VN - Ren'Py - Agent Sherine [v0.17] [S&V]

Sherine is just an absolute boss in this, totally nailing that tough agent vibe.
I love how serious and no-nonsense she is; she really commands every scene she's in.
Her charisma is off the charts, making her feel like a legit powerhouse.
It is so cool seeing a female lead who is actually a hard-hitter and not just eye candy.
She handles the whole spy business with such a cool attitude that you can't help but root for her.
This project is seriously breaking new ground for the genre.
I’m blown away by how fluid everything looks; it’s not just a slideshow.
Ditching the standard static images for a full-on cinematic vibe was a genius move.
You can tell this is setting a new standard for what’s possible in visual novels.
The leading lady is absolutely gorgeous and fits the vibe perfectly.
It’s honestly stunning to see how well the tech has been integrated here.
I’m really digging where the narrative is heading; it’s got me hooked.
Even for an early version, it feels like a total game-changer.
If this is a sneak peek at the future of gaming, then sign me up.
Definitely worth keeping an eye on because it’s shaping up to be a masterpiece.
Just a solid experience that brings something totally fresh to the table.

Loved the game, good use of ai really like the movie mode rather than normal renpy visual novel, female protagonist is good looking and story is going in right direction, will looking for next update.

Agent Sherine [v0.11] 19.01.2925
The game is well on its way to becoming a gem and integrates AI content very well. However, the AI is also what deducts points from the game.

Designing the whole thing as a kind of feature film, which, apart from a few scene changes, gets by with almost no still images, is a good success.

The animations seem fluid, but in some situations the chosen perspective causes some strange proportions for FMC and also for some NPCs.

The voice output is currently a major drawback, as it does not convey any emotions and is not synchronized with the mouth animation. The voice of the two gangsters (especially the white one) in the bar also seems more childishly shy than intimidating.

The timing when using her ability could also be improved. When you look at the office worker, there is not enough time to be able to read the longest text in full. Sherine may have experience with the skill, but the player does not. A countdown bar that runs down would be very helpful here.

Some scenes, such as the blackmail attempt by her CIA boss, seem artificial, just to generate the next frivolous situation.

Unfortunately, there are also inconsistencies in the story. For example, she would hardly allow herself to be blackmailed for 300,000 if she worked for the CIA. She did indicate that she knew ways to resolve this, but in my opinion she should have already brought it up with her boss. I'm curious to see how this will continue.

Mathematically speaking, I would give it 4 points, but the shortcomings in the story that I currently perceive lower it to 3 points. But there is definitely potential for improvement.

Technically an innovative game. But it's just a sign of the times, like the transition of cinema to color film. The presence of animation does not indicate the quality of the final product. Unfortunately, we have the usual lies. The tags indicate a female protagonist, but the pov here is either male or none, and the whole story about the FBI and CIA is very far from female-centered. This story is similar to those made up by teenagers from third world countries about life in the US, which they only know from the popular TV series of their childhood. Further proof of this is the “black” guy, with European facial features. Lol. This is typical of what I was talking about above. The author probably lives in a country where no one has ever seen black people. But the problem is even deeper than that. The tags suggest that this is a WOMAN'S game. So male characters should be given at least minimal sculpting. But this game was created by a guy who is either heterosexual or ashamed of his homosexuality, so the men in it are not beautiful. Except for that fat sugar daddy in the jacket. He wasn't bad. I can predict that the dicks of the guys will be typical - small-headed and thin - because a straight dev believes that women only like dicks in men, but he couldn't let someone have a bigger dick than this teenager, even if he tried. So this game is another one of my typical disappointments.

Very innovative for sure. Really looks stunning. If this a glimpse into the future of these games, I can't wait!

However, there are a number of issues that hopefully get fixed.

1- The writing was pretty poor, even unintentionally funny at times.
2- The AI voices sounded too robotic on most of the characters.
3- Certain words were not pronounced correctly, especially - MI6, ME6 and M16..
4- If the FBI agent is the MCs sister, why does she have a British accent ?
5- I found the black screen popping in between most dialogue scenes to be very distracting.
6- The characters voice volumes were inconsistent. Some were very hard to hear.

Best of luck with this project. Very impressive.

So far it is 5 starts for me. Although it is only 30min of game play, it brings something new to the market and gives example in what dirrection visual novel can go. I do realize that AI is not perfect right now. But even with all troubles this game shows that it is possible.