Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.49.0] [Selebus]

[cichol]

Honestly the first time playing it(before ch2 was out) I missed that tag and was in for a wakening. But I recently played another game that is actually very similar to this(shorter story though, I think lil is the biggest vn to date using koikatsu) and it also had the horror aspect just not as good as this one.

I love seeing all the Koikatsu horror harem games. I haven't played much of them since I hate getting invested then the game gets abandoned.

RIP Master Rune, my favorite LiL inspired game. One of the few games along with LiL and Eternum that I don't skip text for. I hope the dev makes a come back.

 

[DeSkel15]

The atmosphere is wastly different. If I started this game with the current opening, I would've still played it, but would be less interested since it outright says you that something is wrong and the question is what exactly is wrong, on the other hand, before the rework, it was more of a "is there something even wrong? I bet there is, but I am not sure...".
After rework it's something akin to knowing there IS a jumpscare and before rework it was just wondering and expecting if there was even a jumpscare or maybe it's all just inside your head. But there is a jumpscare. And quite fucked up one.

I'm definitely glad I got into it after the Rework then. I probably would have gotten bored and dropped it, before even getting to the first Happy Event, which also was apparently reworked with USER2, Sekai/Teacher, Long Maya, and The Shapeshifter added to it.

Honestly, I may have even actually done that and forgot all about it.

Frankly, the original Room with Clocks:

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Even seems a little silly compared to the Reworked one:

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I'd probably chuckle at Sensei finding HM02, tbh.

 

[joryuken]

"I've been playing for 2 hours skipping every text and the first sex scene isn't animated."
"why can't I rename sensei? 0/10 game"
"Is there any pregnancy?"

Some of the most common response I've seen from a new player. I'm so glad chapter 3 started the theories speculations.

Using the universal renpy mod to replace the name of akira and sensei to one of my choosing helped me with this last update as now I feel like they are talking about akira using a name I chose,it was glorious and also it helped me figure out the puzzles without having to use a tool that reads the save file and hunt the darn event with the exact line, I am not playing lil without this shit any longer

 

[Riolol]

I'm definitely glad I got into it after the Rework then. I probably would have gotten bored and dropped it, before even getting to the first Happy Event, which also was apparently reworked with USER2, Sekai/Teacher, Long Maya, and The Shapeshifter added to it.

Honestly, I may have even actually done that and forgot all about it.

Frankly, the original Room with Clocks:

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Even seems a little silly compared to the Reworked one:

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I'd probably chuckle at Sensei finding HM02, tbh.

It seems we got into it at the respectively right times. If you had been a bit sooner or I had been a bit later we might have never got so invested.

 

[cichol]

Using the universal renpy mod to replace the name of akira and sensei to one of my choosing helped me with this last update as now I feel like they are talking about akira using a name I chose,it was glorious and also it helped me figure out the puzzles without having to use a tool that reads the save file and hunt the darn event with the exact line, I am not playing lil without this shit any longer

Yea, I don't understand why people enjoy renaming. I usually go with the default name or a name of a video game character if there is no default. I don't remember which game but I named a character Arthur Morgan because there was no default name and I was playing RDR2 at the time.

 

[DeSkel15]

It seems we got into it at the respectively right times. If you had been a bit sooner or I had been a bit later we might have never got so invested.

Yeah, you're probably right. I do think I get why people were so shocked by the pre rework now, though.

It apparently had Futaba falling on her Ass:

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In one event, and the Room with Clocks Happy Event, both in the first update. It's like a rom com suddenly becoming horror for a second.

Reworked had Ami and her 500 fingers giving Sensei a handjob in the first Event Chain:

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I was kind of ready for whatever afterwards.

Not sure if that's also in the pre rework stuff, though.

 

[Angra Shadow]

I prefer the original Ami event over the revamped one, it was more subtly disturbing instead of beating you over the head, same goes for many of the revamp changes.

 

[joryuken]

man I really want a vn mode, having to wait for the guide mod is torture

 

[Kitty Hawk]

man I really want a vn mode, having to wait for the guide mod is torture

Last few updates were linear, but besides, when the game updates some helpful people post the guides here so this shouldn't be an issue.

 

[NearBlueX]

has anyone gonna make a compress version of this game? (just asking tho)

>also care package updates?

 

[Kitty Hawk]

>also care package updates?

They aren't monthly anymore so expect no new ones for a long time

 

[Unseenatlas]

I love seeing all the Koikatsu horror harem games. I haven't played much of them since I hate getting invested then the game gets abandoned.

RIP Master Rune, my favorite LiL inspired game. One of the few games along with LiL and Eternum that I don't skip text for. I hope the dev makes a come back.

Yeah, right now another good one would be lost in you. It's short compared to this but still a good game none the less.

 

[crustlord12]

I love seeing all the Koikatsu horror harem games. I haven't played much of them since I hate getting invested then the game gets abandoned.

RIP Master Rune, my favorite LiL inspired game. One of the few games along with LiL and Eternum that I don't skip text for. I hope the dev makes a come back.

Dissonance has a shot at becoming something pretty dang good, but it's progressing reeeeal slowly and there's a lot of unnecessary dialogue. A commenter wrote that if you consider all the time you spend with individual characters, you've barely passed much time altogether. I'm still holding out hope, though. Still solid potential.

 

[Perniciousducks]

Dissonance has a shot at becoming something pretty dang good, but it's progressing reeeeal slowly and there's a lot of unnecessary dialogue. A commenter wrote that if you consider all the time you spend with individual characters, you've barely passed much time altogether. I'm still holding out hope, though. Still solid potential.

if you’re holding unnecessary dialogue against a game… this game is the Vatican of unnecessary dialogue

 

[fdsasdf_p]

You know, i'm still kinda bummed out we didn't get this as a reveal:

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IIRC Sana's dick is much bigger than Sensei's, please revise and resubmit. LAMO

Also, I suddenly remember Ami at some point saying even Sana's boobs are bigger than hers. I feel bad for Ami if Sana actually turns out to be a dude.

 

[Vizer007]

Dissonance has a shot at becoming something pretty dang good, but it's progressing reeeeal slowly and there's a lot of unnecessary dialogue. A commenter wrote that if you consider all the time you spend with individual characters, you've barely passed much time altogether. I'm still holding out hope, though. Still solid potential.

Yep, Dissonance real good and have tremendous potential, but, for whatever reason, can't get traction.
I mean, heck, by version 0.8 it have only 7 pages in comment replyes...Maybe we should add it in our signatures. Yep, I will do that now.

 

[JelF547]

if you’re holding unnecessary dialogue against a game… this game is the Vatican of unnecessary dialogue

Compared to Dissonance this game has zero unnecessary dialogues. Trust me

Also, I am starting to love Dissonance. Word consumption, you know

 

[Vizer007]

Compared to Dissonance this game has zero unnecessary dialogues. Trust me

Also, I am starting to love Dissonance. Word consumption, you know

Yeah, no unnecessary dialogs. But a whole lot of unnecessary monologues. Lessons in love is the reason I skip them in most games now and have to consciously stop myself! And damn that habit dies hard...

 

[Deleted member 313508]

Yeah, no unnecessary dialogs. But a whole lot of unnecessary monologues. Lessons in love is the reason I skip them in most games now and have to consciously stop myself! And damn that habit dies hard...

I feel seen. I used to never skip unseen text until I hit the monologues in this game. Now I get bored with unnecessary exposition and "thought bubbles" in other games so easily and get skip happy.

 

[chronox42]

I saw someone mention a desire for Sensei to be less depressed and more directly involved in his own life, trying to figure out what's really going on. I agree; here is an example of the Akira I want to see.


From "I Will Deliver You to the Fireflies"

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I am certain this is some manifestation of Akira, considering his note of his "dramatically impressive cock", his theme playing, and the camera pointing directly into his eye for most of the speech.

This marks the high point of his character so far, in my view. The monologue is lucid and determined in a way we've never seen him. But it's transient and seems to be directed at an unknown other. Is this a past, future, or suppressed version of Akira? Does he exist outside the loops? Is a less broken version of himself trapped in his own mind?

If anyone recalls any other instances where (an?) Akira expressed similar emotions, it would be great to see them. Something I've dearly hoped for since Reset 5 is that Akira's journey of self-realization will see him become a high-agency protagonist willing to directly challenge the gods of this world and entities beyond.

An Akira who comes out of these decades of trauma feeling like this diatribe sounds, able to fight demons and gods for what he loves, would be a character worth rooting for. Maybe he's "no protagonist" because he hasn't earned it yet. Maybe the dark route will not be dark for his mind, but dark for the world when he finally takes action.

I doubt we'll see much development in this area for a long time, though it looks to me like there's some evidence here for it. I, for one, would appreciate little more than to eventually see Akira become self-possessed and worthy.