While I'm not usually a fan of the 3DCG visual novel type games here, as some can be really cliche. Usually I would find 4th wall breaking dialogue in games compelling me to roll my eyes, but I found that this devs humor was eliciting a chuckle from me every so often so I stuck with the game. The lewd scenes were a *little* short in my opinion but I get more content is on the way, which is great because CH.1 left me wanting more.
VN - Ren'Py - Exiles [Halloween special] [Tim.E.Pants Games]
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KaelaTolvaris
Review on v0.2.1
This is a tough one for me to be objective about. As a pansexual guy who's into fantasy with a certain weakness for big cocks and muscle-chicks... This one just hit all the buttons for me. But seeing as all but one of the other reviewers seem to agree with a 5-star rating, I can't be too far off. So let's get into some of the details.
Pros
- Setting and story
I love this setting here which you really don't see that much. The story is in some ways similar to other fantasy stories about power struggles in royal families but those are mostly set somewhere in a medieval-ish European setting.Being placed in this Arab-ish setting is definitely something new and I think the dev used it to great effect.I also like the general trajectory of the story, there definitely seem to be interesting developments in the future.I'm not a huge fan of the framing structure that the dev went with here, the flash-forward at the beginning with the MC recounting how he got to that point, especially because that recounting takes so long here, but you forget about it after a while anyway, so it's fine.- Gameplay
This is a pretty straight-forward VN with no annoying free roams or grinds. The decisions mostly seem to be "fuck? yes, no" but maybe some decisions will have more of a story impact later on, it's hard to tell at this point.But all in all, while not the most complex of structures, it's also the least likely to mess up as a dev; people are mostly fine with it, as am I, as long as the main story is good and intriguing. So yeah, no problem there.- Visuals
All in all, this game is gorgeous. The renders are fantastic, both the environments and the characters all look very unique—probably also due to the different setting—and all romanceable characters are very hot.My only issue I have here should be fairly easy to remedy: please give us an option to permanently hide the textbox. There are so many scenes where it just obscures all the good stuff, and especially during sex animations, you can't really manually hide it because it'll just reappear in the next frame.I really don't get why the textbox is so prevalent in these games. I guess it's a default Ren'Py feature but I've seen games where you can disable it and I always think it's so much better. If you have a white font with a black border, you also really don't need the textbox for contrasting background, so just get rid of it please.- Characters & love interests
Definitely a bunch of interesting characters. The main love interests of Kadijah, Tahir and Astrid are all fantastically hot (I can't wait to fuck Tahir's little asshole) but with also very unique and charming personalities.Other characters like Darius and the younger of his elder brothers (can't remember his name) are also pretty complex and interesting.- Sexual content
I really like the pace of the sex scenes. You do have story and dialogue and some stretches without any sex which is good and realistic but you mostly don't have to go too long before another sex scene comes up.And of course, one of my favourite things about this game, the variety in your sexual interests. Getting to choose among male, male but femme, female and trans (or possibly intersex, unclear, but I don't want to call her futa) characters but having to reject none is just like the pansexual harem of my dreams. The only thing I'm sad about is the MC rejecting the possibility of a cock up his own asshole, I mean we already have gay sex so why not? But the dev did pop in to say that that might be in the future if Patrons willed it so I'll remain hopeful.Incorporating a literal harem into the game since it fits with the setting is also a pretty nice touch (even though actual historical harems were nothing like this and the portrayal of harems as only filled with concubines that solely exist to sexually please their master is a bastardization done by Western countries in order to make Islam, Arabic nations and its peoples seem more primitive and more disrespectful of women than they actually were in order to justify colonialism but anywaaaaaay) and all of the fuckable whores in there offer some nice fap material without having to wait for character exploration with the main LI's.Big cocks, big tits and the occasional muscle-chick, all of which are fantastically rendered, add on to make this one of hottest games out there in terms of sexual content, at least in my opinion.- Sound design
I mostly really liked the background music here except for that one track that seemed completely out of place (and that the dev apologized for in advance but that doesn't really make it better). But yeah, all in all, really setting-appropriate music that didn't feel too loopy so I'm glad the dev went to the trouble there, often an aspect that gets completely ignored.Mehs
- Dialogue and Writing
It was... okay. It did feel somewhat anachronistic to me at times but it's a fantasy story, not a historical one, so that didn't bother me too much.I guess I'm also not a huge fan of the constant fourth-wall breaking and lampshading. You can do that occasionally and that can be funny but after a while I don't really need a running commentary by the dev, that just becomes distracting.But still, most of the writing was pretty good so these issues aren't really big problems.Cons
- MC & humor
I have seen a lot of people in the reviews praising the humor in this game so I guess it's all subjective but... I didn't really care for it. I won't go so far as the one negative reviewer before me saying it was a boner-killer. But I did think it was somewhat annoying and made the MC look pretty stupid.And on that topic, the MC is pretty fucken stupid. Also somewhat annoying. He just constantly puts himself in needless danger (which he'll survive only because he's the MC), playing the dumbass hero (that everyone, including himself, realizes is a dumbass but that doesn't make it much better) and constantly seems to only think with his dick. That last one I find particularly annoying because, even though it seems to be a staple of these adult VNs, this guy seems to be in his mid-twenties by the look of him and he shouldn't flip out, get a boner and act completely moronic just because he saw some cleavage. Get a grip, man. That also seems to play into the humor but yeah, just seems stupid to me.That being said, it wasn't that bad and bothersome, it was just this niggling thing but not a complete moodkill.Conclusion
Like I said in the intro, it's hard for me to be very objective here. You just don't get many of these games where female, male and non-binary characters all get the same amount of love and I just felt like a kid in a candy store.
I love the setting, I love the characters, I love the inclusiveness of it all and the story is pretty interesting as well.
So I can only highly recommend this game, everyone should really try this—yes, straight guys too, the gay stuff is all optional ;-) -
Harem Route
Review as of version 0.2.1
Pros:
+ The characters are pretty
+ The setting is quite original
Cons:
Basically, everything else:
- The music
- The writing
- The sex scenes
In-depth:
The writing in this game is not just bad where you can say "meh, whatever". It actively works against this game. Full of bad jokes, modern references, not even trying to keep any semblance of immersion. And what's worse - it's an antithesis of sexy. With how many jokes there are during what's supposed to be sexy scenes, it's a complete boner killer.
Music is nice, but just like the jokes, is completely out of place in this setting. But, just as usual, it's not a big deal one way or the other - you can just mute it and be done with it.
The characters are... sigh...
Alright, if you are into gay and futa content, I think you'll be fine with them. If not - it's completely optional and fully transparent, so no traps here, you will know when you are lead into what content.
My problem, however, is that characters with dicks are, unfortunately, vastly more interesting than the ones without. Girls in this game are just dull. So if you aren't into dicks, you are left with a rather uninspired cast, both visually and in terms of personality, which is extremely disappointing.
Other than that, the game is fine. Lacks content right now, sure, but since it's clearly a very early version, it's expected.
It looks decent - the backgrounds look good, the characters look pretty. The sex animations are quite bad, but I don't particularly care about animations to begin with, so whatever.
So in the end, I was hoping that an original setting and female part of the cast would be good enough to try and enjoy this game. Alas, didn't happen. The poor writing and lack of good characters with pussies completely ruined the experience for me.
Can not recommend. -
El_Loco
A very promising story. I hope the creator continues the story. There are very few futa / ts / femboy genres, but enough audiences. I wish more followers to this developer. I hope he does not abandon the story. -
ZyanZedan
Amazing game Literally a treasure The setting is quite good each and every aspect feels amazing and the fact that you can avoid most things should make it safe for straights out there and tahir oh my good is like the description of a romantic gay guy i liked the trans part too and also very kinky to any one reading this id say give it a try i dont think any one has came up with a story this unique either its not like most medevil games just wanna say this is the beauty you get when you combine story and fun into a game and at last the female love intrest was amazing the jewlery really makes her stand out -
R Voss
Now that this game has hit its first completed chapter, I feel confident in reviewing it. And it's an easy review: it's excellent.
The thing that stands out most to mind my is the humor. Now, humor is a subjective thing, and all the more so when it comes to sexual humor, but the writing really works for me. I found myself laughing out loud multiple times, something that's rare for me with adult games. The jokes are pleasantly varied; some are referential, some are self-aware, some develop from characterization. The humor is a major selling point.
In fact, all the writing is. This isn't a high fantasy epic or anything, but characters are established and retain their traits, pacing is good, dialogue is coherent, and (miracle of miracles for porn games) the grammar is good. It is a pleasure read this game's text.
Gameplay-wise, it's click for porn, with your choices mostly determining what kind of porn you're seeing (as in straight/bi/gay content). Perfectly functional.
Renders are decent as well. No overused models, a nice variance in the people you're seeing. And, as a bonus, the player character does not look like a douche. You wouldn't think that would be a common problem, but it really is. It's avoided here.
All told, this is a great game in its early stages. I very much look forward to future updates. -
botc76
I don't usually like to write reviews for first version as most of the time, they haven't shown all the content, they are too short etc. but not in this case.
I also usually don't rate first versions with five stars, but honestly, I couldn't think of anything negative, certainly not to an extent that a star had to be subtracted.
Review: In one word- Amazing.
The art was nice, the ladies fine (what we saw of them and the humour was fantastic.
I mean, sure not all the jokes fired, but the fourth wall breaking, the nonsensical humour, that's all right up my alley and I found myself not only smiling and laughing quietly, but even lol'ing several times.
For a first version, the size was pretty good, the only thing I found a bit lacking was that we weren't introduced to any of the female LIs.
Also, Fahir or Jahir or whatever looked far too good. No wonder Ali took him for a girl. -
RC-1138 Boss
I don't usually give reviews to first releases but to show appreciation since this game was a pleasant surprise and i don't think there are many quite like it.
Nice combination of humor with good renders, specially Tahir, who is a really well done femboy.
There is a bit too much 4th wall breaking but I look forward to what else Exiles has to offer. -
Alig8r
It has got optional trap, gay futa content. What it also has is a nice story told with 4th wall breaks and some humor. It is very engaging and doesn't get boring at any point. Not a lot of content considering it's a first release. Try it. -
Deleted member 15555
the game have good renders, the girls looks amazing, Kadijah is one hell of a hotty, some people think this is a gay game because the main cast is based in 1 female 1 futanary 1 shemale, but the game points the mc to many girls including the harem of some arabian guy that is the father of someone you save in the game, so nope, have faith this is not a gay game, that content is optional and there will be lots of girls.
Will update it as more updates come since so , so far the content is kinda short though it have some handjobs, blowjob and nudity.
