VN - Ren'Py - Elmwood University [Ep.3 Fix] [WickedWare]

Review for Episode 1
Well, this game was just simply very strange to me. U wake up in some sort of frat house full of woman in you underwear for no reason. Only in the first scene there is some thought given to the fact of how weird the situation is.

But after that all charachters just simply accept this odd reality and just go with it lol. On the first day this vague MC who just spawned in their frat house has the possibility to romance all the girls and get laid with them. All this while still being in his underwear, because why would you or anyone be bothered by you being in underwear. The reason why they are interested.. , come on who wouldnt want to jump on a stranger who randomly spawned in your house lol.

Troughout the game the MC also doesnt bother to find out why he stranded in his underwear with strangers. The plot of the game also is kinda non-existent, there is no development of story or charachters. The only positives are the appearance of the love interests and the animated sex scenes. Basically the typical eye-candy game with no depth or a well-developed story. 2 stars is the max I can give.

Review for Ep. 1 Slim

This is like one of the most stereotypical porn games I've ever played I think. It's a college based fuckfest and truthfully just not really for me at the end of the day. Kind of a more opinionated review honestly, but I think people who value writing a lot will find some resonance with this.

What gets me really into AVNs is both the writing and characters. You can throw a bunch of hot sex scenes at me, but at the end of the day if I'm not invested it just doesn't hit. That is my problem with Elmwood University. In essence, I find it very bland.

The university student setting is nothing new to anyone in the world of lewd games, but at least this game tries to start it off with a little twist. The game begins with us being awoken by an attractive woman. Apparently we somehow made it into her house and passed out in her bed, but of course we have amnesia with no idea how we got here. It's a good thing this lady randomly has a good feeling about the near naked stranger passed out in her home though, as her and her friend decide they are going to allow us to attend the 'feminist party" downstairs because we must be a good guy. This is where the game then kind of throws you into it.

Biggest issue is again the writing. You almost always have to have some suspension of belief with these games, but here I'm mostly thinking "man people do not talk to each other like this." It's not egregiously awful for sure, but it's flat maybe is the word. The MC, in the bit I played, is a complete prop. Seriously he does not have a personality whatsoever. You're often given dialogue choices that are A) Respond nicely/normally, B) Respond in the most neutral way possible, or C) Be a complete degen weirdo. When you're not choosing what to say the MC typically talks like he's simple-minded.

The girls actually aren't nearly as bad, but because the MC is so incredibly bland he just has no good dialogue/banter that plays into them. Now keep in mind this is a porn game right, so every single girl must unnaturally be all over you for doing absolutely nothing. Within the span of about five minutes, I watched the MC be repeatedly dragged into the bathroom by three different women to give him a blowjob after the simplest conversations played out before hand with them.

To segway from that, lewd scenes suffer from the same problem. Are the girls attractive? Sure. Are the animations good? Yeah not bad actually. Is there a lot of sex happening? Definitely seems like it. But none of them felt intimate. You get put into a sex scene and the game says "here is a bunch of animations to cycle through just click the cum option when you want to stop." Almost no dialogue, no real build up, nothing. It feels too systematic.

It's not like the game is horrible in quality or anything either. And I actually think that talent tree thing might be interesting, but I didn't play enough to really explore it. Everything looks and plays fine, but there's no real substance to it for me. If you like more mindless games focused on sex I'd see why you'd be into his, but Elmwood University didn't capture me in the time I spent playing it.

Extremely strong start, as good of a chapter 1 you can hope for in a visual novel. The setting obviously is intended to make you fuck as much as you can and you get lots of opportunities for sexual escapades already.

I do want to say I audibly laughed at how detailed the talent tree was in a porn game, I don't want to name-drop another game in a review, but it reminded me of another top-tier game, and my dexterity talent and creampie talent I chose came into play! It was awesome, I hope it keeps up and there are plenty of story routes for everyone's different "builds"

Play the game! It's fun.

Probably the best harem game I have ever played.
The premise is the usual one, young freshman is the eyecandy of all the girls at school. But this feels natural for once? It doesn't even seem porn (even though there is plenty, with characters and the renders being top notch too).

There's no mind control, there's no superpowers (well, kinda), and you don't even get that silly feeling to be in an utopian alternate reality where sex and sexuality have always been the most casual things for society all along history.
Instead, everything just starts at a laid back party of a feminist association, where thankfully in «current year» women can proudly enjoy being slutty (even with a guy in his underpants nearby) without fearing for their safety or honor. Also be bisexual.
You aren't even entitled to them yourself, because if you are a dick you get booted out.

The real fetish here is the dream we could be living in this world.
Also featuring a lesbian couple that 200% returns the wholesome vibes of the ones you can meet irl, and also a very stereotypical but very real body-insecure nerd.

What else? The only way this could get even more awesome is if the roaster included at least a token bi/gay dude, or a trans girl (alas I don't think futas would fit well the down-to-earth setting).
Hopefully this is part of a new generation of "comprehensive complex feelings" games, like You Throw Like a Girl.

Great amount of choices, decent renders and also decent dialogue, however some of the interactions feel not very human-like. Also not a fan of the virgin MC trope, much more so when the girls come here doing pirouettes and other wild sexual positions. It's such a wild contrast with the MC that they feel like huge sluts, considering they're not that old either. They're also always talking about who they want to fuck and immediately putting the moves on the MC, so it's hard not to judge in this particular case.

You could argue this is the spirit of college games, but even in that one famous college game, it was done in a very natural way, even with the girls that actually get around.

That aside, some of the girls are really cute and there are a lot of choices, plus the dialogue is not boring for a slice of life so there's potential. I think if, in the coming episodes (after episode 1), you get to have relationships where it doesn't feel like the MC is being groomed or trained, then it could be a really fun game.

Pretty good so far. The amount of content for a first release was pretty good and if updates like this keep coming, I think I will subscribe to support the creator.

I like pretty much all girls/characters so far, the renders are pretty good with some occasional highlights due to subtle, but good animations. Plenty of lewd content in the first episode, without building it up. I'm fine with that, as long as there will be a decent or good story down the line and character progression. I just don't want to be or become something that only skips from lewd scene to lewd scene.

The dev might want to reconsider the amount of girls though (18 are promised), because I fear it will be very hard to create enough content for them all in a timely fashion. Quality over quantity, especially considering all the girls in episode 1 are pretty darn good looking and have their own personalities. The very detailed bio on all the characters really fleshes them out aswell, it's actually something more avn's should do to fleshen characters out. So good job on that ,dev.

Lastly, the stat and skill tree can fun. I'm curious to see how this develops.

So yeah, I added this to my watch list and though the dev is too new to me to sub yet, I think it's a pretty solid start.

5 stars so far, considering the groundwork and length of episode 1. Hope the dev can keep this up.

I was nudged, persistently, to check this out. Though it is just the 1st episode, the game stands out amongst its peers and I have no regrets.

The game system is well made and everything is well written. If it keeps updating consistently with the same level of quality, it's looking like it will have a very promising future.

Also, all of the characters are so hot! This definitely deserves more attention and support.

Elmwood University [Ep. 1 Slim]

Pros:
+ Amazing character models and animations
+ Impressive game system and user interface
+ Character interactions are well done and meaningful
+ Conversations are well written and fun
+ Character reactions to events are well done and well thought out
+ Talent tree allows for unique playthroughs
+ Unique character personalities
+ Humorous dialogue choices
+ Choices feel impactful and affect relationships or events
+ High production value

Cons:
- None really except that there isn't much content yet


Is this your typical university-themed visual novel where the main character would hump even a tree? Well, honestly I don't know. If the tree had a pair of knockers, he probably would wood it down, but who knows? That would depend how on you choose to develop him.

All vulgar jokes aside, the game starts out with a bang. And I don't mean the sexual kind. You start off just as clueless as the protagonist. A perfectly clean, blank slate. The game has a Talent Tree system where you can choose how your character develops and how it affects other characters' interactions or love and lust points. I found myself running through the game multiple times just to test out what kind of playstyle was most suitable for what I wanted to achieve and how get the highest amount of love points with the love interests that I was most interested in.

The effort put into the the game and the attention to detail are very noticeable and much appreciated. It does feel a little ambitious with 18 planned love interests, especially with how they all interact and affect each other. However, that just makes it all the more exciting and something to look forward to!

There are plenty of unique characters even from the very start, each with their own unique traits and perks. Your interaction with each of them affects factors with other characters in a way I haven't seen done before.

For example, one seemingly sex-crazed character, viewed negatively by some of the others, has a unique trait that affects everyone whenever you have sex with her by taking away their love points and absorbing them for herself. Another has a gossiper trait and anything she finds out or does with the protagonist will probably be known to everyone. A small interaction with her and everyone knew about the protagonist's size. And finally, there's another one that feels indebted to the protagonist so her own love points start boosted and decrease at half the rate of other characters from choices and interactions. There are so many more that you'll have to see for yourself!

Their biography pages are well done and detailed so you can find out all about them and how your interactions will affect them, directly or indirectly.

The game has one of the best user interfaces I've seen. Everything from the font to the dialogue choice boxes and the character bios are all very fitting and well done. The love interest page arts are very cute as an added bonus. Everything feels so clean and professional while being a good fit for the game's theme.

Give the game a try. Just do it.

Overall Rating: 10/10

Updated after E3 came out. Same problems below, but even more buggy. The visuals have stayed the same and not improved, the card game was broken because the opponent just has way better cards.

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Updated after E2 came out. The dev had a chance to really show off the perks system or get into the main plot of the story, but failed to. It was weaker than E1.

It's clear now there's way too many love interests and besides meeting some of them and fucking some, the episode went nowhere. There's no main story to speak of and the lewd scenes haven't improved at all.
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You’ve seen this before.

A school setting AVN I mean. This is like a frankenstein, taking the fun parts of college AVNs and assembling them into a solid package. It doesn’t do anything new, but it’s functional and is a good time if you’re just looking to unlock lewds.

Is there a lot of sexual content? Yes, loads.
Is the MC’s penis huge? He could play golf with it.
Is it worth trying out? Yes, especially if you just want lewds.

The first ep starts with a party, skipping the usual college setup context. Theres a bevy of ladies, from the slutty cheerleaders to lesbians. It’s illogical to some degree, but hey, how else are you going to have a feminist party hot tub session?

There’s a love/lust system of course, adding depth to the game. This seems to be the main focus of the game.

There’s also an interesting perks system and it’ll be interesting to see how that plays out as things like this can spiral out in complexity.

The sexy animations are ok and there are plenty. The renders are fine, the ladies look nice and there’s even a card game you can play/skip. The UI is good and there’s a gallery!

The writing is solid in terms of grammar and length. The MC gets his dick wet and goes home.

The perks system hints at magic and potential storylines and characters you’ll meet (MILFs!) but so far, the story is just the MC and his giant dick exploring wet caverns together.

Surely got potential. This was your usual teen MC going to university full of girls, but this one's lot better than recent released games with this same concept. School setting games are trend and we got many here. Only few of them are worth enjoying. Seems like this can be added to that list. Got good renders and decent writing. This episode's more like introduction MC attends a part and he meets various LIs. According to dev there will 18 LIs. Will wait and see how gonna manage this. Usually I don't like skill system in games but this one's nicely done. Harem wars card mini game is fun.

Overall I enjoyed this one waiting for next updates.

Great game already as per episode 1, it has huge potential similar to Being a Dik (as it is a school setting) It seems like all female characters have a signature erotic move, all female characters are very straightforward, confident and well designed. I loved the minigame of Harem Wars, shame that it ended so soon I think I would play it for hours. The achievements system indicates that the harem aspects is going to be really juicy once this is fully developed. No Milfs in episode 1 as of yet but the dialogues indicate that maybe some professors might be potential MILFs.

Very good start. This was one of the few that make it into the "I can't wait for the update" pile.
For me, I keep TONS of VNs on a seperate drive. I have this one in my favorites folder for these reasons:
1. The story - It does have a few holes init so far but I skim read sometimes so I may have missed something AND it is very early so I assume things will make more sense as we get more into the story.
2. It is obviously not realistic, but not too crazy silly so it does fit within the bounds of fantasy and imagination.
3. The renders and model choices are quality. The models all have different looks and shapes and sizes. Not enough variation for my taste but there is a difference. Personally, I am VERY tired of every VN having the huge asses and absurdly large breasts. It just gets old and its like they are all made by kids. This one does have a bit of that but it stays within the limits of absurd.
4. You can tell the devs have put love into this which gives me hope that it will progress at least through most of the story. The spelling and grammar are polished, the models and lighting were taken care of and it seems like they actually are making a project they care about and not trying to cash grab.
I hope you give this one a try. If it's your thing, support the Dev. If you don't feel comfortable with funding the project, at least do a review or share it or something. We need more promising projects in the works.

It's easy to tell why this game has strong appeal to a lot of people. I think ultimately based on the first release I can tell the direction this game is going and i'm not confident that it will have lasting appeal. I hope to be proven wrong but overall this probably won't appeal to players who like even a small semblance of development and payoff. There will probably be plenty of fap-able scenes, but ultimately this game based off the start can't hope to reach the level of top games.

Pros
- models are great, and variety of attractive LIs
- potential for world-building (using that word loosely) with the character profiles and backstories and traits, powers, etc.

Cons
- as of the first release, it looks totally like a nonsensical fuck simulator where the MC is god instantly and everyone wants to fuck him no questions asked. MC has an unrealistic horse cock and that's very telling of the type of game the dev wants to create. Some will say this is a porn game and of course we play to fap, but then why even bother to pretend it's a deeper game with all these lust/love/trait stats
- i mean to back that up the synopsis on the main post doesn't hide the fact that you literally just wake up in your underwear at an all-female party, and apparently everyone is just OK with this after 2 minutes of initial shock. Quite literally right off the bat 3 girls suck your dick and one of them just fucks you in the hot tub while everyone else is in it and no one says a word. The real problem with this is not just that it's cheap, but ther'es no thrill or kink or anything, it just happens


Overall, the lack of depth and attention to thought and detail in storytelling will clearly play out in other ways, resulting also in bland sex scenes and uninspired characters.

A fantastic start. The story is simple so far, but well done, and has some clever bits of humour to it. The girls are gorgeous, and the environments don't look rushed our out of place. The perk tree is ambitious, time will tell if it errs on the side of increasing replayability or adding an unnecessary grind. Certainly a project worth keeping tabs on.

It's tough finding genuinely good quality in games like this that has the care applied in not just the adult scenes but in the story and individual character building that goes on! I really like the aspect of adding a "Talent/Skill" tree. Adds an level of depth that will allow for more replayability!

Great potential, looking forward to playing through the rest of the story!

I liked the game, it has potential, good rendering, great models, interesting and fun characters, Mc will have to be a warrior for this bunch of girls for him to get, good animation, story is not too big for the first chapter but ok, the scenes sexual content I think a lot of things happened very quickly for just one chapter.

Developer, have a great job with your project, good luck

The potential of this game is incredible; it could easily become one of the best, if not the best. Idea with skill progression, the inclusion of both passive and active skills looks interesting, but it's not entirely clear how it works yet (for example, Earthquake). The female characters are well-designed and diverse, even though only about half were shown in the first episode. The animations and renders look very pleasing. I will definitely be looking forward to updates!

It has a good first episode. The quality of all the models (both scenario and characters) is very well achieved and the animations too, the premise promises a lot as to how the story can develop in future episodes, but I’m quite intrigued how the theme of the skill tree works as far as the story or mini games as these seem to be made to have changes in the story depending on which you decide to improve and make certain actions easier, This could be a double-edged sword because if as a story it is good that there are important decisions that take you to unique moments but that could complicate development because there are enough variations in things that people decide to improve first . But in general terms, it is currently quite good to be just an episode, I hope this project has more support and can continue the story that as I said already promises enough for a good continuation of the story in the future

POTENTIAL.... a word that is in abundance in this 1st chapter.. the story is strong, the characters (girls) are adorable, sexy and most of all Unique.. I instantly found a bond formed with almost all of the LI's as they were introduced so Thank god the dev made this a Harem as well as Multiple other endings possible because if this title goes the distance and i hope it does based off this 1st entry, Then this will be a HOT new fav for many in the college game market..
The harem wars card game was fun to play and yes you can skip it if you really done like mini games but this one is fun and i was having qwent flashbacks for those witcher fans..
Negative responses to this game in this review... Non as yet.. MC is likeable as a person even if his hair is questionable lol but i can look beyond that smal detail since the writing, characters, animations, humour, sex appeal and its promise to be a long standing tale spread across 3 seasons (1 school year) is enough to be a top spot on my 'cant wait for more' reading list
Good Luck dev

Version: Ep. 1 on 2024/03/17

Adult:
"EU" is closer to porn than story-rich in the AVN spectrum. There's little story to be had (so far), and the game is set up as a puzzle to get all the lewd scenes. The women we've seen so far all have similar builds, with different facial features, hair, and clothing styles to tell them apart. Breast size seems to range between large and huge.
The MC has a dick the size of an arm. Thick and long, which can make certain scenes look uncanny. Personally, I don't find a dislocated jaw sexy, and, dev, if his dick touches her navel, he hasn't only perforated her cervix, but also her womb and intestines.


Visual:
Easily the best part of this AVN. Renders are detailed and feel alive. Characters will blink and move. Positioning is spot-on as well.


Novel:
While there's reading, most of the dialog is very mundane. The in-game profiles are immediately filled out with the women's details and backstory, leaving very little to discover by getting to know an LI.
This is ironic, since the MC's own biography section states: "Her relationship advice is to care about the little things. To take time to learn about your partner's passions and ...", but by filling out the characters' profiles, the game is robbing me of the experience of getting to learn about a (potential) partner's likes and dislikes.

Dialog choices don't impact much except for their immediate dialog and attached love/lust score or penalty. This can lead to conversations that reference things that didn't happen, or the MC saying things that contradict things the player chose.

The setting of EU's world isn't clear. In the Talents-screen we'll see supernatural traits, but we don't know if the game takes place in a supernatural world. Is the MC unique, or can anyone have supernatural traits? Does it mean that vampires and/or werewolves exist?

As far as feminist talking points go, I can't say I encountered any propaganda. One woman makes the MC promise to not rape girls, which is a bit off-putting, but you don't need to be a feminist to consider rape bad.


Gameplay:
"Elmwood University" has a mini-game called "Harem Wars". So far, it seems optional, and is implemented well.
Another gameplay feature is the MC's traits or Talents. These are perks that add extra love or lust point when certain conditions are met. (Example: more lust if the MC isn't wearing a shirt.)
While this is a nice feature, it also indicates that it's a gamification of the "got to fuck 'm all"-genre. It's not yet clear how or when Talent points are earned.


Remarks:

• The default music volume is a bit loud. At 75% is perfect for me.
• A gallery is included, episode 1 has 6 "wank bank" scenes to unlock.
• There's an "exit" button on the gallery, calling it "return" would make more sense. (All other screens do call it "Return".)
• Profile pages immediate tell us everything about someone, immediately after they're introduced.
• It would be helpful to see how many points a certain trait costs without having to click on it. Fading out traits that aren't affordable would be nice as well.
• If the supernatural is real in this game's world, it needs to be set up that way.
• I like the general interface. Usually, I'd complain about the lack of a textbox, but the chosen font has a border, which makes reading very comfortable.
• Choices are styled and are clear about the kind of reply the MC will give.