Dude, Wade has all the charisma and charm of a potato, and no money - Ivy wouldn't be interested.Due to chapter 10 reaction, he's a potential Ivy prospect
You got me on that, call it professional deformation. However, your main argument was that corruption was happening only through manipulation or coercion, so I was disproving that.I think my only main point of disagreement with your logic is that you are associating all influence with just what's decided through the mechanical choices in a videogame, rather than what can be inferred from the relationship between the characters even without player input or direct observation by the protagonist. Saying that we can't pin more influence to characters like Ivy or Jack because the game doesn't mechanically keep track of what they do beyond that which the player can control through their choices doesn't really make sense because they are NPCs, their behavior is set on stone and the dev doesn't need to have variables to keep track of that.
What I mean is, as long as Holly's corruption to a promiscuous level that directly contradicts her established values is only possible in the route where she befriends Ivy, then you can't say Ivy had no influence just because it may be technically possible to gain all the required mechanical points without relying on her.
I'm just projecting his interaction with Ash to Eva because I doubt he'd treat them all that differently. With Ash he didn't really resort to any coercion or manipulation. He was obnoxiously flirtatious, asking for selfies, and sending unsolicited dick pics, sure, but it's a creepy asshole behavior, not really manipulation. He probably made Eva drink a lot just like he wanted to do with Ash, and then he kissed her. An asshole move, but after that interaction Eva was free to avoid him like a plague if she was really a "good naive girl that fell into his trap". No, the next morning she defends her behavior and basically says YOLO, having no regrets or second thoughts, and even gets mad at Ash if she doesn't enable that behavior. Jack probably said to Eva that it wasn't a big deal to cheat on her boyfriend, but it's straight-forward seduction move which wouldn't work on a girl who wasn't already thinking about cheating so I don't think he really corrupted Eva. If it was all him, at worst she could believe that she was having an affair with Jack, which would stroke her ego, but then she starts flirting with creepy thugs and even fucking them for no other reason than thrill. Who told her that it's okay to be promiscuous? Nobody did, she simply got hooked to the freedom that the cheating lifestyle offered her and she had no intention of stopping, becoming more eager and curious to try the shady stuff. If Jack started a spark, Eva herself kept blowing at the fire and going against her old moral principles.Regarding GGGB, my point would be that we barely see the interactions between Eva and Jack, we don't know exactly how Jack got into her head when he was "simply hitting on her". Yes Jack will say to you that he didn't do anything and only let Eva do what she wanted all along, but that's exactly the type of rationale a playboy that is extremely protective of his ego would have as his prerogative to avoid all responsability.
Wade is in Ivy's league simply for dating Cindy who is above Ivy's league (proven by Wildcats). And we all know Ivy is a sore loser, so she might use Wade to somehow fuck with Cindy's life.What we saw in Ep 10 is Ivy's usual behavior - flirting and teasing. But something serious Ivy/Wade? He's just out of her league and I have no idea what and how can help this guy. Unfortunately, he just goes with the flow in his comfort zone and is not going to change anything.
I guess you're being serious, but as he is now, I can't see Wade being a viable option for anyone in this game, certainly not Ivy. Maybe if Wade wins one of his gaming competitions and becomes rich...? Short of that, he's akin to Stan with a more outgoing personality.
It's a game but it's a story. People change in stories. They get into and out of ruts, ect. Surprising things happen in stories. That's all part of what makes a story interesting. Challenges and possibilities. This isn't something unbelievable a la "guess you're being serious". These are possibilities, not definites. But you've got to read the foreshadowing a bit and have at least a little imagination. Ever heard of a "cave moment" in story structure?What we saw in Ep 10 is Ivy's usual behavior - flirting and teasing. But something serious Ivy/Wade? He's just out of her league and I have no idea what and how can help this guy. Unfortunately, he just goes with the flow in his comfort zone and is not going to change anything.
I understand what you are saying, I agree that Ian and Lena are a fundamental part of any transformations Holly goes through because their soft influence is what gets her to come out of her shell in the first place. Even if she had somehow met Ivy without Lena, she wouldn't really listen to anything Ivy says because Holly's "shell" and Ivy's rather aggressive attitude would have inevitably driven a wedge between them.You got me on that, call it professional deformation. However, your main argument was that corruption was happening only through manipulation or coercion, so I was disproving that.
If Ivy was the only one contributing to Holly's corruption thanks to her manipulation, how would you explain that Ivy's same mean and coercive suggestions even with encouragement from Lena are rendered completely useless if Holly is dating Ian? Obviously it's not enough, Holly needs to be in the right mindset to be okay with those suggestions, and that mindset is affected by primarily Ian and Lena (even if they were NPCs).
It wasn't my intention to diminish Ivy's clearly significant role in Holly's corruption, only to showcase that Lena's role as a gentle guiding force is much more important (if Ian rejected her obviously) to Holly's corruption and she doesn't need to resort to manipulation or coercion, only encouragement but ultimately allowing Holly to make her own decisions. Ivy provides opportunities, sure, but whether Holly takes those opportunities and listens to Ivy's advice is mainly decided by Lena's direct or indirect influence because Holly always looks up to Lena as an example and she values her words over Ivy's. I hope that I managed to make myself clear at least on that.
To summarize my points:
1) Is Ivy the main instigator for Holly's corruption? Yes, no argument here.
2) Can Ivy corrupt Holly on her own however? No, if Lena doesn't encourage Holly or chooses to mind her business it doesn't work, Holly also requires Lena's reassurance
3) Is Ivy's opinion more important to Holly than Lena's? No, Holly does what Lena tells her to do for the most part, easily stopping any corruption that was in the process.
Jack gets a bit more shady if you play the scenario where Ash cheats on Eric with him early on but then regrets it and tries to stay away from Jack. He starts being more pushy with arguments like she's just lying to herself, that she felt more alive with Jack than she does with Eric, etc etc. I agree he isn't so bad if you play an Ash that keeps to her boundaries with him from the start or an Ash that gives herself fully with no regrets, but we really don't know how things played out with Eva to say he didn't do some manipulation, which he is very capable of doing.I'm just projecting his interaction with Ash to Eva because I doubt he'd treat them all that differently. With Ash he didn't really resort to any coercion or manipulation. He was obnoxiously flirtatious, asking for selfies, and sending unsolicited dick pics, sure, but it's a creepy asshole behavior, not really manipulation. He probably made Eva drink a lot just like he wanted to do with Ash, and then he kissed her. An asshole move, but after that interaction Eva was free to avoid him like a plague if she was really a "good naive girl that fell into his trap". No, the next morning she defends her behavior and basically says YOLO, having no regrets or second thoughts, and even gets mad at Ash if she doesn't enable that behavior. Jack probably said to Eva that it wasn't a big deal to cheat on her boyfriend, but it's straight-forward seduction move which wouldn't work on a girl who wasn't already thinking about cheating so I don't think he really corrupted Eva. If it was all him, at worst she could believe that she was having an affair with Jack, which would stroke her ego, but then she starts flirting with creepy thugs and even fucking them for no other reason than thrill. Who told her that it's okay to be promiscuous? Nobody did, she simply got hooked to the freedom that the cheating lifestyle offered her and she had no intention of stopping, becoming more eager and curious to try the shady stuff. If Jack started a spark, Eva herself kept blowing at the fire and going against her old moral principles.
I think it's hard to make a character analysis of Eva because most of her storylines are the weakest of any of the major characters in GGGB. Like you said, it requires very little input from Ash to get Eva to a specific result other than the BBC bimbo, which requires a modicum of encouragement from Ash. Eva's fall pales in comparison to Jess or Jack's redemptions because it happens so fast whereas with the later two we see them realize that perhaps they are missing something in their lives and that their lifestyles aren't sustainable, eventually turning it around. Eva's downfall is snort some coke at a party, cum dumpster for a gang the next. No variable to get her and Jack to hookup, she never becomes friends with Jess even though their lifestyles and personalities are similar, etc.Also it is really difficult to make a serious character analysis of Eva, like I said she's very malleable. With relatively few interactions from the player she can range from loyal girfriend to Dave, to Ash's lesbian waifu or hardcore submissive, to BBC addicted quasi-bimbo, to junkie cumdumpster of a bunch of gangsters, etc. I don't think you can say all of that was always in her from the start like Jack tries to argue, maybe she's just not a very cohesively written character, or at best her insecurities made her very influenceable by whoever happened to be in a position to manipulate her. Also to be clear none of this is meant to be an excuse for Eva's cheating and other terrible things she can do, being weak-willed may be a cause for a lack of moral integrity, but it is not an excuse.
I mean he is kinda right a little bit if holly want to be like ivy and is single I am not really sure if I would call that corruption if its her dream to be like ivy or lena.You got me on that, call it professional deformation. However, your main argument was that corruption was happening only through manipulation or coercion, so I was disproving that.
If Ivy was the only one contributing to Holly's corruption thanks to her manipulation, how would you explain that Ivy's same mean and coercive suggestions even with encouragement from Lena are rendered completely useless if Holly is dating Ian? Obviously it's not enough, Holly needs to be in the right mindset to be okay with those suggestions, and that mindset is affected by primarily Ian and Lena (even if they were NPCs).
It wasn't my intention to diminish Ivy's clearly significant role in Holly's corruption, only to showcase that Lena's role as a gentle guiding force is much more important (if Ian rejected her obviously) to Holly's corruption and she doesn't need to resort to manipulation or coercion, only encouragement but ultimately allowing Holly to make her own decisions. Ivy provides opportunities, sure, but whether Holly takes those opportunities and listens to Ivy's advice is mainly decided by Lena's direct or indirect influence because Holly always looks up to Lena as an example and she values her words over Ivy's. I hope that I managed to make myself clear at least on that.
I think ivy and cindy are in the same league and to be honest they both have the same personalitieWade is in Ivy's league simply for dating Cindy who is above Ivy's league (proven by Wildcats). And we all know Ivy is a sore loser, so she might use Wade to somehow fuck with Cindy's life.
I wouldn't call one page back a deep dive, more like dipping a toe in the water. But no, this game is only about halfway done.Can someone quickly let me know if the game completed, hard to tell without deep diving.
You mean the novel responses back and forth? Yeah I'm not reading that.I wouldn't call one page back a deep dive, more like dipping a toe in the water. But no, this game is only about halfway done.
You're right that's probably to far back. Could have just as easily scrolled up 5 posts and read that.You mean the novel responses back and forth? Yeah I'm not reading that.
wtf is your problem dudeYou're right that's probably to far back. Could have just as easily scrolled up 5 posts and read that.
when a game is completed it says in the header of the thread. So no, it is not completed. You will know when it is completed because you will see in blue, the tag completed, beside the tags - VN/Renpy/Completed. It is so easy to know that you don't even need to deep dive, just look up the header of the game thread.wtf is your problem dude
On a real note, I would expect at least a month and a half, it could be longer it could be shorter, more likely the former though. All just speculation though. The major scenes are almost done, it seems like at least half of the scenes are written and most of the artwork is completed.As I understand it, all animations are ready, eliminates system errors and other trifles. It remains a drawing, Eva does not do it as we know. The finish line is close, gentlemen.