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

[TheSeedy1]

If you're already this far into the game, you have been seeing a lot of Pareidolia (3rd god), he's also known as the concerned, or the dark. For instance, the thing with Karin which you just mentioned was Pareidolia - it's his season during chapter 4. As for his name, Pareidolia means seeing meaning where there is none. Like when you look at clouds and see shapes, or look at three points and somehow make out a face.

Definitely don't bother though, you'll come to understand a lot more about the gods if you ever replay. Things can be tough to follow on the first time.

Ok that tracks and does add a lot of context - but I think I despise him even more than Hope if he's the one who's driving all of the manic terrible things Akira does.

I just had the last event with Karin and man, I feel like shit after that. Well, maybe the last - I haven't booted up version 40 yet on account of no guide mod just yet though I'll have to since I'm rapidly approaching the end of what ver 39 has.

...course I had a fun time before that with Niki + Otoha walking in hahahaha.

 

[Moonflare]

I haven't booted up version 40 yet on account of no guide mod just yet though I'll have to since I'm rapidly approaching the end of what ver 39 has.

0.40 only has one event that isn't automatic, for that one you have to go to the coffee shop at night on a tuesday (could be a thursday, can't recall, but it's one of those two) after the camping trip, and only if you are on the haruka sex route. So you're good to go even without the guide.

 

[Xiondingens]

I think when you have catched up you are generally fine without guide, because alone knowing what girl has an event you are still missing gives you a good indication how to get it.

 

[derekthered56]

I think when you have catched up you are generally fine without guide, because alone knowing what girl has an event you are still missing gives you a good indication how to get it.

Nah, cause this one you have to visit a different girl at a specific time to activate it. I can't recall exactly but I don't remember there being any dialogue to push you to do that.

 

[Xiondingens]

Nah, cause this one you have to visit a different girl at a specific time to activate it. I can't recall exactly but I don't remember there being any dialogue to push you to do that.

Well, i will see. But i am not too worried.

 

[kirsek]

whan does normaly the guide update?

 

[ccxvidonaferens]

whan does normaly the guide update?

At each updates public release has been the pattern in the past.

 

[ratmanirl]

What we know is that when Akira tried to tell her about the resets, that triggered something in her mind. She says that she saw a light and that caused her to choose (or be compelled) to jump.

Later, she said that by doing so she instead was completely enveloped by darkness and (somewhat) makes references to the the wishing well. I went into this in a previous post that talked about Akira's eyes.

My take is that she understood the nature of the resets and had an insight on how to break free. But many other things could have happened. What's also certain is that it didn't work, actually it turned out very bad for her.

EDIT: As an added note, it could be argued that Wires was the one that fixed her (after the reset, by doing a proper job with her memories - we don't know who brought her back in the moment it happened, and left her with the memories of the suicide until the reset), but I don't know if that matters.

Is this referring to the "Bluejay" event?

 

[Nadekai]

Is this referring to the "Bluejay" event?

Yes.

 

[ratmanirl]

Wasn't it just cuz she was like secretly depressed or am I missing something here.

 

[Xiondingens]

Wasn't it just cuz she was like secretly depressed or am I missing something here.

My guess is this just made it easier to manipulate her.

 

[TheSeedy1]

Question - has Sel ever shifted side girls to main girls? I honestly feel like Niki shouldn't even be a side girl at this point. Also would love to see Karin and Imani shift at some point but I guess the main girls are just meant to be...the girls in class?

 

[Breadtaker]

I can't recall what every god was responsible for but hasn't wires been good so far? He's fixes things when they break and he was the one who gave Sensei his memory with Niki. Maybe hes done some bad stuff that I don't remember? I really have no idea, I had no clue what I was reading the first time around.

I do know that HOPE fucking sucks though. It's not clear why the gods want what they want but one moment that sticks out in my mind is when he called Yasu retarded. It sticks out because there is no way it was necessary and it's such a hateful thing to say about someone who has only been a loyal follower to him. Then he taunted Senei and made Yasu soil herself. That whole event just made me feel really bad for Yasu. How do you convince a fanatic to ditch their abusive god?

Thank god for Touka though. Seeing Yasu smile when Touka shows up always warms my heart.

 

[Xiondingens]

Question - has Sel ever shifted side girls to main girls? I honestly feel like Niki shouldn't even be a side girl at this point. Also would love to see Karin and Imani shift at some point but I guess the main girls are just meant to be...the girls in class?

Well, i havent seen it because that must have happened before i played. But Kirin was part of the cast already before the switched to the class, aka the maingirls. And molly also did appear randomly out of thin air before she also did switch classes, so while i havent seen it, if it happened, i would guess it was those two.

 

[Breadtaker]

Question - has Sel ever shifted side girls to main girls? I honestly feel like Niki shouldn't even be a side girl at this point. Also would love to see Karin and Imani shift at some point but I guess the main girls are just meant to be...the girls in class?

I got the impression that girls being side characters was partially a joke poking fun at typical harem games. Like they mention that Sara's not supposed to get attention because she's just a side character at one point. Despite that side characters get a lot of screen time, are well written, and play important roles. It's a pretty meaningless title especially when people like Niki are there.

 

[HarukazeYukii]

I have to say the MC have nevers of steel XD

 

[Moonflare]

Question - has Sel ever shifted side girls to main girls? I honestly feel like Niki shouldn't even be a side girl at this point. Also would love to see Karin and Imani shift at some point but I guess the main girls are just meant to be...the girls in class?

"Does someone as convenient as Niki even exist?" - Hiwamari (aka Ami Arakawa the second, possibly).

Besides the joke though, thematically, I feel like all of the side cast is either not a student of the school, or just an accessory to the main cast story. The one thing I think all of them have in common is not being part of his class. Then again, if every one out of the 35 of them will have their unique ending, main and side don't really make much sense.

But hey, maybe a reason for the side cast being side just hasn't shown up yet. Like just the main cast being able to join the apocalypse squad or something.

 

[LoveWhiteHairedGirl]

I feel like all of the side cast is either not a student of the school

Karin:

 

[TheSeedy1]

I got the impression that girls being side characters was partially a joke poking fun at typical harem games. Like they mention that Sara's not supposed to get attention because she's just a side character at one point. Despite that side characters get a lot of screen time, are well written, and play important roles. It's a pretty meaningless title especially when people like Niki are there.

Makes sense - and makes me happy. Some of the side girls honestly are becoming my faves alongside my OG picks.

 

[Yarazin]

I believe Sel has said the mains are just girls in his class and that is the only difference.