VN - Ren'Py - Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [DrPinkCake]

There are a lot of games out there that are set in the college genre but I don't know of any that have characters that feel REAL. At least none of them have felt real to me. This is the one game that manages to do that and do so quite successfully. Yes there are some characters who I find irritating and some that I find really entertaining and likeable, which again fits into the realm of realism for this game.

I know that it no longer stands out from a visual perspective as it has become closer to average relative to many other games however the smaller details that may not be graphically impressive but are still visually relevant stand out to me. Small things in the background that help to build immersiveness in this story are part of why I enjoy it so much.

The game can also be humorous, serious, fun, happy, sad, etc. and all of it feels generally well written. Most of all I feel the branching paths is probably the biggest factor that makes me a huge fan of the game. Rather than have one main story, or some lower quality branches I truly feel the Dev puts the time and effort in so they all feel high quality. I know the complaint is about time to make updates, or about the lack of advantageous visual standards but I don't think either of these is necessarily an issue.

The slower development cycle, while I would love to see it sped up, has greatly contributed to far more well thought out lines and dialogue when compared to most games. And going back to visuals, I feel the immersiveness of the game is helped by not seeing a significant visual change as technology improves and time goes by. I may have one or two gripes with the game but nothing significant enough for me to remove a star.

All in all, I feel this is a fantastic game and it remains my all time favorite adult game on this site or any other.

So this game sets an amazing atmosphere, has some extremely realistic and interesting characters and is immersive as all hell. The first 6 or so episodes are a pure joy to experience.

Why 4 stars then? Well, the game was released 6 years ago. I recognize that quality updates need time but the fact of the matter is, you'll play an unfinished game and you'll most likely forget everything about it by the time a new update comes. Then again with the next. For a story based game with tons of tiny details, that can really kill the mood.

Worth mentioning also the graphics - which were beyond incredible 6 years ago, but the longer it carries on, the more...sort of average, they seem.

And the big reason why I'm not inclined to just let that go - around the middle of the current release (a bit after, maybe), you have to pick a route. You're then locked into that route. The problem with this is, that from that point on, the dev is basically making 4 games. So you wait years to play 1/4 of 1/10th of your game. Due to purely physical limitations of I'm assuming the dev, the content also feels smaller. It isn't smaller, but it feels that way.

Now, someone will say "just have multiple saves bro" but there are two issues with that:

1) Replaying the same update 4 times is not that fun and spreading out 4 replays of the same update before 4 more for the next one really confuses everything (that's what I did and I forget or get confused about the plot constantly)

2) This can kind of kill the immersion, because you don't stand by your decisions. Yet, logically, you shouldn't have to make that decision - at the point where you make it one of the girls you can pick to focus on logically isn't likely to give a fuck about whether you're exclusively for a while yet. And another of them explicitly wants to be casual.

I get why the dev did it, but I feel it was too early and it split the game badly. I also feel like the game became too big for itself. Ultimately I don't blame the dev and it's still an amazing game, but this review is for the players. If it's finished it might be a 5/5 again, but at this point I feel it isn't.

i always love college setting and this is the first game that i played and even if i have played a lot of games here already this still remains as a top 3 in the best games that i have ever played

Best adult game I have played. Plenty of diversity across the girls and have genuinely laughed out loud at some of the jokes. Very intrigued to see where this story goes. The minigames also make me want to play again to better my score in the next playthrough.

Was happy to pay on Patreon after downloading here.

If there was a school for Adult Gaming Industry, this game would have a full-semester class about it.
Music choices are great, mini-games are not meaningless, no way to say bad things about story.
Your actions really matters.
Came to wank, stayed for story.

Overall a Very Good Visual Novel
Dr. Pink Cake is obviously quite skilled with tools to create this Visual Novel
The Posing and Rendering of the Individual Frames are Top-Notch and Always Well Done

He use the Ren'py Game Engine and other tools skillfully to blend the various frames together and provide motion to the actor and effects.

Moreover and Most of all he one of the best Visual Story-Tellers I have ever seen. I have played Game of the Year Winner "The Walking Dead" by Telltale and this game is on that level for Visual Story-telling, its that good

Selection of the Soundtrack and incorporation of Music is First Class and Beautifully sets the mood for each scene

Very Diverse Situations and the inclusion of Dungeon and Dragons / Gremlins was a Great Story-Telling tool and a fun diversion

His Characters have depth and their background stories are compelling and create some great drama and personal interaction opportunites for players

My only really bones to pick is that Several Times the Story was Yanked away from Me as the Player and went in its Own Direction without my Input. That GREATLY Angered me because I, the Player am supposed to be in control, not the Developer. More Player Agency Needed.

Secondly, there is lack of knowledge by the developer on the way that U.S. College System works particularly as it relates to Student Aid. Students fill out FAFSA forms and if there is a need for a Parent Co-signature it is done on those FAFSA forms. There is no possiblity of hiding from the Students being able to see them online or at the Student Aid Office and finding out they need to know.

Overall a Very Good Ride with a lot of various scenarios, creative gameplay and diverse and well-done Characters and Rendering Models. Would like to hear Voice-overs for the Females (Similar to "Freshwomen"), that would be the Cherry on top of the Pink Cake!

4/5

one bad thing about this game is, this is the first AVN that i played, and drPinkCake really set the bar too high, i cannot enjoy any other AVN after experiencing this one


Best story (i'm sure i'll be a nerd if drPinkCake write a novel)
Best character, i'm deeply attached to a lot of them, not only the girls but also the DIKs i love them like they're my best friend
Artwork? glazed a lot but i got hooked up first time because of that

cheers, we're patiently waiting from more of you drPinkCake, we love you

Def up there as one of the best visual novels out there. I have been playing this since 2019 and encourage everyone who loves the game as much as me to either subscribe to DrPinkCake's patreon or buy his game on Steam.

What to say about this game right? I feel like it has become a standalone in this game industry by its own merits. It has a bit of everything, and it feels like every side of this game is polished with care and intention. Each and every single character has more life than many other games put together.

The benchmark for plot, character development, writing, immersion and meaningful choices / story branching. I'm sure I've spent more time playing this one than any other AVN, because you genuinely feel you need to play every possible route

This game is the peak of adult games honestly. DrPinkCake truly delivers, even with his previous work, Acting Lessons. That being said, having 1 update a year is ludicrous. Despite that, the models, the story, the twists and the actual progression is fantastic.

Story = 10/10 - this is peak writing, the twists in this story, especially the one with Sage and the teacher is something else, holy crap. Even the weird cheating thing that gets revealed early on with the girl you like and your room mate. Damn man, DrPinkCake is cooking fr

Models = 10/10 - Quinn, both teachers, and literally any of the girls are extremely attractive and has a little something for everyone.

Replayability = 9/10 = Almost perfect, except for that stupid slide puzzle that almost gave me an aneurysm to just to unlock a photo. There are interesting mini games, a lot of side content with the tinder-expy and a host of other girls.

My favorite game.
Literally the first game with porn content that I tried. She immediately entered my soul.
Favorite characters are the neighbor! The rest behave like whores. It was sarcasm if anything xD

Feels a bit strange to give this 4 stars instead of 5. Likeable characters, interesting branching paths, great soundtrack, hot scenes, and very fun in general.

However, the main character is forced into choosing a path at the end of season 2 which locks you out of the majority of the content for each future episode. What that amounts to is doing a lot of minigames and very little man whoring. Being a Dik went from being entertaining and adventurous, to being more like some sort of management sim like a mobile game with a bit of story inbetween. Episode 10 had a half dozen minigames (including fish tank management lol) and just one or two scenes with whomever the main character chose at the end of the second season.

Still a very good avn, but I think it probably peaked in Season 2.

Excellent game, i was really invested during the time i played it and thought about it while offline. The world building and relationships with the girls and the MC's friends are really well written, also the pop punk soundtrack is insane, i listen regularly to some songs on my own. I'm not really a branch guy, i usually only play one route because my ADHD doesn't let me enjoy reading the same story twice, but this is the only game that made me play different playthroughs. Keep up the good work

What can I say that hasn't already been said, this has the best romance I've ever seen on a VN and all the girls are hot, plus the story is gripping if you care about the characters.
It started as a fap game, but with each passing episode I find myself enjoying Sage's romance more and more.
If there's any game I'd recommend for story and romance, it would be this one, even though it has glaring issues sometimes

Well, I've finally laid my hands on this game, and I am rather disappointed, for all the praise it has gotten, it sure fell short in my eyes.
Well, to actual review now.

While I understand that this depicts College drama, I've never believed that it could be portrayed so poorly.
From the get-go, we get to meet a cute, likable and nice character, well, two of them in fact, just to later learn that both of them have been... cheating? On us, on each other, but you don't have to be that way, unfortunately, you got no way of simply not talking to them, so you either forgive them or... forgive them and keep fucking, most disappointing choice.

Furthermore, it feels like most of the characters are whores and prostitutes, with little to no integrity.
Honestly, Jill and Sage carried this game for me, sure, both are quite the polar opposites of each other, where you have to be a huge DIK for Sage and Huge Chick for Jill, but, those honestly were the only interesting choices where you at least felt some feelings.
The story is all over the place too, way too many variables to fuck up.

All in all, it's a good idea, but poor execution, as is with a lot of games on this site.

I'll sound like a hypocrite right now, but, I loved the absolute chaos DIK house has brought it, like the whole hell week. But I'd love to get a choice to not be in any bullshit frat house.

Also, for the Head of School being so much about justice, they sure allow a lot of bullshit on their campus... Not like there is a prostitute/exploitation ring, right? Also, Chad really got kicked out because he punched us out? You really wanna tell me some rich boy did not want his ass gone? Welp, that's it for me. Maybe I'll give it another try one day, but this game lacks choices.


2/5 - Bonus points for dildo hats

This game is above any other game from the site. Probably even the best visual novel I ever played. The story seems deeper than what it shows at first and still strikes even harder at each new episode. I've been playing this game since a long time and each time I am drawn back to the game. I love that each character seems to have a lot of character development. One word : perfect. Just play it and you'll see by yourself. My fav girl now is Sage I can't any other lmao.

When people are willing to wait a year for the next episode without losing faith in the project. You know something special is happening and this is soo worth the wait.
Choices that matter, multiple play throughs hours of content. The soundtrack is amazing, the scenes are amazing.
A strong male cast which kinda sounds weird, but to me being the only dude in a game always weirded me out. Having a healthy DIK to tit ratio is something I appreciate. Derek is one of the best characters ever, love the dude.
Mini games are skipable and there are a lot of them, however imo they are done well in general and help with the immersion of the game.

too be fair i love this game, but Quinn is the one i can't stand if she would be selling drugs irl she would be 6ft under i've too much IRL experience in that regard with people that got involved with crime.

One of the best games of this site. A likeable and diverse cast of characters with interesting backstorys. Beautiful visuals and a very good soundtrack. The only negative aspect of the game is drama for the sake of drama. There are certain scenes that suffer from this.

The Doctor really brings his A game every time. A more complex game than your average VN. Huge size, a lot to do, a lot of girls and with choices that actually do affect what you get. And not heartbreaking like Acting lessons, so that is always a plus.