VN Ren'Py Race of Life [Act 1 v1.04.5] [Underground Studio]

[glaslow]

Jasmine looks fire but she has that stereotypacal slut behaviour you already get in a 1000 other VNs. Allison beeing a fire woman that we cheated on as the bad guy in the story is 1000 times more interesting just because its a fresh angle. Also I dont like characters with comically large tits and asses its so overdone at this point. But Im also someone who plays mostly for story with appreciation for a bit of spice here and there and not to goon. Idk how to word it exacly but Allison is the character as a whole who elevates this game so far from average to great

True, On the Overdone on the giant tits part. Jammin and Nat are not really that enormous. If there was a girl that had comically large tits it would be that bitch veronica. Jasmine and Nat seem pretty within reason. Allison is hot as hell still. I can't really disagree entirely.

 

[rimjob]

any eta on next update?

 

[hsaIV]

any eta on next update?

January 2027

 

[SeductivXP]

True, On the Overdone on the giant tits part. Jammin and Nat are not really that enormous. If there was a girl that had comically large tits it would be that bitch veronica. Jasmine and Nat seem pretty within reason. Allison is hot as hell still. I can't really disagree entirely.

i agree with you on this one especially on veronica other are perfect

 

[glaslow]

IDK man, MC would have recognized him since they have spoken at length several times. The guy actually didn't know MC so I tend to think that it was Rosie but I may be mistaken.

That is the other guy it could be. It is just why would he recognize Rosie's voice if he never met Rosie yet? 3rd option it is a currently unknown character that knew the MC.

 

[maxthruster]

That is the other guy it could be. It is just why would he recognize Rosie's voice if he never met Rosie yet? 3rd option it is a currently unknown character that knew the MC.

Natalya's father, perhaps? It would explain why he recognized the person's accent specifically rather than the voice.

 

[Tier1selection]

Natalya's father, perhaps? It would explain why he recognized the person's accent specifically rather than the voice.

I think that maybe you are up to something. That could be a great twist to the story: having the russians tied to Ian Freely and his shady businesses

 

[guidedbyvoices]

Oh boy fixing relationships is better ? In this fictitious story all the pieces are put in place for that to happen if you the player so desire but in real life ......only an inexperienced (or still young...very young) person would think that way.

They don't like talking about real life behaviour around here

 

[IlikebeingaDIK]

I've already written my essays on Veronica. I'll just say I wish she could be better and leave it there. She looks good, especially when she puts her hair up, but he attitude is just far too off-putting and her impact on the story is too minimal to make spending time feel worth it.

For me she suffers from the Jill syndrome where she's too sweet for a game where female characters throw themselves at you World War Z style. Then again even randoms like Becky and Tara have fanboys in BaDIK so I'm sure Jill is hella popular but still, they share a lot of similarities imo.

Veronica is sweet, supportive and all that good shit with very little friction or drama to incentivize players going for her and after she fucks off to Canada, nothing changes.

Tbh, feels like this is a weak point of the game, you can switch LIs without much... Change in outcome, I guess?

Do you wanna bring your ex-wife or the German spy? Who cares the outcome is basically the same.

 

[maxthruster]

For me she suffers from the Jill syndrome where she's too sweet for a game where female characters throw themselves at you World War Z style. Then again even randoms like Becky and Tara have fanboys in BaDIK so I'm sure Jill is hella popular but still, they share a lot of similarities imo.

Veronica is sweet, supportive and all that good shit with very little friction or drama to incentivize players going for her and after she fucks off to Canada, nothing changes.

Tbh, feels like this is a weak point of the game, you can switch LIs without much... Change in outcome, I guess?

Do you wanna bring your ex-wife or the German spy? Who cares the outcome is basically the same.

To each their own but I would not call Veronica's problem "being too sweet" lol. I also don't really think she's comparable to Jill, but that's drifting a little too far from the topic of this thread.

As for the bit about "changing the outcome..." yeah? That's how the majority of these games work. I think most people would agree that an AVN where whether or not you can advance the main plot effectively depends on which girl you like best would be a terrible experience mechanically. Like, imagine being told that you couldn't win certain races unless you shack up with Jasmine, or that Lily wouldn't wake from her coma unless you reunite with Allison, or that you won't get revenge on Wyatt unless you choose Maggie. These would all be ridiculous outcomes since you can only (probably) choose one girl by the end, and so would miss out on resolving at least 80% of the storylines.

 

[El_Magnifico]

For me she suffers from the Jill syndrome

Cheating on her with the way more attractive redhead ?

 

[byaaahh]

My problem with Veronica is her pressuring MC to put more into their relationship, right after his daughter is put into a coma...

I mean, is that really the time to drop an ultimatum?

 

[Idontplay]

My Everyone's problem with Veronica is her pressuring MC to put more into their relationship, right after his daughter is put into a coma...

I mean, is that really the time to drop an ultimatum?

Fixed

 

[IlikebeingaDIK]

I would not call Veronica's problem "being too sweet" lol.

I would. She brings no friction or drama to the table. She gets swept really easy and she basically fucks off to the sunset if she doesn't get first place. If you consider her 'pressuring' MC for a relationship something bad then idk what yall think of women IRL cuz it's very conventional behavior.

As for the bit about "changing the outcome..." yeah? That's how the majority of these games work. I think most people would agree that an AVN where whether or not you can advance the main plot effectively depends on which girl you like best would be a terrible experience mechanically. Like, imagine being told that you couldn't win certain races unless you shack up with Jasmine, or that Lily wouldn't wake from her coma unless you reunite with Allison, or that you won't get revenge on Wyatt unless you choose Maggie. These would all be ridiculous outcomes since you can only (probably) choose one girl by the end, and so would miss out on resolving at least 80% of the storylines.

You're missing the point. Any good story-driven or choices-matter game have decent amount of sub plotlines where making specific decisions or picking specific characters rewards you with substories, different scenes (outside of fucking), slight tweaks to conversations, etc.

Kinda like how going for Quinn gets you to mingle downtown and meet with dealers, going for Jill gets you to meet her friends and thus introduces new characters you'd just glance off otherwise, etc. None of these ultimately change the main plot but they give you something more than just swapping characters at an event.

Cheating on her with the way more attractive redhead ?

Nah Sage puts Jammin to shame, it's not even a competition. But hey, the comparison does make sense lol.

 

[Dessolos]

My problem with Veronica is her pressuring MC to put more into their relationship, right after his daughter is put into a coma...

I mean, is that really the time to drop an ultimatum?

this right here. I feel not enough time has even past for her to bring it up again especially after what happens to the daughter. That is when i went from she is okay to okay I don't like this LI at all.

 

[maxthruster]

She brings no friction or drama to the table.

Lol.

You're missing the point. Any good story-driven or choices-matter game have decent amount of sub plotlines where making specific decisions or picking specific characters rewards you with substories, different scenes (outside of fucking), slight tweaks to conversations, etc.

Kinda like how going for Quinn gets you to mingle downtown and meet with dealers, going for Jill gets you to meet her friends and thus introduces new characters you'd just glance off otherwise, etc. None of these ultimately change the main plot but they give you something more than just swapping characters at an event.

Saying this as though you don't get these kinds of exclusive scenes or different dialogues in Race Of Life implies to me that you really haven't played the game very much. There's tons of variation depending on your choices and who you're fucking.

 

[IlikebeingaDIK]

Lol.

Still waiting for something beyond "but she pressured him to get in a relationship ".

There's tons of variation depending on your choices and who you're fucking.

Lol.

Tons of variation in the form of 3 sorry ass angles for the sex scenes. Good shit.

 

[byaaahh]

Still waiting for something beyond "but she pressured him to get in a relationship ".

MC: "My daughter was ran over and is laying comatose in the hospital..."
V: "OK, but if you don't focus on me and our relationship, we're done!"

Any self-respecting man and father would tell her to get fucked.

 

[maxthruster]

Still waiting for something beyond "but she pressured him to get in a relationship ".

I'll link you to this part of the thread from a while back where I and several others discussed V's ups and downs. You can see all my opinions on her through that conversation. There's too much for me to really be interested in reiterating to you, but the tl;dr is that she's clingy, overly jealous of any attention from other women, unwilling to respect Jake's boundaries and not even particularly relevant to the story. That's the basics of my criticisms of her, but again if you want more in depth discussion you can find it through that link.

Lol.

Tons of variation in the form of 3 sorry ass angles for the sex scenes. Good shit.

I'm not even going to bother responding this one because it's so blatantly stupid to go "ugh there's no variation based on which girl you choose" and when its pointed out that there is, they all have their own routes and scenes and effects on the main narrative - the conference alone, my God - to respond with "yeah camera angles." Like, what?

 

[glaslow]

My problem with Veronica is her pressuring MC to put more into their relationship, right after his daughter is put into a coma...

I mean, is that really the time to drop an ultimatum?

Yes this is what makes me hate her the most. She is like a ticking time bomb of jealousy and selfishness.