VN Ren'Py Ripples [v0.8.0 Public] [Jestur]

[Ebonheart (FR)]

I suspect this is a matter of opinion, but I would like thoughts on whether it is a better move to hang onto the crystal (in 1999) and give it to Scarlett or whether it is better to give it to Khloe?

I don’t recall this having much significance in the end. There may be one or two lines where Krystal’s name is changed to "Kira", but the main character continues calling her by her original name without interruption, which suggests that this decision doesn’t really have any impact (at least for now).

As for me, I chose to give it to Scarlett, since she had lost it, and we talk to her right after finishing our conversation with Khloe. Giving her the necklace seemed like a logical and fitting choice to "gain her favors" as well.
In truth, it only changes a few dialogues depending on whether you give the necklace to Scarlett or Khloe.

Hehe no problem, I'm always glad to help in what I can.

Darci is also my favorite char and I agree with you, she is the best "buddy" and sexy in her own "banter" way and slim and few curves (usually I'm more into more curvy women) but I care more about the personality than looks, of course what jumps at first when I see a girl/woman is her looks but that isn't all that matters. For something Darci is the one I chose for my gif in my signature hehe.

Yes that is weird that persistent file went thru and not the saves, the persistent file usually is where the option settings, gallery entries and the renders/dialogues that you already saw are saved, for example if you delete it and want to skip already seen content the persistent file will tell you that you didn't saw it even though you already saw it. But I hope your game is running well and the way you want it to work.

I see Darci more as a friend, or even the MC's childhood best friend, than anything else. She has her sweet moments and is usually a lot of fun, but she also has a tomboy side and a "buddy" vibe, sharing the same sense of humor as the main character and getting into all kinds of trouble together. Of course, it's subjective, but that's my take on her.

The story seems to lack male characters, especially those with a positive role who could be close friends with the main character. It's unfortunate that this AVN excludes male characters from the protagonist's inner circle. It doesn't feel realistic and seems like it might have been done to eliminate potential threats (like romantic rivals) or simply due to a lack of effort in developing "non-essential characters".

At the moment, my preferences lean towards Skylar, Alyssa, and Scarlett. My main pick is Skylar, as her relationship with the MC is really great and leads to some beautiful moments between them. I have a soft spot for tattooed girls with a rocker or goth look in general. <3

I feel like only a few of the girls we've been introduced to so far have received enough attention and character development from the dev, like Skylar, Scarlett, Jenny, and Alyssa (though the latter two are a bit less interesting to me, maybe a bit too classic or stereotypical).

For the ones I didn’t mention earlier: Darci is more of a "best buddy/sex buddy" to me, while Krystal feels more like a "sex friend++" than anything else (her dynamic with the MC seemed rather weak and mostly revolves around sex, even though she says she has feelings for him).

As for the others, they’re either too classical, underdeveloped or haven't had enough screen time and interactions with the MC for me to form a solid opinion of them.

Oh, yeah: Riley. Not a girl you'd bring home to Mom (partially because they're similar ages, but also because she lusted after your dad?). GREAT FUCKBUDDY though, if you can handle the crazy and kinky.

I feel the same way about Riley—she's too wild to be the type you'd settle down with for the long haul, but she's definitely fun and fiery for some passionate moments. She's still quite entertaining, and I really enjoyed her interactions with Alyssa; they had me laughing a lot. x)

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

I’m still wondering if there’s some kind of categorization for the girls, like Main Love Interests and Side Girls/Sex Buddies ? If so, which ones fall into each category ? It’s still a bit unclear to me at this point.

And regarding the whole harem concept, does it really exist, and will it have an impact on the story and the characters ? I get the impression that in this AVN, the "harem" is more about giving the player the option to pursue all the girls if he want, is also something a bit ellusive and discreet, and overall that’s pretty much it for now (I mean that the girls don’t really refer to it, and pursuing one girl or all the girls doesn’t really change much at this stage).

For now, I’m not really sure which girls are Main LIs and which aren’t, especially since that could still change. I’d guess that the Main LIs probably include: the “family” (Tiffany and Jessica), Skylar, Darci, Alyssa (?) and Alice (?), and maybe Krystal (?) (I think she has some sort of solo path [hinted by the walkthrough mod] where she’s okay with the MC being sexually active with other girls, so she’s not really exclusive, which is a bit confusing).

I’m pretty sure the first four I mentioned are Main LIs, but for the others, it’s still unclear. I don’t really consider Krystal as an exclusive, main, or serious love interest; the relationship with her and the MC develops very quickly and feels pretty superficial to me, so I wouldn’t put her in that category imo.

I’m not sure where the Milfs, the mothers of the MC’s close female characters, will fit into the game in 2019. I have no idea how the harem will be handled or if there will be any sense of "believability" or "realism" involved, so it’s hard to predict whether the MC will be able to date and/or sexually pursue their daughters and mothers at the same time.

Also, I’m unsure if the Main LIs will have mutually exclusive routes with each other or if they’ll accept only certain other girls in their path with the MC, etc.
I have no idea either who will fall into the category of Side Girls/Sex Buddies, meaning girls who will only make rare appearances and/or have just a few sexual encounters with the MC without forming any true romantic or long-term relationships.

I think (hypothetically) girls like Dani, some Milfs (e.g. Riley) in 2019, Shelby (?), Daphne, and Krystal could fall into this category. I’d put Krystal there, even though the game seems to treat her as an relatively significant love interest, I’m not completely sure about that.

If anyone has more information or insight on this topic, I’d be happy to hear it.

 

[ChipLecsap]

Skylar is the only who matters.

 

[Karla Jean]

Lmao wtf is stabby doing here

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Looks like he's riding a bike.

 

[Maccabbee]

I’m still wondering if there’s some kind of categorization for the girls, like Main Love Interests and Side Girls/Sex Buddies ? If so, which ones fall into each category ? It’s still a bit unclear to me at this point.

And regarding the whole harem concept, does it really exist, and will it have an impact on the story and the characters ? I get the impression that in this AVN, the "harem" is more about giving the player the option to pursue all the girls if he want, is also something a bit ellusive and discreet, and overall that’s pretty much it for now (I mean that the girls don’t really refer to it, and pursuing one girl or all the girls doesn’t really change much at this stage).

For now, I’m not really sure which girls are Main LIs and which aren’t, especially since that could still change. I’d guess that the Main LIs probably include: the “family” (Tiffany and Jessica), Skylar, Darci, Alyssa (?) and Alice (?), and maybe Khrystal (?) (I think she has some sort of solo path where she’s okay with the player being sexually with other girls, so she’s not really exclusive, which is a bit confusing).

I’m pretty sure the first four I mentioned are Main LIs, but for the others, it’s still unclear. I don’t really consider Khrystal as an exclusive, main, or serious love interest; the relationship with her and the MC develops very quickly and feels pretty superficial to me, so I wouldn’t put her in that category imo.

I’m not sure where the Milfs, the mothers of the MC’s close female characters, will fit into the game in 2019. I have no idea how the harem will be handled or if there will be any sense of "believability" or "realism" involved, so it’s hard to predict whether the MC will be able to date and/or sexually pursue their daughters and mothers at the same time.

Also, I’m unsure if the Main LIs will have mutually exclusive routes with each other or if they’ll accept only certain other girls in their path with the MC, etc.
I have no idea either who will fall into the category of Side Girls/Sex Buddies, meaning girls who will only make rare appearances and/or have just a few sexual encounters with the MC without forming any true romantic or long-term relationships.

I think (hypothetically) girls like Dani, some Milfs (e.g. Riley) in 2019, Shelby (?), Daphne, and Khrystal could fall into this category. I’d put Khrystal there, even though the game seems to treat her as an relatively significant love interest, I’m not completely sure about that.

If anyone has more information or insight on this topic, I’d be happy to hear it.

There is no harem tag associated with this game:

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

There is no harem tag associated with this game: View attachment 4507358

Dude, there are fuckin HAREM POINTS that you earn by choices in the game. I don't care if there's a tag, or just funtime scenes. There are definitely sharing-interested girls.

You've obviously never played through all your options. Riley is ENTIRELY about D/S. She clearly states, in your first meeting, that she likes both options, and you can choose either path with her. "ZERO D/S in Ripples" my ass. The traits are in the game code: Assertive/Passive points and Dominant/Submissive points. You are wrong both figuratively and literally. Back the fuck off.

What I meant by "perfect harem game" is that all the choices are great, and there isn't really a barrier at this point between pursuing all the girls. The tensions between Skylar and Jessica routes even seem to able to be worked through. Luna is more of a barrier to pursuing Skylar than Jessica is.

And by the way, there is no Incest tag, either, but...

I quote yourself to respond you

See this other quote from another user, checks these Discord convos extracts from Jestur ("Harem comments" in spoiler)

"In the future, there will some sort of harem if the right choices are made"
"There will be some harem type scenarios with some of the girls"

It’s a bit strange, indeed, that the "harem" tag disappeared. I could have sworn I saw it in the tags associated with the game, especially in the search/updates tab, and even in the OP not too long ago.

Thanks to Rehwyn for retrieving these statements from Jestur on the topic of the harem from Discord and for his useful comments.

Commented on this before, so just quoting my answer from last time.



I will say that as of right now, there's only 2 mutually exclusive LIs, and from what I've heard this is a temporary state. In other words, the one you don't pick seems to just be "delayed" rather than permanently closed off.

Edit: Couple relevant Discord comments:

Spoiler: Harem comments

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My understanding is that Jestur has said the game is "harem-ish", but not a lot of other details.

What exactly that means is anyone's guess. Maybe you can get all the main LIs but not side ones. Maybe a few main LIs are mutually exclusive. Maybe it's just related to some LIs being temporarily exclusive. Maybe some of the LIs from outside the present time aren't able to be part of the harem. Or maybe Jestur is just keeping some things vague intentionally. Etc.

 

[Maccabbee]

I quote yourself for to respond you

See this other quote from another user, checks these convos extracts from Jestur ("Harem comments" in spoiler)

"In the future, there will some sort of harem if the right choices are made"
"There will be some harem type scenarios with some of the girls"

It’s a bit strange, indeed, that the "harem" tag disappeared. I could have sworn I saw it in the tags associated with the game, especially in the search/updates tab, and even in the OP not too long ago.

Yeah, you got me.

Not an official harem, apparently, but there maybe some kind of multi-relationship later? I am beginning to think that there may be no happy ending at all for the MC, especially if he's his own father, and has to spend the rest of his life trying to straighten out this spaghetti timeline, and fight the nefarious powers that be.

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

Yeah, you got me.

Not an official harem, apparently, but there maybe some kind of multi-relationship later? I am beginning to think that there may be no happy ending at all for the MC, especially if he's his own father, and has to spend the rest of his life trying to straighten out this spaghetti timeline, and fight the nefarious powers that be.

I also get the feeling that it’s not so official or fully embraced in the game at this point: there’s just a certain scoring of harem points, a choice that’s supposed to lead to the harem path in a conversation with Darci about Krystal (using the walkthrough mod), and so far, Darci and Krystal seem to be okay with the MC have sex with their close friends (Darci and Krystal, Krystal and Daphne for now).

But that's pretty much all we have on the subject: the girls don't really talk about it, if at all, and the game makes a humorous nod with Brad playing the "chad" or playboy and talking about harem (in general sense), but it doesn’t go any further.

It’s likely that some girls, like Alyssa for example, might not accept the MC seeing other people and might want an exclusive relationship, though this is just my assumption.

It’s true, with the possible time paradoxes, the fact that the MC could be the father of one of the girls in his "present" in 2019, or the fact that he has past/present relationships with the mothers of his friends, it definitely complicates things. There are definitely all the ingredients for a lot of drama from all sides ! x)

P.S : I’m not convinced by the idea that the MC is his own father. It seems implausible and hard to justify in most cases. I don’t see how this theory could hold up without creating unsolvable paradoxes and making the plot illogical, especially when considering the laws of time (this applies both to real life and to the narrative coherence of the game).

Skylar is the only who matters.

So true, i'm with you on that ! I also really like Scarlett, she's playful, cool, and stunning redheads are total bombshells ! Both have amazing personalities, are super sexy, and are totally my type !

 

[DaFinker]

Lmao wtf is stabby doing here

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After thinking about it, I like this response better:

 

[DougsLeftNut]

I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but it's strangely jealousy. I'm not jealous when my man sees another woman, but how can I explain... It's like when one of my friends tells me about a trip to a place I've already visited and they say they've discovered something I haven't... I know, weirdo right?. Look, I'll even save you the trouble of looking

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[Raistlan71]

Isn't this game up to Episode 7 already? I ask because when I downloaded it a few days ago and finished it the games ended at episode 6,did I get a wrong download or something? The walk-through goes up to Episode7.

 

[e6mill]

Isn't this game up to Episode 7 already? I ask because when I downloaded it a few days ago and finished it the games ended at episode 6,did I get a wrong download or something? The walk-through goes up to Episode7.

Try it without the patch - it hasn't been updated.

 

[Zellio]

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Found this while playing Pale Carnations' last update

Are we about to find out that all of adult video games exist in some autistic boys mind again lol

 

[DougsLeftNut]

Are we about to find out that all of adult video games exist in some autistic boys mind again lol

Personally, I think they're all Bob Newhart's dream.

 

[monyetpussi]

I've got a question.. When was ripples(this game) launched? Felt like long time didnt play..

 

[armond]

I've got a question.. When was ripples(this game) launched? Felt like long time didnt play..

It's pretty convoluted, my speculation is that it was launched in the distant future

 

[Ruggedgolem]

So quick question about the "incest" in this game, is it actual incest related to the mc or something? Also is there any plans for impregnation in future?

 

[e6mill]

So quick question about the "incest" in this game, is it actual incest related to the mc or something? Also is there any plans for impregnation in future?

There used to be a patch, but it's not up-to-date. IIRC the MC's only blood relative in the game is his dad, and he's only in flashbacks.

 

[Maccabbee]

Not true. Jenny is his aunt. That's incest.

 

[e6mill]

I don't believe she was in my (unmodded) playthrough. At least, not that I've learned as of the end of 0.7.