Ren'Py - Goddesses' Whim [v0.4.2] [Ncrow]

After having 100% completed up to 0.4.2, I do not think there is a single thing I can hold against this game, apart from maaaybe the overuse of generic anime language. But other than that I don't have any issues. Scenes are great and well animated, girls are cute, I personally enjoyed the story too, if a little confusing in places. I play with all audio disabled so I can't comment on that. I did find the hints useful, they're not cryptic or too general. Technically they're not "hints," just instructions for what to do next, but it's far better than games with outdated or vague hints that barely help at all.

I have really enjoyed the game up to this point and I look forward to seeing where it goes. Absolutely in my top 5 Adult games, but I may be biased towards this visual style. For now I'd give it a 9/10 and I would 100% go for a 10/10 if it was "completed."

This game contains absolute love from the creator, every scene/ text that has been written is amazing and they make references to certain jokes from anime to memes. The story is simple yet also serious in some ways but there is a good balance in between, what also important is that every sentence that u read the characters are a dynamic so basically u don't see still standing images but actual facial expression and body movements! The only issue that I have with the game is that around middle the story that u need to grind for no reason but later u will notice that the developer removed it in some way but also returned it which is confusing? |

But hey, please keep the great work NCrow!

Story is bad and not very interesting.
MC is beta and a pushover character who let's girls do what they want to him.
Game is really grindy.
And having MC getting beaten up by Akane one of the main FL is not funny. Also choices don't exist in this game.

Imo the best animation in any game period, not buggy, clean and easy to play, best scenes, characters, etc. I have tried out maybe 8 other games and I just cannot get behind the animation especially the regular old 3d look, the animations are janky and stiff and just quick easy loops, maybe like 1-3 variations. This game is a work of art.

Over the top grind is killing it for me. No, its not fun doing the same minigame for 10 minutes to progress the story, and no, its not fun to have no agency whatsoever but still needing to farm gold, wood and fish just because you decided to waste even more of my time.
And no, movement in this game is not fluid or fun either, its getting old to farm girls affection with the same scenes for 2–3 times before you actually progress. For the love of god, why would I need to progress with everyone to continue the story...? Considering the grind that the author forces upon you for each one of them, it's atrocious.

And finally, even if all that wasn't present - the story is boring and cliché, the MC is a pushover and the player has no say in his actions.

At this point, why make it an RPG like game at all If it has no "role-play" part and only the boring mechanics to it?

Otherwise, animations are pretty good and characters are wholesome. that's about it for the pluses.

Game is very grindy
you got to score gold that you can get 70 per day and its usually 200 for 1 progress thing 1000 for chapter 2 in total
Wood which is the worst as you need 500 for chapter 2
and 30-100 for 1 thing
wood you can get 2-10 per try and you can try 3 times a day
its tedious slow and have awful minigame
there is also worst minigame fishing which is absolute crime
but you only need like 15 fishes and later they never came up

Minigames aside a lot of girls looks like kids in this game
catgirl, slavegirl and silver hair girls are awfully too young looking for game like this
also your character is beta receiver with no agency in sex scenes
i can not dominate silver hair girl or own blonde
also game demand you to progress all characters, not just the ones you like

Amazing game with high-quality custom renders and animations, an engaging plot, great humor, sweet romance, and incredibly charismatic characters.

A SFW version of this would lowkey work, it's that good.

Literally, the only thing this absolute masterpiece of a game is missing, is more anal scenes, heh.

This game has everything you could ever ask for a NSFW game, an interesting Isekai tale, snappy dialogue and absolutely beautiful animation and art. Playing this game has been one of my favorite experiences of the past few years and I'm eagerly awaiting every new update.

An actually good vn with thoughtful characters decent story. Good scenes with thoughtful background and motions(sfw) and honestly cant even describe how good they are from headpats to simple gestures and poses really give animated feel. Decent minigames not too much grind, just long enough to not feel like swamp or no miningames at all(lumber chopping is the weaker one and fishing is fun ). Interesting locations and open world navigation is very smooth and very well thought out if you want to travel somewhere specific, use map and if you want to stroll around you can do that (bonus points for making your room all the way down in the same button so if you spam it you will get home fast or return to the previous location so you wont get lost). Good status screen very obvious what you need to press and quest system gives abundant information on what do you need to do next without external resourses. Not to mention cute girls look absolutely adorable(bonus points for moster girls). Overall a very good game that doesnt feel bad if you play it, one of the best ive ever played tbh, and thats considering its not even finished yet

i've been loving the story so far. it's got a great mix of humour, friendships, naughty teasing, and character growth!

Differrent characters have different types of H scenes which is nice too. The map is really useful for jumping around places. Would love the ability to re watch all the H scenes, and Critical plot scenes instead of making lots of Save files to keep them.

As of v0.4.0:

Been meaning to play this game for a while, and damn, am I glad I finally did. A hidden gem for sure. Wasn't sure about it at first, but I am glad I made the leap to give it a try.

Artwork/Animations - 5/5

So typically when a dev uses these models, I notice they struggle with proportions, the face, or mainly (and this is what normally gets me) the feet. It's one of the reasons I was skeptical at first. But rest assured, this dev NAILS the artwork! The models are beautiful, the animations are so smooth and clean, and the girls' feet look beautiful! Yes, that's a big deal to me. :3

Storyline/Dialogue - 5/5

The story is actually pretty good. It's nothing complicated - the MC is trying to find his way in his new life, but it's very cozy and worth taking time to read and not skip through. Another big win for the dev is the dialogue. It's well-written, with very few (if any) errors. One thing I actually really enjoyed was the talk during the sex scenes. Many VNs and games out there struggle from poor sex dialogue (if any) where it's too over-the-top. This dev finds a wonderful balance between cute and sexy that actually enhances the sex scenes in the game. Real talk - kinda how any guy would want their girl to talk to them during naughty time.

Gameplay/UI - 5/5

The game's mechanics are simple, and I actually like it's not just a VN. You do have to complete some quests to move the story and build relationships, but it's not at all grindy. The minigames are simple and enjoyable, and the navigation isn't at all complicated. I feel the dev went out his his way to make sure everything that was put into it was enjoyable, and they succeeded.

Overall, very cute game with great models and a great story. I hope the dev continues his amazing work.

My one ask? I actually hope there's preggo content down the line here. But that's just me.

Cheers!

Radical Dreamer

This is actually much better than I thought. The story isn't that mind blowing or something but it's decent, and the LIs are so lovely and adorable. The best quality of this game is definitely the animation, I didn't expect it to be so fluid and enticing...am I using the right word?

If there is anything that I would complain about, this is a bit grindy, there are a lot of times when you have to repeat some interactions in order to unlock the next content. I don't really mind it but to some people maybe it's somewhat tedious.
I love this tho 5/5

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.