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I know this isn't really all that impressive, but I totally called it. Felt sick to my stomach but I think that Sel did a good job with that.I have a feeling that of all the girls, Io will be the most traumatic first-fuck. Don't see that going well
I think that along with what people have already said about how Akira just handles things the only way he knows how (with his massive penis), Akira is just doing something absolutely wrong and we know it. We're being forced along for the ride on his descent into the dark path. The shit he's doing right now isn't supposed to redeem him, but further condemn him. At least, that's how I'm viewing it.Bro, this second event of Io, in my opinion, doesn't make any narrative sense because how the hell is her story going to develop now? In my opinion, it would make a lot more sense to leave there than for this to happen, especially knowing her trauma, it doesn't make sense, Selly thinks you can cure a victim of sexual abuse with sex. This event only served to screw Io and Akira's heads even more and make many more people stop wanting 100% of the game. There's a quote from Akira and Maya that says, “Sometimes forcing people to do things they're not comfortable with is the best way to get them forward.” BUT THIS DOESN'T WORK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE IO, so it doesn't make any sense, I swear I'm trying to understand Selly, but it seems like he got lost in this part because if he tries to make Io start liking sex just for the sake of it , it's going to be the most pointless thing in the world, so I'm still trying to understand what crazy plan Selly is trying to make for Io's story because what he did in this event doesn't make sense for things to progress in the future
I do think this is how we'll get back to talking to Io eventually. They'll talk at the Halloween party, it will probably get worse, then the reset will happen and Io won't understand why Akira refuses to talk to her, or is extremely uncomfortable when he does (unless the dark route goes into full swing here and she has full memory of it)To be honest I am yet to play the last 3 or 4 updates prior to this due to work and other commitments but seeing what some have said regarding events in this latest update and how they feel incongruous with the narritive thus far, is it not possible that the memories/consequences of this event could be... deleted (for want of a better term) at the next reset anyway?
I feel like I remember there being precedent for that earlier in the story.
Did she get set on fire? I thought she got her burns from boiling water. But yeah, wow, her brother watched that too? Like wtaf.btw, we've talked a lot about the Io stuff already, but what happened still was, at the very least, not as bad as what could have happened. What no one has said anything about yet is regarding Imani, and I personally was not expecting that fucked up ass story.
Like, I was uncomfortable about the Io scene obviously, but somehow the Imani stuff made me feel worse? (maybe cause I was anticipating the Io stuff but not the Imani one), and it's sort of unexpected because not only we didn't watch it happen, but she even skipped the most disgusting parts, and I still was fucked in the head after it.
I don't even know what to say about it. Maybe there's nothing to say after all. I really liked the update overall, but now that I think about it there's a lot of fucked up extremely dark shit in it.
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I can 100% see Noriko selflessly sacrificing herself to replace Maya Prime in that beyond realm, and then MP just being absolutely furious with Noriko being the one to swap places with her, because she just wants to hate Noriko.I wonder if that Noriko scene was just Nao being Nao or if it's setup for Noriko being the one to restore Maya Prime... and maybe the experience will lead to her to the roof and joining the RAS...
I think Nodoka has some weird ability to see this extra plane, it has to be the same one Nao has shown us in a prior secret event. If Akira has seen it, surely Nodoka could have as well? Just that she couldn't comprehend it? I saw some theory(ish thing) earlier about how there were two personalities in Nodoka (paraphrasing here) but what if that second personality is someone dead that can see that higher plane and somehow can communicate it to Nodoka?Hm, some random thoughts on this update:May have missed a few things. Been busy lately and probably will be for a bit, so I'll have to check it out again at some other time.You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
I really agree with the analysis of the Io scene. It viscerally disgusted me to watch but it was very interesting to see how the two characters approached the same problem in the absolute worst way.I think the purpose of Io's scene (at which it was quite successful) was to cause a reaction of visceral disgust in the player (and hopefully Akira) in regards to the way Akira uses sex. Akira resorts to sexual contact both as a defense mechanism and as a crutch to avoid connecting on a more emotional level. On some intellectual level he knows this is a morally wrong, but up until now he's never had a reason to actually believe that it's wrong. Every time he starts a sexual relationship with a girl, it does successfully lead to them growing closer and even to an emotional connection that he doesn't have to work for. Even his most heinous actions (with Ayane/Kirin, Nodoka/Yumi, Molly, Ami/Noriko) involve him being a more passive participant, and have generally just led to him growing even closer to his victims in the long term.
I think Selebus is trying to beat us over the head with just how destructive Akira's mindset is. As such, I will be absolutely shocked if this leads to things improving for Io, even in the long run, since that would undermine the scene's narrative purpose. I expect this is the first step on Io's path to becoming absolutely broken, if she isn't there already. I'm expecting to see an Io with "wishing well eyes" sometime soon.
I do have concerns as well for what Sel's aversion to branching narrative means for the future, but not as much for Io's story. I think he can handle that with a bunch of missed events until the point where the branches are brought together again when she is inevitably reset. I'm sure it will lead to a less cohesive narrative if you decided to leave, but for me that's fine. Sel is telling a linear story, but the fact that choices exist in the first place is integral to his narrative method.
What does concern me is how Sensei's character development and the overall plot can progress if he decides to leave. I think he needs to break someone with "consensual" sex in order to move forward. And with all of SekaiDolia's talk of breaking people in order to fix them, it seems like Sensei needs to observe someone being broken and reset as the first step towards what I'm assuming the dark path is going to be. So I just don't see how the plot can move forward after leaving, even with missed events and a lack of narrative cohesion.
How are people interpreting Ami's scene with Uta? At first I thought that Ami was probably acting in order to deflect having to talk about Sensei and Uta's picture, but then Uta leaves the room and it seems like Ami did actually want something to happen. I guess it makes character sense for her to be secretly bi, she wouldn't have wanted to admit the possibility that she could ever be sexually interested in anyone other than Sensei.
I need to mull over the supernatural stuff in the update more before I post about it, but I want to say one thing for now: I've seen some people commenting on Yasu telling Sensei that he needs to swim, but I'm like 99% sure that's actually SekaiDolia speaking. I'm not sure if Yasu and Touka are even physically present in "The Art of Drowning" with the way that they dissappear, it might all be in Sensei's head. If they are there, Sekai is talking directly through Yasu the same way she does through Kaori (which was probably enabled by Yasu touching Kaori at the end of the previous event).
All that being said, great update. Loved the scenes with Wakana and Osako, as someone who's been in a dying relationship like that before it definitely made struck a chord. And then engaging in drunken groupsex? That relationship is definitely healthy and will absolutely continue on 100% for sure. I kind of think we'll end up fucking Wakana before Imani at this rate, and that Imani will find out and just be like "are you JOKING ME???".
Kirins scene was kinda meh, and I was expecting Makoto to walk in on Maki taking it up the ass. Otherwise the scene was kinda unimportant? Damn H scenes getting in the way of my plot.
Where did Touka go while we talked with Yasu? Futabas parents are definitely dead, right? Something is going on there.
I liked Utas scenes as well, and was surprised at how she approached Akira having the picture.
And on that note, for fucks sakes can we please just fuck Rin yet? We didn't even get a picture message from her. I am glad I traded with Otoha, even if I felt guilty about doing so in the moment. I'm sure shit will inevitably hit the fan with Niki though when she finds out we traded hers. It feels like something is going to happen soon with how that scene ended, though. Preferably including Haruka.