VN - Ren'Py - A Man for All [Ep.17] [Venus Waltz]

Story 3/5
The story is a bit to vanilla and theres not much that will capture your interrest, its also a slowburn which would be ok if there wasent so many pointless dialogs, take the wannabe stripper you constantly talk about some science project your doing for school and there is just soooooo damn much talk about it, its like 500 dialogs of pointless shit to 10 dialogs about relationship build-up, it really needs more balace so it dosent become such a boring story, i am not even kidding when i say it might just be the most boring one ive played yet, if it dident have the boxing part it would be unplayable since the main story is also extremly boring.

What made 0 sense to me is the wannabe stripper girl, why on earth is she even working at a stripclub it goes against her character of being shy and barely able to talk to anyone and even a virgin and yet she works half nude in a stripclub? how does that even make sense to anyone it just feels idiotic.

The best story to me is the PG and the girl that comes with that, it dident feel like a ton of pointless talk and it was pretty decent.
The blond bitch story was ok but its draged out for to long.

One of the biggest issues is the choices, you dont really have any influence on what happens in the main story its pretty much just pure kinetic all the way, so i do miss having some choices that has a real impact on the storyline.

Its also a bit annoying that you can turn down LIs, but it still ask you again and again, game apprently dont know what no means....small thing but still annoying and its all due to the kinetic story so your forced to invite people or do stuff that makes no sense when you have turned them down, like the Dean why on earth would MC invite he to a party when ive never shown an interrest in her, she would only be in the way or be at a party with students and nothing to do....

And as always for the virgin fans, its a 0/5 the one virgin scene is absolutly shit, no deflowering no blood not even any pain what so ever, you can barely call it a virgin scene, and considering its custom animations they could have been a million times better, but instend its just a plain standard scene.

Girls/LIs 2/5
When it comes to the girls/LIs i dident really find any of them hot, most times they look alot older then what they are supposed to be which dosent help, to me they where just all meh...

Animations 3/5
Nice animations but mostly very short loops, custom made but still just a bit meh.

Choices 3/5
I thought about give this a higher score since you are absolutly free to pick who you want a sexual relationship with which is damn nice, but the blue/green/purple choices feels a bit meh since no matter what you pick it will always lead to the same outcome lover or friend choice, so that part is just to kinetic and your forced to follow all girls stories which can be annoying if you have no interrest in a LI, would have been better to dump them earliere and cut the story down to only show the parts that effects the main story, but insted your forced to go the full story with evey LI and clicking choices that are completly meaningless since you already turned them down over and over, asking if you want to flirt constantly even after turning a LI down 10 times, it gets really annoying and its an absolutly waste of time.

Music 3/5
Standard background stuff, nothing special.

Content 2/5
After 4 years and still having LIs that MC has never been able to do anything with is just crazy, atleast 2 of them the red head and the blonde has 0 content in the sexual department, it will be hard to find a game that is more draged out then this one.

I really didn't like this game. I thought a lot of the characters were written kinda poorly and I wasn't a fan of their lookks. They all look.... samey. None of them really popped out. Also, I have to mention that this dialogue system is really bad. It's just a choice between being a normie beta, being "funny" (a lot of the humor just was cringe and not good) or being a really bad forced flirt. There are no options outside of these 3 and it boxes you into making responses that you wouldn't otherwise make. In addition to this, you can not get rid of any of the girls. I absolutely wanted nothing to do with the stripper girls but it forces you to keep talking with them. You have a choice between a relationship or just friends, but nothing to tell them you aren't interested in them at all. This means that I constantly have to keep playing parts of the game that involve them when I really didn't like them at all. I couldn't even get into the story because of being forced to converse with characters I didn't like. Aside from this, I really didn't think any other part of the game was strong enough to carry it and thus I really think this game is pretty mediocre.

I enjoyed the game's concept, appreciating the underlying plot. However, my primary concern lies in the abundance of extraneous content between the intriguing segments. It seems that the developer should consider eliminating superfluous conversations and replacing them with a more concise summary, such as "they talked a bit more before parting ways" or "they engaged in a brief chat about their day." The excessive dialogue, while present, often comes across as filler.

One positive aspect is the consistent focus on each main love interest in every update, distinguishing it from other games where character appearances are sporadic and require multiple updates to reappear.

Despite the game being laden with mundane content, the developer does not appear to be cutting corners and is actively crafting a decent gaming experience. While I haven't explored every intimate scene, the ones I have encountered were lackluster, prompting me to skip them. Notably, scenes involving Kate stood out due to subpar camera angles and animations, leaving much to be desired. Nevertheless, I appreciate Kate's well-developed personality and her interactions with the main character. Kudos to the developer for portraying a mature woman realistically, as opposed to the stereotypical portrayal found in many adult visual novels.

Considering the potential I see, I am inclined to give the game a 4-star rating, assuming we are at least halfway to realizing that potential as of episode 12.

Renders - 4/5
Animations - 4/5
Story 5/5 - fun
LI's 5/5 - Big variety of LI's, each with unique story
Music/SFX - 3,5/5
MC - 3,5/5 chadlike (i love it), but i hate face of MC, its weird

Overall 4,5. Great game, fun story, lots of beutiful love intrests.
Keep up good work, looking for more

Good VN, even in terms of the plot, the game is really engaging! for me, the real favorite is Vanessa, she is an ideal woman, like a real beauty, I’m looking forward to further developments!

"A Man for All" This is where the story and Mc himself are heading, the name of the game really matches, the animations are good, the girls are beautiful with different stories, a pleasant game)))

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.