VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Chasing Sunsets [v1.01] [Stone Fox Studios]

Chasing Sunsets [v1.01]
4.5 stars

I'm only into Chapter 5, but I had to come give an update, regardless of the ending(s) on this VN marked completed.

CONs:
* I found many of the night scenes too dark with no way to brighten as some monitors/laptop screens have limitations.
* The Prologue was a lot of reading.

NEUTRAL:
* The beginning chapters the animations are weak...but there is at least an attempt at animations.
* We have our trope of the models having similar body types (big breasts, full ass). It's not till Chapter 5 that some new girls are introduced that start to mix this up a tiny bit.
* The fact the MC has a larger than average dick doesn't get referenced directly till Chapter 5. Before that, all other erotic encounters are NOT based on the 'big dick makes them melt' trope (though now by Chap 5 it seems we have ventured into this trope area). Rather it's based on the fact he's a good guy, handsome (haircut is in question), and super fit. All the reasons that would logically come before anything intimate.
* Decisions seem to have some impact, but often it seems there is an obvious choice to 'max out' points.

PROs:
+ Likeable MC and other cast of characters.
+ Detestable 'villains'.
+ Gorgeous models with unique faces.
+ Top 3 VN for the writing! Superb.
+ Emotional scenes are well written and really pull at the heartstrings.
+ Erotic scenes are well written and steamy without going directly to fucking.
+ After the Prologue the pacing between reading text/dialogue, changing scenes, and events is much better.

OVERALL:
A must try VN. In my Top 5 of all time (after hundreds of VNs) as it does so much right and draws you into the characters and story.

One of the best games I have played on this site. Story telling and animations were great. However, would have loved an ending where you MC could have stayed with both Jaye and Mallory. Hopefully theres a sequel!

I... don't really know what to type here. After years of lurking on the site and probably a hundred games played, this has been my favorite.

It's not the most outlandish story, it's not the kinkiest, it's not the most varied overall... But what it does do, it does masterfully. Every character feels like a real human, they're unique and have a voice of their own. The dialogue is excellent, the facial expressions are on point, the humour is understated but hits home every single time.

The animations in the first chapter are... not great, and the devs are working on them, but, and I cannot stress this enough, the rest of the scenes are some of the best I've seen, including non-game 3dcg.

The way the characters move, touch, behave; everything feels real. Looks real. It's also one of only three games I've replayed in full, without skipping any of the story, just to see all the content I missed in-context.

10/10, across the board. Masterpiece.

Great renders! Great story. Not a slow burn or fuckfest but weaves all parts of AVNs together masterfully. Even the music is well played. Characters models are hot and the animations really showcase all the work the devs put into the game.

Def my 2nd best visual novel after Leap of Faith. It's not like a game you wanna skip scenes out of boredom. It would have been way better ending if they had put a family ending at the end of the game(mom+father+child). In nutshell, i gave this game a solid 9.5/10.

A 10/10 game recommendation to those who want a great story to enjoy that can be extremely wholesome, filled with a mc (and those around him) dealing with the process of healing from a traumatic experience.

Gameplay : Most choices don't matter in a sense that it leads to bad endings, but more or so how much content you want to see unlocked between characters. There are currently 2 characters that are pursuable, and choices give love and trust points for you to unlock more content between the two.

Story : *SPOILER* In the past, the MC grew up with a step-father and a step-sister, whom both grew up loving each other in ways that no brother or sister should have felt *both of them don't know they had the same feelings*. This still grows even stronger as the years past, soon certain chains of events builds up, leading to a feud the ripples the family apart (mainly the step-sister and the MC). Thus, he decided it was the best if he went on a journey to find himself, and keep away from the family, while the sister ends up blaming herself for breaking up the family. As 7 years pass by, the parents are killed up in a "accident", that ended up passing their company and assets to both the MC and his sister. However, the catch is that in order for them to get in possession of these assets, they have to work together and prove to the person handling their parent's will that they mended their strained relationship. Thus, in the present, the story goes on from there and is filled with twists and turns. The only cons I see of the story, is that why the family fell apart was a bit dramatic, and that you could only pursue two characters. You either end up with one or the other, not both or else you lose both of them. There are also other minor characters that I feel could have helped with the story much more if you had the option of pursuing them too.

Visuals : Pretty good visuals that surprised me after the prologue. If you decide to give this game a try, you will understand that in the prologue, the visuals were pretty mediocre. But as the game progresses, you can see significant change in lighting, detail, shadowing, basically in all aspects that made it a top tier game.

Scenes : Scenes are pretty great, just not too many animations involved., when there is, it is animated perfectly, and smoothy, just no audio. The scenes aren't boring because the story builds chemistry between the interacting characters. Thus there is a connection between the two parties whenever a scene takes place.

Customer Support : N/A

Overall, a great game to try that could easily last you days worth of content, that isn't really boring. Mind you that it took me around 1-2 weeks to ground out the whole game. It is a great game that is relatable to some aspects of reality, that deals with loss, love, healing, and forgiveness in order to make amends with yourself/others.

The success of a visual novel's plot often hinges not on the story itself but on the quality of its writing. Unfortunately, this VN struggles significantly in that department, failing to deliver a compelling or well-crafted narrative. The writing feels lackluster and uninspired, leaving much to be desired in terms of engagement and emotional resonance.


When it comes to the art, the quality hovers between subpar and mediocre. While it may serve its purpose, it lacks the polish and uniqueness that could elevate the overall experience. The character designs and visual presentation fail to stand out, making it hard to connect with or appreciate the visual aspect of the VN.


As for the humor, it’s perhaps one of the weakest elements. The jokes are not only unfunny but painfully dull, making the attempts at comedy feel forced and out of place. They fail to bring any charm or lightheartedness to the story, which is a missed opportunity for deeper engagement.


That being said, credit where it's due—the animations are a redeeming feature. While they’re not groundbreaking, they do add a touch of fluidity and effort that the rest of the VN could benefit from. It’s clear that some care went into this aspect, and it’s a small positive in an otherwise underwhelming experience.


Overall, while the VN has a few commendable elements, its shortcomings in writing, art, and humor overshadow the experience, leaving it far from its potential. A stronger focus on storytelling and visual refinement could significantly improve its reception in the future.

Tried to like it as production value wise it's very high and visually one of the best on the site.

The problem is that the writing its in service of is just unbearably cringeworthy. Everyone is trying to sound funny but isn't and everyone is a generic 2000s sci-fi nerd.

Good Points
+ Past scenes with Sarah & James & how they romanced, etc, were fun to watch.
+ David was a likable and funny character, his scenes were refreshing, emotional, and sad in later parts of the story, he was a good friend and well-written character.
+ Even tho she is a bit weird and has some mental problems with all that weird hearing her ''Daddy'' thing Mallory is still quite funny, and a likable character/LI for sure, and her relationship/romance development with MC is quite well-written, especially MC's bandit gift, how happy she was when she reunited was emotional enough to made me cry as well.
+ Even tho she was unbearable at most parts after the talk on the yacht Jaye became at least a bearable character/LI, and some scenes she had with MC in the past, and references to them, like Bed Fort were emotional as well.
+ MC has a good model, he isn't the cliche skinny guy every other game has and even has a muscular frame.
+ The scene where MC acted heroic, and saved Jaye was pretty cool, the whole ambiance was well-created, and the song and sound effects were well-chosen as well.
+ Choices matter at least on some stuff, for example having the choice to kill or not kill murderers of your family was pretty damn satisfying.
+ We have the same really gorgeous girl/woman models in this game.

Bad Points
- The prologue has quite weak, and unlogical writing, and it feels like it was forcefully made longer and more dramatic with writers constantly using Jaye, making her act dumb, egoist, rude, etc, against the MC, and ruining the things.
- Connected to the last bad point Jaye as the main love interest of this game, is not a really likable character for most of the game, it's really hard to like her considering especially how she acted in the prologue and after, she becomes better later on, but that doesn't change how dumb, egoist, rude, and unbearable she was for most parts. First of all, she & MC could have had a great relationship for their whole childhood, yet she has to make things bad between them just because MC wanted her to have some friends, and take things further with everything she did until she takes a guy called Christian to home just to piss off the MC and nearly got raped (she would if MC didn't come home early) She could change her ways after crossing the line like that, and nearly getting raped, but instead, she let Christian come to the party, bringing the guy who tried to rape attempt you to the party, the party where MC and your whole family are? BRUH... For nearly the whole story she is constantly hurting MC because of having no control over her own emotions, and ego meanwhile having sex with Tara, etc, and keeps saying she has feelings for MC in her monologues. She could have at least acted mature, and treated MC better after growing up, but she still acted like a b*tch to him until the talk happened on the yacht.
- Even tho MC has done things he did because of his love for Jaye and distanced himself from her (not abandoned, she literally was the one who abandoned MC when they were kids, and later told MC to stay the f*ck away from her with all hate in her eyes, go further as he can go) for right reasons, he still could have turned things for better at some points, especially he could have talked with her after reading her diary since he learned she has feelings for him and he has feelings for her as well. Still, Jaye had far more chances than him, and she was the one who ruined everything over and over again, so can't say MC is as unbearable as her at least.
- The story getting told by MC to someone instead of happening in that moment makes things a bit weird, if the story didn't start with MC talking with that guy and telling while we are reading it would be more immersive.
- There are too many scenes MC got ridiculed for no reason, at first it feels funny, and you laugh, but at some point, it becomes annoying, especially the thing that happened with his dick picture sent to Fiona was a low blow.
- Textbox has a vector for every talking character, and it looks quite distracting, and sadly there is no option to close it.
- Some of the girls/women's faces look quite unattractive like Erica's face, she could have been one of good looking ones, but she has a pretty bad chin makes her unattractive. Along with this some characters had genetic and & paste face designs you have seen in a lot of other games as well like Linda. I don't understand why, but Tara looked gorgeous when she was young, but thanks to DEV changing her hair to terrible side-shaved model, and now she looks less attractive, very bad decision.
- Sarah (MC's mother) model feels wasted, it would be great if it was used on some love interest since it looks great.
- Sex scene animations are not that great, most of them have badly chosen positions/angles for animations and not all sex scenes are properly animated either, for example, Fiona's sex scene didn't have animations for blowjobs or cunningly, etc, and had only one static bad animation for very close bad angle penetration position. Along with this problem, some sex scenes do not even have any animation, like Linda's or Erica's sex scenes. So generally renders in sex scenes look far better than animations and they fail to deliver what animations do in these types of adult games.
- We only have two real love interests, Jaye & Mallory, and you can't choose any other girl as a main love interest, which is a big shame because there are some girls/women with great potential to become love interests, like Tara, it's damn shame she is not a love interest, and not just her, Bianca, Tanaka or some other girls MC had intimate moments could have been great love interests as well.
- Considering the connection MC had with both main love interests, especially after he risked his life to save both of them at different times, how they can't even imagine life without him, understand each other, got closer, even share a bathroom and showered together, etc, it would only make sense MC having relationship both of them, but unlogically the game forced players to choice one of them at last chapter out of blue, it was quite nonsense and unlogical.
- Ending sucked, it's been told we will get an epilogue, but seeing how bad things end up with girls, how MC had to choice, and other one lost someone they can't ever get is enough to say this game has a very bad ending, literally four years of development done for this sh*tty ending? BRUH...

For The End
Honestly, the game starts quite bad, then starts to get better, from middle to end becomes quite good, then ends terribly, At first I was thinking of a 1-star rating, then started thinking of giving 3 stars, then 4 stars, and with ending I'm going to give 2 stars and gonna say it's poor because even tho it had great potential sadly most of the stuff executed quite poor.

another beautiful game. Beautiful story. Beautiful writing. Beautiful characters, with a crazy messed up life and head. Even in this game the sexual content is irrelevant and almost annoying. I'm missing one thing. I didn't understand the connection between this game and Leap of Faith. There are two characters that interchange. I played LoF before and there was this ‘useless’ character who appeared and went through that story. And the opposite happened here. Lexy was a cameo in this story. How are the two stories connected? The authors are different. Why did the two stories intertwine?

A terrific game that delivers a high level of story, characters and dialogue.
It deserves all the praise it gets and I could go on listing all the pros of the game but I'll keep it short and sweet. This game focuses on story and relationships above all else.

Play this game if you're into: Character development, story progression plots and twists, choices that has impact, love-based incest.

Some notes of importance: while sex happens, it's not a main focus of the game. While not completely vanilla, it's not very kinky either apart from a few scenes.

Constructive criticism: While there's a good reason for MC's less than exuberant personality, I found it to get old. I get it, tragedy happened but the semi-depressed attitude is tiring. I'd love to have seen him have some DRIVE, some PASSION. Don't get me wrong, he's an interesting guy but there was something missing from an otherwise excellent game.

Easily one of the best stories in visual novel territory.
Loved the characters, renders, jokes, tone. really everything
5/7 perfect game

It's not done at the time of review as the epilogue is still missing.
But it does the "up" thing where it tells a hell of a story in the prologue where the parents meet and it was amazing, I actually cried.

for those that find in*est squicky, you should move on. that's all I'm going to say on that everything else could be a spoiler.

Seriously while I was expecting some mostly somewhat vanilla story, it managed to add some interesting twists if you can try to get all steam achievements. And all the cameos made in this game from other AVNs were really fun to see. I found some of my favourite AVN character designs here. Which brings me to the biggest downsides of the game, some like super character designs were wasted by not getting proper attention and would have liked those characters to be more involved, way more than main characters. Some scenes are very romantic,so there is that. I really enjoyed this game.

I have not finished the game. Yet so far I think it has a very good story with plenty of funny touches, great models (damn good), good branching, and good amount of time. Not a whole lot of animation, but when it does it is good... not too robotic, not just a two movement done over n over again with shaky camera that makes me dizzy at times.
So far this is one of the best games i have played.

Just finished playing the final version here are my thoughts and verdict:

Story: I loved it. For me, it is really well-written and well-portrayed. The jokes in this game are acceptable, some are cringe and some are quite hilarious. There are even times it touched my heart. Though I understand there are some people that didn't like the game because of the slow 'sex-pacing' as you don't see nudity and sex as frequent as you'd like as this game more story-focused than sex fanatic.

Characters: The MC looks good and his development throughout the game makes him likeable. The women in the game are stunning and attractive and actually have roles and purpose in the story aside from just being a typical slut.

music: The developers really knows how to choose the right soundtrack for any scene and scenario.

The only issue I have is the side chicks aren't given enough attention, particularly the more matured women. I wish they gave them more screentime and interactions with them to bond more deeply. There's even the one pretty woman we don't even have a choice for a chance to intimate with. Even though the story revolves around with the MC and two main chicks, I wish they pay attention to others just a little more.

Overall, this game delivered beyond my expectation. The story's deep and complex but really well-narrated which keeps me vested to the story. There are even times I genuinely felt emotional towards the story. The characters are also really well-written. Even though the sex scenes are kinda rare and not frequent, it builds anticipation and subsequently, it felt rewarding.

Final score: 9.5/10

Great Story,Great Plot,Great Art,Relatable characters.

No wonder the crowd give high rating.
Wish more people would find this masterpiece

Respect to the Author who touch lot of technical science stuff and presented it in entertaining way.

Highly Recommended!

Very good game if you meet it on its terms.

The story and initial conflict for me were tough to swallow, but the story of MC and his friend was good enough for me to give it a pass.

The story for the most part is quite enjoyable, not too predictable but also very consistent and consequent in how they play out. Some moments shine brighter than others, but that is to be expected. The "ratio" of story: sex is also quite ok. The choices also really feel like they have a meaningful impact on how the story unravels.

The visuals are very, very good, the character models look fantastic. If you don't care for the story and only want to watch the scenes, there's definitely a lot worse games out there.

So overall 4/5 because the thing in the spoiler really bothers me but the game is quite enjoyable.

im not gonna argue too much about this , but , having a game that has the most amount of unfuckable girls in this whole website is not gonna survive no matter how good the graphics or the story are , im sorry , this kind of deadly flaw is literally fatal , its just gonna ruin every thing that the Dev has to offer , i cannot imagine an adult game that has more unfuckable girls than the fuckable ones

i remember giving 1 star to a game before that has only 1 or 2 unfuckable girls , now in this game , check this out : ( Anette - Dr. Sophia Allard - Anne - Ronna - Serena - Sarah - the Asian server - Kaili - Eva - Rachel - the reporter girl - Jill Klein - Artemis - the receptionist - Mrs. Cohen - Arresting agent Steph - Senator McMurray ) this must be a joke , that's like 70% of the girls already in the game are unfuckable , its just straight up brutal ..

i actually liked some of these girls even more than the main girls , believe it or not & i was hopping to get some of them in a sex scene later on , but in the end , the game just gave me the middle finger in the face .. a critical disappointment like that will deserve a ZERO star at best , if there's an option for it

the Dev should not force the player to fuck who ever he wants , you should give players the freedom to decide who they want fuck & who they don't , and add a sex scene to all the girls , not just the ones that Dev choose , other wise , the choices are irrelevant & those girls are totally useless , its a 100% deal breaker for me

and by the way , the story sucks , its all about ( company - business - polygene - plans - clones - lawyers - Mom & dad ) 24/7 .. and that's it .. no other topics .. specially when that bastard George appears , he always trigger these conversations every time and he goes on & on like for 10 minutes , even your finger will start to hurt you from skipping clicks ( yea its that long ) until finally he stands up & leave .. i was expecting some conversations about the daily life situations , personal problems or fun events .. but no .. its rarely happening ..

favorite characters ( Tara - Bianca - Fiona - Mallory - Lisa - Erica )
however ( Tanaka - Amanda - Linda ) are just OK , but not the best in my taste
now ( Jaye ) she got the worst body shape of all time .. like , im impressed , how the Dev managed to create such an alien body , i have no idea , she literally has a body of a Ladyboy , its a huge turn off

he also used Jaye's Face with another character , but changed her eye color from green to sky blue , & her hair from red to black , and then BooM , here comes Lisa , there you go .. i don't know how dumb the Dev think we are , they are totally identical .. but ill be honest , Lisa's body is way way better designed than " Jaye "

any way , here is the honest Conclusions :

------------ BAD --------------- OK ----------------- GOOD --------------- EXCELLENT
STORY :

SEXY GIRLS :

SIDE CHARACTERS :

GRAPHICS :

SEX CONTENT :

SEX SCENES :

CONVERSATIONS :

HUMOR :

GLITCHES :

TYPOS :

CONTROLS :

CHOICES :

DIFFICULTY :

Great game, Beautfil Renders, some of the best written LIs there are with so much depth and complexity, Great Mc, Great concept with the business, This game made me emotional on multiple different occasions, it has some of the most depth in any VN, while also being incredibly hot, it has great humor and just great writing overall, truly a enjoyable experience and a really really great game with a very talented dev

Review for Chasing Sunsets [v1.01] I like Chasing Sunsets, I like it a lot, despite the flaws in the game. Story is beautiful, emotional, filled with funny moments and amazing dialogues. Choices in the game feels impactful, and has varying levels of consequences. The girls in the game are all really beautiful, with their own unique character. The growth in the characters throughout the game is really great as well, and that's someting really great to see, seeing the characters grow, mature, and being caring and loving to one another, brilliant.

The game mainly consists of 2 LI's, Jaye and Mallory. The main issue with this is that, Dev will have to make 2 really good characters that appeals to many, as this will greatly affect the experience we're gonna have. I really cannot bring myself to like Jaye, so this already affects a lot of the experience I'm getting in Chasing Sunsets. That being said, the story is still good enough for me to continue the game, despite skipping majority of Jaye's content.

Dev made some really beautiful side characters, not gonna lie, I love the looks of the side characters a lot more than the main LIs, yes I'm talking about Lisa, Biance and Sophie. The fact that you really only get 1/2 scene with them is just such a waste, given how great they look. Would love to see more of them, hopefully the Epilogue would change this up.

Another issue I have with ChasingSunset is the "open relationship" option with Mallory. Someway or another, going with this choice would always end up with Mallory breaking up with MC, if that's the case, why even have the option of being in an open relationship? Would be great if somewhere along the line, we get the option for MC to commit to this relationship, instead of it just always ends up with a break up?

Pros:
-Splendid story
-Great renders and animations
-Beautiful girls
-Great UI
-Gallery for viewing of scenes

Cons:
-Only 2 main LI's, so not much variations in endings and all
-Lack of scenes with the othercharacters, comeon, one is no enough when you have such beautiful side characters
-Open relationship with Mallory seems to always end in breaking up? If so, why evenhave the option of being in an open relationship?
-Adrubt love arcs with Bianca/Lisa