VN Ren'Py Isabella - Chasing Shadows [Ch. 4.3] [badtimetales]

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Dessolos

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Just played through for the first time (going to do a second run) but this is my general take as well. It's a bit awkward given the title but um ... I don't really like Isabella.
She is easily my favorite but im told she is gonna get better in the next update as there is gonna be a good amount of character deveolopment / backstory with her.

To me she has the right amount of being sweet and caring while also being playful and feisty and independent . While I prefer solo path over the throuple path. I think Isabella and Alex have perfect chemistry together where if there was a ending where the MC gets no one and Alex and Isabella are together id consider taking it on my main save and my MC be alone.
 

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She is easily my favorite but im told she is gonna get better in the next update as there is gonna be a good amount of character deveolopment / backstory with her.

To me she has the right amount of being sweet and caring while also being playful and feisty and independent . While I prefer solo path over the throuple path. I think Isabella and Alex have perfect chemistry together where if there was a ending where the MC gets no one and Alex and Isabella are together id consider taking it on my main save and my MC be alone.
You do you. That's fine. I'm definitely not into her as a Li though and find her irritating at times. Alex solo is fine with me.
 

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You do you. That's fine. I'm definitely not into her as a Li though and find her irritating at times. Alex solo is fine with me.
well I know you are more picky on LI than me lol. tbh I don't see than much of a difference between Isabella and Alex other than their background, physical appearance and their choice of a house pet. To me it feels like they kind of rubbed off on one another where they act in a similar fashion alot of the time. Especially when teasing the MC lol
 

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well I know you are more picky on LI than me lol. tbh I don't see than much of a difference between Isabella and Alex other than their background, physical appearance and their choice of a house pet. To me it feels like they kind of rubbed off on one another where they act in a similar fashion alot of the time. Especially when teasing the MC lol
Wait, Pix is here? Fuck now I have to read the thread...

I like Alex more than Isabella too. Des, you said you don't see much of a difference and then listed three differences (two of which are categories with lots of little differences). :ROFLMAO:

That said, I'm not gonna snub either one. We're all in this together so we might as well come out of it like a proper throuple.
 

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Wait, Pix is here? Fuck now I have to read the thread...

I like Alex more than Isabella too. Des, you said you don't see much of a difference and then listed three differences (two of which are categories with lots of little differences). :ROFLMAO:

That said, I'm not gonna snub either one. We're all in this together so we might as well come out of it like a proper throuple.
It's a very different Pix here. (y)

Des only thinks they are different if he can find 4. (less than that they may as well be the same person). :ROFLMAO:
 

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Wait, Pix is here? Fuck now I have to read the thread...

I like Alex more than Isabella too. Des, you said you don't see much of a difference and then listed three differences (two of which are categories with lots of little differences). :ROFLMAO:

That said, I'm not gonna snub either one. We're all in this together so we might as well come out of it like a proper throuple.
True tho I was more referring / talking about the way they act they feel very similar in that regard to me. Especially now they are hanging out together like they rub off of each other or maybe that is why they have such great chemistry cause there isn't alot of difference in the way they act and tease / play around with the MC. That's all I meant by i don't see much of a difference.
 

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True tho I was more referring / talking about the way they act they feel very similar in that regard to me. Especially now they are hanging out together like they rub off of each other or maybe that is why they have such great chemistry cause there isn't alot of difference in the way they act and tease / play around with the MC. That's all I meant by i don't see much of a difference.
Oh I agree with you then, Alex and Isa definitely have good chemistry together.
 
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It's a very different Pix here. (y)

Des only thinks they are different if he can find 4. (less than that they may as well be the same person). :ROFLMAO:
Probably, I mean … I was gonna check if Isabell was alright after the thing in the bar and then say “Well, if you’re sure you’re alright then goodbye forever” but then I read the title again. So I’ll deal with her for now, and then at the end I’ll ride off into the sunset with just Alex and Isabell will … almost definitely make the Christmas card list … like 90% sure.
 

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Probably, I mean … I was gonna check if Isabell was alright after the thing in the bar and then say “Well, if you’re sure you’re alright then goodbye forever” but then I read the title again. So I’ll deal with her for now, and then at the end I’ll ride off into the sunset with just Alex and Isabell will … almost definitely make the Christmas card list … like 90% sure.
Maybe she could milk your cows. :)
 
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Probably, I mean … I was gonna check if Isabell was alright after the thing in the bar and then say “Well, if you’re sure you’re alright then goodbye forever” but then I read the title again. So I’ll deal with her for now, and then at the end I’ll ride off into the sunset with just Alex and Isabell will … almost definitely make the Christmas card list … like 90% sure.
meh what she did at the Bar wasn't that bad and made it up for it a bunch of times I thought. To me it just felt like one of those days where she is having a bad day and is stressed ( for good reason I might add) so I don't see any reason to hold that against her we all have days like that and regret it. ( and she did regret it).

I do Agree Alex is the better character ( so far) she has alot better deveolopment but I still prefer Isa

I mean, she can try but something tells me she doesn’t have the skill set. :(
She can make a killer Pizza tho just don't get pineapple or she might send Zeus on you.
 
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meh what she did at the Bar wasn't that bad and made it up for it a bunch of times I thought. To me it just felt like one of those days where she is having a bad day and is stressed ( for good reason I might add) so I don't see any reason to hold that against her we all have days like that and regret it. ( and she did regret it).

I do Agree Alex is the better character ( so far) she has alot better deveolopment but I still prefer Isa


She can make a killer Pizza tho just don't get pineapple or she might send Zeus on you.
I was mostly kidding. I’m not really “holding anything against her” I just have zero desire to “hold anything against her”.
 
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Just played through for the first time (going to do a second run) but this is my general take as well. It's a bit awkward given the title but um ... I don't really like Isabella.
I'm all about throuples in AVNs, and I definitely love Alex, Isa definitely needs some more character development though. I don't dislike her as some do, I think she's very attractive, and has potential to be really interesting/endearing.
 

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Quite interesting to read your thoughts about the ladies.

Well, I agree that Isa has far too little character development compared to Alex.
That was a mistake from the early days, where I thought "one release with 300+ renders per release every 6-8 weeks will do" and "we'll get there soon".
You can't tell a story with 300 renders per update. Alex backstory alone, the useless but needed strip club scene and so on takes time.

In chapter 3 (and 4) I added about 30-60% more renders compared to the original scene to make it feel more natural and fluent.
It's more or less: Create the scene, fill in what is needed to make it feel and show nice.
I never planned to do that and that workflow probably isn't the best way. Well, I'm learning. ;)

I'm definitely not into her as a Li though and find her irritating at times. Alex solo is fine with me.
Irritating?
Why?

Her first scene wasn't the best idea I had, but it was necessary to make a dramatic entrance.

tbh I don't see than much of a difference between Isabella and Alex other than their background, physical appearance and their choice of a house pet. To me it feels like they kind of rubbed off on one another where they act in a similar fashion alot of the time. Especially when teasing the MC lol
Especially now they are hanging out together like they rub off of each other or maybe that is why they have such great chemistry cause there isn't alot of difference in the way they act and tease / play around with the MC. That's all I meant by i don't see much of a difference.
Well, Alex is more the impulsive one, not trusting because of her past, while Isa is more the logical one, who hasn't thrown herself at the MC, but clearly shows some interest. Combined with some uncertainties that she clearly hates.

“Well, if you’re sure you’re alright then goodbye forever” but then I read the title again. So I’ll deal with her for now, and then at the end I’ll ride off into the sunset with just Alex and Isabell will

We'll see. ;)
Isa will have her scenes and backstory in the next update(s) which might change the way you see her.
And if not, so be it. ;)

If any of them would ask me "She or me"... just shoot me.
And we are not talking about Val... *sigh*
 

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Quite interesting to read your thoughts about the ladies.

Well, I agree that Isa has far too little character development compared to Alex.
That was a mistake from the early days, where I thought "one release with 300+ renders per release every 6-8 weeks will do" and "we'll get there soon".
You can't tell a story with 300 renders per update. Alex backstory alone, the useless but needed strip club scene and so on takes time.

In chapter 3 (and 4) I added about 30-60% more renders compared to the original scene to make it feel more natural and fluent.
It's more or less: Create the scene, fill in what is needed to make it feel and show nice.
I never planned to do that and that workflow probably isn't the best way. Well, I'm learning. ;)



Irritating?
Why?

Her first scene wasn't the best idea I had, but it was necessary to make a dramatic entrance.




Well, Alex is more the impulsive one, not trusting because of her past, while Isa is more the logical one, who hasn't thrown herself at the MC, but clearly shows some interest. Combined with some uncertainties that she clearly hates.




We'll see. ;)
Isa will have her scenes and backstory in the next update(s) which might change the way you see her.
And if not, so be it. ;)

If any of them would ask me "She or me"... just shoot me.
And we are not talking about Val... *sigh*
So far I just don’t feel much of anything toward Isabella. I don’t hate her, but I’m not attracted to her and am indifferent to her otherwise. Don’t worry about me though. I’m picky about Lis to the point where it makes other players angry at times but am super attached to the ones I like. There are several harem games where I’m only interested in 1 – and even one where I’m so far not interested in any. There are several non-harem games where I ended up not liking anyone, and most non-harem games I only pick one and never try any other path. But you can mostly ignore me. I only get mad if the MC’s actions stop making any logical sense to me (especially if it’s done only to squeeze in more lis), or the game turns into something completely different than what is advertised. With this one, at this point, I can pretty much guarantee that I'll only be interested in Alex for this one, but we'll see. I'm still playing.
 
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So far I just don’t feel much of anything toward Isabella. I don’t hate her, but I’m not attracted to her and am indifferent to her otherwise. Don’t worry about me though. I’m picky about Lis to the point where it makes other players angry at times but am super attached to the ones I like. There are several harem games where I’m only interested in 1 – and even one where I’m so far not interested in any. There are several non-harem games where I ended up not liking anyone, and most non-harem games I only pick one and never try any other path. But you can mostly ignore me. I only get mad if the MC’s actions stop making any logical sense to me (especially if it’s done only to squeeze in more lis), or the game turns into something completely different than what is advertised. With this one, at this point, I can pretty much guarantee that I'll only be interested in Alex for this one, but we'll see. I'm still playing.
I'm usually willing to try out most routes except the LIs that I actively dislike just to see the most content. I like Isa just fine here, but I much prefer Alex too, she is my first choice when it comes to the game. I'll play the other routes as well afterwards though except where you dump Alex, can't do that to her. So no Val for me :ROFLMAO:
 

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I'm usually willing to try out most routes except the LIs that I actively dislike just to see the most content. I like Isa just fine here, but I much prefer Alex too, she is my first choice when it comes to the game. I'll play the other routes as well afterwards though except where you dump Alex, can't do that to her. So no Val for me :ROFLMAO:
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