VN Ren'Py The Nature of Magic [Ch.1] [Slate Interactive]

[MadMoonMan69]

I have been naming male protos Thad for few years now... and if lastname / surname is available i go with Chadinski... I find that combination hilarious...

I use, either, Rock Hard or Mike Hunt for all my male protags
I saw a video recently of John Cena mentioning another good 1 - Dick Hammerbush - change the spelling to suit yourself!

 

[Elduriel]

wow that was a beefy first release, not gonna lie, well done. I enjoyed playing it, has a deep lore and likeable characters, so I'm looking forward to more of the same.

 

[Noble_Undergrounder_of_Ea]

Eye Color means power.....

 

[Hextorr]

so has dev made known what sort of release cycle is expected? 2 months, 3, 6?

 

[BTungsteno]

so has dev made known what sort of release cycle is expected? 2 months, 3, 6?

Not yet but ch.1 took 7.5 Months(according to his post in patreon), so probably around 7 and 8 for ch.2.

He said in that post that by the end of January He will have a clearer picture of the timeframe and progress update will be 1 or 2 per month depending of milestone.

 

[ismellbacon]

Looks like it's up to our hero to repopulate the world with magic users. It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.

 

[Dactess]

While MC was a vigalente, it is actually nice that he still needs growth. Story set him up as mostly self taught so not really a big deal that he can't stand up to someone that is considered second best in divination and has been training with the best.

Plus makes it all the better once he gets more powerful. I don't get the issue ppl have with him not starting out godlike.

and as for a LI being possibly bi or at least mentioning other girls... the relationship is just starting and it is an arranged marriage, mentioning other girls while she isn't romantically involved with the MC is kind of whatever to me.

If you as the player get to choose how the relationships are, I don't see the problem.

Though I do understand where ppl come from. Like I don't have too much of an issue with bi characters, it does suck if every LI is bi. Sometimes I find myself wanting at least one LI to only be interested in the MC physically and romantically. Just cause I play a harem doesn't mean I don't have a favorite that I don't want to share lol

Just my 2 cents after reading through the thread and the AVN

 

[Danv]

very simple WT-mod / choice guide
for Ch. 1

note: kinda WIP - obvious positive choices are marked green, otherwise only stat changes are shown (who knows what dev is cooking)

 

[rafa30]

I like

 

[TheDuke9999]

great game.. hopefully by christmas the update will be out

 

[Pillepalle]

Really enjoyed it, this game would deserve to be more popular.

 

[Hillmouse2]

Overall enjoyed the first chapter. Definitely in my top 10 HS games.

I do have some criticisms for the game but they aren't that major for me.

Some of the dialogue in the middle felt a little too stiff or exposition-y personally but it does smooth out by the end.

The whole daemon mercenary thing may need a flashback or inner monologue showing off the MC's skills during the spar (i.e. how strong his normal force blast is and how he's used it in the past creatively but Cerys is just on another level) to show his competence before but still keep the difference in power level clear.

The pranks felt...weird. Maybe have some dialogue on how they used to do it and some thoughts from the MC reminding himself that this is payback for him abandoning Cerys. I dunno, this could be easily addressed in chapter 2 anyway so it could be a moot point. Also, at the risk of greatly breaking immersion, maybe include a glossary for the world's societal norms since some of it may need to be stated explicitly.

All that said, keep cooking, chief.

 

[Antera]

Game is good but for some reason I cannot like Cerys.. feels too forceful

 

[Alandir]

So you're telling me that there's a wide-reaching societal problem that means that it's not only incredibly easy, but also morally correct for me specificially to fuck and impregnate all the hot ladies? Oh no, the tragedy. I get hor ... ahem FURIOUS just thinking about it. Let me tell you. I'll be working on solving this problem double time, yes sir.

 

[Alandir]

I liked the game a lot, looking forward to what you'll be doing with it. The story and magic system are interesting and the characters are fun.
I would recommend not animating a blowjob in honey select from two different angles though.
With big dicks, it often looks weird the way LIs unhinge their jaw during those things. You can still make that stuff look good by tweaking the models a big, but those kind of tweaks will generally only look good from one angle. Pick an angle and trying to make it look good would be the better choice imo.
Looking forward to what you'll be cooking up with chapter 2.

 

[raephoenix]

I need chapter 2 yesterday. Just when things were getting good it cuts off

 

[Adequately Caffeinated]

I need chapter 2 yesterday. Just when things were getting good it cuts off

He posted some previews for the next chapter on Patreon if you want to throw him a few dollars, but we're probably gonna be waiting a few more months to get it unless he decides to release it in two parts.

 

[TheDuke9999]

WE NEED AN UPDATE WHO IS WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SSJSonGoku]

sudo_nim Very good game, I need to leave a review!

I am curious to see how the MC is going to do compared to the others. We already know that he has no training (except for the last handful of days), so he is behind compared to pretty much everyone. At the same time he learns really fast thanks to the Weave, so he should be able to catch up to the Wards at some point.

He has given up that advantage when it pertain the Gryms, tho, since he has teached them to use the Weave really quickly, which means they should be able to learn faster too now. It's going to be tough (if not impossible) reaching their level, unless it's discovered that he has any other trick up his sleeve (example: he still learns much faster even compared to the Gryms that can use the Weave too). As he has correctly stated, he currently feels like a support character to his lovely soon-to-be-wife, but I am sure that's going to change. I am pretty curious as to how! And the characters are really great!

 

[Hextorr]

Any word on the update?