VN - Ren'Py - By Justice or Mercy [v17] [TowerBoyGames]

Gameplay:
Mostly kinetic novel
The game is a no-brainer. You either have colored choices for submissive/dominant paths with some girls, or a white/black to choose for interaction or not with others. No challenge of doing something wrong.

Story:
The story feels pretty dumb. The MC is a rich boy, every girl around seems interested in getting what's in his pants, and he's on a revenge mission against "bad people" that killed his father. In the end, it feels more like a gallery of porn with scripts that are worse than usual real porn garbage.

Graphics/Animation:
I can't deny that the quality is pretty good, along with the models. Animations are also well done. But it's also not very original

Sound/Music
No sound or background music

Overall impression:
Not thrilled at all with this game. I quickly stopped reading as it was terribly boring, Relations are pretty dumb, and the whole thing is a succession of porn scenes with various kinks that have little sense. As the game is pretty much a kinetic story, it quickly gets boring.

The creator of this AVN understood what they are making. A porn game.

The critics in the other reviews point out that the early sexual interactions feel forced and it is true.

But I cannot agree that the story is bad. It is far from original but I personally found myself engaged enough that I did read a good chunk of it any only occasionally fast forwarded.
The writing is ok with a some moments of brilliance. Same for the characters.

A fair point is probably that the maledom is rather light. While the game supports different types of relationships the MC most of the time behaves more distant to the LI rather than dominant which in a way is rather a nerf than a buff.

The games rating is to low imo. 4 Stars should be given. I recommend to overlook the rather meh beginning and just go with the flow.

It took me multiple days (not pure playtime) to finish v17. Its definitely worth a play.

This is currently one of my favorite games on this site. I love the models and renders, and the animation is good for the most part. It got a fair bit of kinky shit, which I enjoy, but won't be everyone's cup of tea. But you can pretty much choose what you want to see, so it's no problem. Some characters have different routes, and as far as I can tell, they are all done really well.

It's pretty well written for a porn game. Sure, there is a lot of porn logic and a nonsensical main plot going on. But most of the girls are written well, and the dialogue is engaging.

One complaint I have is that the cast is too big. This will be a plus in the future if it ever gets completed, but as it is now, you might not see any progress with your favorite gals for a long time.

I enjoy this game and can't wait until the official release for me it will be my AVN game of the year.
I do think it has some work maybe a measure of control over the harem members depending on the route you go on

The concept could have been interesting but the story detours constantly into barely related sexual encounters and is so often at odds with itself I lost interest quickly.

This could have been ameliorated by good character models but I've found maybe one of the over a dozen I've met so far attractive. A visual overhaul of the earlier chapters was mentioned so maybe they look better down the line but I don't think I can stomach more of the game than I have.

Great concept, abysmal execution.

The game is about perfect. The only minor annoyance is the orca looking tan lines of Hana. She's one of the best looking characters and has this really annoying killer whale looking tan lines. Other than that the game is just outstanding.

This one is not terrible, but it definitely isn't good either. The story makes no sense. Characters act in completely unbelievable ways right from the start and plot quickly bows to sex at every turn it can, without any real development, relationship or anything. Every girl just falls for you instantly, everything goes perfectly, there is no tension in it at all. At least choices are clear on what paths you're in, but most of it is just how things happen, not what happens, making a lot of those choices meaningless.

Render quality is decent and is being improved. Girls are diverse, even if not all are attractive. Animations are sparse on many places but do their jobs, even if they are quite basic. There is no sound at all. And I at least found no bugs while playing it.

So, all in all, not the worst game you can spend your time on, but definitely not worth the time if you are looking for anything beyond a quick fap.

Damn, I really love this one—it’s right up my alley with the whole revenge plot. The story’s solid, and the characters are distinct and all interesting. Overall, it’s a great experience, and I honestly don’t get the hate unless you’re just not into revenge-themed games. The quality’s definitely there. Just a short review to show my support—keep it up, dev!

[v13]

Im biased as fuck bruh, but this AVN is great. Sure there are no sounds, most scenes aren't animated, some models are ugly and the whole story is a ridiculous power fantasy, but it just ticks all the boxes for me.

Some clarifications:

1. It's a proper harem, not a dating sim. Some girls (sometimes even boys) are mandatory, some are optional. They know about each other and are fine with sharing a single man. There are 20 LIs so far, will be more in the future according to the "Relations" tab.
2. You can either take more dominant or more romantic/passive approach with the main love interests. As far as I can tell the former has more sex scenes. There is no extreme maledom/femdom, this stuff is pretty mild here.
3. Most choices have only immediate effect on the following scene, but some change hidden stats and some obscure variables, so I wouldn't dare to call this one kinetic novel just yet.
4. Most women get wet for MC without much effort on his part and don't have complex multi-faceted personalities. Character progress goes lightning fast, expecially with 'dominant' choices. If you're after intricate relationships with well-written characters, there is none here.
5. A porn game first, story second. There is a lot of sex with great pacing, while the main plot is mostly in the background.
6. People who rated this game 1 star are fatherless.

All in all I like MC, there is great variety of characters all with different looks and body types, cute gf Emma, decent set-up, decent writing, lots of diverse sex, and I can't wait to finally cuck the antagonists.

playtime: 4-5 hours.

v13

Pretty much kinetic novel. Conversation options only modify current scene a little. Story is harem-power-fantasy type. There isn´t any real adversary or antagonist. And even the vengeance part feels petty, as there is no emotional investment to understand or share the main character's feelings.

Writing was ok outside the sex scenes. Story and characters are just so boring that i found myself skipping after i got bored reading all the fluff. Characters are your normal harem whores without personality. Their only meaning in life is to worship MC. Writing in sex scenes was just bad, but i understand that it is hard to create good dialogue when there is no meaningful background for the sexual act or the relationship.

Visually game is ok. There was few unique looking sexy ladies and overall good variety of women with different body proportions.

More like 3.5* quality, but will give 5* for now because its doing what very, very few developers accomplish - steady progress to the finish line.

For a game that hasn't even been out for a year, tons of content. Story line is moving, character paths are progressing. Good model variation, graphics are solid, and the plot is passable.

It is yet another Gary Stu MC, which is why I would give it 3.5 instead of 4 in terms of quality. The side characters, such as the neighbors, should be cut, theres no reason to have so many characters and it just takes away from the game (and adds to the Gary Stu). Characters have unique voices but they are a bit cliche. The translation to English is probably a 7/10.

I would suggest playing this one, its above average quality, and its a developer who is on track to finish it within a year.

This game is so brilliant more path for you and make player feel free for play
nice story and CG / more character / nice system . If Dev see this i think you should take this game to Steam . Hope this game not abandon if some one see this try to play this game you will know why i am here to vote this .
Good job Dev you are very Excellent to make this game and good luck.

v10, but I didn't really go far, so doesn't matter.

The idea behind the game is pretty good: revenge story, the morality of it all, fighting corruption etc. But the realisation… just couldn't. It couldn't.

Pros:

1) Like mentioned above, a promising premise.
2) You can disable some content you don't wanna see.

Cons:

1) No full stops to speak of. My heart bleeds when I see full stops missing. Who ever said it was acceptable?
2) Character design: oversized tits, especially on that one milf; many LIs, while hot, aren't beautiful.
3) Writing has flaws beyond just the lack of full stops. It's pretentious yet too simple at the same time. In an epic story about revenge, vocabulary should be more elaborate, and there should be more text in general.
4) Women throw themselves at the MC, especially that woman with comically oversized boobs. She tracked him down for God knows how long, despite him entering a flat with a girl, just because being momentarily turned on? Did she have nothing better to do?

All in all, this is a poor game. I don't recommend, for sure.

I do really like this one but am also confused buy it as well. Here is my issues so far.

Why is there no pregnancy tag for this game yet over half the women in the game have a pregnancy stat. A stat that apparently means nothing because no matter how many times you finish inside, as in always in my case, that stat never changes. Emma every single time sex was available as well as both her sisters. Nope all 3 still show not pregnant. Is this planned but not implemented or was it originally implemented and then removed? Another Developer confusion point.

How about our boy has trained in martial arts and grew up constantly fighting yet gets his ass handed to him every single time he gets in fights? Makes no damn sense what so ever.

Ummm. Is this a game about fucking every every woman in the city or about taking about whats rightfully his? I am confused because if its the fucking one he is doing a fantastic job. If its revenge then our boy needs to get his damn priorities straight.

Story is great and love the appearance of all the characters. Yes, even the MC, for a change. He is not uglier than a dried up terd on a sidewalk like in some games. Or looks like a complete puss or asshat as in other games, He can actually pass as a normal joe and is not over built. Unlike some characters. Here is looking at gay tail Rob.

Some of the relationships are confusing as hell despite the fact they are literally forced on the MC as well. The Lin family is a prime example. All 3 sisters? Really? And at the same time under Mom's roof? Yet Mom turns him down after telling him to go forth and impregnate all my children? Yeah? This really makes sense.

As much as I would love to see this actually make it on here I just do not see it lasting as it is just not strong enough overall to make a great mark. Too many inconsistencies need to be addressed by the Dev. I would love to come back and revise this review in a year or so and raise it by those missing 2 stars. We will see if any good changes get made and issues are addressed or not. Here is hoping.

This game has a lot of potential, but also a few red flags that keep it from being good.

PROS: The story is by far the biggest pro of this game, a criminal/harem where you beat your adversaries and steal their women seems like a perfect idea for an AVN, the MC is nothing special, but doesn't drag the story down either, he's more than good enough for a game like this especially with some good character development along the way.

CONS: Forced LIs are a sure way to ruin any good game, the difference with this game is that the Devs have devised a simple but effective way to overcome it, and yet they don't utilize it entirely. Some girls are forced some are not, some girls are super annoying, but you can't reject them, and there are just too many of them. For this kind of story it would bode well for the MC to be more of a "lone wolf" kind who builds his legacy from scratch, but in this game the MC has a bunch of friends and a big family+his girlfriends family and all of them are actively trying to hang from his dick.

In conclusion I'll say that a bit of cleaning up of the plot and providing the player with more freedom would instantly make this a 5 star game.

Version 0.8. New try for myself, and enjoyed it. There is a modest amount of content for a version 0.8. I found myself reading all the narrative and english was good and it was a mildly interesting plot so far. Its early in dev so the plot really doesn't seem to be fully realized yet.

The MC is a decent guy, you can play a love or dominant path for most of the LIs (for which it seems like there are going to be many). For the .08 already its quite a few - but thankfully there is a really nice relationship screen to figure out who they are, and it tracks love/domination and for most Pregnancy - so you can tell where this one is going.

Lots of LIs, cute asian types, sporty types, milfs, sisters, mom, and when going thru the relationship screen lots of others to come with some MILFs maybe a GILF or two and lots of diverse LIs.

It is a "he is awesome" type, with all the ladies pretty much falling for him so its a power trip, he's got the cash, trying to take back his dads company from those bad people, and it pretty much seems like he is gonna fuck and knock up all the bad guys wifes and daughters as the story progresses. (sorry that is pretty awesome revenge).

Graphics are pretty well done, sex is pretty vanilla and some sex scenes are rather short. MC has a pretty normal sized dick, so its just his charm and fucking skills that has these ladies all over him - and they seem to do so pretty fast.

All in all a fun power trip, Rich, charming bad boy who gets the girls and gonna get some revenge ...well he seems to be heading towards revenge by fucking at this point. Kinda fun.

I think that so far, v0.7, it's really good.

I know folks are banging on it for various reasons, and they aren't entirely wrong, but it's still a good production so far.

Yes the MC is kind of a douche and has sex w several women, but remember, you can also reject several of them. The first few you meet, like the uber driver, coffee shop girl, and girl on the train can all be skipped, I believe. Others can be skipped as well. Some you don't have a choice with but it seems a good balance. Besides, the MC's character is supposed to change over time.

The women are beautiful, but not like fake pretty.... Good job with the colors and lighting. Don't know about sounds..

Yes also this is supposed to have a revenge plot as well as a few other things and it's all there. We get reminded that these thing are happening/going to happen. I like the pacing so far...

Don't forget, this game has only been out 4 or 5 months...It's still very new so I'm glad they aren't rushing everything. Its still on a fast enough pace. The Developer is pushing updates out quicker than 'most' other games and seems to not bounce around too much like character to character or different parts of the story.

Certainly a great one to try.

This VN is supposedly revenge story well its not. MC isn't really that smart and resourceful he is useless.

Story isn't moving at all mc isn't doing anything to look for clues to help him destroy his enemies.

Also MC meets his childhood friend Emma who he hasn't seen in a long time and after 5 minutes he is in love with her ARE YOU SERIOUS she is also FORCED FL you can't refuse her.

I forgot to mention one more thing MC has trained judo for a short period of time he is not a master but you would think that what he learned would be enough to defend himself well in this case you would be wrong since he is getting beaten up couple of times by people who don't know any martial art.

What's a point of showing us that he trained judo if he can't even defend himself.

TBH not bad. It's basically the standard harem game where all the women are trying to smash and are really eager to ride the pole. However, this game also tries to push some type of revenge plot in the backround, but it's never fleshed out. This kinda floats it into an awkward middle. The game can basically be summed up by just saying that it's always go go go. The scenes and story just happen so fast there's no type of world building or plot exploration. All that being said, for what it is, a harem game, it's pretty good. Just don't expect any type of deep writing or plot.

Version 0.9

For story or sex? I feel the developer needs to think through whether he wants to make a porn game or a plot heavy visual novel. This halfway house approach is just confusing and I doubt it will appeal to either camps successfully.

Story
MC's father was murdered and he got convicted by public opinion for perpetrating the deed. After university, the guy's back to investigate the murder. He needs to regain control of his family firm and decide whether to take a revengeful or righteous approach, hence the title.

Sounds interesting, but the actual implementation is abominable. One doesn't get the mysterious, sober and dangerous vibes playing as MC - the guy is literally fucking random females every five minutes without any explanation.

Within 3 minutes into the game, he's having a blowjob with some girl on a train home. He reaches his apartment and yet another blowjob with an unknown MILF. Then he visits his childhood friend's house and starts having sex with her and her sisters. Next morning he's pussy licking an Uber driver.

This sex every 5 minutes continues throughout the game. Sure doesn't sound like a guy back home to take revenge, play boardroom politics or unravel mysteries to me... Oh and don't get me started on the boardroom politics... Sure not many people get to experience an enterprise board meeting, but at least make it sombre with tension, not filled with juvenile dialogue and theatrics.

Game Mechanics
Choices to either choose to be loving or dominant with a main LI or whether you want to reject a side LI.

Background / Character Renders
Backgrounds are standard Daz3D assets that do their job.

Character designs are nice, most are distinguishable. From the character menu, the developer has planned for dozens of LI and this excludes many other once-off girls the MC has sex with. Looks like the game is going down the fuck fest route.

Character Development
The introduction makes it sound like there will be a moral dilemma facing the MC which players get to choose whether he goes down the light path (justice) or a dark one (revenge) based on choices made. In reality, the choices are just for you to add love or dominant points to a whole suite of LIs which makes some variations to the dialogue and sex.

As for the rest, there is essentially no character development - I cannot even recall their names now. It's a hazy blur of MC having sex with different people. Even the supposedly "main girlfriend / childhood friend" is a first day meet, second day declare love and third day sex mad rush.

Sex Scene
The lewd scenes are aplenty for sure, but only a minority of them are animated though. Overall, they are of average quality with some dialogue and music, but it happens so frequently it's all fuzz with hardly anything memorable.

BGM and Sound Effects
Decent complimentary generic BGMs with no sound effects.

Conclusion
The game has an unclear position: the game page sells the idea that this will be a plot heavy AVN with a serious story and well-developed characters, yet actual playthrough doesn't care much about the story and introduces sex scenes in a frequent and flimsy manner that even porn cliches like "housewife having sex with the plumber" have better build up.

Just as you are prepared to write off the plot and just go with the sex, the game randomly forces you to take itself seriously with themes like politics, revenge, mystery, corruption etc. and then dumps them pronto when the next lewd scene arrives.

Folks who are going for a serious story will find the illogic irreconcilable, others who just want a quick fap will find these fleeting "plot interjections" distracting and a waste of time. A case of trying to please everyone and ending up pissing off everyone.