Rrisw6i’s Musings

[Deleted member 2577953]

Greetings,

Just a random user of the site here

I'll be using this thread as my dedicated space to simply talk about any interesting erotica I come across or enjoyed.

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[Note: The first two entries were "accidentally" deleted during a sleepless, depressed night.

I just talked about some of my favorite abandoned games in them.

So, kindly ignore those 2 missing entries.]

 

[jufot]

Sorry to hear about your struggles. I hope things will get better soon.

If anyone's actually following this thread (and happened to read this post), I'd love to hear what your favorite abandoned games are.

Off the top of my head, Reluctant Archon for its incredible worldbuilding and Deviancy for its unmatched humour.

From your list, I've only ever heard of High Life. If I recall correctly, the game was abandoned because the dev died, right? Which was the scene that was so magical for you?

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

Sorry to hear about your struggles. I hope things will get better soon.

Off the top of my head, Reluctant Archon for its incredible worldbuilding and Deviancy for its unmatched humour.

From your list, I've only ever heard of High Life. If I recall correctly, the game was abandoned because the dev died, right? Which was the scene that was so magical for you?

Thank you.

Yeah, they're probably lesser known for a reason. While I love them a lot, I wouldn't actively recommend them to anyone.[/ispoiler])

I've seen both the games you mentioned while searching for stuff. I love both world building and humor. So, I'll probably check them out. (bookmarked them to play later)

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Oh! I always imagined the High Life team just moved on to some actual "paying" projects. Seeing how skilled they are. That's actually really sad if true.

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The moment was this little sequence where they're signing each other's shirts for farewell, one of Eleanor's friend's brother shows up, she and her friends all talk about the whole thing while on the bus.

That part just perfectly captured the fleeting, inconsequential, (and yet beautiful) nature of the high-school / college days for me.

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

ENTRY #03 - MAY 29, 2024

I can't believe it's already the end of May, and (with the exception of the titles I've already been following) I haven't a played a single proper VN this year.

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And that's all the VNs I plan to complete this year folks.

(Of course, I'll be checking out some random games here and there, but not with the intent of completing them at all costs.)

I'll see if I can post some kind of bi-weekly or monthly updates, talking about my progress and experience with this games. That way, I can keep myself on my toes. But for now, this is goodbye.

 

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ENTRY #04 - JUN 08, 2024

In the last entry, I said I'll try to drop by once every two weeks and share updates on my progress with my "Visual novels I plan to complete / catch up to this year".

If I knew setting a goal like this would help me play more VNs, I would have done it ages ago.

I'm happy to announce that in the span of 10 days, I managed to catch up to the most recent updates of both "Covenant of Morn" and "Tales from the Deep : Eve".

Granted, both are fairly short at the moment. But considering how I've barely played VNs this year, I'll take this as a huge win.

What's NOT a win though, is the fact that I absolutely hated playing one of these games.

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Following that abysmal experience, is the game I was most intrigued about.

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That's all the update for now. And I'm excited to talk about whatever game of the remaining three I end up trying next.

Until then, it's goodbye from Arisushi.

 

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ENTRY #05 - JUN 20, 2024

I don't know how, but this two week window seems to be passing by faster and faster with each turn.

Starting off with,

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However, I'm happy to announce that...

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So, that's everything for now... and considering how I'm in no hurry to pick up the remaining two series for now, I might try something completely new.

Or... I might make another list / ranking of sorts.

Or... I might even start going weekly, and do both - one after the other.

Until then, take care.

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

I understand withholding information for the sake of a huge reward later, but if you're going to keep the audience in darkness, you need to give them something else to be distracted by/engaged with until the reveal.

Reading this now, what's absolutely hilarious to me is the fact that - I've heard these exact same words being told about one of my own works.

In a way, I'm simultaneously understanding both the developers of this game and those who had the same complaints about my own game. And it's a really strange feeling.

 

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ENTRY #06 - JUL 06, 2024

Man, I'd love to go back in time, meet the guy who wrote the previous post, and punch him in the face for thinking he could actually make weekly posts here. (Life's hard.)

Anyways, we're half-way past 2024, and since I don't have time to write the long-winded posts I really want to, I figured I'd just share my top 5 (kinda, but not really) erotic artworks I liked the most so far in this year instead.

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Spoiler: Number 5

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And that's the end of this list (and the entry). I hope you liked at least one of the artwork above.

Also, if you're okay with it, I'd love to see any of the artworks (erotic or otherwise) you liked a lot this year.

Until next time

 

[jufot]

Good to have you back!

• Nationalistic art never felt right with me, regardless of the nation, so I'll avoid commenting on #5.
• I like your life-affirming take on #4! I immediately went with the more cynical view, which is par for the course
• Like most Marvel/DC stuff, not my thing at all.
• Oh, what a beautiful piece! You described it well - nothing sexier than a bunch of dainty, slender women gathered, smiling conspiratorially
• Quite the wholesome take on Mardi Gras, and yes, the balcony makes it perfect!

Btw: It really throws me off when long-time users change their forum avatars

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

Good to have you back!

• Nationalistic art never felt right with me, regardless of the nation, so I'll avoid commenting on #5.
• I like your life-affirming take on #4! I immediately went with the more cynical view, which is par for the course
• Like most Marvel/DC stuff, not my thing at all.

It's nice to be back here (and share stuff I normally can't talk about elsewhere.)

I totally understand the aversion towards both nationalistic tones and mainstream superhero comic stuff. (Not a big fan of the former myself either.)

Nothing sexier than a bunch of dainty, slender women gathered, smiling conspiratorially

Truer words have never been said

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Btw: It really throws me off when long-time users change their forum avatars

Yeah, even I got a little confused a few times, when I couldn't see the familiar woman with the hat.

But changing that image was my feeble attempt at feeling like I have some kind of control over my life. (And, honestly, I think it actually helped me just a teensy bit.)

 

[jufot]

But changing that image was my feeble attempt at feeling like I have some kind of control over my life. (And, honestly, I think it actually helped me just a teensy bit.)

Even the smallest bit of help can matter a lot, so good for you. The new picture is already growing on me anyway

 

[jufot]

Once again, I forgot the name of the artist. (Sorry)

Did a bit of digging. The artist is

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on Twitter.

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

Did a bit of digging. The artist is

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on Twitter.

Wow!! Thanks. Instantly followed

(But now I'm a little confused how I even happened across their work, as I haven't seen or interacted with their art on any of my usual spaces.

Oh well, here's to happy accidents )

 

[jufot]

I wasn't aware, either. Some of them are quite gorgeous:

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

ENTRY #07 - JUL 28, 2024

It's a little annoying that the gaps between each entry keeps getting longer & longer. But I do have some actual VN stuff to talk about this time. So, that should count as something.

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Until next time

 

[jufot]

Agreed on ORS, especially with your pairings sans Seymour. His path sounds interesting by your definition, though it just feels too slimy to play. Perhaps I'll give it a go one day.

On their own, I'd say Lena & Holly have reached their peak with this recent update.. However, if you're on a route where Ian is not (yet) a part of their sexual lives, but is a good friend

Do you mean that there is a Lena & Holly scene only if they're in a three-way with Ian? If so, that sucks

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

Agreed on ORS, especially with your pairings sans Seymour. His path sounds interesting by your definition, though it just feels too slimy to play. Perhaps I'll give it a go one day.

Yeah, Seymour's actions on his own are 100% slimey. There is no doubt about it.

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In short, I wouldn't really recommend checking out their interactions again (at least not yet).

But with the upcoming business trip with Seymour, I think their relationship will be locked in for good. (And I desperately hope it turns out to be something I can actually recommend to others.)

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Do you mean that there is a Lena & Holly scene only if they're in a three-way with Ian? If so, that sucks

Oh, no, no. We are actually teased with one of the most romantic moments in the game so far with Holly and Lena.

But, since this update ends on Ian's POV, we're not privy to what actually happened after he leaves them alone.

The next update (Shown from Lena's Pov) should allow players to experience their chemistry in full glory So, definitely look forward to that pairing.

 

[jufot]

But, since this update ends on Ian's POV, we're not privy to what actually happened after he leaves them alone.

That's a damn shame. That pairing was what I wanted most from this "beach episode", which got split into multiple releases, none of which with that scene. Oh, well

 

[Deleted member 2577953]

ENTRY #08 - AUG 28, 2024

I DO NOT LIKE how it's already been a month since the last entry. Feels like Time is running its 4th lap in a race where I'm still at the start line.

Honestly, at this point, it's just getting harder & harder to even care about the race anymore.

But still, as I stand here at the start line, it's nice to take some breaks to enjoy the view.

The Visual Novel scene this month was stacked as fuck, with almost 50% of my "currently following" titles having an update back to back.

So, here are my quick thoughts on my 3 most expected VNs that released this month.

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So, you could say it was a good month for me as a VN player.

And I hope you had a pretty good month too (both with your VNs and life as a whole.)

Until next time

 

[jufot]

I'd love to know if there were any games for you - that started off strong, fell off significantly, but entertained you nonetheless.

Gave a quick look at my AVN folder and a few stand out:
- Superheroes Suck: Started very strong as a tongue in cheek urban power fantasy, but has devolved into a pointless girl-collector sandbox in the last ~6 months. Plot development has ground to a halt. It's entertaining in a "this is stupid and I'm a stupid guy for playing it" kind of way
- Healslut: Excellent worldbuilding and a fairly dark story, ruined by incessant concessions to porn, and one of the worst cases of "remasteritis" where the dev keeps spending time on old content nobody ever cares about. It's still fun, and the game is almost done now, but it could have been so much more.