Ren'Py - Completed - Apocalypse [v1.0] [EpicLust]

There are so many great reviews already, with some doing terrific job of like pointing out how this is very a poorly targeted audience.

Older to understand the jokes
(up to you if like them, and as many said detract to hard from story which really needs the help as is, and there fore is main reason I give this 2/5 instead of 3/5 along with political views on top of that)
Younger for the sex and not caring about lack of story

So would say 3/5 if you love the humor and appreciate it while either agreeing/ignoring the political stuff, but as I do not and do not think they should be made often 2/5.

I loved Battle of the Bulges.
Maybe the girls in Apocalypse are too muscular but I enjoyed also this one from @EpicLust.
The plot is senseless but i liked the girls and the sex scenes.
Looking forward to the next one.

Right off the bat, you won't like this game if you can't handle men and women of ubermensch proportions: you play a babyfaced hulk tasked with making a harem out of a herd full of baby-faced women with gargantuan knockers. Then there is the political undertone, which is mostly played for humor but it's there. The gameplay consists of mapping out where and when to go to trigger flags with girls, as well as complete quests. It's a decent eroge, just not to my taste, hence a star off.

I wasn't going to write a review since spectre1viper's review nailed it, however a few things need to be mentioned.

First, the mixed reviews. The humor is full of political, movie, and sitcom references. Many of these references are for older audiences. Some of the movie and sitcom references are decades old. Young players won't get these references and blame bad writing. The game is actually well written! If you are young and don't follow politics you won't get the humor and claim the game is bad and write a one star review.

My main gripe with the game is the overexaggerated character models. I don't mind some fantasy and some exaggeration but oftentimes it is downright silly! Some of the breasts are so large that there is no way the female could walk (they would fall over from being grossly unbalanced). They would also be bedridden all the time because their spine would break trying to support 60 - 80 kg breasts.

My second gripe is the lack of a good quest log/journal. This makes it nearly a necessity of using a walkthrough or guide. Very few players can navigate through the game till the end without getting stuck. A quest log or journal would really be helpful here!

I also had trouble with the 'Stats' button in the game. It wouldn't work most of the time for some reason (I'm on a PC using Windows 10 64-bit).

Another reason for the mixed reviews in my opinion is that the game is geared towards the wrong audience. The character models are geared towards horny teens (who don't care about realism) and the humor is geared towards older audiences who follow politics. So no matter who you are, parts of the game aren't going to be a good fit for you in most cases.

The game is funny and the humor is done well!

I enjoyed this game even though it has a few problems.

If you are a teen or ignore politics I would recommend skipping this game as you won't understand it. I recommend the game for everyone else.

I don't really know what to say about this. I mean, I am bit shocked its rating is already so high with over four stars. I came looking for treasure, only to find trash.

Harsh?

Well lets start.

MC 0/5 - Isn't the slightest attraction or winning any attraction rewards here. While I can do without playing some drop gorgeous playboy(as you really don't see many to begin with in games,) but he is worse than Average Joe looking. In fact, I would take a fat guy over this guy as a MC.

The main thing wrong is the body. Just why? Its like taking Hulk and then continuously injecting him with steroids. The result? This thing. Whatever it is. You could probably still get away with a mammoth dong if you trimmed the body down, but whatever. I guess unrealistic anatomies are apparently a fetish given the high reviews this game has.

The Females 2/5 - This is up and down. I enjoy the more realistic girls with proper body parts to them. But the ones with hyper boobs and whatever were a bit ugh. I didn't even mind some of the muscular girls that were somewhat decently shaped. Regardless, this is something that is just a mix bag and just all over the place really.

The Plot 0/5 - Well... I don't know how to really go about this. The plot just brings nonsense political stuff into an already mess of a game. Besides that, it is hard to take anything seriously story wise. Yea, I can understand you don't need a serious storyline for a porn game, but at the same time you need some type of story to at least keep a porn game remotely interesting.

Sex Scenes 2/5 - Would probably be more enjoyable and got higher rating if MC wasn't even in the background or visible in them when doing the girls.

Visually 4/5 - Not that bad. If you ignore all the people, there are some interesting backgrounds and places. What? Thought I was going to flame everything? I will give credit and style where it is due. In fact, maybe some of the backdrops were more of a blessing to the eyes than anything else.

End result? A project tailored more for those that enjoy 'hyper' anything or other unrealistic body proportions. Something that aims to combine political humor with a sex game, but politics themselves are a touchy subject(and why anyone would go as far as adding existing ones is beyond me. Same with Religion, while this has a made up one, I wouldn't enjoy any game poking fun of existing religion.)

But hey? Least some of the background stuff was nice looking, that is the biggest plus if you take away existing characters.

When this came out, it was a relief to see someone making fun of all the stupid factions in American politics. Luckily, in America you still don't get arrested for that. So, plus 1 point for the story.

Then the dev kept updating the game regularly, which is not the industry standard, so plus another point.

The models are fine, in the sense that they have pretty faces. But, the body proportions are not right, like legs which appear too large in one scene, and normal in others, abdomens which appear to thin, or skin which appears to have too many folds.

What pushed me away from the game was the lack of a proper quest log. Combined with the difficulty to accumulate points to change factions or impress the women in the game, they make the game harder than it needs to be. Even cheating, to get enough money, I still wasn't able to get more than 4 women to join me. Also, I was on the impression I got soft locked from most action.

Maybe I developed a lower tolerance threshold for pointless grinding, maybe I just want to play with the brain turned off, but in the end, I just didn't care enough to reach the White House.

Humor as we know is subjective and doesn't fit in everyone's taste. I'm one of those who love Epiclust's humor a lot and It was always fun to follow the story and have a laugh here and there.

The gameplay is different than the first game this time but well designed in my opinion. You know what to do and I didn't feel bored a single time while going through everything. There are collectibles and side-stories to approach so ultimately, a nice sandbox experience.

The animations are a bit chunky sadly which you have to get used to. However, I don't see it as the end of the world since there are more positive things to see overall.

The story is in one word fantastic. Of course, it's not everyone's shoes but for those who like these kinds of jokes and stories, it's like paradise. I don't want to go into politics or too much into the story itself cause everything might turn into a spoiler. I'd say just give it a shot and you might like it.

The character design is special from this dev and I like it. I do understand that it might be a turn-off for some but this is what makes it unique in my opinion. It's so freaking unique that I remember every character especially the MC and his giant dick. I mean if I see somewhere a character with a giant dingdong the first thing I'd think is EpicLust was here probably.

Conclusion: Thanks for this awesome game and I'm looking forward to your next creation! 5 stars from me.

Version Reviewed: 0.9

A fun lighthearted game that shouldn't be taken seriously.

The game isn't meant to be realistic. It is full of slap stick comedy and parodies. If you try to take the game seriously or expect realism you won't have a good time.

The game has a lot of humor. I disagree with the bad reviews for this game. If you don't follow politics and/or are young, you won't get a lot of the jokes and references used in the game! I'm older than most players (in my 50s) and follow politics. I understood all the humor, slap stick comedy, parodies, and political references in the game. I'm sorry but the game is downright hilarious.

I do wish the author didn't make the breasts so large that it ruins many of the character models in the game. It looks ridiculous, even by cartoon standards! Dev, it is possible for breast to be too big!

The other problem with the character models is the muscle bound females (Ruby as one example) and anorexic looking females (Chief Luna as one example). The character models in the game are quite extreme to put it mildly (too extreme for my tastes).

The other problem is the lack of passive income. I used the console to increase my money so I didn't have to grind nearly as much. It is extremely easy to use the console and cheat. You can avoid most of the grind if you use console cheats. I agree, a better design would be nice that didn't require cheats to enjoy the experience. But, players who whine that they can't solve a simple problem on their own are pathetic.

I did have to refer to a game guide several times in order to figure out how to progress certain quests. A few are difficult to figure out without the help of a walkthrough or guide. I recommend downloading the guide and referring to it as needed (if you get stuck).

This game is unique and it really is geared towards an older audience who follow current events/politics. I can see why young players who ignore politics and don't have a lot of life experience would rate this game poorly. The game isn't a good fit for them.

I personally had a blast with the game and it had me laughing on multiple occasions! The game was a good stress reliever for me.

The dev does a great job at narrating the lewd scenes in the game. There are a lot of lewd scenes and the dev keeps finding new ways to describe it (very rare and welcomed)!

The game isn't perfect but it was entertaining and a refreshing change from all the typical Ren'Py and Unity visual novels on this site.

The political humor makes fun of both major political parties in the US but snowflakes and social justice warriors may become offended. The game did not offend me at all, it was funny and the humor is done very well.

It is one of the best slap stick comedy / parody games I've ever played. The writing is quite good as long as you understand the humor in the game.

The developer is active and responds to questions quickly (rare).

I recommend the game for older audiences who follow politics/current events.

No idea how or why this game has 4.5 stars, it's absolutely trash.
Writing is basically US politics mixed with stoned kid fantasy, all girls look objectively ugly as fuck, and the gameplay mechanic is the worst, the sandbox + non-existant quest system + money grind is the worst I've ever seen.

Big NO from me.

This game is terrible
Not because of the obnoxious politics, bad writing, or ugly girls…
Those are all bad things but not why I rate it terrible.

The game is extremely grindy. And the core waifu grind mechanics are utterly unacceptable.
working at a job pays 5$ or maybe 10$ if you went hunting and managed to kill 2 camels for double the pay.

every girl in your harem costs 5$ a week, if you fail to pay she leaves the harem and loses lust point (how this game measures affection). Note that 1 point of lust is equivalent to 20%p affection.

There are no passive income sources, you must constantly slave away while the “waifus” suck your wallet dry. unable to get the funds to progress quests. Every waifu you acquire just makes your wallet drain faster. You are in essence punished for progress. The more you progress the more punishing this gets.

Instead of feeling accomplishment when I get a new girl for the harem I feel dread at the mandatory increase to my workload. And that is what it feels like, work. It feels like working a dead end job which just kills any possible enjoyment one could derive from this game.

Can't say enough how excellent this game is, not a single thing I would like to be changed. What I enjoyed extremely:
-> Political satire
-> Scientific basis (alpha/beta radiation)
-> Ladies (just how I love and lots of them)
-> Gameplay (very enjoyable, I played many times from the start, neither too hard nor too easy)
-> Concept (hex based map progress)
-> Art- 3dcg /scenes/variety

Basically everything! I never played a game so good. EpicLust is now my new favorite game developer. BTW enjoyed his other 2 games too but not as much as this one.

The references and jokes in this game are top notch and the additional effort put into the game shows. Adds an additional layer of enjoyment that I hadn't expected to see compared to a lot of other games with mindless dialogue.

I have no idea how this game has such great reviews.

The writing is absolutely atrocious. Unfunny, superficial, paper thin characters in a nonsense world. Basically porn-tier. The politics don't seem to be satirizing anything with any intelligent commentary, just a list of all the minor gaffes, conspiracies, and low-brow attacks in American politics. All of this is wrapped by a grindy "sandbox" that gates progression behind repetitive stat checks.

Loved it so far, although I haven’t completed it it’s a great game.
I do have a question though, I don’t know if it’s already in the game but once a girl joins you, can we train them and increase their stats?
Also, is there anyway to have moreFMG experiment scenes and possibly even have a girl or choose a girl to grow permanently (without the extra equipment between the legs)?
I know next to nothing about making games, but I could possibly help and pick up a few things along the way.
But other than this I love the game

Super hot chicks with awesome animations. Love the addition of pregnancy, the only thing that could make it better would be to include pregnant sex scenes. Otherwise this is one of the best games on the site. Fun story that doesn't get too serious!

This game has great potential but it needs to be remade from zero. Why?

Pros:
-The story of the game is quite simple yet perverted fantasy/bizarre style, lately I'm more into this kind of stories so this game was a nice finding.
-Sex dialogues are good and not just a chore like in many bad written games.
-Lena! She's easily on the top 10 hottest characters from all games I played in this forum and I played and tried A LOT of games here.
-Nice playing concept, the way you unlock the missions on the map, it's quite a different thing from most games and quite fun.

Cons:
-The programming of the game is beyond awful, there are not enough words to explain how bad it is.
-Unlocking scenes is so hard even using the PDF, that even the developer is explaining how to cheat variables in the game so you can advance somehow if you are lucky and don't brake the game more. While trying to advance in some imposible parts I've read comments from the dev saying how he was shocked that 'people does things in a weird order', so basically he doesn't know how people plays this kind of games, don't want to make this rate a personal critique but, clearly the design and programming are less than amateur.


I feel quite bad rating the game as Average because it has the potential to be an excellent game, but playabilty makes it impossible and it's very frustrating to have to be downloading savegames, trying to cheat variables to at least see all scenes (after starting without cheating and having no results)

(Version 0,8) Very funny writing, kept me engaged to read it all. The bodies are a little too exaggerated for my taste, but it does make sense from a comedic point of view. Otherwise it's pretty nice renders, and a cool take on the Apocalypse concept

Good Points
+We have interesting story...
+Some girls/woman render style and their animations looks good but thats it...

Bad Points
- Render style is weird.
-Render and animation quality is not good enough and animation physics feels weird.
-This is sanboxlike game, so you need go everywhere by yourself, do things and find things. Yes we have walkthrough but even with walkthrough its feels like chore more then enjoyable gameplay.
-This, game, needs, unlimited, grind! You need grind for everyting in this game! Again, again and again! Thats so boring! Trying to make your game longer with grind is not makes you game longer, its makes your game boring!
-The worst part is DEV's constant works for destroying your save game! You are going to grind all that content, going to find out your own choices about situtations, going to make all that chore like gameplay and bam! You are gonna lose your save games again and again... I'm not sure how many times we lost officaly but i lost at least 3 times and all of them was DEV's fault... Not mine... So thats makes things 3-5X worse then normal!

For The End
This game have potencial with interesting story but its just poorly writed and maked in all places. Story, gameplay, grind, save game compability etc... Just... Dont waste your time with this game.

This game is awesome!

A lot of content and it is not difficult as other games. A perfect balance between good art (oh, yeah.. big tits...) and nice gameplay. You can´t expect bad things from this developer. Also, you should consider playing the previous game and the future ones.

The only problem is to control the anxiety for the next updates. It is really, really addictive.

So I really want to love this game. The sex scenes are good and themes are funny (the political stuff makes me laugh), and I'll admit it is very fappable. However, the man character's face, I just, everytime I see it I have to look away, he's just so ridiculous looking. The game could also use some diversity in breast size, they all start huge and just go bigger from there. Worth a play-through, and I'll be watching it as it develops.