Huh, looks like I figured where was the problem with your run.
"Staring at the charts for hours straight" – this mainly. 🧐
How it can be done instead – talk to Jun 2-3 times every day, and she would tell herself there are "anomalies on the stock maket" – only then it's worth checking "stonks.ic", where usually one of the coins is getting either extremely low, or extremely high.
Then also, it's not worth staring right at it 👀, but just re-checking every now and then.
I usually went out for walk, slept for 1-4 hours, or had fun with Jun. 😉
Then re-checked the charts... Sometimes also saving the game if luck was particularly(!) good.
Btw, the chart dynamic is random every time, so it was also possible to re-load as many times as you want, keeping the chart going up and up. 😋
(this is also practically cheating/exploiting, but you don't necessary need to do it – to still have tremendous success with "stonks.ic").
Generally, this approach worked really smooth and casual, and didn't felt like grind, at all.
Heh, on that "buying something actually exciting" – we touched that question on a neighboring topic:
https://itch.io/t/5740024/rich-lifestyle-for-those-who-have-over-10m
I would love to see more ingame options of course...
But, from IRL experience – I know there's nothing really to spend big money on... Even when you have those.
Basically, what you can do when there's far more than enough for own needs...
*Is either starting an organization(any kind, from business to charity), and then paying other people so they could have enough... Which is not without personal risks, and is generally a game for a specific taste(being executive and all – some get high from it).
*Or, the ultimate thing is – going into politics... Which has 1000X more personal risk, because now you're tryin to step on other people with big money, big organizations, big connections, big influence, and FAR bigger experience. Which would likely end with your 💀.
This is where big money are spent, while stereotype of "beautiful life" is prety much a lie – someone invented it to bullshit poor normies. 🧐
我意思不是说要买超级跑车、豪华的餐食之类的，而是能和robot去了解到更多关于这个世界的东西，比如这座城市之外的地方是怎么样的？会有一个地方可以包容robot吗？在拥有足够的财富后，这些问题都是可以去探索的，这样还会遇到更多的npc，看到这个世界似乎有了一点希望。或者是利用这些财富，让我们可以升级的地方更多了，更大一点的房子？更好的厨锅？这些都在日程上吗，总之我想的应该和你想的差不多。
我只是想把重复的东西简单化，集齐所有游戏结局的路显得有些枯燥，在robot可以对话之前，通过股票赚钱都没有什么提示，这段日子会很无聊，就是摸robot的头然后尝试聊天这些的，robot可以对话之前的一些选择又可能会影响结局，我也有些苦恼。
Translation:
What I mean isn’t buying things like supercars or luxurious food, but rather going out with the robot to explore more about this world.
For example:
• What are the other areas of this city like?
• Are there places where we can interact more with the robot?
• Are there more NPCs to meet?
These things could bring more vitality to the world.
If we can become richer using these methods, could we unlock more places to upgrade?
Maybe bigger houses, better kitchens, and other things like that?
Are these things planned for the future?
In general, I think what I’m hoping for is probably similar to what you want as well.
What I really want is for some repetitive parts of the game to be simplified.
Right now the path to reaching the different endings can feel a bit tedious. Before you can even talk with the robot, the only way to earn money is through the stock market, and there isn’t much guidance.
During that time the gameplay becomes a bit boring — basically just touching the robot’s head and trying to chat with her.
Some choices you make before being able to talk with the robot might affect the ending, which makes it a little frustrating