VN - Ren'Py - Bad Memories [v0.9.1] [recreation]

The mod made it 1000% better, and that's why I dock stars off the game itself.

Renders are okay, models faces are scary sometimes. Katherine's is probably the one I like the most, but both Rachel, Jada and Ellie look like they've been on hard drugs for a portion of their lives. Made it pretty hard to get into their stories. And I really don't buy the "younger sister was traumatized and no longer speaks" bs, which later Katherine throws cold water all over anyway.

Overall, Meh. Try it, you might not care so much for the women's faces as I did, the sex scenes are plentiful, and make sure to grab the mod if you like a walkthrough system.

Version: 0.7.6

Writing

• prologue done right - refreshing take on the incestuous adult VN cliche of returning to MC's old home
• balanced pace- while i'm not interested in the story that much, it doesn't get in the way of the more naturalised slice of life majority of the game
  • however since the tragedy like storyline isn't the main part of the game nor feels like it affects gameplay, I find the title of the game. "Bad Memories", lamely used
• lovely cast of ladies - each girl feels like a real person with their own set of desires and fears. just to note, all have a submissiveness (excluding the side character real estate lady) about them but to various extents

Design

• crisp rendering and lighting - the character designs stand out the most with a lot care put into their skin and hair
• quality animations- smooth POV shots. there's a detailed touch to some animations
  • like a scene where mc was getting a blowjob and his hand was animated in reaction to having an intense orgasm I never saw that before in a VN
• skinny women- dev has a clear preference for petite girls with thigh gaps as the main casts all exhibit these features. and a deep affinity for "moe" or cuteness which comes in the tight package of a redhead loli sis, Ellie.
  • personally, i cringe at the MC's cute obsession and would like less of that but thankfully, some later women encountered offer more diversity outside this niche design
• mature looking milf -if you've been around the VN scene, you'll notice how milfs are notorious for look like 20 year olds but Rachel, the mom in this, is absolutely stunning in her design - she's the only reason I'm playing the game
  • highly rate the use of pokies
• includes (minimal) sfx
• overused bg song - gets repetitive and takes away from moods that don't match it's rhythm

Sexual content

• decent sexual content- no short of quality scenes
  • mostly with the younger girls all the way to penetration
  • same for Katherine, the therapist, but might be more specific to those that like maledom or tsunderes (I do like the tsundere-ness of her)
  • and Rachel has good build up scenes but her sex scene felt absolutely rushed so that was disappointing
• each girl offers a different sexual relationship - there's a niche for everyone, whether it's the brocon, daddy girl, tsundere, teenage girl, or slow burn mom
• Rachel's pills idea was underused - while the MC does make use of it and it is referenced often in the story, the sexual scenes of it are lacking and i find it one of the more creative ways of adding drugs to a game

Gameplay

• option to play guy or girl - haven't chosen the lesbian version but it's commendable the dev did extra to give the audience that choice
• Gameover choice is bad design - if you want to force the player to have sex with Ellie then don't make it an option in the first place

Fleshed out content, mediocre story, great renders and while the girls are all nice in their own way, the sexual scenes don't do it for me surely out of preference.

One of only 2 games on here that i literally check every week for updates! I don't think i even have a favorite characters.. as each of them are amazing in their own way. The story line is pretty cliche and re-used but at the same time i love it for some reason. Not sure if the individual chararaceters are just so good that it makes up for it.. but there is enough of it between the sex related scens to fill in backstory and add character development that i enjoy.

I apologize to the developer for ignoring this game for so long.
I confess that whenever I saw this game in the latest updates tab, it didn't really catch my attention. Maybe because the girls are not very attractive at first glance (I apologize for my ignorance), but playing the game, yes, they are very attractive and very beautiful, not to mention that you end up falling in love with each one of them.
As it's impossible to play all the games here, I always look for the ones that contain the tags I like, and this one had one, although it's not really what I like, maybe one of the reasons I've neglected this game for so long.
Well, let's get to the evaluation.
I have many games that I like, but even among them, some I skip the dialogues from time to time, when they get lost, or don't add anything really worthwhile, or when you realize that it's just to give volume to the match. And that didn't happen in this game, it really hooks you, making you want to know what's going to happen next, what's going to happen.
I really enjoyed the story, with interesting dialogues and not childish or silly.
I loved the girls (I'm glad I gave them a chance), I liked their personalities, even the therapist (who I hated at first) but I ended up liking her a lot, in fact, for now, I liked each one of them.
I really liked the animations. I like it when the developer lets us select our preferred angles.
Anyway, if you are looking for a good game, with good characters and above all, a good story, I strongly recommend this game. Don't be an idiot like me, who judged a book by its cover.
To the developer, congratulations for this great game, and may you keep this pace until the end.

when I think about how a porn game should be, bad memories is the first thing that comes to mind, it doesn't abuse fake drama, it doesn't abuse overexposure, it doesn't take a thousand updates to get to the point, and of course it doesn't take 4 years of updates to see if the mc manages to have a boner, it's a perfect game imo, it takes itself seriously enough to hook you, the dialogue doesn't have much text and it's fun, the dev's meta jokes are great, I love the renders, the girls (especially kat and jada) are great, the sex scenes are very well done, in short it is a very entertaining and fun vn, I was surprised by the end of the last update but I really want to see what the dev is going to do . And if I have to give you a negative point, it would be the space between one update and another, but I know that the dev has two games and will not have much free time, so I guess not that bad.

ps: english is not my first language, sorry for any mistakes there may be

Played as a Female MC and i have to say that i don't think i have seen a better lesbian game on this page yet.

the story is interesting,the animations are pretty good and the girls are looking awesome. only thing i normally don't am a fan of is things like
mind altering drugs, specially if you take advantage against people that have to use them. but in this game it wasn't creeping me out.

so if you were considering to not play it because of the Drugs tag, give it a try it's not as bad as you might think. because the MC isn't a creepy pervert.

looking already forward to future updates, love this game

WOW!...i could say so much about this game but it wouldn't do it justice.
good story (could do with a little fine tuning)
the renders are gr8...(sexy milf,cute dilf and friends and the side chicks are sexy enough to keep the player wanting more.
fantastic so far.keep up the good work dev.

i will be subbing when i get paid next.

Quite good on a technical level, clean renders, good lighting, good use of D-force, okish designs, and that's it.

Obnoxious MC, a story with an uninteresting text wall, and beyond the technical section it has absolutely no nothing special.

Nice game with pretty girl and especially very naughty . I hope i can see more with Rachel too, alone with her or at least with Ellie.
very nice also the fact of being able to choose if one saw to be a man or a woman at the beginning.
Keep it up, I can't wait for the update.

This game is amazing, good characters and story 10/10, can't wait until they complete it.

Then the cast is interesting:
- the tsundere psychoterapist
- the mom figure and his story,
- the little sister (Ellie) are really cute,
- the ellie's best friend are naughty and funny


This game is undroppeable.

Generally more of a 2dcg person that enjoys a good plot and the right kinks but this was a great change of pace. The game isn't very long and can be finished in a couple hours but the writing is good and not too long, the renders look great and the pacing of scenes is almost perfect.

It feels like the creator knows what they want, which is, good old adult content with no bullshit keeping the user from getting what they want (which I feel often plague 3dcg content).

This was written on update v0.7.1, I played as a male and chose to follow every path possible in a single playthrough.

Beautiful game, beautiful girls.
Rare thing: you can choose male or female protagonist, and female part is suited jyst fine.
Beautiful game, beautiful girls.
Rare thing: you can choose male or female protagonist, and female part is suited jyst fine.

Really good game! Really enjoyed the story and the characters so far. Not a huge fan of Ellie, sadly but the other characters more than make up for it. Some really good animation in here as well.

7.0/10

I wasn't sure about this one for the first part of the game but was pleasantly surprised as i got to know the characters longer. The art and animations are also really good. Each character feels unique but i'm really drawn to the step-mom and doctor. Glad i didn't drop this game after 20 minutes since i would of missed out.

One of the best (lesbian) game on this site, great writing , no stupid bimbo bullshit, no forced harem, characters are not flat/has their own feelings and backstories, male/female mc choice is great, rare first person lesbian sex(barely any on this site and its great), the renders are fantastic, i would give this game 5/5 if not for the forced sister that u have to fuck(i have no problem with incest or anything like that), she is alright but for the fist time in my many playthroughts i decided to only pursue the girls i'm actually interested in (Rachel and Katherine) and discovered that u cant even reject her for no reason(u can reject Jada and there are different dialogues and she is still in the story, so i dont see any reason for it), the game is not called "how i fell in love with my lil sis" and she is not more of a character that any other so i dont see the point in forcing her, u can have platonic relationship with her and the world would not crumble, sorry for the rant, but that just how i feel, still the game is one of the best on this site so good like to the creator and i reccomend it to everyone as long as u like(or tolerate) a little bit of incest.

The game is excellent. It is very satisfying to find an ero-game were the sex scenes are very well written and don't look like coming of the thin air. And even more difficult to find one were the incest is not forced, but plays naturally. Another plus: You can play as a female and have an all lesbian route, and is as well written as the male route and don't look at all like a patch. Don't need to talk aboute the over the top graphics, etc. 10/10

Just not my cup of tea.

Girl models are really good, bits of story are cute, but overall tone and most of all MC are annoying. Story definitely requires ton of suspension of disbelief (yes, more than your usual renpy game from f95).

The game allows to play as female, and for that, it's already cool.
THen the cast is quite interesting:
- the "step" "mom" figure,
- the little sister
- the naughty best friend of the little sister
- the tsundere (yeah!) who has a crush
and others.

Visually the girls are good looking. i'd say i'm disappointed with the clothing of the MC (female one) but I guess that's just me. I'd have loved to see more of her in a 3d person view rather than 1st. If I choose to play a female protagonist, it's to see her more. When i play a male protagonist, i don't really care about him but here, ...

The story is interesting even if it's based on a dark past. I'd say the dark past is a good reason to have the game. Personaly I already forgiven Rachel at the second meeting but i accept MC having need for more time.

There is sound but nothing really engaging.

A 4 stars game to follow, for sure.

The story is great and the renders are specuactular, what's more to like?

Well thhere's plenty to like, first is the choice of being able to choose male or female as the protagonist and second that this is one of the few games with a femMC where there's no dicks involved. The story is both heartwarming and funny with little things going on in thhe background that you don't notice until playing a second time and paying attention.

Renders are a high level of detail with the proper lighting and expressions. The girls are all cute/hot, but only one will jump straight intoMC's pants without any wooing at all. Animations are superb and changing view points during sex scenes is hot.

No negatives that I can think of. If you're on the fence about checking out this game do go and play it. Buy it on steam too (unless you live in germany)

This review is related on Female Main Character.
Exellent game and story. I liked it a lot how our Female chan aproach every character and decisions throug thewhole story plot.

I'm intrigued so much to see how things gonna work out in the end. I hope to see her sister speak again ano not saying only "Nya" I too tired to see her saing just only one word like she don't knwo how to speak anymore. When in the past weeard her clearl know pretty weel ho to speak while she defind her sister.

In gonna be good to see more contet in each everyone update. I hope a can make choise in the present day while I meet step mom outside the bar and tall to fuck off foreverything she did to our Female Main Character. Maby to see ho she can redeadm her self on Female Man Character eyses.

I can't wait see how the story gonna continue in future update and how much spicy situation we gonna discover.
Female MC is hot as fuck.