VN Ren'Py Lost Solace [Ch.1 v0.1.1] [SakuraKage]

[SakuraKage]

Well, from my observations, the whole "I want innocent girls only" drama mostly happens in harem game threads, - players there want to catch all the pokemons, and when one or a few girls stand out too much, it stirs the pot. Since yours isn’t a harem game, I wouldn’t worry about that.

I think variety’s what keeps things interesting for this kind of stories.
Innocent LIs are fine, though personally I find them boring most of the time. There’s just no thrill there, I guess.
Just my humble opinion of course.

i get what you mean, but even "innocent" girls can have a compelling plot revolving around them.
innocence in a sexual sense doesnt mean innocence in general.
the girl doesnt have to have a sexual past to be interesting or unique imo.

that especially applies to tessa, which you will see in the next update

 

[AlexMpog]

i get what you mean, but even "innocent" girls can have a compelling plot revolving around them.
innocence in a sexual sense doesnt mean innocence in general.
the girl doesnt have to have a sexual past to be interesting or unique imo.

that especially applies to tessa, which you will see in the next update

But of course, I didn’t mean it only in terms of sexual experience. By "innocent" I mean shy, naive, or inexperienced, that’s how I picture it in my head. It’s obviously not just about a girl being a virgin.

I just disagree, in general, with the idea that if a potential LI had a personal life before meeting the MC, including sexual stuff, she somehow becomes less worthy as a LI. Or if she does something "not-so-innocent", like Raven for example, - the fact that she used to (or rather still does) work as a stripper doesn’t mean she should be disregarded as a LI, especially if she had her reasons.
At least that’s how I understood your reasoning based on some of your comments. If I got it wrong, my bad.

 

[SakuraKage]

But of course, I didn’t mean it only in terms of sexual experience. By "innocent" I mean shy, naive, or inexperienced, that’s how I picture it in my head. It’s obviously not just about a girl being a virgin.

I just disagree, in general, with the idea that if a potential LI had a personal life before meeting the MC, including sexual stuff, she somehow becomes less worthy as a LI. Or if she does something "not-so-innocent", like Raven for example, - the fact that she used to (or rather still does) work as a stripper doesn’t mean she should be disregarded as a LI, especially if she had her reasons.
At least that’s how I understood your reasoning based on some of your comments. If I got it wrong, my bad.

yea, no, totally agree. a girls sexual past is always up to anyone's preference, and it shouldn't in any way devalue the character as long as she's well written.
most people are fine with today's standards of a girl's "experience", so to say.
but i still believe that most guys would prefer that their girls have less "experience" or none.
i know that's an unrealistic standard nowadays, so i try to balance the fine line between realistic and idealistic.
there are definitely virgins in my game, and there are girls with a past. go for whoever you like

 

[MiltonPowers]

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[ChipLecsap]

I was only looking for the Rice !




But come on joke aside where are the Rice ?

 

[MiltonPowers]

I was only looking for the Rice !
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But come on joke aside where are the Rice ?

Did you try a cavity search?

 

[MagicMan753]

Honestly, I really wish Raven was a main girl. She is one of my favorites and she deserves all the love. I know a poll was run on discord, it was close enough to expand her role but not fully to the point of main girl.

It just sucks, part of me wishes she would just get her role even more diminished, cause then I won't have to go through the heartbreak of seeing her, spending time with her, and knowing nothing will come of it. I may even control skip her scenes, cause I will just be letdown whenever she is on screen now, idk.

I just wanted better for Raven and wanted full on main girl status, romantic relationship and all, but I guess that will never happen. I wish the poll on discord did better. I am very heartbroken, cause Raven deserves better, but she will never get it, destined to never get proper treatment and just be a side girl, when she deserves better.

I am just very sad.

 

[Raziel_8]

Honestly, I really wish Raven was a main girl. She is one of my favorites and she deserves all the love. I know a poll was run on discord, it was close enough to expand her role but not fully to the point of main girl.

It just sucks, part of me wishes she would just get her role even more diminished, cause then I won't have to go through the heartbreak of seeing her, spending time with her, and knowing nothing will come of it. I may even control skip her scenes, cause I will just be letdown whenever she is on screen now, idk.

I just wanted better for Raven and wanted full on main girl status, romantic relationship and all, but I guess that will never happen. I wish the poll on discord did better. I am very heartbroken, cause Raven deserves better, but she will never get it, destined to never get proper treatment and just be a side girl, when she deserves better.

I am just very sad.

While i like Raven, maybe wait and see how the dev is handling side girls. There are games where side girls get a path and endings.

 

[SakuraKage]

Honestly, I really wish Raven was a main girl. She is one of my favorites and she deserves all the love. I know a poll was run on discord, it was close enough to expand her role but not fully to the point of main girl.

It just sucks, part of me wishes she would just get her role even more diminished, cause then I won't have to go through the heartbreak of seeing her, spending time with her, and knowing nothing will come of it. I may even control skip her scenes, cause I will just be letdown whenever she is on screen now, idk.

I just wanted better for Raven and wanted full on main girl status, romantic relationship and all, but I guess that will never happen. I wish the poll on discord did better. I am very heartbroken, cause Raven deserves better, but she will never get it, destined to never get proper treatment and just be a side girl, when she deserves better.

I am just very sad.

i really appreciate your passion.
let me try to explain how i handle main and side girls.

the main difference is plot involvement and overall screen time. the poll basically decided that raven will get a romance path.
but her main plot involvement wont really change, unless i have some epiphany along the way on what her role could be.
while the main girls are a core element of the main plot, you necessarily spend much more time with them. raven doesnt have that extra screen time. and so her scenes will probably be more in a vacuum and more selective.

but i will always leave all my options open.

so i wouldnt say that any emotional investment is wasted.

 

[Sterkh90]

innocence in a sexual sense doesnt mean innocence in general.
the girl doesnt have to have a sexual past to be interesting or unique imo.

I wish there were more developers with this attitude.

 

[risky0]

i get what you mean, but even "innocent" girls can have a compelling plot revolving around them.
innocence in a sexual sense doesnt mean innocence in general.
the girl doesnt have to have a sexual past to be interesting or unique imo.

that especially applies to tessa, which you will see in the next update

Will there be strong LI's in the game? As talented or brave as Mc. Or someone with high status, for example. If Dora isn't acting, she fell for Mc very quickly. I hope she is acting. Games where girls fall for Mc immediately look a bit bad.

I wish Mc were a virgin too. It seems incredibly romantic to me that Mc and LI share their first sexual experiences together. I'm so tired of seeing games made with a porn mentality, designed to make quick money. There's no emotion, no build-up necessary for a couple to form, too many LI are added, and we never get to know any of them well enough—it's always the same thing...

 

[Monetka_]

Honestly, I really wish Raven was a main girl. She is one of my favorites and she deserves all the love. I know a poll was run on discord, it was close enough to expand her role but not fully to the point of main girl.

It just sucks, part of me wishes she would just get her role even more diminished, cause then I won't have to go through the heartbreak of seeing her, spending time with her, and knowing nothing will come of it. I may even control skip her scenes, cause I will just be letdown whenever she is on screen now, idk.

I just wanted better for Raven and wanted full on main girl status, romantic relationship and all, but I guess that will never happen. I wish the poll on discord did better. I am very heartbroken, cause Raven deserves better, but she will never get it, destined to never get proper treatment and just be a side girl, when she deserves better.

I am just very sad.

Bro...

 

[Monetka_]

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[MiltonPowers]

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[Z0r1n]

Great game! It gets on my favorite list!

 

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[ImBruiser]

How much content does this have so far? I'd like to give it a try, but if it doesn't have a lot of content right now, I'll just wait for more updates before I do.

 

[Raziel_8]

How much content does this have so far? I'd like to give it a try, but if it doesn't have a lot of content right now, I'll just wait for more updates before I do.

It has a very good amount of content for a first release, but if you expect multiple hours of playtime than no.

 

[Quetzzz]

Played this AVN for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm impressed by the production value and attention to detail.

When playing a new AVN, I often take notes of my impressions, thoughts, and suggestions. I've added those to the bottom of this post.
The TL;DR is that I'm a bit concerned about how the MC is written and portrayed. His failing to consider or catch on to something the audience does could make him come across as dumb. This is one thing he can't be, seeing what he's capable of otherwise. He might not have any advanced education, but he should have a good dose of street smarts and be able to think critically.
My second concern is one typical for AVN and is about every woman throwing themselves at the MC. I'm sure Dora and Olive have a good reason, but Sylvie felt wrong to me. When rejecting her, the MC almost says the same thing with both options, except he either sugarcoats it or not. The message is that she's wrong about him, but calling her crazy closes the path instead of allowing Sylvie some introspection. The way the MC attracts women (seemingly) without effort seems more reminiscent of the porn-focused harem games, not AVNs which put the story first.

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[Rammstein1]

Played this AVN for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm impressed by the production value and attention to detail.

When playing a new AVN, I often take notes of my impressions, thoughts, and suggestions. I've added those to the bottom of this post.
The TL;DR is that I'm a bit concerned about how the MC is written and portrayed. His failing to consider or catch on to something the audience does could make him come across as dumb. This is one thing he can't be, seeing what he's capable of otherwise. He might not have any advanced education, but he should have a good dose of street smarts and be able to think critically.
My second concern is one typical for AVN and is about every woman throwing themselves at the MC. I'm sure Dora and Olive have a good reason, but Sylvie felt wrong to me. When rejecting her, the MC almost says the same thing with both options, except he either sugarcoats it or not. The message is that she's wrong about him, but calling her crazy closes the path instead of allowing Sylvie some introspection. The way the MC attracts women (seemingly) without effort seems more reminiscent of the porn-focused harem games, not AVNs which put the story first.

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Olivia (girl with glasses) I'm pretty sure is the brunette we freed from the container