Heyaa!! just gonna leave a lil comment to express my opinion about the game (take note that this is my first ever time commenting on a game lolz)
TW for insane yapping and cringy typing </3
I'm just gonna get to the meat and potatoes, I absolutely LOOOVED the games so far! to the point where I kinda got addicted to it and stalked every single tag relating to the game itself for like a month and a half or two... but anyways, I'm also really, REALLY impressed by the coding and stuff but also like the story and characters as a whole, It's fun thinking about someone like Kadsey and someone like Vincent having a conversation XD
however, I'm still tryna figure out how to unlock my bestie (Ashton), I DO know that u gotta do a special thing in the game files but i have the misfortune of having a macbook and having no idea how to do it...I have no idea how to unlock him in-game either 😞😞😞
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING!!! I am beyond flattered!!! There's so many amazing fan arts on tumblr and twitter and I never could have guessed something I made would have such a nice community!
I don't have a MAC myself so I can't probably test it or know how the files work, however, someone else had a similar problem so I made a small workaround!
To do it, at the very beginning of the game when the Bureau asks you questions, answer that you HAVE played the first game and that you CANNOT access the game files. And then after you've unlocked ALL the cross dates then go to the main screen where you can choose to "pick a boyfriend" and a mysterious phone call should happen.
If any of that doesn't work, please let me know, I might have forgot to make a MAC version of that workaround. I'm really happy with how the dates with Ashton turned out and I don't want anyone to miss it!
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!
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Heyaa!! just gonna leave a lil comment to express my opinion about the game (take note that this is my first ever time commenting on a game lolz)
TW for insane yapping and cringy typing </3
I'm just gonna get to the meat and potatoes, I absolutely LOOOVED the games so far! to the point where I kinda got addicted to it and stalked every single tag relating to the game itself for like a month and a half or two... but anyways, I'm also really, REALLY impressed by the coding and stuff but also like the story and characters as a whole, It's fun thinking about someone like Kadsey and someone like Vincent having a conversation XD
however, I'm still tryna figure out how to unlock my bestie (Ashton), I DO know that u gotta do a special thing in the game files but i have the misfortune of having a macbook and having no idea how to do it...I have no idea how to unlock him in-game either 😞😞😞
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING!!! I am beyond flattered!!! There's so many amazing fan arts on tumblr and twitter and I never could have guessed something I made would have such a nice community!
I don't have a MAC myself so I can't probably test it or know how the files work, however, someone else had a similar problem so I made a small workaround!
To do it, at the very beginning of the game when the Bureau asks you questions, answer that you HAVE played the first game and that you CANNOT access the game files. And then after you've unlocked ALL the cross dates then go to the main screen where you can choose to "pick a boyfriend" and a mysterious phone call should happen.
If any of that doesn't work, please let me know, I might have forgot to make a MAC version of that workaround. I'm really happy with how the dates with Ashton turned out and I don't want anyone to miss it!
I got up at like 2am for this !!! Tysmsmsmsms ‼️‼️‼️
Note: It's games like these and creators like u that make me absolutely adore VNs again 💖 I hope 4 love n kisses to go ur way :DD
YAY, and thank YOU♫ I hope it worked!!
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!