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Yes. I've only played 3 chapters. Didn't like how the navigation UI was implemented. Thank you for the input
I feel like the infamy surrounding sandbox games are fair. But I like some elements of it. I'm definitely not defending any ridiculous, grind fuck fests where you read to gain intellect, run to get fit etc types... but I really like the map and navigation features where you have the freedom to choose where you wanna go and there's actually some stuff around each corner, in each time of day. This makes it so I can actually read what the characters are saying and the context becomes much clear. Now, I know some people hate the repetitiveness of sandbox games, but that's the only actual thing I can tolerate if characters, renders and places look interesting. That's why I tend to use cheats to annihilate grindy parts and focus on what I would like to pursue. Don't get me wrong, I adore so many VN games and love reading through each conversation but most of the time they are pretty generic and not interesting. Which in the end, lineate me towards choosing sandbox games.
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depends how made, if large freeroam clickfest then only total lunat............ fanatics would play that.
There are two kinds of sandboxes:
- Sandox A is basically a nonlinear VN: you get the same scenes, but you can pick the order. Chapter 4 of this game is sandbox A, as are Lust Theory and certain sequences of On Distant Shores
- Sandbox B differs by having additional non-VN mechanics, tenderly referred to as "grinding". Summertime Saga is one, as are Love and Sex: Second Base and Another Chace (to a much greater extent).
They are already available if you use Cheat Engine to unlock them. https://f95zone.to/threads/shale-hill-secrets-v0-10-4-love-joint.139072/
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If you aren't afraid to use CheatEngine, search for the Shale Hill Secrets thread with the CE table that gets you through the current releases. The guy is really good at updating as soon as a new version hits.
I don't mind detective stories where I am dumber than the character. But the other way around can be frustrating. Just how many more episodes will it take for the MC to realize that the daughter Amiran is looking for is Valerie? The last few episodes practically spell it out, but he's so blind. I'll admit I missed the whole Cedric=burglar, but I got Sandra=Hank as soon as I saw her text messages.
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well if semi-monthly updates then 5 months until september that means there will be ~3 updates at least, prolly 4.
Nope. That email from his mom doesn't match anything else. He could just be a foil, someone to show how the MC is drifting further away from the mundane world.
What I am wondering about is the identity of the strangler clown. It's a woman, and Silent1 claims to be her during the next chat. This poses an interesting question, given that RECENTLY is at least ten years old. In a proper detective story, we should be able to deduce the identity of the criminal, so it can't be someone we don't know.
If Silent1 is telling the truth, she must be a middle-aged woman. There simply aren't that many of them in the game. There's Carmen and there's the new substitute teacher, both rather unlikely candidates.
If Silent1 is telling a lie, then they must have ordered someone to half-strangle the MC. It doesn't have to be someone we know, but I think it is. It's not Sam/Lidia/Maggie/Haley, Kristen, Alexis or Emily for obvious reasons. This leaves Leah and Valerie as two possible perps, and I think it's Valerie. (Heavily hinted at by her saying "I will let you breathe" in the MC's dream)
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Yes, if their school is in the exurbs (it's far enough that everyone rents or lives in the dorms), it should be the local county sheriff that arrests Leah. However, if Shale Hill is in New England (and judging by its architecture, it might be), then it all makes sense: there are practically no counties in New England, only towns. All of New York state (if you don't consider it New England) is incorporated as well.
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There isn't that many secrets left to uncover:
- why is Kristen such a bitch (not enough vitamin D, if you know what I mean)
- is Alexis really a psychopath
- Valerie's dark secret
- Leah's secret plan with Craven
- what's the deal with Batman
- why is USPIS looking for Silent1
- what's the deal with Dante's flaming heterosexuality
- what's the deal with Linus' crazy mom
- what's the deal with the Indian girl
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Tbh I stopped keeping up with most of the story, especially now that I finally got my Leah scene. I still play through it for lulz.