VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Acting Lessons [v1.0.2] [DrPinkCake]

It is a great game the plot plot that has is very good for my opinion; as the characters are developing through the story advances I like and not only that the characters have a good depth and none are alike, your decisions have a big impact on the game, I love the 100% recommended game.

Since I played Being a DIK, I was interested to know more about the work of DrPinkCake. Acting Lessons was the name that came up and so, I tried to see if it was as good as Being a DIK. To be frank, it's worth playing, but it's not for everyone, unfortunately, like his current project.
The story tells you about a guy who makes a lot of money in cryptocurrency, with a difficult background of his marriage. He meets a girl named Megan for the first time who works in a convenience store. You also have Liam, a guy (also a great bro) which unveils to be a great character and one of the greatest cons of this game.
My run of Acting Lessons was not the best one, but I manage to have a good ending for what happens in the last episodes, even if it was brutal in every way. I was interested in Rena at first, but eventually, I end up with Megan, which holds very dear in every aspect of the game. Melissa is another great character, which you toy around a bit on first, but turn something serious as you know her. Rena... on the other hand, was a disappointment, since I couldn't figure her that much as I wanted, due to my choices. There are other side characters, but these should be the ones that you got the best experience.
Although the characters are great, I feel like the story centers a bit too much on Megan, on where you can have a difficult time being a dick with her. The relationship you have with her can also determine many of your choices as you progress in the game.
As you progress on the story, you start to feel this is not your type of "fap material", but more as a VERY dramatic and realistic plot which can give you very different kind of emotions, such as sadness, joy, determination, and self-improvement for any obstacle you have on life. You start to think that maybe this is not your type of game, so it's better to just leave it, because you don't dare to go through, or you simply are disappointed to not jerk off all in your screen like you were 5 minutes ago. If you start to feel like that, just stop massacring yourself and go enjoy something else. If you manage to hold your blood pressure and seek beyond what's behind this, I can guarantee to you that Acting Lessons is gonna be a fulfilling and rollercoaster experience.

Also, a warning...

Game is good. Stop reading the reviews and just play the game before you accidentally run into a spoiler. It's one of those games where after you finish it, you get jealous of people who get to experience it for the first time. Rendering is great after first episode, but story is great throughout

I'd heard great things about this game so I thought I would give it a go. What I got was quite different from what I expected but my only previous DrPinkCake game was Being a DIK. I went in with no hints and didn't use a walkthrough, and ended up emotionally drained all the way to the final choice. The event with Liam was a punch to the gut, but I did not expect the soap opera reveal. Thank you DrPinkCake for a wonderful story and interesting characters. It had laughs, romance, sex, action, and tragedy. But I enjoyed every bit of it. I don't think I will play through it again though, as my choices may be tainted by knowing what's to come. It is a shame, as I would love to have a blind play through all over again.

I really liked the story! Really did! It took me through the whole range of emotions in a very fluent way.
Graphics and animations were also extremely appealing to me.

Only reason I gave four instead of five stars is:

The choices are meaningless for the endresult. I mean... I REALLY tried to get the game to end in a different, less soul-crushing way. But it seems in the end you absolutely HAVE to make that damn choice . I would have appreciated to be warned...

A cut above the rest of the other games. Not to downplay any other creator but this actually made me like the characters enough to make me feel bad when I made bad choices that lead to them being hurt. It made me approach the girls of the story less as onaholes and more like people.

Should I take advantage of the obvious power disparity between me and this girl, even if they appear to want me? Should I rush in to have sex with the girl with serious personal and family problems? Is that healthy for them and for me?

5/5. A must-play for people trying visual novels. One of the few I've not deleted after playing around with it.

One word: PERFECT

It had happiest moments,funniest moments and soul crushing moments. In the end I didn't care about graphics or animations, story took me in great journey and rub beautiful characters to my mind. I think I'm not gonna forget them.

Melissa.......

Surprisingly a very well written game with great characters. Enjoyed the art, music and dialogue. The game is so much more than your average porn game & you can tell a lot of work has been put into it.

Keep up the good work!

All the compliments listed are right. This game was great. It is so very well written. It probably has my favorite, "MC's Best friend" in a game. Also this game has quite a twist that I did not see coming. Kudos and thanks for a gem.

I Got totally Caught Up in the Story. Story is Very Captivating. It is Not Often That I Wind Up Staying Up all Night Playing a Game. This is One Exception ! Wow, Fantastic Story and Characters. Everything was Amazing.

I'm going to rate this game as a person who sits down to play a game and not as a person who sits down to jerk off.
This game was as wonderful as it was difficult to digest. I really don't want to spoil much, but it made me feel so deep inside the story that I think it ended up hurting my feelings. Still, I have to rate it 5, because I really enjoyed that a game gets you so into the story that it can even make you feel bad. It really hurt.
I played Acting Lessons after playing BADIK and maybe that also affected my perspective on this game.
Dr. PinkCake, as I said in BADIK, here you have another fan. Your stories are fantastic, and the graphics and design team are too. Thank you.

This feels like a proper visual novel game. Great story and writing. Actual choices and consequences. Really good characters and dialogues. Really nice music. Real emotions. All of this is great and because of it the game is really engaging. You really want to play this more to find out what happens next. Definitely main focus of AL is story. It's a story driven game and it's really good in what it's doing. It's amazing VN experience. But it comes with the price.
This game is not a very good fap material. Renders, characters and animations are all very good, but they're not that many scenes in the game and sometimes story is getting so intense that you're definitely won't be thinking about getting laid. This game for sure can use slogan: i came for sex, stayed for the story. This is not a bad thing. Game is still excellent but for a porn game, porn here is definitely not the main thing. And this could be a little disappointing.

Alright game up to ep 4 or half of 5th, just do yourself a favor and stop playing there. Better to leave it in the middle then see it endings (no difference witch one)
Up to ep 4 Game deserve a solid 3+ or 4-

Edit: swaped rate from 2 to 1 cous i take in consideration the fact it supose to be a "pron game" and such plot twist destroy any even the slightest pleasure leaving you with just sadness or rage instead

I wanted to give four stars to this game because it's well-made, but this game is simply not "good porn" for me.

Ever heard of the difference between an eroge and a nukige? Eroge is a visual novel where sex is there but might be not the main focus. Some games even remove the sex scenes for a mainstream release. It's an extra, not the main appeal. Nukige is a subgenre in eroge where sex is the main focus and a central element.

Acting Lessons feels more like a traditional eroge. The story takes itself seriously. Very seriously. It gets very, VERY dramatic, especially towards the end. It almost doesn't want to be a porn game. It doesn't try to turn you on for the most part. The characters look great, but that's about it. It's not a pervert experience.

The story centers around you, a middle-aged man with a background in cryptocurrency trading, telling the story of how you met a girl named Megan during a life changing day. Megan is a young aspiring actress down on her luck and in desperate need for help. Will, you be there for her when she needs it the most and help her turn the tide? Will you be able to win her heart?

This is my first playthrough, I got an ending i consider good for me. From what i learn from reviews and other posts in this thread, there is no all happily ever after for everyone. From what i know, the developer achieved what he/she set to do with this without compromising his/her artistic direction. The endings and gameplay might not be for everyone in this forum. If you are looking for just a good fap, this game is not for you. If you want an amazing Renpy game with funny lovable relatable unique characters, good laughs, unexpected plot twists and heart wrenching endings and tragedies. You found the right game.

Gran gioco
Davvero emozionante
non credevo di trovare una storia cosi ben scritta in un gioco di questo tipo

Great game

Really exciting

I didn't think I could find such a well-written story in such a game

That ending was fucking great (I never saw it coming). The development of each of the characters was amazing, it shows that the developer was careful in this regard. The story always kept that intrigue that keeps you going until the end (a little cliche but different than usual for the most part). One of the best games I've come across so far, i was very impressed (can't describe it). 10/10

Renders were nice 5/5
Story 2/5

Had to give my two cents on this game.

Seeing as how good the ratings was and looking at the tags, I gave this game a go!

Unfortunately, this journey of a roller-coaster ride was a road to never-land. The game added in elements of real life consequences and action/reaction moments which was totally cool and realistic but I think that there has to be limits.

The result of no limits is the addition of the ugly human nature; which made the story go downhill.

I wanted a 2nd, 3rd play-through to see what other consequences I might have but upon thinking of making a choice about human life; this game is not for me.

Animations - 4*

Story - 2* (5* for the early episodes)

Gameplay - 4*

Total - 3*