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

This is a masterpiece, I have played several games from this site but I really believe that this is one of the best.
Good render,nice animation...
the story flowed full of emotion, draining tears...
Oh Fuck!!

Awesome...

but pleaseeee don't make ENDING like this in ur other games!

Goddamnit. I mean, this reflects how life is. Decisions, mistakes, no take-backs and living with the regrets that come with it..

I loved this game - but it really brought up how much I hate how unfair life is.
I hate how beauty cant ever just be left alone to remain beautiful. Why must we suffer like this, all the time? Why must the beautiful things always be sullied? Why must they always end? Just once. I would like to experience something that is never ruined. Just one fucking time!.. Please.


..Look at me. Shouting my frustration and sadness into the void on a forum like this. Which is really the testament of this game. It succeeded in portraying how unforgiving the world is and how beauty is but embers in the air we chase in an ever futile search for a place of happiness, meaning or fulfillment.. call it what you will. It's all temporary no matter how much we wish it weren't so.

Most often we play games to escape this reality.
But what we really deep down need might be just what this game did.

To provoke reflection and confront the players with gutwrenching truths about who we are and what life really is like instead of what we wish it were.

I'm so goddamn sad right now. But also maybe.. a bit better for it. Thank you Dr. PinkCake.

i mean what can i say about this game. Easily the best VN ive ever played. The story, the characters, everything is incredible. Going back to play it after about a six months cause i've only just recovered from my first playthrough.

This is a truly exceptional game.
Well constructed and engaging plot, topped with twists and emotional roller coasters.
Credible, well-described, coherent and captivating characters.
Obviously the girls are beautiful, the animations well done and the renders breathtaking.
One of the few games in which the male character, who is not the MC, is nice and useful in a positive way for the continuation of the game.

I highly recommend playing with it and trying all the possible endings!

I can not recommend this game enough.

I remember the first time I played Life is Strange. I was going through a hard time in my life and during the climax of episode three, I lost my first girlfriend because we were separated and stopped nourishing the love we had. That game got me choked up.

This game, it speaks as if to me personally. It is the only game where I stayed up until 4:00AM playing so that I may continue to progress through the story, then after getting less than 4 hours of sleep, coming back the next night to and playing through until 12:30AM just to complete and write a review for. This game got me choked up and never before have I been so close to tears from a video game. For years now, LiS has been my #1 game of all time, however I think this game, an adult game, has taken that spot.

The characters are more intricate and deep than some people I know in real life. The story has twists and turns that always manage to keep you wanting to continue. You first ending will almost definitely have you wanting to replay for a different, better ending, as I plan to do after finishing this.

I don't know where whoever wrote the story behind this game got their inspiration from but to them, keep writing, please! You are insanely talented and I have never wanted a sequel more. Especially with the ending I got.

Amazingly intricate characters that feel more real than some people I've actually met. Great sex scenes, but far far greater plot. Be warned, it has a real gut punch near the end so maybe not for the faint of heart or for those just here to polish one out.

Honestly one of the few that I actually enjoyed the story and it even kinda made me tear up 10/10 I would definitely recommend this as a play if you want a mix between sex and story and some twists along the way

It's one of the best VN I've played ever.
Melissa and Liam are awesome characters. Really.
Sometimes I wish author made happy ending for this story like DLC or something like that. But it is great anyway.

I will try to be brief here.
Excellent story from beginning to end.
All the characters are fantastic, from MC's best friend to the... nurse. Models, personalities, stories, dialogues... Everything.
A small MC "personality" system that, while simple, was very well implemented.
Anyway, we can only congratulate the DPC for this work of art.

Wow. Just wow.

I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. I must say that this game is of the highest quality.

First of all, the protagonists. Liam is the single greatest protagonist in porn games, and I say that as a straight guy. His sense of humor got me several times during the whole novel. He's the friend that everyone should have.

Megan is very pretty, her past and her character made me love her. It's nice that she is an "physically average" person, with no oversized tits and some imperfections on her face.

Rana and especially Melissa were very well designed, the daily struggles that they faced make them very believable. Kudos.

Secondly, the story is very much in depth and this is what makes or breaks a porn game in my opinion. While some scenes were a bit cliché, the underlying tension combined with Liam's great humor makes going through the scenes like a breeze. One little negative is that I felt like the transition between scenes was a bit lacking. The pacing is very good. I also liked the ending that I got, a very important point because the ending often feels rushed in other porn games.
Thirdly, the scenes are well rendered, the art is good. Special mention to the characters' expression, to the person who drew this, you did an amazing job.

I didn't play with the sound on. I didn't try to get the other endings. I prefer to leave it like this and keep the wonderful experience of having played this game untouched. The easiest 5 stars to give.

Enjoyed this VN quite a bit! Models were well done, avoiding most of the big-titted bimbo syndrome of many productions. There was some real humor involved and I enjoyed having Liam as a sidekick during the story. Overall, good setup and art without too much grindiness.

First of all the the creator, amazing work. Thank You for your Work, seriously thank you.

-OK so i enjoyed this story so much. so many little story nuggets i just loved.
-The CG is great seriously some great scenes there.
-Can I just say the Megan Character in my opinion is the sexiest female character ive seen in any Ren'Py story.

What can I say that everyone else hasn't. The story is honestly FANTASTIC! I just finished it (one of the endings, and need to finish the others) and my god. It hits all the feels at the right time. I had no idea that what was supposed to be a dick hardening session would turn into a goddamn journey of self discovery...

The pacing is pretty on point. It starts off slow and culminates in a masterpiece that surprised me. It hits close to home and has some good life lessons in there as well. While there were a few moments where I thought "Ok, get on with it..." it overall was great. The hilarious moments come out of nowhere as well which I personally appreciated as it made it that much funnier. Liam.... what a great character.

As far as the love interests go, they each were quite different and multi-dimensional which you don't often see in these kinds of games and stories. That extra bit of detail really gets you involved in each character and therefore quite interested. It made certain choices that much more difficult...

I wont spoil anything, but I will say you need to play this game RIGHT NOW!! It is LONG, and it is worth every minute! If you want a game that actually has story and characters to get invested in, you should be downloading already. If you just want to rub one out real quick, this may work, but you have to work for it, though I would say that it is worth spending the time to actually play it.

There is a walkthrough guide, but I HIGHLY recommend NOT using it. I was so afraid of making the "wrong" choices that I spoiled some things and ended up not making MY choices. THERE IS NO GAME OVER. Play it how you want to, and THEN use the walkthrough to get what you want later. There are also hints in game you can enable, which I don't think will spoil anything so turn those on if you wish.

Otherwise, buckle up buttercup because you are about to embark on a journey you don't even realize you are on until you are already gone.

more than just an adult game. its storyline is far better than most of netflix series. i couldnt count how many times i laughed to liam's dumb moves and expressions. i felt sad, angry and aroused at the same time. i wish it ended with a better ending but life is not fair as it says. poem at the end is incredible, nice choice. thanks for the game doc

Meet me where the sun grazes the ocean.
Where both wind and water touches the ground.
When all comes around, beneath the willow on the mound, I will rest my weary head for a while.

This game just wow, I have never felt emotions while playing a game, or watching TV, but this game has done it, I experienced emotions for first time while playing this game, they where not happy, anger or sad, they where shock, and the feeling of powerlessness, like you fucked up really bad, and wish you could go back in time and change it but you can't.

This game can not be called a game, calling it a game would be belittling what it is, this is a traumatic simulator.

I would recommend this game to any one, but this game is not for everyone especially the soft hearted, sometimes the best ending is never playing.

Even though i only played it once and only once (dont think ill be able to handle another play through with Mel as my partner), I enjoyed the game the story was so more entrancing then any other content. I highly recommend this game to anyone. I also suggest putting a warning with the age restriction warning that its not for the faint of heart. If this game can bring most people close to tears or actually have them shed a tear then the game seriously need that warning ASAP. If you do make another like this please go a bit vanilla on the bad shit. Otherwise i might be unable to play with my scars from AL

So, where do I start?

Well, this game is not what I expected it to be. First it is not that good as a porn game, the animations are very basic and not that polished. But as a Visual Novel, it is something different, something that would make you love it or hate it so much that you wish it never existed. I personally downloaded it and played it for the purpose of playing a porn game but the story grew on me to a point that I don't want to see the sex scenes anymore and just focus on my choices and how the story goes from there.

This game also teach some valuable life lessons, from being confident about yourself (Megan), being brave in spite of all the negative things that are happening (Melissa), being strong and straightforward (Rena) and to just enjoying life and living it to its fullest (Liam). These characters made them relatable as per my past experiences.

Earlier episodes were great, you have a choice to go fool around or be serious with your love interests, in my case with Megan and Melissa, all through those earlier episodes, I fully committed myself to them. Never allowing anyone of them to get hurt, to compliment them every time I have a chance, to loving them as a good man could do. The MC was confused, and yes, I am also confused because I love them both that's why I always do my best to stick up to them.

But then, "the choice" happened. That was the time that I questioned myself why I played this game. It took me back to the time when I was suffering from depression, to my darkest days, days of depression, days of brokenness, days of hopelessness. Where there is no one who is willing to listen to you, no one cares and all you have to do is keep everything to yourself (I was not able to go to a therapist because I can't afford to).

All the efforts that I made to make Megan and Melissa stay with me went down the drain. I was forced to make a choice that I don't want to make. As MC said, he'd rather lose both of them rather than hurt one of them, I would have rather died trying to save them than save one and let the other one die. It is very painful. I felt like the buildup to us three being together was such a joke that in the end it would end up really bad. But I tried to finish the game as much as I can. It's just that the latter part knocks you down and keeps hitting you while you are down.

In the end, it was bittersweet but what happened really left a huge scar in me and I was broken. I don't know why I don't feel really good about the game despite the wedding scenes with both Megan and Melissa (I was crying like hell during those times). Maybe because I know that despite the "happy marriage" ending with either one of them (or the little Liam with Rena ending and being back together with Ana if you count that as a happy ending), there is a much more better way to end the story of Megan, Melissa and MC which is to spend the rest of their loves together, the three of them (with Liam as the best friend as he was always been). This is a game not real life, yes, but I knew some instances where people agree with three-way relationships in real life. And that is why I was very conflicted with this game.

With that, I am now currently spending my time writing a script where you can save both Megan and Melissa and be with them at the end. I tried asking out how I can reach DrPinkCake but some people wants him out of it and I also know that it will be a cold day in hell (see what I did there?) for him to respond. He is very busy with his new game and I know he will not bother to waste his time with this idea. I hope DrPinkCake would listen and come up with a good alternate ending for Megan and Melissa alive. Just think of it, many large movie companies listen to their audiences. Some gaming devs listened to their player base. Even restaurant chains listen to their customers. I really hope he will also. But even if he decided not to, it will not hinder me from finishing what I intend to write and as soon as I finish my script and I had a chance to put it out there, I would, even if not as a Visual Novel but through other media if possible. And yep, it made me cry a lot.

Amazing game. I played this while waiting for the next episode of the much better rendered Being a DIK game and I was pleasantly surprised with this one. Although the render quality is definitely lower than Being A DIK the story with this one is good. Played it twice as I was not happy with the 1st ending I got (Melissa + reunion) and I went for Rena instead. Man if that’s the best ending. Rena ending positively changed my mind and bitter taste from 1st playthrough and I recommend it. She’s kickass.

With how popular this game is it is hard to drop a review that says anything that hasn't already been said. But I feel a game of this caliber absolutelydeserves more praise.

This game is certainly the gold standard of a vn. Every vn on this site considers acting lessons not only for inspiration but simply for guidance.

This game has beautiful renders, characters with personality, an interesting story, and adds plenty of humor as well as more poignant moments where you feel sadness for people in the game.

This game has it all and as I said, any vn that wants to be one of the greats has to certainly consider why acting lessons is as popular as it is and try to recreate that within their game.

Fantastic and addictive game with nice and original characters, very nice images rendering as well.
Please don't stop such a story, maybe a prequel would be interesting with some of existing characters !