Romance Options

[Ellixer]

I just finished the game for the first time (planning on going over it a few times soon) and looked at the gallery. I noticed there are around 10 "Romance CGs" in the Epilogue section. Does anyone know what they are?

[PengiQZ]

Hey there! There are quite a few romance options :D Some also have variants, which can depend on a few things. The relationships are:

LukexRebecca
LukexHannah
LukexMarianne
HannahhxZachary
HannahxMarianne
AshtonxRebecca
AshtonxIsabella

[X Æ A-12]

So there is a total of 7 romance options? What about the other 3 CGs?

[JamJackEvo]

The other 3 CGs are variations of the same pairings, depending on their circumstances in the endgame, according to PengiQZ's post.

Still... I'm a little disappointed that Isabella and Zachary only get one romance choice. Why not get THEM together, too? Ah, my ship will never sail. ;_;

But at least I now know it'd be a wasted effort! Whew...

[X Æ A-12]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I know the goal of the visual novel was horror but it would have been lovely if they went the extra mile to put a bit more shipping in the game.

Well if you really are desperate you can write your own fanfic of the couple and share it all with us :p

Or YangYang decides to go EA and release the next ships as DLC

[Ellixer]

Thank you. That was very helpful.

I know it isn't the main focus of the story but I do really enjoy this aspect of the story. Zach having only one option was a bit of a shame but ah well. More same sex or polyamory options would be cool as well. It is what it is though, and as it stands, it's still an aspect that I very much appreciate.

If only I didn't have to intentionally break the relationship between Luke and Hannah to get them with someone else. Actually if there is a way, that would be lovely. I know it's weird but it's easier to kill someone off than break their marriage for me. From my first playthrough, Becca and Luke seems like they could be fun.

[MyCurrentObsession]

I got Luke/Rebecca on my first run without actually trying for it. It was kind of hilarious to me, since I was still unfamiliar with the relationship mechanic (namely the fact that a successful romance requires a practically maxed affection) and I hadn't expected it at all. The pairs I had actually been trying for was Ashton with either Becca or Isabella, but the relationships weren't high enough, so he rejected Becca's confession and then was rejected by Bella in turn. I had also suspected I could have hooked up Zach and Hannah, but it was my first run and I Iet him get caught sneaking into the mansion and get sent to jail, not knowing that would lead to his death.

By the time I hit the epilogue and saw all the relationships I'd been expecting/hoping for not work out, Luke/Rebecca suddenly popping up just had me like - WHAT. It IS a great dynamic though - I really appreciate that Rebecca takes NONE of Luke's ♥♥♥♥ while still seeing the good in him, and he in turn gives her a much-needed wake-up call about her feelings for Ash.

I agree that more romances would've been nice though. I actually liked the Zach/Isabella dynamic as it was, with her looking up to him as a big brother (and wondering if her actual siblings were like him and Rebecca if things would've turned out differently for her), but I felt like there was a missed opportunity with Zach & Ashton and Rebecca & Isabella. Both pairs were extremely close friends that I felt could have easily been turned into a romance.

And since Marianne can romance both Hannah AND Luke, a polyamorous ending where the two of them stay together but also hook up with Marianne would've been pretty neat. (...Although I have conflicted feelings about Marianne, since in her chapter proper, it definitely seemed like she was more a closeted lesbian who slept with men because it was the "right" thing to do rather than because she liked guys too, and a big part of her chapter was her coming to terms with/accepting who she was, but she still has a romance with Luke, so I guess she's meant to be bi after all?)

[Yangyang Mobile]

We at yangyang actually love to ship much more pairs together! but sadly more ships = more branches = more time = more money to spend that we do not have. :)

[Ellixer]

Originally posted by MyCurrentObsession:

I got Luke/Rebecca on my first run without actually trying for it. It was kind of hilarious to me, since I was still unfamiliar with the relationship mechanic (namely the fact that a successful romance requires a practically maxed affection) and I hadn't expected it at all. The pairs I had actually been trying for was Ashton with either Becca or Isabella, but the relationships weren't high enough, so he rejected Becca's confession and then was rejected by Bella in turn. I had also suspected I could have hooked up Zach and Hannah, but it was my first run and I Iet him get caught sneaking into the mansion and get sent to jail, not knowing that would lead to his death.

By the time I hit the epilogue and saw all the relationships I'd been expecting/hoping for not work out, Luke/Rebecca suddenly popping up just had me like - WHAT. It IS a great dynamic though - I really appreciate that Rebecca takes NONE of Luke's ♥♥♥♥ while still seeing the good in him, and he in turn gives her a much-needed wake-up call about her feelings for Ash.

I agree that more romances would've been nice though. I actually liked the Zach/Isabella dynamic as it was, with her looking up to him as a big brother (and wondering if her actual siblings were like him and Rebecca if things would've turned out differently for her), but I felt like there was a missed opportunity with Zach & Ashton and Rebecca & Isabella. Both pairs were extremely close friends that I felt could have easily been turned into a romance.

And since Marianne can romance both Hannah AND Luke, a polyamorous ending where the two of them stay together but also hook up with Marianne would've been pretty neat. (...Although I have conflicted feelings about Marianne, since in her chapter proper, it definitely seemed like she was more a closeted lesbian who slept with men because it was the "right" thing to do rather than because she liked guys too, and a big part of her chapter was her coming to terms with/accepting who she was, but she still has a romance with Luke, so I guess she's meant to be bi after all?)

For me my favorite was Luke/Becca, but I really didn't want to break up Luke and Hannah either so I was really conflicted. Happily they can remain perfectly friendly even after the divorce so that's at least pleasant.

At first I was really shooting for Becca and Isabella. Ashton seems too obvious to me for either of them and I like a bit of unexpectedness in my pairing personally. Still, if they're straight, that's the end of that I suppose. Zach with either of the girls would have been nice though, and now that you brought it up him and Ash would have been really cool too.

Marianne seems bi to me. That's how I interpret it anyway. I think she got pass that closetted stage of her life but felt guilt about doing so too late and (possibly) causing her friend's death. She commented a couple of times on Luke's attractiveness and it seemed genuine enough. At the present she seems perfectly confident and willing to pursue whoever she finds attractive, male or female.

Originally posted by Yangyang Mobile:

We at yangyang actually love to ship much more pairs together! but sadly more ships = more branches = more time = more money to spend that we do not have. :)

That's fair. I would hate for these things to feel like a checklist. With limited resources you can't have everything. But we can dreams and these things would sure have been nice.

Still, as someone who really enjoys these characters, if it is feasible I would love to see more of these characters and their relationship going forward. Of course, in the True Ending half the cast is dead but nevermind that...

Hope you guys do well going forward! To be hoenst I hadn't heard of the game before this and didn't expect much when I bought it. I was really impressed with what I played though and I hope you guys do well!

[bologna ghost]

Originally posted by MyCurrentObsession:

The pairs I had actually been trying for was Ashton with either Becca or Isabella, but the relationships weren't high enough, so he rejected Becca's confession and then was rejected by Bella in turn.

How do you achieve that? Do they need to have mutual negative affection, Ashton has positive for Bella and negative for Becca, or Becca and Bella have negative for Ashton but he has positive for both? Or...whatever combination? Thanks in advance.

[purple&green2023]

If you want to get a rejection scene from either Bella and Becca then you just have to make sure that their relationship bars aren't maxed. It doesn't have to be negative per say for them to reject the confession. Just don't max it out

Although, how high the relationship bar will also affect how Becca or Ash reacts to the rejection. For example If Becca and Ash has a highish relationship bar then she'll take the rejection well, if it's very low then very negatively. If Bella and Ash has a highish relationship then Ash will take the rejection well but if Bella and Ash's relationship bar is very low then Ash wont confess

[Ellixer]

Originally posted by Green&purple2015:

If you want to get a rejection scene from either Bella and Becca then you just have to make sure that their relationship bars aren't maxed. It doesn't have to be negative per say for them to reject the confession. Just don't max it out

Although, how high the relationship bar will also affect how Becca or Ash reacts to the rejection. For example If Becca and Ash has a highish relationship bar then she'll take the rejection well, if it's very low then very negatively. If Bella and Ash has a highish relationship then Ash will take the rejection well but if Bella and Ash's relationship bar is very low then Ash wont confess

This seems about right. I had both Bella and Becca at around 75-80% with Ash and that's the exact outcome I got.

[eclair]

is it possible to not have any pair ups?

[Ellixer]

Originally posted by caramia:

is it possible to not have any pair ups?

Never tried it, but I don't see why not. Keep everyone's relationship moderately low and that should do.

[TargetLost]

Originally posted by caramia:

is it possible to not have any pair ups?

Yes. I always manage to get such outcomes thought I like seeing romances.
If you stay unbiased and do decitions to fit the situations best you likely get such an outcome.

Had Bella and Z man relation ship maxed somehow not planed though but that didn't trigger anything.

Asthon and Bella I got very short before max which ended in no relationship but close.
I have to say though seeing Asthons dead scene out of the blue (really devs.. as good as everything else was that was a wtf) she was clear in love with him. Although I think devs messed up something here I liked that scene. Probably that was more touching than the romance..dunno haven't seen the romance scene.
Asthon is the only one I lost byway except of rose and hanna. Didn't know you can lose the ppl through "wrong" decitions.

never played such a long vn. Well done devs!!!
At the end I have to say I skipped most of the luke part since after hours playing/reading it was too much for me and I just wanted to know the end of the 4 or now 3 left best friends.

[eclair]

Thanks Ellixer and TargetLost, that's good to know. I've tried to always keep it relatively high, as I was under the assumption they'd die otherwise. I wasn't expecting romance really, not in this way, and I had to pause for a good long while playing this game because it kinda ruined for me. I know people like this sort of thing, but it kinda detracted for me, the charm of the game.