VN - Ren'Py - Cyberstray 101 [Season 2 Preview] [NoiseKitty]

0.5/5 S2 preview

TLDR Low effort everything, just walk away.

Longer version
- Models are mediocre at best
- Single options "choices" all over
- Generic scenes
- And i'll spare you other comments about models vs my personal taste
- Usually sci-fi porn = terrible result, this is just that

This game doesn't have a single redeemable quality, it's a waste of time.

Ok, I played season 1, here is what I have to say (spoilers):

* Some texts are very difficult to read, for example when watching the news...
* Dialogue makes little sense. At the very beginning characters are talking about the guy from the future then about a thesis, then about safety and then about a job. All of these sentences one after another, nothing is coherent.
* Game lacks some context. There are fragments of the story the characters know but the players don't, making it feel like we are missing something.
* Idk if MC has a sister fetish or what but very often the word sister is inserted with no context at all.
* One option choices make no sense. Make it kinetic or add meaningful choices.
*Choices where all options are wrong also make little sense.
* Some dialogues about certain characters are supposed to mention those characters but it shows the names wrong. For example, when the school teacher (rector, or whatever she is) goes to the spa, there's a "Player" instead of the MC's name.
* Another example is when Sylvia calls her husband, friend. Even worse because she also says that he is getting old when he actually said (I think) that SHE is getting old... and that's why he doesn't like her anymore.
* Character designs are fine I guess, they are not "awesome" by any means but decent enough. Animations are also fine.

This is me barely paying attention btw. It's kinda difficult to do it when the game's dialogue if too conflicting.

As of Season 1:

So I am trying to get better at rating games I play, not just good ones, so I can pass along some good, constructive feedback.

Artwork/Animations - 4/5

At this point, the game's only redeeming quality. The models are decent, the animations are good, and the dev actually put quite a but into their first release. Hoping this continues/gets better.

Storyline/Dialogue - 1/5

I say this a lot: I respect devs where English isn't their first language that try and make a game in English (as it is such a large audience). That being said, if a dev does this, they need to take time and put effort into doing it. I get there will be mistakes, and that's fine. Sadly, this dev has not done this. I am assuming English is this dev's second (or more language), but if not... damn. The story is just not good and makes no sense. There are huge gaps. And the dialogue... I am sorry, but it is just bad. Full of spelling, grammar and pronunciation issues. It's like it was just typed out and not even reviewed. A game can have amazing animations and sex scenes, but if it has a poor story and even poorer dialogue, I will flat not play them. Dev, please put some effort here; your supporters will thank you.

Gameplay/UI - 1/5

I am not sure why the dev put single-option choices in the game. It stops it for no reason except for a meaningless click. My advice here is just to make it a VN with no choices, because that's what it plays like so far. The single-option choices are pointless.

I mean no shade to the dev here. I truly try to be constructive in my feedback. This game has potential, but the story and dialogue need an overhaul, and either add meaningful choices and some kind of system, or just make it a VN, not both. I would recommend a rework of Season 1 before adding more content.

Cheers.

Radical Dreamer

Game version: Season 1

This game struggles (and eventually fails) at getting any constancy together. There is already a huge story gap in the first few minutes of the intro that doesn't get any explanation and the game continues like nothing happened.

The news on TV should give some resume of the current situation the MC is living in (I think), but it doesn't help and it rather more confusing.

The models/ assets and animations are okay; the scenes are good although movements are a bit stiff.

That's it.
Very bad writing/ pacing and mediocre scenes will do nothing to keep me interested.

Lots of issues with the writing. It isn't completely horrible, but riddled with errors, continuity errors and bad english.
And as if this wasn't enough, the game has one nonsense no-choice after the other.
IT ISN'T GAMEPLAY TO FORCE ME TO CLICK AN ICON WITHOUT A SECOND OPTION.


The models aren't the best but serviceable. Giving this one three stars is being extremely generous. I just don't think it deserves just 2 for now.

Although the models are not top-tier the animations here are literally top-tier. The main problem is that the plot and the dialogues are mediocre at best and the good amount of sex content for a first episode can't save this

Even if the dialogues can be improved by someone who has the time to help the Dev, the plot must be somehow reviewed to make a story that makes some kind of sense.

Terrible writing

Names change multiple times during conversations. i.e. John, father, love. The mother is called by her first name most of the time. Since the game is primarily setup for incest, she should be called Mom/Mother.

Dialogue is confusing at best.
The Breakin News spelling is annoying.
Odd writing such as
"Why did my private area suddenly swell up? I feel...really thirsty...Did he flip my switch." (all one conversation.)

Nice enough graphics though pretty grainy.
White text on white background (sometimes) doesn't help.
The 'mother' looks semi-close to the same age as the mc which is silly.

Story is hard to keep track of.
Oh well....Better luck next time.