VN Ren'Py Yesterday's Crossroads [Ch.3 v0.4.0a] [CHAQUINN0]

[flaviopaganini]

Yeah, when I play other games like BaDIK, City of Broken Dreamers, AOA Academy, and a few others with much more polished content, and then I look at mine, I'm not happy with what I've made. So I took some time to improve it and address this, along with many other aspects of the game.

I want to eventually put this game on Steam, but in its current state, I wouldn't even consider it. I need to improve it substantially before I do.

Improving the overall content will be a win on all fronts, not only for myself, but for the player too.

I think you're being too hard on yourself. Your game holds up well against the ones you mentioned, and as someone with plenty of experience in Visual Novels on Steam, having played over 120, I can say that yours is already superior to most I've played there.

But this high standard you hold yourself to is exactly what makes your Visual Novel incredible. I, for one, am just waiting for it to launch on Steam so I can grab it on day one.

 

[NebulousShooter]

That's my biggest issue, I already feel bad asking for people to pay for a game still in development, a half-baked game still in development would be even worse

That depends on how you want to distribute it, if you want in seasons, only you can know after how many episodes its ready.
If you do early access, buy it now and get updates free until its done, I think I've seen releases even more barebones, in terms of render count and story progress.

I got Chasing Sunsets for like 8$ four updates ago and only now its close to finish.

 

[NebulousShooter]

Yeah, when I play other games like BaDIK

I think this is a curious example, since the Doc is notoriously bad at erotica dialogue, so instead of trying he just doesn't really use it and focuses on what he is good at. Being a DIK scenes don't feel longer just because of more, or longer animations, its the way the scene is structured, spliced with static renders and dialogue, characters moving around the set, new options that appear only after doing other positions first, it gives the feeling that the scene is progressing.

Contrasting, lets say we have 20 angles from the start and just click on how many and in which ever order you want, or just click cum from the get go, it feels like you just went through 20 alternative scenes, rather than them happening in succession and building to the climax. IMO, that is the bigger factor in making the scenes feel short.

Hot take, while I enjoy animations, I don't think they are needed at all to transmit what I'm describing.

 

[Raven Suoh]

Good game is good!

 

[DownBadAF]

Anyone know the songs used for Kim's scenes?

 

[WolverineCTX]

Anyone know the songs used for Kim's scenes?

Do you mean this one?

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[flaviopaganini]

It would be good to put this link on the homepage.

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[DevinHesi]

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Hey, everyone!

I’ve been writing A LOT of Chapter 4 scenes these past few weeks. There’s more than enough content to fill the next couple of weeks’ schedule to only pose them in DAZ. Many of these are plot-moving and branching scenes, like Keyla and Michelle’s, for example.

I am not doing them chronologically though, I’m focusing on the 'bigger' scenes first so that later on, the rest will be much faster to pose.



Reworks
I’m also hard at work posing the reworks for previous chapters. I rewrote a few dialogues and added a ton of new scenes with various characters, both main LIs and side characters. This will help develop some of the underdeveloped characters’ stories, like Olivia’s, for example.



My main focus is still Chapter 4, so the rework is moving along slowly, but it's coming along great.



Have an amazing weekend, everyone!!

 

[Dessolos]

I hope that is Zeke in a jail cell and even if it's a MC better than a LI well other than Kim if it was Kim I wouldn't give a shit

 

[Pl@y3r]

I hope that is Zeke in a jail cell and even if it's a MC better than a LI well other than Kim if it was Kim I wouldn't give a shit

Maybe Julia's ex-boyfriend again.

 

[Dessolos]

Maybe Julia's ex-boyfriend again.

yeah I was thinking that too but i'd have to speed run to look at the render of him again I think his skin tone was alot lighter from what I can see so not 100% sure if it was him or not. Unless im mistaken and we never saw his skin tone haha

 

[alive89]

I thought so too but the person in the cell has darker skin. Whoever it is, it's not good news

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[Dessolos]

I thought so too but the person in the cell has darker skin. Whoever it is, it's not good news

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thanks for confirming what I thought too just didn't want to go look for a render to confirm it

 

[DownBadAF]

Do you mean this one?

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Thanks a bunch! was leaning towards other Lis but this song definitely set up the scene for me going for Kim's path

 

[CHAQUINN0]

When I finally find someone who likes Kim...

 

[Dessolos]

When I finally find someone who likes Kim...

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are you sure they were sober when they decided they liked Kim

 

[Vidal the king of Pervert]

When I finally find someone who likes Kim...

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well technically I was the first one to tell you I did not hate her

I just don't forgive her and I'm in love with someone else

for me she's just another person I just work with

and basically that's how I treat every character in the game that is not my Kimberly

 

[MiltonPowers]

well technically I was the first one to tell you I did not hate her

I just don't forgive her and I'm in love with someone else

for me she's just another person I just work with

and basically that's how I treat every character in the game that is not my Kimberly

I'm the same, don't love her, don't hate her. She's just a person I work with.

I've got to work with her, so I'll be friendly, and treat her the same way I treat any workmate.

 

[NebulousShooter]

I'm the same, don't love her, don't hate her. She's just a person I work with.

I've got to work with her, so I'll be friendly, and treat her the same way I treat any workmate.

well, I kinda want to fuck our workmate, Candace.

 

[Dessolos]

well technically I was the first one to tell you I did not hate her

I just don't forgive her and I'm in love with someone else

for me she's just another person I just work with

and basically that's how I treat every character in the game that is not my Kimberly

I'm the same, don't love her, don't hate her. She's just a person I work with.

I've got to work with her, so I'll be friendly, and treat her the same way I treat any workmate.

Kind of the same for me but im also kind of waiting for more info about her father to come out before I decide if I can her another try as a LI or if she just gets a save and becomes a LI path I play for content just to see everything for the sake of it. Because to me if her father actually has power and connections and someone to actually fear then that changes things but I highly doubt that will be the case but I don't want to jump the gun till more is revealed.