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

[pitao]

Hello, I love your game very much and I liked the story very much, will there be Harem in the game, there are many girls and how many of them will be in Harem or will there be no Harem in this game I would be very happy if you answer me

This is so far a "no strings attached" relationship game like others that follow similar logic during more than half of the story. Eternum, MBIML and Projekt Passion on top of my head are like that even though those 3 games have Harem tags on their game threads. City of Broken Dreamers (that is completed) also follows that logic until almost the end of the game but in that one you lock on 1 LI near the end and see the corresponding ending.

So there is a few formulas for this games evolve, another advantage of this is that you require much less split saves for alternate LI paths than those that you lock on a LI early on their development and you can see almost all content with 1 playthrough save.

Some people say that those "monogamy" games give more replay ability but for me that is a false question because most of the times what I do in those is load the alternate LI save and skip the content I already saw and barely we see lot of new content, what ends to be kind of a waste of time but understandable in that formula, a few developers can deliver more content for each path but it is time consuming to develop and we know most people don't have the required patience to wait for updates , a few developers/teams can deliver that but rarely solo developers can.

Story/plot paths is a different story though and it can be done with a plot event or with the way the MC behaves (Love/Corruption, Good/Evil, Dominant/Submissive, some even have optional NTR/NTS paths like AlwaysFan and Inanna Revenge from the same dev, not for me but love their NO NTR way), and its in this that most Harem games or pseudo-harem like Ripples should aim for.

 

[ラMr Shadow悪]

pitao MAGO-DAG shucia Thank you, it was very summarizing, I thought I'd ask because I liked the game, thank you for your help

 

[ラMr Shadow悪]

Dear friend. All games are harem until the final version which will take years in the best case scenario or it will, very likely, never come

I support your comment and you are very right, it made me a little uncomfortable, just me comment, my english is a little bad, I am sorry in advance if I write something wrong

 

[shucia]

This is so far a "no strings attached" relationship game like others that follow similar logic during more than half of the story. Eternum, MBIML and Projekt Passion on top of my head are like that even though those 3 games have Harem tags on their game threads. City of Broken Dreamers (that is completed) also follows that logic until almost the end of the game but in that one you lock on 1 LI near the end and see the corresponding ending.

So there is a few formulas for this games evolve, another advantage of this is that you require much less split saves for alternate LI paths than those that you lock on a LI early on their development and you can see almost all content with 1 playthrough save.

Some people say that those "monogamy" games give more replay ability but for me that is a false question because most of the times what I do in those is load the alternate LI save and skip the content I already saw and barely we see lot of new content, what ends to be kind of a waste of time but understandable in that formula, a few developers can deliver more content for each path but it is time consuming to develop and we know most people don't have the required patience to wait for updates , a few developers/teams can deliver that but rarely solo developers can.

Story/plot paths is a different story though and it can be done with a plot event or with the way the MC behaves (Love/Corruption, Good/Evil, Dominant/Submissive, some even have optional NTR/NTS paths like AlwaysFan and Inanna Revenge from the same dev, not for me but love their NO NTR way), and its in this that most Harem games or pseudo-harem like Ripples should aim for.

I just cant imagine if Ripples has a multiply branches, imagine the horror for Jestur to developed and the players to wait for content for each of the girls, personally i never like multiply paths in any games especially for most of the solo developers on this platform that i dont think are capable to do such thing or its gonna takes a lot of time, even NLT as a team also didntt have branches in their games, even for Ripples with a straight forward story at least for now getting a scene with each of the girls would be a tough wait because there are so many girls in this game and the worst part is i liked most of them lol.

 

[Machete]

I support your comment and you are very right, it made me a little uncomfortable, just me comment, my english is a little bad, I am sorry in advance if I write something wrong

No sweat, friend. English is not the first language of a lot of people here. We see to understand each other the best we can.

 

[pitao]

I just cant imagine if Ripples has a multiply branches, imagine the horror for Jestur to developed and the players to wait for content for each of the girls, personally i never like multiply paths in any games especially for most of the solo developers on this platform that i dont think are capable to do such thing or its gonna takes a lot of time, even NLT as a team also didntt have branches in their games, even for Ripples with a straight forward story at least for now getting a scene with each of the girls would be a tough wait because there are so many girls in this game and the worst part is i liked most of them lol.

It would be a nightmare indeed, what I can see happening (just speculation) is partial harem ending in the time event that we chose to stay in and maybe a few solo endings, 1999 or 2019 or any other time, we don't know (and I'm glad I don't) how the story will evolve and how Jestur will decide to finish this, its this mystery and not knowing that got me hooked on Ripples, I'm glad to enjoy the ride. With Sci-fi almost everything is possible and that is why it is my favorite genre.

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

Jestur has always been quite vague on this topic, which is partly understandable due to the mystery and plot twists he wants to avoid spoiling. It seems unlikely that there will be a full harem covering the two parallel (or more later) timelines of the game, for obvious reasons. I don't think the developer wants to deal with too many scripts, branches and scene variations.

I imagine only a few characters will join an kind of open polyamorous relationship with the MC, leading to some unique scenes or variations, and probably to a scene or ending in the game's epilogue. It's also possible that the developer never openly introduces a harem and keeps it vague, allowing the player to date or have casual relationships with any of the girls in the game.

So, we can't really know what this will look like in the game. Moreover, the game seems to want to stay quite vague on this matter as well. We also still need to figure out which girls are truly the main ones (main Lis), as opposed to the more secondary characters.

For now, the game allows the player to freely date or have sex with any girl without any particular consequences. None of the girls require an exclusive and closed relationship either. While we can guess that some relationships will be or become more serious and invested than others, that's about all we know.

Personally, I don't really mind whether there is a harem in the game or not. Like Pitao, it would be a bit more convenient for me so I don't have to replay multiple times for different girls, but that's about it for me, as long as the game warns us in the future that choosing one route will close off another with a different girl. We'll see what the game has to offer in the future.

 

[-VQueS-]

It would be a nightmare indeed, what I can see happening (just speculation) is partial harem ending in the time event that we chose to stay in and maybe a few solo endings, 1999 or 2019 or any other time, we don't know (and I'm glad I don't) how the story will evolve and how Jestur will decide to finish this, its this mystery and not knowing that got me hooked on Ripples, I'm glad to enjoy the ride. With Sci-fi almost everything is possible and that is why it is my favorite genre.

I agree, but Darci AND Shelby in the same harem sounds pretty damn weird.

 

[danb35]

For now, the game allows the player to freely date or have sex with any girl without any particular consequences.

Except for Skylar vs. Jessica. Will this be permanent? Who knows, and I'd kind of doubt it. But for now it's a consequence.

Darci AND Shelby in the same harem sounds pretty damn weird.

I don't know that I really want to see redemption for Shelby, but if we do, it could work, I think.

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

Except for Skylar vs. Jessica. Will this be permanent? Who knows, and I'd kind of doubt it. But for now it's a consequence.

I don't know that I really want to see redemption for Shelby, but if we do, it could work, I think.

One could see it that way, but it doesn't seem very restrictive for now. We'll see if it has more serious consequences later.
The multi-mod seemed to suggest that choosing Jessica or Skylar isn’t really a binding choice and that it mainly changes the pace at which one relationship or the other develops. The mod appeared to say, in any case, that the choice made didn't threaten any relationship. So, I can't really say who's right either.

I also think nothing is impossible at this stage regarding Shelby. We know very little about this character, and the MC and she have had very few interactions so far.

A redemption arc doesn’t look out of the question; the character still has a lot of potential. It’s also quite common for a character who starts off somewhat mean, bitchy, or antagonistic towards the protagonist to later reveal their true colors, often explained by important revelations or similar events.

 

[danb35]

A redemption arc doesn’t look out of the question

I agree, hence my comment. She's been bitchy enough, long enough, to enough people, that I don't especially want to see her redeemed--even as some of her more recent content (especially MC's berating her in the cell phone shop, and her reaction to that) does suggest that it's heading that direction. Likely a character flaw on my part. But yes, it's definitely looking like we're going to see how it's all because of her dad. I'd probably prefer to see her as MC's bitch, though I'm not generally a fan of dom/sub.

I have some tolerance for "bitch to lover," but not too much. I like Kali in Harem Hotel (she's probably my favorite LI). I like Alex in Eternum, though she probably ranks #4 for me there (she has some tough competition). But I'm not really a fan of Jasmine in Once in a Lifetime--yeah, she definitely warms up to MC, and she's hot, but she doesn't (to me) ever get away from being a bitch.

 

[Ashira13]

I agree, hence my comment. She's been bitchy enough, long enough, to enough people, that I don't especially want to see her redeemed--even as some of her more recent content (especially MC's berating her in the cell phone shop, and her reaction to that) does suggest that it's heading that direction. Likely a character flaw on my part. But yes, it's definitely looking like we're going to see how it's all because of her dad. I'd probably prefer to see her as MC's bitch, though I'm not generally a fan of dom/sub.

I have some tolerance for "bitch to lover," but not too much. I like Kali in Harem Hotel (she's probably my favorite LI). I like Alex in Eternum, though she probably ranks #4 for me there (she has some tough competition). But I'm not really a fan of Jasmine in Once in a Lifetime--yeah, she definitely warms up to MC, and she's hot, but she doesn't (to me) ever get away from being a bitch.

classic Tsundere potential?

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

classic Tsundere potential?

Definitely, I think so, especially since Shelby's mean attitude seems to be a façade to compensate for her father's dreadful behavior towards her. She constantly tries to be the center of attention and portray herself as better than others in order to hide her own weaknesses. Shelby is probably more fragile than she appears, and much sweeter and kinder once her walls come down and she drops all pretense.

 

[Ashira13]

Definitely, I think so, especially since Shelby's mean attitude seems to be a façade to compensate for her father's dreadful behavior towards her. She constantly tries to be the center of attention and portray herself as better than others in order to hide her own weaknesses. Shelby is probably more fragile than she appears, and much sweeter and kinder once her walls come down and she drops all pretense.

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