Thank you for the effort you have put into your reply, and thank you again for considering my point of view. I would consider playing, especially since you can skip chapters in this game. I have already played up until 12, do you think it would be worth just skipping that chapter and going from there? I do like this game and the characters in it, so im kinda asking for spoilers if you wouldnt mind letting my know where i should skip to.
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You will need to skip a lot since all the answers are in ep 23(there are some clues before).
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I don't know if trigger warnings for the game would be practical. You can't put a trigger warning for everything, so they are normally used on topics that society as a whole sees as unusually significant - especially when the subject matter can crop up suddenly or unexpectedly. To use the obvious example, rape is widely considered to be extremely traumatic, and it can crop up quickly in story that didn't have anything to do with rape previously. So it's a good candidate for a trigger warning if a seemingly innocuous tale is going to take a dark turn.
In this case, I don't think adding a trigger warning to WtHI would be warranted. While society as a whole is well aware that family (and inheritance in particular) can cause all manner of problems, in my experience it seems to be regarded as more of a big picture issue. Family issues lack the acute, pinpoint trauma of something like rape or PTSD that would normally garner a trigger warning (though I'm certainly not trying to dismiss your own history).
Meanwhile I think WtHI already does a decent job of gradually signaling that family issues will play a big role in the game all on its own. We don't start with the MC being kicked onto the street, we start with him arriving at an old friend's home and being warmly welcomed. We learn that Elaine intends to kick the MC out of his family house by text and Bella winds up rescuing his belongings before that actually happens. We're then told more and more about Elaine before we meet her in person and kick off her story arc. To me it feels like the game gives us plenty of warning that this sort of material could be coming, though I'll admit I have no experience with this sort of trauma so perhaps I'm not a good barometer.
Now as to the MC's interactions with Elaine, I think the reason you find them alarming is a combination of two factors. First is simply the limitation on choices in a video game. Elaine has a a role in story and if the MC could 100% dismiss her in a profanity-fueled tirade it would make that role very hard maintain. The MC *is* allowed to insult and belittle Elaine (practically to the point of gaslighting her if we want to push it that far), but he needs to maintain a token level of civility while doing so to keep the branching under control. You don't need to return her alleged affection (at least thus far), but you do need to be somewhat sociable with her. You'll have to judge for yourself if that's a bridge too far.
The second issue is that, as others have mentioned, there's more going on with Elaine than the MC knows about at first. The game isn't going to ask you to turn a blind eye to her callousness, though it might ultimately portray her actions (and/or those of other characters) in a more nuanced light. Again, whether that would be offensive to you isn't really something I can answer without knowing more about your specific experiences and concerns. My best advice is to take it slow and don't force yourself to keep playing if something starts to alarm you.
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Hey folks,
Just an update to keep everyone in the loop....
Payment is still turned off (insert crying emoji here.) Now onto some episode 24 progress...
So, the scene I expected to finish yesterday, I did. But I haven't thrown it over the wall to the QC team yet as there are a few things I'm not happy with. But I'm never happy with what I write, so I want to put this finished scene on the shelf for a week and hope that when I come back to it, I will be happy and don't need to change anything. In the meantime, I'm going to move onto the second last scene to complete - Yes, that's right, only two scenes left to complete the episode (finally, the glacier is starting to melt). One is mostly written and both are 100% complete for art (except for some girl-on-girl stuff that I just requested from Cell tonight).
In my next update, I'll give the % progress, but it's only been a few days since the last % update, so hopefully, you'll let me off for tonight. I try to avoid giving time estimates (because I can never foresee real-life and real-work curveballs) but I'm seeing some crazy stuff posted on forums saying ep24 won't be out until 2024 or it's abandoned, etc....so just to give a ball-park, I would estimate there is a little over a month's work left to round out the episode, but as I said, I'll keep the update reports a little more frequent, so you'll know if I slip.
Also, for any of you who follow Cell's solo games, you might have noticed his update on his Patreon page about stepping back /spending a little less time working on development (due to some personal/ health issues.) Newsflash: Working 18 hours a day, 7 days a week across 3 or 4 different games is not good for anyone's health. I'm glad to see that Cell has finally admitted that he is human and is cutting down on his working hours. Just to re-assure everyone, this will not impact WTHI as he making most of the cuts on his other projects, so no risk to any of our WTHI work.
And now onto some episode 24 teasers....Some of these might seem spoilery....so do NOT scroll down if you do not want any inkling of what's to come. And some of these images will only appear on specific routes / specific choices, so won't appear in every play-through.
Any questions or comments, please let me know.
Thanks,
CG
Hi - Sorry to hear about this and the trauma in your past. I sent you a DM with some info that may help.
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And Zarah told us she couldn't have kids
Can't wait to get reacquainted with Monica, Jenna, and Lily again (hopefully, all three at the same time, together.)! It's been such a long dry spell--breaks a guy Heart.
)! It's been such a long dry spell--breaks a guy Heart.Yeah, that won't ever happen.(hopefully, all three at the same time, together.
Monica wouldn't get involved in a four-way that her daughter was involved in. It literally wouldn't make any sense.
Maybe not to your mild-mannered, and sensible self. But my warped, and perverted mind can fantasize several scenarios where it's feasible and make perfect sense.
There's a substantial difference between delusional and rational, and no matter your fantasy reasonings, they fall into the former.
Alcohol can be a wonderful thing as it does away with inhibitions / rational - can it happen - sure - will it happen.......
Up to a point, yes... I doubt Jenna would even need alcohol for that (not more than once anyway), but it wouldn't work with Monica.
Monica's drinking let her be very flirtatious with the MC, and she knew it. So she indulged it with Zarah encouraging it.
The same does not extend to her daughters though.
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Making remake was taking too long so Cheeky decided to focus on finishing game first.