VN - Ren'Py - Color of My Sound [Ch.3 Finale v6] [Gallant Trombe]

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.

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

One of the worst "games" I've had the displeasure of playing.

It's not even necessarily that the universe is badly written, or the characters incoherent or whatever. The renders look just fine, and the game runs well enough. It's *polished* on the surface, so why the low score?

The problem is that it's *soulless* and not a game at all. It's a kinetic novel in disguise. It's cliche after cliche, but no real *action* for you to get invested in. It's just TELLING you a bunch of story that happened in the past to these characters. I played for about two hours before giving up completely because they were STILL going on about shit that happened in the past to these characters and barely letting me have any *actual* influence whatsoever over the story. It's just annoying. I want to play *my* story, not hear about this jerkoff's past life, or whatever these sexy beautiful women did *before they even met me*. What's the point? I don't want to live vicariously through others like that.

If you're looking to jerk off to a book with illustrations, I'm sure this is fine, but as a *game*, it's not even worth trying out. Avoid.

Review for Ch.1 Enhanced Edition (Update for Ch.2 Pt.B v6 )
Interesting game, I gave it four stars but it wasn't far off five stars. Starting with the story, I must say it is a rather unique story. At the beginning of the game though, I found it a bit difficult to follow as it was all quite fast-paced. Lots of background information to keep track of. During the chapter, I did get more into the story and ended up finding it quite an interesting story.

In terms of romance, I do still miss some things as I currently find the romance fairly unnatural a bit awkward or even unclear. The characters and the especially the MC do have unique characters so who knows, more romance might happen in the future. Right now, it's mostly introductions between the characters and the story itself and not much romance has not taken place yet unfortunately.

Looking at the graphics, we can really be satisfied with that. The overall graphics are excellent and the ladies in the game also look good. The dev does not use animations so that is a shame for the sex scenes but I think they are still good enough.

As for other points, I do sometimes miss a bit of music in some scenes to create a bit more immersion because right now there isnt any. All in all, I do really recommend playing this game.

Good renders. Girls are nice and all although imo they lack facial expressions not to mention the MC...

My problem with this are the "absurdities" the devmentions in the developers notes. They make it impossible for me to forget for a second that I'm playing a porn VN. I just can't take it seriously.
I have the same issue with many VNs: I think that the first thing the devs decide when they think they are going to make a VN are the tags and then they make up the story for it. I prefer a VN that tells a story and PLAUSIBLY insert the flirting, the romance and the porn in it.

I knew the tags before I tried it so I'm not gona bash it with a bad rating but I'm not going to follow it either. (personal taste)

Thank you and the best of luck.

Version: Ch.1 EE

Good game.

I don't like absence of the animations, but oh well..

Despite the title of the game and the MC's explanation this game really needs music. It feels very awkward and unpleasant in complete silence. Not doing any good to narration.

Must admit, story is really intriguing and interactions between characters are bright and interesting. The writing is decent, no questions.
PS: Didn't check the Codex, but there're The Three Houses and eventually dev present you more houses inside one of those ? A bit confusing.

I love the visuals. The models, the environment, the clothes. Facial expressions are really nice.

A bit polishing aka music, sounds, animations and it will be 5 stars game. And the biggest downside - I want much more =P
Except these I have no questions.

I wish the dev(s) all the best and I would love to grab your game on Steam if it will ever be released there. I skipped my sleep to finish this so Imma go and do just that.

interesting plot so far. could use more action but I hope it'll pick up in terms of H scenes eventually. Backgrounds and art of the setting is amazing, so is the quality. There wasn't really a boring moment so far, despite the lack of H scenes. So far Mireille is the most interesting, followed by Elise, Hilde, June, Dizzy, Lana, and lastly Blanche in terms of attractiveness.

4/5 only because there is too much story and not enough in the way of H scenes, and due to the lack of music. However I've found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF4QRat9Alc this playlist to be sufficient, and especially cryo chamber's 24/7 dark ambient futuristic livestream on yt.

Let me preface this with saying I don't hate this game. I will give clear reasons for my rating, and they are only my objective opinion.

The Visuals:

- Pretty good, no the best but pretty good. There's a lot of inconsistency though, I hope that's something that will be corrected in the future. You'll have a really well lit one, than one that's totally blown out.

Animations:
-I'm not a huge fan of the eye blink animations I find them distracting. What's there is fairly well executed though.

Gameplay:
-I'm not sure if the choice have meaning or not, I've got girls falling all over me and this is just the first release. Which brings me to why I can only give two stars at this point.

The Main Character and Story:
-He's not very smart or at least not portrayed as so up to this point in the narrative. He's kind of lifeless to be honest. I'd like to see him have more emotions and feelings. Believe it of not I play these things mostly for the stories and characters. So far that element is just not present. The premise is, but those who live inside it are not.

Again , I don't hate this game, and I'd be happy to update my review in the future it things change.