VN Ren'Py Where the Heart Is [S1 Rev1] [CheekyGimp]

[megaplayboy10k]

1) the game allows you to date/fuck basically every female in the game, and develop relationships with most of them concurrently and simultaneously
2) BUT if any of them find out about the other women*, that relationship(s) is shut down permanently
3) In fact, simply being honest about dating other women can shut down many of the MCs relationships
4) BUT, if you're faithful to only one woman, you miss 90% of the game content and it's harder to advance the main storyline

In that context, what would constitute a "happy ending" in this game? You "pick" one love interest to stick with, and disappoint/piss off the other 13 or 14?
It feels like the devs have either painted themselves into a corner, or set a kind of trap/dilemma for the players.

 

[HornyyPussy]

1) the game allows you to date/fuck basically every female in the game, and develop relationships with most of them concurrently and simultaneously
2) BUT if any of them find out about the other women*, that relationship(s) is shut down permanently
3) In fact, simply being honest about dating other women can shut down many of the MCs relationships
4) BUT, if you're faithful to only one woman, you miss 90% of the game content and it's harder to advance the main storyline

In that context, what would constitute a "happy ending" in this game? You "pick" one love interest to stick with, and disappoint/piss off the other 13 or 14?
It feels like the devs have either painted themselves into a corner, or set a kind of trap/dilemma for the players.

If you think that you've missed the main premise of the game. it's not a Harem game, you have to choose who to be with, some will be solo, some will be in small groupings. If you don't want to replay routes you can use that most excellent feature of starting any chapter with any relationship you want.

 

[acewinz]

1) the game allows you to date/fuck basically every female in the game, and develop relationships with most of them concurrently and simultaneously
2) BUT if any of them find out about the other women*, that relationship(s) is shut down permanently
3) In fact, simply being honest about dating other women can shut down many of the MCs relationships
4) BUT, if you're faithful to only one woman, you miss 90% of the game content and it's harder to advance the main storyline

In that context, what would constitute a "happy ending" in this game? You "pick" one love interest to stick with, and disappoint/piss off the other 13 or 14?
It feels like the devs have either painted themselves into a corner, or set a kind of trap/dilemma for the players.

Game was always geared toward being semi-realistic. You can date around, sleep around, and to a great degree there are times you can break things off, and continue with someone the ex knows, and she will be okay with it more or less. The times they really get PO'd is when they find out you were/are cheating first hand.

As for being able to for the most part navigate a lot of the getting caught, from the start that was intended as a way for most players to see the majority of content, without needing to replay a long game.

Things and times change though, now we have the quickstart feature so replaying everything is optional. That said we still to some degree allow navigating pitfalls as we set that precedent, but they become harder and more plentiful as time goes on. Think of them like a time bomb that will eventually have to go off for non-compatible groupings. Even now girls that are okay to some degree are calling for you to make choices. (IE Katie, Jenna).

As for us painting ourselves into a corner? HaHa! I have to put modesty aside here. We fear no corners. We are so far outside the box we look up and see stars.

 

[felicemastronzo]

1) the game allows you to date/fuck basically every female in the game, and develop relationships with most of them concurrently and simultaneously
2) BUT if any of them find out about the other women*, that relationship(s) is shut down permanently
3) In fact, simply being honest about dating other women can shut down many of the MCs relationships
4) BUT, if you're faithful to only one woman, you miss 90% of the game content and it's harder to advance the main storyline

In that context, what would constitute a "happy ending" in this game? You "pick" one love interest to stick with, and disappoint/piss off the other 13 or 14?
It feels like the devs have either painted themselves into a corner, or set a kind of trap/dilemma for the players.

the fact that in a faithful run you risk playing an almost empty chapter is true, but I would say that it is inevitable with so many LIs available.

for example, the last chapter as a fan of Lily&Debbie was practically empty, the only useful info were the ramblings of Bella. but that's fine I accept it, the alternative would be many micro content that I do not think are a better solution

and then no one does one faithful run and that's it... we are on f95, not on a site of zealots...

although destined to damnation a run that defies destiny is necessary to look at a bit 'of everything, and possibly discover that a LIs that you were not interested in has something good (I initially liked Katie very little, now to the contrary)

 

[ryntatuan]

Could anyone give me the saved file at the end of EP.20? I played this game on my phone and now I wanna try new ep on my laptop.
Tks in advance.

 

[acewinz]

Could anyone give me the saved file at the end of EP.20? I played this game on my phone and now I wanna try new ep on my laptop.
Tks in advance.

Start any episode from the menu and customize your start.

 

[Machete]

the fact that in a faithful run you risk playing an almost empty chapter is true, but I would say that it is inevitable with so many LIs available.

Not really. There are several strategies available to avoid this. But since most of them would require a colossal amount of work, probably the best strategy is to keep the relationship non-commital until close to the end or at least, if you played a cheater, you can stay undiscovered for most of the game until you decide to behave or it's too late.

As i mentioned, monogamous games are perfectly cool, but this one is also very long and very branched, which makes it more difficould for a dev to keep the interest up with as many boobs as needed in HBO style.

That's why i think endings shouldn't be hard to archive even very late in the game.

By the way the "start any chapter with any relationship you please" is pure genius and i hope more devs go with this idea, but overall it's a patch, not a solution to the potential problem.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Not really. There are several strategies available to avoid this. But since most of them would require a colossal amount of work, probably the best strategy is to keep the relationship non-commital until close to the end or at least, if you played a cheater, you can stay undiscovered for most of the game until you decide to behave or it's too late.

As i mentioned, monogamous games are perfectly cool, but this one is also very long and very branched, which makes it more difficould for a dev to keep the interest up what as many boobs as needed in HBO style.

That's why i think endings shouldn't be hard to archive even very late in the game.

By the way the "start any chapter with any relationship you please" is pure genius and i hope more devs go with this idea, but overall it's a patch, not a solution to the potential problem.

the LIs here are truly many, and it's already a blessing that a lot of them are justified in appearing together (Bella and Elaine, Monica and family, or Moniza and Zarah, Katie and her friends, etc)

of course in theory you could progress all the stories in each chapter, but it would mean much larger chapters and much more spaced out in time, or as I said before the content for each very reduced.

I think for example to the huge scene of the first real date with Katie, which goes from dinner to the next day on the beach, certainly sacrificed the other characters, but it was absolutely worth it

all in all I prefer important content, like the movie night with Monica and family, than 12 quickies, and at the same time I would never wish for a long wait for the new chapter.

seems like a good compromise

 

[blubberina]

Start any episode from the menu and customize your start.

Hi!

Can you please tell me what setting I have to make that I could start at the movie night and have fun with each of the three godesses?

Right now everytime I end up with an error message about an unset Jenna_will variable and skipping to the phone call. Even when replacing all Jenna_will and Monica_will entries with Jenna_Will and Monica_Will there will be no satisfying movie night for me... :-/

Best regards!

 

[acewinz]

Hi!

Can you please tell me what setting I have to make that I could start at the movie night and have fun with each of the three godesses?

Right now everytime I end up with an error message about an unset Jenna_will variable and skipping to the phone call. Even when replacing all Jenna_will and Monica_will entries with Jenna_Will and Monica_Will there will be no satisfying movie night for me... :-/

Best regards!

Those errors are fixed in the most recent update on our patreon.

 

[AirArt]

Can someone upload EP 20 and 21 for Mac please?

 

[nn2017]

Good

 

[Scorpius888]

the whole will thing from your father is so eazy to work around if you spend the money you cant give it back so you buy some pumpkin seeds from zarah for 16 milion she gives it to monika money gone and you plant the seeds on your dads grave revenge done

 

[WhiteyG]

So I man whore it up as usually. Manage to navigate the mine field with frequent saves. All so I can get a blackmailing text at the end of the chapter.

acewinz, CheekyGimp, and CellStudios



Not going to happen



Nice update. Look forward to more.

 

[Machete]

the whole will thing from your father is so eazy to work around if you spend the money you cant give it back so you buy some pumpkin seeds from zarah for 16 milion she gives it to monika money gone and you plant the seeds on your dads grave revenge done

As the attoney explains, you will be given like half a million per year or so until the full amount if you follow the conditions. If you break them you lose the rest and you keep whatever you got so far.

 

[Mojumbo64]

Ouhm, how long would it take to finish this from the start? I kinda forgot the overall story? Till the new Episode

ps: I know that it depends on how fast I read but care to share the overall length?

 

[DA22]

Ouhm, how long would it take to finish this from the start? I kinda forgot the overall story? Till the new Episode

ps: I know that it depends on how fast I read but care to share the overall length?

Always hard to say, since depends on paths you follow and content you miss if do not, but if you can get through this game within 5 hours without skipping text and almost all scenes I would be pretty surprised. If you start playing different paths and such as well, you should easily be busy for over a day or days.

 

[Machete]

but if you can get through this game within 5 hours without skipping text and almost all scenes I would be pretty surprised.

Shit, i must be a critical slow reader, i might have taken 3 times that much.

 

[Scorpius888]

As the attoney explains, you will be given like half a million per year or so until the full amount if you follow the conditions. If you break them you lose the rest and you keep whatever you got so far.

then there is stil an eazy less funny work around you mary Monica mariage is a protected status under the law and has precident over the will so the wil wil be against the law and wil be nulified and sins there is no will left you as his only child get everything

 

[felicemastronzo]

Ouhm, how long would it take to finish this from the start? I kinda forgot the overall story? Till the new Episode

ps: I know that it depends on how fast I read but care to share the overall length?

Always hard to say, since depends on paths you follow and content you miss if do not, but if you can get through this game within 5 hours without skipping text and almost all scenes I would be pretty surprised. If you start playing different paths and such as well, you should easily be busy for over a day or days.

Shit, i must be a critical slow reader, i might have taken 3 times that much.

I am also part of the slow readers....

on the first go round, I think it took me an hour and a half per chapter, seeing almost all the content

in the second round, in the runs dedicated to a single LI in which I skip the contents of the others, much less, then it depends on the girl, for those very present (like the Holy Family) about half an hour, for others much less, because in some chapters are practically absent.