VN - Ren'Py - Corporate Culture [v0.6] [sqwl]

PROS
- I guess the renders are decent. My expectations are, if they are not grainy, then its fine. And this passes my (very low) standards.
- Its somewhat non-linear.

CONS
- Quite Boring. There is nothing to hook you or engage you into the story. Nothing that makes you go "Oh wow! I wonder whats gonna happen next episode". It revels in mediocrity.
- Very low on sexual content. I usually don't talk about this if its a story-based or plot heavy game but the story here is just poor. Especially when there are so many more sex-heavy games with a much much better story.
- A lot of filler dialogue. You'll need to resist the urge to ctrl skip all the text cause so much text is just not noteworthy or doesn't really lead to anything.
- There is the stoic Elsa who likes mindgames and playing hard to get. This was interesting in the beginning but she kinda has nothing else going for her, particular in terms of character development. Then you have the classic good girl Alice which the MC is apparently obsessed with for absolutely no reason, Emma the asshole antagonist character, and then the big-titted fanservice girl Lucy with (almost) all the sex scenes so the porn people don't complain about no sex. That pretty much sums up the main LI cast for this game.

Take time and play through it, excellent virtual novel game. This is the only game i care about the story ,and the female characters are attractive yet have different characteristics & uniqueness . Well deserved of 5 stars

Quite possibly the most boring AVN I have ever read. And the worst part it is, it has nothing to do with a lack of grammatical or literacy skills. It's literally just because the story is intensely uninteresting. There is nothing to hook you in. There is no real sexual content. There is NOTHING! It is like watching a two hour movie and it's just watching a dude do his taxes!

Have to say i like the overveiw: "It's a story about an ordinary guy and his ordinary life. He works at an ordinary office, and his future does not offer any hope. Sad."

It's a true description but behind those words there is av very good, funny and promising story.
Have a good night!

so much mumbo jumbo, not many scenes. is that a adult game or what? bro i can safely send this game to my 12 old brother, this is how bad it is.

i ll rate 4/5 if we getting start to stretch some asses in next update, if not i ll edit my overrated 2/5 to 1/5

btw this is extra light copy version of "The Roommate" if you dont know.

edit 0.6: expected update, almost 1 year update this is without ANY scene. i wont follow this anymore, not only the scenes but its boring man. Dev locking 1 render and writing at least 500 word is cheap and boring. If you like this goodluck bc im out

I admit to really struggling to like this after playing for around 40 minutes or so. The MC just came across as a pathetic loser who has serious issues...like obsessing over a girl he spoke barely a few words too.

Elsa, his co-worker and mentor in rebuilding his persona and life, was not my favorite either. she looks plain and her personality was just too cold and bitchy for me.

I have gone back to the game after a break and it seems to be picking up a bit more now. Derek thankfully stopped looking like a retarded Emo...although he still is annoying as fuck and moronic. His simping over Alice and brown nosing to Emma makes me want to choke the idiot.

I will stick with this and see where it's going. Initially it was a bit depressing and not much fun. I revised my score to 3 stars for average based on the story improvement (from god awful to intriguing). If it gets better yet, I will revise the score again.

It is a sad game, as a player, the only interesting character that I want as a LI is obviously Elsa, but the MC isn't for her at all, so this game is bound to be a frustrating experience as the dev said : "his future does not offer any hope. Sad." Indeed.

What can I say, there are already dozens of positive reviews about the writing in this AVN.

But I want to be more specific about why this is great writing because I find some of the reviews here very superficial.

I'll try to be as vague as possible on the specifics of the plot so as not to spoil.

The main character is loosely inspired by Edward Norton from Fight Club: he is a wounded person who takes refuge in a safe but insignificant everyday life.

One day, an equally insignificant event becomes his obsession. This obsession leads him to embark on a path of nihilistic change.

His progressively more aggressive and less empathetic attitude is not only the path to recovery but is, above all, a tool to become one of the top managers of his company.

During this attempt to rise to the top, he is not alone, Edward will in fact find an ambiguous, unusual guide.

The greatness of this story lies precisely in the ambivalence of his attitude ,which some would define as alpha. His alpha attitude paradoxically serves him both to heal and because it is the only attitude that allows him to survive in the toxic environment of a large corporation.

The question is, will Edward recover or will he be lost? Who will he be at the end of this journey?

Yes, you can't change the MC's name. No, that's not an issue. If you want some fap material, this game is not for you.

However, you want an engaging story, with fleshed out charachters, believable and witty dialogue, then this game is for you. It's true that the MC's infatuation with one of the charachters happens out of the blue, but that is addressed and expanded on later in the game. There are also a few sequances of the game where the story is told only through renders, which I think is unique and really well done.

8/10

ok everything is so cool etc just like ppl saying but,

if the 1 or 2 more update(means a year) goes building+sexual tension, this rate stars going down rlly quick just like the amnesia or many high rated games. tell me one blueballz game being successful in avn world? i dont think so.

only sex scene we have with fat ugly undeveloped neighbour which is if we delete her in the entire game, NOTHING will change in the story. So this is just one stupid attempt for not getting "NO SEX SCENE" tag from f95.

now we have half of the game(0.5) and i ll rate the game 5/5 if the other half goes non stop "action" after that looooooong character buildings. hate me or take some advice here i dont care. i am just supporter of adult gaming

The writing is pretty much top-tier , the girls are beautiful , but is a VN with low "porn" , much more like a Romance/drama novel with some "fight club" vibes.... but is very promising.
The bad thing is the slow.........really slow updates.
The MC's behavior ...., i wish is more likable.
There are no real choices ....
But have 1 of my favourites characters , (Elsa) really great writing for bad.. or good.

For now is 5/5 stars vn for me! great job.

Super underrated game in terms of popularity here. One of the best characters building and storytelling game I've ever played. Dialogues and renders on excellent level. It's too bad that updates are very rare, but considering quality behind it, it's something I can deal with.

When I started in the world of adult games, it wasn't because of their stories. The beautiful women of impossible sizes, seductively dressed or excitingly naked, were the reason. It would be dishonest to deny it.

Then I discover titles like Corporate Culture and it shatters my mind. Its leisurely pace, charismatic characters, agile and intelligent dialogues, and an exceptional graphic level, makes me not need sex scenes. Even more: they bother me, because the creator, SQWL, instead of writing more story, has "wasted time" in rendering nude images.

This is not a porn game, it's a TV series with some sex. You have been warned.

You need to take your time and get emerged in the subtle gesture and facial expression of the characters. But if you do, this is the most astonishing ride on sarcasm and dry humor you will ever find. The game is not just good, it's awesome. I am glad the developer found his heart to finally continue this masterpiece.

This game doesn't offer a bright variety of an all exchangeable harem of all so similar girls, and doesn't event try to serve every fetish there is. Instead, it focuses on only a few characters and also manages to build up deepness in the characters. The driver in the center is the symbiotic relationship to your coworker Elsa, who seems to be void of emotions - but just on the first glance. But by reducing the communication often just to just very subtle changes of facial expressions, the author manages to transport the deepness of nonverbal communication and therefore lifts the story by showing, not telling to an emotional level, in a way I have not seen like this in any other game.

The back to life story of the mc, mixed with hardball corporate culture, is captivating. The renders and art are excellent. However, the erotic in this game is not caused by plain display of a lot of nudity (so far), but by the subtle constant power play between nearly all characters. And this works for me far more rewarding than to see just another set of bare tits. Its a must-play.

Smart and well written. If you are here for the sex, this game is not for you.
If "Charakter" and subtile humor is important, this is the one!

Chemistry between the MC and his "villian" friend Elsa is so good, that even these two probably never find together, the journey itself was totally worth it.
More of it, please!

I like stories where the main character, overcoming difficulties and injustice, rises to the top.
That is why I have been following the game since the very first update. There are excellent renders, interesting dialogues and characters.
And the game would easily get 5/5 from me, if not for a small detail - the game is already 3 years old.

During this time, the plot did not significantly move forward and the personalities of the characters remained at the same level at which they were at the very beginning.
MC is the same pathetic simp with mental problems, Elsa is the same manipulative bitch, Alice is still fake.
There is no progress.

Reading the fan comments, I see that all they expect from the game today is to get another batch of "funny bunters" with Elsa. It's pretty pathetic.

(Version Reviewed: v0.5)

Corporate Culture is one of the most interesting games that I've played. It has a wonderful premise of a loser corporate monkey trying to improve his life with the influence of a new coworker of his. The story revolves around our MC's simping of the daughter of one of the main shareholders of the company. It's largely a one sided romance that hasn't borne fruit yet. But, forget about the object of MC's desires. The players can't help but feel intrigued with MC's enigmatic friend and that is the sole reason to play the game. Our interactions with Elsa are nothing like the interactions with any other AVN LI. She's simply mysterious and quite likable while being a little annoyance too. There's no music until the latest update. Very little sexual content too. The renders are excellent. The story telling is on another level compared to other AVNs.

Overall - 9.5/10. One of the best stories on this site.

English: 7
User Interface: 3
User Experience: 4
Art: 8
Dialogue: 1
Story: 3
Opinion: 1
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Avg: 3.86/10

I cannot fathom how or why this is rated so highly. The first thing that happens is non-renamable MC, Edward, starts narrating his life, he doesn't like anything, doesn't do anything, doesn't even listen to someone that approached him to ask a question. And this girl, Alice, that has said THREE SENTENCES to MC, he's suddenly obsessed with her, wanting to prove to himself that she's this high class imperfect slut that can be his? Why? To the point where he ignore friends/coworkers entirely just to go make a fool of himself? In the opening sequence, I think there's maybe 15 lines that AREN'T said by MC. And everything builds to subscribe to this "alpha male" bullshit. "I gotta be so alpha (even though I look like a failed youtube musician) that this unremarkable girl I for some reason am completely obsessed with will love me." That is the whole premise of the story. And every girl in between now and having sex with some girl he talked to BARELY, is practice to be used. She's a prize to be "obtained" he actually used that word. It's completely disgusting and having to listen to no one but MC at all times is taxing. The only positive I can say, like everyone else, is the renders are decent looking. But I guess this is marketed to a certain kind of person. Sociopaths. That's who I'm talking about, if you didn't catch on.

The long and short is if you think like this or hold anyone that tries to be like this in a positive light for doing so, I'm a little sorry for you and you should value people more than you do currently. The English is fine, a lot of weird phrasing, but fine. UI/UX is mostly stock but colored black and gray. The art is a bunch od DAZ assets, it's kinda hard to make it look bad. The dialogue and story is the garbage alpha male regurgitations of a failed MMA fighter. Sure, it's good to better yourself, but at the cost of everything and everyone around you? Wow. I am not the target audience for this, I never will be. Obsession and sociopathic tendencies are not good nor healthy, if you or anyone you know does this please get some help for your mental heath and take care of yourself.

A visual novel about an Incel ascending into a Chad.

That's basically the whole premise of the story. That's basically the whole objective of the MC. Yes, the writing is pretty much top-tier (and hell, story had some emotional moments of relatability!). Yes, the whole thing, graphically, looks pretty good. But, ultimately, after the first half, the game's enjoyment will hinge on whether or not you like interacting with a certain unavoidable character: Elsa (she's some Stacy-lite chick who basically bosses the MC around and he just bends over backwards for her ofc. Some beta male kinda shit, innit?)

Really wanted to like this because it's not terrible at all! The dev really put some effort into making this. But it just drags on and on and on with Elsa and MC bantering about things I don't care about and this Incel MC, ya know, trying to be less of loser. It just ended up being a bore. Lol.

Excellent story. May be brutally relatable for some of us. There's not heaps of lewd content, but I was so gripped by the story that I never stopped to notice. The writing is well above average in this space. The render quality overall is good, but nothing to write home about. Highly recommended to those who have struggled with loneliness in the past, but not if you are currently in a dark place as the game may be a bit soul-crushing if you relate as much as I did.