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

[Captain Crystallo]

Mmmm... I don't like injecting my ideas and interfering with game development, but FWIW:

The game is called SEEKING Closure... I believe the premise would work better if Julia is the one to initiate the returning trip to the cabin, as a Doctor and as her friend, to help him deal with whatever happened there years ago, as some sort of therapeutic trip, rather than a vacation...

But it's important that SHE is the one who initiates in this instance, because otherwise, no matter who she is to the MC, the MC would just be inviting a potential LI to a supposedly fun & relaxing vacation, just to end up fuckin around her back with other chicks.... it's still a dick move no matter which way you slice it, and I believe most people don't want to play asshole MCs.

The point I'm trying to make has to do more with the dynamic between the two characters, rather than a specific plot idea... I hope I somewhat managed to convey that...

Secondly: I think having two branches at the start is just gonna create more work (and headaches) for you... I really believe you should decide on the best narrative path moving forward for the rest of what you plan to do and make the necessary changes, instead of thinking whether some players will bitch and moan about this or that... simply 'cause that's a fool's errand, imo. If you feel that branching is the best, then by all means

I'll definitely consider framing the trip the way you're suggesting once I get to re-writing that section, and then see which way feels better for me.

As for the second point, Julia was always going to have a girlfriend/friend (if breaking up without cheating)/bitter ex (if you cheat without breaking up first) split, so while there is definitely more work to do in terms of Part 1 and the first few chapters of Part 2, after that, she will just settle into the roles I already had planned out.

 

[AlexMpog]

I don't actually get why someone would be upset, they can still have Julia as an LI, they just now make a choice.

I had one game where my favorite LI was forced at the start and people complained. Dev made a remake and made her optional, didn't bother me one bit. In the remake I can just choose her (it took a little longer to build the relationship, but so that other people could choose someone else without having to cheat or breakup with her, I thought was fair enough).

Yeah, heh, people here get upset over different issues, one thing I learned from this forum is to never get surprised.

Like, in another thread (you played that game recently and gave your feedback) some people got upset because one of the LIs changed her make-up and hairstyle for a date - some players literally said they dropped her route because of that (while personally I find that hairstyle cute actually).
Or in a few other threads some players got upset because people don't like their favourite LIs.

It never really ceases to amaze me how differently some people's minds work — not saying it's good or bad, it just is.

As for Seeking Closure - when Captain Crystallo asked, I said I’d be fine with whichever decision he makes (probably because she is one of my favs ), so I would have been okay even without any changes — but I do realize, of course, that not everyone is that tolerant.

I assume some people think that "rework" means that the original option would no longer be available, and you'd be forced to start the game single, hence why they feel upset.

Pretty much yeah, I explained him the case though.

 

[Dessolos]

Yeah, heh, people here get upset over different issues, one thing I learned from this forum is to never get surprised.

Like, in another thread (you played that game recently and gave your feedback) some people got upset because one of the LIs changed her make-up and hairstyle for a date - some players literally said they dropped her route because of that (while personally I find that hairstyle cute actually).

I think I know what you are talking about I actually didn't find her hot till the sex one of the best sex scenes ive seen. But yeah I find some people are picky over the smallest thing.