I usually keep quiet about comments and reviews. But this game is really something else. The plot, the turning events, the characters, the renders, ... Just everything!
Right at the start, you have a hot sex scene with a beautiful and smart prostitute named Carli. She had me hooked immediately, and I just wanted her to fall for me.
And that is already one of the greatest features of this game. In the further progression of the story, you are going to meet various attractive women, and it will be up to you and your decisions what kind of relationship you are going to have with them. I, for one, think the dev has done a great job with the scoring mechanism.
However, at the beginning, I was a little sceptical about the concept and the role of the hero as a private eye. It did not seem very appealing to be some washed-up ex cop. But I could not have been more wrong. You (already are or become) some badass womanizer, who does not shy away from powerful people and dangerous situations, either.
Also, the characters, especially Carli (that is my taste), are really pretty and sexy, but the animations were renders looped over rather coarsely for the first couple of chapters. But, to be fair, towards the more recent chapters the animations are really well made.
Furthermore, after the first scene the story continues at a relatively slow pace, but from the fourth chapter on events pick up on speed. So, I just kept playing, and it got better and better.
I have just played it through to the end of the current version (0.11.1), and I want to go right again, since there is still more to uncover and other routes to take.
Again, I may not be an expert with adult games, but I have not played anything that comes close to the suspense that the dev has created here. One really has to make careful decisions, but sometimes it is just impossible to foresee what will happen later on! I personally love that. So, make sure you save at points that you think are critical.
Finally, I think the dev has put a lot of effort into creating the right atmosphere: The lighting, the musical score, the face expressions. A lot of details are considered in each render.
So, I really hope PhillyGames keeps up the excellent work and is not going to rush through the story. I could keep playing this game forever!