VN - Ren'Py - Bad Memories [v0.9b] [recreation]

This could be a good game if the player was given more choice, there are few likable Characters in the game itself, Rachel being the only standout but she is pushed to the background by either irritating characters or cold characters that interactions are a chore to sit through, There is a good game hidden amongst the filler & an interesting story but there are too many characters with little to no depth outside of one or two

Good things:
-Every character is memorable
-Almost every character have the same amount of time in screen
-Good renders
-Good animations
-The main story is kind of dark and confusing but in a good way.
Bad Things:
-Last like a 4 or 5 hours.
-Some things in the main story just happens and never gets a resolution.

This is a very good game, the story of rachel is very blurry and confusing but very intriguing and every action with her is very, very enjoyable and i want to see more of every one of them.

Easily one of the best games on this site. Interesting story, a bit dark, quirky, you don't know what's going to happen next. Girls who don't look like they're copy-pasted out of a couple popular game engines. Personalities that you remember 6 months later when the update comes out and you start playing again.

There's also a lot of attention to detail and care in the lewd scenes... which of course does the characters justice.

Very interesting game, very interesting story. The update... was definitely worth the wait and was definitely substantial.

I don't give any game 5 stars... they're handed out like candy... but this is definitely in my top 3 games. Keeping an eye on and supporting this, excited to see where it goes. Good job dev, well done.

One of the highest quality rendered games I have come across; I am amazed at the attention to detail in each scence, particularly as many have alternate versions because of the choice of the MC's gender. This alone is ample justification for the time taken on updates. The story line too, is intriguing and is developing at a nice pace

v0.7
Summary:
You move back to your childhood town for work and by chance meet your abusive stepmother but you find out that she somehow changed. Because of some accidents, you can’t find an apartment to stay in and come back to live with your stepmother and half-sister. You form new relationships and find love in places you never thought possible.

Extraordinary aspects of the game:
Realistic character’s behaviors.

What is good:
A lot of good, really realistic world as a porn game could allow it of course, interesting dwell into past trauma and the believable struggle for people to change.

What is bad:
I am not sure.

What can be made better:
I am not sure.

My opinion:
This is quite a hard game to review, it’s a great game don’t get me wrong but still. The models are realistic towards the side of unperfect makes perfect with means that not every person you meet looks like a perfect model. But at the same time it gives a small feeling of the uncanny valley as it looks realistic but a little bit creepy, in the end you get used to it and it gives you a special feeling of charm.

I really liked that there is a big emphasis in the sex scenes on the faces of characters with making you feel as you are really in front of that person and it creates a connection between the character and you, and not just makes you feel like a third wheel in a sex scene.

Except that I don’t really know what to say, the mental struggle of the MC against his changed stepmother is interesting. The relationship with his half-sister is not bad as well, in general, the game is good almost everywhere, so I am placing it at High-quality mid-tier as it’s a good gem that people should at least try.

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I really like that you can switch the character genders. Not many games on this site offer that choice. But I'm sorry, but no self respecting lesbian would keep their nails that long. Just sayin'.

Rare for me to give a perfect score as a review, but honestly Bad Memories does everything right. I suggest playing as a female character, as that makes some h-scenes get considerably kinkier, though the animations are absolutely gorgeous with a sausage too.

• 4main romances & 3 more side-chicks. The main ones include:
  • A surprisingly authentic step-milf with a respectable portion of "hypnosis" tag (as I've said in a previous review, step-mom relationships with a female lead are just brilliant and we need more of those).
  • Your mentally challenged sister who is the main driving force of the plot and makes incest a wincest (though she was my least favourite amongst the main girls).
  • Her slutty best friend who is a prime contender for best girl and has some of the most fun h-scenes, checking the most interesting tags.
  • The tsundere therapist who secretely has a heart of gold, checking some very sweet submissive tags, and is wholesome.
• The game takes itself seriously with the story, and paces the h-scenes very nicely. When you get boobies on screen, you feel that you have worked for it.
• And on that note: Great animations, some even with multiple view-points.
• The title is not an exaggeration. There is a very realistic, unpleasant and gloomy past gradually explored, whose consequences you have to deal with in the present. The game seems a bit edgy at first, especially during your first meeting with the step-milf, but it all goes uphill from there.
• The writers can speak proper English, thank God. I was starting to lose hope in F95's visual novels regarding grammar and syntaxes.
• To be honest the environments could be more interactive, like clicking on objects for small descriptions, etc. That's more of a nitpick though.

Thumbs up, this is just quality entertainment.

Just finished this one ( v0.6). I gotta say, I liked everything about it except the sex scenes. That's quite a bad thing for a porn game, tbh. They start too quickly, and end just as fast. There should've been a lot more build up and teasing beforehand. It start well with Ellie rubbing on you and stuff. But then it went to a full (short) sex scene. During the blowjob, the mother should've showed up and interrupted the whole thing or something. Holding back most of the time is better in these games. You gotta drip feed the sexy stuff, leaving the player wanting more.

I guess Katie is the exception of that. Her scenes are good, although I didn't like the whole "she could kick my ass this whole time" because that takes away from the maledom. Makes it feel like I'm only doing it because she allows me to. That's lame. I'm not saying it should've been full on rape, just that it should've been the common "her nos meant no, until they started meaning yes." With the whole karate thing, her nos meant yes since the beginning.

I found the whole stuff with the step-mom lame and unsexy, but I guess that's because I don't have a drugs/mind-control fetish. Meh.

I look forward for the next updates, still.

Im giving this 5 stars not only cause its a good story but because the dev implemented both a male and female story path for this game.

Its a simple but brilliant option that I wish more devs would adopt and allow a wider audience to relate more to the main character.

Personally I prefered the female character for this story, it felt like a better fit and was a nice change of pace from the horse dicked creepy male characters a lot of these games go with.

The model used for the female protagonist is exceptionally attractive and gives off a very dominant vibe. its one of the rare occasions where everyone being tongue tied and horny around the protagonist in these games makes sense.

I felt like the interactions with the main character were more natural form the people around her and it just flowed better and came off more dominant and confident and less "pervy" than the male route.

100% I dig this game and I have honestly been checking for new updates like regularly.

First of all, the renders is really good. The main story is interesting and the characters are very original. I have played a lot of games I have picked up from F95, and I have never seen anyone else using these girls.

I would def recommend this game and hopefully we will soon get a new update.

Great Job @recreation and keep going!

Great renders, bad writing. Everything about the story seems cheap, cliché and shitty:

-The MC supposedly hates and is traumatized by the stepmom, but what does he/she do the first thing arriving back home? Ogle the step-mom.
- "Female protagonist" is a simple asset swap. The MCs internal dialogue remains that of a creepy and horny 13 year old boy. "Hehehe" is an oft-repeated line.
- The game has sexual assault as a cutesy game mechanic. Just... eugh.
- The MC's step-sister is a traumatized mute girl who has apparently spent all those years away lusting after the MC and wouldn't you know it, she just has to grind herself against the MC's leg while he/she sleeps.

And that's only my first 30 minutes with the game. Something tells me it'll get even creepier down the line. Oh well...

I love this game. The rating system on the site doesn't allow to put 4.5, but this is how I rate it.

Beautiful and, if I may say so, realistic renders. Awesome character models. Decent animation of sex scenes.

The plot is interesting and not the most ordinary, I mean, it's hard to say anything specific right now. Also I love that the main character has an unusual relationship with her family.

The mc is not a crying bitch who broke down after a difficult childhood. She (I play as a Jill, so she's mc for me) is an adult, confident woman who has found a place for herself in life, leaving her stepmother, who was not the best example for her.

And here I want to note -0.4 in the rating of the game. Despite the only mention at the very beginning from Jill herself that she is a lesbian and it will be difficult for the girls in the house to understand what she considers them attractive, the rest of the time it looks like all women are lesbian or bisexual. Almost every one of them flirts with Jill as if it says she's a lesbian on her forehead. Example: Her new boss openly declares that he is not interested in his secretary and that Jill may hit on her. I also saw a couple of renders showing the arms or legs of the male protagonist, but it mostly bugs so it's not critical.
All this led me to the conclusion that the game was created for the male protagonist, and Jill was just a replacement for the male model. It's a little frustrating but doesn't kill the gameplay.
The rest -0.1 is Ellie. I'm sorry, but despite everyone's love for her, she annoys me a little at least at this stage of the plot.

I think this is one of the best games i ever played and I highly recommend it.

I've been playing since v0.3 and, after some time away from my VN life, I'm playing v0.6 just to remember how much I fucking love this game. Considering the games I've played around here, it's my favorite. The plot (there is a plot, I know, incredible) is a simple and nice mystery, some hints of trauma and a touch of noir. Good shit. It's really satisfactory how recreation is conducting this orchestra of messes that are his characters. Ellie is such a cute mess, no talk, only mischievous cuteness. Ada is the little minx, but only needs some headpats (as does Ellie). Katherine is so fucking hot in her sub mess, I really love the subtext of con-noncon happening with her and the dom/sub relationship we are developing. Rachel is the hot milf and I don't know what to think yet. She seems sweet, but there's too much mystery around her (even though I think mc is creating a misunderstanding). Looking forward for more Hannah (so adorable), Steph and the two porn actresses. And Maggy, because she blueballed the fuck out of me. The renders are top-notch and have a recognizable style that I love. Maybe some more pleasure faces / o-faces for the girls? The ones already in there are amazing. And more fluid sex scenes (Or maybe my notebook is shit, it's probably that). Simple, straightforward and well executed. Would totally recommend. 10/10.

Story is decent enough, starting with plot development (rarely found in these games). Then they have plot development and character development (also rarely found). The characters are both diverse and hot (Ellie is a young looking 18 so it's ok). It takes a while to get to sex scenes, but when they do the animation is fantastic.

I'm still waiting to get past the tease of Rachel and finally manipulating her under the influence and then doing her every which way. I'm also looking forward to doing both Hannah and Steph - both with and without her glasses.

Biggest downside is that the game isn't finished. I rarely start a game that isn't done just in case it ends up abandoned. I pray that folks support the developer so that will not be the case.

Artwork is OK (Ellies face is a bit scary, though).

Writing is nothing special (the only memorable aspect was that ever second sentence or so ends with "He He", which got on my nerves after a while)

Some characters are actually kind of nice and/or interesting (only MC is god awful. Oh well.)

Story is .. well kind of OK, but I got an unpleasant vibe from the seemingly unavoidable quasi-rape / assault / asshole aspects. It starts with the seemingly unavoidable molestation of a drugged Rachel, you don't interfere when somebody is made drunk without their knowledge (two persons, one might actually be a recovering alcoholic?!, the other one you happily let drive away drunk), and goes on from there. You get a game over if you do not want to get molested in your sleep by your mentally challenged sister (who looks like a ten year old zombie-pippi-longstocking, btw). MC is an asshole, and the story does not give enough explanation / excuse for such behavior, and is not interesting enough that I could enjoy it despite such behavior....

Good game! Interesting characters and Rachel is hot! Grammar could use a clean up but a good game nonetheless. The story is entertaining. Not sure about 'molesting' Katie. This could have been handled better. Perhaps press forward on a hunch or something of the sort. Still it is a game and I was entertained!

The concept and story has potential, but the dialogue needs a lot of work. There are problems with grammar, and even when the grammar is technically correct, it feels really awkward and unnatural. A good editor fluent in English could probably improve things immensely.

This is probably one of the best games I've played on here (v0.6). The renders are amazing. The writing is really good and keeps some mystery that intrigues you further. The pace is pretty good. You don't have to jump through a bunch of hoops and play the 'what time do I have to be in what place' game that other games suffer from. I've really enjoyed this game.

The dialogue and characters in this game are terrible. No one acts like a functioning human. Sounds like it was written by someone who has never had a conversation with another person before. the story I guess is cool but none of the characters are relatable in any way. I played as a guy only but i feel like the game would still be worse if the MC was a girl. The only reason to play this game is to fuck the silent little sister. But the graphics are not good enough to play the game just for that reason. In conclusion this game is not fun, realistic, hot, or at all worth playing.

The only Bad Memories this left are the ones on me.

Firstly this vn expects you to molest your sister's therapist Katherine, you have the option to say no but the vn registers that you did. I found this out after having confronted Katherine (after she knocked out her ex) and the scene plays exactly the same regardless if you chose to molest her on either occasions or not (the dialogue mentions you molesting her even when you haven't etc etc).

Later on you realise that Katherine was the girl you saved from being raped. So not only does this girl feel indebted to you, but most probably infatuated and explains why she didn't knock you the fuck out when you molested her. That didn't make me feel crappy at all.

Another great thing happens when you wake up to being sexually assaulted by your sister but should you tell her to stop you receive a game over because you hurt her feelings... OK.

So your father's ex Rachel is taking an experimental drug that has a side effect of making her very susceptible to suggestions while also not being able to remember anything the next day. Obviously, the mc will use this to their advantage but you find out you're not the only one as its implied your sisters best friend Jada has also been abusing her (she knows about the drugs and finding her leaving Rachel's bedroom during the hour she's drugged up... ). Glad I convinced Rachel to let her stay at the house for a while.

I could go on but I think I made my point.

Katherine and Rachel are hot so I'll give this 2 stars for them.

Edit: after playing a plethora of awful vn's since this review (many highly rated), I think it's only fair to add an extra star.