VN - Ren'Py - Android LIFE [v0.5] [MateDolce]

Best Eroge I've ever played

This game has charming characters with interesting personalities, amazing art with supberb sex scenes, and unlike other vn games, it feels like your choices actually matter.

The story is fantastic, and the lore about the world after the "blue blight" feels more like a delightful mystery to unravel rather than just some trivial facts that the author wants you to be aware of to further believe this fantastical world.

The humor is actually really good. I know that doesn't explain much, but I'm betting that 90% of chronically online, which is undoubtably the type of people who frequent this site, people will adore the humor and references made within the game.

The only gripes with this game I could have is the A. Slow development time and B. There is TOO many variations between choices. Ex. The first scene with Luna can lead to like at least 10 different results that I have uncovered so far.

Praying this game gets more fans so the dev can work on this full time, and doesn't abandon it or finally complete it by the time i'm 30

tldr Solid character writing, slow burn story which suffers from infrequent updates. Worth a try either for story or for porn.

Good story, great character writing, great artwork/animations. A bit too slow paced for me, feels like only the groundwork of the world building was made.

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The bad:
Infrequent updates
There are some very well-made minigames, but they do cut into the time of the main plot development. Also a bit of a nightmare on sequent playthroughs, but it's addressed with "Memories reconstruct".


Weird choice of music at times
Specifically the scene with the "Genetical defect". A hot music in that situation is a bit of an awkward choice.


Story pacing
This one is subjective. The first chapters focus too much on the story (Honestly, I have no problem with that), the last chapters focus too much on porn. It's the only thing that feels weird in the story. Mia scene felt surreal after what happened before.

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The good:
Character writing
Most of the works on F95 fall into a trap of making love interests perfect and without flaws, which leads into LI's being a copy-paste writing-wise, here this mistake is avoided.
Can't say much without spoilers, MC seems like weakest link writing-wise, but it could be because there isn't much writing of him. It was a bold choice to go for realistic yandere though.


World-building
Personally, favorite part of the writing, but there is not a whole lot at the moment.


Artwork
Self-explanatory, just really pleasing to the eye.


Animations
Movement in animations is detailed and well varied.

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Version - v0.5

Great art, decent writing, and mostly playable one-handed. The style of using Koikatsu models/animations redrawn or re-rendered looks surprisingly good while still allowing a large amount of content.

Taking away 1 star for the miserable interrogation section where 90% of choices lead to a BAD END and loading your last save.

Really took me by surprise how invested I was in each character, for what little there is, it's well worth the time. For a game that looks so heavily F-Dom, it's not really. Sure, the overall theme is, but the character-to-character moments are pretty non-f-dom, giving you the choice in some scenes to decide how you want it to go.
The use of the world's lore to make characters funny and have moments that couldn't happen otherwise is extremely well done.
Overall, it's sad how slow the dev cycle is, as it's entering its 4th year and it has so little content, but it does look like that's starting to speed up now, fingers crossed, my kids will be able to complete the game.

Too much talking.

Game starts really nice. Story is solid and girls behave like hunters. Game is filled with events and you are really interested in what will happen next.

And all of a sudden the game turns into a long dialogue sim. It takes an hour to read everything with each girl and in the end comes a teasing scene. And it's the same for 5 girls.

There is simply too much talking.

Peak game I love my schizo commie wife.
10/10 writing, unique art, sexy concept, funny game. People complain it's linear but a well done linear story is 100 times better than a sandbox game that's all over the place and hals 50 half-cooked character arcs.

The visual style is a bit odd but surprisingly appealing once you get used to it. More importantly, the story and characters are both interesting and appealing- even the ones I disliked. You end up wanting to know more about them and the world (especially because of how clearly they are part of the world, how they've been shaped by it). The h-scenes are also generally very high quality, though they can drag at times. It is a mite annoying how the game forces the MC to do very stupid things at times while seeming to imply a level of open-world-ness that isn't actually present, but once you see it for the linear experience it is that stops being particularly aggravating.
All in all, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one. It works as eroge, it works as a story, it works as science fiction.

This is a wonderful AVN with a great underlying idea. It uses free roaming a lot and has some minigames. These elements often spoil AVNs for me (and a lot of other players), but here they are so well executed that I don't mind them at all. There are a few better AVNs on this site, but I think it still deserves 5 stars.

The general setting: A future society without men. A mysterious event has killed most men and has since then prevented the birth of new men. Humankind survives through cloning and by means of artificial sperm. The gap in society is filled by male androids.

The specific setting: A school in this future society which is unique by being co-ed. Since there are no boys, the male students are simulated (rather poorly) by androids. The main character is a male orphan from our time. A psychopathic, lazy and reckless girl who was expelled from the future co-ed school and claims to have invented a time machine (but seems more likely to have stolen it) uses said time machine to kidnap said MC from his time. She controls him by means of a high-tech collar and pimps him as a fake android at her former school.

So far this is an obvious femdom setting, and unsurprisingly, femdom is not completely avoidable. As the unavoidable part is quite mild, I don't mind it at all. I have so far encountered two situations where I was given the choice between three paths for a specific love interest: maledom / romance / femdom.

While there are some sex scenes, the main strength of this AVN is in its exuberant humor. For some reason I had to think of Monty Python, although I wouldn't really be able to defend this as a valid comparison. Another reviewer mentioned 4chan, and has a point -- though it's not as bad as that sounds. Sometimes it gets offensive or borderline political, but it never crosses into obnoxious territory. A lot of the jokes are related to the loss of information about pre-catastrophe society. A typical example is when the teacher asks why some rockets explode on re-entry into the atmosphere and a student innocently suggests that it is "because of the Jews".

My only concern is that this AVN is already 5 years old and is not as substantial as I expected for this age, consisting only of an extended exposition so far. It appears that the developer has recently started using AI to speed up the development of the images. I consider that a good thing because for once this is being done expertly, with only a very minor impact he quality and consistency. I am looking forward to seeing how frequent and how substantial updates actually are nowadays.

If you (like me) are very concerned when keywords like sandbox, minigame, femdom and AI computer graphics appear in the description of an AVN, then I suggest: Give Android LIFE a chance anyway. I found it very entertaining with a quirky, lovable cast.

As of v0.4.5.

Honestly, I haven't played anything of this level of quality since MIST.

In summary, the characters do a good job at filling their roles while having that hidden side to each of their personalities, the artwork goes from middling to high level quality as the game progresses, and the game does a very good job at leaving you wanting more.

For a more in depth review.

Some people have an issue with the way the story was written and how the MC acts at the start, and while I was playing at the start I agree, but with the full context of the current update, it's a little clearer why it was structured that way. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, or if the attempt was just not reached to that level and the writing only improved as the game kept getting made, but there is a reason for the writing decisions that were made, at least that's what I hope.

At first, I didn't like any of the characters as they were introduced, and I assumed there was always going to be one or two girls I actively avoid, but I found that to be not the case. I think this is what many people are referring to when they say the game is well written, because the characters are structured very well and have strong personalities, and that's what makes them compelling after you get to spend individual time with them, you get past what they present themselves as and see the "real personality." Even the MC gets the same sort of growth.

It's very apparent that the game using Koikatsu as a base for the artwork. But as the game goes on, the developer(s) have found really interesting ways to present it in a way where it doesn't feel like that's the case. I'm not sure if it's different shading or if the 3d models were used for reference then drawn over, or even a mix. But the artwork does a really good job of selling the characters, all of them are unique, the camera angles used are captivating and really solidify the illusion. There's also my undeniable bias for heart eyes, it simply has to be stated.

This game's world and story are nothing too brand new but the way it's structured and the world building is introduced makes me extremely compelled to find out more. You're given very small hints of things, and as the story goes on you're slowly given in knowledge to fill in the blanks yourself. The story simply has me invested, and has done what few other games are able to do, which being is to let me fantasize in full. I have a lot of theories and ideas on what the future of the story is, not just for the girls, but for the MC and the world itself, I am that invested in it.

This game was clearly made with passion and love, and the attentive detail that any creator should pour into their projects. I can't wait for more. For where it takes me.

All the characters are unique and most are well written. Had a few genuine laughs during this, so the writing and story is great.

The sex scenes and animations are really good, although sometimes scarcely placed. The gameplay/minigames range from a bit annoying to pretty fun.

100% worth a play.

Good story, great artstyle, decent worldbuilding, it´s really fuuny sometimes, the girls are different one from another, the mc has a personality and it´s not annoying, has references to a lot of media, like jojo´s, the dialogues are not dull and the few parts when the history gets serious you can take it seriously. But the female domination is very present, so if you don´t like that this game it´s not for you

Beautifully written characters and an engaging story. The only downside is that some of the music feels a bit too familiar at times. But the art and storytelling are both phenomal—a 5/5 game. The girls each have distinct, believable, and genuinely interesting personalities. I also really appreciate the unique and memorable art style. Recommended if you're into femdom.

I find this game to be conflicting, even more so after having read through it a second time now.

On one hand, the writing has an air of 4-Chan, Alt-Right, Incel bullshit that makes me roll my eyes every other scene. On the other, there is a somewhat surprising amount of depth to a specific intersection in this story's venn diagram.

Many of the other reviews mentioned the game has good writing, shit the entire reason I read it the first time was because of someone saying it was a step beyond, but I don't think that's unilaterally true. The part where the game succeeds in my eyes is in the overlap between character and worldbuilding. Mind, the worldbuilding isn't great, it's serviceable but certainly feels like it'd fall apart on closer scrutiny. The characters are all pretty tropey as well.

However, the worldbuilding has been utilized to amazing effect alongside the character writing. The HUD sections are phenomenally interesting, even if it's just blatant exposition. Every scene has me wanting to know more about genetic tampering, cloning, android manufacturing, and more. It's very functional, it just works.

The pacing DOES suffer from this style though. While I was absolutely vibing with the first real Mia scene, if you aren't even remotely interested in her it's going to be fucking dreadful. That whole section might be somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour long. It could do with some trimming.

Here with version 0.4.3

I absolutely loved this game, and it really left me wanting to continue, and not just because I want to see the H-scenes (though they do look amazing).

The only thing that doesn't fully convince me is how choices determine which H-scene you see, meaning you either get one scene or another. I’m not talking about minor variations within the same scene, but rather that if you choose A, you get a scene with Girl 1, and if you choose B, you get a scene with Girl 2.

In the long run, the story remains the same, and it doesn’t even feel like alternate routes. I personally prefer choices that allow you to unlock a scene based on whether you made the right decision, rather than having to pick between one scene or another.

In fact, some parts of the story reference a scene with Ruri even if you chose the option that doesn’t lead to that scene :v

On the other hand, I really liked how certain scenes vary depending on whether you choose Maledom, Femdom, or Romantic. I guess the game aims to cater to all preferences XD

The minigames with Ruri, and especially Laura, were fantastic, though what I enjoy the most is following the story. I really hope they continue with updates!

The story is just disgusting. From the beginning, I felt like a self-hating incel while reading character interactions, yuck. First of all, I don't get high reviews with praising writing here. The story is utterly dumb and highly unrealistic. There is nothing deep, masterfully interconnected, or unique here in the question of writing. The first presented female character is a stereotypical rude, hypocritical, ignorant bitch straight out of these anime for losers. Right from the start, she belittles, hurts and makes fun of MC despite practically being no one to him, just because it's fun for her, and MC just accepts it like a polite, spineless bitch. She condemns men as filthy perverts right after she literally used MC as her sex-pleasure slave against his will; hypocrisy is immeasurable.

Art is okay, but nothing special, like, really. Backgrounds are slightly above acceptable; all art has a lesser than Full HD resolution, especially animated scenes, which makes everything blurry. Scenes are okay too, but nothing mind-blowing.

All in all, if you are a prepubescent anime fanboy, then the game will be great for you, but if you are an actual red-blooded adult with self-respect, then don't even try this garbage.

At first I thought it was a game like any other, skipping and fucking. That's all.

But by the time I played it, its story got me so into it that I really thought it was a great game, it's not like the others that are just “Wow, you helped me by going to the store for eggs? Take my pussy for yourself!”

It has a good story.

The story is fine but very linear. The choices really amount to nothing and there are very few adult scenes so far. Rate a PG 13 at best so not sure how it even made it on this site. This could be a lot more enjoyable if it was not so vanilla, but if you are a prepubescent, you might enjoy this one.

One of my favorite games on this site, the premise, characters, visuals, and story/relationship progression are all incredibly well done.

The story starts with an original concept that leans slightly toward femdom, but you can gradually shift toward a more romantic or dominant path. The girls are undoubtedly the highlight of the game, alongside the visuals. Most, if not all, of the characters are super charismatic, with distinct personalities and well-developed motivations.

During my first playthrough, I really appreciated the minigames—especially in the latest update (that one was chef's kiss), they effectively build sexual tension in the scenes. However, when replaying, they start to feel more like a chore, and I think this may be one of the reasons why the game takes a bit longer to update.

The only real downside to the game is the long update cycle, but that's just because I enjoy it so much, so the wait feels longer. Still, it's understandable given the game's quality.

Cheers!

One of the best written games on this website bar-none. The tone is very humorous but I am still super invested in the story and the characters. I didn't skip a single line of dialogue throughout my playthrough.

Visually the game is great. It's a very stylized and unique look, but it works well.

The scenes are generally pretty good. I am neutral on the minigames that are sometimes involved with them, but I wouldn't say I hate them. In terms of minigames these ones are at least tolerable unlike 99% of other porn games containing minigames.

There really isn't much to criticize about this game. I would prefer a little bit more choice in some scenes, and I could do without the minigames/unnecessary freeroam, but thats it. The only real criticism I have is that the game has been in development for awhile and there isn't exactly a massive amount of content. I do feel like if the game just stuck to a more AVN format, without the pointless freeroam and minigame stuff, development might be a bit quicker? IDK.

Overall 5/5 stars, even if you don't like femdom (there are plenty of chances to reverse it and it's pretty soft femdom in the first place).

Great game, unique setting, good art, cute characters and shitpost humor. Capable of having emotional moments with characters I care about. The dev puts effort into sexy minigames that break the monotony of reading and they don't hang around to become repetitive and tedious, striking that balance of grabbing your attention and over staying their welcome. Characters are unique and hot. Game doesn't dick around with mechanics that hold the story hostage, which means the playtime isn't huge but it's always fun. Well done, keep up the good work.