Ren'Py - Apocalust [v0.08] [Psychodelusional]

Let's be honest, this isn't a demo. It's a trailer in VN form. There is no point for it being released as a VN.

Most ratings here give it 5/5 and only address the models and renders.
Yeah the girls are gorgeous, but we've known that and seen them 2 years ago. If this is all there is to show for after 2 years, it's a borderline scam. It doesn't deserve any rating, as this was previewed a long time ago. In fact - the previous trailers have shown even more in terms of mechanics and story, so this is no less than a downgrade. In my opinion, this is outrageous and shouldn't be blindly encouraged like most reviews here do.

I'm shocked by the number of people giving 5 stars to a (very short) demo. Some even say "story so far 9/10" (megalol).

Yes, graphics are very well done, but that's it. Almost two years of development for such a tiny demo is frankly ludicrous. Playing time is about 5 minutes (if you read the dialogues).
There is no story, it's just a slideshow. I don't see anything original in the two scenes. It seems a classic incest game.

I remove 1 star for the lack of a settings menu that makes you endure a loud and bland music throughout the "game".

I may revise my judgment, but I'm disappointed.

SCENE DEMO [v0.0]
No gameplay, just a teaser.
And tease it does. Best v0.0 in the history of f95.
The quality of the models, animations and scenes is over the god damn top.
MetaHuman levels of over the top.
UI also touched upon, looks beautiful.
No more gray squares at the bottom of your screen.
Overall 10/10

Keep your eyes peeled for this one. Follow the thread.
With the story done right, this could be everyone's favorite new game.

A solid 5 stars
Amazing Renders and Animations ( Maybe the best along side some other VNs )
Good Music it really sits well with different scenes
Everything looked really promising
Hope dev gets the required funding to develop the game to the end
Can't wait for 0.1 version

The characters look amazing, The interface seems to show alot of promise aswell.
It might only be a Demo but the game seem to have everything starting with one of the better user interfaces, Just hope it'll have some great open world features. Genuinely excited to see what's next, The game seems like it'll definitely be one of the best games released in 2021

In short: It's a demo right now, and as such it's almost flawless:

Pros:
-) The models look gorgeous (especially if you are into full-breasted Milfs, that is)
-) Almost everything is animated
-) Renders and Interface look very appealing and professional
-) ...as do sound and music

Minor cons:
-) Fonts and background at times too similar in color
-) Loops aren't always seamless
-) No meaningful dialogue (yet)
-) Story seems to aim for the same, old demon-super powered narrative

Since I consider this to be little more than a tech-demo, I don't care much about the lack of any story or captivating dialogue. It is however the strengths of this demo that keep me worrying... but why, WHY would I say such a thing?!

Well most of the work for this demo clearly has been outsourced. This demo and some trailers took about 2 years of development and 24.000$ (that's my best guess, since Psychodelusional made on average about 1.000 bucks per month on Patreon). I'm afraid that the very high production values of this game will make it's development prohibitively slow and expensive, eventually grinding it to a halt.

To me this demo has all the hallmarks of a perfectionist's work, who's at risk to bite off more than he can chew, so I'm not really getting my hopes too high up.

Frankly I'd much rather prefer a simple VN with these nice models, a new, fun and refreshing story, plenty of Psychodelusional's unique sense of humor, and monthly updates. As it stands right now, be prepared to get a beautiful, fully animated update every 6 months or so, until the dev gets bored, frustrated or decides to keep more of the money for himself.

But maybe I'm just too pessimistic, and Psychodelusional really is the new NLT. As it stands right now at least, this short demo looks absolutely stunning.

Yes, it is still just a demo, so there's about 5 minutes of game in here. But holy shit, this are certainly the best animations I've seen here. The short story shown so far is also quite interesting and overall this game shows a ton of promising. Really looking forward for further releases.

Demo Review.

Would like to see more for certain, nice interections and animations, plus a sandbox wouldn't hurt, this could be one of the best games. Nice Preview as well at the end of the demo, not much else to say other then keep up the good work.

short but really sweeeet! I was hoping all the girls are there for the demo but the images below seem to have more scenes that the demo itself. still good, though. i cannot wait for the non-demo version.

I love the design of the game and based on his last games I believe it will be fun and interesting. as well as the dev has said the game will most likely not have NTR (cuckold ) in the game because he doesn't like it so that's a positive for me .
some pros and cons
pros
good design / graphics
good start to the game
intriguing story
and vast amount of women
cons
took 2 years for demo
women are a bit whorish
all women have big boobs would have liked more variety

I have to say that I am speechless. quality of videos, images, music, the whole thing.... just amazing. only thing that bothers me is that with such a quality will take ages to do any updates. hopefully I am wrong, and if I am, I will deffo support dev.

This demo was a great preview, the girls were amazing. It let me wondering about the awesome scenes that goint be in the game. The bubble of the b**ty was on point and man, a hotdogging between those would be much glad to see

I really liked this demo. The girls look great (although a bit caricatured in terms of measurements...) and I love that they are all animated (it makes the atmosphere of the game more realistic). In short, I'm going to wait for the sequel with a lot of hope and impatience.

first of all i already play a lot of games
but this one,even tho its just a demo
but man the quality is over the top! more like GODLY!
-Render 10/10
-Animation 10/10
-story soo far9/10
-Dialog 8/10
cant wait for this full version out!

OMG!
Best Demo Ever Period.
When I dowloaded this game, I thought... "if this Dev makes this game as good as his previous one, this will be excellent"
Well, this game started even BETTER !
I can't wait for the actual 0.1 version.

I can't really justify my 5 stars rating since this was only a less than 5 minutes demo, but if you try this game and you will understand why this game actually deserves 6/5 stars.

The animation are PERFECT. The women are absolutely gorgeous. And based on the previous game of this Dev, we already know that this Dev can write a good story, so we can infer that the story will at least be decent (try Dark Neighborhood, previous game of this Dev if you want to know what I'm talking about).

I would be astonished if I was disappointed with this game "Apocalust".
(the name of this game is fucked up tho )

Fantastic and well made renderings with gorgeous sexy woman which is enough for me to give it a top rate . It has a lot of potential to be a hit but I will review this game later when it has developed and gotten more content story vise. I really hope it gets a lot of fans because the visuals are certainly worth it.

good animation plus double mothers i m in and also be
coming patreon.i think developer is talented and if he maintain this quality nd story hw cpuld be earning near to nlt soon.may god b;ess the developer he delievers what was ask for i hope he continues tthis

Models look really good, and the animations as well. Cannot wait to see where this goes. I loved Dark Neighborhood, and so far I see no drop in quality work! Looking forward to more updates. Thank you!

I'm gonna try to keep this short, the models look fantastic, and they check off all the boxes I look for in them, I hope one day all future games can look like this or better. I like what the Dev does with the scenes and the setting is also great. The game has a ton of potential, the dev has set a high bar for himself, I just hope I get to see this game finished nicely lol.

Looking forward to the future of this game.

Giving a score to a demo seems ridiculous which is why I'm giving it 3 stars.. I guess what I'm trying to say is it looks good, but I need to see more before I could rate it officially.

Personally, I don't find the women very appealing, probably because I'm not a "breast" guy ... not that I don't like breasts, but all the women seem to have implants and/or born with Double D's... (Double d is the lowest cup size here), I personally don't find that creative and boring. I like variety.

As for the story, well this being a demo there's now ay to rate that. BUT, it does seem to be a generic story about some guy and his fam... with some weird occult stuff (Psycho seems to be into that kind of sh*t) I'm not saying this is a negative as even a simple formula like this can work very well if the game is good. In other words, the formula works, so don't try to reinvent it.

Lastly, and what I think is the most important part of my review is I really believe this is the future of VN's (or at least for the ones that aren't established yet). I think long gone are the days of VN's where the stills outnumber the animations. VN's will have to up their game with cutscenes, animations, voice overs original music, etc. etc. I think the demo is really showing what the future holds for VNs.