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

[Zardoz23]

I don't think it's your intent, but you're coming across as elitist and very negative.

No, this game isn't Shakespeare, and it's no Airplane! or Blazing Saddles, but I find it at least as funny/entertaining as a lot of TV sitcoms (which are probably the closest comparable works).

I know it's a pipedream, but I kind of hope Power Vacuum will serve as inspiration for better games/VNs in the future, because you're right, there's far too much slop.

Yeah, you're right. It's a silly saying but I'm not here to "yuck someone else's yum". I just think it's kind of depressing how stagnant and uninspired the porn game genre is. Is it even possible to make a Top 100 Porn Games of All Time without dipping into some absolute garbage by the end? I guess we have censorship and shit like what Patreon does to blame for it. At least partially.

Power Vacuum is good, perhaps even great, for what it is. But despite that the game is rife with flaws and odd design choices that make no sense. Like it being pseudo-sandbox without actually being sandbox so you get a lot of pointless encounters which are best skipped (e.g. all the family meals that do nothing after the first time you see them so are best just skipped and so on). No one is saying the game is a masterpiece but, as I keep hammering on, the bar is so fucking low it basically is hailed as such.

I know how they feel about how long its taking and that goes for a lot of games here. Its crazy that PW and lot of other games take as long as a triple A games, which take two to seven years to create and thats nuts to me, cuz of what these games are (I know its made with a lot of people and these games are usually one dev which dont mean they cant hire more people, they have the money, but the games are 100 times bigger than just a VN so you know). I just wish these devs would start taking it more seriously and start small studios to distribute workload and create better games faster.

Alternatively they could just set their sights lower instead of trying to make a complicated game with a long story all by themselves. At least for their first foray into being a developer.

 

[pinkie96]

I know how they feel about how long its taking and that goes for a lot of games here. Its crazy that PW and lot of other games take as long as a triple A games, which take two to seven years to create and thats nuts to me, cuz of what these games are (I know its made with a lot of people and these games are usually one dev which dont mean they cant hire more people, they have the money, but the games are 100 times bigger than just a VN so you know). I just wish these devs would start taking it more seriously and start small studios to distribute workload and create better games faster.

That's not financially feasible for most devs. WWG is making nowhere near enough to afford a studio and employees.

No, this game isn't Shakespeare

Shakespeare is the McDonalds of literature

 

[mp333]

True but there are exception ofc its about talent and drive, but as i said they need to start hiring people like some others do it as the saying goes you need to spend money to make money. And i mean hiring one or 2 people you really dont need more for these games.

 

[Zardoz23]

Shakespeare is the McDonalds of literature

True but there are exception ofc its about talent and drive, but as i said they need to start hiring people like some others do it as the saying goes you need to spend money to make money. And i mean hiring one or 2 people you really dont need more for these games.

We're getting into the weeds a bit here but I think there is still plenty of room for the typical solo-indy-dev passion project. It's just so many of those would-be devs in the porno-sphere end up biting off more than they can chew. IMO your first project should be the programming equivalent of "Hello world!" before moving on to something complex with interweaving plots and multiple love interests.

Walk before you try to run.

 

[pinkie96]

Whatever happened to this character? They just appeared and disappeared for one scene

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[john984]

Whatever happened to this character? They just appeared and disappeared for one scene

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That's Keira, she has like 3 or 4 scenes with Sterling and appears in 1 bad end with Drew in last chapter (threesome with Lucia)
Edit: Also a threesome with Sterling/Nora/Keira

 

[MAGO-DAG]

That's Keira, she has like 3 or 4 scenes with Sterling and appears in 1 bad end with Drew in last chapter (threesome with Lucia)
Edit: Also a threesome with Sterling/Nora/Keira

You just responded to a person who is partly a supporter of the game and even as I remember he has been familiar with the game for a long time.

In my opinion, he was just trolling for a joke

 

[MAGO-DAG]

Sometimes looking at some pictures or renders of PV, it is rare to see asses in close-up in a quality style in VN!
there is one game that also pays more attention to female asses, I think PV is not far behind

 

[Taylan13]

Sometimes looking at some pictures or renders of PV, it is rare to see asses in close-up in a quality style in VN!
there is one game that also pays more attention to female asses, I think PV is not far behind View attachment 3977594

What is your problem? You mention a good game but you don't say which one, nor do you give a link... This is a betrayal, bro!!

 

[Adhdclassic]

Sometimes looking at some pictures or renders of PV, it is rare to see asses in close-up in a quality style in VN!
there is one game that also pays more attention to female asses, I think PV is not far behind View attachment 3977594

You talking about AFH. Cause they detail those asses.

 

[randomguy6516265165]

is this still being worked on?

 

[pinkie96]

is this still being worked on?

Yes. All the latest teasers have also been leaked here.

 

[dartred]

Yes. All the latest teasers have also been leaked here.

Loving the new sig. Especially the last 2.

 

[SuddenReal]

Whatever happened to this character? They just appeared and disappeared for one scene

That's Sterling's penis. It pops up from time to time, but, even though it's quickly hidden again in various orifices, it's still around.

 

[pinkie96]

Loving the new sig. Especially the last 2.

Thanks! They took far too long to make. I can't wait to make another combining the two concepts when the next update arrives

 

[dartred]

For sure. When Ophelia gets her scene, I'm gonna need to use them in my sig too.

 

[NachoAndCheez]

This is the same argument people use to get excited about political candidates they don't actually like but are better than the alternative. Just because something is better than bad doesn't make it good. We can be critical of standards without living in a fantasy world.

And THAT is the same argument people use to argue for a "good political candidate" that will make the country rich, make all necesities of life easy to get access to and free, rid the streets of all crime, and destroy any corruption within the nation.

So I need to know, where is this line you speak of? You said that around 80% or more of this game's peers are way below it, so are the other 20% way above it? Does it barely crack that 20%?

What is that number 1 porn game on the list of 100 best porn games of all time that is nowhere near slop?

I mean "good renders, pasable animations (that get better each chapter btw), and fairly well written" is still just mediocre? Sincerely just having a good grasp on the english language and just a bit of knowledge or intuition on staging would put something in the "way above the slop" in this site (Not that I can blame them, I myself am not a native english speaker but still these people are using patreon and are betting on a large audience despite not being fluent because their game being in english is their best bet).

Are we waiting for the porn versions of Sekiro, Sinphony of the night and FFVII (the best one, NOT imo)?

 

[JabyShrek988]

Let me guess the developer's future game based on the new teaser: similar to the Mafia series, we'll be returning to the old country with young Hunter, no NTR because the devil is the protogonist himself.

Another Mouth To Feed Or Another Mouth Feeder? NTR Lite Teasers

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[ShadowTower456]

Let me guess the developer's future game based on the new teaser: similar to the Mafia series, we'll be returning to the old country with young Hunter, no NTR because the devil is the protogonist himself.

there are several theories:

1) It's a clone
2) Hunter's mind was transferred into a younger body
3) Hunter found a way to rejuvenate
4) Hunter managed to cross another timeline and bring his young version into the current timeline (my absurd theory )

 

[DD69-1]

Assuming there is still 40%~ of the game that still left to work on, Ophelia is gonna get a lot of big breast scenes with Sterling.

Then you have to take into consideration the Vanilla only epilogues where Sterling will get her to himself (and any 3+Somes)

Will wait for those patiently and will see when it finally drops
Because as of now we only have the teasers to gives us information.

there are several theories:

1) It's a clone
2) Hunter's mind was transferred into a younger body
3) Hunter found a way to rejuvenate
4) Hunter managed to cross another timeline and bring his young version into the current timeline (my absurd theory )

For the above theories, I find it surprising that the new guy was just allowed in the house, because they don't know it's Hunter yet. So for a new guy to just come into their home he must've been friends with someone related, not sure who as of now, but if they WWG can't explain that then it'll be as a forced entry to the story for a NTR scene. Annabelle was allowed in because Ophelia and Drew became emotional about it.