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

Damn, this game by far has the best story of all. The first time I started it I shut it down after 5 minutes when I figured it's this typical college stuff, but I gave it a second chance and I am very happy I did. It's like I'd almost even play it without all the adult stuff, but somehow this game is just the best of both worlds.


Really great characters, funny humour, decisions that challenge you.. miles ahead of most of the competition.

It's the gold standard for western adult vns. Each update has plenty of content with amazing renders. The characters and story aren't flat and boring. Some of the vns on this website just make you look out for the sex scenes because the story and characters just aren't interesting at all. Being a DIK isn't in that crowd at all. It's a engaging experience. Support this dev. I expect another banger from him when this game is over.

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It's the gold standard for western adult vns. Each update has plenty of content with amazing renders. The characters and story aren't flat and boring. Some of the vns on this website just make you look out for the sex scenes because the story and characters just aren't interesting at all. Being a DIK isn't in that crowd at all. It's a engaging experience. Support this dev. I expect another banger from him when this game is over.

The Best Game On This Damn Website, Period.
Seriously though - the game is sublime; plot, humor, drama, music, visuals, atmosphere and of course - the sex scenes, are glorious.
The writing brings the characters to life.
Dr.PinkCake, you dirty, filthy genius - you have my respect.
Shut up and take my money.

This is the best game of the genre. There is little doubt in this regard. Clearly the author likes to experiment, this is why the game itself feels like a polygon for development multiple games afterwards as part of a franchise.

What makes this game stand out are obviously the superior visuals. The models are amazing, the characters have personalities and their behaviour seems very authentic in-line with their character. Obviously this is an erotic game, therefore the female behaviour is overly promiscuous, but it doesn't feel as plasticky as with other games.

Another incredible aspect are the mini-games, which are simply wowza. Except for the drawing game, where it seems nearly impossible to hit S-tier without specialised software, the games feel great. There are 3 types of mini-games - mechanic based (brawler, shots, painting, drawing), logic based (math and English tests, tiles, puzzle) and, the best ones, strategies (mansion quest, party quest). Especially the strategies are incredible and feel like a game inside a game and the concept is very promising (I almost felt sorry when the mansion quest ended, I wonder what possibilities would there be to make it ongoing).

As for the gameplay - the branching is simply amazing. There are many paths. If anything, there are too many paths, which can probably be the only thing close to criticism. Having way too many paths significantly complicates developing the updates and I foresee that the game will either die due to developer's fatigue, or will end abruptly in a season or two.

It's impressive how the flow of the game is structured. Basically the main story is simply used to connect the free roams between them and most of the time will be spent during the free roams. This makes the game incredibly engaging and the Interlude showed best how this game compares to the other RenPy competitors (the Interlude is very similar to the competitors and felt like a stop-gap filler for the game).

Last, but not least - the music is amazing. I kept launching the game in the background simply to listen to the in-game music (it's that good).

To conclude - this game needs to be experienced. At times I almost feel sorry this is an erotic game and guilty because I like it so much. I almost feel like it would be an amazing standalone game without all the sex scenes. Highly recommend and wish all the best to the game author!

Must have game. Excellent renders. Excellent story. There is romance, comedy, action with mini games, and lots of activities with all the women in the game. You have 3 paths to take though and each will lead you to different parts of the story and different women. That means there are lot of replayability to this game.

The OG of VN's.

Each time I replay this promising myself to focus on one girl, I just *can't* do it. I haven't even *tried* the Dick path because I can't lose my girls...

If you are a VN reader and haven't played Being A DIK, it's like visiting America without seeing New York.

And it's author's previous effort "Acting Lessons" is also not to be missed.

A high level in all categories, art, sound, story, dialog, pacing, impact, characters (Bella!!!), excellent in all regards.

Not to be missed.

I have no words... This is just amazing. The story, the different personalites of all characters, the renders.

This is easily the best VN I have ever played and once I can afford it I will happily support you as much as I can, DPC!

Even though it is not even finished yet, I can safely say, this is one of the best games I have ever played, period.
Everything was so immersive, every choice you make matters in some way or another. The stories, backgrounds, personalities, everything is so well done that you can actually feel the love and commitment poured into this game and the result is a story that makes you feel every way you can imagine at the right time and the characters feel all so... alive! You can also get so attached to some of them you actually get into Yennefer vs Triss kind of "wars" (Shout out to all my witchers out there), even for what you might call "secondary characters", which really aren't secondary but you know who I'm talking about.
All that is left for me to say without spoiling anything is thank you DPC for another amazing experience.
Also Sage is best girl, f*** you fight me!

The best game in 18+ genre in my opinion. Good plot, beautiful characters and excellent soundtracks. I replayed the game several times. Respect to author for job well done. I hope new builds will be released more than once a year

Quite simply this is more a work of art than a game/vn. DPC does a truly masterful job setting the stage for your adventure as a DIK, letting you chose how you go about. The characters have personality, choices matter and it's up to you to spend hours enthralled by the top notch art work.

one of the best adult games I have ever played. Amazing story, good character building and top notch graphics. Best Graphic novel. I highly recommend this game. The story sometimes places you in a tough spot which is rare in porn games.

I have seen this game pop up many times over the years, and I actually have given it a try before. The thing that kept me from giving it a real chance is how content gets locked by a certain playstyle. I usually don't like to have locked content, because I usually don't have the patience to go explore all paths. With a lack of anything else to play, I decided to give this another go, and my god thank god I did. This has easily become my favourite AVN, it blows Supernatural, Eternum and all my other favorites out of the water. It doesn't seem particularly innovative or different in it's premise compared to some other AVNs, however, what it lacks in uniqueness, it more than makes up for it with it's quality. Quality in the writing, quality in the animations and renders, characters, all of it is excellent. If by any reason you've been ignoring this game like I was for years, put all of that aside and give it a real try, because this is, by far, the best AVN I have ever played. I spent some 10 hours a day for 4 days straight playing this (I basically did nothing else), and I'm left wanting for more. There is a HUGE amount of absolutly top quality content at this point, it will keep you occupied for a long time. My biggest problem is that now I have to join the rest of the fans in anxiously waiting for the next update, that won't be fun xD. If there's any AVN that deserves to have a 10/10, it's this one. Not only that, but it's only ONE guy that made all of it? Many congratulations to Dr PinkCake, you can tell he's very passionate about this game and he is very active in giving informing the community about the next update, he really has done an amazing job.

one of my first games, and I'm glad I found you. I really came to appreciate the highly varied game formats and a deep plot, really stood out among the few games I played. I fear I've been spoiled after this haha

I'm actually enjoying the writing for this VN - sure there are parts that are corny as fuck and some unrealistically low levels of inhibitions but as a whole, the story has drama, comedy and some pretty good emotional touch-points that feels human.
Renders are top-notch and episodes are quite sizeable.

Best AVN all time without a doubt.
6/5*

I won't bother going too much in depth because chances are there are already other reviews that do that, plus as you can see, the amount of views and ratings alone should be enough to convince you that this is worth playing.

Models: Superbly designed 3D models that are leagues ahead of most other RenPy VNs. These aren't just generic Daz 3D models, someone put work into these girls.

Sex: When it comes to the writer of this VN, he tends to focus more on story first then sex second. As you progress through the game and develop your relationships with girls, more sex scenes will be accessible as long as you aren't pissing everyone off. That being said, it is a slower burn that most other VNs admittedly. Either way, all scenes are animated and will usually have multiple camera angles, poses, and a climax that lets you choose where you're finishing (unfortunately, the climaxes are not animated).

Story: Hard to adequately describe with so few words. It is the perfect kitschy college coming of age story. It's goofy, dramatic, and exaggerated in all the best ways. Is it very romanticized and glorified? Yes, this is not what college is obviously, but in its own world, Being a DIK is great.

Why this over other VNs?
I think a lot of it has to do with the graphics, which improve after each chapter to represent the writer's growing skillset. So many other VNs have the same graphics and sometimes even the same models, but everything in Being a DIK is personally designed. The story is incredibly relatable despite its High School Musical environment. Every character has their own story, and its up to you for which one you want to explore.

It's one of the classics of the genre. You definitely can't go wrong playing it, but at the same time it's no longer at the top, since it is unsure of where it wants to head (story, gameplay variety or visuals) and it is a bit lost trying to maximize all of them.

While the models are somewhat generic and a few of them annoyingly unrealistic (with chest balloons the size of watermelons - looking at you Isabella), they still have a great story line to them and go into enough depth. Plus the renders are otherwise great. And there is enough main LIs and side LIs. Players who hate harem-style games will appreciate the extreme exclusivity of playthroughs.

Given how old the game is, there is sufficient story development up to this point so it is immersive and offers varied playthroughs. That's the biggest selling point in my opinion. The overall story setting is not the most interesting one, but it adds enough backstory to not make it a generic college story.

One major negative I have that reduces the points - this is especially the case in latest episodes - is the crazy amount of repetitive free roaming and trying to find what to do next. At some point, the combination of heavy path branching and repetitive free roams turns the game into a chore that you need to push through to progress the story. It seems to me that less emphasis on trying to find a beer bottle in a freezer and more focus put on story progression would return the game into a 5* territory. But right now, I didn't even finish the game on all playthroughs because I couldn't stomach finding keys in the dark 10 times in a row. Not to mention that playing without cross-checking the walkthrough is kind of impossible right now.

Still worth a play if you haven't already.
6.5/10

One aspect I dont like is the possibility to choose different paths, and missing other ones. It's so frustrating, if you want to see or collect everything. But its a great game.. Maybe from Episode 9 onwards it should be called Being a DIK 2 and something else. Or ells the game feels to long for me. I wished Riona would be one main character, but yeah. Its just my personal preference.

It's perfect, the best game ever!, not only de animations, the history is great and the girls are impressives. I started to play long time ago but I couldn't continue until now. I have not tried yet the season 3, but I expect as much fun as with the others.
Thank you very much

Dr.PinkCake don't miss. Everything about this game is amazing... The story, characters, animations, render quality, comedy, writing. The best thing you can do is VISIT his patreon give him your money, kick back and LET HIM COOK.