VN - Ren'Py - Artemis [v0.5.1] [digi.B]

Ok, I don't usually rate a game so early as I like to see where things are going... however, I am happy giving this 5 stars to start with. Here is what I said on the thread itself:
Just played through this, and holy crap... I really wish I was working so I could afford to support this financially. I am enjoying the VN very much. Even though I can't help but wish the MC got that job. I am torn with this game, I mean you give happiness and then literally rip it away. Playing as the MC, I would be very hesitant to go to that sorority house again after what happened. Obviously I am sure the story will bring him back there, but every time he trusts someone, he gets his fucking heart ripped out. I am very invested in this story, and I am looking forward to seeing where this goes. Great work so far, and good luck with the future.

I would definitely recommend, and will be recommending, this VN to as many as possible. I thoroughly enjoyed it... even the emotional rollercoaster I was on. Well done so far, and I hope it can continue to be this good.

Seriously, hats off to you digi. Not only have you completely flipped my opinion of this particular "genre" (tech?), you've captivated me. I went into this expecting the worst, I'll admit it. I've played a few other games that tried to play this angle, and they all disappointed me..

Artemis was an angel descending from the heavens to give me a personal decree: "This game is the shit, and you will enjoy it."

From the get-go, I loved the renders. You didn't play too far out of the norm and built a believable world that I easily slipped into. The main character wasn't obnoxious and I found myself enjoying the time I spent in his head, with each character introduced driving me deeper down the rabbit hole.

I was engaged all the way through, and I didn't abuse the skip function because I actually cared about what was happening [for once]. One of the biggest problems I have with games like this is that, perhaps due to inexperience on the writers' end, the personalities of various characters would bleed into one another.

Not here. Each person felt real and distinct; and the 'villains' were set up in a way that while I may not like them, I'm interested in seeing what will happen next. The friends and family are fun, and I can see the love and care put into this small world you've created from the writing to the renders, to the overall result.

If you're thinking of playing Artemis while reading these reviews - stop thinking. Just go play it, it's wonderful. I'll be keeping an eye on this to see how updates go, and if it keeps at this quality I will most likely pay it forward through patreon when I can.

This has to be in contention of the greatest games on the site. For a first release this has a lot of playing time, the premise, story and characters are interesting and the animations is better than anything i've seen yet. The sex scenes honestly look real.
The story is not only good, it's captivating, fresh and funny at times. The MC is also quite relatable.
The only gripes i have is that it's a bit hard to grasp at first how every character is somehow in college and have a high end job at the same time. That is kinda explained later tho so it's no big deal really. Some characters doesen't really look the age they are supposed to be depicted as also but again, no big deal.
Good shit, oozes quality

Story line is very intriguing and somehow keeps getting interesting till the end of chapter 1. Loved the gameplay, storyline and most of the character. Lastly the way each character has been given a background, and a persona that resonates with their responses is very life like. I do think that in case of sexual encounters there could be more variety including different fetishes and mc's feelings about each, could have been better. The roller coaster ride with the main storyline does not resonate with the sexual encounters as well.

Just WOW! Awesome release!

There are a lot of good games on here and a few great ones. This one falls into the great category and has earned another Patreon supporter.

Great story, characters, and artwork. Gets you invested into the characters as well. Here's looking forward to more great work coming!

Wow... where to start?

THANK YOU digi.B!

This game is A.W.E.S.O.M.E AF! (I'm cussing because it's so well done!).
I mean seriously? The game is incredible. I can't count how many times I was laughing. The story is great, the characters are eye candy, the animation is amazing. I can't wait for the next update!

I love the story. I love Kindra. I hate Cassie. The renders are really great. As long as we continue to have options when it comes to who we do/don't have sex with, this is easily one of my fave WIPs.

Although renders aren't that great this VN did not become worse.

Great writing, good storyline with sci-fi, awesome music (really!). Simple clicking through VN mixed with not-so-long free roam events. Well made UI.

UPD as 2.1 Renders became better so as animations. Story as good as it used to be.

TLDR ratings
Writing - 5/5
Story - 5/5
Music - 5.5/5 (really good!)
UI - 5/5
Renders - 5/5 (was 4/5)
Animations - 5/5 (was 4/5)
Humour - 10/5 (laughed at almost every scene)

Worth trying, guys and girls! Join the club

Writing - 10/10
UI/gameplay - 10/10
Renders - 10/10
Characters - 10/10
Animations - 10/10

Overall 10/10 game.

Very impressive start from digi.B it left everyone wanting more and salavating over this project and rightfully so. This game is beautiful and it's got my full attention I don't know what's next but if it's anything like the first release then count me in.

I wish you the best of luck.

I didn't find most of the girls very attractive, Kindra and Katy are pretty great though. Only problem I have is that Kindra in some renders looks young and cute but then older and less cute in others. That being said, one of the most immersive and interesting VN's I've ever played. Absolutely engrossing and amazing. You can tell the dev is confident and proud in their work. Stunning attention to detail in most things. The story is interesting, has a bit of a rocky start and there are a few plot holes or inconsistencies but overall pretty great.

What a great start! Nice graphics, likeable characters (except you-know-who, but she still gorgeous though), engaging plot and a huge amount of playtime - all of that prepared with nice music and a pinch of humor.

Definitely has a potential to become blockbuster.

Just. FUCKING AMAZING. Really high quality visuals, a lot of animations in and out of sex scenes which is very surprising! Engaging story of a guy who was cheated on by his ex that back stabbed him and took credit for their work on AI to advance her career, before the man tries to move forward after dealing with this traumatic part of his life when he meets an old friend who asks for his help developing a sci-fi android girl called artemis. The characters all feel like real people with distinct personalities and character traits. Pacing and writing were realistic and handled well with some moments of humor that brought a smile to my face. The ex gf who backstabbed you really feels like an antagonist and doesn't make you feel like getting you back with her. The mc felt like he had a personality with established character relationships, funny and charismatic lines, and isn't a perverted creep or an overly confident womanizing asshole whom I can sympathize with.

Overall,to me it's one of the top promising games that I have found, with potential to be truly something great! Would highly recommend to others!

Holy. Shit. What an amazing first release! The story, the pacing, the humour, the art. All of it is top fucking notch.

There are some legit laugh-out-loud moments, and there are also some good emotional moment as well. When MC got "the call", his heartbreaking disappointment is conveyed so well.

Every single one of the girls (except Cuntsandra) are gorgeous and super friendly. Once MC gets over his (well-earned) trust issues, he'll be surrounded by an amazing group.

Kindra (who seems to be the main girl) came on a little strong, but she quickly became my fave. The rest of the girls from the sorority/workplace all have relationship potential though, with Paige and June being at the top of my list.

Amazing work, digi.B. Very much looking forward to more.

Well man this is a really really good game.
The story is really interesting and connecting ,its really good and the humor is really great.
And the ending of this chapter is really nice man .
The characters models are nice .
the futuristic setup is nice .
Well the game has a lot of potential and i am looking forward to the next updates. I just cant wait to see what happens next .
This is a top tier game which i recommend for everyone who are into story based VN .
Good luck with your project dev.

Wow! I'm really impressed. This is easily the best v0.1 I've ever played and if the rest of the game is even a fraction as good as what I just played then I think this could be one of the best on the website!

Almost everything about this is top tier. I especially liked the sound design and found myself bobbing my head a lot while I played. The only thing I thought wasn't perfect was some of the renders (a very small few) seemed kind of low quality but for the most part they were all great.

About half way through this game I thought "Okay I'll subscribe to their Patreon at the start of the next month" and then once I got to the end (fuck you Cassie. You're hot but fuck you) I went straight to the Patreon and subscribed. Can't wait for the next update. Keep up the good work, digi.B!

Have to say this was the best debut VN I have ever seen. I will not go much into the standard ones of how good everything looks but would like to point out the captivating quality of of the plot and how it went forward, which was phenomenal. Even after finishing the recent update, all I could think of was how the story will go ahead and how things will develop with KinK.
Needless to say, the dev has set a very high bar here and I hope that digi.B will be able to sustain the quality and performance going forward.

Just an immaculant piece of work and probably the best first release by any dev yet really well polished and organized
I can only guess The shear amount of effort and time that went into making this possible but i gotta say it's paid off big time props to the dev you've made a fine piece of art

A really nice "fantasy" sci-fi plot that reflects the struggles of people with life in reality that bridges the reader to feel for the MC.
Writings are spot on with great humor that keeps the readers engaged and submerged in the story
Has solid base for great character development and diversification
Top notch renders with hot new models Nice attention to details and the details have artistic touch which is exceptional
Ah the animation damn nailed it and probably one of the best there is for a first release that is also exceptional
Nice UI and sandbox system the designs are pretty slick

What else? might just be the next big thing XD

Keep up the good work dev. Hope you succeed in what you want to present to the audience.
GOODLUCK.

I rarely give any game 5 star. But now after playing it I felt it deserves more.
*Amazingly done renders.
*Some unique and really beautiful models with good character development.
*Really good and captivating story that leaves you wanting to know more.
*Nicely structured dialogues with emphasis on emotions.
A top notch game if I say so myself.

Reviewing as of Ch. 1.

I'm very impressed with the bones of this story. There's a slight futurist vibe to it, which I quite like. The developer also clearly put a lot of effort into the characters, which are varied and plentiful, and the main character, who actually looks like a guy who would be able to get some of the girls that these games throw at you.

For a first release, it's absolutely incredible. The attention to detail and the length of the first chapter is great. The dialogue is snappy, at times quite humorous. You can already build an attachment to the characters, who are distinct from each other just by the way they tald and interact with the MC. And you can really start to get into the position of the player character, which is exactly what you want out of a VN.

The premise, however, is kind of a stretch, and it feels inconsistent in execution. Your character was badly betrayed by their girlfriend 3 years ago, but is an extremely gifted coder who apparently made revolutionary AI technology even as a high schooler. But then you've been out of work because... reasons, despite being a genius coder (and especially in a 'show me' profession like programming where it's relatively easy to get a career without a ton of professional experience if you have the technical skills and/or body of work to back it up). You literally get escorted out of a number of job interviews. Then when you finally land an interview—at a place established by many of the female characters in the game, no less—your resume is suddenly "great."

You're struggling. You can't pay rent. But apparently can see a popular psychologist multiple times a week. You've been completely destroyed by this betrayal, your life is in shambles, you can't even see your ex-girlfriend without running out of the room. But you're evidently fine to work (which begs the question why haven't you been working earlier?).

It just seems like your character's situation is fluid based on the needs of the narrative. It's neither here or there because it's exactly what the plot demands at that specific point in time.

The girls are precocious, to say the least. You room with a highly valued DJ who happens to be a robotics expert and who inherited some underground lab that looks more like the secret lair for a science fiction megavillain. You're interviewed by some fresh sorority girl college graduate who already has her own VC firm and tons of clients, who hired a bunch of ridiculously gifted sorority sisters. One of whom you had prior history with, apparently a genius biochemist who already created some kind of revolutionary birth control but is kind enough to work as a bartender in her spare time... I guess?

Oh, you get roped into being a stunt cock for some sorority initiation and now you're part of the club now, despite having graduated a few years ago. So you can now be the creeper older guy who hangs around college girls. Yay!

There seem to be no reason to make them college students in particular, other than perhaps to save the developer the headache so they can shove them all into the same sorority building. The story and believability would probably benefit from them all being older, career women.

All in all, it feels like the characters are kind of a teenage/college student's fantasy of what successful people at that point in life are like. And the situation of the MC is kind of stretched and tugged to fit whatever situation the developer needs it to be.

None of this makes the VN impossible to enjoy, of course, and the effort put into almost every facet of this first chapter is still immediately obvious. But it does pull it back from perfection. It's a very good game, but with more care paid to the story and premise, it could be great.

Love this game! Not only are the visuals nice with good animation but the writing is some of the best. Great characters with interesting personalities and fun attitudes. Found myself laughing quite a bit playing this chapter.