VN Ren'Py Race of Life [Act 1 v1.02] [Underground Studio]

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Dessolos

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jprotieg75 said:
Hello if the developer reads this thread, any chance of getting some nipple rings on Kris Sweet? I expected to not have any interest in her until I saw her in the game, holy crap, you guys did a really nice job designing her. Blew me away. :)ROFLMAO:) Seriously, beautiful girl, great job.
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While I feel im like one of the only ones that doesn't really like Kris or at least not attracted to her but I agree no nipple piercings seemed out of place for her. Would of liked to see them, tho I admit pierced nipples a bit of a turn on for me so might be slightly biased on that front.
 
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Dessolos said:
While I feel im like one of the only ones that doesn't really like Kris or at least not attracted to her but I agree no nipple piercings seemed out of place for her. Would of liked to see them, tho I admit pierced nipples a bit of a turn on for me so might be slightly biased on that front.
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Ya nipple rings & studs are definitely a major turn-on for me as well. Surely hope Underground Studio is considering adding these for her as IMO they just fit her character perfectly (and it doesn't hurt she's just hot af in general, IMO).
 
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First of all thanks for the update! As in your first release a huge amount of content. Always appreciated.
That said I would like to offer some hopefully constructive criticism:
1: - Provide a bypass to the mini-games. I found them not jus annoying, but a barrier to enjoying the race scenes.
2: - Lose the cliff hanger endings - with months between releases they are just irritating beyond belief.
3: - I find I can't load saves made from the current release.
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So many comment about the MC being an asshole to cheat with a young daughter:
In some sense that's an inherent truth but it ignores what else we know. Allison stopped being a loving caring wife. As the MC points out they both put their daughter first but neither put their spouse 2nd. Both hung on through years of marriage neither investing in their spouse. So yeah he cheated and he was wrong, but the marriage was sick and destructive long before that happened and both bear responsibility for that. It's not like she was trying to save her marriage. Its failure falls on both equally.

Absurd plotting: The MC sees the man who was a direct threat to his (now) ex-wife sitting in a van watching her house. Decides he must be wrong because the man is still in prison. Tells his best friend, who blows it off, but not his wife whom he doesn't want to worry with all thats going on. Ignoring that someone ran down their daughter in front of that same house. Then having "protected" her from worry doesn't bother to make a phone call to check on the man's status. As I said absurd. A 15 minute phone call would have revealed the perp had been released or escaped. Speaking from personal experience, questions about early release or escapes are actively answered by law enforcement.

Cammie and the note on the MC's back: So knowing that a good outcome at the ball is not just critical to the MC's professional success but also securing the funding to pay for the treatment of Lily Cammie puts that note on his back as a "joke". Hard to think of a more destructive and in a strong sense evil stunt. The MC has to seriously reevaluate his relationship with Cooper and Cammie.

This is an excellent VN. Technically sound, extremely attractive LIs, good writing, a quality product. Nothing is perfect. I look forward to your next release.
 
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Great update but I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last one. Didn't take many updates before this studio abandoned their last game. It's the reason I won't support on Patreon yet either.
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Wasn't there issues between the dev team? Don't quote me on that
 
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UncleFredo said:
So many comment about the MC being an asshole to cheat with a young daughter:
In some sense that's an inherent truth but it ignores what else we know. Allison stopped being a loving caring wife. As the MC points out they both put their daughter first but neither put their spouse 2nd. Both hung on through years of marriage neither investing in their spouse. So yeah he cheated and he was wrong, but the marriage was sick and destructive long before that happened and both bear responsibility for that. It's not like she was trying to save her marriage. Its failure falls on both equally.
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Yeah no. The MC actually explained it himself: The state of their marriage was bad and they both contributed towards it, not careing enough. But the MC indicated that he tried to avoid the confrontation/communication while allison was looking for it (probably in an annoying way but nontheless). Of course usually in longterm relationships both partnes contribute to the problem but that doesnt really matter in this case.

And im pretty sure if youre being honest and the roles would have been reversed (aka allison would have cheated with an coworker of her and the mc) you would not be looking for excuses why her cheating may have been justified. Your perspective seems screwed. She would have been an inredeemable slut who broke the mc's heart and probably not a lot of people would be interrested in her as an LI no matter how much she supports the MC nowadays or am i wrong? I would have no interrest at all in her in this case.

He was suppresing their problems in his mind rather than looking for a solution and even if that solution would have been a divore in the end, it would have been way better than cheating on your wife and the mother of your young child.

He just hadnt the mindset or maturity to communicate about their problems, which is comprehensible and can happen in the best marriages irl. He was an asshole in this regard but it makes him relatable too, sometimes human's take bad decisions when being tempted. It probably wasnt a rational thought out decision on his part, he was probably just horny and tempted or kinda feeling the urge to explore new things due to being married (too) young.

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Absurd plotting: The MC sees the man who was a direct threat to his (now) ex-wife sitting in a van watching her house. Decides he must be wrong because the man is still in prison. Tells his best friend, who blows it off, but not his wife whom he doesn't want to worry with all thats going on. Ignoring that someone ran down their daughter in front of that same house. Then having "protected" her from worry doesn't bother to make a phone call to check on the man's status. As I said absurd. A 15 minute phone call would have revealed the perp had been released or escaped. Speaking from personal experience, questions about early release or escapes are actively answered by law enforcement.
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Yeah, i really love this AVN but this is the part which kinda irritated me and even more after we heard the roofie story involving wyatt and allison AND someone breaking into allisons house at the same day. Come on .. there is this ONE guy in your life who has a HUUUGE grudge against you and your wife, is a criminal and was really obsessed about your wife being his. And you see him the day after the "accident" in front of her house .. and just stop thinking about it afterwards and nobody even cares?

That's my only real worry regarding this AVN, i would have been content with the racing and physic storylines and lily being in coma really being an accident. I fear a liiiiitttle bit that everything gets too convuluted or over the top with the involvment of Wyatt, Freely, Maggie (her storyline with freely), a possibly spy and probably crime stuff about the racing part AND the physics project (we saw someone trying to access the pc already). And we're only at EP2 at this point, there will be for sure entirely new storylines coming too.

But i hope these are just stupid concerns of mine and the dev continues to make such an amazing game!
 
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UncleFredo said:
Cammie and the note on the MC's back: So knowing that a good outcome at the ball is not just critical to the MC's professional success but also securing the funding to pay for the treatment of Lily Cammie puts that note on his back as a "joke". Hard to think of a more destructive and in a strong sense evil stunt. The MC has to seriously reevaluate his relationship with Cooper and Cammie.
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Was that note really gonna cause any problems though? Everyone and their mother knows that if someone has a note like that on their back it was put there as a joke. And it's not like anyone would believe Nat was his daughter either as they should be roughly around the same age. I don't know, it doesn't seem like a big deal to be, but maybe that's just me.
 
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Started the game yesterday and now all caught up, and damn, it was very awesome and chunky!
Loved it.

Out of all the LIs, I have to say, Jasmine stand above everyone else for me as my favorite LI.
The wit, charm, playfulness and the teasing, thoughtfulness there's just so much I love about her character.
The dialogue/banter with the MC, out of all the LIs, I find to be most fun and engaging as well in terms of her arc; being an incredible helper/partner among many aspects of MC's life (whether it's the project or the races).
She just hits all the marks with bullseyes for me.

Second favorite would be the ex-wife Allison.
The whole tragedy with the accident bringing two estranged people back together really does have a very engaging quality to it.
My guess is Allison will probably be the most slow burn in terms of the proper (not hate sex route :HideThePain: ) sex with the MC, but I think it quite fits her character.


Regarding Wyatt, is it just me or does anyone else think he's gonna join the racing scene with his Zerrato (with the front splitter) intending to screw over MC time after time, as his ongoing nemesis?
Also, ngl, characters keep mentioning this top debt collector/enforcer of Honest Toby (forgot his name lol), I'm actually looking forward to seeing what role he will play in the story and how everyone so afraid of this guy we haven't seen yet.

UndergroundStudio kudos to great job with Episodes 1 & 2, and I'll continue following this game for future updates.
 
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Jericho85 said:
So after CH2, I'm thinking the power rankings are currently:

  1. Jasmine
  2. Natalya
  3. Alexa
  4. Dr. Mommy
  5. Maggie
  6. Kris
  7. Patricia
  8. Nerd Girl
  9. Literally every other side girl
  10. Maggie's mom
  11. Veronica
  12. Allison

What do yall think?
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Gonna get a different response from everyone who replies. :D For me it's Kris & Maggie at this point.
 
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Awesome update! I always had suspicions about me having soft spot for exes turns out the game confirms it. Definitely hope for a reunion down the line with Allie and a happy family. Rooting for Jaamin as well cuz I can't resist red like a bull and honestly she just vibes really well <3
 
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JJJ84 said:
Regarding Wyatt, is it just me or does anyone else think he's gonna join the racing scene with his Zerrato (with the front splitter) intending to screw over MC time after time, as his ongoing nemesis?
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I think that's a given. It's interesting that he seems to be involved with Freely as well in some capacity. One thing's for sure, the MC's lucky streak after Lily's accident is surely going to run out.
 
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Top half of list is close to mine. For me I would 4. Kris, 5. V, 6. Alexa, 7. Natalya, 8. Everyone else.
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Honestly only reason I have Kris so low I feel like I want to get to know her better tho I admit I'm not really into or attracted to Kris for w/e reason but probably will be once we get to know her more she seems like an interesting character so far.
 
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JJJ84 said:
Regarding Wyatt, is it just me or does anyone else think he's gonna join the racing scene with his Zerrato (with the front splitter) intending to screw over MC time after time, as his ongoing nemesis?


UndergroundStudio kudos to great job with Episodes 1 & 2, and I'll continue following this game for future updates.
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I think he is gonna cause issues with you and Honest Toby somehow ontop of trying to sabotage your car or something.
 
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