Ren'Py - Being Super [Ch.1 v0.24d] [Sandman Games and Art]

first of all, the main reason i like this game, is because it has a black protagonist, which is pretty rare around here. i can self insert myself as him. this is very important to me. i have not finished the game so maybe 5* is too generous but i like what i am seeing so far.

Cons
bugs for example sometimes white man will appear instead of the black MC.
quest lines can be overly convoluted.
too short
rendering 2 skin colours is problematic

pros
interesting level up system, for a renpy game i have not seen many if any like it. atleast the dev is trying to be different ffs. anythings better than the other cookie cutter garbage that all play the EXACT SAME WAY!!! atleast i have some motherfucking agency of how i want to play, if want to fight or even use superpowers in the first place.

unsure
the game doesn't try to take itself too seriously, that is evident in the speech checks. But there are some heartfelt moments like the graveyard scene with nikki. personally i dont mind it but others expecting something serious will be disappointment.

i will come back to re-review once i finish the current version. i was expecting a simple linear vn and was pleasantly surprised.

+ Fun Concept
+ Fun Characters
+ B Movie Charm

= Decent Renders
= Rushed Plot / Setting / Character Development / Harem, part of the B Movie Charm
= Everyone owns an idiot ball, once again, part of the B movie charm

- For a porn game there isn't much of it
- The game has been drastically altered compared to v0.19d
- There seems to be less content in this version than v0.19d

Ch.1 v0.24d

Terrible game with renders from average to good but awful gameplay. Progress is way too slow for a porn game (it's way too grindy) and it's too boring to keep me hooked to see more. Writing is atrocious, characters are retarded and dialogue options are really bad. Goes to my ignore list.

1. I am comparing this game to other games on THIS SITE only
2.I cant afford to support i am poor so leave this review for motivation.

This superhero game is a maze of branching paths—almost to a fault. The plethora of choices can be overwhelming, making it a challenge to keep track of every narrative twist and turn.

One aspect that immediately captures attention is the cast of characters. they are super sexy and each have their own motives and personalities.

the animations are great and renders are good too.

What sets this game apart is its innovative approach to unlocking superpowers. Instead of a straightforward progression system, the game intertwines the acquisition of super abilities with the narrative itself. Points earned through the storyline contribute to unlocking these powers, making every decision feel consequential.

my faveroute part is if you dont like any of the dialogue options you can simply say nothing.

CONS
- it's worth noting that the abundance of branching paths can, at times, feel like an overload. Keeping track of every decision and its potential consequences requires a keen eye and a sharp memory.
- UPDATES TAKE TOO LONG
some dialogue options are weird and funny when i dont think they are supposed to be. but only sometimes.

So many 5 star ratings got me thinking that the worst this game could be is mediocre and generic but goddamn it is so much worse. The writing is excruciatingly bad, the joke, intellect and flirt dialogues are so bad and out of place even neurodivergent people wouldn't talk like that. It also seems like verbal sexual assault is the author's idea of "flirting". Most flirting dialogues are along the lines of "I bet you wanna see my big dick", I'm not even joking.

The writer's moral compass also seems to be broken, there are "hero" and "villian " actions in the game and the dev likely decides what's what by the method of heads and tails. For example verbally berating a robot of the Caesar's corp, which are clearly painted as the bad guys is classified under "villian action" but then helping the owner of that robot from a mob attack is also considered under "villain action". Also apparently beating up douchebags who physically sexually harassed your sister is also considered a "villian action".

Honestly wouldn't recommend this game to anyone but don't take my word for it.

I was pretty disappointed by this game to be honest. Especially since people really talked it up. It's not bad, it's just surprising mediocre once you get past the nice facade.

- Renders are pretty great, not a lot of variation though, mostly big-titted pseudo-bimbo/hot slut looks. Everyone looks like a porn parody but I guess it does sort of fit the game.

- Sex scenes are too simple. It's basically just "yes/no to sex" and then you get a few repeats of the same animation, most of which are well made but somehow a bit lifeless and boring. All sexual scenarios are also of the porn parody humor variation as far as I've seen and seem to have little-to-no-interaction.
- Sex scene progress is also pretty slow-paced until suddenly you start getting unavoidable sex scenes which I personally hate, YMMV.

- Writing is good, not great, but at some point I honestly started blanking out because, as so many amateur games do, it keeps going on and on about very obvious generic plot points and tropes. The game is not original enough to be as verbose as it is, and it's not even that funny (again, YMMV).

- Some of the reviews praise this game for multiple paths, the only multiple paths I've seen so far is whether you want to gain affection with someone or not in dialogue. I suppose it might branch out later, I got too bored to continue after having played for 4 hours and honestly, skipping most of the dialogue for the last 2 hours other than a few key moments to orient myself. I do not feel I missed out on anything important in those two hours of holding down Ctrl.

- Game does a terrible job of providing feedback on dialogue options and, as far as I can tell, the only difference in whether you act like a nice person or a borderline molester is how the Affection score is modified. I think I see what the dev is trying to do, making all dialogue options valid without having to build separate game paths for everything, but I don't really think it works. Mostly it just makes the NPCs seem a bit mentally handicapped as they just quietly zone out while you act wildly inappropriate and then just continue as if nothing happened.

- I love the idea of the stat/trait system but it needs refining. Just increase your Speech Check XP every time you have the XP for it and you pretty much break the game. I think I'd had around 5 opportunities to actually use a superpower by the time I had accumulated enough XP to buy all of them, there's not really any meaningful choice here because unless you're game mechanic illiterate you can just choose everything with no downside

It's not a bad game but it sort of puts itself in a odd position where actual sex content is pretty limited and when you get it, it's honestly not that great.
At the same time, the story is super tropey (pun intended) so there's not really any surprises if you're the least bit genre savvy in porn games or superhero fiction, the super traits as it is could just as well be automatic, and at the same time the writing drags on and isn't really that funny, leaving the game in a strange place where it's neither good for a fap, for fun mechanics or for a good story but just kind of middling in all of those areas.

very underrated game, and I cant wait to play again. updates take the piss and I wish there was a walkthrough.

a thing that strikes me around this game is that the mc have to make a name themselves instead of being the "bestest person within the room" from the start
In numerous scenes, you're sitting and observing , waiting for your chance to make the right choice, givin some tension even at the anwsers that you give.

the game itself is thrilling and imaginative and allows the player to unlock a diverse array of superpowers as they progress through the game. From superstrength to telekinesis, this keeps the experience engaging and exciting

The game's narrative is both compelling and immersive, drawing players into a world filled with mystery and peril and there is an achievement where you die which I haven’t got yet.

I love most of the Superhero games that are out there (of course there are some that are awful) but this is absolutely one of my favorites of all-time! It tells the story of a guy while he learns about himself and his powers. Every scene is as exciting as the one before it. Superhero genre exploded this the best! If you are a fan of superhero games then I can not recommend this game enough!

Your personality is influenced by the dialogue options, which attracts particular types of girls (some choose kind people, some wicked boys). There are numerous mini-games in this game. Though some are successful and others fail, they all significantly improve the gameplay. If that's not your thing, you can choose to ignore them totally.

The characters and narrative are excellent, and the music and graphics are superb. You see what I mean. Nearly every aspect of the game is excellent.

When you realise that all of this was accomplished by a single individual working alone, it becomes even more astounding.

Game is not short, I figured out that there are a crap ton of branching paths

Very high quality as games on here go, pretty interesting story and premise that goes beyond the bare bones plots you see in a lot of VNs. Im actually looking forward to seeing how the story progresses, which is not the case for a lot of other games I've tried on this site.

This game has a lot of potential. As of 0.18.3b there's still room for more content. The story is engaging, the models look good ( might be a matter of taste but Nikki for example looks very nice, whereas some of the sidegirlslook just ok) and you have a lot of freedom in how to handle a situation - creating quite an interesting gameplay.

inittially didnt like this game but most of my problems were coming form the mod instead of the actual game! God game. I want to see nina and miranda more as they were removed from the recent release but dev said they will be back. god know when.

A whole bunch of superpowers, most games have 2 options whereas this game literally has like 5!!!
Renders are hot! animations are good too. kinda short but thee are lots of branching pathss!

Being Super [ v0.18.1b ]

Good game with nice story. Good renders. At the initial parts of the game some backgrounds are blurry, sometimes girls got weird facial expressions, and during transitions there is a blurry screen. But later in the game you can see render quality is increasing and these problems being solved. Good part of the game is story plot. Very much liked it. In other games there is mostly two choices but here there will be 4 choices. Some are for hero path and some for villain path. There is level for flirty, intelligence,humor etc. So you need to increase these levels for gaing more relationship points with girls. You can't increase all at the same time. So you won't get full RP points with girls. And higher your flirty levels Mc flirting became more cringe though. But I don't mind it. Well it's funny. And there is also powers you can unlock using your exp. So I recommend you to use mod for getting full game experience. Gameplay is comparatively short.

Overall I loved the game. Keep up the good work dev looking forward to next updates.

Intruiging story revolving around superpowers / superheroes with good and bad guys. High quality renders with attractive women. Lots of choices and powers to use. Not a ton of content yet, but it is really promising. Definitely one to keep an eye out for!

It has the potential to be one of the best games in this site. Everything about it is good like story, characters, etc. There is only one thing i do not like about this game is the differentiation between hero and villain path in the game. Everytime i say something nice or do something nice for the other characters, i have to worry about my hero score going up if i want to go to villain route. Instead of this, give the choice to player if they want to be hero or villain ingame( like what is the endgame of our character). So that no one has to worry about the points. This problem is the sole reason why i gave this 4 star instead of 5.

review based on 0.18.1 version
PRO:
- good cg
- not bad code
- all important choices saved in variables(its mean save compatibility)
- some story present
- very good game mechanic
- mc can be not only pathetic hero- mc can be also comical/harsh villain and its not decoration- sometimes u ll got different interaction, depending on ur previous actions
CONS:
- some bugs like missing pics and nikki_Attraction instead Nikki_Attraction
- looks like dev have some problems cuz code some releases ago have labels like Awkward_Quest_10(name of quest and their scene number), but now new labels looks like sdfsdfsdfsdfsds_nikki... i worry about the author...
- scripts need serious rework. i mean- reactions, interactions, actions etc better store bunch of variables like Nikki_VillainActionsWitnessed or Nikki_Action_Witness_03 etc in objects like Nikki.Villian and Nikki.VillianW[3]. thats mean not only good code structure, dev can get rid of some **** like character panel code part...

in current stage game not so big, but good work piece for future development rly good game

The positives include:
-The game does look very beautiful
-The females are extremely attractive
- Adult content is good compared to the amount of stuff
-Plot is quite good so far
-I adore superheroes and X-men
-massive MASSIVE branches of paths

The less favourable:
-Animations are of high quality, but there are relatively few of them;
-Occasionally, too subtle

But good luck to the developer.

I don't usually give reviews , but I think this game has a lot of potential , congratulations to the dev and may he keep up the good work and delivering quality content in his time .
beautiful models , renderings and animations , and personally I like the sandbox of this game .

Man the flirting/romance in this game is so atrociously bad that it is actually funny. (i dont mean this in a sarcastic way) I dont feel like the dev is even trying with the romance witch is honestly better than trying and failling. Now we at least can have a laugh.

While that was fun and all, the game is only worth three stars to me. The storyline does not really interest me that much, there are some characters in the game that we interact with that just do not matter and could have been left out of this game entirely. The character that do matter come of as superfucial due to a lack of thoughts wich creates a lack of depth.

Graphics are average maybe even a little above average, the music is not always fitting but hey you cant have everything. It was definitely nice to have a 'fast travel' button for players who dont really like sandbox (me). A mediocre game, therefore 3 stars.

Had potential as the girls look great but the gui is very very cumbersome. It feels extremely counter intuitive. Also grindy and bug filled. It stops being fun after some time playing and I don't think I will continue. Maybe when i run out of options I might come back. Waste of time.

Well, the game is very well made. Lots of love went into making it. I had more fun playing this game, than Fallout 76. 5/5 for originality, models, story, and choices.
One of the more interesting games on here. there are multiple ways to play. i wonder if mybe the devs changed this to a VN, devlelopment would get easier and updates more frequent.