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

[AlexMpog]

AlexMpog about what ,ntrish ,harem or all the above ,..? using the disagree emoji for every interaction u had isnt constructive at all...or u will use another diagree emoji to counter this?

I just prefer to avoid repeating myself to keep from spamming the same argument - this topic has been discussed countless number of times. But since you asked nicely, sure, I’ll explain my perspective again.

The only way to realistically add a harem here would be to turn all the girls into personality-less Pokemon - just empty shells. Otherwise, I don’t see how a group of distinct, beautiful characters would all suddenly fall for some average dude who just enrolled in college and be fine with sharing him.
At the same time - if LIs are reduced to being all the same, I can’t take them seriously as characters. It completely kills the appeal of exploring their individual paths. For me, that’s the entire point of multiple LI routes - discovering unique stories and dynamics with each character.
One of the main reasons I love this game so much is because Cicada created a cast of genuinely interesting characters. I have my favourites (Teagan - best girl ), sure, but I’m also genuinely curious about exploring all other paths - that wouldn’t be the case if it was just another harem setup.

If you truly believe adding a harem route to this particular game can be done without flipping the story upside down and ruining the depth of the girls, then either you haven’t really played it, or you just skipped all the dialogue just to get to the lewd scenes.

And let’s be real - most vanilla games here are harems, either canon or as optional routes. What are you on about? You guys just can’t get enough, huh? Always trying to turn every game into a damn free-for-all aka mindless fuck-fest.

 

[shamtiiomi]

I just prefer to avoid repeating myself to keep from spamming the same argument - this topic has been discussed countless number of times. But since you asked nicely, sure, I’ll explain my perspective again.

The only way to realistically add a harem here would be to turn all the girls into personality-less Pokemon - just empty shells. Otherwise, I don’t see how a group of distinct, beautiful characters would all suddenly fall for some average dude who just enrolled in college and be fine with sharing him.
At the same time - if LIs are reduced to being all the same, I can’t take them seriously as characters. It completely kills the appeal of exploring their individual paths. For me, that’s the entire point of multiple LI routes - discovering unique stories and dynamics with each character.
One of the main reasons I love this game so much is because Cicada created a cast of genuinely interesting characters. I have my favourites (Teagan - best girl ), sure, but I’m also genuinely curious about exploring all other paths - that wouldn’t be the case if it was just another harem setup.

If you truly believe adding a harem route to this particular game can be done without flipping the story upside down and ruining the depth of the girls, then either you haven’t really played it, or you just skipped all the dialogue just to get to the lewd scenes.

And let’s be real - most vanilla games here are harems, either canon or as optional routes. What are you on about? You guys just can’t get enough, huh? Always trying to turn every game into a damn free-for-all aka mindless fuck-fest.

well at least u dont ask for ntr i can be onboard on that,...nah i dont mind solo rputes but i do mind when the story dont need that and devs try to figure out a way to '' get more money ''indulging the ntr or the harem lovers to follow,...i care alot of any game who dont destroy itsefl in the making all the players play without consequences ,im with you on not every harem needs a harem path or ending but when they have so many good characters not only in the trait or personality department but also gorgeous bodys and faces is hard to chose and dont be mad to the dev or[to ourselves bcs of that],bcs we nned to chose at the end ,and my problem is that many games have multiple endings without th eneed for it,i can name alot of them but the worst part is those who really have those amazinfg renders and beautiful characters[story,personality ]lack of the harem tag or paths,..ofc is the way i see and fell and i know is hard to see any other perspective,and no i dont ask for an harem path but maybe like u say if the story leaves the path open to a trupe or a more diferent outcome than the solo one's,[[and no the twins dont do that for me they dontlook enough good for myself]

 

[TheOriginalSchizo]

actually harem games are not so many and im not asking to do a completely 180 to conver it to harem only a harem ending ,i dont think is like asking to put ntr in a game that ,..well it have many ntr ish small details.....and seriously with the amount of games there is with multiple endings why not put a ending for the harem lovers ? dont see actually being so disturbing

Again, if you want a harem ending, go play a harem game. There is no shortage of harem games.

 

[metamorphMP]

I just prefer to avoid repeating myself to keep from spamming the same argument - this topic has been discussed countless number of times. But since you asked nicely, sure, I’ll explain my perspective again.

The only way to realistically add a harem here would be to turn all the girls into personality-less Pokemon - just empty shells. Otherwise, I don’t see how a group of distinct, beautiful characters would all suddenly fall for some average dude who just enrolled in college and be fine with sharing him.
At the same time - if LIs are reduced to being all the same, I can’t take them seriously as characters. It completely kills the appeal of exploring their individual paths. For me, that’s the entire point of multiple LI routes - discovering unique stories and dynamics with each character.
One of the main reasons I love this game so much is because Cicada created a cast of genuinely interesting characters. I have my favourites (Teagan - best girl ), sure, but I’m also genuinely curious about exploring all other paths - that wouldn’t be the case if it was just another harem setup.

If you truly believe adding a harem route to this particular game can be done without flipping the story upside down and ruining the depth of the girls, then either you haven’t really played it, or you just skipped all the dialogue just to get to the lewd scenes.

And let’s be real - most vanilla games here are harems, either canon or as optional routes. What are you on about? You guys just can’t get enough, huh? Always trying to turn every game into a damn free-for-all aka mindless fuck-fest.

I'll be honest, I was upset at the beginning a little because we couldn't have Bonnie & Bobbie together, it was my only problem with the game. Sort of ruins the idea of having twins in a game, in my corrupted/perverted head it sure looked like it . But it's fine, we can't always get what we want and after playing the game I don't see how they suddenly would be OK with sharing MC.
I agree about harem, personally I think the whole idea of having a harem in a modern college setting is ridiculous, unless it's a college for brain dead chars

 

[Justaphase]

cicadaNGB I see that itch is purging alot of the nsfw games from it's site. I hope you'll consider putting this other places. I do want to buy the next update from you when it's ready.

 

[Joshy92]

cicadaNGB I see that itch is purging alot of the nsfw games from it's site. I hope you'll consider putting this other places. I do want to buy the next update from you when it's ready.

Thankfully, this doesn't have any taboo themes, but I don't trust itch now at all.

 

[godscoper]

I like harem games because of one purpose, (fewer routes/ saves).
Note: I'm not making a dev change to his story. Regardless, I'll still play it. However, I'll make multiple saves, then fine, and I'm okay with that; I just won't be a fan of it. As for anyone else, I'm only saying that the reason some of us Harem players want a Harem ending is as follows.

1. I'm fine with 1-4 Li's because they are manageable, but when I have 5+ Li's with routes + branches.
2. When the dev makes likable characters, it is a hard choice, so forced making multiple saves.
3. When a game has been out for a while and we are at late chapters, and old saves no longer work, then we are forced to redo all our routes/ saves.
4. I don't mind games with no harem. If a developer or modder creates a mod that allows for all scenes to be viewed in one playthrough, I also enjoy it. (Yes, the story might be messed up and weird with repeats on the same thing, but at least I don't need 8+ save routes)

Examples are games like "Snowstorm" and "Intertwine" have so many Li with branches; I have at least 10+ different save routes, trying to manage them because the devs made amazing girls, and it's so hard to pick.
Currently, "Intertwine"; now we have to restart all over again. I won't play until it's completed, now, because I don't feel like using Ctrl to skip nine routes saves.

 

[cicadaNGB]

cicadaNGB I see that itch is purging alot of the nsfw games from it's site. I hope you'll consider putting this other places. I do want to buy the next update from you when it's ready.

Thanks for the heads up, I'd not seen anything about this, will keep an eye on things and explore other places if necessary. Like Joshy said, theoretically I should be alright at least for now, as there's other games out there that would be more likely to be removed before this one (depending on what exactly they're trying to purge. you can still tag games as nsfw, erotic, stuff like that for now so it doesn't seem like a full ban). But I guess we will have to see.

Should have a release date announcement by the start of August, so looking at a release date somewhere between maybe 8th and 10th? Not 100% on that, but that seems fairly accurate. If you (or anyone else) were to buy it, or financially support in any way, that'd be very much appreciated. It would very much be the dream to be able to turn this into some form of stable income so I can justify spending more time working on it. But I imagine that's very far away in the future, if it were to happen at all. (though I might be taking the first step soon). Either way, if you were to buy the game once ch3 is out, I'd be very grateful.

 

[Justaphase]

Thanks for the heads up, I'd not seen anything about this, will keep an eye on things and explore other places if necessary. Like Joshy said, theoretically I should be alright at least for now, as there's other games out there that would be more likely to be removed before this one (depending on what exactly they're trying to purge. you can still tag games as nsfw, erotic, stuff like that for now so it doesn't seem like a full ban). But I guess we will have to see.

Should have a release date announcement by the start of August, so looking at a release date somewhere between maybe 8th and 10th? Not 100% on that, but that seems fairly accurate. If you (or anyone else) were to buy it, or financially support in any way, that'd be very much appreciated. It would very much be the dream to be able to turn this into some form of stable income so I can justify spending more time working on it. But I imagine that's very far away in the future, if it were to happen at all. (though I might be taking the first step soon). Either way, if you were to buy the game once ch3 is out, I'd be very grateful.

Can't wait! Looking forward to spending some more time with Mia and Teagan in particular. Also the other girls of course. I feel like we've barely scratched the surface on getting to know the others yet, so my favourites could always change.

 

[cicadaNGB]

Can't wait! Looking forward to spending some more time with Mia and Teagan in particular. Also the other girls of course. I feel like we've barely scratched the surface on getting to know the others yet, so my favourites could always change.

A few new(/newer) girls get some time this chapter, but you'll get a fair share of Mia and Tegan as well, don't worry.

 

[Raziel_8]

Hope you won't get any problems with itch, damned credit card companies and their moral crusade.

Personally i look forward seeing more of Alice and Ellie.
Ah, and of course i hope for more Chloe/Nathan drama, that was quite funny to watch

 

[MiltonPowers]

Thanks for the heads up, I'd not seen anything about this, will keep an eye on things and explore other places if necessary. Like Joshy said, theoretically I should be alright at least for now, as there's other games out there that would be more likely to be removed before this one (depending on what exactly they're trying to purge. you can still tag games as nsfw, erotic, stuff like that for now so it doesn't seem like a full ban). But I guess we will have to see.

Should have a release date announcement by the start of August, so looking at a release date somewhere between maybe 8th and 10th? Not 100% on that, but that seems fairly accurate. If you (or anyone else) were to buy it, or financially support in any way, that'd be very much appreciated. It would very much be the dream to be able to turn this into some form of stable income so I can justify spending more time working on it. But I imagine that's very far away in the future, if it were to happen at all. (though I might be taking the first step soon). Either way, if you were to buy the game once ch3 is out, I'd be very grateful.

And don't forget to get your developer badge sometime in the next few months, so we can vote for you in the Christmas Contest.

 

[cicadaNGB]

And don't forget to get your developer badge sometime in the next few months, so we can vote for you in the Christmas Contest.

Ah yes, I'd been meaning to get onto that, thanks for the reminder

 

[cicadaNGB]

Hope you won't get any problems with itch, damned credit card companies and their moral crusade.

Personally i look forward seeing more of Alice and Ellie.
Ah, and of course i hope for more Chloe/Nathan drama, that was quite funny to watch

Yeah, we'll have to see. You'd hope eventually people will realize that there's pretty much nothing wrong with 99% of 'adult content' and people should be allowed to spend their own money on what they want.

You'll be getting a little more of Alice and Ellie, but truth be told they're both on the slower burn side of things so if they're your favorites you may have to be patient! Good things come to those who wait, though.

 

[Dessolos]

ngl im actually more curious what you are going to be doing with that special project with all the render we said that are our favorites than the update even tho I can't wait for the update either

 

[cicadaNGB]

ngl im actually more curious what you are going to be doing with that special project with all the render we said that are our favorites than the update even tho I can't wait for the update either

Oh don't set your expectations too high, it's nothing special, just a little idea I had. I will say, you've already seen a preview of it from the last dev log.

 

[DavidF1970]

what is with the freaky render of a woman's eye all about it pops up a few times its bloody freaky

 

[MiltonPowers]

what is with the freaky render of a woman's eye all about it pops up a few times its bloody freaky

We don't know the exact details yet, but TLDR it's MC getting flashes of something bad that happened to someone in his past.

 

[Assman_6969]

Can't wait for this update cause so far this has been a much welcome gem with a very good story and great content so far. Alot could come and take notes on how to make something quality and not another cheating wife game or some fucking dumbass cuck game! Different is great cause more of the same idea with more horrible content these games have been lately and not much hope for some others taking too damn long to give the updates like they have a story like Being a Dik where it actually is needed to take the time it takes and others are not even close to the worst of the worst fgrom being a dik cause bad is not in that game its great! This game is on track to be a great one just as long as it stays true not dive into garbage dumb idea

 

[cicadaNGB]

Hello!

It is finally time. On Sunday the 10th of August 2025, Have Some Love, Chapter 3 of Not Going Back, will be released.

A year's hard work has gone into this chapter, and I am naturally incredibly proud of it. I am confident that if you have enjoyed the game so far, you will also enjoy chapter 3, as I feel like my skills are only improving, as we continue along this journey.

Coinciding with the release of chapter 3, I have decided at last to launch a Patreon page. I had considered this with the release of chapter 2, but ultimately decided against it, as I didn't feel as though I had 'earned' the right to ask for financial support for this project. Now, however, with the imminent release of chapter 3, I feel confident enough to launch this phase of the project. Now that we are a few years and a few chapters into things, you now hopefully have enough information to decide whether or not I and my project are something you want to consider supporting, and I am incredibly grateful to anyone who does.

I began theorizing this project in late 2021. This is a huge step for me. I hope you'll come along for the ride the rest of the way.

Thank you.

See you soon.

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