VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Game of Hearts [Ch.5 R2] [SparkHG]

Honestly, what this developer did in the span of less than 2 years is incredible.

First of all, the graphics are among the best I have ever seen in western VNs, and deserve copious amounts of praise. They are full of both emotions and motions, with tremendous and varied character designs. And the characters themselves all feel real, with believable personalities and internal struggles.

The story is really good too, successfully mixing the supernatural with the human, and managing to stay interesting all the way. And there are some very well done plot twists to boot.

This game, which is basically Season 1 of the story, is now finished (a sequel continuing the story, named House of Hearts, will come soon), which makes this a great place to jump into the story, and I highly recommend that anyone interested in great adult games with actual writing for adults and quality graphics does so .

PS: If after playing the game you feel like supporting the developer that would be fantastic. Not only because he deserves it, but also because he hopes to be able to make this his full-time job soon, which will result in far faster releases with even more quality content for this great story .

Season 1 is great, now we're eagerly awaiting the next one.
The project is good, and it's all about staying the course and not getting sidetracked.
The girls are fantastic, and even though I have a soft spot for Julia (who is breathtaking), we can't help but become attached to the characters. Bravo and a wonderful discovery, 10/10

I was so immersed in the game that I would love to give it a 5⭐ and move on but as this is only season 1 and more to come, I want the dev to improve it a bit.

1. STORY(Perspective of a recent Literature graduate):
The story and plot is on another level. The plot is deep and the story is quiet engaging but there is a huge problem.
The story is incredibly slow paced. He is definitely not like the milking devs who gives nothing and make the game slow pace. The game is slow paced because of his decisions. The game is too much focused on sexual development and almost none to story progression. This must change if he wants to do the project solo but become successful.

2. Screenplay:
He gets full marks for the dialogues. He is too good even though there are some grammatical error. However I have some observations. The dialogues are not fit for a Visual Novel. The dialogues are too dragged on. I don't discourage him to exclude the way he does but rather want to say that he should only use those lengthy dialogues at the beginning of each character development, when the character is developed enough, I see no reason to waste time or bore the readers with it.

3. Intimacy:
He is good at making the moment intimate with words and action. This is great. I like how the name of MC is called out very often which is very crucial to stir up feelings inside someone. Almost all of the devs misses that.
The genius of this dev is that even though this game is more corruption focused, it is way more romantic than many romance focused VN out there.

Models:
The models are all great but too few variation TBH. Brie was kinda different but nothing happened there in first season and for second season it seems the dev is walking down almost the similar path. Focusing on different characters. I don't know the story but I can confidently say the VN needs more focus on Brie, Julie/Lillith or it is doomed to fail. By more focus I didn't mean just sex scenes but actual progression with the story and character development.

Conclusion/Pointers:
1. The dev must change his ways, he must focus more on story and less on sex.
2. Seeing his Patreon it feels like he might focus the second season on corruption too. It is definitely a bad idea.
3. Upcoming season should balance among the story progression, character development and power/follower gathering and don't make all the followers late 30s or early 40s Milf. It's boring to me even though I love Milfs. Ladies of late 20s are great too. Perfect balance between maturity and beauty.

At the end,

All the best for the Second Season.

SN: I feel too much "Timestamps: Unconditional Love" vive in this dev, I hope he can overcome that.

Great game, I really liked the character design and their animation. Maybe the story could use some polishing, but I find it very well-structured, and my favorite character was definitely Meredith—both her personality and her reactions. The dev did a great job crafting the characters.

GoH sets itself apart with unmatched expressions, nuanced dialogues, and a deep lore.

The "Supernatural" theme is embedded in a melancholic -and yet warm atmosphere that pierces its way in between very intense scenes.

Taking all the time it's needed, the build up is filled with anticipation carried by the best facial expressions I have seen in the genre so far. The author also doesn't shy away in displaying mastery on how to represent psychological conflicts in a visual manner, collapsing in a unique experience.

That said, needless to say this is not your typical "shiny" VN, but also not flawless IMHO as the scenes can get intimidating due to the visual cluttery of the HUD and its many status and bars. I would bet the scale of the main mechanic went a little out of hand and the many statuses either felt unnecessary or lacking in a more visual outcome.

The road is paved, hope for a smooth and successful ride in the future.

The only thing I want to say is that, if your projects are of this quality. I don't care if it take years or centuries for a game to finish. Take time and make amazing projects like this. The community needs dedication like this.

The best game in terms of the <Netori> genre and corruption with mixed romance!

High quality renders, slow and hot scenes with an intense fantasy storyline about a horny guy with the soul of a devil...
the game really makes you enjoy it as you go along, seducing beautiful girls and married womens!

If you want to dive into the world of fantasy debauchery, you will have fun and look forward to season 2!

Discovered this game just recently and It amazed me! Everything is soo well executed. If there is a good thing for not knowing this before is that I got the chance do play right trough end and without having to wait between releases.

Nevertheless, I leave my congratulations to the Dev to be able to finish of a game of this scope in just 2 years. Everything is so high quality, from the graphics to the sound.

It clearly shows the amount of care the dev dedicated to the project. I hope you can keep up this high standard for your next project and I'm already excited and eagerly awaiting for it.

this is a relatively short entry into what i believe will be one of the best games/series out there. great characters and wonderful visuals with an intriguing storyline. the grammar is sometimes a little wonky, but nothing so wild that it will be difficult to understand. cant wait to see where the developer goes from here.

I came for mature women, I stayed for the story.

There is no point in dragging the review, it is a great play, good adult content and an engaging story, I love the mature models and it intrigued me and made me not lose interest.

There are very few VN's that deliver for me, and this one delivered.

It does have a few mistakes here and there but they don't detract from the play or story.

Good job Dev, you made something really great.

I don't think I've ever reviewed a game, but I suppose I can't pass up the opportunity to give this game 5* in basically any category you can think of!

I have played many visual novels shared here, some good, some bad, some because of graphics, some because of boredom... You name it, I've tried it... But what sets this game apart, in my opinion, is that besides having great graphics and a great plot, the story telling is incredible, the dialogs and thoughts are amazing, almost as if you were watching a moving.
While I've seen many games with excellent graphics, none has left me wanting for more like Game of Hearts!
To some extent I'm sad to have found it so late, but on the other hand I'm really glad about it because it allowed me play the full game instead of going to sleep with the feeling of "wanting more". At least as far as this episode goes, because... I definitely wish House of Hearts was already out and completed!

I will be keeping an eye out, for sure!

@SparkHG I have no idea how complicated it is, but I know others have do it. I urge you to upload this game on Steam, because, just as me, I bet many other people are unable to keep up with a monthly fee but still want to support you!
And thank you for the time and effort to create this masterpiece!

Damn near perfect. Definitely deserves all the support. Models are beautiful and the sex scenes look amazing. Story is interesting as well. I highly recommend playing this game for the gameplay alone, reminds me of Chain of Pleasure (a great game but incomplete and abandon).

This is review for Part 1.
Story is good and it was enjoyable to read everything.

All women are beautiful especially two Milfs Maxime and Meredith and they have different but loving personalities.

I am playing Love route thanks for putting that in the game. I like how relationship between MC and Milfs is based on their feelings in this route.

Mc is good character he is a good guy i like how he is not abandoning his human side and having inner conflict about what he is doing that's what's making him a great character to me personally.

You have done a great work with this VN
Good luck on making part 2 i can't wait for it to get released.

This is one of a handful of AVN's that I read every word of. Really, from the sharp dialogue to the micro-expressions on the models' faces, impressive work. Really well done.

There are some very steamy scenes here as your subject slowly succumbs to desire.

For once a game that actually mostly deserves it's rating, almost refreshing to see. It's not perfect and i will get to the downsides but it's a fantastic experience with some outstandingly strong points. Couple of things to note however.

First of, it's unfinished. Overarching story is only beginning and god knows how many more parts there will be. If that is a turn off there you go.

Second, this game is absolutely THE best among Renpy novels in terms of meticulous, long and very sensual scenes. If you are a fan of those this will ABSOLUTELY be your thing.

Third, while it says harem and technically isn't a lie, story is essentially a slow burning netori (you stealing a woman from a husband) with one woman and couple others participate at times. If this is up your alley, it's great.


Models are great, for once milfs actually look like milfs, writing is for the most part very good, story moves at a reasonable pace, i was surprised that also for once songs were used sparingly and with care.


However there are certainly... weird and bad parts about the story too. Ruby and Brie might matter in the long run, but were introduced awkwardly and barely mattered by this point. Several parts feel like developer wrote the story for them but kinda... forgot to put it in? Feels like we are missing entire arc with Ruby accepting us for who we are, one scene with Brie moved way too fast, sometimes events are written out of order and things that didn't happen? For example when we talk with Brie we randomly go "yeah you can help us take down our mother too" which was NEVER mentioned once before and i didn't even know we are doing this. There was a funny moment when we think "Hmmm, Rafael is an asshole" and literally next sentense we ask who is this guy and get his name.

Those are just notable examples but a script could use cleaning up, that and completely unfinished story that will go on for who knows how many chapters don't allow me to put it at 5.

But regardles sof any negatives this is a very well thought out product of very high quality, if it grabs your interest absolutely do try.

one of the best games at the moment. the story is not something complex at the moment, but it gives enough space for plot development. absolutely gorgeous models - both mature and young. characters' emotions, thoughts etc. look realy generic and there is no urge to skip through text. lewd scenes are great and very sensual.
really looking forward to sequel and to see how it all ends and hope to meet LIs from the first season further down the road along new ones.
thanks a lot and my best wishes to the dev

Top Tier visuals and face expressions. Meredith and Maxime are one of the most beautiful MILFS up to date. Cannot wait for a sequel. And I think we will need wait around 6-7 month to get new release

Nice graphics and animations, Story is a bit weird but its a good game. For me personally the prettiest girl doesnt have enough scenes which is a bit of a shame. Its a bit of a shorter game , i wish the whole system of arousal points ect wouldnt be in the game - its very annoying to play with. For me it made the game experience much worse.

Definitely one of the more unique VN's I've ever played. Well written and the amount of control you have on the lewd scenes is truly top nootch. The only slight negative for me was the focus on Milf characters. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy an older woman as much as the next guy, but I do also like variety and would've liked more scenes with the younger (or at least younger looking) characters as well. All things considered that's really my only drawback. It's not much of one, so that's why it gets such a high score regardless. Truly one of the better games on this website in recent memory.

Not your typical game, the plot is wonderful, ther characters art is very good, not many fetishes or big choices yet but so far a great game, would recommend any who likes to have dark powers yet be a good guy (atleast the choices I made)