VN - Ren'Py - Driftborne [Ep.1] [Jamleng Games]

Mediocre game with some strengths but many weaknesses.

It occasionally lands some snappy dialogue, but misses far more than it lands. The dialogue is uneven, sometimes bogging down and other times leaping ahead to awkwardly foreshadow the story arc.

Graphics are middling, Not bad, but nothing remarkable. Wardrobe choices are hit and miss as well. Peach's worn clothing is an odd modification and I challenge anyone to show me a photo of a real police chief who walks around with her shirt unbuttoned down to the navel.

A game that's, meh, okay, to play while you're waiting on your favs to update

It's way too early to be giving this 5 stars, but this game is better than 3. With all the crap AVNs out there, this one has started off strong and I think it has the potential to be one of the better AVNs out there. The story and the writing is strong and the characters are unique and well written and it kept me engaged through the whole thing.

Sure there are scenes that could use some spit and polish and some of them last a little too long, but overall, it's a good story. Additionally, there is enough mystery to keep you engaged and looking for clues to reveal what is really going on.

The problem with a some AVNs is they start strong and then slowly devolve into slop and lazy storytelling. This is because they have never fleshed out the entire story and besides having a good start, they had no idea of a middle or an ending. Either that or they start to bend to the wild ravings of the people and make changes they didn't originally intend. Based on the entire production, I have a good feeling the dev has the story all mapped out and will tell their story and not worry about trolls.

I am definately looking forward to the next release and to see how this story progress.

Good luck to a talented dev.

Episode one is quite good, definitely got me hooked to the story.Nice renders and excellent writing . Different from other VNs out there but this is just the beginning . We'll see how things play out in the future.

Overall Enjoyable!!

V.Ep.1

i am sitting myself right on the fence with this one.
we have a scene where the MC is at a crime scene and a rookie officer is holding him at gun point. the writer makes the point of intelligence on the MC's part and nervousness of a rookie officer riding solo.
so why then does the MC go completely against how he is written to that point by giving the dumbest responses to an armed officer and in another weird twist why does the rookie NOT shoot him? i actually shouted at the screen, such was my bewilderment at the inconsistent characterisation.
then it was all back to previous character.
following this was an option to report the rookie or not. i chose to not but it happened anyway like i had next day, so that was another nice fuck you.

visually this is good. it will be enough for some, awesome sauce to the fivers who think a slideshow or comic are also Visual Novels, and fall short for those wanting the full animated experience. for me, i prefer a VN or a vN.

this delivers a decent enough opening to a developing plot that shows promise. unless another u-turn happens, i see no reason not to like this.
with a few tweaks this could be a decent read, which despite this sites ratings for such things, is what a visual novel is all about. decent visuals makes a fap game. decent writing makes a franchise a la fate/stay

i strongly sense i may adjust my rating up a star once we get really underway, but for now i am middling it. But not for long as this fence is the spiked type

as an EP1 only it does have an amazingly fresh plot in the genre. crime + Immortality? Genius. the renders are also amazing and there a lot of potential going forwards with next episodes. really looking forward to the next ones.