The guide in OP is very outdated.
to be honest ima here because of her too, i mean, i love the entire story, but, luna is the main reason
This , is a comma. This . is a period. You should consider using them instead of making run on sentences.
This is the first season. There's still 2 more to go. The end of the main story is quite a ways off.
Uhm ... I think your translation program broke down. I get something about android and a general feeling of unhappiness but the rest is gibberish (probably not your fault, so no offence meant).
I've often felt that the labels Visual Novel and Kinetic Novel are misapplied. Kinetic Novel sounds like a novel that has more interaction. Yes, I know that the term Visual Novel was first, but Kinetic Novel sounds more dynamic than merely "visual."
Static Novel would be better because it doesn't move or change with choices
Not so sure about the first part actually. Yes, the idea of RenPy is easing the creation of VNs but people made very un-VN-like stuff over the years and we can even make this go further. It is possible to make a calculator in RenPy. Not the best way to program a calculator for sure, and probably not the most comfortable calculator to use later on, but a calculator it would be. And as countless students will attest to, that ain't a game
I always understood the "Kinetic" term as referring to Newton's Law of Motion - a story in motion will stay in motion or suchlike - but I could be completely wrong. I too find the name confusing but it is what it is and stuff like that happens in "real" terminologies all the time as well, afraid we just gotta roll with it. Maybe the idea is to keep out newcomers who try to apply logic to terminology and we old experienced guys can be all smug with a "Nah, that's not what it means" reply?
I don't get why it's called "kinetic" either, since it's non-interactive, but it is what is...
Well yes, you can do more than VN with it. But its creators made it as a VN engine. And anyone using it for other genres is probably punishing themselves. I 've seen games with custom rpg combat mechanics in Renpy and left wondering why the hell can't you use the engine that is actually made for rpg combat...I get the feeling it usually happens to devs who aren't completely sure what game they started making. Something that kinda happened to this one too I think.Not so sure about the first part actually. Yes, the idea of RenPy is easing the creation of VNs but people made very un-VN-like stuff over the years and we can even make this go further. It is possible to make a calculator in RenPy. Not the best way to program a calculator for sure, and probably not the most comfortable calculator to use later on, but a calculator it would be. And as countless students will attest to, that ain't a game
Completely agree about the question of text amount being removed from any "game or no" discussion though.
The latter I get. Even if ignoring the annoying RPGM movement (which you can - but it isn't made for it, so you can already punish yourself here as well) the mechanics are very specific and maybe you do not want that JRPG style to begin with. Also many other things about RPGM are more uncomfortable for the player which you might want to avoid.
