Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.44.0] [Selebus]

[Comiies]

As much as i enjoyed Chikas overdose on copium
Sanas insane character development and the implications that her events created(Pareidolia having a more active role than we though,Pegasus appearing and Sekai being CONFIRMED that she isnt just an illusion)
Being right about Yukis relapse

And all of the other great stuff that happened,this update still was like the previous one.Some crumbs to keep us busy but nothing of substance.Its not that im complaining per say but it would be a lie if i said i wasnt a bit dissapointed.

Anyways cya all the next summer.Praise be and remember to smile!

 

[shmurfer]

Reading some of the script. Refusing Chinami's bath has a little bit of dialogue about missed choices that will matter in a years time or so when we understand how important red / green path actually is

"Protect her":
s "..."
ch "..."
s "I’m sorry. I just...really shouldn’t."

scene chinamifeverwatch29
with dissolve

ch "Fiiiiine. But if Chinami dies, her ghost will never forgive you!"
s "It’ll have to get in line."

scene black
with dissolve2
stop music fadeout 10.0

s "I’m already being haunted."

"{i}You refuse to give into temptation!{/i}"
"{i}You’re such a good guy and everyone’s really proud of you!{/i}"
"{i}But in another life, you’re making the opposite choice.{/i}"
"{i}In another life, you’re not afraid of LINES. You’re not afraid of WHAT ISN’T REAL.{/i}"
"{i}In that life, you’re strong. You’re brave. You’re human! And you can face your fears without worry that your weakness will amplify them!{/i}"
"{i}In that world, you can see things for what they are, not what they represent. And you can live freely, unburdened by the unfortunate truth that, in this world...you’re a coward.{/i}"
"{i}You’re a creep.{/i}"
"{i}You hate the way these lines make you feel because you haven’t figured out how to separate them yet.{/i}"
"{i}In the dark, another string snaps. And while you pat yourself on the back for a job well done, know this-{/i}"
"{i}Everyone else is growing.{/i}"
"{i}And you’ll never catch up at this rate.{/i}"

 

[Moonflare]

Reading some of the script. Refusing Chinami's bath has a little bit of dialogue about missed choices that will matter in a years time or so when we understand how important red / green path actually is

That would certainly ring true especially in the case of "Stomachache". If it doesn't happen, Akira learns nothing. Same, to a much lesser extent, regarding the present Chinami event. Green path sees him confronting things and potentially growing from it.

It would be interesting if, ultimately, running from green path enough locks you into an ending where you're a good guy but can't really escape the simulation because you're just not strong enough. Instead you get to make your "good life being a good guy", but it will be inside a new simulation. Which could be argueably better or worse than the alternative anyway. Maybe green path lets you choose instead of simply locking you into it.

Could be just player harassment for choosing to miss events too though.

 

[Riolol]

This felt to me like a pretty mid update, what was supposed to be the transgressive thing that was supposedly going to cost him subs?

I assume it was the Miku scene

 

[zarcord]

I assume it was the Miku scene

It was a little hard to watch. But Kudos Akira for wanting to take responsibility for his actions this time.

 

[aramaug]

I have to say, I did not have book vore on my LiL fetish bingo card.

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That was a bit of a disappointing update to me. Nothing actively bad, but very short and kind of boring. Pretty much all of the double events felt like one event worth of content stretched into two. Lots of setup for things to happen later rather than actual payoff. A couple of scenes that could be impactful (breaking Miku's vagina, Makoto sleep sex) but based on how they ended probably aren't going to go anywhere (unless Maki stops being the densest person in the universe and figures out Akira is fucking both her daughters).

I guess the big thing Sel was planning since year one was Chika going insane? That's a lot weaker than I expected given it hasn't even had any consequences yet. It could be the Miku scene, but again, no consequences: Sensei stops when she asks him to and Miku doesn't hold it against him.

It was nice to see Sensei trying to be a better person again with Chinami, Miku, and actually coming clean to Chika, but it would be a lot more impactful if there was any sort of acknowledgment that Stomachache happened.

I found Sana and Tsubasa's events fairly interesting, if not everything I hoped for, but I'll save lore stuff for later.

 

[JelF547]

I am a bit bored of questions, so I made full chapter 4 walkthrough (0.43). I promise to keep this post updated at least until chapter ends

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UPD: 0.43

Updated my guide for 0.43

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Spoiler: Wizard guide

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[Riolol]

OK why is Sana's brother's name that?

 

[LessonsInDissonance]

End of 0.42 / Start of 0.43 Full save (Green route)

 

[Kitty Hawk]

Damn, Sana's event music is so good...

It's called ichiyarakka2 in game files if anyone's interested.

 

[Moonflare]

That was a bit of a disappointing update to me. Nothing actively bad, but very short and kind of boring. Pretty much all of the double events felt like one event worth of content stretched into two. Lots of setup for things to happen later rather than actual payoff.

I've been mulling around my take since I finished the update, but I have to agree. It was a weak update.

Spoiler: Some lore

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Spoiler: Selebus fear

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Spoiler: Smaller stuff

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Spoiler: Chika's situation

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Final preliminary thoughts are that previous updates were gold, and this one was at the very least unbalanced. It lacked a storyline that really popped, instead it's all just hints, setups, random Miku going nowhere, and Chika dropping the ball imo.

*Sana's brother being called Shota has got to be one of the (if not the) worst naming decision of the game.

 

[seeyouspacecowboy]

It could be the Miku scene, but again, no consequences: Sensei stops when she asks him to and Miku doesn't hold it against him.

I was terrified this wasn't going to be the case and Sensei was gonna blackout and not stop.

 

[Riolol]

The Miku scene was only mildly traumatising and it does give weight to the theory that Sensei's penis has been getting bigger. Miku isn't that much smaller than the other girls and is definitely not smaller than Wizard Maya who as far as we know had no such issue. It may seem like a silly theory but I think it speaks to the cruelty of the gods, to make a man who likes them small that big... and then to make him bigger. That said, given the way he reacted I think the Wizards may be safer from him after this.

 

[barglenarglezous]

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[Moonflare]

Edit: To not double-post, slight update to the sexual checklist:

Spoiler: sexual checklist 0.43

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Did anyone else get to the end of the update trying everything to get the Tsubasa events only to discover that they were crossed out and you missed them? Anyone know what I did wrong?

most likely sarasex = false.

 

[Fire Lord Zuko]

Holy fuck.

Spoiler: Chika

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[fdsasdf_p]

I know what game I am playing, but this has gotta be the rapeiest scene so far

Spoiler: 0.43

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[shmurfer]

Also after playing through all the relevant scenes, I don't think anything's going to happen to Chinami during Halloween. She was ill out of nowhere, during the earlier confrontation nothing happened to her. At worst she said no to Chika when she wanted to gut Akira even though she'd never go through with it.

If she does die it won't feel like it's "our" fault so I don't think it's anything worthy of starting a reset (Surely Bluejay is more trauma worthy than a immunocompromised girl dying to an infection she got out of nowhere). At worst Chika will stab her due to rabies and that's as random and bad writing as it sounds.

We're going into this supposed Halloween reset pretty blind.

 

[Le0king]

So I think the thing Sel thought was going to lose him subscribers was the gangbang flashback. It's the first time we "see" someone who isn't Sensei engaging in sex with a love interest. I expected to find cries of NTR! when I opened the thread.

Honestly, I hope it isn't a new fetish for Sel because it's the second time we've had a gangbang back story. And Imani's story made me feel sick.

 

[Bingoogus]

Honestly I think the thing he thought was going to lose him subscribers was the gangbang flashback. It's the first time we "see" someone who isn't Sensei engaging in sex with a love interest. I expected to find cries of NTR! when I opened the thread.

Honestly, I hope it isn't a new fetish for Cel because it's the second time we've had a gangbang back story. And Imani's story made me feel sick.

That story was obviously bullshit... though i guess the militant anti-NTR crowd is so rabid it wouldn't matter, the possibility exists and there was an image of it... that's more than enough to engage that crowd...