Ren'Py Power Vacuum [Ch. 12 Official] [What? Why? Games]

[AnotherLurker]

Yeah, i can finally bring this up because the teasers got shared here. Notice this teaser and the Cerberus teaser are both same setting and they got shared back to back. It's Sterling and Brenna's sex scene. So i'm assuming that scene is the branch. Bad end is Cerberus and continuation is Ophelia.

The only thing i can't guess is the choice. Maybe leaving the door unlocked is the bad end. Though it can't be that since Cerberus walks in after Sterling leaves. Maybe for the first time we get a cum choice? lasting longer continues the game, but choosing to cum early leads to Cerberus walking in instead. Since Ophelia would be walking in later if you lasted longer.


I don't know, just brainstorming ideas.

Just based on the previous Cerberus scene being totally optional and not really affecting the plot, I think a few of these teasers might be fake-outs: one would assume Hunter's shock was from seeing something on the cameras when it could literally be his investments tanking, and Brenna clocking Sterling could be a follow-up to his failure to close the door fully and then interrupt what (the dog doin') was happening because he was getting it on with someone else. Regarding the former I'm assuming the teasers don't hint at optional content while in the latter I'm assuming they might. Of course, my biggest assumptions so far is the idea that Cerberus's content is literally just scenes and won't have any sort of knock-on effect.

It's kind of fun to blindly spitball and play devil's advocate with these hints.

 

[Haight]

What is up with these games where the developer insists it's not NTR focused but it's clear all they GAF about is NTR?

 

[Satou Pendragon]

And the next one is here

 

[Fayn Arawn]

What is up with these games where the developer insists it's not NTR focused but it's clear all they GAF about is NTR?

Is GAF avoidable?

It depends what you mean by "NTR focused". The threat of NTR is the key source of conflict that drives the story, but the actual NTR content is avoidable, and it's a small percentage of the overall game.

Poor analogy but think of it like player character death animations in a survival horror videogame. Dying is not the focus of those games, and yet those death scenes are gruesome and detailed. If you don't want to see them, don't die. But there are some people who like to watch them for whatever reason, be it morbid curiosity, twisted sense of humor, etc.

 

[SuddenReal]

She has other partners, and she knows Sterling has other partners.

True, but she knows who those partners are (or rather thinks she knows. Once she finds out that Sterling's been fucking more than his harem, who knows what will happen then).

 

[jamiehmcw91]

Do you think there could be mulitply endings in this game?

 

[Fayn Arawn]

True, but she knows who those partners are (or rather thinks she knows. Once she finds out that Sterling's been fucking more than his harem, who knows what will happen then).

Brenna might feel betrayed by Sterling in some way, which could stir up memories of being cheated on by her ex, but I don't think this is what's going on.

By my count, Brenna already knows that (in addition to herself) Sterling has fucked Eva, Mallory, Bathsheba, Rachita, and Catherine. She is also probably aware of Amber (as that relationship seems to be common knowledge), and she may know about Penny in a similar way. I'd argue that Bathsheba, Rachita, and Penny are all "outside the harem" and yet Brenna doesn't seem too bothered by them.

As I've said before, I think that Brenna may be upset that Sterling fucked Ophelia specifically, possibly out of jealousy since Brenna has been having sexual feelings about her. It could even be viewed as Sterling and Ophelia both cheated on Brenna.

 

[Haight]

Is GAF avoidable?

It depends what you mean by "NTR focused". The threat of NTR is the key source of conflict that drives the story, but the actual NTR content is avoidable, and it's a small percentage of the overall game.

Poor analogy but think of it like player character death animations in a survival horror videogame. Dying is not the focus of those games, and yet those death scenes are gruesome and detailed. If you don't want to see them, don't die. But there are some people who like to watch them for whatever reason, be it morbid curiosity, twisted sense of humor, etc.

Well, the supposed "bad ends" have more detail than the actual supposed core story, so I think it's clear what was the kink focus of the creator.

 

[Satou Pendragon]

And again not really. YOU don't know what was the kink focus of the creator only the Dev knows that but I believe it wsn't made as a "NTR Game" as you say.

 

[dartred]

Well, the supposed "bad ends" have more detail than the actual supposed core story, so I think it's clear what was the kink focus of the creator.

Explain what you mean by details? There is hardly any development in a bad end, story wise. There can be maybe enough times to count in one hand the times we got new info that was found in a bad end first.

 

[Fayn Arawn]

Well, the supposed "bad ends" have more detail than the actual supposed core story, so I think it's clear what was the kink focus of the creator.

Your comment is a little confusing. First, you're throwing the word "supposed" around a little too freely. Second, your mention of "the kink focus" can be read as you're no longer talking about the game as a whole, but merely the fetish parts, as if some other kink (e.g. femdom, bestiality, etc.) should be the focus instead.

What do you mean by "more detail" than the main story? Simply "more"? That's not true; the main story has way more content. More "graphic"? That's not true either. Have you played through all the chapters?

If you're saying that NTR is featured more than other kinks... well you're correct, but I'm not sure why you're bothering to point this out...?

In any case, this game has great characters, entertaining humor, and a lot of great non-NTR content; it also has NTR content. If you can't reconcile these things that's your issue.

 

[Morho]

Well i readed ntr avoidable amd tjan readin that some ophelia fuck other dudes...so..is it realy avoidable or only skipable or type like ot os not realy ntr cause mc doesnt fewl it that way?

Thx for information

 

[jamiehmcw91]

So what is the sexual orientation of Drew? Is she lesbain? Or straight?

 

[ShadowTower456]

no word yet on when chapter 12 will be released?

 

[ScareKing]

Well i readed ntr avoidable amd tjan readin that some ophelia fuck other dudes...so..is it realy avoidable or only skipable or type like ot os not realy ntr cause mc doesnt fewl it that way?

Thx for information

NTR only happens in the bad ending so it's avoidable and never really happens because after you see the cutscene the game goes back to where you had to choose and you have to choose the right answer.

So what is the sexual orientation of Drew? Is she lesbain? Or straight?

Probably bi.

 

[jamiehmcw91]

NTR only happens in the bad ending so it's avoidable and never really happens because after you see the cutscene the game goes back to where you had to choose and you have to choose the right answer.


Probably bi.

Damn

 

[Fucku18]

when chapter 12 will be released?

 

[dartred]

when chapter 12 will be released?

Some time in October to December.

 

[Mr. Chatty]

The very thing that makes this game "a one and only" in adult games is probably the reason why there are so many anti ntr or ntr conflicts around it.

The bad ends/side things:

I know they are non canon but that doesn't cut it for many. let's just forget about, who got more sex scenes and how? in game, and let's see who got more meaningful attention in the whole power vacuum universe. Who is shown as more determined to through down the other and not how he is going to persue sexual intercourse with a LI.

let's start with the game itself, the only person who's doing real shit is hunter, the efforts he is making to achieve his goals are more than double sterling's efforts.
He is drugging the household, he added drugs to make sterling weak, he have installed cameras in the household to keep a watch, he asked drew to help him in the matter, he made a website to possibly collect blackmail material (which can destroy the household in a jiffy) and to collect some extra money. And the bad ends just adds to the fun journey of hunter. Like how he managed to get the household pregnant, how he killed sterling using a bear, how he feminized sterling. In comparison what sterling have done so far?, most of the things that are supposed to be helping him against hunter are passive and not directly done by him like Brennas only fans, her dad's will giving him some insight, which he haven't used in any way so far. All he have done so far is how to fuck someone. Even the kevin hack event wasn't cracked by him entirely, even though me and I am sure many other would have noticed from the start that the hacker's name was weirdly pointing towards Kevin. The weirdest thing was when tiff found the bag full of drugs under hunters bed, he acted surprised which shows, he missed to check hunters room. The only thing he have done that I liked is getting drew to give her dna. Anyway that's the biggest problem for me about this game that sterling isn't as focused on the task at hand, almost seems carefree to me. So the non ntr story almost feels linear, unrewarding and Bland compared to the bad ends.

What ifs: 7 ntr what ifs and only one non ntr.

Dream Scenes: 4 ntr (one yet to come but it's obviously ntr so...) and only 1 non ntr.

Now what's going to be fun is to see "how WWG will compensate non ntr fans for all the bad ends they have to endure the whole game?". I personally will not be satisfied with only sending hunter to jail or even killing him in an instance. There should be an ending as gruesome and humiliating as Sterling had to endure so far.

+ Note: I know there wasn't supposed to be any canon ntr ending but I know many are asking for it so... Lol that is going to be fun, how WWG will handle that, I personally wouldn't like if this gets a true ntr ending, nevermind, just stating my preference.

 

[Draugo]

let's start with the game itself, the only person who's doing real shit is hunter, the efforts he is making to achieve his goals are more than double sterling's efforts.

I'm not really interested in one side or the other of this debate but I have to point out that it is not uncommon for antagonists be the action and protagonists to react, sometimes turning the tides at the last act and sometimes just reacting all the way to the ending. So this doesn't really matter. Furthermore the MC has so much more stuff on his plate than Hunter with all of the side characters that even if Hunter is acting lots in the house MC is doing lots of other stuff too in addition to reacting to Hunter.