VN - HTML - Graduation [v0.1.3] [Devorny]

  1. 1.00 star(s)

    derpmcderp

    This is awkward because I can tell the author is trying hard to make this game interesting and different, but I absolutely hated it. I'm going to stay objective about why to hopefully help the author understand my point of view if they are interested in hearing it.

    As of this build, this game is straight up interracial cuck porn that briefly pretends to be more. But it isn't more, and if you're not into that as I am not, you're going to have an increasingly bad time. The "options" outside of racist fetishism are extremely limited and superficial - and the mechanics around trying to prune the elements you *don't* want to see are extremely confusing and not well implemented. You are randomly served videos that you can interact with or not - and as it goes on, the variety of video funnels straight into blacked content only towards the end. This is the content you are meant to engage with to "teach" the game what you want from it, but unless that is specifically what you want, there's really nothing here for you. You can't search for alternate content, you can't tell it to stop giving you things. This feels intentional, but I don't think it is supposed to be.

    The story is also trying to spin way too many threads at once - it's hard to keep characters straight and the UI is confusing. Linking all player decisions into a public area is also just a bizarre choice to me, and resulted in me straight up not interacting with systems that might change the player experience significantly.

    The storytelling-to-content ratio is also too thin. Characters talk too much about things that don't go anywhere, which makes the increasing racial NTR even more aggravating as it continues. You're doing a lot of jumping around in the UI and repetitively checking things as part of the gameplay loop and what you get is very inconsistent. One of the most important rules in text heavy games are that the text has to invest the player - if I start slapping the spacebar faster and faster, that means there needs to be less talk and more action. The inverse of course can also be true, if there's too much action and no characterization, it can also not land effectively, but that's not the case here.

    On the plus side, the interface doesn't look bad and the way the media is presented is well done enough to stand out in a positive way. There's a lot of work put in here to presenting this story in a way that it would happen via your phone, and this is definitely porn for someone, but games that are explicitly about racial fetishism are usually more honest with themselves and the player about it right at the start. If the author had marketed this more correctly, I wouldn't have rated it at all and would have just skipped. And to be fair, it could be that this branch is simply the first branch they are working on, and these things will work themselves out over time and in larger builds. But if that ISN'T the case, I think how this game is described should be changed sooner rather than later.
  2. 5.00 star(s)

    panemetcircenses

    Really promising due to its good UI, wise implementation of (real) porn + the unique path selection linked to it and and some AI art and sound support. Although there is not enough content yet, so one should propapbly wait a couple of weeks/months and for a later version before dipping in. I normally would give 3-4 stars with the potential for 5, but in this case I'll still give 5 stars to balance out the obligatory retards who review-bomb NTR games because they don't like NTR. What is the fucking problem in realizing a game is focused on NTR and just not play it if your not into it?

    Anyway, as far as I understand, there is 3 paths planned: some vanilla/netori stuff, (blacked) NTR and sissification. Only path with a small amount of content already is NTR, and even there its basically just buildup without anything lewd happening yet. If dev keeps up quality and makes sure he ain't too slow with update speed, this might even be worth to support and throw some coin on it.
  3. 5.00 star(s)

    AnubisBrasil

    I loved the game, it's incredible!!! As a game translator, I've translated over 900 games and played many too, but this one really caught my attention. It's the best HTML I've ever seen, with lots of interesting features and a beautiful design.
  4. 5.00 star(s)

    Ally0077

    Great Start! Eagerly waiting for more.

    The paths are nicely defined. The UI is easy to use. Overall progression and corruption are paced right. I think the characters need more depth and should be made more believable; but it's not very bad.
  5. 5.00 star(s)

    jnklewno

    Really fun game, looking forward to next updates. Love the UI and flow of the systems, it has some interesting ideas even thoug the overall story is nothing new. I'd love to have an animated wallpaper for the phone if possible
  6. 5.00 star(s)

    DoinksMcGee

    Reviewing at 0.1.1. Game has a lot of potential to be something special. Hope the dev can keep it up and finish this promising piece of art. If I can have one word of advice, allow us to choose to still kick out the bully or if we let him stay. Other than that, excited to see where this goes.
  7. 5.00 star(s)

    PonderingPotatoPal

    This game is great. Everything about it is just good. I'm so happy that most of the Netorare story arcs are avoidable. Please keep going like this I've already turned my friends onto it, and I'm gonna back you on Patreon with another account real soon
    Excellent writing
    Excellent MC
    The MC is not foolish or weak.
    Excellent relations
    Excellent user interface
    Excellent ideas
    Etc
  8. 5.00 star(s)

    doyino1888

    Very good start of the remake, nice and interensting new mechanics in the game with good videos.

    These ntr phones became two-edged sword, it needs to be innovative in approach and interensting to single out, but this is promising start. keep it up.
  9. 5.00 star(s)

    LatinElizabeth

    I had a great time with it, the addiction system has a ton of potential and I love the variety of characters, frankly my only gripe is that there isn't way more content. I'll come back for future updates
  10. 5.00 star(s)

    zio_bobby

    the best phone simulator there is and hope the online chat doesn't get removed.
    it's just missing some tags like sissification and anal
    really hope this one get completed unlike most of the others who remain abandoned
  11. 5.00 star(s)

    Emperor1

    I tried the game and played it to a certain extent, loved it so far, BUT the choices and MC feels stupid, when there is a dangerous guy in home they go to home first to save them instead of being a idiot staying because someone said so.

    I like Netorase, swinging, incest and femdom and wide variety of fetishes but seriously the games feeling more forced towards netorare so far, i hope the devs will also include different paths.
    I understand some people (maybe more then some) like the bnwo, but it's starting to feel racist with how the bully is always black.

    Pros:
    Fantastic set of cast/characters
    Fast interface
    Great point system for MC path
    Innovative online feature
    Clearly the devs are invested in making this with passion rather than just money grab

    Cons:
    Forced Choices
    Avarage Story(could use some twist and turns)
    Some fetishes feel forced

    Overall a great game in making but it entirely depends on whether the devs will develop it for only people who pay and lean towards making how those pay want, or they'll develop it with a clear idea in mind and catering for all to play and enjoy.

    P.S. The online sharing with all features feels epic and different, but i hope there is a option to disable, while I am fine with using it online but I feel as if i don't want it on my pc, just with some privacy and security concerns.
  12. 5.00 star(s)

    locomarinazon

    Immersive story and brilliant writing set the stage for a game with immense potential. Though content is sparse, the narrative depth promises a rich, evolving experience. Highly recommend keeping an eye on it.
  13. 4.00 star(s)

    tappp92

    Good premise, that's done a lot in lit-erotica, but really fun through the lens of a phone-based game. Great models too. Look forward to future releases and more content.

    It's great that it's not just the the stuff back home but the MC has things going on in their current circumstances to that are building to some interesting futures.
  14. 5.00 star(s)

    Gundeer

    I love the UI, sound effects, videos. Well written like the characters are very believable. I actually got that sick feeling (which i love) when i rang the girlfriend and got the noise effect, not many games can make me feel something like that. Now we just need so much more! you have a hit on your hands my man please keep up the good work. *experienced P-game enjoyer*
  15. 3.00 star(s)

    peepingbob

    My 2 star rating is relative to the ability of the dev. Devorny is certainly competent at writing good characters and dialogues. There is a good level of credibility and realism. That is why the ridiculous hook of the NTR plot does not work. Obviously it would be easy for the MC to expose the antagonist and get him out of his family and girlfriend's life. He just has to show the direct messages that the antagonist sent to him ! His family and girlfriend would be appalled and would want nothing to do with the antagonist.

    You could counter that oh the MC doesn't want them to know about his past with the antagonist. To that I say he can select wich text he shows, but even then how can wanting to avoid some embarrasment from his past justify letting a convicted drug dealer seeking revenge, enter his family and girlfriend's life ?

    The suspension of disbelief is too hard because Devorny doesn't write the MC as an idiot. It's too hard because the whole rest of the dialogues and behaviors are realistic and credible.

    It's like you forgive a dumb and fun action movie for being dumb, but if you have a smart story an incredibly dumb and unbelievable plot twist can ruined it.

    From a personal taste standpoint, I dislike NTR through the bull. I like the teasing coming from the girlfiend. The bull is just a stuntcock for the kink I enjoy with the girlfriend. I like domination and humiliation coming from the women, not the stuntcock.

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    I have edited to 3 stars because I think my 2 stars was too harsh
  16. 5.00 star(s)

    MoreNow

    very high potential.
    pretty good UI so far.

    videos plays really really well and the audio for the phone calls in the game is very good. very effective mechanic and really well done game and story wise.

    great start.
  17. 5.00 star(s)

    RafaelloTMNT

    I'm impressed,
    This game has 0 bugs in it. The dev explains the game very well, girls are hot and the story is already well developed.

    The NTR is already present and very promising in this game, the fact that the "bad guy" is an old friend of the main character.

    Loved it!
  18. 5.00 star(s)

    Remmyk

    Looks like an excellent start I do actually enjoy this style of game coming around at the moment so that's a plus from me. Has great potential as long as it gets consistent updates I think it'll make a great NTR game.
  19. 4.00 star(s)

    amber111

    looks clean the UI is clean.
    good potentiel and can turn into a good NTR game.
    some new faces than the regular ones used in such NTR games.
    some good promises are made for the future so lets see how it developes.