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

[LHDLLB]

I hate the fact that Nojiko lied to the MC about not knowing Bella's mom. I don't care about the reason as to why she did it. She lied to her son while he was most vulnerable to get him to do something he didn't seem to want to do. Hell, I bet Bella's mom got the MC's teacher to make them partners. All of this manipulation in the background by the adults with them not seeming to care about how it affects their children really pisses me off.

And any "it's for their own good!" "It's done with the best intentions!" Argument doesn't hold up with me. As the saying goes: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Any emotional manipulation by people you trust and care about is absolute bullshit. Especially when that someone is your parental figure. Even more so when that manipulation is done when you're at your lowest and completely vulnerable, the moment when you need the people to be open and honest with you. If the MC hadn't gone to the book club, would he have ever figured out that Nojiko lied to him in order to manipulate him?

How Nojiko manipulated Nika ? Nojiko forces him to go to therapy after you broken in a house to steal some golden panty, Nojiko is incredible understanding if was my Landlady I would end up with out a hand, depression or not.The fact that she omited know Amber before the meeting should be questioned, but there is no way of knowing her reasons and it in itself does not constitute manipulation from Nojiko part.

In another note. I also don't think that Amber set up Bella and Nika by Marla, the assignment will be rotactive, Bella and Nika at one point will work with everybody else - I wanna se it if you are on Bella's and Mila's path- and with each other, changing their parthers now is pointless if they will end up together at a late time.

 

[mystik13]

The Jacuzzi scene proves that he is faking it. Besides that, this whole situation with impotence seems far-fetched. This confirms that MC does not care about his illness and he is not trying to get cured. But the most important thing is that his mother is a doctor, and she also does not care about her son's impotence. All doctors, at the slightest suspicion of a problem, run for an examination, and here impotence is completely ignored, it is all very strange and ridiculous.

For clarification nika explains to nami that he can hard if he thinks about summer. But he doesn't want to "fake" a response. That he wants to get better. So it is psychological and I don't think it has been made clear whether mom is aware of impotence. Nika has not been in relationship since summer I believe so it may not have arisen (pun intended).

 

[yossa999]

For clarification nika explains to nami that he can hard if he thinks about summer. But he doesn't want to "fake" a response. That he wants to get better. So it is psychological and I don't think it has been made clear whether mom is aware of impotence. Nika has not been in relationship since summer I believe so it may not have arisen (pun intended).

Nika and Noji talked about it when they got back from Book Club, he told her that his depression was affecting his sex life, she confirmed that she didn't know for sure but had long suspected it.

Nika "I don't think you know how much my depression affects me."
Noji "You need to be a little more specific Nika... You don't really talk to me... I can only assume, and if I assume the wrong thing... It's going to be weird."
Nika "About sex."
Noji "Oh."
Noji "Oh I... Umm... I figured as much."
Noji "You never left any traces... I suspected it."
Noji "Not like- others in the house..."

And somehow, thanks to this dialogue, and some previews of Noji and Nika in the pool from the second season, it starts to seem to me that Nami is not the only one who will soon be concerned about treating the wormy.

 

[mystik13]

True I forgot that scene, that is present day. Given Nika's other problems like depression, nightmares, anxiety attacks and fighting Noji had her hands extremely full raising him. It surprises me how healthy their relationship appears to be despite the trauma. Nika speaks of Noji with affection and respect, without appearing to show resentment at being guided and pushed toward recovery.

 

[I_love_anime]

For clarification nika explains to nami that he can hard if he thinks about summer. But he doesn't want to "fake" a response. That he wants to get better. So it is psychological and I don't think it has been made clear whether mom is aware of impotence. Nika has not been in relationship since summer I believe so it may not have arisen (pun intended).

That's the problem, MC can only get aroused if he thinks about Summer. Such a lie on his part looks very stupid. Nami's ass proved it in the jacuzzi.

 

[dameromexxx]

That's the problem, MC can only get aroused if he thinks about Summer. Such a lie on his part looks very stupid. Nami's ass proved it in the jacuzzi.

Bella fights as if for her own life on the hood of her car and in his bed but he lies, he is so stupid, what's more he thinks that he regrets that his dick can't tell the truth and has to do something, so he has lost complete contact with reality, he is even more stupid

 

[Marley300]

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Hello,

Well, well, well... Look who decided to show up.

I'll be making one big change to the dev logs: From now on, all dev logs will be released on the same day.
In the past months, I have established a serious commitment to my daily renders and figured out how to "abuse" the ability to go into a hyperfocus for 10+ hours.

These hyperfocus sessions have a main drawback.
I feel absolutely antisocial, and writing dev logs feels like climbing an impossibly high wall.
They help me achieve amazing game-related goals, but I can't do anything social for a few days afterward.

As most of you know, I don't just provide dry information in the dev logs; I often discuss all sorts of game-related topics, even personal topics.
By releasing all Dev Logs on the same day, I have more "free" days to just be a robot without having to power down and be in some sort of in-between every few days.

I also have this adhd tick that when I have an appointment or there's a date I have to do something, I think about it every single day... And it's distracting. I tried to fight it by reducing the numbers of previews buuuut... well... Yeah.

So, both dev logs will now be released on the same day. That way I also won't need to repeat info from the last log in a new one.

S2 - Chapter 1
I've been churning out renders left and right and put a lot of work into some decorative elements in the scenes.
The goal of every update should be to increase immersion.
I'm about to finish three scenes, and have done a little bit of postwork.

Previews:
With Chapter 1, a little bit of branching will be introduced, and the following scene is a good one to showcase this.
Where girls meet (Or how we would say it in Germany: "Treffpunkt feiner Geister.")
Depending on previous choices or routes, several different girls can take Kate's place in said render.
I'll showcase two of them.

"Why don't you go play with the neighbor's kid?"
The neighbor's kid:

The next Dev log in two weeks will be a few days late, as I'll be visiting family from 23.11 to 1.12. Three big family events are happening in one week, and I don't want to miss them.

It might also be a good idea to take a week off from my overdrive healthwise. During that week, I'll finish the German translation for SG and start implementing some others, too.

I'll see you in two weeks.

- Ocean

 

[Paynne]

Damn, Kate looks hot in that outfit. The MC certainly doesn't seem to mind her sitting in his lap

 

[LHDLLB]

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Hello,

Well, well, well... Look who decided to show up.

I'll be making one big change to the dev logs: From now on, all dev logs will be released on the same day.
In the past months, I have established a serious commitment to my daily renders and figured out how to "abuse" the ability to go into a hyperfocus for 10+ hours.

These hyperfocus sessions have a main drawback.
I feel absolutely antisocial, and writing dev logs feels like climbing an impossibly high wall.
They help me achieve amazing game-related goals, but I can't do anything social for a few days afterward.

As most of you know, I don't just provide dry information in the dev logs; I often discuss all sorts of game-related topics, even personal topics.
By releasing all Dev Logs on the same day, I have more "free" days to just be a robot without having to power down and be in some sort of in-between every few days.

I also have this adhd tick that when I have an appointment or there's a date I have to do something, I think about it every single day... And it's distracting. I tried to fight it by reducing the numbers of previews buuuut... well... Yeah.

So, both dev logs will now be released on the same day. That way I also won't need to repeat info from the last log in a new one.

S2 - Chapter 1
I've been churning out renders left and right and put a lot of work into some decorative elements in the scenes.
The goal of every update should be to increase immersion.
I'm about to finish three scenes, and have done a little bit of postwork.

Previews:
With Chapter 1, a little bit of branching will be introduced, and the following scene is a good one to showcase this.
Where girls meet (Or how we would say it in Germany: "Treffpunkt feiner Geister.")
Depending on previous choices or routes, several different girls can take Kate's place in said render.
I'll showcase two of them.
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"Why don't you go play with the neighbor's kid?"
The neighbor's kid:
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The next Dev log in two weeks will be a few days late, as I'll be visiting family from 23.11 to 1.12. Three big family events are happening in one week, and I don't want to miss them.

It might also be a good idea to take a week off from my overdrive healthwise. During that week, I'll finish the German translation for SG and start implementing some others, too.

I'll see you in two weeks.

- Ocean

Always good to see the Cheeto, but why is Nika on the female bathroom ?

 

[LHDLLB]

Damn, Kate looks hot in that outfit. The MC certainly doesn't seem to mind her sitting in his lap

I don't know, her face seems strange and the dominatrix boots are a bit odd and the Nika's face is more of " what are you doing ?" to me. Honestly first thing I saw was Nadia's ass. Curious to see how many variations it has, am wagering that the Kate is Bella's route.

 

[Penfold Mole]

Always good to see the Cheeto, but why is Nika on the female bathroom ?

Maybe it's a unisex bathroom? They even had unisex showers in the gym, remember?

 

[LHDLLB]

Maybe it's a unisex bathroom? They even had unisex showers in the gym, remember?

Yeah, but Ocean text makes it seems like a female space, place where girls meet, maybe just a expression but was where my mind went.

 

[dameromexxx]

Is Ocean gently suggesting that Kate might get LI status?

The form of apology for telling her in the Locker Room that she's not hot, the slightly offended expression on her face suggests that

Nika expression also indicates that it's his initiative, he's usually furious when someone invades his personal space without his consent

I also doubt he would do that if he was with Bella

 

[LHDLLB]

Is Ocean gently suggesting that Kate might get LI status?

The form of apology for telling her in the Locker Room that she's not hot, the slightly offended expression on her face suggests that

Nika expression also indicates that it's his initiative, he's usually furious when someone invades his personal space without his consent

I also doubt he would do that if he was with Bella

We know that kate has only interest on Nika if he is on Bella's route, my guess is that she is pushing things a bit, can not see Nika pulling her onto his lap.

 

[dameromexxx]

We know that kate has only interest on Nika if he is on Bella's route, my guess is that she is pushing things a bit, can not see Nika pulling her onto his lap.

She's actually interested in him when we go to the gym and she says in the bathroom with Robin that she has to claim him as hers before the other girls in college realize that he's a hottie in the future and she's the one who starts the unsuccessful flirt in the locker room in the handcuff scene when we're not with Bella

 

[LHDLLB]

She's actually interested in him when we go to the gym and she says in the bathroom with Robin that she has to claim him as hers before the other girls in college realize that he's a hottie in the future and she's the one who starts the unsuccessful flirt in the locker room in the handcuff scene when we're not with Bella

Yeah, but mostly is just talk. She is only aggressive -and sitting on your lap is rather aggressive-if you are on Bella's path, asking for a kiss and making innuendos to Bella. Not saying that you're wrong, just that is not how I am interpretating things.

 

[Adhdclassic]

I hope they go in depth with Robin I feel more to her. Nothing negative just something about her. She feels emotional needy. At the book thing when he talks to her and mentions owing him a favor she seems extremely happy about it where everyone else is like a favor uhh. She seems over empathetic to him and gravitates to him even though she doesn't know him. Maybe she is summer dum dum dum

 

[I_love_anime]

I_love_anime , you are talking about a teenage boy who is able to fake impotence. Which makes me think that you can only be a girl who knows very little about teen boys. You clearly have no clue what you're talking about.

Even grown men need some serious concentration to suppress an erection and in some situations every one of them would eventually fail, unless they have a real ED problem.
For a teenage boy it would be physiologically impossible to successfully fake and lie about it in all the situations described in the game. About as impossible as stopping his heart or holding his breath for 20 minutes at will.
Getting an erection is an almost uncontrollable reflex, especially for a teenage boy. I still remember the hell I went through as a teen, getting these random boners now and then, even without any real reason at all.

You speak as if you are a horny schoolboy who has never seen real women. MC has no problem with this, he is used to controlling himself, because his sister constantly walks around the house naked.

Have you ever been to expensive private closed beaches where it is allowed to sunbathe naked? I think you have not been there, because then you would have seen that there are many men of different ages and they walk around without an erection, because they are used to the sight of naked women, like Nika.

 

[dameromexxx]

Yeah, but mostly is just talk. She is only aggressive -and sitting on your lap is rather aggressive-if you are on Bella's path, asking for a kiss and making innuendos to Bella. Not saying that you're wrong, just that is not how I am interpretating things.

I know and I have to admit that interpreting these different previews in different ways is one of the coolest things in the 'winter' period when we are waiting for the next update.

I see it this way, that some of his, to quote him, 'trying to become a better person' moments when he tries to fix it when he behaved like an asshole for no real reason. Hence, despite being slightly cofused, he is rather calm as if he was in control of the situation and Kate is twisting her lips as if in the style of ''what does this jackass want from me''

I can't wait for the moment when all these unclear situations become clear to us

One thing we can be 100 percent sure of is that it really does look like silk shirts have replaced leather jackets and punk T-shirts for good.

 

[Paynne]

Nika's face is more of " what are you doing ?"

Maybe, but to me he doesn’t look bothered or angry at all which is curious because we know he doesn’t like people invading his space.

Honestly first thing I saw was Nadia's ass

Me too. Kinda hard not to see Nadia’s big ass haha

Is Ocean gently suggesting that Kate might get LI status?

Honestly I wouldn’t mind if she was a LI. She’s easily one of the best looking girls of the game imo.