VN Ren'Py Rick and Morty: Another Way Home [r3.9] [Night Mirror]

[aaronminus]

Am I the only one who's favorite is Morticia? Like... I'm a big fan of the twincest angle that this version has. Don't get me wrong, Tricia and Summer are both pretty great, but... there's something very sweet about Morticia and Morty's relationship.

I'm not usually into Rule 63 but Morticia is great.
Good relationship with Morty and a cute character in her own right + she feels really balanced throughout the game and has the most natural arc of escalation. Their wholesome relationship in the context of a multi-girl game is pretty unique, and because they're "twins" the dynamic is generally on equal footing (unlike older sister or younger sister, which tend to place dominance in the older sibling). Moreso than any other character in the game, they feel like really good friends as well as sexual/romantic interests to each other.

I'd say Tricia is on her level, she's a bit more spread out, but she's also unique enough with her strange views on sexuality, faith and popularity all blending together in interesting ways.

To be fair though, Morticia is essentially "done" with her arc (unless something else comes up), whereas characters like Summer, Tricia and especially Jessica have a lot more room to grow as the game goes on. I don't think this is a problem for Morticia necessarily, but this might be why she feels like the most complete character at the moment.

 

[Night Mirror]

Ok i found something new

Spoiler: Bugged eyes

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I think I might have already fixed this, but I'll double check. Thanks for letting me know!

Edit:
Okay, this was indeed a new bug, and a weird one having to do with the slicing system. What should have been her arm reaching out to take Morticia's hand in the scene, was instead a different expression, because of a typo. Good spot, thanks to finding this one!

 

[fexacon]

Can you commit domestic violence in this game?

 

[DredgenVayn]

If this game had voice acting, then maaaan

There are porn VA's on Twitter wbo might do this if the dev asked them.

 

[Night Mirror]

There are porn VA's on Twitter wbo might do this if the dev asked them.

Yeah... but then I'd have to use twitter... so, nope.

More seriously though, adding VA isn't a small, quick, or easy undertaking. Even if I just focused on the sex scenes, or brief clips throughout the game, we are still talking a huge amount of time and effort, just even finding people that sound like the characters. And, they'd have to be willing to do it for free, not an undertaking most people will jump at.

Again, the main purpose of the Renp'py version is to make the Unity game more accessible (and fix a number of bugs... and add in my own fetishes... and, yeah, okay, put lots other of stuff), but this is not a full time job for me. Heck, it isn't even a job, it's a hobby I do for fun when I have time/feel like working on it. I have to pick and choose the things I both think are best for the game, and that I'm excited to work on, that I want to spend my limited free time doing.

And honestly, sound, music, and VA are all things I don't really care about in most porn games. I turn off sound/music in pretty much all of them. Even games with VA I usually mute. So... spending hundreds of hours working on a feature I personally don't care for sadly isn't going to happen any time oon (even if it something some players really enjoy).

If you really, really, need voice, you can press "v" and get the text-to-speech. I use it while reviewing scenes to find typos, and while not... good, it's passable if you just don't want to read.

 

[FeartheGreat]

To be fair, I feel the same way as Night Mirror when it comes to Music/Sound in lewd visual novels. I can do without the somewhat generic love music and the swish swish fap fap sound effects of people's bodies slamming together while I am reading sex scenes so I turn that stuff off as well. Most of the time I keep the female voice acting on though but in a game about Rick and Morty, you couldn't really keep the main protagonists silent in a game that has voice acting. To be honest, while one of the strongest points in the actual show is Morty's voice overs being so funny and adding a whole extra layer of hilarity, I can't say I would be all that enthusiastic to hear that kind of voice over in a sex scene in this game. I feel that it would be pretty annoying for anyone who does not really care much for voice authenticity and I would most certainly mute. Even if I just muted him and had everyone else talking it would not feel at all right without Morty's voice. So I think how things are right now work just fine.

 

[cooties69]

I haven't gotten there in the original game yet, but is the choice at the end of day 37 a unique choice for this version of the game or is it in both?

 

[Night Mirror]

I haven't gotten there in the original game yet, but is the choice at the end of day 37 a unique choice for this version of the game or is it in both?

There are almost no choice dialogues in the Unity game (none that have a game impact, one pullout/inside option), so yes, the day 37 choice(s) are unique to this version (the whole scene was made for this game).

 

[cooties69]

There are almost no choice dialogues in the Unity game (none that have a game impact, one pullout/inside option), so yes, the day 37 choice(s) are unique to this version (the whole scene was made for this game).

Ah, that makes scene. You ever think of trying to officially team up with Ferdafs and work on this game together?

 

[Night Mirror]

Ah, that makes scene. You ever think of trying to officially team up with Ferdafs and work on this game together?

I've been asked the question a fair number of times (so I should (and will) stick the response in the FAQ on the next update). The short version is, yes I have thought about it, and the answer is that it isn't really an option.

The longer answer has a lot of parts, but as brief as I can make it:

The renpy game has content (incest/rape) that isn't compatible with Pateron (and I'm not willing to censor myself).

Additionally there are system Ferdafs want's to use (like the wandering mechanic) that I just have zero interest in doing.

While I've put a lot of effort and love into this project, I did technically use the content without permission. Which, even if it boosts interest in the unity game, I'm not sure how fondly the original game dev would look on that.

And lastly, I want to do this for fun, I don't want it to be a job. If I'm working with a dev, whose job it is to make the game, it would have to be a job for me too (which I would prefer it not be (not to mention they would have to give up revenue to bring me on)).

So, is it impossible? No. But it is not something I think is likely, or that I have an immediate interest in perusing.

 

[MangoCoco]

To be fair, I feel the same way as Night Mirror when it comes to Music/Sound in lewd visual novels. I can do without the somewhat generic love music and the swish swish fap fap sound effects of people's bodies slamming together while I am reading sex scenes so I turn that stuff off as well. Most of the time I keep the female voice acting on though but in a game about Rick and Morty, you couldn't really keep the main protagonists silent in a game that has voice acting. To be honest, while one of the strongest points in the actual show is Morty's voice overs being so funny and adding a whole extra layer of hilarity, I can't say I would be all that enthusiastic to hear that kind of voice over in a sex scene in this game. I feel that it would be pretty annoying for anyone who does not really care much for voice authenticity and I would most certainly mute. Even if I just muted him and had everyone else talking it would not feel at all right without Morty's voice. So I think how things are right now work just fine.

If I hear that generic renpy sexy music they put in every hentai game again.....

 

[dunkin6698]

To be fair, I feel the same way as Night Mirror when it comes to Music/Sound in lewd visual novels. I can do without the somewhat generic love music and the swish swish fap fap sound effects of people's bodies slamming together while I am reading sex scenes so I turn that stuff off as well. Most of the time I keep the female voice acting on though but in a game about Rick and Morty, you couldn't really keep the main protagonists silent in a game that has voice acting. To be honest, while one of the strongest points in the actual show is Morty's voice overs being so funny and adding a whole extra layer of hilarity, I can't say I would be all that enthusiastic to hear that kind of voice over in a sex scene in this game. I feel that it would be pretty annoying for anyone who does not really care much for voice authenticity and I would most certainly mute. Even if I just muted him and had everyone else talking it would not feel at all right without Morty's voice. So I think how things are right now work just fine.

Yeah, I'll be honest, I kinda hate Justin Roiland's voices, it's the thing I like the least about Rick and Morty, which given the shit that went down in seasons 4 and 5, really says a lot. I think someone going "O-o-oh geez, (insert girl's name here), I-i-i'm gonna cum" would... fuck that would absolutely ruin this game for me, ngl. No joke, I change Morty's name, because otherwise I hear Justin Roiland's voice in my head reading his voice lines and man if that doesn't both kill my boner and make me feel deeply uncomfortable. All of this to say, this is one of the few games where having voice acting would make the experience significantly worse, at least for me personally.

 

[aaronminus]

I don’t really care for voices in my porn games, even the high end ones. If the game is more drama then porn, sometimes (stuff like Key’s visual novels) but often… nah.

I do really like music, though. A good soundtrack can bring a lot to a VN. That said, generic/overused tracks are far worse than no tracks.
Would my dream version of this game have a killer soundtrack? Yeah, obviously. But as a 30 hour not-for-profit hobby mod, that’s an unreasonable expectation. As NM said, the effort to implement is more than you might expect (I did a little looking myself) and not only that, but the time and financial costs for an original soundtrack if you can’t do it yourself is prohibitive if you’re not making some form of a return.
Similar western fangames like Katawa Shojo had a composer as a team member. Even games like Operation NOVEL that actually pay out of pocket are WAY smaller than this one, the number of tracks required to make it not stale here are much higher.

In short, it’s a cool idea, but too many hurdles, even if NM wanted to do it (which he doesn’t). I think the game gets across its atmosphere and personality well in other ways

 

[RohanGuillermo]

lol that soon games like this will literally be the only new Rick & Morty content you can get

 

[aaronminus]

lol that soon games like this will literally be the only new Rick & Morty content you can get

Assuming the absolute worst of Roiland (which, you shouldn't, both the accuser and the accused in these circumstances are owed the benefit of the doubt until more information comes to light), there is absolutely no way that [AS] ends Rick and Morty prematurely. It's the only show keeping them afloat.
If Roiland can't work again, they'll find a sound-alike and push on. I'd be legitimately shocked if this show dies before the episode order is up, even over this.
Solar Opposites would probably be boned though.

 

[ARMARATRON]

Am I the only one who's favorite is Morticia? Like... I'm a big fan of the twincest angle that this version has. Don't get me wrong, Tricia and Summer are both pretty great, but... there's something very sweet about Morticia and Morty's relationship.

I think its love ❤ and I really like it , also I do NOT think there is NOT more room to grow in their relationship; Of course there is!

 

[dunkin6698]

Assuming the absolute worst of Roiland (which, you shouldn't, both the accuser and the accused in these circumstances are owed the benefit of the doubt until more information comes to light), there is absolutely no way that [AS] ends Rick and Morty prematurely. It's the only show keeping them afloat.
If Roiland can't work again, they'll find a sound-alike and push on. I'd be legitimately shocked if this show dies before the episode order is up, even over this.
Solar Opposites would probably be boned though.

To be fair, I don't know anyone that gives even a single wet fart about Solar Opposites, so I can't imagine it's doing so hot with Roiland, but at this point I feel like we've gotten a wee bit off topic.

 

[mare222]

To be fair, I don't know anyone that gives even a single wet fart about Solar Opposites, so I can't imagine it's doing so hot with Roiland, but at this point I feel like we've gotten a wee bit off topic.

only thing i remember from solar oppisites is this robot

 

[dunkin6698]

I think its love ❤ and I really like it , also I do NOT think there is NOT more room to grow in their relationship; Of course there is!

I'd be remiss if I didn't say, it feels like Morty loves all the girls at this point (which kind of makes the scenes with Jessica frustrating) but it does feel like Morty and Morticia have, perhaps, the most actual chemistry. Others do rival Morticia but they've definitely got my favorite dynamic and, honestly, it could just stay, more or less, as it is now and I'd still be here for every one of Morticia's scenes. I'm sure there's stuff that could be done to advance, or otherwise change, their relationship, but I'm not a competent enough writer to want to suggest any changes, for fear of losing what makes their dynamic work so well. I'd rather they deepen what they have, and maybe have more like... wholesome nonsense scenes, but I imagine that's perhaps a bit outside the scope of either this project or Ferdafs' own plans for AWBH.

 

[Homelander_]

How do you people type paragraphs just for a porn game,