Anyway, what really baffles me are that totally pointless and useless long RPG session in chapter 4 and the fact that there are too many "wannabe" LIs (that iranian girl and every middle aged character, for instance).
Oh, and NOBODY NEEDED that stupid scene with that dark skinned nagging ugly girl that replaced the old car scene - that was a far far far better scene - in chapter 2.
Ocean is our storyteller for Summers Gone.
He is already weaving plot lines for other characters and events well out into the future.
I happened to enjoy the SciFi RPG session. I think this session added to SG in a number of ways:
We got to see Nadia act decisively outside of sports, which adds to the dichotomy of her character since she comes across as more of a conflict avoiding nerd with the new 'Bella meets Mr. Banana' scene in the classroom, CH 2 rework.
We learn about Nancy and her insecurities about her body, feeling like she is in Nadia's shadow.
We see a version of Sonya who takes the fight to the invaders, using her initiative and imagination; we also see a short scene of her playing with the two miniatures representing the MC and her like they are Barbie and Ken dolls - which shows both an innocence in her view of herself/she and the MC and just how repressed she has been from the males/adults trying to control her life.
Nami shows that she is the MC's social wingman as well as showing that she's got game - whatever that game is.
The MC gets to show the women that he is not a creep or perv by the way he interacts with the women and gets fully invested in the RPG. He even gets to praise Sonya about taking the initiative, a type of praise I think she has rarely received from a male.
The concept of naughty gameplay is introduced in a safe way that allowed Nadia and Nancy to overcome their embarrassment, adding to their ability to bring it up as part of the discussion about the next session.
Nadia and Nancy enjoyed having the MC and Nami join them for this RPG session so they got an invite for a future session at the barn. The barn feels like it is a place where the MC could have encounters with multiple LIs as well as some encounters with women who are not LIs (like one of the professors - Cindy - who plays the RPGs as well).
I remember learning to play D&D in college with a mix of guys and girls. Was this a way for socially awkward guys and girls to try out their flirt in a safe setting? You bet it was!
Mature women are a no for you - that's fine, but just because you turn them all down does not mean that a MILF like Amber is not interesting to a number of us.
In my dictionary, these images are next to the work FINE!
Ocean gives us a wide variety of women to pursue; some will become LIs and others will offer the opportunities for lewd/sexual encounters and I like the variety.
I see Summers Gone as a tapestry of stories that will eventually show many pictures of the world of SG. I'm looking forward to following many of the threads in that tapestry.
