VN Ren'Py Abandoned Midlife Crisis [v0.34 - v0.1 Dark] [Nefastus Games]

[HentaiKami]

Nefastus interesting experiment this Dark MLC. While i do appreciate it, it's going to be pretty much just curio for me, that i wouldn't mind exploring after MLC is finished, since i can't see the lovable goofy MC being evil like that without good reason. Example towards those two shitheads that harassed Tracy.

Which reminded me of a question i've been meaning to ask for some time, will it be possible to have Tracy scene, where you get to fuck her while she wears a wedding dress and pledges to be your girl for rest of her life?

 

[Faptime]

I personally didn't like him as a bumbling oaf and it seemed like he was becoming dumber each new update. I finally dropped it. Hopefully this makes it better.

I think an important distinction is he wasn't a bumbling oaf, but he played a bumbling oaf.

For someone who was a little bit antisocial like Amanda, his foolishness helped her come out of her shell and make friends at University.

For someone who was abused like Jennifer, the ability to have someone laugh at you without you getting angry is a fairly decent indicator that you are not an abuser. You cannot laugh at, or mock, an abuser as a general rule. That will trigger their anger and lead to abuse. Since MC was perfectly content to have people laugh at him and with him, it's one of the things that makes Jennifer feel safe around him.

Obviously this doesn't mean it has to be your cup of tea still, but I do think it's an important distinction.

 

[ImperialD]

what did you do .... hide in the closet when you made this dark side .... you .,, you ... o.,m.g . well of fucking course i', gonna try the damn thing out .. you got me all curious and shit now

 

[Deleted member 2476098]

I like this game even if it is a bit too wholesome for my taste.

The dark path tho.. that is really promising. It is indeed strange to see the goofball mc in this new setting but the writing was on point and the darkness was just right: not mindless rape but a balanced experience (carrot and stick indeed). The mc forced himself to the girls but not with the purpose of hurting them, unless they misbehave ofc.
Very well done

 

[Dark Silence]

I think an important distinction is he wasn't a bumbling oaf, but he played a bumbling oaf.

For someone who was a little bit antisocial like Amanda, his foolishness helped her come out of her shell and make friends at University.

For someone who was abused like Jennifer, the ability to have someone laugh at you without you getting angry is a fairly decent indicator that you are not an abuser. You cannot laugh at, or mock, an abuser as a general rule. That will trigger their anger and lead to abuse. Since MC was perfectly content to have people laugh at him and with him, it's one of the things that makes Jennifer feel safe around him.

Obviously this means it doesn't have to be a cup of tea still, but I do think it's an important distinction.

I see your point. But as is, the game wasn't for me, but only because of how the MC acted. Maybe this dark path version isn't for me either, as I don't like being an evil bastard. Hopefully it can make me change my mind about the normal version.

 

[LSC82]

These "dark" stories are often meh, often unnecessarily brutal, but this one is a pretty good beggining, i like that he didn't intend to go that far, he just wanted some action with Sarah who kinda was into it most of the way, Christine went for her mom and that made things escalate.

So yeah, pretty solid first outing.

 

[EmoBot]

Dark version: finally, a realistic incest game

 

[Corambis]

.33. Putting a pin in that though, development has run a little long so I am not doing the 10 day announcement thing.

As a side note, I mentioned a little writing experiment I did a while ago. Should be in a public post on my SS. It's a dark universe type thing, so don't expect the fun loving banter. Was practicing writing some darker content like non consent, just to get me out of my comfort zone as a writer. Not going to affect MLC development, but the few people who played it to give me feedback said I should release it. Very patreon unfriendly, so it will only be on SS. Those of you who try it and are into a darker style game would love some feedback.

Not sure if SS lets you see public posts without an account so I also made a twitter for patrons.

You must be registered to see the links

Basically just using it for MLC dark, but another way to get ahold of me if needed.

I liked it. Now, as a bit of disclosure I haven't played the default game in a while. Fell behind on updates and my saves didn't work when I did try to play again. This is actually kind of incentive to go back and restart a playthrough of that game, even if that will be nothing like the Dark version. That might have made it easier for me to play the Dark version than others who have played the regular version more recently. It also takes place in its own continuity, so I can kind of sandbox that off in my head.

I think the build was good for it. I'm not fond of games that have tons of story and then the actual sex scene is just a render or two and a few lines of text. This had some depth to it. There were a few typos I saw, but nothing big.

My personal tastes would have been for it to be a little less dark, but that's a matter of personal preference. Obviously there was room for things to be way darker. There's such a spectrum there that you'll never please everyone. And as someone who dabbles in writing porn-y stuff, I understand the need to change things up when you've been writing nice stuff for a while. At that point you just kind of have to relieve the mental pressure and create what you're inspired to do.

I just subbed on SS. I owe you for past fun from the regular game, but also I'm hoping you'll continue the Dark thing. The combination of non-consent and incest isn't done enough for my liking, so I'd like to encourage it and see where this alternate take goes.

 

[ImperialD]

you are truly one dark fuck ....... damn i love it

 

[Jove76]

Well I, for one, rather enjoyed it. Reminds me of the "through the mirror darkly" sort of episodes they had in every Star Trek series. Though it may not be the universe I would particularly prefer to "live" in, its an interesting view into an alternate dimension. And, it was well written, which is no surprise really.

 

[T-N]

no mega for the dark path either? why are devs using those others? 5(exaggeration) different deals pop up wanting you to download them. never happens with mega. not a paid spokesmen



thank-you for your support

 

[JHGFDGF]

I didn't realize how many pansies there were on this site that feel the need to share their opinion on why they DON'T like the dark path. Just feels like a bunch of people who dont jerk off to games would come here and say "ehh, not really my cup of tea jerking it to images, but okay I guess." So many scumbags on this earth now

People share their opinions in cases like this mostly because they do not want to see the main game get delayed due to the development of a dark path version they have little or no interest in before the main game is finished. They comment because there is a chance it will affect the development of a game they are invested in, that has been under development for a long time, and make that game take far longer to complete. It is an entirely reasonable thing to write a comment and explain your viewpoint. Now if people enter the comment-sections of a game that is currently the only one a developer is working on and do the same that is different, and probably a big waste of time for everyone involved. Calling people names for having a legitimate concern regarding a game they like is juvenile at best.

 

[Count Morado]

no mega for the dark path either? why are devs using those others? 5(exaggeration) different deals pop up wanting you to download them. never happens with mega.

On previous page.
Dark Version: #12,267
Regular Version: #12,271

 

[DrakoGhoul]

I haven't been keeping up with this game's development recently. There's a "Dark Path" being made now? So, you're telling me I can potentially be my sister's keeper, literally? "Kidnapping" Angela and fucking her into oblivion for days sounds wonderful. Count me in.

 

[Sadowdark]

Choices in Dark Path are weird maybe broken?, I choose No out of curiosity and the scene continues

 

[Darklord_1965]

I personally liked it Nefastus. Although I do understand some of the other people's reactions, I actually enjoyed this dark path and the fact that we're given the options and can stop at any point and time unlike a linear path where you aren't given any choices. That said, I do believe like others have previously mentionned that if you intent on going forward with this project (surely hope you do) that it should have it's own thread seperate from MLC.

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As long as it doesn't slow down the development of MLC, I see no problem here. Cheers

 

[retek89]

Yet another thread that's going to end up a mess like Power Vacuum, with the "What If..." releases because they are both in the same thread and are both aiming totally different fanbases. Unless that's a one time thing, it should be in on it's own page so everyone gets what they want and whine less (I'd say not whine but being realistic here, its the internet)

 

[Count Morado]

Stop simping. The dev can ultimately do what we he wants but that doesn't mean we aren't allowed to criticize his development priorities.

Depends on how out of hand it gets...

 

[Corambis]

Stop simping. The dev can ultimately do what we he wants but that doesn't mean we aren't allowed to criticize his development priorities.

The dev outright said this so far has taken no time away from the main game. I suspect this was something they worked on when they really needed a break from working on the regular game. If they weren't working on the Dark path, they probably would have been watching tv, gaming, or whatever they do in their free time. The regular game is his day job, but the Dark path is currently one of their hobbies. They're basically making fan-fiction of their own work. And maybe working on this rejuvenates them for the regular game. I play around with writing sometimes, and often I need to reset myself mentally by trying something different, or switching between some favored kinks, or just taking ideas and running with them, just because I want to see where they will lead. If I couldn't do that, I think I would have given up writing.

 

[unspecified1234]

Ah...bummer, thought it was new content but just a sith route. Ah well.