VN - Ren'Py - Bright Lord [v1.2.0 SE Steam] [KissKiss Studio]

Review as of Phase2 v0.2b
After playing both phases, I must say that I really enjoyed the game. The storyline didn't really appeal to me at first, I certainly don't like corrupt MCs and didn't feel comfortable playing. But in phase 2, this has really turned out well. There is more emphasis (if you have chosen this path) that it was not your choice and that you actually did not want to do it. In the end, the romance still felt wholesome and fulfilling and not forced/creepy. The graphics and the characters are also of very high quality. The characters also have thoughts, which is something I always appreciate. So actually almost nothing to complain about, the only thing that could be better in my opinion are the s*x scenes. The animations are not really great or smooth so to say.
But there is enough in this game to make it worth five stars, I recommend playing it!

This game takes its story way too seriously. It's not a slow burn where there's a nice build up towards the sex scenes, making them feel earned. No, it's like a one step forward then two steps back conundrum. Most of them are a weird combination of instant gratification, teasing, more teasing and mind control copouts. Worse yet, each one felt redundant, like an excuse to lazily put the protagonist's dick in front a girl's face and that's it. Makes me wonder if the developer(s) were more interested in the guy than the beautiful women in this game. They certainly put more effort into writing his corruption than theirs. Which is hella boring and I hope not to see in future updates. Because the mom needs more scenes, development and attention to detail. As of Phase 2 v0.2b, the animation for her main sex scene has some inconsistencies. In one shot she's shaved while in the next she has a bush. Not a big deal, but what was really disappointing was the position he fucked her in, missionary. When she was on all fours clearly wanting doggy style.

Interesting plot. Seems like its just there to string sex scenes together but actually its pretty unique and has depth. The girls are nice, the renders are great, they are all unique. Lots of choices if thats your thing, but they dont seem to make too much of a big difference (which is fine. Some grammar issues but its not a big deal. Overall pretty solid.

I was really on the fence with this title but glad that I played through. In many darker themed games, I personally, at some point will turn it off and never play again because of the internal ick feeling that can and does happen. With this title there is a lot of lack of control and punishment for making decisions which certainly triggered that internal state of ick. Not for the feint of heart and definitely for those who enjoy that internal struggle. Overall this was a really well done vn with great renders.

Edit: wanted to add that I found the writers grasp of giving the individuals in the game their own personalities was top notch, I find a lot of vn's have a tremendous leak of personality between individuals which can distract from my personal enjoyment.

Well, I'm not one to rate a game very soon but this one (Bright Lord) left me with my jaw dropped and it's hard to impress me. The first phase was a great experience to get to know Mc's family, a typical successful well-structured family with problems like all of us.

The interesting thing about the game is how realistic it is in showing this to us.... The second phase has been very interesting so far. Already having sex with the girls now let's get down to business I think the game has excellent writing smooth animations a very good point in my opinion.

Great beautiful girls with great personalities


I'll say if you don't like Emily, this game is not for you, she

Will always be the main love interest (inevitable) at least in my view

A 5/5 from a guy who likes Harem, decent to good story and some drama (without BS). I wanted to give it a 4/5 because of the beginning but after playing S2 its fair to say that this game is above "good".

I will be honest, I didnt thought I would like this game but the more I played the more I liked it.
So if you play the first part of S1, and you dont know if you shall continue or not -> PLAY IT!
Trust me, if you also a guy who is looking for a good harem WITH some drama as a basis, this will be a good suggestion.

The beginning of S1 is a bit rushed. Be it from the scenery or sex scenes. But if you play further like Ep4-6 you see it gets a lot of improvement.
S2 is pretty good compared what the game was back then in 2020.

A warning tho:
Its Harem yes and there is no BS fuckery like "They are not a couple yet", "MC didnt feel cucked tho" or your typical excuses you hear from the other side. BUT there is Drama. (Good Drama in my eyes).

Spoiler -> !
Dont Click if you dont want to get spoilert. Trust me, this game is safe and dont have fuckery so you can try it out and see it for yourself. But if you really wanna know...

Based on completing Phase 1 and starting Phase 2...

Highlights:
- Very nice renders
- A few animations
- It seems obvious which choice to make for the fap content and unlock gallery images.

Less than Positive points:
- All women are big tits and firm bodies...no variety, except Emily is a little less busty than every other model
- Another mother-figure/MILF that looks like she's 24 instead of 37-45. She might as well be an older sister instead of a mother.
- My biggest issue is that too many scenes are very dark, even with the brightness on my laptop turned up to max it was difficult to see what was happening. Phase 2 is even worse with the dark scenes. I get there are shadows, but every scene is difficult to see.
- Deciding to "unleash your rage" on mom's Boss or let him off easy makes no difference to the story...so the decisions really don't matter.

Worth trying though it would be nice if what appears to be major choices did make a difference and the lighting on the scenes was improved.

(This review was made after playing the Phase 2 v0.1b version)

I'm really thankful for having tried this one out. The game ticks all the right boxes: top notch renders, great animations, that are only improving with each release, and quite the gripping and exciting story.

The characters have interesting personalities. If you're looking for a nice horror game, very well made, with great renders and animations, this is your game.

Dev, keep up the great work!

Graphics are great, premise and plot is great, models are great, but dev REALLY screwed up progression. At the very start you get fucking, fingering, nude bodies - all of it. What's left? Too much reward from the start, no buildup...

v0.6c i'm not much of a reviewer, and my english is rusty, but i see potential in this game and i'd like to add my constructive aspects.

Good points:
- Good renders.
- Beautiful girls, very nice models, maybe the only problem it's a typical one with these games, but the mother's model looks like any other young character.
- Nice animations, they are not great but they're clearly better than average.

Bad points:
- Remember that it's a game to fap, at first it goes well with the tease, but it seems that never moves on from that point, or it takes too much time.
- The story. It starts good, nice personalities for each character, good atmosphere, interested of what's gonna happen, but later on i start to wondering what's the mayor difference between choosing corruption or not, "Bright Lord" often do what he wants, no matter the option i choose.
- Chloe. Damn what a pain in the ass she becomes after some time playing. It seems like she's the MC by the way every other character in the game just forgive her for everything she does.

I hope this game gets better with time.
Cheers and i wish you success in your work.

v0.06b

Good:

• Models for the MC's counterparts are all gorgeous. Emily is cute in a very endearing/innocent way. Nicely done there. Landlady looks quite similar to Emily, but with bigger tits. Chloe is stunning in every way. She's definitely my favorite.
• Appreciate that there's animations. Keep them coming! The very first one really is stellar with the titties bouncing and whatnot. Some are a bit more...see-saw? Not sure how else to explain them, but it's obvious when a more fluid result is there which ones were kinda phoned-in.
• MC's relationship with Emily is a believable one with a good dynamic. I like their inside joke/teasing.

Neutral:

• Models are sexy, their faces a bit generic/Barbie-ish to me.
• The "landlady" character model could stand some aging to distinguish her from her fully-grown "tenants".

Bad:

• Why are "hehe" and "haha" inserted so frequently and randomly when there's nothing humorous going on? Expanding on that a bit: I find myself a bit confused overall about the inconsistency with the grammar and punctuation. Sometimes characters' thoughts and words are laid out colloquially, succinctly, etc. Sometimes there's a comma after damn near every other word. Questions are sometimes phrased as statements.
• In the scene w/ MC and Emily going for a hike and they get lost, are we to believe they set out first thing in the morning, and after a few hours it was dusk? Or that they were indeed out for a full day with no food or water?
• I'm just going to be blunt here: Bright Lord (the character) is written terribly. To the extent that every time their dialog is on the screen I consider exiting the game, but just blow past it because it's so...unrefined and juvenile. "...and shit". There's nothing whatsoever convincing or intriguing about his character or backstory. The justification and brief context he provides to the MC as to who he is and what he's motivated by is so impossibly lazily written, but has so much potential. Even psychodelusional's half-assed evil character in Dark Neighborhood was better written than this guy. His dialog (and others') also isn't consistent; usually blue when it's MC + Bright Lord, but there are exceptions.
• A lot of the dialog is juvenile, actually. People say a lot of VNs have that quality about them as if written by a 14-year-old, and this definitely has that. It's as if the presumed maturity of the visuals is mismatched by cheesy ass lines like "My King" and "your sceptor". Let's keep it just this side of humorous when they be fuckin'.
• Why is the MC sharing an undecorated room with his sister, and both beds are child beds?

Overall, I just can't recommend this one. The 2 stars are because the models are excellent and the renders are good. The story leaves a lot to be desired, though.

Excellent game.

I honestly don't have any complaints about this game! not even one.

The story is really really interesting. and you can't guess what turns it'll take.
The models are nice.
the characters are relatable and realistic.
the dialogues and reactions are logical and realistic. that's something you rarely see in these VNs.
there's a great mix of diversity in the sex scenes and sexual acts. especially forced sex and hypnotic sex.

I'm really invested in the story and want to see what happens next.

Ok, sorry if there is any grammar error in my review, english is not my mother language. Bright Lord does everything a good adult VN has to do, it has good models, good story + it drives with very good writting, the major difference between Bright Lord and others games is that the sex scenes aren't the best thing in the game, the story on the hand, it is the best thing and I wasn't expecting that from a porn game! can't wait for another update, it's just too good.

First things first, I really NEVER do any reviews but i really want to push this game.

Modeling: 9/10 (Nice looking models, love it)
Rendering 8/10 (Most of the renders are very good or perfect)
Sound 11/10 (Epic sounds! You'll see what i mean )
Music 10/10 ( Music fits the situations very well)

Story (11/10):
It's by far the most interesting Story i've ever played!
It could even be made as a movie / tv-show
(without the sex scenes) and it would STILL be good.

Overall a real Masterpiece and i enjoy and read every single scene (that's very rare for me )

Please Keep going Dev!!
Maybe i'll be your next Patreon

Greetings
Firestorm

Taken directly from my comment in the thread as it says everything.

I bloody love this VN. There are only a few titles on here where i get genuine excitement when they appear in the updated list, this is definitely one of them.

There isn't a single criticism I can place on it, the story is unique (from what I have played on here) and incredibly gripping, the characters are beautifully rendered, the whole playing experience it is visually impressive, its also a game that can stand on its own and doesn't need constant sex scenes to keep me interested. Don't of course get me wrong, I love them (a lot) but it says a lot about a story when I don't miss them when they are not there all the time.

@ the dev, thank you for your hard work in creating this, your vision is turning out the be a spectacular ride and i cannot wait to see how the story pans out.

Great job

This is a good game. The story is different and cativating and the girls gorgeous. The bathroom peeking is used so much on the first day that I got the feeling that this was a parody but since there was no peeking during shoping I have my doubts.
The bad thing for me is that the MC is forced to have relations without the player consent but since that is, so far, the entire premisse of the story, I won't base much of my rating on that. I won't play it though.

Thank you and good luck.

v0.5b

I like the game very, very much. The story is atmospheric and suspenseful. and whilst the mc is okay, the girls/women are all exquisitely crafted, especially the mother who is not only hypnotically enchanting but together with her fiery, tormented older daughter represent, in my opinion, two of the most heart-stoppingly gorgeous women of any I have seen grace these frequently exceptional VNs.

The rendering is lovingly excellent with clearly painstaking attention to shadow and light which really does intensify the edgy atmosphere of menace which lurks in every shadow and haunts every moment of this tale.

It will be intriguing to see just how tautly our emotions will be stretched and what chills this imaginative creator will send down our spines before we hopefully reach, once again, the daylight at the end of what promises to be a disturbing, yet at the same time deliciously sensual, journey.

Wow. 10/10
This game has it all if you like Landlady/roommate stories *wink*
The story line is unique and quite gripping. The rendering is top notch and the personalities are fleshed out quite nicely. Playing it leaves you wanting more. Other than some minor typos (most likely due to English being a second language) it is flawless so far. Don't worry, it is well written, that's why I said minor.

I can't wait to be able to play this game from start to finish, although I'm sure that will be quite a ways from now. Still, I will play each installment eagerly and look forward to seeing where this game goes. Bright Lord has a bright future as does the developer.

Good art, interesting premise, promising story...
All that being said, wow I have never seen a game with the such an aversion to penetration.
I mean maybe I have, but not one with straight up demonic mind control.
Kind of makes sense the MC doesn't want to immediately bang his family, but the bright lord seems to almost honor that for some reason?
There are several scenes where the girl literally begs to be penetrated, and it just doesn't happen for some reason or another.

Maybe the Bright lord isn't actually what it seems?
Then again, if the point of the game is to NOT penetrate the three main girls, I'm not sure how well that goes.

Still there aren't many games that check off all these tags and does a decent job. That's why 4 stars. Hoping with a few updates it will be a 5. I am still interested in where it goes.

I'd avoid this one.

The game has a point system that doesn't matter because the enity that takes you over forces you to do his bidding to the people closest to you . Why have a point system when its not needed, you still get to have your way with them lol.

The renders are good and the animations are decent but the story isn't very good., it seems to put you on rails with out you giving your decisions towards the progression to the story.