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

Absolutely the quintessential perfect AVN game. BAD sets the industry standard as far as I'm concerned, and anybody who plays it, whether they like it or not, cannot disagree. I am not sure if it will be the peak AVN game as there are some other promising ones in development too, but you will not regret playing this game.

I love your game!!
I home you can make a movie or someting! Its awesome!
Also I love that its well writre and its so cool!!! I have to make 2 hundres words I dont know what more to said well my favoirte charecter its bella she amazing I love her!

The game is simply incredible- the story, the visuals, UI, character development - hell, even the minigames are good fun!
There simply is no other game like this, it's a pinnacle of AVN's and I hope a new standard for games of this type in the future, I have high hopes for the future of the story and cant wait to see what comes next

Usually, I would give a scoring system based on the experience I have while playing this game. However, this is a rare instance where I don't since BaDik is the golden standard of VN games, it started the trend/revolution of games set up in college/school settings (not gonna mention what the other games are). Anyway, renders, animations, writing, story, plot, pacing etc. are all great, what can I say more about the golden standard. You would think I would've given 5 stars if it were true, I left one star out due to room for improvement since it's already one of the best games on F95, but due to it being one of the best, higher expectation is well... expected. Character diversity is great, but the character itself feels a little bland, do give it more "flare" or "flamboyance" since I feel it hard to feel for the character sometimes (unlike dev's other projects). Long story short, just play the game and support the creator/dev if you think it's good. Sure it's a great game and the golden standard of college/school-themed settings VNs, but stop comparing it with other similar college/school-themed settings games since some of the devs might feel dismayed by the constant discouragement and comparison. Don't bring others down, lift them up yo

good story, good effects. but the game is very unstable, a lot of crashes often occur, and it may ruin your gallery in game. almost every 2 days, your renpy saves may be corrupted. this crashes leads to weird situations where previous unlocked gallery scene are not unlockabke anymore aftour hours of play. and you have to unlock them again.

i highly recommand to save often your renpy save folder in a safe place, and each time an horrible crash occurs, you have to replace your old save by your backup folder

Some games will are just beyond good. This is one of those games.
To sum up this game:

Animations are great
Story is vast and fantastic
Characters and dialogues are intriguing
Humor is well excecuted in this game

Everygame has some minor flaws, and if you look carefully you will notice some of them. I noticed some, but after playing through the game I've managed to forget what they were. The game in my is in my opinion just that good (as in not bothering to remember any flaws it might have)

5/5 highly recommended

EDIT: I'm bumping the game from 1 star to 2 star because of Madame Rose. Every other character is boring as hell though. I had to cheat and skip straight to Madame Rose content.

EDIT: There seems to be a character called Madame Rose. She's super hot. Hopefully we get to meet her soon, but this mundane, normal college crap is boring as hell. It would be great to add Madame Rose as a main character, even including her in the beginning of the game, and throughout the whole game, because the normal girls are boring personality wise.

EDIT: It irks me so much that I can't get into this game, meanwhile everyone is praising it. I tried to understand why in the thread, but my posts were perceived as wanting to start a fight, when in actuality I was venting my frustration in the hopes of simply receiving insight, from those who do enjoy the game.

EDIT: OMG, these mini games are pure crap. WTF, why you guys give good review to this game? I don't get it. You like doing these stupid mini games? Wtf man. COME ON.

EDIT: Bro, you walk through the hall, and have these pointless mundane conversations with people, and it just goes absolutely no where. This is terrible filler content.

This is the 4th time I've tried this game. So you start as this average guy, working an average job. At your job, there is a kid you hate, and he kind of orders you around, his dad owns the place. It's really plain and average.

There is a cute girl who works there. For some reason, she likes your character, instead of the other dude who works there who is from a successful and rich family. It would make more sense for the girl to like him instead of your MC.

So far it makes no sense. Women like guys who are in some kind of position of power, unless they have no sense of self worth, and trust me, you don't want a woman with no self worth.

So you get into a college. You go to college and normal college stuff just kind of happens. Pretty boring so far.

The women are very normal. Their models were considered attractive back in 2016, but they're outdated now. EDIT: The newer seasons seem to use more updated graphics, that's cool, but the story is still meh, it's so mundane.

So yea, the character interactions are very normal. Imagine if you walked into walmart and talked to some average person about the average weather. That's this game.

After 30 minutes of gameplay, the story goes absolutely no where. It's just a bunch of mundane, normal activity the average joe would do. I don't see how this is entertaining.

This is probably one of the worst games I've ever played on this website.

What confuses me the most, is that so many of you actually like this game. That is a scary thought. It's crazy that you guys actually like this. I'm baffled. I'm sooo baffled.

I'm going to keep trying to push on, but it's very hard to stay awake. This writing makes me fall asleep.

MC walks into a store, buys something, talks to clerk. MC sees a girl he likes at the store:

MC: "oh hey."
Girl: "Oh hi."
MC: "weather and stuff, yea yea normal stuff convo..."
Girl: "yea yea, normal stuff convo."
MC: "Oh okay bye."

WTF was that? Is that seriously what you guys like? You just like a normal conversation at a store? Bro, that is some serious low IQ stuff right there.

This game is like the cat video of porn. Cat videos are insanely popular on Youtube. This game is like that, the cat porn of youtube. Shallow, empty, lifeless, mundane, filled with casual conversations that lead absolutely no where.

I'll keep pushing on, but this boredom is killing me. IT"S KILLING ME.

One of the best games out there. Starting was a bit rough, but as you click on ahead, it keeps getting better and better. Every season, the graphics keep improving ; the gameplay is surprisingly not boring at all for a point and click game; the the best aspect of the game- the story. With twists and turns every season, the story keeps the player immersed; the characters are well written and feel very much alive. The graphical renders are simply stunning pieces of art; with the gorgeous detailing the characters feel real. The mini-games are enjoyable without being boring. 4.5/5 (excellent)

The graphics and sound are both great. The story is really good though relies on cliffhangers too much and routes act a bit weird in terms of story beats. Still though one of if not the best games on here.

One of my Fave Five. I gave up on this one twice previously as it really struck a chord with experiences I've had in my own private life. Glad I kept coming back, the playthrough has actually, surprisingly, eerily, mirrored what transpired in my past. Fingers crossed the Josy/Maya thruple ends as successfully and happily as my own did...

The fact that this game got rated so high is a clear proof that people on here have absolutely zero taste. The writing is worthy of a 12 year old and I can't believe how many people actually support this. It does not even have voice actors and only uses free assets! This feels more like people are trying to satisfy some kind of college fantasy.

All characters are just bland and don't have anything going for them. I can predict what is going to happen from miles away. Nothing exciting is happening and this feels more like some kind silly drama.

The reviewing rules specifically state to not mention other games in your review.

Fortunately, I don't have to since this is the best game on the site. That's all there is to it. It's better than all the other games. Play it now if you haven't.

Renders are good, animations are good, dialogue is good, pacing is good, story is good, length is good, minigames are good, in fact, I'd have to struggle to think of downsides, but they'd just be minor nitpicks overalls.

Character diversity is great, there's almost something for everyone here no matter what your preferences are.

Only real downsides are some clunky dialogue/story segments
Just get it and play it if you haven't.

This VN has basically ruined every other VN for me. It's almost frustrating how horrible everything else is now because they have to be compared to this game.
Everything else either sucks in comparison or is still too early in development to tell.
Could go into detail but everything has already been said countless times. Why are you even reading a review at this point? Just play it. Support the creator later too if you want.

Edit: Post Ep 9
- I think more than a few people share the same sentiment as me when I say the long wait was not worth it and it all but killed my enthusiasm for the game. Maybe even for all college-themed VNs in general.
- Most of the LIs just seem like they're reverting to become Maya. Maybe in an effort to make her seem more likeable. I don't know. I just think it's lazy writing and after 8 episodes, DPC has started to wane in writing characters that aren't just basically the same person.
- The "side" characters seem more interesting and fun by comparison now and there weren't that many different things for each path in ep 9 so it kind of seems like there's not much point in having had to choose a main LI in ep 8.
- it pokes fun at how stupid pseudo politics are but with each episode, it's starting to creep in more and more

This is still probably one of the best VNs and it brought a new standard for VNs but at the same time I feel like this has jumped the shark and the increasingly longer dev times don't help in maintaining interest. Especially since newer games have come out that have completely blown this one out of the water.

I did something over the last couple of days that I never thought I would do. Something I may have scoffed at when i first started playing games with adult content.

I actually sat down and played through this game, and took my time digesting its story.

I never thought those words would come out of my mouth, but here we are. Im not sure what suddenly possessed me to do so. Maybe it was because I had never actually given a shit about any adult visual novel and just wanted to get my rocks off, or maybe I actually wanted to see if there was actually a compelling narrative here. Whatever the reason, I sat down and played it.

Before I give any thoughts I want to get the fact that the game is still in active development out of the way. Of course my thoughts could change at any point (especially on some of the characters), but I wanted to talk about my thoughts and feelings after ACTUALLY playing an "adult" game all the way through without being horny about it.

I am honestly shocked at how good the writing can be at times. There are characters here that at first read as stereotypes (Sage, Derek, Cathy, Josy, Maya, Chad, some other minor/side characters), but have a deeper complexity underneath. They subvert your expectations in smart, clever ways. Not to outsmart you, but to build these characters up into something more. I also really enjoyed how the narrative keeps you guessing what will happen; especially in season 2.

Another complement I can give this game is its music. Sure a lot of it is unlicensed, or if it is its by pretty unknown artists, but its used effectively. Season 1 has a few moments of brilliance in this regard, but it really starts to show in season 2. A lot of the songs I find myself enjoying outside of the game.

Lastly, the minigames and free roam events are well done. They arnt groundbreaking by any means, but do help spice things up. Adding an option to disable the mini games is great touch.

Its not all great though. While the writing can be great, there are a few blunders. Jill, Isabella, and Jade feel the most derivative in terms of writing. It feels like the seeds of deeper characters are there, and maybe they will start develop into more complex characters in later episodes, but for now there is nothing nuanced about their characters.

The whole drug subplot is totally ridiculous, yet it is completely uninteresting. Anytime it pops up I IMMEDIATELY skip it. It adds nothing to the plot currently, and has characters that I genuinely dislike.

Overall, I am kind of shocked that I like this game as a game. There are some noticeable problems with its somewhat inconsistent writing and characters, but I overall think that DPK is on to something here. Most games in this style have throw away stories thats only purpose is to peddle out erotic animations. Can you treat this game that way? Of course, but this is also a game that is doing a good job of keeping players engaged in its narrative. DPK stands out as a developer who wants to do something more than just a soulless game with erotic animations.

This turned out to be a whole lot longer than I thought it would be, but I figured that it could be fun to share my thoughts.

Shit, this is actually written well!
Many main characters are deeper and more complex than they seem, the themes are treated pretty extensively overall, the comedy is good, and the cliffhangers are MY GOD DR PINKCAKE I HATE YOU!

Now whenever i see a bad movie or book, i can unironically say that there are porn games with better writing.

This WEG is surprisingly fun. There's a variety of different paths you can go and the dialogue options seem to match the paths which is nice. The worst part of this game, though would have to be the 3D models, retardless it's still fun.

Really beautiful game. Great stories and great animations! A good job has been done by the developers and I really hope they continue with the same quality in the next chapter!
Recommended for all lovers of the genre

It looks amazing, but it is the story - well-paced, engaging, and with an underlying thematic exploration of the meaning of family - and the characterisation - as good as anything I've seen, with a big cast of different individuals - which really make this stand out.

One of the few games where I genuinely can't wait to see where the story goes next.

Came for tits, stayed for the story. I first played this while it was only 2 chapters, which is what, 2-3 years age? What a ride.
I don't even consider this a porn game anymore. Sex is there, and there is lots of it. But just want to see where the story is going.

Really involved in the good story, at the end the porn is just an addition. The artwork is great, with many little details, and most of the mini-games at least aren't annoying. So I really like this game a lot and looking forward for Season 3!