Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.53.0] [Selebus]

[Apollo259]

Finished the update. A bit boring, but some funny enough moments and a few more interesting tidbits. Also did not really like the new songs on the first playthrough, mostly for the same reasons others have brought up. But when I went back and played through my "bad uncle" save they had somehow grown on me, and I did not mind them anymore. Overall I did not think the update was as bad as some people think it was. But definitely less interesting than the last few.

However I think there is potential for a problem going forward for people playing every update as they come out. The more information about the world - upside down house - resets - the past - gods - etc, that we get. The less impactful the characters motivations and characterisations are becoming to me. There is a kind of dissonance forming between these aspects of the narrative. Every update there will be some piece of info regarding the cryptic elements of the game even if it does not make sense. But you might go months before something that happened regarding a character is continued or addressed in any meaningful way.

An example being I really did not care about what happened with Nodoka and Io in this update, even though I probably should. And I think that stems from what I just attempted to describe.

 

[DeSkel15]

I thought I remembered Yasu mentioning that, but I'm hazy in the brain because I should be asleep.

So does this mean that you don't think its actually Sekai that is appearing to Sensei, but a being impersonating her?

I think there's probably a few Sekais wandering around, but I doubt any of them are actually the Sekai that died. (Even if they think they are)

Similar to how things seem to take Maya's and Ami's form. Some may just be hallucinations, while others are something else:

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[Deleted member 6877248]

I think there's probably a few Sekais wandering around, but I doubt any of them are actually the Sekai that died. (Even if they think they are)

Similar to how things seem to take Maya's and Ami's form. Some may just be hallucinations, while others are something else:

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Yeah, and I wanna include this weirdo which really doesn't seem like Sekai

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Oh and also this shadow after it's gone is weird looking and I'm not sure if it's studio or if the fog/blur thingy is just my eyes deceiving me

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[DeSkel15]

Yeah, and I wanna include this weirdo which really doesn't seem like Sekai

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Oh and also this shadow after it's gone is weird looking and I'm not sure if it's studio or if the fog/blur thingy is just my eyes deceiving me

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That one also seems to be the one from Pareidolia's Halloween:

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However, we also saw another one after this:

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Yet the white dress Sekai showed up again afterwards.

White Dress Sekai may be Pareidolia's Sekai, but that's just a theory. It seems to be a fan of hers, and even seemed to tease Sensei with the whole "aki-kun" thing during Halloween:

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[Deleted member 6877248]

Well if there's multiple Sekais then I say we try to give them nicknames or smth

Spoiler: SUP/PA Sekai (Superior/Parent until known which one it is or someone give a nickname instead of SUP/PA)

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By the way something I just noticed, we can differentiate the Sekais with the butterfly/hair band on their hair too

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[Apollo259]

Did anyone else find this line suspicious?

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Usually that phrase would mean that the "one other" is a relative that is still alive. Maybe I'm forgetting something obvious but I'm not sure who it would be. There is the Nozomu is her dad theory and I suppose you could link it into that.

 

[DeSkel15]

Did anyone else find this line suspicious?

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Usually that phrase would mean that the "one other" is a relative that is still alive. Maybe I'm forgetting something obvious but I'm not sure who it would be. There is the Nozomu is her dad theory and I suppose you could link it into that.

Yeah, I noticed that as well. There are a few theories that Sara is actually pregnant, and this "one other" could be hinting towards it.

Sara joked about it back in her Chapter 2 'She's Always a Woman' Event:

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Although, it might just be referring to her father, whoever it is.

 

[Xiondingens]

Did anyone else find this line suspicious?
Usually that phrase would mean that the "one other" is a relative that is still alive. Maybe I'm forgetting something obvious but I'm not sure who it would be. There is the Nozomu is her dad theory and I suppose you could link it into that.

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[DeSkel15]

In retrospect, Rin's bio dad and Sana's bio dad, sound similar:

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It'd be kind of wild if they turn out to be half sisters.

Edit: Added Rika talking about Rin's dad from Rika's Chapter 3 'Impregnation Spree' Event.

 

[Apollo259]

In retrospect, Rin's bio dad and Sana's bio dad, sound similar:

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It'd be kind of wild if they turn out to be half sisters.

I have been thinking the same thing since one of the updates where I think Rika talked about Rin's bio parents. I recall she said something about the mum being too young to be having a kid as well as the dad running off.
Edit: It's in the Rika event "Impregnation Spree".

If that Nozomu theory ends up being true and Akira is the uncle of like half the girls it will be slightly silly. I'm sure Ami will have something to say about it anyway.

 

[Bingoogus]

If that Nozomu theory ends up being true and Akira is the uncle of like half the girls it will be slightly silly. I'm sure Ami will have something to say about it anyway.

I'm gonna laugh if things turn out like School Days, where just about all the chicks the MC can bang are, unknowingly, his half sisters as his dad was just like him, an asshole cheater who groomed girls left, right and center to be his cock socks. If even half the girls turn out to be his nieces i will for sure laugh so hard my poor smoker's lungs will commit sudoku on me in protest.

 

[Sprungler]

How finished is this game?

 

[Crazynutso]

Is it just me, or is it weird that Akira thinks of Touka as 'motherly', but she's also his Landlady?

 

[Xiondingens]

How finished is this game?

Yes.

And yes i am fully aware the question is "how", the answer is still yes.

 

[barglenarglezous]

I'm gonna laugh if things turn out like School Days, where just about all the chicks the MC can bang are, unknowingly, his half sisters as his dad was just like him, an asshole cheater who groomed girls left, right and center to be his cock socks. If even half the girls turn out to be his nieces i will for sure laugh so hard my poor smoker's lungs will commit sudoku on me in protest.

I fucking hate it when my lungs start doing number puzzles when they should be BREATHING for me.

 

[Riolol]

Nao described itself as a cog in a much bigger machine:

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So, chances are, there is something above it.

Possibly whatever is taking Sekai's form as Nao said "we":

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And presumably Nao taking Ami's form implies whatever is taking Sekai's, may be it's parent or superior.

I doubt it's the first time. Spring and Autumn were seemingly taken away from Kumon-mi for some reason.

It's also been implied by Yasu and HOPE that this has all happened before:

Just to add to this, Nao appears as Ami, the daughter of Sekai. Nao-Chan is now the adopted daughter of Kaori who has been possessed by Sekai. Seems like there is a connection there. Maybe Nao-Chan wasn't freaked out by seeing Kaori and Akira make out, maybe it was seing Kaori possessed that scared her?

 

[Riolol]

If there are other Sekais... would that make them Isekais? I'll see myself out.

 

[Bingoogus]

If there are other Sekais... would that make them Isekais? I'll see myself out.

 

[fdsasdf_p]

Did anyone else find this line suspicious?

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Usually that phrase would mean that the "one other" is a relative that is still alive. Maybe I'm forgetting something obvious but I'm not sure who it would be. There is the Nozomu is her dad theory and I suppose you could link it into that.

Interesting; the way this person is described feels like an attempt to hide an extra secret in addition to "Sana actually having a still alive family member unbeknownst to her and viewers".

For example, if "one other" means her dad, not simply referring to him as "her douchebag/absent father" to me implies that there is something else to hide in addition to "oh ok so the dude is still alive" because the emotional weight of he being deceased or not is so little. Hence, perhaps his identity/origin alone already could be another plot twist that can't be disclosed yet, or at least not during this goofy ass update.

So the option that fits my headcanon for this "one other" is:
- Her dad, hypothesized to be Nozomu, same as your suspicion and also my go-to. Sana is actually Sensei's niece. This also means Nozomu is alive by some broad definitions if we are to take "survived by one other" very literally.

And by assuming her dad really is Nozomu, we get other options like:

- Sensei. Sana's hypothesized uncle. This option negates the need to think about whether Nozomu is actually dead or not.

- Ami. Sana's hypothesized half sister (or cousin).

- Rin. Sana's hypothesized half sister and is actually Sensei's niece, with the additional required assumption that Rin's biological father is also Nozomu.

Pretty sure a good part of this exhaustive method is overthinking because some of the candidates aren't even mutually exclusive and will contradict the supposedly singular "one other" (especially when it comes to Sensei and Ami), and I am not sure whether or not relatives that aren't parents/sibling/spouses/children are usually applicable to "survived by family members". So "the other" means Sana's dad (whether he is Nozomu or not) is still the least messy candidate.

Meanwhile, Sara being pregnant is a lot less likely because this event plays out exactly the same even if you didn't fuck Sara.

 

[Deleted member 6877248]

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Honestly, it took me a couple of moments to notice that he isn't MatPat.