VN Ren'Py Seeking Closure [v0.7.1] [Captain Crystallo]

[Captain Crystallo]

Played the game for the first time.
I'm at the pool meeting elena. And now i'm sitting here with three choices, but no background to form a opinion.
So what?
Am i supposed to choose, in regard of her visual appeal? If i would do her?

Hi!
I agree that you as the player aren't provided with any context to know which option you should choose in that case. My fault as the writer, so I apologize. While it doesn't affect the game in a major way since you can still adjust your choices regarding her as you get to know more about her, I understand that stumbling upon a choice like that can be frustrating.

 

[ImperialD]

Hey!
That's very weird.
Do you mean, you end up hooking up with Katy even after turning her down? And that you can't get enough relationship points to start dating Elena at the end of chapter 3? If so, I didn't hear anyone experiencing a similar problem before.

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well no i didn't turn Katy down .. i mean she's hot man .... but still , i've been trying lie hell to get with Elena .. with no luck

 

[Captain Crystallo]

well no i didn't turn Katy down .. i mean she's hot man .... but still , i've been trying lie hell to get with Elena .. with no luck

Do you mean Elena turns you down at the end of Chapter 3 when you suggest being more than friends?

 

[ImperialD]

Do you mean Elena turns you down at the end of Chapter 3 when you suggest being more than friends?

nope .. not that i'm aware of ... none of the girls turned my MC down

 

[ImperialD]

hmm ok hold up ... are you talking about when Elena and our MC was on the bed together ?
and our MC goes for a kiss ?

 

[Captain Crystallo]

hmm ok hold up ... are you talking about when Elena and our MC was on the bed together ?
and our MC goes for a kiss ?

No, I'm talking about the scene where MC tells her what happened to him after he left.
By the way, there aren't any sex scenes with Elena yet, so maybe that's why you think she's turning you down?

 

[ImperialD]

No, I'm talking about the scene where MC tells her what happened to him after he left.
By the way, there aren't any sex scenes with Elena yet, so maybe that's why you think she's turning you down?

hmm ok that would be a good reason why ... damn , come on man ... make some with Elena

 

[ImperialD]

and before you ask or say anything yes i'm a dog .. "woof woof "
an old dog .. but still a dog

 

[Captain Crystallo]

hmm ok that would be a good reason why ... damn , come on man ... make some with Elena

She's a tougher nut to crack, that is very much intentional.

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[ImperialD]

She's a tougher nut to crack, that is very much intentional.

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hallelujah .. Captain Crystallo .. my savior

 

[Impurity2937]

Hi!
I agree that you as the player aren't provided with any context to know which option you should choose in that case. My fault as the writer, so I apologize. While it doesn't affect the game in a major way since you can still adjust your choices regarding her as you get to know more about her, I understand that stumbling upon a choice like that can be frustrating.

Oh my, my... Dev being active on f95zone and actually having no problem admitting on making mistakes, that's quite rare I would say.

About game itself... Just found it today and I'm starting chapter 2 now. My thoughts so far:

• Actually good writing (dialogues). Basically you can point any game somewhere on the chart with axis X presenting how good it is written and axis Y how good does it look... Unfortunately most of games here can score some points on Y axis with devs thinking that rendering big boobs and massive cock makes it a good game while reading dialogues and experiencing "story" is really painful... Here after chapter 1 I can say dev is quite good at writing, story is not somehow interesting so far but neither is boring. I really like what is done with choices in dialogues where every option leads to exactly the same point and often even means the same but THE WAY you tell something changes how others will react and see you. Sounds pretty obvious and simple, yet I really like how it is handled here and you really need to have some writing skill to make it consistent.
• That being said, renders. Characters have very real proportions and look great. I think it is kinda standard quality now yet many devs are still struggling to achieve level like that... Overall renders are good but could be better of course. Using real photos as background sometimes surely speeds up development process a bit and I find it smart actually if final render looks good. The biggest issue I see for now is not quality of renders or models itself but more like a lighting...? Shadows? Some post effects to make renders/scenery look more coherently with models and not like every piece was pasted there separately.

Well, that's it so far. I always feel obligated to write some feedback about a game I enjoy, considering it my contribution to make it even better since I download it for free. Since dev is here himself I will make sure to write some more after I finish current update.

 

[Dessolos]

Just wanted to say even tho I ive yet to play the update I can't wait to see what in store for us. I can't wait to play this update however I have like 9 other updates on the backlog and I had to replay a certain well known game and all it's path that burnt me out to where I feel I need to play new titles for awhile right before this came out. As this is one of those games I consider being worth replaying before every update for me personally.

 

[maybemaybe]

About Katy after 2 episodes

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I'd like to know, what was the deal with all this before deciding if I want to do something with her. Oh, i needed to chose the right option for that and she explained all that more or less. But her motivation is still superweird:

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That totally doesn't make any sense. Why can't I just ask her what the hell she wants and how she sees all that? Instead I still have two options.

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Such a hot looking girl and such mess..

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[sunqian3000]

Another game you can't play without mods. sick it.

 

[Dessolos]

Another game you can't play without mods. sick it.

Why would you need mods. I played the last update 0.4 without any just fine.

 

[Captain Crystallo]

Oh my, my... Dev being active on f95zone and actually having no problem admitting on making mistakes, that's quite rare I would say.

About game itself... Just found it today and I'm starting chapter 2 now. My thoughts so far:

• Actually good writing (dialogues). Basically you can point any game somewhere on the chart with axis X presenting how good it is written and axis Y how good does it look... Unfortunately most of games here can score some points on Y axis with devs thinking that rendering big boobs and massive cock makes it a good game while reading dialogues and experiencing "story" is really painful... Here after chapter 1 I can say dev is quite good at writing, story is not somehow interesting so far but neither is boring. I really like what is done with choices in dialogues where every option leads to exactly the same point and often even means the same but THE WAY you tell something changes how others will react and see you. Sounds pretty obvious and simple, yet I really like how it is handled here and you really need to have some writing skill to make it consistent.
• That being said, renders. Characters have very real proportions and look great. I think it is kinda standard quality now yet many devs are still struggling to achieve level like that... Overall renders are good but could be better of course. Using real photos as background sometimes surely speeds up development process a bit and I find it smart actually if final render looks good. The biggest issue I see for now is not quality of renders or models itself but more like a lighting...? Shadows? Some post effects to make renders/scenery look more coherently with models and not like every piece was pasted there separately.

Well, that's it so far. I always feel obligated to write some feedback about a game I enjoy, considering it my contribution to make it even better since I download it for free. Since dev is here himself I will make sure to write some more after I finish current update.

Thank you for both the kind words and the feedback on the issues you have with the lighting and shadows in some scenes. I'm already trying to handle those aspects better, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.

I'm glad you appreciated the little differences in dialogue based on your choices, but the number of such choices gets reduced over time since I had a lot of people complaining about "meaningless" options that all lead to the same result (aka the little differences in flavor seemed to annoy them more than anything).

 

[Captain Crystallo]

Just wanted to say even tho I ive yet to play the update I can't wait to see what in store for us. I can't wait to play this update however I have like 9 other updates on the backlog and I had to replay a certain well known game and all it's path that burnt me out to where I feel I need to play new titles for awhile right before this came out. As this is one of those games I consider being worth replaying before every update for me personally.

No worries about not having the right mindset to play right now.
Burnout is a thing when it comes to stuff like this and playing something at the wrong time will only lead to less enjoyment.
I'm glad you like my VN enough to play through it each time. That means a lot to me, thanks.

 

[Captain Crystallo]

About Katy after 2 episodes

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I'd like to know, what was the deal with all this before deciding if I want to do something with her. Oh, i needed to chose the right option for that and she explained all that more or less. But her motivation is still superweird:

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That totally doesn't make any sense. Why can't I just ask her what the hell she wants and how she sees all that? Instead I still have two options.

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Such a hot looking girl and such mess..

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Hi!
You're probably right about the fact that the point at which you as the MC have to decide if you should commit to having fun with Katy comes too soon. I didn't see anyone bring that up before, as Katy is one of many people's faves, but I can see where you're coming from too.

As for her turning you down if suggest having sex, it really is just a matter of not having enough relationship points with her. However, this did get me thinking that I should do more test playthroughs where the MC gets turned down by the girls and how well their stories flow when that happens. Right now, most of my testing is focused on playthroughs where the MC accepts/declines the path of the different LIs himself.

 

[maybemaybe]

As for her turning you down if suggest having sex, it really is just a matter of not having enough relationship points with her. However, this did get me thinking that I should do more test playthroughs where the MC gets turned down by the girls and how well their stories flow when that happens. Right now, most of my testing is focused on playthroughs where the MC accepts/declines the path of the different LIs himself.

Hey! I've completely forgotten about the points, tried to play with mod, but with other girls everything was pretty straightforward and logical, so i turned it off. With Katy, evidently, points I had weren't enough. Maybe because some of the choices I've made were made out of confusion about her dissapearing out of MC's life after college. The reason was partly explained in later episodes, although I still don't get why couldn't she just called him or vice versa.

 

[Captain Crystallo]

Hey! I've completely forgotten about the points, tried to play with mod, but with other girls everything was pretty straightforward and logical, so i turned it off. With Katy, evidently, points I had weren't enough. Maybe because some of the choices I've made were made out of confusion about her dissapearing out of MC's life after college. The reason was partly explained in later episodes, although I still don't get why couldn't she just called him or vice versa.

The MC and Katy will come back to that topic soon, but obviously that doesn't mitigate the fact that you as the player are more clueless than you should be if you're trying to immerse yourself as the MC.

It's a frequent problem of mine where I know something, the MC knows something, but you as the player don't. Oftentimes that's intentional, but there are also situations where you're forced to make decisions without having the information you should have. I'll try to touch up the dialogue here and there, and I'm trying to reduce the number of times that happens going forward, but this is still an issue that I will only be able to completely address in my next game, if I ever get to make it.