NTR is short for "Netorare", which translates to "stolen away". In essence, it's a fetish about your partner being stolen, often through sexual prowess. So, quite a bit different from just cheating, although cheating is usually a part of it.
There's a variant, "Netori", which is about stealing someone else's partner. It is usually understood that this is not meant when using the NTR abbreviation.
There's also a variation about you being stolen from a partner you love, which I currently don't remember the name of, and probably a dozen others with their respective monikers.
Lately, NTR has come to be used for most content that has the perspective character cuckolded, dumped, cheated on, or anything else that makes the player/reader feel jealous or betrayed.
That's what people want to avoid when checking for NTR, so it's probably the most useful definition, even if it strays a bit from the original meaning.
some of these guys probably friends in the internet and share ideas. for example, Life Changing Choices and My Bully My Lover have the same universe but different creators.
Wdym? LCC and MBML are from same creator, Niichan. Maybe you mistook with My Real Desire, but to say you mistook isn't right either since you mentioned same universe, not cameo so...
humans don't understand 'time'. when you look at it it looks like a beam of iron but when you try to grab it it will slip through your fingers as if it's water. don't mess with time or time will mess with you.
Holy shit this game was a bait and switch, watched MXR's video on it and the game seemed silly and fun, then episode 2 started. I wound up playing solely for the stories and characters.
I will say you really should consider balancing the requirements for some events. An example being a certain kiss at the end of the game I apparently missed it by 1 dialogue choice earlier in the game according to a guide despite having every other interaction being correct. You really shouldn't need 100% perfect choice maybe like 80-90% making blind runs more enjoyable.
Then another one involving choco mint cookies, wouldn't disagreeing be the more dominant option but it then locks you out of the domination choice shortly after?
Critiques aside keep up the absolute phenomenal work I wound up getting no sleep the night I started because I became so absorbed!
None of the requirements are 100% besides Riley I think. But that's only a couple of choices that are within the scene and you will know by the greyed-out choice. Most are already around 80%, but I have lowered some of the requirements even further in the remaster.
Just finished the games its so good , I bet my room ,the girl with yellow skirt (i think) in the phone store, is the mc's stepsister in "Once in A lifetime "
As long as the girls don't cheat on the MC, then I'm good. The dude with the fetish of his wife getting railed by other dudes is also okay with me since there's nothing depressing about it if that makes sense.
So so so many layers. I'm loving the approach to time travel and it being a fixed timeline where no matter what the outcome is determined, but mc has the power to make seemingly insignificant changes which could perhaps snowball into actually changing the timeline completely.
THIS games is seriously not on steam yet? WTF? seiously, it may not be finished yet, but look at how many games are in beta or demos that are complete trash compared to this game! and in no way am i saying hurry up and finish. PLEASE take your time and culminate this masterpiece into complete perfection... at least that is where i feel like this game is heading.
Steam can bring its own bunch of issues for adult games, with strange censorship and non-compete clauses forbidding different versions on other platforms like Itch.
Last example I remember is that a creator was forced to turn a (non-romancable) minor character into an adult or remove her completely. Not what you want for a perfect masterpiece.
This is a cool game didn't think I'd enjoy reading it as much as I did. I do hope Jenny's story can turn out good since she is one of my favorite characters.
1) download the game to an iphone? no, however you can technically play the game on your phone if you use the steampowered feature: steam link to stream the game to your phone by having that game as a non steam game in your library. only downside i had was the back up feature not available. Might be able to get back up to work with a blue tooth mouse w/ touch assist enabled.
Hey, my friend, this is a nice visual novel. However, I cannot stop making the comparison with the Netflix series ''Dark''. Is it the same plot isn't it, or at least it has many similarities? hahaha
This game is masterly crafted, aside from the part of me that got this game because the characters are hot, there is actual depth to the storyline. Probably the most developed character (and my favorite) is Skylar, she is the only person (so far) that actually seems to love the MC, whereas everybody else is just kinda fine with whatever. I LOVE this game and will definitely make some donations towards the development of the game in the future, when my broke ass can afford it.
Even though I haven't played the game (will have to change that in the coming days) please take time for yourself and have a speedy recovery but I'll let you know of any bugs/errors throughout!
For anyone trashing this game because you can't get your way all the time, that's what multiple playthroughs are for. My first playthrough I'm trying to bang all the girls I can, which leads me to my question. Can you bang Shelby? If so what should I do; tell her off or ignore her? Seems like telling her off sparked something in her yet at the same time I made her cry... Second playthrough I'm going for Skylar only, something about her I can't quite put my finger "in" lol but I fucking love her!
I don't know much about adding another language to Ripples but I have dev friends that know how. Come to my discord and we'll talk about it. I might be interested in adding it to the official game.
I myself know how to do most of the work, except for changing the names in the main menu. I'm wondering if you need a translation and which one you're more interested in. In Russian or Ukrainian? I can do both, but it's a matter of time. And now I'm ready to get to work. All premature preparations and tests are over.
Tired of these games that give you unknowable, arbitrary choices that lock out half the content. It sucks being forced to use a wiki instead of just enjoying the story to know what to do and/or being forced to start over and spam click for an hour to get back to where you were. I'm fairly new to visual novels but I think whoever thought these unclear branching paths that only lock out content (not lead to DIFFERENT CONTENT) is a moron. ^ [EDIT: After interacting with others in posts below I regret the phrasing of this last sentence. Especially calling people who like this type of storytelling "morons". I'm actually glad a wide verity of games and game-play styles exist.]
And from what I'm seeing the walkthough i just opened, falling behind once forces you to lose out on even more relationship "+'s" in the locked scenes leading me to wonder why I'm bothering at all.
I'm perfectly fine getting negative responses to this comment. The game has a full 5 stars, after all. Completely random dialogue dead-ends seem to be a popular trope/gamely style a lot of people like. That's cool. Glad people are finding the things they enjoy. However, there is a comment section and have no problem using it to express my frustration with unknowable/unpredictable consequences. Especially when I'm vested in the story.
That is correct, after all if we all liked the same things then this game would be full of tentacles and an incredibly young man with a exceptionally large member. Enjoy the comments and the game.
Ghryst, you don't seem to understand my opinion, so I'll try and elaborate.
Random ripples leading to unpredictable outcomes is fine- IMO Random ripples only leading to dead ends is not fine- IMO
Early and seemingly innocuous choices I could have no knowledge of picking correctly only snowballing into locking out massive sections of content and characters feels unfair and frustrating to me. Not giving any feedback takes that sense of control from the player. Especially when you don't know anything about plot or personalities at the beginning. Choices are entirely random.
A "good" example of this is the VN Halfway House. The premise intrigued me and I liked the art style/3d models. A smaller scope felt refreshing and the story felt mature for a change. You know, not targeted at children as a lot of these are. Then about halfway into Halfway House, I realize that I'm missing a ton of content from the MILF who runs the place. Looking at a walk through; insteadof the young man just getting out of prison for aggressiveness approaching the counselor/caretaker with respect and building into something more, you are intended to molest her from the very first choice. If you don't, it's a perpetual losing game for one-third of the characters, and the only way to get out of it is to start over from the very beginning.
Again, people can like blind mazes that lead to dead ends. People can like playing through the same content over and over and clicking random options until they happen to get the correct combination. People can like alt+tabbing to check a walk through instead of the game itself giving some type of feedback/knowledge to inform your choices. Fantastic.
That being said. My personal opinion about what I enjoy cannot be wrong. If you think an opinion can be wrong, your existence is probably harming humanity as a whole.
its almost as if you're upset because you arent able to see how dead ends are a type of unpredictable outcome. its kinda like you've been raised with participation trophies even though you lose. and it reminds me of someone who isnt capable of making an accurate prediction. probably just mine and just about everyone elses wild imagination though, right? couldnt possibly be a "you" problem, right? you're so special <3 the center of the universe and you can be anything you want and all that bullshit right? why not just manifest a new non-deadend ripple with the power of positive thought?
ps: "If you think an opinion can be wrong, your existence is probably harming humanity as a whole." my existence is based on reality, where opinions can absolutely be objectively, verifiably, falsifiable wrong. your opinion that 1+1=3, is WRONG. #ScienceBitches
If you didn't enjoy it, then stop playing the game, mate.
Don't rant to people that don't care just because you found the system of choices relating to various relationships unacceptable.
If you haven't already noticed, the choices of a dating sim like this one are based on decisions IRL, whereby the most 'innocuous' choice, as you've put it, can lead to the most drastic changes.
If you find that you've missed out on a path with one of the characters, guess what? THERE'S A SAVE MENU! Go back and make the alternative decision in order to achieve the outcome you wanted. There's even a SKIP button there so that you can fast forward through the conversations you've already read through.
Innovative, isn't it??
The Author took their time to carefully craft this game and plot. In essence, the time you're meant to spend playing it includes the screw-ups you'll definitely encounter along the way. Hence, the reason why you can go back and replay saves.
Don't bitch about something utterly petty that can be easily rectified by YOU, THE PLAYER. Have you ever considered the possibility that you're just garbage at playing AVN's? Might wanna invest your time in getting better at them before you start barking.
1: I have up-votes, so people agree with me/care. 2: If you think everything should be 100% free from criticism, you are delusional/in for a surprise during your stay here on Earth. 3: There is no way to "get gud" when there is no information about far-reaching, early choices other than opening a walk through or reloading then spam clicking to get back to where you were in the story. That is a gameplay choice by the developer.
Not all VNs are like this and that's fine. Everyone is different and likes different things. Nothing you could ever say would convince me to enjoy "blind" systems some of these titles have. I liked the story, so I expressed my frustration.
I never once said that the game should be "free of criticism". I said that you're overreacting over something that can be easily fixed by simply replaying the game you keep complaining about.
And as for your third point you still don't seem to get the picture. I see now that you are a person that cannot understand plain reasoning if it punched you in the face. The reason you don't get this plethora of info about certain decisions is due to the fact that these choices are a direct portrayal of ACTUAL LIFE. You call me delusional, yet you expect a game that uses realism to spoon feed you fifty pros and cons about a singular moment before you make a decision? Are you mental? The game makes you think on your feet, plan out your choices like a chess player for later moves. That's literally the essence of the game since it's about bloody TIME TRAVEL! Of course you're going to make one or sixty wrong decisions during each chapter, that's the whole reason there's a reload system. If you find that to be a useless mechanic then you must be a lazy person naturally. Getting ruffled by the fact that the game dev doesn't want to hold you hand throughout the game? Come on, man. What AVN have you played that gives you X-ray vision into 100% percent of the choices you as the player are meant to make ON THEIR OWN?
You are right. Not all games are like this. But MOST games are like this. Once In A Lifetime, Deviant Anomalies, bloody Harem Hotel, and even My Bully Is My Lover, to name a short few.
My issue isn't that you are offering concrit, bruv. The issue is that you're pointing out a problem you have with the game that literally 90% of other games posses because they are AVN's.
Nevertheless, I won't bother with this any longer, you have my word. Can't believe we're having a debate over a game mechanic.
I know what you are trying to say. I really love the concept for the Persona games, but never play them because of how my personality handles time management and the FOMO I get.
Would be nice if there was an option to turn on some indicator of what a choice may result in for people. Just a hint so the players that want don't pick completely blind.
For multiple play throughs! Unlike life, in games it is possible to get the first run all 0's and just come back and make different choices. This is how these kinds of games that are not all about the H content can survive. Enjoy the play-throughs and skip the walk-throughs. It is much more fun discovering things on your own.
I agree that it is much more fun discovering things on your own. I disagree that multiple play throughs of the same content is fun.
For me to enjoy playing games like this, I need the developer to either give me UI or context clues so I can make informed choices. Not just random guesses.
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Please tell me another updates coming! This is amazing! Please tell me there no NTR content though, that would suck!
I was turned off by the game with the spanking stuff deeper in.
But I'm not sure what you would consider NTR.
NTR is just cheating, disloyalty, etc.
Oh... Okay. Thanks for the heads up. I usually just say cheating, so I assumed NTR was something else.
It is indeed something else.
NTR is short for "Netorare", which translates to "stolen away". In essence, it's a fetish about your partner being stolen, often through sexual prowess. So, quite a bit different from just cheating, although cheating is usually a part of it.
There's a variant, "Netori", which is about stealing someone else's partner. It is usually understood that this is not meant when using the NTR abbreviation.
There's also a variation about you being stolen from a partner you love, which I currently don't remember the name of, and probably a dozen others with their respective monikers.
Lately, NTR has come to be used for most content that has the perspective character cuckolded, dumped, cheated on, or anything else that makes the player/reader feel jealous or betrayed.
That's what people want to avoid when checking for NTR, so it's probably the most useful definition, even if it strays a bit from the original meaning.
Hope that clears it up a bit.
Never been into that stuff so I never knew.
I'm pretty vanilla. I can even imagine getting sexually excited by my gf having sex with someone else.
their last discord update on july 13th said they were 90% done with next update
I just saw a few OIALT Easter cameo which is pretty cool. Were you inspired from that creator that led you to make Ripple?
some of these guys probably friends in the internet and share ideas. for example, Life Changing Choices and My Bully My Lover have the same universe but different creators.
Wdym? LCC and MBML are from same creator, Niichan. Maybe you mistook with My Real Desire, but to say you mistook isn't right either since you mentioned same universe, not cameo so...
oh yeah, its My Real Desire was it was.
SHITNIJA!!!!
humans don't understand 'time'. when you look at it it looks like a beam of iron but when you try to grab it it will slip through your fingers as if it's water. don't mess with time or time will mess with you.
-G.K.
Can't download the game on mobile it says app not installed
Go to your phone Apps and select package installer and clear data and restart your phone and then try to install
Still using MEGA I see and sadly I still can't download my favorite adult game... Sad face.
VPNs are your friend.
Is this game have NTR?, I have a second thought downloading this game.
i play this game and i not see NTR Men!
This game is amazing and ...more😋
You can commit an NTR but its okay, the husband enjoys it...
No NTR will ever be in Ripples.
Holy shit this game was a bait and switch, watched MXR's video on it and the game seemed silly and fun, then episode 2 started. I wound up playing solely for the stories and characters.
I will say you really should consider balancing the requirements for some events. An example being a certain kiss at the end of the game I apparently missed it by 1 dialogue choice earlier in the game according to a guide despite having every other interaction being correct. You really shouldn't need 100% perfect choice maybe like 80-90% making blind runs more enjoyable.
Then another one involving choco mint cookies, wouldn't disagreeing be the more dominant option but it then locks you out of the domination choice shortly after?
Critiques aside keep up the absolute phenomenal work I wound up getting no sleep the night I started because I became so absorbed!
I see we both played for tne same reason but stayed for the same reason as well
None of the requirements are 100% besides Riley I think. But that's only a couple of choices that are within the scene and you will know by the greyed-out choice. Most are already around 80%, but I have lowered some of the requirements even further in the remaster.
Oh that's wonderful to hear!!!
hold on yasuga no sora.......sus
It's a sign... foreshadowing the inevitability of incest eventually happening in later updates (I think)
What are the chances that one of the girls is actually the MC's daughter?
I can't open this game it keeps crashing and crashing so I ended up uninstalling it how can I prevent app crash? Thanks!
is the game still updating?
Yes, don't worry.
Yay I didn't try it yet since.
You know what they say "You must save the best for last" right I'll give a review later ☺️
Just finished the games its so good , I bet my room ,the girl with yellow skirt (i think) in the phone store, is the mc's stepsister in "Once in A lifetime "
i really like skylar, Darci and Riley, more about them plz XD
I hope there isn't NTR
Well I mean there's already quasi-netori seemingly setting up for full netori. Depends on if you consider that the same vain as netorare.
As long as the girls don't cheat on the MC, then I'm good. The dude with the fetish of his wife getting railed by other dudes is also okay with me since there's nothing depressing about it if that makes sense.
So so so many layers. I'm loving the approach to time travel and it being a fixed timeline where no matter what the outcome is determined, but mc has the power to make seemingly insignificant changes which could perhaps snowball into actually changing the timeline completely.
Very excited for what comes next
THIS games is seriously not on steam yet? WTF? seiously, it may not be finished yet, but look at how many games are in beta or demos that are complete trash compared to this game! and in no way am i saying hurry up and finish. PLEASE take your time and culminate this masterpiece into complete perfection... at least that is where i feel like this game is heading.
Steam can bring its own bunch of issues for adult games, with strange censorship and non-compete clauses forbidding different versions on other platforms like Itch.
Last example I remember is that a creator was forced to turn a (non-romancable) minor character into an adult or remove her completely. Not what you want for a perfect masterpiece.
damn I didn't know that about steam. Thanks for that clarification. I guess it doesn't surprise me though either.
This is a cool game didn't think I'd enjoy reading it as much as I did. I do hope Jenny's story can turn out good since she is one of my favorite characters.
two questions
1. Are you able to download this game on iPhone
2. Are you able to have sex with darci at any point in the game I would really like to know
1) download the game to an iphone? no, however you can technically play the game on your phone if you use the steampowered feature: steam link to stream the game to your phone by having that game as a non steam game in your library. only downside i had was the back up feature not available. Might be able to get back up to work with a blue tooth mouse w/ touch assist enabled.
2) play and find out :)
Any updates on when the next episode is dropping?
Can someone recommend similar game
Once in a lifetime
Eternum
My Bully is my lover, mixed up with MBMR, also worth trying.
Life Changing Choices, Oppai Odyssey, Marked for Eternity, Twisted Fates, Fates Collide, Pale Carnations. Some are not similar, but are worth a try.
is it not possible to bang skyler yet?
you can tho, you probably on wrong choices
Nine ways to Sunday and back.
Hey, my friend, this is a nice visual novel. However, I cannot stop making the comparison with the Netflix series ''Dark''. Is it the same plot isn't it, or at least it has many similarities? hahaha
Even though I want to know the rest of the story, keep up the good work :)
If i download the newest version ´´Ripples EP4 v0.4.1 PC´´ do i get only the 4th episode or are the others incuded?
Included
Thank u very much!
This game is masterly crafted, aside from the part of me that got this game because the characters are hot, there is actual depth to the storyline. Probably the most developed character (and my favorite) is Skylar, she is the only person (so far) that actually seems to love the MC, whereas everybody else is just kinda fine with whatever. I LOVE this game and will definitely make some donations towards the development of the game in the future, when my broke ass can afford it.
Game is so good that even my big sister played it . 10/10 would play this again in her room
anyone have issues getting it running? It crashed out and every time I try to restart it, it'll show up on my taskbar, but nothing ever loads
nooooo! i want more lol this so much better than any adult game i've ever played before!
I actually like this, can't wait for more updates keep up the good work the storyline is really good, especially the cliffhanger of episode 4.
I'm seeing a lot of new comments here. I wonder how many are here from the Immersion Lord
From the Immersion Lord
Came from youtube but completed the story for the plot. 12/10
we follow the immersion lord and panda queen
No, just released slowly
I had surgery and took time off. I'm back working on it again and 70% with the next update.
Even though I haven't played the game (will have to change that in the coming days) please take time for yourself and have a speedy recovery but I'll let you know of any bugs/errors throughout!
I love the game so far...
For anyone trashing this game because you can't get your way all the time, that's what multiple playthroughs are for. My first playthrough I'm trying to bang all the girls I can, which leads me to my question. Can you bang Shelby? If so what should I do; tell her off or ignore her? Seems like telling her off sparked something in her yet at the same time I made her cry... Second playthrough I'm going for Skylar only, something about her I can't quite put my finger "in" lol but I fucking love her!
Hello Jestur, I would like to know if I can translate your game into Russian or Ukrainian and if you need it?
I don't know much about adding another language to Ripples but I have dev friends that know how. Come to my discord and we'll talk about it. I might be interested in adding it to the official game.
I myself know how to do most of the work, except for changing the names in the main menu. I'm wondering if you need a translation and which one you're more interested in. In Russian or Ukrainian? I can do both, but it's a matter of time. And now I'm ready to get to work. All premature preparations and tests are over.
Nothing happen when I try to download the walkthrough. I click on the download button and nothing happen.
Go to my discord and type !wt for another source of the walkthrough
I got an error while unpacking the zip not sure why it was with images I think
also having problems getting on discord, it says unable to invite
Https://discord.gg/ripples
does anyone have issues trying to download? mega wouldn't let me and the google file in the patreon doesnt exist :( i was hoping to play episodes 1-4
Check it again. It should be on there. If not stop by the discord and I will try to help you further.
Anyone else see Judy in the cell phone store?!
Yes, I saw her and wanted to come and talk to her, but she didn't recognize me... :)
Tired of these games that give you unknowable, arbitrary choices that lock out half the content. It sucks being forced to use a wiki instead of just enjoying the story to know what to do and/or being forced to start over and spam click for an hour to get back to where you were.
I'm fairly new to visual novels but I think whoever thought these unclear branching paths that only lock out content (not lead to DIFFERENT CONTENT) is a moron.
^
[EDIT: After interacting with others in posts below I regret the phrasing of this last sentence. Especially calling people who like this type of storytelling "morons". I'm actually glad a wide verity of games and game-play styles exist.]
And from what I'm seeing the walkthough i just opened, falling behind once forces you to lose out on even more relationship "+'s" in the locked scenes leading me to wonder why I'm bothering at all.
Damn
You are
pretty
boring
yourself.
I'm perfectly fine getting negative responses to this comment. The game has a full 5 stars, after all.
Completely random dialogue dead-ends seem to be a popular trope/gamely style a lot of people like. That's cool. Glad people are finding the things they enjoy.
However, there is a comment section and have no problem using it to express my frustration with unknowable/unpredictable consequences. Especially when I'm vested in the story.
you are wrong.
and im glad i could make you feel fine.
No, u r.
negative.
That is correct, after all if we all liked the same things then this game would be full of tentacles and an incredibly young man with a exceptionally large member. Enjoy the comments and the game.
ikr, its as if things you do have these unknown RIPPLES of effects that you cant predict... how rippliculous
Ghryst, you don't seem to understand my opinion, so I'll try and elaborate.
Random ripples leading to unpredictable outcomes is fine- IMO
Random ripples only leading to dead ends is not fine- IMO
Early and seemingly innocuous choices I could have no knowledge of picking correctly only snowballing into locking out massive sections of content and characters feels unfair and frustrating to me. Not giving any feedback takes that sense of control from the player. Especially when you don't know anything about plot or personalities at the beginning. Choices are entirely random.
A "good" example of this is the VN Halfway House. The premise intrigued me and I liked the art style/3d models. A smaller scope felt refreshing and the story felt mature for a change. You know, not targeted at children as a lot of these are.
Then about halfway into Halfway House, I realize that I'm missing a ton of content from the MILF who runs the place. Looking at a walk through; instead of the young man just getting out of prison for aggressiveness approaching the counselor/caretaker with respect and building into something more, you are intended to molest her from the very first choice. If you don't, it's a perpetual losing game for one-third of the characters, and the only way to get out of it is to start over from the very beginning.
Again, people can like blind mazes that lead to dead ends. People can like playing through the same content over and over and clicking random options until they happen to get the correct combination. People can like alt+tabbing to check a walk through instead of the game itself giving some type of feedback/knowledge to inform your choices. Fantastic.
That being said. My personal opinion about what I enjoy cannot be wrong.
If you think an opinion can be wrong, your existence is probably harming humanity as a whole.
its almost as if you're upset because you arent able to see how dead ends are a type of unpredictable outcome. its kinda like you've been raised with participation trophies even though you lose. and it reminds me of someone who isnt capable of making an accurate prediction. probably just mine and just about everyone elses wild imagination though, right? couldnt possibly be a "you" problem, right?
you're so special <3 the center of the universe and you can be anything you want and all that bullshit right? why not just manifest a new non-deadend ripple with the power of positive thought?
ps: "If you think an opinion can be wrong, your existence is probably harming humanity as a whole."
my existence is based on reality, where opinions can absolutely be objectively, verifiably, falsifiable wrong. your opinion that 1+1=3, is WRONG.
#ScienceBitches
If you didn't enjoy it, then stop playing the game, mate.
Don't rant to people that don't care just because you found the system of choices relating to various relationships unacceptable.
If you haven't already noticed, the choices of a dating sim like this one are based on decisions IRL, whereby the most 'innocuous' choice, as you've put it, can lead to the most drastic changes.
If you find that you've missed out on a path with one of the characters, guess what? THERE'S A SAVE MENU! Go back and make the alternative decision in order to achieve the outcome you wanted. There's even a SKIP button there so that you can fast forward through the conversations you've already read through.
Innovative, isn't it??
The Author took their time to carefully craft this game and plot. In essence, the time you're meant to spend playing it includes the screw-ups you'll definitely encounter along the way. Hence, the reason why you can go back and replay saves.
Don't bitch about something utterly petty that can be easily rectified by YOU, THE PLAYER. Have you ever considered the possibility that you're just garbage at playing AVN's? Might wanna invest your time in getting better at them before you start barking.
1: I have up-votes, so people agree with me/care.
2: If you think everything should be 100% free from criticism, you are delusional/in for a surprise during your stay here on Earth.
3: There is no way to "get gud" when there is no information about far-reaching, early choices other than opening a walk through or reloading then spam clicking to get back to where you were in the story. That is a gameplay choice by the developer.
Not all VNs are like this and that's fine. Everyone is different and likes different things. Nothing you could ever say would convince me to enjoy "blind" systems some of these titles have. I liked the story, so I expressed my frustration.
G'day, mate.
I never once said that the game should be "free of criticism". I said that you're overreacting over something that can be easily fixed by simply replaying the game you keep complaining about.
And as for your third point you still don't seem to get the picture. I see now that you are a person that cannot understand plain reasoning if it punched you in the face. The reason you don't get this plethora of info about certain decisions is due to the fact that these choices are a direct portrayal of ACTUAL LIFE. You call me delusional, yet you expect a game that uses realism to spoon feed you fifty pros and cons about a singular moment before you make a decision? Are you mental? The game makes you think on your feet, plan out your choices like a chess player for later moves. That's literally the essence of the game since it's about bloody TIME TRAVEL! Of course you're going to make one or sixty wrong decisions during each chapter, that's the whole reason there's a reload system. If you find that to be a useless mechanic then you must be a lazy person naturally. Getting ruffled by the fact that the game dev doesn't want to hold you hand throughout the game? Come on, man. What AVN have you played that gives you X-ray vision into 100% percent of the choices you as the player are meant to make ON THEIR OWN?
You are right. Not all games are like this. But MOST games are like this. Once In A Lifetime, Deviant Anomalies, bloody Harem Hotel, and even My Bully Is My Lover, to name a short few.
My issue isn't that you are offering concrit, bruv. The issue is that you're pointing out a problem you have with the game that literally 90% of other games posses because they are AVN's.
Nevertheless, I won't bother with this any longer, you have my word. Can't believe we're having a debate over a game mechanic.
I know what you are trying to say. I really love the concept for the Persona games, but never play them because of how my personality handles time management and the FOMO I get.
Would be nice if there was an option to turn on some indicator of what a choice may result in for people. Just a hint so the players that want don't pick completely blind.
For multiple play throughs! Unlike life, in games it is possible to get the first run all 0's and just come back and make different choices. This is how these kinds of games that are not all about the H content can survive. Enjoy the play-throughs and skip the walk-throughs. It is much more fun discovering things on your own.
I agree that it is much more fun discovering things on your own.
I disagree that multiple play throughs of the same content is fun.
For me to enjoy playing games like this, I need the developer to either give me UI or context clues so I can make informed choices. Not just random guesses.
Seems fair enough to me.
is it still being updated here or do they use another site?