VN Ren'Py Wanna name my characters?

[KiaAzad]

I'm making a non porn game, and I thought it would be fun to give you guys the opportunity to name my characters. The girls are college girls in a post dystopia world setting, escaping the government system to settle a ghost town.
They'll never show up naked in the game, but since I haven't had time to dress them, here's the naked version.
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The blonde girl I've already named `Patricia` or `Trish` for short. Next in the story is the goth girl that I need a name for, but feel free to suggest a name for any one of them.

 

[Saint Blackmoor]

Here are my humble suggestions.

 

[anne O'nymous]

[...] feel free to suggest a name for any one of them.

Is it normal that, when looking at them, almost all trigger a really obvious name ?

I mean, the girl at the right is clearly Ariel, then come Aurora (sleeping Beauty). The next one is a mix between Cruella (my god, a villain !) and Esmeralda, followed by Mulan. The second redhead is Princess Merida, and finally Belle close the list at the left of the image.
The blue and green ones feel also obvious, but their hair color mess with my brain. I know that they remind me of a D. princess, but I can't make my finger on the right name.

And it's not just a question of hair color and hair style. The body type, size and face also clearly match.
Also note that it's not a criticism, just an observation ; and possibly also the proof that I have seen too many rule 34 Disney...

 

[Saint Blackmoor]

I think they voted on all having the same pubic hair treatment. I vote yes, Also!

Is it normal that, when looking at them, almost all trigger a really obvious name?

You haven't heard that Disney has brainwashed us into unconsciously equating their ladies with every female we see?

 

[anne O'nymous]

You haven't heard that Disney has brainwashed us into unconsciously equating their ladies with every female we see?

Except that there's no unconscious here, at least not from the viewer. The small redhead is the most obvious. She have the same hair color, same haircut, same round baby face, same big anime eyes, and same "a bit less than expected" size, than Princess Merida... It starts to make a lot of "same".

Not that it's necessarily a voluntary move from OP, but it's clear what his inspiration, conscious or not, was for those girls.
And it come with a twist. Since they look alike D. girls, I expect them to also match the personality of their D. equivalent. And I'll probably not be the only one.

 

[KiaAzad]

Here are my humble suggestions.

Great suggestions, I have a handful more in later chapters that need names, I'll come back with their images when they're ready.

Is it normal that, when looking at them, almost all trigger a really obvious name ?

Now that you've mentioned it, I can see the resemblance, I guess I've started choosing the ones that looked familiar to me without noticing.
It took me a few tries before I've settled on this style, but I guess that Disney cartoony face has been a part of it since the beginning.
here's the first iteration:
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And second itteration:
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[Saint Blackmoor]

Great suggestions. I have a handful more in later chapters that need names. I'll come back with their images when they're ready.

Kool, I like the ones you are using. The other interactions are good, but the sharpness removes some girlishness. (is that even a word?)

 

[KiaAzad]

Made the first demo:

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Please let me know what you think.

 

[Saint Blackmoor]

Hey, there KiaAz.

I'm very impressed with the demo. When AI started showing up here, I was all for it, but then devs started doing uninteresting things with it and abandoning their games pretty quickly. I like what you've done with AI, intelligently using its strengths. I like the humor and banter you've established, the GUI, and the pixelated transition to the save/load screen. Being you're just starting the game, I can see a lot of potential.

I'm a proofreader here and have a good amount of experience. As an English speaker, I can see room for improvement in the dialogue and can suggest more current English slang words and standard English terms. Also, I have other ideas for the game to improve its popularity.

https://f95zone.to/threads/experienced-proofreader-i-can-help-you-with-your-game.155643/
I charge for my service but can help you for free since you are new. And deserve some help to succeed.

Cheers.

 

[KiaAzad]

I like what you've done with AI

My intention is focusing on the story telling, and avoid making the AI the focus of the game. Although I spend the same amount of time that a real artist would on the art, it still has the stigma of being made by AI, so I try to balance it with everything else and don't let the game look too lazy.

and the pixelated transition to the save/load screen.

I think that's an artifact of the web platform, it doesn't happen in the PC versions. Although, renpy has a pixilation animation that I might use if it looks good.

I'm a proofreader here and have a good amount of experience. As an English speaker, I can see room for improvement in the dialogue and can suggest more current English slang words and standard English terms. Also, I have other ideas for the game to improve its popularity.

It might be too early to rope others in, but I have to be crazy to pass on professional help when it's free. Please contact me on discord: kiaazad