VN - Ren'Py - Color of My Sound [Ch.2 Final v7] [Gallant Trombe]

Aside from the beautiful art and aesthetic in this game, there's really nothing special here and i'd argue that it only has any type of sex in here to try to dip its toes in the erotica/porn crowd. The girls are all bland, the story is nothing special, just the typical futuristic cyberpunk war thing. Also, the MC is supposed to be a war hero but he looks like a walmart brand Dante from devil may cry. You also have no choices in this game, it's just do you accept this girl or not. This is basically just an on rails kinetic novel that does nothing outside of the norm and takes no risks. Combine that with severely lackluster sex scenes and you have the recipe for a mediocre sci fi/cyberpunky snoozefest. I'm sorry, but I really don't think this game is good enough to recommend even to fans of the genre.

The renders are excellent, the characterization and overall writing is excellent too.

There are complaints about the somewhat inadequate personality of the MC. I don't view this as an issue and think it is a deliberate, and interesting choice.

The biggest issue with this game, however, is that it is really just a kinetic novel. There is pretty much no capacity to interact with the interesting plot, there is no choice and consequence, and the sole choices come down to - do you want to have sex with this LI who is throwing themself at you right now, or wait for later?

In a thriller/mystery style plot like this, there should be ways for the player to interact with the plot and influence what is going on. If that isn't going to be offered, then the MC really needs to be written as a default to not do the stupidest things at every turn. It is deeply frustrating to watch a character you are supposed to identify with consistently make stupid decisions in navigating a complex and interesting plot.

If there are more choices added to the game, this could easily become a 5/5. That is the only major issue at present. However because there are functionally no choices, it is a 3/5 for now.

So far it is a well crafted mystery story with reasonably interesting (if cliché) characters. The art is great, the world building competent and it doesn't seem to overly focus on porn (which is a net positive). There is a lot of potential. I am interested on where it goes.

The one thing that really annoys me is the MC. Maybe it's different from a male perspective, but him thinking with his dick all the time and being supremely gullible when faced with ANY female attention, makes it really hard for me to take him seriously.
Given he is the awesome celebrated war hero, the dissonance takes me out of the story regularly. He is a bit of a bland idiot.

V.CH2 finalv7

out of the gate, the art is great. i doubt anyone would say different and is this games selling point. visually this game is another feast for the eyes.

moving on to the bend, game design is spot on. a VN with few choices to keep the player immersed in the read, rather than a spotty over-grind sandbox experience, is for my money the right medium to deliver this story.
cannot fault it.

as we hit the straight, the writing is where it starts to falter from the rest of the field. i can see the story they want to deliver and the intrigue they want to create in the reader, but the writers skill is lacking as the MC's character alone, as i have seen already mentioned, is just not ringing true. that backstory and the character being portrayed seem poles apart. it is like trying to force a square peg into a round hole. hard to put into definitive words as i'm no wordsmith but it breaks my immersion enough to find it lacking and i have a hard time enjoying the read. i am just not hooked by the story-telling, which could also be better, and with the unfathomable MC it falls flat.

and as the rest past the post, i wish i could like this one but i just can't. i enjoy a good read but this one rings hollow to me. it just seems to want to deliver mystery to the detriment of story-telling and flow. Visuals should enhance the reading experience but here, to me at least as an avid reader of fiction, it seems to be carrying the story. not quite a 4 star so a sad 3. sorry

Overrated game. The initial updates were very good in introducing the story and building up tension. But subsequent episode has been short and underwhelming. All girls are looking beautiful. MC is supposed to be war hero but both his personality and looks does not seem to be that way. There are no scenes depicting how good he is. As a war hero who is very famous he is supposed to have some gravitas but is like a emo kid leading a girl band.

Review of Ch2v4

Pros:
- Interesting overal story arc with spy vibes, good dialogues and intrigue
- Starting stories for girls are interesting
- Girls are very pretty and varied, and there are many of them
- Very nice graphics
- No pointless open world
- Nice H scenes...

Cons:
- ... but not a lot of them (its more story focused so its fine for me)
- others suggest that choices are pointless

Overall:
I would rate this 8/10. It is very good right now and I would recommend it to anyone. However the score is not higher because we're relatively early in the story and it can yet go either way. I hope though that after several updates we'll get more content and a nice conclusion and I will be able to give it perfect 10.

I'm convinced all you need to do to get bombarded by 5 star reviews is to have good renders and keep the story annoyingly vague. This is another one of those overrated games which have all style and no substance.

I'm not saying those things aren't important but having a complicated story doesn't necessarily mean it's a good story, and that's what this game suffers from. The writer tries so hard to add depth and complexity to the story and he does that in the form of giving every single character an hidden agenda to the point where we, as a player are left not being able to really trust any character, which in turns makes it very hard to emotionally attach to LIs.
Also all the characters have backstories but it's just blurted out instead of actually being revealed via the story, it's there just for the sake giving depth to the characters.

Another issue I have with this game is that MC is continuously praised in this game for his military and strategic abilities and all but yet when we want him to use those abilities, he is all of a sudden oblivious. Also he doesn't really do much most of the times, just goes from one place to another talking to people, his subordinates do most of the actual work. Another issue I have with the MC is that instead of looking like a battle hardened solider he looks more boybandish than he did in the beginning of the game and he was actually a rockstar then.
The MC is also kinda overall lifeless with no emotions, no personality or anything, his only motivation for doing stuff seems to be "this is my job I must do it".

Everything about this game is amazing, the story, the characters, the renders, the sex scenes, I thoroughly enjoy everything about this game. Except for the model of the MC. I seriously cannot take him seriously when he is talking about military skills or his combat expertise when he has the hairstyle of a late 90's boy band member, with dyed hair. I seriously cannot take him seriously. The rest of the game is amazing, seriously, I would give five stars and I have never not given a deserving game 4 stars before, but I cannot stress enough how bad his haircut is. This is constructive criticism because I can't be the only one who has thought of this. It's okay to have long hair as a guy, totally on board, not that hairstyle or that hair color. It is a crime against my eyes. Great game though.

Chapter 2C version 4

These are some of my thoughts on the game after I've played it so far:
1. The story isn't that good but it's not that bad either.
2. The beginning of the story is when the main character meets a girl for the first time and suddenly they have sex, in my opinion it's so boring and not too important.
3. The rendering is good, but unfortunately the expressions of the characters are a bit stiff and they look like dolls with moving mouths. So far Mireille is my favourite.
4. If there is a secret mission, why order the main character to carry out the mission, even though the main player is a famous Commander, his face is already on the poster. If it was because of his ability or something else, at least the main character's appearance was changed or maybe he used some sort of disguise.
5. The choice to accept, delay, or decline Grace's invitation to dinner is completely useless, as Grace ends up dying before it happens. It might be better for Grace to die after the main character has dinner with Grace (if the player chooses to accept or delay), which may later give the main character some information or lead to another important part, or a slightly sexual scene.
6. What kind of commander would order his subordinates (Lana) to relieve stress by ordering Lana to do sexual things, even though Lana suggested it, especially since they haven't worked together for a long time. At least it can be in other ways such as massage or other things besides sexual acts. Makes the story a little weird. Although I know this game is one of the adult games. At least for the sexual scenes to appear at times and parts of the story that make a bit more sense.
7. Dizzy invites the main character over to her place just for trivial chatter and requests to be a friend? Another unimportant part. Maybe it could be made with a scene going out or an invitation to dinner, or something else.

Sorry for my bad English, and thanks for the game.

Another overrated VN, some of the girl are fine, others are boring or anoying, but the game offer very little choice, and the MC will be charmed by every one of them even if you don't like them. For exemple in the first release I was able to tell Dizzy that I wasn't interested in her, but now I'm forced to spend lot of time with her and flirt with her, even if I still have the choice to not kiss her, it's still anoying, I can't spend my time with the girls I'm interested in.

Overrated good shit, the starting was 5/5 but recents updates were very bad as if the story didn't progressed any further especially with the main squad, we already had dizzy content and now again. There are much more interesting characters and there's been zero development with them in a year. I checked the patreon and damn the developers earns decent but the quantity and quality has fallen off too much. At least in a 6 months try to come with 1000+ renders. The starting of the game was top notch but as of now if I have to rate it, I would rate it 2/5.

Lets start with the good, the visuals are very very impressive both in characters and backgrounds.

While the story lacks a main purpose it keeps you interested enough to want to find out the rest.

Secondary characters are great with a wide variety of types and while i didnt like any of them as a dateable partner i loved them as characters in the story, can you trust them or are they going to betray you, the unknown about them is great(really hoping it will focus more on the spy element in the future and have an option for a no romance route).

Sadly the biggest problem with this game like most is the MC, once again he is quite stupid, when told directly to his face not to do things he will still do them anyway, he gets subjected to a literal interrogation and just gives up all the info(without even noticing he is being interrogated), it also would be nice if there was something special about the MC becasue at this point he is not needed, hes not incharge of anything, three of his team dont listen to him(MC thinks this is a good thing for some strange reason) and the rest have proven to be more of a liability than help, his opinion on things changes so fast its hard to keep up one minute its i want justice for this girls killer the next its i want to help the killer with her own personal stuff that has nothing to do with the MC or his mission(where did his anger and morality go?), while the MC has thoughts they never expain why he does things.

I wont include any sex scenes in my review becuase i rejected all the girls so i never got any.

As for choices i didnt find any that directed the story unless that is later on picking or not picking a girl changes something but for now thay didnt do anything beyond going along with a girl or not.


Story 3/5 (needs a goal)
Sex N/A
Characters 3/5 (secondary ones are great)
Art 4/5 (very good)
Choices 2/5 (pick the girl only)
Kinks N/A

Not a bad story

PROS
Story is interesting
Models are lovely
MC looks like an adult

CONS
Lack of story progression
Transition between some scenes is slow

Summary
So this isn't a bad VN, but it's not amazing either. I was hoping that there would have been way more content than what's currently available. With that being said, I understand that working on projects is time consuming and things happen that slow things down.
Transition between some scenes is met with long pauses. You click to progress and it takes it a bit longer than expected. I'm guessing it is set up that way for "pause and effect" to grab your attention a bit more.
The story has an espionage and cloak and dagger style to it, with a twist of drama. All are things enjoyable if done correctly.
Choices are minimal. I personally like to be able to choose what to do, and who to see/talk to. You only get that option two times so far.
Characters are dynamic. They have solid back stories that are believable. Also with some hidden secrets/agendas as well.
I recommend giving this VN a shot. Good luck to Gallant Trombe with this project. I'll try to keep my eye out for future updates.

I can sense that this game could have great potential given how much effort has been put into the game world lore already.

So far I quite liked the writing and overall uneasy atmosphere in the game world surrendered by challenging to predict characters' intent and motives. Really interested to see where it goes in upcoming chapters.

Currently there are no complete music tracks in the game but found the solution in Youtube by playing some sci-fi, futuristic intrumental musics in the background. It did really help to elevate the mood quite a lot.

Most noticeable downside of this game is animations.

A solid 4/5 rating may look a bit over for what it is now in technical and story completion stand point but overall experience is still worth it.

Ps: This review made based on [Ch.2 Pt.B v6] release.

I played through Ch.2 Pt.B v6 in a couple of evenings, and enjoyed the time spent. The plot is quite interesting, and I am eager to see where it goes. I’m not sure how well it works as an AVN, though: all the intrigue and foreshadowing aroused such a degree of paranoia that I was reluctant to let the MC get intimate with most of the potential love interests, fearing it was a ruse to put a knife in his back.

It could be greatly improved with a musical score, and animated sex-scenes, but I give it a thumbs up for the promise it shows to date.

This game has great visuals, but along with that comes the common irritating quality of the dev clearly jerking off to the quality of the renders more than the sex scenes. Extreme closeups everywhere, annoyingly slow transitions, every shot looking like its supposed to be a climactic setpiece. Like just chill and stop wasting so much time on all these boring dialogue scenes.

Speaking of the dialogue, it isn't terrible, but there's way to much tropey, anime inspired garbage dialogue and character traits for my taste.

Also I haven't touched this game in over a year and I got through all of the new content in about half an hour. I really think if the dev didn't pointlessly agonize over every single shot this game would be much better in a lot of ways.

Medium burn game and excellent pacing and mostly wanted to know what happens next and sex scene comes between her and there.
All girls look good and they are all onto something with main character which is making this game to feel the MC special which inturn in everyone's mind would be to fantasize themself in that situation. Good game overall.

Excellent Quality, Awesome Worldbuilding and deep characters with hidden agendas, this is a story I'm in for, and the perverse parts are just bonus on top of the cake.
Brilliant renders as well, and I do want to commend the dev for taking their time and letting the story unfold slowly without rush, this one's a gem in making.

After seeing this one getting updated more than once, I decided to give it a try, and I was genuinely surprised to find this one's a gem that I hope more people will find as well.

- The story is intriguing. Not only that, but dev clearly has a way with words, because the VN has a good chunk of text and information, but it's not tiring. Being a fan of scifi, this one's a solid. Some technology doesn't elaborate too much in how it works, but it also doesn't feel ridiculous or out of place.

- A personal mine, but MC is a decent looking young man, and all the girls models look great. Love the fact that they do not have weird facial animations (something that usually drives me away from other VNs). All the expressions look natural and subtle when they have to be. (For example, a blushing girl, eyes narrowing, slightly perking a brow, little smirks).

- The actions of the characters and their behavior are plausible. Some harem games make the girls immediately fall in love with MC, in this case the way they interact with him feels more real.

Don't know what else to say, this is a fine VN and might become one of my favorites. I can't wait to see the next update.

I think the Dev is off to a good start with this one, and his skills are only going to get better.
I liked the story a lot, and didn't mind the flash backs that helped to flesh the characters out and make them three dimensional. The relationship dynamics between the principals is great, and the happy-go-lucky Blanche brings in some levity into the mix.
Its hard to make a game that appeals to everyone, but this one is definitely worth a shot