VN Ren'Py Abandoned SC4LES [Ep. 1] [Pandalin Studios]

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AdiXv2k

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I didn't mention realism at all in my post.

I said I don't find harems fun, I find them boring. They are a cheap cop out used to pander. I've seen 1 game where a harem is done well and that was Sisterly Lust. Alison Fall of the Apple is nearly there, the girls are willing to experiment with each other which would be great.

I find harems boring because you have 1 MC and a group of women sat around doing nothing waiting for their turn. Where is the fun in that?

It mind numbingly boring to watch. It still has that 1 on 1 only it removes any choice and makes date sims utterly pointless.

This is a date sim, the whole point to a date sim is that 1 on 1.
Keep in mind that most of harem games here are far away from ending and girls experimenting and having sex with each other without MC being involved is usually end game content. Most of the time harem games go that way -
1. 80% of the game: MC gets girl A, then girl B, then girl C etc. so it's pretty much that dating sim element but as you said other girls are just waiting in line.
2. 15%: Harem "grows", girls start experimenting with each other without MCs involvement.
3. 5%: Some pregnancy scenes and ending.
Majority of harem games on this site are on stage 1 right now. So yeah, harem games are not worth your time if you don't enjoy the stage 1.

I have no idea what you mean by removing "choices", seriously. The only "choice" I know that are in dating sims but not in harem games is that you have to choose 1 girl and (depends) break some other girls hearts. Maybe you mean the fact that you can lose the girl and she will get with someone else? But that goes on the NTR territory and is very rarely used even in dating sim games. (not counting stricte NTR games) Or maybe the fact that 1 on 1 is really simplified, it's way easier to get a girl and their routes are shorter that in a typical dating sims?
 

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Ownership of the thread is under review, but i gave the info about the changes last night and it should be changed soon
 

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You managed to put some decent pictures with coherent text in a non-buggy linear RenPy, well done. I'll come back.

The models of the male characters are the weak point of this demo imho. The muscles of the boss are grotesque, and when standing his shirt looks painted on.
Showing Ruben and the nephew wearing the same exact outfit doesn't help me distinguish them in future pics; I'm wondering how the nephew knew exactly what his uncle would wear on that day. The dudes are all wearing black (wew red-ish pants), with black hair, it's a bit sad.

The lightning in the exterior (Sasha/Frodo scene) seemed a dull winter day compared to the Sasha/Vicky scene, their room is bright all around.
 
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You managed to put some decent pictures with coherent text in a non-buggy linear RenPy, well done. I'll come back.

The models of the male characters are the weak point of this demo imho. The muscles of the boss are grotesque, and when standing his shirt looks painted on.
Showing Ruben and the nephew wearing the same exact outfit doesn't help me distinguish them in future pics; I'm wondering how the nephew knew exactly what his uncle would wear on that day. The dudes are all wearing black (wew red-ish pants), with black hair, it's a bit sad.

The lightning in the exterior (Sasha/Frodo scene) seemed a dull winter day compared to the Sasha/Vicky scene, their room is bright all around.
That's very helpful feedback, thanks a ton ! We will do better in next episode, for sure :)
 

Zoey Raven

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Ok, let me say this again. If there is not enough gameplay to review a game then don't review it. This is a teaser demo,.it says 0.0. I can only give X amount of Stars due to length means you probably shouldn't review it yet. Just my 2.
 

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Does anyone know if an update is planned in the next couple of months? I really thought the world of this effort, but it has been a really long time since there was action on this thread. I am hoping that everything is OK and that we will see something soon.
 

Mortarion

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Does anyone know if an update is planned in the next couple of months? I really thought the world of this effort, but it has been a really long time since there was action on this thread. I am hoping that everything is OK and that we will see something soon.
He's active on patreon and discord, if you are curious pladge and get infos.

Or well...

... just wait what happens :devilish:
 

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He's active on patreon and discord.


He's active on patreon and discord, if you are curious pladge and get infos.

Or well...

... just wait what happens :devilish:
Thanks very much for your help, there are many other games on the site, so I will just take this off my list.
 

Pandadrummer

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Thanks very much for your help, there are many other games on the site, so I will just take this off my list.
Hello Jimbog, sorry to hear that you'll be leaving us.
We are still in development, and the learning curve took a toll ( and time ) but we are still hard at work.
Release of episode one will be soon, and the next release won't take as much time, as we finally found our cruising speed !
Best of luck wherever you end !
 
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Jimbog

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Hello Jimbog, sorry to hear that you'll be leaving us.
We are still in development, and the learning curve took a toll ( and time ) but we are still hard at work.
Release of episode one will be soon, and the next release won't take as much time, as we finally found our cruising speed !
Best of luck wherever you end !
Actually I didn't leave, I just thought the previous answer to my question was snarky for no good reason, so I made a snarky response. Thank you for the response, love your game.
 

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It's my pleasure ! I don't check F95 often, but our discord server has a public part, if you want to join ( without a pledge, that is ) i can drop the link ^^
 

Pandadrummer

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Alright good and brave people still following this thread, here are some news :
Release will happen tomorrow for our Patrons, we are currently on beta test to remove typos and such.
As soon as the game is uploaded to the required platforms, i'll update the links on the front page !

Hoping you are all somehow well !
 
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