VN - Ren'Py - Alternate Existence [S2 v2.3.0] [MrKnobb]

I always struggle with harem games/vns and this one is no exception. Despite these misgivings, the game is still really well done and the Dev is talented with both the story and the renders.

Let's start with what I didn't like. There are WAY too many LIs. You start getting attached to certain ones and then you have to sit through all the other interactions with the LIs you don't care about as much and it just seems a waste of time. IMO, it would be better to focus on just a few, make the relationships stronger and move the story forward.

The other limitation are the choices. There are not nearly enough choices and often times there are things I would have liked the MC to have been able to say or avoid. The MC is basically forced into relationships with some of the LIs regardless of how you want to play it and his responses are all scripted.

Despite all of this, the dev goes all in on a very unoriginal story and makes it work. Each of the LIs are unique and they all have different personalities that keep the interactions fresh and interesting.

Plus the renders are beautiful and the scene setups and pacing are all well done. It is a great production, even down to the gui and the dev's attention to detail and desire to produce a high quality production are apparent.

At the end of the day, while I don't like the harem aspect, the story and the characters help make this a really fun experience. If nothing else, you should download and check it out simply for the production value. Looking forward to seeing more from this dev.

EDIT After Season 2:
I am not going to change my rating at this point, but what was once one of my favorite games, has turned into something unrecognizable. I am not a fan of the plot twist/change of direction and the MC is not the same person. I know people are saying it's "growth" or whatever, but it's just silly is what it is. He goes from being a dude with doubts and making mistakes, to a journey into the worst realm... A Gary Stu with a harem and a horse cock. Sad.

I looked at it when it first came out .
It was completely forgotten by me because the update was too slow .
One of the games of the last two years to have a good start, high quality but slow to update .
If I remember correctly, the game has been updated less than five times in the two years since its release .
The quality of the game is worth 5 stars, but the update speed makes it easy to wonder if it's another "MilfCity". So it's only four stars .

To peep, or not to peep, that... isn't the question. That's how this "game" begins, and it's not a question because no matter the answer it won't change anything. These choices, as usual, include some BS excuse (respect), as if you can't say directly that you're not interested. Then the game turns into a meaningless fuckfest, meaningless since the game is full of forced sex. You're not interested in girl X, you'll get girl Y and even if you run away from her twice (Charmane) you still have to fuck her later.
To complete the list of "sins" repeatedly committed by many developers, here we have a typical tasteless male MC who thinks that anything with pussy is hot. No, it isn't. Of course, the game is overloaded with his thoughts of how hot they are. Annoying junk writing making the game longer than it really is. Irritating to the nth power if it involves a character you wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. It seems that devs who have gone down this blind alley have forgotten that games are not meant to satisfy their fictional characters. Games exist to please real people - your customers.

Giving this 1.6.0 version the lowest rating was very tempting, but the pretty good visuals and the fact that I wasted my time on many worse games changed my mind.

All in all:
A quite Good enjoyable Fantasy VN till now.
I hope for some "op evolution moments" in the story
It has great potential to be a great VN, its off to a good start.

The Writing:The writings are very good.... but could use some humour, some BDSM that even drops Asami to her knees to make it a bit more exiting... but to start off 5 stars

Renders: are great with great looking models

The animations: great quality, quite a surprise and a huge upgrade in relation to other titles

The story: I like it, there could be some more dirty stuff, but nice.

Comments:
Likes: Asami, love these kind of maid/queen bee
Dislikes: Andi or Tania, Charmane or Honey patch choice I dont like mutual exclusive choices, I think we should have them all if we want.



Love it,
Keep up the good work

Super game quality literally everything: the graphics are excellent, the characters are worked out and each have their own individuality, the gameplay does not cause irritation, the animations are at the highest level, the camera angles are also perfectly matched, the story is also quite well created, there are galleries of pictures and videos, sex scenes are voiced, content many, the general benefits are huge. Such games are like diamonds, they need to be appreciated and supported by the creators of such masterpieces.

I went into this pretty biased.
Mr. Knobb's last game became a huge letdown for me.
The endless filler dialogue, the inane ridiculous and juvenile behaviour of the grown man Jensen, who is also a horrible Mary Sue, the concentration on side plots you could have cut from the game, without losing anything (no, the game would have been so much better without them).

I was sure that this would just be more of the same, just endless droning on and perving out.
And I admit, it did start out a bit that way, but it really became less annoying as the story went. You can't really fault a guy for staring at women, when they so completely throw their assets at him. You'd have to be dead, completely asexual or gay to not react to what the MC is exposed to.
For now, I think there is a real improvement in dialogue and writing, it's not in any way fantastic, but it also isn't a huge distraction to the game any longer.

The girls are often insanely hot. Knobb's has always been great at that, but some of them... just yummy.
The only negative thing I can say about them is that a) some of them look older than they are supposed to be, and b) while it looks great, obviously, it is kind of jarring that they all dress insanely sexy. Blouses open up to almost midriff, shorts and skirts that show every thing, micro-bikinis...
There's nothing wrong with dressing sexy, especially in a porn game, but it really is a bit much here. Sometimes less is more. Sometimes showing only a tantalizing bit of skin is way hotter than plain near-nudity.

The story is by now pretty standard, young guy gets taken in by a "landlord" and her family, all the women he encounters are insanely hot and openly or secretly lust after him.
Nothing innovative, but you know, if done hot, if done sexy, it doesn't need to be.
As I find myself constantly wanting these women, what do I care about the story being nothing new, right?

What I must applaud is the huge variety in type, sure, they all have killer bodies, but the many different haircuts, hair colours and styles, that's great.
It's not just 15 times the same face and body, with a different wig.
And I love Charmaine, I absolutely love her. And I want her mom as well.

I am very much looking forward to more, and I have only one fear for now.
The previous game started out way better than it ended as well. It was just the MC having lots of fun with lots of hot girls.
Then all that went away, and we were stuck with three love interests (one of which was completely out of left field) and all the other girls were blocked.
This could still happen here, I hope it doesn't, but I admit, I am a bit wary of it.

Mr Knobb is a bit polarizing.. that's the only way I can figure out why there are 1 star reviews.. Even if it were written in Engrish the renders and animations alone should give this one two or three stars.. With that being said I really like this.. it's bookmarked and when it gets updated it goes to the top of the que. A decent story that reveals more information as it goes on.. couple with those gorgeous renders makes this one a must read/watch. Hell the car the MC drives is worth one star.. In a nutshell just a good body of work coupled with some of the best renders on site.

I started playing again after a long time and I must say that starting over, I was able to better appreciate the story.
The animations are great, I have to say they are way above the average of other games of the same type.
The images especially of the milfs are appropriate and you can see the age differences between the various models especially the younger ones. Definitely to play. Good luck for the rest ;-)

Review EP6

I really wanted to like this game, but i cant.
The story is just bad, if you skip it and want a fap game. it decent. but If i wanted that i would watch porn.

What's wrong with the story:
Your(caretaker) leaves you and you get the worst start at life and are now in a dead-end job, trying to save for college. oke so far so good. Now she comes back and wants you in her life, she will pay for your college but she wants you to babysit her spoiled princes. Fine, it pays your college bills and you don't have to have a relationship with a really shitty caretaker.
NO. you need to live with them and interact positively with them. (where are my choices in this).
Now in the last episode(6) it gets even worse for some reason the dev decided for you that you should not only forgive and be friendly but have a (sexual) relationship with her! No choice if you wanted to sleep with her or not! sorry if you're doing a game like this, I would like the kinetic tag. because your choices don't feel like they matter at all. It's more do you want some more scenes with girl A or girl B., not really a choice-driven game here.

For what concerns the side girls, so far you can choose if you want to visit them or not. so they are not forced on you, for the most part.

But be aware, if you choose to go for one and you see something you don't like then you will be forced to go that route.
For example: Charmane, you see her at shool and she feels too good to talk to you out in public. In the closet scene, I was done with her and let her leave. A few episodes later the mc visits her and says, oke I don't mind (i would never do that in a million years) and a sex scene if you wanted it or not, you are on her path for good or bad.

So in conclusion: this game may not have the kinetic tag but every meaningful choice is already made for you and a bad story leaves me with a nasty taste.
So 1 star, good skip fap material you get 1 start for it.

Fantastic game! Excellent animations which just keep getting better and better as you progress through the game. Gameplay is quite straightforward with some choices to be made here and there. Art is top-notch with some very hot girls. Definitely worth playing.

this is definitely on my list of favorite games and one of the best on the site's super powers theme! F95 Zone so let's go!!!!

pros
Excellent renderings and visuals
excellent soundtrack
Excellent character models
Excellent and unique story
excellent writing
good character development
unique characters
Good sex/indecency scenes
smooth animations
Perfect mix of story and obscene content the mc from what i'm seeing is getting better with each update it's not an asshole mc or too stupid it's a respect mc and very alpha in my point of view and it's an excellent game with several choices and paths to follow.

Pros +
Good Renders,and that's where it ends.

Cons - everything else.

The writing is horrible and serves every cliché you can think of. Mc finds every woman hot no matter her age, size or IQ, as long as it has tits, it's fine and the MC makes sure to get on your nerves with his thoughts about that. "She is so hot and sexy" ect. - well, please let me decide for myself if someone is hot or not.

2/5
If you just want to fap, go on could be fun for you.
if you want a good read (or a meaningfull read) search somewhere else.
I lost interest after 5 minutes into the "story".

Cheers

One of the best AVNs that I've played so far.

Normally I prefer incest impregnation/corruption themes. But this one is like actually going to an immersive theater and LIVING through this guy's life!

Renders and Graphics are all 100%!!! Beautiful girls and women. Not always to my preference, but most ARE. Gorgeous redheads throughout.

Also nice to have a semi-linear plot with some branches. Most choices are trivial, but they either advance the story, or skip over parts, depending upon your timing of when to assert yourself.

Plenty of sex from early on. But not overwhelming amounts, just the right ratio to plot to keep us interested, without becoming an endless orgy. Lots of "can you help me pick a sexy outfit" scenes with various women. They even fight over you.

A few odd twists. Also, not the way that I would have approached the Intro, but still great writing and drama. It helps build the foundation for the "Big Reveal" that really is kind of a flop.

MC doesn't really care, even though Aunt is heavily emotionally invested. It makes the beginning of their story seem odd with her aloof coldness toward MC. But is a plausible twist in the story, IF you chose correctly up until then...

Also, GREAT animations and backstories to explain the girls' preferences and personalities, and how to approach them in the choices which you are offered. Who to push, who to allow to take the lead, etc.

This game has the prettiest, most well done women of all games I have played with. Story is ok, I realy like the MC, unlike Jensen in the previous game. Although not many crucial choices still the game has quite a bit of branching for the different characters. It is a solid game and thatxcomes from someone who did not like RTP. I am really sorry that so many people write bad reviews or this, because it is there on the top with all other AAA NSFW games. The animations are on the best, comparable NLT Media quality, really don't understand how people could say they are average...I really hope this games gets finished as well, sincerely rooting for the dev. Oh, and MrKnobb, don't take the crap you get from members here to heart, you do a great job.

So far so good.

Story and dialog are a bit conventional.

But omg, awesome job made on renders and animations.

The mystery on MC's(super)nature is kinda exciting (we are in chapter 4).

The MC's look is still kinda disappointing, I mean, he's not ugly, but omg these glass are really bad on him.

In the end, if not perfect, but it's still a diamond and you make huge and awesome job on renders and animated scenes.

Keep the good work, one of the best animations we found in a game here on f95.

Alternate Existence [v1.5.0 Beta] [MrKnobb]
Pros
1. Super High Quality images and animations
2. Good cat walk animations
3. Super sexy female dressing and super stylish

Cons
1. Story/overview is not so digestible but not so bad
2. Over or exaggerated that so many females longing for the Hero/MC while
3. MC is not portrayed as worthy

Season 1:

Good Points
+ The story is kind of interesting I guess? There are some mysteries to discover here and there.
+ Most sex scenes have animations, some of them look okay, and some look weird and bad.
+ Body designs of women look mostly hot/sexy.

Bad Points
- The story is kind of interesting, but the writers try soo hard to make things mysterious that make things really hard to understand with giving nearly zero story to us, and drag things too much, literally until the end of season 1.
- MC's powers are written poorly, even when he uses his powers it almost ends like he didn't use them at all, for example, he used his speed to punch punks harassing Summer, with the speed he put in that punch that guy should have taken serious damage, but instead nothing happened to him, it was nonsense AF. Not to say he give up trying to win against punks harassing Summer and instead used his body as a shield and just stay there while they kept hitting him and using him like a punching bag and told Summer to take his car keys, as soon he drop run, and leave him there, giving up from his life like that with thinking they will let Summer escape, and if not for that off duty policemen MC would be dead and Summer would be raped...
- MC is shown as a nerdy loser, who wears shitty glasses which make him look ugly, even tho he is not without glasses, he got bullied, insulted, and beaten by normal people despite having powers, etc. Aside from those moments even though sometimes he acts cool, mostly he acts weird and says things only losers will say like the talk he had with Dani, etc.
- Some of choices matter, but sadly their only purpose is blocking you from some girls/women paths and forcing you to create a couple of different saves and waste your time.
- Players don't have a choice of power over actual important stuff, there are unavoidable scenes in the game, and their existence makes no sense at all, DEV had years to change those scenes and give players the power of the choice, yet he refused to do so, that alone is a very big con.
- The use of MC's potential love interests in the story and their character development is awful, the biggest example for this is probably Sam. And Dani was a big disappointment as well, she has amazing design and character, but it's ruined by nonsense/unnecessary path/story she has. Summer is no exception either, she could have a good romance path, but it's ruined by poor writing as well. And the game mostly lacks romance paths as well, nearly or literally all girls/women have lust type of content and that makes the game lack variety.
- Most girls/women have unattractive faces & hair, like Asami, she has a good body tho, and some look too old for an adult game like this, that's nonsense and weird realism for an adult game for sure, Anne, Gabriella or Dean Anel & Marie are good examples for this, their body looks good, but their face looks unnecessarily old.
- Some girls have copy & paste features like Tania & Charmane having the exact same hair model.
- This game has one of the worst main menu designs I have ever seen.
- Visual/Render quality looks quite old and bad.
- Animations look robotic and weird most of the time and need improvements.
- The font looks awful, reading dialogues is at least possible to some degree, but reading character names is almost impossible.
- The placement of save page change buttons, etc, is very bad, it should have been same place all other Renpy games has, bottom center, literally the most ideal place to have, not the top left.
- Text speed doesn't work as intended, at full speed it's mostly instant, but thanks to some scene changing effects it's got delayed most of the times.


Season 2

Good points
+ The font looks readable at least! Season 1 font was downward awful and character names were unreadable.
+ At last, we learned more about the story, even tho it was just a story delivered by Maj'hel and just some text, and some details were interesting like the sickness males have on her planet, how it kills them slowly like cancer, makes them unable to have children, scientists from her planet like her sent to other worlds to find a cure, she found William in the Earth with matching DNA, and had three children, but ''they'' found her, and with all things happening she decided to distance herself from her children to make sure they are safe.
+ At last MC's look changed to something better and now he looks fit to how women treat him.
+ It seems some girls/women face models are changed a little bit to look better like Asami.
+ Sex scene animations are better than in season 1, now at least they look decent mostly, there are still some bad looking ones and even best looking ones are not great.

Bad Points
- The story is very inconsistent, it says MC is the chosen one, has to populate his homeworld, they go there, etc, then after some testing, they say his semen is mute and he can't have children like all other males on that planet as well, then they say Maj'hel to take him away to Earth, meanwhile people from Dar' world is looking ways to kill him and sisters knowing they are actually important.
- Story-wise it doesn't make any sense for Maj'hel not to make sure her children at least have a decent life and not a shitty lives especially like MC's and Dani's life, she could stay away from them, yet could be sure they are having a decent life.
- It seems writers want to create more and more problems. First of all, there are a couple of agents after MC to capture him, and some to kill him and the girls. Then there is a problem with Asami's ex wanting her back to his club to do things with his important clients, and he is being someone bad with power. Then there is a thing we learned about Dani's & Adrianna's bodies that will let out very strong pheromones to Earth males. Then there is MC's semen being a mute problem. And the list goes on, writers keep adding problematic things to the game and it's a bit overwhelming.
- Music sound is controlled by the ''sound'' bar instead of ''music'' and that's just nonsense, it forces you to either listen to a weird sound effects menu has every time you click on them or close and not hear any music at all, let alone it's already nonsense ''music'' bar in the menu is not controlling the music sound anyways, and like these are not enough every time you open the menus music starts from zero again and breaks all immersion.
- The menu design is even worse than the first season...
- Visual/render quality is a bit inconsistent, sometimes it looks bad, and sometimes it looks good.
- Most women in the game still look bad, considering things we learned like how MC has a duty to populate his homeworld, most women on that planet being this ugly https://prnt.sc/Jk8MaF56Gf8x makes no sense at all. Let aside side girls, even main love interests have some ugly ones in it like Maj'hel https://prnt.sc/kooTQIVlQwGu her face is straight-up ugly.
- This game is 5 years old, yet it doesn't have enough story content for it and we didn't even see MC using or learning his powers at a decent rate at all, he just randomly used them by luck or couldn't even properly used and got beaten till near death state.

For The End
This game had good potential back in the day, and with the right fixes and good development it could have been a great game, but the current rate of the game is quite poor, wouldn't suggest starting from zero, I'm only playing because I'm already spent too much time on it...

Great renders, models, sexy scenes (the scenes are really, really sexy), and a good supernatural story .


I was initially weary of this game because of the presence of voyeur scenes and the LI who's in love with MC but is in a relationship with another guy and on top of that, flaunting that relationship in front of MC, etc.


If you look past that and don't need all girls to be dick virgins(there are some), this is a gem of a game.


I wish the game didn't have the questionable stuff, as it's being overlooked by a lot of people because of this.


I'd say give the game a try, even if you hate some of the things in it. The rest of the game makes it worth your time.

It is a great game. The first 5 minutes might throw you off a bit(based on some of the thread talking about the game),but it the intro to the MC's shitty life. Not the story being told about how it all changes for the better.
It is a harem game to be sure. If you like MILF's you will love it,if you do not you will love it. How? Because skipping out on a milf usually means you are going to bang someone else(most often not a milf but a fellow college student)....
The story. We are not that far into it. We have learned the MC travels between dimensions of space time and certainly has "powers",but the MC himself is only now starting to understand even a little. The MC is unaware,but he is being hunted for sure.

Great setup(my opinion),fun game,fantastic renders and sound. I will be playing this again and following it through development. Thank you dev

Spoiler warning: MC is biggest creep and sexual predator in any VN I've played so far.
Seriously, if there's a woman in front of him, doesn't matter where, store, train station, school, church, space station, coffee bar or somewhere else, he'll stare like a complete freak with no regards for privacy, respect or anything.

Anyone's a fair game. A woman in a shower. Respect option is to peak and stare. Don't even want to think what actual "Look" option would do.

The reason it's 3 stars and not lower is because the models are good looking and SOME of the conversations are actually interesting. The rest is just MC staring at any woman he sees and blindly accepting whatever is told to him.

I expect this guy to end up in prison on sexual charges sooner or later, probably sooner.