Exoplast

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Please put the files in a folder and then zip the folder. This keeps all the contents neatly in one place.
Rightclick -> extract to do the same thing and not destroy ppermissions. If i repack them then mac user will have a problem.
 

Greybourn

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Kinda sad I got stuck with the escort instead of Sophie or even Eva. Lost interest after that unfortunately.
Same and actually up to that point it was intriguing. rolled back a few time trying to change the outcome but nope.. So yeah, done.
 

DavyCroquette

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Same and actually up to that point it was intriguing. rolled back a few time trying to change the outcome but nope.. So yeah, done.
it is nevertheless a necessary passage for the rest of the story, it is a pity that you stop at that... you will be able to see later that this moment is important. Remember that "la fille de la zone" (the girl from That area) is sophie... she's a very important person for the story so... in a way, she can't die. Or at least not like that, so easily :p Go to the end of the prologue and you will see that the story is much more complicated than a simple walk in the forest with zombies, or even relationships between the characters. It's not at all the general theme of the story :p (sorry for my English)
 

Larry2000

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It was a need for history
Not that it matters, but I see many non-native speakers make this mistake, but it's Story, not history.

I know Spanish and I know that story is "historia," similarly, I think French is the same/similar. So yeah, if you want to talk about the overall plot of your VN, it's called a STORY :)

History is like what happened in the past.
 

DavyCroquette

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Not that it matters, but I see many non-native speakers make this mistake, but it's Story, not history.

I know Spanish and I know that story is "historia," similarly, I think French is the same/similar. So yeah, if you want to talk about the overall plot of your VN, it's called a STORY :)

History is like what happened in the past.
In French, we say "histoire" for a past event but also for a story to tell. But yes in English it's story...
 

Larry2000

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In French, we say "histoire" for a past event but also for a story to tell. But yes in English it's story...
As I said, I'm aware. But in English we never use History in that way. I just wanted to pass that along cause it happens a lot. Not a big issue, but someone not so versed in language might be confused by that statement and as a developer clear language is important :)

have a nice day and good luck!
 

Greybourn

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it is nevertheless a necessary passage for the rest of the story, it is a pity that you stop at that... you will be able to see later that this moment is important. Remember that "la fille de la zone" (the girl from That area) is sophie... she's a very important person for the story so... in a way, she can't die. Or at least not like that, so easily :p Go to the end of the prologue and you will see that the story is much more complicated than a simple walk in the forest with zombies, or even relationships between the characters. It's not at all the general theme of the story :p (sorry for my English)
Sorry but it felt more like a massive hole in the plot more than a strategic twist. Mankind losing a battle against the undead and the first thing the bandits do is gun down two unarmed females to take the scarred up dude hostage?

Nah, it doesn't add up.

But good luck.
 

DavyCroquette

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Sorry but it felt more like a massive hole in the plot more than a strategic twist. Mankind losing a battle against the undead and the first thing the bandits do is gun down two unarmed females to take the scarred up dude hostage?

Nah, it doesn't add up.

But good luck.
... Of course it doesn't fit... But keep playing instead of judging without having seen the rest...
 
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PyoT

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When the first dialogue is something like "How are you?" "Yes" you know you are in for a treat ...

I can't say the game worked for me. The story tries to do some rather complex things, but the translation is barely workable. I can't judge how well it works in French, on account of my rather lacking understanding of the language (l'etat c'est moi! C'est la vie.), but I'm not sure the different ideas would gell well with porn-game logic there either. I also find the change in mechanics odd (like in the beginning you got an inventory, that's then never really relevant; then you get + points with characters, then later it's some sort of good/devil thing ...) and as far as I could see not too well-integrated with decisions and reactivity being ... eh.

My overall impression is just that it's all a bit too messy for me. I could see, maybe, if it ever got to "the end" and afterwards a thorough clean-up / 2.0-style release, maybe, possibly there'd be something there ... but I'm not holding my breath ^^;
 

MrBenny

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The Zone from Girl


Because it's the title... Is a title in French shocking? Isn't French beautiful? :p :p:p
It sure is, and so are the French woman. I'm Canadian, and live both French and English lifestyle here in Canada. ;)

But having a French only title, without a translation to English will affect potential interest with some who will pass on this project. Thus can reduce your potential revenue stream. You could put the English translation in brackets. Because I know French I knew what the title said, but others will not. Just trying help increase your fan base, to bilingual. Salutations/ Regards.
 
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Sorry, but it felt more like a massive hole in the plot more than a strategic twist. Mankind losing a battle against the undead, and the first thing the bandits do is gun down two unarmed females to take the scarred up dude hostage.
Your loss. Does every story end as you think? There are reasons things are done at the beginning, middle, and end of a story, but I guess you have it all figured out. As I said, your loss.
(Don't bother replying; I already know what your going to say :LOL: )

Puppy pitbull-ed ;)
 

Greybourn

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(Don't bother replying; I already know what your going to say :LOL: )
So you knew I was going to say your reply makes no sense since you left off the part where I said "it doesn't add up"?

That's not a "didn't end the way I wanted it too" reply, that's a "this is nonsense and I am not interested" reply I feel I have lost nothing by not playing a game that tries too hard to be "edgy" but comes off as contrived.. Enjoy the game dude.
 

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When the first dialogue is something like "How are you?" "Yes" you know you are in for a treat ...
Haven't played it, but I can make a guess at what's going on.

In French you can say "Ça va bien?" to say "How are you?" except the literal word-for-word translation would be "Is it going well?" and so "Yes" is an appropriate response. The translation software the developer is putting the script through is apparently only translating one line at a time without taking into account context. Unfortunately, for machine translation this is probably going to be a problem for a while, still. Language is complex.
 

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Dunno how I feel about being asked to change the MCs name and then having it constantly flip flop between David and Ginko - w/e the hell that is with no explanation as to why right at the start. It comes off as a scripting error. If it's intended to be a reveal or plot hook in your story, it needs to happen sooner or be teased in some way, since like I said it comes off as a script error.
 
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