Yeah, I posted about this on Tumblr yesterday! I planned when I wanted to make the update time-wise, just so people had a vague update on when their save slots would be affected. Thanks for letting me know! 
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Finally got around to playing this, and itās actually so evil that the game doesnāt get more hype. Itās one of those rare things where as I read it I was almost angry at how good it was. Like, come on! Just an excellent, interesting work thatās instantly become one of my most anticipated IFs.
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Iām almost angry at how nice this is? Thank you thank you! <3
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Really enjoyed playing this, I was completely hooked. I donāt know much about late 60s America or its music scene, but I felt like this story gave me a good picture. There were only a couple of instances where I felt my lack of knowledge held me back, the main one being Robert F. Kennedyās death where the game asked me how I felt about his death before I had a chance to learn who he was.
I really enjoyed how this felt like a game about how making art is awesome, and I loved how passionate so many of the characters are about what they make. Itās one of those stories that makes me want to make art.
Also, while most sexuality choices in interactive fiction feel like theyāre there just to gate romance options, I really liked how the added context of the era made choosing a sexuality feel like it mattered for more than just romance options. I also appreciated the asexual option that showed up later, and the description used for it. Itās not quite how Iād describe my own asexuality, but itās definitely how a lot of other asexuals would and I really appreciated that detail.
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ā¦I audibly gasped at that ending, good Lord.
What a great update. I loved the filming scenes! I canāt wait for the movie to come out. Iām sure nothing will go wrong whatsoever. I also was pleasantly surprised to see an honest window into the Black experience, depicting and confronting some of those classic microaggressions weāve experienced every day of our lives. I see now why it was important that our MC had to be whiteā¦ giving her the option to fall into those same old steps. Iām so excited to see where you go from here. I feel like youāre really good at letting us know and care about these characters as people, not just set pieces for your story. ROs and non-ROs, I like them all. And I like them all alive, thank you very much.
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Iām so happy to read this IF, itās like a slap on my face to proof me wrong.
I deeply reflect on the scene in Mc and Pennās breakup, where Georgeās extramarital affair is mentioned and how it affected the way MC hopes to be treated in a relationship. Itās not exaggerated, but rather calmly and factually expressing each otherās needs. I think MC and Penn relationship is like they are quite great for each other, but the timing of their relationship is very bad.
This is rare narrative in choice of game and slice of life game. I can feel how much passion and knowledge you put on this own story to let reader can immerse themselves in the environment of the era within the story This will be my top one WIP game in my list.
Thank you and looking forward the part two, I hope my Mc even though the breakup still can get close with Penn in later story cause they both need more time to explore and conversation to make things be what they want.
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Thatās great to hear! My favourite part of the experience Iāve had writing and sharing this IF with the community has been seeing people learn new things about the ā60s and American political history of that time. Itās been a real treat for me. As a Brit, I donāt know anyone that knows much about RFKās death, but periodically it served a great microcosm of the violence within American contexts in general.
And the descriptor of MCs potential asexuality isnāt set in stoneāit will develop throughout the IF depending on choices made. Due to the limitations of the gender and race lock, Iāve tried to create as many avenues to ensure each rendition of an MC is as different and real as possibleāambitious, I know. Dated insights into gender and sexuality in the ā60s have been hard to pin down and write around, so Iām hugely grateful to hear your thoughts on that. Thank you
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Iām so excited to write about the film release, you have no ideaā¦
As for my depiction of the Black experience: thereās so much more to come that Iām dreading writing because sometimes it hits way too close to home, but thatās unfortunately the point of writing in general. On this note, Iām relieved itās all coming together upon more and more releases. Writing period-pieces and ignoring race, unless itās Bridgerton (which doesnāt ignore race at all actually i.e. Queen Charlotte), is beyond me. I wouldnāt have wanted to write about the ā60s if it meant disregarding those extremely important conversations altogether.
And Iām so glad you guys are forming attachments to these characters, and actually care about them as much as I do. That being said, rest in peace.
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Hm, a Penn romancer I seeā¦
The majority of the relationships fall victim to their own issues, but Pennās is the most conflicting for me because a lot of his actions come from a good place. I really like his relationship with MC in general, and Iām excited to write its evolution. The break-up isnāt the be-all and end-all for that relationship if you donāt want it to beāto me itās strictly for angst purposes.
Thank you for joining me on this ridiculous Scapegoated rollercoaster anyhow, and Iām glad youāre enjoying it!
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I know next to nothing about the music scene in the '60s yet your writing throws the reader into the story in such an immersive way it really made me feel like I was there experiencing it. Iām so so excited for part two!
Also; Vince-- oh my gosh Vince 
I was really struggling between who I liked more between him and Penn because theyāre both so sweet, but the way he was playing with his nephew and then the behind the scenes tapes of the band together!! I love him so muchhh. When he dropped the fact that my MC slept with a member of Buffalo Springfield randomly in the middle of discussion way later, man was clearly so much more bothered than he let on lol;; Then donāt disappear without a word, sir!
Iām seriously impressed with all of the variables you must have going on, it feels like most choices have a chance of being brought up later on in the story- even if itās just a character referencing something small the MC said. This is definitely at the top of the list of IFs Iām most looking forward to!
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Love the update. The ending was emotional and, in that, very satisfying. Iām looking forward to playing that out. I really like this WIP for the characters and the interactions between them. But I think it really stands out for how it depicts life and all its struggles then. Thereās quite a lot of social commentary and I adore it.
Also, itās making me nostalgic for a time I know hardly anything about. Iāve been listening to the game playlists on Spotify 
Do people maybe have recommendations for books or documentaries about that time?
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You have some time to juggle both Penn and Vince, but I canāt promise you that it wonāt have lasting implications. Part 2 will be a great opportunity to do as such, so Iām glad youāre excited!
As for the variablesā¦ you donāt know the half, my friend. Still, the result is worth itāitās so fun to write and itās a relief to see itās just as fun to read as far as I can tell :ā)
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I made a really long list of different texts that informed a lot of my knowledge on the ā60s and ā70sāitās categorised too! I havenāt added to it in a long while, but there is some good material on there.
If I could recommend anything to you it would be the Woodstock concert film. Thereās also Vanity Fair articles on the Chelsea Hotel and Laurel Canyon that I loved reading early into my planning process. I hope this is helpful!
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Iām not sure, but there might be a small bit in the new chapter thatās an anachronismā¦?
You sigh, "Before New York, I think--no, I know as a matter of fact--that they would have preferred I be married and trying for their grandchildren by now. But, in the actual now, I pay their utility bills, their phone bills and their taxes; I got a colour
*if (nationality = "French")
television
*goto scene3_v2_7
*else
telly
*goto scene3_v2_7
*label scene3_v2_7
set put in their living room and a fancy satellite dish installed on their
*if (nationality = "French")
roof; and,
*goto scene3_v2_8
*else
roof, mind you, before all this they didn't have their own roof because we lived in council flats;" you take an exasperated breath of air, exhaling after releasing those words all in one breath, "and,
The āfancy satellite dishā thing feels like itād be about a decade too early, given the direct-to-home satellite tv transmissions only appeared in 1976 or so, and that was in USSR with the West trailing a few years behind. During the 70s satellites were (recently started) to be used to transmit signal to local broadcast (or cable in the US) stations, which would then send it normally to the viewers.
Sorry if thatās too nitpicky (and/or maybe wrong), it just stood out to me due to the rest of the story being usually spot on with these things.
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Not nit-picky at all! Thatās a great shout. I was referencing a show I watched (that I do not recommend in the slightest) called Them that is set in the ā60s. The father of a Black suburban family was installingāwhat I thought wasāa satellite dish on top of their roof.
Iāll make the edit in my draft of the chapter and upload the change if/when I receive another bug report. Thank you, friend!
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Speaking of bugs. At the end of Chapter 3, I clicked on the Stats Menu option āView Songs and Lyricsā, and it returned this error:
choicescript_stats line 741: bad label jukefreak_song
There was also some sort of error when selecting the continue songwriting option in Laurel Canyon.
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Hey! Thank you for this, I made the edit to the stats in my draft and will publish them first thing in the morning. As for the Songwriting error, do you have any more details on the error message you received? Thanks again <3
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Iām sorry, but Iām really not sure! I saved at the page before it (so that I could replicate and report it), but I just tried loading that save, and it just takes me to the beginning of the game. Iāll let you know if I can find it in another playthrough.
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(Given the title, I assume the story will continue for a few years into the 70s, but) I really think setting at least the first part of this story in 1968 is a brilliant decision.
Itās such an eventful and impactful year of modern history, with its ripples being felt probably even today. And the sheer number of major events that happened is ridiculous - the Tet Offensive, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the riots which followed, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, the crushing of the Prague uprising, mass protests and strikes in France that almost collapsed the nation, the failed Vietnam War peace talks, and the election of Richard Nixon. Itās almost crazy to think all of that happened in just one year.
As an Australian who only really found out about and did research on the chaos of 1968 fairly recently, itās so cool to read a story thatās set directly in that time.
And the story written here, I think, perfectly encapsulates how it would have felt to actually live in the US at the time, and the way major events are revealed in the story (e.g. watching a news report about the assassination of RFK) are really realistically well done.
Loved the update by the way. Except the ending.
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Thank you! Weāre coming to the end of ā68 and entering the year of ā69 soon! Thereās so much I want to cover (everything Brian Jones; Yoko and Johnās bed-in; Stonewall Riots; Chicago 8; Manson; Altamont) but Woodstock is and has been my moon and stars. Still, 1968 did feel like a logical starting point because the onslaught of death, and the sheer scale of it, to me encapsulates the death of the late ā60s in general; henceforth the Didion epigraph. The inclusion of the Ampersand Killer is entirely bandwagoning off that. Iām eager to step into the ā70s too, but thatās a post-Chapter 5 endeavour.
For now Iām just planting seeds and hoping those who have some knowledge are picking up what Iām putting down.
And Iām proud to contribute to your ā60s research! I fully immersed myself in that time via my interests, so this story felt like the feasible next stepāIām just happy to drag everyone down with me.
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