VN - Ren'Py - Completed - A Petal Among Thorns [v6.0.2-RE] [Lockheart]

Hands down, this game offers the most imaginatives sex scenes of corruption. The build-up is one the sweetest, even if Petal lacks maybe of character to my taste . Sadly, her only trait is to wanting to please the MC all the time, even if thank God, the game takes it "slow".

My review of A Petal Among Thorns

A game with good graphics and sound and decent writing.
Unfortunately I didn't really like the characters and the story...

The MC is a failed comedian and it shows:
He constantly makes unfunny puns, which his daughter apparently enjoys.

The daughter is very sexually forward from day 1 and feels more like an escort hired for daddy-daughter roleplay, rather than MC's actual daughter.
Her character just doesn't feel believable to me.

The story itself basically is just: You take a vacation at your relative's snowy winter home to reunite with your daughter after a 1 year comedy tour.
I've played for a few hours and the most interesting thing that happened was losing electricity for one night, so I don't think there will be many interesting mysteries happening here.

Since I didn't find it interesting it only is an average game for me.

Just played this for the first time (ending on chapter 4) OK where to start. This is an absolutely amazingly written story. It is funny (I actually LOL'd a few times playing a sex game). Not only is the actual story great but the little "scenes" of other movies and stuff the characters watch are also fun. Use of language is pretty much perfect. The conversations are realistic (given the subject matter) and the personalities of the two main characters really shine in the speech.

So the story is good but what about the artwork? Well while I have played games that had excellent stories but so-so artwork and lots with decent artwork but lousy stories. I am happy to say that this ain't one of those times. The artwork is amazing. It is well-posed, well-lit and uses a setting that I haven't seen before. While some animations are just the standard two-frame jobs, there are other animations that are smooth and really well done. The female character is really cute. Her eyes are a bit larger than they should be but surprisingly it doesn't detract. I actually got to quite like the look. In addition, the other characters in the "world" all look great (the ex-GF/mother is really hot). I can't wait to see them incorporated in the next game/chapter of the story.

So the story is excellent and the graphics are excellent what about the sex scenes. Well this a daddy/daughter game the sex scenes are really hot even only 4 chapters in. In fact the ending of the last scene of this chapter has to be one of the most erotic scenes I've seen in a game on here. This porn is so good you can actually call it erotica. There isn't a massive slow buildup but it isn't needed in the story and it still works well for one main reason.


I know the game is only meant for 5 chapters but if the dev can keep the quality where it is throughout the subsequent games/chapters then I'm confident that it won't feel like a rushed ending.

I heartily recommend this game, it is one of the best ones on here.

Renders Good 5/5

Models 3/5
The models while are good quality there are litle in content

Story 1/5
I don't know for others but the story is boring many times i found my self click through a sea of text

Sexual content 2/5
This is a sex game(supposedly) but we have reached at the end with no intersource at all and while the dialogues are hot the action are none plus the non existence of other female characters as romance options make the situation worse

Summary
The game lacks in several sections this game could be very good but the lack of sexual content and female characters as well a good story are destroying it...

This game has proven to me to be one of the most interesting projects this year! Each update gets crazier and I really like it.
It started off slowly initially, giving you some scenes here and there, but with each update you feel how the father loses more and more of his control, succumbing to his desires. The scenes in the newest update (Ch.4 as of writing this review) were incredible and themes are used that are barely used in other games (Petal showing off images of Bliss while talking dirty).
Especially this last part is a big strength of this game IMO, Petal talking dirty is on another level, it's crazy! Their dirty talks make me feel things that most other games don't manage to make me feel

Render quality and animations are also really good, so nothing to complain about there.

The only change that I can think of that would maybe improve the game would be the inclusion of different locations and settings. The game would be even more interesting if the game world felt a little larger, at the moment it feels like everything happens only in their home. I assume that this will change at some point in the future when the two go back to the rest of their family.

In general I'm really happy to see this game getting support and I'm excited to see more! Can only recommend.

As usual Lockheart delivers. I really like that he takes the time to build the shifting relationship between the characters. No one makes a major shift in their morality overnight so the fantasy has a feeling of truth to it. Excellent.

Nice renders. Nice kinks. Writing that is decent with different characters having different agencies and believable dialog.

It won't be something that's going to stall and milk every last cent out of those that donate money, unlike some titles on here from certain devs.

If anyone is thinking about supporting a dev, then this is one dev that certainly deserves it.

As of Chapter 3:

So far I've loved this game, the development of the characters and their relationship have been excellent. What I really like about it though is that the female protagonist is the one being forceful or pushing the limit which is just really sexy to see.

Some of the scenes have been an extreme turn on for me and the way the story is unfolding seems like there is great potential in the future of the series.

Reviewing Ch. 1-3. Probably my favorite game being developed right now. The renders are great, there's buildup without boring grinding or exposition, and there's an appropriate focus on doing the sex scenes well. I like that Petal is the one doing most of the seducing, especially given how many corruption games are out there.

4* for now, could go up, could go down

I love the mix of sweetness and kinkiness in this one. I just wish the writing was a little bit better when it comes to introducing some sexual innuendo and sexual scenes because sometimes it doesn't feel like two people talking.

Otherwise, the experience overall is... Sweet ? Yeah, that's the word I guess. It's a sweet game, often makes me smile in how cosy it can be.

I wish there was more foot fetish, but that's personnal I guess.

Review as of Ch. 3

I'm a bit surprised by all the five star reviews, honestly. Although I'm a fan of this type of setup, the characters and dialogue don't hold up for me. The father/daughter dynamic here isn't all that convincing and the dialogue is too on the nose at times, leaving no room for tension to build.

If I were to try and be helpful and give a more specific criticism, I would say that the two characters feel too similar in age and temperament, like two twenty-somethings that are role-playing together rather than a true father/daughter relationship. This is especially jarring considering how young the daughter looks. And the MC isn't quite assertive enough to seem like her dad, which I can respect might have been intentional as a way to avoid him seeming like too much of a creep, but I think for me he's lacking a bit of conviction.

In fairness, I'm aware of how difficult it is to write a convincing father/daughter story, and I think there is potential in this premise, but for me there isn't enough subtlety in the way the relationship is building so far to catch my interest.

WOW
The amount of work that has been put into sculpting the characters to make them relatable and lovable is just unbelivable .the writing is also top notch.
as for the incest , it's just the icing on the cake.

One of the best I've played this year. I'm not the biggest fan of father-daughter incest tropes but it didn't bother me as much as I'd thought. The dynamics between all the characters is perfect. All the scenes have great atmosphere and the dialogue makes it even better. The writing is just so great and enjoyable.

Review as of: Chapter 3

H. Scenes: Flawless
Pacing: Slow Burn
Story: Good
English: Excellent/Native
Branching: Kinetic. Choices do allow you to avoid some scenes (e.g. Footjob) if they aren't your thing.

The Good
The story, the renders, the character development, the slow burn build of sexual tension.

The YMMV
This AVN is a mixture of 'rush' (it occurs over one week) and casual pacing. There are choices, but they don't seem to do much other than let you change out or avoid a few things along the way.

This is a standard Ren'Py AVN with most of the attention paid to story and renders leaving Ren'Py to do Ren'Py.

The Bad
Closest thing to a 'bad' (probably more a YMMV) would be that some of the scenes have a recurring theme. That happens enough that it is noticeable. LI pushes them a step further along in the relationship. MC holds them back from going further. Later on, a new situation and the theme repeats just a bit further around the bases. This dynamic is used to set the pacing and build up of tension.


Summary
Solid, well written and well rendered. Progressively building sexual tension on a journey of discovery between the MC and innocent LI.

If you want to get straight to the naughty bits, this won't work well for you.

If you want to get into the characters and read what's going on between them as they move inexorably forward and into their steamy relationship, then this will hit the bullseye.

First of all, the models are great and the animations are pleasant to look at.

I really like the way the dev starts off the incestuous father-daughter-relationship. It's wholesome and caring and takes my mind at ease, so I can indulge in these hot fantasies without remorse. Thank you!

I'm playing chapter 3 version and I'm eager to play the update when it comes out!

This is hands down my favourite game like this. It has beautiful renders, great and genuinely funny writing as well as a touching story. Lockheart is a master of buildup, making the eventual climaxes all the more enjoyable. The only downside is that, with this most recent update being chapter 3 out of a planned 5, we're over halfway done. I wish Petal and her dad could stay in that cabin forever!

Excellent. This game is really good, lots of teasing, very nice renders, but we get some action too. I can't wait to see where this going and other games announced too. Brilliant. Excellent. This game is really good, lots of teasing, very nice renders, but we get some action too. I can't wait to see where this going and other games announced too. Brilliant.

Tbh i'm surprised with the high ratings of this game. For a story about a taboo theme such as incest between father/daughter, it's very, very, very forgetable.
The renders are fine to my standards, but it's all the game has to offer. Repeatable scenes with different dialogues, pretendious "life lessons" instead of admitting "i'm just a creep" which i would prefer if it would make the story a bit more interesting than this snooze fest.

That's just me though, others might enjoy it.

Some complaining that the story is slow and then they don't like this. It's ok, but for me is this one of the best thing with this game. The tension between MC and Petal slowly building to a climax that's just inevitable is what makes this so great in my eye and mind (and somewhere else).

Then Petal, oh Petal, is so sweet and sexy. The background story of how she feels makes her even more loveable. I just wanna hold her and make her secure. I also like the MC and his jokes, they are my kind of humor.

The graphis are great and I also like the small details in both the story and the renders. I liked Avalon but this one is better in everything.

I never had any interest in my Mom, not in my big sister or not in any of my three daughterss, still I really like to play stories with incest! I have had a thing with a cousin, kissed, groped and stuff like that. In Sweden is marriage among cousins legal so that's not incest for me. (I laugh when it says incest and they are cousins, as in most countries and even in nearly 30 of the states are cousin sex legal!)