Ren'Py - Hero Party Must Fall [v0.5.3] [Nitrolith]

Script might be the best I've ever read. I'm not going to talk much about artwork I'll just say that it also is the hottest thing I've ever seen. The interaction between the characters is more believable than I thought it would be which is the main reason I rate the game so high. This is honestly one of my top 3 games which is pretty hard to achieve as I've played quite a lot.

Am i missing something? I usually love training and corruption games but there is so much missing here. There is one time cycle (you can skip day dungeon because writer says its not ready yet) so you click skip skip time to night then click the girl and then click an action and do nothing watch some stuff go up.
Not much else? This girl is hot as fuck i agree but like she hands herself to you in the beginning so where is the tension or build up?
I MUST be missing something!?!
Why is there 80 almost 5 star reviews?! What is going on here.

A lot of love and care went into making this games story, characters and animations. I constantly look forward to this games updates, throw some money at the Devs patreon so they can keep making this high quality story and top notch lewd animation.

It's still on early stage but already has a lot of amazing content to show.

+ Good animations and art, if pixel graphics don't bother you
+ Interesting story so far
+ Fun gameplay

I can't wait for future updates.

The art style and animations are amazing. The writing/story is also very good (the girls don't lose their minds right away for a change). Those two things turned this into one of my top games instantly.
Also even though it's only 0.3.0, there's a fair amount of content.
Now, the minigames are fairly rudimentary, while the available choices seem to be quite irrelevant. So, the game's more of a story (or a VN).

Love the artstyle and the writing is top notch. Can feel a bit grindy sometimes but the game is engaging enough in its current state that i hope with some work it can turn out to be something excellent. Good Work!

Finally, a game focused on netori, there are too few on this site. It's probably one of my favorite fetishes so nice to see it getting the love it deserves. And this game delivers on that love. This review is as of v0.3.0, so there are some cons I'll mention that the game dev will hopefully fix or expand on.

Story/Dialog - 5/5
The story is truly the selling point for this game. I would recommend it even if it was a simple VN with nothing else added on to it. The characters all have unique voices and personalities, and it's great to see the way they interact with each other. And the slow but gradual corruption of the main priestess is perfect. I love the demon queen and her mischievous personality. The story and dialog are really great and I would recommend this game for just this. The only complaint I would have is that Vi is supposed to be your partner and the person Mars relies on but there's very little interaction between them.

Gameplay - 3/5
There isn't a lot of gameplay and it's one of the things the dev is going to expand on in the game. The game is structured as a sandbox with a day/evening/night cycle but I don't really see the need for it. The story is linear, and the few side activities you can do are basically pointless. There really needs to be a lot more added to justify the sandbox. The game feels like an empty husk hanging onto a wonderful story.

The only reason I'm not giving the gameplay a 1 or 2 out of 5 is because of the nighttime sex minigame. You have multiple positions and varients to give or receive pleasure and the goal is to provide enough pleasure to break the curse. It's not hard at all and basically works as jerk-off material.

UI/Aesthetics/Music - 2/5
The game looks like a pretty simple renpy game. There's not a lot of polish to it, if you've played another renpy game, this one will look familiar. There is a gallery which I appreciate. The music is good and works well enough for the story, although it's nothing special.

Art/Porn - 5/5
I'm a fan of the art. Looks like an anime but with the artist's own style thrown in there. And the animated scenes during the nighttime minigame are so hot. There are multiple scenes available for both girls during the minigame. I have a hard time deciding which one to watch sometimes, there's so many good ones to choose from.

Overall - 5/5
Obviously, there are some issues with this game. But I'm hoping the dev is going to expand on some of the gameplay issues I talked about. That is really the biggest flaw in this game, but if you're a netori fan like me, you'll love this game. Even if you're not a big netori fan, the corruption of the priestess into doing lewder and lewder things is great as well as the submission of Sera. I would really recommend this game if corruption/maledom are fetishes of yours.

Great game great art with a fantastic story there is like a little something for everyone here to BDSM to maybe in the future even femboy from what I think the story is building up to looking forward to future update loving the game so far 10/10

Story is too good. Characters are complex and have unique thoughts and desires. There is a fine line between sounding preachy/angsty and actual empathy, and this game does it well. Hopefully the author keeps this quality up!
The art might seem strange, but it's actually very well done.
Easy 5/5.

Just got to the end of the most recent content (v0.3.0). I have to say, the game really puts the word 'novel' in Visual Novel.

I'm honestly very impressed by the quality of writing. More than the gameplay itself, I was very captivated by the effort and attention to each character's personality and ideals. Their motivations are complex and their lines of thought are compellingly and sympathetic. Even though the game is built to be like a trainer, it far exceeds any I've played so far. Its writing is mature, well reasoned, and handles difficult subjects with tact that's usually lacking in these kind of games.

What I find most interesting is the game's focus on self-discovery and consent. At no point does the main character force the women into doing anything they don't want. There's a lot of unhealthy manipulation involved, but the characters are generally never forced out of their comfort zones. They always choose new experiences out of their own volition. In the same vein, the curse mechanic that's pushing the plot never makes them act against their will. It drives them to understand their own buried feelings and desires. It also pushes the characters to be more aware and sympathetic of each other.

I highly recommend this to anyone who actually plays VNs for their story. For the people who have no interest in reading whatsoever, you're not going to like this game. None of the scenes are going to make sense to you out of context and the training minigame is going to feel absolutely endless without the story to buffer it.

The art style is truly excellent and makes me want to love this game. However, I'm giving it 3 stars for two reasons: one, the language use is a little odd. A lot of the turns of phrase in this game read like they're translated from another language, and it's awkward. Two, more importantly, the sex minigame is overwhelming and stressful. It looks super hot, but it moves way too fast and there are like 5 different, confusing gauges that fill and deplete without any clear rhyme or reason. Once you click a position, it just starts moving super fast and you never have an opportunity to enjoy the art, let alone masturbate to it. Even from a gameplay perspective, it's unclear how to perform well. My advice? Keep it simple. The sex minigame doesn't need to have compelling gameplay; it should be a vehicle for awesome sex art. Let us feel like we're controlling what happens and that's all we really need.

I think this does have a lot of potential. Despite what I said, what I can glean of the story and the characters is charming and engaging, despite the clunky language, and I can't stress enough how excellent the art is. I will definitely keep checking back as this game develops. Good luck!

Art 10/10
Sound 6/10
Music 7/10
Gameplay(Alpha) 5/10
Story 10/10
Overall 9/10

I went Hero Party Must Fall intrigued by the style but ready to be disappointed. Thankfully this game went above and beyond my expectations. The actual "Gameplay" is nothing to write home about at the moment and in my opinion could be taken out entirely until ready to be fully implemented. What really sucked me in was the unique art and animations that evoke a mix of JRPGs and western pixel art to create erotic art.

Of the girls implemented there is something for everyone but I find it hard not to like them all. The person they do make it hard to like is the "hero" Erin. But not in an overt in your face way, its more subtle. This game is about cuckolding the hero but it doesn't center the story around that particular fetish (Thankfully). Our protagonist Mars, and the rest of the crew do an excellent job sprinkling in lore rather than dumping it and the story and background are layered in naturally. The story is shaping up well.

The sound design is... present. Its nothing spectacular but it doesn't take away from any of the scenes so, it passes.

The music has some hidden bangers and generally suits the mood of the game at the time.

The Minigames I interacted with as little as possible once I saw what they had to offer once. Not bad but not great.

All in all definitely worth a play if not at least a few dollars for the creators hard work.

This is a masterpiece.
I usually read dialogues really fast and kind of spend less than 1 second if not more than 2 lines by only watching at key words.
But here i slowed down and red everything, which happens almost never due to the lack of interest in the story or because of poor script.
Well done, good character evolution and behaviour.

Rooting for what's coming in the future !

Considering that work on this game has only started half a year ago, and it is only v0.3, What has been done is pretty impressive. The length is definitely much longer than I anticipated from the version number, the writing is solid and engrossing while at the same time having many comedic moments that hit the mark, the art style is unique and each picture kinda has the feeling of a painting (though it doesn't use the entire screen for some reason). The main critique I have is that the number of dialog choices you have is very limited. Still, I highly recommend this title and can't wait to see it mature and become even better .

An excellent game so far.

- An NTR game that many can enjoy (Hero is a pure self-centered asshole, so it feels like karma to make "his" girls cheat on him)
- Female characters are hot and MC is alpha.
- Graphism are quite unique.
- Story wise it is simple but efficient enough.
- The teasing and slow corruption of the girls is probably the best thing about this game, it is just so good !

However, like any other game, it has still room for improvement : Dungeon part is useless, environment interaction is very limited.

4.9/5

This is my first review and i must say great dialogue I've never read any H games and I can't stop reading this one I'm shocked by the quality of the game. Great pacing not she falls into lust within few mins of playing but takes time well done my good man.

This is a really good game. The writing is superb, and the art is a perfect balance of quality and speed in order to allow the dev to pump out varied and fast content (too often you see people fawning over amazing graphics, only for the game to take 5 years to reach 20% completion...) the interplay between the characters is great. For a porn-game the world-building is actually really fun. I love the whole hero situation, as well as the pantheon.

The corruption mechanics aren't perfect. They could use a little bit more interaction/variance in approach. But, despite this fault, the corruption arcs are still engaging.

As for the game play: I enjoyed the animation delivery method of the night-time scenes, but skipped the dungeon crawl portion.

Audio design is nice.

PS people complaining its too slow are quick-shots with no attention span

Update at v0.4.9 (Dec 2023) - The game has grown quite a bit in 1.5yr. It's massive. There is a ton of content. I haven't even played it all. This said, all the words of my original review still apply. It is a very slow going title. The content all feels great as you're unlocking it, there's just a lot of dialog, a lot of reading, a lot of repetitive actions, etc. The pacing is just too slow for me and it REALLY demands a lot of your time, which is not something I'm looking to give to H games. Took me fucking 7 hours to get to penetrative sex with a main character, unacceptable imo.

However, the dev has made a massive mistep in development since I last played this title, enough that I feel it warrants a worse rating. Upon getting penetrative sex with a main character, some character development occurs which completely undermines the story from an H-game perspective imo. Great non-H story dev, but horrible H story dev. EXTREMELY spoilery spoiler coming - I don't recommend reading unless you really don't care much about the story of your H games. I personally wish I knew before I started, because it drastically changed how attracted I was to a female in the game. It's unfortunate that the dev put this kind of a twist so late in the game as it will take you a long time to learn this naturally.
I came back a few weeks after updating my review to make sure I hadn't warmed up to the idea, and no, it still seems like a massive fuck up. Given how far along development is, I don't expect any improvement to this title. If you play, you should go in with the knowledge that you will not get penetrative sex with the main girl for ~7hrs, and once you do, the game may or may not make you immediately repulsed by her character, rendering said "payoff"/penetrative sex the biggest dissapointment you've ever received in an H game. Congrats. The players were the subject of Netori all along.

Review for 0.3

Top Tier Netori. The MC is a "bad guy but not a bad guy" type. Characters and the conversations they have feel genuine. Recommend anyone try it. If you are squeamish about NTR, this is one of the better ones I could recommend.
Again, Top Tier stuff

Review for 0.3
I found this game only recently, avoiding it for some time because of perceived NTR, only to cave recently, and really found myself enjoying it. While others may disagree with my opinion on it because they prefer harder NTR, I found that the corruption and netorase elements were handled well, in such a way that I didn't get that guttural distaste that NTR would usually bring. In fact it was the opposite.

Perhaps a mild form of coping, I actually began rooting for the MC, Mars, and Cecille instead. Between the conversations about her backstory, with how her relationship with the Hero, Erin is more or less an obligation, and her undeniable chemistry with Mars, it more or less feels like a story about freeing a woman from an arranged marriage instead of your usual, run of the mill, overdone NTR.

While not every character currently gets as much coverage as Cecille, all have strong foundations and hit at some more potential, especially as relationships and factions develop in the lastest patch. The dynamic of Cecille versus Sera, especially as both fight for the Hero and Mars, and how Vi and Lavinia essentially pick sides, is refreshing and engaging, instead of the usual, where as soon as they fall for the MC, they lose all sense of agency and internal depth. In fact, this sort of interpersonal conflict is core to the game, and how the scenes play out. The context adds to the scenes.

A mild criticism, but an understandable one in the light of indie dev, is that there aren't too many characters, and the scene count is heavily skewed towards Cecille. This will change over time, but as of this version, Vi and Lavinia have a handful of scenes at best. Mind you Cecille is my favorite anyways. The handful of locations, and the few things you can actually do within these locations makes the game world feel a little small. While there is lore that is slowly developing, more or less, it feels like you're under house arrest, skipping things until you reach the night time to load up the trainer again. While this may seem as a pure negative, a plus from this is that the dev, understanding their limitations as a lone dev, seems certain on what they want to focus on, instead of spiralling out of control with regards to side content. When that happens, it's pretty safe to say that a game will never truly progress.

Visuals, improving as the game progresses, have begin to develop a sort of style to it. Even in its rougher spots, it manages to feel gross, in all the right ways. Compared to reusing the same assets from honey select and koikatsu, I must give points here.

Sound and UI/UX are functional, and while not flashy, never get in the way of the actual game itself. From what I can tell, I have not heard these songs elsewhere, indicating that they are original, which the dev mentioned, but I never confirmed. The UI/UX during the training scenes is decent.

All in all, where does that leave us? While my praise may sound lukewarm, this is high on my list on favorite games on this site. Many games, given the advantage of time, resources, and simply 3D assets from an engine, currently may have more content on paper(but honestly probably not, given how common dangling lewd scenes for the future is), but after playing one, more or less, you've played them all. Many of these games, even the highest rated ones, sputter out into the sidequest filling nonsense over pushing the main story, among other poor practices. Many games have absolutely overdone premises with honestly awful writing.

While derivative of common tropes, this game adds nuance into those situations, and hopefully as the game goes on, can build on the story to make something truly unique. In fact it's already going in a good direction. Even though this game is already one of the highest rated games on the site, I think this game needs much more coverage than what it gets. It's funny to say that something so highly rated is underrated, but here we are.

Looking at release timings, and the amount of content already in the game, I believe that the dev and the game are going in a great direction, and I have strong confidence in them. I think that with more time in the oven, for content, both lewd and story, as well as time for polish, adding more small interactions in the dead spaces in the game, and the game will become an undeniable force.

If I were to rate as a stock, I'd consider it a strong buy. In due time, and with a little luck, I think this game could really catch fire, I will definitely keep my eye on this one.