VN Ren'Py Projekt: Passion [S3 v0.15] [Classy Lemon]

[HappyGoLucky12]

No, it's just good taste

Sandra is a great character and a her first scene was phenomenal. But unfortunately this update did not deliver at all ..

 

[MAGO-DAG]

But bro...


Why is your game so saturated?

I connected my edit screenshot during the game, I have a so-called program on my phone, I usually work on editing photos and screenshots... so the pictures look different

I usually turn them on when I play a compressed version of the game, to improve the quality, but when I played Projekt Passion, I forgot to turn it off initially, so I was too lazy to turn off the program

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

It's not perverted to want my own Sandra.


Is it?

I feel like you don't actually want her as badly as you profess if you can't even spell SAndrA correctly. Jerk!
(J/k.)

 

[Classy Lemon]

I feel like you don't actually want her as badly as you profess if you can't even spell SAndrA correctly. Jerk!
(J/k.)

Finally someone gets it right

 

[Deleted member 6584104]

Pardon me while I get out my reading glasses. I have become old in my service to the porn VN industry...

 

[Classy Lemon]

Weekly(ish) Teaser - February 13



This is me procrastinating now that I'm back at work.

Same, Kaylee. Same.

I'm back to working as normal after my short post-update break. I'm glad that you enjoyed the last one even if it was a little thin on story progression. Safe to say that 0.11 will have plenty of nice plot and character development. I think you'll really like what I have planned.

That's all for now, stay classy

 

[Smarmint]

I'm back to working as normal after my short post-update break. I'm glad that you enjoyed the last one even if it was a little thin on story progression. Safe to say that 0.11 will have plenty of nice plot and character development. I think you'll really like what I have planned.

True, but it was fun. The snack search was a nice diversion from the story, and reinvigorating SAndrA is always good.

 

[tewinter]

I'll say that I don't mind when the story doesn't progress in this game, the "side" stories and characters are good enough for me to enjoy the updates, everything is very well written, never felt like an update was a waste of time, a feeling all too common in a few games I've played. Keep up the great work Classy

 

[Classy Lemon]

True, but it was fun. The snack search was a nice diversion from the story, and reinvigorating SAndrA is always good.

I'll say that I don't mind when the story doesn't progress in this game, the "side" stories and characters are good enough for me to enjoy the updates, everything is very well written, never felt like an update was a waste of time, a feeling all too common in a few games I've played. Keep up the great work Classy

Glad to hear that!

 

[lipe2410]

SAndrA content >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> story development

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

Glad to hear that! View attachment 3357304

I've always found characters almost the most important thing in a story. If the characters are strong — they are easily likable (or hateable), they have flaws, they have challenges that they must (and successfully do) overcome, they are very relatable, etc. — even a weak plot can be forgiven to a certain degree. I loved that about After the Inferno and currently in Projekt: Passion. I really enjoy that you put so much effort and focus on them.

The snack hunt and the competitions are great examples of these. Kaylee was still Kaylee; Ashe is still Ashe; Emily is still Emily. And, ofc, the changes in pacing are nice. Not everything has to be breakneck speed, not every problem needs to flow directly into another one.

 

[Richmondiv]

Just finished the update and let's do a review, why not?

I'm following maybe 10 different games and I've gotta say this one is the most fun. Which is how games are supposed to work, right?

In the last two updates I've been really impressed by how controlled the emotional range of the story is. It gets dark without getting melodramatic, farcical without getting downright cartooney. Lemon has a good natural sense of how far to go in both directions and hangs the whole thing on much better plot pacing and characterization than most devs can manage.

It strikes the same kind of balance as some of the adventure dramedies back in the '90s like Buffy the Vampire Slayer: a darkly serious overall plot that doesn't take itself too seriously and is populated by characters that have a sense of humour (or pointedly don't). It's a much better framework for comedy in a game than what we see more often, which is stoic, 'cool' characters twisted by the devs into strained attempts at funny situations or out-of-character jokes. This galaxy is just a more enjoyable environment to visit than 90% of the other games out there.

While I'm at it, something people don't talk a lot about is whether or not a dev is a good director, and now that I'm actually turning my mind to it, I think Lemon and Caribdis are probably neck-and-neck for being the best in the genre. The cinematography in this game is great and the choice of camera angles is always deliberate and evocative. No one uses a close-up or a Dutch angle as effectively as Lemon does, and he's got the best eye for colour going (with apologies to digi.B). The smash cuts to public transit (such a great running gag), the Ken Burns effect for establishing shots, the dolly shots for visual gags and combat scenes... this is a much more cinematic game than most of the heavy hitters out there. I love Being a Dik but let's face facts, most of the time you're just talking into a big yammering face in the middle of your screen.

I guess the only spot where I pull back a bit is on the gameplay mechanics. While the gameplay is really fun and the 'games', such as they are, are well above average in terms of being engaging, it doesn't always feel like choices particularly matter; or if they do, it's just for an immediate payoff rather than meaningful character or plot development. This is a visual novel that really does play more like a novel than an RPG, and I'd personally like to see a game capable of this emotional depth force me into some hard choices, to make me play again differently next time. (On the other hand, too much of that and you end up branching out so much you can only make thin, fragmentary updates.)

I'd also like the consequences of those choices to be at least vaguely foreseeable. You can fail the stash search even while being eminently reasonable, or you can lose a chance to boost your favourite relationship by going to the wrong planet first. Sometimes when the choices matter, you don't even know you're making them, or what choice you're making. The games with the best mechanics might not let you see the future, but they at least give you enough context to know that you're deliberately choosing A over B; or you're choosing to be more of this kind of character than that kind of character. So for example, if you stop to goof around with Kaylee on the stairs, maybe you're understanding that the trail's going to go cold and it's less likely that you'll be able to bring home the bacon for Emily, trading a few points with one for points with the other.

Finally, and most importantly, there's a staggering Hanna content deficit that the game has yet to fully address, so overall, D-minus.

(Seriously, though, Lemon, fantastic work. You've got a talent for visual storytelling, kid!)

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

Just finished the update and let's do a review, why not?

I'm following maybe 10 different games and I've gotta say this one is the most fun. Which is how games are supposed to work, right?

In the last two updates I've been really impressed by how controlled the emotional range of the story is. It gets dark without getting melodramatic, farcical without getting downright cartooney. Lemon has a good natural sense of how far to go in both directions and hangs the whole thing on much better plot pacing and characterization than most devs can manage.

It strikes the same kind of balance as some of the adventure dramedies back in the '90s like Buffy the Vampire Slayer: a darkly serious overall plot that doesn't take itself too seriously and is populated by characters that have a sense of humour (or pointedly don't). It's a much better framework for comedy in a game than what we see more often, which is stoic, 'cool' characters twisted by the devs into strained attempts at funny situations or out-of-character jokes. This galaxy is just a more enjoyable environment to visit than 90% of the other games out there.

While I'm at it, something people don't talk a lot about is whether or not a dev is a good director, and now that I'm actually turning my mind to it, I think Lemon and Caribdis are probably neck-and-neck for being the best in the genre. The cinematography in this game is great and the choice of camera angles is always deliberate and evocative. No one uses a close-up or a Dutch angle as effectively as Lemon does, and he's got the best eye for colour going (with apologies to digi.B). The smash cuts to public transit (such a great running gag), the Ken Burns effect for establishing shots, the dolly shots for visual gags and combat scenes... this is a much more cinematic game than most of the heavy hitters out there. I love Being a Dik but let's face facts, most of the time you're just talking into a big yammering face in the middle of your screen.

I guess the only spot where I pull back a bit is on the gameplay mechanics. While the gameplay is really fun and the 'games', such as they are, are well above average in terms of being engaging, it doesn't always feel like choices particularly matter; or if they do, it's just for an immediate payoff rather than meaningful character or plot development. This is a visual novel that really does play more like a novel than an RPG, and I'd personally like to see a game capable of this emotional depth force me into some hard choices, to make me play again differently next time. (On the other hand, too much of that and you end up branching out so much you can only make thin, fragmentary updates.)

I'd also like the consequences of those choices to be at least vaguely foreseeable. You can fail the stash search even while being eminently reasonable, or you can lose a chance to boost your favourite relationship by going to the wrong planet first. Sometimes when the choices matter, you don't even know you're making them, or what choice you're making. The games with the best mechanics might not let you see the future, but they at least give you enough context to know that you're deliberately choosing A over B; or you're choosing to be more of this kind of character than that kind of character. So for example, if you stop to goof around with Kaylee on the stairs, maybe you're understanding that the trail's going to go cold and it's less likely that you'll be able to bring home the bacon for Emily, trading a few points with one for points with the other.

Finally, and most importantly, there's a staggering Hanna content deficit that the game has yet to fully address, so overall, D-minus.

(Seriously, though, Lemon, fantastic work. You've got a talent for visual storytelling, kid!)

You really should post this as an actual review of the game (click the stars near the top and pick your rating, then copy this in the text box). I would just leave any mentions of other developers or games out of the review.

(BTW, I find it hilarious how many people use "kid" when referring to people on this site, a huge number of which are at least in their 40s, if not older.)

 

[Classy Lemon]

Now I'm not telling you to vote for PP in

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, I would never try to steer the numbers like that.

I'm just saying that you're dead to me if you don't

 

[MAGO-DAG]

Now I'm not telling you to vote for PP in

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I'm just saying that you're dead to me if you don't

How cunning you are!

 

[Lostanddamned]

Now I'm not telling you to vote for PP in

You must be registered to see the links

, I would never try to steer the numbers like that.

I'm just saying that you're dead to me if you don't

Will I get more Elysra scenes if I do?

 

[Elduriel]

Now I'm not telling you to vote for PP in

You must be registered to see the links

, I would never try to steer the numbers like that.

I'm just saying that you're dead to me if you don't

I voted for you on the comedy, sci-fi, and harem categories. Couldn't bring myself to vote for the music tho, even if this song is my new favorite

You must be registered to see the links

 

[Classy Lemon]

Just finished the update and let's do a review, why not?

I'm following maybe 10 different games and I've gotta say this one is the most fun. Which is how games are supposed to work, right?

In the last two updates I've been really impressed by how controlled the emotional range of the story is. It gets dark without getting melodramatic, farcical without getting downright cartooney. Lemon has a good natural sense of how far to go in both directions and hangs the whole thing on much better plot pacing and characterization than most devs can manage.

It strikes the same kind of balance as some of the adventure dramedies back in the '90s like Buffy the Vampire Slayer: a darkly serious overall plot that doesn't take itself too seriously and is populated by characters that have a sense of humour (or pointedly don't). It's a much better framework for comedy in a game than what we see more often, which is stoic, 'cool' characters twisted by the devs into strained attempts at funny situations or out-of-character jokes. This galaxy is just a more enjoyable environment to visit than 90% of the other games out there.

While I'm at it, something people don't talk a lot about is whether or not a dev is a good director, and now that I'm actually turning my mind to it, I think Lemon and Caribdis are probably neck-and-neck for being the best in the genre. The cinematography in this game is great and the choice of camera angles is always deliberate and evocative. No one uses a close-up or a Dutch angle as effectively as Lemon does, and he's got the best eye for colour going (with apologies to digi.B). The smash cuts to public transit (such a great running gag), the Ken Burns effect for establishing shots, the dolly shots for visual gags and combat scenes... this is a much more cinematic game than most of the heavy hitters out there. I love Being a Dik but let's face facts, most of the time you're just talking into a big yammering face in the middle of your screen.

I guess the only spot where I pull back a bit is on the gameplay mechanics. While the gameplay is really fun and the 'games', such as they are, are well above average in terms of being engaging, it doesn't always feel like choices particularly matter; or if they do, it's just for an immediate payoff rather than meaningful character or plot development. This is a visual novel that really does play more like a novel than an RPG, and I'd personally like to see a game capable of this emotional depth force me into some hard choices, to make me play again differently next time. (On the other hand, too much of that and you end up branching out so much you can only make thin, fragmentary updates.)

I'd also like the consequences of those choices to be at least vaguely foreseeable. You can fail the stash search even while being eminently reasonable, or you can lose a chance to boost your favourite relationship by going to the wrong planet first. Sometimes when the choices matter, you don't even know you're making them, or what choice you're making. The games with the best mechanics might not let you see the future, but they at least give you enough context to know that you're deliberately choosing A over B; or you're choosing to be more of this kind of character than that kind of character. So for example, if you stop to goof around with Kaylee on the stairs, maybe you're understanding that the trail's going to go cold and it's less likely that you'll be able to bring home the bacon for Emily, trading a few points with one for points with the other.

Finally, and most importantly, there's a staggering Hanna content deficit that the game has yet to fully address, so overall, D-minus.

(Seriously, though, Lemon, fantastic work. You've got a talent for visual storytelling, kid!)

Thank you friend, for this very in depth and also heartwarming review. Your feedback has been noted, and thanks for teaching me new terms such as Dutch Angle and Ken Burns Effect

 

[Classy Lemon]

Will I get more Elysra scenes if I do?

Uh yeah, sure

(You would have gotten it anyway, sucker)

 

[nyrek]

Uh yeah, sure

(You would have gotten it anyway, sucker)

he still wouldn't have played your game

explain yourself Lostanddamned