Unity - Caroline's Harvest Moon [v0.039] [Besimole]

[0.039 Build] This game has started with an astounding level of effort, with beyond sexy artwork of the main character and a fleshed out system for the gameplay. My largest sorrow was reading that my experience had come to an end, for I did not realise how soon this game had been released, nor investigate how much content there is as of writing. I'm giving this game a 5 star review because it has overwhelming potential.

(v0.039)

I'm always happy when I find a new game that clearly has the potential to be a great game. Fortunately, I found this one, and I'm very happy with what I saw in this early game.

A game with a simple and solid concept that, if the developer is careful in future updates, could indeed become a model of the genre. Caroline is a beautiful character with an interesting personality. As an elf, I hope to see many stories from her long life. I'm excited to see what the Corruption system will be like, whether we'll have interactions with the clothes we wear, with NPCs working at the bar, etc. Regarding the art, I'm passionate about this type of art, similar to the early art of other games like "Barely Working" and "Amy's Ecstasy." It's clean and beautiful, with sharp lines and very well-done painting.

I didn't find anything negative, and even if I had, I wouldn't report it here, as the game is in a very early stage. Even so, the developer has already provided enough footage and content to give us an idea of what we'll find in future versions.

I'm really rooting for this game! If you've read this far, click "Watch" in the thread so you don't miss any updates!

It's pretty good at the moment. Mostly talking about the waitressing scenes. Hoping to see more from this game!
Some suggestions-
1/ Can have "battle" more than once a day
2/ More outfits!
3/ More varied scenes for the "battles"
4/ As corruption increases hopefully the fmc unlocks lewd attacks to use on the customers too. Which of course should include their own scenes.

The game is turning out really great! There aren’t many projects that focus purely on the tavern management aspect, so this one really stands out.
The art is awesome — you can clearly see the passion and effort the developer puts into every frame.
As for feedback, I’d tweak the lust bar mechanic for the tavern visitors a bit. It would be much more convenient if it filled up when you’re within their line of sight instead of having to stand right next to them. When the tavern gets crowded, it can be a bit tricky to manage.
Other than that — top tier! I’m really looking forward to the next updates (though yeah, the wait feels long sometimes ).

Insanely good for a prototype.
Keep it up. The art is incredible and the basic gameplay mechanic was executed well. Obviously this is far from finished so I won't critique it too much but at it's current stage the h combat is balanced way in favor of the opponent and breaking free is near impossible. Not that big of a deal though, as it's obviously just a demo.
I think the only relevant critique I can give is that the android version's controls are kind of jank given that it's entirely a touch and drag system. I don't know if it's doable but if you could implement a joystick and possibly an interact button that would fix the issue pretty easily. I understand if that's not a priority though.

Overall I was very impressed with this. Please keep developing this game.

Solid game. Just needs more content. I hope to see more of what this developer is able to create with the potential this has. Keep it up dev! You’ve got a solid foundation with this. There need to be more quality games like this out there. Appreciate your efforts.

I've been following this game's devlogs for a while because I really liked the concepts and art. With the first official release, I can say that the waiting really paid off. As a proof of concept, I think the game, like many others have already said, shows major potential.

The game at the moment is pretty bare bones, but that is to be expected from an initial release like this. Despite that, I still had a fun time continuing to play even after the prologue ended.

The hand-drawn animations give this game a lot of charm and makes it standout. It really adds to the flow of gameplay.

Speaking of gameplay, I think it's great! What a lot of games here fail to do is incorporate the lewd elements into the actual gameplay. There's a reason why Karryn's Prison or Corruption Town gained such popularity. I hope that as the game is developed that any future concepts, mechanics, or minigames continue to have that connection. The grappling minigame was a bit difficult to figure out without a tutorial and the resist skills being in Russian, but like mentioned earlier, this is an early release so it doesn't bother me one bit.

All in all, the game was fun and I eagerly look forward to future updates. Yes, this game is definitely worth continuing and supporting.

It's the very first version, and the very first release,

So currently, not much to see here yet.
Also the minigame is too hard, rather unintuitive and somehow I don't seem to be able to win it in any way.

But since people already vote it up for it's "potential" (which is an non-existing measurement and based on hopes and dreams)

I only give it two stars in the current stage.

Why only two?

Cause right now, today, in this version, THIS is simply not enough.
Downloading it today is still a waste of traffic.
But everybody should keep this on watch.

Check it out for progress later.
I promise, I will.
Once it's more fun to play, I'll raise the rating.

Good concept, promising execution with good hand-drawn animation and cutins. The artstyle is reminiscent of flash animations and right now may be first drafts and placeholders but it's very nice and soulful, with the proportions & stylization already being good

It has a lot of potential and hopefully the dev can realize it, totally worth supporting

[v0.038]
Game with potential...

English transaltion will need polishing, right now it has some untranslated text, story lines are not very interesting to read.

Graphics is simple, just to do the job.

The mini-game could be improved as well, but solid base.

If the game stayed in current state, it's 3 stars, but considering it's just a very early demo, I'll give 4 for now, deppending on how the game will go in future, I might change it.

The potential of this game is enormous.
There is a lot of good idea, the game design is simple but more likable than classic RPGM or Renpy. The corruption process is intriguing and the character is hot.

I definitively support the creator !

Fantastic concept so far, notice I mention concept so this review will change once more of the game (potentially) comes out. The game has management vibes that remind me of Ane Kagesi, just that here it's point and click.
There are two phases for the day atm: management phase and tavern phase. During management phase you prepare everything like the food used, the staff etc. (ofc it's bare bones since it's an alpha but could be cool when it's expanded). During the tavern phase you wait for customers, take their orders (with potential harassment and a groping minigame), give the order to the chef and then wait for the food, let customers eat and collect money and dirty dishes. So far so simple, right? Only that this can get expanded to the extreme, there is alot of potential especially with the groping minigames.
What impresses me the most about this game is the animations, they are ridiculously good. Very fluid, conversation animations and groping animations are definitely an eye catcher. I want to see what actual H-scenes in this style look like.
Character design I can only really talk about the MC and the chef, both of them are gorgeous especially the MC is hot af. Other NPC's for now have placeholder colored characters but that may (?) change in the future, potentially some special characters? Who knows.
All in all I just want to say this game has tons of potential so I really REALLY hope the dev sticks with it.

I'm going to put this as simply as possible based on the Developer Note in the OP;

Continue. This. Game.

I do not know how you have managed to make the animation flow so well, nor how you created such a fantastic basis at the start but this is it my friend. Other games have touched on this formula and fallen apart, but all you need to do is add H content at this point with the odd mechanic such as QTE, non-combat harassment, hiring staff or creatures coming in eating the dishes you need to chase off etc.

But this is it. Continue and consider myself a prompt supporter