VN - Ren'Py - Abandoned - Hail to the King [v0.4 Beta] [Zanzibar]

One of the hottest games on this site.
The renders are A+ and the scenes are very erotic. The mom and big sister are two of the best looking character models I’ve ever seen.
It’s a shame that the development cycle is extremely slow. I hope this game doesn’t get abandoned.

Edit: Changing from 2 to 1 star, because game is abandoned. Not a shocker.

This is one of the more disappointing games I have played. The potential is great - interesting plot, nice character design, fairly well written. The problem is the game will never be finished. After 3.5 years of development it has maybe 2 hours of content if you read every word. The game in its current state offers a bit of background for (most) of the characters introduced, but the main plot is barely touched.

Hopefully the developer partners with others to quicken development times - the quality of the game so far warrants 4 to 4.5 stars, but there is no point in spending a couple hours playing a game that won't even get to the middle of the story.

It's adequate but there's not much to do here. The girls look good albeit a bit more on the bimbo spectrum than I prefer. Their relationships is not well developed and the incest seems to be tacked on hastily. Also, there's no payoff for your choices and the MC remains a dull blank slate. These women could easily be some random girls you live with and it won't make a difference.

It's been in development for over three years and there is zero actual sex yet.

The production values are insane: very good and unique sets and models that I haven't seen before (no clue if they're bespoke or just rare) are definitely the highlight here. Also, 999,999 times out of a million I'm not in to the bimbo look because they always come with bimbo personalities, but the older sister is legit an interesting character and by far the highlight.

Towards the end of what content there is (I'm not certain what I'm actually playing because the .exe reads 3.1 even though it's supposed to be 4.0) the game transitions from a vague sense of narrative and becomes scenes that just happen with zero transition. Like, you can be chatting with someone, then immediately you're taking a horse ride, then you're at a photoshoot. There's nothing connecting anything. Also, very little here makes sense. This company is supposed to be incredibly powerful with phones and computers with their logos everywhere. They have the largest highrise in a major city. But then your first business meeting is CEO-to-CEO about five million dollars? Some investor cares about his advisor losing him 10k? What the fuck is going on here? Those aren't even bush league numbers, that's like a kid stealing his mom's credit card and buying some new e-coin level of finance. A company like that probably wouldn't have a CEO meeting about deals less than ten figures. Five million is like the power cost for a week of the building.

Anyway at this pace I wouldn't count on anything interesting happening until about 2029. Then again, going by the volume of patreon renders in the gallery I'm guessing this will die out pretty soon...especially considering the dev makes barely anything. Do not hold your breath for this one at all.

the story has uniqueness which makes it better than other similar story games
the renders seem to be of top tier which is just marvelous and very tasty looking
overall this game is very nice, if possible try rendering it in 4k for paid people, i believe theyre gonna love it, as the renders are already this dam good, 4k would be cherry on top of that and i believe will help you get more funding

i hope we both see the end of this game

The women's models are gorgeous especially Madison. I hope you add some BDSM, I wouldnt mind having the MC tied up by any of these beauties or have the MC tie them up and make them pretty obediant pets. Cannot wait to see more updates from this game.

The ultimate goal of a porn game is fappability, right? If that's the criteria then this has to get 5 stars. I definitely had to play one handed for most of this game. I typically like natural bodies and I am not crazy about the oversized tits on some of the models, but I gotta say that the steamy buildups with the characters give you just the right amount of blueballing that the payoff is 100 times better when it is delivered. And it definitely gets delivered. This game isn't a slow burn at all, but it's definitely not just a mindless fuckfest either. Mom and sisters are scorching hot and they each have personalities that make them very sexually enticing. At first I thought the MC dove a little quickly into wanting to fuck his family, but I reconciled that with the fact that they are royalty and royal families have historically been known to do what they do, so that helped with my immersion. There were a couple continuity issues, like I thought I was going on a date with Lucy and then all of the sudden I am just on the couch with Evelyn, but that scene with Evelyn was hot as hell, so can't really complain. All in all if you want to fap to a very sexy game, then this is for you.

I see what other reviews mean by an identity issue. It seems as though the devs are walking a line between an incest story and a non incest one without really committing either way. This makes some of the dialog sound awkward.

Also I'm not sure what the whole monarchy thing is about because it doesn't seem to play an actual part nor is it brought up.

The VN doesn't look bad graphics are fine however this is another one that leans heavy towards models with unrealistic figures like they came from B-grade hentai with oversized boobs, hips and ass. Lucy has the most realistic figure at this point to it's detriment. It's unfortunate when realistic looking women are a novelty.

As far as writing goes the interactions with Madison start off fine then for some reason go down hill suddenly and become rather annoying. She goes from fairly nice sister to bitch with no reason or explanation. Some of the other interactions come off as weird, such as meeting Natalya.

The MC just takes over a company as CEO and the first night he's wondering if he'll be able to sexually coerce female employees with the promise of a promotion which doesn't bode well.

There are also some time gaps or jumps. At one time the MC makes plans with Lucy for ice cream and a movie then nothing. Suddenly it's night and the MC is in the hot tub with mom and your left to wondering what happened in between. This isn't the only time the MC jumps from place to place or scene to scene with nothing in between. Also the mom is a lawyer and has to leave home late at night for meetings which is weird.

The potential is there but some dialog needs tweaked, the story line needs to be more fluid and having only one girl who doesn't have ginormous tits and ass hurts.

Storyline/ MC is morden day Royalties Living with full of Tease bag Lady and Helper... BUT game take 2 year 7month give you 1 sex scene? Bonus give you threesome and Fivesome.. (i know2 want porn go watch porn but this VN should be porn/game) WHY choice but MC cannot act on it e.g. everlyn sleep mc open her dress [athway corruption some HOW is story auto pilot... WTH!! ? carried back bed.. what? another 2 year for sleepFuk?

Graphic/Model IS GOOD but all TEASING blueball look at bonus screen LOVE it

Sound/ game have it..

Its good game but needs serious work on pacing. right now (v.0.3) game jump left to right without clear direction. Once scene you are with your sisters listening to music then in a second you are in your mothers arms. Then again suddenly again with sisters. it needs to be fixed..

Another is MCs looks. he looks very very bad. On ugly bustards level bad... all other character models look great. But he? oh boy I feel like playing some zombie.. If possible dev should fix/remake his looks. Also his cloth are on hobo level in chapter 1.. How can I enjoy game when MC looks and feels this pathetic..

Worst thing you can do in VNs is timeskip and unfortunately this game has it

I hope this game does good in the future. Now I love the models of the game but the next big thing about this game is the story and the teasing that I love. The anims need a bit more work but they are ok.

[v0.3]

The game has a bit of an identity crisis, but what we do get is pretty decent.

First of all, this game cannot decide if it will be an incest story or not. The default relationships are all set as "friend" in a plot that makes literally no sense if everyone were just friends. It will also lead to absurd dialogues like "I can't believe my own firend is doing this to me." So let's just assume that the default relationships are nothing more than a cover that wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

Now the issue is that the story also doesn't fully commit to the incest plot even when you enter in all the correct relationships. MC and his sisters constantly refer to the mom by her first name. I know exactly why this is happening from a coding perspective. It's because you wouldn't address someone as "friend" when talking to them directly. So the script doesn't use the inputted variable for the relationship and just hard codes the word "Evelyn" when anyone addresses her directly. It's not a hard fix, this one.

However, that is the least of the problems when it comes to this topic. The script itself cannot decide if these people are a family or not. The most egregious example would be the early interactions with the mother. Nobody can look at these early flirty/sexual interactions and say that this is how a mother and son would typically act (without some explanation or circumstances that broke down boundaries already). It makes quite a lot of sense if they were friends though (although nothing could make sense of the fact that these 4 friends are living under the same roof and acting like a family unit lol). However, you also see frequent mentions of "Oh no... my own _____ is bla bla bla." "We shouldn't be doing this, it's not right..." Etc etc. So which is it? This weird flip flopping happens even during a single interaction.

The other aspect of the identity problem is the plot premise. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one who saw this banner, read the overview, saw the tags and title, and came to the conclusion that this was probably some kind of modern day Tudors plot about royals and monarchs. Well, there is not one single thing about this. I was so confused that I went back to the intro exposition like 5 times to try and understand just what the MC is.

It says that the old monarchy survived into the present day and the MC is part of that lineage. But during the present day, the leader of the Nexus is called the CEO. Ok, so did the monarchy survive or not? If so, does the CEO have greater governing powers within his domain that extends past the company? If Emerald Bay is actually a democracy in the 21st century and the CEO is just a CEO of a megacorp, the game did a horrible job of showing it.

Excerpts from the intro exposition.

As time passed and democracy started overtaking the world [...] the King dictated that his dynasty will uphold the traditions of the monarchy inside The Nexus.

After his death, his firstborn son would take his place as the new leader of The Nexus, learning to become a worthy successor and preserve the Sanford Legacy.

Nobody was against the king's decision, as the Sanford dynasty were known to be great rulers ever since the middle ages.

And so the Sanford legacy, as well as The Nexus [...] would prosper throughout the years.

In the 21st century [...] William Sanford, former CEO, recently passed away. Now it's up to his son, Logan Sanford, to become the new leader of Nexus Industries - as per tradition...

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Tell me you are not confused after reading that. And after playing through the current release, I am still unsure if the monarchy is a thing in this game or if it's just an inconsequential backstory.

I can certainly say that there is not a shred of political intrigue, nobles, royalty, or hell, even high born shenanigans about CEOs or rich and powerful families. It's honestly just a bog standard incest harem plot when you get down to it. One that has trouble really owning up the incest...

That said, I've seen much worse games. At minimum, you will find great grammar usage and generally no issues with the English. The models are damn hot in my opinion, and there are a decent amount of variation in body types. There is a shitload of teasing, which can be good or bad, but I think it was done pretty effectively here. And there is still hope for the plot, depending on how this cliffhanger at the end of chapter 2 plays out. Maybe we will finally get somewhere more interesting than the cliche lounging around the house, giving massages and interacting with family members wearing underwear.

Amazing game where developer is trying something different. Language is good - far beyond what we came to expect from fap games - and visuals are just gorgeous. And while I like some characters more then others they are all stunning-looking and fairly interesting. I'm also interested where story takes us, as world-building was decent enough to get me intrigued - something I can't say for vast majority of the games I play.
Give the developer backing if you can. I hope this one sticks around.

P.S. I like games with curvy girls but the curvature of the ladies in this game is out of this world.

Taking out the poor plot and the graphics that are meh because taking those things aside there is something worse a 2-year game with almost no content, the truth is, I do not know what they see, they must like to waste money.

I really want to like this game but one character is just putting me off.

The story at the moment doesn't seem to be captivating enough and I can't figure out what the story actually is.

All the female cast are sexy and the renders are of a high quality but one character has really made me want to hate this game as she continues to leave the MC with blue balls every fucking time.

I can see Evelyn falling for MC's charm and having the sexual contact that both want and other characters are still in early stages of development.

Maddison's character and personality just puts me off big time and the MC is just a wimp for putting up with her. MC is supposed to be the dominate one and he just lets her roll all over him, whereas with Evelyn MC is most certainly the dominate one. I really just want to tell Maddison to fuck off but dev wants MC to be submissive to her without any choice in the matter; this is something I do not like in games I find enjoyable.

Unless there is some change later with her character or at least a choice for MC to be dominate or submissive then I don't know if I can continue with this game.

I wish the dev luck with this game and hope they are willing to change the relationship between Madi and MC or at least the choice to decide the path.

Holy dang!
Review for Hail to the King 0.3.

So, I love the fact that you took the classic Milf and two daughters routine, and you mixed it up big-time. I was shocked as hell that there is no delay on the action, and our MC is flat out getting some action in episode 2. Plus, ho-damn, the girls in this game are fucking hot. Each one of them. I was drooling over that red-headed stripper Kayla, or Kyla, whatever.
Great first couple of episodes, Zanzibar. You're knocking it out of the park, and your game has way more substance than most of the long-running games of this format, already!

I discovered this game in its previous version (v0.2.5) and I immediately realized that this game was not like the others and that it immediately broke with that dynamic to which unfortunately we are getting used to in which games of this genre are increasingly becoming more clone-like, then, I leave you some impressions of the future version V0.3 of Hail To The King.

To begin with the story is out of the common cliché that we usually see in the vast majority of these games and places us in a more adult story that takes itself very seriously and that presents us with characters that when you get deeper into the story you feel that they have their own personality and that makes you want to know more about them, little by little you will discover an argument in which you can see that its creator wants to explain a story that has a lot to show us.

In the playable section we can say that Hail To The King is a classic visual novel in which we will have to make decisions and depending on the choices we make we will accumulate points to shape our character as well as to change how the different characters in the story will see us, this will make that depending on the choices we make the events may vary.

In its graphic section we can say that the modeling of the characters are of great quality and beauty and each of them have unique characteristics that differentiates them very clearly from each other and that makes them unique and that will make you fall in love with them almost at first sight. As far as the compositions of the renders are concerned, they are of a quality far above the usual and at first glance you realize that they are created with great affection for detail, and that they have a very professional use of the camera position and light. It is true that the game does not have animations, but on his Patreon page the creator indicates that if it reaches a certain amount of support he would add them.

In summary, Hail To The King is a game that in my opinion has a huge potential but has not yet been able to show it fully because it has not been able to have all the necessary support for it, but I'm sure that with the new version 0.3 that equals in content to all previous versions released together, will make people see how much this title has to offer and both the game and its creator Zanzibar Interactive will be names that are increasingly known by all.

Reviewed version: V0.3 Beta

Great start to a game. Can't wait to see where it is headed. The ladies in the game are beautiful. I appreciate that you can customize the relationship with the other characters including how they refer to each other. Really looking forward to the next update.

No lie whatsoever, one of the best games I have ever met, good renderings, good models (these girls are incredibly sexy) and a good story, every minute of the game was exciting, the MC’s relationship with his mother and sisters is well planned and will naturally evolving, hopefully there will be a harem ending with all the girls getting pregnant, it would be a perfect ending and I would definitely like the developer to continue and complete this wonder!

Someone what cliched story line as others have mentioned but there can be only so many different scenarios that can be conjured up so I don't place that heavy of an emphasis on it. I look to see if the dev can still manage to create a plot that creates future intrigue. I think the past early reviews when this game started out have marred the rating (to say the least among other things) and what the actual quality of this game is.

The renders and graphics hold up very well and the writing is actually pretty excellent for a game in its early stages. Didn't see much mistakes, if any, with the grammar and the dialogue helped illustrate the characters' personas nicely.

I don't believe that you can call a game boring just because it doesn't have any explicit sexual content or have any immediate problem looming behind the MC. Shows the dev's restraint in making this a pure smut game and a desire to create an enjoyable plot. And even with that being said, there are still plenty of TnA shown along with a few antagonists suggested that are looming in the background so it's not like there is no intrigue to keep us interested

Consider me hooked and interested to see how this one goes