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

[dontcarewhateverno]

unity is fine too if you have any recommendation that way

male protag is fine too if you feel it's somewhat "similar" in some aspects to ORS

i think i'm going to limit myself to those 2 engines for now. html kinda not my thing, mostly.
rpgm i dont have time to play it. it takes too long

A few of the best female protag VNs actually were in twine/html, so I'll forego those. With one notable exception, RPGM games are generally terrible, so I wouldn't have many suggestions there anyway.

Honestly, half of the best Renpy/Unity AVNs (Aurelia, What A Legend, Mist, Knightly Passions) are cartoony male-mc-based games that take place in fantasy settings, but I assume you're looking for more real-world based modern settings that focus on relationships. Here are a few more with those qualities, albeit most with male mcs. Few of these are as good as ORS/GGGB as a whole though.

Almost half as good, female protag & in renpy:
Bright Past - Grind and uneven gameplay, but shows promise if dev can pull it together at some point. Very unique & expansive open world. Also similar to ORS in that every male is a scumbag (only partially kidding). Quite a bit less realistic too, though, with some truly cringe npcs.

Other decent realworld(ish)/modern based VNs that share some similarities, though not female protag:

Long Story Short: Similar in having a wider range of paths and relationship choices + a nice corruption path built in. A lot of detail goes into relationships here. Cons: Das3d. Some like Das, but I prefer hand-drawn generally. I like this one a lot, but that's likely because it does some of my kinks well (namely, corruption). Also, not much content yet. Fat character in the beginning also looks ridiculous, but I chalk that up to Das3d's awful modeling of overweight characters. Writing: Pretty shaky at the start, but gets progressively better as dev develops their skills.

These two are more of a stretch:
Sylvia: Hand-drawn and pretty fantastic for what it is. It is more cartoon-styled though, limited in relationship paths and highly focused on the male MC's perspective, though very detailed in emotional build-up. Professional-quality all around. Not "bro"-ish in the least.

Sandstorm: Renpy, focused on multiple relationship paths, but with a narrative/story focus also. Cons for you: Male MC, Sci-Fi elements, Das3d. Also, pretty low on the humor, with some "bro" elements and amateur writing at points (which defines almost all of the games on this site, tbf).

IMO, Healslut and Tabletop Born Star are the two I'd most highly recommend, based on what I think you might be looking for. Both hit some, but not all, of your criteria. There just aren't many similar games of quality, to be honest.

A few of my other favorites are sadly, but predictably, abandoned.

 

[StreamSteam]

Some error or last update was really in april ?

 

[JohnnyKiss]

Yep, I just meant writing the text for the game (and not having a ready coded and playable game). You are correct that assuming I am as good a writer as I claim to be (or think I am), that I would probably have an advantage over someone else who was a great graphic designer when it comes to writing.

I am not sure what the coding aspect would involve, I never worked with REN'PY. I have slight coding experience making websites in html/css and with javascript making some simple discord bots. But coding has always been challenging for me. I also have graphic experience, but EVA would outright destroy me in terms of art done on a computer. I could draw very good art on paper, I can do very good pixel art (dot by dot which would take a long time), and I could design a good UI... but my graphic talents sort of end there.

Ideally if I made a game, given that my talent mainly lies in writing, I would have a full coder, and maybe 2 artists (one to design locations, one for characters, and hire someone else entirely for the UI - or just use defaults or buy packages of assets).

Honestly, I still believe I could write a game of good quality in a month. Like you said it's not a novel, and I've played over 300+ games on this site so I have experience as an observer of written games (which most aren't even great sometimes with paragraphs of text that most people skip). But also, writing is fun for me and not too difficult usually, and I have a knowledge on how to deal with writers block.... because I've dealt with it a lot.

Typically you move onto something else, another part of the story, you focus on something you can do, you take it step by step, and you look for inspiration. I also know that my writing tends to flow better after a walk, shower, or late at night. That being said I also don't work right now, so I would have hours to dedicate to a project, if motivation was good I could do it. If I failed to do it I think the failure again would come from motivation and not from the writing itself being difficult to do.

Though one can argue writing is difficult because motivation is apart of it... I just think on a purely technical level the amount of work writing a game is not 2 years worth. That 2 years is something else, art delays, or motivation, or constant edits of the outline/plan you have. Or worst case scenario it's going with the flow, writing the story as you go... meaning the outline is still being developed which would be really bad.

I love how well you explained it and people still refuse to acknowledge it.

The dev has openly stated she has issues with where the story is going and that's the number 1 problem the game has.

 

[JohnnyKiss]

I think the confusion lies on your side, lets look at the
Original Post from Sharpx23

(underlined and bolded the relevant parts by me)
which you liked, reposted and supported with your remark

Granted you already watered down the OP by stating "an entire game in a single month" which is in and itself a bold statement. Even if i was able to write

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in a single month, you know this wouldn't be a game we are talking about.
And you needed to paddle even further back by talking about monthly updates, when you realized this.

Honestly, i don't see the goal you and your fellow compatriots try to achieve. Do you really believe that you can speed up this process by scouring EvaKisses weekly reports for signs that they may or may not have fucked up again?
And trying to bolster your views by statements which are so unfounded and biased that they are borderline trolling? Presenting them as facts?

The only fact i see here is, that ch.10 is overdue compared to devs track record so far. Literally everything else is speculation.
There could be dozens of reasons for that: illness, motivation, milking, writers block, personal and relationship issues, covid, etc.
Perhaps you are surprised to hear, that no one is obligated to tell the real reason of underperformance to anyone, let alone the whole internet. If i am suffering from depression my employer has no right to know that, i can lie openly in their face.

So any reason EvaKiss gives for this games delay is as good as any other, the only important matter is if they are able to keep enough patreons to sustain their project. And as far as i know the patreons have spoken on that matter, when they voted for a full release.

This discussion goes on for weeks if not months already, sparked again every other day by the faction you apparently belong to, without ever bringing something new to the table. If you are comfortable steaming in your own juices, and raking in those likes from equal minded people, go on, i will not stop you.

Lets assume for a moment you are right in everything you said. Now what would be different? Nothing, the game will continue or not at an unpredictable pace, because the future is not predictable.
I don't know where you live, but you are probably aware of a certain pandemic which claimed the lives of millions worldwide, and in europe there is a certain war ongoing which can evolve into a nuclear showdown, like a certain president doesn't get tired of to threaten with.

With all these unpredictabilities i prefer to hope for the best, and look forward to wank in peace to ch.10 of ORS around christmas. I don't need to reprimand a Dev who provided us so far with two top notch games.

Nowhere is it said the game would be the same length as either GGGB or ORS, just that it would be of the same quality.

And the user is right. As long as you know what you are doing you should be able to write it.

 

[cleptomanix]

just another awesome game by eva kiss! nothing more to say

 

[camube]

A few of the best female protag VNs actually were in twine/html

May I also ask the twine/html recommendation? I might as well check it out.
And thank you very much for the recommendation post sofar.

 

[JoJoPool]

right? i was so disappointed not finding not even one feet scene in GGGB, even if the drawing was so accurate and sexy. are there some feet content in Our Red String?

actually....there is. NOW BEHOLD !!!

Spoiler: foot fetish scene

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[anatarash]

actually....there is. NOW BEHOLD !!!

Spoiler: foot fetish scene

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yes i ve seen it, nice indeed <3

 

[lipe2410]

actually....there is. NOW BEHOLD !!!

Spoiler: foot fetish scene

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Lena play dom with Louise is so fucking hot!

 

[Hoey]

I can't remember how long it's been

 

[sday98]

Sure it’s complex but give yourself a fighting chance. Eliminate the fluff like the ongoing book authoring, and song writing. Two lame ass storylines that are impossible to track that will most likely have no payoff. The old couple can go. She just re wrote the game to make the creepy kid a bit less creepy. for the player where is the utility in these characters/storylines. She cooked herself.

 

[Vernalcash]

Sure it’s complex but give yourself a fighting chance. Eliminate the fluff like the ongoing book authoring, and song writing. Two lame ass storylines that are impossible to track that will most likely have no payoff. The old couple can go. She just re wrote the game to make the creepy kid a bit less creepy. for the player where is the utility in these characters/storylines. She cooked herself.

I'm pretty sure writing and music are gonna be Ian's and Lena's careers away from Seymour and the old couple are background characters with very little time dedicated to them, removing them wouldn't save a lot of time.

 

[dolfe67]

What would save a lot of time is deleting Ian's part

 

[Bltkn]

surely play

 

[fortuna95]

yes i ve seen it, nice indeed <3

I don't understand it...if you've seen it why you asking "are there some feet content in Our Red String?"?

 

[Oliver Wendell Homely]

I don't understand it...if you've seen it why you asking "are there some feet content in Our Red String?"?

Guessing that maybe it doesn't count unless there's a dick in the scene?

 

[anatarash]

I don't understand it...if you've seen it why you asking "are there some feet content in Our Red String?"?

because at that time i didnt seen it simple, isnt'it?

 

[punisher33]

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Chapter 10 weekly status report (14)
Hi everyone, a really quick update this time.
I've been progressing the script, writing Lena's side of the story. Simultaneously, I've continued to work on new drawings and also editing already colored ones. Some new outfits and character sprites have been created too, maybe I'll show some of them down the line.
For now, I'll share with you the drawing test that the studio I hired did for me:

This is the best one I've got so far and I think it's pretty serviceable. After doing a quick pass on it, this is the result:

I've decided I will keep drawing all the faces and hair myself, since it's were the hand of the author is more recognisable. With this method I've commissioned one scene, and if I'm pleased with the results, I will commission a second one. This should help speed up work, and hopefully I can end up delegating more scenes (though I'll keep drawing entirely the ones I consider more important).
What do you think about it? I read you.

 

[89898hh]

Still seems to be no end in sight

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

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Chapter 10 weekly status report (14)
Hi everyone, a really quick update this time.
I've been progressing the script, writing Lena's side of the story. Simultaneously, I've continued to work on new drawings and also editing already colored ones. Some new outfits and character sprites have been created too, maybe I'll show some of them down the line.
For now, I'll share with you the drawing test that the studio I hired did for me:

This is the best one I've got so far and I think it's pretty serviceable. After doing a quick pass on it, this is the result:

I've decided I will keep drawing all the faces and hair myself, since it's were the hand of the author is more recognisable. With this method I've commissioned one scene, and if I'm pleased with the results, I will commission a second one. This should help speed up work, and hopefully I can end up delegating more scenes (though I'll keep drawing entirely the ones I consider more important).
What do you think about it? I read you.

It's hard to say anything about this art. In the eyes, everything blurs from these lines, I'll wait for the coloring. Then it will be possible to draw conclusions.