VN - Ren'Py - Beyond Constraints [Update 3 Fix] [Mist Studios]

I realy dont understand why Devs think they need to at 10000 Sidecharacters into a Game like this. It feels like they trying to desperately please everyone.
"If you try to please everyone you'll end up please no one".
It woud be a much better Game with 3 or 4 Characters and an interesting Story.
The most boring of them all the Girlfriend. I mean who plays a Game like this to see boring Girlfriendsex?
For me it is a banging average Game at best.

I adore this game for how it does the cuckquean fetish, which is ludicrously rare as it is. Having someone this confident in the cuck role made me appreciate a kink that normally just feels mean spirited. The game outside of that is quite awesome too, outside of its frustratingly short length, a little of bit of, "as you know Bob," esque dialogue at the beginning, and the occasional close up that seemed... umm, odd. But I still highly recommend this if you're even somewhat interested in exploring this flavor.

This is an absolutely awesome adult game, the narrative has a bit of a mystery to it, Rose is an absolute Goddess that is the best character of this entire game, her shenanigans are hilarious, the fact the MC is basically quasi suffering from his wife's kink, albeit in this scenario unlike most other similar scenarios, the suffering isn't at her sleeping around, but at him being pushed constantly to sleep around no matter if he likes it or not, in some twisted irony compared to most such stories involving cuck characters.

I would like to give this game 3.5 stars, but since I can't, it will have to be 3. The game is very good—there are attractive girls, some more so than others, and a harem that seems endless—but it's missing a villain or something to make the main character suffer. This is for Update 3.



The Good:

• There are many girls, and some are quite attractive.
• I like that it's a "reverse infidelity" story (you know, the guy is always the one who gets NTR'd), but in this game, the main character's wife is a "cuck."
• I haven't felt a lot of filler; in fact, I think there's none, as they need to introduce each girl.

The Bad:

• The sound could be improved.
• The main character isn't shown to "suffer." I mean, as you advance in the story, it seems very easy for the main character to hook up with the other girls. There's no fear of being exposed by his wife, another girl, or any other character. (There is the thing with the father, but we'll have to see how that evolves).

In summary, the game is good, and I would like to see more of it since there isn't a lot of +18 content yet. So, i will wait for the new update.

It feels strange to have a model as good looking as Ivy but the game completely lacks any sexual tension. It has good shots and close ups but its all stitched together so abruptly that you don't feel any of it.

this game is fun and sexy., and leans into the rare but awesome cuckquean fetish (no, that doesn't mean the MC is getting cucked, it means his wife encourages and helps the MC get all the chicks).

Rose is awesome and hilarious, and the scene in the supermarket was *chef's kiss* perfect. I didn't like her looks at first, but she has really grown on me. The LIs are hot. and the sex is good (but the scenes could be longer, with more filthy banter).

I hope the developer doesn't add too many more LIs - there are already a lot of them and when there are too many the games becomes all width and no depth. Better to make multiple deep scenes with a handful of LIs than one scene with 25 LIs. At least that's how I see it.

It is visually decent but Quinn in particular is beautifully designed and feels like a standout hopefully the dev gives her the depth she deserves Unfortunately the rest of the cast falls into typical harem tropes which may appeal to some but feels tired


The story and dialogue are overly verbose and often add little beyond filler or frustration What started with promise quickly becomes a kinetic novel with minimal player choice forced scenes and weak pacing It is a shame to see Quinn being wasted in this way!

Average game, but i really wish they can clear out the noise, give so not so great characters limited storyline and even hopefully kick some characters out!

This is a game that early on I could tell would be divisive.

Visually I love it. Nice renders and a good variety of women all of which I found attractive in one way or another.

I especially like that each woman is very distinct, with body types ranging from petite and small breasted to tall and extra curvy. Good variety of faces too, don't recall seeing any that are among the more overused Daz assets that pop up in lots of other games. Their personalities also vary quite a bit from shy and timid to bold and outgoing, which I always appreciate.

Story wise while I personally love it so far, this is where I can see it being divisive.


I can fully see why aspects of that would be offputting or even a straight up turn off to some. Personally though I really enjoyed it and love that the game leans so hard into the wifes fetish.

Update 3

The 'game' started off well enough - I was at least interested enough to see where the story was going.
I was just annoyed by the end of the latest update.

There is a novel and fun feeling with the wife in the beginning - I now hate her. Every decision in the game is already made by her and your 'friend' and it just feels as if the character is being manipulated into everything. She won't fuck you until you fuck some random girl - then comes your reward and it skips to the next day.

There is some serious gaslighting going on as well. Half of these women don't even look good and the MC is, of course, inner-monologue "they are so hot". We get the option in earlier sections of the game to avoid sex scenes or "routes" - this latest update threw that out the window and it is all kinetic novel with no choice (Dev stated they didn't feel it was needed). I know I wouldn't fuck either if I had option in game - not because one was a 'sex worker' but that they were ugly and the other (the ex) just gives me ick vibes.

Sometimes you wonder if the main protagonist is the MC or his wife, a cuckquean who just wants her husband to fuck as many women as possible and take photos and videos for her own enjoyment. She even blue-balls him to force him to fuck his female employees.

The story is bland and is mainly focused on what the wife wants. There is a bit of drama with his father but it’s too soon to tell where this is going.

Renders are good, animations are average at first but get better with time. The women are all different and not the typical ones from the Daz catalog, so that’s a big plus.

The main problem is that almost everything is forced, like the ex giving a HJ under MC’s desk while he is dealing with a future big client, and then after the client left he is not even pissed off, he’s more like « not very cool but I enjoyed it ». Then they fuck in the office because she wants MC to forget about his wife, no choice again. Same problem with his sister Hannah, she is a pain in the ass and the MC just acts like a total wimp saying « sorry, sorry, please give me another chance », where it clearly wasn’t his fault to begin with, no choice to tell her off. Then at the Strip-Club: forced BJ from a prostitute. Erkkkk, no thanks.

Another big problem is the writing, it says one thing and then a few scenes later it says the opposite, there is no consistency in the story, the drama with the father makes no sense at all for example. I’m not even talking about the coded variables, sometimes the game checks the wrong variable (while with Letty it checks Selene’s variable), or forget to check them at all (I did nothing with Ash but she says the opposite because the dev forgot to check if I was on her route).

The game is exactly 1 year old, this is only the third update but I have to say that it has quite a lot of content, so no complaint here. I give it 2,5/5 because it has potential but lacks rigor and choices.

V. update 3 (as game is a year old on this site, it is either an update every 6 months if update 1 was first release or 4 months. not promising judging time but has a decent amount of content to compensate)

i have to point out right from the start, incest tag but no incest content? this site used to lie less.

art is the high point, which for a 5 person developer team is pretty crap to be honest (check my writing comments) but visually this will do enough. animations and adult scenes are a little poor, as an angle to stare at the top of someone's head is not exactly erotic, even a fly-on-the-wall angle from far away is more intimate and shows more action, but it has one out of three i like, even so the art for the plot and main story is more than good enough and is the real lifting power. it is at least consistent in it's standards, unlike....

Writing. holy fucking sheep. bland is one word (run-of-the-mill, dull, mediocre are also apt) but how the fuck can you release an update without checking it first?
clearly you join a group, spend hours of your time building a game, rendering, coding, writing and then every single one of you fail, yes fail to even check what it is you are releasing. standards again.
dialogue half on and half off screen, misspelling, missing letters....this stuff is rudimentary, more so if you are trying to get the public to fund you.
it shows utter contempt. i even hit an unforced exception mid dialogue that was not during a choice, but as i had elected to download the compressed version, benefit of the doubt. ask someone capable to proof read it first.
it leaves a sloppy impression.

as i stated, the plot is bland in delivery and so far the whole thing has relied very heavily on a wife allowing her husband a hall pass. great to grab fappers but for a visual novel it ignore the N and punts for sex as the entire hook.

if the world, or even this site, lacked variety then fair enough. but...

it sits itself very heavily into that average bracket for me. there is some semblance that the plot will start doing something beyond the mundane but it should have been doing that from the start. a book becoming interesting half way through is unlikely to have many readers reach it.

Version: Update 3

preview pictures fooled me but recent reviews overall have valid dissatisfaction. i gave 2 stars because it did show the ability to get better if by a little - so it's really a 1.5 star. but not being sandbox gives this 2 stars in null way lol

Visuals
visually shows improvement from older version. making scenes a bit more cinematic
i really like some of the models used. like Quinn, Camila, Letty
animations are horrible.

Sound
the sound design was a failure but seems to be improving

Content of writing
too wordy for me. since i can't take it seriously by how generic the game is set up, i'm not invested to read the drama
sex scenes are a failure for all the above reasons


the game is standing on just some pretty pictures of a few hot women. sex is handled poorly both in animation and eroticism.

This is exactly why people are weary of a bunch of 5 star reviews on a first release. We are on update 3 and not much has changed. It skips most of the sex scenes or dude just gets a blowjob. The models are good, the wife is great, the actual sex scenes when they happen are short or half assed. All of the scenes being half assed would be better than what we get which are scene cuts most of the time. Like, his wife is fucking hot, show him banging her instead of cutting to the next day.

Also drop the good guy act with the sister. Its dragging and since you have no choices really, just get there.

I don't get it. Every sex scene is skipped, or super short, and then "The next day". What?? We're onto the next day already?? Nothing happened today! The wife was about to reward me with sexy times, but no, "The next day". It's like all sexy times are intentionally skipped, to make room for all the ..... what? There's nothing else. Every conversation is 4 sentences, every day is 3 mins of gameplay. I don't get it. The graphics are good and the models are hot, but we don't get to see them in action! Where is the action??

The game has promise, but the hot scenes are over as soon as they start. Very basic animation, very few frames, very boring dialogue and it's over to the next interaction.
I like most of the girls, the plot is interesting and if the developer will have actual sex scenes instead of 3-4 images, then I might change this review to 3 stars.

I thoroughly enjoyed this game! The storyline got me hooked, especially because the characters were so interesting. All the girls stood out; they were so beautiful.

The visuals in the game are impressive. The character designs are detailed and the skin textures are realistic. Although the animations are limited, it doesn't make the overall experience any worse.

Renderings: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Storyline: 10/10

Overall, Beyond Constraints is an incredible game! The characters are captivating, the story is deeply engaging, and the gameplay is seamless. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an unforgettable experience.

Rating: 10/10

Four stars for promise more than execution. The cuckquean is an underused trope in these fantasy harems, so welcome to the party, Rose. All the other tropes arrive before long, too predictable to spoil by listing them: this is as cookie-cutter as it gets, but the script is clean and the girls are pretty. It doesn't feel as though it will last beyond about 0.10 but I'll happily eat my words if it does.

Game is mehh at best. Everything is on rails and moves fast. Bad pacing. Almost none existent story. Only good thing I can say, is that it has good quality renders and character models. Everything else is below average.

Mixed feelings about this game.
The plot is pretty straight forward.
The Cuckquean trope as the main theme is nice and starts well.
Unfortunately the dev forces several "LIs" outside of the family onto the player.
I disliked the ugly secretary the most, other complained about the sister of the best friend.
Takes away player agency and is especially nasty when the secretary is the ex.
The graphics are quite nice.
The MC is good looking and seems overall an ok guy.
The main girl, his wife Rose, starts out nice as well. Over time she starts to push the MC into sex scenes he didn't really want, including the secretary. Dumb mistake in my opinion, and a very bad sign for her character build up.
The family is the typical trope of characters, with one bitch, one nerdy and one motherly.
Overall fitting, and beautiful.
Forced lesbian scenes are also still in the air, as they were already planned.
It is a decent start, but I still hope the dev comes to their senses and makes the questionable "LIs" avoidable, completely.

Review for Update 1
Well I dont get how this game got so many 5 star reviews, as I believe the game to be a poor game. Well lets get into it.

First of all, the storyline is a mix of cliché and weirdness. You have the typical landlady and roommates, which of course is just not original anymore. Plus the storyline where u need to f you best friends sisters, bcs she is too h*rny. Bruh, and this plan is from your best friend. Yeah... let that sink in.

Well the dialogue / romance is also typical. All woman are nice to the MC and are immediately into him, even though there seems to be nothing interesting about him. There are no LI's in this game with some edge or complex/interesting personalities. Just mindless girls who's goal in life seems to be to please the MC and just that alone.

The graphics are decent, but nothing out of the ordinary. I definitely played worse games and this is a first version, therefore one star is too harsh. Therefore two stars is all I can give. If you like storylines and depthful romances/dialogue, I would avoid this game.