VN Ren'Py The Adventurous Couple [TACOS S3 P1b] [Mircom3D]

[88stanford88]

Mmm, that's alot of links, lol....so where do we start the game at the beginning, the 1-10 download, or this new Tacos, or the 14 full? I'm confused!

TACOS is the third rework of the same story
All versions are failed attempt to complete the story
the first one 1-10 is very old and the first that was released
the CH14 is the second attempt... that failed at CH15 TAC2

TACOS is the third attempt to finally create a game with complete story...

All versions are great and can be enjoyable they all talking about the same story with little differences

you can search in the Patreon page or in previous posts in this thread for more info

 

[tarshack]

TACOS is the third rework of the same story
All versions are failed attempt to complete the story
the first one 1-10 is very old and the first that was released
the CH14 is the second attempt... that failed at CH15 TAC2

TACOS is the third attempt to finally create a game with complete story...

All versions are great and can be enjoyable they all talking about the same story with little differences

you can search in the Patreon page or in previous posts in this thread for more info

way too clutter and confusing links , remember story line just llike links keep it simple and clean
i suggest just get rid of 1-10 off links completely if it was that bad for graphics.
if chapter 14 is 1 to 14 then name it as such , 15 is a stand alone,
tacos a remake
seriously need to trim stuff down put tacos up note it as restart and do like others do with a tag such as get "older version v1- 14 or v15 click here "

 

[Loxyas]

The Adventurous Couple...OS?
The
Adventurous
Couple
Over
Simplified
???

Because so far the volume of choices you can make is severely reduced.

 

[SilentSevenStar]

Nice~

 

[Jstforme]

If this is the original story, and how it was supposed to be told...it's a massive downgrade even from first release IMHO. I mean, changing your game for a third time offering less choices, and less story is appealing from a Dev standpoint. From the player side of things, it's a good way to get people to stop paying attention to your game.
Sheesh, what a disappointment

 

[TomUK]

If this is the original story, and how it was supposed to be told...it's a massive downgrade even from first release IMHO. I mean, changing your game for a third time offering less choices, and less story is appealing from a Dev standpoint. From the player side of things, it's a good way to get people to stop paying attention to your game.
Sheesh, what a disappointment

Tbh, I stopped playing this before because it went in a direction I didn't like, but thought I would give it another go under this new guise, that was pretty short really, I expected more content for the first part.

 

[exirock]

I didnt even play the revamped one, i remembered the game and come here to check on it, i was surprised that is being revamped/reboot again, wtf is this dev doing, if he doesnt have any more ideias just make it small and make a fcking ending this at this point is milking the cow until its last drop.

 

[PathOfLust]

That's why I'm of the opinion that when you start writing you MUST have in mind where it all starts and how it ends, and you have to go through the rest with your character so that you don't get bored. If you know the end, it does not mean that you know everything, because you do not know how you came to this end. If you act on this concept, then most likely you will not lose your fuse and you will not have to do remakes every time you do not know what to do next. You have already finished the game, you just need to go with the character to this end and after that take a break and start a new project.))

 

[jontyllis]

I kinda like the direction of this new rendition. Though I will admit it is too early to tell how it will go. The problems I had with the last version were that it seemed to just try to rapid fire sex scenes without enough build up or story and it had some coding issues that resulted in dialog that did not match variables. For instance the MC would acknowledge being unfaithful to Anne despite being completely faithful. I'm optimistic because the dev has the opportunity to fix the technical problems of the game, streamline the story, expand the buildup between scenes by prioritizing quality over quantity, and may be able to do all of this at a more rapid pace by repurposing art from the previous version. We will see how it goes.

 

[tarshack]

That's why I'm of the opinion that when you start writing you MUST have in mind where it all starts and how it ends, and you have to go through the rest with your character so that you don't get bored. If you know the end, it does not mean that you know everything, because you do not know how you came to this end. If you act on this concept, then most likely you will not lose your fuse and you will not have to do remakes every time you do not know what to do next. You have already finished the game, you just need to go with the character to this end and after that take a break and start a new project.))

hence the reason the teachers drilled it in during class ....writing a draft in literature its the basic road map you follow and runs true even here

 

[88stanford88]

hence the reason the teachers drilled it in during class ....writing a draft in literature its the basic road map you follow and runs true even here

in this cases there are more than just a draft!

 

[IHATESlowburnBluBallgames]

The Adventurous Couple...OS?
The
Adventurous
Couple
Over
Simplified
???

Because so far the volume of choices you can make is severely reduced.
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I think TACOS should stand for
T The
A Asshole
C Cuck
O On
S Speed

 

[lkjfedasl]

and the cycle is now complete! create game, get money, paint self into corner, instead of finishing and making a new game just do a "remake" to keep that sweet, sweet money coming in.

 

[LordofEntropy]

yup, he kept adding random characters, where there was absolutely zero tension, instead of following up with the dad, the friend, and the girl from work's boyfriend. Like the plot threads were RIGHT THERE, just keep those going, really confused why he decided it was time to throw in a random plumber or doctor. Or whenever there would be an additional random female. Why? The game didn't need new side characters.

Yep, I've said this a number of times in this thread over the years: Anne fucking 15 guys on the way to the Starbucks 2 blocks away isn't that interesting—rapid fire sex scenes with random strangers and no stakes, I can just go to xvideos or whatever and get the exact girl I want and whatever fetish for that. What is interesting is the stakes and tension with people that actually matter and can impact the relationship. Those aspects that made TAC compelling in the beginning were basically shelved for "what 10 dudes is Anne gonna bang today?"

Tony giving Anne the go ahead to play around with Ryan while he's around, but then Anne hooking up with Ryan alone later and lying about it is interesting.

Anne's best friend Nicole was in the mix; is she a threat? Will she take Tony for herself? Perhaps she'll pull Anne further down a path of debauchery. Maybe even the possibility of a throuple?

Martin of course was another interesting one, with major repercussions, especially given the established history of Martin banging some of Tony's previous chicks.

The first 5 people or so that were introduced into their lives could fill up the entire game easily, the story points are right there as you pointed out. Of course throw some fun stuff in the mix, Anne doing exhibitionist things and the occasional, "that bartender is cute and is hitting on me Tony, can I go play with him?" Stuff that should be used sparingly to add some spice and fun to the main story.

 

[liberatorus]

Yep, I've said this a number of times in this thread over the years: Anne fucking 15 guys on the way to the Starbucks 2 blocks away isn't that interesting—rapid fire sex scenes with random strangers and no stakes, I can just go to xvideos or whatever and get the exact girl I want and whatever fetish for that. What is interesting is the stakes and tension with people that actually matter and can impact the relationship. Those aspects that made TAC compelling in the beginning were basically shelved for "what 10 dudes is Anne gonna bang today?"

Tony giving Anne the go ahead to play around with Ryan while he's around, but then Anne hooking up with Ryan alone later and lying about it is interesting.

Anne's best friend Nicole was in the mix; is she a threat? Will she take Tony for herself? Perhaps she'll pull Anne further down a path of debauchery. Maybe even the possibility of a throuple?

Martin of course was another interesting one, with major repercussions, especially given the established history of Martin banging some of Tony's previous chicks.

The first 5 people or so that were introduced into their lives could fill up the entire game easily, the story points are right there as you pointed out. Of course throw some fun stuff in the mix, Anne doing exhibitionist things and the occasional, "that bartender is cute and is hitting on me Tony, can I go play with him?" Stuff that should be used sparingly to add some spice and fun to the main story.

Well said, and also, the animations and renders are decent, but definitely not amazing enough to carry just scene after scene with no proper story beats or development.

 

[88stanford88]

why he decided it was time to throw in a random plumber or doctor.

the scene with plumber was about the activity from the web site were they are subscribed
and if plumber no why pizza guy yes?
I think there wlll be again that scene or a very similar one with more content and renders (you don't like the plumber because he is fat?

about doctor scene: is an Anne personal thing; It is normal for all sexually active women to have periodic visits with their doctor for sure was a great scene to understand that Anne is not a puppet in the Tony hands. /she is not her slave... there will be again with better dialogs and renders I think

TACOS will not be with less sex scenes... as I understand from the dev post there will be a lot of more sex than before
"The adventurous couple site" activities will be also in TACOS with more renders and better in the sex scenes
the random scenes you are talkingabout are from the site that has the same title as the game
so all random sex scenes will be in TACOS!
for now the major change is in the STAT-BOX
as you can see TACOS box is this:



There is a missing stat compared to the old game



Swinger stat is no more present!
actually I don't know exactly why h decided to change the stats point!
but the first 10 days are almost the same as before with more detailed renders when she teasing the clerks and with more people that watch her stunning body during changing dress and bikini... she is... WOW!

 

[Deleted member 2602227]

yup, he kept adding random characters, where there was absolutely zero tension, instead of following up with the dad, the friend, and the girl from work's boyfriend. Like the plot threads were RIGHT THERE, just keep those going, really confused why he decided it was time to throw in a random plumber or doctor. Or whenever there would be an additional random female. Why? The game didn't need new side characters.

You and me man!
I don't know ofc, but I can speculate, I think his moral compass hit a wall. I can't make this girl this bad, He then figured let's share the pain, and yeah.. This happened.. I think he made the girl real in a way? Or started thinking of real life. Fuck would I know , he completely ditched all the good stuff and made her to a casual slut..
To be fair, I would lay with just about any hot girl, I am slut, I don't judge girls for doing so either.. Just a disclaimer, do whatever you like!

Also he could've taken this game to a masterpiece, there is also the patreon thing, but I think more not. Or maybe, he restarted this game 3 times? It is likely, to delay and re do to just re-earn money, instead of creating a masterpiece. Money does shit to some people I guess.

 

[Kassan06969]

You'd think Patrons would be dropping after that shit.

 

[Sadowdark]

about doctor scene: is an Anne personal thing; It is normal for all sexually active women to have periodic visits with their doctor for sure was a great scene to understand that Anne is not a puppet in the Tony hands. /she is not her slave... there will be again with better dialogs and renders I think

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With the doctor, Anna cheats on the front desk guy, with the guy on the beach in the gazebo, and a few others, and she never tells Tony about them, it's cheating. Statistics are broken, should change that Anna is unfaithful. And your explanation that it's personal, hopeless crap you're telling.

 

[Rufio]

my replay was for not for you but was for WuzzyFuzzy I don't understand which of the many topics I covered in my post do you want to argue with me about

you should have stayed out of it this time too
why are you trying to think as if you know Mircom's way of thinking and working?
This story was clearly written since the beginning... (but something changes after Martin scene.. here began his mistake of listening to those who told him that he would have won more supporters by changing and adding useless characters
probably in the hope of having more paying supporters Mircom has realized that:
1) the supporters have not increased.
2) the story was taking a direction with too many side characters that have nothing to do with the relationship between Tony and Anne
TACOS will have fewer chapters than before (I personally hope for more than 10)... this means that many secondary characters will not be included.
...in the best TV series even the best screenwriters leave the ending open and this is a sign of skill because if a character becomes unexpectedly important the ending has to be rewritten.
In this case the migli of the game was a mess with nonsense!

The problem was not and will never be about the endings

Writing the ending of a story is always the last thing to do in the professional productions

The story is in the head of the artist... he makes a mistake that in the new TACOS will be fixed!

I work in book and song production…I guarantee you the best writers don't write the ending they leave the ending open.
Writing the ending of a story is always the last thing to do! Writing the ending first is like taking your dick and cutting it off with a sharp knife
the artist lets himself be carried away by the characters... and only sometimes he talks to friends and aficionados.. sometimes he talks about the story to his wife to understand a female point of view... or he has a working group...

there are always many possible endings...
but surely as the best Hollywood productions teach, leaving an open ending to a possible sequel is always the best.

Wrong!
Mircom already explain why in the message to his Patreon fans
He will be able to make a masterpiece because now he won't repeat the mistakes made in the useless hope of earning more.. and it looks like a success because his supporters are growing up everyday.

Money is very important for any professional artist and the Patreon site was made to just for help ALL the artists!

I have read in his messages that he is quitting his job!
As soon writing games WILL BE the main job for Mircom....

I can just write my end now
Good Luck Mircom3D and thanks for your great Job!

You need to re-read the whole post you are replying to.
Adviar5050 was casting his thoughts and opinions, not starting an argument.
You are just a "not very smart" person trying to sound like a "smart person" which is probably why you end up sounding like a "pretentious fucking douche nozzle"