VN - Ren'Py - A Father's Sins [Ch. 28] [Pixieblink]

ch. 28
All tags seem right. So I decied to spend some time with this game. It started interesting - hot nuns , hot girls.
Then all that churchy things without any lewd action started growing old pretty fast. No lewd scenes no penetrations just endless teasing and from time to time some nudes.
Needless to say that as a porn entertainment this game fails miserably.
I don't care about the dev latin knowledge or his laugheable efforts to present some halfbacked version of the "DaVinci Code".
I didn't notice any "anal" either which in my book is a cardinal sin I cannot tolerate - so I wiped that sorry attempt from my rig.
You have been warned - no need to spend more time on that lemon.

What a marvel! In the "Superpowers" category this one's definitely the game where the stakes are the highest. The story is among the absolute best and the characters models, animations, their stories, personalities all are great. The VN is a roller-coaster of emotions, one moment I'm laughing my ass off from Danny and Tilly's silliness and the next I'm trying my absolute best and failing to stop the tears. Hell even Sandra the clothing store girl who appears for only a tiny bit is etched into my heart. Hopefully we get something regarding her someday cuz I'm way too uneasy being uncertain of her fate or at least her soul's fate. That little girl is gone way too soon! The very minimal amount of NSFW content is also absolutely perfect for my taste cuz I almost always skip those contents of the VNs/games which have great/serious stories. The only complain I have is a very tiny one which is the variety of enemies, hopefully we are gonna have more variants in the future.

For those who want to torture themselves waiting for something that will never come...
26 chapters of teasing? isn't it a bit too much? Hell no! If the fact that a companion game was release with some lewd scenes isn't enough for you to understand that you're here only to suffer, then you deserve this.
Then keep playing and suffer! That's all you'll ever get, that's all you deserve.
For my part, I'm done for good. See ya in Hell (And no, not that one... you'll be 'Going to this Hell' without me).

story:
got ring can let you see true women cloth.. and after hour of mouse click get bj from most ugly old black looking model in game.. than i just quit playing watching this i rather watch duck dynasty with blow toch on my testical..

gameplay:
Click click game and with 2 choice dialogue.. lead to same so i dont get it?

recommendation big no.

I enjoyed this one immensely. An innovative story with interesting characters, right up my alley. I'm not one for reviews. I want to encourage the dev in this case and took the time to give him a positive review. So far there is not much in the way of sex and I'm fine with that. As long as the story is good is all I care about. Great work.

Story 4.5/5
There are a few liberties taken here and there in the story but nothing game breaking. Its a great story and worth reading.

Renders/music/etc 4.5/5
Render quality etc is great.

The plot is intriguing, but the writing quality is mediocre, with characters acting implausibly. The graphics are ordinary, and there's a lack of sexual content, suggesting it was included to appeal to an erotic market. Overall, the game is perceived as mediocre and doesn't provide enough reasons to play unless one has a specific interest in the religious battle setting.

To begin with, the story is indeed interesting but the writing is rather mediocre. Characters say and do things they wouldn't really do in situations. I also find the graphics pretty average and nothing special. On top of all this, there is so little sex content that it's obvious it's just there to try to sneak into the erotic games market for bigger sales because there is no way this would be popular outside of it. The writing and graphics and girls are just not that impressive. Speaking of the erotic games market, one of the scummiest things you can do is put huge letters all over the lewd scenes THIS IS THE PUBLIC VERSION BUY HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT THIS MASSIVE TEXT BLOCKING EVERYTHING <-------------------------. Why would you do this. If you want people to actually buy your game and support your work, you should show off how impressive your game can be and what you are capable of, not trying to annoy somebody to the point they want to get rid of the massive text blocks over the scenes. The hell is the matter with you? Overall this game is just mediocre, average, there's nothing really here that would warrant somebody to go out of their way and play it unless you are REALLY interested in the whole religious battlenun type setting.

What the hell is the game ? The tags sounded promising but all we get is some nudity and one handjob.... I should be glad that I skipped all the dialogues after the cardinal....

Normally I don't mind a good story but that isn't the reason I downloaded this game....

Just finished through Chapter 20. Have some observations and advice for those wondering whether to play this.

IF:

• You are looking for much sexual content, you will probably be disappointed. There's not a lot, and some of what was there feels a bit forced (fan service).
• You are looking for a game, or a choice-dependent VN, you will probably be disappointed. To say that the game's a railroad simulator isn't completely fair, but isn't really wrong either.
• You want to kick back and relax, you will be disappointed and also really tense.

HOWEVER,

• If you can enjoy a linear story with pictures and animations,
• Like to read dialogue and get to know characters, and
• Want to watch a ripping tale

You'll really enjoy this. I didn't give it five stars from pity, but from amazement that the story was as good as it was for as long as it was.

Anything else I tell you about the game simply means you're wasting more time before downloading it and playing.

Shoo.

To the developer:

The sound design for the entire game is fantastic. Easily the best I've experienced here, and well into professional game studio territory.

Character growth has been steady and meaningful. Keeping your eye on those wonderful characters and their growth individually and with each other is critical if the game is to end as well as it began. Karina's dialogue around the main character's weapon selection, for example, was perfect.

In the end, however, you have a story to tell - a particular story, and in my mind a great one. Don't get distracted by the extra effects and gratuitous nudes you can throw in to placate people; continue to build something you're proud of.

A good premise with decent characters and nice action when executed properly. A strained premise with one not characters and absolutely nothing happening when you hit chapters when they are stretching for time. It feels sometimes like a TV show where characters from varying backgrounds and attitudes echo what are probably the writers views even though on any planet no group would share the exact same views all the time. A lot of the latest chapters fell like they are either just dropping elements instead of wrapping them up or introducing new ideas or premises they didn't think to seamlessly add. Kinda like they have a planned beginning middle and end, and some chapters are just filler episodes. I'm hoping it picks up, but at this stage I'm at meh.

It would probably feel less so if the game wasn't at its base structured like a harem game just forgoing the sex. All the different tropes, including a sister character that clearly wants to fuck you, then weirdly aging her up so she can fit the mom role as well. You don't want to write a fap game? That's awesome, but you're gonna have to add some dudes and you're gona have to write in some conflict because no one would just follow this brand new dude just because. Especially after you find out the person who groomed him is the bad guy.

Tbh, when this project started, I was sceptical.
But now, since I played it, I am enthusiastic.
Its one of the absolute top ones.
Phantastic story, extemely thrilling (... oh my).
Congrats, this is masterpiece

Little sex is totally ok for me, I love it for the story, the thrill.
Could not stop until the end.
Graphics, atmosphere, really touching and --- just beyond words.
Thanks

TLDR: A somewhat decent if frustrating story, competently told, that has little to no smut.

Across 19 Chapters, there are two semi sex scenes. Both are with the same character who you have little to no chemistry with, a magical nun nurse. She gives a handjob and a boobjob to relieve your stress. That's it.

While the story was pretty entertaining at times, this is the 4th game by this guy that has a lot of buildup with a lot of dangling threads, and the previous three never concluded. I don't see this one being much different, especially now that the game is going to become two games with two stories. I already see issues with how things have kind of halted in the Bunker. Danny, Sadie, and Francine have more or less disappeared as characters, Maddy and the protag keep repeating "they've been using us this whole time. well let's follow their plans anyway to follow the Grey. Oh they've betrayed us! Well let's follow their plans anyway to answer the call of the Grey." Also the player hasn't made any choices in a long while, and there's never been a worthwhile use of the ring's powers since he got it at the start.

Also it was annoying how often different characters would randomly bring up currently topical or political issues, and they all had the same exact opinion. You're telling me a Cajun nurse, a Mexican cop, and a spunky white teen girl all have the exact same views as a 40 year old white guy who watches too much cable news? I don't even strongly agree or disagree with any of the views, it's just uninteresting how everyone's clearly a carbon copy of the writer.

On more positive notes, the Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) instrumental song is good and I laughed when I realized what it was. The action scenes are decent, which puts them far above most games that attempt any action besides sex. Letting the player be nice to charge up the ring and then be naughty with it as a reward is a fun gameplay loop on paper, even though it's never realized in a satisfying way. Think that's about it. Oh and the creator has gotten way better at making hot characters, even if they aren't ever in sexy situations with the player.

EDIT: I see in the Dev Notes that he clarifies there is very little smut in this game. Adding a star to the review because I don't believe you should judge something for what it isn't. However I wish it was a little more clear, maybe in the intro to the game, that this wouldn't be like his other works. I still think people are overexaggerating the strengths of the story. It is certainly unique, but he's basically been spinning his wheels going nowhere during the back half of the game. Why make Sadie and her mother poor if you kill the mom and put the girl in a coma? Why establish the coffee shop girl and the hot clothing store girl and the girl who likes to watch and then do nothing with any of them? Idk. Maybe this game just wasn't for me.

A Father's Sins (CH.18) Review
Came because I was genuinely intrigued by the name and description, stayed because of the plot and great writing.

The content:
-This game is one of the best horror adult VNs out there. The writing is amazing, the plot is complicated and mysterious, and it seems like the whole game relies mostly on the story, because the renders aren't the best ones.
-I really like the characters and the way their development was written.
-There is also some humor.

The visuals:
-I am not a fan of the visuals in the game, and there is a signficant lack of sexual content, but I stayed because of the amazing story.
-The best female character (in terms of looks) is Karina. The other ones didn't interest me as much.
-I like the animations, and the visual effects.

The playability:
-This game has a lot of content, which is very good. It's entertaining, mysterious, and extremely well-written.
-However, there are little or no decisions, and they don't really determine anything. One way or the other, you are sucked into the whole Church-demons-evil conspiracy and you don't have any other choice.
-The idea of ninja warrior nuns in latex suits is original, and I like it.
-The sound effects are also nice, which makes the game more immersive.

Even though I think the renders could be better, I am giving this game 5 stars. It is interesting, sucks you in really quick, and the dialogues are well-written and realistic.

[Reviewed Ch.17]

TL;DR - A fantastic supernatural horror-mystery story that overshadows completely the few lewd scenes that are in the game. Absolutely play this if you are not looking only for porn.

A Father's Sins is a fantastic story that really draws you in. It is the definition of an Adult Visual Novel – if we lived in a world where that didn't mean porn games. The few lewd scenes are completely overshadowed by the mystery brewing in the story so far so that they feel a little out of place. It remains to be seen if this will mesh better in the future.

The girls all seem interesting but there is nothing deeper yet with anyone. Graphically they are unique and quite good-looking. There are some weird shots in which the lighting and/or expression make them look like old crones (looking at you healer-nun) but overall the expressions work and really enhance the personalities of the LI's.

The world and lore stand out here. The idea of ninja-nuns in tight latex and warrior nuns against demonic forces is fantastically pulp yet played completely straight faced. Also the moralities of the different factions are intriguing – we mainly play with the "gray" faction, and it seems there is something afoot with them vs their patron, a mysterious statue-lady who gave powers to the MC...

You see, the game rewards you with mana you can use for your spells. However the rewards mainly come from being an absolute goody-two-shoes. Which is strange since you should be the ones in between the absolute good and the bad. It is expressed many times that the Misercordae (or w/e) are not good and there are even some ideological rifts between the MC and his friend, a high ranking ninja-nun.

All of these small things together really build up the intrigue and made me fall in love with this world. The dialogue, small smatterings of humor and the exposition are all top notch.

Overall 4.5/5
This rating reflects the potential of the game if it improves the lewd scenes or maintains the story to the end. However, if the story does not pay out or the mystery falls completely flat there is not much here (currently) in terms of porn or fapping material. You can forgive a mediocre story if the lewds are hot, and the other way around too.

I really hope Pixieblink the best of luck with this, one of the greatest AVN stories I've come across lately.

I find this game entertaining with intriguing characters, good renders, and a mysterious plot, but I found the the heavy-handedness of the dev's "encouragement" to donate to his Patreon annoying enough that I gave an unflattering review. I am now editing it after having learned from the dev that they post the uncensor patch a couple weeks after releasing the public version. I'm looking forward to applying the patch and continuing to enjoy the game.

the characters' facial expressions aren't that smooth... it seems kind of forced... like I don't know... sometimes it's even scary but with the horror tag 'it's worth it then, but in terms of history, wow, it's very perfect ... and that's exactly why I'm putting this game on my list of favorite games, I really love these mystery and horror stories, and it's very engaging, I hope it stays that way, and some girls are pretty cute, but in terms visuals, could be better.

At first I was really impressed but then started to see flaws of this game.

This is some supernatural horror story about secret society of warrior nuns fighting with demons and possesing secret knowledge not accessible to common Joe. The story is actually good and the game is quite dark and brutal with murders, blood and gore. There is some nudity and petting without full sex thrown in but it doesn't match well with the rest of the story. Someone is bleeding, someone is dying and then then suddenly some nun is well...bashing your bishop, to keep the church vocabulary

Graphics is mostly good, One thing I didn't like is "big head" style which makes everyone look like an overgrown toddler. But it's a matter of taste.

The gameplay is minimal. You mostly click and click and clik and rarely make a choice. It's more similar to watching a movie than playing a game.

Don't expect a masterpiece and you should like it.

Came for the H-scense, stayed for the story. Seems the release schedule is consistent as well, I see the future works being great for this creator. Only thing I would alter is some of the weird faces the characters make sometimes, and I never see the protagonists face.

Ver : Ch 15, Rating: 5*

Its good! Like way better than I thought it would be. The dev's previous work left me going "blah." They leaned into the wacky and lots of lewd space, and were... fine. This is way better. For a story involving the supernatural, demons and a chosen one type of narrative, it made sense. The girls are all delightful and different from each other. It just came together well.

The animations were solid, and the static renders were overall quite good, but a large variance from scene to scene. Sometimes a specific girl would look awful in a particular scene, and great the next. And by awful, I mean truly take you aback levels of awful. I'm not sure why the dev did that tbh. That said, in an overall sense they were good.

The story, which is the real winner here, was excellent. It flowed from point to point in a fluid manner and in a way that just makes sense. The writing/grammar are on point. The villains are appropriately dastardly. The story makes a point of living in a not black/white world with lots of shades of grey, so in that sense it felt realistic.

Some folks are just not going to like the paucity of lewd scenes. They exist where it makes sense, but in a game where everyone is a priest, nun, or innocent girl, having a multitude of sex scenes just wouldn't make sense in the overall narrative, so the dev didn't shoehorn them in just to make the viewer happy. Good choice imo, but ymmv depending on how much you need the fapping material. There's a million other games out there for you if you want that, just don't complain about it here. You've been warned.

edit: Oh, there's music through the entire game too, which we dont see all that often, and it's appropriately moody. I liked it!

Pixieblink gets 5 stars from me. I like his style on characters and I like his way of laying the plots out.
On A Father's Sins, he uses new drawings and breaks away from the in your face =Three Stooges like comedy and instead has written this one more like a script, it pays off. With Pixieblink still utilizing his fan base for directions, this is certainly going to be enjoyable and worth the time invested.
May add, like all this developers' games this is not a turn on and start whacking your mole, enjoy the game instead and the adult scenes are plenty.