Ren'Py - Cascade Falls [v0.1] [Stray Paranormal]

So far, so good.
The way the characters move between dialogues is a really nice touch. It keeps the flow natural and adds an extra layer to the experience, even at this early stage. I especially liked the everyday vibe of the story. Because it’s not over the top, the whole experience feels comfortable and easy to get into.
I also noticed that even the background characters have their own movements whenever the scene changes. These small details really breathe life into the game and make the world feel alive. The attention to detail is impressive.
Wishing you the best with the rest of the development.

AVN is very early.

Content is a decent size for only the demo version.

Potential LI's seems to be at least semi complex so far. More backstory will obviously help

MC could have some more backstory assuming that is coming shortly.

Humor is good. Annoying Dick in your phone for Alan is hilarious.

AVN is on the right path, eagerly awaiting more!

For a demo/intro it's a great start. A wide and diverse female cast occupy Cascade Falls. In addition to the protagonist being cool as well. Also like the focus isn't on sex, story comes first and you see that in spades here. Excited to see where the game goes and congrats on your first release Stray.

I downloaded this one thinking it looked promising but was super disappointed while playing this AVN.

So were do I start the game could be interesting but it feels lackluster in so many areas that it doesn't manage to keep your attention or give you a reason to keep playing or come back as of now in this Demo it could change in the future if the dev decides to fix a lot of the problems but its going to take a lot of effort.
so were do I start:
Pros:
-The plot seems interesting on paper hopefully it develops in to something interesting
-Love Interests are somewhat interesting
-Not that many grammar mistakes
-Music is okaish

Cons
-Ugly black text box that has no option to change and the letters are way too big
-MC is one of the most lame and boring I have seen dude doesn't like to drink, party, go out with friends, dance or much of anything and even when girls flirt with him the dude is dense as fuck to react.
- The game story doesnt follow anything the description says the game had no friend, gf or betrayal and it comits the sin of mentioning names and stuff but doesnt bother to explain it assumes the player knows already by the end of the demo we know nothing about the MC at all other than he works for IT and he is some boring ass dude that's it.
-Renders feel outdated especially for 2025 standards
-The dialogue feels sometimes too boring and robotic characters are just saying hi to each other and asking mundane stuff barely anything interesting or fun.
-Story is non existent the whole demo was almost like a slice of life nothing big happen
-MC kisses two of the love interests in like the first 5 seconds he meets them it seems extremely unrealistic especially with someone as lame as he is.

Overall I would give this one 2 stars I just can't find good enough reasons to rate it higher at the moment the game just doesnt really have anything interesting or remarkable to keep the player engaged or want more especially since it refuses to explain many things like the MC past even the description events of the game don't really get explained ever in this initial launch and the story is also non existent its a slice of life simulator at the moment so I am giving this 2 stars if it improves in the future I will change my score but as of now that's the best I can give it.

Great start. Models, dialog, scenes, pacing, and more are all good and I look forward to future updates. I am however not giving it 5 stars mainly because I can not stand it when VN's launch in full-screen as it almost always turns off HDR and in turn messes up all my open windows placement. and lesser secondly there is no NSFW scenes and I would have expected at least one for the demo to give a taste of whats to come. (no pun intended)