VN Ren'Py My Husband's Boss [Ch.2] [SC Stories]

[soldano]

Then.

Let me add my two cents here. That does not mean that there is not a main character among the several protagonists. He says there are multiple protagonists, which is normal.

 

[Xocopin]

Let me add my two cents here. That does not mean that there is not a main character among the several protagonists. He says there are multiple protagonists, which is normal.

I actually believe he is the main thread of the plot, I don't deny that. The game starts with him, things happen because of his actions. I just think people are extrapolating what the game is and what the game's creator said.

 

[Hattyrulz]

You take phrases from the creator out of context and distort them, when he talks about focusing on Hutch he is talking about who will be worked on the most in those updates. It's what I already said, you are extrapolating what the creator showed in the game and what he declared.

no point in taking the horse to the water if he cant even drink it....

But to expand on this just a little, despite her screen time, I do not consider Vivian to be the main character.

for those who don't read what was already posted or don't even see other comments.

THIS IS NOT MY VIEW OR INTERPRETATION .... this was written by the dev.

 

[TheDuke9999]

no point in taking the horse to the water if he cant even drink it....

for those who don't read what was already posted or don't even see other comments.

THIS IS NOT MY VIEW OR INTERPRETATION .... this was written by the dev.

 

[Xocopin]

no point in taking the horse to the water if he cant even drink it....

for those who don't read what was already posted or don't even see other comments.

THIS IS NOT MY VIEW OR INTERPRETATION .... this was written by the dev.

And what does this contradict from what I said and what the author said about there being multiple protagonists?

 

[Luc77]

300 pages to the end of April.


don't argue boys, there's enough Vivian for everyone

when it comes to interpreting the character's behavior - you perceive/evaluate it completely differently when you have the experience of 20 years of life behind you, differently - 30 years of life, and completely differently 40 years of life or more.

 

[TheDuke9999]

And what does this contradict from what I said and what the author said about there being multiple protagonists?

 

[Hattyrulz]

I'm pretty sure the Dev has said that hutch is the main character or something along those lines I can't remember of the top of my head

He didn't say that, he said they are multiple protagonists.

And what does this contradict from what I said and what the author said about there being multiple protagonists?

 

[TheDuke9999]

 

[Xocopin]

Mostly told from the wife's prospective but some from the husband's viewpoint so I gave it the multiple protagonist tag. But you don't really play as either. More like a movie than a 1st person POV.

Come on, when he says that Vivian is not the protagonist and then says that the protagonists are multiple, what can we conclude? That Hutch is the protagonist or that we are not guided in a single perspective and that she is not the focus of the story, but rather that she and Hutch have important roles? Did the author himself make a mistake by putting the game's tag as multiple protagonists, where he himself says he did? If it is his mistake, tell him to change it to a male protagonist, but then I think that proves what I said, you interpret things beyond what the author showed and said.

 

[Chaoticjustice]

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Come on, when he says that Vivian is not the protagonist and then says that the protagonists are multiple, what can we conclude? That Hutch is the protagonist or that we are not guided in a single perspective and that she is not the focus of the story, but rather that she and Hutch have important roles? Did the author himself make a mistake by putting the game's tag as multiple protagonists, where he himself says he did? If it is his mistake, tell him to change it to a male protagonist, but then I think that proves what I said, you interpret things beyond what the author showed and said.

You do realise just because there are multiple protagonists it doesn't mean that there cant be a main character out of whatever protagonists have been put in place

 

[Luc77]

SC Stories said something like - this is not Vivian's story, even though we spend the most time on her, this is Hutch's story about how he will cope with a loss-loss situation.

 

[packard1928]

I think it might be a revenge situation....

 

[Chaoticjustice]

SC Stories said something like - this is not Vivian's story, even though we spend the most time on her, this is Hutch's story about how he will cope with a loss-loss situation.

There has been nothing definitively said that it's a lose-lose situation for hutch and you know that Luc , it might be your preference for it to be that but as far as we are aware that hasn't been set in stone

 

[Dealbreaker]

Every porn director has to ask himself: is he more interested in the object (her corruption, her acts, her debauchery), or in the voyeuristic subject (and Hutch is becoming a forced voyeur), which is our representative as viewers within the story itself so to speak. The first is naive pornography, straight on the target, the second is sentimental (Schiller's distinction betw the naive and the sentimental), meaning self-reflexive, digested, problematic. This game is of the latter sort, and therefore is Hutch the center of gravity.

 

[asprin33]

when next update?

 

[Luc77]

There has been nothing definitively said that it's a lose-lose situation for hutch and you know that Luc , it might be your preference for it to be that but as far as we are aware that hasn't been set in stone

You know, it's hard to come out of this with a win. Even in the happiest possible ending, the relationship—and Hutch—will go through hell. In every other scenario, someone gets utterly destroyed, and the relationship falls apart. Actually, even though Hutch takes the biggest hit emotionally, Vivian is the one who, in almost every version of this, ends up losing everything in the near future. She’s got a narrow path to redemption and a highway to damnation.



I don’t want to overstate it, but there’s a certain allegory here—Hutch as Adam, Vivian as Eve, and Chris… Snake (Plisken ).
The fall isn’t just metaphorical—it’s emotional, relational, moral. And just like in the old story, knowledge comes at a cost no one fully understands until it’s too late.

 

[packard1928]

when next update?

mid may

 

[JoeBlogs]

Obviously, that whole scene was full of coded statements, which is great for confusion and misreading of intentions, but terrible for transparency and honesty between the two of them.

It seams this is the story of their lives. If we are lucky we might see them try a little bit of real communication down the track. That would be nice. I'd love to see a "shit hits the fan" or "come to Jesus" type of conversation.

 

[SC Stories]

Early on after the release of MHB, I fell into the trap of wanting to appease everyone. I made some posts, engaged in some ways I shouldn't have, and nearly altered the course of the story (such as adding/removing scenes, or creating a new ending). Some of my words my have been misleading, confusing, or outright false. I've regained my senses, reminded myself this is for myself first, and you guys are invited spectators that are free to jump off the train if it's not going where you want to go.

Is there a main character and who is it? Vivian the center of the story for sure. Everything essentially revolves around her and creates the scenarios the others respond to. But I don't thinks she's really all that interesting, to be honest. Her motivates, while leading to sexy adventures, are not that complicated. To say that Hutch is more interesting (but maybe not the main character), might be a better way to describe him. Vivian gets her inner monologue as a short cut. Some things are to complicated to express in still renders or would require more extensive blocks of dialogue that would turn off the viewer. While I don't 'identify myself as the main male protagonist' in these games, as a guy I still empathize with them. I guess my goal is to have the viewer (nearly all men) to have some connection to him. I don't want to give him an inner monologue because I hope that the reader will do that for themselves. To deduce his mindset from his actions/reactions. Or to just let it be a mystery. I'm not educated in story telling. Maybe this is a flawed idea.

Every porn director has to ask himself: is he more interested in the object (her corruption, her acts, her debauchery), or in the voyeuristic subject (and Hutch is becoming a forced voyeur), which is our representative as viewers within the story itself so to speak. The first is naive pornography, straight on the target, the second is sentimental (Schiller's distinction betw the naive and the sentimental), meaning self-reflexive, digested, problematic. This game is of the latter sort, and therefore is Hutch the center of gravity.

I think the reader can ask that for themselves as well. Ultimately this story becomes yours when you watch it. You decide who the story is about. Some may empathize with Hutch. Some just want Vivian to be the town bicycle.

Yes, I think some people will jump off the train as the story progresses and the character arcs become set. I wish I could release v0.4 and v0.6 together as I think they balance each other out (vivian vs. hutch). But I won't do that to you guys. I will warn the newer participants here that v0.4 is focused on Vivian and v0.6 is focused on Hutch. Wasn't planned that way, just is.

Yes, I think the ending will divide the remaining viewers. But I hope with each scene, from simple text exchange to raunchy sex, the viewer understands why it is happening based on the character's personality. A one paragraph discription of MHB might make someone beleive it's just another cookie cutter NTR story, but I believe with each release you will say to yourself "Damn! I didn't see that coming" but also see that it fits the story. And that includes the ending.

Yes, the last teaser is from v0.4.

No, the original backyard/bedroom scene will not be extensively shown. Again, early on I was trying to appease people but showing it was not part of the original plan. It is addressed in a couple way in the next two releases but it won't be a fully rendered, retelling from Vivian's or Chris' POV. It needed to happen to establish the rest of the story. It happened quickly in order to get to the rest of the story.

I'll do a progress update at the first of the month. Thanks.