VN Ren'Py Our Red String [Ch.13.2 Beta] [Eva Kiss]

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Socrambus said:
That's just one layer because is not just any other guy. It's your friend who is taller, more handsome and used to be way more successful with girls than you in your teens. And Cindy kind of embodies the trope of the hot popular cheerleader that paid no attention to Ian and was way out of his league back in the day.

So "stealing" Cindy has the forbidden fruit appeal with an extra of betrayal of a close friend. And it also works as validation for Ian that despite everything (his awkard teens, Gillian's break up, struggling writing career and so on) he's now better than Wade and he can get a girl like Cindy. I don't think it's about Cindy as an individual and more about what she represents, kind of the platinum trophy Ian gets for being more confident, working at the gym and getting this career on the right track.

And Cindy as a character is the insatisfaction of someone with a normal boring life when confronted with the (fake or not) appeal of the exciting and successful social media stardom. I find her refreshing compared to most other LI (on this game and others) that she provokes love and hate reactions not just based on her looks and attractiveness but on her contradicting personality. She has obvious flaws and it kind of makes her more real as a character and enhaces the guilty pleasure vibes on her path.
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Ok, you make valid points here. Especially from Ian's POV. It may be the fact that I find Ian a bit annoying which makes me not so satisfied about his exploits.
 
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BlandChili said:
Unless Eva does another split (like with Cindy's birthday party for Wade and Holly's book fair) I doubt Seymour and Lena will ever have a significant amount of time devoted to them alone. We are talking about an optional route here after all, so any Seymour scenes that become too lengthy will need non-Seymour alternatives to at least fill in some of that same time slot.

Since Billy's route is optional too, or at least seems that way so far, it probably won't serve as a Seymour alternative either, for example. Last scene I recall that was a direct replacement was when Lena was introduced to that random new photographer guy.
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The photographer seems handsome, I'm wondering if sth will happen with Lena.
 
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Socrambus said:
It's mentioned several times during the game:

Python: 
            i "Sometimes I miss those good old times in high school..."
            p "Good old times? We were a b--{w=0.5}bunch of nerds, have you forgotten?"
            w "Hey, speak for yourself."
            p "You were a nerd as m--{w=0.5}much as any of us back then, W--{w=0.5}wade."
            e "We were not the most popular kids, that's for sure, ha ha."
            i "Well, you never cared about that. That's why you were quite popular despite being a nerd, Emma."
Python: 
        h "I've never been too popular... Especially during high school. I didn't have many friends even when I was a kid..."
        i "I understand that feeling. I was never too popular either and spent most of my time alone, living in the fantasy worlds I created for myself."
        h "Yes, that's right..."
        $ flena = "n"
        l "Is that so? You told me you were in a rock band..."
        $ fian = "smile"
        i "Yeah, but we never were the cool kids, not at all!"
        i "We were a group of misfits that happened to be lucky enough to meet each other at the right time."
        i "If it weren't for them, I would've been way more lonely during my high school years."

Although I get what you mean, the rock band thing feels kind of odd for the vibes Eva is trying to portray. And it's kind of weird that it's not used for Ian playing bass with Lena and almost not used to relate to Lena's music thing (Ian usually relates with his writing as an artsy thing too). Maybe a D&D group would have worked better than a rock band for the nerd vibes and also as a way to connect with Holly through fantasy.
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Emma, Lena and Ian have already discussed him joining them on the bass guitar, it will probably happen in the future.
 
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NadaMucho said:
It's always the same argument with naming MC(s). Some folks, like me, want custom naming to add suspension of belief. I do play/read as the MC and it's quite frustrating when I'm stuck with a name someone else has chosen. So, no matter the "good reasons" given, removing the option is a bad idea and cause for me to skip titles. Why not let people choose? They can still use your default names and you "should" be able to control things using variables which is why you shouldn't put an MC name as part of a variable name. MC1 and MC2 should work just fine.

I get that some authors want their readers to "do it their way" but that doesn't get you much if it puts people off your title. As I said above as long as you have your variable names straight this should be an easy option to include. Good luck with your project. :)
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I beg to differ. I often don't want the choice to pick a name, but your kind have often won this argument in the past simply because the squeaky wheel gets the grease. It is a simple line of code to allow for it, and many developers bend the knee to appease your kind.

There are plenty of good reasons to not have custom names.

1) The name could be symbolic.
2) The name could be seen visually on name tags, or drivers licenses, or signatures, or placards adding depth.
3) The name could rhyme with something and be a story element / an important plot point / part of the dialogue. Perhaps they encounter a bully who picks on them for their name.

I have heard this sort of overly dramatic ego-centric argument before so many times. I guess I will finally say something back to all the cry bullies out there.

Shouldn't a rose by any other name smell just as sweet?

Did you get to pick your own name in real life when you were born, or are you stuck with the one your parents picked? Shortly there after as a little kid did you go to parents and demand they change your name to what you want it to be? Is that you "SuperNachoCowboyNinja"?

When you read a book do you first pay someone to go through the book line by line with white out taking out all mentions of the protagonists name and write in your name in it's place?

When you watch a movie do you first hire someone to over dub, and voice act your name in place of the starring character?

In school, when they were teaching you history did you always raise your hand to have the teacher put your name in there instead of the historical figure?

Do you pass up playing triple A games that don't have custom names? Fuck Tomb Raider, I'm not playing as Lara Croft unless I can name her Tits McGee!
 
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Completed my first non-chad Ian playthrough and I got to say, I like him a lot more than chad Ian. He comes off as sweet, endearing and very genuine. Where as chad Ian can be a bit of a douche at times and is such a horndog. I plan to do more non-chad Ian playthroughs from now on.
 
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Completed my first non-chad Ian playthrough and I got to say, I like him a lot more than chad Ian. He comes off as sweet, endearing and very genuine. Where as chad Ian can be a bit of a douche at times and is such a horndog. I plan to do more non-chad Ian playthroughs from now on.
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Just admit you played the loser simp CUCK route my guy.
We will not judge you.
 
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Xupuzulla said:
Just admit you played the loser simp CUCK route my guy.
We will not judge you.
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I have one cuck save where Ian has fucked no-one while Lena has fucked and cheated with everyone possible except Ian and Jeremy (so she can be in a relationship with Ian - She still blowed Jeremy at Ivy's) and Axel (so she can fuck Jack). Main quote (Lena to Ian): "Your cock is special to me: it is the only one I won't fuck". Fun to replay once at every new update, but no more than once. Too depressing.
 
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Xupuzulla said:
Just admit you played the loser simp CUCK route my guy.
We will not judge you.
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That was my second playthrough. First one was non-chad Ian and low posh Lena with non-corrupt Holly in a love triangle. Was quite challenging cause I tried to intentionally keep some stats low but at the same time high enough to pass stat checks. Got it right on the third replay.
 
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Does anyone know which persons / pornstars the characters might be based on or are a mix of?

* Lena
* Holly
* Cindy
* Emma: Abella Danger?
* Louise:
* Cherry:
* Ivy:
* Jessica:
* Gillian: Anny Aurora?
* Minerva
 
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Andrea9999 said:
Perhaps, if EK wants a strictly wholesome route. Personally I prefer Lena toying with Stan and would like to see that intensify. My wholesomeness is in real life...I come here for the unwholesome fantasies.
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or at least that is what I tell myself.
 
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IfW0_l said:
Does anyone know which persons / pornstars the characters might be based on or are a mix of?

* Lena
* Holly
* Cindy
* Emma: Abella Danger?
* Louise:
* Cherry:
* Ivy:
* Jessica:
* Gillian: Anny Aurora?
* Minerva
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* Lena: Clea Gaultier
* Holly
* Cindy: Nancy A.
* Emma: Abella Danger?
* Louise:
* Cherry:
* Ivy:
* Jessica:
* Gillian: Anny Aurora?
* Minerva
 
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