vn release Lucy -The eternity she wished for- released!

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2 minutes ago, Palas said:

I want to talk about my impressions so bad but when were u when spoiler button dies

You can still use the BB code spoilers.

Since you seem to be the only one who finished it...

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How did you feel about the way the game delivers the twist?

And on a scale of 1 to 10 how annoyed were you by the constant reminder of the laws of robotics?

 

 

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I definitely feel the same way. I was raging all over skype when I saw Lucy's corpse. I was intrigued by the way the menu looked after but figured I'd need read the extra first and then replay the game, which just made me more depressed. When I discover that it still continues and I see the game fromthe doctor's perspective, I'm STILL believing it was just a way to conclude Lucy's psst and how she was disposed of, and the fact the game matched the days up is really what made the whole thing even more believable, snd then Lucy turns back around and...oh man the tears. My eyes felt like broken faucets and I couldn't have been happier.

I have never appreciated being played by a game as much as the way Lucy played me, and that's definitely one of the biggest strengths of the game.

While I say it's like Jun Maeda‘s plot twists in a way, I also felt it's much more believable and justifiable due to the lack of fantasy elements and crazy miracles. Yes it's technically a huge deus ex, but the fact the game spent so much time building up to it (literally from the very first perspective change) makes it easier to take in and appreciate without complaining about the logic of it.

Also the way the game focuses on your relationship without throwing in romance was a really nice touch. It ended up being more about building and mending bonds and complimenting one another instead of being about some guy with an android fetish.

Overall, I never once thought a visual novel would be capable of catching me off guard lile this, but I'm glad to have learned it's possible.

 

 

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

What a twist eh?

It wasn't a nakige in the literal sense for me though, unfortunately. To me, the music (and perhaps the pacing(or possibly just my own mood)) just wasn't right/good enough for that.

Other than that, a great experience

[Vorathiel]

Started this on a whim, and I think I'm in the middle.
And I really like it. Protagonists it's what really 'makes' this VN for me, just as similiar to me, as it could be in 'vn protagonists' style. He's still a little 'empty case', but I like how he is nagative towards robots, Lucy herself, how he gets angry at her airheadness, (and smacks her head), and his overall views of the world just matches mine.
I also like father. He's a strong character, with his own personality and I like that about him. It's not that I like him as a human being (because he's kinda an asshole), but as a character in game.
Another thing I like very much is washing machine design. Looks great!  Shame that laptop and tv don't have any futuristic tweaks to their desing (it's 2050, right?).

The thing that I probably like least is Lucy herself. Uncaused cheerfulness is a trait that somehow angers me, when I see it in human beings, and especially in characters in various media. Just not my thing. She's also an airhead, so another point down. But she is what she is, and her personality procures interesting thoughts that protag makes, interesting themes to think of. And that's always appreciated, in any media.

So, hopefully it wont suddenly take a turn for the worse, because I really want to grade it high. It's just...pleasant.

[Vorathiel]

Finished.
Well, I'm unempathic this, so everytime I had a choice (Laundry, go search for her, keep the fly, taste of food) I was choosing the 'negative' answers.
And that's where is a litttle crack in you walkthrough @Nosebleed. I didn't even have that last choice (regret/don't regret), because I was a prick. Probably this last choice is appearing when one choose 'keep the fly', because that's a 'Buterfly effect' achievment, and overal that makes sense storywise. But I just didn't had it, so I was 'forced' by the game to replay from the start.
And that ws pretty troublesome, because every transition in this game is soooo sloooow. Also skip is not stopping on unread text, so yeah.

Also - I only encauntered the bathroom scene and found Lucy on her 'wondering day' on my second playthrough, so it wasn't directly part of my experience. And that's why the last main plot point didn't worked for me. It was well written, and this time I can completly understad why people really liked it, but I just personally didn't made a bond with Lucy. Just not my type. And that's why I was more baffled than anything when 
 

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twist happend. I just couldn't believed that guy who was completly not into robots suddenly after burning his first android by his father, suddenly started to devoting his life to robotic science to bring Lucy back. The impact was (for me) too weak, to justify that sudden change in this guys personality.

But oh well, if this would be even Yume from Planetarian everything would be fine and I would probably shed a tear, or two.

Overall - nice story, would recommend.

[Roencia]

The web page for your visual novel is totally awesome! Is that made with wordpress?

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19 hours ago, Vorathiel said:

Finished.
Well, I'm unempathic this, so everytime I had a choice (Laundry, go search for her, keep the fly, taste of food) I was choosing the 'negative' answers.
And that's where is a litttle crack in you walkthrough @Nosebleed. I didn't even have that last choice (regret/don't regret), because I was a prick. Probably this last choice is appearing when one choose 'keep the fly', because that's a 'Buterfly effect' achievment, and overal that makes sense storywise. 

I picked "don't take the flyer" multiple times and got the last choice I believe, hence why I was led to believe only the last choice mattered.
I also had a run where I picked all the "bad" choices (most of them with a couple exceptions end up turning out good anyway)

I'll try and replicate this and update the walkthrough though, thanks for mentioning it.

[Vorathiel]

Maybe it's appearing always, once you 'uncovered' that last choice? I don't know, but I'm sure I didn't have it.