The overarching story was quite engaging and it was hard to stop playing in its early chapters. It did become a bit stale in the later chapters though and the ending was a bit lackluster.
My critique is mostly focused on my Ellen centric playthrough. I chose Ellen pretty quickly as my love interest. It was easy for me to get on her route thanks to the MC already having an established open relationship with her. She was also one of the few who actually looked somewhat original and fitting for the futuristic setting, unlike the other LIs who gave me the impression of boring middle aged house wives at first glance. I get that this game was started relatively long time ago so I can somewhat understand the overused DAZ assets, but it's also why devs shouldn't take on such huge projects that take them at least half a decade to finish - they'll look dated by that time. Still, I think the girls in Philly's previous game looked more attractive and had more memorable looks.
As my Ellen focused game progressed though, it became increasingly evident that the dev didn't give enough love to her route. Despite that early kiss in chapter 5 nothing came of it besides a couple more quick kisses until the very end of the final chapter when their romance actually seemed to take off. I also thought there would be more to Ellen's path, like a throuple route with Gloria since all the groundwork was there, but nothing came of it.
Maybe the lack of progress was because the dev took a larger bite than he could chew, because the branching was a lot more complex than your usual interactive story game here, and there were a lot of girls: 4 main ones, some side chicks with possible endings and many casual flings. That's a lot of work to juggle for a lone dev. What comes to other technical aspects, then I think the separate LI score and lust points were largely wasted on Ellen and probably some other girls too where the lust points did nothing major. I was quite disappointed to find out I had missed out of a few options during the lewd scenes in Ellen's scenes. The subsequent and bothersome replay of half the game effectively ruined my immersion and getting invested again in the game was difficult after that. I would get if those points caused a major branching on each LI's path but that for such a little change it's pointless. One should not have to rely on a walkthrough to get the most out of a single path.
Coming back to the lack of meaningful progress with Ellen, then I also suspect that the dev was playing favorites or relying too much on the wishes of his Patreon supporters. I already saw Ellen missing in the game's banner nor did I notice her in any promotional images at first, but I became suspicious when I noticed that all the other LIs appeared much more often than Ellen in those secret images you can collect. As it turned out upon closer look into the game files, it was true and even some girl with devil horns, who I'd only seen for a moment in my playthrough, had more pictures. Victoria seems to have gotten the most attention from the dev when you look at the promotional material, the number of scenes involving her in the gallery and more complex branching made for her. I hate when the devs favor one LI over the others.
Other remarks:
- The static renders were pretty good if not too dark at times. Some scenes could have used better lighting.
- I can't decide if the animations were average or just above. The boob physics were definitely better than a lot of games here and the dev liked to flaunt with it in gratuitous scenes at every turn. What I didn't like at all was the way the characters moved. They were stiff, clunky and I often found myself questioning why the characters were flaying their limbs so awkwardly during sex. More simple, fluid and rhythmic movements would be much better.
- The MC could receive blowjobs in every scene but there was a severe lack of going down on women. I don't think the MC performed oral on Ellen even once. It's like the dev is allergic to pussy or something. I know it's an immature porn game but at least give players the option to be a gentlemen and always return the pleasure, be it cunnilingus or orgasm.
Still, it's a decent game and I'll likely check out some other branches in the future. Best Wishes to Phillygames on their upcoming project!
My critique is mostly focused on my Ellen centric playthrough. I chose Ellen pretty quickly as my love interest. It was easy for me to get on her route thanks to the MC already having an established open relationship with her. She was also one of the few who actually looked somewhat original and fitting for the futuristic setting, unlike the other LIs who gave me the impression of boring middle aged house wives at first glance. I get that this game was started relatively long time ago so I can somewhat understand the overused DAZ assets, but it's also why devs shouldn't take on such huge projects that take them at least half a decade to finish - they'll look dated by that time. Still, I think the girls in Philly's previous game looked more attractive and had more memorable looks.
As my Ellen focused game progressed though, it became increasingly evident that the dev didn't give enough love to her route. Despite that early kiss in chapter 5 nothing came of it besides a couple more quick kisses until the very end of the final chapter when their romance actually seemed to take off. I also thought there would be more to Ellen's path, like a throuple route with Gloria since all the groundwork was there, but nothing came of it.
Maybe the lack of progress was because the dev took a larger bite than he could chew, because the branching was a lot more complex than your usual interactive story game here, and there were a lot of girls: 4 main ones, some side chicks with possible endings and many casual flings. That's a lot of work to juggle for a lone dev. What comes to other technical aspects, then I think the separate LI score and lust points were largely wasted on Ellen and probably some other girls too where the lust points did nothing major. I was quite disappointed to find out I had missed out of a few options during the lewd scenes in Ellen's scenes. The subsequent and bothersome replay of half the game effectively ruined my immersion and getting invested again in the game was difficult after that. I would get if those points caused a major branching on each LI's path but that for such a little change it's pointless. One should not have to rely on a walkthrough to get the most out of a single path.
Coming back to the lack of meaningful progress with Ellen, then I also suspect that the dev was playing favorites or relying too much on the wishes of his Patreon supporters. I already saw Ellen missing in the game's banner nor did I notice her in any promotional images at first, but I became suspicious when I noticed that all the other LIs appeared much more often than Ellen in those secret images you can collect. As it turned out upon closer look into the game files, it was true and even some girl with devil horns, who I'd only seen for a moment in my playthrough, had more pictures. Victoria seems to have gotten the most attention from the dev when you look at the promotional material, the number of scenes involving her in the gallery and more complex branching made for her. I hate when the devs favor one LI over the others.
Other remarks:
- The static renders were pretty good if not too dark at times. Some scenes could have used better lighting.
- I can't decide if the animations were average or just above. The boob physics were definitely better than a lot of games here and the dev liked to flaunt with it in gratuitous scenes at every turn. What I didn't like at all was the way the characters moved. They were stiff, clunky and I often found myself questioning why the characters were flaying their limbs so awkwardly during sex. More simple, fluid and rhythmic movements would be much better.
- The MC could receive blowjobs in every scene but there was a severe lack of going down on women. I don't think the MC performed oral on Ellen even once. It's like the dev is allergic to pussy or something. I know it's an immature porn game but at least give players the option to be a gentlemen and always return the pleasure, be it cunnilingus or orgasm.
Still, it's a decent game and I'll likely check out some other branches in the future. Best Wishes to Phillygames on their upcoming project!
