I can do that. There hasn’t been much time to have a sit-down conversation in the narrative, as it is currently, but they’ll eventually get a chance to rest and just talk.
It doesn’t inherently matter to either of the player characters, personally. By this, I mean that while your description and personality may make certain choices/relationships (un)available to you, there isn’t really anything that has to happen just because MC1 and MC2 are similar or different. If both MC1 and MC2 are considered “deviants”, that doesn’t automatically make them side with the radicals, even though it might make more sense for them to.
It’s fine – I’m pretty sure I understood what you were saying! If not, then please feel free to post again and I’ll try to clarify! (:
I’m not sure if you stated this before but will there be polyamory if you romance multiple characters? And/or love triangle shenanigans??
Because everytime I replay the demo I find myself flirting with myself as I’m romancing another character lol.
Idk why but the ability to control two characters has caused me to put my cliche pairing of uwu soft bby with snarky edgy emo boy everytime when I’m playing this lol especially when paired with romancing Laz(with my MC1 adoring him while MC2 despises him only being there for MC1’s sake)
I’m not quite sure about that first one, yet, but there will probably be at least some confrontation between characters if you’ve expressed romantic interest in more than one.
That’s not a bad thing – it means you like yourself! (:
This is a great read, and I look forward to the rest of the novel.
My only qualm was that being ideologically radical prevents you from joining the sovereign’s side of the civil war… I like making my character amenable (making friends with the other characters shifts you to become more radical), and it should not prevent me form helping the new sovereign (even if he is a twit, haha) or writing about the what I want in the exploration journal. Other than this it is a splendid book.
Might I ask if you happen to remember what your stats were/what route you took when this occurred? You should be able to join the Sovereignty no matter what your ideology is, and after play-testing through to the latest chapter myself and checking the code, I was unable to replicate what you experienced.
I can’t remember my exact stats, as I have already replayed it a few times, so I can’t check, but I went to the radical college and was friends with everyone I met. I was also kind, radical, outcast, and worldly. When the sovereign was bombed, I approached Blythe Ond and he told me to run or he will kill me… so I left was forced to flee with the rebels. Thanks again,
He will only do that if you have less than fifty relationship with him. Putting aside your personal feelings and sucking up to him initially, or else being completely neutral will make it so you can join the Sovereignty as a radical. If I had to guess, I would say that you asked him whether he was feeling all right, and that pushed you into the negative with him. Blythe does not like overt expressions of camaraderie, even if they do make him feel better.
If this isn’t asking too much, would it be possible to add an option, after we meet our brother for the first time, to go from excited to meet him to hating him? I wasn’t bothered by the drinking or the messy room, etc. but the way he referred to the woman he slept with as “some tart,” and then ESPECIALLY calling our mother “filthy and subhuman,” made me want to punch him. my MC was excited to meet him at first, but after this interaction the harshest option seemed to be saying “I might’ve been too optimistic,” or “I feel sorry for him.” I don’t feel sorry for him, I feel disappointed and pissed at him. My MC went out of her way to be super kind and polite, and he refers to her mom as filthy and subhuman to her face.
Edit: also maybe a chance to narc on him to dad without being so blunt as “‘He’s a piece of shit slob and a waste of good oxygen,’ I declare.” Like, maybe telling him the facts of the state of his room with empty bottles everywhere, and the random woman in his bed. I don’t like the dad either, but I want him to know his precious heir with “pure” blood is a mess, without making myself look as petty as I actually am lol.
Ofc, this is asking a lot, so feel free to ignore!! The options as they stand are still great, and this isn’t necessary, I’m just asking bc I’m petty lmaooo
The option to tell your father that “[h]e’s a piece of shit slob and a waste of good oxygen” was kind of my way of allowing the player to hate on him. That particular option will always be available, regardless of any of your relationships, so it will be there no matter what your initial perception of your brother was.
The father’s response to “[h]e’s a piece of shit slob and a waste of good oxygen” is:
Father sighs, finding your answer not entirely unexpected. Surprisingly, he doesn’t look particularly upset by what you’ve said, as if he is considering your words merely as a statement of fact.
“Still, then…?” he mumbles wearily. “Carry on, then, MC1…”
So he pretty much already knows that MC1 is completely correct when they tell him that, lol. Their whole dynamic is supposed to be indicative of the things the nobility is unwilling to change (even when it would objectively be better for all involved if they did). So, rather than allow MC1 (who is potentially a woman, a bastard, a “deviant”, “sub-human”, a radical, or all of the above) to be the “official” heir of their house and deal with the familiar shame that would come from that, they grin and bear it with the “legitimate” heir, even if he is a disgusting, racist, sexist drunk. It’s basically my way of getting across that most of the Sovereignty’s/nobility’s “traditions” are inherently reductive for literally everyone and just don’t make a whole lot of sense in general.
It’s fine! I’m always willing to take suggestions, and I will always consider them, even if I don’t end up implementing them. (:
oh awesome!! I never selected that option bc, since he and I have never gotten along, it seemed like it was purposefully antagonistic which isn’t my MC’s style, but knowing the father’s mild reaction, that’s exactly the kind of message I wanted to get across, so it’s perfect lol. Thank you for taking the time to respond!
Felix_Jones is correct. You will also be accepted if you are not a “deviant” and meet three or more of the following criteria: you’re a traditionalist, you’re an isolationist, you have a greater reputation among Society than the Outcasts, you do not have a positive relationship with Lázaro, and/or you have a positive relationship with your father.
I do enjoy the inclusion of binary trans people but as a trans person I couldn’t finish it, all the transphobia made for a kind of stressful experience for me. Best of luck with the game, though!
Oh! I’m sorry to hear that, and hope you’re feeling better, now. ):
I wish there were a way to gauge people’s individual responses to a given game’s content, because the content warnings admittedly encompass a very broad spectrum/definition of -phobic content. ):
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