VN Ren'Py Yesterday's Crossroads [Ch.3 v0.4.1a] [CHAQUINN0]

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Just did a review, started up Chapter 3...Dave: "let's meet the girls" oh here we go, even more women? Liv? And now we've got an intimate scene.

"Fuck, I want you so bad."

YOU JUST MET THE GUY. YOU BARELY HAD ONE CONVERSATION AT A BAR.

Yeah, keep throwing girls at the MC.
Well if that girl is acting that way, it has to depend on your choices

Because in my playthrough, girls don't just throw themselves at the MC

I never saw the scene you are describing

In fact, in my playthrough with my girl Kimberly, nothing happens with her if you don't show interest

And the only reason Kimberly returns your feelings so quickly is because you two had a history before in the past
 

MiltonPowers

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And now I just came from...hanging out with everyone?

Time? Has several days passed? Is this a harem game? Is this because of the mod?
It's definitely the mod. And it's not a harem game.

I have checked every single line of dialogue and code, and apart from the initial girlfriend, there is no lewd or intimate scenes with anyone without your choice.
 

CHAQUINN0

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And now I just came from...hanging out with everyone?

Time? Has several days passed? Is this a harem game? Is this because of the mod?
Content such as Kim's relationship at the start or Keyla's sex flashback is included purely for narrative purposes. When the time comes, you'll have the choice to reject anyone you want.

Liv—and any of the girls, for that matter—is not forced on you. If you choose to go out and have sex with her, that's entirely your decision.

I coded the game to give you full agency. If a mod is forcing certain outcomes, that's beyond my control.
 
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Content such as Kim's relationship at the start or Keyla's sex flashback is included purely for narrative purposes. When the time comes, you'll have the choice to reject anyone you want.

Liv—and any of the girls, for that matter—is not forced on you. If you choose to go out and have sex with her, that's entirely your decision.

I coded the game to give you full agency. If a mod is forcing certain outcomes, that's beyond my control.
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alive89

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Modding this game totally defeats the purpose of making choices meaningful.
Dude's clearly using a mod that lets you pick every choice back-to-back, then leaves a negative review because he doesn't understand the plot or timeline. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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grarg

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Modding this game totally defeats the purpose of making choices meaningful.
Dude's clearly using a mod that lets you pick every choice back-to-back, then leaves a negative review because he doesn't understand the plot or timeline. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
I can assure you my review is negative not because of having to hang out with every girl at once.

In that regard, there are simply too many.
 

CHAQUINN0

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There are too many girls, yet you don't have to choose all of them.
Thanks for the feedback, though. I will make sure to contact Sweet Baby Inc. so they can help me design girls who don't look like models on a dating sim game. They seem to be great at it! :sneaky:

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Maviarab

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Just got round to trying this and have quite enjoyed it. I'm running through to set up paths for the girls who were not my initial chosen LI.

Lovely selection of ladies here, I must say.
Stop slacking TM....
 

grarg

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There are too many girls, yet you don't have to choose all of them.
Thanks for the feedback, though. I will make sure to contact Sweet Baby Inc. so they can help me design girls who don't look like models on a dating sim game. They seem to be great at it! :sneaky:

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Maybe listen to other reviewers who've said something similar to me. This has nothing to do with woke crap.

Homogeneity -- pretty or ugly -- is still an issue.

if there were less characters, the narrative could focus on those individuals better. Now, we even have a new girl (Liv?) for some reason at the new business. Because why not? Let's just keep introducing characters for a non-harem/supposedly monogamous game?
 

flaviopaganini

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That’s exactly what I love about this game. Even though it features several attractive women, I found myself drawn to only three of them, but I’m sure others will have completely different preferences from mine. I also believe that having too few characters in a dating simulator may not create enough antagonists, and it’s interesting that these antagonists are just as beautiful as the protagonists of the story.
 

AlexMpog

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Maybe listen to other reviewers who've said something similar to me. This has nothing to do with woke crap.

Homogeneity -- pretty or ugly -- is still an issue.

if there were less characters, the narrative could focus on those individuals better. Now, we even have a new girl (Liv?) for some reason at the new business. Because why not? Let's just keep introducing characters for a non-harem/supposedly monogamous game?
Almost in all your posts and review you use words 'harem / non-harem' as an argument. To me it seems like a subtle way of complaining that the game is not a harem. Using some kind of reverse psychology?
Oh well, I must be imagining things.
 

Maviarab

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Maybe listen to other reviewers who've said something similar to me. This has nothing to do with woke crap.

Homogeneity -- pretty or ugly -- is still an issue.

if there were less characters, the narrative could focus on those individuals better. Now, we even have a new girl (Liv?) for some reason at the new business. Because why not? Let's just keep introducing characters for a non-harem/supposedly monogamous game?
Oh give it a damn rest.

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grarg

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Almost in all your posts and review you use words 'harem / non-harem' as an argument. To me it seems like a subtle way of complaining that the game is not a harem. Using some kind of reverse psychology?
Oh well, I must be imagining things.
I don't care what kind of genre it is, nor is harem my thing. That is merely what this is looking like when everyone's the same. And if you choose one over the other...I can't see the difference, visually or dramatically (e.g. what's the point of Liv?)

After playing several of these AVNs recently (A Shot in the Dark, A Man For All, Law School, The Missing Part), they all have a few unique and memorable characters. The Missing Part focuses on drama with only 3 female leads, and Law School has a number of diverse, unique characters that aren't model level D-cups (the most attractive is a mute girl who communicates with sign and SMS.)

Is this game supposed to be narrative focused? Then where's the plot? Romance? They're all gaga for MC. The start of the game warns you about strong dramatic content or some nonsense.

They all feel very same. The two most different girls are: 1) the Asian you break up with which is the crux of the MC's problem (which gets resolved), 2) the law school supposedly "bad girl" one of the other girls tells you not to get involved with, which you can't.

But hey. I'm sure the dumb and horny fans love it. Take my criticism for what it's worth. Keep slopping out the porn. Enjoy your pretty visuals and above average music.
 
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