Ren'Py Abandoned The DeLuca Family [Season 1] [HopesGaming]

[whichone]

Isabel, maybe you could argue is just a deliberately ignorant mob wife. But the others are violent criminals holding him hostage. Trusting or even having a mild liking for any of them would be the definition of insanity.

The reason I said he has legitimate reason to trust them, is because they exposed massive vulnerabilities to him.
Luna & Isabel have both confided in him with huge personal issues.
Gracie, to a lesser degree. But she's let him in.
Trust enables trust.

None of them had anything to do with MC being taken, nor did Joey, nor did Serpent.
Of the people he's met, only Cordia, Antonio & Wilfred (+Blackie) are even aware of his contract, most people have no idea why the MC is staying in the main house, with the Family.
None of them has been violent to the MC.
Sure, there's been violence in his presence, but that has been against other people, trying to kill us. Justifiable.

Even if MC was being held captive, people can enjoy the company of their captors, it's quite common.
Have you heard of Stockholm syndrome?

I see your point. I don't agree with your reading (I think it breezes past the basic premise that these fuckers are holding the MC against his will and their talking of him as "family" or "theirs" is wildly insulting), but I can see how it makes sense from your point of view.

You're assuming it's against his will, but when has he expressed any desire to leave?
He was taken without him knowing why, but that doesn't mean it's against his will.
It's not as if he was locked up in the boot of the car, he was freely (willingly?) sitting beside Wilfred.
If it was against his will, he'd have tried to leave, long ago.
The only "will" he's expressed is to investigate the situation, not to leave it behind.

His Mother (& presumably his Father) are\were criminals. So is his childhood friend's whole family.
These are the type of people he's grown up knowing, in that context I really don't see why you find his acceptance of them so strange.
He reads people exceptionally well, so he's judging them for "who" they are, not "what" they are.

 

[Krynh]

Is this permanent notification about the money from the mod or the game itself?

 

[matschbirne]

Is this permanent notification about the money from the mod or the game itself?

I also have the notification, but do not use any mod.

 

[gregers]

Even if MC was being held captive, people can enjoy the company of their captors, it's quite common.
Have you heard of Stockholm syndrome?

You're assuming it's against his will, but when has he expressed any desire to leave?

I don't want to prolong this needlessly as we're unlikely ever to agree. Just want to point out two things:

Stockholm syndrome as a specific condition has been widely debunked as pseudoscience in the 50 years since it was first proposed. It's not really key to your argument, so no biggie, it's just a bugbear of mine.

The MC states repeatedly during the intro that he is forced to be there. During the first "family" dinner, he can (optionally) ask if he can't just leave, to which Cordia responds "No." and that's the end of that.

            pov "I don't understand why you would keep me here..."
            pov "Can't you just let me leave?"
            cor "..."
            cor "No."

But you're right that the MC is generally not portrayed as being too bothered by his circumstances once we get past the introduction. That is precisely my issue: There's a disconnect for me in the behaviour of the MC here, where he simply stops making sense to me as a reader/player. But that's the way the dev wants to do it, so that's more or less the end of that.

 

[HopesGaming]

To be fair, Hopes has a long-established reputation of underestimating the timing of his release, so it's not exactly wise to quote his "around a month" estimate.

Whaaat, I is very good at estimations! If we exclude all the time I've been wrong with my estimations, then I actually have never been wrong on my estimations. And that is a fact!

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Quick update - working on the second half. Going good. No big hiccups. Release will still be as I first said "Around a month time", heh.

I also realized that I forgot the normal question round as usual so, if anyone got questions - shoot, and I'll try and answer when I can !

 

[Ayhsel]

Whaaat, I is very good at estimations! If we exclude all the time I've been wrong with my estimations, then I actually have never been wrong on my estimations. And that is a fact!

The problem is that the set of times he has been right has zero measure.


What? Yes, I am a nerd.

 

[Trojaner]

No big hiccups.

Well, that just means you don't Drink enough. Her you go Bro:

 

[PapaPhat]

Whaaat, I is very good at estimations! If we exclude all the time I've been wrong with my estimations, then I actually have never been wrong on my estimations. And that is a fact!

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Quick update - working on the second half. Going good. No big hiccups. Release will still be as I first said "Around a month time", heh.

I also realized that I forgot the normal question round as usual so, if anyone got questions - shoot, and I'll try and answer when I can !

Greetings Hopes!

Thank you for this enthralling and wonderful story! DeLuca Family has to be the slow burn of all glacially paced slow burns when it comes to sex but the story is why I play this title; full of action, drama, intrigue, suspense and romance with just the right amount of dark humor, DeLuca Family really delivers the goods!

Please ignore the impatience from the "peanut gallery" here. I'm sure you get more impatient rants from the freeloading pirates of F95 than you do from your paying patrons. We will see the next update when it is ready to be seen and it will be ready when it is ready. I generally take time estimates with a grain of salt and just keep a watchful eye on the horizon for updates to my favorite titles. DeLuca Family has certainly earned an honored place among those favorites.

As a retired professional musician, I know full well that you cannot rush art or genius. It cannot be done, not successfully. An artful masterpiece is ready when it is ready, not before. So, take whatever time you need to keep up the outstanding level of quality you've poured into this game to date.

I have fallen head over heels in love with Luna DeLuca. It has been an emotional roller coaster with her getting to where we are as of the most recent update, from utter bewilderment and awe upon first meeting to the weeping lament at the torture and suffering she experienced during her captivity as a young girl that she still carries with her to this day to the the daily annoyance of her social immaturity and her bickering with Gracie to the pure joy of seeing the intensely strong bond the sisters share and just holding Luna in our arms. Yes, I love Luna DeLuca. I hope we have a lot more content with her coming up soon.

Again, thank you for such a wonderful story, my friend. Adventure ever on, Phat

 

[buzcu]

Sooo, can you fuck the girls yet?

The last time I played was probably two years ago and the lewdest scene was a blowjob.

 

[HornyyPussy]

Sooo, can you fuck the girls yet?

The last time I played was probably two years ago and the lewdest scene was a blowjob.

Well see here son, that depends on what girl you are inferring!

 

[buzcu]

You know the badass blonde one? Tragic backstory? I don't remember the name. Does she have sex scenes now?

 

[Dr Huge Vee]

Wallpaper Changed

 

[buzcu]

Oh come on now

 

[HopesGaming]

Oh come on now

Sex is wrong

 

[crabsinthekitchen]

You know the badass blonde one? Tragic backstory? I don't remember the name. Does she have sex scenes now?

no but the full version of her backstory might fuck you up

 

[matschbirne]

I also realized that I forgot the normal question round as usual so, if anyone got questions - shoot, and I'll try and answer when I can !

you do realize what happens next...

 

[deuxrayme]

Well see here son, that depends on what girl you are inferring!

We have a redhead. What more could we ask for?

 

[c3p0]

We have a redhead. What more could we ask for?

Two redheads.

 

[TimHawk]

I also realized that I forgot the normal question round as usual so, if anyone got questions - shoot, and I'll try and answer when I can !

1. Is the MC blood related to any current member of the Deluca family, all ranks included?

2. We saw the picture of the 4 OG Serpents: Rita, Unknown(Rita's fiance), Cordia, Unknown. How many of the original 4 members were replaced when the Serpent line up changed for the first time, and what was the timeframe, as in how long it took until the OG 4 changed for the first time.

3. Are Rita's fiance from the picture and THE Serpent(high5) from right now the same person?

4. A 3 for 1. Was Rita really a total badass way back in her cordia bff days? Does she suffer from a mayor depression now, brought on by guilt? And will we ever see her fight, possibly to defend her son?

5. The MC reconnecting with his mom and/or dad in any way, is that gonna happen in Season 2 or later down the road?

6. Are Steadfast and Nazario the same person?

7. Is the MC's dad the Don of the Silverino Family and if yes for how long?

8. We are told that the MC has 2 siblings on his fathers side. Are they Bro/Bro, Bro/Sis or Sis/Sis? And a follow up since it wouldnt make much sense as a standalone question: Does the MC have exactly 2 siblings or less/more?

9. Will the MC's relationship with the Kaskar family lead to him being the bridge between a Kaskar-Deluca alliance in the future?

10. In a scenario where Luna, any one of the serpents and a random number of Capo or lower tier ranks get surprise-attacked while being away from the rest of the family, who would have operational control? Luna by virtue of being the Donna's daughter or the serpent by virtue of de facto rank?

11. Is there any sexy stuff between the MC and Siobhan planned? (because man that chick is smoking hot!) Wouldn't mind her as a full LI either to be honest: Hot chick, schizophrenic father in law, 2 sisters begging for attention(YAY!) and a witch of a mother in law, what could possibly go wrong?

12. The "new" serpent Nazizi beat, was that Cordia's husband?

13. Are Antonio, Luna and Gracie all Cordia's biological children? And do all 3 of them have the same father?

14. Does Wilfred have an agenda of his own, that doesn't allign with what Cordia wants and is he already actively pursuing it?

15. Will all 4 current Serpents make an appearance in Season 2?

16. Does Cordia have any siblings and if the answer is yes, will they play a role in the story down the line ?

Let me thank you in advance for the time it takes you to answer all of those and to keep the time you spend on it to a minimum if you cant answer a question because of spoiler reasons just use * .. for example 15. *

 

[TimHawk]

Pretty sure that Cordia's husband, Luna & Gracie's father, was not involved in Family business at all.
Think Luna's backstory informs us of that, iirc.
Are you thinking that he might have stepped away from "the life" when the girls were born?

I figured that as Cordia's boyfiend/fiance or husband, given that cordia JUST brought on the change that women can be in charge of a family, he had to at least take on some role. And as cordia said "serpent" was something their enemies called them and not yet a title, it would be the easiest, yet very prestigious title he could have gotten to give him some fake "credentials". You know what I mean ?