VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Company Ink [v1.0B] [Studio Grozanu]

Excellent game 5/5 for me.

The story is short and sweet (game is probably ~1 hour of play time) and the premise is that you and your manager go on a company weekend trip to fix a client's issue.

I really can't think of any aspect of the game that is bad TBH. Even though the game is short, it manages to make you appreciate the characters and is able to pack a decent amount of story and background into the game. The art is great and I love the style and the game has some wit and humor on top.

Positives:
- great art
- great music
- sexy and hot build up + like the characters
- neat game mechanics that aren't intrusive

Cons:
- if there was animations/more animations that'd be awesome

Overall, it's a cute game with a neat little story but also packs its punches with the steaminess and buildup. I think the characters are great and the flashbacks and present-day blend well together and makes you actually care for them. Dialogue is sharp, clean, and witty (when appropriate). Really well done short-and-sweet game.

Short, cute VN.

The art is great and the overall presentation is fantastic as well. The inclusion of a combat minigame and also having it determine whether you get ending D felt a little excessive, but it doesn't negatively affect the rest of the game.

The story is sweet and has a good premise to build up to the ending(s), not really emotional or thought-provoking, just a solid execution of exactly what you see on the tin. I won't say the writing pulls you in, but I did appreciate there was some consistency to the characters, a couple jokes thrown in, etc. There are a few choices that aren't too impactful but of course you have to go through them for the endings.

Considering you can play through all the content in under an hour, absolutely worth it unless you're looking for something else entirely (e.g. novel-length story or proper gameplay).

This game is short, only about thirty minutes. In spite of that, it is far more memorable than a lot of the slop that people try and pass off as visual 'novels.' This game is just a really well executed idea. The art is good, the dialogue is fun, and the story is well told. Play this.

Short sweet erotic VN

The dialogue was really natural and fun to play as. Art style is quite pretty as well. The game play itself is simple, but there's no bugs or area to get stuck

Although I do find it funny how one of the endings is chosen ()

Short but very good art and very good story for a short VN.
I also usually don't like VN games because the story is usually either too boring, long or just cringe. This however was none of that. In fact it was so good I wish there was more!
The relationship felt very natural and progressed nicely and the story is actually grounded and plausible.
The only slight "cringe" part is the remark about MC's dick being "huge" but I guess that's 1 trope that you'll find in 99.99% of VNs, even the good ones.

Very good short cute game! The writing is fairly good, the humor works, the art is amazing and the leading characters have a great dynamic. I really hope the devs will keep this quality in their next project

Short, erotic, funny. I usually tend to skip a lot of scenes but for this one I read everything and I enjoyed it.
The art is beautiful, the choice of scenes very good. Can be a good game to get started with

This is a pretty good game that makes me desperately want more. The art style is absolutely beautiful, the dialogue between the two main characters flows naturally while also being entertaining, the point and click sections didn't feel intrusive whatsoever, the fighting minigame against the bird was pretty fun, and the endings were sweet as hell.

The only nitpick I would add is maybe add a few hints on how to get all of the endings. Endings A, B, and D were easy for me to get because I use URM. But when I tried to get ending C by picking those options, I got ending D again. If I'm correct, ending D overrides any other ending if your health is too high when beating the bird and I don't think I realized that until I had already deleted the game, so I didn't actually see ending C.

9/10 Game. Looking forward to buying this and future products of the team.

Positive Points:
+Artstyle
+Story

Neutral Points:
*Short

Negative Points:
-get 4th ending

Conclusion:
A short well written story with a great balance of humor and serious. The "point and click" part help you to be a little more active than just a traditional VN. A great 2D artstyle associate with a dynamic comic book editing work really well. It's a little bit short but definitely not a lazy VN, my only negative point is the 4th ending hard to get without the solution on the forum (also the fight contain RNG that doesn't help for this end) but I'll not remove a point for that.
Good work, totally recommend. I'm will keep an eye for the next project.

Test done in complete version 1.0B

Short and immensely sweet, with *stunningly* gorgeous art.

The multiple ending are mostly a gimmick (not much changes between playthroughs) but if you go into this expecting a short, erotic story, then you'll get a great experience.

5/5, hope to see more from this developer.

Nice, tight story with good renders, and a satisfying conclusion. While I think Sarah would have been satisfied with any male company that weekend, the main character happened to be in the correct place at the correct time. Easy to recommend.

[v1.0B]

Advertised as 30-45 minutes, and that's about right. It's a well-done story with a small scope. Well-paced too, and the characters are likeable enough.

There's a surprising amount of artwork as well. For a visual novel, not a lot of stuff gets reused. It's an extra mile that makes the whole thing feel very professionally produced.

4 endings, all pretty simple and easy to get if you know how (spam support). I'd be interested in seeing the studio's next project, be it another small-scope work like this or something more substantial.

Between the quality and time investment, would very much recommend.

Amazing art, nice story, wonderful characters, unique and interesting tone, would love to see a lot of Dev and hopefully see this game on Steam. Especially the art style is really unique and hand-drawn, not AI-generated! Great Work Dev!

Captivating art style, engaging dialogues, and impeccable presentation make this game a masterpiece. Every scene feels like a work of art, and the dialogue is both witty and thought-provoking. A must-play for any gaming connoisseur."

Wonderful visual style, reads well. Cute and fun.
I don't have too much to review other than that I love the art enough that if some of this early art gets refined, it's certainly worth keeping in as a little extras feature.

There isn't much but there is enough to make me look forward to more.