VN - Ren'Py - Game of Hearts [Ch.4 P2 R1] [SparkHG]

Glad I've found this game. Its just amazing! It doesn't hook up from the first scenes. But it opens up so great after that, the evolution and behaviour of characters, designs and gameplay. Superb. Thank you

AAA VN. Models are fantastic, good animations, good story, good writing, plenty of player choices. Almost every aspect is top notch. And on top of all of that, there is a ton of content for a VN thats only been in the works for a year.

A great imersive porn game that has characters that bring fresh air to the scene, its a wonderfull adition to my colection.
+ A game that dont shy away of being a porn game.
+ Good sex scenes with some interactivity and mechanics.
+ Characters that dont make me think im playing ither game, in design and personality.

VN Version: Ch4 - P2 - R1

I plan to edit this later as more of the story and characters develop, but I just can't help myself leaving a quick review to share my thoughts on what I think is my new #1 VN overall.

Score Breakdown
Storytelling: 5/5
Renders: 4.8/5
Characters: 5/5
Lewd Content: 3/5
Gameplay: 5/5

Storytelling
I'm genuinely blown away by the dev's ability to carefully weave multiple subplots together in such a way that they become the main plot. It's NYTimes best selling author levels of writing that I can't praise enough due to how each subplot builds on itself while also methodically bringing in the next subplot. It all culminates in an overarching theme that leaves you questioning every decision you make, which is something almost no other mainstream VN has done to date (aside from the non-sexual ones).

Renders
This might be a bit more obvious, but the renders in this VN are top teir - probably top 5 if I had to give a ranking. However, there are a few areas where attention to detail would've benefited the dev greatly, especially regarding the clipping on some of the outfits for the main LIs. Additionally, the Ahegao style facial features have a tendancy to rip me out of the overall fantastic immersion created by the characters and story.

Characters
If you ever wanted a textbook example of how to use a character sheet when writing a novel, this dev is it. Every character that's appeared in the story has a strict personality with clear motives and goals behind their actions. The clearest example is Julia - a half-demon (I think?) - who tends to be evasive and scheming each time we have a conversation with her. However, it's slowly revealed - through mistakes on her part and through other characters - that she has an intense loving connection to the MC which affects the decisions she makes as she prioritizes him over everything else.

The other cast of characters - especially the LIs - all have similar levels of attention with each having a unique personality that adds to experience. It also adds to the emotions the dev is trying to elicit form the player by making you genuinely question whether using your unique powers to "corrupt" their hearts is something you're willing to do despite the cirucmstances if you don't.

Lewd Content
This is the only source of disappointment I have with the VN stems from. When a dev makes the decision on whether they're going to create an adult themed VN or not, the lewd scenes are a huge factor in the overall enjoyment.

So, rambling aside, why am I disppointed with the lewd scenes here? It stems from the stylistic choice by the dev to use awkward camera angles alongside stiff animations. The combination of both means that you're hardly left satisfied as you're left wondering: "what the fuck kind of position are these two in?". The only positive I have to say is that it seems as though this is slowly being improved upon each update as Chapter 4 has some of the best lewd scenes so far.

Gameplay (Major Spoilers)
This is a new section primarily unique to this VN specifically due to how the choices and lewd content are implemented. The general idea is that your choices absolutely do matter, and the powers you pick can adversly affect how successful you are in lewd scenes.

To elaborate on that last point: the dev has implemented a rather unique approach to lewd content in that you gain "demonic power" for each point you increase. There are two main paths you can take when "corrupting" an LI, which are not mutually exclusive: corruption, or attraction. Attraction appeals to a gentler, more loving side of the MC as you focus on making your partner feel comfortable and ensuring they climax as much as possible. Corruption, on the other hand, prioritizes pushing boundaries and exploring different kinks without too much care about how your partner feels. Once you reach a certain amount of attraction/corruption points you increase it's level, which alters future scenes with said character.

Demonic points are the currency used by the dev for different powers which make future lewd scenes easier to navigate. For example, you can make it easier to gain arousal with your partner, or start with a level of arousal right of the bat. This matters a great deal as each upgrade helps you to gain more attraction/corruption points, which in turn generate more demonic points and vastly improve the process of making your partner dependant on you.

That ties into the wider picture regarding how much your choices affect the story, and - by extension - the relationships you will have with each LI. Each character has their own desires and preferences which they hint at during conversations. If you fail to pick up on that then the relationship you have with said character will suffer: either in terms of their love towards you, or their overall desire to help you survive the upcoming events. The main theme of the story centers on the fact that YOU don't have to stick to the status quo, and in several instances you're rewarded for focusing on your humanity rather than giving in to your demonic side.

Overall, the gameplay mechanics at work behind the scenes are already more complex than every single top rated VN out there (with very few exceptions). There isn't a clear path forward for you to get the "best" outcome as that's purely subjective based on your personality. This section played the largest role in why this VN received a perfect score despite the lewd scenes being disappointing.


*Edit: I forgot to format a section title like an absolute knobhead.

Wow, how did I miss this? This game has great art, great writing, an interesting, mysterious story, great pacing... it's easily in the Top5 of games here.

On top of that, the sex scenes are integral to the story in a way that is super interesting and they never feel like they are tacked on for effect.

I'd give this 6 Stars if I could. No one should miss this. Regardless of preferences. It is THAT great.

Also, consider supporting them. Few are as worthy of this as this Dev is.

Excellent game. One of the best games here. The graphics and dialogues are very nice. I hope it continues in the same way. The choices affect the course of the game and the emotional changes of the characters are also very good. You should give this game a chance.

So far, so good!

I'm interested enough in the narrative and for the most part the writing isn't terrible, but it tends to ramble on and get somewhat repetitious. Y'all could stand to break out a thesaurus, is all I'm saying. Also spelling / grammar errors are fairly abundant.

However the renders are pretty good and I appreciate the balancing act involved in the choices you make during intimate scenes. I don't know if there's actually failure states or alternative routes that might play out if you do things 'wrong' but paying attention to those bars at least made me feel like I was doing something.

Anyway - I enjoyed it and will be keeping an eye out for future updates.

Review Game of Hearts - Ch.4

Art/Graphics/Animations: 5/5
Renders are very good; the body/texture details on every scene are great; the face expressions are done nicely, as well as private parts that are well done. Animations are on point; wasn't disappointed at any time it came.


Story: 4/5
Story is intriguing, but not a lot of story; more like a lot of seducing, but it's ok after all, it has some minors English errors, but who am I to say anything about it?

Models: 5/5
Like i said, texture, body, and private parts are well done and love that it's not the average skinny girl's body; all 3 girls have a different one (for what i could see)

Content: 5/5
It's a VN, choices matter, they impact on how you talk with the girls and how they respond to you. The music is very good, I hadn't seen a game that used music so well.


Cons: Not a lot of story behind it all.

I really enjoyed it, and i think that if yall can, should go support the author. Worth it.

Overall Score: 5/5

Please don't abundant it . Its going great . I am Glued to it. Lol . Each Chapter put me to the edge of my Chair. I am more indulged myself to the story Line Instead of sex parts . Though sex scenes are amazing with those thoughts of MC and others but All in All I find this VN at the best . Keep it up.

On a ten point scale this novel is a 20, it competes in its own league with the very few other titles that have this kind of quality to put out in general, and when it comes to its focus on eroticism there probably is no competition here. Extremely high production value from real artists who know exactly what their product is.

Must say that I only chose to start playing this game for the Meredith pic... Liked the proportioned plump body and innocent clean eyes... Don't like much of the dark story path style but, however, it's very well structured written and the drawings superb! It feels written by a woman, I suppose, considering the knowledge of the feminine feeling and their conflicts with the need of being loved and protected, with caution... Well, loving the paced corruption, but I'm aiming for a final romance with Meredith. Yes, she deserve it and has the potential to gain it. Maybe in a lost island in a middle of the two different worlds with the help of the ever hiding Ruby... Concluding with a BRAVO for your work and expecting that your minds keep producing so much quality. Obrigado.

TL;DR = a nice mix of a romance and a supernatural drama. A lot of sex.

Story: 4/5
+ This young dude had an amnesia. He will find out he is secretly demon and he needs to awaken his powers in order to survive. Luckily he can raise his powers by seducing women. Hehe.
+ Story revolves around seducing two MILFs and one younger girl. Especially that young girl is super cute.
+ In addition there is this supernatural drama involved. I liked the story.
- Only downside is the fact, that there is not enough story. So far the story feels like an excuse for MC to seduce women.
+ But if you want some fuckfest and dont care about deeper plot, then this is perfect.

Art and Sex stuff: 5/5
+ Renders are very good.
+ Girls are hot. Especially that younger female is super hot.
+ Sex scenes are good.
+ Game has good sex animations.
+ Since main story revolves around seducing women and making them sex crazy, you should expect a lot of sex. Yes, majority of gameplay revolves around sex. Kek.

Gameplay: 5/5
+ This is typical VN with choices.
+ Choices have an impact on gameplay. They will mostly influence the kind of relationship you have with women. They can either fall madly in love with you or they can become nymphos starved for your touch.
+ English is decent. (only some typo here and there)
+ The game has good soundtrack.
+ Sex scenes also have an interesting minigame involved. You balance various actions so you dont come too early and the girl has multiple orgasms. Or you can fail and continue with some consequences. Very interesting gameplay element.

To sum it up:
I really enjoyed this game. You should definitely check it out.

Fantastic game. Great renders, great writing with only the occasional typo, and a good storyline so far. I really like the way sex scenes are handled as interactive events and puzzles (where you have to manage arousal, attraction, corruption and caution) rather than just slideshows or movies. I finished my playthrough and immediately went to Patreon to support it.

Ch.4 P2 R1

Elaborate dialogues (confrontational and seductive) that combined with the characters and the music (which impressed me) really generate an exciting atmosphere for the reader, thus also the whole story so far very enjoyable to follow.
It is a VN with choices, during the seduction action that, for each individual sexual interaction, end with a score indicating the rating with which MC handled the event.

For me, a rare example here of writing appropriate to a sex novel.
Oddly enough to date only 182 funders and I think it deserves many more when compared to some over-funded projects where the effort of implementation compared to this one is insignificant, but that's just my opinion.

You have to wait a while to get the update but I think it is worth it.

Well, this is probably one of the best, if not the best vn on this site.

Story: fresh, engaging, quite unique
Characters: feel real in a wholesome way.
Renders: simply beautiful with plenty of details
Animations: Really, really good one of the best i´ve seen.
Choices: plenty and they do matter focussing on either attraction or corruption.
Skilltree?: you gain demonic energy and have to decide how to spend then, i like it.

Play this vn, you will not be dissapointed!
Oh, and yeah this dev deserves support and i support him.

I think it is one of the best games out there. I can't believe more people don't talk about it. The renders, bgm, characters everything is magnificent . The story is also really good . I hope they add more content and a gallery option.

The only problem for me is the pacing of the story. It is really slow.


Thanks for creating this game...

There are games that fancy themselves being a slow burn and then there's this. A story that's trying to cook a pot of Raman noodles with a birthday candle. Eventually, most people are going to say fuck it and throw that shit in the microwave. By holding down skip. Some will say this is well-written and I wouldn't necessarily disagree. It doesn't suffer from lack of proofreading, it's HOW it's written that makes it extremely frustrating to play. The writing is VERY wordy and often quite bland. Using words like.. genitals or trying to convey passion but falls flat thanks to the devs being typical porn makers. They have no interest in showing men giving women oral. Thus the MC does little more the finger them while they all suck his dick in every sex scene because of course they do. In essence, this game straddles the line between a softcore erotic novel you'd get from a library because of how pretentiously it's written. And cheesy male centric porn because of how much it revolves around the MC.

Other than that, the sheer amount of MC worship and how anchored the story is to his POV is insipid AF. Even when the women have internal dialog, most of the time it's from the perspective of the MC reading her thoughts. Or it's HIM describing what she's feeling at pivotal moments that could have been used for prime character development material. Instead, it's used to make the MC look omnipotent. Such as a woman being alone, masturbating. You'd better believe he's going to be present somehow, narrating it. Bottom line, there's too much puppeteering going on in this story and it stinks.

very beautiful renders, the girls are unique and it's good to see proper thic characters for once. and the story also is intriguing and well told. good luck with this project and wishing the creator all the very best

This is the best game I know. Renders, dialogue, story... really top notch. The emotional resonance of all the characters is so deep; I admire the writer's perspicacity. I salute the dev, and look forward to their work, in any form. Bravo/a!

This game is amazing. Seriously. I am so excited every time I see a new release and I stop everything I am doing to check it out.

It may just be me and my kinks, but OMG I wish I could give this thing more stars. It's like the dev themselves are demons and reached into my mind to know what kind of VN I wanted.

I would imagine there are people who will not like it, but I will not be one of them. This is so clearly my #1 VN that it is not even close. The space between #1 and #2 is just miles apart. Seriously.

Thank you dev, for an amazing game.

You have to download and at least give it a try. You will not be disappointed.