Typical protagonist is a frothing weeping cunt of a man but all vagina bearers everywhere love him anyway affair . The story is going for trauma but accidentally shows a loser's wet dream of what a loser male life should be instead so "deliberately" unlikable, misunderstood, doesn't care, oh so smarter than anyone else, no redeeming qualities, is a constant prick but loads of female attention and popular anyway. If the character in a story is a douche canoe then the world needs to react accordingly or he needs to hide it.
The guy Nika in this is unpleasant and socially inept which in a game with a focus on relationships is yeah . He is pretty childish in how he handles stuff, as a minor example there's one part in a gym where his sis invites her friend. He makes it clear he doesn't want her there and that she annoys him. She becomes so uncomfortable she just wants to leave. This is in a public space to someone that is only there because of a family member's invitation. Why is a man been a dick over something this innocuous? It's like playing a teenage girl, he's emotional shit is everyone elses problem.
The other characters are a lot more nuanced and cover a spectrum of personalities. I suspect they are the only reason people stick with this. One is kind off a psycho bitch but is at least socially capable, motivated, likes cars and treats her friends well can Nika take fucking notes please. Another is super competitive and is aiming to be an athlete her and Nika have a competitive relationship which I actually wish I'd seen more off Zara is great. Another is a very nice sociable person that got in an accident she's essentially ray of sunshine the person. The sister is a giant perv that likes rolls and is quirky. There's a dude which is that always at the gym friend we all have he's looking like someone that'll form a strong friendship with Nika. The stepmom is a compassionate hard working woman that is a saint for putting up with the two lunatics in her home. You get the point they all got their own thing going on personality and plot wise. The games woman and the male friends are mostly good. All actually feel like people. The game lacks any real antagonists so far.
The actual plot is a kinda a weird one. Essentially not much actually happens. Nika and his sister go college and meet friends and this is a trigger for the protag to oh so glacially begin shedding his cunt level, most of what occurs is relationship building.. I will actually give the game the benefit of the doubt here as the story is slow burn and at the end it feels everything is getting to the point to kick off. But what is there right now feels very much like a foundation for the actual plot to happen. The protags issues are left to do the lifting if you've read this far you know how well I feel that worked.
There's no fucking but it'll apparently be added by episode 7. The women are hot but at the moment there's no sex, dick or pussies you see kissing and the odd pair of tits. Not much to say really as the lewd part isn't added yet. I didn't feel it held the story back because the fact Nika is incapable of sex is brought up and addressed. Also one of the few moments I felt sorry for Nika because he wants to be normal in that department but cannot. He also doesn't make anyone else feel like shit over it, he handles it. If you're here for lewds I'd check back when it says 7 to see how it pans out because it's not there atm.
Visually and musically this is close to the best that can currently be done with Ren'py and Daz. The game has numerous scenes that look great and there are animations that are clearly designed to look good. I cannot think of a single moment where I looked at something and went it looks bad. Music is good probably the 2nd best game on this site music wise the music often matches and supports the scene. There's one particular moment where the song called save myself plays that is just beautifully done and is a step above what you usually see in something like this.
I really wanted to like this but the bad protagonist overshadowed everything. I kept pushing through this thinking it must get better to be so popular but it never did for me. I would say it's worth trying as he may not aggravate others as much as me and there is a lot done well here outside Nika but for me Summer's Gone is like a painting of a shit. It may be a great painting with incredible work and background but when the foundation is a shit it doesn't matter. Any story lives or dies with it's lead and you play what is essentially a loser he belongs in an NTR game as a cuck.
The guy Nika in this is unpleasant and socially inept which in a game with a focus on relationships is yeah . He is pretty childish in how he handles stuff, as a minor example there's one part in a gym where his sis invites her friend. He makes it clear he doesn't want her there and that she annoys him. She becomes so uncomfortable she just wants to leave. This is in a public space to someone that is only there because of a family member's invitation. Why is a man been a dick over something this innocuous? It's like playing a teenage girl, he's emotional shit is everyone elses problem.
The other characters are a lot more nuanced and cover a spectrum of personalities. I suspect they are the only reason people stick with this. One is kind off a psycho bitch but is at least socially capable, motivated, likes cars and treats her friends well can Nika take fucking notes please. Another is super competitive and is aiming to be an athlete her and Nika have a competitive relationship which I actually wish I'd seen more off Zara is great. Another is a very nice sociable person that got in an accident she's essentially ray of sunshine the person. The sister is a giant perv that likes rolls and is quirky. There's a dude which is that always at the gym friend we all have he's looking like someone that'll form a strong friendship with Nika. The stepmom is a compassionate hard working woman that is a saint for putting up with the two lunatics in her home. You get the point they all got their own thing going on personality and plot wise. The games woman and the male friends are mostly good. All actually feel like people. The game lacks any real antagonists so far.
The actual plot is a kinda a weird one. Essentially not much actually happens. Nika and his sister go college and meet friends and this is a trigger for the protag to oh so glacially begin shedding his cunt level, most of what occurs is relationship building.. I will actually give the game the benefit of the doubt here as the story is slow burn and at the end it feels everything is getting to the point to kick off. But what is there right now feels very much like a foundation for the actual plot to happen. The protags issues are left to do the lifting if you've read this far you know how well I feel that worked.
There's no fucking but it'll apparently be added by episode 7. The women are hot but at the moment there's no sex, dick or pussies you see kissing and the odd pair of tits. Not much to say really as the lewd part isn't added yet. I didn't feel it held the story back because the fact Nika is incapable of sex is brought up and addressed. Also one of the few moments I felt sorry for Nika because he wants to be normal in that department but cannot. He also doesn't make anyone else feel like shit over it, he handles it. If you're here for lewds I'd check back when it says 7 to see how it pans out because it's not there atm.
Visually and musically this is close to the best that can currently be done with Ren'py and Daz. The game has numerous scenes that look great and there are animations that are clearly designed to look good. I cannot think of a single moment where I looked at something and went it looks bad. Music is good probably the 2nd best game on this site music wise the music often matches and supports the scene. There's one particular moment where the song called save myself plays that is just beautifully done and is a step above what you usually see in something like this.
I really wanted to like this but the bad protagonist overshadowed everything. I kept pushing through this thinking it must get better to be so popular but it never did for me. I would say it's worth trying as he may not aggravate others as much as me and there is a lot done well here outside Nika but for me Summer's Gone is like a painting of a shit. It may be a great painting with incredible work and background but when the foundation is a shit it doesn't matter. Any story lives or dies with it's lead and you play what is essentially a loser he belongs in an NTR game as a cuck.