VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Confusion [v1.0.1] [AVNSnax]

Imagine the Catholic Church made a heavily ideological game about traditional values. This is the "progressive" equivalent to that nightmare. I can not think of a more disgustingly repulsive main character. The story gives you enough background to feel for Alex, the protagonist. She is clearly tormented by personality issues (way too passive) and bullying. She also has a mostly supportive family, maybe too much so.
What makes this story repugnant is how Alex reacts to everything. Like a spoiled, entitled brat. Forgiving? Even in the "Angel" route you get the most self centered ideologically driven justifications to guilt trip anyone who makes a mistake or doesn't comply with out of the norm behavior.

The characters make no sense and behave in irrational ways that only make sense when you assume the ideologically toxic mentality of the protagonist or people like the protagonist. Elliot is probably the best character in the game, and the one horrible decision he makes doesn't fit with anything we learn about him, before or after. The game ALMOST gets something right by showcasing how the protagonists deception towards him was unethical. Her sister had the same experience, but she had the benefit of being close to someone who shared the same features, so it was easy for her to let it go.
The behavior of humiliating someone who says sorry and shows remorse is disgraceful. If you think the behavior can't be forgiven, say so and move on.

I decided to give this a chance because the developer mentioned how adult content was there, but would not be the focus. I like story driven games, but propaganda mixed with bad writing isn't my cup of tea.

The scenes are decent, but adult scenes shouldn't be the best thing about your game when you promote it as a story first experience.

The villains are all caricatures, they all tick the boxes you would expect.
To finish off, the protagonist has a weird trajectory. I don't know how this even goes through "HR" but Alex acts more and more like a guy, especially if you pick the more "evil" options. Was it really necessary for the protagonist to act like a horny dude? This protagonist ends up as the most toxic version of a trans woman, almost a caricature. Among people critic of the "trans community", many are critical especially of people who behave like the protagonist, with many trans people also disliking this behavior of acting like a horny guy while claiming to be a woman.

That would not be a problem if we had an alternative route, but the angel route is just a less rude version of the protagonist,but actions stay mostly the same.

The epilogue gave me chills, it looks more like what an evangelical radical thinks of trans people who have children. What are the odds of a trans person having a trans child? Depending on the numbers,a trans person would need to have between 95 and 98 children on average to get one trans child. Anything above those odds can only be prove of something twisted going on (same goes for schools).

I wanted a good story with this kind of framing, but this game manages to make the writers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard blush with embarrassment.

What can I say? It was shit.

Totally nor worth your time.
It's not a sex game, it's a game about tears with sex.

The story... doesn't matter. There are far too much lines of text without any reason to read them or sympathize with characters.
Even worse, wherever I stopped skipping, I was greeted with more crying and flashbacks of bulling.

More than that, the main drama is blown out of thin air, as people do not act that way.

It's all crying and tears with some light teasing for about 4 chapters, then there are some good scenes for the next two chapters.

And then the game remembers, that it's a shitty rape-drama story and it all ends?

Did I get my fap?
1 in 3 hours of skipping text.

As such, I strongly suggest you skip this... em... thing? It's neither a story or a game, so... thing?

Confusion: aka a mentally unwell individuals wet dream, involving a man who thinks they are a girl all because they played dress up and was subsequently encouraged to do so, enabled to go on hormones at a young age, thus ruining and stunting their development and thus causing them to be bullied for their life until recent times. In addition, the preachment of 'all males are worst than Hitler' save for one character, entirely embodies the notion and belief that the vast majority of males are seemingly horrible human beings who are all toxic. Apparently there aren't any who are such as myself who are indifferent or in the middle ground on such matter.

But lets get to the heart of the problem, besides the forcing us into a relationship with our twin and lack of actual options on who we wish to end up with, including the self righteous monotone on social issues, not to mention the ending where our possible first born is practice groomed into becoming a transgender individual, this story and game more or less reeks of attempted validation of a character written to be pitied on simply because they identify as a girl, yet has heterosexual sex with most of a available characters. While of course foster the stereotypical onsets such as the main antagonists being 'into trans'.... lets me correct that... being into crossdressing males.

Graphics wise, it's entirely hit and miss. Some moments look good. Others down right horrible. Even some of the facial expressions and camera zooms make me truly question how theDev believed it was a good idea to have in the first place.

Character wise, it's all over the fucking place. Your twin is your only real choice. No one else matters, barring of course you go with pulling out. Sam would have been a solid pick but of course, can't have that. Mom and Aunt get one moment of time before vanishing off.

And of course all the male characters, spare one, as I mentioned prior, are made out to be the most unlikeable of characters imaginable. And even with one characters 'forced' redemption, is left by the way side. And of course the father, who sure is a real piece of work, spoiler alert, dies alone and gets the fuck you treatment.

In short, if you want to enjoy a panderment of a heterosexual male thinking they are a female and seeing how they were over the top bullied because they were encouraged and enabled by their mother to become who they are, while lacked actual true choices in who we fully end up with, feel free to do so. Had the game had more actual options and choices and not gone full on heavy with the guilt/pity party of the character, I'd probably say this game maybe had a chance to be a niche little game. Unfortunately thats wasn't the case.

It's a terrible game. I rarely abandon games half-way through but this one was it. Story is nonsensical, too much random crying, random flashbacks which nobody asked for, stereotypical and one-dimensional characters, and forced non-choices (why does MC have to reject Zoey's awkward advance?). Renders are poor quality, some face expressions are outright frightening and make characters look like Joker on crack.
There are better futa games, better incest games and better 'emotional story' games here. Play them, avoid this one.

This is just a very unsexy angst simulator where the protagonist is a martyr going against a world where men suck. It's bad as a porn game, and it's bad as a regular visual novel as well. If you're here for the porn, be warned that the sex scenes are few and far between, and even when you finally do get one, the scene is still muddled by an unavoidable air of melancholy and pain, and the constant flashbacks only make matters worse.

If you're here for the story, there might be something you'll enjoy if you're particularly enthralled by the journey of a trans woman who gets wronged, bullied and abandoned at every turn. Personally not my cup of tea, though. The whole "everyone hates me and I want to die" thing just gets old really quickly, and the only options are to be passive or be an asshole to them as well.

The renders look dated and lazy. It's basically just vanilla Daz 3D, which includes the "plastic" looking anatomy and generic character designs.

It may sound like I'm being harsh, but truly I just can't force myself to give a more glowing review when I barely see any redeeming features about this game. It's unique, that's for sure, but it's just not something I'd recommend to anyone. The story is too sappy with minimal payback and the porn is drowned by the constant angst and melancholy. It failed to keep me hooked on both fronts, and for that it gets one star.

So this game satisfies a lot of kinks in a mediocre way. There is better porn for pregnancy (The visit), better incest porn (last hope) and more interesting futa protagonists (futa world of ntr). Everyone in the story acts like a caricature imo. Animations don't have sex sounds and most of the female models were pretty boring. I recommend Futa's world of ntr full gyaru route, that game has extremely hot female models that has a really good story as well as amazing porn. This game's story takes itself way too seriously in comparison and fails to be good porn.

Confusion is an apt title for this VN. What started off strong tilted fully into a mess of the sexless and aimless kind. Your MC is barely sympathetic and the excuse is being trans. Everyone is desperate to fuck them. All of the male characters are stereotypes. The rape fetish is turned on high for this one. How does the worst female character get hers? Rape. How were they planning to get rid of the bully? False accusation of rape that turns into literal rape....Also the ending lacks any real punch and seems rather short with a whole lot of filler. Also there really isnt any confusion.....the MC knows they are trans. Theres very little journey to that here.

Where, oh where, to begin. First things first, this review is of the full release of the game (subscriber here). I get that this isn't your usual AVN, and that it attempts to shine a light on real problems faced by the trans community. That's actually a really good idea for such a game. So why the two star review? Because Murphy's law had its way with this game in the worst way possible.

The first few chapters are honestly pretty good. It definitely nails the promise of the story, even if some of the characters are a little too extreme. But the further it goes, the worse it gets. That interesting story idea? Out the window in favor of drama for drama's sake. None of the characters act in a remotely believable way by the second half of the game, with the several antagonists getting the worst of it. I'd say they are Saturday morning cartoon caricatures, but those would at least be entertaining. And almost realistic compared to these characters. What little plot there is left doesn't fare much better. It centers on a plot to take down the main antagonist after he, another friend turned enemy turned ally, and protagonist Alex's older foster sister conspire to drug, kidnap, strip, and molest Alex. Simple enough. So where does it go wrong? Everywhere.

All but one of the female characters turn into horndogs who are just desperate to get in Alex's pants. All but one of the male characters are as over the top stereotyped cliches as you can get, in the worst ways possible. The dev has an odd, and off putting obsession with rape (and oh boy, it will really rear it's ugly head soon enough), even using it to try and make one of the most evil characters in the game sympathetic
But the worst part is, the writing. It starts off so good. It goes into a lot of details about just what it is to be trans, the kind of bigotry trans people face, some of the treatments and therapy they get, and wraps it all up in introducing the protagonist, Alex, and her foster family. But by the time of the big drug and molest scene, all of that goes out the window, and the rest of the game boils down to a mix of your usual AVN sex-fest (treating the scenes less like organic romance/sexual encounters and more like a checklist) and a "how bad can we pile on the Alex drama this episode" game. The worst part is, none of the main "bring down the bad guy" plot line even works in the first place. It hinges entirely on a level of police corruption that even a detective noir author would call excessive. The entire plot line hinges on you not just suspending your disbelief, but taking it out back with the shotgun.

But still, there's some good to be had, mainly the growing relationship between Alex and her totally-not-twin-sister, foster sister Chris. And the graphics improved big time, with even chapter ten impressing me at times. That was enough to keep me interested to see how it all ended, and that... Oh boy, that leads me to the big spoiler section, the finale.



Honestly, playing through the final chapter gave me one very big, very hard to ignore impression. That the dev had no real plan in mind for the endgame, and just got burnt out, checked a few boxes, got up on a soapbox for a growing older rant, and called it a day. Which is a travesty, because we NEED actual games like this, perhaps not in the incest AVN genre, but still. We need more games that actually show that trans people are just that. People. Humans like you and me. Instead, we got whatever fever dream this ended up being.

This is one of the most disturbingly beautiful VNs I have ever gone through. It's something new that you don't see a whole lot of and really brings to light the issues that a lot of the trans community goes through. I played 1.0 already because I am subscribed to AVNSnax patreon.
If you are not a biggot or a homophobe chances are you will absolutely love this story all the way to it's conclusion.

I'm not one that would necessarily consider myself an "ally" but I would also step in to defend a trans man/woman in heart beat. I would hope that many other people would as well but I guess that's not how the world works beyond keyboards nowadays. Do better.

A super engaging story. I don't like to talk about technical things and whether I liked the animations or not. I like to talk about the emotions I felt. And this game gave me many many emotions. Very strong ones. For me this is a must-read game. Don't go looking for the erotic content. Just read. Understand. Listen. And let the story overwhelm you.

A mediocre game that all around fails to entertain. The models are largely ugly, the characters are a bunch of shallow caricatures, and the few sex scenes invoke very little if anything in the player. As to the overall story, I don't think misery porn makes for great actual porn. Perhaps in a BDSM setting? I've never really seen it before.

Confusion v0.9

I'm not a big fan of futa protagonist or female protagonist games but decided to try this. I enjoyed this one cause it's mostly lesbian focused not about guys corrupting girls. Enjoyed the MC's transition she was very uncomfortable then after a series of events she decided to change her life. I enjoyed the plot and pace of the game.

+ Dominant mc
+ Lesbian focused

Seems like next chapter gonna be the finale of this one. Keep up the good work dev looking forward to the final chapter

The story is very well written. There are few games where I get connected to a character as I did in this game. Like if something bad happens you genuinely feel angry or upset,and same goes for good/happy. (Without spoiling) I'll admit I found the very beginning a little annoying, until you actually delve deeper into the characters past then the MC development makes sense. Fantastic story aside, renders and animations are very good. But unlike most thrown together AVN's it's a great story first-then animations. So if your just expecting non stop sex, this is not a game for you.

I really tried to give this a chance, but the dev seems as confused as the MC because the branching seems like only one meaningful choice (good job actually telling us to save there) somewhere midway through content.

Most other "choices" are superficial dialogue differences with the same outcome. So try if dickgirl wincesting other girls is your kink; skip this otherwise.

I was more confused than the hermaphrodite/futanari protagonist...I didn't feel I was in control...the 'date' with the young boy should have been player choice...and not forced upon you. Personally, as a male, I have no distinct thoughts about 'transgenderism', however, I am open to thoughts, opinions and information. This 'transgender' vision might work in a 'bubble'...but in the real world she would be ostracized and demonized.

Excellent Visual Novel, one that isn't afraid to tackle a more realistic view of transgenderism and what it can be like for someone growing up knowing they are trans. It's a little heavier than your standard porn game, but that makes the emotion hit a lot harder, and you care for the 'good' characters all that more.

The game gives a good choice of what you do and don't want to see, though it isn't always clear on what points are needed or which choices add up to unlock paths later on, but you'll end up seeing most of what you want to see by making the choices you think are best. It could probably do with one or two more helpful or supportive characters, but every character included has a reasonably significant role to play in the story, no one is there to just make up the numbers.

The H scenes are well worth the wait, but if that's all your here for it may not be the best game for you. It's well worth a pick up if you're into a good story and believable characters. I can't wait to see what else the dev has in store for the rest of this game and beyond.

Fantastic visual novel.
This story is a roller coaster of emotional content. One minute you'll feel compassion for Alex, empathy for Chris, and hatred for Kevin.
Then the next minute you'll be smiling from the warmth the sisters share.
While it may be a fictionalized story, much of the real life struggle, and a heartwarming show of overcoming hardship, that people who are transgender can go through is found within.
With excellent writing, engaging visuals, interesting characters, and an intriguing storyline that runs the gambit, you'll be glad you took the time to explore Confusion.

the story is ok, the interactions between characters are pretty believable. the major turn off for me in this game are models actually and in particular - their face expressions - they are too often plain ugly. and the bodies are quite nice at the same time. wierd feeling overall about the whole thing, but can see where it all goes in the end - out of curiousity at least)

Dear lord what a mess. This might honestly be the worst story for a hentai game I've ever played on this site. I'm not entirely sure how to organize my thoughts on it so this will be rambly, just skip to the dash if you want an art/content review.

It starts out seeming like it's going to be a really personal and intimate story about the challenges of growing up trans, which hey, I may think is a bit heavy for a porn game to tackle and will probably find myself strongly disagreeing with the dev on some stances involving children, but I'm willing to hear your tale and experience a new perspective. That lasts for about one chapter until the game just devolves into a skitzo mess.

How much of a skitzo mess? After the entire intro that goes into great lengths about how asexual and repressed you are having only two erections your entire life, the game gives you an option to find a female friend attractive or not. Even if you pick not attracted, the game responds like you are, but ok.. an awkward setup but maybe there's a good romance to come, right? .. Well with no other interactions than that, this friend character progresses to absolutely loose their mind with lust over the next few days and attempts to rape you. You freak out and say you never want to speak to them again. Later on when she breaks down crying and apologizing asking for forgiveness, the MC ponders on how to make her a sex slave... what.

The older sister character hates your guts because.. get this, your father sexually molested her. She loved it however, so she hates you because your trans healthcare took too much of dad's attention from molesting her. She then conspires to have you get abducted and sexually assaulted because of it.

Like... I've never really been one to harp on that you shouldn't include rape or molestation in your story without good reason, but this game really has me questioning that with how awfully I've seen it used here. And this isn't like pervy hentai game porn 'rape', these characters are having melodramatic emotional outbursts over this. It seems anytime the dev needs a crutch to add drama to a storyline, they throw rape at it, all while having an MC that's willing to trap straight men and to cum inside women who are explicitly not consenting to be inseminated and it's waved off with a hand.

And dear lord how do I even begin with Kevin and the other male characters. Kevin is perhaps the most extreme cartoon caricature of a transphobe jock guy I've ever read in my entire life that I don't even think 2014-era tumblr could have imagined it up, and of course he's secretly attracted to you because cliche. The other male, the cute shy Brad, proceeds to become a complete bait-and-switch as he gets one beer in him and turns into a rapey creep. I'm not sure if the author just actively hates men, has never met one, or just really thinks these are compelling characters, but it is comically bad. And because these characters and your evil sister form an axis of evil to try to make your life hell, you're forced to spend a ton of time with them as a reader experiencing their awful writing. Oh, and more rape.

Also, I hope you enjoy constant flashbacks to show you things you already know from the dialogue. The writer's adage is show don't tell, but I think both telling and showing may be a bit redundant.

Also, also, I mentioned it earlier, but yeah choices do not matter besides some minor dialogue variation. The only real effect they have is what choices you can select later, which also don't matter. Going kinetic is fine, but just don't give me choices, tell me they're super important, then actively ignore them by doing the opposite thing.

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But ok, I think the writing is awful, but how about the art? Can I hold ctrl and get to some steamy scenes at least? Well.. meh.. The renders are quite primitive in that mid-level Daz zone that makes everyone look like a plastic doll. The girls all have slightly tanned skin that makes their bright blonde hair and eyebrows look slightly neon and unnatural, every character's eye textures are incredibly bloodshot making them look like demons if they look to the side, and whenever characters cry or get angry their faces deform in the worst emotion morphs I've ever seen. The MC has a big breakdown halfway through the game and gets a makeover to become their beautiful bombshell self... which turns out to be a lesbian haircut and outfit that are actively uglier and less passing than what she started with. It's just... not the best assets and models all around.

As for the scenes themselves, the game has pretty much 3 proper sex scenes, all with the 2 good sisters because every other potential love interest gets sacrificed to the skitzo plot altar, and they are... serviceable I guess. You can get a fap out of them and they could probally work in a game that had dozens of them as at least quantity over quality, but it doesn't. They're nothing to write home about and definitely not enough to save the game.

In summary, I think there's two audiences this game could have been made for; trans people looking for a validating story that 'gets them', and more casual porn game fans who just want some steamy trap incest romance. I think it fails to offer a good experience to either. I have no idea what the 5 stars are seeing in it unless they didn't read past the first chapter or if this is literally the first fiction they've ever read, but aye, at least it's a story that resonates with someone, even if it's definitely not me.

This one's good. the renders have a lot of personality, the animations are k, and there isn't much sound, BUT the writing is good, realistic, and kinda dark but in a grounded way that really makes you empathize with the characters.

The characters are also highly complex if tropey, flipping back and forth between really complex emotions and beliefs, which feels really real if you've ever had these conversations or interactions with these archetypes of cis non-cis people. Despite that it's still very much a incest fantasy harem scenario, so it has a lot of appeal

good game!