VN - Ren'Py - A Foreign World [Ep. 5.5] [HighbornTiger]

There is an interesting story here, but I worry it will drown in an ocean of dumb porn logic and mindless sex scenes that seem undeserved.

As someone noted below, it can be confusing at times. Some stuff makes almost no sense. Maybe things will make sense at some point, but for now there are character relationships that I wouldn't be able to explain. I often found myself going back to try to see if it was my fault that I didn't understand something. Clearly the MC is like a legendary agent in this world. Like 007 on steroids.

Even so I did enjoy the story. There is a plot and everything is working towards that with varying degrees of success.

At some point I got tired of every girl calling the MC, sir, even the modern earth girls. The constant fawning over the MC. It gets old. It is very forced. Everyone treats the MC like he is a superman. It is pure power fantasy. I am sure this will appeal to people that want to have their egos fluffed.

At one point the MC told one of the characters he didn't want to have sex with the women if they were just pretending to like him. But that is how most of the game felt to me... just ego stroking. Girls constantly looking coy. I never felt like there was any chemistry. It was just bad acting. Sue desperately wants to have sex with the MC, but why? I never understood it. And she clearly tells the MC that all the girls will want to have their turn at him because he is amazing... she just wants to be first. It didn't feel deserved to me.

Perhaps it will turn out that she was manipulating him, but I doubt it. She is just awe struck with his magical special agent existence, as ultimately all the women are (even the our Earth women).

The actual sex scenes seemed a bit tacked on. I actually played both scenarios... refusing Sue and sleeping with Sue, and refusing Sue seemed like a better path that didn't detract so much from the story.... either way these "choices" have no real impact on the story. It is like there are two stories going on... a harem story and the main story... they will bump into each other at times, but they aren't really complimenting each other. I suspect that the choices you make within the harem plot will have zero impact on the actual story.

Still it looks good. The plot is fairly interesting.

If you want to play a power fantasy harem then I am sure this will appeal to people. The quality and effort is there, and I would feel bad giving this anything less than 4 stars. I am sure lots of people will love it.

(For Ep. 2.5)

For a "story heavy" game, this story certainly doesn't make a lot of sense. And it's not that the concept is unrealistic, I don't care about that, it's that the world feels internally inconsistent pretty much constantly.

The pacing is all over the place, in the worst way. Some scenes linger for an exhaustingly long time on details or subjects that just don't matter. Next scene we jump cut so fast there's no way to follow along. For example, when escaping some cops in a parking lot (where we know one of them for some reason, just randomly), it just instantly cuts to us getting car keys and a new car from some random new guy in a parking garage that we apparently also know despite not being established before in any way or why we would just have a car randomly waiting around for no reason, and then instantly cut to us just being at home. Oh, did I mention that while all of this happened we also gathered our friend from the doctors that we had left there? Yeah, I missed that too, because none of that happened on-camera.

Also, the way the characters talk is stilted at the best of times. Even making allowances for a huge part of the cast supposedly being from another world, every single conversation feels off. Most conversations that happen feel like they're happening between robots, and when that's not the case it's because some character is stuck explaining some barely important concept for way too long.

Instead of being a story that's actually thought out, stuff just happens for the sake of happening, and then the story takes the fastest and easiest way out of that scene leading to storytelling whiplash.

It's another one of those games where the models look amazing but everything else is mediocre at best. +1 for good looking models but beware, not even the sex scenes (about two as of this release) are much to write home about.

Some folks will call this a slow burn - some will like that and some won't. Some folks will go on and on about whether it constitutes a "true" harem or not. There may be criticisms about the animations or the grammar or the plot. Hell, some may even ignore the fact it is a work of fiction and call it unrealistic.

The only thing you will ever here me call "A Foreign World" is masterpiece. It's definitely a must read.

(mild spoilers) Im still playing it but its so overwhelmingly awesome. Renders are great. Story is original and really involved.

I disagree with the earlier review about the MC should have been more shocked by the fireball. He seems to have some background that I wont spoil any, so I think he doesnt show much emotion just quickly assesses a threat level and acts as necessary or remains stoic. Honestly the thing that bothers me more is the fact that the leg injury they speak of to start off the story visibly looks so minor especially for warriors that come from a battle planet that its a little odd.

The UI is different than most games which I like. It adds to the original feel of this game.

Diverse appearances of characters is a plus.

I really love the amount of sound effects and the fact that there is times when there is no music. I find that the incessant need for music distracting in other games at times.

Also the screen transitions with how it goes from one screen to the next is a neat idea. Its not just click and instant change. Def a plus in my book.

I think the only thing that would add to this would be voice overs, but lets be real we arent paying $60-$80 each for this game so we arent getting that. lol

My current fear with this game is the sheer number of images that are being incorporated to make the transitions are very high and i hope the dev doesnt burn out. Please keep up the amazing work. Its great to see a game with a real plot. Thank you!!!

P.S. There is only one scene that you can see it (and NO its not a sexual scene) . The animation in this game has the potential to be stellar. I admit I am ignorant on what it takes to make animation this awesome. I know in ANIME it takes dozens of cells so im not sure but the one scene is absolutely awesome!

I am reviewing the pilot and I give that 4.5 out of 5.

The good is a mostly original story, music (which always guarantees a plus for me), very crisp renders, and a logical stopping point. At least for what I have played so far.

My only complaint is that the main character is well "too cool". I just think finding out magic is real and having fireballs thrown at you would result in more of a reaction than what was shown.

Beyond that, I actually recommend this one highly. Best of luck to the dev.

I genuinely think this has the potential to be one of the best games i ever played. i liked the premise so far also the characters as each have their own unique personality. I hope you would not try to rush in wit things which many people end up doing. Hoping for a great update in future.

Writing: 10/10
Imagery: 8/10
Gameplay: 10/10
Kinks: 2/10 -> where is the Action, this is a harem game?
I would give 5 stars if the MC was more cooperative, then girls come from an aggressive world, the game should be a bit more in to that than in to what our world is.
Overall: 7/10

Where is the Action, this is a harem game, the girls should already be head over heals, and some of the girls should hold down the fire girl, so the MC breaks her in, he could then be gentle and not force her, and she could then reconsider and say "sorry, I am stupid actually yes, please!"

the guy is a bit too much of a pussy, some of the girls have been begging for sex since day one, being gentle with then would be much more fun and productive in real life.
from my point of view the MC is just being cruel, the girls would have been more close to him if he would allow them to get closer.
the kitchen scene where she asks do the guy in this work do not like sex, could have the same impact like, do the guy in this world not rape women?
in a world where there is less than 200 men for thousands of women, women would not have any need for things like consent, they would probably give anything for any attention of any kind, and the would be loyal to him if they get the chance.
but corruption is fun using that power has a lot of potential for a unique game.

Very good renders,good looking girls and the story is only starting. Hope in the future updates we get more choices, hope choices matter and have impact on the story and the relations with the girls, hope there is more choices to choose (instead of 2 to have 3) in the future,hope to see more girls on the game. it has potential to be amazing game but it takes time.

The storytelling is way higher than I'd expect for jerk-off material. A good amount of nuance, an extremely competent MC, and interesting side characters. And as a pilot episode, it did a great job at laying out exactly what it hopes to accomplish. Here's to hoping the author follows through!

A Foreign World [ Pilot Episode ]

Good first release. Good renders and nice story plot. I'm always into fantasy stories with super powers. MC is not your usual horny guy he is a nice guy ( he turned down many girls). Seems like he has a past. I'm waiting to know more about it. This one is a slowburn, I'm very much glad with it. There is even an invisible girl and a girl who can turn into fox is here.
For a first release there is decent amount of content here. Oh and don't let that sandbox tag fool you. This isn't your usual grindy sandbox game. You can consider it as a freeroam event.nope it's also not a freeroam event just point and click that's all. Also there isn't many choices now. Seems kinetical after all this one is pilot episode.

Man this one should be labelled as VN. Many avoid playing the game thinking this one is a grindy sandbox game.

Overall I enjoyed the game looking forward to next updates.

This is looking really good so far and I am excited for more. My only concern right now is if turning down any of these girls right now means I am locked out forever? These girls are traumatized and indoctrinated into a life of obedience and submission, I don't want to play a guy that would take advantage of that.

Pros:

• Models: they seem unique enough to not be the same copy paste models.
• Premise: Story touches the idea of parallel worlds which can usually be fun.
• MC: Is level headed and calm. Doesn't seem like he's afraid nor overly confident yet.

Cons:

• Writing: I find it a bit lacking that there has been no real world building from the MC questioning why the girls are the way they are around men. There seems to be a stop every time we get there.
• Ex-fiance: It feels like this detracts rather than adds to the story if its gonna be another "I kept you away for your safety" side story.

My Rating for This game is:
Pros:
-Great Story
-Fantastic Renders

Cons:
Nothing whatsoever

Conclusion:
Overall I fell in love with this Game, and i`m burning for the Next update, and that doesn't happen often....
Just a Great Fantasy Game with beautiful women, and a bit of secret service agent.
Love it.

For this pilot version I must say that I am extremely surprised.

The story is really interesting with a lot of potential and quite mature.

The MC has a good mind and for the moment does not think with his dick and hopes that this does not change.

The LI seems interesting but for the moment we know almost nothing about them and their stories.

On the other hand the only negative point I saw for the moment is clearly the sandbox which is useless here and also stains especially this early in the game and for what it shows.
The MC's attempt to show that he could read LI was a bit much, I don't know if it was because English was not my first language, but it was too much.

Otherwise excellent game that I will watch and hope that it keeps its maturity and exploits well the story that can be really excellent.

An amazing game so far, good renders, decent writing, interesting story, and an exceptional variety in the personalities and models of the Lis

just two recommendations :
1- ditch the sandbox theme, believe me it will only burden you
2- don't bend to kink suggestions (NTR, swinging, cheating and such) if you want your game to be harem it's your game, and if you love NTR and such kinks do it, but don't mix between the two, this approach always fail

I hope that you achieve great things in the future and I will definitely keep an eye on this one

Review for Episode 1 ( Pilot )
Starting with positives - Amazing renders , good looking female models , likeable Main charecter ( not a midget or a pervert ) . Plot seems interesting involving Superpowers / Sci Fi genre and a harem which fits to the story premise . Moving on to negatives Sandbox / free roam was totally unnecessary , it didn't add anything to the game other than clicking on random items and wasting time . But overall story seems interesting and good luck to the dev , looking forward to next release .

I thought I had seen all the possible ways to create a harem, but this one differentiates itself enough to be very interesting. For an initial release/demo, this is an excellent showing. The premise is interesting and very well executed and it leaves enough mysteries and dangling threads to make you come back for more.

It is also very well made on a technical level. There are no performance or language issues, and the visuals are great. Because the harem is so large, remembering all their names might be a little difficult, but all their appearances are different enough to be memorable and distinct.

Definitely give this one a shot and I can't wait for more.

Pros:
MC is not a creep
Plot seems well thought out
Renders are good
Models are good
The lore seems well delivered and not like a data dump
Cons:
The small sandbox moments in the beginning feel sorta useless
Extremely rare typos

For a demo there is a lot of content.

PROS
Renders are good
Models are good
Story is pretty interesting

CONS
There are tiny writing mistakes

Summary
I enjoyed the story so far. It's interesting and not like other stories on here.
There was a few small writing mistakes, but it didn't disrupt the flow of things.
I recommend this VN because it has an interesting plot.
Good luck to the dev(s) and hopefully we won't have to wait 6 months for the next installation.

This is a very ambitious beginning, much longer than most prologues. The MC is a cool guy, the off-world women are amazing, as drawn and as a concept. There is nudity, with very natural body shapes. The harem possibility is something that will have me continuing to follow this story. I wasn't paid for my rating, but I have become a paid supporter of Highborn Tiger.