VN Ren'Py Radiant [v0.6.3] [RK Studios]

[BABaracus]

Great game, love the writing and the characters and I'm seriously impressed with the care and thought the devs put into this. Like others have already said, I think I would prefer if the game was even more focused on the triplets + MC and didn't have 4-5 additional female characters to take out on dates/seduce etc, who ultimately I'm not interested in at all.
In my opinion it's too much of a distraction from the "selling point" of the game (age difference & F/D relationship). Making decisions about how to act towards a whole bunch of supporting characters constantly gives me the vibe that they're implemented to bite me in the ass when the triplets will probably get wind of them in the long run of the story. Kind of frustrating during gameplay when it seems like you cannot choose if you even want to interact with them in the first place. I know you can turn some of them down, but it seems like not all of them. But I only played through this twice, so I cannot say i'm an expert of how this game is designed.
Also, of course, this is the story the devs chose to make and I completely respect that, so all these points of critique are meant in the most polite way.

 

[_13_]

Dammed will it be possible to avoid incest? I understand that few will be interested in this path, but still.

By the way, great game and triplets are the most adorable characters that I know of.

Don't install the taboo patch.

 

[Faptime]

Unofficial Android Port for :- Radiant v0.3 (patched)+ Joker Leader's WT MOD

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Textsize, opacity slider added
Rename from menu option added

If it says unknown developer or something like that just press install anyway.

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I don't think the patch was updated. When talking to Bernie, it was all "caretaker and wards".

 

[Mondoblasto]

Dammed Regarding the attack by smol wombat, I kinda think a *clang* SFX might have been even funnier.

 

[deevilwolv]

It is really amazing. I don't need to say anything else.

 

[Cernunnos.]

Enjoyed the update even with the curious twists. With the flashing on so many choices though I begin to question how important said choices are.

 

[Pcdump]

Thanx for the update, after a long wait finally arrived.
Love the game and the girls.
Keep up the good work.

 

[Mmushy]

Yeah, but that's just what happened in Dammed's other game, Polarity.
It started out interesting, with two single mothers and their girls, 2 or 3 side girls for quick fun and the feeling this could go downhill very quickly if u cheat...then suddenly there's a whole class (a dozen girls or so), which are thrown at u and of course they are all into the MC for reasons...

I agree with the rest u said, alone with the triplets, Gracie's backstory (for the girls and MC) and Natalie on top of that, would have been plenty of drama to work with. Add Brooke, thats 5 girls, u could have a good story, character development and depth with that.


I agree, i liked 2 or 3 scenes with the triplets, but overall this moves way to fast and too much cliche.
Olivia is in love at first sight, Alie is stupidly clueless and both already giving no damn about what others would say...
Maddi is the only one which behaves mostly normal, considering the circumstances.

And how should i say this... i really feel the drama about the lose of their mother, the new dad, the whole growing together as family and overcoming the past traumata really falls flat.
Scenes, like the ones with Natalie, the crazy cop, or Brooke the virgin mother (which had no bf, cause she was focused on her career, but having a 4-5y old kid in her early to mid twenties ) clearly don't help...one of the worst scenes was probably the car scene, where the MC has a rant how he losses his mind, battling a repressed sex addiction...i really thought he has lost it completely now.

From the emotions about Gracie's letter, drama and expectations i had from the first release, is honestly nothing left at this point.
But thats pretty much my fault, after 0.1 i was playing with the expection of a serious, drama filled and emotional game, with some depth to the characters.
If someone just want a harem game and a story, which doesn't take itself too serious, i'm sure this a top titel.

That's why I say, in the end all of this will be a dream the MC has while in a coma. Think about it, all the scenarios are at the level of an adolescent fantasy.
The successful photography career.
Triplets with 3 different looks and personalities but all into him.
The milf in her 50s that looks like she's in her 30s who not only forgives him for killing her son but wants to fuck him.
Immaculate conception that makes absolutely no sense as pointed out in the post above.
All the women he meets suddenly wanting to fuck him.
The ex FBI cop who's wife is willing to fuck the MC to get back at her husband.
Definitely the fantasies of an 18 year old

 

[OscarSix]

2021/07/07: Updated Mod, 0.3

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• Updated Walkthrough to 0.3
• Updated Scene Gallery to 0.3
• Updated Mod Options to 0.3

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[darlic]

The quality is high as always, but I cannot hide the fact that this update felt definitely lacking... there was too little content, considering the long development time. The pacing is good, it's just there could have been more stuff going on in this update is all.

 

[_13_]

That's why I say, in the end all of this will be a dream the MC has while in a coma. Think about it, all the scenarios are at the level of an adolescent fantasy.
The successful photography career.
Triplets with 3 different looks and personalities but all into him.
The milf in her 50s that looks like she's in her 30s who not only forgives him for killing her son but wants to fuck him.
Immaculate conception that makes absolutely no sense as pointed out in the post above.
All the women he meets suddenly wanting to fuck him.
The ex FBI cop who's wife is willing to fuck the MC to get back at her husband.
Definitely the fantasies of an 18 year old

I would be fine with a coma dream if, and only if, he wakes up and is introduced to those three loving triplets who all run to hug him. Last shot is the girls hugging him and MC thinking, "Here we go again!"

 

[Qixoni]

Gonna replay from the start to play this update. What is for a depraved person, hehe, the best path at the moment? A mix between Dark and Lust?

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[SrRK]

Great game, love the writing and the characters and I'm seriously impressed with the care and thought the devs put into this. Like others have already said, I think I would prefer if the game was even more focused on the triplets + MC and didn't have 4-5 additional female characters to take out on dates/seduce etc, who ultimately I'm not interested in at all.
In my opinion it's too much of a distraction from the "selling point" of the game (age difference & F/D relationship). Making decisions about how to act towards a whole bunch of supporting characters constantly gives me the vibe that they're implemented to bite me in the ass when the triplets will probably get wind of them in the long run of the story. Kind of frustrating during gameplay when it seems like you cannot choose if you even want to interact with them in the first place. I know you can turn some of them down, but it seems like not all of them. But I only played through this twice, so I cannot say i'm an expert of how this game is designed.
Also, of course, this is the story the devs chose to make and I completely respect that, so all these points of critique are meant in the most polite way.

Not designed to bite you in the ass at all. In the Official Walkthrough we repeatedly encourage going full harem/going for every single girl in the game. That's not to say there wont be some conflict, drama, and minor consequences since I want the girls to be somewhat real and have realistic feelings. That's probably why you're getting those vibes (I foreshadow this a lot), but if you don't mind a little drama and maybe some hurt feelings: go for it.

Finally, I do understand wanting to focus on the main trio, that said I addressed this a bit above by pointing out that around 65-70% of every chapter will focus on the main trio no matter how many other girls there are. The saying I like to use when addressing this feedback is "everything's better in moderation" -- something players may not realize is this game is around 30 hours long, and if we only ever focused on the triplets it'd get extremely dull and repetitive pretty fast. So in a sense, I'm sacrificing a little short term satisfaction & fan-service for long-term gain/stability in the game. Every girl you meet has her purpose and plays a role/is there to enrich the central plot.

Really glad you're having fun with the game btw!

 

[dolfe67]

I would like that too, but this is a porn game, There is not much that can be done

Even though it's a porn game, all sex encounters should be avoidable, unless it's absolutely necessary to the plot. In a lot of those games you can play it without having sex once.

Brooke is an odd one with a very weird upbringing and a lot of quirks. One of those quirks was being averted to relationships/men for most of her life and, as she mentions a couple of times during discussions, wanting to be a mother.

For most of her late teens/young adult life she was pretty lonely so she couldn't resist the urge to have a child when the opportunity presented itself. The details surrounding this are of course explored a lot more in future chapters.

Of course this is also a part of her strange/unique character arc... and a nod to those who like girls that are pure/virgins simultaneously. At the end of the day, Radiant is meant to be a fun/self-aware story with elements of erotic fantasy, so not to be taken too seriously even though it does get serious at times.

I though it was a "serious" story, not half-serious half-parody. You should choose one of these tones, it doesn't work well. The cop is a joke, you said it yourself. We're already stretching our belief on the incest part, but when you add a lot of silly things (some things can happen irl but not all at once to the same circle of people like in the game) it can't be taken seriously one bit

 

[DaHavoc]

I get that Sir Damned is dedicated to this game.
I get that Alorth works his ass off on multiple projects.

But it was 8 months. 8 Months of development time between one update and another. And yes, there is a good deal of content for an update based on your paths.

But not 8 months worth. So I'm sorry, but get your shit together. You're either making this, or you're not. 1 update in almost a year is not a feasible schedule. I don't care how much other stuff you have to do. 8 months of taking people's money to develop what amounts to about 2-3 months of content for any other game.

1000 Renders sounds like a lot. It's not. Most games do between 200-400 new renders every update, even the ones that come out monthly.

4000 lines of code sounds like a lot. Unless the lines are short. It's not like saying that you did 4000 lines of words in WP document. Sometimes in coding a line could be nothing more than one or two labels and commands, especially in Python.

So to the Devs, I say this with all respect and admiration for this piece of work:

Shit or get off the pot.

DreamNow's UOP gets roughly 600+ renders, 4+ animations on it's monthly updates. That's about 4800+ renders, 32+ animations in 8 months span. digi.B's Artemis's 2nd chapter is currently at ~2,700 renders in just 3 months and they are still working on it, that's ~900 renders per month.

I'm just saying that if you want to or ever want to invest in some legit top tier dev work, I'd rather choose them than SD/Alorth. I don't mean the game is trash or I'm not supporting them, I'm saying this because I know it has the potential to be one of the best VNs out there, and I'm only saying this (and I hope that they could read this) because I want them to improve on their work. Don't get me wrong, almost everything is top notch, it's just the updates and the content. 8 months doesn't match 1000+ renders and a few animations.

Yes, I'm comparing other dev's work to SD/Alorth's because tbh I was really expecting more from those 8 months that they are "working" on for this game. I know the VN devs are in on this together (idk if they're greedy with them $ or they are just that passionate of what they do) and from time to time they help each other to create more games for the VN community, but maybe it's time to just focus on what they have started and fully commit to it. Like I said, I'm not fully criticizing their work, and I'm not abandoning this as long as it gets updated, it's just that, improvements have to be made (dev-wise). If other devs can do it, I believe in SD/Alorth, I know that they could definitely do it as well.

 

[SrRK]

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Enjoyed the update even with the curious twists. With the flashing on so many choices though I begin to question how important said choices are.

Glad you liked it!

This update we make two major choices that start/stop entire relationship paths (major impact on the plot), a choice with the potential to have relationship-ending consequences later on (don't worry, I give second chances), a choice with a huge impact on the player's Psyche that leads to MC making an important decision later, make the first major relationship choice with one of the main female characters, and activate the dark path with two main characters.

So yeah, needless to say there were a LOT of major choices this chapter. Don't underestimate those flashing lights. If you see that, the choice is pretty important.

 

[MisterDan]

Nice update, well done. Good things come to those who don't nag the dev for updates wait

 

[Raziel_8]

Sorry to ask, but what does "FWB" stand for?

Friends with benefits or fuck buddies

No quotes but: to me virginity isn't about the hymen being intact. I get that having that "proof" is important for kinks or similar, so in a story it may be not the wisest choice, but some girls are born without or lose it while riding a bike - they're no virgins despite never having even kissed somebody? Others have procedures to reinsert - they're virgins after having slept with 100 guys? Can you take a virginity of the same girl twice then?

Avaron made an observation about the three letter crowd here and pacifying them (which usually only works with a literal pacifier). As you can see from my signature, I am not a fan of it myself, but those complaining that the MC meets a girl which has had prior experiences are just complainers, you can probably never satisfy them. After all, she once bought groceries before she met us and the salesperson was a guy!!!!!!!!! Cheating whore!!!!!!!!! She also had a crush on the guy from down the street, how could she? Nope, IMO it isn't helping to cater to that crowd. (And personally: you profit from a partner who knows what she is doing, but that is a different beast, I get the kink, I have it too, but in real life IMO it ain't worth it)

I honestly don't really care about the whole virginity thing.
I agree with the what u said, but for argument's sake.

As u said, virginity as the kink, i'm pretty sure it's about the classic meaning, with proof and no experience, or about purity, as more fitting term.

- As u said, the hymen can break do to many reasons, sports or smaller accidents as common cause.
- Others are born without

On the other hand
- The religious girl, with hymen intact, but had anal with dozens of guys...
- A lesbian, never with a boy before, but with a normal sex life and relationships.
Can u really call that virgin ?

As for the procedure to reinsert the hymen, i know that is a rather common thing for muslim women before marriage, at least in my country and always very confidential, cover storys etc.
Honestly never witnessed this outside of very strict religious familys.

Yeah i know the 3 letter crowd can get easily out of hand, both sides.
I honestly don't get the fuss about LI's, which hade a sex life before, i care about the story and good characters.
Thought, there seem to be more dev's, which like to make use of ''technicaly it's not'', cause it's only a dream, flashback, video etc.
That this doesn't sit well with the fans of a romance or harem game is understandable.
I mean, the most won't have a problem that their partner had other relationships before, but i don't think most would want to see a sex tape with their partner, even if that was before they came together.

 

[BionicMan [FR]]

something players may not realize is this game is around 30 hours long, and if we only ever focused on the triplets it'd get extremely dull and repetitive pretty fast.

Can only agree with you on that one, I pretty much stopped playing Dating My Daughter mid-chapter 3 because as I was not going for all routes (and all LI), the game became too repetitive for me to continue.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

Bummer, haha. Yeah, so long as you always save when the game prompts it you should never have to worry about broken saves in the official/unmodded game. Lemme know if you need help with anything else!



Yep! There's at least a couple. A ton of other little Easter Eggs, some related to Neko Paradise and some not, as well.

My favorite, of course, is the tribute to Chatter and Palmer. Still sad over both of them.