Ren'Py - CuckTales [v0.2.5] [Late Night Studios]

bruh, if i could i would give 1,5 stars. ive just played the v0.3.5 (im a supporter on itch.io) and im kinda disapointed for the lack of content.
Dont get me wrong, the art style is not bad, but its also not that detailed. it should be possible to delivery more content.
the animations arent smooth, and also very repetitive, specially on the newer animations!
ngl, the story is nice, easy to understand, but the characters arent vry charismatic at all.
the girlfriend is an asshole, not friendly towards the MC.
and talking about the MC: hes a loser.
I def would give more stars if i see some improvments on the quality of the animations, like more frames or variations.

Meh, I am quite mitigated about this review. I am a fan of the NTR genra, but this one is sure a slow setup.

First, the visual are good, I am also a fan of 2dcg.
But the NTR setup is what is truly bugging me, I do not necessarely want to be the weak one to let it happen, I want it forced upon me, it needs to feel like a true betrayal that you can't do anything but enjoy.

The gameplay is alright, a little too basic novel like to my liking (I love to grind it out a bit) but its manageable.

The characters are good enough too. The girlfriend perhaps lack a little personality and is too much the classic.

Not enough content for now, if there was plenty I'd give it a 4 stars. I'll watch it closely.

Art, sound, and UI are pretty good, writing is good enough (not ESL by any means), but the plot is what's perplexing me.

It's established early on that your girlfriend is a turboslut who's DTF anything that moves (which she does). You then encounter a magic phone which summons a dominant bull version of the first guy you meet who takes things from 0-100 instantly. And when I say "dominant bull version," I mean it seems to be a completely separate entity from the guy you summon, as they have no recollection of having fucked your girlfriend when you confront them later. This would be a strange enough choice for a plot device, as you could easily advance his relationship with your girlfriend organically. What makes it even worse is that it's made completely redundant with the next male character you meet, who does fuck your girlfriend without this strange plot device being involved. The MC is as inconsistent as the plot, going from enjoying the sight of his girlfriend being plowed by a bull summoned from his magic phone, to being paranoid that his girlfriend is having sex with other guys behind his back.

The game is in its early stages, but it seems to have a lot of identity issues at the moment. Hopefully the dev can figure these out, as otherwise the quality is there.

Story/Character:
The story goes you are a guy moving to a new town with his girlfriend. Alongside the people you meet throughout the town, they are potential candidates to be a bull to fuck your girlfriend. How they fuck your girlfriend is an unusual method. You find a phone that apparently manipulates guys into bulls that magically appears in your apartment for your girlfriend to have with. On paper, it sounds like an intriguing idea but poorly executed. It’s just currently a device that rushes the sex between the girlfriend and the bull. There’s no real build-up other than the girlfriend flirting once and then boom, it happens. I wish there was more build-up and context of the sex scenes. Maybe first you need to corrupt the guy or find more information about him in order to make him into a magical bull.

The MC is a more feminine character which I’m happy with. Not my favourite portrayal of the MC in an NTR, but it fits well in the context of the game. It’s a very beta MC with a very flirty and slutty girlfriend. It makes for a great pairing, also actually satisfying that the girlfriend also wants to have fun with the MC rather than just completely cucking him. I’m excited about the large variety of characters that can be bulls in the future, I think that the most exciting thing about the game currently is just the potential of bulls.
Content:
There is only one quest in the game and it’s just okay, it involves the storyline of meeting the butcher. The only two scenes in the game are two hand jobs scenes.

Gameplay:
The gameplay is surrounding a town where you explore in a sandbox mode. Accessing the locations is fine. It’s just the lack of features that make it feel poor such as no quest trackers, no gallery, etc. I understand it’s the first version of the game, so I can give it some slack.
Visuals:
The visuals are great! I love the art style of the characters, it definitely has a more softer visual compared to other 2D games but still great. I love the body and the look of the girlfriend as well.

Sound:
The sound design is fine for it’s current state. The sound effects of the game are nice like moving around town and accessing your phone. However there’s a lack of background music, that can help greatly with the game.

It looks to be a fun NTR with some entertaining potential. Just needs some much needed features like a quest tracker and to just slow down the story, it feels too fast at the moment. But definitely keeping my eye on this in the future to see the updates. Currently, I wouldn't play at this current version, but am keen to play once there are a few more updates.