VN - Ren'Py - Guilty Pleasure [v0.38] [Quonix]

  1. 3.00 star(s)

    TheLonelyGhost

    I really wish this games characters were used in a better game. There isn't anything specifically wrong with the game, it's just not much different from the taboo games that litter this site.

    The story is... well I don't actually know. So far this game is just Alex (you can't rename him) going through the daily life of a postgraduate teen. He lives at home with his mom and sisters, but instead of calling them the usual "landlady and roommates" they are just sensored to m_m and si_s_r or something to that effect. If the dev is going to go that route, just go all the way, I know patreon has rules about that stuff but censoring the names is just weird. There also isn't much to go on here (0.4) storywise. The brother ends us slipping his sister the P because that's the type of game this is. Im sure the mom and other sister will be bedded too in future updates because blah. There actually was a character introduced in 0.4 that I'm into but she's probably also related to the MC somehow.

    The renders are upper tier, not top tier, but they are up there. I actually really like the characters and their models, that's why I said I wish they were used in a better game. The MC is good looking with a reasonable personality outside of sharing his sausage with the family. I can't recall seeing the character model anywhere else so that's a plus for me. The girls are all attractive, but a couple of them seem familiar. The redhead introduced in 0.4 is my favorite and I can't wait for more content with her. The sisters are pretty, but if you're going to go all the way and call them actual family, they should share some attributes. They don't. The locations have been used to death in other games. They are probably cheap on the asset store. There are also looped animations. They are short but done well enough to make them watchable.

    Overall, there is so little here for it being a 0.4 release. There are some games that release a little content way too often, others that release a decent amount for every release, and then there are games that go 4-6 weeks between updates and release 20 minutes of content. This game is the latter. Whenever I feel like I'm getting into the swing of things, the game ends. Take more time between releases and give the players more to do. This game is just average to me. It's not really that bad. But its not good or unique either. I want to like the game because of the visuals, I just wish they were used in a better game.
  2. 5.00 star(s)

    Durruti2000

    The game is really good if you like the "cliché" and incest, this is one of those games that you play for fun, the renders are great, the animations are good and has a really fast pass. This is not a game where the story is going to make you think and cry because of the splendid that is.
    So if you like games of incest, cute renders, fast "story progression" and cliché, then this is your game.
  3. 5.00 star(s)

    Hrothgar

    V0.4 reviewed walkthrough mod enabled

    A solid start with a preliminary rating of about 4.5 rounded up to compensate for undeserved low ratings from the usual suspects. Definitely an incest game in conception and execution, so if you can’t abide this kink you might want to look elsewhere. It’s very early in the game and we are still introducing potential LI’s (a hot milf and lovely redhead daughter to tutor in this update) so the future looks bright.

    Format: VN with choices that probably matter (locking out routes, missing available affection points).

    The Good:
    Smoking hot character models with realistic bodies
    Native English speaking creator with proofread and polished text
    Bug free on my playthroughs
    An early sex route with one character
    A non-douche MC who thus far doesn’t have a magic dick, the One Ring, or a succubus wingman
    Smoking hot character models (worth mentioning twice—they’re that tasty)
    Quality animation in the sex scenes
    Female characters have some agency and backstory and aren’t pushovers or doormats. We’re seeing some character development here.

    The Bad:
    Nothing worth mentioning at this point

    The Debatable:
    Some folks feel that the relationship with younger sister builds too fast, I think they miss the point. It is the one night of drunken sex that is the actuator for the plot (“Guilty” Pleasures, natch?). Once that apple is bitten into, you can’t go back to innocent again. And for those of us who’ve been around a while, we can probably all remember some drunken time when we might have been “inappropriate”, in this case it involves your sister rather than your roommate’s girlfriend or your married co-worker. Shit happens, and then you move on with it…
    There’s always a balance between the slow burn that enables character development and the need to provide some juicy renders upfront to quiet the horny masses. This seems to be striking that balance thus far.
    There is not a cellphone stats tracker in the base game so you may well want to download a mod to get some guidance for efficient game play.

    Still Wondering?
    Is this really a one or a two, or is it a four or a five? Is it worth playing?
    I don’t review games based on kinks that I don’t share. This could easily end up in the top 10% of IH+ games in my estimation. If you’re into that, I’d urge you to give it a try while it’s still early on and make up your own mind.

    tl;dr: a solid start to an incest harem plus game. Well worth playing and supporting.
  4. 4.00 star(s)

    Kam1611

    A good start to the story as it feels relatable to parties back in high school. The relationship is taking off a lot faster than most VN I have played but with the story but we will see the pacing in further updates. I will say I think you have good renders and really good animation this last update. Keep up the good work and good luck with this VN.
  5. 5.00 star(s)

    MonarkofDream

    Excellent animations and character models. Story isn't like the most original or anything, but by the time this is finished it will be a neat game with some great scenes.

    I really enjoy that no one in the house hates each other, it feels like there's always a contrived bad relationship in these games.
  6. 4.00 star(s)

    DenverTrucker

    Yeah i don't see what the bitching is about, 1 it's the Devs project and he can do with it what he wants and so far it's rather realistic also in how the sisters act, trust me i know i got 4 sisters my self going from sweet and innocent to well lets just say very naughty to put it nicely, don't get the bitching about the art quality, it's very nice, story could do with a little better build up but so far that's the only SMALL point i would have to point out, and there ARE SEX scenes in it, so i don't know where that is coming from. Over all it's a good start (y) (y)
  7. 2.00 star(s)

    RandyPhoenix

    Good Points
    + We have animations for sex scenes.
    + Character's art style looks kind of good.

    Bad Points
    - We have a pretty short amount of content and every update content level is short as well. Like really short, like 5-10 minute content with 100-150 pictures and 1-2 animations. I mean... Seriously? At this rate, we never gonna get anywhere with this game. And for playing at least 20-30 minute content I started waiting for at least 4-5 updates for playing the game again, which is pretty annoying...
    - Lily's relationship development with MC was pretty rushed and didn't explain well enough and weirdly while other MC's relatives don't take any action with MC fastly like her and while it's pretty normal as a speed it feels like snail speed because of the low amount of content we got with every update.
    - Render and animation quality needs to improve. (Right now they do like 720p or something)
    - We need better physics and FPS values for animations. Currently they do look bad.

    For The End
    Well, it's not a bad game and has potential but I can't see anything improving with new updates, it's always the same and the same... At this rate, this game gonna be nothing than poor...
  8. 1.00 star(s)

    HansDampf788

    Let's start with the positive things about the game the renders and the animation is not the best I've seen but it is good but here ends the positive things I can say.

    The bad, the party in v0.2 is what broke the game the friends are written as assholes with their stupid joke, Lilly (younger sister) is also written as stupid and easy influenceable by her seemingly whore friend.

    In v0.3 the Dev tried to soften the shit he did in v0.2 with Lilly taking a pill thinking it was a birth control pill just makes her more of an idiot.

    And don't even get me started on the "it's not NTR" shit because the MC is not in a relationship or in love with them he clearly voiced his interest in the other girls at the party (I don't care that it was only sexual interest) so I see it as NTR.
  9. 1.00 star(s)

    AL.d

    I rarely rate that early but from the little I 've seen so far, I think I know exactly what type of game this is. Certainly no surprises with this one. Even its relatively high rating is no surprise. Some people are so thirsty for a specific fetish that will shower with praise any game that has it alongside passable renders.

    And that's its problem. It's practically a copypasted game that you 've already played a billion times. At some point we will find out all these are being made in some porn game farm in Russia by bots or something.

    I started playing and 1 min in, I was greeted by the too familiar sight of a landlady barging in MC's room while he is jerking his big dick. Then you get to meet the obligatory two sis....roomates. Only the 456th game that does that. I decided to continue and the most expected thing happened right after. MC decided to break all social norms for no apparent reason and peep on the landlady. It seems playing a perverted brat who treats that behavior as normal, is also obligatory in these games. At this point I knew it was yet another one of those, right from the bargain bin of porn games.

    And on top of that, dev seems to not know how to make an actual game out of all those copypasted concepts. That should be the bare minimum. It has very scarce choices and it mostly plays like a kinetic novel (not a game).

    If you have the (really fucked up) kink of playing the exact same game with slightly different renders, a gazillion times, then try this one too. If not, just skip and look for something else.
  10. 3.00 star(s)

    weretiger

    A full new update with no choices at all... I do not like this kinetic novel style. The images are nice. Normally the storyline is okay too, but the lack of choices and possibilities to change the story makes the whole game a bit boring.
  11. 1.00 star(s)

    humanstickobserver

    A 1 star rating means I had better start with pros:

    1) No Engrish. The writing seems by a native speaker, and despite a lack of decent plot or deep dialog, still seems coherently written. Let's face it, that's a bar some games (worth more than 1 star) fail to reach.

    2) Graphics. I see little I recognize from other Ren'py games. That, if nothing else, speaks to effort.

    3) Nice renders with attractive girls and realistic proprtions.


    So, cons?

    1) No meaningful choices whatsoever. Other than peeping on your mom, I don't think there is a single choice in the game. That means... it isn't a game. No alternative scenes, no branching paths, nothing.

    2) Behavior makes no sense. From peeping on mom, to squeezing your sister's ass, to being OK taking your sister to a party where the entire purpose is to get laid.

    3) too much, too fast. Dialog moves along and is done. Next scene. Click through a plot event with too little dialog to develop characters or story. Next scene. Camping and a party, with people you have never been introduced to, in a perfect opportunity for the DEV to flesh things out with longer scenes, more banter, even choices that could slightly alter what happens, but nothing.
    Next scene, some decent sex renders that are too brief to even be tittilating, then you bone your sister.


    The flaws of this game are ALL fixable, in a way that would make the game go from 1 to 5 stars, at least in my books.
    Add some character content, so we know who each person is, and with mom, and both sisters, a little more dialog to establish their relationship. Why is MC so close to his mom and one sister, but Lilly states "we were never close to begin with" when worried they might drift apart? There is nothing until that point that indicates they are NOT a close family.

    Some choices. In dialog, at home, with Mark at coffee shop, when shopping with sister, and at the party. Even if the game doesn't branch and we just get some dialog changes, it gives a feel for the personalities of the MC, who they're talking to, and a chance to add other info as needed to develop plot.

    An excuse for why MC peeps on mom. Any excuse. Dude obviously creeps on his whole family. Some internal monologue at least explains how long he has done that, if he feels conflicted about it, and whether he straight up pervs or if he feels something for them.

    The party. Perfect opportunity to flesh out characters. The chiche "truth or dare" scene. A playable poker where you could change the outcome. Extend things so it doesn't feel so rushed to see MC bone his sister.

    For people who like a mopre "romantic" feel towards their games, or want the girls to be less slutty: make it so the party set up is said to be among friends, who trust each other, and while the hope is "we'll get a little lucky," that they expressed reason for the party is to have fun.
    Besides, it feels more organic to have a party where things go a little nuts, and they pair off, then have the plan from the get go be "break into pairs and get laid like we're desperate middle aged people at a key party."
    This also makes it seem more normal that 2 guys didn't get any and one just got blown (the girls knew the party was to get laid, as written, so that result seemed weird. Were as if it was just a party were people got frisky later into it, it makes more sense for some of the girls to not go all the way), and it makes it less creepy like the MC brought his sister to a potential orgy.

    The scene where Amy and Donna encourage Lilly is kind of weird. Again, that could be written more naturally. Example: Donna teases Lilly, but then says she sort of wishes she was lucky enough to get MC. Amy agrees, say's she dating someone so won't do much tonight, but MC would have been tempting. Lilly does typical "that's my brother, that's gross!" spiel, and the girls all laugh. Amy, refering again to her relationship, just jokes "what happens in the tent stays in the tent, dopn't worry about it," and Donna gently encourages, when they're alone, that Lilly not worry and to take a risk if the mood strikes her, and that Donna won't judge her for it.

    Is it realistic? No, but it works for a porn game, and lets what happens next seem more natural.

    OK. Last bitch?
    This whole "game," because of lack of choices, minimal dialog, and short scenes, plays in less than 15 minutes.


    There is a plot that can be worked with and expanded to make a good porn game. There are attractive and unique characters. There is an MC who (so it seems) cares for his family and doesn't think only with his dick.
    And there is moderately competent writing behind it all.

    If the Dev chose to expand on what is here, now, to flesh things out and make what happened so far feel more organic, and moved forward into a story with choices, consequences, branching paths, etc? This has everything it needs to a GREAT incest/porn game.

    But as it stands, without branches, without choices, without much dialog... and with the scenes we have seeming forced and not natural? The game deserves a 1 star.

    I would be tickled pink to come back, once it hits [revised] version 0.5, and see enough changes made to justify bumping up my star rating, to 3 or 4. But I don't expect it.

    A caveat however?
    When working on my own game ideas (that will likely never come to anything), I've focused on a single, established plot first, and then sought out where to make the branches. Maybe dev is doing the same, where the core story is laid down, and they will go back, flesh it out, and add branches later. That's my hope. And if that is what is being done, because writing and coding for the central story is fastest and easiest, and they plan to flush everything out after, then my rating is unjustified and it should be a 4/5 game. But if that is the approach, dev should also say so, so we know to expect things to be revised and fleshed out further, later.
  12. 5.00 star(s)

    pastera

    Incredible debut.
    The girls are super cute and beautiful. And there is some nice action already. I'm not sure which one I like more, the little sister, or the mom. The big sister is cute too :D. Can't wait to see more.
    One of the better recent games!
  13. 2.00 star(s)

    Legendary101

    Review on v0.2

    First off I will be briefly touching on what I think with no spoilers, then below that I will be explaining in detail why I felt this way, so click on spoilers if you want to read this.

    Ok, it is not a good start to a game, below average I would say, so it has gotten two stars. The renders are ok by today's standards compared to what I have seen in other games and the animations in others, nothing special, in some places downright poor. The dialogue and scene set up is really bad in some places with cliche conversations about being late for work and shopping, to then jumping off the deep end to unbelievable conversations between family with little to no build up. We go from a timid sister who is shocked you walked in on her to her being ok with extreme things which will be discussed in the spoilers.

    So far there is not much, it is pretty wooden and stilted. Totally not grounded in any form of believability or subtle build up and that will become pretty apparent when you play it. you are a family of you, two sisters, and Mom. You see mom briefly, older sis and the rest is your blonde sister which seems of the same age. The set up is the build up to a party your friend is holding after graduation, mark, which will be discussed in the spoilers and what occurs at the party.

    From memory there is one piece of music on loop in the background which does not fit some scenes. I would not say it is a mood setter.

    So that is all I can pretty much say without spoilers which are about to follow, would I recommend you play it, no, if you have something better to do, do that. Wait for more updates. If you are bored with nothing better to do, sure, try it and good luck.

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    Now that was a long spoiler section, but I wanted to portray how stupid this all was and shoddily put together. No logic or thought and I wanted to give examples, not just stating something and not backing up my reasoning. This is basically so far a kinetic novel, with one choice to peep once.

    As usual this was my review, if you feel different and play and like the game, no issues from me and glad you enjoyed, But this was my review and my opinion, you are entitled to yours.
  14. 5.00 star(s)

    F85King

    my new favorite!
    bad brother / bad bobby is dead now Guilty Pleasure comes.
    I like the models and the drink game was something new.
    the translations are perfect. I test german and english language.
    I hope you will work till the end on this game.

    thank you
  15. 5.00 star(s)

    LouWill

    Delivers on its premise without relying on cliches. In that sense, it's slightly more realistic than the other incest games on this site. Models are attractive. No real complaints. Excited to see what's next.
  16. 5.00 star(s)

    CellStudios

    Not a bad start, good visuals and decent story, kinda short for a first release but that's passable, also ( and this is a personal preference ), would be nice if the text box had a little less opacity.
  17. 2.00 star(s)

    rob7278

    I guess I'll start with the positives - some of the models are pretty hot.

    The negatives -
    The story is not good. There is no depth to the characters. The scenes aren't at all plausible.
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    The only sex scenes all happen at the same time and last for about 8-10 screens of content. There isn't really any romantic dialogue or dirty talk. Nor are there any hot images or animations. I would say say this VN could almost be more rated R, Ok maybe NC17. But definitely not X.
    Also there aren't any meaningful choices to make. The choices feel like they added to the VN so that - the game has choices in it.

    This VN is more of an outline of an adult VN; there just isn't really much there.
  18. 4.00 star(s)

    gr33nappleboy

    Very limited in terms of overall content in the initial release but I have a feeling I'm going to like this game. All renders look very solid, the plot is realistic, and the dialogue is fluid. Nothing I can say at the moment as far as points of "criticism."
    ~~~~
    Updated for the later releases, story I think is a little shaky and shallow. Game is propped up by the visuals as expected and does so pretty well. Don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be; it's just....slightly quicker and more convenient in terms of plot development
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    2.00 star(s)

    trueloser

    The renders are good, but the rest are boring. The story is predictable and short. It feel like 5 minute game and the waiting to the end. This problem have many games this days.