VN - Ren'Py - Desire of Fate [Ep.3 v1.5] [KKpotato]

Damn, I tried, I really did, but the beginning is one of the worst experiences I've ever had when it comes to storytelling. I know the dev warned that he didn't have much experience and that it picks up in quality later but it was really hard to go through chapter 1. I just couldn't keep going and couldn't finish the chapter.

Even though the worldbuilding at the start is just a dump of information as part of the prologue, it's very common so not all that bad, but the way MC "recalls" about his past and where he stands in his present day could've been presented a lot better instead of him just sitting there and conveniently reminiscing everything about his life up until this point.

The very beginning where the couple in the stalls offer the girl to give MC a blowjob out of nowhere is extremely poorly written as well as MC just agreeing it to it without any discussion whatsoever or even presenting us with choices to agree/disagree. I guess I'm just really not a fan of this kind of writing. MC and the girl's supposedly boyfriend just casually converse about his past while the girl gobbles his (MC's) dong down.

Look, the story is what makes me want to keep playing an AVN, especially if it wants to take itself seriously, and at this stage, the beginning of this one is very hard to stomach. I've read comments that say it's pretty good but the start really needs a rework, or at least it does for me. I'm ok with starting slow and increasing the quality later on but this one was just way too hard to get through. I'll keep it bookmarked because I've heard great stuff about this AVN and I'll probably give it a second chance later on because I might just be missing out on something great (that happens later) but as it stands, the starting point is really bad.

Pros

• One of the great and well developed / structured / narrated stories or game emphasizing incest & polyamorous.
• Remarkable amount of content, very interesting is certainly amazing.
• Remarkable logic for the game to link the human characteristics such as Karma, Lust, intelligence, Dominance, Reflex, etc.,
• Consideration for easy mode / realistic mode
• Well thought portraying of images as raw for initial and changed/refined as the character is developed.
• Excellent quality of image renders.
• Excellent quality of animations.
• Playability and grammar are all just OK no issue

Cons

• Performance issue especially the animations are very much lagging / hanging.
• Sound: Almost no sound except background music / shocking scene
• Lack of significance for sexuality; merely a casual activity.
• Lack of seductiveness in sexual approach.

Eagerly waiting for the next update / release

One of the best AVNs that i have played.

First of all the sex scenes are fantastic. Also the music adds a lot more depth to the game. The character models, renders and the art style are top notch. The story is good with decent pacing, world building and character development.

Would recommend it 100%. Will like it especially if you liks avns such as eternum.

Good game in first look.
But when playing this game some disappointing moments appears.
Pros -
Visuals good. Maybe some animated scenes need improvement (shorter and not show so many men's asses). One of the things in game is personages reaction on their faces, really good work.
Plot is good. Some twists are really predictable, but overall it's good. Storytelling mostly decent. There are a lot of funny jokes and memes which not ruining mood. Personages have very logic background, and personages development seems legit. But sometimes there are feelings that it's too many personages whose not make any difference in the story.
Music good too and for some scenes fit perfectly.

Some cons...
What is this? 3 day story 30 days jump, 3 day story 180 days jump... What kind of storytelling it is..?
And why Lilith face start looking like a trans face in Episode 1 instead of being cute girl like from the game start (and by the plot she is just a cute girl). Why redesign a good model. And some other models start looking uglier too... why...

Well I hope some problems going to be fixed in future development. Game looks promising.

This is not a perfect games by no means a lot of other reviews already pointed out the flaws but it certainly checks all the boxs for me IN HS games
Good renders
Decent story
Awesome character models
Good animations
MILFS
Nice variety of kinks
would recommand it to anyone who looking for a good HS games

I am enjoying this far more than I should have. Game is well put together, good dialogue, great sex scenes, interesting characters and plot, and of course, exquisite humor.

Really looking forward to more updates!

As interesting a story as you are likely to get in a harem power fantasy. With a stylish presentation, quality animations, and a reasonable diversity in both characters and situation this game has both personality and charisma in spades. This is honestly the first game of this type that I have considered having concurrent play throughs to see different paths.

This VN has some pretty egregious errors: collosal info-dumps; characters being entirely too forthcoming about information and their feelings; random, stale sex scenes with zero build-up; that MC's dumb looking mustache. All-in-all, this is the kind of story you should vehemently hate.

But don’t.

Why?

Bad-ass-chicks.

Because there's Bad-ass-chicks. Everywhere.

Turn the corner? Bad-ass-chicks. Turn the other corner? Bad-ass-chicks. Looks towards the ceiling? Bad-ass-chicks.

They're everywhere, and it's awesome.

See your sis? She’s fucking the maid. See your other sis? She’s fucking the table. Mannn, these chicks are crazy.

And I fucking love it.

Bad-ass-chicks, man. Bad-ass-chicks.

And the mom? One of the first Bad-ass-chicks ever to grace your sorry-excuse for a screen? She’s the biggest, baddest dommy mommy you’ve ever seen in your life?

Lonely, sad MCs? She hugs that. Huge criminal enterprises ran by super bad-ass bad people? She runs that. The neck of that one dude who tried to fuck with our MC?

She snaps that.

I want nothing more than this guy’s momlandlady to crush me with her thighs, but she’s not even the best part.

Boobs! There’s boobs everywhere! I love boobs! And these boobs? They’re veiny. Veiny boobs!

And now you might be thinking "Oh, veiny boobs? Ewww.", but then you, my dear gentleman, would be committing to a grave misunderstanding.

Consider the following scenario:

Incredibly hot bad-ass-chick: "What the fuck?! Were you just looking at my tits??"

You: "No Miss, I was merely making note of how preposterously veiny your chest was."

Incredibly hot bad-ass-chick: "Oh, that's okay then."

You: (Works. Every. Time.)

Hehe.

And so my dear gentleman, don’t make mistakes. Make successes. Read this VN, and read these chicks. Bad-ass-chicks with fat-veiny-dicks!

Tits.

I meant tits.

(Or did I? .)

10/10.

TLDR. BAD-ASS-CHICKS WITH BIG-FAT-TITS. SAY NO MORE!

Edit: I kept reading, and I feel like a lot of the bad things get better. So in my completely, totally unbiased opinion, yes, this is a 12/10. You should read it.

Edit 2: Story might be getting a bit worse, but like, the girls just keep getting hotter, so.... I SWEAR I WAS GOING TO PUT SOMETHING INTELLIGENT HERE! I SWEAR!

Edit 3: Okay, I get it. I only like it for the renders and copious amounts of sex. BUT IS THAT SO BAD? IS THAT SO BAD?? Huge amount of content btw. Huge! You should read this. Totally.

But wait, be a super spy, super soldier god who fucks everything that moves with his massive tyranno cock. Do you know how many rich milfs you get to bend to your will? ALL THE RICH MILFS!! Every-single-rich-MILF-you-meet. How cool is that?!

MILF-Lovers, GET IN HERE!

Edit 4: Alright so I'm done for real this time. Just read it, please. I've done everything I can to convince you. Just remember:

Excellence doesn't come from greatness, it comes from fat tits. Fat. Veiny tits.

I'm pretty conflicted about this game.
I start by saying that, in my view, it currently does not deserve 5 stars because it has several problems. I think it ranges between 3 and 4 stars, maybe 3 and a half stars would be the right rating.

What are the problems?

As others have already pointed out, basically the protagonist is at the mercy of events and will not be able to choose anything. The only choices are related to the possibility of increasing or decreasing certain stats or the interest of the various LI.

It is clear that this was done to limit the coding work behind a project with ample branching possibilities.

Another problem is that the game all the time suggests some specific kinks (domination, bdsm etc.) without ever fully embracing them. It is as if the developer wanted to keep the project open to as many people as possible but in doing so he risks displeasing everyone.

Third problem: the X-scenes are sudden and have no construction behind them.

Another minor problem: the animations are really limited, adding a couple more to each scene would not be bad.

It's a real shame because the world building isn't bad, some insights into the story are promising but for now the execution isn't among the best. But I am convinced that this developer is talented and that over time he can hone both his technical and creative skills.

This is one of the best game on this site. There are wide varieties of kinks, great cgs, plenty of content so far; and above all, the story is a unique one unlike most other games here. You have to play it to know it. Also if you can support the dev, please do, cause games like this is rare and we should help to keep it going on.

And once again I found a rare gem among all dem games.
I think I found this game by a signature banner.. it looked interesting so I checked it out...
God damn, I fell in love with it. It has been 2 weeks since I finished playing it to the latest update so I forgot a bit already. Life has been busy lately but I alway wanted to give this game the 5* star review it deserved.

Storytellingwise, renderqualitywise, atmosphere, and hot damn dem GIRLS... they all look sooooo good and they all seem really nice (not so much into dark skinned muscular sister but i knew many dig for those type of girls)
I like its storytelling. Its a bit cliche that some random dude suddenly got found again and suddenly jumps into mafia war but cliche is nice. It all depends on its storytelling in the end and im quite pleased with it...
So.. yea.. horny scenes are quite good. Harem makes sense so far. I really love the maid and mcs mom...
Ah sorry, i got interrupted while writing and now I lost my thoughts..

Anyways, to make this review short.
ITS REALLY GOOD, this game easily reaches the upper rankings of my signature games here.
Amazing and likeable girls, immersing atmosphere, good storytelling, super sexy horny scenes. interesting plot, early sex scenes, hot milfs. Just not enough content hahaha.

6/5

PURE POTENTIAL!!
Plot really pulled me in along with unique characters. Writing and some renders can definitely use some polishing but the pacing, music, and relationship are greatly done. There's a lot of room for twists down the line and your actions will actually affect the story as the plot is picking up now. Game starts with typical cliché HS game but overtime even the MC starts to look good and story gets better.

Give it a try friend
Goodluck dev, hoping for best!

God-awful writing all-around. The protagonist is somehow blithely oblivious to people trying to manipulate him and is over-trusting despite having grown up on the streets and lives in a slum run by gangs. The game also jumps straight into sex with no lead-in whatsoever (somehow a woman is completely fine giving him a blowjob in a public toilet just because her boyfriend told her to, and then her friend is completely fine having sex with him because, again, her friend's boyfriend told her to; but somehow the protagonist never questions why this smarmy rich guy is throwing women at him left, right, and centre despite having only just met him), and while it's understandable that the dialogue will be a little rough as KKPotato's first language isn't English, it's clear he didn't even bother proofreading (one slide states "Me and Lisa were not dating. But we were there for each other and we used to have casual sex. I got good at sex while having sex with her.", only for the immediate next slide to state "Although we were not dating, we used to be very close." which was just repeating the previous dialogue using different words).
Renders are also weirdly veiny, which is super off-putting. I love muscular LIs, but not when it looks like they've got the T-Virus in their systems.

This game is a mixed bag of quality, especially story and writing-wise. The visuals are not the most appealing but the scenes are well constructed and I liked most of the character design, it grows on you the further you play. The game also features plenty of sex scenes which will especially appeal to those who like rougher ones.

The writing quality could've been much better than it is. For example, the exposition and world-building should be delivered in a more natural way through a gradual introduction and implementation in dialogue instead of dumping it all at once on the player, and the rushed pace isn't helping either, especially rushing through major events. The characters and the dialogue between them I found mostly fun although some of the jokes felt kinda flat, especially the 4th wall breaking ones.

But considering this is the dev's first attempt at a game and despite all the flaws I enjoyed this one, It's got heart. And while It's not the best-looking game or has an excellently written plot with deep characters it's like a fun adult B movie with plenty of action, drama, and sex. Just don't take it too seriously.

TLDR: Game as a product (ie renders, scenes, animations etc) very good. However it suffers a lot from the story telling side which can leave players feeling like an outsider throughout the story, not the best feeling to get when playing a game where relationships are a core component and massively reduces enjoyment, resulting in 3 stars.

Long review:
Great game that's exploring an interesting premises. The production of the game is well done, scenes are hot and well rendered, same goes for the animations. Pretty large cast of girls at the moment as well so you'll have a pretty good range to pic from.

On a personal level, however, I found it hard to fully get immersed in the story. The game does state it explores darker themes, and while I do think it does that, I would say the entire tone of the game is a somewhat mature, bordering on cynical/jaded in certain scenes. The story itself provides enough justification to explain the tone and it fits quite well, but as a player I felt like this setting also backfired in some regards:
In my opinion, the game does suffer in the story telling department. While the tone of the game is meant to be darker and more mature, it hurts the game due to relationship building being a key point of the game.

The way the story has been told so far has put the MC in a position where although he has been reconnected with his family, he is still very much an outsider with very little meaningful relationships with any of them. For players, who tend to place themselves in the position of the character, this ain't the greatest feeling in the world and can kill the vibe. While a lot of the relationships between the MC and characters are told, very little is shown, and a lot more is shown between the cast with one another, reinforcing this outsider status.

In conclusion, while the game at its core is well done and enjoyable, it suffers on the story telling side which can massively decrease the enjoyability of the game, especially when emotions have a pretty sizeable relationship to porn. As a result, I can't really provide a rating higher than 3 as although I did enjoy the game, I also felt extremely disconnected to the rest of the cast which crashed my enjoyment of the game by a decent amount in certain sections.

Good Points
+ At the start of the game you asked three questions, the first one is about the main mode (Hardcore or Normal), the second one is about how challenging minigames should be, and the last one is about how strict stat restrictions of the game should be, and the game giving you choices over things like this is always immersive and good point.
+ We have an interesting story, especially things revolving around the Superhuman thing were intriguing.
+ We have interesting sense of humor, some 3rd wall breaking jokes and some references, like ''Emotional Damage'' one
+ Girls/women look quite good in their way, hot, sexy, cute, etc.
+ We have well-made animations and sex scenes have lots of different angles with animation.

Bad Points
- Visual quality and art style look old, most of the time it does look detailed and good, but some of the scenes, especially the first hours of the game give the expression of playing at least a 3-year-old game with high resolution.
- MC's training on the island (6 months of training) just skipped without showing anything at all, they should at least show a couple of images and some text explanation about his training, etc.
- All the female superhumans look amazing and powerful with those muscles, etc, but MC and male superhumans need more work, because they only look ripped, especially with clothes their shoulders look small and not wide enough, they should have bigger and wider shoulders for a better superhuman look, currently they look like they skipped shoulder they and it looks dumb.
- You getting forced to accept Lisa and can't reject her if you didn't reject Debby should have no connection and makes no sense.
- Debby's past being that disturbing with Jackal wasn't necessary.
- The gallery feature is unfinished, it doesn't have episode 2 scenes, so you can't track the progress of how many scenes are left nor see the scenes you didn't choose in your main gameplay.
- Relationship status screen can use some improvements like giving basic knowledge about that person, like their age, height, for women breast size, etc.
- Story-wise kidnapping content started with Episode 3, Version 1 was terrible, MC & Robin got knocked out by gas bomb and captured by nuns easily without any fight, then Lily let some nun inject her a drug and got knocked out, then Vella got shut from back, by luck they managed to escape and land into unknown island, nuns came again, they shot Vella from her legs, then Lilly let them inject drug to her and Vella because of nuns threating to kill Vella if she don't, then MC & Robin walked into obvious trap, got shot from their legs and knocked out by gas bomb again... A native came and save MC & Robin, meanwhile Lilly & Vella is taken, so if not for the native named Talia they were all will be taken by them, and even tho in the end help they asked come Lily was still taken and they couldn't save her in time and had to follow her and kidnapper nuns to another country, and they followed from soo back because of being scared they can kill Lily they don't even knew her location and need to search her in that country, for gods sake, it's just big f*cking mess... Like all of these are not enough later they couldn't even find or save Lily by themselves and by luck found out by Temple of Ashira and only managed to get Lily back with their help... The whole kidnapping content was literally about showing MC and most main cast like a clowns can't do shit without outside help, and even while saving her they got seriously injured, MC was in coma-like state for some time and we learned Robin has taken more damage to guard the MC and she didn't even recovered yet, despite they are being superhumans, getting trained for years, etc, and that's just terrible idea, don't know who written this, but it's utter garbage, Robin getting kidnapped like that makes no sense at all considering how experienced she is and good at her job. And adding she was with the MC, who is supposed to future leader, and he is getting kidnapped like this nonsense as well. MC or Robin should be able to deal with this situation even alone, or even alone they shouldn't get kidnapped this easily, should put some fight and take some of them down at least, so they are getting kidnapped like that easily without putting any fight is beyond nonsense. And same goes for Lily, she got trained for years, letting someone inject her unknown thing like that is just nonsense AF, or can't detect people an got caught by their traps, etc. If DEV wants this game become good he would remake and remove this nonsense, but as far I can see it's not gonna happen, so be ready for this bullshit if you gonna play this game. And I'm not sure if it was intended, but Lily and MC's mother face-design was changed, and they were looking bad, hope it's one time thing and not a real design change we will see in next updates as well.
- Certain contents are unavoidable.
- Characters getting corrupted despite you acting sweet with them just because of your lust stat being high is quite nonsense, takes away all that choices you made with them since it's automatically happens makes all your choices with that girl pointless.
- Especially with latest updates some characters like Maria, Mina and even MC had hair and face changes and they look quite bad.

For The End
Honestly this game could have got better rating from me, like around 3 or 4 stars, if not for poor writing it has... Especially how DEV keeps showing characters like clown is beyond me, current writing of this game is poor AF and don't deserve any good rating at all, it ruins the whole game and experience, DEV seriously needs to stop this and needs to remake and remove those scenes if possible as well, otherwise thanks to how bad writing is this game can't be nothing more than 1-2 stars rate game.

While DoF is competent in the audiovisual department, it fails completely at storytelling, arguably the most important part of a Visual Novel.

First of all, there's way too much exposition. I gave the initial lore dump a pass despite personally disliking it, but everything after is just more exposition, almost none of it delivered organically. The MC narrating his life story in his head, people explaining things to him--there's just too much telling and not enough showing.

Next: lack of agency. I played for about 3 hours before calling it quits and during that time the MC has nearly no agency. I don't even mean having us, the player, make meaningful choices, I mean the character deciding things and acting on those decisions. Things just happen to him and he goes along with it, which is a textbook sign of a weak character.

I also didn't really like the inconsistent tone, I couldn't tell if it was going for brooding or comedic but it fails at both, with the drama being little more than surface-level edginess and the comedy leaning on memes and pretty tired anime clichés.

Final point: characterization. The characters just aren't developed enough--everything, from how they act to how they speak, feels homogeneous, like they're all the same person acting out different roles. One of the keystones of writing is knowing how to make every character their own distinct individual and that isn't present here.

As it stands, Desire of Fate is simply not worth the time investment. I consider myself pretty patient when it comes to slow burners but there's just nothing there that makes me want to keep reading. And that's because DoF is worse than bad--it's boring.

At first I though that DoF is ordinary renpy 3d game, so I can play it to spend some boring time but now I think that this game is much more, perhaps at the same level as the most popular games on F95zone.
I love the story cause it intrigues me a lot, love girls becouse they have different personalities and love design. I'm unpasiently waiting for more. Hope the update will be soon. Best wishes for authors.

PS. I really want a possibility for Monica to became part of MC harem, cause I realy love her horny and bitchy behavior. I think she is so different from available wives/lovers.

Firstly the game has a great flow. Got hooked immediately. It had a good balance of story and sex scenes. Secondly the sex scenes were good. It wasn't your typical picture nor a static scene. There were scenes with moving camera angles which I loved.

I do wish that there were more variety in characters. Some characters feel like they have the same personality with differing models. I also wish we'd see more of the antagonist of the story, and more scenes with other characters. At the time of the review majority of the scenes are with Mina and Debby, I wish in the future we would have more scenes with other characters.

Overall an excellent game with a lot of potential. Looking forward to future updates.

I love the characters, the scenario and the renders.
And the gameplay is also good (visual novel with relationship and character points that unlocks some scenes) and the music does match the scenes.
I didn't encouter any noticeable bug.