Ren'Py - Big Brother: Another Story Rebuild [v0.04.02] [Aleksey90]

5 Stars for the render quality and the decent UI, everything is consistent and pleasant to look at. But i didn't expect less from Aleksey in that regard.

Review for v0.02.00 (rebuilt):
This is going in a good direction now. Sure it's the beginning and so it mostly tease or dream sequences but nonetheless the content feels much more condensed and much less repetitive, especially since scenes do vary slightly (at least image wise).

If Aleksey continues in that direction we'll finally see a enjoyable version of BB that's worthy of being among the top rated games.

The following applies to the pre-rebuilt version:
Unfortunately -2 Stars since "Another Story" repeats the same dreadful mistakes that the original did, repetitive gameplay and an unbearable amount of grind.
Although to be fair here it doesn't seem to have the punishing rng factor of the original and a somewhat useful ingame walkthrough.
But it's still enough that cheating becomes essential to get through it without wasting hours upon hours skipping through the same dialog you've seen for the millionth time.

@Aleksey:
If i could change one thing about "Another Story" then i would cut out all of that stat grinding and focus solely on moving the story forward. Break free from the shackles of the original BB and make it YOUR game instead of following the original and all its mistakes. Apart from the character models it was never a good game anyway.

Good retelling and renders. Keeps original look and characters, with some known things from Big Brother the original game. It also has just enough changes to give it a true updated feel. The renders are of a better quality and keep the with the original and up dated look. The story is Big Brother in that what you are trying to accomplish is the same and how you are going about it as well but there are several differences an improvements.

The approach of this game was fine 5 years ago, but not now. Too much grind for my taste. The renders are the best thing about the game but it can't compete with the games that have come out in recent times.

One the best game I've ever played. The gameplay is complex, you have to think a little if you want to continue in the game.
Chara design is awsome,
I need to know if MC can play with all the girls or just peeping. And Need to punch Eric

like the story and the concept, specially the incest part and trying to make all character your own makes it very interesting and satisfying. the modles are beautiful, just hoping to get more and a bigger spectrum of story line including different scenario.

I want to rate higher I really do... All the positives and phenomenal looking ladies are sadly alas not worth the stupid amount of time this demands from you. I like the looks enough that I would consider buying the game. However with the stupid rng shit only adding to the time waste this demands... I would not at this time. Also it for all intents is unplayable without the mod

Not to my liking whatsoever, the pacing is slower than the slowest soap opera, the information and hints are mostly useless and inaccurate. It's mostly an insane grind for close to no reward. It's baffling to me how popular this is. Not to mention all the bugs that just prevents you from completing certain quest and quests that don't activate at all when doing what has been instructed. I tried 3 restarts and every time there was something that bugged out.

I don’t understand why someone would remake big brother without changing the gameplay and mechanics from the original. Honestly this is a bad game, and the time it takes to get anywhere is not at all worth it. It’s sad because this game could actually be pretty good if it used mechanics similar to a milfy city type unity game or was just simply a static renpy VN. But sadly this game has the same horrible, repetitive, and RNG based grind.

If you already played the original stay away from this, it’s not worth suffering through the grind again. And if you’re new to big brother I can’t say I’d recommend this either unless you’ve already played every other decent incest game and are looking for more. If there are other games that look interesting play those, even if those games are grindy or RPG maker or something like that there’s still no way it will be as bad as the big brother grind. If you have no other games to play and are desperate enough to play this, then expect a boring, tedious, frustrating, and repetitive grind. Even if you use mods and the walkthrough expect 15-20 hours until a girl finally makes you cum and even longer until your mom/sister do. And when they finally do it won’t feel worth it, you’ll just be left feeling lament for all the time you had to waste to get there.

READ ME

I ask you to take just 5 minutes of your time to read my review. THIS GAME IS PURE MILKING THAT SMELLS STRONG!

Yesterday, 07/29/2023 I saw that there are some members using fake accounts to speak well of the game, what happens is that the dev created multiple accounts to make users increase the number of their registration on patreon and they keep telling everyone that this is the best BB game, which is not true. This game has been milking for years, then they come up with the excuse that a member of the dev's family has died and he doesn't have time to work on the game, which is not true either. There are 5 people helping/working together with the dev, whether they are renderers, testers, mods, and they all help the dev a little as best they can. The problem with this is precisely the excuses that the dev launches with each update, promising a lot and doing little and when he can't reach his goal he does another rework and keeps milking again.

On that day, I was censured by moderators for telling the truth and criticizing the work, saying about the fake accounts that the dev has been making to speak well of his game and attract new suckers. Dark Silver, original author of BB abandoned his game but gave more content than Aleksey90 in 3 years and see that Dark Silver still worked on Glamour in the same period as Aleksey90 and Glamor had more content than his horrible game. This game is pure milking, it's been three years and it's still milking and getting more suckers with its renderings.

DON'T PLAY THIS, AVOID

This game has a solid potential that is squandered by its game mechanics. The way that Eric's (the antagonist of the story) influence works is broken, and that idea of influence, in general, isn't a very good one because of how it's gated. You can spend hours of your life doing good deeds and being at the highest demeanor and mood with the girls. You bank almost no influence. The minute Eric appears in front of any of them. You lose all that influence and he gains a ridiculous amount. It is impossible to work off. If this is intended to change as a work in progress, fine. I'll come back and modify the review. But, if this is how the story stays, and especially if there's forced NTR based on that system, it's a hard pass from me. Furthermore, the tips system is nice, but the actual written words need work. They are not clear a lot of the time, and I don't mind hitting a walkthrough, but your game should work without that. Without a guide, it should be possible to understand what to do and the ability to win the girls over should be manageable. As is, if you're not sticking every second to the guide, you'll miss out on important scenes and, even though you are paying attention to it heavily, Eric's influence is so out of whack that it does not feel worth it.

If the influence is a mechanic that's meant to be changed through the big opportunities you finish, just get rid of it. It's just hanging there being a distraction and making players feel like they're not doing the right stuff, even though they most likely are.

Change influence. Change the tips to be more clear. Best of luck!

The image quality and the characters look so good, that's why I wanted to try the game. I tried it couple times and it's a mess. You need mods to understand what to do, you have to repeat tasks a lot, I'm always lost, don't know what to do, where to go, not worth it in my opinion despit the good graphics.

I was really excited when I saw that Aleksey was going to revive BB. I was a fan of the original and was dismayed when DS decided to abandon it. I know a number of BB clones have since been attempted, but this one far outshines the rest, including the original, both in terms of quality and gameplay.

While the game remains quite faithful to the story and gameplay of the original, Aleksey has added many wonderful new touches and little details that IMO vastly increase player enjoyment:

• Max can change the girls' clothes once they've been unlocked/purchased
• Multiple variations of almost every repeated scene (3 to 6 each)
• Lewd scenes are more erotic while maintaining if not exceeding the render quality of the original
• ANIMATIONS!!

The grind has also been substantially reduced compared to the original, both in terms of stats and cash. There's even a genius little loan mechanic that's available in the game, meaning that you don't get punished if you haven't been min/maxing your income from the start. In fact, if you're so inclined and have half a brain, it's quite easy to exploit the loan system in game to essentially remove money as a barrier early on, without the use of a cheat or external mod.

Let's be clear, this is a full-on strategy game, not just a VN that you can speed through to get to the pron. If you're looking for the latter, you should move on. But if you enjoy the actual process of EARNING rewards instead of feeling that you're entitled to them, then give this gem a go.

The only complaint I have is the length of time between updates, but it's understandable given the quality of the content and bug-free gameplay, and the fact that Aleksey doesn't work on this full time. Despite that, this one's well worth keeping an eye on as development progresses.

This game is still in the works but its obvious that is going great. Character development is very good with not too much grind. Sometimes a little confusing but forum very responsive. I hope he gets more support so updates are more common since progress is kinda slow.

Why this game deserves a 4-star rating? It's not worth it except for the image quality. You will not get real sex after completing the task. You can't even figure out the game without mods. You need to perform repeated tasks before you can get a little bit advancement in game progress. In the setting of the characters, it can be seen that Max is destined to be defeated by Eric. This disappoints the players. Even if the new version is about to end, Max will not get the true love of these girls. This is very sad. . And whether the NTR label is consistent with this game, personally does not, because from the rigid dialogue of the characters, and can feel that the girl's love for Max is not true. Therefore, the plot=1 star, the image quality=4 stars, the character setting=2 stars, the comprehensive evaluation=2 stars

The first things that pop into my head when I think about this game are it being painfully boring, unnecessarily grindy, and how much of a pathetic mess the main character is. Combine that with the incredibly limited dialogue that happens between each character, and the severe lack of actual adult content, and I can't even begin to understand why this has 4/5 stars.

I really like the game but sadly cant honestly rate it higher than 3*
The game just takes too long and "porn-wise" the content is a bit lackluster.

Quests has a very specific time and day to progress on. Skipping 6 days and 22 hours several times to progress just isn't how a game should play.
Some quest has been bugged and a mod is "must have" to prevent even slower gameplay.

The story hasn't really progressed either since the original game was abandoned.

Seems pretty decent so far. Big fan of the original, this seems to take it in the same kinky directions. Mega points for finally introducing Ann BDSM scenes into the gameplay!
I hope to see more development of family members and less focus on side characters that aren't relevant to the family domination dynamic that most of us are coming here hoping for.
Please keep up the great work!

Sorry but no...
The game just doesn't work .
Lisa does not ask me for help about homework...
Her mood keeps going lower. i just stare at the game and don't know what to do.
The cyber casino is bugged. I have my website up and a message appears that it isn't...
A whole day and even more needs to pass before we start to earn serious money.
On top of that there isn't enough content to actually make spending our time within the game be worthwhile.
Turns out the quest is bugged. When you talk with Lisa about her home work for the very first time, demand from her that she sleeps without her pants. Otherwise the quest becomes forever unchangeable.

Ok after a shitty night let's write again in a coherent fashion.
I was pondering about the game. What it actually is about, who is driving the story forward. Turns out that the MC and Alice are a bunch of useless slobs.
Only Ann, Lisa and Eric make any changes.
The MC doesn't got to school and is jobless. He considers himself to be a MAN. In order to be one he has to provide for his family. How? By organising in our home a literal Big Brother show for the whole world to spy on our family members, without their knowing and consent.
THIS IS THE DUMBEST IDEA FROM ALL THE PATREON SEX GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED.
On top of that one camera costs 790$. We need six...
It is impossible to get both dresses before Eric.
Concentrate only on bikini for Lisa. Do not spend money on anything else throughout the first two weeks.
The sister Alice also jobless. Talks only about some blog while being lazy all day long and being a pain in the ass. We have to constantly reload the game to get maximum points from massages and persuasion tests...oh and we only get 0,2 point as a reward(sometimes).
Our mother jumps into the pants of her first met CEO. Can't blame her really. She has three kids to feed.
The arrival of Eric makes our MC actually start to do anything in the house. And it's all pathetic. He just keeps peeping. That's it.
Only Lisa has any content. Her story about her school life is the only plot in the game. Seriously.
Then our aunt arrives...and nothing happens.
I spent around 12 hours within the game. Saw Eric bang our mom and that's it. There are some massages with Alice but also nothing grandiose happens.
On top of that we have to REALLY GRIND the persuasion and massage skills. Takes hours.
Typical bullcrap written by a virgin. This really deserves to be abandoned...

I was struggling between giving a 2 or a 3. Overall, I like the game (I do not know the original game). Nice setup. Story progression is also good, not too fast. When starting to play, things are moving forward, and it feels good. BUT, and that is just a show-stopper, after a pretty short while, the game becomes very grindy. Worse, you have no clue where and when to grind. Playing further, you get to the point where you have a one-in-a-week-chance to progress. One wrong click, and you missed the chance.

There is no way to get all content without a walkthrough. Opportunities are intertwined (that is good). But no chance to know where to continue.

I also probably run into some bug, Alice wants more sexy lingerie but I cannot buy it.

You need to make the game easier to play. Give hints on what to do next. Also, make the game more robust against bugs. Because the Opportunities are so much intertwined, a bug in one will stop progress in all. That should not happen this way.

First review was May 2021, played again today (Jan 2022). There was no improvement.

Hey there

for me this experience is so so, meaning it has good things and bad things, for me the worst part is the glitches and the quests that never get finished other quests that say they are finished but sitll go on (at least for a bit).

Might be good to have a better hint system and an option to get the quests unstuck if they are stuck. Also if you need items for those quests that you can rebuy them.

Just my thoughts on it.

I enjoy the music/ gameplay otherwise. So fix the glitches and make it possible to actually finish most quests and you'll get a 5 star review from me even if it is more ore less a remake.

Changed review to 2 stars to many glitches, things not available in the store.