(Sorry, I accidently replied to someone instead of just posting) Just playing through the update and adding my thoughts.
It would be nice if the the Codex Front/Side/Back Galleries had a back bottom so you don’t have to navigate back from the side menu.
Overall the cgs seem good. I really do like Maki’s expression as she eats the hot dog. I do want to add that she seems light on CGs compared to the other girls at the moment. If i had to say my favorite I was surprised but I like the Haruka in the swimming pool one the most.
The weights seem alright. 80-90 lbs gain for Haruka and Shiori seema accurate enough with the visuals given.
Yes you have to start a new game. I apologize if you have to go through the first parts of the story again. You can try to skip dialogues with Ctrl or from Options screen (if that works after the update)
Thank you! All girls are going to have 7 CGs: one per weight stage except stage 1, and stage 6 has one more final CG and one sex related. If you look at the Gallery they are ordered per girl, so Maki only has one for now because she’s at stage 2.
I just finished replaying all of the content and overall I thought it was amazing. These are my detailed thoughts around the latest update.
The addition of the CGs were great, not just to see more of the girls, but the added context around the scene it represented. One of my biggest critiques of the game is there are a handful of scenes that don’t feel impactful, and what has been added addressed most of them. For example, Shiori eating a piece of cake at the cafe. In the original scene, she really wanted the piece of cake which was described well, but after she got it, there wasn’t a lot of emotion being shown of her eating it whereas now it does.
Regarding the addition of the new sounds, I liked all of them expect growl1 (sound file name). To me it sounds like Optimus Prime transforming, lol.
I noticed part of the MC and Maki training (stage 2) scene changed in a good way. I really liked the part where the MC got distracted by Maki’s belly as he swung the sword. The rewrite of some of Maki’s dialogue in the hot dog scene, I thought was very good. We get to hear about her father’s disapproval around Western culture food and that he refused to let Maki eat it. What I could see Maki doing in her later stages as an act of resentment towards her father is act like a pig stuffing her face with fast food in front of him. I did also like the MC calling out that Maki gave the impression like she wanted to be told she was getting fat. I still feel a little dumb not picking up your intent behind their original conversation.
After looking at the new gallery and paying a bit more attention to the numbers and sprites, I do have some comments. I didn’t realize how short Eri is. I always imagined her being the tallest of the girls, even a little taller than the MC. Being pregnant with twins and her eventually being around 250 (referenced from recent post) at her height, has to suck. Regarding Eri’s sprite and this includes Maki’s as well, the back side view of their butts look to be a lot bigger than the side view. By only looking at the side, I would have made the assumption they have flat butts.
Lastly to comment on your statement that the girls will max out around 250, it does bum me out knowing that, but I understand the girl’s accelerated growth fits with the pace of the story. It would be a little ridiculous seeing the girls weight drastically blow up to 300 or over in Act 6. Obviously I know there is a lot more content yet to come which I am excited for, but knowing the end is getting closer and closer is a bummer.
Wish i could play the new update sooner, but i’m in the middle of a family trip (kinda hard to play this kinda game when ur sharing a hotel room with your family y’know) hopefully i can give the new scenes a playthrough and give feedback tomorrow.
I think it would be great to see a CG showing the beginning of the girls and MC’s journey together and another one at the end of it. The first time the MC and all of the girls eat at burger haven, there is no scene for. They just talk about all going there and then it transitions to the next day. The CG would be Shiori nervously eating her single patty burger, Haruka choking on a bite because she ate to fast, Azumi stealing a fry from Haruka, Eri throwing her water bottle at the MC, and Maki laughing about everything that is happening. They would all be at stage 1 for this.
The ending CG would be when all of the girls are at stage 6 and at Burger Haven. The staff had to close down the restaurant in order to meet the needs of the girls. Tables had to be merged together to support the endless amount of food the girls keep ordering. Each girl has at least two chairs to sit on as one is not enough to support the weight and size of their butts. Shiori is covered in sauces and grease while she chomps down onto one of Burger Haven’s new menu items, the “5 Bites to Haven” burger. Its a burger so unhealthy that no one has ever eaten more than 5 bites worth because the 5th bite puts the person into the hospital. Haruka would order all of the menu items, make a salad out of it, and then pull out of her purse weird sauces like soy sauce and beef tallow spray, and douse the food in it. Eri can’t reach the table because of her belly, so she is making the MC feed her. Maki, I’m not sure about because of not knowing how much of a degenerate she becomes. I could see her face first in food or she’s eating food with one hand while the other is fondling her multi-roll belly.
CG of Shiori doing physical therapy at the hospital when she’s injured. The MC is helping her out, but is struggling with the added weight.
CG(s) of Shiori during her stage 5 jog where the running shirt rides up her belly and/or when she’s sitting down eating burgers.
CG of the MC at Haruka’s house where Haruka is eating a feast made by her mom. The MC eventually encourages the mom to join in and help Haruka eat the food.
CG of the MC catching Maki in the act of being a degenerate. The MC shows up for a kendo session but accidently shows up early and catches Rin on her way out of the house. Rin lets the MC in but tells him to figure out where Maki is on his own. He is led by the eating sounds that eventually lead to Maki’s room where he sees her stuffing her face like a pig.
I thoroughly enjoyed the new codex, the ability to quickly go back and see the girls getting bigger and being able to compare their size increases was definitely a big improvement to the game. I’m hoping to see the side characters, Kyoko and Rin in the codex at some point. as it stands i will wait with bated breath for the start of Act 6.
I assume based upon the recent trend of the sizes for the acts that Act 6 will be delivered in several updates, and then the side content that gets everyone besides Haruka and Shiori to stage 6 will start. As always, looking forward to seeing all the girls new sizes, especially Azumi and Kyoko.
Just a quick question, since some have already caught up. I assume you replayed from the beginning, did the dialogue skip work correctly? I hope you weren’t forced to go through all the lines even though the new codex messed up the old saves. Let me know!
Also, I moved the guide to the wiki. I accept suggestions on how to improve it, since for now it’s very basic. I will soon update a bit the various pages too (itch, patreon).
There’d be a lot more to say (and I have a lot of things to do/improve). I will release a sneak peek of Act 6 with all the new stages as soon as possible.
I started from the beginning. I wasn’t paying attention to any mention of a dialogue skip, i always just run my razer mouse hardware where i can hold the button down and have it click 20 times per second. When i do that it’s pretty quick to play through the end.
Chiming in to say I’m really impressed by the new features - the codex is a lot more convenient than making strategic saves, and the gallery feature is also nice. These changes and especially the new CGs really elevate it - I’ve only done one route to completion (dialogue skip worked fine) but they make it feel much more like a traditional VN and add some serious polish. As with all VNs, CGs are the secret sauce to really make certain moments hit harder and so far they’ve definitely done that so nice work. The sound effects are pretty basic like you said but again work as more than the sum of their parts. I’ll be replaying all the routes and looking forward to seeing what’s next.
I wouldn’t apologise for taking your time - the game feels much larger in scope and is much better for it, and I think so far you’ve been pretty shrewd and and made some good stuff with the resources you’ve got. As I think you’ve alluded, the routes will keep diverging more and more so take all the time you need - think there’s a few people in this thread who are here for the long hall like myself so no sweat.
Glad you liked the new CGs! It was a lot of work. As you said my goal was exactly to use them in a few key moments.
About the routes, they’re going to diverge almost completely at the end of Act 6 so there’s still a lot of content planned. Of course Azumi/Maki/Eri have more story left than Haruka/Shiori.
Thank you so much for the support and for following the game for so long!
Another thing is that now the stages you have unlocked in the Codex and the CGs in the Gallery should be permanent, so they’re not dependant on the save. Let me know if that works!
That is for sure working as intended, i have used that system to its full advantage. Btw the weights in the codex all seem plausible, which is all they need to be imo. There’s no way to actually tell since it’s a stylized game. But the weights that show in the codex line up with what some of the dialogue describes.
