Between Worlds is a fantasy VN set in a medieval world following the exploits of the village chad and his adopted sister.
It does a lot of things fairly well. I like the setting a great deal with the corsets, peasant blouses, and medieval environments. The overall art and aesthete is quite good.
I'm a big fan of sharing as opposed to hard NTR and this game hits that fairly on the nose. The girls are yours first and only entertain other lovers if you okay it. I wish the girls were a little more invested about their own romantic decision making rather than to bow before an idle suggestion from the MC, but you can't have everything. There's also a no-NTR path for the haters which is mostly the same with a few scenes turning down the peanut gallery instead of playing for the crowd.
The story is... not so great. A lot of the MC's background and exploits feel very important to developing him as a character and his relationships to others. Unfortunately, we only ever get to hear about it in snapshots or infodumps. This is the reason that so many stories truck-kun or use a drifter for their MC to smooth things along. It allows you to have a competent and pre-developed character without hanging a bunch of local baggage that the reader doesn't understand.
It's particularly unfortunate, because the dev is actually good at developing characters and writing interaction. There are a lot of scenes between the MC and others that show the type of person he is and how he interacts with others. It would all be so much better if it wasn't built on a foundation of "remember our relationship?" and started fresh.
The story also has a strong feeling of just shit happening between sex scenes. Between the pretty good character interaction, the main plot seems to consist of otherworldly invaders/connection causing problems between the realms, but it's so obviously on the backburner that it's mostly just a distraction. I think the story would have benefited from a more directly horny storyline focusing on the town and maybe corrupting it or otherwise defending it directly. It's implied that the main character is going to be pulled away into a bullshit fantasy mcguffin quest in the future. Given that there's already three and a bit love interests and a handful of male frenemies, adding a host of other people and taking the MC away from the rest of the cast for a so far unhorny main plot could stretch the story to a breaking point.
As the game stands currently, it's worth a look. I'm worried about where the game will head in the future for the reasons immediately above, but where it is right now is solidly decent. I'd recommend it if you're into sharing, peasant blouses, and naive girls getting to know themselves. Payoffs are a bit sparse at the moment though.
It does a lot of things fairly well. I like the setting a great deal with the corsets, peasant blouses, and medieval environments. The overall art and aesthete is quite good.
I'm a big fan of sharing as opposed to hard NTR and this game hits that fairly on the nose. The girls are yours first and only entertain other lovers if you okay it. I wish the girls were a little more invested about their own romantic decision making rather than to bow before an idle suggestion from the MC, but you can't have everything. There's also a no-NTR path for the haters which is mostly the same with a few scenes turning down the peanut gallery instead of playing for the crowd.
The story is... not so great. A lot of the MC's background and exploits feel very important to developing him as a character and his relationships to others. Unfortunately, we only ever get to hear about it in snapshots or infodumps. This is the reason that so many stories truck-kun or use a drifter for their MC to smooth things along. It allows you to have a competent and pre-developed character without hanging a bunch of local baggage that the reader doesn't understand.
It's particularly unfortunate, because the dev is actually good at developing characters and writing interaction. There are a lot of scenes between the MC and others that show the type of person he is and how he interacts with others. It would all be so much better if it wasn't built on a foundation of "remember our relationship?" and started fresh.
The story also has a strong feeling of just shit happening between sex scenes. Between the pretty good character interaction, the main plot seems to consist of otherworldly invaders/connection causing problems between the realms, but it's so obviously on the backburner that it's mostly just a distraction. I think the story would have benefited from a more directly horny storyline focusing on the town and maybe corrupting it or otherwise defending it directly. It's implied that the main character is going to be pulled away into a bullshit fantasy mcguffin quest in the future. Given that there's already three and a bit love interests and a handful of male frenemies, adding a host of other people and taking the MC away from the rest of the cast for a so far unhorny main plot could stretch the story to a breaking point.
As the game stands currently, it's worth a look. I'm worried about where the game will head in the future for the reasons immediately above, but where it is right now is solidly decent. I'd recommend it if you're into sharing, peasant blouses, and naive girls getting to know themselves. Payoffs are a bit sparse at the moment though.