VN Ren'Py Abandoned Unraveling August [v0.3.04] [AugustEsoterica]

[camube]

I know what tsundere and yandere are. Neither of them actually fit the bill. Tsundere characters have affection for a character, and hide it by getting fake-hostile when they're embarrassed. Akira has literally threatened to ruin the MC's life over her (completely false) assumption of his intentions. Similarly, yandere characters have an obsession over the main character and try to hurt other girls flirting with him, which Valentine doesn't seem to be doing.

Mostly, they're just controlling and abusive, and the MC takes it and, regardless of how the player feels about them, likes it.

The only affection shown so far for the MC by either of them just feels out of place due to literally every other interaction during the last update. Akira's not tsundere, because a tsundere wouldn't intentionally give a downblouse shot (though I don't like that part, either, because it is narratively unearned and completely out of character for literally every other interaction she's had with the MC). The only person Valentine has physically threatened so far is the MC, and her supposed attraction to him is based on her insistence (again, falsely-held) that she and the MC are alike.

i mostly already forget about the update by now until i read your post, and then i remember the gist of it.

This may not be an accurate impression of Update 3 anymore but my impression of it was it was okay. Update 3 made me a patron so me from 6 months ago clearly like it enough.

And I remember why. The interaction between Boss Bitch and the MC cracked me up. I remember every time the MC said something, she couldn't help but response, it's funny af to me. To me this game is close to top-tier. I don't really like the long development time and I don't think Update 1 is that good, but other than that, it's a great game for me.

 

[Dessolos]

i mostly already forget about the update by now until i read your post, and then i remember the gist of it.

This may not be an accurate impression of Update 3 anymore but my impression of it was it was okay. Update 3 made me a patron so me from 6 months ago clearly like it enough.

And I remember why. The interaction between Boss Bitch and the MC cracked me up. I remember every time the MC said something, she couldn't help but response, it's funny af to me. To me this game is close to top-tier. I don't really like the long development time and I don't think Update 1 is that good, but other than that, it's a great game for me.

This 100% the text interactions between the Akira ( Boss Bitch) and Valentine made me love their characters they went from me hating their guts to them probably being my favorites because of how much I loved the interactions. Sometimes comedy just goes a long way in games like this for some people and this was one of those times for me.

Game is awesome and some people were having (and seem to still be having) some wildly exaggerated and overblown takes. The curious thing is that they still seem to be following the game thread even after nuking the game's last patch.

I think this game is excellent. Not perfect, no, but excellent. Does it have things to improve though? For sure.

Seems to me like those takes from multiple people are very unfair (if you go and see the posts of those ppl on other games you see that the treatment given to each game is not consistent). To me it looks like more of a personal thing, in which the way they envisioned the game to be stopped matching what the game actually became (or is becoming).

I can empathize, but it's not fair to this game, or it's creator.

Glad it wasn't just me after I played 0.3 and read some of those post some felt overly harsh , like I get not liking something but idk the way some post read felt too harsh to me imo. Maybe it's just my personality but I never thought alot of issues they had and hated was that big of a deal at the end of the day, at least not in the way they hated them. To me they seem like minor issues at best for the most part maybe 1 or 2 I can see being a bit of a bigger deal.

 

[Ka1tzer]

okay i just read the post by tiur that you quoted. I get the problem now.

I guess i'm in the minority. i like the game. I like Update 2 the best but Update 3 is fine for me. I like Akira too, she's what is called tsundere in Japanese character archetype. I think that could be what the dev are going for. Whether or not Valentine is designed for the Yandere character archetype or not, I'm not sure cuz it's been a long time since i played it.

But my general impression of the game is that, from the get-go it isn't perfect. The highs are very high but there are mediocre points too.

Dialogue is some times really funny though, i love it.
I wouldn't say i'm jonesing for next updates, but i would say if next updates comes out, i would put aside time to play it

You are not in the minority man, most ppl really enjoyed the game. The people that didn't are very very loud about it. In almost all things, the large majority tend to be made up of lurkers, that usually only really move when they feel bothered by something (and thus becoming part of the loud minority).

The game is awesome and some people were having (and seem to still be having) some wildly exaggerated and overblown takes. The curious thing is that they still seem to be following the game thread even after nuking the game's last patch.

I think this game is excellent. Not perfect, no, but excellent. Does it have things to improve though? For sure.

Seems to me like those takes from multiple people are very unfair (if you go and see the posts of those ppl on other games you see that the treatment given to each game is not consistent). To me it looks like more of a personal thing, in which the way they envisioned the game's image and direction stopped matching what the game actually became (or is becoming).

I can empathize, but it's not fair to this game, or it's creator.

 

[camube]

This 100% the text interactions between the Akira ( Boss Bitch) and Valentine made me love their characters they went from me hating their guts to them probably being my favorites because of how much I loved the interactions. Sometimes comedy just goes a long way in games like this for some people and this was one of those times for me.

Yeah my impression is that MC is unfazed by Akira, and the two just riff of each other

 

[Nironan]

I hope we elevate the conversation to more than just " shut up, you are a minority because I said so lol"

You are right on that I did leave out the uplikes. Yet you forgot the likes on the OP too, and actually on whole thread, based on checking the date when they liked and how likely it is they played upd3, comparing to if they did post (EDIT: and find out if they changed their mind, just liked the comment yet also liked the update , ... and so on) - good luck with that. Also I already wrote that many ppl dont write/react but also, same as ka1tzer, that for sure much more exist, that still did like it. But I get it, its easier to be hatefull, disrespectfull than trying to see all sides. Btw it's even funny to see who upvoted it ... you should form a gang, you know (example names #TheDarkSiders, #DeniersOfTruth, #FewButLoud, #EyesWideShut) . I mean some that didnt like the update yet unable to see how I did mean it (not asking questions just ... leaving to your imagination), coincidence?

On that quote my post was never intended to shut up. It seems I have been missunderstood, sry if that was unclear. Though im not sure you read the posts before, cause there are always reasons. I did reply to Lathe29's post, because I for one dont see that enough reason for that silence. You might mix it up with me not wanting to recall it because its been discussed throughly, while the dev seems to have no interesst in changing these parts. Hope that seems reasonable, but feel free to comment if not. Again I did not intend to shutup, which I likely could not even if I wanted to.

 

[bASKOU]

Really interesting game. At the beggining of the game we have pretty fast lewd stuff, that make you think the game will go heavy on it, but it disolve and start to put the story a bit more in place. The humour in the game is pretty good, and I start to get attached to the LI's.

Only dark point for me is where the MC spent his night after the stalker event ?? Went to look in the dark, talk with the lady on the bench then... Do I have a hole in my memory or it goes to the next day without knowing anything else ?

Rest Assured that the dev is working on the 0.4 release. While he's not very visible here, he is on the Discord server.

Do you have the link to the Discord server ?

 

[jamming10001]

Man, this is incredible so far! It has some of the best funny writing I think I've ever seen in a VN. I couldn't stop cracking up all through the mall scene. It also starts out very hot, looking forward to more ero content in future updates. I think the first (optional) blowjob scene is pretty out of left field though, like it doesn't seem in line with the MC's personality. Canonically I think I'm always going to turn down Sam's offer there, even if you do lose out on a point with her and Lily both. It's also nice to have an MC whose face you actually get to see, and who's pretty conventionally attractive as well.

 

[608xperience]

Do you have the link to the Discord server ?

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[bASKOU]

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Thanks for the link, should be added there :

 

[Elhemeer]

Thanks for the link, should be added there :

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Spoiler: Select "Other" and say "Discord Link for game" or something like that

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[bASKOU]

Did you make the report on that post? The more people who do it the more likely it'll get done.

Spoiler: Select "Other" and say "Discord Link for game" or something like that

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Thanks for the info. Didn't know it could be used that way.

 

[DevinHesi]

Status Update 05/14/2024

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Hi everyone!

Once again, I need to start with an apology for being slack on updating my subscribers. It’s something I’m continuously working on, and I hope to do better in future. Currently writing this as I’m coughing up both my lungs, so maybe the fever struck as inspiration?

Anyway, status update. It’s been around eight months since the last release, and three months since my last update – which, I know, is a crazy long time. I’ve had some medical troubles with getting medication sorted and whatnot, then I hit a massive wall when it came to writing the script. Every time I tried to come up with something, my perfectionism told me it wasn’t good enough, and as time went on, the expectation that I had to put out some huge and Earth-shatteringly cool update got bigger and bigger in my own mind to the point I got stuck. The old vicious cycle.

But here’s where we get to the silver lining!

I’ve managed to pick myself up out of my rut, dust off, and actually get through a chunk of content this past week or so. I don’t like putting numbers on things because it builds expectations, and I'll probably continue to not do so in the future, but I feel like people need something tangible after all this time. So I can reveal that the current state of the script (note, the script, not the episode overall) is around 80% done. If everything goes well, I’m hoping that I can have 0.4 out within the next 6-10 weeks (though obviously creating scenes and QCing everything takes time, so please don’t hold this as a hard-and-fast deadline!)

I understand that there are some who are concerned that maybe the game was canceled, so I hope that this helps with that.

I’m incredibly grateful for everyone who still continues to support me despite my lack of updates and releases, and I hope you’ll all continue to stick with me while I figure this whole dev thing out.

Hopefully, this adorable gallery of Sam in a micro-maid-kini-thing will help make up for my slowness, now featuring path-traced shadows and all kinds of other neat doodads.

 

[Wolfeszorn]

Every time I tried to come up with something, my perfectionism told me it wasn’t good enough, and as time went on, the expectation that I had to put out some huge and Earth-shatteringly cool update got bigger and bigger in my own mind to the point I got stuck. The old vicious cycle.

pls, don´t ever say this again, AE. As much as i appreciate your honesty, it kinda reminds me of the same excuses an infamous dev of a three letter AVN uses most of the time

Anyway. Hope ur getting it sorted soon. Can´t wait for more and hope ur getting faster in the future I just love this Story so far. Hope ur getting better fast.

 

[wiseold6996]

Status Update 05/14/2024

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Hi everyone!

Once again, I need to start with an apology for being slack on updating my subscribers. It’s something I’m continuously working on, and I hope to do better in future. Currently writing this as I’m coughing up both my lungs, so maybe the fever struck as inspiration?

Anyway, status update. It’s been around eight months since the last release, and three months since my last update – which, I know, is a crazy long time. I’ve had some medical troubles with getting medication sorted and whatnot, then I hit a massive wall when it came to writing the script. Every time I tried to come up with something, my perfectionism told me it wasn’t good enough, and as time went on, the expectation that I had to put out some huge and Earth-shatteringly cool update got bigger and bigger in my own mind to the point I got stuck. The old vicious cycle.

But here’s where we get to the silver lining!

I’ve managed to pick myself up out of my rut, dust off, and actually get through a chunk of content this past week or so. I don’t like putting numbers on things because it builds expectations, and I'll probably continue to not do so in the future, but I feel like people need something tangible after all this time. So I can reveal that the current state of the script (note, the script, not the episode overall) is around 80% done. If everything goes well, I’m hoping that I can have 0.4 out within the next 6-10 weeks (though obviously creating scenes and QCing everything takes time, so please don’t hold this as a hard-and-fast deadline!)

I understand that there are some who are concerned that maybe the game was canceled, so I hope that this helps with that.

I’m incredibly grateful for everyone who still continues to support me despite my lack of updates and releases, and I hope you’ll all continue to stick with me while I figure this whole dev thing out.

Hopefully, this adorable gallery of Sam in a micro-maid-kini-thing will help make up for my slowness, now featuring path-traced shadows and all kinds of other neat doodads.

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Damn I love her tight body

 

[zeph19]

8 months, script not even done. Perfectionism and health issues. I mean, that's fine and all. But it also tells me that this isn't a serious project. It will probably never be finished.

 

[608xperience]

8 months, script not even done. Perfectionism and health issues. I mean, that's fine and all. But it also tells me that this isn't a serious project. It will probably never be finished.

As an insider in the beta channel, I assure you that you're both underestimating the severity of the health stuff and underestimating the dev's devotion to the story.

 

[608xperience]

Really easy to cast aspersions when you're not in the know …

 

[MattStryker]

As an insider in the beta channel, I assure you that you're both underestimating the severity of the health stuff and underestimating the dev's devotion to the story.

I think the issue is more the communications and the further estimates being bullshit.

If the Dev had issues that they couldn't work on the game they should have told that to the subs and they could choose whether to continue to support or not. Without that info most people would just assume the dev is chipping away at the update.

As to the forward estimates, its progressed at a rate of 10% per month for the script alone and he's estimating the entire update out in around 2 months. That's obviously never going to happen.

Both of these taken together make a picture of a dev that is happy to take cash first and work later.

 

[zeph19]

As an insider in the beta channel, I assure you that you're both underestimating the severity of the health stuff and underestimating the dev's devotion to the story.

Every second dev has some incurable disease that seems to kill them slowly. (Think Glacerose). Perfectionism is another thing that's a great excuse to produce fuck all. (Think Oceanlabs).

Chances are that August is hindered by his great mind and his feeble body. It's often people that are forced to sit at home with some disease or disability who have the time and create these amazing things we get to enjoy.

The radio silence and 80% script in 8 months just really makes it very fucking difficult to believe. You don't just forget to update the people who support you financially to develop the game you're burning to make. What does it mean he's working on updating his subscribers, hoping he can do it? It's just a little post. The guy can write. I don't think people expect a sophisticatedly written wall of text.

But who knows? Not me, and I don't think you do, either. We've literally seen devs posting from their hospital bed as proof they cannot work on the game. Then they got out and.. no update ever came, because then it was the next big crisis. And the next. And then.. they were gone.

 

[608xperience]

The radio silence is a thing we discuss behind the scenes. He's aware of it and trying to do better, hence the Patreon update/photo shoot. I do know a little better than most because I am privy to discussion that others are not. That isn't to say I have the whole picture, however; nobody but August has that.