VN Ren'Py Not Going Back [Ch.3.1] [Cicada]

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Krytax123

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That's the assumption. His childhood friend, that he drops out of school and had his many firsts with. It seems to be a reminder to live a better life, and stay in the present. It's also linked to the scar on his foot but we don't fully know how it happened or what happened to her yet.
We see the dad (or a surrogate dad im not sure) shoot his foot by accident.

Otherwise i agree with the theories, his first and only girlfriend, lots of alcohol, drugs and sex, life was "too good" as he said and yeah shes probably dead because of it (fucking tequila :LOL: )
 

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We see the dad (or a surrogate dad im not sure) shoot his foot by accident.

Otherwise i agree with the theories, his first and only girlfriend, lots of alcohol, drugs and sex, life was "too good" as he said and yeah shes probably dead because of it (fucking tequila :LOL: )
The "friend/fwb/gf" overdosing is my main theory. He talks about how they were always on something when having sex.
 
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You're all currently neglecting two key pieces to the puzzle.

The answers are sometimes staring you in the face.
haha that comment reads like I want to tell you but can't cause spoilers. I love it when I see dev's that want to spoil but have to stop themselves
 
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You're all currently neglecting two key pieces to the puzzle.

The answers are sometimes staring you in the face.
Two key pieces
cicada NGB is two pieces when you split them

Therefore the key to the puzzle and owner of the eye is none other than cicadaNGB

Genius!! :PogChamp::PogChamp:
 

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Male hair assets, at least back when I was looking for them making the early male characters for the game (whoever you see in ch1), weren't that great. Or, at least, they didn't fit the MC character model.
there is a small hair change coming soon, so there is potentially an opening for switching things up completely. but if i do i'd run it by people as a poll or something to gauge opinion idk
Fair enough. I suspected there was a catch with male hair assets... you rarely see MCs with a good hairstyle, except the already-overused, cookie-cutter fuck boy one a lot of devs use for their MCs, and it's why I said it's more of a nitpick of mine than an actual minus, but if you can find something better and other fans also want you to change it, consider doing it.

Dunno why, but I'm pretty sure most of them would rather get the chance to get in Alice's, Ellie's, or even Rachel's panties as fast as it's storywise possible to do than seeing the MC get a new haircut.

Gotta know those sweet priorities and not waste precious time on stuff that can easily be ignored.:whistle::coffee:

I think it's most likely an ex girlfriend. The MC says how he lost his virginity at 14 and that he's only been with one girl. How he fell in with a bad crowd and got into bad stuff, drink and drugs most likely.
Hearing the MC give Mia and Bobbie a brief summary about the harsh stuff he's been through all his life, despite being only 22 or 24 IIRC, can't say I blame him, even tho I never had a drug or alcohol addiction to talk from personal experience.

The thing we can probably all agree on is that what the MC does with his life from now on is more important than what he did to cope with certain personal problems or just cuz he was young and stupid being easily influenced by the wrong crowd.

We all make mistakes and/or bad life choices IRL, it's in the human nature to do so and something I very much appreciate seeing in fiction too cuz it makes space for character development and self-improvement. The most important thing is to acknowledge them, fix them, learn from them and never repeat them again.

This specific part of the story makes me curious to see what the MC learned from his past and how much he's gonna grow as a character in the next updates.
 
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Not Going Back [Ch3.1] Unofficial Android Port + MurrayMods WT Mod

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Lucy is my goat. I'll be advocating for her to get an ending till the day I die. Maybe an optional throuple path with Ellie? Give it some thought author-man that's all I'm asking.
Speaking of Lucy.




4K Character Render: Lucy!

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The winner of the second poll, and the first side girl poll, was Lucy! It was a much more conclusive win for her than we'd seen in last week's main girl poll, almost doubling second place votes.
Thank you all for your support!
 

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Finally got the chance to play this game and was very suprised by it! In a positive way obviously!;) I enjoyed the overall story and the MC, as well as most of the characters and their interactions. And feeling like that in a game with so many characters is QUITE the accomplishment in my view.:cool: I especially liked the dynamic between the MC and his male friends. I think it was very grounded in reality and made this game stand out, since it doesn't focus solely on the girls.

However, I still think there should me more with the MC and his male friends for us to feel more attached to them and understand who they are. This way, some story bits will be more impactful. For example, Alex saying that he started dating Taylor was a good surprise to me and I felt very happy for my boy, because we interacted a lot with Alex and we know quite a lot about him. The same can't be said for somone like Cam and his important scene at the end of Chapter 3. I think I would be more schocked and worried about him if we, the players, had gotten the chance to interact more with him throughout the 3 chapters. In fact, if it was Sam instead of Cam I would be furious and not a bit indifferent towards his situation.

Anyway, I don't know if this is something that Cicada does deliberately, as I know he has limited time and renders and putting more effort into scenes with the boys could mean less time with the girls, but if not, I would like to spend more time the people the MC lives with, as that is part of his college life. More events like the one we had on the first day of the frat challenges would be awesome:)! If this is not possible (which is understandable given how many renders per update there already are), perhaps he could do one or two renders showcasing what the guys got up to in the last couple of days, such as playing a sport, watching a movie, going to karaoke, etc.:unsure: The MC could also share his thoughts on these events, adding more depth to him and the guys. This way, the writing is the thing that needs to shine and, given what we've seen from the dev, this is something he excels at.

Regardless, this is just a thought of mine and others here could say that what we have is fine, but I still wanted to share this suggestion, as I think it would add a lot to the overall experience. The girls should still continue to be the priority though.:p
Regarding them, I also wanted to say two things surrounding the girls, so I will put two spoiler comments as to not make this post super bloated for anyone skimming through.

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Well. you are finally at the end. I would like to thank you for reading this long ass comment or a part of it!:giggle: I hope it wasn't a chore to read through and that I said something that others haven't talked about and that you found useful or gave you another perspective on the characters and what this VN could do better. The more feedback the better, I think.:)

Lastly I'll say that this has become one of my favourite games on this website and I am looking forward to what Cicada is cooking for future updates and get to know what caused MC's trauma and who the girl he constantly thinks about is.
Currently, I'd give this game a 8.5/10, but I think that with the coming chapters it will become a 10/10 game to me.

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice day/ afternoon/ evening/ night.:giggle:

(Also, would absolutely love to get animations for the twerk competition even if Cicada only adds them when he finishes the game. I feel like it would demonstrate better what the girls are doing in order to help you choose who should win every round and make the scene even more epic than it already is:cool:)
 

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Finally got the chance to play this game and was very suprised by it! In a positive way obviously!;) I enjoyed the overall story and the MC, as well as most of the characters and their interactions. And feeling like that in a game with so many characters is QUITE the accomplishment in my view.:cool: I especially liked the dynamic between the MC and his male friends. I think it was very grounded in reality and made this game stand out, since it doesn't focus solely on the girls.

However, I still think there should me more with the MC and his male friends for us to feel more attached to them and understand who they are. This way, some story bits will be more impactful. For example, Alex saying that he started dating Taylor was a good surprise to me and I felt very happy for my boy, because we interacted a lot with Alex and we know quite a lot about him. The same can't be said for somone like Cam and his important scene at the end of Chapter 3. I think I would be more schocked and worried about him if we, the players, had gotten the chance to interact more with him throughout the 3 chapters. In fact, if it was Sam instead of Cam I would be furious and not a bit indifferent towards his situation.

Anyway, I don't know if this is something that Cicada does deliberately, as I know he has limited time and renders and putting more effort into scenes with the boys could mean less time with the girls, but if not, I would like to spend more time the people the MC lives with, as that is part of his college life. More events like the one we had on the first day of the frat challenges would be awesome:)! If this is not possible (which is understandable given how many renders per update there already are), perhaps he could do one or two renders showcasing what the guys got up to in the last couple of days, such as playing a sport, watching a movie, going to karaoke, etc.:unsure: The MC could also share his thoughts on these events, adding more depth to him and the guys. This way, the writing is the thing that needs to shine and, given what we've seen from the dev, this is something he excels at.

Regardless, this is just a thought of mine and others here could say that what we have is fine, but I still wanted to share this suggestion, as I think it would add a lot to the overall experience. The girls should still continue to be the priority though.:p
Regarding them, I also wanted to say two things surrounding the girls, so I will put two spoiler comments as to not make this post super bloated for anyone skimming through.

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Well. you are finally at the end. I would like to thank you for reading this long ass comment or a part of it!:giggle: I hope it wasn't a chore to read through and that I said something that others haven't talked about and that you found useful or gave you another perspective on the characters and what this VN could do better. The more feedback the better, I think.:)

Lastly I'll say that this has become one of my favourite games on this website and I am looking forward to what Cicada is cooking for future updates and get to know what caused MC's trauma and who the girl he constantly thinks about is.
Currently, I'd give this game a 8.5/10, but I think that with the coming chapters it will become a 10/10 game to me.

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice day/ afternoon/ evening/ night.:giggle:

(Also, would absolutely love to get animations for the twerk competition even if Cicada only adds them when he finishes the game. I feel like it would demonstrate better what the girls are doing in order to help you choose who should win every round and make the scene even more epic than it already is:cool:)
While it is nice to see the MC actively building a friendship with his frat buddies, I wouldn't want to see this going any further than it already is personally. As you said yourself, the main focus should be on the MC and his relationships with the girls IMO.
I think people are putting too much emphasis and importance on main girl and side girl, probably due to other similar AVN's. But from what the dev has said some side girls may end up with just as much game time and story as some main girls. I don't think it will be only a surface level hook up every now and then.
We are already seeing different sides to some of the girls, but we have only just scratched the surface when it comes to getting to know them. Mia was explaining in this last update that she was pretty much an outcast at school with Alice as her only friend, something has also made Mia somewhat afraid of commitment.
Apparently cicadaNGB has tried his hand at animations and hasn't had much success, so would probably need to hire an animator which would cost money. So perhaps once he gets quite a few paying supporters behind him, who knows?
 

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While it is nice to see the MC actively building a friendship with his frat buddies, I wouldn't want to see this going any further than it already is personally. As you said yourself, the main focus should be on the MC and his relationships with the girls IMO.
I think people are putting too much emphasis and importance on main girl and side girl, probably due to other similar AVN's. But from what the dev has said some side girls may end up with just as much game time and story as some main girls. I don't think it will be only a surface level hook up every now and then.
We are already seeing different sides to some of the girls, but we have only just scratched the surface when it comes to getting to know them. Mia was explaining in this last update that she was pretty much an outcast at school with Alice as her only friend, something has also made Mia somewhat afraid of commitment.
Apparently cicadaNGB has tried his hand at animations and hasn't had much success, so would probably need to hire an animator which would cost money. So perhaps once he gets quite a few paying supporters behind him, who knows?
I guess I have to agree with you regarding the frat buddies. I still think there should be just tiny bit more interactions with them for scenes like the one at the end of chapter 3, but the MC and the girls always come first.:cool:

I didn't catch that quote from the dev, so I suppose I must have missed it. I should have been more thorough.o_O But if that is the case I guess I don't mind it that much, as at the end of the day all I will want to see is more interactions with the girls, whether they are side or main LIs. If the cool ones get a lot of content I'm satisfied. Although I kinda wish some girlshad an ending dedicated to them, as some sort of prize for choosing them and being loyal to said character (if that is even how you unlock their ending). But I guess it doesn't matter all that much like you said, especially if the ending is the same no matter your journey, which is a pretty cool decision;)(y).

Yeah, perhaps I want too much, too soon with the girls. I guess I should relax and enjoy the story Cicada wants to tell and get to know the characters as he intended. Also, Mia wasn't the best example in retrospect, but that scene with her was my favourite one so far. We saw her a bit more vulnerable and timid. I didn't quite catch the commitment part when I was reading through it, so that makes her more interesting in my eyes (even though it's quite sad).

I hope Cicada can find more supporters and get the hang of animations then. It would be so cool. :love: But the renders and the writing is what matter at the end of the day.:D

Also, thanks for the answer. I appreciate it, especially one so fast. (y)
 
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Now, what about someone like Mia? I find her very cool character-wise, but I just can't find anything bad about her, anything that would make her stand out as a character apart from her good looks and relatable story. (I still love her Mia fans, don't kill me:)) This could also be me not understanding the characters or not giving enough credit to Cicada's writing tho.:unsure:
She won't give blow jobs. That's a pretty big flaw. :(

(That is 100% a joke).
 

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She won't give blow jobs. That's a pretty big flaw. :(

(That is 100% a joke).
The moment she does is going to be a pretty special moment. I feel like most time Blowjobs are just random, quick, not important in these games. So I feel like when she does it will turn into a pretty powerful, sweet, and romantic scene. That I hope is very sensual and slow.
 

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ngl I kind of like the whole no blow job thing from Mia. If I recall it's part of her trauma ( im still replaying the game + update not the far in) and it's her quirk and it's different. Plus I like because when she does do it it's going to feel special and intimate and the fact I like how it's a boundary the MC needs to respect. Which makes me want to be there for her, give her alot of attention headpats etc etc. I wish more LI in these games would set certain boundaries their MC's should respect.
 
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ngl I kind of like the whole no blow job thing from Mia. If I recall it's part of her trauma ( im still replaying the game + update not the far in) and it's her quirk and it's different. Plus I like because when she does do it it's going to feel special and intimate and the fact I like how it's a boundary the MC needs to respect. Which makes me want to be there for her, give her alot of attention headpats etc etc. I wish more LI in these games would set certain boundaries their MC's should respect.
I never thought about that specific part of Mia like that. :unsure: Damn, who knew not giving a blowjob would make a character in an AVN better? I guess Mia just moved up a few places for me and I can't wait for her development and romance.
 
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