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

[JamesM81]

How can you think of drowning that angel

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I'm sorry buddy but she really does nothing for me. Just being around her seems exhausting. If it makes you feel any better she isn't the only one I don't like. The cast is too big. I've already scrapped about 80% of the girls no matter what their stories are or where they go from here. Aside from Nami, Bella, Sasha, Maja, Robin, Ayua and Nojiko I could not possibly give any less fucks about the rest of the girls.

Nancy, Layla and Nora (the less bitchy twin) look good and seem nice but I doubt there will be much content with them.

 

[Deleted member 5988643]

I searched Discord to list what Ocean said on the different girls so far: (main LI = romance + ending)
Bella: guaranteed main LI (Dom, Sub and normal routes, could be different now that the game has taken a less dark route, won't be compatible with Amber)
Mila: guaranteed main LI
Nadia: guaranteed main LI and Ocean's #2 girl (since December 2022)
Nami: guaranteed main LI (Nami/Bella is possible but she is otherwise probably the least compatible with other girls, Nami/Mila not possible)
Nia: guaranteed main LI, wasn't originally a planned LI
Sasha: guaranteed main LI and Ocean's #1 girl (since August 2021), not planned to be part of any throuple
Sonya: guaranteed main LI and Ocean's #3 girl (former #1)
Victoria: guaranteed main LI (and can be compatible with every other girl (has the most throuples anyway))
Amber: main LI (two main routes, love or sub, could be different now that the game has taken a less dark route)
Marla: main LI, should currently be married
Vanessa: main LI (sub and dom routes), not compatible with Zara for a throuple
Zara: main LI, solo route only, threesomes possible but no throuple ending, "will never lose LI status"
Elsa: main LI but Ocean is not entirely sure yet, a lot about her can still change
Ayua: Ocean has not decided yet. Romance with her was mentioned a long time ago but at the moment she is not a LI. She's a special case.
Kate: Ocean refuses to say for now
Maja: formerly main LI, currently not planned anymore but under consideration though unlikely. Lewdable at least
Robin: "lewdable," very low chance of becoming a main LI
Celina (Vic's therapist): not a LI
Cindy (teacher): should be lewdable but not a LI
Claire (Bella's aunt): we'll see how she develops but not a LI currently
Coach Hill: "bangable", "hook-up/lewdable" but no ending nor romantic relationship
Harrison (teacher): should be lewdable but not a LI
Karen: "lewdable" but not a LI
Layla: "lewdable" but will "never" be a main LI
Miriam (one of the twins): not a LI
Nancy: not a LI
Nicole (reporter): not a LI
Nojiko: currently not a LI "but nothing is ever set in stone"...
Nora (one of the twins): not a LI
Saki (Nicole's assistant): not a LI
Genevieve, etc: ??? (nothing mentioned) the main LI list is not necessarily over yet although Ocean has a limit, and we might be introduced to some more girls (like the women's first team for instance).

Note: As of October 16, 2021, Ocean has said that the list of LIs can be expanded to more LIs but it is also possible that some LIs will be dropped, except for the eight that are listed as guaranteed. Update February 2023: as of Chapter 4.5, "less than 5" new LIs are yet to be introduced.
Note2: There will be no harem route. One was originally planned (although it would not have included every girl) but the game took a lighter tone, of healing, than was first thought, and the harem route does not fit the story anymore. You should still be able to bang virtually every girl in a playthrough but having a romantic relationship with several girls being aware of each other is a whole different thing. There will be throuples for the compatible girls, but no more than that. I have summarized this myself, if you want to hear from the source itself, most of the updated info regarding harem comes from here.
Update: only 3 throuples are planned as of summer 2022, there might eventually be more or fewer but that's to say that throuples will be rather the exception and in most cases won't happen.

Nami/Bella is in the list, I'm already happy...

 

[hahequ]

I think it would be absolutely bonkers if Ocean was able to connect WIAB and SG to the point that the well known characters from WIAB would be slowly appearing in SG(either story relevant or just as cameos) I don't think that's something that has been done and it would make the game even more interesting and unique
WIAB - telling the origins story and giving us some hints at upcoming SG stuff
SG - developing the story forward

I know that there could be some issues due to different choices and possibly being forced to set a canon branch but it is definitely doable

 

[Kassandara]

I think it would be absolutely bonkers if Ocean was able to connect WIAB and SG to the point that the well known characters from WIAB would be slowly appearing in SG(either story relevant or just as cameos) I don't think that's something that has been done and it would make the game even more interesting and unique
WIAB - telling the origins story and giving us some hints at upcoming SG stuff
SG - developing the story forward

I know that there could be some issues due to different choices and possibly being forced to set a canon branch but it is definitely doable

We might have already seen some WiAB characters in SG, Amber's friend from the reworked ch2 comes to my mind.
I'm not saying she 100% is from wiab but I just had a feeling about the interaction between her and Nika.

If there is no WiAB characters yet in SG, I definitely think there will be in the future.

 

[Don Sucio]

We might have already seen some WiAB characters in SG, Amber's friend from the reworked ch2 comes to my mind.
I'm not saying she 100% is from wiab but I just had a feeling about the interaction between her and Nika.

If there is no WiAB characters yet in SG, I definitely think there will be in the future.

Maybe , but not like main characters, i think will be only cameos

 

[Turret]

Maybe , but not like main characters, i think will be only cameos

Yes, I think so as well, that the WIAB main characters will be cameos or some small talk scenes only.

 

[Ayhsel]

We might have already seen some WiAB characters in SG, Amber's friend from the reworked ch2 comes to my mind.
I'm not saying she 100% is from wiab but I just had a feeling about the interaction between her and Nika.

If there is no WiAB characters yet in SG, I definitely think there will be in the future.

They might. Main problem with using them too much is that it might become impossible to avoid suggesting that certain path is canon in WIAB. Like WIAB MC ending up with a particular girl, or x character being alive or things like that.

I am not saying that there is no canon, just that it can become problematic.

 

[rudy007]

Maybe , but not like main characters, i think will be only cameos

I'm interested how the main cast of WAIB will look about 20 years older, as MILFs. It will be difficult to beat miss Von Halen. She should be around WIAB main cast age.

 

[Turret]

They might. Main problem with using them too much is that it might become impossible to avoid suggesting that certain path is canon in WIAB. Like WIAB MC ending up with a particular girl, or x character being alive or things like that.

I am not saying that there is no canon, just that it can become problematic.

Exactly. That is why e.g. Don Sucio and I estimate that the main characters of WIAB will pop up as cameos or some small talk/background scenes only.Anything more would set a certain path towards obvious canon. Well, Ocean has his specific canon storyline, but as we can see with how many characters of SG could be the children of X or Y from WIAB, he tries to keep SG open to what the various players of WIAB were up to and not forcing one storyline.

 

[BobTheDuck]

Exactly. That is why e.g. Don Sucio and I estimate that the main characters of WIAB will pop up as cameos or some small talk/background scenes only.Anything more would set a certain path towards obvious canon. Well, Ocean has his specific canon storyline, but as we can see with how many characters of SG could be the children of X or Y from WIAB, he tries to keep SG open to what the various players of WIAB were up to and not forcing one storyline.

I'd sugget Ocean is also trying to avoid spoilers from SG weakening the impact of WIAB. If something starts feeling too obvious, Ocean will probably obscure the connection until it's clear in both games: Ocean won't want SG to foreshadow WIAB seeing SG is about two decades after. They're the same universe, the same big families, but we don't know why some things repeat or are familiar. It's like the first time Zara interacts with the Nika is a foreshadowing. Ocean seems to like people getting the lightbulb moment when things start making sense.

We've already seen the connections with Ayua, the Holgersons, the Frohns, ZPR etc. My guess is that Ocean is cutting up a lot of what was in the original WIAB, simply to make it more compelling rather than 6 chapters of remake/catchup. The very name of WIAB shows its plot sets all the dramas in motion in the Oceanverse. SG is one continuing thread from WIAB, and the remaining games Ocean has planned might follow the development of other characters from WIAB or SG. For example (as complete speculation); Ayua might be off the table as a LI because Ocean might already have a plot line for her in a third game that needs her unattached for canon reasons. One game might be the events Summer goes through, her side of the drama.

My guess is that we'll see the convergence of plot lines: as more of WIAB's canon plot is revealed, we'll see the easter eggs already placed in SG.

 

[Vopeco]

Exactly. That is why e.g. Don Sucio and I estimate that the main characters of WIAB will pop up as cameos or some small talk/background scenes only.Anything more would set a certain path towards obvious canon. Well, Ocean has his specific canon storyline, but as we can see with how many characters of SG could be the children of X or Y from WIAB, he tries to keep SG open to what the various players of WIAB were up to and not forcing one storyline.

Ayua has already said Katie is her aunt so that ship has sailed in my mind. I just hope I don't hear much more about how Willi ended up with Miru, because there's a 0% chance my Willi is going to end up with Miru, and hearing that kind of stuff spoils your own WIAB playthrough a little.

 

[rudy007]

Ayua has already said Katie is her aunt so that ship has sailed in my mind. I just hope I don't hear much more about how Willi ended up with Miru, because there's a 0% chance my Willi is going to end up with Miru, and hearing that kind of stuff spoils your own WIAB playthrough a little.

If we would speak about pre-revork Miru, I would say exactly what you said, bit new "improved" Miru, she's hot girl and I would have no problem to end up with her. Even if the competition along girls is fierce...

 

[Enola Gay]

No news, he hasn't elaborated on that ever. I assume story spoilers are involved. But keep in mind he has to respect Patreon's TOS so Nami is Nika's roommate, and if Nika and Ayua were canon half-siblings as a consequence from WIAB it would be troublesome to deal with her being a LI.


Well, he forgot what he had in mind for her yeah. Anyway status has always been up to date with the latest he has said. She's the only LI so far I've had to downgrade to non-LI.
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As my dude Lebowski have said. This is a bummer.

I find Maja the most attractive girl in the entire game. Maybe because she seems sad most of the time, maybe because she is visually attractive or maybe because she seems to be more mature than the whole rest. All the other girls in this game seem very childish, especially Victoria = a big no no for me.

Anyway, SG it's a really great game. For now, I think it is the best, far ahead the other popular games like BADIK or other harem college games...
But as always there are few things that always show up somehow in those games which I don't like...

Every girl is a supermodel, every guy is handsome, almost every girl has big- to huge breasts with big cleavage. Too many exobitionists. There are no ugly people, which is a shame. More variety would be better and more fresh I guess.

And final word - I wish SG could keep up the darker tone for longer. I'm counting on some twists which make MC lost again.
Such a battle shouldn't be so easy to win with such a trauma in the past.

 

[Don Sucio]

All the other girls in this game seem very childish, especially Victoria = a big no no for me.

And final word - I wish SG could keep up the darker tone for longer. I'm counting on some twists which make MC lost again.
Such a battle shouldn't be so easy to win with such a trauma in the past.

I´m with you here, the personality of Victoria cringe me very much, i understand her accident but man... is too much for me .

About dark routes i don´t know why Ocean decided to reduces it, i think this dark routes are a good spice for the game, make it different to others, and of course for people with dark fetish is good that this routes exists... So more options for players in the end. Anyway is a good new that Ocean has returned one dark route that he eliminated in the beginning, i don´t know what it is and how darker will be but it´s a good sign.

 

[rudy007]

I´m with you here, the personality of Victoria cringe me very much, i understand her accident but man... is too much for me .

About dark routes i don´t know why Ocean decided to reduces it, i think this dark routes are a good spice for the game, make it different to others, and of course for people with dark fetish is good that this routes exists... So more options for players in the end. Anyway is a good new that Ocean has returned one dark route that he eliminated in the beginning, i don´t know what it is and how darker will be but it´s a good sign.

Agree about Victoria, she entered quickly in MC life, yes, she's childish. Understandable, I too feel for her. When I saw her on the wheelchair, It was tough to see her, acting tough up to the point when the present catch with her. Heavy scene. I hope she will walk again, but she isn't my top 10 girl choice.
About dark routes, I think Ocean underestimated how many more time and resources he will to put into game and he simple cut them (all of them, or?) We'll probably never know what could be else in those routes, but after Ocean's decision, it isn't important now.

 

[Penfold Mole]

Summers Gone seems to have really atmospheric settings. No matter if its sunlight shining through the windows after dawn like during the yoga session or stellar backgrounds like the football field lights at night.

I really enjoy things like that in visual novels. Also the faces look pretty for DAZ.

Yes, the lighting and camera work are very cinematic. Not just the animated cut scenes, but also the static scenes. It's one of the first things that I noticed about Ocean's work and I absolutely love it.
It's obvious he knows more about the technical details of movie production than an average joe and pays lots of attention to his scenes from that educated, artistic point of view.

 

[RNasc4444]

I'm guessing unicorns are real in SG's world too huh? Bitch had a boobjob while in the hospital from the accident that left her unable to walk. How is no one else pointing this out!?!?!

 

[Deleted member 327695]

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I'm guessing unicorns are real in SG's world too huh? Bitch had a boobjob while in the hospital from the accident that left her unable to walk. How is no one else pointing this out!?!?!

Because we're still waiting for you to deliver on the "broken English and the grammar errors [that] stick out like a gangrenous wound" from the rework.
https://f95zone.to/threads/summers-gone-ch-4-5-full-oceanlab.29981/post-10713811

So I can actually fix them, and learn from them.

Or did you just want to steer shit up again as always?

And final word - I wish SG could keep up the darker tone for longer. I'm counting on some twists which make MC lost again.
Such a battle shouldn't be so easy to win with such a trauma in the past.

SG will always have an underlying dark tone.
Depression and mental health issues are like a lingering shadow.

Obviously, at some point, it will reduce in its severity, but trauma never really leaves you.
Trauma is a seasoning to life.

Ayua has already said Katie is her aunt so that ship has sailed in my mind. I just hope I don't hear much more about how Willi ended up with Miru, because there's a 0% chance my Willi is going to end up with Miru, and hearing that kind of stuff spoils your own WIAB playthrough a little.

That's why I keep saying, that every player should consider his own playthrough as canon. No matter what's being hinted at in the other games.
I sadly don't have the resources to implement choices from WiAB into SG.
The scope of this (integrating 5 Games with thousands of choices) would probably even make a big Triple-A Studio cry.

I'm trying to keep it somewhat vague, but some plot points I just need to force.
I can only tell you to pretend that your own experience is the real deal. (I might give a little choice at some point in SG (To pick your WiAB Li), to at least cater some dialogue to your own experience.

Sorry, but that's all I can offer atm.

 

[Vidal the king of Pervert]

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[StultusAnglicus]

Because we're still waiting for you to deliver on the "broken English and the grammar errors [that] stick out like a gangrenous wound" from the rework.
https://f95zone.to/threads/summers-gone-ch-4-5-full-oceanlab.29981/post-10713811

So I can actually fix them, and learn from them.

Or did you just want to stir shit up again as always?

OCEANLAB HIMSELF came to clap some cheeks today