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

[Ray_D]

That I dunno, probably the damn tabletop game?

season 2 is going to include stats for nika and stat check.

 

[Deleted member 6168082]

Just in case anyone wanted the info.

 

[ZillaStarKilla]

The difference between playing games with no sound and no music whatsoever and those with appropriate, well-fitting music is like night and day. There was the scene at night with Nika and Bella sitting on a car together, eating and drinking, when I felt was a true turning point for their relationship development. And during that scene, there was a short animated clip where the game played part of a song during the animation called Watching From the Stars by Beza, which you can find on youtube. But the song was just perfect for that scene and it really melted my heart and left a deep impression on me.

In any game or movie, series, any narrative stories, books, whatever, you name it... Of course the overall journey matters but it's key moments like these that truly make them memorable. The points in any narrative that truly resonate with you, for one reason or another, are the ones that you will always remember and leave the biggest impression. And in many cases, I do believe music and sound helps enhance that experience. There are early documentaries on how Disney first employed music and sound effects to help affect or direct how the audience should feel during certain scenes, back in a time when motion pictures had been soundless and without music long, long ago that I remember watching at one point during a film studies class. I wouldn't call it "science" necessarily, but it's a very useful tool for any director and has been for many, many decades in media.

For me, in Summer's Gone, that was one of the most impactful and memorable moments, and when I think about this game, that will always be the very first thing that comes to mind. The music that was chosen during that scene really helped enhance the moment, and I still listen to that song from time to time. And when I do, that scene comes to mind.

I agree, that music is one of the biggest strengths of this game. It's so important to the identity of a game but many devs neglect it because of lack of funding or laziness. I can only listen to the same generic music in a game for so long before I have to mute it due to annoyance - and I also tend to mute the music during sex scenes because it just distracts me too much. SG is the only AVN I've played where I actually have never muted it. The music from blew me away when I heard it, they add so much emotion, so much mood to the scenes that the game would feel strange and empty without them playing. Vesky and the Intangible are really incredible IMO and fit the mood perfectly. BaDIK has some great music as well - the dance party and acoustic melodies embody that college vibe and you can tell DPC takes great care to license the right tracks. CoBD has that electronic drone and synthwave music that fits the cyberpunk genre...but the music of SG has a certain vibe that is just unparalleled and unrivaled by any other AVN - some scenes have actually hit me hard more than I expected them to.

 

[Massagecook01]

You are right, there is a very large variety of music in BAD. But you got one thing wrong, DPC doesn't care about licensing because it uses free music.

to tell you the truth there is only one song in summers gone i liked but it got removed and i play a lot of AVNs that have no music and i still love them and the AVNs that have music a lot of them ain't so great or successful. music does not make a AVN great it's the story and characters .have shitty story and characters no music will make it any better , like putting gravy on a pile of shit.

 

[duolaamm]

image Bella have a drug dealer ex boyfriend,
Mila have a black guy ex boyfriend,
and Sasha have a oldrich guy exboyfriend
ed-mc can't do anything about it
but alpha mc can one by one beat those guys to death。

 

[Dessolos]

music does not make a AVN great it's the story and characters .have shitty story and characters no music will make it any better , like putting gravy on a pile of shit.

That is true but music especially good music that matches a scenes makes a AVN stand out. Which is what Summers Gone has accomplished with it's choice of music in my opinion. Even if you personally don't like the music in this game many people do praise this game for it's music , there is no denying that. At least when I first started playing AVN's as a hobby last year and heard about Summers Gone on reddit all I heard was it had good renders and music. But yeah music doesn't make or break a game it just makes a game better if done well otherwise it doesn't matter.

 

[Massagecook01]

That is true but music especially good music that matches a scenes makes a AVN stand out. Which is what Summers Gone has accomplished with it's choice of music in my opinion. Even if you personally don't like the music in this game many people do praise this game for it's music , there is no denying that. At least when I first started playing AVN's as a hobby last year and heard about Summers Gone on reddit all I heard was it had good renders and music. But yeah music doesn't make or break a game it just makes a game better if done well otherwise it doesn't matter.

one of my favorite songs in summers gone that isn't in it anymore was , three letters by velvethead ft cara dee, the scene with the MC and bella sitting on her car and them eating burgers and fries. that song was made for the scene i was so sad it got taken out.

 

[BobTheDuck]

Her tits are about to fall out. How can that be professional. Even Ocean commented that the blouse now provides far bigger cleavage.

Sure, her behaviour in the original was not professional with all the hugging (though imho it makes sense cause she knew full well her daughter and MC were getting really close, that soon he will be her daughter's boyfriend and thus part of her family and she was acting more like a caring MOTHER - or future mother-in-law - towards him than anything sexual), but her dress definitely covered more than it showed (which is opposite to the new version).

Not being a hypocrite, I love her breasts and will still salivate over her and think to myself (this is how Bella will look in 20 years; hot damn! put the ring on that girl's finger ASAP!), but I would think twice before calling her new shirt professional.

I think the things to consider is that some people dress flaymboyantly in every circumstance, some prim even when on holiday. There's a whole range in between, and the way someone presents tells us about them.

One thing I noticed as far as a lack of professionalism is that the previous scene with the see-through top has no bra. I can't imagine a person wearing such a top not wearing a bra the whole day with a variety of clients. The whole reason for not wearing the bra was for the piercing reveal.

So we understand from the old version Amber is prim on the outside, all buttoned up, but wild on the inside. New scene, we'll have to see how that plays out. Most likely we see her as caring and the wild side emerges from that. THe big change will be professional behaviour. Her behaviour in Ch5, introducing herself to Nika as a stranger shows her professionalism there, so the big loss is the sense of the wild child hidden within her. But maybe that will be shown in other ways, we can tell until we see the new scene.

What the hell is Nika talking about here?

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There's a whole group of people claiming Sasha is Summer after surgery, kept like Princess Peach in the wrong castle and so is not a natural born Petrova. I'm not convinced. I think this is one of those scent moments, Like when Nika notices Bella's perfume - at moments when he feels any romantic interest, he appears to have heightened senses. There's also the joke from the milf club about Sasha having exceptional pheromones.

I'm sure this will be clearer once we are able to spend more time with Sasha, Robin and Ayua.

 

[yossa999]

I think this is one of those scent moments, Like when Nika notices Bella's perfume - at moments when he feels any romantic interest, he appears to have heightened senses.

By the way, in the old WiAB Helen used the same perfume, with the scent of amber, iris and neroli. I don’t remember if this hint was preserved in the new WiAB.

 

[Krytax123]

There's a whole group of people claiming Sasha is Summer after surgery, kept like Princess Peach in the wrong castle and so is not a natural born Petrova. I'm not convinced. I think this is one of those scent moments, Like when Nika notices Bella's perfume - at moments when he feels any romantic interest, he appears to have heightened senses. There's also the joke from the milf club about Sasha having exceptional pheromones.

I'm sure this will be clearer once we are able to spend more time with Sasha, Robin and Ayua.

I mean Summer could have always been a petrova, our good old oblivious Nika probably wouldnt realise it like with the frohns or has her surname supressed (or never knew it lol).

But yeah this theory just sucks anyway no matter what. There's just no way that Nika and Nami wouldnt recognize her, even if her looks would have changed more or less completly due to her voice and stuff.

And i think Summer and Sasha are polar opposites regarding their personalitys. Sasha is reserved while Summer is very outgoing.

And even if should would have been kept in a omnious tower or facility or whatever, theres just no way she wouldnt approach Nika/Nami/Nia now.

This theory is just braindead.

 

[hermit_tr]

This is a screenshot that was posted in an off-topic thread

Ocean said:

 

[BobTheDuck]

I mean Summer could have always been a petrova, our good old oblivious Nika probably wouldnt realise it like with the frohns or has her surname supressed (or never knew it lol).

But yeah this theory just sucks anyway no matter what. There's just no way that Nika and Nami wouldnt recognize her, even if her looks would have changed more or less completly due to her voice and stuff.

And i think Summer and Sasha are polar opposites regarding their personalitys. Sasha is reserved while Summer is very outgoing.

And even if should would have been kept in a omnious tower or facility or whatever, theres just no way she wouldnt approach Nika/Nami/Nia now.

This theory is just braindead.

Huh, I hadn't considered the idea that Summer was a Petrova from the start. But like you I discount that as Noji would recognise the name of the college, and Nami and Nia would recognise the Sasha's name and wonder if she was Summer's secret sister. Nami's not that clueless, and Summer was Nia and her friend. The personality differences can be just due to trauma from whatever happened, but yeah, it's quite a cheap theory.

This is a screenshot that was posted in an off-topic thread

Ocean said:

I take this to mean Ocean is currently working on Sasha scenes for season 2

 

[yossa999]

Damn reaction limit.

I mean Summer could have always been a petrova, our good old oblivious Nika probably wouldnt realise it like with the frohns or has her surname supressed (or never knew it lol).

Yeah, I wouldn't trust this loggerhead to buy a roll.

But yeah this theory just sucks anyway no matter what. There's just no way that Nika and Nami wouldnt recognize her, even if her looks would have changed more or less completly due to her voice and stuff.

And i think Summer and Sasha are polar opposites regarding their personalitys. Sasha is reserved while Summer is very outgoing.

And even if should would have been kept in a omnious tower or facility or whatever, theres just no way she wouldnt approach Nika/Nami/Nia now.

This theory is just braindead.

You won't believe the changes that can happen to a person when electroshock therapy is used properly.
So far, the only obstacle to this theory remains Ocean, but he has almost given up.

 

[hermit_tr]

Damn reaction limit.

Yeah, I wouldn't trust this loggerhead to buy a roll.


You won't believe the changes that can happen to a person when electroshock therapy is used properly.
So far, the only obstacle to this theory remains Ocean, but he has almost given up.

Maybe, or at least we will see a lot of Sasha in the background.

I remember Ocean once said that in the second season we would see a lot of scenes from Layla. Since Layla's job is a bartender, the possibility of a party-related scene, Layla once mentioned it at the gym.

And we might be able to find out many new character names from nameless characters.

 

[leo dicaprio]

the failure of the game on steam is pleasing, the wish list is ridiculous, I hope this will serve as a lesson for other developers, what kind of game to make for someone there besides the players, the players' response is quite natural

 

[BobTheDuck]

Maybe, or at least we will see a lot of Sasha in the background.

I remember Ocean once said that in the second season we would see a lot of scenes from Layla. Since Layla's job is a bartender, the possibility of a party-related scene, Layla once mentioned it at the gym.

And we might be able to find out many new character names from nameless characters.

I think there is the official bar opening party (rather than it just being open in the scene we have in season 1). There is a chance we'll find out more about Sasha's friend in that season 1 scene seeing it's redone, and Sasha and Robin are now part of it from what I saw in the devlog. We'll definitely find out some names in the opening party, and I imagine Nika will have a panic attack trying to remember all the new names.

 

[yossa999]

the failure of the game on steam is pleasing, the wish list is ridiculous, I hope this will serve as a lesson for other developers, what kind of game to make for someone there besides the players, the players' response is quite natural

Now I'm really curious!
What failure on the steam and what natural reaction of the players are you talking about?
"the wish list is ridiculous" wtf is this even supposed to mean

 

[yossa999]

This is a screenshot that was posted in an off-topic thread

Ocean said:

Damn reaction limit.
Poor Sasha Simps Monks, I guess that means they won't have any lewd moments with the Goddess. Monks don't do that.

 

[AlexFXR]

to tell you the truth there is only one song in summers gone i liked but it got removed and i play a lot of AVNs that have no music and i still love them and the AVNs that have music a lot of them ain't so great or successful. music does not make a AVN great it's the story and characters .have shitty story and characters no music will make it any better , like putting gravy on a pile of shit.

You are absolutely right, I also consider music to be a seasoning in a dish. Music is a subjective thing that doesn't necessarily need to be in the game. Moreover, if one person likes it, another will consider it terrible. For me, music in SG has a neutral meaning, I don’t consider it good or bad, but I wouldn’t add it to my album with my favorite music. By the way, no one is stopping people from turning on their favorite music along with the game and enjoying it.

 

[leo dicaprio]

Now I'm really curious!
What failure on the steam and what natural reaction of the players are you talking about?
"the wish list is ridiculous" wtf is this even supposed to mean

very few people added the game to the wish list, even fewer than the guys with 200-300 subscribers, Brazilian and Russian curators wrote not to buy because of rework is suck, and this is half of the AVN buyers on Steam