Ren'Py - Goddesses' Whim [v0.3.9v2] [Ncrow]

If all you care about are the animations, download this game. My only complaints are story-level. If you're reading my review deciding whether or not to play the game, play it and stop reading. I'll spoiler text as liberally as possible because I genuinely believe that anyone who has come to this site will enjoy this game and I don't want them to see more than this opening paragraph. The rest of this review is more for people who want to write fiction or make games.

This game is very good. There's really only two things holding me back from a perfect rating here. While the first one could be solved easily enough, I also acknowledge it's a personal taste thing and that my opinion of it doesn't necessarily stand for everyone, but the latter is... Again, approach my opinions here with a grain of salt because some people might not agree with me, but I think when you have a game this close to flawless, flaws like this glare quite hard.

My minor complaint is the usage of video game terminology in character dialogue, like making something an S-rank monster or something like that. It's the kind of thing that exists in the UI of video games that I don't think floats well into the story, mostly because nobody would talk like that. If there was a wolf roaming around outside my town killing people, we wouldn't refer to it as an "S-rank wolf," we'd say it killed 27 people or whatever and somebody needs to kill it already.

Major spoilers start here.

My main complaint, and the only real reason this isn't a five star review, is
I still really like this game, and when the day (hopefully) comes that it's labeled as complete and sold somewhere reputable, I'll gladly pay out for it still, even with this rather serious plot issue. It just sucks that the game seemed to be taking it's own internal story reasonably seriously and then have a moment like that happen.

But it's still an otherwise fantastic game, with some of the best animations and graphics I've seen, alongside good characterization and world building. And there isn't so much grindiness that it annoyed me, so that's a plus too.

Absolutely has some of the genuine best animation I've seen in a game.
It's fantastic.
The storyline is good, I guess, though I occassionally don't pay attention to it.
The UI and quest menus are both good
The art... the animation... it's basically like nothing I've seen before. It is GENUINELY spectacular.
The game has a little grind in on it, but you can get a lot of money by spam-teaching those students and you're in the clear for that part atleast.

I started playing and didn't see time passing by.
The characters are charismatic, for me the cuteness is the best part. The story is simple but it fulfills the role of being interesting enough to keep my curiosity, besides that I liked the comedy parts.
Finally, the sound is ok, I just missed the female voices.

This game truly stands out as one of the best H-games I've ever experienced. The narrative captivated me from the very beginning, weaving a rich and immersive story that kept me engaged throughout. The characters are well-developed and relatable, each with their own unique backgrounds and arcs that add depth to the gameplay. I especially appreciated how the game balanced its adult themes with a compelling storyline, allowing for meaningful interactions that enhance the overall experience. Furthermore, the art design is stunning; the visuals are not only aesthetically pleasing but also perfectly complement the mood and tone of the game. Overall, the combination of an excellent plot, strong character development, and beautiful artwork makes this game a remarkable find in the genre.

honestly its very rare for me to enjoy a game enough to go and leave a review but the characters and the writing really drew me in, the fact the scenes are also really good is just a bonus.

i find myself awaiting the next update because i want to know what happens, its not something im used to feeling on this website. this game is special.

Tldr: Basically Harem Hotel but made with Koikatsu Models instead of Honey Select.

To elaborate on that, this game has all the elements that have made Harem Hotel a mainstay on this site: a large cast of main characters and side characters that each look visually distinct, each character has a radically different personality that matches their visual portrayal, each character has a radically different story that fleshes out their background and informs their motivations, each character has a radically different dynamic as they interact with the MC, and the setting they all inhabit has a dedicated and fleshed out lore and is visually portrayed in purpose-made set pieces.

I'd even say this game has a one-up on Harem Hotel with its quality and diversity of H animations (probably because of Koikatsu's engine and additional modding community) and humor.

All-in-all, give this one a try. I think you'll like it

This game is pretty nice, is actually one of the best H-games I've played tbh, I loved the story, the characters, but it's true that you're supposedly super strong and you can't control any of your actions, like degrading yourself to have sex with the tsundere girl

Review for version [0.3.7], yet I stopped playing before reaching the end of current version of the game, because I couldn't stand few characters, including main one. Obviously contains spoilers.

So Goddesses' Whim is a visua novel with unnecessary mechanics which could easily be kinetic novel, about not so nobody boy, as we later learn in game, who is Isekai-ed at the Whim of the Goddess into another world and filled with her power, to do typical Isekai... Or you would actually wished.

Story is actually more boring than actually you would think. Player is having little to no control over actions of MC. No choice in the interaction with either girls or world around, as MC is actually a passive going with the flow.

Read it as being as dumb/great/stupid/pushover/strong as plot needs a tool to be in order to push action forward. In one scene he's going to be charming gentleman, in other loving friend and master, and in the other a good submissive pet doing as told. And because player is forced to interact with all characters it is impossible to avoid characters you don't like and have to suffer through thier stories.

I am sorry, but I simply can't stand a main character with powers of a demi-god, doing little to nothing and being praised for it, becuase plot demands it. And no, killing few wolves ain't an achivement, no matter how of XXX rank threat they were if village is having soliders, vampire and beastkin protector capable of doing the same, but only if story asked for it. (And it asked quite few times).

My bulshit meter is quite high, so I can suffer through quite a lot, if story is good, but I simply can't stand interactions with few characters. Especially with vampire girl, dragonkin girl and first encounter with second kitty girl. Some people likes being treated like dirt, and that's fine. But I don't and I don't think reading comments about vampire not being that much of a real tsundere is going to change my mind. It's like saying I was stabbed twice instead of ten.

And that's quite the problem, because characters are different and unique, even it a bit cliche at times, and they are acting accordingly to thier personalities. Too bad MC has to pay the price for it.

As for mechanics, they are simply awful. Idea of having a visual novel with point and click elements ain't nothing new and nothing bad, but only if done correctly. In Goddesses' Whim it ain't fun and it ain't done correctly. it's used mainly to force player to grind affection points with characters. Not for repeating sex scenes, not for secrets, not for minigames (as there are only two, cutting trees and fishing, of which fishing is actually obsolete), but to simply grind points to progress the story.

Furthermore it's unnecessary and is actually causing problems, as it is possible, sometimes, to play events out of order, especially those involving multiple characters. Like, for example having first sex (alongside blowjob) with MC's slave before playing even of the first blowjob. Or MC's slave avoiding MC by hiding in her room without MC knowing why during the event, even if MC event eariler, but with an encounter infolving other character, already learned why she's avoiding him.

Also adding Quick Time Evens into visual novel is a really, really bad idea. Especially out of nowhere without even informing players about it. I'm not even holding my hand on the mouse. I'm using my second hand either to snack or drink while reading and out of nowhere a QTE for which apparently I should be prepared through entire game. It's annoying even more due to MC being passive almost all the time, yet I am forced to do QTE this time, because it may matter right now.

Goddesses' Whim to me is like a kinetic visual novel with extra steps, because player can't do any interaction beside grind. You can't even repeat already unlocked sex scenes with character if you wished to do so.

And you may wish to repeat them, even multiple times because they are simply great scenes with multiple angles, mostly first person though. They may progress from petting to oral and to penetration, or be simply one of those, depending on a scene. You can't really choose how they progress, but it really should't be a problem as you can simply pick different scene from the gallery. You could look for errors like MC's hand being too long, or body parts clipping through eachother, but that would be mean nitpicking instead of watching sex scenes. Someone was working quite a lot of time on them, either dev himself probably even outside of Koikatsu CharaStudio, because you won't find that quality of pre-made sex scenes in Koikatsu and working there is quite a pain in the ass, or they were simply bought and used, I don't know. But, as I wrote already, those scenes are just great.

And that's a shame I have to say, because due to few stupid interactions, few characters and unecessary mechanics I'm deleting the game affraid of another unpleasant event in which MC is going to be either passive or outright stupid or forced into QTE. This game should be a kinetic novel. That way I wouldn't be complaining that much about MC being passive, becasue I wouldn't be given false hope of having interactions in the first place.

I would rate it as 3,5, but you can't give 0,5 star, so it's going to be ranked as 3 stars. If you wish to play it, I would rather avoid it. But for sex scenes? It worth simply skipping through story or unlocking the gallery.

Step Brother, I'm Stuck

Pros
- Adult Isekai story you can read in mangas
- Acceptable story
- Good MC
- Acceptable gameplay
- Nice animations
Cons
- Most of females treats you like a Rockstar celebrity. (without any reason)
- Starting females look too simple

The main problem is that most of the girls acting very defenseless around MC. They treat him like step brother and try to seduce him with each opportunity they got. I think it lowers the whole value of the girls. With that being sad, there are no other real problems with the game.

Good game worth trying.
Game is just boring. You don't want to continue playing it.

I think the game is pretty neat and i like the characters quote a lot and would struggle to pick a favourite, the animations are also very good and i look forward to seeing the story progress. The gameplay is also fairly simple but not in a bad way, It's a refreshing change to be able to just talk to people and do a couple of minigames without having to worry about a thousand different resources etc.

This is a great game that deserves more recognition.
The story is overall fun and wholesome, with meaningful moments and drama sprinkled in between.
The LIs are all good looking and lovable and have distinct personalities, making this one of the few games where I really like almost all of them. The scenes and animations are also very well done.
Not to mention that the updates are frequent and regular, with a good amount of new content each time.

This is a great game, with fantastic character personalities, character models, H-scenes, pacing, and overall writing. With a plethora of content already in the game, this is a fantastic one to play through.

I absolutely hate when a character is given a bunch of power at the start of the story and runs everything on easy mode. So, basically 99.8% of all Isekais. This exact thing happens here, however, like a teenager suddenly being handed an assault rifle, the MC has issues wielding his new strength and creates much more dramatic and interesting moments. This fact alone is more than enough for my to forgive anything for using my most hated trope.

The only real issue I have with it is that the game forces you to max out character relationships with everyone to move on with the story. On top of making the game feel needlessly grindy, this can cause issues with less interesting or even some grating characters like the mega tsuntsun Akane. It was tedious, but with the power of ctrl skip, it wasn't too much of a problem.

Great game. Great content. Pretty much the gold standard for Ren'py games as far as I'm concerned.

Girls are cute and animation is really good although I would like a little bit more but stuff. Also for something that's on 3.5v it has a lot of content, although the map fast travel could use some more locations! Keep up the good work!

I will be honest this game I fall in love. It has everything and the comedy Isekai's style kills me from laughter I have not been able And interesting stories became my second favorite game I have to play more to know what will happen. I hope a lot about this game and with how little I have played I can tell you that it is incredible how beautiful the new world is your characters are very interesting each one has their own way of being is from that world where you want to be and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and know more and more and see what happens in its history and it is like starting an anime and wanting to see how far their characters will come that will become words to describe this game just an incredible.

It seems like a good game. But I catch myself thinking "why is it so boring most of the time?". Sad stories and drama ruin my mood to fap, while mindless repeating of same dialogs to rise affection is wasting my time.

Pros:
+ Sex scenes are hot. Great animations, nice models, good variety of girls and places for sex.
+ its a sandbox, you can repeat sex scenes through gameplay, not just gallery.
+ hint system works great. Mission objectives are easy to understand and every girl has her own progress page with hints, if you want to focus on her.

Cons:
- MC is passive. Almost every sex scene is initiated by girls.
- MC it too shy, its really annoying. "Oh no, I have to hide my erection", "Oh no I looked at her boobs" etc. He acts like a virgin even after having sex with half of the village.
- Sad stories with buildup but no releaf. It ruins the mood to fap, when I have to read someone's sad backstory. And there is no relief afterwards, because I cannot kill evil mercenaries for what they have done. And I have a feeling that MC will not kill them either because he is a pacifist.
- Affection grind system is a waste of my time. Repeat same dialog 5 times to get something new. Its dumb and should be avoided in game design.
- Black screen transitions. MC talks to someone and every few sentences you get black screen fade in for no reason. Thankfully I turned them off in options.
- Fights start unexpectedly. I'm reading a dialog and then BAM! I have 2 seconds to react and click on a tiny icon somewhere on the screen. Every fight scene I had to roll back because I was not ready for this quick time event.

Written by an uber sage weaboo and it shows. The game has it's good parts (THE PORN) but the cliche story, characters and dialogue are so unbelievably cringe it makes them hard to reach.

This is the type of stuff going on with a girl he's known for ~3 days:
"Without being able to utter a single word, I try to explain to her that everything will be alright." "Ryoko, letting out a sob, just clung to my hand."

Talk about dramatic. Second hand embarassment is through the roof in this.

The good:
-Well designed characters with unique personalities, anyone can be your personal favorite.
-"Simple" story that is well narrated at a great pace.
-Scenes and emotions are according to the situation, not your typical ahegao face.
-Not extremely grindy, and the grind is well rewarded.
-Interface is intuitive and easy to follow.
-The music fits really well into the world.
-LOTS of mainstream anime references (loved the titan one).
-Fishing.

The bad (?):
-Is not finished yet.

GW takes everything of the genre and takes it to the next level, you can clearly see the passion and love in the making of the world and each character, even the support ones... started the game with my pants down and "finished" it with a tear falling down my cheek, definetly looking foward the next updates.

The visuals and animation are very well done, not a lot of animators put as much attention to detail to entire body movement and angles. This is especially nice during H-scenes were you can see the characters' pussies pussies spread out and in during the animation. Only detail I'd like is if there were scenes of the characters cumming instead of a still image at the end but it isn't a huge gripe.

Story-wise there isn't anything super interesting that sets it apart from other isekai/game mechanic story but it is still pretty early on considering only a fraction of what I assume will be a big map is accessible so far. The characters are cute and each have pretty distinct personalities from one another discounting the unnamed NPCs who are all just horny for the MC. (But being an H game, why not?)

Overall I am looking forward to following to seeing how it goes from here story-wise and hoping for continued consistent updates.

I'm not very far into the story yet, but I'll update as I go. So far I've unlocked like 8 girls, and have spent most of the time going for their events instead of zooming through the main quest.

Story goes you're a regular guy who's crazy good at kendo and get isekai'd by goddesses, since they find you interesting. From there, you're pretty much going with the on-rails isekai tropes of being unexpectedly strong and everyone is down bad for you. The story tries to like, make you interested in like multiple flashback sequences to his SUPPOSEDLY dead mom. But if you've ever read any manga or watched any anime ever, you'll probably see the twist from a mile away. The game is better when it's just being a slice of life rom-com, and it succeeds at that for the most part. You should NOT go into this expecting a serious or deep story. That's clearly not what they're going for.

The MC is just alright. Some people think he's cringe, some people think he's silly, some people think he's chill. I think he's a an alright balance of the three. The setting is less isekai and more like MC got transported to some rural japanese village imo, everything from the music to the scenery so far seems to reinforce the fact at least. So imo, it makes sense he's a little cringe.

The girls are pretty distinct from one another. You got typical town knight, milf doctor and her clumsy assistant, slave who loves you, and etc. They all have really nice designs and their personalities overlap sometimes, but for the most part - everyone is pretty unique in their own way. My favorites so far are Hana, Ryoko, and Charlotte, all characters that feel a little more deeply involved with the MC. Mayu is the super hyper and silly blacksmith - I thought she was really cute for a side character, since she plays on the more comedic aspect of the game.

H-scenes are pretty hot and the models are really detailed for KK game. On par with other HQ works using them. I think the grind associated is pretty meh. Like, there have been worse grinds - people act like there isn't a big skip button and will complain, but it's really not that bad. And the amount of pretty unique content so far, considering I haven't even touched the main quest that much is pretty amazing, since lots of Devs will take almost half a year to consistently pump out scenes. Just a tad disappointed there's not really any sound effects/voices during them, but if you play alot of renpy games, that's not a huge surprise anyways and you're mostly there for eyecandy.

I do think my main gripe with the game is the dialogue. You don't need to be an english major to understand that the translation is pretty mid. It's very stilted at times and doesn't flow naturally from sentence to sentence. What I've chosen to do, to alleviate this clunkiness, is make it my head-canon that since the MC is in some kind of rural Japan setting, everyone speaks in a weird way, resulting in the weird dialogue. But really, it's not too bad - you can understand what the characters are saying. Most of the time I take out the somewhat garbled mess on screen and reword it in my head so that it flows better anyways with these sorts of games.

Solid 3.5/5 so far, if the quality of more LIs' and their scenes keep up as I go on, it'd be like a 4/5 for me, once it hit the current update. If you're going into games like these, it's better to keep expectations somewhat low and just enjoy the lax ride. Surprisingly, it's better than most renpy-KK games on the site, with more polish put into it.

Dont get why this has such a high rateing maybe i just dont get it...some reviews talk about alot of bad stuff and still rate it 4 or 5 stars? some only talk about animations and sure they are nice but a review should be about everything....

Story was quite boring, dialogs are cringy and just meh, its all so kinetic hidden behind a pointless sandbox since your forced to follow a set questline where you have absolutly no choices so its also a mindless fuckfest game where every LI is forced on you, quests are idiotic and boring where you just repeat the same shit over and over untill you have enough points with a LI to get a little progress.

MC is cringy and brainless and dosent dare to do fuck all on hes own, but girls just trows them selfs on MC for no apprent reason, but i guess if they dident he would always be a virgin....its just boring like most of the game...

Girls look ok but not a fan of watching MC fuck those i hate or just dont like since it just becomes a turn-off.

Animations are good and proberly the best part of the game but that alone cant hold up a game.
Music is pretty decent and suits the scenes.

It really is mostly a 1 star game but ill add one for animations and music.