That will be the key. He's been really good at fulfilling his update promises, but not finishing ToS, is a big black mark. I have confidence that he'll deliver for a number of updates, but he will have to see it through to completion with proper endings (not rushed or crappy) to gain the trust of the AVN community again.
Currently playing Campus Bonds. So far I think it's an okay, middle-of-the-road College AVN with good renders and very good animations but slightly below average writing and next to no story. Some people call it a BaDIK ripoff, but I actually don't get any BaDIK vibes from it. Instead, it reminds me of College Kings and Sickimtrack; basically, it's a "Sickimtrack if the MC had nicer friends". Two things are bugging me however.
AgreedCurrently playing Campus Bonds. So far I think it's an okay, middle-of-the-road College AVN with good renders and very good animations but slightly below average writing and next to no story. Some people call it a BaDIK ripoff, but I actually don't get any BaDIK vibes from it. Instead, it reminds me of College Kings and Sickimtrack; basically, it's a "Sickimtrack if the MC had nicer friends". Two things are bugging me however.
First, there's an option to roleplay an introvert but for the life of me I don't get how you can do it when your BFF is a partymaker and drags you to parties every day; that's just not introvert lifestyle. I'm playing an extrovert and feel like it's the only real option.
Second, uncharacteristically for me, I didn't get interested in any of the game's 'nice girls', hanging with Tracy instead. She's a slippery slope, but I have this instruction, "when unsure, pick the busty blonde". Alice might have been my favourite, but she's barely there, and what's there is very one-dimensional. Also, I was planning to eventually drop Tracy for Olivia, but looks like it's gonna be the other way around, as the dev says Olivia is a SG despite having her own category for collectible photos.
I quite like Campus Bonds, It's up there with my fav college AVNs. I wouldn't call it a BaDIK ripoff, but it's in the same style with free roams (a lot shorter) and collecting free renders, so I guess that's where it comes from.Currently playing Campus Bonds. So far I think it's an okay, middle-of-the-road College AVN with good renders and very good animations but slightly below average writing and next to no story. Some people call it a BaDIK ripoff, but I actually don't get any BaDIK vibes from it. Instead, it reminds me of College Kings and Sickimtrack; basically, it's a "Sickimtrack if the MC had nicer friends". Two things are bugging me however.
First, there's an option to roleplay an introvert but for the life of me I don't get how you can do it when your BFF is a partymaker and drags you to parties every day; that's just not introvert lifestyle. I'm playing an extrovert and feel like it's the only real option.
Second, uncharacteristically for me, I didn't get interested in any of the game's 'nice girls', hanging with Tracy instead. She's a slippery slope, but I have this rule, "when in doubt, pick the busty blonde". Alice might have been my favourite, but she's barely there, and what's there is very one-dimensional. Also, I was planning to eventually drop Tracy for Olivia, but looks like it's gonna be the other way around, as the dev says Olivia is a SG despite having her own category for collectible photos.
I played a bit more and man, Chapter 3 is weird. MC makes one stupid move after another, joins College Rock where an extrovert clearly doesn't belong unless he's romancing Fran (and my MC doesn't). My MC decides to quit CR at the end of the Chapter but… doesn't in Ch. 4 ?! I think College Rock content should've been gated by introvert (unless extrovert romances Francesca), and Party Ragers by extrovert (unless introvert romances Sadie). Would make the paths more distinct and make more sense in general.I quite like Campus Bonds, It's up there with my fav college AVNs. I wouldn't call it a BaDIK ripoff, but it's in the same style with free roams (a lot shorter) and collecting free renders, so I guess that's where it comes from.
I do agree that playing the introvert path does feel weird, and would have no interest in joining Party Ragers, and rather be alone than join them or any other group. So I'm playing it more as a less extroverted path (and only doing it for a Cleo & Francesca path anyway).
Alice is only a SG too.
Dev had his 5 MG picked - Sadie, Cleo, Francesca, Tiffany, Scarlett. And after a couple of updates did a vote for top 2 to get promoted to MG from Alice, Bridget, Evelyn, Olivia, Tracy. Tracy won a mile, Evelyn came second, Olivia (shockingly) came last.
There was a lot of complaints about the MC and his behavior and being forced on the player in C3. The dev did take it on board and said he'd get better. I think MC was.I played a bit more and man, Chapter 3 is weird. MC makes one stupid move after another, joins College Rock where an extrovert clearly doesn't belong unless he's romancing Fran (and my MC doesn't). My MC decides to quit CR at the end of the Chapter but… doesn't in Ch. 4 ?! I think College Rock content should've been gated by introvert (unless extrovert romances Francesca), and Party Ragers by extrovert (unless introvert romances Sadie). Would make the paths more distinct and make more sense in general.
That's a damn shame with Olivia. She's the best girl for the MC - she's athletic like him, she's rich, she's patient with him when he's emotional… Now, I wouldn't replace Tracy with her as a potential option as Tracy is a really good option for an extroverted MC and works well as an alternative to Sadie, but Evelyn? Seriously? Her and the MC just don't work together so much, it isn't funny. He tried to steal from her twice and got caught both times! She's being a bitch to him over the whole CR thing! There's definitely zero ground for a relationship between them, they can have a hatefuck at most. One of those cases where the dev really shouldn't have given players the right to vote…
Also, Tiffany is a really strange MG. She shows up, demands a drink, and if you refuse, she disappears until Ch. 4!
Which means they voted for the tits.To be fair to the voters, I'm pretty sure they voted for Evelyn, before the phone and her bitchiness came out.
Introvert feels really out of place in Ch. 1-2, as we're having parties non-stop there. Then Ch. 3 suddenly fits introvert much better than extrovert. Finally, Ch. 4 is fairly balanced, but that balance is forced - you get content fit for both paths, as if your MC suffered from a disorder.
Yeah, pretty sure it was a vote before Ch3 and the phone and CR stuff came about in Ch3. That was when I bowed out - I wasn't engaged with the CR storyline and found the ragers annoying as fuck (especially the best mate). Other than pretty renders and some nice girls (Tiffany remains in my signature for the moment), it didn't leave me anything I was interested in.There was a lot of complaints about the MC and his behavior and being forced on the player in C3. The dev did take it on board and said he'd get better. I think MC was.
To be fair to the voters, I'm pretty sure they voted for Evelyn, before the phone and her bitchiness came out.
My guess - the main reason people voted for her was to finally have at least one Milf in the game - a lot of players had been asking about it. at that time at least. If I'm not mistaken, Bridget was the alternative, and… well, let’s just say Evelyn had the "better resume" imo, she already had a very hot dream scene, so that's sealed the deal probably.Which means they voted for the tits.
Well that can't be the sole reasoning - Bridget had a dream sequence too, during her first lesson!
Well, but not "that" hot compared to Evelyn
. My humble opinion of course.
Good luck handling Ch. 3, it's the worst in the game. You'll get the decent Ch. 4 as compensation if you manage it.
Tracy annoyed me because you have to do drugs to get some of her sex scenes (or rather, during some of her sex scenes, I think) and I hate that being a mandatory factor.
