This is a review for
v0.5.2.
Gameplay: It's a kinetic novel as ofcurrent standards. There are choices it seems, but they mostly influence the flow of some scenes, but this new version seems to be attempting to include some semblance of "tags" that are required for some choices/lines to be picked. Not that this is
bad or good, it is simply how it is.
Art: I am not artist, but if you're going to use AI art, this is how. There are no apparent mistakes or jarring visual shifts, the girls have
SOME inconsistency when it comes to breast sizes/proportions, but even then,a human artist isn't 100% consistent either way. The takeaway is, it is AI art, that you can tell is AI art, but it isn't low quality.
Soundtrack: There is some attention to detail here, the pieces shift and cut when the scenes end, the girls are voiced by moans when the scene requires it, and ambient sounds are included, all in all it isn't shoddy work you can tell someone gave it some thought.
Writing/Story: Now we're getting to the good part, the story follows the protagonists, Ayumi and Kento as they go on a vacation with their friend Terrace. Part way through, Kento's ex is introduced.
The tropes are all there, Ayumi is a shy but exhibitionist slut, Terrace is your filler bull character, Kento is a shy passive cuck, and Ari is a pushy devious ex who "knows" about he MC's kink.
The colors are all the same you've seen in any other NTR, the refreshing part is the way the side-cast is handled, Ari is pushy and devious, but she seems to want to have fun with the MC and his kink. Terrace may be the bull, but he is also relatively shy and laidback.
And the story,
was progressing in the slowest most excruciatingly good slow type of burn, but as it spent so much time on the climbing up to the diving board, it's now in a grand 4 spins 5 double-jumps 3 figured athletic dive, this WILL be jarring, hot. But jarring.
I feel I have to comment this too, it isn't poetry, and it isn't your typical VN dev with his passing 10th grade English mark trying his hand at writing, the dev can write.
Closing Thoughts/TLDR(contains spoilers): It's a darn good VN so far with controversial choices, in a world of NTR, it's NTS. In a world of hand-drawn/koitatsu/wathever engine, it's using AI but it's using it well.
I will say this though. The story threads DANGEROUSLY close to feeling NTR (only in feel, because in practice you, the MC, as okay'ed more or less everything that goes on).
If you're into Exhibitionism and NTS this will be right up your alley.