VN Ren'Py Nephilim [v0.5.2] [BuuPlays]

[jadepaladin]

I like the game, but sometimes I don't like starting from scratch just to see what's new. One option I would like to give is that starting with the next version which is 5.2 or later which would be 5.3, you could skip the entire beginning of the story. It would be a good idea to put the following at the beginning of the game: One to play from the beginning and another to skip the entire story up to version 5.1 or 5.0. If you choose the second option, put the name of the MC, ask some questions and continue with the story. If you can't do that, another option is to put the chapters that are there so far and select the one you want to play, but without affecting the story. The only thing you would do is an option in the options menu that would say: "Continue the story when selecting and finishing a chapter" and select "Yes" or "No". If we choose "Yes" and choose for example chapter 5, we start, play and at the end when the chapter is finished, we continue with chapter 6; that is, everything as normal. If the option is “No”, we would do the same thing, but at the end of the chapter we would not continue with the story, but it would stop and take us to the chapters. I like the chapter where we discover the island with Pearl (I don’t remember the name of the island, sorry), but as I said, I don’t like starting from 0 to get there. That’s why I suggested those 2 options.

These are great ideas on paper but honestly it doesn't take that long to skip through the story, even if there is a minefield of choices that ultimately don't matter. The dev aims for consistent monthly updates and sacrifices have to be made here and there to make that happen. We can't even get a story that doesn't sound full harem if you're rejecting LIs.
I do think we'll get something once Act 2 starts that will ask about the major choices only that we made in Act 1 but we've got a ways to go for that.

 

[DarkFire17]

Why are you starting from scratch to see what's new? I've literally never had to do that. Saves from older versions have always worked fine for me

Because I play on Android and I don't know how to save the files and how to use them. Games sometimes consume GB and sometimes I need them to install other things. I have a good cell phone, but as I said, I consume many GB

 

[Grumpy Old Aussie]

I like the game, but sometimes I don't like starting from scratch just to see what's new. One option I would like to give is that starting with the next version which is 5.2 or later which would be 5.3, you could skip the entire beginning of the story. It would be a good idea to put the following at the beginning of the game: One to play from the beginning and another to skip the entire story up to version 5.1 or 5.0. If you choose the second option, put the name of the MC, ask some questions and continue with the story. If you can't do that, another option is to put the chapters that are there so far and select the one you want to play, but without affecting the story. The only thing you would do is an option in the options menu that would say: "Continue the story when selecting and finishing a chapter" and select "Yes" or "No". If we choose "Yes" and choose for example chapter 5, we start, play and at the end when the chapter is finished, we continue with chapter 6; that is, everything as normal. If the option is “No”, we would do the same thing, but at the end of the chapter we would not continue with the story, but it would stop and take us to the chapters. I like the chapter where we discover the island with Pearl (I don’t remember the name of the island, sorry), but as I said, I don’t like starting from 0 to get there. That’s why I suggested those 2 options.

That is fine in theory, but what about the variables? The variables are throughout the story such as the light and dark sides of the MC, variables for who the MC is dating or not dating, variables for extra dialogue, branches, etc. If you keep your saves then you are covered, without saves, just starting half way through the game fucks up all the variables. If you can't keep saves then yeah you have a problem. Should the android version save? It's just not feasible unless you go through a bucket load of starting questions to get the variables done and that is a lot of extra work for the dev.

 

[DarkFire17]

These are great ideas on paper but honestly it doesn't take that long to skip through the story, even if there is a minefield of choices that ultimately don't matter. The dev aims for consistent monthly updates and sacrifices have to be made here and there to make that happen. We can't even get a story that doesn't sound full harem if you're rejecting LIs.
I do think we'll get something once Act 2 starts that will ask about the major choices only that we made in Act 1 but we've got a ways to go for that.

I understand, but sometimes sex scenes are those that sometimes make the game late to get to the history of the current update. Not that the scenes are bad, they are fine, but sometimes a character has so many. An example: Eliza, with Eliza I think there are more than 20 scenes in total, only in the first 5 chapters. With the other characters it does not happen almost the same, their scenes are few, and yes, they are not saltable, but at least after finishing the scene, we had a good time in history, before having a sex scene again with some girl. An example of this is Kira; When we arrive in Immortui we try to meet Kira a little more, we fight with skeletons and then there is a sex scene and they are like or 2 or 3 scenes for all the history of the island, but after that, you no longer have sex with Kira . The following scenes with her are during the trip back to the bay of the looters to recover the artifact, and back to the capital. But nothing else is 3 or 4 scenes in total.

 

[DarkFire17]

That is fine in theory, but what about the variables? The variables are throughout the story such as the light and dark sides of the MC, variables for who the MC is dating or not dating, variables for extra dialogue, branches, etc. If you keep your saves then you are covered, without saves, just starting half way through the game fucks up all the variables. If you can't keep saves then yeah you have a problem. Should the android version save? It's just not feasible unless you go through a bucket load of starting questions to get the variables done and that is a lot of extra work for the dev.

It is true, although for the variables of the paths of romance or friendship, an option to ask if you had romance with all the girls could be implemented, if not, it could be written or selected with which girls are those who selected the path of Romance or friendship. On that side I think it would be resolved, because if the game already has a story or different dialogues depending on the path of a girl, by selecting with which girls you have romance or friendship, the game could follow the story depending on that path. Now, for the path of light or dark, there is difficult. Although it could suggest the same as with the paths you choose for each girl, because the game already has a story for each path. But as you say, I think that would be a little more work

 

[Maviarab]

I don't like

There's the problem in a nutshell.

All this VN actually needs to be way above all the rest is to remove the eight godamn thousand 'are sure, romance or friend' pointless options. But as they have been complained about since the very first update, I don't see Buu changing that anytime soon unfortunately.

As for what you do and don't like...hate to burst your fairytale but no one cares.

 

[mruggeri2]

I like this game but I found that whole "Eliza paralyzed" deal really weird. Like, she gets her back broken but MC doesn't take her to any proper medic or healer and instead just bring her to her room and leave her there? In a world where magic exists, he doesn't really try to find any Mages that could help her before he goes into a trip that will last for months in search of a artifact that he doesn't even know it actually exists or if it will actually work?

And the weirdest of all, Eliza got her back broken and yet she wakes up the next day like nothing happened, stretching herself and just finding it weird that she can't move her legs instead of feeling an ABSURD AMOUNT OF PAIN as she should've. It's a fucking broken spine, not a little boo-boo on her knee ffs

Like, c'mon dude, if you wanted to take Eliza out so MC could pursue other girls, at least try a little bit harder into making it more cohesive. Even putting her into a coma would make more sense than this.

 

[whatone]

And the weirdest of all, Eliza got her back broken and yet she wakes up the next day like nothing happened, stretching herself and just finding it weird that she can't move her legs instead of feeling an ABSURD AMOUNT OF PAIN as she should've. It's a fucking broken spine, not a little boo-boo on her knee ffs

So we have vampires, magic, a Nephilim... but medical accuracy is where you draw the line? OK.

 

[storm1051787]

I like this game but I found that whole "Eliza paralyzed" deal really weird. Like, she gets her back broken but MC doesn't take her to any proper medic or healer and instead just bring her to her room and leave her there? In a world where magic exists, he doesn't really try to find any Mages that could help her before he goes into a trip that will last for months in search of a artifact that he doesn't even know it actually exists or if it will actually work?

Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't I remember him going around asking people for help and being told nothing could fix an injury like that.

 

[Capt. Obvious!]

So we have vampires, magic, a Nephilim... but medical accuracy is where you draw the line? OK.

Yeh well, he is right, don't hurt his feelings.... You boo

 

[jadepaladin]

Wonder who repaired Brenda's hands when Pearl stabbed through them?

 

[mruggeri2]

So we have vampires, magic, a Nephilim... but medical accuracy is where you draw the line? OK.

All I'm saying is that it should've been made in a way that actually makes sense. Like, they could've at least made a scene where he does into the Mage Guild asking for help and get turned down or told that it's impossible or something. And then getting one of the Mages or Sylph to at least heal her bones so she wouldn't feel pain and be able to move her body but still lose the movement of her legs. Just to make the story at least a little bit more coherent instead of just having Eliza heal her broken back with a night of sleep and everyone acts like it's normal.

It just seems like really lazy writing to me. It's like everything was just skipped or rushed just because Buuplay was in a rush to remove Eliza and send MC to another place.

Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't I remember him going around asking people for help and being told nothing could fix an injury like that.

He went to the Alchemist and to Sylph. The Alchemist told him there wasn't any potion to heal broken bones and Sylph said she wasn't strong enough to do something like that. But that was it. He never even tried going into the Mages guild or look for a healer.

 

[jadepaladin]

It's like everything was just skipped or rushed just because Buuplay was in a rush to remove Eliza and send MC to another place.
He went to the Alchemist and to Sylph.

You nailed it.

For some of the harem crew, wasn't that the first lewd scene with the alchemist? I know there's a scene with her that I considered extremely ill-timed. I want to say it was immediately after Eliza got hurt.

 

[Pixillin']

Wonder who repaired Brenda's hands when Pearl stabbed through them?

I don't know but speaking of Brenda - I'm looking forward to officially meeting her. She said she wants to talk to MC, and I'm excited to see what it's about.

 

[storm1051787]

He went to the Alchemist and to Sylph. The Alchemist told him there wasn't any potion to heal broken bones and Sylph said she wasn't strong enough to do something like that. But that was it. He never even tried going into the Mages guild or look for a healer.

I mean I feel like that's enough. Sylph's a fae and is more magically enclinded than a human would be and the alchmist is supposed to be a pretty big deal so I'm pretty sure somebody would have mention if someone could heal something like that, but both pretty much acted like it was impossible. Sorry I just don't really see a problem with how that was handled.

 

[storm1051787]

I don't know but speaking of Brenda - I'm looking forward to officially meeting her. She said she wants to talk to MC, and I'm excited to see what it's about.

Brenda's a psychopath and got off too easy. I don't want anything to do with her.

 

[jadepaladin]

I don't know but speaking of Brenda - I'm looking forward to officially meeting her. She said she wants to talk to MC, and I'm excited to see what it's about.

She knows Kira and Pearl are interested in MC so she wants to get a measure of him herself to rub it in their faces.

 

[Pixillin']

She knows Kira and Pearl are interested in MC so she wants to get a measure of him herself to rub it in their faces.

Well out of the three of them, I like her the best - so we'll see what she has to say.

 

[storm1051787]

Well out of the three of them, I like her the best - so we'll see what she has to say.

Why?

 

[Pixillin']

Why?

Why what?