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i estimate that TSR is between 60-67% completed

so I've been watch Keith Ballard's let's play of Password, and has brought up several criticisms, i have a idea of how the first 3 days could be re-written to alleviate some of the problems, keep in mind that i am no writer and this just a fan's opinion, also i'm not on patreon so if anything i talk about has already been fixed in the new builds that's why, Spoilers ahead

start day one with Roswell making a big scene of Tyson's appearance (it's kinda weird we only see Dean's individual reaction despite his lack of connection to Tyson, my guess it was to set up a romantic rivalry but it never goes anywhere, except that kinda sudden fight in Benson's bad end, anyway is weird that Roswell and Orlando don't get a reaction until Roswell suddenly begins harassing Tyson later), but begrudgingly relenting to let him go (thereby starting the vacation in a bad note and providing a reason why they don't hang out together as often as one would expect), day 1 spend first with Tyson and latter Dean establishing any vital information (things like how are their relationship with Dave and each other, who knows about Dave's dad, who was in high school together, who doesn't know each other well, basically any important character information that Dave already knows about at this point), day 2 do the same for Sal and Hoss, and day 3 for Roswell and Orlando, imply that they are mad at Dave and have been avoiding him until now, but don't have them address the issue head on yet, so Roswell later actions and the call out Dave gets later make sense, i would also establish that Dave is depressed because of his father's death from the beginning (probably day 2 or 3), because right now we only find out about it at the end of day 8, and then in day 9 he starts his depressive spiral, this harms the emotional catharsis of day 14 because the change in his behavior shouldn't be a mystery to those who knew of what happened (which at that point is everyone except Hoss and Sal if you are not in his route), but if is established that Dave is putting up a "everything is fine" facade then the reveal of how much this was affecting Dave makes much more sense, also i would move the blocking of the road to day 9, because it makes no sense in path B how they don't just leave for days after finding Oswin's body, the reason given is because they don't want one of them to be incriminated, but that excuse falls flat when you notice it wasn't a concern in any of the previous bad endings

anyway i hope the feedback helps, love the game, personal top 10, but it could be better

i estimate that TSR is between 58-65% completed

i estimate that TSR is between 56-65% completed

i estimate that TSR is somewhere between 54 to 65% completed

i assuming William will be saved for last

i'm guessing TSR is about 60% done

are Dominic and Jack actually dating?

are any of the routes finished?

i do so think that there should be more FVN with trans characters

wasn't because of, like, EVERYTHING in this side story?

his father is a monster, two of his "friends" straight up hate him, and he finds out his older brother is being molested, he decides there's no reason to live in a loveless world, he gives one last try by confessing his crush, but gets his heart broken, so he ends it

what do you mean? both Sam Sr. and Jr. are dead by the time Grey meets Virgil

with Arches ending i would like to ask for help filling out the Arches TvTropes page

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/Arches

Lawful Good vs Chaotic Good

from what i understand there seems to be a hierarchy of species that exists as a separate categorical from race and nationality, from what we saw until now, ungulates are at the bottom, aquatic animals are low, canines and birds are high, and marsupials are just above mustelids, the rest of hierarchy hasn't been elaborated on

woah, that was... i think i need a moment to process all that.

i want to set Chad's dad on fire

apparently the plan is to finish Sissel's route before going back to TB

do we have confirmation on Duke's last name?

can wait for the final build to go public, i'm guessing it will be around May 19 based on the average patreon to itchio of Arches 

the PASSWORD TvTropes page has just been created

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/Password

by u/nguyenquocthao on Reddit

i would like to ask for help to give that page more content

i'm curious, what does mnesis means?

by my calculations approximately 57 to 58%

tried that already

oh, i assumed that one was Sagittarius like in the end of path B, thanks for the clarification

i though that was scorpio, since Thanatos mentions that it was given to us by the one who started all this

i want to reboot my game so i can replay it without missing the route specific stuff or having to re-read the same day 6 times, how do i do that?

where's the Virgo medal?, i can't for the life of me remember

its 9/10 for me, but just barely, it's this close of 10/10, and my 5th favorite FVN at the moment

the point i was making is that your definition of Dead Dove :Do Not Eat is not the commonly accepted one, if  Arches had this tag most people will assume that the story portrays immoral behavior without condoning it, and for as polarizing as Brian is, you can't deny that the narrative explicitly condemns his actions (also evil in murky ways? the post you link straight up calls his actions sick), what you seem to be wanting are better/more detailed content/trigger warnings

"Dead Dove: Do Not Eat is a warning or tag used to indicate that a fanwork contains tropes or elements that may be deemed morally reprehensible without explicitly condemning the sensitive aspects."

i don't think it really fits Arches and Echo, what you described wouldn't fall into the "horror" tag? also is there even a Dead Dove: Do Not Eat tag in this site?

it gave me a a new perspective on his treatment of Chug (thought it doesn't excuse it), instead of being fueled by homophobia, Cesar mistreats Gabriel due to a misture of performative homophobia + projection of self-hatred due to internalized homophobia + envy that Chug has the courage to be out and proud with Dude while he can't do the same with Felix

i have no words

(in a good way)

who is this YouTuber?

i'm always in search of a new FVN LP

i don't think the timeline only shows what Grey knows

making the math with Ken's age and DoB shows that Ken's route is on 1958

is probably based on the native language of who ever he's speaking to, for the language to correspond to species wouldn't make sense since there's no one to one correlation between species and languages i. e: one species can have multiple languages (as human are said to have in-universe) and one language can be shared b multiple species (Old Sylvian); evidence of this can be seen when he speaks with the cat bard, he specifically points out that Caelan has a accent of his home region/town when he speaks in Cat's language

when i saw the Magistrate scene i felt kinda vindicated, ever since i can remember people complained about Caelan being "too passive" or "useless", but i always knew that that was mostly due to situational factors, his circumstances forced him into a reactive role and his environment was unconductive towards his talents, i already predicted that Caelan would have to take over the meeting with the Magistrate because of Ranok's language issues (although i didn't anticipate him being THAT incompetent), Caelan has showed to be a natural mediator and skilled in making friends even with "difficult" people,  had the sense he would show a talent for diplomacy, but holy sh*t when he started talking with the Magistrate he sounded like a legit career diplomat, was that his job in his previous life?, and he pretty much saved the tribe (not that they will ever give him the proper gratitude)

i did read RtF, is number 11 in my ranking

i think is great, but i can't say i love it like i do my top 10

1- Burrows

2- Temptation's Ballad

3- Changeling Tale

4,5 and 6- Echo, The Smoke Room and Arches in no specific order

7- PASSWORD

it is my 8th favorite VN at the moment