Ren'Py The Headmaster [v0.16.3] [Altos and Herdone]

[Cartageno]

I played this game some months ago and absolutely loved it. The version I played finished around the time of the demonstration with a male and female teachers from another school.

Is there more content worth a new playthrough yet? Or should I wait a couple more months?

"Worth a new playthrough" is always a very subjective thing. Personally I'd say yes, because there is more story with some of the girls, new rules to unlock and apply, some nice side events (Celebrity Love Archipelago, new patrol events). However, there is very little in terms of the overall story progressing. Yes, Ms Swallows comes after being taught to drop off a problem student (not arriving yet), the first "magazine girl" appearing, and one more event with Ms "Chang" but no inroads are being made with the overall background. There's no real leveling up the "spank". There's nothing major as such.

Personally, I liked this update a lot, it has plenty content, but I can see how people may not enjoy it.

 

[h4xoor]

Small bugreport, they are typos instead of bugs tough, nothing gamebreaking. not sure if it was mentioned before - but when you punishing Liz in class, with being topless (the new rule stuff) After this sentence

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I found another one when Alice tried to manipulate the Headmaster, after this sentence

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[Deleted member 2585477]

My thoughts:

-The absurdity of the plot, does not put me off. I like erotica that is light-hearted and doesn't take itself too seriously. Works that try too make it too real will either be tragic or unbelievably creepy.

-The personality of the MC, I found it to be pretty entertaining. He initially is like a super savant that doesn't realize the full scope of what he is doing and then starting to see it.

- I like the religious woman. Not because she is beautiful (she is) but because she has backbone and doesn't submit automatically to the erotic discipline plan. Also she and the former principal have a true worry for the well-being of the girls. Really liked that she is the conscience of the Headmaster. Also, rare to see a christian in this kind of game that isn't a straight up villain or total hypocrite.

Of all the women there she is the one that I don't want to see becoming a porn girl.

 

[sasukelp]

Can someone tell me if they are going to add more content this year or not

 

[Netori Popeye]

That intro made me cringe, but the rest of the game makes up for it. Still, the plot makes it really hard to suspend my disbelief.

 

[sherlock123k]

Would the mac version drop by the end of the month?

 

[DudePersonA]

That intro made me cringe, but the rest of the game makes up for it. Still, the plot makes it really hard to suspend my disbelief.

Hard to suspend your disbelief on a normal level? or a porn story level?

 

[SenPC]

Of all the women there she is the one that I don't want to see becoming a porn girl.

I agree with everything you wrote, except this. Because of all of those things you listed before you came to this conclusion, I am making it my mission to change her into the sluttiest slut who ever slutted. And she will enjoy it, even when she realizes what has happened to her. In all seriousness, I doubt my plan for Ruth is what the developer plans, but that's how I approach these sort of corruption games. If you have one righteous soul who disagrees with your intentions, they eventually become the focal point of the resistance. And we can't have that.

 

[yuserneim]

I don't think Ruth is ever turn into a slut. I've raised this theory before but, I think the choice whether blackmail her (and accepting the fact you're a villian) or if you decide to give her the pictures is gonna be of huge importance in the (near?) future. I wholeheartedly believe being the good guy IS the right choice in the long run. Blackmail her and have fun making her showing you her panties (and eventually blackmail driven sex?) but she'll hold a grudge against you and the moment the real enemy shows it/his/her face Ruth most definetely will join them, hellbent in your doom and destruction. Play the good guy, and start slowly, but surely, corrupting her to the point she'll become your ally (and willingly have sex with you)

 

[Cartageno]

Hard to suspend your disbelief on a normal level? or a porn story level?

Don't you have a 20 inch lesbianism curing dick with every teen girl tearing off her clothing once she sees you?

 

[Deleted member 2585477]

I don't think Ruth is ever turn into a slut. I've raised this theory before but, I think the choice whether blackmail her (and accepting the fact you're a villian) or if you decide to give her the pictures is gonna be of huge importance in the (near?) future. I wholeheartedly believe being the good guy IS the right choice in the long run. Blackmail her and have fun making her showing you her panties (and eventually blackmail driven sex?) but she'll hold a grudge against you and the moment the real enemy shows it/his/her face Ruth most definetely will join them, hellbent in your doom and destruction. Play the good guy, and start slowly, but surely, corrupting her to the point she'll become your ally (and willingly have sex with you)

"Play the good guy (...) corrupting her". So in reality you are not. Just like the school investors or Hollywood executives.

Uhm, I guess "corruption" is not going well for me anymore. As I said, one thing that I like about the game protagonist is that he is an idiotic savant who is really about turning the students into model citizens. Basically a non-serious comedy.

The idea of deliberately corrupting innocents, the religious and people who goes for higher morals into complete perverts feels sad and too real world like.

 

[SpikyHair]

"Play the good guy (...) corrupting her". So in reality you are not. Just like the school investors or Hollywood executives.

Agree. The game may have started with MC's justification of "helping the girls," but by now there are plenty of scenes where he's using his position of power for nothing more than personal self-gratification. At the expense of his charges.

Would've found the character far more likeable if the claimed "care" was genuinely there, and the "corruption" of each girl happened as a side-effect of the entire situation rather than active manipulation.

 

[Cartageno]

Uhm, I guess "corruption" is not going well for me anymore. As I said, one thing that I like about the game protagonist is that he is an idiotic savant who is really about turning the students into model citizens. Basically a non-serious comedy.

The idea of deliberately corrupting innocents, the religious and people who goes for higher morals into complete perverts feels sad and too real world like.

But isn't he corrupting himself? For me it is obvious that he has ulterior motives and knows about it. He may have started differently, but he has enough slips of the tongue to make it unlikely he still is driven by "improving girls" alone.

 

[yuserneim]

"Play the good guy (...) corrupting her". So in reality you are not. Just like the school investors or Hollywood executives.

Uhm, I guess "corruption" is not going well for me anymore. As I said, one thing that I like about the game protagonist is that he is an idiotic savant who is really about turning the students into model citizens. Basically a non-serious comedy.

The idea of deliberately corrupting innocents, the religious and people who goes for higher morals into complete perverts feels sad and too real world like.

I think the MC is kinda in between those. He does seem genuine in wanting to help the girls, but he does show his weakness and takes advantage of his position of power. Power corrupts after all. Imagine having almost absolute power. To me, he is the character who's been corruted the most.

As for Ruth, the MC (in his own corrupted mind) realizes that corrupting her is for the greater good; turning these girls with high potential into top class students. So yeah, he (if you choose the "good guy" route) is absolutely manipulating Ruth. He's also been 100% manipulated himself by Mykock and the school.

It's a beautiful, intricate plot. (whether sounds real or not, lol)

 

[yuserneim]

For me it is obvious that he has ulterior motives and knows about it

He probably has. I think he knows Mykock and the school owners have ulterior motives themselves and he just simply does not want to be outsmarted by everyone. It is as simple as an ego thing. He wants to be proven as the genius researcher he believes he is.

 

[Cartageno]

Would the mac version drop by the end of the month?

Is that the famous "mac drop" people talk about after finishing a good speech program?

 

[Xenoga'me]

Good game
can be better

 

[Cokebaths]

Seems pretty obvious to me from the beginning that MC is a bit delusional. You know those people who say they're doing something for the greater good just to convince themselves that they're not garbage? Yeah, that's him.

 

[Havik79]

It's a porno game, play it, and if you like fap to it, simple, no need to think, just enjoy.

 

[Deleted member 2585477]

But isn't he corrupting himself? For me it is obvious that he has ulterior motives and knows about it. He may have started differently, but he has enough slips of the tongue to make it unlikely he still is driven by "improving girls" alone.

Excellent point. The act of corrupting others is a great act of corruption against the self.

I think the MC is kinda in between those. He does seem genuine in wanting to help the girls, but he does show his weakness and takes advantage of his position of power. Power corrupts after all. Imagine having almost absolute power. To me, he is the character who's been corruted the most.

As for Ruth, the MC (in his own corrupted mind) realizes that corrupting her is for the greater good; turning these girls with high potential into top class students. So yeah, he (if you choose the "good guy" route) is absolutely manipulating Ruth. He's also been 100% manipulated himself by Mykock and the school.

It's a beautiful, intricate plot. (whether sounds real or not, lol)

"Power corrupts after all. Imagine having almost absolute power. To me, he is the character who's been corruted the most."

His trajectory is mirrored by Ms. Potts that goes from a gentle teacher to a violent power maniac. In a way Ms. Potts was lucky on speeding up because in that way her own corruption got clear as day. The MC is boiling slowly getting uncomfortable with himself from time to time but not enough to stop.

In the other hand he is at least partially aware now of his own issues, different from the start where he was blind to it.
The point is if he will dive in his own depravity where he can:
-Fully ally himself with Mycock
-Take full control of the school
-Go global with depravity

Or if he will regret it and stop what he is doing where:
-He just drops out of education
-He continues on education but with uncertain paths ahead of him: pure, still lewd, and everything between
-Not to mention the staff and the girls reaction to him representing regret at what he has done.

Wow, you are right. It's a beautiful, intricate plot.