VN Ren'Py Summer's Gone [S1 Steam + DLC] [Oceanlab]

[BobTheDuck]

So, Nami's going to be decent and wear her bra?

My gut tells me Ocean just wants it out at this point. I know, my gut's a weirdo

I mean, feasibly he could rerender ~200 images and get the ~1.5% nudity under control, but at this point, it would be gutting his intention without any guarantee that it'd still pass. Things like Vanessa's cinematic would make no sense for example. I think he's rolled the dice, made his play and will just push forward.

....I bet it was Nika's nipples that pushed the rating over, that darn pump!

 

[Mr_Mister]

My gut tells me Ocean just wants it out at this point. I know, my gut's a weirdo

I mean, feasibly he could rerender ~200 images and get the ~1.5% nudity under control, but at this point, it would be gutting his intention without any guarantee that it'd still pass. Things like Vanessa's cinematic would make no sense for example. I think he's rolled the dice, made his play and will just push forward.

....I bet it was Nika's nipples that pushed the rating over, that darn pump!

you know what's Ironic , Ocean took out a few scenes out of the game because of genitalia to avoid a 18+ rating and Oceans ended up getting the 18+ rating anyway , hindsight 20/20 , we could've avoid all the drama about those scenes being cut from the game if Oceans knew that 18+ rating wasn't avoidable .

 

[BobTheDuck]

you know what's Ironic , Ocean took out a few scenes out of the game because of genitalia to avoid a 18+ rating and Oceans ended up getting the 18+ rating anyway , hindsight 20/20 , we could've avoid all the drama about those scenes being cut from the game if Oceans knew that 18+ rating wasn't avoidable .
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This is the weird thing, it's still 16+, but they're treating it as 18+ on the basis of the number of renders of boobs. But it's not rated 18+. I think they're concerned he's going to upload a DLC of noodz

 

[John972]

you know what's Ironic , Ocean took out a few scenes out of the game because of genitalia to avoid a 18+ rating and Oceans ended up getting the 18+ rating anyway , hindsight 20/20 , we could've avoid all the drama about those scenes being cut from the game if Oceans knew that 18+ rating wasn't avoidable .
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It's more than just the rating. Ocean would've lost a bunch of licensed music already in the game had he kept the lewd stuff, regardless of the rating. For the sake of keeping the music, he ditched a couple of dick pics, a vagina pic, and some booby pics.

 

[BobTheDuck]

It's more than just the rating. Ocean would've lost a bunch of licensed music already in the game had he kept the lewd stuff, regardless of the rating. For the sake of keeping the music, he ditched a couple of dick pics, a vagina pic, and some booby pics.

This is probably the biggest issue really, keeping the music means he didn't have to rework the cinematics especially. I guess we hope that it's 16+ doesn't breach the terms they changed on him.

 

[duolaamm]

Yeah 2023 was a kinda "bumpy" ocean year, that might be true... but things are looking better now and he has still delivered way more content both games combined than most DEVs.
This could be a really nice Ocean-Games year. Doesnt hurt to be a little optimistic here...

unfortunately, you will be disappointed . because when steam version of SG got bad sell ,
there will have a long and torturous discarding process.

 

[AlexFXR]

It's more than just the rating. Ocean would've lost a bunch of licensed music already in the game had he kept the lewd stuff, regardless of the rating. For the sake of keeping the music, he ditched a couple of dick pics, a vagina pic, and some booby pics.

The funny thing is that in a few months the music license that Ocean took for 1 year will expire, and then none of this will make sense. Moreover, in season 2 there will be porn scenes, which means that he will lose this music in any case.

 

[Maviarab]

Imagine that you are the one who chose to wait for the full version of ch.5 and six months later you still waiting

I did...and?

My life is not so sad and pathetic that it revolves around VN release dates (or any media for that matter).. It releases when it releases and even then, I doubt I'll get around to it till the following weekend anyway.

 

[imagica]

How much will it cost on Steam? Does this kind of games have regional prices? Who decides them?

 

[Maviarab]

How much will it cost on Steam? Does this kind of games have regional prices? Who decides them?

Steam suggests a price I believe.
It is ultimately up to the dev
and yes, Steam does annoyingly have a regional price structure (one reason gog became so successful as it didn't used to).

 

[BobTheDuck]

How much will it cost on Steam? Does this kind of games have regional prices? Who decides them?

Ocean's said $15 in discord.

 

[Maviarab]

Then why are you so easily offended?

Who said I was offended?

 

[Winterstale]

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So, I heard back from Steam

Everything was alright but they want me to check the "Frequent Nudity" button in the content survey. I did so now and as it seems, the game keeps the lower Age rating with the frequent nudity enabled. (Not sure, I assume they bump it up to 18+ soon)

So all that's left for them to check is if I checked that checkmark on Monday.

So it's safe to assume, that SG gets the green light early next week.

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But it is apparently enough for the game not be available in Germany... So I guess bad luck for my German bros, including me.

The entire release situation feels like:



... the end is nigh

 

[Maviarab]

your statement that your life is not so sad and pathetic, it's not a defensive response. You just like to let people know that your life isn't sad and pathetic, that's good to know.

And you like to think you're funny calling out people who are still waiting.

Funny how when someone calls you out back you are the one getting defensive and offended. I was basically making the point that whether it comes out today, tomorrow, next month, next year or gets abandoned, is really no skin of my nose and doesn't affect me in the slightest, especially when I have no skin in the game anyway.

 

[Mr_Mister]

The funny thing is that in a few months the music license that Ocean took for 1 year will expire, and then none of this will make sense. Moreover, in season 2 there will be porn scenes, which means that he will lose this music in any case.

Yeah ! , some of Oceans reasons for taking out lewd scenes out of the game , will aged like sour milk on season 2.

 

[John972]

Yeah ! , some of Oceans reasons for taking out lewd scenes out of the game , will aged like sour milk on season 2.

How exactly will they age like sour milk?

 

[Jarulf]

Imagine that you are the one who chose to wait for the full version of ch.5 and six months later you still waiting

You just described me.

 

[AlterdStates7]

You just described me.

Me too...

 

[Mortarion]

unfortunately, you will be disappointed . because when steam version of SG got bad sell ,

Then will nothing change, Ocean can still make a living out of the income Patreon/SS generates. Steam is more or less a tool to get a nice money pillow for additionally safety in the short term, and in the long term to pull more audience to Patreon/SS.

We have to consider that the game is a one time sale, then Ocean again relies on the income from Patreon/SS. To be fully independent from Patreon/SS, well more from that moronic Patreon, is a hard peace of work.

 

[alanrock]

So, the game has an appropriate rating to be released in Germany but "frequent nudity" blocks it, no matter the ratings?!?
I hadn't been confused like this since the third Matrix movie ... Makes no sense.