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

[tagraves15]

I cant understate just how impressive this game is. I did not think there was a single game on the site that has a compelling "mind control"/ tangible corruption (beyond games just ramping up as updates go on) element, at absolute best they were the least enjoyable part of a great game or something I just ignored that is until I played this game.

Not only does it do that but its one of the few games that ever made me legitimately feel like the MC was getting stronger. Not by saying it but from how much "easier" it was to get points the 2nd time. Insane to me how a Dev pulled that off in the 2nd update.

Yeah, it's one of the few games I think that does corruption well, whether it's super-powers or other methods. I've played some games where the corruption and the payoff seem forced and unearned by the MC, but this game subverts all those expectations. At the beginning, he has a certain aura, but he's still not powerful. He has to work and get stronger just like with anything in life. The demon powers are a huge bonus and the rpg-skill element adds another layer to how you play the game.

 

[repuindy]

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The war loomed on the horizon. Demons scrambled and sided with those with the same goals and aspirations...
...including you.
As your power grew, as your lineage took shape, and as you harvested energy through the events of the past few days, peril peered its ugly head past the dark walls of the abyss. The need for allies took hold, and Julia had one too many candidates for those she deemed... capable of helping you.

One of them... was a distrustful, detached demon. Ruby.

The only problem? She's not very keen on the whole demon business. Will she agree to help and join your cause? Or will she not? That outcome remains to be seen.

The next chapter will focus on the other side of your new daily life. Three big 'scenes' are planned, and it will take time before the scenes are finished. One involves Maxime, and the rest... well, the rest will be unveiled with time.

In the coming Christmas, I planned to release an update to the game. One of the three big scenes will come alongside it, so... I'll think of it as a 3.5 update. This way, my time will not be wasted on producing the next chapter through some unrelated special release. I understand my production can be considered glacial, or perhaps not, but I assure you that any wait will ultimately be worth it. That is not a statement of confidence. That is a statement that I'll do everything I can to provide the best product I can put out.

Time for this project, in my case, is limited. Frankly, I'd love to put even more time into this project than I already did, but bills needed paying, so I can't afford to put this above my day-to-day job priority list. I might be silent most of the time, but most of the time I simply do not have the time to interact with you and finish the chapter at the same time.

I'm happy to hear your positive remarks about what I've made so far. Your support has been tremendous, and I hope I can answer your expectations with a superb product.

Thank you again for being here.

 

[Uriel ☁]

It looks like he reused a model of his scrapped previous project:
https://f95zone.to/threads/scarlet-hearts-development-thread.156670/

Julia was also recycled from that ,like the MC and his dad.
Here's other previews with the same model.

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I hope we'll see Anna soon as well, I really like her model.

 

[hysepReC]

I'm really curious about Julia and her backstory. I replayed the game from the start and noticed that Astofiel referred to her as one of his worshippers.



But she tells the MC she isn't one and i don't think she would be able to lie about that. It's possible he was referring to someone else but since we haven't met any other characters yet, that seems unlikely. Or maybe it was just a mistake from the writer?

Anyways, this continues to be one of the most erotic VNs i've ever played. The scenes with Julia and Meredith were really well done and I love the fact that the MC is already starting to corrupt Meredith into doing things outside of the "porn shoots".

 

[Hollibolli]

Massive overrated garbage. If i want to fuck ugly old cunts or fat sows, i just leave my home. Plenty of that shit in rl.

 

[motseer]

Massive overrated garbage. If i want to fuck ugly old cunts or fat sows, i just leave my home. Plenty of that shit in rl.

Well... you won't be stopping by any more, I guess. Sorry, not sorry. Door knob and all that. Cheers.

 

[Moviebuff3000]

I'm really curious about Julia and her backstory. I replayed the game from the start and noticed that Astofiel referred to her as one of his worshippers.

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But she tells the MC she isn't one and i don't think she would be able to lie about that. It's possible he was referring to someone else but since we haven't met any other characters yet, that seems unlikely. Or maybe it was just a mistake from the writer?

Anyways, this continues to be one of the most erotic VNs i've ever played. The scenes with Julia and Meredith were really well done and I love the fact that the MC is already starting to corrupt Meredith into doing things outside of the "porn shoots".

I get the feeling that Julia is the MC's sister or at least related due to the fact she keeps to referring to the MC's father as Daddy.

 

[Moviebuff3000]

I must say I really enjoy this game and I love that you can choose either full corruption or choose the love route. I am hoping there will be more than 3 LI's in the game and more MILFS. I am so in love with Maxime and Meredith. Julia I am ok with. I am more into the married MILFS than the "younger" women. I was so hoping that Maxime wouldn't be killed at the end of last update I was on the edge of my seat on that until Julia showed up. I am hoping to support this game in the near future it seems to be worth it to me considering how the corruption system works and the artwork is beautiful also especially all of the females.

 

[hysepReC]

I get the feeling that Julia is the MC's sister or at least related due to the fact she keeps to referring to the MC's father as Daddy.

I have considered this too, it would explain the secrecy and why she seems to care so much for the MC. Patreon's stance on incest makes me doubt this theory, though. And she seems a bit too willing to get sexual with the MC if she is his sister. But then, maybe incest isn't considered taboo in the demon world? She could be an old friend or lover but why hide that from the MC if he doesn't remember? There has to be something more to it than that.

 

[Simpgor]

I have considered this too, it would explain the secrecy and why she seems to care so much for the MC. Patreon's stance on incest makes me doubt this theory, though. And she seems a bit too willing to get sexual with the MC if she is his sister. But then, maybe incest isn't considered taboo in the demon world? She could be an old friend or lover but why hide that from the MC if he doesn't remember? There has to be something more to it than that.

iirc patreon stance "all incest bad" even if its considered normal in the demon world but a "degen fan" could always provide a unofficial patch. I recall that the dad mentioned something along the lines of "you wont meet your siblings at least not yet" but even with that it mind its still pretty hard to speculate. I agree though there has to be a bigger reason for her to be so into him but still want to keep so much a secret.

 

[hysepReC]

iirc patreon stance "all incest bad" even if its considered normal in the demon world but a "degen fan" could always provide a unofficial patch. I recall that the dad mentioned something along the lines of "you wont meet your siblings at least not yet" but even with that it mind its still pretty hard to speculate. I agree though there has to be a bigger reason for her to be so into him but still want to keep so much a secret.

Oh yeah, i know that. I just meant that if Julia is the MC's sister or related to him then incest not being taboo in the demon world would explain her behaviour. It would still break Patreon's guidelines so she probably isn't related to him. Either way, she does seem to have the MC's best interests in mind so she must have a good reason for the secrecy.

 

[HanBoston]

How to quicksave? i cant find the button

 

[repuindy]

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[lobotomist]

Between the renders and how sensual this game is, it's outstanding. There's room for polish, but the product as is is pure quality.

One minor suggestion, a help menu that reminds the rules of the seduction part of the game would be good. I think I recalled the important bits, but was definitely flailing for a few moments.

On a related note, the training with Julia, do we know how important it is her corruption (3 purple hearts) stat is? As many actions actually reduce it, and I can't recall if that's a bad thing or not. Is that a permanent stat, or one that should be spent during. It seemed playing full defence was a poor strategy.

My understanding is that you get 1 influence everytime she cums, you can make her cum 3 times, but for the final, you cum together. So 5 points in total.
Best strat is to use them all to get back more.

How does Romance/Corruption leveling up work? I just had Romance go from 2 to 3 while the sub scores were 70 and then 46, while Corruption is still on 1, when that moment the sub scores were 83 then 86. (This was with Meredith at night in the bathroom)

Are we ever told the rules with this?

I think Romance/Corruption is more of a player preference than a mechanic

 

[Hungover00]

I think Romance/Corruption is more of a player preference than a mechanic

I noticed there is slightly different dialogue when visiting Meredith and her husband. I think corruption route he notices her being a bit hornier, romance he notices she's more comfortable around you.

 

[Lucky_Spices]

Why doesn't this game have a rape tag?
I'm talking about the second scene with Julia in her appartment.
Julia tells MC twice not to stick it in.
There are several options in the game to "overpower" her.
After the third time overpowering her, MC penetrates Julia clearly without her consent.

 

[Hungover00]

Why doesn't this game have a rape tag?
I'm talking about the second scene with Julia in her appartment.
Julia tells MC twice not to stick it in.
There are several options in the game to "overpower" her.
After the third time overpowering her, MC penetrates Julia clearly without her consent.

My initial reaction is that you were wrong, or reading too much into that scene, but those are the facts of that scene. I think there are parts to the context that trick (some of) us into not seeing it in that light.

Primarily, I think because, in that very narrow set of circumstances there is no possible direct negative effect for Julia. Saying no sex was for Red's benefit and safety, as a demon/succubus I assume issues of pregnancy/STIs are completely under her control, and Julia is absolutely intending to have sex with Red in the, near, future. So, when Red crosses that line it isn't the betrayal/breaking of trust that it would be if it were humans involved, it is more the context of a student being ambitious and going a bit faster than their teacher would have preferred, but still managing something impressive, but a bit stupid. At least that's how I interpret it thinking about it now. Also, I think the MC's 'overpower' options are to overpower the training levels of power Julia is using, not the actual levels Julia is capable of. She was always holding back and in no danger of Red forcefully taking control of the situation away from her, he shifted the balance, within the context of training, from her to him with skill, subtlety, and endurance.

That's really interesting, thanks for pointing that out. I'm probably going to be thinking about this throughout the day. Hopefully other folks weigh in and add some thoughts to the discussion.

 

[holaje12]

Why doesn't this game have a rape tag?
I'm talking about the second scene with Julia in her appartment.
Julia tells MC twice not to stick it in.
There are several options in the game to "overpower" her.
After the third time overpowering her, MC penetrates Julia clearly without her consent.

Yeah, that was hot as fuck. Debatable if a rape tag would fit though, I assume those who would come for that tag and see the scene would be a little disappointed.

 

[WICKEDp4th]

I interpreted that scene completly different. For me this was about the energy flow between the two of them, Julia initially controlled how much energy the mc could drain from her and with the overpower element, he sucked more energy from her then she wanted to share.

 

[Uriel ☁]

Why doesn't this game have a rape tag?
I'm talking about the second scene with Julia in her appartment.
Julia tells MC twice not to stick it in.
There are several options in the game to "overpower" her.
After the third time overpowering her, MC penetrates Julia clearly without her consent.

She tells him not to stick it in because she thought her power would kill him.
If that still constitutes rape is up to debate, because Julia is quite obviously willing to partake in sexual acts with him.

Ultimately though, the purpose of tags is to help people search for games. And I don't think those that are searching for rape are looking for that kind of scene.