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

[UnoriginalUserName]

I like Luna because she gave us the best girl

I have to disagree with you there, because Darci, but at the same time I also have to acknowledge your good taste.

Ripples is one of those rare "Damn, I have to pick?" games where choosing a Best Girl is actually quite difficult, for me anyway.

 

[quorkboy]

Dani is great. She has a shot at dethroning Alyssa as my favourite after the photo session and the bathroom scene.

Look how far I've come from Skylar once being top of my list. Sorry, Skylar. You're amazing, but these girls are more what I'm looking for right now.

 

[Jaga Telesin]

Ripples is one of those rare "Damn, I have to pick?" games where choosing a Best Girl is actually quite difficult, for me anyway.

That's one reason I rarely play AVNs where the LIs have to "own the MC". Still haven't played Ripples because I really don't want to have to choose.

 

[UnoriginalUserName]

That's one reason I rarely play AVNs where the LIs have to "own the MC". Still haven't played Ripples because I really don't want to have to choose.

I wasn't talking "officially", although that too. I was referring more to the fact that SO many of the girls are candidates for the title of Best Girl. In most cases there's one super obvious choice, possibly 2, but Ripples has like 5 contenders, and the list is growing.

 

[Walter Victor]

That's one reason I rarely play AVNs where the LIs have to "own the MC". Still haven't played Ripples because I really don't want to have to choose.

Then don't choose. Romance all of them. If I recall correctly, there is only one time where you have to choose between two of the girls. This is about as close to a harem (or polyamory) game as you can get.

 

[UnoriginalUserName]

Then don't choose. Romance all of them. If I recall correctly, there is only one time where you have to choose between two of the girls. This is about as close to a harem (or polyamory) game as you can get.

I may be wrong (entirely possible), but isn't this one of the "not a harem" "harem" games? As in there's no actual harem ending planned, despite the MC being able to fall dick-first into most anything that breathes?

 

[Walter Victor]

I may be wrong (entirely possible), but isn't this one of the "not a harem" "harem" games? As in there's no actual harem ending planned, despite the MC being able to fall dick-first into most anything that breathes?

That's how I interpret the developer's intent here.

 

[TigerWolfe]

That's how I interpret the developer's intent here.

Goddammit I hope not.

 

[Walter Victor]

Goddammit I hope not.

Then, how would you like the game play out, as regards romancing the potential LIs?

 

[TigerWolfe]

Then, how would you like the game play out, as regards romancing the potential LIs?

I pretty much only play harem games, I do not like the pick girl at end of game and ensuing sad scenes from all the rejected girls.

 

[Walter Victor]

I pretty much only play harem games, I do not like the pick girl at end of game and ensuing sad scenes from all the rejected girls.

Isn't that what UnoriginalUserName and I wrote?

 

[Satou Pendragon]

Isn't that what UnoriginalUserName and I wrote?

I think he means he wants Ripples to have a Harem Ending too. If I understood that right.

 

[Walter Victor]

I think he means he wants Ripples to have a Harem Ending too. If I understood that right.

Given that a true harem (with everyone winding up in the same bed) is impossible in this game, I want that too - where the MC gets to have a sexual relationship with everyone that the player desires all the way to the end of the game. But I still don't see the difference in what I've already written.

What the hell are we arguing about here?

 

[Satou Pendragon]

What the hell are we arguing about here?

I don't know I just arrived here when I made that post so...I guess we are discussing the possible endings for Ripples maybe?

 

[Walter Victor]

I don't know I just arrived here when I made that post so...I guess we are discussing the possible endings for Ripples maybe?

And arguing about things we all agree on, just because we can.

 

[UnoriginalUserName]

Given that a true harem (with everyone winding up in the same bed) is impossible in this game

Well, hang on now, there's time travel and the MC is potentially a walking self-fulfilling prophecy. Paradoxes abound! Maybe there's a cosmic bed full of women just around the corner!

 

[TigerWolfe]

And arguing about things we all agree on, just because we can.

I read what you said as the mc having to pick best girl at the end and break it off with all the others.

If he's still with them all, that's good enough for me they dont all have to live in the same place.

 

[RandoCard3]

Aren't all the girls around in modern day, just some being older?

I think the aunt is the only exception, right?

So a harem isn't completely off the table.

Or maybe time collapses in on itself or something.

 

[hoshimota]

It's been discussed in this thread multiple times before, I'm pretty sure it was clarified that this will not be a standard full harem setup, you have to pick and choose. Certain LIs disqualify other LIs. I think you will need to play through the game 2-3x to see all routes fully.

Of course in all honesty it will be years before the game is "finished" if it ever is. The quality of the graphics on this one are great, but the development pace is very slow. I would just enjoy it for what it is, while it is... and not obsess about how the ending will work, when we don't even know if we are going to ever see the ending in the first place. And even if the "plan" IS to have you pick one final girl to commit to, I seriously doubt the dev will stick to that in the long run, because again he works very very slowly, and crafting a bunch of alternate paths with diverging endings would take forever.

 

[RandoCard3]

It's been discussed in this thread multiple times before, I'm pretty sure it was clarified that this will not be a standard full harem setup, you have to pick and choose. Certain LIs disqualify other LIs. I think you will need to play through the game 2-3x to see all routes fully.

Of course in all honesty it will be years before the game is "finished" if it ever is. The quality of the graphics on this one are great, but the development pace is very slow. I would just enjoy it for what it is, while it is... and not obsess about how the ending will work, when we don't even know if we are going to ever see the ending in the first place. And even if the "plan" IS to have you pick one final girl to commit to, I seriously doubt the dev will stick to that in the long run, because again he works very very slowly, and crafting a bunch of alternate paths with diverging endings would take forever.

I actually prefer the smaller, somewhat more believable polycules to a full on harems anyway, so I'm fine with this.

That does mean I'm gonna have to start making multiple saves so I can avoid breaking anyones heart. I'm too much of a pussy to make girls cry.