TW: Vellora got SA (touch without consent) by Foelh. She revealed to Tiss in this update during in her romance diamond scene in episode 3 of season 4 called “Hug Vellora”
To made it worse, Jester, his technical designer and his editor didn’t put the trigger warning accompany to the diamond scene. I was caught off-guard and felt uncomfortable during the whole diamond scene.
TTS isn’t wlw friendly at all. One f li got SA in present timeline. Another one is nowhere to be found and massive sidelined. I don’t think Jester care about wlw players. So with this incident, I decided to drop this book. It’s a shame though because I thought he is improving in f li writing a bit and actually enjoy Vellora’s route during S1 and S2.
@yeullove here is scenes that you’re looking for.
Ps. To Jester’s fan, pls don’t make an excuse “but Foelh didn’t sleep with her”. Touch without consent is one of a form of SA and it’s unacceptable.
Truer words have never been spoken. They're biased AF, it's not even the fact that he's popular that they post about him obsessively. It honestly makes me dislike him and I'm getting really tired of seeing his face. Remember this fucking book stood out at first because of the diverse LIs. Not just yet again another platinum red flaggy blonde you literally find in every romance novel.
Bruh I feel like a clown for supporting RC since mid 2024, only to find out they're backtracking on everything they've said. 😑
I've been feeling like that soon after I started playing tbh. They're not backtracking exactly, they just say what people want to hear while pretending it's coming from a place of "love and support", while they won't hesitate to throw people under the bus if it benefits them (I'm talking about the triggering topics and the cultural disrespect). People had complained that the Kali representation in the books was disrespectful, yet soon after that they even made a card of her with tongue out and looking like a cartoon villain. Because there wasn't an actual hit on their views after that controversy.
I honestly was only playing Soulless after HS2 was over. And discovered RC when HS2 was two updates before its finale. So I wasn't aware of what was going on and didn't even know this was an eastern european company. Their stories have started getting better and less problematic around a year ago, so I stayed because they basically have a monopoly in the VN market now. I have only given them real money three times during these years, and one was now for Soulless finale. But other than that, I think it can be a good strategy to only be a free to play player and just read the books from authors you support. Ideally, apps like Storyscape, Lovestruck and the old Choices would still exist, so it would be much harder for RC to reach a broader audience and have the opportunities to take advantage of them. But if they're gonna take advantage of you, take advantage of them back.
Life became 10 times more enjoyable since I convinced myself I can drop any rc story that I don't enjoy reading anymore and that I don't have to force myself to read their updates anymore
Not the official RC mods in that sub deleting the Tiffany posts for no reason, while leaving the Declan ones up. Which btw didn't break any rule, like not using a spoiler or being a double post. It's not a secret this app is homophobic, but now they don't even try to hide it. Makes me feel like a reaaal clown for still being around...Not to mention the whole Russian app issue and how they pretended to keep the wlw routes because of their ""values"" as they were building its launch all these years.
I don't care about Achievements, but since Soulless is my favourite book I collected them all. They were fun to do and I gathered around 1500 gems (with paying for some choices).
All of Vyxaria's Archdemon forms (had to censor the Lust one because it's flagging my post)
My favourite is Envy (first). Although she kinda looks like an injured roach, it's the most interesting out of the three for me.
Threxia's endings (all except when you remain a human)
I've posted the low mastery before. In this one you have High Mastery, drink the blood but choose to leave your fate to the Celestials. They're both ending 28 though. Vyxaria goes to the Underworld again, but as an Archdemon amd is ablw to fight th two demon bullies on her own. I'm guessing this part is the same regardless of your li. You also get a different last CG with Vyxaria in her Archdemon form instead the regular one.
High Mastery Ending (stay on Earth)
My favourite part of that ending was them watching Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
Walter's ending (Vyxaria becomes a human)
I didn't get the cheese cutting CG with him. They get married but don't have kids in this ending. I'm guessing because no one became the Veil here
They don't make a family here, but explore the ocean and the world
Xantheia's ending
One of the best ending CGs. Wish we knew what happened with her in the other endings, because it seemed she got banished in the Underworld regardless? I don't see a reason why she would cease to exist instead if you didn't romance her
I don't care about Achievements, but since Soulless is my favourite book I collected them all. They were fun to do and I gathered around 1500 gems (with paying for some choices).
All of Vyxaria's Archdemon forms (had to censor the Lust one because it's flagging my post)
My favourite is Envy (first). Although she kinda looks like an injured roach, it's the most interesting out of the three for me.
Threxia's endings (all except when you remain a human)
I've posted the low mastery before. In this one you have High Mastery, drink the blood but choose to leave your fate to the Celestials. They're both ending 28. Vyxaria goes to the Underworld again, but as an Archdemon now, and is able to fight the two demon bullies on her own instead. I'm guessing this part is the same regardless of your li. You also get a different last CG with Vyxaria in her Archdemon form with Threxia.
High Mastery Ending (stay on Earth)
My favourite part of that ending was them watching Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Walter's ending (Vyxaria becomes a human)
I didn't get the cheese cutting CG with him. They get married but don't have kids in this ending. I'm guessing because no one became the Veil here
I don't even dislike him, but I'm kinda getting sick of seeing Declan so much everywhere. At least the story itself is balanced so far, but I can imagine if this was a different author, it would get super insufferable with the resources and screentime distribution. Hopefully Waterlily doesn't go there
Averris: The first two updates were chef's kiss. I loved Liren, her chemistry with Eleonor and the world building (like the "organic" Ramezar ship). The issue with forced romance interactions has soared my excitement, but I'm waiting for it to be fixed in the next updates.
HS2: It isn't so high in my current list, but it became my favourite the first time I've read it. I know this is unpopular on the discussion forums, but I personally didn't care about the misery of it. The suffering felt more fake to me so I wasn't bothered by it. I also really liked the Apocalypse theme and my li Mimi.
WLBE: unpopular story but the writing imo is great. I know it's also pretty similar to DALS, but I haven't read that book, so the repetition doesn't bother me. Messire screentime is unbalanced, but this is one rare book where the rest of the characters are all still very interesting and unique. (I only don't like the Governor because it was creepy he married Aurora at 16 while he was 32)
PUB 2: imo underrated. If there was the name of a different author attached to it, I think it would be more popular. I didn't like Jack's previous two books, but this one had a really interesting setting/plot and I liked all of the characters too
Code Blue: it's harder to write a non supernatural story imo, but Yim has managed to make all of the characters alive and interesting. It gives exactly what I want from a contemporary story. Every day interactions that don't need drama to be interesting, but have all these nuances around them.
LSE(rip). I love horror and that was the first book I've read (and liked) in RC. Wish RC could finally release its finale, although atp I feel it will never happen.
From the very recent stories I like SOS 2 and Waterlily, but it's too early for me to say they're established as my favourite yet. Although I think they will. Poppy and Dex are my favourite and I'm glad Dex is not the typical grab you by the throat or shove you mli, despite looking like he could be (Hopefully that doesn't change). I like the rest of the lis too though and that's good because you can get bored reading a book if you have to interact with characters you don't like. I feel very similarly for the WLBE characters too, so it might have something to do with Anna.
If I had to add one more for the full top 10 it would be ABH or HS. ABH had really great characters and some of my favourite lis, but the plot was a bit dry for me to say I fully liked it. That's understandable though since it was strictly tied to the HSU timeline, so I don't think there was much room for anything else. I loved how the ending was written too. The Audrey CGs with the dead hands and then the flowers taking her were really strong. The villains also really complex, like Somnus' character and Malek's relationship with Astrea. I think Elena is promising as a writer and I was actually waiting for her new work, but then HSU three MCs happened. Now Audrey's parts there feel even more dry, while she and Lane carry the plot and are being used as plot props for Vicky.
HS was fun/easy to read, but also I just like the theme of angel and demons. It was inspired by a cartoon that I was a fan of too. I liked the idea of them trying to sway people towards good or evil.
I'd never expect Anton to stoop that low, considering he isn't really a fan of Japanese culture, courtesy of @miss-revy-1412. He isn't the only vn writer who took inspo from existing IPs, but his AN3 is almost like a subpar version of popular anime shows combined. Tbh I'm not that familiar w AOT & EVA, though I did watch them growing up, esp the rebuild EVA era. Atp I have no idea why AN3 is in the top 10, considering the romance is almost non-existent. 🤷♀️
I bet he pretends he's not a fan of Japanese culture to throw the "suspicions" off. Like he can't be a thief if he doesn't even watch anime and he's not a fan of the culture that made it, right?
I'm honestly baffled by this book's popularity too, but I can think of some reasons. Besides the mandatory red flag grab, for Russian speaking authors it's easier to gain a following than western authors, if you look at the popularity section. He also already had an audience from his previous works in LOD.
Second, plenty of fans don't know what AOT or NGE is, so to them the concept of Advent is pretty catchy and creative....And then you also have the fans who know but don't care. Just see how popular AI in the fandom is. It's a very similar situation with stealing someone's exact ideas. Mindless consumption and people who use AI to write their essays. And this is why out of every book, advent is the one that bothers me the most. When something sells, they keep producing more of it. If people read regurgitated works with less effort, what's the point of a money making company to produce something with a soul and people's brains to keep working?
AN3: Yeah, this is exactly like Neon Genesis Evangelion
(Warning: spoilers)
The difference is that in NGE, they used Christian mythology and language. In AN3, it’s Greek mythology, which ties in perfectly with the AOT angle.
This is exactly why the Angels were attacking in NGE. Instead of “advent” they used the word “impact.” First Impact took place in prehistoric Earth. Second Impact took place in Antarctica. Geez, is there anything original in this book? Third Impact was the end of the world.
And then there’s the Evangeli—I mean, Prometheus. I can’t believe how unexciting its debut was. All this build up and what do we get? A giant hand. Splat. That’s it? That’s IT?
Omg, this book is nothing but a waste of amazing borrowed ideas. The blue balling is unbelievable!
This is exactly why I have below zero respect for Anton. It's one thing to get inspired by something, or even have a rewrite of your own version, and another to add very specific key details (which are A LOT in Advent's case) and then even act like you don't even know these works. It's honestly so shameful thieves like this are in the top ten. I've dropped this book really early, really soon after I saw from the trailers that the Titans looked and walked exactly like AOT, the chase scene was highly likely literally extracted and stolen from an AOT clip, and you immediately get hit with the three protective walls against "Colossi". The scummer didn't even bother to change the AOT layout of the city and have at least a different number of walls. This is from what I've seen from just the first seconds of playing the book. Shortly after I dropped it. I'm not going to give it views by diamond farming it, because that still counts for its popularity. But just from other people's screenshots you have: the exact same equipment from AOT, the reveal that the Titans were humans all along (a big deal reveal in AOT). And now of course NGE.
Anyone who has said this wasn't an AOT steal has obviously never watched AOT and has no idea what they're talking about. I usually shrug off books getting popular that I think don't deserve it, but in this case I will blame the audience for making this popular. No wonder the romance here sucks. Anton only bothered stealing the plot. In his next book, which he will unfortunately be having, he could steal the dynamics of some popular pairings and the audience will praise him for his improvement.
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