Ren'Py Power Vacuum [Ch. 12 Official] [What? Why? Games]

[Fayn Arawn]

what's the deal with Annabelle ? is she a clone or something ? Ophelia recognized her mom but... Anna looks younger than Ophelia, she's probably the same age as Brenna.

Original Annabelle ("Annabelle 1") started working at Hunter's restaurant in 1979 and they got married soon after, so let's assume she was at least 18, that would put her birth year as 1961 at the latest. Annabelle 1 died of cancer in 2002, when she would have been around 41. Clearly the new Annabelle ("Annabelle 2") is much younger than that, in fact she looks identical to a photo labeled "Summer Vacation 1981" showing Annabelle 1 at (presumably) 20 years old. (Said photo can be seen in the Chapter 13 previews.)

Now, if Annabelle 2 IS 20 years old, then that means she was born/created around 1999 (as Power Vacuum is set in 2019), which was 3 years BEFORE Annabelle 1 died. If that was the sequence of events, then my extreme long shot theory is that Hunter intended to save his wife by giving her new organs from her clone, but his plan obviously changed after Annabelle 1 died before her clone was mature enough to harvest.

Alternatively, if Annabelle 2 was born/created around the original's death, then she'd only be about 17. If this is the case, I really have no idea what Hunter's plan was, except some kind of crazy The Boys From Brazil idea that he could recreate his wife by ensuring her clone had certain life experiences.

 

[john984]

Speed Mating Teasers
In Chapter 13, Kumiko, Flora, and Ophelia all find themselves fresh on the market and decide to test the waters by attending a speed dating event only to find themselves craving a higher class of man.

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Can you share the latest teasers?

 

[Deleted member 7535870]

Anybody have a latest save?

Here it is

 

[krys69]

How many more chapter we can hope to see?
The story and the comedy, including the fun stuff, make it difficult wanting it to end.

 

[dartred]

How many more chapter we can hope to see?
The story and the comedy, including the fun stuff, make it difficult wanting it to end.

This coming chapter is the last full chapter and than we get one more extra chapter that will contain only epilogues for the characters.

 

[zindathar]

any news of when can we expect the next release???

 

[pinkie96]

any news of when can we expect the next release???

Progress is at 56% so if that's accurate and progress continues at exactly the same rate it would finish in mid November.

More likely mid December though

 

[Dmob_6438]

does anyone have any theories on how this last chapter will end

 

[SuddenReal]

Progress is at 56% so if tat's accurate and progress continues at exactly the same rate it would finish in mid November.

Noooo! What did you do? Now people will use that date like it's set in stone!

WWG's progress always slows down at the end, because the writing takes up more time than he anticipated. So, it's a lot safer to say it'll be start of January.

 

[Jaga Telesin]

WWG's progress always slows down at the end, because the writing takes up more time than he anticipated.

Perhaps if he didn't try to insert a joke or pop-culture reference every 2nd or 3rd textbox displayed, it wouldn't take that much time.

 

[MiltonPowers]

Perhaps if he didn't try to insert a joke or pop-culture reference every 2nd or 3rd textbox displayed, it wouldn't take that much time.

I like the jokes & references, sure, some fall pretty flat, but it wouldn't be the same to me without them.

 

[MAGO-DAG]

Perhaps if he didn't try to insert a joke or pop-culture reference every 2nd or 3rd textbox displayed, it wouldn't take that much time.

Aren't jokes and pop-culture references the main theme of PV? This is what keeps 40% of interest in the game, especially because of the many jokes.

Only thing that becomes a little different is the bad endings where it turns dark rather than sexy... I would slow down the pace a little, because when we play the main story and then encounter a bad-dark ending (like Chapter 12), sometimes a different atmosphere is conveyed...
in Otherwise the game overall holds up very well

 

[Jaga Telesin]

Aren't jokes and pop-culture references the main theme of PV? This is what keeps 40% of interest in the game, especially because of the many jokes.

Actually they ruin the game for me, at least the story part. I'd be happy with a complete lack of any attempt at humor or pop culture in PV, because honestly - it just doesn't work. But then I had to give up on the game partway through Chapter 7, so it's a bit of a moot point.

 

[MiltonPowers]

Actually they ruin the game for me, at least the story part. I'd be happy with a complete lack of any attempt at humor or pop culture in PV, because honestly - it just doesn't work. But then I had to give up on the game partway through Chapter 7, so it's a bit of a moot point.

For me, the MC is a moron, but he's meant to be a moron, due to the comedy framework. I find that very different to most other games, where the MC is meant to be a serious, normal guy, but is actually a moron.

 

[Klaigh]

I like the humor in the game. My only gripe is the conversations they have during what I think would be a great opportunity for a steamy sex scene. An obvious example I can point to is when Aliza was finally taken for a ride and they discussed Apple gift cards during the entire scene. It took away from a scene I was kind of looking forward to.

 

[Jaga Telesin]

I like the humor in the game. My only gripe is the conversations they have during what I think would be a great opportunity for a steamy sex scene. An obvious example I can point to is when Aliza was finally taken for a ride and they discussed Apple gift cards during the entire scene. It took away from a scene I was kind of looking forward to.

I noticed that was more frequent when Chapter 6 got started, and it's one of the reasons I dropped the game.

For me, the MC is a moron, but he's meant to be a moron, due to the comedy framework. I find that very different to most other games, where the MC is meant to be a serious, normal guy, but is actually a moron.

He's really even worse than that - he's a consummate idiot with the IQ of a rock. He continues doing things (like opening a safe) in a house that has pinhole cameras everywhere. And since the player is given choice over where to go in the house, the order in which things happen, and (some) decisions to make, it's like WE are the idiots playing the MC. That didn't sit well with me - the lack of choice, respect from family, and overuse of bad humor just turned me off. If I could change that by removing the humor/pop culture, adding in more respect from others for the MC (at least to standard human levels), and actually being allowed to choose who to screw and how things unfolded, the game would be a winner.

 

[MiltonPowers]

He's really even worse than that - he's a consummate idiot with the IQ of a rock.

That's what I was trying to say very poorly. He is a consummate idiot with the IQ of a rock, but so is 90% of all the MCs. The difference for me, is that he is meant to be, he's written that way. So I don't actually find it frustrating, like I do when Devs are trying to be serious and there MC is no better than here.

and actually being allowed to choose who to screw and how things unfolded, the game would be a winner.

Could not agree more with that. There's nothing I hate more than forced sex/romance (although personally, there's only 1 here that I would turn down). But I was aware coming in that it was like that and give CTRL a good working out during her scenes.

 

[Jaga Telesin]

There's nothing I hate more than forced sex/romance (although personally, there's only 1 here that I would turn down). But I was aware coming in that it was like that and give CTRL a good working out during her scenes.

My primary "kick to the curb" LI would have been Mallory - that bitch didn't deserve anything, much less several good dickings. But then I found "caving in" to many of the LIs (like a good little walking sex toy/handmaid) overall not fun. I counted at least a dozen times where I would have turned down sex with a girl and had zero choice in the matter.

 

[Fayn Arawn]

What "Last Chance" pairings do you guys want to see?

I know some are hoping for Amber and Caspian, it's lost the 2nd round vote three times now, but it'll probably win eventually. I don't really care if they fuck or not, but the idea was set up in chapter 12, and I can't think of anyone else I'd rather see them with.

I was really hoping for Hunter x Flora, but she's locked in with Kumiko. Now I'm not sure who I'd pair Hunter with... maybe Nora?

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[hankfranklin]

What "Last Chance" pairings do you guys want to see?

I know some are hoping for Amber and Caspian, it's lost the 2nd round vote three times now, but it'll probably win eventually. I don't really care if they fuck or not, but the idea was set up in chapter 12, and I can't think of anyone else I'd rather see them with.

I was really hoping for Hunter x Flora, but she's locked in with Kumiko. Now I'm not sure who I'd pair Hunter with... maybe Nora?

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Main Cast (can win multiple times)

• Sterling x Eileen (May vote)
• Ophelia x Drew (Feb.), x Keira (Mar.)
• Brenna
• Catherine x Penny (Jun.)

Supporting Cast (can win only once)

• Aliza
• Amber
• Annabelle
• Bathsheba
• Caspian
• Drew x Ophelia (Feb.)
• Eileen x Sterling (May)
• Eva
• Flora x Kumiko (Apr.)
• Hunter
• Keira x Ophelia (Mar.)
• Kevin
• Kumiko x Flora (Apr.)
• Lucia
• Mallory
• Natsuko
• Nora
• Penny x Catherine (Jun.)
• Peyton
• Rachita
• Rebecca
• Sean
• Tiff
• Tsukiko

Drew & Catherine/Keira/Brenna/Nora
Hunter & Catherine
Sterling & Drew
Drew is pretty, it's like watching a lesbian with a strap on.