VN - Ren'Py - A Man for All [Ep.15] [Venus Waltz]

PROS
- Visuals are decent. Animations are custom made and I very much like the different angles/POVs with the animations - very nice touch. Wish more devs did that.
- Diverse characters and the models also seem to be custom made rather relying on the default Daz models.
- Not an annoying door/location clicking simulator. No grind or time-wasting mechanics.
- There is some choices and the game tries to make options matter. But so far, its pretty linear, with the only real sort of branching being accepting/rejecting relationships or sex.

CONS
- The biggest one. The dialogues can drag on for a looong while. A lot of the dialogues are unnecessary filler. I'd suggest being more concise to retain the reader's interest. Reduce repetition (discussing same things over and over) and less small-talk writing.
- Plot is very meh. Nothing thats gonna get you jumping off your seat in excitement. I'd personally like more urgency & drama injected into this VN, right now its too relaxed and slow-paced.
- I feel as though the stats and the varied conversation options are a good initial idea. But I'm skeptical of its utility. For example, picking the goofy or flirty dialogues will just change 1-3 dialogue lines afterwards but nothing else is affected. Its doesn't orient your character towards a particular personality nor does it affect anything major like scenes. Idk if its worth the time-investment.

There is something seriously wrong with me. I am nail biting the drama of a boxing ring… in a PORN GAME! I’m pretty sure the MC will win as per most stories, but the rest of it grips me.

Sex scene wise… it’s… on the better side of alright. The other dramatic bits range from serviceable to good. The LIs are fine, but they’re clearly in 3 boxes:

1-(Almost) Meet and fuck.
2-Have SOME fun after a reasonable time.
3-Have you heard… of… sloooooooooow… burn?

Another solid 4 star. Take off 1 star if you don’t like the boxing part.

First off the MC is in college studying psychology , i bad field to study imo and this so called prestigious college he is the only one studying it and the college is thinking about closing that part of the college down, you don't say.

So the story has a mix of good and bad plots. The art/renders are decent and the characters so far are good.

Sex. 8/10
Story. 7.5/10
Art/renders. 7.5/10
Characters. 8.5/10

man I gotta say this is probably my favourite game on the site I just wish mc's cock was a little bigger but still it's a decent size (I know weird thing to say)
sex scenes are good but I'm more into it for the story and characters, mc himself is likeable too
I like pg fights and interaction between Venessa and mc the most
also love how every time I play this game I crave coffee
best thing about the game monkey shirts and coffee

The game focuses on the characters and story, though there are quite a few lewd scenes in total. The harem tag drew me in bc it's annoying needing to have multiple save files. And I love the idea of beautiful girls sharing me, though it means some plausible explanation would need to be created (rn most of them simply don't want or need commitment).

The renders are high-quality, especially after the first few episodes. There's also a bit of music and while it's not memorable, it's better than absolute silence.

The MC is pretty likeable, though his face is shown far too often which makes it a bit harder for me to immerse myself (I have this issue with most games, might not be the case for you).

The lewd scenes are decent but I wish they were a bit longer. Also, some of them start too abruptly which is a bit of a waste. Cumshots are mostly clear but not always - I know there are people who care about this aspect and I'm one of them.

The biggest issue is that two of the main girls have very little romantic development after almost 3 years since the game's launch. I still like the interactions with them and I do understand that the dev has his(her?) own vision and pace. But this is a lewd VN and romance and sexuality are, under the hood, the main driving factors.

Conclusion: the game is worth your time though be aware it's not a fuckfest. Play it when you're not only seeking a quick release and enjoy the dialogue which is well-written.

This visual novel is definitely worth playing, each LI is very charming, has a wonderful story, and a variety of humorous dialogue, during the game, from feeling average to begin to appreciate, until completely fall in love with it.

Of the countless medium porn games I've played, it definitely ranks in the top ten!

(Review is for Ep. 10)

Worth going through, with the right understanding going in.

Treat this is a kinetic novel. While that is not technically correct - there's at least one binary "you can technically refuse to pursue this girl if for some reason you want to do that" - the rest of the game's major decisions come down to "solve the problem" or "solve the problem, but be a bit more of a dick about it". The other choices involve the responses the MC gives in dialogue, but these only affect tone. There is "Knight", "Joker" and "Flirt", and...your mileage will vary on how accurate those descriptions are. But again, these only affect tone: the girls are into the MC regardless.

This brings us to a dual-pronged problem: first, the fact that everything that the MC does works. The background of the MC is actually sort of interesting. He's in college to study psychology of all things, but hijinks ensue and he gets involved in punching people in the face for money. And he's basically Francis Ngannou, if Ngannou was allowed to wear brass knuckles. I think the MC has never needed more than two punches to eliminate somebody, including a former military veteran. He puts forth about as much effort with the girls, which brings us to the second prong of the aforementioned dual-pronged problem. Even for the slutty one of the main cast, the romances themselves are actually fairly slow burns. This would actually be fine, but for two of the five main girls, the slow burns are glacial, to the point where it no longer makes any sense. Basically, the MC has hit on these two girls approximately 937 times to this point, and every time they've resisted without giving in or saying "fuck it" and hitting the MC repeatedly with a baseball bat. It just doesn't make sense if you're the girl: clearly the MC is going to keep hitting on you and not respect any boundary that you might have...so why are you still there?

Despite all of this, I actually find both the characters and dialogue, generally speaking, to be fairly interesting. Some people don't like long-winded dialogue, but at least in this case, I'm not one of those people. It's a good world, minus the MC. I feel like I'm a broken record at this point when it comes to complaining about MCs. Yes, these games are wish fulfillment, but that doesn't mean your MC has to be absolutely amazing at everything. Or if he is going to be absolutely amazing at everything, give him funny lines that are funny, flirty lines that actually sound smooth, and give him brass knuckles or a steel chair to lay waste to anybody who wants to throw hands.

I tried really hard to like this but it's kind of difficult. The first time I played it was when EP 4 released and the first thing that stuck with me was how awkward the MC was as a character.

Dev tried to do a mechanic where you shape how MC is as a person (cocky, softy, goofy, the usual) and the end result was weird dialogue where, and I can't even fathom how the Dev managed to do this when less talented devs have avoided this with ease, but it would actually seem like MC was having a bit of an identity crisis. The LI's were mostly okay, albeit uninteresting at times, and the renders were the saving grace, so I decided to wait a few more releases and see the end result.

I'm sad to say not much has changed, except the dialogue has somehow managed to get more long winded. The LI's still don't interest me that much, and the MC is still the not-so-charming-but-tries-so-hard-to-be everyman. Renders are still great tho. Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh but this really had a lot of potential and it's really sad that it's still not quite there yet.

The story so far is amazing and engaging. Yea yea its harem but you have to appreciate the writing, the time to time comedy which keep it enjoyable. The renders and animation are good. The music for each character scenario contributes to uniqueness. Overall a good VN keep it coming

There are a lot of things wrong with this game, but there are also a lot of things right I debated giving this 3 stars but when compared to some of the other crap on this site, we have to support devs who are trying to produce good work.

So... the cons.... As it happens with so many harem games... there are just too many love interests. Also, the MC, while likable, is a bit to much of a Gary Stu for me. He succeeds at everything he does and I would like to see him mess up, second guess himself, piss someone off, etc. No matter what options you chose, you cant really ditch the women or get them to dislike the MC. The whole Vanessa arch is just painful. In fact, you could cut that whole story line and no one would notice. The dancing, the stand up... all of it is just cringy. I never laughed at anything the MC or any of the comedians said. It is the saddest comedy club ever. It seems like the dev is trying way too hard to make the MC funny, but it's not working in scenes like that.

Then there is the story.... it just kind of rambles along and the dialogue can get a bit wordy. Each LI provides a bit of a different story line which is great, but at the same time, there is no cohesive underlying story pushing the game forward. Yes, you might be able to argue the thesis it pushing it, but that doesn't really work either as it seems as more of afterthought in most cases.

The good... the girls/women are all really well done... well except for Vanessa... They are all good looking and each of them brings something different to the game and the dialogue between the characters is actually pretty good. The humor in the personal exchanges works much better than in a larger setting and the MC is able to develop a bond with each one that is different from the others. Finally, I like that there are fuck buddies available as well as the main LIs.

The writing is really well done and that is, for me, what makes this game sort of frustrating. I can see the talent the dev has and this story VN/game seems pretty close to where, IMO, it could be. The dev is talented as the renders go from pretty good to great and they can obvious write dialogue. I just worry about where the story is ultimately going and how it is all going to wrap up.

In the meantime, I will continue to enjoy and support AMFA. Good luck!

Had a really tough time getting into this. The dialogue just drags on and on without being interesting. Most of the options just felt like cringe, in what world is "I got lost in your eyes" an interesting way to speak to someone new?

MC is just forgettable and dull, maybe it's because the devs want us to be able to live vicariously through him? I mean who spends 3 years in a basement just studying, working out and working? They shoot themselves in the foot, incredibly difficult to sympathize with the MC.

The interactions with the LI's are just... Awkward. It's as if the MC is afraid of showing any form of drive or own initiative. He's cautious and awkward which just makes for a boring playstyle.

Nice renders tho.

Great update, loved the progress with Vanessa, Harlow and Erika but man Riley is killing me at this point, I know it's going slow but it's way to slow considering how much you flirt with her if you go that route. It's becoming borderline depressing to keep using flirty option because you get shut down over and over. It doesn't even make sense to progress the relationship after being so deep into this platonic mode if that makes any sense. I swear it's like MC is trying to seduce a wall at this point regarding Riley. Other than that I enjoyed the update very much.

This review is for Ep9. Dev seems to draw inspiration from Telltale/Bioware games for game design. An interesting one indeed.

MC is a senior psych major tasked with the final graduation thesis on relationships in a fictional city divided into 3 neighborhoods: lower, middle, upper class. MC is also working as barista parttime. You have 5 potential LIs with whom your relationship status is recapped by a narrator at the end of each episode. You can talk to these girls in 3 different manners when the choice is given: Knight, Joker, Flirter. Each choice will convey the same message in a different tone almost always. Also you have diplomat or hardliner actions to perform when suitable which supposedly defines your character. The premise of the game is you are a psych major so you can use your knowledge and wits to become "a man for all " to these women. These are the features that makes the game different than others for me. But do those function?

Good:
- Girl face and body variety is satisfactory and not just in a physical sense though. They also vary in personality, background and age.
-LIs are sweet in their own way, not a lot of AVNs go for adorableness and sweetness in their LIs.
-4 of the LIs are slowburn, which is good in this case. You get a couple of flings in between to spice things up.
-You can flirt multiple girls with no coinciding dates etc., most of the girls are unaware of your lovelife (that can be a negative also). So no choices regarding LIs, right now you pursue all of them. I doubt a harem option so in the future at a point MC will decide on a GF. This means there are 4-5 subplots going with each girl under the big conflict. I praise the dev for undertaking this challenge but this means each episode consists of 1 or 2 sidequests and dates with each girl and not much else plot-wise.

Bad:
-Dialogues can be draggy and hefty, preventing the game to be played in bulk.
-Too much repetition in date locations and options. Bringing girls to same locations over and over seeing similar conversations about food etc. is boring.
-Aforementioned and praised dialogue choices seem to have no impact on choices or MC's relationship with LIs. There is no preferrable path for any girl at any stage. You can be all knighty or all joker it doesn't really matter other than a couple of sentences you read. Just like in Telltale games, there is a illusion of choice.
-The same goes for action choices, there is no point in going purely "paragon" or "renegade" unlike in Mass Effect. You are not locked out from other for choosing one. No checks in code I mean.
-All this malleability and nonconsequentialness of MC, makes him forgettable. He pays the price of being a man for all with a man with blank slate. On top of that his model is basic and ugly asf. Also also, sometimes he acts and like a 16 year old instead of 21+, even lacks knowledge of psychology at times.
-Pacing is slowed down in last episodes, feels more like a drag with each release.

I highly doubt dev will take another challenge and implement real checks and inclinations for each girl or action we take on choices, if he does that then this would be a very interesting and outstanding game. A RPG even. Other than that I only wait for thawing of my ice queen Vanessa, she is the only thing that holds this game interesting for me.

This review is subject to change.

3.5/5 - jack of all trades.

The game kind of does all the basics of a college based VN decently enough. The characters, dialogue choices, render quality and animation are decent. However, nothing really exceptional about it yet.

Each love interest seems to have her own story/thing going on and it's fleshed out. Some might find the pacing slow as you don't just get to fuck them right out of the gate. I think it's ok and fits with the character's personalities.

Biggest disappointment was the personality/points system where you pick certain convo options. However, all it does right now is affect the tone of the MC's response. It doesn't really affect anything or do anything story wise or gameplay wise at all.

It's a very good game even though I wish the story would progress faster with certain characters. I feel it's an almost constant tease. But in my mind, what stands out is the writing. I can't remember laughing so much with a game, especially that kind.

Positives:

1. Renders are good
2. I think the Animations are decent. I do like the "multiple angles kind of thing", it's something not a lot of games do (I mean multiple angles at the same time)
3. some LIs are quite attractive and interesting
4. no grinding or sandbox (always a plus)

Negatives:

1. As others mentioned, the dialog has some bloating to it. There's much written that does not really mean anything. Not that I do not enjoy reading some banter, but it's so much it just makes me lose interest in a while
2. It is a slow burn, and nothing wrong with that. But this games just kinda takes it to another level. One of the LIs keeps "friendzoning" the MC since the beginning, not even letting him take her out on a date that they talk about for 3-4 episodes now. It's just too much of a drag now, I feel like I don't even want to make that date reality anymore.

Overall it's an alright game, but I find myself skipping most of the stuff except for Vanessa, which is the only reason I'm still playing it. I just find her interesting and mysterious and I'm curious how the MC will break down her shell, so I'll keep playing until we hopefully get somewhere with her. Also there is Marisa, which is not a main LI but I find her much better that most of the main ones. Maybe that's because there's actually something happening with her..

I also have no problem with having multiple saves and not getting involved with every girl, but since this game has the harem tag I did not bother with being exclusive. I just hope the dev does not lock me out of content this way, since that would really go against the concept of the harem tag.

I do appreciate the effort so I'll give 3 stars.

This game is unbelievable, but my only gripe is that it's a slow burn for the best girl, Riley. I enjoy how many choices I have, and I've started to put a limit on how many girls I fuck so I don't blow my chances with either Riley, Harlow, or Sunglasses McGee

The models look different and for the most part are interesting to look at, that is about the only positive thing I have to say about A man for all.

The story tries, but it is not very good, the psychology part and the MCs studies makes it look like the author has no idea about either University studies or psychology. This would not really be a problem if the game wasn't trying so hard to be a bit more than a porn game, but it is.

The dialogues are extremely repetitive and I found myself skipping parts of it as soon as certain characters start talking, in particular "Billy" is specially boring....

The different girls you can romance are ok for the most part, but I found myself more attracted to the secondary LIs than to the primary ones. Vanessa in particular really annoyed me and there is no reward that would make me put up with her IRL. But Riley Fox, the supposed main love interest is a close second on that annoyance list.

Harlow, Erika and Kate save the main plot as they are much more interesting characters with better stories.

The game could be still a 3 or so if it refocused the story and eliminated some of the repetitiveness of the dialogues, but what makes me take it down to a 2 is the illusion of choice. You are presented very regularly with these choices on how to interact with the girls, but these do not matter at all or change the story, just affect some dialogue options. The "major" choices are whether you pursue a girl or not, so this is basically a kinetic novel that pretends to give you a choice when there is none.

The sex scenes are also a bit lackluster and the animations feel stiff, with the writing not managing to make them more engaging.

The renders are decent, and I appreciate that the developer is going for a gradual relationship development with the MC and the heroines (in contrast to most Ren'py titles having the fucking 15 minutes in). Unfortunately, there's the scenic route and the deserted highway - this game is the latter.

For starters there is a TON of fat in the writing. Many lines repeat themselves or bring the same idea such that they should have been cut. Dialogue ranges from okayish to downright cringe autistic levels. For example, the MC has the verbatim "Dynamic Duo" with the (presumably) main FMC - that is NOT romantic rhetoric in the slightest. Moreover, they have "what are you doing later" conversation ad nauseum.

As others have echoed, the "knight, funny, flirt" options we're unnecessary and give an illusion of choice. In practice they just change some lines here and there in some select scenes. They do not change the outcome or significantly alter the interaction/relationship wit the heroines in any meaningful way (i.e. they're just fluff).

For brevity's sake I'll simply comment on the flirt choices - they are cheesy, cringey or a mix of both . I seriously get the impression the writer has only read about romance rather than experienced it himself.

TLDR; This isn't bad. But whatever potential it had is suffocated by the mediocrity of its execution.

I debate whether to rate this a 3 star or a 4 star. I'll rate it a 4 star because the animations and renders are above average. The differences in characters is something done very well also.

What makes me want to rate this 3 stars are two things:

First the dialogue, you can only read "Billy is so happy right now", "Billy is the best coffee maker ever", so many times before it becomes so tiresome that you don't want to read anymore. If you could take out all the unnecessary dialogue it would be half as long.

The unnecessary points system. All it changes is the dialogue slightly, not adding anything to the story. It can a few times change the renders. For example, depending on one choice you can get a wave, a handshake or a hug. The creator would be better off spending his time getting further in the story and making new renders instead of 3 slightly different ones.