Ren'Py - Broken Sky [v0.5.2 Public] [Wistala]

[v0.4.2]
So far the game is pretty short and demo-like, but that still means several hours worth of content with a fun story and endearing characters (before you're dumped into a feline girlfriend dating simulator sandbox segment). The character writing is not to my liking (the MC and his entire party is hot-headed and immature despite spending years in the army and/or being hundreds of years old), but the overall plot is clearly setting up some nontrivial moral choices. Recently Live2D started being added and it's quite a great addition. Overall, it's a pretty good game and worth checking out.

Ngl bro i played through the game on android and heres what i have to say:

The experience could be better(the buttons aside from prefs were placed inside the textbox and could not be seen much without increasing the opacity, besides it was very and i mean VERY hard to press some buttons (i struggled for 10 minutes trying to press the small hitbox back button has)

But thats enough critique..
Lets move onto the pros
So, it may come as pretty untrustworthy and hard to believe but, i dont play these games out of lust i do it just cuz of dopamine rush or just very good lore/gameplay.. i had originally thought this game to not be as good but i was blown away by the game in the end. The lore was very very addicting i must say, not only that but, the small easter egg when you click wistala out of curiosity in the menu you even get a phone call instantly.. (that shocked me and i was happy to see the dev actually put easter eggs) im also appreciative of the fact theres a huge variety of customizability in the game such as: no ntr no rape and stuff, the concepts of the systems planned for future uodates look cool indeed too! I can't wait till the human route is fully complete, also i do understand this game is NOT completed and so i can cut the dev some slack by not slamming their game, waiting to see future updates, good luck with the live2d thing and till then enjoy the 5 star!
(This is my first game review)

I think adding Sandbox to the game was a mistake.

The first version of the game where we are simply told about the plot (quite interesting) and shown several hot scenes was much better than 0.2 and 0.3 combined.
You are simply thrown onto the map without any explanation and as they say "entertain yourself".
Right now my rating is 3/5 only because of the good start, but if future updates move in the same direction, it will be very sad to see how the developer killed such potential.

The story has be INVESTED!! It's a great balance between the hot stuff and lore. I rarely find myself enjoy games like these, but here I am looking forward to play more of this!!
Also, Lilly is way too hot like what even... Why do you have to get me falling in love like that? >.>

Very ambitious game with great art. If all the choices that are in the game so far actually get implemented, this is going to be one of the best furry VNs in existence imo. I really like that our MC has a lot of agency and can opt in/out of most content.

Right now it`s a very solid base and already has some great content. Hope the dev can avoid the curse of all furry VNs and actually get somewhere or even finish this.

Also the story is kinda cool. Won't win any awards for creativity I think, but very fun and relaxed so far.

Great beginning. This is one of those games I will forget for 2 years to go back to it with a TON more content. At this point it's like.. 20-30 minutes of content with a solid base for assessing what's going on, what's the options etc.

A very strong start but it needs a lot more work to be an effective proof of concept.
The dev has clearly put a lot of thought into this game's narrative RPG elements, the dialogue is fleshed out, there are choices and callbacks to those choices, it's all very ambitious.
The characters are well-written and interesting. I wish the dev had signposted more clearly that the bar scene was pivotal for whether or not you romance the furry girl, especially since he has multiple offroads from romancing her (choose not to go home with her, go home with her but tell her you don't want sex) but seemingly no onroad for those who make the ntr-adjacent choice of letting the other guy take the lead in the bar.
The general issue is that, when trying to make a heavily choice-based narrative, you run into a bit of a fractal dilemma, with the amount of required effort increasing exponentially as you give the player more agency in the story. The dev needs to be very clever and deliberate in order to avoid either overwhelming himself with work that can never possibly be finished or getting lazy and undermining the player's choices to the point they become meaningless. For example, regardless of which gang you decide to assist you'll be sent on the exact(?) same mission in the mountains. I get that reusing a single mission with slightly different contexts is a reasonable way to save time and effort, but this would be a perfect opportunity to invest in writing two completely separate missions. The player might not experience everything in one playthrough, but the people who really like your game will play it multiple times.
The current build of the game demonstrates that the dev can put together a linear VN experience, but he's yet to show that he'll be able to competently execute the "sandbox" that most of the game promises to be.
But, concerns aside, this is a far more promising title than 99% of the other renpy games on this site. Looking forward to seeing how it ends up.

Love the game and I hope you continue working on the game because this is the first and only game I've ever rated because this game is just that good, I love Lily's teasing and I enjoy the way the game is structured.

Written for 0.1 (subject to change)

Pros

• Decent grammar
• Fairly well-paced introduction
• Interesting array of characters, so far
• Subtle but notable world-building

Cons

• Non-central characters are written as throwaway npcs.
• Key scenes are slightly generic
• World-building conflicts with character writing.
• Character development/relationship choices feel railroaded.

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I've made a post in the thread (click here to see) going over the details of the cons, but honestly, I don't expect most peeps to notice such details, or even consider them flaws. Could easily be argued they're my own personal gripes.

I'm honestly tempted to give this intro a 5/5 rating, but I do feel the writing to be strangely vanilla, mainly because of the clash between trying to give nuance to the world, but not to the MC (or random npcs).

Good luck to the dev(s), there's promise with this.

Interesting premise and setting. H-scenes are pretty good so far. You can choose to be a dom or sub so it'll change some how the h-scenes are played out. Hoping to see if choices are meaningful and story branches in future updates. The game (so far) does punish you for making bad decisions, either showing you the results of your decisions then leading to a game over or giving you "corruption" so that is nice.

Currently (V 0.1) the game ends off by introducing you to the more open parts, indicating that you will be allowed to choose how you spend your time as the game progresses - talking to different people and exploring different parts of the city.

Looking forward to the next update!

Awesome, first time playing and the story already got me hooked. One of the better written games out there ill be frank.

No cap, some of the loveliest art assets out there. Hope this project sees through to the end.

Also, really really really hot

Story - 9/10

I don't like taking porn games too seriously as this is more of a hobby to me, something to do on a boring weekend night, however, the writing on this game and the storytelling really hits hard, I went to work the day after playing for an hour or so and couldn't stop thinking about what was coming next, the sex scenes feel just like a bonus at this point. The story doesn't have much branching right now, but the game is still in early development.

Art - 9/10

The character design is really good, facial expressions are top notch, but the characters could have a few more poses to express themselves and there could be some model interactions to help provide more immersion (e.g. when Wistala pats Lilly on the head), I hope this at least gets on the post-release roadmap so the game could have a more polished feel. Loved the cyberpunkish theme.

Scenes - 8/10

Scenes unfortunately are not animated, but the great art and excellent writing saves it, the sub and dom options are really well implemented, would be nice if the regular person route gave you the option to submit or try being dominant on the spot (although in a lower intensity then perma sub or perma dom). I really liked the extra touch and character interactions pre and post scene, it isn't the standard "they cum, instantly get cleaned and go on with their lives".

Gameplay - VN/10

It's a VN, you click and choose options. The best feature I can commend so far is the preference toggles, I can't express enough how much I hate seeing a game with jaw-dropping art and it be NTR only or having unavoidable NTR.

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This game has the potential to become a masterpiece. I give my best wishes to the dev and I hope it gets completed one day. I would subscribe to the patreon if I could.

Story 10/10 dark story with slavery ntr and harsh reality ,a breath of fresh air really,there is also some time travel which is my favorite genre since playing steins gate vn

Art 10/10 I am a furry vn fan so iam bias and I like the characters designs for wistala and Lily and the black friend and also the other female characters like shoshi and others I won't mention,thanks

Lis 10/10 some like lily make my heart flutter but wistala makes me angry
Great writing for lis and can't wait for more content for other girls,there is also some great furry characters who I think will make great lis

Content 10/10 a lot for amount of time in development
The flavours are harem,ntr ,sharing,romance ,cuckoid ,extreme content ,I think netori too is planned etc

Love game can't wait for more a 10/10 in my book

One of the best I've played so far! Keep up the hard work Wistala! It can be difficult at times but never give up! The hopes are high for this one. This is incredibly promising and I can't wait for the release!

At the time of this review being posted the game looks great with interesting characters, different choices to make and exciting story to witness. Heavy decision making focus is quite ambitious and I wish it will be there. Very promising project.

Storytelling is very good and a great change from other games here. Characters are well written, and you already have some choices to make. Artwork is also nice, hope for more animation in the future, so one star less for now.

So I slept on this game for awhile because I kept waiting for content, I guess I should have slept a little longer.
None the less I gave it a shot and everything so far I like, A LOT! I found myself actually reading all the story, dev created a fun interesting world with a splash of mystery and some great characters.
Probably helps that this aligns with all my kinks and while I wish there was MORE, the options alone tells me that this game will go exactly where I want it to. Plus it's nice not being treated like a piece of shit just because you like to please in bed and prefer someone to tell you what to do, which is surprisingly rare in femdom games.
Keep up the great work, I'm excited for the future.

I really like it so far especially when Tala got the AI installed and she was a cute little drunkie when she woke up and um maybe add a pregnancy function sometime in the near future maybe some more screen time with Wistala and some more tentical action

Amazing game still has me cumming back every day art is very well made, dialogue is well thought out, the sex scenes are very fun, and the characters know just how to pull at the heart strings, over all the game is amazing

I fucking H A T E this piece of shit game's Marvel tier dialogue and it makes my autism sperg up in ways I haven't experienced in months.
That said, good and plenty art, don't particularly remember the bgm (and that's a positive for a porn game), interesting fetishes, seemingly lots of (at least planned) ways for player expression, and whatever else there is. Even the first point I brought up about the dialogue can be seen as a good thing, since the dev knows not to spend an eternity on crafting the Game of Thrones of porn games.
I also appreciate that the dev doesn't seem to be "that" overly ambitious, though it's hard to tell this early on. There is lots of planned routes, but they seem to focus on just one for now, so it would be better to view the other starting options yet to be implemented as DLC. I just pray they won't overengineer this diamond in the rough into a barely functioning pile of shit just to make the player stat system feel relevant or something like that. Probably worth checking out every year or so.

I just can't get over the fact that Oliver's artwork is constantly giving me "fuck me" eyes.