he did say that he is taking a year off you should read it he need time to him self and hes own life not just books for us im not saying i dont want more but hes has hes own life
He's taking a year-long hiatus due to some personal things going on in his life. It is unknown whether he will cancel the game (but I hope he doesn't).
Is my download glitched or something? I've seen everyone else looking like their far into the game but my game only goes up till Jayce has the nightmare. Am I missing something?
If you haven't solved it yet, you are on one of the less completed routes. I think both Rask's and John's routes end at the nightmare. I can't recall how far Maccon' s route goes, and I know for sure that Tom's route goes past.
Its giving me ugly sonic vibes, prolly because of the eyes are further apart and smaller than the rest of the other jayces? and the teeth are individually lined like sonic? kinda looks different from the other jayces:
He is not a love interest so he has this thing were we are not pressured to let them in our lives, but instead we are pleased he exist in our lives. Also, well written character.
I mean from what I recall he's 17 so it's not like he's completely clueless. He probably just wants his brother to use protection (and more or less just another one of monchi's gags).
Is there an actual route for Rask? Because the updates are going like Maccon-Tom-Maccon-Tom-... And Rask only appears in "his route" so idk what to think. Anyway, more updates for my boy Tom, not gonna complain.
Dude how many times more will u change the story? BAHAHA
I lost track of how many versions of it there was already... tho so far, this one is being the most enjoyable hehe just started a new route and I'm reading what's new :D
ALSO *SPOILER*
EmoJi, no? And u can actually do place a real emoji...
Just played the new Tom' route and it was very amusing :D
I liked the changes you made, it made me laugh a lot haha. Besides, I'm kinda curious to see how it develops...
Loved the new arts <3 and glad u already have plans on doing a gallery for them hehe
They'r so expressive haha and the BGs are pretty awesome too!
Besides the one's that the MC is with his head down... those look WEIRD AS HELL '-'
The paiting/photo on the living room does weird me out tho LOL
Waiting for more! xP
*SPOILERS*
Ooh, just something, the shower scene involving Maccon and the dude I forgot the name was a bit eh weird... forced I think?
Like the story was flowing okay, then that popped out of nowhere and kinda had no congruence at all...it would make much more sense if it was just Tom playing along with what *lousy* suggestions John may made to him (as implied by his dialogues after), without Maccon and the other dude being invoved.
Besides, u need a new BG for the showers LOL the "private" one is exactly a publich shower... and again, regarding the "forced story", the fck is a random dude doing on the owner's (of the gym) private shower?
It's still weird Tom showing there, as I presume a private shower is like, one stall with only one showerhead, but okay, "passable" - maybe that shower has 2 stalls or something like that? - , moreso considering that Maccon may be doing him a favor - as Tom did talk about the MC to him -, but damn, the FCK those other 2 "extras" do there? hahaha
Hope I was clear enough LOL my English sucks.
Also, their dicks are WEIRD AS FCK when hard LOL
They look okay soft, but seems like a "skin-colored" murshoom - acoording to the OCs skin color.
And the ghost thing was hillarous and weird ;P and yeah, I did finally felt the horror tag with those eyes looking at my soul LOL
Found some typos:
sensation*
hospital*
Oh, and regarding the art, something is pretty weird here... like, in some CGs it seems like they're different OCs '-'
Maybe different artist or something like that - as the style is preeety different haha
In some they look the usual, in others Tom is just a bit different - art style I think - but in others the MC goes from hmm "regular 20s dude?" to looking like a twink '-' that was pretty WTF
Here Tom's a bit different, but as said, the style it was drawn is different too...
Not much difference haha it's better to keep it consistent tho
Here they both look kinda different...moreso for Jayce - but I dunno if it was intended xP
Currently there are only 3 routes. Tom, Maccoon, and Rask. If you want Maccon's route, when you arrive at the school, go to the schoolyard by pressing "Left" and "Keep Going". If you want Tom's route, just press "Right". If you want Rask route, just press "Left" and "Head Back".
WAIT! I was playing Tom's route when I noticed him cut off his last name. I thought that was odd, but wrote it off thinking his family was famous or something. Then I played John's route, and he addressed himself as John T. Nully, not John T. Scarab-.
Was this explained somewhere and I was too smooth brain to notice? 0-0
Ren'Py uses its own custom script, which to my knowledge is just called Ren'Py. I think it is just Python with a custom interpreter, but I'm not sure. Either way, you can execute Python code within Ren'Py scripts so a Python background could be helpful here.
Fortunately, both Ren'Py and Python are super easy to learn, so if you start trying to write a novel with Ren'Py you can learn both as you go.
Because that's the path of Jon. And it's so short, I tried all of them, and the first time I played it, I was confused too. You can try another option. There should be a total of 4 routes if I'm not mistaken.
So... How do I start this...? There were other 3 VNs I played before Socially Awkward...
Disclaimer: nothing here is a cRiTiCaL ReViEw, but just a bunch of opinions from a fan! (probably fanboy)
I've started playing FVNs a few months ago. First one was Echo, with an amazing, intense, horror experience with an awesome writting. I had a roller coaster of emotions... The horror and character relations were nice.
Then, my second one was Nekojishi, which the production surprised me a lot... Amazing soundtrack, characters desing and all. It even had an opening, and gave me a lot of expectations, but... I don't know, their writting just didn't catch me well? Despite all the good things I've played only one route and didn't feel like trying others...
And third, Temptations Ballad... I've got in love with everything there. The soundtrack, the way the sprites move, the writting... It was an experience better than Nekojishi, specially in making the player liking and caring about the characters... I've thought it could be even better than Echo when it finishes...
But then, started playing this one... Which made me create an account on itch.io to write this comment... Socially Awkward.
This VN just feel special to me. By far, my favorite over all the four I've played until now.
Not even Echo or Temptations Ballad made me want to replay the routes over and over again like Socially Awkward makes me.
My days get better from reading their interactions, listening the soundtracks and admire the character's expressions while they speak. The effort and love from the creator for these characters and story is visible.
The humor already got me in the beginning. I laughed hard when I saw the option of making the MC waking up thinking about P E N E. This stupid kind of comedy is my kind.
Jayce is pretty cute, funny and specially relatable when you've dealt with Social Anxiety. I could've keep hours reading his dumb thoughts and actions for hours without getting tired. I love how he is not shy and talks normally when is around his friends too. It's pretty real;
And talking about his friends, John, man... I confess I thought I'd dislike him at the start. This "gremilin character archetype" is something I personally dislike, BUT... John is VERY likeable, his jokes and takes are actually funny, and his personality isn't summed up in being an asshole...
He is an fun bro who helps Jayce a lot of times! (for example, when he stole David's collar to get Jayce's wallet back, or at the shirts testing scenes)... That's something I love on this VN, characters are all more than just one thing, y'know?
John makes the scenes between the characters way better. When John is on screen I already know something unexpectedly absurd and funny will be said or done.
Similar thing happened with Rask. Like, he is an rich dude... But he is so cute and adorable I wanna hug him and squeeze so hard man >////<
Also, Maccon's route was my first one, and when I replayed it I noticed how well the characters introductions were done when all of them get together...
We see Maccon and Tom's dialogue while John's sprite follows David's nonstopping... That scene was just amazing, all characters were interacting with something, and it was just great.
Monchi knows very well how to make the character's faces express what they are feeling and thinking with the sprites... I love a lot when they're thoughtful before giving an reply to something and their eyes like... With an thoughtful expression, duh
And... David's sprite expression's are my favorite, cuz he doesn't speak a lot and we can know easily what is on his mind. He show's perfectly what I say about Monchi's ability in using the sprites moves and character's sprites here...
There is also an scene of Jayce beating Tom that come's up to my mind... His sprite was so big lmao XD
(Remember: I'm just fanboy fanboying over something he loves)
Talking about Tom... Man, WHAT A GREAT HUSBANDO...
I haven't payed much attention on him at first (he was my last route); but he became my favorite love interest! (Fav character is still Jayce... Or John... Or Dav- AAAA INDECISIVE);
His flashback scenes with Jayce, taking care of him as kid made my heart melt... The throwing shoes scene and the cake scene made me cry. And I rarely cry with media for some reason (haven't cried not even in Echo);
These scenes aren't super heavy or super emotional, but I've got so attached to the characters that these scenes hit hard... That's what your VN did to me dude...
Still on Tom, his teasing scenes at gym on the last update made me be sure that he is the best... Like, wow... o///o wasn't expecting Tom to do this and when he did it was so... Hot. Dude knows how to tease.
So, well, this is already pretty long, and I could keep talking about more and more scenes and things that make this VN feels so special to me the more scenes and aspects I remember.
I know there are a few criticism about this show and I'm probably making things look better than they actually are by writting this; but I'm so in love with this job that I just wanted to put on an declaration of love for this author's job.
You're an amazing and talented author dude. It's clear how you care and put everything on John, Tom, Maccon, Rask, David and Jayce's story; never let anyone tell ya otherwise!
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I got to say YOU ALMOST KILLED ME BECAUSE it was so fucking funny i was crying because how funny it was
i miss the updatre
Is it nsfw or sfw
there's a gym bath scene with three naked furry men so... (o///o )
i like your game but, *ehem can you add s3x scene :3
chill we all are waiting for it, the creator needs some rest
yes a very smart man or woman here people
Go to horny jail
do you kow ant good vissal ook in itch.io
I know this is a stupid thing to comment about, but it let me hit the pillow the exact perfect amount of times before maxing out lol
There is a max?
Just to be clear, the game is on a hiatus, but hasn't been officially and permanently cancelled, right?
Yes :D
me finishing every route waiting for every route to be be completed and have a david route, but seriously pls wake up im desperate for more updates
Isnt everyone :(
yeah, everyone's waiting patiently while im here staring at my phone waiting for an update ^-^
he did say that he is taking a year off you should read it he need time to him self and hes own life not just books for us im not saying i dont want more but hes has hes own life
You didnt have to clarify im well aware of his break
This visual novel is really good....though im hoping that there will be a david route, hes my favorite
So is this VN permanently canceled? Or is the author just taking a break?
we do not know. They are taking a break but it could be over tomorrow or never. we just gotta wait and send good vibes so they feel passion again.
He's taking a year-long hiatus due to some personal things going on in his life. It is unknown whether he will cancel the game (but I hope he doesn't).
will there ever be a daniel route i would love to see that:D
is there something specific im supposed to do to get a different route for the direction i pick. if anyone can clarify. thnx
spoiler alert
left then go forward will lead to maccon's route
left then go back will lead to rask's
right immediately leads to either tom or john's route depending on your choice whether you switch seats or not
thanks for that. got confused a bit
Look forward to seeing more down the line Monch ol bean. Rest up!
Are Zale and Cole like patreon or twitter characters? Cuz I found twitter account with Zale and Cole as like their OC or prof pic?
I'll leave it here
I want tom part
Rest as much as you need!
It is obvious that the work on the project is colossal, so rest is simply necessary.
We will patiently wait and believe that one day you will return to us.
We believe in you, Monchimutt!
We belive in you! I want some sausage party wen you'r back!
Its all right, take all the breaks you need! Hope you are ok tho
Don't drop please. We really like your VN. Hope you can continue it soon.
when is the next update pls
it's on hiatus now ;( so prob not soon
Is my download glitched or something? I've seen everyone else looking like their far into the game but my game only goes up till Jayce has the nightmare. Am I missing something?
If you haven't solved it yet, you are on one of the less completed routes. I think both Rask's and John's routes end at the nightmare. I can't recall how far Maccon' s route goes, and I know for sure that Tom's route goes past.
thanks! I probably accidentally landed on that route but I'll wait out an update because id rather see where it goes than try to get another atm
R U A FILIPINO???? the puppybees was the giveaway, esp the longanisa lol
the Creator is a Filipino :)
:(( <3 nauuuuur but we need to support more filo artist :((( <3
I knew it
MORE MACCON UPDATES NOW
Is it just me or the new Jayce kinda looks like ugly sonic.
Its giving me ugly sonic vibes, prolly because of the eyes are further apart and smaller than the rest of the other jayces? and the teeth are individually lined like sonic? kinda looks different from the other jayces:
I love that this last update dropped while I was at my local Pride event.
I played the whole game... And i still don't know why i like David... He's just ADORABLE
He is not a love interest so he has this thing were we are not pressured to let them in our lives, but instead we are pleased he exist in our lives. Also, well written character.
I wonder if John and David will become possible love interest routes. I really can't wait for the updates too.
Oh, John has a route, but it hasn't been updated yet. Rest assured, we'll get some lovin' from him in the future! 😋Not sure about David tho.
I believe David's a minor, so no (he used to be but then they changed his age).
Oh I see...but if that's so, (in Maccon's route) then I wonder why he literally gave a condom lol, if you see what I'm getting at
I mean from what I recall he's 17 so it's not like he's completely clueless. He probably just wants his brother to use protection (and more or less just another one of monchi's gags).
Is there an actual route for Rask? Because the updates are going like Maccon-Tom-Maccon-Tom-... And Rask only appears in "his route" so idk what to think. Anyway, more updates for my boy Tom, not gonna complain.
They were working on Rask's route but ended up with Tom in order to make the story progress properly, more info in this update post: https://monchimutt.itch.io/socially-awkward/devlog/397179/socially-awkward-022-toms-route
Dude how many times more will u change the story? BAHAHA
I lost track of how many versions of it there was already... tho so far, this one is being the most enjoyable hehe just started a new route and I'm reading what's new :D
ALSO *SPOILER*
Ren'py Emoji 😲 and Custom Text Tags - YouTube
Edit: btw, what's that BS "your parents" thingy? No ideia of what's BS LOL
Just played the new Tom' route and it was very amusing :D
I liked the changes you made, it made me laugh a lot haha. Besides, I'm kinda curious to see how it develops...
Loved the new arts <3 and glad u already have plans on doing a gallery for them hehe
They'r so expressive haha and the BGs are pretty awesome too!
Besides the one's that the MC is with his head down... those look WEIRD AS HELL '-'
The paiting/photo on the living room does weird me out tho LOL
Waiting for more! xP
*SPOILERS*
Ooh, just something, the shower scene involving Maccon and the dude I forgot the name was a bit eh weird... forced I think?
Like the story was flowing okay, then that popped out of nowhere and kinda had no congruence at all...it would make much more sense if it was just Tom playing along with what *lousy* suggestions John may made to him (as implied by his dialogues after), without Maccon and the other dude being invoved.
Besides, u need a new BG for the showers LOL the "private" one is exactly a publich shower... and again, regarding the "forced story", the fck is a random dude doing on the owner's (of the gym) private shower?
It's still weird Tom showing there, as I presume a private shower is like, one stall with only one showerhead, but okay, "passable" - maybe that shower has 2 stalls or something like that? - , moreso considering that Maccon may be doing him a favor - as Tom did talk about the MC to him -, but damn, the FCK those other 2 "extras" do there? hahaha
Hope I was clear enough LOL my English sucks.
Also, their dicks are WEIRD AS FCK when hard LOL
They look okay soft, but seems like a "skin-colored" murshoom - acoording to the OCs skin color.
And the ghost thing was hillarous and weird ;P and yeah, I did finally felt the horror tag with those eyes looking at my soul LOL
Found some typos:
sensation*
hospital*
Oh, and regarding the art, something is pretty weird here... like, in some CGs it seems like they're different OCs '-'
Maybe different artist or something like that - as the style is preeety different haha
In some they look the usual, in others Tom is just a bit different - art style I think - but in others the MC goes from hmm "regular 20s dude?" to looking like a twink '-' that was pretty WTF
Here Tom's a bit different, but as said, the style it was drawn is different too...
Not much difference haha it's better to keep it consistent tho
Here they both look kinda different...moreso for Jayce - but I dunno if it was intended xP
The one MC seems like a twink
I believe BS is Bull crap… I do not know if I can type the word… sorry.
Are there guides for the different routes :)?
Currently there are only 3 routes. Tom, Maccoon, and Rask. If you want Maccon's route, when you arrive at the school, go to the schoolyard by pressing "Left" and "Keep Going". If you want Tom's route, just press "Right". If you want Rask route, just press "Left" and "Head Back".
Hope this helps~
You forgot John's route which can be accessed by just agreeing to switch seat with him.
Lol, about that, I actually just figured about it yesterday and didn't even know he had a route (like David) 'till then. My bad. (´；ω；｀)
Is it possible to see the nurse John describes???
on Tom route, paceholder only tho
Lol, what type of ending was that
WAIT! I was playing Tom's route when I noticed him cut off his last name. I thought that was odd, but wrote it off thinking his family was famous or something. Then I played John's route, and he addressed himself as John T. Nully, not John T. Scarab-.
Was this explained somewhere and I was too smooth brain to notice? 0-0
Oh. Old family. Although, I admit, it was nice to find out more about them.
What program did you use to do this game. It´s awsome by the way, i identify as the protagonist so much even my friends say it´s literally you XD
The VN was made in Renpy.
With what programming lenguage?? java??
Ren'Py uses its own custom script, which to my knowledge is just called Ren'Py. I think it is just Python with a custom interpreter, but I'm not sure. Either way, you can execute Python code within Ren'Py scripts so a Python background could be helpful here.
Fortunately, both Ren'Py and Python are super easy to learn, so if you start trying to write a novel with Ren'Py you can learn both as you go.
i´ll have it in mind, thank you for answering this questions :3
Freakin love this, hope life is going ok and looking forward to the next update!! <3
Just played and even thou its short really liked it. Definitely a Maccon fan on this. Any news on the creator about updates or is it dead?
OAO *hold up a knife*
si nos matas vamos a atormentar a tom por la eternidad, como no stalkear a ese papucho
I say they very much alive. May need some love and money to continue living though.
Maybe they need a sandwich?
🥪
This game is hilarious and fun, I'm excited to see how it goes!
How do I go past the fire ball part because i cant go further than that
fire ball?
after the ghost part (shoulda worded it better)
Oh! I get ya now.
Because that's the path of Jon. And it's so short, I tried all of them, and the first time I played it, I was confused too. You can try another option. There should be a total of 4 routes if I'm not mistaken.
oh okay thank you
Funny enough, I made a GoFundMe page to support my visual novel series. No such luck though :/
Btw, love the game!
So... How do I start this...? There were other 3 VNs I played before Socially Awkward...
Disclaimer: nothing here is a cRiTiCaL ReViEw, but just a bunch of opinions from a fan! (probably fanboy)
I've started playing FVNs a few months ago. First one was Echo, with an amazing, intense, horror experience with an awesome writting. I had a roller coaster of emotions... The horror and character relations were nice.
Then, my second one was Nekojishi, which the production surprised me a lot... Amazing soundtrack, characters desing and all. It even had an opening, and gave me a lot of expectations, but... I don't know, their writting just didn't catch me well? Despite all the good things I've played only one route and didn't feel like trying others...
And third, Temptations Ballad... I've got in love with everything there. The soundtrack, the way the sprites move, the writting... It was an experience better than Nekojishi, specially in making the player liking and caring about the characters... I've thought it could be even better than Echo when it finishes...
But then, started playing this one... Which made me create an account on itch.io to write this comment... Socially Awkward.
This VN just feel special to me. By far, my favorite over all the four I've played until now.
Not even Echo or Temptations Ballad made me want to replay the routes over and over again like Socially Awkward makes me.
My days get better from reading their interactions, listening the soundtracks and admire the character's expressions while they speak. The effort and love from the creator for these characters and story is visible.
The humor already got me in the beginning. I laughed hard when I saw the option of making the MC waking up thinking about P E N E. This stupid kind of comedy is my kind.
Jayce is pretty cute, funny and specially relatable when you've dealt with Social Anxiety. I could've keep hours reading his dumb thoughts and actions for hours without getting tired. I love how he is not shy and talks normally when is around his friends too. It's pretty real;
And talking about his friends, John, man... I confess I thought I'd dislike him at the start. This "gremilin character archetype" is something I personally dislike, BUT... John is VERY likeable, his jokes and takes are actually funny, and his personality isn't summed up in being an asshole...
He is an fun bro who helps Jayce a lot of times! (for example, when he stole David's collar to get Jayce's wallet back, or at the shirts testing scenes)... That's something I love on this VN, characters are all more than just one thing, y'know?
John makes the scenes between the characters way better. When John is on screen I already know something unexpectedly absurd and funny will be said or done.
Similar thing happened with Rask. Like, he is an rich dude... But he is so cute and adorable I wanna hug him and squeeze so hard man >////<
Also, Maccon's route was my first one, and when I replayed it I noticed how well the characters introductions were done when all of them get together...
We see Maccon and Tom's dialogue while John's sprite follows David's nonstopping... That scene was just amazing, all characters were interacting with something, and it was just great.
Monchi knows very well how to make the character's faces express what they are feeling and thinking with the sprites... I love a lot when they're thoughtful before giving an reply to something and their eyes like... With an thoughtful expression, duh
And... David's sprite expression's are my favorite, cuz he doesn't speak a lot and we can know easily what is on his mind. He show's perfectly what I say about Monchi's ability in using the sprites moves and character's sprites here...
There is also an scene of Jayce beating Tom that come's up to my mind... His sprite was so big lmao XD
(Remember: I'm just fanboy fanboying over something he loves)
Talking about Tom... Man, WHAT A GREAT HUSBANDO...
I haven't payed much attention on him at first (he was my last route); but he became my favorite love interest! (Fav character is still Jayce... Or John... Or Dav- AAAA INDECISIVE);
His flashback scenes with Jayce, taking care of him as kid made my heart melt... The throwing shoes scene and the cake scene made me cry. And I rarely cry with media for some reason (haven't cried not even in Echo);
These scenes aren't super heavy or super emotional, but I've got so attached to the characters that these scenes hit hard... That's what your VN did to me dude...
Still on Tom, his teasing scenes at gym on the last update made me be sure that he is the best... Like, wow... o///o wasn't expecting Tom to do this and when he did it was so... Hot. Dude knows how to tease.
So, well, this is already pretty long, and I could keep talking about more and more scenes and things that make this VN feels so special to me the more scenes and aspects I remember.
I know there are a few criticism about this show and I'm probably making things look better than they actually are by writting this; but I'm so in love with this job that I just wanted to put on an declaration of love for this author's job.
You're an amazing and talented author dude. It's clear how you care and put everything on John, Tom, Maccon, Rask, David and Jayce's story; never let anyone tell ya otherwise!