VN Ren'Py College Kings [Act 2 v5.2.7] [Undergrad Steve]

[L0key2022]

Love the story however it feel like everything this to calculated which overcomplicates everything your more worried about how to get the path you want which than actually enjoying the story

 

[Bloodguard]

Wow man, this was very deep, could you put the pros and cons of the other LIs in the game, I would be very grateful, I found what you were able to absorb very interesting, it would be nice to see more about the others and what are their qualities and defects, you seem to understand enough to give us an objective and unbiased view, anyway thanks for the information

That analysis was indeed very deep and enlightening, but any similarities to the Devs actual intent while writing is most likely purely coincidental.
What I'm saying is the interpretation of foreshadowing and deeper meaning is more attributed to the readers skillful imagination and ability to fill in the blanks, as the writers of this game couldn't write their way out of a paper bag.

 

[Sonny86]

Where is the android port? It was playable for android before!!!

 

[HWK1590]

Any update day on the game yet Oct Or Nov?

October per the developers Patreon

 

[Sonny86]

How about someone porting last update for Android please?!!

 

[JNolan92]

Did the last update from 3 months ago add anything to the story or did it just correct bugs and stuff? Because I had an outdated version and I reached the end of the last episode, saved it, downloaded the most recent version, and I still get that message saying it was the end of the episode. I scrolled back a little and redid the dialogue with Nora outside after the Chicks presidency thing and I still get that message. Plus I am seeing on here that the next episode will be released this month, supposedly.

 

[richiman]

Did the last update from 3 months ago add anything to the story or did it just correct bugs and stuff? Because I had an outdated version and I reached the end of the last episode, saved it, downloaded the most recent version, and I still get that message saying it was the end of the episode. I scrolled back a little and redid the dialogue with Nora outside after the Chicks presidency thing and I still get that message. Plus I am seeing on here that the next episode will be released this month, supposedly.

There is no new content because Episode I is already finished. The new content will be as DLC and it will be Episode II.

 

[chesra.pola24]

Does anyone else miss Evelyn? I kind of liked her.

And the fighting system has become unnecessarily complicated...

 

[mightybored]

Does anyone else miss Evelyn? I kind of liked her.

And the fighting system has become unnecessarily complicated...

I just hit 'auto-win', it's too much of a pain to actually play.

 

[chesra.pola24]

I just hit 'auto-win', it's too much of a pain to actually play.

Exactly my point. The fun part of the fights is lost.

 

[Night Hacker]

Exactly my point. The fun part of the fights is lost.

This sort of thing takes away from what a visual novel is supposed to be about, at least in my opinion. I do auto-win as well as I don't play visual novels for arcade style gameplay.

 

[richiman]

Information for College Kings players.

College Kings Act I, Act II and Act III, which is split across three Acts and game downloads, has now been combined into one game; one single game download; and is free to play for a better gaming experience.

Going forward, College Kings – Acts I to III will be known as College Kings - The Complete Season.

With this change, the College Kings Acts II and III will be retired soon to remove any future confusion.

New naming:
CK1 - The Complete Season.
CK2 - Episode I.

Subsequent parts of CK2 will be released as Episodes.

 

[mightybored]

Yeah, the first three acts are one single (free) download on Steam.

 

[MaddSeazyn]

I cant get this to go past Nora saying things are going to change. Is this just glitched for me?

 

[chesra.pola24]

This sort of thing takes away from what a visual novel is supposed to be about, at least in my opinion. I do auto-win as well as I don't play visual novels for arcade style gameplay.

Well, it is meant to be a mini-game that enhances user experience through involvement. But overcomplicating that part took away a whole chunk of fun out of the experience

 

[raider_manhc]

Information for College Kings players.

College Kings Act I, Act II and Act III, which is split across three Acts and game downloads, has now been combined into one game; one single game download; and is free to play for a better gaming experience.

Going forward, College Kings – Acts I to III will be known as College Kings - The Complete Season.

With this change, the College Kings Acts II and III will be retired soon to remove any future confusion.

New naming:
CK1 - The Complete Season.
CK2 - Episode I.

Subsequent parts of CK2 will be released as Episodes.

so when do we get the complete season here?

 

[WastedEfforts]

It isn't just cheating foreshadowing, but the foreshadowing of an entire cycle of a toxic marriage. Now I'm not saying that Nora is a bad LI or anything, just that there is a lot of subtext to go with the text and it isn't really subtle. It is like there is foreshadowing that Nora is meant to be the one that he will marry and have children with even though she is wrong for him. Basically, Nora's entire story arc is cheating and past behavior being an indication of future behavior. It kinda goes like this:

1. Nora and Alex have a meet cute, but she says right away she is taken.
2. Nora is seen chatting up Emily, the first girl we see her talking to/mirroring is the one who allegedly cheated on Alex
3. They get closer at the wolf party where she is beefing with her boyfriend
4. She enlists his help to make her dream trip come true, not her boyfriend
5. On the trip they sneak away from the group, including her boyfriend
6. Her boyfriend leaves her at the alter, she marries Alex instead
7. She has a domestic abuse incident (much discussed on this board)
8. She cheats with Alex (optional) Hides the affair
9. She disappears and ghosts Alex. Private detective must be "hired" to find her.
10. She insists that Alex creampie her even though they didn't before. Baby trap.
11. Alex and Nora parent a "baby" together (optional and fake lol)
12. She says that her and Chloe made out even if Alex and Chloe and/or Nora are in a relationship (plus she hates Chloe).
13. She tells Alex that no matter how the election went that nothing will be the same afterward.

There are other less impactful things, like her testing/teasing Alex with the prospect of cheating if you join the Wolves, but in general infidelity and Nora are thematically joined at the hip. While just a few of these you can just take or leave, when you string them all together they show a pattern foreshadowing that her cycle may be hard to break. Once you can see the foreshadowing, you really can't unsee it. It is just thematic shorthand. Then again, a lot of the other LIs have much less subtle problems (I'm looking at you Amber). The funny thing is that Chloe has a lot of similar red flags throughout the game but the main difference is that Nora would be a good mother (albeit a bad wife).

Bunch of bs.
Chris practically abandons Nora, so her leaving him is set in stone. Even Chloe, who's constantly busy, leaves some room for MC, unlike what Chris does to Nora (now multiply this for months).
Also, Nora doesn't hate Chloe, she never said that. In fact Nora said that she would like to improve her relationship with Chole.
Breaking apart and Nora's optional cheating is all Chris fault. He could've easily avoided this disaster by spending a little more time with his girlfriend. They didn't even have any intimacy for a long time and that's fucked up thing to do to your significant other.

 

[richiman]

so when do we get the complete season here?

This is just a name change - everything is up to date.
There are no changes to the game files, version or content.

 

[raider_manhc]

This is just a name change - everything is up to date.
There are no changes to the game files, version or content.

ok shame. so the bug with act 1 and 2 with the saves still not fixed? i got the guy, (cant remember his name), thrown home during europe trip before hte rest of the class went. but then in act 2 he is suddenly on same flight and with the class at airport...

 

[NewTricks]

Bunch of bs.
Chris practically abandons Nora, so her leaving him is set in stone. Even Chloe, who's constantly busy, leaves some room for MC, unlike what Chris does to Nora (now multiply this for months).
Also, Nora doesn't hate Chloe, she never said that. In fact Nora said that she would like to improve her relationship with Chole.
Breaking apart and Nora's optional cheating is all Chris fault. He could've easily avoided this disaster by spending a little more time with his girlfriend. They didn't even have any intimacy for a long time and that's fucked up thing to do to your significant other.

I'm not making a value judgment on Nora's cheating or assigning blame. I'm talking about foreshadowing and analyzing the events as a storytelling convention. If I were to attempt to diagram problems with the relationship between Alex and Nora (who I must admit is probably my favorite love interest, issues notwithstanding) I would assert that women who cheat on their partner will tend to cheat on any future partner as well (men too, honestly). At any rate, I wasn't discussing that so if you wish to refute it feel free. The foreshadowing aspect is only a possible allusion to future events. No other love interest is as intertwined with prospects of marriage, children, infidelity, and divorce as Nora is. They stand up to get married. They raise a plastic baby together. Nora cheats, either physically or emotionally is your choice. Nora's parents are in the throes of a divorce. It isn't exactly subtle.

Also, if you didn't pick up on the fact that Chloe and Nora hate each other you are NOT paying attention. She might not have said "I hate you" but boy do actions speak louder than words.