Review of v0.13
In my recent review of [name redacted due to reviewing rules 2019-02-26], I remarked how it was on another level from other recent (yet still deserving) 5-star reviews I've given. It was a step above. Well, Freeloading Family is in that same league, or at least is very likely to be when complete. Whereas [DA] was exceptional sex+lust+drama, FF is exceptional sex+romance+humor&wit. I loved it so far.
The MC is fantastic. While young, he is experienced, intelligent, and witty. What a joy to play as him.
The female leads are written very well. At the start, my initial reaction to each was that they were thin caricatures. I was very much mistaken. The sister seemed at first to be this oh so innocent flower, her bestie a ball-buster, and Melody just a crazy bitch. Nope on all counts. They each had a lot of texture and character and were all three exceedingly lovable.
The character models are good if not exceptional. Screenshots do a fine job of relaying those. The sister is quite cute (though I wish she'd wear her hair back more - much prettier).
The story was generally good. There were a few elements I disliked here, however. For one, everything about the English teacher just felt too over the top. The game doesn't take itself too seriously, true, but she exceeded my generous suspension of disbelief thresholds.
And while I understand the reason the author forces us to do something so monumentally stupid that no one is so idiotic to actually do, it doesn't excuse the funneling. There had to be a better way to force events rather than something so rage inducing. I was stressing so much about it I couldn't fully enjoy a whole series of otherwise very hot scenes.
While I have complaints about the story,I have none about the dialogue. The dialogue is excellent. It's kind of like watching Sports Night, everyone has something clever to say to feed the next. I liked it very much and was heartily laughing quite often.
So this is a great game, thank you for the work so far. I'm looking forward to playing more!