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Now, don't lose your cool over some snarky comments about the update.
(See how useless points like these are?)
Which is fine in general. The whole things is overblown though.In any case, dev ofc can do whatever he wants but it's not really a surprise to see people announcing to drop the game when they expect A and he delivers B
My feeling was that it fit her character really well. Kind of random/crazy but not really. She tells Akira she's exited about the MC, kindred spirit kinda of vibes because the them being 'killers'. Seemed like she's just trying to connect. Probably doesn't have friends/life much outside of hanging around Akira.I do think Valentine's sleep overwas a bit weird though. While what she did in the morning could be seen as playful(her version of playful) it fits her chaotic nature I guess, but it still felt odd that she just invites herself in so soon, even though nothing happened. Maybe after they have interacted a bit more.
I don't understand what is it with nosediving MC and LI as well. Maybe people just want a harem game with flat and linear or non-existing character growth gets fucked by MC's magic dick?
See, I dont recall singling out anyone in particular but somehow you felt prompted to quote me. Looks like I struck a nerve. Actually, even though I don't agree with you(I didnt find anything "humiliating" in this update), I thought your last comment on the topic was rather fair.
Which is fine in general. The whole things is overblown though.
But uh sure man, this is definitely me "losing my cool" over some "snarky" and not at all misleading comments. You are free to think w/e, I'm not here to change your mind. Just adding my thoughts to the others so that when new players come in they at least have a change of not getting a one sided opinion, and trying it themselves to make up their own mind. Seems like it's working based on what I am seeing.
Thats pretty much it.
Yea I thought about that angle as well, still I would have preferred that to happen after a bit more interaction between the two.My feeling was that it fit her character really well. Kind of random/crazy but not really. She tells Akira she's exited about the MC, kindred spirit kinda of vibes because the them being 'killers'. Seemed like she's just trying to connect. Probably doesn't have friends/life much outside of hanging around Akira.
Because she quite obviously has abandonment issues and is kind of obsessed over the MC? She thought he left again and is pissed. Pretty obvious from the first update when MC stepped through their door. This is not me bad mouthing her by the way. I still like Sam just as much, but it is what is apparent.So, Akira couldn't just ask the mc for help it had to be blackmail because the "strong female character" has to call the shots.
Valentine and the mc just couldn't be equals, could they? The "strong female character" has to be better.
What the fuck happened to Sam between the 2nd and 3rd release? Why was her hostility dialed up to 11?
Did I misinterpret the story or what? It is not about "strong female character".So, Akira couldn't just ask the mc for help it had to be blackmail because the "strong female character" has to call the shots.
Valentine and the mc just couldn't be equals, could they? The "strong female character" has to be better.
What the fuck happened to Sam between the 2nd and 3rd release? Why was her hostility dialed up to 11?
She doesn't want help, she wants someone to do off the books work for her upcoming business empire.So, Akira couldn't just ask the mc for help it had to be blackmail because the "strong female character" has to call the shots.
Better than MC according to herself only from what I read. A character being confident and having an ego are not bad writing. And if the characters isn't poorly written with intent to crush manliness around it then it's not qualifying as a "strong female character".Valentine and the mc just couldn't be equals, could they? The "strong female character" has to be better.
Because the MC went out to do a risky thing and then never came back and didnt contact them all night and all the following day? Oh yeah and then with her being total hot for MC she finds him lying half naked under a half naked woman she thinks is a hooker shortly after? On this one I have to ask if you read the dialogue even?What the fuck happened to Sam between the 2nd and 3rd release? Why was her hostility dialed up to 11?
she wants someone to do off the books work for her upcoming business empire.
So why didn't she just do that? Why did she have to blackmail him? If the offer is good enough, he would agree don't you think?by offering pay and benefits + answering questions honestly
she explain why : having two plans is better than having only one. She wants his loyality but it's not something that she needSo why didn't she just do that? Why did she have to blackmail him? If the offer is good enough, he would agree don't you think?
His reasoning for helping her would still work.
And neither the mc nor we as player get a say in that. She just gets to own him/us...because she wants to.she explain why : having two plans is better than having only one. She wants his loyality but it's not something that she need
Totally don't agree with you here, and I think you're overreacting. The MC wasn't passive. He just wasn't in a situation where he could, at any point, just throw guns or violence at a problem to make it disappear. In my opinion, none of the woman have been either hateful or abusive in this update.You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
I think this is the heart of the problem. The first two versions, we get a quippy MC with lighthearted banter between him and a few characters. This is the personality we can quite obviously expect from the MC, right?The only other thing I can criticize is that I really want to know what the MC did during his time in the military. It's been brought up enough times now for me to get a little frustrated.
The problem is two things: you have no agency over the MC's thoughts about what he thinks about them, and the dev giving us fake choices to make it seem like we can avoid the character. Kind of a shitty move, especially when you know the character is going to be divisive. Will she ultimately be forced? Honestly, remains to be seen. You can avoid licking her hand, but the MC sure seems smitten by her already.If an LI is forced upon you, then complaining that said LI is distasteful is completely fair.
The solution is quite simple, do not force LI on people. If Val and Akira are optional, then they can be portrayed as whatever dev wants.
The first part sounds like a criticaldrinker-complain at the wrong kind of character. Akira is a strong character, because she's resourceful, intelligent, wealthy, powerful and has an S-tier bodyguard. Has her flaws too, though. And something tells me she's not as bad as one might think right now.So, Akira couldn't just ask the mc for help it had to be blackmail because the "strong female character" has to call the shots.
Valentine and the mc just couldn't be equals, could they? The "strong female character" has to be better.
What the fuck happened to Sam between the 2nd and 3rd release? Why was her hostility dialed up to 11?
I agree, that's why I say that it is completely fair to complain about it. If the LI are forced (we'll see in EP4), then the game might as well be a Kinetic novel at that point.The problem is two things: you have no agency over the MC's thoughts about what he thinks about them, and the dev giving us fake choices to make it seem like we can avoid the character. Kind of a shitty move, especially when you know the character is going to be divisive. Will she ultimately be forced? Honestly, remains to be seen. You can avoid licking her hand, but the MC sure seems smitten by her already.
Well, it's a quippy, lighthearted MC who also happens to just blow Lily's stalker's brains out if you choose to do that - which I did. I didn't get the impression that he's all that simple. The banter as well as the attitude are clearly used as a mask; as a means to communicate with people he would otherwise have issues talking to. When Valentine "recognized" him in the very beginning I knew that this guy was a walking threat, because Valentine fits the 'psycho ultra strong bodyguard'-theme pretty well. Beast recognizes beast. Still, he came back for Lily and Sam. So he still has a heart. He's multi-faceted.I think this is the heart of the problem. The first two versions, we get a quippy MC with lighthearted banter between him and a few characters. This is the personality we can quite obviously expect from the MC, right?
Well, apparently he has some dark path we're not aware of that makes him a little more twisted than what we've been shown so far. Besides Frank, he's apparently some covert-ops assassin and we're just told this by a cun- woman who is using that information to blackmail the MC and we are expected to run with it. If the MC was supposed to be some cold-hearted killer, then maybe that would have changed the way some of us viewed the interaction with the bitch squa- Akira and Val.
People keep calling the MC broken because Val can relate to him but where are we shown this? We're not. We don't know his past. We don't know the type of person the dev sees him as because he hasn't shown us yet, outside of what Akira repeats to the MC in the classroom.
I don't like femdom at all, but I like Akira. She's the typical ice queen that our MC will have a great time messing with. He already knows how to play her and it's only going to get better. (I hope)The problem is two things: you have no agency over the MC's thoughts about what he thinks about them, and the dev giving us fake choices to make it seem like we can avoid the character. Kind of a shitty move, especially when you know the character is going to be divisive. Will she ultimately be forced? Honestly, remains to be seen. You can avoid licking her hand, but the MC sure seems smitten by her already.