VN Ren'Py Ripples [v0.7.0 Public] [Jestur]

[shazba jnr]

You know a game is good when you sit through over 30 renders of two ugly fucks cracking yo mama jokes and slapping each other in the face, and at the end you're smiling your head off.

Spoiler: Worker #2 deserved a good slapping though!

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[Derpyshanks]

Does this has elements of that TV show called "Dark"?

Main plot points sounds damn near the same.

 

[CachedBaguette]

Does this has elements of that TV show called "Dark"?

Main plot points sounds damn near the same.

Man, even a frame from the series appears on the TV screen in game Yes, Jestur took directly inspiration from it.

 

[Derpyshanks]

Man, even a frame from the series appears on the TV screen in game Yes, Jestur took directly inspiration from it.

If you add porn logic into that type of plot, I can assume MC is related to the entire neighborhood or something.

 

[Fyrwulf]

OMG this fucking scene:

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I almost died laughing. But it did look painful!

As soon as he tripped with his dick out, I knew what was coming and I was cringing so hard I had to convince myself to scroll through it. Pitiful little cuck or not, that's a horrific injury.

 

[ArDZer]

As soon as he tripped with his dick out, I knew what was coming and I was cringing so hard I had to convince myself to scroll through it. Pitiful little cuck or not, that's a horrific injury.

Bob did wanted to beat up the protagonist for thinking he fucked Janelle without him being on the front row seat. And he was the one who didn't tie his shoelaces properly or looked where he walked. He'll be probably seen with a cast on his dick later on, looking downright pissed.

 

[CachedBaguette]

If you add porn logic into that type of plot, I can assume MC is related to the entire neighborhood or something.

As a fan of incest games, non-ironically I would love to see this happen Unfortunately, Big Brother Patreon is watching and this kind of thing wouldn't pass An entire neighborhood flooded with "tenants", "landlords" and "roommates" could be funny actually.

 

[Shadofax]

I too have basically run out of finished games to play.

I went through all 839 pages of the forum, and made a giant spreadsheet with all the games that looked interesting, mostly ones that were rated 4+ stars. It took about 10 hours to build the spreadsheet.

Ended up with about 450 games total, and about 175 or so of those were completed. Of those I further whittled the list down to 80 or so that were actually worth playing and not just some poorly animated JRPG with 2 scenes. I also have a list of games still in progress that I have played and am waiting on updates for.

Basically, I have a curated list of every game on F95 worth playing, at least for my taste. There aren't as many quality games as you might think.

I've been into these games since Sexy Beach came out. Every time I search completed games I mostly get ones that are 2 to 5 years old and most don't even have animation. I got to the point that I just followed the games I really liked that aren't abandoned (Gates Motel cough) and play them for about a year then go back to the start of the list and download new updates and and play them. If you want current, finished games then you will wait 5 years and they will all be outta date.

 

[Pitrik]

 

[Walter Victor]

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Dev Update #52

Hello!

I hope you guys are all doing well. It's a little chilly here in the Midwest. We got a little snow yesterday.

Anyways, I'll get right into the progress for the next update. Since the last progress update, I've been chugging along and primarily working on renders and animations. I've also modded/ported 4 new maps in HS, along with many new items to go with them. So, look forward to a couple of cool new environments. I just finished with what I consider to be the huge intro to Episode 7. It has many scene changes, the cool new environments I talked about, and lots of story plot. I know some people were missing that in the last update, so this will make up for it. The MC and Darci have quite the wild adventure in this update.

Now for the other side of things. I know some of you are asking, "What about booba?" Well, there will still be booba. Maybe not with scenes as long and focused as the last update, but I have some juicy scenes planned with a couple of girls you have been asking to lewd.

I really don't have much else to add to the progress right now. I've been working away on mostly the art lately. Currently, I have almost 500 renders finished and 24 animations done. And I just want to add that some of these story-focused animations are pretty damn cool. Lewd animations are not the only thing I can do. I'll post of a couple of previews soon for the queen tier and up.

Have a wonderful day, everyone!
-Jestur

 

[KanyeT]

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Dev Update #52

Hello!

I hope you guys are all doing well. It's a little chilly here in the Midwest. We got a little snow yesterday.

Anyways, I'll get right into the progress for the next update. Since the last progress update, I've been chugging along and primarily working on renders and animations. I've also modded/ported 4 new maps in HS, along with many new items to go with them. So, look forward to a couple of cool new environments. I just finished with what I consider to be the huge intro to Episode 7. It has many scene changes, the cool new environments I talked about, and lots of story plot. I know some people were missing that in the last update, so this will make up for it. The MC and Darci have quite the wild adventure in this update.

Now for the other side of things. I know some of you are asking, "What about booba?" Well, there will still be booba. Maybe not with scenes as long and focused as the last update, but I have some juicy scenes planned with a couple of girls you have been asking to lewd.

I really don't have much else to add to the progress right now. I've been working away on mostly the art lately. Currently, I have almost 500 renders finished and 24 animations done. And I just want to add that some of these story-focused animations are pretty damn cool. Lewd animations are not the only thing I can do. I'll post of a couple of previews soon for the queen tier and up.

Have a wonderful day, everyone!
-Jestur

Thanks for the update.
I hope we get some booba with Darci on their time travel adventures.

 

[Waifston]

This one has to teach me to fly helicopter for the amout of reviews up here.

 

[Brannon]

This one has to teach me to fly helicopter for the amout of reviews up here.

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?

 

[Waifston]

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?

 

[Maviarab]

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.

 

[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!