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

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cicadaNGB

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One thing I do think that maybe needs fixing is if you pick Tegan, you can still choose to kiss Mia after hanging out with her, despite saying they will just be friends. Not sure if this is by design cicadaNGB ?
Oh no yeah that's not supposed to happen. I just checked and I only added in the variable r.e. Chloe there, whoops. I'll change that now. Won't push out a new build for it because choosing to kiss Mia there is just an added bonus, doesn't lead to any new variables, so it won't functionally impact anything. I knew with all the branching there'd be a continuity error somewhere I didn't pick up on, thank you for pointing it out!
 
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The biggest and most crucial missing thing to this whole thing is animation during the sex scenes. The click from pic to pic is such a missed opportunity that easily takes already one of the best games from any others made but if this had even low scale animation it would be one of the Top 5 best games hands down. This dev is crazy for not putting this on any of the money making sites not only because of the cash it would quickly make but it could be a way to show others just how to actually make an avn instead of the huge number of the pile of trash that time was wasted on and make it a clear goal like idea of what is what kind of quality is rewarded and the kind easily forgotten and never seen again! With this it is not one easily forgotten but is a clear keeper and one I check on it's progress. IT IS ONE OF VERY FEW I THINK YOU COULD REFER TO A NEW DEV WITH POTENTIAL SO THERE IT CAN BE AN EXAMPLE OF ACTUAL QUALITY WORK COMPARED TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON!
This dev should def 100% look into creating animation on this or even look into trying to find someone who can add it into this great story so far and even take time to add to the already released chapters so far and this easily is in the talk with games such as B.A.D. Karlsson's Gambit etc... Just a thought but great work with this so far dev!
Adding animations would be great, but I'd definitely have to commission them because I've played around with them and I fucking suck at it. Plus the raw added time to rendering, I just can't justify it. Maybe after a few more updates if the Patreon gains more traction it'll be a possibility. I sure hope so. Thank you for your kind words, it's much appreciated.
 

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Ok, finished the new content, I think Imogen caught up with Mia for me now I am not sure which one will end up as my favorite, Alice also seems interesting but we haven't interacted much and Ella would be among them if she was single.

Overall I am enjoying the story and the characters a lot there are a few of them I wish we could interact more but I guess it's still early in the story for that.

Other than this I believe there is a small bug near the end , the “Thank You” screen pops for 2 seconds before Cameron enters, I believe this may be a mistake since it reappears again at the actual end.
Happy you enjoyed, and thank you for joining the Patreon, it's very much appreciated! And don't worry, you'll get the time with other characters eventually.

The ending is deliberate. Make people very briefly think the chapter ending on a rather tame note, then BAM Cam comes through the door fucked up.
 
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There are a lots of awesome girls in this one, i really like teegan, alice, Imogen and bobbie/bonnie are fun too.

To some degree the "not interacting" with some of the girls is almost comical considering how interested they seem :LOL: :LOL:

Like these girls are throwing themself at the MC but he NEVER EVER makes any kind of approach at contacting them or anything even after they had sex lol, not even about casual stuff, its always the girls who have to approach him and "kidnap" him :WeSmart:

I wonder if its deliberate that the MC is ... a little bit of a weirdo in that regard and maybe related to "blue eyes girl" ... really playing the girls dirty :LOL: but it seems to work and make them even more eager!

I mean who tf receives nudes and doesnt react in any kind of way, like the girl takes her time to pose for you and show herself to you in a revealing way and you cant even be bothered to reply with at least a "youre beautiful" ? :ROFLMAO: Its was really funny when bonnie did send him a nude and he like .. anknowledged it for like 0,5 seconds and never replied lol. Not even a thanks :ROFLMAO:

Half these girls are probably having doubts if they are even pretty after their interactions with him :whistle::p

Despite all this snark, i really like the MC in this avn.


Unlike our harem fanboys i REALLY liked the situation when teegan approached the MC about the teegan/mia situation and the way how she did it. It was simply very ... reasonable and how it would expect every decent person with dignity to act. I enjoyed that it seemed to be a mix of jealousy/feelings/emotions but very valid concerns too (there arent a lot of people who are into fucking the same person as a friend of them ... lets be honest .. even less without communication).

Everyone is always super afraid of "ntr" but if they girls are possessive, its a no go, i never understood this mindset. I would honestly have trouble to date a girl who lacks the self-worth to just go along with and accept her man fucking around (if she isnt some kind of cuckquean) and it makes me doubt that there are even feelings/emotions involved in the first place.

It gives the LI's character and makes them and the story feel more realistic imo if jealousy is a thing and if girls who live together not just all fuck the same guy without any kind of problem ever occuring or the girls being weirdly oblivious about it.

Of course there should be different degrees, some girls expect to be serious/exclusive earlier, some later and some maybe never but that seems to be the case here and imo its flowing very well and naturally.

So very refreshing take
Ah tbh the lack of reply/reaction for the nudes is mostly because I had to custom make every single text message as a new image every time so once the nudes were sent I kinda went 'fuck it, the rest can be assumed'. And just seen your later message with your head canon so yeah generally assume he does reply in some capacity.

The general aloofness is somewhat deliberate, though. There'll be points in the future where he's more active in pursuing a girl, but early on it's more of an indifference until the opportunity arises. There's reasons for all of this. We'll get there. (some of it might just be bad writing too idk)
 
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Oh no yeah that's not supposed to happen. I just checked and I only added in the variable r.e. Chloe there, whoops. I'll change that now. Won't push out a new build for it because choosing to kiss Mia there is just an added bonus, doesn't lead to any new variables, so it won't functionally impact anything. I knew with all the branching there'd be a continuity error somewhere I didn't pick up on, thank you for pointing it out!
Haha, I thought that was there on purpose, Giving the player a chance to be a cheater/asshole. :ROFLMAO:
 

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Hello!



Above is a link to the first weekly render poll I'm going to be doing over on my Patreon. It's a paid member post for the $5+ per month tiers, as the renders themselves will be, but if you'd like to see special extra weekly 4K renders then I'd love it if you'd consider joining.

If you've enjoyed the game, I'd really appreciate any support, it really is invaluable. Especially early on, Patreons can be difficult to get off the ground, especially as someone who wants to give the game for free and not paywall any releases, so if you're in a position where you're comfortable financially supporting the game it will help me no end, whatever you're willing to give.

Regardless, thank you all so much for the support so far from this release. I was pleasantly surprised by the response when I released ch2, and this has blown that out of the water quite considerably. And I believe things are only going to get better from here. I'd love it if you were here for the journey. Thank you!
 

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I'm not gonna lie, when making the game I've naturally taken some inspiration from BaD and College Kings, those being the big two college games I played pre making my own. But that's Benji bit is probably the closest I've come to going 'is this just Derek now?' Feels like something he'd say.
Yeah but you did what I love about this game, you made sexy college girls, that also have personalities “would love to see a milf teacher though” and you took out all the boring grindy shit from those other college games like free roaming trying to find stupid shit and taking actual fucking tests in a porn game, no thank you and of course who can forget dumb fuckin mini games that nobody wants to play :ROFLMAO:
I still gotta figure out how to get the Lucy sex scene though, I flirted with her at the gym and stood up for her and lost to her in beer pong
 

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Yeah but you did what I love about this game, you made sexy college girls, that also have personalities “would love to see a milf teacher though” and you took out all the boring grindy shit from those other college games like free roaming trying to find stupid shit and taking actual fucking tests in a porn game, no thank you and of course who can forget dumb fuckin mini games that nobody wants to play :ROFLMAO:
I still gotta figure out how to get the Lucy sex scene though, I flirted with her at the gym and stood up for her and lost to her in beer pong
Thanks, I'm generally indifferent to free roams as a player but my mentality was pretty much fuck all that extra coding for minigames/free roams that are hit or miss anyway.

For the Lucy scene, you'll need to have already got her nude in ch2 as well, that's one of the checks. Winning/losing beer pong doesn't matter, just changes the scene and dialogue slightly
 

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Something I really appreciate about this game aside from the obvious (the beautiful renders and well written LIs and side characters) is I feel like the game gets the freshman year of college down pretty well. In particular the brief interactions with the professors I think are the most realistic interactions with college professors in any AVN I've read/played.
 
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Something I really appreciate about this game aside from the obvious (the beautiful renders and well written LIs and side characters) is I feel like the game gets the freshman year of college down pretty well. In particular the brief interactions with the professors I think are the most realistic interactions with college professors in any AVN I've read/played.
That was the hope! I wanted things to feel pretty realistic. I didn't go to college in the US, so I had to rely a little on stereotypes etc. from tv/film as well as internet research, so it's nice to hear it's done passably
 
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this was good. reminiscent of being a dik but different enough to tell the difference. i would LOVE some sounds (voiced). so many good girls.
 

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The characters in this game are one better than the other, it's worth doing all the available routes. Now, one thing I find interesting about these college games is how they manage to do everything they do, this fraternity thing, parties and other things. I say this because I'm in nursing school and classes are in the morning and afternoon. The school classes start at 8 a.m. and can go until 12 p.m. and then start again at 2 p.m., and this time interval is usually used for lunch, studying, or even sleeping. In general, it's almost the whole day at college and there's barely any time left to do anything else. And look, there are other courses like medicine that are even more demanding.
 

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Meaningful choices and split routes makes the game and the characters more realistic and impactful so I'm all for it. My favorite games are Being A DIK and Race of Life and they all have branching stories worth doing because characters are great, and Not Going Back seems to also be in this category. I first did a "Player" route when I try my luck with everyone, but now I have a 100% Mia Solo run, and once Alice receives more content I'll probably redo a run just for her
 
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