- Aug 29, 2018
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That is why "balance is golden", it is hard to archive... not only virtually but in reality too
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- Sep 25, 2017
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Yoo this game is great, Roxy is basically perfect and I like how the rich guys aren't douchebags but actually pretty cool, all the girls are great and super hot.
- May 16, 2018
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Umm, is that not the very definition of branching story lines? If you're on a certain route you get certain scenes. If you're not, you miss them.
- May 16, 2020
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[look for line 2580 on update6.rpy(use unren to decompile script)]I was referring to branching as unlocking different scenes and paths going forward depending on the choice you make and choices that stop all interaction with a character and there story line a dead end. An example is not passing Carol's point check early in the game. If you don't pass it she disappears from the game and you don't have any more interactions with her. I was hoping for something maybe like a friendship path so you could at least continue her story line.
Ideally in a choice based game you should be able to choose from the choices the game developers gives you and trust that they have an interesting story line going forward based on those choices. Dropping characters and their story based on the choices that the developer gives you, and not at least replacing it with other content, does not seem like a good story telling device.
I have restarted the game but this time, for the most part, I am just making the choices that give relationship points. I am enjoying the story and characters very much. In that respect I think this is one of the top games on this site. However, playing this way does take away form the feeling of player agency for me.
Thanks for your question and allowing me to clarify what I meant.
- May 16, 2018
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I see your point, and I agree it's not ideal for a character to completely disappear from the game if you don't actively romance them. Honestly I haven't seen this so far (maybe because I haven't tried to actively shun Carol, which seems the only way you could stop her romance totally) - I mean, I have zero interest in Rachel and have so far had to constantly reiterate that in my choices, despite several of them forcing me to take a pretty douchy selection to avoid being ensnared in her romance. Roxy also doesn't interest me and while she isn't being given romance options anymore, she's still present in the story. But in some ways, a character disappearing if you make it clear you're not interested makes sense too, so I'm not sure that's so big an issue. Carol throws herself at you pretty hard, if you try to friend-zone her, I could see her walking away...
In the case of Carol, I was not trying to friend zone her. I was actually planning on making her my characters LI. However, I did not have enough relationship points with her when I talked to her after making the basketball team so she stopped interacting with me. This is mainly because I forgot about the social media app and did not get any relationship points from her post. I thought she would reappear at some point since she seemed to be a main girl in the story but so far she has not. It is not a deal breaker since I can go back and change some answers to pass her point check. I just find it an odd design choice by the developers. It seems that a point check that ends all interaction with a character can derail a players game and I don't see how it benefits the story. Anyway, I'm enjoying my new playthrough. Now that I have Carol back I am going to do my best to be faithful to her. From what you say, it sound like the other girls come after you pretty hard.
You can't. e.g. there's a nurse called Emma. If you want to fuck her, you need to say farewell to Rachel.
Finally, the Rachel's story has reached an interesting part.
Hmm... Was the bathing suit fitting event a hint of a trip with Rachel?
Hmm... Was the bathing suit fitting event a hint of a trip with Rachel?
- May 16, 2018
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Yeah, the social media/phone is one of the best features of this game, yet one of the most frustrating to me. You would not believe the problems I have had with accidental rollbacks causing me to have to repeat all the messages and social media over and over... and over... and over... I'm sure it's just a "me" thing but still. And you're right, it's easy to miss out on points if you neglect the social media. Kinda be nice if there was a reminder for social media when there are new posts with points attached like there is for plot critical texts.
- Oct 1, 2020
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When viewing the Extra's in the journal, there's some errors because the script seems to be expecting .ogg files where only MP3 files exist
- Aug 5, 2016
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Maybe not enough love points. I can share tomorrow. You are probably missing some scene with her...