Ren'Py - Fashion Business [Ep.5 v1.01 Extra] [DecentMonkey]

click - click - click. I just played part One and im now frustrated. I was hoping there is a Point of Interesst but no. My English is to bad to explain how badly i wanna End the Game. Always wondering and asking myself - is there just bla bla and where is the good feeling?
Nice to see a big game but i dont like the Chars, the Story or the UI. So many unnecessary Dialogue, things to click or torn out of frame in the Story. The most Sex Scenes are non-exciting. The game feels cold and I feel rushed all the time.

Thanks for the Game but yeah - someone like it and others not.
....He was always tring...

The game is good and characters are enjoyable. Where the game falters imo is the plot. There's too many arcs and the game feels like its meandering about. It's as if the dev has put too many eggs in one basket and is just dragging it out as long as possible.

So, it's been a while since I've played FB. About a year, I'd say. Wanted to check out how the game's coming along, and...

What an absolute mess this project is, my god. I thought maybe something had changed about the tedious and repetitive grind. Click here, click there, do this, do that. Change your clothes, eat, clean, use the bathroom, earn money doing the same boring things. Every single day, over and over again.

Art looks good for the most part, which is the only reason I'm giving this 2 stars. The writing and Engrish was terrible a year ago, and it's still terrible to this day.

The story itself and story progression are a complete disaster in my opinion. Updates are being released regularly, and one would expect that most story arcs are getting somewhere, but to me it feels like I'm running in circles since the beginning of Chapter 2. The first Chapter was actually decent and it looked promising, but since then everything turned into complete nonsense. There's just too many arcs, and even though this project gets hundreds or thousands of new renders on every new update, nothing is really progressing.

To me it's a complete waste of time at this point. If I want a repetitive and tedious grindfest, there's plenty chores to do in real life.

What this project needs in my opinion, is the developer to finally conclude many of the story arcs and focus on story progression instead. That, and an English speaking writer. Getting rid of the pointless grindfest would also be great, but I'm assuming that's out of question at this point.

Ugh...

Pros:
-Monica is hot.

Cons:
-Male models are atrocious. I get the ugly bastard trope but these creatures are disproportional anatomically.

-Monica is supposed to be a bitch and the player is suppoes to control if she's A bitch or THE bitch but in the end none of it matters. In one scene you can chose to bully someone or to be polite, but if you chose polite option you'll only be nice to them for that one sentance and the next one will be some bizzare out of place insult.

-Story is bad. It's about Monica's fall from grace since her husband commited fraud, and now she has to be humiliated and blackmailed by everyone or she will get electric chair!!!!!!! Yea it's that bad, and no, I'm not kidding.

-Gameplay is so boring and tedious. EVERYTHING has a transition that cant be skipped, text repeats a lot and you cant skip it since the options are so bad and you have so few of them. Even if you hate the story and just want to skip past it to get to the gameplay you cant. Let me describe one day:
*Wake up
*Click on the wardrobe tab
*Click on the wardrobe model
*Click to walk to it form the sub menu
*Select home clothes
*Click on the downstairs tad
*Click on the maid
*Click on the kitchen tab
*Click on the kitchen table
*Click on the bathroom tab
*Select the bathtub
*Click on the bedroom tab
*Click on the wardrobe model
*Click to walk to it from the sub menu
*Select a dress
*Click on the yard tab
*Click on the driver
*Select to talk to him on the sub menu
*Click "Yes I want to go"
*Select a place on the map
These are all the steps you'll need to complete EVERY SINGLE DAY in order for Monica to get dressed in 2 different clothing, eat, bathe and go to her job. That's just the start of the day and not taking everything else into account. YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALL AGAIN WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM WORK

I usually enjoyed this game. Especially the first chapter. But honestly, now I find it nonsense. This story should have ended a long time ago. In opinion, at least.
The renders are very good. And Monica is one of the most beautiful models I've ever seen around here.
The gameplay is pure grind, but that didn't bother me too much... When the story was interesting.
It's a shame because this was one of my favorite porn games. I understand that the designer wants to get as much profit out of it as he can, and will continue to stretch the gum until the cow gives no more milk. It may be a good commercial decision, but it is lousy as a design.

Pretty characters, animation and the blackmail theme is a lot of fun. Not a huge fan of Sandbox but the Dev provides a cheat menu to remove the tedium of grinding. The photo shoots are also very exciting as the angles get more and more lewd. Especially liking the new more extreme content added recently, can't wait to see even more.

One minor piece of feedback is Monica has an entertaining personality and always believes she's the smartest person in the room. Still waiting to really see that from her as generally the only interesting story progression comes from continuing to be blackmailed and become more corrupt.

Decided to review this after trying it a couple times.

Pro:
- Nice art
- The MC is interesting I think
- Lots of content
- The story is sort of interesting

Con:
The cons of this game are very disappointing, because it didn't have to be this way.

In the first chapter, I really enjoyed it. Good story. Good art. I wondered "How does this not have a better rating?"....and then I found out....

From Ch2 onward, it's a pain to play. Why the developer decided to go down this route baffles me. I'm not sure how to explain it other than you have to grind "actions" instead of points like most sandboxes. Although there are some points to accumulate too.

What I mean by that is you have to dress a certain way for most events (can only change clothes in MC's bedroom). You have to click around to go anywhere. You have to complete pointless repetitive tasks like cleaning. You even have to eat everyday. And you have to get money by either doing repetitive prostitutions tasks for literal cents on the dollar or other tasks like handing out fliers or working at a bar. And yes, at the bar you have to manually take orders for the patrons.

None of that is enjoyable. None of it is necessary. And it's a shame, because as I said firstly, it didn't have to be this way. The game was really good in Ch1.

I made it through maybe...halfway through Ch2? I just couldn't take the repetition anymore. Even the events that should be fun aren't fun because of the repetition. Like the photoshoots. It's not possible to complete a shoot in one go as far as I can tell, you have to do it over 2 weeks. And you can only do it on certain days, since your boss won't let you during the weekdays.

You have to jump through so many hoops and obstacles just to advance a little. It drags out gameplay so much that when you finally get somewhere, you're exhausted and bored.

Monica is meant to be a servant. But in the end, the player feels like a servant too. So it's not worth it. 2/5 stars.

Good start !

To be honest, i thought this one could be one of the best games i've ever played. The start with such a dominant an arrogant character like monica was awesome.
The renders are 4/5
Animations are not handmade (i see that ) so 2/5
Story 4/5 ath the beginning went into 1/5 after some episodes.
This sandbox game style worked in the beginning, but after she got fucked it was only boring. This game has to end.
I give it an average rating because it is okay to play, but could have been alot better.

This game is a convoluted mess, you have like 50 different story arcs and each one moves along in babysteps. Finish some of the freaking story arcs and be done with it once and for all. It is annoying as hell, you hope you get some good scenes during the next update... bam nah sorry I didn't bother with this story arc instead we jump into this boring ass new arc.
So at some point I was hoping the Bardie Arc would progress, but it hasn't been touched for over a year now. The freaking lesbian story arc is already damn stupid and even the arcs that do progress in babysteps get almost nowhere. Don't support this guy and come back in 3-4 years instead of wasting you time with waiting for any progress in the story.
Hopefully he learns at some point and finishes a freaking story arc.

I am sorry, after a complaint that a 1 star rating is ridiculous, I feel like I didn't explain enough. The game gets updated on a regular basis and much content.
If you view any of the updates alone, you could come to the conclusion
that the updates are good and the game is good. The game has def some good scenes, does that mean the game is good? If you have a bad memory or want to see only nude pics then this game is much better than 1 star.
There is plenty of words and a story. But omg is it repetetive...
The thing is it can be advantagous to have 50 different story arcs and it is possible to make every arc entertaining. On the other hand, more arcs make everything just more difficult, if it was easy to handle a convoluted story then everyone would do it.
This game would be like 100 times better with a simpler story and 2-4 story arcs. Monica got naked like 1000 times now, had sex and yells around like a little child almost every single time. I get that the dev invests much time, but that doesn't mean that the game is not a mess atm. I really hope next game he keeps a focus on: story progression, character development and quality rather than quantity
The dev has the potential to create good games.
Every good movie starts with a good script. So many ppl here think they are good writers and that they can write their own compelling story.
Rather take an old story and copy that, add some sex scenes and suddenly you have a good game without writing tons of senseless stuff.
Like a romeo and julia story but with modern lines or a monte christo revenge story.
The bardie story arc got cancelled someone told me and I am the only one that does not know about it. "Impressive" stuff, maybe end the bardie arc ingame with his death instead of ending it in thin air.

Another guy told me I am criticizing the game for being a sandbox game. My rating is kinda low, I mean there are many games that are way worse. But the best rating I can give is maybe 2 stars. I was kinda pissed/bored after the last update and maybe I rated it one star too low. It earns maybe a star more for good renders. I didn't criticize the game for being a sandbox game, the point is that the arcs are poorly done, but I can totally see a more casual player giving it more stars. The annoying part is that almost all arcs are way too similar. I wouldn't mind many arcs if they are done well, but for me no arc is really special in any way. I feel really disappointed after such a long time and it honestly feels like none of the arcs are ever going to end in a good conclusion. I honestly think sandbox or not the game can be a sandbox but it needed less arcs or that the arcs should have been better handled. It is a huge problem if you have the feeling that one arc is just more of the same stuff.

This game could easily win 2-3 more stars if the dev would stand back and take stock of fun and usability.

Poor in:
Complex systems of clicks for every interaction. The map, for example. Can't just click where you want to go. You have to click the driver for every interaction. Same goes with eating dinner, having the right outfit before taking a damn shower, ect. Quite often in required dialogue, the player also has to click on the NPC again to continue the conversation before leaving. Why on earth would you make this design decision, especially since the character can't leave the room or complete the task until the convo is over? Only one item at a time in the dressing room, ect, ect, ect.
There are just so many unnecessary extra steps throughout, which, and this is baffling, must've intentionally taken more programming to implement. More does not always mean better and in this case, inevitably means much worse.

Haven't played through more to be able to voice other complaints/praise, because so much has been tedious. Obviously a lot of effort was put in here so far and the art generally looks good. But the dev needs to take a very important step back and think of fun, functionality and playability. These things should be 100% obvious but this developer doesn't seem to see the forest from the trees.

Edit: Got to the jail part and... wtf? I take it back. The only way for this game to get up to 4+ stars is for the dev to hire someone else to do the actual game design or do A LOT of observation and studing on what makes a game good. I'm talking a few years here at least. How could you possibly imagine this "game" could be engaging for anyone? They need to put that much effort into even getting a menial grasp of core concepts of playability. If they either don't try to learn, or try and fail, all isn't lost. They can still do renders and animations, which really are fairly good. But they'll need to leave the actual game design to someone else.

it is a solid sandbox. ep2&3
-enough content
-qol: time change, ingame cheats, functional tips (ep3 at least. during ep2 i used external w/t which was ok)
-no grind (apart from some house chores in ep2. so no idea what some reviewers meant by grind or grindy)
-no walls of text (but largely i dont read anyways)

why not 5stars
-faces are mostly sosoish.
im just picky. melanie is great (like i can imagine real girl face being 3Ded/dazed. so kinda my naturality test)
some secondary gials seems fine. julia is a bit odd but much more likable (have some cutiness).
but most including mc have weird doll faces &or shrinked eyes (look at victoria for example. pardon, but humans dont look like that. aliens? maybe, who knows).
most male faces are weird as well, even somewhat comics-toony. so all that is not good for immersion.
-ui is kinda non-optimized. it is a sandbox so those minor things are stacking and piling up ofc.
(a) extra clicking.
for example to speak with julia for sunday date in ep3 i needed to click on the wardrobe, dress, go outside, go back and then she will not be sleeping and hence, interactable.
(b) unnecessary buttons . id prefer to avoid extra 'heels'button to go inside locations. maybe no need for any clicking, hence insta access instead ( when choosing from the map )
in most locations afaik there are no interactions outside
i dont remember any use of 'eye' button and of 'keys' (the latter is auto-applied i think. so more like an 'inventory' item shown in not so proper place)
all those things feel like leftovers of some previous not implemented point-click ideas
(c) bulky wardrobe system. lets auto-apply wardrobe changing
k sometimes it can be justified by narrative (like being maid without panties) and it is bit less uncomfy since you may start from your basement room (which saves you 4 clicks. like go to the map, pick house, pick inside, pick your room)
sometimes it is indeed automated (like u auto-changed to office wear . but then why to keep that elsewhere like for whore v escort gigs?)
sometimes it is semi-automated. like when in escort dress and choose slums area - you may click on the choice to change.)
(d)was some eating before going to sleep implemented in ep3? prolly it existed before but i ran into that caz i havenot used ingame cheats; why to have that thingy anyway, an attempt on lifesim and to implement a micromanagement element which most ppl imo are not into.
-routes. might be common n good for renpy vn-books u can skip choice by choice.but rarely a great idea for sandboxes leaving you with leftover content
-is there auto-insta text skip? weirdly i had to use unren to have that important qol option
also id suggest smth like [ autoreturn home and sleep ]on one button. and better days skipping. it works unevenly (like for ralph-gym tue/thu dates) as sometimes i am not given option to skip to certain days.

The quality of the renders is really good.
The problem is that (especially for a VN) it is extremely grindy. Sometimes you have to tell the protagonist to talk to the same person multiple times during the same scene for no fucking reason. I can't even rely on the [space bar] regularly, you'll be trying to get passed innane obvious dialogue to go click the next thing but the space bar stops working and you need your other hand for the mouse suddenly.

And while the model textures are goof the dev kinda distorts them during h-scenes a lot.

Ultimately due to grindy-ness and it being way wordier than the story necessitates I'm giving it a 2. It's just not fun to play through.

This game is amazing in many aspects, very nice scenes and dialogs, different paths, many females involved. If there were no pervert things with Victoria, that I am not very keen on, then this would be total masterpiece. Good job developer, keep going this direction!

I must say I was really surprised by the sheer ‘stupidity’ of some of the comments in the review section here.

It’s clear that some members have failed to grasp what this game is even trying to achieve: it’s a light-hearted romp point & click game with a heavy dose of satire thrown into the mix. Think of it as Leisure Suit Larry meets The Devil Wears Prada.

Yes it’s somewhat grindy, but that’s what you would come to expect in a point & click genre game. You’ll need to navigate the world and interact with certain objects and people in order to advance the storyline. That being said the game itself is not completely linear either. You’ll be able to make certain choices throughout Monika’s adventure that will affect her storyline and unlock specific content/scenes.

The game also gives you many clues on what you need to do next, and has a quest section where you can read back the current objectives in case you get lost or are unsure what to do next.

Maybe I’m getting old, but I personally loved playing this game and felt the nostalgia of all those great point & click games I used to play in my youth.

The plot is purposely exaggerated and the writing is on point (I also personally loved the humour and thought some of the situations were pretty hilarious and well-constructed). The graphics, sex scene animations, and character models are all top notch and I’d go as far as saying they are far superior to many other games I’ve played on this website. The dev has clearly spent a lot of time polishing this game and you can definitely tell this is a labour of love.

If you’re looking for a quick fap with minimal effort, this is probably not it. However if you’re willing to spend a bit of time with this and enjoy the ride, the payoff is well worth it (especially after advancing the storyline and getting to chapters 2 & 3).

Don’t get put off by all the bad reviews. Give this one a try. This is definitely a gem and one to watch.

There Is no character development whatsoever about Monica. She stays the same through the entire game. Monica Is way to afraid and easily complies to other peoples blackmail, Monica lacks strong mentality mindset, she thinks strength is through being on top of the hierarchy and bossing everyone around, but you see the way real strength is by being assertive even if faced with blackmail and be able to stand by your own judgement by being badass. Even if she got her status stripped away, Real strength comes from power within, being able to stand against the blackmailers, monica should be fearless and badass, by thinking on her own feet without help. That is what true character development looks like, this is where her turning point would be, she should realize this soon I hope

Episode 1 review:
TLDR: warning, you will regret every minute spent, zero payoff

This game lures you in with a good plot setup. Then then you find yourself endlessly clicking, tedious beyond any standards. No skip button for unread content, every scene is broken down into ministeps to complete, click this, navigate 2 steps to the left, find and click arbitrary object, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat... Even conversations are broken up, and you must repeatly click the other character to keep restarting the conversation. This is the entire gameplay.

Then what is probably worse is the game logic. The cause and effect of events can only occur in the twilight zone. Events are forced to such extreme levels that it is impossible to suspend disbelief. It is extremely jarring. Even after the levels of nonsense pile up to such a high level, the character actions still make zero sense and all seem to occur just to push the "story" forward toward the desired outcome, which is completely unsatisfying. The writers picked a start and ending and filled in a series of nonsense events in between to connect the dot.

I could forgive all these things if they were used to setup enjoyable scenes, especially scenes expected for the genre. But there is no real payoff for the main character and only a little side action thrown in for the surrounding characters, most of which occurs completely separately from the main character.

I could summarize the entire "story" in one sentence. Rude rich woman treats people badly, loses everything, and then is forced down to their level. Maybe episodes 2 and 3 get better, but I'm hesitant to risk any more time to find out.

Great erotic and porn game with a lot of beautiful content. Many choices and many results. Love this! Monica is such a nasty sexy bitch. Monica will do everything for money and she will not like it at all.

In terms of 3D arts, this game is a rare one with both exceptional quality and quantity. The game has beautiful 3D arts and models with 1500 renders & hundred animations per update and 45 day update cycle. Its stories are about MC financially broken and her non-consent or forced sex with many different people in variety of situations you can imagine. And MC's characteristics are almost static. So the stories are predictable in some cases but quantity of the stories seemed to overcome some predictability and still keep them interesting.

One complain I have with the game is its click-hogging. Based on abundant stories and renders in the game, I think game's grinding is not necessary at all and doing harm than good to the game. I would be happy to play the game in VN format if possible at all.

I'd still recommend this game if you are into non-consent or forced sex and don't mind mild grinding.

First off, the main girl in this game is really hot. Probs for that Dev! Besides some flaws this girl makes my day anyway. I also like that the premise of the game is kinda original and interesting compared to a lot of other games.

Now to some of the flaws... It's waaay to big of a grind. I don't mind grinding now and then but the objective should be made really clear and it's difficult to incoperate this succesfully with the story of a game. So for me it's either Sandbox & Grind or VN with obvious choices.

Nevertheless, I'm excited for upcoming releases!

By the way, it's a great game! Even at first, I had reservations about her. I downloaded it, deleted it, re-downloaded it, deleted it, and so on. It's probably a long introduction, but it's vital to grasp who GG is here =) In fact, as I got to the second chapter and the movement started, I went insane! Melanie is a total firecracker! One of the best characters I've ever seen, as well as one of the best games I've ever played.