Ren'Py - Completed - Babysitter [Final v0.2.2b] [T4bbo]

Up to v0.1.8. almost 2 years since the game started.

This game started off well and interesting, but it quickly went stagnant for quite a long time, until eventually I've decided to consider this as a poor game.

So what happened? The short answer is almost nothing happened. The long answer is that the game felt shallow with story line that doesn't seem to know where it wants to go (what exactly is the story line here anyway? Nobody really knows), characters that aren't necessarily likeable (there are more "bad" characters than "good" ones), updates that ends abruptly (in the middle of conversation with someone? Whoops sorry update ends and wait for 2-3 months), and extremely poor pacing of the game.

How poor is the pacing? It's almost 2 years since the game started, and we are only on Day 14 in the game. I wouldn't be surprised if the game tried to last however long it could.

Great game, love the fact that NTR is optional. also loved the fact that Jessica was hot but also kinda of a bitch whilst Christine was sweet and adorable. Objectively speaking id say Jessica was probably the hotter of the 2 but my preference lies with Christine, which just goes to show not everything is about looks. Personality matters and the dev did a great job on fleshing this out with the game. im also a dirty perv who loves incest but thats besides the point . i think even if christine wasnt related id probably still pick her. good dialogue with some whitty and hilarious back n forth, the free roaming had purpose but wasnt confusing which is quite a feet to pull off, good renders, build up was good, story was believable eh what more can i say, grade A game.

My favourite so far many impactful choices and many outcomes aside from the MC's mega creep eye when waking up while Christine is in the bed with him it also has beautiful characters (his eyes seriously makes my skin crawl when he's just waking up)

An excellent game! At first this was a little bit boring, but I kept playing and BOOM! The game got me, I was unable to stop playing. The story is really unique and I loved it. I like the number of choices that you can make in the game. The game might be even better if you could do things more freely, like going to store whenever you like and stuff like that, but at least you can freely walk in your apartment and on yacht etc. Of course, it would change the game probably radically if you would be able to do whatever you want to. I think after all it is good it is made like it is. Hopefully we'll get a lot more content in the future releases. At this version there was a nice amount of content already, but it felt like the story has just begun. Graphics were quite good too, but still they could be even better.

Rating (out of 5)
Graphics: 4
Story: 5
Content: 5
Gameplay: 5

Another taboo themed game where you play the uncle. Not very taboo because uncles are like cousins and everybody kisses theyre cousins so its fine.
The story is very good and the sex develops slowly (as it should in smart taboo). Im going solo niece and i think i have a crush on Jessica, so i guess this tells you that the characters are well written and relatable.
There was a build up to the boat scene and it was great! A lot of sex, o lot of faping and a lot of revelations. I loved it. Heres hoping the creator can go for another one like it down the road.
Dont know how this game isnt featured in the popular games as it is one of the top VN out there. Super thumbs up.

Review of 0.1.7b

Babysitter is a splendid pornographic visual novel, one of the best I've played at this point in time. It has a number of choices with significant consequences.

The writing is quite good and improves as the story goes on. The most recent writing has been exceptional, most notably the scenes at the karaoke bar and the spa both of which were highly romantic, erotic and entertaining.

The models are generally quite good and you can get most of what you need to know about this from screenshots. Personally, I find Christine's face a little less pretty than I'd like at times. Jessica is gorgeous. Sonya vascillates between the two depending on outfit/makeup/lighting. Also, I believe there was some improvement from early to recent renders. In the most recent content there are also some very impressive animations.

Perhaps the most important thing to know about this game is that its story focus is as much about competing with specific other males for the girls' affections as anything else. While NTR is completely avoidable, you cannot avoid a heavy amount of interaction with these other suitors as well as scenes were you get to experience their private efforts while the MC is not present. I can't say I really enjoy this, especially because I find it frustrating that the girls are so utterly unaware of how vile these people seem to be (admittedly the MC might not be much better) but it's worth tolerating.

I also slightly dislike how the MC's inner dialogue paints him in a somewhat negative light rather untroubled with his potential polyamoury or at least how it affects others. I'm a little unclear how to describe this but there are other games that let me be a creep without feeling like a creep, if you take my meaning. He also could mitigate the effects of this with better communication with the ladies, but generally he just seems to hope for the best instead.

Like many VNs, this game also suffers from that curse of requiring nearly perfect play to maximize the content seen and the best responses. I know this is appealing to many, promoting replayability and challenge, but I dislike it and find the only way I can really enjoy them is to use a walkthrough, even though that's not something I care for doing with any other genre.

Regardless, this is a wonderful game and I'm very much looking forward to the addition of more content, especially if it lets me curb stomp Robert!

This game is very impressive when it comes to choices. Especially with the smaller ones that can unlock hidden scenes later. Yet somehow it is still a bit forgiving when it comes to the approval point system. So you don't always have to say the "correct" thing to keep progressing along a main path, although you may miss a couple of minor scenes here and there.

There are a few big decisions that will seriously alter your relationship with someone, but they are usually fairly obvious so I've only been fooled a couple of times so far. But it's a good idea to make regular saves just in case things take an unexpected turn and you want to back out of there in a hurry.

The artwork is top notch and there are some really smooth animations in the game.

The writing is quite good so far. The characters have distinct personalities and are largely consistent in their actions. Occasionally one of them will do something that seems a bit out of character for them, but usually it's something fairly easy to avoid if you don't like it.

The only thing I'm nervous about is how the two alternate love interests are handled. I suspect that they will be restricted to a temporary fling, but I keep hoping that they each get a chance at a proper ending.

I'm enjoying the game so far (v0.1.7b) and am curious to see how the main conflict will be resolved.

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v2.0
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The last few updates were just awful. Christine acted extremely out of character in the 1.8 update in order to force a specific sex scene into every major route in the game. The story never recovered from that, and the characters actions were no longer were consistent with their established personalities. The game was then rushed to completion as the developers wanted to work on their new game instead of creating proper endings to all routes for this one.

One of the three leading ladies just up and disappears without a trace. She isn't written out of the story, she just isn't written about. Although that may have been a small blessing in disguise because at least she couldn't have her character completely butchered by the writers. My favourite of the main three suffered the most from the late game writing as she would frequently do things that were entirely out of character for her, and she never got a proper ending of her own despite the obvious setup for one.

It looks like there will be one more update to finish off the other main route in the game, but I wouldn't be surprised if that never gets completed. The developers already started shoehorning characters from their new game into this one, so it's clear where their priorities lie.

I tried this game of a not expecting much, but it's really good.
Renders are good, story also, it is not grindy which is big plus in my opinion (i hate grindy games), and a writing is above average for ero game.

I have spent hell of a lot of my precious time trying to find something worth my attention. "It just can't be this way!" I mean, models are decent, and... wait, that's all about pros. Story is Dull, grind is annoying and I got no action, none whatsoever! I even tried to actually boost stats, and that did nothing as well. Maybe that is me who is so unlucky, or stupid, I don't know for sure, what I know is that I totally regret even giving this crap a try. DISSAPOINTED!

7/10 I have fictional feelings and feelings of playing, despite cheating. It is not very clear when MC decides whether or not it is right. Here's the stone of the accident. Which leads to the use of walkthrough and power to save positions. I really do not enjoy this because I'm going to the walkth. and save and load.
Indeed, my decision-making is hardly punished. For the work, he wants to eliminate the negative impact of the answers.

There are many choices, that's perfect.
Beautiful models and story.

But the smoothness of playing and therefore the excitement and good impression will kill the above mentioned.
Just forcefully enforced decision making as the developer has written is a killer of action and everything.

I do not want to think like him. I am me.

I don't see why this game is so popular.

The story is pretty meh, models look pretty ugly half of the time. Makes me wonder how the dev can look at pictures like the one on the saving screen, and think that actually looks good. I played the game for a couple hours, and other than weird dreams that don't go anywhere, the pacing for sex scenes is waay too long for the kind of game this is.

Even the games I don't like on this site, can do better. I can see why the mods for this game are abandoned.

What pretty clearly started off as a copycat of any other incest game in order to earn those fat patreon bucks, actually grew to be a very good and unique game.
The story is quite mature with not necessarily unique but well written characters. Render while at the start were pretty disappointing, in the newest versions improved drastically. Also:
MOTHA
FUCKIN
Branching story lines.
Another point: this is an instance of a game in which the NTR really makes me sick to my stomach; fortunately it is almost entirely avoidable.

Great game!

What I liked:
The cast:
Christine is gorgeous and sweet! I have never felt as bad about going the harem route in any other game, as much as I did here. And the love/friendship rote is really fulfilling.
The support cast is ok, tho Sonya is a little bit hard to understand at first.
Jess is a mess, but her backstory justifies it well.
The other characters are workable.

Great humor and some epic jokes.

One of the best dates I've ever played in a game.

What I did not like:
The apartment navigation is little confusing at the start.
Some typing errors.
Money seem kind of pointless.

One of the few games that make you feel bad or good based on your previous decision. A game that make you care about the characters in the story.
pros and cons:
+++++ Story/Writing (propably the best part of this game)
++++ Graphic/Images
++++ Built up/Pace of the story
++++ Tension/Emotion
++++ Updates
--- NTR ( i personally don't like )

Probably one of the best written game I have played so far. The main characters have their own worries, desires, choices and insecurities which make the characters relatable instead of just the usual main male protagonist get all the girls scenario. Besides the narratives and the well written characters, the smut scene is awesome. There are not much in the first half of the game only the storyline and characters development, but the second half just got suddenly much more spicier.
The only lacking things is any real threat or antagonist in the story as the bad guys in the story didn't really to possess any challenge or threat to the main characters. This makes the story less exciting even though not having good antagonist is not a must in making a good VN.

Great game, good dialogues, intriging and sexy game. Main characters stay intersting. Nice tension between the two BFFs. The fact that there are real choises to make gives this game much more dept then most of the adult games. One thing I'm not a fan of is the hair and face of the main character. But there has always to be something left wanting.

Sexy characters, decent story line and good to great animations. Christine and Jessica are just two of the sexiest characters in adult gaming and visual novels. I like that you have to be very careful with your choices or the story can really veer off in a manner that might drive you crazy. Not a fan of NTR but I like that you can ignore that route if careful.

Great game, there's story ; emotions, relationships and most of all - plenty of content to be found. This game's HUGE, filled with many different routes, slowly yet steadily this game's made its way into the top three spots. Easily one of the few good ones on here, long may this keep on going.

Haven't played this ages, if it's progression over the first year of development has anything to say about it then you will have a better chance (and spend less if you pledged) trying to get laid irl than the MC does. Upsides would be quality, the dev has an interesting story and the images are great.

Definitely a 5. CG quality is great, animation quality is like a 8/10, story is pretty good. There's a bit of everything.

The main story, the MC and the main love interest are pretty damn good and the focus of the game, with a wide variety of ways to get there. There is optional NTR and lesbianism if that's your thing.

My only annoyance, is that like most renpy games that branch out over time, the choice patterns are not nice to you. Things that you think are nice aren't actually nice and vice versa (when it comes to how they affect stats). So you kinda NEED to play this with a walkthrough (which is nicely provided by the creator). It covers the 2 main paths of the story. Both paths are covered in depth with 100% of scenes that aren't NTR, those are the only diverging paths. And that's where my "annoyance" comes from, because all other choices are simply about cutting off characters. For instance, there is a 3-way junction at one point, one progresses NTR, one cuts off a character, one proceeds as normal.

Phew, I ranted a bit more than I would have liked for a review, as this complain is one I have with A LOT of renpy games. That still doesn't change the fact that this game is a solid 5/5.