Ah yes, it's worth to mention that I choosed to draw bigdaddyhurt 's attention using stream, but I never did. Seems like the game awaited my actions to unfold events after I triggered them, but it never happened
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Well, being involved in fictional stuff too deeply indeed isn't usefull for anyone.
As for me, I'm a recent player and I'm still under impression of this game. For an adult game it was enjoyable in so many ways, and the sex stuff aren't even on top of things. First, its music. If a game has nice tunes, it wll hook up a music fan right away. It's a 50% of success. Then plot and dialogs. They keep your interest even if some graphical content are most likely dummy pictures and could be replaced in future. You just don't paying much attention to some temporary flaws, you're interested in what's going on and what will be.
Events of the game are placed in the most near future, and we have a satyrical intepretation of the current Western world. I think it's also what makes the game great. Unlike other games like Cyberhunk 2069, we don't emmerse in a purely fictional cyberpunk environment. Instead we can think once again of how dystopian our current world could get really soon. It's just great. For me MDRG is definetely a piece of art, a statement in a form of an adult game. It is this one game that I will keep on my drive no matter what. I've played maybe another 6 adult games, but they were all too boring or too perverted for me. Also lack of a message or ideas, what MDRG has.
I definetely will replay after a major update, or, most likely, on 1.0 release. If any will be. As for financial support - with the current situation about Unity it's unclear whether this game will get to the 1.0 release. If I understood correctly, a reworked version of the new license agreement will consider many things. Naturally, I don't know how much it affects further MDRG development. And maybe not many developers would want to work with that engine anyway. So let's just wait for some dev news.
And in conclusion. I think that one of the ideas of the game is an ability to appreciate the moment of life. The current free version has 15 (!) endings. I don't know what they all about, and I don't really want to. I don't know what Jun is, or rather why a full-fledged AI was placed in a curvy, soft-looking body, but with a combat capacity. What I understand is that MC and Jun can't be with each other forever. She's meant for something great, while he is, and he will be nothing. Just a guy with a plain interests, nothing is remarkable about him. It's not like his gonna rent or buy a better place to live, move in it with Jun, improve his education, find a matter of life. He's just getting by while life floats away. Just like many people in our current capitalistic dystopia. He's going to die, and most likely alone and poor, just like he is before Jun. All they can do is to appreciate the moment of their relationship. He has to teach Jun compassion and empathy toward people, no matter of how corrupt society is. She also has something to teach MC. But the time will come when they'll have to separate. It's inevitable, so they'll have to let go.
Also I think it's not about bad stuff only. Even music tracks in the game have a strong theme of hope. It's always up to MC whether he'll meet the end all miserable. Maybe the experince he had with Jun will give him the means of how to get going, no matter what. With sweet memories and sad tenderness in heart, but he might get strong enough to proceed with life.
Early On Especially if you do the intro. MC Has Spoilers! Lost His, Now EX Girlfriend, and seemingly his job Struggling to live Allthough he got lucky with his current apartment Cheap before a seeming "recession" Meaning alot more of the other Apartments and such are Above what would be his pay grade Barely any hope or money left in his current position. When he first Recives the bot, It was a electicution of hope for him. (Either because he was a lonely stub or whatever) And especially if you do the first stream (Even though I'd perfer if there was a option not to.) You go early on into a partical job. But at the same time enter into a state that's Not really all that healthy. Afterwards Going to buy some Food or wait at the dispencer. Or Learn about new sites from the locals. You slowly evolve into someone especially once you go into the unemployment center You start talking to more people spending a lot of time out. Whereas before he was a bit of a loner and sagged around in the apartment. And once especially Jun is able to talk You (if you choose the correct choices) Start to grow onto the Bot. Giving (again if you wanted to) A Name. And a Name for the bot to remember. (Allthough i'd perfer that it doesn't autodefault to "master") Giving an even more reason To go outside more. and to care for the bot. Buying them clothing. Even legs and arms. Customizing it to Even look more human as time goes on. As You teach the bot the basic's. You Devolope feelings and Because of how ADVANCE The bot is. So does it. Especially when poking in its internals (Both litterally and "Literally") All though some of the dialog is a bit On the sour end. There's some momments where they "Say" Something unqiue other than a mono-tone dialoge. Like. Let's set a example. I.E You and your bot talks about humans and the current class system. Where The Bot goes on about how the lower class is an obstacle for the Higher class. Even refering you as a "Coal miner" Saying such that they don't give special treatment (Allthough it would have been better FOR them to give special treatment, Y'know to humanize it) But I Digress. Overall You and the bot both learn More than just the world. The people their feelings. Even their actions. Very humanizing. Allthough the current plan is for the Main character to stay put. (seemingly incannon because of the IRS allthough isn't stocks and donations perfectly legal? I Mean seriously it took me like 50 Days before I Was a multi-millionare. It's gotta be in the bank somehow) Which is fine. I Guess. you aren't expecting guests that often. It's a unqiue experince. And definitly A Game More than "fricking".
My point is that there is no way they can be together. She is an immortal machine, a perfect intelligence; pretty, but dreadful at the same time. Btw I was excited when I realized that she is an AI, not just a doll to fuck, and that means the game has a solid part in cyberpunk genre. On the other hand he is just a guy, one of the billions. Though being not stupid and quite initiative, he is overwhelmed and humbled by life like many other people. For her being in relationship with a human is a game of being human herself; the more she soaking in human society or absorbing human experience, the more her only game becomes a game of survival. I doubt that a supreme being like her would be satisfied with a robot girlfriend or robot slut experience. This guy showed her something interesting, yes, but there is so much in the world beside that. Come on, he lives in slums, he eats nothing but some shit-ready-to-eat from a local store. He has no appearance, no physiq, no opportunities, nothing to show of. The only thing he can do for her is to provide some understanding of a human nature, hoping that she will use her knowledge not for evil deeds. I think that a Good endgame could be like "well, those days together were wonderful. Let us see what else life can offer".
She is someone's property. I don't think she could be a Chinese sleeping agent, more like a local corporate / government (which is a same thing in the US in nearest future) asset. Why would anyone make a sexbot with a combat capabilities? Clearly she was made for an infiltration and/or assassination work, and that those who lost her are eager to bring her back. I'd really like if main characters will manage to screw over her proprietors somehow, and then Jun will dissolve into global network, acting here and there from the shadows with a purpose to bring a long lasting days of peace and prosperity to the humanity... And all of this became possible thanks to the passion of a common man.
Well, I made it all up, but I hope you get the idea. In my opinion, this game isn't here to satisfy dreams of humbled men. To love and to be loved (or at least it has to look like that); to be with a willing girl who asks almost nothing in return. Well, the game can provide some experience for such longing and dreams, but it isn't only about that.
What important is that one has to be a good man, even if it sounds cheesy and vague. That is why we have the bigdaddyhurt character - he's a complete opposite to the MC. He is a man who would never understand how anyone can treat a sexbot like a human being. First time I saw him talking about 14 hours of work while sniffing coke I thought - yeah, that's a top manager character for you. I could go on and on all day about how many simple ideas this game has. That one should not dwell in dreams of how things should be. That one should not wait when someone else will solve all problems. And so on. Once again, in my opinion it isn't about how a weak man found a perfect girl and then they lived happily together until he died. Though anybody can play it as almost any other adult game if they like - a sex and doll dressing simulator with a few scraps of plot and jokes.