imzahai

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I tried the game, but even AWAM delivers more sexual content faster. :LOL:

Also, I don't think the story or writing is that interesting. The MC kind of sucks and is boring. The writing seems long-winded to me, it didn't hook me at all.

Probably the worst part is that the characters aren't interesting at all, visually or as characters. But in the visual department, they just don't stand out or draw my interest in how they look at all, they seem really generic.

Besides that the way the game was put together, reminds me a bit of bollywood, in the sense that there is heavy zoom on every render. I started expecting to be up someones nostril after awhile. The high zoom on character faces actually makes it difficult to be interested in, and follow the game... maybe the developer was trying to go for a soap opera effect, but the zoom actually ruins it for me. Id probably give this game 2 out of 5 stars, but I recognize all the effort that went into it.
so you ignored the full screen warning about that? as in it says their isn't any sex....
and you are surprised there isn't any?

might i suggest...
[suggestive expletive deleted]

you find another game?
 

jock1a

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Guess ill just wait for chapter 5.
Good idea there was hardly anything in this update,i deleted it from my backup drive and i couldn't remember why it had been so long. Will make a note in the blank folder this time so i don't waste my time downloading 8gb for 10 minutes of play time.
 
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Queue music.
Never ending stoooory.

I get "developers" wanting to make a game look good, but Oceanlab and others simply spend too much time on renders and too little time on actually progressing the story.

Its a shame though because its a good story.

My guess is that within a couple of years we might be at CH 6 (still without any sex obviously) - and then another "rewrite/re-render" is announced and it starts all over again - simply because the developer has lost any drive to actually finish the story - and can only milk patrons by doing something new - and what is better than re-releasing the same stuff, in even higher resolution and with slightly better animations.

A real shame that we have so few developers that actually release chapters and so many that worry about polishing their shit until it shines.
I don’t know, I still know quite a few developers that release consistent updates in short amounts of time. SmilingDog (Jikage Rising), Caribdis (Eternum), and the Seeds of Chaos guy (At least back when I used to follow the game. Not sure how periodic they are now).
And of course, there are the couple hundred games who release monthly with comparatively shitty renders, cookie cutter storylines and other cut corners.

And, for the rework thing, I don't think that that's going to happen. Reason being that the renders are about as close to age-proof as you can get. Unless Ocean has an Avatar-level leap in graphics - and even then - I don't think there's any need to rework the graphics any further. There's no way the difference in visuals will ever be as distinct as Ch1 vs Ch4.5. The improvements are becoming hyperbolic in nature, you can tell by comparing 4 and 4.5 to 2 and 3.
 

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one question at first did anyone else think Sasha was Summer?
i did first time MC sees her in the gym, but since it was already confirmed that she isnt, i think he just remembers her from a random past memory
Good lord... didn't you see that Summer has at least 3 visible beauty marks on her face? Sasha has none and her skin is definitely paler. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
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DrakaF

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Summer's Gone Walkthrough

As Zoey Raven has ceased working on the Summer's Gone walkthough, I've built a new one.

If you find any errors or have constructive suggestions to improve the usability of this walkthrough, please let me know.

Edit: Updated for Chapter 4.5.
Thanks for this update!
Can you/somebody tell me up untill where in this Walkthrough the renders & story for Chapter 2 are reworked?
Thanks.
 
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And, for the rework thing, I don't think that that's going to happen. Reason being that the renders are about as close to age-proof as you can get. Unless Ocean has an Avatar-level leap in graphics - and even then - I don't think there's any need to rework the graphics any further. There's no way the difference in visuals will ever be as distinct as Ch1 vs Ch4.5. The improvements are becoming hyperbolic in nature, you can tell by comparing 4 and 4.5 to 2 and 3.
Graphic maybe not since we're slowly reaching a cap, but you can always find something to rework like dialogues, plot elements, camera angles, different outfits....
 
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Abhai

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And, for the rework thing, I don't think that that's going to happen. Reason being that the renders are about as close to age-proof as you can get. Unless Ocean has an Avatar-level leap in graphics - and even then - I don't think there's any need to rework the graphics any further. There's no way the difference in visuals will ever be as distinct as Ch1 vs Ch4.5. The improvements are becoming hyperbolic in nature, you can tell by comparing 4 and 4.5 to 2 and 3.
just wait for 5 more years, new AI art and all shit that will come, and tell that again :HideThePain:
this dev will hardly ever stop reworking, unless something really drastic changes.
the best we can hope in the next 30-40 years (if no global cataclysms happen and he goes full time developing with a proper studio) is for removal of that damned "blueball police" warning:BootyTime:
 

weirdscix

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He changed Renpy revs in CH 4 requiring a full restart.

This was one of the initial screens that could not be avoided when a CH 4 download was made.

I checked on page 1 and, for whatever reason, this was not added by a moderator (not sure if this is standard practice or not).

View attachment 2455746

If you went directly from v 3.5 to v 4.5, this would have been missed.

Cheers!
Well, that's down to the devs poor planning. Experienced devs know not to update versions during a games developments as Renpy never guarantees save compatibility between versions, although an experienced coder could write a convertor as for example Dr Pinkcake did with Badik seasons 1/2
 
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weirdscix

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just wait for 5 more years, new AI art and all shit that will come, and tell that again :HideThePain:
this dev will hardly ever stop reworking, unless something really drastic changes.
the best we can hope in the next 30-40 years (if no global cataclysms happen and he goes full time developing with a proper studio) is for removal of that damned "blueball police" warning:BootyTime:
Yeah, it's laughable, considering G9 can deliver far more realistic renders and that's not even counting using alternatives like Unreal
 

Abhai

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Yeah, it's laughable, considering G9 can deliver far more realistic renders and that's not even counting using alternatives like Unreal
yup, the technology will advance, no doubt there.
it already is unimaginable to play 5-years old games without at least a little chuckle on how funny renders/art are looking (if that is the game focus ofc).
if the dev main intention is "perfection" in that department, that will be an endless loop for him and for his unfortunate players.

ok, now enough dark ducky for a while - hopefully that wont be the case though and that he will find his way to break free from reworking in future:HideThePain:
 
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