Alright, so it took me a little while to get through this one but I finally finished at least one of the routes the other day. I pushed through it and it actually wasn't even as long as I thought it was. Idk if that's because it's fully completed, or I just went in with the determination to get this one done and over with. Trying to cut down on my count of backlog.
Anyway, let's get right into it. This game... Was average. I mean I'm on the verge of saying it was overrated, but Idk. I feel like it both does and doesn't.
For what it's worth, this game does have it's fair share of twists and turns. There was a few times as I was reading it, where I was actually surprised and didn't see something coming. Other twists are of course obvious if you know what to look for, or give you a big clue that one of the twists is coming up further down the road. Nothing wrong with that, games, books, and movies, are ALWAYS gonna do that to someone.
Now here's where it gets personal for me. At the end of the day I know this is an adult site, and I know these are adult Visual Novels, and in a way this game does what it's supposed to do, but I believe there can be more to these games than just pointless sex filled romps for the sake of them. Some of them relate to the plot, I mean none of them are truly meaningless, but there's a lot of places where they don't have to be there and they are. It's not like I'm anti sex scenes, but I think a good build and the right moment are key in stories like this. Also not wearing out your welcome would be nice. There are times where you can decline the intimacy, but just know you'll pay a price for it.
So overall, yes the story was decent. You play as a detective, a private one, that was a former cop, and you finish a case, but that case closing leads to another one, that is related, opening. There you are sent into the darkness of the city as a plot with power players big enough to do some real damage to the place unfolds. Now you get to decide if you're going to be a complete horndog and bang almost every chick you see, stay loyal to one or a couple, or none of em at all (well you can try idk how that works out.)
The story does a solid job of telling itself and introducing new characters that don't overwhelm you with trying to tell who is who. It also makes a cast of different people and you get to choose which kinda person interests you. You should definitely be feeling different ways about different characters by the time this one is over. All in all the story isn't the most creative, it's creative enough that it does it's job and that's all.
The sex scenes which are the biggest thing in this game, are, again just like the story, just okay. In the beginning, they're there and like they're not really that hot or super well done, well not compared to some of the top games of today, but that's okay, this is an older game. The later ones have better animations and are somewhat better. By the time these come around you may have done a character once or twice already, or built some kinda rapport with them (and done them once or twice already). A lot of them tho, are just there for those who like the sex.
So in conclusion, if you're interested in a sex filled, noir like detective story, you will LOVE this game. If you're into a game with an intriguing plot complemented by sex scenes, at best you'll have indifference to it. If you're a story over sex scenes kinda person (rare I guess), then you probably won't like or love this game. For it's position on this site and in the AVN world, I just expected better I guess and this wasn't it. It was okay but just not what it's hyped up to be in my opinion. The creator's new game is MUCH much better. I am thoroughly enjoying that one, and it's a big improvement in just about every thing over this one.
3/5 Stars - It was okay. Just okay. Go in with low expectations and you'll like it more.