VN Ren'Py ToxiCity [v0.05] [ILSProductions]

[MrBenny]

Yeah, I think the sandbox-ish style is what really got me. When I download an update and my next choice is a list of names I can't recall along with no context doesn't make me enthusiastic to play. That coupled with the disjointed nature of the narrative that comes along with sandbox elements like this, I just dropped it and forgot about it.

N&T and this one feel more similar and I enjoy this type of storytelling. It kinda feels like watching The Dome, but much better. I really like good post-apocalyptic stories like this but Hollywood really can't just tell good stories anymore.

Hmm...also seeing that line in the developers notes, "You'll have to earn their trust because they have lives to return to if they survive their situation."...is sort of a turn off. And definitely not feeling like a harem vibe ending will happen with that type of statement.

And I agree yet another sandbox structured grind title to get some action...(sigh).

Regards

 

[pitao]

Yeah I understand, I also avoid sandbox games as much as I can, maybe only play 2 or 3 of them because they are really good ones and one of them is for sure a top 10 on this site, new games with Sandbox gameplay I don't even try them anymore because it is just a waste of time, unless it shows something really good on feedback that compensates it hehe. But TID was just a pseudo sandbox game, just a way if we really want to avoid one or more of the girls we could without "wasting time" with them but then we had to live with the consequences of not enough stats to get the better ending(s). I'm in the minority and I'm aware of it that I prefer TID to N&T but enjoyed both, both special games for me mostly because they are well written and have great stories for my taste.

Hoping that on the director's cut of TID in the end of the year we have a VN style linear option that shows how the creators envision the chronological events of the game but I kind of doubt we get it. Probably too much revamp (re)coding work. I'm enjoying so far TOXICity, until v0.03 was still tier A for me for lack of content and doubts to where the story was going still but since last update (v0.04) it became Tier S along with TID and N&T, what means that once comes an update it bumps to the top of the queue of games I play. Playing now v0.05 (taking just a little break), and I'm on the edge of my seat hahaha, becoming fast my favorite ILS game.

 

[EvolutionKills]

Hmm...also seeing that line in the developers notes, "You'll have to earn their trust because they have lives to return to if they survive their situation."...is sort of a turn off. And definitely not feeling like a harem vibe ending will happen with that type of statement.

And I agree yet another sandbox structured grind title to get some action...(sigh).

Regards

That's sophisticated developer speak for 'they're not braindead turbo-sluts who instantly worship the MC's cock like he's the divine embodiment of fornication on Earth'. In other words, they are actual characters. They have lives, thoughts, desires, and motivations more complex and beyond the scope of just being sex objects for the protagonist (and by proxy, the audience).

If this ends up anything like their previous work, a smart and empathic protagonist will be able to end their journey with multiple intimate partners at the finish line. But it'll be because of their actions and choices, not because they're playing PokeSluts and they gotta catch em' all.

I'm here because Kinderfeld wrote one of my favorite protagonists of all time in Jack Brooks, and that opinion would still largely hold true had that game been made SFW with zero sex scenes. But I appreciate that the intimate scenes do exist, not just for the explicit titillation, but because they offered more insight into the inner lives of the cast. When the cast had sex, they weren't just moaning back and forth and telling each other how good they were; the narrative didn't take a back seat when the tits came out. Just like all of the other more mundane scenes, the intimate ones were used to further character development.

So if your first and foremost concern is 'is this game a self-insert sexual power fantasy for my specific harem kink'? No. No it is not. Plenty of those games out there if you want to stroke your virtual ego. This is not one of them.

 

[kazeiheikaya]

Damn seems we were all wrong with the guesses, what a great update. Felt a little shorter but I really enjoyed it. What a cliffhanger too. Speculations are going wild in my brain right now

That's sophisticated developer speak for 'they're not braindead turbo-sluts who instantly worship the MC's cock like he's the divine embodiment of fornication on Earth'.

Yeah its why ILS is just so goated, the writing is actual writing. The characters have to work their way through mental blocks and stuff needs to be positioned correctly, you need to give proper answers, and appeal a certain way. It's a bit minimalistic by nature, because they definitely dont want to over-bloat text but its refreshing at the same time because it kills me inside so many titles I enjoy where characters hook up once and its like "i love you, I love you more, no I love you more!" ..gag

You can really see the turmoil in both Laura and Kallie as they are figuring out what is wrong with their lives, how the MC is embodying a proper masculine role in a time of need and how they slowly start dropping barriers feeling as if they actually are appreciated, treated properly and desired. It's a lot more fluid and real. Granted they probably wouldn't have intimacy as fast as they do (in a more realistic sense) BUT gotta give a little leeway for the consumers and give them something, plus ILS does hammer it home pretty well. IE: Laura's "moment of weakness" when she was feeling vulnerable because she so badly wanted to be desired and feel something again. Was a really good segue into a moment between MC & her. I imagine Kallie will also follow a similar setup to make her 'mistake'