As of V0.2B
Spoilers ig, also TLDR down below (my second review I’ve ever made, hope this all makes sense lol):
Renders/Models: 5/5
Ive always been drawn towards any VN using HS, and i gotta say the models and renders here are good, if not great quality. The girls look fantastic and colorful and the settings themselves are well done. It feels alive and not empty for the most part. The MC design is generic, but we rarely see him as we are in 1st person POV the majority of the game, so nearly the entirety of the game is solely cute, sexy girls in our sight.
Animation: 5/5
The animation is great. Non-sex animations were impressive especially, theres one where we get pushed in a pool, which was a pleasant surprise. While not absolutely mind-blowing, there is effort in them. Overall they feel natural and fluid imo.
Script/Dialogue: 2.5/5
I understand that the creators first language is not english and unfortunately it does show, at least for the beginning start of the game. As of this update I am of understanding that they had help from their patrons with their translations, the improvements are noticeable comparing their initial release of the game and to this recent update. I hope they continue improvements to their translations, as to make the dialogue less awkward and flow more naturally between conversations with characters, as well as our MC’s inner monologue.
Characters: 3.5/5
Starting off with the MC. He’s bland. Not really bad but not really interesting other than his amnesiac/fainting moments, his monologues don’t really add anything of substance to his character, but you see his way of thinking. As of right now hes a generic, bland dude who is supposedly top of his class. When it comes to sexual situations he is assertive and willing to put in the work instead of just sitting/standing like a statue, so that’s a plus. He has motivations, getting into a university with getting a harem being secondary.. When he talks/monologues, he does it alot, detailing any situation that happens in his line of vision, so it can be a little bit annoying for some people.
For the girls, we have a good portion of typical archetypes: the genki (energetic) girls, the athletic strong girls, the reserved and strict girls, the slutty/gyaru girls, and so on. A rather bloated cast of girls, almost all falling into their stereotypes as with most hentai-esq VNs. Great designs, very colorful, but not much to say in terms of their personalities/character. Likability for each girl is dependent on your tastes in a girl I suppose.
Plot/Gameplay: 3/5
In my first playthrough I’ll admit I skimmed through the dialogue as there was (what I thought at the time for me) sooo much needless text/monologuing, the MC details everything he does/sees. I played through a second time for this review so I can carefully read and take in the story and context as for why the MC is here at this Academy, which is full of Waifus. The game is set in Japan, and we start off with our Hero, our Sigma Male, Chad MC starting his first day at his new school. We, the MC, get transferred to this academy not under the pretense of academics, but espionage. The MC has to investigate why the academy is not in good standings and needs to figure out how to improve it.
The pacing itself is weird. One moment the MC blackouts upon entering the school, next moment hes getting jacked off by the sexually frustrated nurse, next moment we’re suddenly at home. Then the next day we find out we actually went through our first day of school unconsciously. Piecing together memories of the day before of our introductions with the girls at the school, we go through our second day apparently going on a second tour around the school. You get the point, the pacing is weird. We basically skipped the first day of school and went through our second day as if its our first day again. The MC has these blackout episodes a couple times, and it can be assumed that something medical/traumatic is involved upon entering this academy, so I’ll give the benefit of the doubt that there’s a reason why the pacing is the way it is and why we go through these sequence of events in this order.
Onto gameplay, not much to say. Just your typical VN, just going through text until you get that juicy content.
Overall: 3.7/5 (just gonna round it to 4, cuz why not)
This a dialogue heavy VN, that as of this update seems to be linear in plot. The models used are good, the girls are quite sexy. No complaints about any of the girls design, only meh design is the MC himself. The animation is great, there is effort shown in their quality, which I know isn’t saying much as it is HS.
Dialogue is rough, there is small improvements in translations as you move forward, but it still feels unnatural when the MC talks with other characters in certain scenes, or just talks in general. Characters are colorful and bright in terms of design, but their personalities are stereotypical to an extent, whether that’s a plus or minus is up to you. Plot is eh, pacing is kinda slow and a bit all over the place, but is somewhat coherent if you actually pay attention.
TLDR: 3.7/5
Its decent. Easy on the eyes. I honestly like it. Its something to keep an eye out for as the potential is there, it just needs alot of polishing. Major concern is how the creator(s) is gonna manage 30 girls.
