Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.48.0] [Selebus]

[fasoaga]

Hi guys, an off topic question for you: Who is your best girl and which specific moment made you realize that?

For me it's Ayane and the moment that made her the sole winner of best girl is Chapter 3 "Everyone" The standup contest between Ayane and Tsuneyo was so impactful in my first playtrough. Because it made me realise one thing, Tsuneyo announcing what happened in Lavender Green made me much more uncomfortable than the event itself.

I was so shocked at the time i didn't pay attention to any of the reactions made by other girls. On my second time, i saw Ayane going into shock, pain, desperation. Then what did she do? She put on a mask and tried her best to decrease the tension and lessen the impact of "knock knock jokes".

I watched a character crumble to pieces, then standing up and fight for her love. If anyone deserves the title "Best Girl", it's Ayane.

 

[fdsasdf_p]

the tint of butterfly hairpin tint in all previous Sekai episodes to say evil Sekai from good Sekai?

I don't think there'd be a good Sekai, bad Sekai situation (they are at best shoulder demon vs shoulder...chaotic good succubus...I guess?). And even if there is one, I hope they're not differed by just the tint of the butterfly hairpin since Imani and Touka also own those but with other two different colors. Out of curiosity though I still went and did some digging.

Spoiler: color1

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Spoiler: color1 and 2

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It might be true that there are two types of butterfly hairpins, but from the looks of it I honestly can’t tell if such a thing is meaningful; Sekai has always been very consistent with being creepy and hot in almost every encounter.

Edit: a side effect of doing this is that now I found Sekai hotter and a lot funnier than before.

 

[Budoop]

hey, it's Selebus' favorite developer!

say, did you take his in-game rant as humorously as we all did? cause you seem to live rent free in his head apparently.

Spoiler: Egg time madness

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I'd take it as a medal honestly. Anyway, just curious about your reaction as it has been obviously throw in your direction.

I never even noticed this cause I skipped through the entire event as it was boring me shitless.
What a waste of his time making this shit, like get a grip.

LiL while good is extremely cliche in it's overarching story, it may not have remained an isekai type beat but psychological horror anime under cutesy pretences is practically a whole genre.
While there is nuance that makes it stand way out from this genre and does make it unique, he can't compare your game with his given even the description alone.
Speaking of, gonna try it out tmrw.

Hi guys, an off topic question for you: Who is your best girl and which specific moment made you realize that?

For me it's Ayane and the moment that made her the sole winner of best girl is Chapter 3 "Everyone" The standup contest between Ayane and Tsuneyo was so impactful in my first playtrough. Because it made me realise one thing, Tsuneyo announcing what happened in Lavender Green made me much more uncomfortable than the event itself.

I was so shocked at the time i didn't pay attention to any of the reactions made by other girls. On my second time, i saw Ayane going into shock, pain, desperation. Then what did she do? She put on a mask and tried her best to decrease the tension and lessen the impact of "knock knock jokes".

I watched a character crumble to pieces, then standing up and fight for her love. If anyone deserves the title "Best Girl", it's Ayane.

This is gonna be the lamest answer in this whole thread given the types we got here but I gotta vote Niki.
Seeing everything that's going on and persevering through it for Akira and Ami is fucking adorable -- stupid, but adorable.
Girls with a bit of fire in em are also a huge plus to me.

If I had to pick one of the class I'd go Touka, bonus point when a girl is willing to bully you.

 

[combige]

I don't think there'd be a good Sekai, bad Sekai situation (they are at best shoulder demon vs shoulder...chaotic good succubus...I guess?). And even if there is one, I hope they're not differed by just the tint of the butterfly hairpin since Imani and Touka also own those but with other two different colors. Out of curiosity though I still went and did some digging.

Spoiler: color1

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It might be true that there are two types of butterfly hairpins, but from the looks of it I honestly can’t tell if such a thing is meaningful; Sekai has always been very consistent with being creepy and hot in almost every encounter.

Edit: a side effect of doing this is that now I found Sekai hotter and a lot funnier than before.

Some real diggerydoo here, didn't think anyone would go for it. Looking at the results of your hard work I may say that my hypothesis is untenable. Well, double Sekai can always be an example to illustrate her BPD in neverending attempt to increase controversy.

 

[Moonflare]

Who is your best girl and which specific moment made you realize that?

Ami Amamiya Himawari, obviously.

Spoiler: One of the girls

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But now, for the proper answer: Maya.

Spoiler: Watermelon girl

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The "girl who leapt through time", and the Okabe to Akira's Kurisu (Steins;Gate), also the Vega to his Altair, and possibly Stray God (cat) to her summoner. We've all written so much about her, but I actually know by heart the moment I realised she was best girl, and also the moment Akira realised she was best girl.

Spoiler: Those two moments

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I get that Maya is kind of the expected answer, since the game is written for her to be best girl.

It is totally unfair to compare other people with someone that has gone through hundreds of years of resets for him (without turning into a murder hobo redhead), but what can I do? I start crying every time I rewatch "I will deliver you to the fireflies" (and so many other of her events) - there's no competition in my heart.

 

[LessonsInDissonance]

I get that Maya is kind of the expected answer, since the game is written for her to be best girl.

No she isn't.
She's a mistake that one has to get over with.

 

[Yarazin]

Hi guys, an off topic question for you: Who is your best girl and which specific moment made you realize that?

For me it's Ayane and the moment that made her the sole winner of best girl is Chapter 3 "Everyone" The standup contest between Ayane and Tsuneyo was so impactful in my first playtrough. Because it made me realise one thing, Tsuneyo announcing what happened in Lavender Green made me much more uncomfortable than the event itself.

I was so shocked at the time i didn't pay attention to any of the reactions made by other girls. On my second time, i saw Ayane going into shock, pain, desperation. Then what did she do? She put on a mask and tried her best to decrease the tension and lessen the impact of "knock knock jokes".

I watched a character crumble to pieces, then standing up and fight for her love. If anyone deserves the title "Best Girl", it's Ayane.

If I have to pick one then I finally have to admit Maya Prime wins over Niki. I loved her from the very start. I'll leave it at that since Moonie does a million times better job at explaining the love for her than I can.

Ayane would be second from the class and Niki from everyone. But I want both! Or all three actually. Shit every time this subject comes up I start thinking of other girls I shouldn't leave off the love list....

Similar topic:
So the Love Journal. It was cute, I liked it. Was it worth two years of thinking about when we are going to get it? Obviously not if your a sane person. Loved that it had Ayane's newer outfit, but wish it would have had Rin, Chika, and Ami's old hair. Also not sure I completely agreed with Uta but we have more info than she does.

 

[barglenarglezous]

It might be true that there are two types of butterfly hairpins, but from the looks of it I honestly can’t tell if such a thing is meaningful; Sekai has always been very consistent with being creepy and hot in almost every encounter.

Sekai was very much being the shoulder angel/shoulder devil trope, manifesting as "everything he loved about her" and "everything he hates about himself that came from her" respectively.

 

[Moonflare]

For those curious about it, here is the entirety of Uta's journal (as released in the FanFest):

Spoiler: Uta-chan's Ranking Journal

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I figured I should post it so that we can discuss it. TLDR is that Uta both misses and scores a lot But for all that she got wrong, calling Noriko "Plan B" was so freaking funny it was worth it.

 

[Fire Lord Zuko]

If anyone is curious/interested in the Fanfest content, here's a Mega link to its contents:

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I'll update the link as the Fanfest progresses, so be on the lookout for that.

Spoiler: Release Log

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[Rincon]

Spoiler: You all missed a secret Uta event

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Spoiler: Rant and render rework, I suck lol.

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[Fire Lord Zuko]

To any non-subscribers out there: do the profile outfits or main menu images from the Fanfest bork your saves at all? I'd be curious to see if it's like the Care Package content or not. It is free content technically, so I dunno why it would. But you never can be sure with Selebus.

For those curious about it, here is the entirety of Uta's journal (as released in the FanFest):

Spoiler: Uta-chan's Ranking Journal

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I figured I should post it so that we can discuss it. TLDR is that Uta both misses and scores a lot But for all that she got wrong, calling Noriko "Plan B" was so freaking funny it was worth it.

Of course Noriko is second place again. Deep down, somehow I knew she would be.

 

[Moonflare]

Also, updating the schedule for the fanfest:

Spoiler: Week 1

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Furthermore, apparently, people will vote on which DormWars contests will make a comeback in 0.49:

Spoiler: DormWars

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It remains to be seen if that's the extent of what people will be voting on regarding the DormWars, of if they'll also choose the participants of each battle (as was previously discussed).

 

[ratmanirl]

Hi guys, an off topic question for you: Who is your best girl and which specific moment made you realize that?

For me it's Ayane and the moment that made her the sole winner of best girl is Chapter 3 "Everyone" The standup contest between Ayane and Tsuneyo was so impactful in my first playtrough. Because it made me realise one thing, Tsuneyo announcing what happened in Lavender Green made me much more uncomfortable than the event itself.

I was so shocked at the time i didn't pay attention to any of the reactions made by other girls. On my second time, i saw Ayane going into shock, pain, desperation. Then what did she do? She put on a mask and tried her best to decrease the tension and lessen the impact of "knock knock jokes".

I watched a character crumble to pieces, then standing up and fight for her love. If anyone deserves the title "Best Girl", it's Ayane.

I mean, I like old Maya and I get she's supposed to be the main heroine, but I'm not really sure how to support a relationship that started off with Sensei r*ping her when she was like 12 years old and then her developing some sort of Stockholm syndrome/codependency issue to cope with what happened. Pretty icky, and honestly I kinda feel that with all the high school heroine relationships.

Other than that, it would either be Ami/Niki. Ami because she's hilarious and the whole "overseer" vibe is cool. And Niki because it's nice to have a character genuinely try to help the MC other than just relenting and enabling him. Helps that she has one of the best "events" in the game:



There's going to eventually be a confrontation between Niki and Ami, and I'm pretty excited to see who comes on top.

 

[SlidingSubject]

I'm not really sure how to support a relationship that started off with Sensei r*ping her when she was like 12 years old

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[shmurfer]

To any non-subscribers out there: do the profile outfits or main menu images from the Fanfest bork your saves at all? I'd be curious to see if it's like the Care Package content or not. It is free content technically, so I dunno why it would. But you never can be sure with Selebus.

Based on what Aramaug was saying earlier, if there's a trigger in there it might happen from Lilfest content that was shared from someone else downloading it.

Not that I know if there's any in it so far.

 

[alteros]

Ayane and Niki are duking out for best girl in my eyes, Maya was up there as well but alas. Ami was also up there for a bit after "super secret Ami event" but ALAS. Niki had Glasswalker and Seed of Self Doubt in particular and Ayane had, well, Chapter 3. But honestly even before that, I feel like Maya would rank a bit below Ayane and Niki because of her beef with Niki and Noriko. I always saw that as selfish of her since as best as we can tell, they really didn't do anything wrong.

That said everyone knows Niki/Ayane/Maya are at the top of the list, what about characters you didn't expect to like? I did not think I could like Kirin even after skipping Prisoner but she's moving up the list surprisingly fast. Same for Uta except she doesn't even have any caveats so she's near the top of the list.

 

[Budoop]

That said everyone knows Niki/Ayane/Maya are at the top of the list, what about characters you didn't expect to like?

Funnily enough my answer to this question is the same.
Niki started off as a stereotype bitchy ex, was super boring and I didn't like her pop star aesthetic at all. Fake and entitled. So seeing her turn out to be so sweet and caring completely flipped this on it's head. Even at first I felt it was mildly redeeming but not too much, but seeing how she's taken so much initiative for Akira and Ami really pulls at my heart strings.

For a less boring answer I'd go Kirin or Otoha, maybe Maya too.
Kirin is, frankly, still kinda shitty but at least is learning a bit. What she did to Ayane was downright nasty of her and watching Ayane borderline choke her over genuinely felt good. Ruined a friendship for nothing. That being said it seems she's started growing a heart recently, I hope it stays that way.

Otoha did Rin dirty and she can die. But her recent events haven't been awful, there's some good there and I appreciate that she doesn't beat around the bush with Sensei and admits (most) of her faults.

Maya was just too tsundere and it was annoying, saw her plot twist coming a mile away (that she liked him, not the other one) but the way it was executed was great.
Huge fan of how Maya Prime ended up and I want her to come back so bad.

 

[Detective Dc345]

For those curious about it, here is the entirety of Uta's journal (as released in the FanFest):

Spoiler: Uta-chan's Ranking Journal

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I figured I should post it so that we can discuss it. TLDR is that Uta both misses and scores a lot But for all that she got wrong, calling Noriko "Plan B" was so freaking funny it was worth it.

First the polls now Uta is in on the bit. When will Noriko finally win

 

[Antosha]

A chance to repost my most recent tier list, which sort of states my "best girl" views (no particular order within tiers):

Spoiler: And the best girl is....

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Actually, as I've said before, it's clear that since the whole game is taking place in Akira's mind and the various characters are all projections of his unconscious, the best girl is obviously Akira himself.