Hi!! I normally don't write comments on games cuz I don't really have the urge of write something like It but I think this time It will kinda help someone, I already completed the game once but I wanted to replay it to see a scene of Ashton Date that I had not seen in detail, so as not to make it long, I have been trying to play the game over and over again cuz at some moment it ends up freezing but when I close the game and I open it again, everything I have saved completely disappear and it has already happened to me like 4 times, so I thought maybe it was a bug in the game (Unless it's from my shitty computer, idk) but I wanted to comment on it so that no one else has to go through that experience!!
(Also, sorry if something is poorly written here, the english isn't my firts lenguage, I hope you have a good day!!)
Hmmmm, I'm sorry that it keeps happening, sadly I don't have the knowledge or tools to create some kind of auto save, unless it doesn't save at all when you choose to save. I've never heard of that. I do know that sometimes it freezes but that's only when I play test it from the actual RPG maker. I'm sorry to say it might be your computer but I don't know how or why that would even happen. If it helps I have built in a tiny version of me at the start of the game that can unlock things so you don't have to replay it if you lose your save data. I hope this is understandable.
Nah, it's okay but anyway, my computer is almost like a potato and sometimes it's kinda useless so maybe that could be it but I guess I wrote the comment in case anyone else experiences this but thanks for your comment! :D
Hi!, how are you? I don't really comment much on games, but this one, this visual novel has enchanted me, I just finished playing it a couple of days ago (I played almost all the games). The truth when I found this visual novel less than 1 month ago I had not been so exciting, but playing it and finding the story and that 180 degree turn made me want to play all its “Variants?” but I have a doubt, before I remember there were 4 games available and now there are only 3, if it is not too much trouble, could you tell me what happened with the other demo? (sorry if it is not understood or is confusing, English is not my first language).
Thank you so much for playing my game, I appreciate that so much! I'm not sure if I fully understand your question but there are three "Picture Perfect Boyfriend" games that I have made. The first one is "Picture Perfect Boyfriend Classic" which is the very first game. Then I remade that game with better graphics which is called the updated version. The sequel to that game is called "Reboot" but that game is not finished yet. There is a smaller demo in "Reboot", a demo inside of a demo. It is a file on the "Reboot" game page called "Demo character meet". It is very short but I guess that could be the fourth game you mentioned. I hope this was understandable, i really am grateful that you found my little game. I hope this helps!
oh! thank you very much for answering my question (I'm sorry if it was badly worded, as I mentioned before, English is not my first language). The truth is that now I understand better, and now that I can see the “real Ashton” it's crazy! I love the dedication and above all ingenuity you have in your game, definitely one of my favorites!
Hello— just popping in to leave a comment and show appreciation for the game. :-)
I found the prequel(? Original?) back in April of this year, and I was absolutely hooked by it— which was surprising, because I think it takes a lot to make me really love something the same way I love my longer-term interests, but you’ve definitely done it haha. I was absolutely elated to find that there was more content!! I even posted a little doodle on my tumblr— 49seraphim— and I was extremely happy when I saw that you reblogged and commented on it!^_^ I’m actually quite bashful about how many people decided to like it— I’ll definitely be posting more refined fanart for the game soon!
The story is very solid, quite unique, and I believe I’ve replayed this demo, like, at least six times. I wish the community were larger! Anyway, I don’t think I have any questions, and this is already getting long enough. Simply coming in here to say hello and praise the work ^_^.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for playing and loving my little game! I'm so proud and flattered by all the love something I made has gotten!! I was so worried that people would think it was boring or cliche but Ive been blown away by all the amazing fanart I've seen, seriously I almost cry at every fanart I find!! I hope I get to see more of your arts, i don't go on tumblr as much as I used to but I check every few days.
I really need to finish up REBOOT because it's so close to being done and I hope people like the ending!
Hello espoir! I finally have the confidence to ask about the bois! Specifically about Ashino.
I wanna know more about him, since we don’t know very much at all. Like, what are his goals? How does he feel about the play tester? (If this is too much spoilers, feel free to ignore this section)
and what about Ashton? Does he love us because we connect to the real world? And if he loses us, will he lose his touch to the real world? I’m still trying to figure that out! And what if, (hypothetically) Ashton ended up in the real world! What then? I hope this isn’t too long! I’m just curious about lore
Thank you so much for asking! I don't mind answering! So when I first started making this game, the original Ashton was going to be a fancy, preppy guy, but I scrapped that idea and went with the Ashton that wears a green coat. So I brought back the preppy Ashton because I figured he would make a good villian even if his anger is very justified because I threw him away literally.
About Ashino, he is actually very ok with being not real, unlike Ashton. Ashino's world before it was changed was perfect to him and he wants it back. He has figured that it got messed up because humans were interfering with it so he is mad at the company who made the game and the one who replaced him with Ashton. His goal is to take over the Bureau, the company that made the game so that they will leave his world alone, but he goes a little crazy and wants to take over all humans. (I don't think he could do it though)
I don't think this is too much of a spoiler but he can end up liking the player but not loving them like Ashton does. If you try to go on his date again and refuse to leave he shows you a bit more of himself. Ashino thinks that the player doesn't care about his friends because they are not real and assumes the player doesn't actually love/like him. He thinks it's impossible for a human to care about something that isn't human. So if the player changes his mind, he starts to like the player.
Ashton on the other hand hates that he isn't real and this has caused him a lot of pain. He was going through a crisis and spiraling into a deep depression when suddenly he meets the player. He learns about them by hacking their computer before the game starts and at first he only sees the player as a prize. He feels like a loser who can only win by cheating so he wanted to "win" the player. But over time he starts to actually love the player and want to be with them somehow. Yes if he loses his beloved player he'll lose touch and probably isolate himself from his friends again, but i imagine he'd still try and find a way to come to the real world. He'd still have the ability to hack but he would not be motivated anymore, he is a yandere after all.
If Ashton ended up in the real world? That's such a big spoiler that even I don't know yet, hehehe♫
Thank you for your questions, I love answering them because it helps get the lore in my head organized! Overall I want this story to have a happy ending.
(Spoilers!!) I’m getting more curious about Ashino! And I personally think his anger is justified too. Who knows what he’ll do if his plan ACTUALLY works. Also, since Ashton was basically like a ghost zombie thingie, he saw us go on the date with TrAshton, right? How would he feel about that? Ashino opening up to us a lil more than he thought he would. Because I remember seeing like SHEARS behind the true ending for Kadsey. I wonder if Ash would’ve done the same thing?
Ashton also saw Ashino in a better light and feels sorry for him. I think when you date Ashton finally he says he feels bad for him. Were you able to go on the date with the real Ashton? There's something special you need to do to unlock him! Let me know if you need help doing that!
thoughts on this game so far is that I really enjoy it!! I love Ashton and Vincent, especially Ashton's body type, can't remember the last time I've seen a LI with his body type :)
Solid Ashton is my least fav but I hope he gets a good ending(or doesn't get killed lol), and I like Kadsey but he's probably my second least fav, I enjoy his design a lot, though!
Overall, the game is very charming! I also enjoyed the one before this, just wished I got to see Vincent be beheaded lol
I haven't seen anyone talk about this, but if Tester never played the game, would Ashton and Kadsey get together? I also noticed that whenever I got Solid Ashton's yandere ending, his dialogue in the True End Date would change, which was a cool detail!(I think)
sorry for the long post, just really like games like this :)
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! LOL is calling Ashton "Solid" a Metal Gear reference? I love that!! If you mean Red Ashton then yes he gets a much better ending than the one I had planned. Honestly all the love and fan art I saw of him on twitter and tumblr saved him, I didn't expect for people to like him so much!!
And I also intended for Kadsey to be a little disliked but for a good reason at least. Thank you, I'm glad you like his design, drawing his hair is always a nightmare LOL!
I'm surprised my game has a small following, I get excited with every piece of art or theory I see!! I see the most stuff on tumbr.
And yes, I personally think Ashton and Kadsey would get together if it weren't for the Tester, they match very well and it would have been a matter of time before Kadsey tells Ashton he he felt , and since they've already been friends for so long Ash would accept him. I kinda do feel bad for Red Ashton and Kadsey because they kinda get the short end of the stick overall, but I imagine in the far (faarr) future they might end up liking each other.
Thank you for commenting, it wasn't too long at all!!
I feel kinda bad playing the game now knowing they could've gotten together 💀 I think the only reason Kadsey was unenjoyable was that dang MAD game lol, I also found Solid Ashton(red) to be such a prick but he made me feel, as embarrassed as I am to admit. I also think that Kadsey and Liquid Ashton would be a fantastic match for one another, especially with how expressive Kadsey is!! So happy your game is getting love, it genuinely holds a special place in my heart rn and I'm kinda obsessed with Green Ashton, cannot wait to see the game finished! Best of luck :)
also sorry for the questions, but what makes Ashton so drawn to us? I speculated it was because we were real tbh, and if Tester plays the game when Kadsey and Ashton get together, would he not care for Tester or still hold his current thoughts about us, except more platonically? Speaking of which, what ARE his thoughts on Tester?(as you can tell im obsessed, sincerely sorry)
I'm sorry, it is tragic that Tester gets in the way of Kadsey's relationship, it's just something to deal with (which is another reason why Red Ashton has better ending~) However I am very happy to read (or write) fanfictions where Ash and Kads are happily together!
But those are really good questions!! It may sound strange since I'm the one who made it but there are some things I just didn't think about or might not make sense because most of the story was thought up AFTER the first game was finished!
So the story in my mind is that when Ashton finds out he and his would aren't real (and that the person who created him did so after a weird yandere golfball) he was beyond upset and going through a kind of crisis. I don't remember if I wrote it anywhere but he started to really isolate himself from his friends, seeing them as just game characters. Then in his darkest moment he not only connects to the player's computer but is able to hack into their private files and kind of get to know them. I wanted it to be vague and depend on the person as to what Ash sees in them (hence why he calls them talented because that could be for anything), but the biggest reason is that yes the Tester is real.
I'm sure I said this SOMEWHERE but at first Ashton saw the tester as a prize to be won, since he's always felt like a loser and very self conscious of himself, and the tester was the one thing he could win, but then after the date he starts to realize he really wants to be with tester somehow. If that makes sense.
But if Tester plays after Kadsey had confessed to Ashton?! And assuming Kadsey either helped him cope with not being real or that hadn't happened yet, hmmmm that IS interesting! So this isn't something I've pondered so I hope it's not too out of character but I don't think Ashton would fall in love with the Tester, I think he'd be more curious about the real world and want to find a way for you all to get together platonically. But like I said that's just off the top of my head. I imagine Ash would be very loyal. Thank you again for liking my game!! I am so incredibly proud of it!!
That's how I imagined it, too! I would imagine him being interested in Tester but not in a romantic sense, and I personally did think the main reason Green was so enthralled with Tester was mostly because of them being real and a 'prize'.(it's put somewhere in the first game, I think after Green ykws John and you talk to Kadsey) I also understand not thinking about that stuff, but thank you for an answer nonetheless! I guess I was just curious because other than DDLC, I've never played games with characters who are more...self-aware, lol? I also kinda relate to Green, the sense of being self-conscious even if no one points it out, and I really like that! I like that I ended up caring about this little guys and I was lowkey pissed with Ashton for killing them off in the first game JUST BECAUSE of Tester. Like imagine your friend kills you for some random dude/j
Can't wait to see what you do with Red! Like I said before, could not care less for that bozo but I just feel bad after getting his secret yandere ending and finding out more about him, so finding out Red has a good ending is nice to know:) I also kinda like how affectionate Green is, rlly makes my brain itch/pos
Another question if you dont mind answering, what headcanons(or well canon things about them) would you share about them? I'm a bit tempted to write about mine but I would love to hear what you might've came up with before, during, or after your games!
I was thinking about what you said about DDLC and yeah you're right, there really aren't that many VN characters who are THAT self aware, it's actually one of my fav things to see in a VN. (a bit of espoir lore but when I played DDLC on my own i was completely home alone in the dead of night and Monika said my full government name and I actually had to walk away from my computer and stand in the hallway to recover. I LOVED that feeling and wanted Ashton to do the same thing)
I wanted Ashton to also kind of apologize for what he did because it was kind of "not cool". At the time he saw his "friends" as just other game characters but after watching the player's dates with them in Reboot, he sees them in a better light and feels guilty. It probably wouldn't be a happy ending if Ashton STAYED as yandere as he did and i love happy endings! (because the game that inspired him will probably NOT have a happy ending!)
Hmm canon things about the boys? This I have actually pondered about for fun!
One rule I tried to keep is that technically Ashton is the only yandere character and the only one who truly loves the Tester. The others either see them as a close friend, or platonic buddy (although Kadsey does develop a crush on them). Also there is only one tester in the story, so there wouldn't be multiple Ashton's out there. Kadsey is definitely in love with Ashton, the reason being Ashton doesn't treat Kadsey superficially, that is take his hyper-ness and cheerfulness for granted...like Ashino does. I think I hint at this but Ashton is very honest and blunt with Kadsey while Ashino is very shallow with Kadsey, but I think once he overcomes that Kadsey will hate him less (someday!)
Oh one of my favorite cannons is that Vincent and Ashton bond over thrift stores and macabre things, both love horror movies and spooky things.
Oh another of my favorite (head?)cannons is that both Ashton and Ashino love 80s anime but where Ashton loves the more horror stuff like Lily Cat and Akira, Ashino loves stuff like Ranma1/2 and Creamy Mami! Both "Ashtons" are similar but in different ways♥
Sorry if that's a lot, these boys literally live rent free in my head!
Hi! Just finished playing through the new update and I loved it! Ashton’s new photos look adorable and I love all the new content :3 On a side note, I noticed that for Ashton’s cross date with John, the cross date photo for Ashino and John shows up instead of a placeholder image in the gallery. Just a minor bug that I noticed, everything else ran smoothly! Can’t wait to play the full game :D
Just wanted to let you know that I downloaded the Mac version, but upon trying to open it it gives an error that "The application 'Game' can not be opened"
Just wanted to say that i'm a big fan of your yt channel and that you did an amazing job on this game!! The art is beautiful and I had so much fun playing through all of the boys routes and getting to know them!
Unfortunately though I can't play Ashton's route because i'm on Chromebook and can't add the needed file so I just wanted to ask if in the future you would ever consider making a version of the game with his route already included or if you would ever play through it on your channel? (i'm desperate for Ashton content lol)
you're an extremely talented artist and game maker and I wish you the absolute best! :3
♫♪THANK YOU SO MUUCH!!!♫♪ I'm so incredibly flattered!! Hmm I hadn't thought of that, I think that would be a good idea to add a fail safe in case one can't access the files.
I definitely will do a playthrough on my channel, but I want it to be finished by then (even tho technically all it's missing are a few pictures)
THANK YOU again so much for playing my game and watching my silly little channel, it is greatly appreciated!!
hai I’m here again hehe,, spoilers for my comment!!
I just wanna profess my love for this game cuz OMG ITS SO GOOD!!!!!!! The characters, story, antagonists are just mua!!! One of my favorite things are the layers of the 4th wall breaking. It’s so interesting and incredibly written<33 Ash and Vince gotta be my favs. All the boys are wonderful and relatable in their own ways. So excited to see where the plot lines go.. (even when I accidentally spoiled myself with some stuff I won’t mention…)
Ah thank you so much!! I have merch on Teepublic which is the cheapest and teespring which has more but is a little more expensive, I hope you find something you like!
Hey! I just wanted to quickly ask what you used to create this, I'm really interested in making my own visual novel but I'm not sure what or how I can make one... 🙏
I used RPG Maker MV, many classic games where made with rpg maker vx ace or xp and there is a newer version called MZ, but I like MV because there are tons of free resources and tutorials. You can buy rpg maker directly from their website but I like the STEAM version because it's easy to get any dlc packs.
But I really didn't use many fancy things since a VN is mostly pictures and in my opinion it's very easy to use.
Hello! I tried to open this game on my MacBook and I keep getting this message ' The application "Game" can't be opened.' I really want to play this game :-:
Ah I'm sorry, I don't own any Mac products so I can't really test if the game would work. There IS an option to export the game to MAC but I have no idea if it would work.
I loved the dates with the guys (except Ashino, I noticed how he quickly gave me all the pictures to get rid of me on our first date lmao) but Ashton remains my number one (Vincent has the second place)
I love this game I love john but my move fav is the real Ashton he loves you so much and you do too back it's so cute <3 I love it i hope mc and Real ash gets a happy ending <3
I love it so much! The story is amazingly written and detailed. I love all the characters but Ashton has became my new hyperfixation.
He's adorable and I love how he's not just the 'typical pretty boy' design. Those designs are great to, but I'm just glad to see some body diversity, espically for a yandere character.
AH☺ Thank you so much for playing!! Body/face diversity was definitely something I wanted for this game (seriously so many mainstream VNs have guys with the same FACE and just different hair). Thank you again for playing, hopefully I can wrap it up this year!
I love this story so much! It's absolutely amazing! You did an incredible work! All these subtle details, connections with the previous game, character development, different endings, plot twists, a very unusual game itself!
And OMG you have no idea how much I love Ashton! When I first launched the game, I was so surprised, because it wasn't.. him. I was confused, but then amazed by plot twist! So when I saw the real Ash again, his eyes, his teeth, his smile, his words.. it was so sweet. He is irreplaceable. He loves so much and there's nothing to compare it to. Ashton's heart is completely devoted to MC.
The only thing that really upsets me.. despite the whole concept of the game, despite breaking the fourth wall and the chance to be together.. eh, it's still just a game and Ashton will not appear in reality. That makes me so sad. So as a players we can only hope that at least in a happy, true ending, MC of this game will be able to truly meet, touch and hug Ash.
Regarding Ashino, well, he's interesting as a villain, but sorry pal, I don't like yanderes who aren't "yandering" for me pfff
p.s. I wish you good luck, inspiration and many thanks for giving this world such a cute, faithful and loving boy. I look forward for updates with all my heart! I hope we will be able to kiss Ashton at the end~
Thank you so much for playing!!♫ I'm so glad you enjoyed it and got to see (the real) Ashton! This really is my biggest project ever and I want it to be solid and fun (and a bit of an emotional roller coaster)!
I'm so surprised at how many people actually LIKE Ashino! I wanted everyone to hate or at least dislike him. He really was the first draft of "Ashton" that I myself didn't like and threw away, and I thought he'd make a great "antagonist". I didn't intend for him to be yandere but he still wants the player's attention, kinda in a selfish way at first , and similar to Ashton in the very first game, the player was just a "prize" until he started to understand them. To be fully honest, I'm still figuring Ashino out, he wasn't supposed to have this much character in the beginning.
And I'm glad you reminded me, I need to make a scene where you can kiss Ash, (or maybe even someone else, hmmmm)
This game has changed my brain chemestry like seen Ashton again was so magical after the first game, the story is so good it made me feel on the edge the whole time!, Really excited for Ashton's ending!! (I love all the boys even Ashino but yk Ashton is Ashton)
Thank you Espoir for this amazing game you are such an inspiration!
THANK YOU so much for playing!! I'm so flattered you like it!! I'm always surprised at how much people actually LIKE Ashino (to the point that he now has a better ending for himself). I think everyone will like the ending I just need to finish a few more things! Thank you again for playing!
So, first of all, I LOVED THIS GAME, gosh I'm so in love with Ashton that I want him on my door 14th February OR I'LL BE UTTERLY MAD.
But jokes aside, I really really really loved this game, the moments we spend with our date are soo cute and makes my heart skip a beat everytime, the lore is really well-written, I hope I can get more content of this game or of future ones, because I'll absolutely play it. Looking foward to play the end ~
Bonus me: the scene of Ash in his room made me feel things 👀
Thank you so much for playing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! Even going back to update or fix things, I forget how actually sweet the story is, I'm so glad other people feel that too (especially Ash finally letting his guard down♥)♫♪
I just wanted to give you a heads up on Loveless biker Boyz Jeff knows what is going on. He doesn’t know that that they’re making different copies of them. He just knows that when we die, he sees what happens to us, and he is very Violet. And he will crush our Skull on Jesus Christ and like so whenever we had died, or we went with one of the bikers, Jeff saw what happened so I would recommend you save Jeff for last because he already knows what’s been happening so to get more suspense I think you need to play his route last
Your comment came at the perfect time! So I actually have a small problem. I saved Jeff for last but he ran me over before I could do anything and it won't let me get any different ending with him. He said I rejected Varai (and maybe I did?) But I'm sad that I can't do any more with Jeff. I just finished recording and rendering the video so once I make the thumbnail it may go live tomorrow. Maybe it's stuck that way now?
I very much enjoy his route!!! It was worth stay up late and get to talk with him again!! It felt like in the silent night there were only just us alone(*´ω｀*) The atmosphere was more romantic than ever and his dialogues were absolute heart touching that I tear up(╥﹏╥)!! Thank you so much for creating this sequel!! You did a fantastic job!!(◍^ᴗ^◍)♥️
And I really do thank you because like sometimes I feel like I should be in therapy, but your videos make me really happy and I appreciate that you made this on my birthday
Truth be told I probably need therapy too, but until then it's important to find happiness in the little things in life, even if it's just a silly lady on Youtube!
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart Hope and it’s really special to me that you did this video just for me so thank you for making the video on my birthday and I will pray for you, but I hope you have a good day. Really thank you so much for putting a video out on my birthday because I was like so excited today because I knew you were gonna do the video either today or tomorrow but I thank you so much.
Uhm..first comment on itch.io so wow what an occasion, but uhm I really wanted to express that I adored Picture Perfect Boyfriend (and the reboot!!) I played through the first date (Of PPB 1) fairly normally, a lot of my optioned matched with Ashton naturally so I didn't think too hard about it at first LMAO. Then I got to the end and realized the game had a lowkey yandere feel but when Ashton broke the fourth wall I was baffled so badly that I went back through to replay his date! And then when I learned you had a "reboot" in the works I was so excited to play through it and I could not be more impressed or amazed with the craftsmanship of this game!! I mega can not wait to see the game finished!!! I wish you so much luck on finishing this amazing game, and I hope that it finishes smoothly!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING! I am so very flattered!! I honestly thought people would suspect yandere shenanigans too quickly and would break the immersion but so many people don't realize what's going on before it's too late, and that makes me so happy! I really wanted to recreate the world crushing feeling I had when I played DDLC the first time.
I slightly regret calling the second game "REBOOT" because it's actually a sequel (despite what the Bureau of Ai and Human Relations has me on contract to say). Almost everyone remembers what happened in the first PPB and reference it many times. I'm even surprized at how many people actually LIKE (red eyed) "Ashton" (or Ashino)
I'm very close to finishing it, there's just some pictures I need to draw and some bugs to work out, but I appreciate SO MUCH everyone whose played the DEMO!!
(also if you didn't know, I have a YouTube channel called "Espoir du Vide" where I play similar games to the one I made, it's very silly and full of flirting and memes)
Had so much fun with this game, all characters were amazing and loved every ending I got!! I also loved the puzzle to get the real Ashton back!~ Seriously, you've done such an amazing project, you should be very proud of yourself~
THANK YOU *cries* this game is probably the biggest thing I've ever worked on (aside from my youtube channel) and I am so tremendously flattered by the kind words and fan art my boys have been given!! I wanted to make a yandere game that actually has a happy ending, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you again for playing it!
I love thisss <3 But I have no idea how to unlock Ashton yandere ending :C I did 4 true endings and nothing.... I'm so lost :C Please help I want to unlock his yandere ending
A hint is choose the options that seem the MOST infatuated with Ashton, choose to date in the garden and say you like the old garden more than this new one. Choose all the choices that show you love Ashton above all else! (I can give a more specific walkthrough if you like)
So I want you to do seven bloody nights, but instead can Do you play the oldest of them route I forgot his name, but he’s the oldest out of all of them and seven bloody nights like the one that has the office I think it was hubris Yeah, it was hubris
Thank you for that so much but I know what you’re talking about. It takes too long to edit one time me and my friends on discord stayed up a week on Editing a gotcha video. Altogether
I loved this game! All the characters were given amazing backstories which made love them even more (Not Ashino, though. I prefer Ashton ):).
The time I am writing this, I still haven't finished the game (I know, I know) because I am infinitely stuck on Kadasy (Is that how you spell his name?). It's that one photo that I have spent about a million jillion hours on trying to get ))))):::::
(P.S.: Ashino sucks man. I want Ashton ))):::)
(P.P.S: I love your videos! They have Inspired me to play more visual novels!)
THANK YOU SO MUCH for playing!! I'm a little glad you DON'T like Ashino, I made him dislikable on purpose and he somehow still has fans! I appreciate it though, I just didn't expect so many people to like him. You CAN learn a little more about him if your force him to date you AGAIN.
I'm so sorry about Kadsey's level, I think it was the first one I finished so it's a little unpolished. I know one picture that may be hard to get is the one where he's in the crowd, you have to leave him behind when he gets crowded by fans, it seems mean but you'll get a picture.
Even though it's not fully finished, I hope you get to see (the real) Ashton, his dates are very cute♫
THANK YOU again for playing, and if you haven't seen it I have a youtube channel where I play tons of similar VNs called "Espoir Du Vide"!
I DISCOVERED THE FIRST PPB YESTERDAY AT LIKE 1 AM WHILE SEARCHING THE 'RPG MAKER' GAME TAG, TODAY AROUND LIKE 2 HOURS I STARTED THAT GAME, FINISHED IT.
HIT ME LIKE A TRUCK, OR HIT ME LIKE HOW A PAIR OF GARDENING SHEARS WOULD HAVE HIT MY LUNGS WHEN BEING SLAMMED INTO MY BACK.
I SERIOUSLY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT AT ALL, I HAD SEEN SHORT SCREENSHOTS ON PINTEREST WEEKS BEFORE, THOUGHT IT WAS SOME COMICAL MOCKING OF DATING SIMS
NAH, SCARRED FOR LIFE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. GAMING MASTERPIECE. THE LORE. THE LORE I STILL HAVE YET TO UNDERSTAND
And from this point on it's a few spoilers, wuh oh!
BOOM, PLAYED PPD:R HIT ME EVEN HARDER WITH MORE LORE, AND OF COURSE THE FACT THAT NOW WE GOT OTHER CHARACTERS !!
ENJOYED IT A LOT, AND SOMEHOW FIGURED OUT THAT ASHTONS LIKE 'LETTER' FROM THE FIRST GAME WOULD HELP AFTER ONE OF THE PICTURES HAD "WWW" WRITTEN AND I JUST THOUGHT "Huh, didn't the www file contain something in the other game?"
TRANSPORTED IT, NOW CALL ME A 'PUZZLE' GENIUS /J
Vincent and Ashton (the real one, I mean) are my personal favorites, liked the few German texts we got, sehr vielen dank!
AND NOW ONTO ME BEING VERY BAD AT LORE
OKAY SO 'JOHN' HAD THE NAME OF THE MAX GUY, AKA MS. HONG'S (was that her name? the ceo?) HUSBAND BUT THE PERSONALITY OF MS. HONG, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT 'LILY' IS THE APPEARANCE OF MS. HONG WITH THE PERSONALITY OF MAX DUDE
AFTER THIS IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A BLUR, DID VINCENTS EXISTENCE HAVE SOMETHING CONNECTED TO THE ACTUAL WORLD AND COMPANY SINCE ONE NOTE SAID HE MIGHT AS WELL BE THE REASON FOR THE SIMULATION? AND ALSO LIKE, HIS MOTHER PREVIOUSLY BEING 'JOHN'S WIFE?
I NOW AWAIT EVERYDAY FOR THE FULL RELEASE TO LET MY INNER GAME THEORIST OUT
But hey, that's just a theory, a "I laughed so hard when Ashton called me by my 'real' name in the first game but it essentially was my surname due to the way I wrote it and I just kept laughing, as if this was a formal meeting" theory !!
Oh yeah btw very good game if I didn't say that or hint at it with my aggressive theorizing because I usually don't leave comments on games unless I'm seriously enticed by them. Accept my praise, oh mighty game creator.
OOHH!!♫♪ Thank you, I feel all jittery and giggly ^_^♫ Thank you so much! I'm so glad you stumbled onto my game instead of being spoiled hehe.
(spoilers if anyone else is reading this just in case)
It's inspired by a game called "Your Boyfriend" but most of all "Doki Doki Literature Club" which, when I played it on my own "that scene" scared me/affected me so strongly that I wanted to recreate that (but quickly, so the other guys didn't get a chance to shine).
I'm so glad you figured out the letter thing early, I was worried it would take all the key words and still not be clear. Vincent's story was definitely one I loved writing, there was supposed to be a whole bunch of puzzles but that was taking too long to figure out so.
You pretty much have the lore right, Lillian Hwong is the CEO of the Bureau who tragically lost her husband Maximillion Sharp...but also her son Vincent (gasp!). Lily (not Lillian) is Vincent's (in simulation) mother but a vastly different woman than the real Lillian, a "Fake Lily" you might say (referring to Ashton talking about Chinese Lillies on his garden date)
One other small spoiler, I kinda felt bad for Ash saying the players name(user name) because some people don't use their real name or don't like it, so, if he does it in Reboot, he's gonna ask for permission!
If you don't already know, I'm actually a youtuber who plays various visual novels and it is also very fun and silly. It's called Espoir Du Vide and I would be very thankful if you checked it out and left a comment somewhere. I do have a video where I play my own game, and a few shorts with the boys. OH and there's some phenomenal fanart around twitter if you search #pictureperfectboyfriend!
Thank you again for playing it, words really can't describe how happy it makes me when people enjoy my boys!
Checking it out (wow, lowercaps!! Yeah I somewhat calmed down since I'm ironically replaying the first PPD as we speak) and so far this is a great channel (for me, I mean)
Banner has "Therapy with Dr. Albert Krueger", one of my favorite games!
Recently played "The Groom Of Gallangher Mansion"? Sign me up!!
No, but as a final praise so I don't end up freaking out in caps over how much I like your works, dude the narrative is EVERYTHING
I mean, I read a lot so I'm much more focused on the way stuff sounds, etc
and just reading and figuring out both games was eye candy to me !! (plus it made me feel a little smart, maybe)
considering selling my soul to BAIHR as a thank you (It's worth around 2 cents)
so yeah your games are like really cool and I just ahhdhsbhfufysdgfyudgcbsf friday shenanigans obsessing over this entire thing in a healthy way unlike Ashton or that obsessive mc ending in the (REAL) Ashton route
Consider me sold I am now a follower of this game
you do not understand how well it uses the classic "Cutesy game something wrong" formula (or as you say it, the DDLC inspiration) and I need you to understand that this game is amazing
oh yeah btw like take ur time with finishing the reboot just because i praise does not mean you should rush, drink and eaaattthdsjfhushduf
and yes thanks for the Vincent-Real Vincent connection clearing thing, back to theorizing very hard (I have 4 braincells combined)
Thank you again (your comment was so much fun to read ^_^) I'm really glad you got to see Ashton's yandere end, I'm really proud of that one! And I' so flattered that you said it uses the cutesy classic vn troupe well because I felt it was a little over done! The mystery of the BAiHR isn't all that deep but I thought it'd be a fun simple lore to uncover. Most of all I want this game to have a happy ending so hopefully I can show ya'll the ending soon!
It's funny that there are usually some problems with sprites in the garden.But the blush disappears somewhere where Ash says something about Ashino!And the same old bug, but it disappears somewhere after 3-2 dialog box aaand... I got laid when I clicked on a date with Ashton on cross dates...And I'm a little confused about how to get past the true end of Ashton...I just dug through the files and saw that he is..? And so I really liked John's new photos!! And sorry for my English, I'm actually Russian hehe..
HAHAHA those made me laugh, I thought I fixed that blush in the garden but I guess that broke something else. And thanks to you I was able to find that second bug. Thank you so much for telling me. And the final one was a little tough but it's because I fixed Ashton's date but forgot to make it start automatically (he also was missing his body haha) Thank you so much, sorry that there's still bugs.
I I played the reboot first and it was so good! I think I understood everything that was going on even without playing the first one. I've wanted to play for a long time with my macbook and I just found out I could just play the reboot!
I'm glad! Thank you for playing it! I'm sorry there isn't a better MAC version, I have no way of testing it yet there is the option to export it for MAC. Thank you again!
The silly little men in my computer that I'd literally die for, rip my heart out and give to them because I love them so much and I want them to be happy, please let them be happy I'm on my knees begging-
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Hi!! I normally don't write comments on games cuz I don't really have the urge of write something like It but I think this time It will kinda help someone, I already completed the game once but I wanted to replay it to see a scene of Ashton Date that I had not seen in detail, so as not to make it long, I have been trying to play the game over and over again cuz at some moment it ends up freezing but when I close the game and I open it again, everything I have saved completely disappear and it has already happened to me like 4 times, so I thought maybe it was a bug in the game (Unless it's from my shitty computer, idk) but I wanted to comment on it so that no one else has to go through that experience!!
(Also, sorry if something is poorly written here, the english isn't my firts lenguage, I hope you have a good day!!)
Hmmmm, I'm sorry that it keeps happening, sadly I don't have the knowledge or tools to create some kind of auto save, unless it doesn't save at all when you choose to save. I've never heard of that. I do know that sometimes it freezes but that's only when I play test it from the actual RPG maker. I'm sorry to say it might be your computer but I don't know how or why that would even happen. If it helps I have built in a tiny version of me at the start of the game that can unlock things so you don't have to replay it if you lose your save data. I hope this is understandable.
Nah, it's okay but anyway, my computer is almost like a potato and sometimes it's kinda useless so maybe that could be it but I guess I wrote the comment in case anyone else experiences this but thanks for your comment! :D
Hi!, how are you? I don't really comment much on games, but this one, this visual novel has enchanted me, I just finished playing it a couple of days ago (I played almost all the games). The truth when I found this visual novel less than 1 month ago I had not been so exciting, but playing it and finding the story and that 180 degree turn made me want to play all its “Variants?” but I have a doubt, before I remember there were 4 games available and now there are only 3, if it is not too much trouble, could you tell me what happened with the other demo? (sorry if it is not understood or is confusing, English is not my first language).
Thank you so much for playing my game, I appreciate that so much! I'm not sure if I fully understand your question but there are three "Picture Perfect Boyfriend" games that I have made. The first one is "Picture Perfect Boyfriend Classic" which is the very first game. Then I remade that game with better graphics which is called the updated version. The sequel to that game is called "Reboot" but that game is not finished yet. There is a smaller demo in "Reboot", a demo inside of a demo. It is a file on the "Reboot" game page called "Demo character meet". It is very short but I guess that could be the fourth game you mentioned. I hope this was understandable, i really am grateful that you found my little game. I hope this helps!
oh! thank you very much for answering my question (I'm sorry if it was badly worded, as I mentioned before, English is not my first language). The truth is that now I understand better, and now that I can see the “real Ashton” it's crazy! I love the dedication and above all ingenuity you have in your game, definitely one of my favorites!
Hello— just popping in to leave a comment and show appreciation for the game. :-)
I found the prequel(? Original?) back in April of this year, and I was absolutely hooked by it— which was surprising, because I think it takes a lot to make me really love something the same way I love my longer-term interests, but you’ve definitely done it haha. I was absolutely elated to find that there was more content!! I even posted a little doodle on my tumblr— 49seraphim— and I was extremely happy when I saw that you reblogged and commented on it!^_^ I’m actually quite bashful about how many people decided to like it— I’ll definitely be posting more refined fanart for the game soon!
The story is very solid, quite unique, and I believe I’ve replayed this demo, like, at least six times. I wish the community were larger!
Anyway, I don’t think I have any questions, and this is already getting long enough. Simply coming in here to say hello and praise the work ^_^.
I can’t wait for the next update!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for playing and loving my little game! I'm so proud and flattered by all the love something I made has gotten!! I was so worried that people would think it was boring or cliche but Ive been blown away by all the amazing fanart I've seen, seriously I almost cry at every fanart I find!! I hope I get to see more of your arts, i don't go on tumblr as much as I used to but I check every few days.
I really need to finish up REBOOT because it's so close to being done and I hope people like the ending!
Hello espoir! I finally have the confidence to ask about the bois! Specifically about Ashino.
I wanna know more about him, since we don’t know very much at all. Like, what are his goals? How does he feel about the play tester? (If this is too much spoilers, feel free to ignore this section)
and what about Ashton? Does he love us because we connect to the real world? And if he loses us, will he lose his touch to the real world? I’m still trying to figure that out! And what if, (hypothetically) Ashton ended up in the real world! What then? I hope this isn’t too long! I’m just curious about lore
Thank you so much for asking! I don't mind answering! So when I first started making this game, the original Ashton was going to be a fancy, preppy guy, but I scrapped that idea and went with the Ashton that wears a green coat. So I brought back the preppy Ashton because I figured he would make a good villian even if his anger is very justified because I threw him away literally.
About Ashino, he is actually very ok with being not real, unlike Ashton. Ashino's world before it was changed was perfect to him and he wants it back. He has figured that it got messed up because humans were interfering with it so he is mad at the company who made the game and the one who replaced him with Ashton. His goal is to take over the Bureau, the company that made the game so that they will leave his world alone, but he goes a little crazy and wants to take over all humans. (I don't think he could do it though)
I don't think this is too much of a spoiler but he can end up liking the player but not loving them like Ashton does. If you try to go on his date again and refuse to leave he shows you a bit more of himself. Ashino thinks that the player doesn't care about his friends because they are not real and assumes the player doesn't actually love/like him. He thinks it's impossible for a human to care about something that isn't human. So if the player changes his mind, he starts to like the player.
Ashton on the other hand hates that he isn't real and this has caused him a lot of pain. He was going through a crisis and spiraling into a deep depression when suddenly he meets the player. He learns about them by hacking their computer before the game starts and at first he only sees the player as a prize. He feels like a loser who can only win by cheating so he wanted to "win" the player. But over time he starts to actually love the player and want to be with them somehow. Yes if he loses his beloved player he'll lose touch and probably isolate himself from his friends again, but i imagine he'd still try and find a way to come to the real world. He'd still have the ability to hack but he would not be motivated anymore, he is a yandere after all.
If Ashton ended up in the real world? That's such a big spoiler that even I don't know yet, hehehe♫
Thank you for your questions, I love answering them because it helps get the lore in my head organized! Overall I want this story to have a happy ending.
(Spoilers!!) I’m getting more curious about Ashino! And I personally think his anger is justified too. Who knows what he’ll do if his plan ACTUALLY works. Also, since Ashton was basically like a ghost zombie thingie, he saw us go on the date with TrAshton, right? How would he feel about that? Ashino opening up to us a lil more than he thought he would. Because I remember seeing like SHEARS behind the true ending for Kadsey. I wonder if Ash would’ve done the same thing?
Ashton also saw Ashino in a better light and feels sorry for him. I think when you date Ashton finally he says he feels bad for him. Were you able to go on the date with the real Ashton? There's something special you need to do to unlock him! Let me know if you need help doing that!
just figured out how to do it! I was just putting Ashton’s thingie in the wrong place haha
ah♫ Wonderful!!!
thoughts on this game so far is that I really enjoy it!! I love Ashton and Vincent, especially Ashton's body type, can't remember the last time I've seen a LI with his body type :)
Solid Ashton is my least fav but I hope he gets a good ending(or doesn't get killed lol), and I like Kadsey but he's probably my second least fav, I enjoy his design a lot, though!
Overall, the game is very charming! I also enjoyed the one before this, just wished I got to see Vincent be beheaded lol
I haven't seen anyone talk about this, but if Tester never played the game, would Ashton and Kadsey get together? I also noticed that whenever I got Solid Ashton's yandere ending, his dialogue in the True End Date would change, which was a cool detail!(I think)
sorry for the long post, just really like games like this :)
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! LOL is calling Ashton "Solid" a Metal Gear reference? I love that!! If you mean Red Ashton then yes he gets a much better ending than the one I had planned. Honestly all the love and fan art I saw of him on twitter and tumblr saved him, I didn't expect for people to like him so much!!
And I also intended for Kadsey to be a little disliked but for a good reason at least. Thank you, I'm glad you like his design, drawing his hair is always a nightmare LOL!
I'm surprised my game has a small following, I get excited with every piece of art or theory I see!! I see the most stuff on tumbr.
And yes, I personally think Ashton and Kadsey would get together if it weren't for the Tester, they match very well and it would have been a matter of time before Kadsey tells Ashton he he felt , and since they've already been friends for so long Ash would accept him. I kinda do feel bad for Red Ashton and Kadsey because they kinda get the short end of the stick overall, but I imagine in the far (faarr) future they might end up liking each other.
Thank you for commenting, it wasn't too long at all!!
I feel kinda bad playing the game now knowing they could've gotten together 💀 I think the only reason Kadsey was unenjoyable was that dang MAD game lol, I also found Solid Ashton(red) to be such a prick but he made me feel, as embarrassed as I am to admit. I also think that Kadsey and Liquid Ashton would be a fantastic match for one another, especially with how expressive Kadsey is!! So happy your game is getting love, it genuinely holds a special place in my heart rn and I'm kinda obsessed with Green Ashton, cannot wait to see the game finished! Best of luck :)
also sorry for the questions, but what makes Ashton so drawn to us? I speculated it was because we were real tbh, and if Tester plays the game when Kadsey and Ashton get together, would he not care for Tester or still hold his current thoughts about us, except more platonically? Speaking of which, what ARE his thoughts on Tester?(as you can tell im obsessed, sincerely sorry)
I'm sorry, it is tragic that Tester gets in the way of Kadsey's relationship, it's just something to deal with (which is another reason why Red Ashton has better ending~) However I am very happy to read (or write) fanfictions where Ash and Kads are happily together!
But those are really good questions!! It may sound strange since I'm the one who made it but there are some things I just didn't think about or might not make sense because most of the story was thought up AFTER the first game was finished!
So the story in my mind is that when Ashton finds out he and his would aren't real (and that the person who created him did so after a weird yandere golfball) he was beyond upset and going through a kind of crisis. I don't remember if I wrote it anywhere but he started to really isolate himself from his friends, seeing them as just game characters. Then in his darkest moment he not only connects to the player's computer but is able to hack into their private files and kind of get to know them. I wanted it to be vague and depend on the person as to what Ash sees in them (hence why he calls them talented because that could be for anything), but the biggest reason is that yes the Tester is real.
I'm sure I said this SOMEWHERE but at first Ashton saw the tester as a prize to be won, since he's always felt like a loser and very self conscious of himself, and the tester was the one thing he could win, but then after the date he starts to realize he really wants to be with tester somehow. If that makes sense.
But if Tester plays after Kadsey had confessed to Ashton?! And assuming Kadsey either helped him cope with not being real or that hadn't happened yet, hmmmm that IS interesting! So this isn't something I've pondered so I hope it's not too out of character but I don't think Ashton would fall in love with the Tester, I think he'd be more curious about the real world and want to find a way for you all to get together platonically. But like I said that's just off the top of my head. I imagine Ash would be very loyal. Thank you again for liking my game!! I am so incredibly proud of it!!
That's how I imagined it, too! I would imagine him being interested in Tester but not in a romantic sense, and I personally did think the main reason Green was so enthralled with Tester was mostly because of them being real and a 'prize'.(it's put somewhere in the first game, I think after Green ykws John and you talk to Kadsey) I also understand not thinking about that stuff, but thank you for an answer nonetheless! I guess I was just curious because other than DDLC, I've never played games with characters who are more...self-aware, lol? I also kinda relate to Green, the sense of being self-conscious even if no one points it out, and I really like that! I like that I ended up caring about this little guys and I was lowkey pissed with Ashton for killing them off in the first game JUST BECAUSE of Tester. Like imagine your friend kills you for some random dude/j
Can't wait to see what you do with Red! Like I said before, could not care less for that bozo but I just feel bad after getting his secret yandere ending and finding out more about him, so finding out Red has a good ending is nice to know:) I also kinda like how affectionate Green is, rlly makes my brain itch/pos
Another question if you dont mind answering, what headcanons(or well canon things about them) would you share about them? I'm a bit tempted to write about mine but I would love to hear what you might've came up with before, during, or after your games!
I was thinking about what you said about DDLC and yeah you're right, there really aren't that many VN characters who are THAT self aware, it's actually one of my fav things to see in a VN. (a bit of espoir lore but when I played DDLC on my own i was completely home alone in the dead of night and Monika said my full government name and I actually had to walk away from my computer and stand in the hallway to recover. I LOVED that feeling and wanted Ashton to do the same thing)
I wanted Ashton to also kind of apologize for what he did because it was kind of "not cool". At the time he saw his "friends" as just other game characters but after watching the player's dates with them in Reboot, he sees them in a better light and feels guilty. It probably wouldn't be a happy ending if Ashton STAYED as yandere as he did and i love happy endings! (because the game that inspired him will probably NOT have a happy ending!)
Hmm canon things about the boys? This I have actually pondered about for fun!
One rule I tried to keep is that technically Ashton is the only yandere character and the only one who truly loves the Tester. The others either see them as a close friend, or platonic buddy (although Kadsey does develop a crush on them). Also there is only one tester in the story, so there wouldn't be multiple Ashton's out there. Kadsey is definitely in love with Ashton, the reason being Ashton doesn't treat Kadsey superficially, that is take his hyper-ness and cheerfulness for granted...like Ashino does. I think I hint at this but Ashton is very honest and blunt with Kadsey while Ashino is very shallow with Kadsey, but I think once he overcomes that Kadsey will hate him less (someday!)
Oh one of my favorite cannons is that Vincent and Ashton bond over thrift stores and macabre things, both love horror movies and spooky things.
Oh another of my favorite (head?)cannons is that both Ashton and Ashino love 80s anime but where Ashton loves the more horror stuff like Lily Cat and Akira, Ashino loves stuff like Ranma1/2 and Creamy Mami! Both "Ashtons" are similar but in different ways♥
Sorry if that's a lot, these boys literally live rent free in my head!
Hi! Just finished playing through the new update and I loved it! Ashton’s new photos look adorable and I love all the new content :3 On a side note, I noticed that for Ashton’s cross date with John, the cross date photo for Ashino and John shows up instead of a placeholder image in the gallery. Just a minor bug that I noticed, everything else ran smoothly! Can’t wait to play the full game :D
AH! Thank you for letting me know about that bug, these Ashton's are getting me mixed up LOL! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!!
Just wanted to let you know that I downloaded the Mac version, but upon trying to open it it gives an error that "The application 'Game' can not be opened"
Gosh dang it! I'm sorry. There's an option to export the game for Macs but I have no way to test it beyond that.
that’s okay! I’ll just watch your play through!
Ok, I need to get to doing that as well. Thank you, and sorry it doesn't work...
Just wanted to say that i'm a big fan of your yt channel and that you did an amazing job on this game!! The art is beautiful and I had so much fun playing through all of the boys routes and getting to know them!
Unfortunately though I can't play Ashton's route because i'm on Chromebook and can't add the needed file so I just wanted to ask if in the future you would ever consider making a version of the game with his route already included or if you would ever play through it on your channel? (i'm desperate for Ashton content lol)
you're an extremely talented artist and game maker and I wish you the absolute best! :3
♫♪THANK YOU SO MUUCH!!!♫♪ I'm so incredibly flattered!! Hmm I hadn't thought of that, I think that would be a good idea to add a fail safe in case one can't access the files.
I definitely will do a playthrough on my channel, but I want it to be finished by then (even tho technically all it's missing are a few pictures)
THANK YOU again so much for playing my game and watching my silly little channel, it is greatly appreciated!!
AAAAAAA iNEED TO DRAW FANN ART
OOOH♥ I would love to see it if possible! I follow my own #pictureperfectboyfriend on tumblr and twitter
WILL DO>:3
Also you have a tumblr? do u keep it private or Is it public?
Yup I have a tumblr, I have 2 but the Espoir one is more for PPB fanart and stuff I find and my own art
here it is, if this lets me post a link
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/espoirduvide
yeee i found u a few hours ago im artcx on tumblr i followes u :D
EXCELLENT!!! I don't post much there myself but I'll try to!
hai I’m here again hehe,, spoilers for my comment!!
I just wanna profess my love for this game cuz OMG ITS SO GOOD!!!!!!! The characters, story, antagonists are just mua!!! One of my favorite things are the layers of the 4th wall breaking. It’s so interesting and incredibly written<33 Ash and Vince gotta be my favs. All the boys are wonderful and relatable in their own ways. So excited to see where the plot lines go.. (even when I accidentally spoiled myself with some stuff I won’t mention…)
THANK YOU SO MUUUCH!!! I appreciate that so much!!
of course!!!! this game means so much to me <3
hello! i love this game so much and im probably going to buy the merch too if its still available,i cant wait for it to be finished<3
Ah thank you so much!! I have merch on Teepublic which is the cheapest and teespring which has more but is a little more expensive, I hope you find something you like!
Hey! I just wanted to quickly ask what you used to create this, I'm really interested in making my own visual novel but I'm not sure what or how I can make one... 🙏
I used RPG Maker MV, many classic games where made with rpg maker vx ace or xp and there is a newer version called MZ, but I like MV because there are tons of free resources and tutorials. You can buy rpg maker directly from their website but I like the STEAM version because it's easy to get any dlc packs.
But I really didn't use many fancy things since a VN is mostly pictures and in my opinion it's very easy to use.
im in love with ur games! I played them over and over for mutiple times x3 (sorry if i have mistakes in my spelling ;3)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Hello! I tried to open this game on my MacBook and I keep getting this message ' The application "Game" can't be opened.' I really want to play this game :-:
Ah I'm sorry, I don't own any Mac products so I can't really test if the game would work. There IS an option to export the game to MAC but I have no idea if it would work.
THIS GAME IS SO FUN I CANT WAIT FOR THE END
AH♫♪ Thank you so much!!
I loved the dates with the guys (except Ashino, I noticed how he quickly gave me all the pictures to get rid of me on our first date lmao) but Ashton remains my number one (Vincent has the second place)
Thank you for playing!! I know right, how rude of him! But if you were to try and date him again...
Oh! :0 I'm running to the game.
I love this game I love john but my move fav is the real Ashton he loves you so much and you do too back it's so cute <3 I love it i hope mc and Real ash gets a happy ending <3
Ah thank you so much!!!
I love it so much! The story is amazingly written and detailed. I love all the characters but Ashton has became my new hyperfixation.
He's adorable and I love how he's not just the 'typical pretty boy' design. Those designs are great to, but I'm just glad to see some body diversity, espically for a yandere character.
AH☺ Thank you so much for playing!! Body/face diversity was definitely something I wanted for this game (seriously so many mainstream VNs have guys with the same FACE and just different hair). Thank you again for playing, hopefully I can wrap it up this year!
I love this story so much! It's absolutely amazing! You did an incredible work! All these subtle details, connections with the previous game, character development, different endings, plot twists, a very unusual game itself!
And OMG you have no idea how much I love Ashton! When I first launched the game, I was so surprised, because it wasn't.. him. I was confused, but then amazed by plot twist! So when I saw the real Ash again, his eyes, his teeth, his smile, his words.. it was so sweet. He is irreplaceable. He loves so much and there's nothing to compare it to. Ashton's heart is completely devoted to MC.
The only thing that really upsets me.. despite the whole concept of the game, despite breaking the fourth wall and the chance to be together.. eh, it's still just a game and Ashton will not appear in reality. That makes me so sad. So as a players we can only hope that at least in a happy, true ending, MC of this game will be able to truly meet, touch and hug Ash.
Regarding Ashino, well, he's interesting as a villain, but sorry pal, I don't like yanderes who aren't "yandering" for me pfff
p.s. I wish you good luck, inspiration and many thanks for giving this world such a cute, faithful and loving boy. I look forward for updates with all my heart! I hope we will be able to kiss Ashton at the end~
Thank you so much for playing!!♫ I'm so glad you enjoyed it and got to see (the real) Ashton! This really is my biggest project ever and I want it to be solid and fun (and a bit of an emotional roller coaster)!
I'm so surprised at how many people actually LIKE Ashino! I wanted everyone to hate or at least dislike him. He really was the first draft of "Ashton" that I myself didn't like and threw away, and I thought he'd make a great "antagonist". I didn't intend for him to be yandere but he still wants the player's attention, kinda in a selfish way at first , and similar to Ashton in the very first game, the player was just a "prize" until he started to understand them. To be fully honest, I'm still figuring Ashino out, he wasn't supposed to have this much character in the beginning.
And I'm glad you reminded me, I need to make a scene where you can kiss Ash, (or maybe even someone else, hmmmm)
This game has changed my brain chemestry like seen Ashton again was so magical after the first game, the story is so good it made me feel on the edge the whole time!, Really excited for Ashton's ending!! (I love all the boys
even Ashinobut yk Ashton is Ashton)Thank you Espoir for this amazing game you are such an inspiration!
THANK YOU so much for playing!! I'm so flattered you like it!! I'm always surprised at how much people actually LIKE Ashino (to the point that he now has a better ending for himself). I think everyone will like the ending I just need to finish a few more things! Thank you again for playing!
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So, first of all, I LOVED THIS GAME, gosh I'm so in love with Ashton that I want him on my door 14th February OR I'LL BE UTTERLY MAD.
But jokes aside, I really really really loved this game, the moments we spend with our date are soo cute and makes my heart skip a beat everytime, the lore is really well-written, I hope I can get more content of this game or of future ones, because I'll absolutely play it. Looking foward to play the end ~
Bonus me: the scene of Ash in his room made me feel things 👀
Thank you so much for playing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! Even going back to update or fix things, I forget how actually sweet the story is, I'm so glad other people feel that too (especially Ash finally letting his guard down♥)♫♪
Here's a question: Does Kadsey ACTUALLY, as in romantically, LOVE Ashton? Or just likes him as a best friend? (I'm referring to the REAL Ashton btw)
He loves him, definitely more than a friend. He's had a long time crush which grew over time but was worried about ruining their friendship.
I just wanted to give you a heads up on Loveless biker Boyz Jeff knows what is going on. He doesn’t know that that they’re making different copies of them. He just knows that when we die, he sees what happens to us, and he is very Violet. And he will crush our Skull on Jesus Christ and like so whenever we had died, or we went with one of the bikers, Jeff saw what happened so I would recommend you save Jeff for last because he already knows what’s been happening so to get more suspense I think you need to play his route last
Your comment came at the perfect time! So I actually have a small problem. I saved Jeff for last but he ran me over before I could do anything and it won't let me get any different ending with him. He said I rejected Varai (and maybe I did?) But I'm sad that I can't do any more with Jeff. I just finished recording and rendering the video so once I make the thumbnail it may go live tomorrow. Maybe it's stuck that way now?
**Update**
So I managed to put the letter in the files (without losing my game saves yippee:D) But idk what to do next. Do I just..leave it there?
**UPDATE AGAIN**
NVM I FOUND IT!!! SCREAMING RN LET'S GOOOO (also should I concern that I got his route at 3 am-)
heheheh♫♪ I'm very excited and glad you found it! Sorry Ashton's date isn't more finished but I hope you enjoy it!
I very much enjoy his route!!! It was worth stay up late and get to talk with him again!! It felt like in the silent night there were only just us alone(*´ω｀*) The atmosphere was more romantic than ever and his dialogues were absolute heart touching that I tear up(╥﹏╥)!! Thank you so much for creating this sequel!! You did a fantastic job!!(◍^ᴗ^◍)♥️
Thank you so much!!
I will support you through your whole YouTube career
Thank you!!! I will do my best!
And I really do thank you because like sometimes I feel like I should be in therapy, but your videos make me really happy and I appreciate that you made this on my birthday
Truth be told I probably need therapy too, but until then it's important to find happiness in the little things in life, even if it's just a silly lady on Youtube!
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart Hope and it’s really special to me that you did this video just for me so thank you for making the video on my birthday and I will pray for you, but I hope you have a good day. Really thank you so much for putting a video out on my birthday because I was like so excited today because I knew you were gonna do the video either today or tomorrow but I thank you so much.
I think Birthdays are VERY special and I'm so glad lil' old me could make it special for you!!
And I hope you enjoy the video, I had a lot of fun editing this one (maybe TOO much fun haha) but Hubris has become one of my favorites now.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday with many more to come!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY♫♫♪
Have the best day possible really thank you for doing this on my birthday
WONDERFUL!♫♪
Uhm..first comment on itch.io so wow what an occasion, but uhm
I really wanted to express that I adored Picture Perfect Boyfriend (and the reboot!!) I played through the first date (Of PPB 1) fairly normally, a lot of my optioned matched with Ashton naturally so I didn't think too hard about it at first LMAO. Then I got to the end and realized the game had a lowkey yandere feel but when Ashton broke the fourth wall I was baffled so badly that I went back through to replay his date! And then when I learned you had a "reboot" in the works I was so excited to play through it and I could not be more impressed or amazed with the craftsmanship of this game!! I mega can not wait to see the game finished!!! I wish you so much luck on finishing this amazing game, and I hope that it finishes smoothly!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING! I am so very flattered!! I honestly thought people would suspect yandere shenanigans too quickly and would break the immersion but so many people don't realize what's going on before it's too late, and that makes me so happy! I really wanted to recreate the world crushing feeling I had when I played DDLC the first time.
I slightly regret calling the second game "REBOOT" because it's actually a sequel (despite what the Bureau of Ai and Human Relations has me on contract to say). Almost everyone remembers what happened in the first PPB and reference it many times. I'm even surprized at how many people actually LIKE (red eyed) "Ashton" (or Ashino)
I'm very close to finishing it, there's just some pictures I need to draw and some bugs to work out, but I appreciate SO MUCH everyone whose played the DEMO!!
(also if you didn't know, I have a YouTube channel called "Espoir du Vide" where I play similar games to the one I made, it's very silly and full of flirting and memes)
Thank you again!
Had so much fun with this game, all characters were amazing and loved every ending I got!! I also loved the puzzle to get the real Ashton back!~
Seriously, you've done such an amazing project, you should be very proud of yourself~
THANK YOU *cries* this game is probably the biggest thing I've ever worked on (aside from my youtube channel) and I am so tremendously flattered by the kind words and fan art my boys have been given!! I wanted to make a yandere game that actually has a happy ending, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you again for playing it!
No problem!! Knowing this game has had so much effort and love put into it, makes it ten times better!! <3
I love thisss <3 But I have no idea how to unlock Ashton yandere ending :C I did 4 true endings and nothing.... I'm so lost :C Please help I want to unlock his yandere ending
A hint is choose the options that seem the MOST infatuated with Ashton, choose to date in the garden and say you like the old garden more than this new one. Choose all the choices that show you love Ashton above all else! (I can give a more specific walkthrough if you like)
So I was wondering, could you do a video on November 17 because that is my birthday And I love all your videos, and you honestly slay them
Thank you so much! I can do my best, though I'm not very fast with getting videos out. Did you have a specific game in mind?
So I want you to do seven bloody nights, but instead can Do you play the oldest of them route I forgot his name, but he’s the oldest out of all of them and seven bloody nights like the one that has the office I think it was hubris Yeah, it was hubris
I'd love to! In fact I just recorded it TODAY♫ I'm pretty sure I can have that done by the 17th, I can't make a promise but I'll try.
Thank you for that so much but I know what you’re talking about. It takes too long to edit one time me and my friends on discord stayed up a week on Editing a gotcha video. Altogether
By the way, it’s really funny what we call our fans in our discord server we call them My little Pookies
Which one of the boys did you make a video on first? That’s just a hint on who I like the most
I loved this game! All the characters were given amazing backstories which made love them even more (Not Ashino, though. I prefer Ashton ):).
The time I am writing this, I still haven't finished the game (I know, I know) because I am infinitely stuck on Kadasy (Is that how you spell his name?). It's that one photo that I have spent about a million jillion hours on trying to get ))))):::::
(P.S.: Ashino sucks man. I want Ashton ))):::)
(P.P.S: I love your videos! They have Inspired me to play more visual novels!)
THANK YOU SO MUCH for playing!! I'm a little glad you DON'T like Ashino, I made him dislikable on purpose and he somehow still has fans! I appreciate it though, I just didn't expect so many people to like him. You CAN learn a little more about him if your force him to date you AGAIN.
I'm so sorry about Kadsey's level, I think it was the first one I finished so it's a little unpolished. I know one picture that may be hard to get is the one where he's in the crowd, you have to leave him behind when he gets crowded by fans, it seems mean but you'll get a picture.
Even though it's not fully finished, I hope you get to see (the real) Ashton, his dates are very cute♫
THANK YOU again for playing, and if you haven't seen it I have a youtube channel where I play tons of similar VNs called "Espoir Du Vide"!
OKAY SO
I DISCOVERED THE FIRST PPB YESTERDAY AT LIKE 1 AM WHILE SEARCHING THE 'RPG MAKER' GAME TAG, TODAY AROUND LIKE 2 HOURS I STARTED THAT GAME, FINISHED IT.
HIT ME LIKE A TRUCK, OR HIT ME LIKE HOW A PAIR OF GARDENING SHEARS WOULD HAVE HIT MY LUNGS WHEN BEING SLAMMED INTO MY BACK.
I SERIOUSLY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT AT ALL, I HAD SEEN SHORT SCREENSHOTS ON PINTEREST WEEKS BEFORE, THOUGHT IT WAS SOME COMICAL MOCKING OF DATING SIMS
NAH, SCARRED FOR LIFE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. GAMING MASTERPIECE. THE LORE. THE LORE I STILL HAVE YET TO UNDERSTAND
And from this point on it's a few spoilers, wuh oh!
BOOM, PLAYED PPD:R HIT ME EVEN HARDER WITH MORE LORE, AND OF COURSE THE FACT THAT NOW WE GOT OTHER CHARACTERS !!
ENJOYED IT A LOT, AND SOMEHOW FIGURED OUT THAT ASHTONS LIKE 'LETTER' FROM THE FIRST GAME WOULD HELP AFTER ONE OF THE PICTURES HAD "WWW" WRITTEN AND I JUST THOUGHT "Huh, didn't the www file contain something in the other game?"
TRANSPORTED IT, NOW CALL ME A 'PUZZLE' GENIUS /J
Vincent and Ashton (the real one, I mean) are my personal favorites, liked the few German texts we got, sehr vielen dank!
AND NOW ONTO ME BEING VERY BAD AT LORE
OKAY SO 'JOHN' HAD THE NAME OF THE MAX GUY, AKA MS. HONG'S (was that her name? the ceo?) HUSBAND BUT THE PERSONALITY OF MS. HONG, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT 'LILY' IS THE APPEARANCE OF MS. HONG WITH THE PERSONALITY OF MAX DUDE
AFTER THIS IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A BLUR, DID VINCENTS EXISTENCE HAVE SOMETHING CONNECTED TO THE ACTUAL WORLD AND COMPANY SINCE ONE NOTE SAID HE MIGHT AS WELL BE THE REASON FOR THE SIMULATION? AND ALSO LIKE, HIS MOTHER PREVIOUSLY BEING 'JOHN'S WIFE?
I NOW AWAIT EVERYDAY FOR THE FULL RELEASE TO LET MY INNER GAME THEORIST OUT
But hey, that's just a theory, a "I laughed so hard when Ashton called me by my 'real' name in the first game but it essentially was my surname due to the way I wrote it and I just kept laughing, as if this was a formal meeting" theory !!
Oh yeah btw very good game if I didn't say that or hint at it with my aggressive theorizing because I usually don't leave comments on games unless I'm seriously enticed by them. Accept my praise, oh mighty game creator.
OOHH!!♫♪ Thank you, I feel all jittery and giggly ^_^♫ Thank you so much! I'm so glad you stumbled onto my game instead of being spoiled hehe.
(spoilers if anyone else is reading this just in case)
It's inspired by a game called "Your Boyfriend" but most of all "Doki Doki Literature Club" which, when I played it on my own "that scene" scared me/affected me so strongly that I wanted to recreate that (but quickly, so the other guys didn't get a chance to shine).
I'm so glad you figured out the letter thing early, I was worried it would take all the key words and still not be clear. Vincent's story was definitely one I loved writing, there was supposed to be a whole bunch of puzzles but that was taking too long to figure out so.
You pretty much have the lore right, Lillian Hwong is the CEO of the Bureau who tragically lost her husband Maximillion Sharp...but also her son Vincent (gasp!). Lily (not Lillian) is Vincent's (in simulation) mother but a vastly different woman than the real Lillian, a "Fake Lily" you might say (referring to Ashton talking about Chinese Lillies on his garden date)
One other small spoiler, I kinda felt bad for Ash saying the players name(user name) because some people don't use their real name or don't like it, so, if he does it in Reboot, he's gonna ask for permission!
If you don't already know, I'm actually a youtuber who plays various visual novels and it is also very fun and silly. It's called Espoir Du Vide and I would be very thankful if you checked it out and left a comment somewhere. I do have a video where I play my own game, and a few shorts with the boys. OH and there's some phenomenal fanart around twitter if you search #pictureperfectboyfriend!
Thank you again for playing it, words really can't describe how happy it makes me when people enjoy my boys!
Checking it out (wow, lowercaps!! Yeah I somewhat calmed down since I'm ironically replaying the first PPD as we speak) and so far this is a great channel (for me, I mean)
Banner has "Therapy with Dr. Albert Krueger", one of my favorite games!
Recently played "The Groom Of Gallangher Mansion"? Sign me up!!
No, but as a final praise so I don't end up freaking out in caps over how much I like your works, dude the narrative is EVERYTHING
I mean, I read a lot so I'm much more focused on the way stuff sounds, etc
and just reading and figuring out both games was eye candy to me !! (plus it made me feel a little smart, maybe)
considering selling my soul to BAIHR as a thank you (It's worth around 2 cents)
so yeah your games are like really cool and I just ahhdhsbhfufysdgfyudgcbsf friday shenanigans obsessing over this entire thing in a healthy way unlike Ashton or that obsessive mc ending in the (REAL) Ashton route
Consider me sold I am now a follower of this game
you do not understand how well it uses the classic "Cutesy game something wrong" formula (or as you say it, the DDLC inspiration) and I need you to understand that this game is amazing
oh yeah btw like take ur time with finishing the reboot just because i praise does not mean you should rush, drink and eaaattthdsjfhushduf
and yes thanks for the Vincent-Real Vincent connection clearing thing, back to theorizing very hard (I have 4 braincells combined)
Thank you again (your comment was so much fun to read ^_^) I'm really glad you got to see Ashton's yandere end, I'm really proud of that one! And I' so flattered that you said it uses the cutesy classic vn troupe well because I felt it was a little over done! The mystery of the BAiHR isn't all that deep but I thought it'd be a fun simple lore to uncover. Most of all I want this game to have a happy ending so hopefully I can show ya'll the ending soon!
About a small update...
It's funny that there are usually some problems with sprites in the garden.But the blush disappears somewhere where Ash says something about Ashino!
And the same old bug, but it disappears somewhere after 3-2 dialog box aaand
... I got laid when I clicked on a date with Ashton on cross date
s...And I'm a little confused about how to get past the true end of Ashton...I just dug through the files and saw that he is..? And so I really liked John's new photos!! And sorry for my English, I'm actually Russian hehe..
HAHAHA those made me laugh, I thought I fixed that blush in the garden but I guess that broke something else. And thanks to you I was able to find that second bug. Thank you so much for telling me. And the final one was a little tough but it's because I fixed Ashton's date but forgot to make it start automatically (he also was missing his body haha) Thank you so much, sorry that there's still bugs.
I I played the reboot first and it was so good! I think I understood everything that was going on even without playing the first one. I've wanted to play for a long time with my macbook and I just found out I could just play the reboot!
I'm glad! Thank you for playing it! I'm sorry there isn't a better MAC version, I have no way of testing it yet there is the option to export it for MAC. Thank you again!
The silly little men in my computer that I'd literally die for, rip my heart out and give to them because I love them so much and I want them to be happy, please let them be happy I'm on my knees begging-
Absolutely! The sweet boys will be happy in the end! (Maybe not so much Ashino (RED Ashton) but he'll be ok)
He'll recover sooner or later, as long they're all alright ;ᴗ;
And they don't die.
Nope all the boys end up fine, a little traumatized but fine! (which is a little of a spoiler but oh well)
i just finished playing ppb and came here I'M OBSSESED AAAAAA
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Hope you get to play when it comes out.
YUP, I'm working hard to finish this one! (but I do need rests sometimes)