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

[Dealbreaker]

I mean, not that I did take it really seriously, but one question to ask with the symbolic nature of the car is: does it have any plot function, that the car is defect and that Vivian reacts to that (which is shown)? No it hasn't, as far as I can see. It is a superfluous info. So it must have a reason on a non-plot-level that the author gives us that info and scene. It could also be a means to show us more about Vivians character (angry reaction). But then why connecting that to the car? Because Hutch gifted it? This connection is objectively coincidental and has value, makes sense only on a symbolic level.
Of course one plot-function of the car defect could be to motivate the introduction of the mechanic. But that depends on how important he is going to be, and I would think also that there woud have been a more simple solution to that (she needs gas and stops at a gas station for example). It's a mixture of plot and symbolism: the mechanic is apart from his BBC a man who fixes something broken for her/ in her, something Hutch has left her with. It's like the porno plumber who is not merely a vulgar image but also a symbolic nexus of female sexual satisfaction and male problem solving skills in nonsexual areas. Vivian feels chronically unsafe because she distrusts Hutch's competence, which conincides with his sexual impotence.

 

[Luc77]

or this "crime" scene/place



besides, the car is a character-building element with all its adjacencies

 

[packard1928]

DEv... You need to put this out quick !! Guys are talking about the Car being a symbol !!!!

 

[JoeBlogs]

We have prematurely left philosophy 101, and are now taking philosophy 201 it seams.

 

[Itsphred]

tell me your signature come from pls.

The 3D animators are "Polished Jade Bell" on the left (Kiriko and DVA from Overwatch) and other random shots and the right is "Bamh3d" (Ahri character from KDA)

 

[Itsphred]

How in the world did we get to the Car being some kind of .............. You know what? Nvm

 

[Rock N Rolla]

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

How can you not consider her the main character when the whole games is called My Husband's Boss ? Both The Husband and The Boss automatically become secondary characters.

 

[TonyMurray]

How can you not consider her the main character when the whole games is called My Husband's Boss ? Both The Husband and The Boss automatically become secondary characters.

If you're trying to identify the main character based on the just the title, then surely Christian would be the main character. I don't know how you figure the title makes "boss" a secondary character ("husband" is acceptable reasoning though).

 

[Filipis]

If you're trying to identify the main character based on the just the title, then surely Christian would be the main character. I don't know how you figure the title makes "boss" a secondary character ("husband" is acceptable reasoning though).

No, because the title has the possessive "My Husband's Boss", indicating the Point-of-View of the wife.

 

[Itsphred]

No, because the title has the possessive "My Husband's Boss", indicating the Point-of-View of the wife.

 

[TonyMurray]

No, because the title has the possessive "My Husband's Boss", indicating the Point-of-View of the wife.

Yes, but "point of view" doesn't necessarily mean "main character", that is essentially telling us who the narrator is. It's possible to have a first-person story where the pov narrator is not the main character, they are basically telling someone else's story, but from their viewpoint. The Shawshank Redemption is a good example of this, where Red is the narrator, but the main character/protagonist, is Andy. It's Red telling Andy's story, so the comparative title there could be "My Prison Friend" - where it's the "friend" who is the main character, not the "My".

To be clear, I'm not suggesting that Christian is the MC here, I'm just pointing out the broken logic of using the game title alone to confirm Vivian as MC.

 

[Dealbreaker]

No, because the title has the possessive "My Husband's Boss", indicating the Point-of-View of the wife.

This is true on the basis of the phrasing of the title.
But I would have preferred "Her husbands boss". Because in the game itself the viewpoint (up to now) is much more (not exclusively) Hutch's. Technically AND psychologically. We are sitting with him on the toilet so to speak.

 

[Funcle]

Some of you mf need to touch some grass.Put the tin foil hats away and socialize more.Cars..main protagonist...whats next her pubic hair lenght?
Porn ruined some of you.
Maybe thats why the dev doesn`t release any update,he is a state of shock.

 

[TonyMurray]

Some of you mf need to touch some grass.Put the tin foil hats away and socialize more.Cars..main protagonist...whats next her pubic hair lenght?
Porn ruined some of you.

It's called polite discussion, and it's what a forum is for.

 

[Saerwen]

Truly amazing game, I really had so much fun playing it and can't wait to see what SC Stories is cooking for the next update Any similar game recommendations from a MHB player perspective? Thank you.

Most couple games with this theme have both MMC and FMC pov, it's better if you search here, because mods delete comments of asking for recs. https://f95zone.to/forums/recommendations-identification.104/

 

[Filipis]

Yes, but "point of view" doesn't necessarily mean "main character", that is essentially telling us who the narrator is. It's possible to have a first-person story where the pov narrator is not the main character, they are basically telling someone else's story, but from their viewpoint. The Shawshank Redemption is a good example of this, where Red is the narrator, but the main character/protagonist, is Andy. It's Red telling Andy's story, so the comparative title there could be "My Prison Friend" - where it's the "friend" who is the main character, not the "My".

To be clear, I'm not suggesting that Christian is the MC here, I'm just pointing out the broken logic of using the game title alone to confirm Vivian as MC.

I suppose the whole issue here then stems from the word "Main Character", which would be true for Vivian, Hutch, and Christian.

The more apt term for Hutch would be the protagonist.

 

[Kenzy01]

we got GTA6 trailer maybe this is a sign for today

 

[Luc77]

first of all, the story has or will have several narrators - this is how I understand the dev's declarations. Secondly, the MHB title beautifully encapsulates the whole triangle of the interested.


HHB would mean a narrator who is undependable
and actually, I guess it all depends on the grammar of the language in question

 

[Dealbreaker]

HHB would mean a narrator who is undependable

The "narrator" IS undependable, that's at least my understanding, in the sense that he is not consistent and that he changes in what he shows us and where he is silent. It's like a movie, like a Hitchcock movie: the ambition is not to have a consistent voice (or several for that matter) of an auctorial narrator or of a perspective of a protagonist, but the aim is to manipulate the audience (in a good way): to be flexbile with regard to what is shown and what is not shown to achieve the maximum effect, to nudge the audience and to make the audience think and feel about the interesting aspects of the story. And everything else is downstream of that goal and changes therefore from scene to scene. There is not ONE perspective or voice in Psycho either.

 

[quyxote]

The dev created a monster. I hope he handles all the harassment well .