VN - Ren'Py - Abandoned - Buried Desires [v0.5] [Betisis]

v0.4 is short because it's a start...

+ Nice renders

+ Nice variety of renders depicting different age groups and breast/body sizes.
I like this more than VNs where every render is the same firm body, big tit bimbo (nice for one or two but unrealistic that every demographic from 16yr to MILF would have the same body) or VNs that are all underdeveloped 12yr old bodies (need a few models that have something to hold onto and fondle).

-- The first part of this the dialogue is so messed up I couldn't follow the story without working at it and trying to fill in the blanks (much slower reading and guessing at the intent of the conversation) . This also meant that attempts at humor were lost opportunities since its such a poor English translation.

> If by some chance v0.4 means 40% and v1.0 is 'complete'/100%, then this is way, way too short considering the sheer number of girls involved here.

> Animations were weak, but dev did attempt to have some versus some VNs only have still shots; so I appreciate the effort.

OVERALL:
I'm willing to revisiting once the content is doubled and maybe some writing/story edits are made.

In many ways, this game is a mess. The plot is weird, the MC is inconsistent, the dialogue sometimes makes no sense at all. Half the time you can't tell what is motivating people, and the world is totally unrealistic.

But it is really fun to play, and full of hot characters and humor and teasing and tension. The scene with the niece and the maid outfit is amazing even though nothing actually happens. I definitely want to see this one through to the end.

This game started with great potential, but all the updates since then have crushed that hope. Random plot lines that make no sense, characters acting differently than previously established, MC jerking off in the shower instead of having sex with his wife, etc. Great renders, but horrible everything else.

Great game, interesting premise. Beautiful renders and the character models are wonderful. The only thing that I find worth mentioning as a 'con' is that at times the dialogue feels a little wonky, and the animations could be a bit better. But, as I said I am definitely a fan of this work and will be following with interest!

Is it a perfect game? No. But it has all the things to make me play without skipping anything ,and when updates end i always want to play more.
All of the girls in the game are interesting, too.
Interesting concept too, obviously been done before (teacher and schoolgirls), but still is very fun to play. Congrats to the developer, and thanks for making this game.

Really cute models. Appreciate the time the dev spent on this aspect; kind of a loli meets tween thing happening.

Not a fan of the dialog formatting; adults go from a mature and distinguished tone to either a limited vocabulary or juvenile undertones. This should be consistent for each character. Also, why are there so many 1-2 word utterances? This is extremely annoying. Especially that "what?" "oh!" "wait, what?" "huh?" "never mind" crap. 100% of that should be re-written, and I'm inclined to think whoever is doing the writing is ESL. This is fine, but get someone to proofread and suggest edits for the dialog that make sense and keep things fluid. A really good example of this is the "Christmas Special" which was just a bunch of noise. I got so tired of the short blips of 1-2 words I just skipped over all the dialog to see if anything interesting would even transpire; it didn't. There's also weird phrasing used here and there throughout, which again more or less confirms ESL.

I think this VN shows promise, but not unless the dev uses the groundwork already lain to build upon and with a better pace. Almost nothing effectively happens in this game. It starts off really interesting with the therapist scene and the job offer, but almost immediately beginning with MC's interactions with school principal, there's quite a few holes in the plot. Nearly everything else piques your curiosity and results in a severe letdown. I'm not sure what the dev has planned in the big picture, so I'm trying not to be too critical in that regard; it is possible things really amp up in the coming releases (let's hope so), but for now it's 80% visuals (with sparse nudity) and 20% storytelling with mostly annoying dialog.

I give 3 stars for v0.3.5 for style, models, and potential. Push the taboo further, deliver on the underlying promise of nudity/lewd content, or commit to turning this into a slow-burn and warn everyone that that's exactly what your intention is.

Mostly just dialogue, not even mildly erotic dialogue either. So much unnecessary exposition and story telling that goes absolutely nowhere. A waste of the time spent clicking through it. About as erotic as dry wall.

Buried Desires [v0.3.5 Xmas] [Betisis]

"Buried Desires" comes with potential to be a well-executed entry in the genre. It boasts a solid story with intricate character interactions, but it does tread familiar ground. The setting, where the protagonist is a teacher tasked with disciplining female students in a school, is a trope often seen in weg's. While this setup can be engaging, it's also one that's been explored in similar games, which might leave some players feeling that it lacks novelty. In particular, the protagonist's assertive and dominant attitude, though consistent with the narrative, can become somewhat repetitive over time. It reminded me of another game, "Shadows Over Manston," which shared a similar premise.

One standout feature of "Buried Desires" is its narrative complexity. The game offers numerous choices and branching paths, allowing for replayability as players can explore different storylines. However, the sheer volume of choices and dialogues can be overwhelming for some, potentially causing decision fatigue. While the depth of narrative options is commendable, it might benefit from better organization to make the experience more accessible.

Character development is a strong point in the game. The students are well-crafted with distinct personalities and some depth, making them engaging to interact with. None of them come across as annoying or obnoxious, which is a definite plus in a genre where character likability can significantly impact the player's experience.

On the flip side, I had mixed feelings about the therapist scenes. While they add a psychological dimension to the game, they occasionally felt out of place or overly explicit, potentially detracting from the overall experience. Striking the right balance between narrative depth and explicit content can be a challenge in weg's.

The dialogue in "Buried Desires" is generally well-crafted and concise, but the frequent fade-to-black transitions between scenes can be somewhat jarring. This is a matter of personal preference, but I found it somewhat disruptive to the flow of the story.

Character models in the game are mostly unique and well-designed, except for one character with black hair whose facial expressions I found off-putting. Consistency in character design is vital to maintain player immersion, so this inconsistency was somewhat disappointing.

One aspect that confused me during my playthrough was a timeline discrepancy. It appeared that the game's timeline had shifted or merged at a certain point, leading to a scene that should have occurred in the future. Such narrative inconsistencies can disrupt the player's immersion and understanding of the story, and they should ideally be addressed in future updates or revisions.

Lastly, I opted to skip the Holiday event, as I often find such events to be a diversion in games. However, I couldn't determine if the point system had been removed by the end of the game, as there wasn't definitive information provided.

In conclusion, "Buried Desires" certainly has its strengths, including a well-developed story and characters. However, it does share similarities with other games in the genre and may overwhelm players with its narrative complexity. The therapist scenes and scene transitions might be divisive, and there are some minor issues with character models and the game's timeline. If you're a fan of weg's, "Buried Desires" is worth a try for its unique blend of storytelling and gameplay mechanics, but be prepared for the challenges and nuances it presents.

I really wanted to like this game. It's got a lot of fetishes I like and the renders are honestly great, but the story as it is is just not engaging. Part of the problem is the horribly broken english. It can be very hard to follow conversations and I think a lot of the developers intent is being lost in translation. Unfortunately, even what I can piece together of the story isn't interesting, and there are far too many characters introduced who have nothing to offer the meager plot.

I kept postponing the review waiting for the game to actually start but after a year of updates nothing is moving along. On the first release, game had a great potential and the right tags but it turned out to be a pointless money grab with slim chances of success. At this point this game could be posted on Steam. I gave it 2 stars instead of one because of really cute models and good renders but apart from that this game has nothing to offer. The content does not match the tags and if the dev does not wake up the game will probably die

Roses are red, Milfs are milfy, Lolies are cuties, ...
I like the dialogues, the pacing, the image quality, the setting, the characters. The only thing that I strongly dislike about this game is that it's not finished

Very bad, each update gets worse, it started very well, graphics and possible development were good, but with updates it only got worse and worse, what was supposed to be excellent turned into shit, Qunado was created was incest and loli disappeared everything running out of history, making each update worse

Tired of boring and simple stories? Go to the side quests section and select Nightmare.

In general, the game is rather short, but I really like the visual style, dialogue, look of the MC. I am glad that there are such games and people who are able to make them.

It has potential, the characters look good and the basic premise is also promising, but there is barely any lewd content in it at the moment, but whats in it is pretty good. There was one extremely hot scenario, but the writing kinda ruined it a bit, and so did the scene editing sometimes where characters are suddenly changing locations within the scene which was clearly meant as a follow up to a different conversation in the same room but same event. Its not a major issue but its noticeable.
Unfortunately the further you get in the game the more it sounds like the characters are talking gibberish. Needs better translation and editing, and at places better dialogue.
Overall its pretty good, and like i said, has great potential. Worth a try.

Renders are good, characters look great. Story is a lil rough at the moment esp with the latest update (v2.5)'s english. Side stories are interesting though. The "censorship" of familial terms is quite jarring though.

Edit: v3 update brought about quite a few english spelling issues which was jarring. Overall the story seems to be all over the place and it kinda lost me.

Ooof, This one is hard.

let's start with what I loved about it;
1-The models look amazing, especially in the face. Ruby is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in one of these games.
2-the premise of the game is interesting at least(but needlessly convoluted).
3-I like that different choices may result in different scenes.

but now the problems;
1-SO SO SO MUCH TALKING! I'm fine with a lot of talking in a game if at least it's interesting or somewhat lewd. but in this game the English is so bad sometimes and makes no sense, the dialogues are nothing interesting. a ton of exposition. I mean this is a porn game and sometimes you go for 40 min without a single lewd dialogue or scene.
2-the Love/Dom options seem arbitrary.
3-the game is trying to tackle something way too big while dropping the ball on smaller stuff. the plot sets up a big story and events but we're not gonna see them in a while cuz they take time, but in the meanwhile, they failed to capture our short-term interest with something right now! what about NOW? I don't wanna spend 6 hours going through arduous mind-numbing dialogues just to see one half-sex scene!

Dev strayed away from their original goal. Lol*'s do not exist in this game. The whole game (as of now) has little to nothing to do with the "lol*s" in the game. Your choices have no effect as far as I can tell. This game has a clickbait tag and thumbnail. Hopefully, the dev will turn the game around and get back to the original concept. But for now, it is not worth my time.

The game has good renders, but that's about it. The plot has no rhythm or reason and is a mesh mash of various elements that do not really go well together. The game showed promise during the Initial release, but the dev decided to complicate everything by adding a useless melodrama, a spy plot, a revenge plot and sci-fi plot all into the game creating an incoherent mess.

What could have been an entertaining porn game about hot teacher-on-student (as well as 'roommates' in this case) action has turned into a cavalcade of stream-of-consciousness vignettes about what being a real man is all about according to r/incels.

The extent of said fuck-up is evinced by the fact that three of the current h-scenes are with PC's wife and a random woman he meets at a walmart. So what is the other 1.5 gbs of content about?

>The main story where the protag gets hired by a school for rich crazy girls because of his pop-psychology skills. Also he has like a dozen 'roommates' living with him.
>A subplot involving unexplained, non-specific villains with no motivation either hinted at or exposited.
>A subplot about a pair of ginger twins (and the PC's new students) getting married off against their wishes so they can inherit their dad's company. Also the mafia's involved...?
>A subplot about rescuing a blonde girl who may/may not be a 'roommate' of the PC, which eventually escalates into a noir thriller about when it's ok to hit a woman. [If you're curious, it's when she is special (a plot point mentioned repeatedly but not explained whatsoever), is hunted by an evil organisation bc of being special and was baiting you to hit her anyway bc she wanted you to hate her so much you'd let her go when she's taken away, shortly thereafter, by the evil org's agents (which she somehow knows about in advance but for whatever reason doesn't try to prevent). Oh and the PC gets shot at the end of it, but is rescued by some girl he just met and fucked in a different room of the motel he was staying at.]

I believe that is an accurate synopsis. Judge for yourself whether this would be worth spending time on, or how long you should wait for the game to have a decent amount of h-scenes featuring the characters who are advertised as its main focus.

My advice - play it after a couple of years for the great gfx & anims. At that hypothetical stage of development, it would deserve 3 to 5/5 stars depending on h-scene quantity and quality.

Some events from v0.1.0 have seemingly been moved down the timeline, thus not yet happening on the current release. I applaud it: going for cohesion, even if it means taking a step back in perceived "progression", is a good sign for any story driven project.

On the topic of cohesion, the complaints about the narrative being all over the place don't hold much water if we keep in mind that it's still too early to fully grasp how the seemingly "Random BS" connects into the plot. For example, we kinda were told that:

- some "bad event" happened to one of the MC's past students before the game had even started, possibly making him start the therapy sessions;

- the MC and Luna share a past together, as she knows and feels more than she let's on. This probably relates to how he possibly b-ngs even his students, leads on even the youngest of girls, and pretty much fits the "Casanova" archetype to a T;

- some of the MC's current students come from dangerous families, which may be involved with the "interrogation-like" drug seem on this update or even Luna's current situation, as clearly not all the money flowing on their fictional city is clean;

These and other threads will inevitably get tangled up on a web of crazy interactions between the MC and all the strange females of all ages that surround him, making for a really good time of mind games and flirtatious text for the player. In my opinion, such interactions carry this VN.

(Review for 0.2.5 Version)

... So. Much. Retcon.
Every release either retcons the plot or (re)moves content... The game is on it's early releases so one could make a point that the author is still testing the waters on fan reception and whatnot... But even so.

The game is pretty, models are believable, story seems interesting is all over the place, dialogues are funny, MC is cool inconsistent (as he gets rewritten every time), "sexy time" is meh, soundtrack is quite good irritating...

... Overall a 3/5 - keep an eye on it, as it could turn out either good or t_rd with more releases.