Since I seemingly can't use spoilers, here:
SPOILERS AHEAD
I really liked it, I'm very tempted to take 2 stars off due to the annoying "free roam" navigation system (whoever came up with that only for it to become a standard should burn at the stake) but I'll keep it at 1.
Great amount of content for a first release, generally well written dialogue and realistic interactions(
within the context of the game's universe), while someone could generalize the game as "perv boy meets world", it felt quite unique, and definitely not a gif dump, which is greatly appreciated.
Things I enjoyed more than I thought I would:
- The dynamic between mc and his mom, their complicity and her acting as his perverted wing woman is quite refreshing and an interesting spin
- The sister storyline, when it started with the bbc trope I was ready to tune out, but some of the scenes of pure intimacy as they forget the porn they were watching made me remember why I used to love the incest kink before it was burnt out
- Another positive is there isn't that much grinding, you do have to grind stats but it's not one of those "go to work 9 to 5 daily for the next month to get the next scene with x"
Things
I'd like to see done differently:
- Naming conventions: I kinda get what it's going for, since pornstars are referenced withing the game's universe, they get rights to use the stage names, while characters have different ones, but I can't look at Jasmine Jae and think "oh yeah, that's Michelle", or Kendra being called Syren, I think there's a sweet spot where you change some names but keep others' first names, or at least some hint at their "real" name.
- This is more of a design choice, but I'd appreciate a slight steer to a vn style with at least some choices present, rather than strictly a discovery style "sandbox". I don't think the experience is at all elevated by unlocking the scenes one by one, even in it's current state, if you were to put the scenes lined up one after the other in any arbitrary order, it'd be just as enjoyable.
- This one is non-negiotable, if you're keeping the "sandbox" / navigation system in place, please make it better, give us easier ways to move around, maybe highlight the spaces where there are scenes / repeatable scenes available and a way to skip through time easier (possibly doing it anywhere instead of just in the bedroom), while I was stuck on the charlotte bug having to navigate through every "room" in the game, go back to the bedroon, nap to do it all again is quite frustrating.
- Another design choice, but a nameable mc doesn't sound like a huge compromise, even if just to get a break from the britishness for a bit
"fancy a cheeky cup of tea mum? It's bloody good, innit?"
I'll be keeping an eye on the game as it updates, best of luck!
