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

[SixtyNineGaming]

I'm still awed by the cinematics in this VN even after playing it multiple times. The amount of VRAM and the compute power required for them is ridiculous - I'm assuming atleast 2 3090s in SLI. This VN has incredible visuals along with having a great narrative and characters and that's why it is one of the BEST VNs on the site.

I mean, look at this. You can see the veins in her breasts - its insane. The character model detail, the lighting, the subsurface scattering, the shot composition - everything is perfect. And this isn't even a frame from the game - its a screenshot of a cinematic. Everything looks so hyperreal and it adds to the whole experience. One of the many reasons why this is one of the best VNs on the site.

 

[Quarron]

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I mean, look at this. You can see the veins in her breasts - its insane. The character model detail, the lighting, the subsurface scattering, the shot composition - everything is perfect. Everything looks so hyperreal and it adds to the whole experience. One of the many reasons why this is one of the best VNs on the site.

These veins look, so weird. Seems like She's benching so hard.

 

[Ayhsel]

If I wanted realism in these kind of things I'd watch a romantic comedy then hit Pornhub

Oh yes.. because there is nothing more realistic than romantic comedies...right?

Sorry, I think I dropped some comment in my sarcasm

 

[SixtyNineGaming]

These veins look, so weird. Seems like She's benching so hard.

It's not abnormal. Even though they might not be common, visible veins on chest and breasts are not strange.

 

[Old Man Al]

It's not abnormal. Even though they might not be common, visible veins on chest and breasts are not strange. View attachment 1858555

Her fingernails are more disturbing for me.

 

[Davewatch]

It really does appear that a lot of people on this thread are sadly lacking in life / reality experience !!!

 

[Tairnel]

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I mean, look at this. You can see the veins in her breasts - its insane. The character model detail, the lighting, the subsurface scattering, the shot composition - everything is perfect. And this isn't even a frame from the game - its a screenshot of a cinematic. Everything looks so hyperreal and it adds to the whole experience. One of the many reasons why this is one of the best VNs on the site.

her necklace is floating lol

 

[Tairnel]

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I mean, look at this. You can see the veins in her breasts - its insane. The character model detail, the lighting, the subsurface scattering, the shot composition - everything is perfect. And this isn't even a frame from the game - its a screenshot of a cinematic. Everything looks so hyperreal and it adds to the whole experience. One of the many reasons why this is one of the best VNs on the site.

her necklace is floating lol

It's probably a model issue, I remember Scarlett from FF7 Remake had this problem.

 

[HornyyPussy]

Oh yes.. because there is nothing more realistic than romantic comedies...right?

Sorry, I think I dropped some comment in my sarcasm

You know damn well what I meant you cocoa flavored bloodsucker!

 

[Tairnel]

These veins look, so weird. Seems like She's benching so hard.

Eh, they're a bit too visible for me, like Ocean's displaying them just to show that he can - "look at deez nuts renders". At least, that's the kind of vibe I'm getting. They are realistic, and the cloth animation was also comparitively amazing in this cinematic, so I can't really complain (I guess he was using Blender for this one).

 

[JB08]

So we got 3.5 beta then later 3.5 full and now currently 4.0 beta, does anyone know or recall about how much time there is between beta and full releases? And does ocean rotate between summers gone and where it all began?

 

[Mortarion]

So we got 3.5 beta then later 3.5 full and now currently 4.0 beta, does anyone know or recall about how much time there is between beta and full releases? And does ocean rotate between summers gone and where it all began?

Bibi Blog from yesterday:

 

[Nekiorem]

I guess he was using Blender for this one

it's still DAZ, when he'll switch he'll switch totally not just making doing poses in DAZ and animation in blender. If you've played Chasing sunset last episode , the animations in that are made on blender ( am not sure but saw somewhere on that thread) and stills on DAZ there's clearly a big difference between the quality there

 

[SixtyNineGaming]

I replay this VN once every few months and I'm awed every time. Summer's gone is just incredible in every single aspect. The characters, character design, posing, lighting, rendering, dialogue writing, plot and character writing - every thing is great.

I used to a have a boyfriend like MC - an emo boy who was "above everything". He wasn't nearly as interesting as MC but it was a fun relationship. I also used have an extremely rich acquaintance - someone who tried very hard to be cool and interesting, but came off as cringey and pretentious. This game reminds me of that phase in my life.

My girlfriend never showed any interest in visual novels, but I'm gonna try to get her into them now with this one.

 

[frenk]

X-Com 2 stile party, aliens and combat.....fantastic

 

[Tairnel]

So we got 3.5 beta then later 3.5 full and now currently 4.0 beta, does anyone know or recall about how much time there is between beta and full releases? And does ocean rotate between summers gone and where it all began?

He switches up development by day, so one day SG and one day WIAB. Overall he develops them both side by side. Full release will most likely come before July (the people in this thread can attest to my estimate-making capabilities).

 

[Tairnel]

I don't think it's an error. The necklace probably just looks like that.
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It's probably a model issue, I remember Scarlett from FF7 Remake had this problem.

If I recall correctly, it happens because the necklace is a different mesh, so it can't sit flush with her...assets. Saying that Ocean purposely made it floating is a bit of a tall order for me, even with his perfectionism trait.

 

[albatare]

This thread is so fucking weird, half of the messages and reviews feel like they're just bots pushing a scam and the other half written by people paid by the dev.

it's either "omg best game ever, 5*", "best game i've ever played, 5*" or someone pointing out something very specific and praising the dev for it like "look at this, look at that, the dev put so much thought and effort into it"

A necklace? The dress some chick wears during X scene? Ok great, but how do you care enough to talk about a couple of renders for PAGES? It's most likely just hardcore "fans" but it really reads like a dev baiting praise, especially this dev, the dude who takes a literal year to release each update.

 

[frenk]

Pure art every single image, every shot .... simply unique. If the author puts it on steam I take it on the fly.

 

[Uriel ☁]

The word "Cheeto" appears in the script of ch4 more than all the other chapter's script combined, twice.