VN - Ren'Py - Completed - City of Broken Dreamers [v1.15.0 Ch. 15] [PhillyGames]

Best animation ever. Great sound, great plot. Multiple choices.
A lot of porn positions to choose.
This is a new benchmark in this game genre.
different paths to take and contents for replayability.
I hope this game keeps the progress its already got.

Like with Depraved Awakening, I was a tiny bit skeptical after the very first release, (with regard to CoBD) I really liked the way the game was made, the renders are fabulous, the animations were great, and the game also has top tier animations outside of the sex scenes, which is very rare for an adult game, I also really liked the setting and the the beautiful looks of the characters. But the story didn't tie me up completly.

The the v0.2 just blew my mind, the story starts to take on pace and getting some highly interesting turns. But even bigger the characters really convinced me, I really like Victoria, and the sex-scene with Shanlon was a masterpiece, I rarely experienced something as hot in adult games.

I normally don't review unfinished games, which makes this game even more special, I DARE you to give this game a try!

As expected from PhillyGames the game has amazing renders, actual animations not 3 frames on loop and actually enjoyable soundtrack, imagine that! A porn game with a good soundtrack that doesn't make you want to rip your ears off the moment you launch the game!

Excellent game. This game is something i look forward to play every other month. Excellent renders and animation. The story keeps you engaged. Game system has glossary and point system for every character. Very well done.

An absolutely MUST for every developer in this genre. Perfect lights, great paint shop with maybe the biggest PSD graphics palette in use. Dramaturgy with blending and so on close to movie level, simply showing that even Renpy can play in this (normally unity preserverd) setup. All over all, the best artwork i have seen so far in this segment. I am thrilled to see if the drama is working out.
Speaking of dramaturgy: many of the bespoken games on this platform simply lack of the story line to get the player IN the story in time. There are just a few that show perfect balance of story line, graphics and tempo.And thats the real complex part to design in every game and genre.

So: chapeau to this developer for an outstanding picture work. Can't wait to see more.
Thank you.

Without a doubt one of the best games on F95.

- A creator that cares about his game, which shows in every aspect of it.
- the characters are all awesomely great, with variety and uniqueness that clearly shows a creator that wants them to differ from most cookie-cutter reused assets.
- the backgrounds and ambience in the scenes the best I have seen in an adult game, conveying the atmosphere and 'feel' of the story better than many 'real' games.
- the story captivates me, and drew me in, and after 5 minutes I was all onboard for the plot.
- The animations are of the highest quality
- and finally the sex scenes: they are varied, interesting, with plenty of kinks to satisfy a diverse audience without (so far) pushing any away, they serve the story and the story serves the sex scenes in a way I can't recall having seen before, and most importantly - They are all hot as fuck

Overall: 5/5, with no obvious problems, and a MUST PLAY recommendation from here. Now excuse me while I go find the developers Patron to support him.

When the creator cares about his work, It shows.

It has a story, that is not half bad. excellent renders, unique characters. And well written sex scenes. ( And in Imho, awesome kinks )

The creator has also already proven that he finishes his work.
He is one of the few I support.

The animations are beautiful. The character renders are out of this world. The story is absolutely amazing. I love the cyberpunk type of setting. Great game overall there's a few problems but that's the game is great in itself in my opinion

Beginning of something special.
Just when I thought PhillyGames couldn't get any better, they continue to surprise and entice me.

Pro's:
Excellent quality graphics
Smooth animations
Plot is very promising
Original characters with their own unique personality
Character backstory

Con's:
There are no con's whatsoever that I can see, though it is just the first release.

Based on v0.2.2

What can I say, this is the new bar in the sexual visual novel genre. This is the game to watch out for in 2019.

Great Dialogue - Doesn't suffer from the awkward, broken, dialogue most games suffer from. And then it goes far above that and actually has character with a real voice, Victoria doesn't talk the same way Ellen, Meredith, Shanlon etc. Everyone is unique.

Interesting Characters with Intrigue - Victoria especially leaves me wanting more, she always leaves wondering what's her game in all of this. Gloria's fate is another one as well. But most if not all characters have their own ulterior motives for why they do things and some of those are hidden beneath the surface begging to be unearthed.

Gorgeous Renders - The moment I saw Victoria the first time... Good Lord.

Great Animations - That Shanlon scene, need I say more.

Great World Building - This game has a fucking codex (which most games don't bother, or don't have strong enough world to warrant one) and the info is actually interesting to read about.

Excellent UI - Super clean, doesn't suffer from the awkward clip-art esque design other games suffer from.

FANTASTIC Soundtrack - I legit left the Main Menu on the background when I first played CoBD just to check out the great music.

Philly_Games quality seal. If you're not familiar go and play Depraved Awakening, best game there is on the genre

If you've done that you shouldn't even have a doubt about downloading this game.

This could be a great one. Great renders, super animations, a plot that seems to involve characters and conflicts, lots of sex, good and evil It has a lot of potential. The only weakness so far is that the choices don't seem to matter too much. This may be because it is still early days. Well done. Please encourage the developer.

I'd like to state right off the get go that I am a massive cyber-punk fan all the way back to reading Gibson and Effinger. On top of that I was blown away with "Depraved Awakening" as I am also a massive Noir fan. Coming off that high, I was really hesitant to try this one out given how I couldn't think of how Philly could top the previous effort especially with a genre that is close to my heart. So finally I played the game . . .
I am astounded. This game is simply too good to exist. I watched the beginning and I could actually feel my pulse racing. The renders are amazing, the animations manage to give the feeling of watching a movie while playing a game. The writing simply leaves me wondering how they do this.
Honestly I wish this was a movie, for the first time I played a porn game on full screen not wanting to miss any of the experience. Actually that's not true. This isn't a "porn game" this is a game that has explicit sex in it. It's like watching a Hollywood grade movie but the starlets are finally doing what we all want to see!
The only disappointment is that this ride is just starting so there will be long waits between seeing where the story evolves. Damn you Philly, you hit me in the "feels"!

Now that the gushing is out of my system, here is how I would evaluate different parts of the game:
Writing - As noted above the writing is excellent. It is very accurate to the genre and the characters, even at this early stage, are becoming fleshed out and you can already start to see how they will be playing off each other in future installments. The story line is pretty standard for the genre (emotionally tired, shut-off "agent" takes a job he doesn't really want to). I sense alot of channeling Decker in the MC. That doesn't actually detract though as it is a well-established trope which plays well in the setting;
Renders - I don't think there's a dev on here who can hold a candle to the visuals produced here. The lighting is exquisite, the models are beautiful, even the weapons are realistic and fit the story. The women are all beautiful which is a bit unrealistic but, as noted above, it follows how Hollywood would present an "average" person plus, did I mention they are all beautiful? Another thing is that the characters are all unique. Thank god since I am getting tired of seeing the same models in all the games I play.
Animations - For the most part, the animations are excellent. They greatly enhance the visual appeal of the game. There were a few that were a little "stiff" which is the price you pay when you don't have a ton of money backing up your venture and you are using the limitations of the software and game engine. It can be a bit jarring when you see one but nothing extreme. The most I would complain about is that sometimes I was looking at a render waiting for it to move before I thought to click forward
Length of the first installment - As is always the mark of a first installment of a game you really get into it ends all too soon. That being said, for the quality offered, the length is very good. There are a number of sex scenes available and a number of branching paths right from the start while allows for replay value. Honestly I'm pretty happy with then length though not happy that now I have to wait again until I get my next fix.

@Philly_Games congratulations on another gleaming star in your repertoire. I wait with bated breath to see what happens next, I know I won't be disappointed.

Played the game just today, and i have to say that this is possibly the best adult game i have played yet. The animations are beautiful. The character renders are out of this world. The story is absolutely amazing. I love the cyberpunk type of setting. Great game....

Engaging story line with realistic dialog in a noir milieu with tantalizing hints of connection, relationship, and mystery. Models are distinctive and well-emoted, with very good facial expressions and reasonable physics. I personally prefer the more-realistic approach to modeling taken in this game to the exaggerated forms that are popular among some enthusiasts. Looking forward to continued development.

(Right up front I am sorry when I get the names wrong. I am just not good with them)
So yesterday I finally finished "City of Broken Dreamers" and played it again with the walkthrough to find the secrets and to get the alternative scene Ellena (the girl with the sidecut).

As I just played Depraved Awakening not too long ago I have a pretty good comparison between both of your games. Your writing in DA was already really good, but damn the first thing I noticed while watching the intro in CoBD was the improvement in your writing.
I would say the story and the setting was one of the keypoints that made DA an awsome game and I am positive that with such a start CoBD will be even better. Especially with the Cyberpunk setting, that's just my thing.
I am really curious where the story will lead. Especially with the blonde girl and that brute character.

Then we have the thing that might be more obvious to most of the players... The quality of the renders and animations.
What you are doing better then most games is in my opinion the lightning, I can't even discribe how much I like it. Both in DA and CoBD the lightning is what stood out the most in you renders.
I would say the animations in DA were good, but in CoBD they definitly improved a lot. I also like the camera rides that you have there quite a lot. I am acutally a big fan of animations out of the sex scenes
The camera angles in the sex scenes are positivly creative, which I apprechiate, I played enough games, where the lewd scenes just feld boring, because the camera angle was just bad.
The environments that you chose fit the Cyberpunk setting perfectly! Not much more to say about that.

Also I like the menu layout a lot, it fits very well.
The game also has a really fitting music. I even played it with music on, something I don't do very often.

The character design definitly is something, where everybody has different tastes. Like in DA overall I like the design of every character, both in looks and characteristic. Of course you always prefer some characters over the others, especially when it comes to possible lewd scenes. Like in DA, where Carly was possibly the most favorite woman for most of the players, in CoBD at some point will also be a woman that will be the favorite of most players. (My guess is Victoria)

Let's get to the lewd scenes the characters.
1. The scene with Chandra, damn now I know why my friends love her the most! She is incredible! I like everything on her! I like her a more petite body, her attitude, her incredibly colored hair, her make-up, the lightning and her clothings. (I am a bit afraid that she seems like a character to who something bad could happen)

2. Then we have the scene with the futa "girl". Thanks Philly for doing something out of the norm with this scene! This scene was incredible hot! And I like her whole design. And I mean she is in a VR simulation. As you have the possibility of this or the Ellena path, I really hope we will see more of the VR-girl in future updates and that this is a path of its own. (I had to think of the new Blade Runner actually)

3. The Ellena scene, I totally missed this scene at first. Played it in my second playthrough, but I have to say that this scene is my least favorite at the moment.

4. What should I say to the scene with Victora, I mean that is just a woman of class! And that's how the scene played, just incredible from the beginning to the end.

5. Honorable mention: MCs wife (was it Sonja) didn't have a sex scene, but she made me curious and I like her design, because it is the only not over the top design

So my ranking for the best partners is at the moment:
1. Chandra
2. Victoria
3. VR-Girl
4. Sonja
5. Ellena

So thanks Philly for creating such an amazing game! I am looking forward to future updates

If you are a fan of the cyberpunk genre this is an absolute must. This catches the atmosphere and story of game like Cyberpunk 2020 and Shadowrun, the ambiance of Blade Runner all in one. I am loving it so far and look forward to its continued development. By the way, if this matters at all this is the first game here to ever get me to write anything for them.

So, this game is incredible. best animations ever which fulfill every fetish you have. The models are so hot, grat story and lot of sex.
What I liked the most, is that there are choices and we feel responsible for every choice we make and can change the rest of the game. I LIKE THIS GAME.

Amazing start to a game. Everything is such a high quality, you can really see how much effort it took to make start of this game.
Story pulls you in right away, very intriguing, i can't wait to see what happens and how our choices affect on the situation.
I just enjoy feeling of the created world, got that blade runner feeling, just awesome.
Beautiful variety of girl models who look realistic and attractive.
This author really deserves support for his amazing work, just continue with same passion and dedication.

After so many games made in Ren'Py i never thought, that i will see such beautiful game. Plot is intersting, but its just a start. Dev made many changes to what we saw in almost every Ren'Py game. Without a doubts garphicvs is leveled to perfect. So nice to the eye pics i've have't seen for a long time.