VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Dusklight Manor [Final] [Daniels K]

Story gets a 4/5 because I didn't notice many typos or grammar mistakes

Renders 3/5 because the update before this one I had 60% error screnes, and when I went to go through this update, my saves were broken. Completely kicked me out

Models 4/5 because they are good. The crazy nurse is not

Overall
This VN has a good story. I just got booted out completely when trying to load a previous save. I didn't feel like going back through the entire story. Good luck with this project.

Review of episode 12.

The visuals 5/10: Average.

Animations 5/10: Also average.

The UI: Standard renpy, but since it's a VN it doesn't need any more than that.

Dialogue 4/10: Not awful but not great. You can for the most part believe that the characters would speak like this to one another, so that's something.

The characters 3/10 (Due to Cora): Standard archetypes that have been done better in other games/media before, but they are still tolerable for the most part. To be honest I enjoyed my time with most of the characters.
But I really hate Cora. 100%. She starts out fine, but then stuff happens and she becomes absolutely insufferable to the point of me wishing she would just never have been introduced in the first place. She is legitimately ruining my enjoyment of the entire game. She has become a real source of frustration and she plays a huge part in episode 12. Maybe even 11.

The story 1/10: God awful boring bland trash, to be perfectly frank. It starts off well enough, in part carried by the characters (Who are still average mind you) only to completely ruin itself in the last few episodes. The game actually removes one character who has the personality to really liven up the place The game then decides to give her an ending... Where she just runs away from the manor and you go with them (her and her new girlfriend)... It's just kind of awful. Why would I as the player want to run off with her? Why would my character who has been getting along swimmingly with the other 3 ladies just run away with her? It makes no sense to me, and I guess this means that we won't ever see her again... Which is fine since she wasn't a part of the story since whatever episode (episode 12 was the first time I played). It just seems weird, and awful... And frustrating. Again, this story and everything was fine and then all of a sudden it started getting really frustrating with new annoying characters being introduced, some characters changing and... It just feels like the player lacks real agency. I can't do anything to change this game. At all. I just have to be content that the game is moving in a direction that I fucking loathe. And then you add to it that it's just freaking boring as all hell. Also yeah, there are vampires here. No, it's not the cool kind of vampires, that would be silly. They don't sparkle so... Add 1 point. Yay. Oh yeah, there's also a bunch of fucking in this game. But it's not that interesting.

The Gameplay: There is none. You read the text, shit happens and you have no agency.

Overall 2/10: I realize that this is an overly negative review. And the reason is the sheer amount of frustration that I felt towards the end and not even wanting to finish it. This is the exact same frustration I felt after playing VtM: Coteries of New York. I really liked this game, I woke up this morning and couldn't wait to find out what happens next. Then the last few episodes happened. And from episode 11 all I wanted to do was to shut this game off and pretend it never existed. I loathe this game, but hopefully, I'll have forgotten about that when episode 13 releases in a few months so I can play it again and find out; I absolutely loathe this game. There's more that I want to say, things that I have forgotten, etc. I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to find something positive to say about the game. Not just Mistress Clara, Lemon, and Lola are freaking hot because that's subjective and it's been said. But I've been trying to find something to do with the game itself... I can say absolutely nothing that stands out or is positive that there are not a lot of other games that do so much better than this. The most positive thing I can say right now is that there are things in this game that are average. So it's not all bad. Which really surprised me as I up until episode 10/11 couldn't wait to jump in and find out what happens. Not because the story was interesting but just because I enjoyed it for what it was, going on a ride with the characters and just sort of enjoying life in a way. Now, I feel like I never want to play it again. But I likely will and my opinion won't change much.

Review of Episode 12 (no spoilers):

This one is the definition of what the 2-star-rating describes: Poor.

The story is incredibly mundane. It's actually on par with the Twilight levels of boring. Yet again vampires are made docile and dull beasts, only there to serve the plot. It drags so long, that, unless you look at some minuscule details, nothing regarding your position at the manor or anyone around you has changed in these 12 episodes. There are some new characters, but you never learn anything new or progress in terms of story. It is also full of some cringey "girl power" garbage. Some of it is the equivalent of SJW "men bad" paradigm. It doesn't even serve the femdom fetish, it's just painful to read.

Characters are somewhat okay, apart from completely insufferable "vampire clan" members. In the end, they all fall to all the porn games' clichés (the shy girl, the slut, the smart girl etc.), but there isn't much to be expected, nor needed, from a game like this, so it didn't bother me that much.

Dialogues were, in my opinion, the best part of the game, albeit still mediocre. At least you don't need to make huge logic acrobatics to believe the characters might actually talk to each other that way. Most of the time it is very simple, but you are a yard worker, so probably not too bright to have any deeper discussions.

The renders/animations are annoyingly awful. You have such cute, sexy models, yet they are all wasted on some newbie level scenes. And, as far as I know, this is not a rookie developer. Making a couple games in the past, and not being able to render two characters kissing, is not a great sign for the future of any game by this developer. And I am way past the animations that have no "weight". They suffer from the same issue that a lot of games are - it's like two plastic barbie dolls going at it. If you can't make a good animation, or your rig is not capable of rendering it well, don't waste your time on it. Knowing how long they take to make, it's a huge waste.

One sidenote I can't fit in anywhere: why make the MC not into some sex scenes? He has trouble getting it up or finishing in general. Isn't he supposed to be an extension of the player? This seems like a colossally stupid idea.

There is not much to say to conclude this. Maybe you could check this game out once it's finished (if it ever will be), and then see where it actually ends up, but now there is just a lot of boring story to read and no pay-off. Steer clear for now.

It's a big no for me.
I follow the dev since Lancaster Boarding House, the game was ok and I thought that the dev had some potential.
But this game is just wrong in every aspect, renders are average so as animation, story is really boring so as writing.
I think that the dev had some potential, but he just preferred staying in the average

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Summary: An uninspired, bland storyline with weak animations and acceptable renders from the veteran Daniels K., author of Pine Falls, My Girlfriend's Amnesia and Lancaster Boarding House. If this is your first time interacting with his games, I suggest you start with any of those three instead.
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Review:

• Art-style: ☆ ☆
The rendering is good, even if bland in post-processing. Most of these renders are straight out of Daz 3D without being added effects or refining the colors. In 2021, this is lacking in comparison to many other games and authors who, at least, bother to add a partial background blur. But in Dusklight, I can almost tell just by looking what lighting effects were used. The animations are also wobbly and, frankly, I expected a lot more than a shaky room that makes me feel drunk.

• Gameplay: ☆
What gameplay? Your choices have no repercussions, there are no decisions, outcomes, or the need to replay the game (as it is) more than once to access all content. Your hand is held as you are guided into your harem of hot girls, who are all very subservient to you. It's the equivalent of asking your mother to pass a level for you on a easy mode Disney game. Personally, after Pine Falls, I expected more from Daniel.

• Storyline: ☆ ☆
Let's face it - storylines were never Daniel K's strongest suit. Remember Zoe's Temptations? His first game, dating back to 2016, was a mess of magic elements, coming-of-age and incoherent scenes. You'd expect that this veteran would have developed his ability to elaborate a plot after four years and five games. He hasn't. The MC has the mindset of a 13 year-old who can only think about sex, sex, sex!!!! and is utterly oblivious and obnoxious to all else. But his signature of blending fantasy and real settings in an incoherent mess is also there - it's nostalgic and endearing enough to give this two stars.

• Grammar: ☆ ☆ ☆
As far as I took notice, there were no serious grammatical lapses or lexical disjunctions throughout the game. But yet again, with trivial dialogue and shallow descriptions of the girls' boobs and asses, how bad would it be for incorrect grammar to be stamped on the text box?
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Stars: 8
Parameters: 4 (Art | Gameplay | Storyline | Grammar)
Final calculus: 8 / 4 = 2

Result: 2 ☆

Storyline is not engaging enough. Seems uninspired. Also, there does not seem to be an end goal. Like a soap opera. Just continuing with no dramatic acts. Characters are too easy. It would be nice for the player to earn something or suffer some consequences.

Reviewed version is Ep. 10

Pro:
+ Very high quality renders and diverse models
+ good english
+ hours of content

Contra:
- Story: For me it felt like there could be some dark secrets and interesting plot twists around every corner, but you wait and wait and the mystery gets revealed and nothing changes and it is still the same vanilla harem game. The characters are sufficiently deep and could be interesting but they are just way too easy... it became so boring that I started skipping the "non- story"-relevant encounters early on, because they added nothing and the animations and visuals were nice.
- sex is vanilla only (played till Ep. 7)

Summary:
Stunning, but very shallow vanilla harem VN, that gets boring fast!
2.5 stars

SPOİLER


it was good at first nice looking models interesting story but it lost me after mc learned his boss is a vampire who is feeding of him ANY normal human being would run the shit of that situation but he didnt do anything so this a pile of garbage for after that point

Gave it a shot, but like all stories by this author the characters are very flat. The writer has no idea how humans work and the dialogue is dull. Generally speaking, the renders look good and there is good effort at plot though nothing that captured me before I dropped it.

The best VN made by Daniels K, hands down.

Pros :

• STORY, so far its interesting. the progression of the story is not too slow and not too fast which is great
• CHARACTERS, the girls are beautiful and pretty, especially Lemon, a girl to die for their personality are different from one another which makes the story more interesting.
• SCENES, plenty of animated steamy scenes on the side for all the horndogs out there
• BACKGROUND, pretty great, goes well with the story

So far, i had a great time playing it, the story is interesting and i could not wait for more

Haven't found a bad thing in this VN, the dev Aced it!!

100% HAVE TO GIVE THIS ONE A RIDE!

DL'd ep 9 to start playing. Finished ep 9 now and very much enjoyed the game so far.
Models are tidy, they're all honeys. Although Cora is a bit of a laxative, she's still FAF. (Fit As Fuck)
Story is engaging, supernatural element with vampire and witches adds to the engagement - if you enjoy mythical stuff like that.
Graphics are excellent, animation is decent.
Not sure what else needs to be said - give it a go if you like mythical stories, give it a go if you like attractive girls.
In short: Give it a go!!

Hey guys i played this game almost a week ago and really liked the story and models and i think this developer Daniel K deserve more support . before this game i played Pinefalls and i was amazed keep up the good work

I'm only 3/4 through the game so the review may not be complete.
This is without a doubt the best game I've played. Superb characters all around, especially Lurch and the protagonist. Lurch is a wonderful person who you can't help but care for. The dialogue and decisions characters make are reasonable and the humor is well done.
Seriously can't give this enough praise.

Hmm, this one is tough.

First of all, Kudos to Daniels K! He always develops good and sound games. No pateron milking and the updates come regulary.

I always enjoyed his games, but i have to say that the older ones were more kinky, more sexier and hotter.
The sex, the girls, the feeling.

Dusklight Manor is not a bad game. Actually it's pretty good.
But the girls are not that hot (except that mynx Lemon! Wow!), the sex is boring and the story is ok but not really enticing.

For me, this is baddest game from Daniels K, but still good and better than most of the rest on F95.

3,5 Stars from me!

Well welll welll
So first of all its a daniels K game so
Beautiful renders ☑
Story ☑
Animation ☑
I had played all of his renpy games and a rpgm too
So i know the story is well written
Only downfall you may see is when the game is about to end in my opinion, pine falls,lancaster boarding school both ended abruptly. So its the only downfall / bad point of it for me others may disagree but its relevant for me so i stated it.
This one also lives to expectation and by far my fav is lemon . Each character has its own charisma so its not easy to hate one. Dropping this for future refrence
5/5 stars

Enjoy the story behind this and the renders seem very well done . Keep up the good job. Even though it is limited in the amount of characters the relationships keep you hooked in , Looking forward to see where this is going to go with the way it's been set up.

Duskligh Minor is average visual game to me nice girls,annoying mistress. but Game gives missing error sometimes and i didn't like the idea of percent chance scenes. That's not fair and walkthough is not clear

This is a review inclusive of Ep. 6.

tl/dr: This seems like it is going to be an interesting game with good art and sound effects.

The story for this game is interesting so far. I will try not to spoil anything here. Only time will tell if the full story lives up to the potential, but it is off to a good start by an author who has been doing this sort of thing for a while. The story does have a fantastical hook that will likely draw you in if you're into this sort of thing. If you're looking for a very romantic game, though, this is not for you (not that there isn't some romantic situations, but the MC just really isn't into that).

The artwork and sound are quite good. It all looks fairly professional. The animations are also good, though I've seen games with better.

The choices in this game don't really seem to make a lot of difference in the actual story. It is your basic "do you want sex or not" and a few smaller things that don't seem to make long term difference to the overall arc of the story. If you're looking for a lot of deployability, this title isn't likely to offer that based on how it is shaping up right now.

All-in-all, this is a game that is worth your time to check out. It offers a somewhat limited variety of kinks, so if you like a wide variety, you might want to move along.

Animations 2/5
Characters 5/5
Story 4/5

It's a nice game, I wanted to wait until the game developed a bit more to play it. I was liking the game, until I saw an animation. Not to be mistaken for horrible animation smoothness, the animations in this game make the room move back and forth, which in turn creates an effect similar to being on a boat. Know what i'm getting at? You guessed it. Puke City. The story is well written, as one would expect from a game by this developer. The characters are well rendered with great personalities. Sad to say, but this game gets a 3 for one reason only, it's animations.

Play at your own risk.

I was looking for a game like BigBrother, i.e., Good quality of pictures and interesting. Looking at the demo pictures and the number of replies in this thread, I thought I might try.

And it turned out that my expectation was correct. The quality of pictures are very good, the girls are attractive . Unfolding of the story is relatively logical under the frame of a vampire and made me continue with enjoyment, expectation, and tension.

Thank you for the nice game.