VN Ren'Py Isabella - Chasing Shadows [Ch. 4.3] [badtimetales]

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Pixillin'

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Thanks for the DM, I'll answer it tomorrow.

Nobody, at least I, did say you are evil.

The problem for a dev is to tell the story he wants to tell (well, unless it's a fuck them all only story).
For this things need to be told and shown. And to prepare other relationships like the player wants, they have to be shown too.

The game is called Isa, enough people wonder why. So Isa's situation is the same like Alex. She will be there, if you like it or not.
Because she is a part of the story. An important one. If you are together with her or not.
The Alex pushing Isa will stop when the player made a decision, but for now we are not at this point.
And so I need it for both, Isa character building and pushing the throuple.

If you don't like her, no problem. But she's there, as a friend, to you, to Alex. That's like real life works.

"But I can choose the friends I have!".
Sure, pay me a writer and a render and animation guy and I can make the game exactly the way you want it.
:D

No offense, I get your point and I'll answer your PM tomorrow.
Well, that’s bloody inconvenient. Oh well. As I said, I’m not asking to choose which characters are in the game, only how I react to them (especially if it’s more intimate relations). At this point I’m questioning whether having a relationship with Alex was a good idea because she seems like she’d be happier with Isa. But I’ll save the rest for tomorrow.
 

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Well, some of my replies had been deleted, if by software or mod, I don't know.
And I absolutely don't care.
 

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Well, some of my replies had been deleted, if by software or mod, I don't know.
And I absolutely don't care.
Yeah, sorry. I wasn’t saying that your response was inconvenient - just having a bunch of stuff (including stuff that was on topic) deleted.
 

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I also have to say that, although it doesn't seem like that kind of game, it's occurred to me that Isabella could be a honey trap. It would be a weird development for this game and BTT says no (or more accurately says she'll be a friend no matter what you do) but:

1) She's part of the family that was likely involved in your ex's death
2) She says she wants to study criminal psychology but grew up in a crime family without (she says) noticing - meaning she definitely has no natural instinct for that job or isn't telling the truth.
3) I don't remember exactly when she hears your story but she gets close to you very quickly - running into you randomly the day after you meet and then moving in with you less than a week later when her uncle kicks her out.
4) She gets regular updates on everything with your investigation.

It's true that so far none of the people who are helping MC have turned up dead, but that might be too much of a giveaway.

Again, it doesn't seem like a "watch your back and be careful who you trust" kinda game - but if it was, I'd definitely try planting some fake info to see what happened.
 

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I also have to say that, although it doesn't seem like that kind of game, it's occurred to me that Isabella could be a honey trap. It would be a weird development for this game and BTT says no (or more accurately says she'll be a friend no matter what you do) but:

1) She's part of the family that was likely involved in your ex's death
2) She says she wants to study criminal psychology but grew up in a crime family without (she says) noticing - meaning she definitely has no natural instinct for that job or isn't telling the truth.
3) I don't remember exactly when she hears your story but she gets close to you very quickly - running into you randomly the day after you meet and then moving in with you less than a week later when her uncle kicks her out.
4) She gets regular updates on everything with your investigation.

It's true that so far none of the people who are helping MC have turned up dead, but that might be too much of a giveaway.

Again, it doesn't seem like a "watch your back and be careful who you trust" kinda game - but if it was, I'd definitely try planting some fake info to see what happened.
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DaFinker

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So the OP page says it has been 10 months since the last update. Is that true?

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So this post says you're trying to stir shit up and be a troll. Is that true?

OMG they are in bikinis!!!

That is so hot I'm getting excited.
Joshy - simply thinking the word "bikini" gets you excited. You probably pop a chubby when you hear the Sponge Bob theme. ;)
 

Pixillin'

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Nah, I don't hate Isa or anything - if this was one of those college dating sims, I wouldn't be chasing her - that's about as far as my feelings for her go. That and annoyance that Alex keeps pushing me toward her and I don't want to go, but can't tell her that. It just occurred to me that if this was a spy/thriller story, I'd totally keep everything from her, or lie to her a lot.
 
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Amateur, I have literally hundreds of games that I haven't played. :) The curse of the megapacks.
I've got about 50 I haven't got to yet. I thought I was bad :LOL:
I cannot even count how many I have but it is about 8Tb :oops: .

323 that is only counting Steam not including Uplay , Origin , Epic and consoles when I used to play consoles etc. if I had to guess id be close to the 450 - 500 range if I added everything together.
 
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Jarulf

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So, who is the worst about buying but not playing games in the game? Alex, Isa? Perhaps Nicolai, he seems like a candidate imo.
 
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jadepaladin

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1,189 steam games for me...

As for who in this VN would be most likely to buy a game and not play it? Alex. Impulsive.
Isa seems like the type of rich that would still eat generic cereal because she considers name brand cereal not worth it. Can't see her splurging on a game that she doesn't intend to play plus a lack of friends to play multiplayer games with. Isa's money is mostly likely wrapped up in her wardrobe.
 
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