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

I personally dislike playing most adult VN's these days, they all seem so similar and just blend together with all the same tropes, cliches, used assets etc etc but Bad Memories is really worth a shot. The story here is notches above the usual VN and most definitely up there with the best adult VN's going around. The characters feel alive and vibrant and none of them look unrealistic or suffer from outrageous proportions.

The renders/animations are also fantastic also up there with the best of the best no complaints, the only thing holding me back from 5 stars is lack of choices but you cannot have everything I guess. Great job Dev keep it up.

This is really solid, and at present I'd probably hover somewhere between a 4 and a 5.

The renders and models and stuff are all fantastic, I'm so used to having to skip over games where everyone has giant beachball tits... even the "mother" character here has a realistic figure and all the others are great (I like the therapist lady the most).

I mainly liked how abusive it all felt ... the 'mother' hopped up on medication and sorry for past wrongs, the sister having clearly experienced trauma, the friend with a poor home life ... god knows what's going on with the therapist lady that she lets you be like that with her - I'm very interested to find out her dysfunction ... only the girl in the coffee shop do you seem to have fairly normal interactions with ... in fact one of my disappointments is that when he's having dreams reminding him of the abuse that happened to the mother character at the hand of his father you never get to see it.

The only reason I've given it a 4 rather than a 5 is that there's not really any choices ... you get some but they seem to just be a binary of do you want content with this person or not ... given the abusive stuff going on then I'd really like choices about how to treat the various people (and to see if I could push stuff to the extremes).

But it's a real solid game for what's there atm and I'll definitely check back in with it again and hope there's more opportunity to get real dark with stuff.

One of the best adult game in here. it has a great story and graphic. it has many characters with their own unique personalities. when i first heard of this game i didn't expect much but after playing, it really blew me away. it is really well made.

Story is 10/10
Graphic is 10/10

So if you're looking for a game with a decent story and graphic, go for it.

Review as of v0.4.1

I'll start saying that the only thing that bothered me was that travel didn't seem to do much; at least at the beginning there was only 1 path, so I feel that I lost some 2 minutes doing nothing.

On the other hand, this game has a pretty good writing style, an interesting plot (if a tad forced maybe?) and some VERY cute girls.

I'm seriously loving Katherine, I'm not usually too much into Tsunderes but now I see the appeal. Ellie is very cute as well, and even Jill (the female MC) is too. Regarding Rachel…, I'm not sure. I'm ambivalent about her.

I realy love this game, i realy want to rate it 6 star, i realy wait every update.
The renderer is cool.
The story is very good,
The backstory of the girl is well done, and their personality is cool too.

Continue like this !! (if you can update it more i will be very happy).

Ellie!
Thats all I need for 5 Stars, now for 193 more characters to fill this review

The positiv:
-Entertaining story
-Lovly girls (especially Ellie and Jada)
-Fantastic Animations
-So far most of the kinks I love

The negativ:
-Rec doesn't make enough money yet to get a second render PC which slows down the production time =(

The neutral:
-Male and Female MC to choose. (More ways to play the game but it takes longer to release a update)

Overall I really love it!
Go play and pay, so we all get more updates sooner

The story is a little rough around the edges, a few typos here and there, and the title/name font is dreadful but then renders are good and the animation is fantastic. I think with a bit of story editing, and a refresh of the dialogue, this could be amazing. Look forward to seeing where this goes.

I think this is a decent game worth giving a try, the renders are good, the storyline is passable. I'm a little surprised by the oddly high number of reviews and number of five star reviews, not sure why this game is warranting either, but I do see some of the draw. Having tried it twice, I'd call it a 3. Maybe bordering on a 4 at parts or if it lines up with your taste in renders or kinks.
I wouldn't go out of my way to play it again but if you read the preview and view the preview pics and you like both you won't be disappointed, give it a go.

This story takes a bit of time to get rolling, but damn is the younger sister worth the wait! Along with her best friend, these are some of the sexiest pairings of personality and looks I've seen. Good shit Rec. Looking forward to the next update.

Wow and I mean WOW!!! Great game. The story here is really good. At first I thought it would be the typical 'Boy leaves family, Boy returns back to family, Boy starts relationship with set family' But it is way more than that. I truly enjoy the characters the MC encounters. Love the whole mystery of the game of who is telling the truth and what is the truth. Gotta say you have me at the edge of my seat waiting to see how the story turns out.

Awesome game so far (0.4), easily in my top 10/top 15 out there.

Story is intriguing with a bit of mystery, girls are hot, not to mention Ellie who is probably the cutest little thing I ever saw in a vn game.

Can't wait for future updates, hoping that the story stays realistic and down-to-earth.

The only complain I have, I would like to see some more "choice&consequences" affecting the plot, maybe in future...?

Truly a masterpiece

I can't describe how good this VN is.

Story is so original.
The girls are AMAZING.
And Ellie!!! OMG!
Jada is also a cute little minx.
And I wanted to hate Katherine, but couldn't. You'll see why if you play this VN.

Nothing more to say. Just start this VN please

Very interesting game.

For me, it was totally cringy when played as male MC, and totally nice and sexy with the female one.

There really is a need for perverted female MC, other than one to be corrupted, that is. It was quite an enjoyable experience!

Renders are good, assets are original and the story is compelling albeit without much branching.

(Version 0.4)
Bad Memories has a lot of good points:

• Well-written characters
• Cute models
• Ellie
• Believable setting
• Ellie
• Hot scenes
• Male or female MC

The plot starts with the usual estranged guy (or gal) back to his hometown that he left because of some childhood trauma (could that be related to the title? Nah, that would be too much of a coincidence). Upon arrival, his brand new apartment is engulfed in flames and, by chance (?) he meets his father's old girlfriend, Rachel, who invites him to stay with her and her daughter, our MC's step-sister, Ellie. Little problem, though, Rachel's in great part responsible for said childhood trauma. Sexilarity ensues.

CHARACTERS
You can play either as a male MC or a female MC. Except for a few scenes (notably the lewd ones), this doesn't make a lot of difference. I count this as a good point, meaning you can just play as the gender you want and you won't be penalized by missing any action. Also, note that this is your choice, so don't come whining because there's a female MC.

The girls now:

• Rachel, the motherly figure, who should satisfy MILF and incest lovers altogether. She's acting suspiciously nice after having been an awful bitch for most of the MC's childhood.
• Ellie, the MC's step-sister who has a bit of a crush on him (read: "totally crazy about MC"). Some trauma in her own childhood left her... special. She doesn't talk and act like a child most of the time. Oh, and she's the cutest thing ever.
• Jada, Ellie's friend and a little minx oozing sex from every pore. She's playful but knows how to get what she wants.
• Katherine, Ellie's psychiatrist, seems at first to bear some grudge against the MC, but I've no doubt she will make you melt soon enough. Or vice versa... :3
• Hannah, a cute little barista who seems to have a bit of a crush on the MC... But she's not Ellie!

Each girl has something different to offer to the plot and you will be hard-pressed to find a favorite (Ellie).

SEX
The lewdness in this game is perfectly dosed out, with the v0.4 bringing some welcome "release". Sex scenes are animated (with great quality) and are better and better as the story progresses. They're also refreshing as I find that there's something realistic and a bit animalistic in the way the MC behaves in there. Special mention to the Katherine's scenes, I've rarely seen hotter.

Review after v.0.4



Seeing the votes and notes, someone would believe this is a great game. Well.... not even close.



I have no idea what the dev wants to do with ths story but it's such a mess right now.



The premise of the story is a guy who left his home when he was young because he was abused and many years later has to come back in town because he got promoted. And this big company somehow couldn't find him a house to live or even a hotel room (because convieniently all rooms were booked) which makes you wonder where is this town that has a big company office, but not a single house or apartment or even a room for rent, LOL.



But for the sake of the game, we need an excuse for the guy to return to his old house since the dev was too lazy to think of an actual believable reason. And guess what? This guy runs to his old "mother" (who's actually his dad's ex girlfriend) and she's soooooooo sowwwrrrrryyyy for what happened in the past and she wants to make amends and ask him to come live with her and her daughter, aka "sister". MC don't want to of course but since there're no rooms available he reluctantly agrees to go live back to the house that caused his so many Bad Memories (see what i did here) after 10 sec of gameplay.

Anyway, now the pieces are in place. We meet Ellie who's 18 and acts like 5 but she's horny like 40. She doesn't speak because she was traumatised after MC left. Apparently she loved him and he protected her from bullies and when he left she got depressed and stopped growing up i suppose. She has a best friend Jada who instantly flirts with MC and a therapist Katherine who instantly dislike MC
We also learn that the mother takes some pills that makes her not remember what she says or does for a few hours
Then we have Ellie who during the day acts like a toddler and in the night she crawls to your bed
We also have a few extra characters that MC will fuck in the future like the barrista, the coworker, the "aunt", Jada's mother, etc.

And to this story some people give 5/5 stars rating! 5 stars means perfect! This story to them is perfect! Like MJ dunk from the free throw line perfect! Sorry but i can't be one of them.

The game is mediocre at best. The storyline and writing childish and with no depth. MC is seriously a creepy rapist. I wouldn't want to be him, have him as a friend, i wouldn't even trust him to throw away my garbage.
Overall, i don't understand the praising reviews. Play the game or don't and have your own opinion. I played it and i regret every second of it.

p.s. Forgot to add that you can play as a guy or a girl so that's a plus. Not many differences tbh, but it's the reason i gave 2 stars instead of 1.

Guess its time to write a review for this one so lets go to the pro's and contra's

pro:

very good renders
unique character design
interesting story with plot twists and not a small amount of humor

con:

nothing to mention what is really negative

Overall its a game i'd recomment to people i know who enjoy a story and not play just to see sex scenes.

It seems I'm, with a review of less than 5 stars, in the minority here. I just cant get why everyone is so hype about this game. I played for ~30 minutes before I cringed so hard that I almost became a black hole.

So I was playing the male role (if that matters?) and it was the Android version 0.3.1 (again, I don't know if any of this matters, I'm just adopting some of the other reviews' layout).

Since this is a review (and since I don't remember reading any in other reviews), I'll not post any spoilers for the story. But what I will say is that there are far too many convenient events happening and far too little choices for me to enjoy the game. Which, I can kinda get - the author (dev?) wants to tell a story and you don't get a lot of say in it. But when the author (dev?) is trying to push the narrative that everything that happened in the house is bad, to then turn around and be like "okay i live here again now and now MC grabs some titties. Because reasons"*.
Sorry, that's just not good story telling to me. And that's actually where it lost me. I stopped playing (or rather, reading) and started writing this.

The models and background are all well done, so I can't find fault with the graphics. And I had all the sound muted, so cant comment on that.
I did have an issue with the text size, though. Can't remember if it was the speaking or thinking text, but it was miniscule. Especially compared to the giant "SOME TIME LATER" messages you get in the middle of the screen.

I'd recommend giving it a go, especially since the other reviews are one of the reasons I tried it, but I won't be playing/reading it again.

*if you've played it, you know which part I'm referring to, but don't want to spell it out since that might be considered a spoiler by some people. I know that isn't verbatim what happens, but it's near enough.

V.0.3.1

Definitely one of my favorites. I don't know why a review must be more than 200 characters long, but whatever... This game has been on, and will remain for, i assume a while to come, on my watch list. I love it. I really like the idea of the drug's memory effect. Never knew it was a kink of mine until I played this game, but wow, it really excites me Keep up the great work! Can hardly wait for more of the story to unfold with this memory game where you can, without consequence, do naughty things, and the risk of her possibly remembering something, but certainly if the effect of doing naughty things makes her more open to your advances when she is not under the influence is also a huge plus to me. Even if she can't remember anything, just subconsciously feeling desires to want more out of the arrangement... Or would she only be doing things extra to try and keep the MC from leaving? Either way, this story is incredibly interesting for me, and I can't wait to see it unfold! HOT 5/5 rating for finding this sleeping kinky desire within me... You naughty dev! I love it

Review v.0.3.1:

This game is an excellent example of how to write an interesting non-cookie-cutter incest story.
And it doesn't even need supernatural or other "unrealistic" plot drivers.

The MC, who can be straight male or lesbian female (your choice), returns to his/her hometown after many years.

Pro's:
- Really interesting story
- Male or female protagonist
- Finally a female protagonist who is not a rape victim
- Interesting / very interesting NPC's
- Good renders
- No grind, eventhough it is kind of free roam, the game clearly tells you what to do next

Con's:
- Fairly minimal sex so far, but it's still only v.0.3.1

The only thing I found a bit strange was that you never see yourself (except in the mirror). For a male playing a male MC, I can follow that up to a point, but as a male playing a female MC, I would have liked a bit more, ahem, visual stimuli...

So far so great! This is very much my style. I don't mind games with decisions that can greatly impact the game but mainly being along for the ride is great! I guess I just realized it's a vn... Either way I recommend checking it out!