VN Ren'Py Ripples [v0.6.0 Public] [Jestur]

[Brannon]

Yeah. I am jealous. I worked for a 4 years on my game, why should my game be having less attention and be worse/hate?

#1 Quality of writing.
I never heard "Unlimited Pleasure" as having very good or better writing and/or renders. I have seen a few dozen "recommended AVN's lists" over the years. "Unlimited Pleasure" was in none of them.
#2 Name.
"Unlimited Pleasure" is relatively generic. Sure, you'll get what is written on the tin but there hardly are intricate things expected.
#3 Character Design.
Not played your game at all but from the preview pictures alone I can see not much more than quite a few big tit sluts and ... let's call it few "normal" women.

 

[shitass1001]

Yeah. I am jealous. I worked for a 4 years on my game, why should my game be having less attention and be worse/hate?

Having played Unlimited Pleasure, the first thing I can think of is that your game is just a porn game, whereas ripples is an adult visual novel, this seems like semantics, but I promise it matters. Ripples would have just as good a story even if the sex scenes were removed, 'Unlimited pleasure' is a sandbox where you romance one character then move onto the next, there is no staying power in a game like that.
To add, most of the highest rated games on this site have a good mix of lewdness and story, like Ripples, if you go to the latest updates tab and sort by "weighted rating" then this will ring true (with a few exceptions, of course).

Also, I haven't seen Jestur in any threads for other games talking shit.

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[Phase_01]

Yeah. I am jealous. I worked for a 4 years on my game, why should my game be having less attention and be worse/hate?

I can understand the frustration of putting in time and effort into something and it not doing as well as you'd like it to.

However, redirecting that energy into shitting on other creators will not help your own game do better.
The sad reality, is that TIME + EFFORT does not equal SUCCESS.

I apologize if the things I say do not relate to you, as I have not played your game, so I am not aware on what issues you may be facing.

Instead of wasting time shitting on others, maybe try to find out in a non-antagonizing manner, why these other games are so successful. What are these games doing that yours isn't?
The time you spend being negative and hating on others' success, could be more time spent on improving your artistic, technical, and writing skills.

As you can see on this site, there are thousands of porn games, what makes yours special enough for others to put their time into playing? Try to find that unique element that you enjoy making, and others that share that interest will find their way to your games.

I saw in your thread that people are hating on your game, and I am sorry to hear that, but doing the same to others will not fix your problems. If your current project is not working out well, there is nothing wrong with putting it on hold and trying something new, or taking a hiatus to work on your skills/areas that people seem to dislike. Talk to others with the intent to learn, not fight, on what you can work on and improve. I know pride might come in the way since you've been doing this for 4 years, but sometimes its necessary to put your feelings aside, be humble, and ask for advice.

I hope you are able to make a game that you enjoy making, and that others will also enjoy.

 

[shazba jnr]

If you did not learn it from the game it clearly is a skill issue


Jealous that your own game is on 3 stars with 99 reviewers?

Yeah. I am jealous. I worked for a 4 years on my game, why should my game be having less attention and be worse/hate?

I'm going to be as polite as possible. Take my words as you will...

1. He doesn't argue and/or antagonise with people here.
2. He has a firm grasp of the English language.
3. It's just a better story.

Having played Unlimited Pleasure, the first thing I can think of is that your game is just a porn game, whereas ripples is an adult visual novel, this seems like semantics, but I promise it matters. Ripples would have just as good a story even if the sex scenes were removed, 'Unlimited pleasure' is a sandbox where you romance one character then move onto the next, there is no staying power in a game like that.
To add, most of the highest rated games on this site have a good mix of lewdness and story, like Ripples, if you go to the latest updates tab and sort by "weighted rating" then this will ring true (with a few exceptions, of course).

Also, I haven't seen Jestur in any threads for other games talking shit.

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I can understand the frustration of putting in time and effort into something and it not doing as well as you'd like it to.

However, redirecting that energy into shitting on other creators will not help your own game do better.
The sad reality, is that TIME + EFFORT does not equal SUCCESS.

I apologize if the things I say do not relate to you, as I have not played your game, so I am not aware on what issues you may be facing.

Instead of wasting time shitting on others, maybe try to find out in a non-antagonizing manner, why these other games are so successful. What are these games doing that yours isn't?
The time you spend being negative and hating on others' success, could be more time spent on improving your artistic, technical, and writing skills.

As you can see on this site, there are thousands of porn games, what makes yours special enough for others to put their time into playing? Try to find that unique element that you enjoy making, and others that share that interest will find their way to your games.

I saw in your thread that people are hating on your game, and I am sorry to hear that, but doing the same to others will not fix your problems. If your current project is not working out well, there is nothing wrong with putting it on hold and trying something new, or taking a hiatus to work on your skills/areas that people seem to dislike. Talk to others with the intent to learn, not fight, on what you can work on and improve. I know pride might come in the way since you've been doing this for 4 years, but sometimes its necessary to put your feelings aside, be humble, and ask for advice.

I hope you are able to make a game that you enjoy making, and that others will also enjoy.

One thing Ripples has (and other top tier games here have) are:

• Very good English. It pays big time to have someone with great English skills proofread and edit every written word in the game. It's simply not good enough to get the message across, it needs to be concise enough not lose the reader in a bunch of mumbo jumbo, but descriptive enough so that the emotion of every scene is conveyed.
  
  
• Very good humor. Every culture has their own humor, so you can't nail this for every reader, but humor that has people laughing out loud for real makes a huge difference in a game.
  
  
• Good characterisations. Players love it when the different girls come across like... different girls! And a little bit of depth to each character goes a very long way.
  
  
• Emotive facial features. The graphics don't have to be top notch, I mean compare Ripples early days to Ripples now, the graphics have significantly improved, but what hasn't changed is the girls facial expressions told you everything! When a girl looks like she's brainless, readers lose interest real soon.
  
  
• An intriguing plot. Something that keeps players wanting more, that keeps them talking between the episodes, is a huge draw card. It doesn't need Mission Impossible II twists and turns, it just needs to be enough that we care what happens next.
  
  
• Fun sex scenes. I can't vouch for everyone else, but watching some faceless dude ploughing some random woman can get boring. The banter/interaction between the characters while they are fucking is just as much a draw card as the fucking.

All the good games have most of the above, and strengths in some fields will allow weaknesses in other fields to be forgiven, but strengths in all fields is the ultimate aim.

 

[Faithzzz]

Awesome game!

 

[hoshimota]

One thing Ripples has (and other top tier games here have) are:

• Very good English. It pays big time to have someone with great English skills proofread and edit every written word in the game. It's simply not good enough to get the message across, it needs to be concise enough not lose the reader in a bunch of mumbo jumbo, but descriptive enough so that the emotion of every scene is conveyed.
  
  
• Very good humor. Every culture has their own humor, so you can't nail this for every reader, but humor that has people laughing out loud for real makes a huge difference in a game.
  
  
• Good characterisations. Players love it when the different girls come across like... different girls! And a little bit of depth to each character goes a very long way.
  
  
• Emotive facial features. The graphics don't have to be top notch, I mean compare Ripples early days to Ripples now, the graphics have significantly improved, but what hasn't changed is the girls facial expressions told you everything! When a girl looks like she's brainless, readers lose interest real soon.
  
  
• An intriguing plot. Something that keeps players wanting more, that keeps them talking between the episodes, is a huge draw card. It doesn't need Mission Impossible II twists and turns, it just needs to be enough that we care what happens next.
  
  
• Fun sex scenes. I can't vouch for everyone else, but watching some faceless dude ploughing some random woman can get boring. The banter/interaction between the characters while they are fucking is just as much a draw card as the fucking.

All the good games have most of the above, and strengths in some fields will allow weaknesses in other fields to be forgiven, but strengths in all fields is the ultimate aim.

I mean I agree with most of what you wrote but you kind of left out the most important part, it has some of the best graphics among H games. This includes the way he does fully animated scenes instead of just a bunch of stills and choppy skipping animation shit like many games do.

I looked up this 'Unlimited Pleasure' game after I saw the posts above (as others have said, I had never even heard of it before.) The first thing that jumps out at me is the art looks super dated, it looks just like the art in Mythic Manor. The second thing was, I absolutely hate 'ridiculous watermelon-sized tits that would dislocate the bitch's spine in real life' and the game appears to be full of that. So it's an instant no for me.

People will make a big part of their decision (interested or not) based on seeing a few screenshots when they first look up your game, and their continued engagement will be heavily influenced by whether the art inside the game is compelling. So the graphics are insanely important.

 

[Norome28]

Anyone have save file for ep5?

 

[killifish1999]

great game 5*

cant wait for Episode 7

 

[quorkboy]

Overall and definitely for sex content, Skylar. There isn't a lot with Jessica in general unless you picked her over Skylar a few episodes back, and in comparison her sex content is fairly minimal even then.

True. But that Jessica photo session!!!!!



I started this story all in on Skylar. She's still in my signature pics, but I've deviated onto the Jessica path.

(I have faith that if I am patient I'll get Skylar back and have them both!)

 

[Mickademous]

True. But that Jessica photo session!!!!!



I started this story all in on Skylar. She's still in my signature pics, but I've deviated onto the Jessica path.

(I have faith that if I am patient I'll get Skylar back and have them both!)

Been a bit since last I played (I'm not one to replay before a new update comes out).
However, from what I remember, no one in the present was even a close second to Skylar.
I'm having trouble remembering who Jessica even is.
Couple other girls could have been the primary, but only if Skylar had stayed out of the picture.

 

[Elhemeer]

Been a bit since last I played (I'm not one to replay before a new update comes out).
However, from what I remember, no one in the present was even a close second to Skylar.
I'm having trouble remembering who Jessica even is.
Couple other girls could have been the primary, but only if Skylar had stayed out of the picture.

Jessica is the sister you have to pass on to have relations with Skylar.

 

[jamesjayd]

Jessica is the sister you have to pass on to have relations with Skylar.

She is not the sister. If I followed it correctly, the mc and his dad met Tiffany and by that time she had already given birth to Jessica.

 

[Takkatakka]

She is not the sister. If I followed it correctly, the mc and his dad met Tiffany and by that time she had already given birth to Jessica.

Yeah...well...you can install an incest patch and then she becomes the MC's sister or half-sister, I think. And the way she behaves it actually makes a bit more sense that way. On the other side the Tiffany story makes less sense with that patch, so I would forgo it...not that I like incest stuff to begin with...

 

[ArDZer]

She is not the sister. If I followed it correctly, the mc and his dad met Tiffany and by that time she had already given birth to Jessica.

And if the second trip to the past is also taken into account, the protagonist in all probability saved Jessica from that Eric scum, since he nearly punched Tiffany who at the time was pregnant with her (at least at the early stages).

Spoiler: I wonder if he became a tenor later in life, he certainly has the voice

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[hu lover]

Great game and great character development! looking forward to future game updates!

 

[aereton]

Big Brother Patreon

I see what you did there

 

[jamesjayd]

Yeah...well...you can install an incest patch and then she becomes the MC's sister or half-sister, I think. And the way she behaves it actually makes a bit more sense that way. On the other side the Tiffany story makes less sense with that patch, so I would forgo it...not that I like incest stuff to begin with...

On the topic, I feel like in the future there's a possibility that the mc will be the father of some of the present day girls. My guess is the twins. I doubt it, but I mean it definitely is taking a sort of Back To The Future type direction

 

[Takkatakka]

On the topic, I feel like in the future there's a possibility that the mc will be the father of some of the present day girls. My guess is the twins. I doubt it, but I mean it definitely is taking a sort of Back To The Future type direction

People have brought up a lot if theories regarding that. The thing is, that Patreon forbids any form of incest in that direction.

 

[Brannon]

On the topic, I feel like in the future there's a possibility that the mc will be the father of some of the present day girls. My guess is the twins. I doubt it, but I mean it definitely is taking a sort of Back To The Future type direction

Read up.
That theory has been promoted by me a couple of times.
Prime candidates are the twins, Krystal, Skylar and Darci.

Main reasons why this is possible and even likely:
The man "briefing" MC for the second jump and rescuing/scolding/punishing him for the first one.
For the second jump it is deemed crucial that MC has a job interview at the plant that apparently is responsible for the death of his father and his aunt.
His dad is nowhere to be found with all the information MC had about him. He is neither at the plant nor in any college.
Krystals mom is extremely happy when MC gives her a crystal even though that crystal is later returned to MC. Whether or not he gives her the crystal influences if the future daughter is named Krystal or not.
Plus he is told by multiple older™ women how much he resembles his father.
Skylars mom has a panic attack upon seeing MC, flees the house and the city/country and forbids Skylar to even get close to MC ever again.

In my mind it is almost guaranteed that MC is the father of Skylar at the VERY least.

People have brought up a lot if theories regarding that. The thing is, that Patreon forbids any form of incest in that direction.

Close.
Patreon forbids EVERY form of incest.
That is why incest patches exist.

Meaning without them it only is strongly hinted and "some guy looking relatively similar is the father" or "she did not know how she got pregnant".

 

[Takkatakka]

In my mind it is almost guaranteed that MC is the father of Skylar at the VERY least.

Considering they already had sex, there is pretty much a 0% chance this is the case. Not only would that push away players that don't like that kink from the game entirely, it would likely also kill it from Patreon if they find out.