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If the dev is going to make a branch to every single possibility then this game is never going to be finished.This update was only to a branch of the story where he misses that bus. It's one of the pitfalls of games with lots of branches like this one that sometimes there can be updates that don't progress the path you're on at all
Which is a damn shame because that was one helluva cliffhanger and I want to see what comes next on that path.
yeah as much as i really like the game, the chance of this getting to the finish line is really slim
honestly if the alternate path is just reaching the same destination via road trip on stolen truck with Samantha it'd be awesome (cuz rich girl without money/survival/social skills sounds fucking hilarious). maybe even introduce like an aftermath (you catch up with bus when it reaches city, see what happened to your 'friends' or whatever. maybe have life or death choices in main path that default to death cuz you weren't there to help as a consequence). but we all know it'll never be like that, cuz dev seems set on temu call of duty path.
seriously bro remember your limitations and don't get overly ambitious like the many other cautionary tales on this site. we're here to jerk off not to be wowed by your bloated masterpiece.
edit: split the military stuff into a different game. it really doesn't fit here.
seriously bro remember your limitations and don't get overly ambitious like the many other cautionary tales on this site. we're here to jerk off not to be wowed by your bloated masterpiece.
edit: split the military stuff into a different game. it really doesn't fit here.
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R3ptil3
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I'll comment a bit, since I played it back in the day and liked the premise, and now with this update/rework I've played it again. Honestly, I think there's WAY too much difference in plot/setting/personality depending on which path you choose, whether it's taking the bus or missing it and doing everything else. Other users have said this is "abandonment fodder" for the near future, and the truth is, I'd be sad because it has so much potential, but we have examples out there, like that game called Sands of Antarctica (I think that's what it was called), which was great and suddenly... boom.
The relationships between characters are interesting, everything it presents, etc., but I think, and I hope I'm wrong, it aims for too much, with the issue of completing character profiles, item inventories, etc. When other games have been HUGE and much less complex. The cutscenes are also fine, they pass muster in my opinion, but for a game this long and 12 gigabytes long, with only a chapter and a half... I think there's VERY LITTLE sex, especially when there are tons of girls.
I'm liking it, and I want to give it a try, but... we'll see what happens.
The relationships between characters are interesting, everything it presents, etc., but I think, and I hope I'm wrong, it aims for too much, with the issue of completing character profiles, item inventories, etc. When other games have been HUGE and much less complex. The cutscenes are also fine, they pass muster in my opinion, but for a game this long and 12 gigabytes long, with only a chapter and a half... I think there's VERY LITTLE sex, especially when there are tons of girls.
I'm liking it, and I want to give it a try, but... we'll see what happens.
the dev is a great writer, i would put them top 10 writer off all avn games i've played. however the scope of the game is just far too big, and instead of narrowing it down, the dev decides to make 4 different routes just to reach the city. I really want this game to succeed but also i don't want to play games with a very high likelihood of abandonment or 10 years development time so idk. i'll give it one more update before i decide whether i continue playing or dropping this
When you think about it, those sub routes seem short but take whole update to dish out to eventually meet main path.
Like if you are on military route you meet the bus crew and vice versa on bus path.
I would bet the next route will be those bandit ones lol
Suddenly they arent bad guys somehow and we "join them"
The plot twist would be, since they said "bad guys" used stick and stones, this is a new militia with horses and guns fighting them.
Like if you are on military route you meet the bus crew and vice versa on bus path.
I would bet the next route will be those bandit ones lol
Suddenly they arent bad guys somehow and we "join them"
The plot twist would be, since they said "bad guys" used stick and stones, this is a new militia with horses and guns fighting them.
Slow down guy not 1st game with a lot with paths.If he is really motivate he will finish the game.The number of paths don't bother,it is more he are taking his sweet time to release an update.
Slasher Blacknight
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"...and he's never seen again... !"
Can someone please make a notice for the future - i guess 5 years will do it - and give this poor dude the information, that this game is:
a)...one of the biggest games (maybe 100 G in 5 years?) and it's just breathtaking and more than worth it
b)...abandoned years ago
c)...what 're talking about???
I hope for a) - but only time will tell
Slasher Blacknight
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..like "Nazareth" sang it in the 70ies: "Dream on"
But seriously: Do you really belive, that it's possible to make a WT with an unknown future storyline, diffrent choices ending in a nearly new game or that number of characters in diffrent lines with diffrent outcomes and not knowing where any of them will lead to?
I hope i'm wrong an DEV is helping us in this, but i guess he's bound to and in his fantasy with claiming new horizons...
But in the end: This game is just coooool !!!
I really love it. The dialogs are very good, the animations were cool to, the whole story is a silver rising at the horizon - if you just don't want to have an "new" Mother-Son-Sister-Aunt story again...and again...
Fresh idea, coll game - i hope DEV will follow the main path and the next update leads us forward...
...and maybe a little sooner than in 2 years...
Great renders. Interesting dialogue which is mostly believable, unlike other games featuring the same tropes that have you facepalming. The branching DOES look meaningful. Caveat: the branching seems too ambitious for this type of game if this is a solo dev. This could potentially work better in a CYOA text novel or something. As an AVN, opening up to too many choices and too many branches that have their own scope is....ambitious?
But very hard to do given that different renders etc. are also needed. I second the sentiment of earlier posts in hoping that this will work out, but I would also be hard pressed to say I believe it will, given historical evidence of this type of thing in not just this genre, but even AAA companies developing mainstream games. I will be happy to be proven wrong as I like what I've seen so far, but this one has been around since 2023 and there's relatively little progress.
But very hard to do given that different renders etc. are also needed. I second the sentiment of earlier posts in hoping that this will work out, but I would also be hard pressed to say I believe it will, given historical evidence of this type of thing in not just this genre, but even AAA companies developing mainstream games. I will be happy to be proven wrong as I like what I've seen so far, but this one has been around since 2023 and there's relatively little progress.
R3ptil3
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This entire update is a possible alternative route when all the students are gathered at the bus station (and the fat friend who accepts a challenge happens, etc.). Depending on which you choose, you'll have an almost completely different game tone and atmosphere, or the usual one we had a while ago with the heated bus ride and the arrival at the gas station. There's no progress beyond the arrival in the city. Likewise, it's best not to load old saves because the game can crash; it's better to start a new one from the beginning.
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To everyone not keeping up with the dev logs etc (which is fine): the dev also didn't have the funds to continue the Bus Ride story. DAZ assets are expensive, especially non standard stuff. While the dev was making this alternative path, it also gave him some time to get some $$$ to slowly but surely get the funds needed to get the assets he needed to continue the storyline. This is his hobby and passion project, but honestly, it's not cheap lol.
Do keep in mind that the dev got kicked off of Patreon, so that's a financial setback already and well, since it's his first game, he doesn't have a backlog of assets he already owns. And of course some assets he can make, but this takes time
Feel free to check out his Discord page, the dev truly is working on this every moment he got and if you can miss a few quid, subbing on his Subscribestar might move things along in regards to getting the assets.
I think the update was a lot longer than the dev thought it was going to be and sure, not a lot of sex, but there's still a lot of worldbuiling imo and some background information regarding the mc. And the dialogue was top notch as usual, which sets this avn apart from many other titles.
Do keep in mind that the dev got kicked off of Patreon, so that's a financial setback already and well, since it's his first game, he doesn't have a backlog of assets he already owns. And of course some assets he can make, but this takes time
Feel free to check out his Discord page, the dev truly is working on this every moment he got and if you can miss a few quid, subbing on his Subscribestar might move things along in regards to getting the assets.
I think the update was a lot longer than the dev thought it was going to be and sure, not a lot of sex, but there's still a lot of worldbuiling imo and some background information regarding the mc. And the dialogue was top notch as usual, which sets this avn apart from many other titles.
I read that response initially, and while I want donkey to succeed - immediately returning to a huge post-apocalyptic city is an odd story decision when you're low on assets. Like I said earlier, if i were in that situation I'd just have them drive around a bit, continuing visiting other landmarks and build that into the story. This is how you keep asset library low while progressing.To everyone not keeping up with the dev logs etc (which is fine): the dev also didn't have the funds to continue the Bus Ride story. DAZ assets are expensive, especially non standard stuff. While the dev was making this alternative path, it also gave him some time to get some $$$ to slowly but surely get the funds needed to get the assets he needed to continue the storyline. This is his hobby and passion project, but honestly, it's not cheap lol.
Do keep in mind that the dev got kicked off of Patreon, so that's a financial setback already and well, since it's his first game, he doesn't have a backlog of assets he already owns. And of course some assets he can make, but this takes time
Feel free to check out his Discord page, the dev truly is working on this every moment he got and if you can miss a few quid, subbing on his Subscribestar might move things along in regards to getting the assets.
I think the update was a lot longer than the dev thought it was going to be and sure, not a lot of sex, but there's still a lot of worldbuiling imo and some background information regarding the mc. And the dialogue was top notch as usual, which sets this avn apart from many other titles.
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He started the post-apocalyptic part of the story too soon.What I don’t understand how
he jumped from mc/alexa relationship
problems to the post-apocalyptic.Was better if he focused more on the relationship between the group.