I have to say, I don't think Gillian's bf is Spike. In the context of the story, I think he'd be too young. Gillian is Ian's age and Ian is older than Lena. Lena is like, 22. So Spike would be even younger.
Good thoughts.Depends if this was Eva aimed when she created him. Particularly, Axel and Seymour are the testament of Eva's great writing in this game for: both are haterful af (and i know this because i hate both so much), but also intriguing.
EDIT: I also put Ivy with them. How we can't wrap our minds if she is a total snake bitch or just a free spirit with her own and strong views really show how deeper and complex she can be.
Is it possible that the whole Holly & Mark on Holly love path is deliberately made a bug by the author to mess and confuse players, which will be 'fixed' in the next update?Not yet played the new update (actually haven't played since the revamp), have the next 3-4 days completely free & planning to go on a marathon run exploring all possibilities...Before I do, my two cents about Holly (based on what I've read on the thread)...
- Ian-Holly-Lena throuple will most likely occur & would be on the path where Ian-Lena are in love/relationship while also harboring feelings for Holly
- Holly & Mark scene on Ian-Holly love path is most likely a bug, as that would drastically contradict the character
- Mark as the option on holly corruption path seems an underwhelming choice, he's a minor character in ORS as well as GGGB, would have preferred a more fleshed out character like Dave or Jack or building on the interaction with Marcel (bouncer) would also have been interesting.
That's what it feels like. But then you have the implausible situation where 20-somethings running in the same circles for at least half their lives in a town of several hundred inhabitants haven't already met each other up till now.Honestly, I hope that Gillian's paramour isn't Mike. It seems like a super obvious twist, since everyone is guessing at the possibility. Do the ORS cast live in a rural mountain town of 50 people where that sort of coincidence is plausible?
possible, yes. Likely? most definitely notIs it possible that the whole Holly & Mark on Holly love path is deliberately made a bug by the author to mess and confuse players, which will be 'fixed' in the next update?
Agree, I'm hoping Gillian's boyfriend will be a new charismatic character. Perhaps even strongly appeal to Lena and create a challenge to the whole dynamic between Lena/Ian/Gillian.Honestly, I hope that Gillian's paramour isn't Mike. It seems like a super obvious twist, since everyone is guessing at the possibility. Do the ORS cast live in a rural mountain town of 50 people where that sort of coincidence is plausible?
How much blow did you take when constructing this theory?I've got it! Ian is all pumped up, ready to fight. That mixed martial arts training finally about to pay off! And then you hear a "vvvvrrrrrr" and Gillian's boyfriend rolls jaggedly around the corner in an electric wheelchair, speaking through a motorized straw set-up like Steven Hawking.... (Tho depending on your Ian, you can still kick his ass).
The real twist is he's got a dick bigger than Jeremy's (and it works).
Don't turn this into GOT S8 where it's all about "subverting expectations". Mike fits Gillian's boyfriend so well from all the details in the game. It also make sense from a narrative point of view and is more interesting this way given the possible decisions we can do in the game. Changing this because "audience already knows the twist" just screams that the author just wants to feel smart by proving people wrong and inadvertently ruining the established hints and narrative potential for a cheap "plot twist".Honestly, I hope that Gillian's paramour isn't Mike. It seems like a super obvious twist, since everyone is guessing at the possibility. Do the ORS cast live in a rural mountain town of 50 people where that sort of coincidence is plausible?
Lots.How much blow did you take when constructing this theory?
College Craze is a good option, similar to Our Red String in the tons of paths you can take, has pretty good writing, and multi-stat gamification like ORS. It's a fem protag game set in college.i've been looking too and i can't find any AVN games that are one, as erotic as this, but two, also has many paths that makes it actually interesting to play
Yeah. But that's like Eva's been making us all a shit sandwich all this time. We see her getting a few loaves together. Downing some Exlax. Cutting the bread subway style. Pulling her pants down. Then in the last second ruffling through her pockets for her cell-phone and ordering us up a fillet mignon via door dash. You can stay in line for the shit sandwich. I'll take the steak.Don't turn this into GOT S8 where it's all about "subverting expectations". Mike fits Gillian's boyfriend so well from all the details in the game. It also make sense from a narrative point of view and is more interesting this way given the possible decisions we can do in the game. Changing this because "audience already knows the twist" just screams that the author just wants to feel smart by proving people wrong and inadvertently ruining the established hints and narrative potential for a cheap "plot twist".
GRRM never said he planned for Arya to kill the Night King. It was done by D&D to "subvert expectations" when people were expecting it to either be Dany or Jon in one way or another. When asked if the ending of ASOIAF would be the same, GRRM responded with 'yes and no and yes and no' and fans have speculated that Bran becoming king would still be an ending. Still, the whole "subverting expectations" that D&D pulled is still nonsense because of the story THEY made, not GRRM. People expected Dany or Jon to be king, based on the story that the showrunners created but instead, Bran was made king to "subvert expectations" even when it made no sense to the story.Yeah. But that's like Eva's been making us all a shit sandwich all this time. We see her getting a few loaves together. Downing some Exlax. Cutting the bread subway style. Pulling her pants down. Then in the last second ruffling through her pockets for her cell-phone and ordering us up a fillet mignon via door dash. You can stay in line for the shit sandwich. I'll take the steak.
(Basically, Mike/Gillian was a bad set-up to begin with).
Also, off topic, but Game of Thrones ending wasn't bad BECAUSE of the twist in Season 8. It was bad because it didn't earn it. GRR meant for that ending to happen. The show-runners had just been screwing the pooch since veering off the books in Seasons 5-6 and didn't set it up properly. Quality drop and crowd-pleasing bullshit starting in Season 5, with occassional moments of good until the downhill tumble of Season 7.
The Arya part was pure shit, yeah. Crowd-pleasing yass-queen nonsense that pleased no-one at all and made little sense. Painfully contrived crap. You hadn't stated that specifically so I thought you meant the Dany flip-out at the end with the burning and the killing and the rest.GRRM never said he planned for Arya to kill the Night King. It was done by D&D to "subvert expectations" when people were expecting it to either be Dany or Jon in one way or another. When asked if the ending of ASOIAF would be the same, GRRM responded with 'yes and no and yes and no' and fans have speculated that Bran becoming king would still be an ending. Still, the whole "subverting expectations" that D&D pulled is still nonsense because of the story THEY made, not GRRM. People expected Dany or Jon to be king, based on the story that the showrunners created but instead, Bran was made king to "subvert expectations" even when it made no sense to the story.
There's already a few inevitable climaxes each chapter.Be cool if Eva could make more of an open world with dialogue choices based on discovery of the options and also a plot, for our inevitable climax.
I don't think having Mike as the boyfriend is that implausible. It was stated early on in the game that he's recent to the city and Lena meeting Mike isn't far fetched either. His work as a DJ is pretty "public" where he can meet and be acquainted with a lot of people so meeting Lena is a possibility especially if you consider that Ivy also works there. There are a lot more bizzare events that happened to real people in their everyday lives. This also ties to the title and theme of the game where it talks about the red threads of fate where these 'coincidences' may not be so, especially if you consider the Seymour-Lena theory. I'm also playing and reading a story crafted by an author, and if I just want a mundane and not out-of-the-ordinary story then I'd just live my life. If Mike isn't going to be the boyfriend, then the author would miss out on a lot of good drama and more gripping story. It would be a shame if the "hints" are all just a red herring and they amount to nothing in the end.The Arya part was pure shit, yeah. Crowd-pleasing yass-queen nonsense that pleased no-one at all and made little sense. Painfully contrived crap. You hadn't stated that specifically so I thought you meant the Dany flip-out at the end with the burning and the killing and the rest.
On the other point: You're putting words in my mouth. "If you consider what the author is doing is shit." Nope. Just certain far-too-coincidental-to-be-plausible plot-turns like this one, which I and others have already stated in previous posts. Judging on the basis of porn-game writers, Eva's actually one of the best. I keep playing/following because the game is still good and she's a good dev.
The "Steak" would be to avoid the implausibly coincidental turn of yet another character we already know of to begin with and just have a well-crafted new character applied in an interesting way. Billy or Spike would be as eye-rolling as Mike.