Rachel Meets Ariane: The Game
Being that it is close to the holidays, and the game is set during the holidays, I thought I should finally release the Rachel Meets Ariane game.
How do I download?
Links to the PC, Mac, and Linux versions are available at the bottom of the “Rachel and Ariane” page. As of now, it is only in English, and there is no android version.
Why the delay?
Two fold. First, It was just easier to share the short story online than put it in a game. Second, this was a bit of a failed experiment.
My original intent was to start with the two characters meeting, then based on 4 possible scenarios from Something’s In The Air and new choices along the way, come up with multiple stories. Unfortunately, only one of those multiple stories was interesting enough to share: the one that I did.
Is there different material in this game?
Yes. What I have done is kept the four scenarios from Something’s In The Air, and created four versions of the story which ultimately end the same way. So basically the beginning and the ending are the same, and many of the plot elements are the same. but there are some interesting twists to the story depending on choices.
What four scenarios?
The online story is based on the scenario that the player dated Ariane again in Something’s In The Air and ended up in a threesome with Lydia. The other three scenarios are: the player dated Ariane again but did not end in a threesome, the player dated Rachel instead and Ariane dated Rebecca, the player dated someone else and Ariane dated Rebecca but the storm still happened.
These other scenarios will affect the story because if Ariane never meets Lydia, then the two scenes with Lydia cannot happen. If the player dated Rachel, then the storm never happened, so Rachel cannot ask Paula for help with the photography assignment, etc. I basically had to write substitute versions of various scenes, some of which are better than the originals.
There are other choices along the way that change the story. One in particular will drastically shorten the story.
Any other extra features?
There is no background for the text except for a black outline. If you find the text difficult to read, you can change the color and font in preferences. I made sure self voicing works (press ‘v’ to toggle it on and off). To avoid accidentally missing text, the text scrolls in, but you can disable this feature in preferences, too. Hitting ‘tab’ skips over scenes you have already seen.
Will there be an Android version?
Maybe. The truth is I’m not sure the game will be very popular. 90% of the material is in the online story.
Bottom line is that I am releasing this game for completeness sake. This game picks up where Something’s In The Air leaves off, and Ariane in Paradise picks up where Rachel Meets Ariane leaves off.
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Nice work Ariane. Now the next question, is this game canon (I recommend you don’t take that question seriously)?
Hi I do not know if you read the comments but I would like to say that your game Something’s In The Air is corrupted I’m Brazilian and I really enjoyed playing your game in portuguese version and of course and I ask you please, please fix it the game because your game is the best game I’ve ever played in my entire life
There have been a few complaints. Most likely cause is that the unzip software you are using is not up to date, but I reuploaded a new copy that I created with a different zip program (8zip) that might work better.
Tell me if it still says it is corrupted.
I’m having trouble with the PC download. It completes, but WinRAR says the archive is corrupt and won’t extract. Extracting with 7zip yields this error:
1. Data error: RachelMeetsAriane-pc\lib\linux-x86_64\lib\python2.7\math.so
Try updating to the latest version of winrar.
I’ve tried with winrar 5.61 (64 bit), and it still thinks the archive is corrupt. I’d try with 8 zip, but apparently the software isn’t free.
I got it to work! Though, the only thing different that I did is that I downloaded through Chrome, instead of Firefox.
My unzip program says the file is empty, even though it is 100+MB. So what free unzip programs will actually open the file for us poorer fans? Can you instead zip the file with an older (free) version?
Are you sure you wanted the Linux version? On my Linux box it works fine, btw.
I downloaded the PC version. That’s just the message that popped up.
Please make android version
Is there suppose to be background sound?
Been wondering about this game’s title. Was “Ariane meets Rachael” is “Ariane in Paradise”, but the title got changed and some ideas got scrapped? Or is just that Ariane in Paradise and Ariane meets Rachael are separate games?
Rachel Meets Ariane is game 3. Ariane in Paradise is game 4, and not close to being done.
So what you’re saying is, both games are canon?
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why dont you release ariane in paradise day1 and then day 2 when u are finished.What i mean to say is release the game in three diffrent parts .
I actually thought about that, but I’m actually working on part 3 because I’m worried it won’t work, and coming back to do part 2 last. Meanwhile, I had a great idea for part 2 and 3 that resulted me going back and do something different on part 1. It probably won’t be the last time.
Why dont you start a patreon page.In that way you can get the value for what you make.
I’ve thought about it, but it would put pressure on me to produce stuff regularly, and that is not how I work.
I just finished playing the game. It was a very good change of pace from regular sex games. It was very sweet, and played out like a real life adventure. I tip my hat to you ArianeB! I thought it was great!
How can I download rachel meets ariane
I hope it is on Android
Take your time and mak it on Android, pretty pleas ; 3
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