v0.28 Alpha release! (fixed)
Added 2019-05-29 21:57:34 +0000 UTCEDIT: It should work OK now, I hope... I'm such a mess, sorry guys. A lot of thanks to the people who reported the bugs, especially Cabot. The update should at least be playable now, there was some fucked up logic between scenes that are mutually exclusive and interact between them in multiple situations.
So here it is, finally...! I feel so drained after completing this one. There are lots of branching and states to take into account and scenes that can play out with different characters, and building these always takes a lot of time... This one has been hard (I feel like I'm saying the same for each update lately!)
I wish I could write faster but II guess I'm a slow writer, sometimes I have to fight every sentence I write, and often I need to go back and check stuff to make sure it's consistent with the branching. Hopefully there aren't crazy bugs with the Alpha, I rushed this one a bit so we'll see... Let me know what you find down in the comments as always!
Well, hopefully you'll enjoy this one. I have to keep moving forward, each time there's less road to explore until the end and plot points are beginning to wrap up, bit by bit.
Comments
I think that you are on to something when it comes to the sex scenes feeling a bit samey. It's a bit difficult to review a single update, especially now when we're close to the end, but some slight variations like those you mentioned (different locales and outfits) would make them a bit more unique and appealing. I also think that the game lacks a bit of story focus compared to earlier parts of the game. But that could also be because it's hard to review a single update. Personally I would like to see some big unique sex scenes to end the game, right before the denouement and the epilogues. Just so the story simply doesn't just end. All (or almost) stories have that kind of grand finale where we get some kind of resolution, or climax, or something similar. It can be a marriage proposal with some 'celebrations' on story paths with Good Ashley in a relationship with Dave, or a porn film shoot for Bimbo Ashley. And so on. Considering the amount of different story routes it would require more than one month of development to create all these unique, concluding sex scenes but it would be worth it. And more than one months work for creating the epilogues. Just imagine Lord of the Rings if Tolkien decided to just wing it in the end instead of having Sauron defeated and King Aragorn reinstated, and the same goes in erotic fiction. But instead of an action sequence we get a sex scene ;). Maybe I rambled a bit, but I hope my point came across.
Breadloaf
2019-06-01 09:51:57 +0000 UTCOkay, I’m going to be honest: this wasn’t the best update I’ve seen. I don’t know how much your computer issues played a part in that, but it’s certainly understandable if that is what caused it. I really don’t like giving negative feedback because I know you put your heart and soul into the game and work so hard to give us updates every month. I do want to stress that this is not general feedback for the game, just for this update. GGGB is, as I’ve said before, the best adult game I’ve ever played. And while I don’t like giving criticism, I think it can be good if given constructively. For me, most scenes in this update felt similar to things we’ve seen before, and it didn’t feel like the story progressed that much. For example, Ashley has had normal sex plenty of times with Jack in his apartment, with Tyrone, and with Kevin. The scene was also the same for each of them (this isn’t a problem per se, but it doesn’t help the novelty of the scene). The conversation about moving in with Jess/Eva is some story progression, but again, the scenes didn’t feel as new or exciting as in previous updates. Basically, most things felt similar to previous scenes, and there was a lack of really new material. With this being said, though, the scene with Ash and Wilson, especially on the non-thug routes, was very hot, just like Ash’s scene with Monica. And the Jack/Tyrone/Kevin scene also improved massively when it was in the context of cucking Eric. I hope this highlights the difference; these scenes were the most novel ones, and the one that felt most new. Therefore, they were also the best in this update. Some people have discussed on forums the way things could have been better, and I thought I’d list a few of them so you can take them into consideration moving forward and in future game development. For example, the scene with Jack, both when you’re in and not in a relationship with him, could have been helped if it was in a public place such as a movie theatre. This of course goes for the other sex scenes as well. Some special outfits/sex acts could also have helped. So even if the scene fundamentally is similar to others, it can be improved with special clothing, locations or sex acts. I hope that was a clear and fair summary of how I felt about this update. It definitely had strong points, but overall it didn’t feel as exciting as for instance v0.27. I really hope you don’t take this criticism to harshly and look at it instead as a way of improving and learning for the future. Everything can not be flawless all the time, and this happened to be a slightly weaker update. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it certainly wasn’t bad. We’re spoiled with an amazing game, so when things aren’t on blow-you-out-of-the-water levels we notice, even though the quality is still good. I just wanted to give my honest opinion to help GGGB and you be as great as it can possibly be! As a final comment and bug report, I thought I’d list the times I’ve noticed that bimbo Ash doesn’t have her lip injections (these span over a few updates). Usually they’re in moments where Ashley is just thinking/having a conversation. In the sex scenes, I haven’t noticed anything off: - After Ash is back from her encounter with Dave on the street, right before she’s given the choice to go through with Ethan’s plan and the sex scene starts. - Back at home after her double anal, up until Arthur’s surprise sex starts - After Ashley has taken a shower, just before Monica comes in to have sex with her.
Koskesh
2019-05-31 18:30:05 +0000 UTCNice version Eve, I really love your artworks! However in story i miss a bit spice in this version - many threads ends with cucking by Jack, Tyrone or Kevin which is nearly only one choise - even if Ash is fully into Eric's Dad - even when she can tease Eric about some sex with Arthur you cannot sleep with him. I think, you could consider cuckolding him with Arthur. Nice thread is also when iris is spiced by drink - i think after some thoughts she could liked this sex and with sexy Ash they could ends like a sex dolls for Eric's Dad when eric is in home even and must look on it. Its quite interesting ending but i think it could be also fun. I also miss some stockings in this game. Do you think it will be possible to add them as regular outfit where she wears stockings, mini skirt and corset ? For example if she will be just daddys girl. I think its a complete different thread than younger guys as Arthur likes elegant sexy girls. What do you think Eve?
Al Bund
2019-05-31 07:54:03 +0000 UTCstill some issues with branches crossing. In my playthrough, Eva is a thug. However I still get the scene of Ash and Eva hanging out at Eva's house, and it's a good girl version of her.
TommyTheDude
2019-05-31 00:53:57 +0000 UTCDon't beat yourself up, it's perfectly normal to have bugs before any betatesting is done, that's what alpha and beta versions are for... Great work as usual.
Cabot
2019-05-30 11:21:37 +0000 UTCOK guys, it should be working now... Geez... Please le tme know if the update is still broken. There are probably some minor bugs left but none game-breaking, I hope
Eva Kiss
2019-05-30 11:16:04 +0000 UTCAnd it doesn't matter much if you think that you are a slow or fast writer. It's more important that you are diligent and work often which you do. So in the end it means that you are more productive than most. Just take a look on how often other developers on Patreon release new updates.
Breadloaf
2019-05-30 09:53:51 +0000 UTCBug report (this one is messy): - I’m still having some of the graphical glitches reported in the preview, plus some new ones. Here are some screenshoots: https://imgur.com/a/4jNcuSy - In line 180541 “gym” should be “gym1” or no background pic will be shown. - Ash goes to Eva’s place even if they are only friends, but then Eva will talk about their relationship no matter what. Some checking for “evasexfriend” or “evafriend” should be done probably in line 182367 (just before “How long has it been since we started this relationship, Ash?”). - In lines 180804 and 180847 “rejectyrone” should be “rejecttyrone”. - Line 183375 should probably check ONLY for “davebf”. If not even if Ash is Dave girlfriend if he hasn’t been hurt the inner monologue won’t take place, and there are parts of it not related to Dave being assaulted. - In line 181579 “jack” should be “jackbf”. - In line 183409 “Dave” should be “Eric”. - If Ash is Jack girlfriend but cheats on him with Tyrone and Hugo he breaks up with her, but then (as jackbf has been set to false) after line 180594 they talk at the old gym as if nothing has happened. Maybe “destroyjack” should be checked? - In lines 178898, 178911, 178930 and and 178963 again “rejectyrone” should be “rejecttyrone”. Also in line 178930 “sexjevin” should be “sexkevin”. - Even if those bugs are fixed with the console the options in the menu that starts at line 178931 never set “cuckjack”, “cuckkevin” or “cucktyrone” to true, and the cuck scene never takes place. - And if you again use the console and get those scenes then Ash goes to the gym, talks with Jack, gets texts from Tyrone and Kevin, and the exact same scene can take place again but this time without Eric being present. So “neto” or the cuck variables should probably be checked at some point at the gym or before. As some scenes are only reachable at the moment using the console I couldn’t do a proper testing of all of them, so maybe new bugs would pop up when these are fixed, I’ll continue looking out, but that’s all for now.
Cabot
2019-05-30 09:53:15 +0000 UTCFound a few bugs except the previously reported about two Ashleys appearing at the gym ("I decided to go back to my old gym, where I used to go with Eric and Eva.") rejectyrone is not defined, line 180804, 180847 jack is not defined, line 181579 She's actually cheating on Eric: "I was cheating on Dave with the guy that hit him that night at the Vixxxen." The lines about Eric appears after that too. You got the image layers in the wrong order at (the Jack, Tyrone and Kevin scenes): "I ran my hands down Jack's body, feeling his rock-had anatomy as he embraced me with his strong arms." "Soon, we were naked and our kisses became more and more passionate as our arousal grew" "We began making out as we undressed each other" and "He groaned, shooting thick ropes of cum all over my face and into my open mouth." The image layer for the dude is over Ashley when it should be the other way.
Breadloaf
2019-05-30 09:47:56 +0000 UTCI found a bug, that happens on most routes. When in the gym, the background is just black and there are two Ashleys. On the routes where I presume you can make a choice of who to fuck, I get an error and it just moves on to Ashley going home.
Koskesh
2019-05-30 06:22:21 +0000 UTCHmm. It appears the cucking scene is broken whenever she recieves the call during her and Erics date and it jumps ahead to when shes at the gym.
MysteryStreet
2019-05-30 04:06:31 +0000 UTC
