VN Ren'Py Powers That Be [Ch. 24 - Styling] [Burst Out Games]

[lionarslan]

Burst Out Games
Played your game. What can I say? Keep up your work, you're doing great! Seriously, it's really a great game. Awesome humor (and that insult, comparison with last Star Wars screenplay writer, that's 10 out of 5), beautiful renders, different languages. I cannot say anything about Spanish or Chinese, but all the Russian (language and character) - that's great. Truth be told, never encounter non Russian developer who are so correct in using Russian language. Only one really small error, and only in style (a hansome man...hansomely, very nice - we, Russians, actually don't use such word construction), but simultaneously correct use of swearing word. And the thing with citates - it's beatiful, it's another good thing.
There's geography thing I don't get. MC lives in English-speaking country, his boss uses Spanish as bilingual, I can suppose that it's USA. MC and his ex-wife speak like Americans. Then I hear MC's daughter, using British slang words. And here I got confused - is it finally UK or USA?

 

[Cernunnos.]

I am really coming to despise Tilly. She's a manipulative little bitch and it frustrates me that the MC either can't or won't call her out on that. It's so obvious at breakfast...Tilly literally corrals him into the night's festivities and then plays on that guilt with the don't 'quit on me' schtick.

She's got no redeeming qualities thus far but we're stuck with her regardless.

 

[dolfe67]

I am really coming to despise Tilly. She's a manipulative little bitch and it frustrates me that the MC either can't or won't call her out on that. It's so obvious at breakfast...Tilly literally corrals him into the night's festivities and then plays on that guilt with the don't 'quit on me' schtick.

She's got no redeeming qualities thus far but we're stuck with her regardless.

That's the greatness of the writing

 

[Sterkh90]

I am really coming to despise Tilly. She's a manipulative little bitch and it frustrates me that the MC either can't or won't call her out on that.

I agree. It's sad that the MC is so spineless.

 

[Burst Out Games]

Burst Out Games
Played your game. What can I say? Keep up your work, you're doing great! Seriously, it's really a great game. Awesome humor (and that insult, comparison with last Star Wars screenplay writer, that's 10 out of 5), beautiful renders, different languages. I cannot say anything about Spanish or Chinese, but all the Russian (language and character) - that's great. Truth be told, never encounter non Russian developer who are so correct in using Russian language. Only one really small error, and only in style (a hansome man...hansomely, very nice - we, Russians, actually don't use such word construction), but simultaneously correct use of swearing word. And the thing with citates - it's beatiful, it's another good thing.
There's geography thing I don't get. MC lives in English-speaking country, his boss uses Spanish as bilingual, I can suppose that it's USA. MC and his ex-wife speak like Americans. Then I hear MC's daughter, using British slang words. And here I got confused - is it finally UK or USA?

First of all - thanks for your support and encouragment!
Bryan worked in the UK for some time (it is mentioned in the dialogue during the soccer game, for example), so it is natural to adopt some of local slang when you are surrounded by it.
Regarding the incorrect use of the Russian language - could you please specify what word construction do you mean? If it is Bryan's line, then it is intentional - he is not a native speaker after all

 

[lionarslan]

First of all - thanks for your support and encouragment!
Bryan worked in the UK for some time (it is mentioned in the dialogue during the soccer game, for example), so it is natural to adopt some of local slang when you are surrounded by it.
Regarding the incorrect use of the Russian language - could you please specify what word construction do you mean? If it is Bryan's line, then it is intentional - he is not a native speaker after all

I suppose Bryan is MC. The words I speaking about, it's actually Nika line, I even citate its beginning and end (in English). And if it was MC's words I would think what you said exactly. But it's stated Nika (Veronika?) is Russian. And we don't talk like that. Exact phrase: "Красивый мужчина, который красиво говорит, очень приятно". It's normal phrase in English but in Russian it'd be said differently. Two adverbs with one of them is "very" on the end of sentence - I cannot even imagine such phrase in Russian. Maybe another phrase is better, for example, "Приятно встретить красавчика, который еще и красиво говорить умеет"*It's nice to meet handsome man who is able to talk handsomely too*. The same meaning but another bulding of a phrase.

 

[Burst Out Games]

I suppose Bryan is MC. The words I speaking about, it's actually Nika line, I even citate its beginning and end (in English). And if it was MC's words I would think what you said exactly. But it's stated Nika (Veronika?) is Russian. And we don't talk like that. Exact phrase: "Красивый мужчина, который красиво говорит, очень приятно". It's normal phrase in English but in Russian it'd be said differently. Two adverbs with one of them is "very" on the end of sentence - I cannot even imagine such phrase in Russian. Maybe another phrase is better, for example, "Приятно встретить красавчика, который еще и красиво говорить умеет"*It's nice to meet handsome man who is able to talk handsomely too*. The same meaning but another bulding of a phrase.

Thanks for the clarifications, we really appreciate you bothering to type all of this.
Yes, the sentence construction is not "classic", ie verb followed by a noun etc. However, in real life people speak in all sorts of ways, especially if they are caught unprepared, thinking out loud and nervous when an attractive man is right next to you If you say this phrase out loud with emotion, you may find that it doesn't sound as outlandish as you described it. But if it bothered you, then there is an obvious issue, so thanks again for pointing it out!

 

[lionarslan]

Thanks for the clarifications, we really appreciate you bothering to type all of this.
Yes, the sentence construction is not "classic", ie verb followed by a noun etc. However, in real life people speak in all sorts of ways, especially if they are caught unprepared, thinking out loud and nervous when an attractive man is right next to you If you say this phrase out loud with emotion, you may find that it doesn't sound as outlandish as you described it. But if it bothered you, then there is an obvious issue, so thanks again for pointing it out!

Excuse me, where's thinking out loud and nerviousness in Nika? What she's doing is a direct flirt. Without a hint of nerviousness. And phrase in question (just FYI in Russian verb and noun can be in any order, there's no rule for that) is an example of that. She's sure MC can't understand her Russian but she's still flirting with him.
And yes, if I'd hear this phrase from some girl, said with emotion, I'd seriously thought that this girl is high or drunk. Or maybe Russian is not native for her and she's really bad in it

 

[Andrew Rider]

Recently discovered Powers That Be - loved it - love all the girls - loved the humour and a lot of the references - pledged on Patreon. Some thoughts on the game:

Spoiler: General thoughts

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Spoiler: Tilly - how real ?

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Spoiler: Valerie - that's my girl

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Spoiler: Stacey - did MC cheat first ?

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Spoiler: Nika - villain ?

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Spoiler: Gloria - need to see more

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Anyway, greatly looking forward to the approaching update (I also really like that the game seems to be updated so regularly in very manageable sizes) and legit wish I could afford to support the game at a higher tier (oh c'mon, I couldn't finish this post without using the word at least once) !

 

[Burst Out Games]

Recently discovered Powers That Be - loved it - love all the girls - loved the humour and a lot of the references - pledged on Patreon. Some thoughts on the game:

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Anyway, greatly looking forward to the approaching update (I also really like that the game seems to be updated so regularly in very manageable sizes) and legit wish I could afford to support the game at a higher tier (oh c'mon, I couldn't finish this post without using the word at least once) !

Thank you for supporting us, and especially for the feedback!
Regarding the harem theme - without spoiling anything we can say that you will not be forced to do anything that you don't like in this regard

 

[Deleted member 1571716]

Thank you for supporting us, and especially for the feedback!
Regarding the harem theme - without spoiling anything we can say that you will not be forced to do anything that you don't like in this regard

Except for getting your mind turned to jelly if we don't play ball with Tilly?

 

[MrFriendly]

Except for getting your mind turned to jelly if we don't play ball with Tilly?

Right? Even though Tilly is so jealous that she causes the MC extreme pain when he even contemplates another woman somehow this will become a harem game? Tilly will be okay with the MC fucking not just one other woman but other women...

I’d much rather they just continue to tell their story and not give the player too many choices to make, especially when it comes to sexual partners (I know it’s weird for me to advocate for less choices) but they felt it was necessary to REQUIRE the MC to fuck his unattractive (to put it nicely) “niece”. For her to then consider them in a relationship, for the MC to have a pet name for her, etc. The game feels like the MC has no choice but to be in a committed submissive relationship with his niece, which is super creepy. With that and the extreme jealousy she demonstrates I don’t see a harem game making any sense at all.

 

[Deleted member 1571716]

Right? Even though Tilly is so jealous that she causes the MC extreme pain when he even contemplates another woman somehow this will become a harem game? Tilly will be okay with the MC fucking not just one other woman but other women...

I’d much rather they just continue to tell their story and not give the player too many choices to make, especially when it comes to sexual partners (I know it’s weird for me to advocate for less choices) but they felt it was necessary to REQUIRE the MC to fuck his unattractive (to put it nicely) “niece”. For her to then consider them in a relationship, for the MC to have a pet name for her, etc. The game feels like the MC has no choice but to be in a committed submissive relationship with his niece, which is super creepy. With that and the extreme jealousy she demonstrates I don’t see a harem game making any sense at all.

I agree, I think. lol Except about Tilly being unattractive. I'm just glad that the models used in this game aren't the normal 'model' type. But, what makes this game shitty for me, is the fact the MC is being dommed by her. Well, technically not what people would normally consider femdom, but, the fact that he's being controlled and dare I say: 'abused' by his own niece.

But, I have double standards when it comes to this. Even when it's the MC doing it, I see it for what it is and I STILL play the damn game. This game however, I stopped playing it. I still watch the post and hope there's a turning point in this.

 

[MrFriendly]

I agree, I think. lol Except about Tilly being unattractive. I'm just glad that the models used in this game aren't the normal 'model' type. But, what makes this game shitty for me, is the fact the MC is being dommed by her. Well, technically not what people would normally consider femdom, but, the fact that he's being controlled and dare I say: 'abused' by his own niece.

But, I have double standards when it comes to this. Even when it's the MC doing it, I see it for what it is and I STILL play the damn game. This game however, I stopped playing it. I still watch the post and hope there's a turning point in this.

The entire game feels like the MC has no choice but to be with Tilly, she has this entire belief that the MC will be with her forever and that they are in love. And the MC really has no choice but to go with it. She can manipulate him and she inflicts pain when he even looks at another woman.

Now the developer is going to have Tilly openly and willingly share the MC in a harem? How the fuck does that make sense? She’s in charge of an abusive relationship with her uncle, for all we know used her powers to make him fuck her ugly ass (and, yes, she is not a typical “model” render but, yes, she is also not attractive) and is now going to be “legit” cool with him openly fucking her and 2 other women?
I’m intrigued by the overall premise of the game but the toxic relationship between Tilly and the MC is a real negative.

 

[Deleted member 1571716]

The entire game feels like the MC has no choice but to be with Tilly, she has this entire belief that the MC will be with her forever and that they are in love. And the MC really has no choice but to go with it. She can manipulate him and she inflicts pain when he even looks at another woman.

Now the developer is going to have Tilly openly and willingly share the MC in a harem? How the fuck does that make sense? She’s in charge of an abusive relationship with her uncle, for all we know used her powers to make him fuck her ugly ass (and, yes, she is not a typical “model” render but, yes, she is also not attractive) and is now going to be “legit” cool with him openly fucking her and 2 other women?
I’m intrigued by the overall premise of the game but the toxic relationship between Tilly and the MC is a real negative.

Be nice about her looks. Even chicks like her in the RL need love. Ahahaha But, seriously, an abusive relationship like that will never work. So, harem starts, Tilly is ok with it, yeah, nah. She'll control it hard. I don't know if Tilly is bi or not, but, I really don't want to be around for anymore of her shit... I mean her 'shenanigans'.

I do hope the dev can find a middle ground and finally allow the MC take control of this shit. I'm sure a lot of the players are enjoying the whole femdom-not-femdom though. Not sure what else to call it. Same as I don't know wtf to call it when a male MC does it. But, only word that does come to mind is: 'Abuse'.

 

[Deleted member 1571716]

Maybe she’s bi and is going to be head of the harem? But what if the MC develops feelings for someone else? What if she becomes jealous of the MC and his stepdaughter? She’s already inflicted pain upon both of them... And I don’t usually play games where there is an abusive relationship, whether the MC is in charge or not. After the last update I’ve got one foot out the door because there’s now nothing to stop Tilly from forcing the MC to stay with her forever. The developer needs to do quite a bit of work because right now the MC has no backbone and just does what she wants.

Wait. She hurt the daughter too? I think the dev is going too far with this shit now. I might just unwatch the post after hearing that. I'm not even going to respond to the rest of what you said. Not to be an ass, but, because of the part where you said Tilly hurt the daughter. That tells me right there, that the dev isn't going to slow his roll with Tilly and IF the MC did nothing after she hurt the daughter, then, yeah, there's no hope for this game. (Unless I misunderstood what you just wrote.)

 

[varkatzas666]

I thought I would not like it, but I really loved it, I like the story of the powers and the volatile personality of the niece, it can be something disastrous for the MC which generates too much interest, Good story, so I hope there will be some update soon

 

[Watcher X]

The reason i supported this game is because it is something different and brave, which I appreciate and find interesting. Typically, in this this type of superpower themed game it would be a loser teenager MC trying to corrupt his family. Now the shoe is on the other foot and we play the one being corrupted / mind controlled.

 

[Burst Out Games]

Act II is here.



Powers That Be Chapter 8 - Breaking (v0.36), Tier 3 Patron release

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No more games. The stakes are up and things are getting serious. Our heroes don't realize it yet, but everything has changed, including them.

And now she needs your support more than ever, and for the first time it's up to you to decide how to support her...

Enjoy Chapter 8 - "Breaking", and stay tuned for the following chapter "Supporting".

This is a Patron-only release for Tiers 3 and above. The public release will be in two weeks, same time as Patron release of Chapter 9 (we are tentatively targeting the 4th of December).

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Version: v0.36

Changelog:

• Number of renders brought up to 605
• Minor chapter fixes
• Minor character model tweaks (doesn't affect previous episodes)

 

[Master_Rick]

If that niece says legit one more time ... even people that use it in context, do not say it that many times. Other than that the story developes well and it holds intrest. All in all well done so far other than what I mentioned