VN - Ren'Py - Cross Realms [v0.3.0 Public] [DuskDuck]

Wow, I loved it!! I love the story, it has a little bit of everything, and I'm looking forward to the next chapters, I hope you don't abandon it, I really loved it! He deserves all the support he can get.

I really don't know about this one. It is hinted at this setup of the 9 or however many realms to explain different characteristics of different races. Fine.
The only difference that is tangible is that ... oh, yes, the purple ones are evil, the white ones are good. Until betrayal or whatever. Then there are dozens of different levels and spells but oyu can change between them at whim. And all are presented to you like it's carved in stone for eternity but then you pull out a magical pendant of green stone and nothing matters. Huh.

1. I'm not sold on the storytelling.
2. The girls are pretty but essentially the same with a different wig and a different name. I'm not really feeling it.
3. I'm not insinuating anything but if someone were to suggest that AI could have had a role to play in this game I just might have believed it.

also, there are barely any h-scenes.

Its not bad, but this entire story is an exercise in how often a magical mcguffin can be presented out of no where and how often a love interest can physically assault you, then gain levels of power and still physically abuse you every chance she gets.....but somehow shes the main girl. The fuck? Also don't get me started on the unearned cliffhangers and how the power levels are there just for convenience sakes then completely ignored.

Don't get me wrong. its a fun little tale with barely any sex. Your MC has the worlds biggest dick for no reason at all because it never gets used.

Play It For The Plot. Seriously

This game completely shattered my expectations. Forget about anything else, what I played felt like experiencing an amazing fantasy show; with dating & porn.

It's not a long game, maybe 6 hrs. And yes, it follows the same principles you see in other games that look like this, i.e., women are innocent, cuddly and attracted to the MC with little effort. If that's not your cup of tea, don't worry, because like I said - this game has a seriously good plot. Just play it and see for yourself. And when you play chapter 3, lmk if I this isn't amazing or what. Even if you don't end up loving the game(high-diff), you'll still end up liking it.

Don't bother reading anything more and dive head right in, Cultivator!

Pros:

• Unique cultivation genre (Xianxia, Wuxia, and Xuanhuan)
• Unique Music (compared to other AVNs)
• Interesting main story
• World building and power levels/system
• Incredibly unique environments
• Author has broad story already planned out
• 5-6 month patch cadence (Provided the Developer's job doesn't demand overtime)
• Decent lewd animations

Cons:

• Developer isn't full time.
• Character renders can be rough at times, looking very closely at some renders can reveal mistakes
• Audio could be improved.
• Can get lost in all the power rankings (game as a guide on the click of a button though)
• Developer went to Caribdis's school on cliffhangers
• MC has a savior complex that can get very irritating and makes no sense at times.

Personal thoughts: Cross realms can be best described as a rough gem. You can see the potential that the series has if it keeps on going, but no matter how bright the gem is you still notice the rough corners the gem currently has. If you care at all for cultivation novels this AVN is well recommended game, but if you don't have any experience in those the developer takes a western enough approach to the genre were you will not be lost in the story. This is the developers first AVN, he never made anything similar before but he is a game developer, which shows in the environments he creates. That said if you look long enough you can probably find some mistakes in a render that the author made, whether it is clothes clipping or an accidental line on the environment.

Still I would recommend the game a try, despite the rough renders every now and again the story and main plot are very much present to enjoy and get the readers hooked in. There are 10 planned LIs with some side girls every now and again. The final thing I want to leave with the reader is that this game is truly unique, out of all the AVNs I have played only Companion of Darkness stands out as similar and barely even. If you want an AVN that cant be copied, play this game.

Cross Realms is a fantasy harem visual novel where you, a seemingly ordinary college student, get swept into a multiversal journey across nine mysterious Realms governed by Qi cultivation, secrets, and powerful women. What begins as a mysterious accident quickly turns into a mission to discover your lineage, grow stronger, and (naturally) build a harem.

+Great world-building – The different realms and cultivation system make the story stand out.
+High-quality visuals – Character models and scenes look really good, and animations are smooth.
+Choice-based adult content – You can enable/disable certain scenes or kinks, which is a nice touch.
+Regular updates – Dev is active, responsive, and constantly improving the game.

-Still early in development – The story feels like it’s just getting started, and some arcs are incomplete.
-Some UI polish needed – Menus and gallery can be a bit clunky in spots.
-No voice acting – All text, which may not be for everyone.
-Familiar harem structure – If you’ve played other harem VNs, this might feel a bit predictable at times.

If you're into fantasy settings, cultivation, and harem-style stories with real effort behind them, Cross Realms is worth checking out. Still a work in progress, but it’s heading in a good direction.

Excellent story telling for a AVN and looking forward to the updates! Major vibes of Stray Incubus and good comedy all around, and though it is not everyone's cup of tea, I enjoy these kind of renders the best.

I remember I played this game at first and didn't pay much attention to it, then when it started to be updated, I loved it. Really, my respects and thanks to the creator/creators, what a wonderful game in every sense, both in the story, as in the characters, as in decisions, the combat scenes? Completely crazy how well done they are. In my general opinion, a complete 10/10 for this game

Great game with excellent plot, the battle scenes are simply amazing. I think there were no erotic vision novals about Chinese XIUXIAN systems and battles. As a Chinese I simply cannot resist it. Can't wait for 0.4 to see what happened after ten years

Just finished playing through this for the first time and am extremely impressed. It’s still early in development ( 0.3 ), so there is still plenty of opportunity for things to go wrong, but at the moment, it is an epic fantasy unlike any AVN I’ve played before. It is extremely story focused and so not the kind of game you want if you’re looking for a quick wank or any particular kinks. The relationships and the sex are a very slow burn. However, the art is fantastic, and the story is epic in scale. It has the feel of an old kung fu movie if the characters were using magic instead of martial arts. The story is extremely well written after you get used to all the talk about Qi, sects, levels, techniques, and realms. Each character (whom we’ve spent any time with) has their own unique personality and character arc. And unlike most harem games, the lis do not love the MC and want to fuck him because he exists and has a penis. Each relationship is distinct and progressing at different levels, and most of them have had only minor sexual interactions with him, or none at all. The story is an epic tale of gods, monsters, wizards, heroes, demons, and more at war with one another, and our hero (MC), and the crystal necklace his missing mother gave him before she disappeared are the focal point of it all, but we (and our MC) don’t know why yet.

Its pretty good. But its a porn game you play more for the story than the porn. Chapter 3 gets a bit wild, but i'm interested in where the story's going. The "adult" aspects of the story are pretty underwhelming, and not as well written as I would prefer, but the girls look good and there's potential.

The the characters are good the animation quality is good but the story is the best thing about this game it is captivating. The story pacing is good as well neither too fast nor to slow.I can't wait for the next release keep up the good work.

This is an excellent game! One of the best on this site with an incredibly good story. Well worth playing. Try it out, you won't be disappointed. The characters have depth and the animations are breathtaking.

one of the best season endings i have ever seen.
A must play.
At the end there are so many questions and so much room for improvement and story for another season.
Just an awesome game with a cool story without and OP MC.
Love it.

just played the v.0,3.0, so far so good, interesting story, good render, not many VNs explore this kind of story as far as i know, so for me it's kinda like a breathe of a fresh air. MC not just some whiny boy, his character development was also good, dialogue between character also feels fluid. 5 stars for me

I'm very nearly gave this 5 stars when I first played it in 0.2; it's great, and I was eagerly awaiting 0.3. But I prefer to wait for at least one update before leaving reviews, as that gives a better perspective.
It's got good, diverse, girls, with personalities and goals and stuff. They're good looking, and the sex scenes are good.
The plot is good - a reasonably dramatic Isekai mystery.
There are some typos/grammar errors, but they don't materially detract from it.
The romance is not instant-fucking, but not super slow burn either. Which is appropriate for the girls, but not for players who just want mindless fuckfests.
One criticism I have is the ratio of plot development to LI relationship development is a bit high. The LIs should have more screen time with the protagonist to increase the impact of their relationship.
As for 0.3, sadly it wasn't all I had hoped for. It certainly wasn't bad, but its greatness didn't leap out at me. The sex scene wasn't that great, the soundtrack stopped at various times, the gallery was missing scenes I had unlocked, and the story was a little too mysterious.
On the plus side, there was good development with two LIs, an epic battle (blowing away anything else I've seen in a VN), some unexpected twists, and some decent emotional stuff.
This is why I usually wait for an update to rate things. It gives a better perspective.
My evaluation of Cross Realms has gone down, slightly, with this update - although I hope that some bug fixes will come soon. I don't think the dev has lost their mojo or anything like that, just a random fluctuation at play, and it's too good for me to be worried.
I'm still going to give it 5 stars, although I had to think about it a little.

Aesthetically pleasing, with visible effort put into UI and models.
Would give it a higher rating but I have two major gripes.

1) As a veteren Xianxia enjoyer, it is clear that this game is targeted towards audiences that are perhaps less familiar with the concept of cultivation - hence the rather unorthodox cultivation names and stages.

Moreover, it feels rather ... whitewashed in a western style, with the most prominent and egregious example being the elements. Going by traditional chinese elements (which most xianxia media is based of), you would expect to see Jin(metal), Mu(wood, Shui(water), Tu(earth) and Huo(fire), with liberties given and taken for minor elements that vary from depiction to depiction (such as lightning, ice, yin/yang, etc). Electro is a very strange term that almost seems like it came straight out of something like Genshin, and really should not be a main element.

2) More of a personal gripe this time. It feels like there are too many goody-two-shoes, and it feels tacky and almost plasticky. In other words, the storyline and characters feel so one-dimensional. The story also lacks the serious (I do mean serious) tone and grave dangers that one expects from Xianxia media. But hey, this is a H-rated game, so perhaps the main focus isn't here (still, would retain attention better if the story didn't burn so slowly).

Overall, even if the game is not very faithful to traditional source material, I'm still grateful that the author is picking up on this popular webnovel genre that is woefully under-represented in the gaming sector and hope this game will act as a trailblazer that will encourage other game devs and the community to explore further.

This review contain some minor spoilers.


Cross Realms is a very promising game so far, Wuxia/cultivation is a pretty big genre in self-publish literature but a rarity in AVN, especially one done to this standard. It is early days yet but so far a lot of the major elements of Wuxia are present and well implemented, from Median and inner world to mysterious old master with secret techniques to transfer.

The LIs are likeable with distinct personality, at least the ones with significant screen time so far, and hopefully the dev will give their character some more depth later on as the story continues.

Render quality is high with nice distinct and unique locations, however character models are nice but rather standard, perhaps better than average when taken into account unique clothing and hair assests, sex scenes animations are only decent and servicable.

Overall this is still an AVN with great potential and well worth the time right now, it can even be among the top if the dev can play to his strength of a unique setting and round out the rough edges and improve.

This is fantastic, i can see some refrences from Battle through the heaven, if i want to be honest it kinda a little bit weird that the theme and the world obviously refer to chinese wuxia style but the characters has a non chinese name mostly, but thats not a big deal for me.

Render is fantastic and beautifully done, the sex scene kinda bad imo as it could be better if have more frame than just a 1 loop animation, and added some sex moan also a bonus imo.

Only at chapter 2 and the content is plenty already, goodluck with the devs and hope this game get more support and becomes more popular as it deserved.

Genuinely surprised by this game, obviously the girls and models are extremely attractive so that draws you in, but the plot synopsis didn't grab me and to be honest, the animeness of it all definitely was grating on me at the start.

But like all good to great stories, it draws you in, I am honestly surprised at how much I enjoy it, even if the fight scenes have the classic anime formula of "wow, he's doing x move, I wonder what he will do next!" running commentary from side characters or even inner monologues, which hey, if it's anime inspired, I think is fine.

"And THIS, is a super saiyan that has ascended PAST a super saiyan!" kinda deal

The game is fun though, I enjoyed it a lot, can't wait for more.