Gicoo

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Seymour ended up disappointing, the Stan romance is going nowhere, either. Last time they kissed and Stan promised to get in shape. Seems like he isn't, so what are they gonna talk about? Another makeout session? Discussing Stans precious feelings? Lena magically falling in love for him because...why would she? 12 chapters in and there is no reason why Lena could be interested in him, Stan has no redeemable quality. No wits, no hobbies, no charme. You can have physically worthless characters if they compensate it with a lot of personality. Stan doesn't.

Best scene was him jacking off to her, its the only relationship thats both plausible and engaging in a porn game. But this seems to be a one trick pony until now.
 

ffive

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Stan has no redeemable quality. No wits, no hobbies, no charme. You can have physically worthless characters if they compensate it with a lot of personality. Stan doesn't.
"Lena, i'm actually your missing brother Spike. When i failed to pay my debts the bad guys forced me to undergo sissification treatment, but they botched it and i ended up like this."
"No, that's not true! That's impossible!"
"Search your feelings Lena, you know it's true."

new tag: incest

:whistle:
 

bovzue

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I am not a big fan of Stan but I can see reasons why some may like him. He might be just the kind of guy some of us were or even still are, playing adult games and wanking much too often thinking about those naughty girls. So some may identify with him ;). Think about it!

I don't like him but the game shows us a variety of different chars and that might be something we all like about Our Red String. I like Ian, a writer - artist of sorts - and a fighter. I wish him luck trying to tame that wild horse Lena or beeing her cuck.

Great game! Can't wait for the updates..
 
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Gicoo

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I am not a big fan of Stan but I can see reasons why some may like him. He might be just the kind of guy some of us were or even still are, playing adult games and wanking much too often thinking about those naughty girls. So some may identify with him ;). Think about it!
That's the intended appeal, for sure, but its badly implemented. Stan is on standstill for 11 chapters, then Lena suggests him to work out and encourages him by making with him out. Thats all the development and its as rushed as it is unconvincing.

If he started poorly in chapter 1, but got rejected by Lena right in say chapter 2, then spend the entire game picking himself up, step by step motivating and redeeming himself, it could work. Instead he is a nothing burger for 11 chapters until the incel confession he could've had at the beginning of the game. He has the same low self-esteem as Holly, but Holly makes far quicker and far more often moves on Ian and changes much more fluid and rapidly.

This was much better done with Eric in the first game, who also starts as a whimp, but progresses significantly better paced to the either cuck or chad path, despite not even having much screen presence.

In summary, Stan lacks both quantity and quality in writing. Just being a mirror for the average loser nerd isn't enough, you want that projection of yourself to either succeed (power fantasy) or fail (self-loathing confirmation). Stan isn't managing either of them greatly.
 
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