The Punniest Pun Messter (TPPM)

This game was amazing, legit brought tears to my eyes when I finished all the routes and received that thank you for playing message. Of course you did good! Don't worry at all, it was an amazing first game. :)

"#ok this is prone for testing errors cuz i only can test it once"

I don't know what to say because I feel like it's been so long you wrote this you probably already know any advice I can give... I'll say it anyways. You can test it more than once you just need to find the renpy %appdata% folder and delete it as well as the saves in the local game folder. Although this is for the itch build, so you'd need to use that instead of the default renpy launcher.

Different colors for different characters would be pleasant.

AHAHAHA, the code has a message to yourself that you never deleted haha, amazing (yeah, past me, it's not just that one lol)

Why is there a random amount of ######??? In the middle of nothing what-

Ah, knowing the impossible math question was actually impossible makes me sad. I inputted XX as the answer when Rico said it lmao

Talking about Rico, he's my fav. I know what parsec means thanks to him, it will definitely help me tomorrow. (It didn't, parsec's value was on the test, but I think I did pretty well) Also, Rico's dad asked what was parsec, not it's value, thus, Neim got declassified. Such a tragic ending.

I am reading the script.rpy as I am making this, that is why it's messy. I first saw the script had your comments when I decided I should turn it into a horror vn and kill the principal's daughter. (Literally, I opened script.rpy with murderous intent)

I always had some time of prejudice against your vns cuz holy hell, you are a writing monster. 100k!? I plan on reading crysmalia's novel someday. Oh, and also, I didn't really like the art, now I am used to it and I can say that getting over that prejudice was absolutely worth it!!! 2 years of procastinating your games lol

I am getting parasocial over here.

Gotta love all the professional dev talk in the script "Do this", "Do That", "Worired", "urghhh english", "shit idk what to put here"

"#hahsdjfhahdhjadshjkhhdhahhahahahaha bru she's a police officer". I literally thought the same when neim said lynne was from the mafia

You did not. I refuse. "#idk does this even MATTer". Nope, not accepting that pun.

Finished reading everything. This was a very good game and now I shall play the others!

Anyways, have a picture. (I tried "Rico, The Hammerless" but it didn't fit the UI)

btw my favorite characters are rico, lynette and akila

I LOVE THIS GAME AND ALL ITS JOKES AND REFERENCES. I LITERALLY DID NOT expect the plot twists and turns even though i literally should've thought of them before the reveal. I was honestly so shocked, and i'm kinda glad i didn't figure it out cause the reveal/s literally made me love this game even more.

Tldr: great game with great writing and great routes, endings, and characters, you totally absolutely should play this pun-tastic game. 

loved it<3<3<3 but about that service club - couldnt mc just not attend it? ditch it so to sqy 

OMFG THUS IS AWESOME !!!! :O I literally love this, i got rico's route and im SO HAPPY (i did kind of,, cheat by googling, haha-) anyways, this is really unique and awesome, tysm omggs

I loved the game and all,after all who don't like good puns and good memes?I also loved the ending and how everything is conected.I missed something in Matt's ending,but maybe it's just my perfectionism talking.Thank you for the game and see ya.

I was so surprised and delighted by this!  I have to admit, I've never seen anything like this, and it was fascinating.  I'm not really familiar with most memes, probably just the most popular, but I was kept going by the lovely writing, pacing, and the hook of trying to figure out the source of the pun curse!

I have played every route and this is a great game Imho.

-Overall Notes

    Love the humor and characters

    The writing overall is great

    Highly recommend! Especially if you are in the know of memes or even half in the know, However it is still a very enjoyable game and would still recommend it if you do not know any memes

    A ton of the characters have almost or have killed someone in at least one of the routes. There is a lot of homicidal tendencies going around and I am here for it

    Neim doesn't overuse any puns and serious situations are serious.

    Even when Neim's puns are added in, it doesn't ruin the tension and feels in character.
    Hard to do but you pulled it off well

    The story that you start to piece together with Rico's family and Seth's and stuff is very good.

    I love all the connections and overlapping of stories where none of it feels too repetitive or anything and everything feels like their own story but it's still connected and doesn't feel too cut off from the other routes

    The art is not the best and for some that may be off-putting but I got used to it pretty quick and it doesn't hurt the story or the quality of the game Imo.
    It has a nice charm I may even say it actually adds to the story and game

-Notes on Routes

    Rico's good ending  was the first route I did and I really enjoyed his character and he was the classic 'You want a good guy with not too much underlying story? Here you go!' and was a great route to start with.

    I highly agree that Rico's route(s) are the best to start with since if you do then you get a seemingly simple/surface level story that is enjoyable and then you start to get deeper and it's g o o d

    Seth's bad ending was a bit shocking.

   Really enjoyed the intensity of it.

    Lynette's side story really filled in some gaps.

    Appreciated that and really liked her story and just everything about it.

    The Matt and Neim posing at the beach was unexpected and did make me audibly laugh

    Also the throwaway scene of Lou eating seaweed also caught me off guard, quite enjoyed it especially since Lou looked so happy about it

    I also really liked how Matt had some serious moments and wasn't just there for some more meme references and puns.

-Ratings For Routes

    Rico's good ending - 3.5/5 A good 'basic' romance story

    Rico's bad ending - 2.5/5 A little bland

    Seth's good ending - 4/5 Very intriguing and loved the action

    Seth's bad ending- 5/5 Kinda shocking but doesn't seem too out of character and honestly I'm a sucker for stories where if one is going down they both go down. It also showed another side of Seth, that was great and the absolute rage that there was in him and his uncaring 'Oops, I guess I injected too much' was wow, favorite moment

    Matt's good ending- 3/5 Not bad, not bad. Solves the main questions of it. Liked it, all good.

    Matt's bad ending- 2.5/5 A little abrupt but I appreciate the fact that you did more than just one route and that there's quite a difference between the good and bad route for Matt

    Lynette's story- 4/5 Technically not a route but still. Liked how it fleshed out more of the story. Liked her seemingly cool character that is actually really flawed. Also liked her story with Akila. Very nice

Thank you for coming to my TED talk on why this is a good game

Thank you for making this game, I really liked it

What is the answer to the super hard last question worth 16 points?

I loved this visual novel! So many good puns! Plus the routes were so nice.

When I read the premise I thought it would be more like a parody game, but I actually enjoyed it a lot. The comedy is great but without being overbearing, I liked the references and the 4th wall breaks, and how likeable the characters were. You sympathise so much with the MC and just want her to be happy (sorry, I don't have the heart to do the bad endings ;;-;;)

I think my favorite route was Rico's, because of how much they help each other to gain confidence and both of them evolved at the end.

If I have to nitpick, aaaah, I wish the endings were a bit longer, or at least a "where are they now" epilogue, but it really exceeded my expectations of a game I thought it would just be a silly parody, and I hope to see more of your projects in the future!

Now that the game is 3.0 I thought to make a separate review for Lynne's side story!

Lynnette's story unlocks after you've gotten Seth's good ending (so her story and Matt's route both open up at this point). The reason for this is Lynne's story is actually an extension of Seth's route - it happens right after the events before the 1 year timeskip. This time, instead of Neim, we are in Lynne's shoes and learn her mysterious backstory. She works with Akila for a special mission they've taken upon themselves to find out more information. 

If you liked the intensity of Seth's route brought to this comedic story, Lynne's route surely won't disappoint! But don't think that means this is devoid of humor - whilst there is a severe lack of puns due to Neim only appearing briefly, Lynne's witty sarcasm and surprisingly cringe tactics will have you rolling!

I also enjoyed the tender moments in this route as well. 

Both Lynne's route and Matt's route, which unlock after Seth's, happen in this manner for a reason - they reveal a truth. Lynne's truth on her route, and Neim's on Matt's. 

Honestly, this game never ceases to amaze me. Despite its wonderfully comedic premise, there's some really cool and engaging plot points going on that will pull you in and keep playing!

will lynnette eventually be a love route 

I finally finished this game! There's still 2 (I assume bad) endings I need to get, but aside from that, it's basically finished! Anyway....

I'm going to say overall, even when I first played it, there was a lot of unexpected things about this game. Like some of the more intense plots that Seth's route introduced took me by surprise (a pleasant surprise). Rico's route I think I had the most fun on and enjoyed the most (it's hands down my favorite), because especially since things were kept vague on his route, it made the mystery more interesting of Neim's pun curse despite being the least involved with it. But the stage play was the best scene! I loved it. The reveals on Matt's route was totally unexpected. I also loved the cameos from The Clock Chronicle.

Overall, this was a ride. Like a wild ride. I came in expecting a ridiculous mystery and a ton of puns (which we got!), and left with a lot of.... well I didn't expect that haha, intensity. Sometimes it was disappointing when Neim's pun spewing died down in later parts of the game, yet at the same time, it made her spewing them randomly all of a sudden that much more hilarious. Honestly, this is the kind of game that I like--it doesn't hold back on being fully creative, and I like how everyone's routes were completely different from each other.

Also, characters. I loved all the characters, they were unique and lovable in their own way, and Lynnette is freakin' best girl I am excited for her story to be added in the next version of the game!

And last but not least, I LOVED THE TRIVIA BOOK! The extra info, early designs, and bonus sketches were a pleasure to the eyes, and I also liked how you had all the CGs in there to gaze upon. Excellent work! I loved this game, it really lifted my spirits, made me laugh, kept me intrigued, and sometimes had me on the edge of my seat!

Sorry this review is sort of a mess, but yeah, I loved it and I hope to see more visual novels from you in the future! Your mind is really amazing! You know how to take your audience by surprise, and in a good way!

do you know when you will have the new routes out i can't wait

please do make an akila and lynnete route or even a main char. lynnete route! i loved the game and hope that you implement more cgs in the future!

When I try to install it on my phone an error with the message 'app not installed' pops up. This has happened before with other games. Can you make an android armeabiv7a version? If you know how to, I would really appreciate it!

Of all the otome-type entries in NaNoRenO (I think I got through all of them) this felt the most otome-like, actually! It followed the standard setup and kept a good, constant tempo. I'm only sad the puns didn't penetrate as deeply as the setup suggested, but I love Neim's energy and how she literally does not have a sad face. Love a punster of action.

I'm a nerd so I enjoyed Rico's route (as well as Neim's struggles in the club because haven't we all experienced something like that), but I also like memes so the fun times of Matt's route were side-splittingly MAGNIFICENT, especially the last choice. I also appreciate well-done bad endings so Seth's bad ending turning into high-octane fuel was emotionally heavy but oddly cathartic. Lastly, "yes" to Question 2! If it's just that one route and the same timeline, I'd like if it were within the same game.

Hello! I just downloaded the game and it looks so fun! :D I was wondering where the cheat sheet was and then I realized that the game wasn't updated yet xD I actually wanted to check the cheat sheet since the last math question looked unsolveable :') Since adding two sides of a triangle can't be less than the third side. And then I realized it was an impossible to solve question xD I love the MC so much! I know I'm going to have fun playing this game! owo

By any chance is Rico a tsudere?

wow.......i am speechless by how amazing this game is. i loved playing rico's route it was so much PUN ahaha. but seriously, this was an amazing game and i really enjoyed playing it :). #ricoisbestboy

oh my godd I loved this game so much every pun and meme reference had me wheezing skdfkjrgu I can't wait for Matts route