RPGM - House Chores [Beta v0.20.1] [Siren's Domain]

GOAT THE BEST TO EVER DO IT SHIT IS LIKE 20 MINUTES LONG AND ALREADY THE BEST GAME ON THIS SITE WAIT TILL ITS FINISHED THIS SHIT CHANGING THE GAME FR SIREN IS ON A NEW LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP THREW THE ROOF ASCENDING A GOD

Honestly, it's not bad. If we're being honest, what really caught my eye was the preview art alluding to the "hot milf scrubbing the floor in front of the son playing video games" meme. The art is HOT, and it's what reeled me in to try this game. Does it disappoint? No, it's pretty good, but it's still very much in development. as of 0.6.9, the sister route isn't fleshed out as much, but the mom route? Holy shit, it's pretty okay right now.

Pros:
- Great art

- NOT grindy.
I think this is what shines with this game. I've played a lot of VNs and RPGMs, but this game in particular manages to AVOID being grindy. The point and click mechanics are very rudimentary, the flow isn't complex, and the hints are VERY straightforward. There's literally no need to cheat in this game so far (at least as of ver. 0.6.9). For me, this is a breath of fresh air because I think this is how porn games are meant to be. I mean, shit, they're PORN games after all. The porn takes priority before the overall gameplay aspect. Regardless of this, gameplay elements are still very much present ofc, and it works like your standard "day cycle sim" where you perform actions throughout the day. You can skip time, or interact with your fellow housemates or loved ones. You choose!

-Good writing
The "corruption aspect" is fast, but the writing isn't braindead. It's good. It sets the stage. It teases, but it gets the job done, and it delivers after enough time.

-Don't like incest? It's fine! You can change the relationship that the MC has with the characters, and you can do it right from the get-go

Cons:

- If you're looking for a slow burn, this ain't it, chief, but otherwise, if you're looking to fap from a basic story you can digest after 30 or so mins, you've come to the right place.

-Lackluster content. So far I've completed the "mom route," but the sister route has yet to be implemented.

-Despite the last "pro point" about relationship customization, it feels awkward to assign a maid role, or a tutor role, or a NON-incestual role to the girls. At the end of the day, no matter how you change it, it still feels like you're engaging in an incestual relationship, especially when it comes to how the dialogue is formed. Make of that what you will.

The premise is looking good so far and some of the scenes are hot enough to get it going.

However, there wasn't any difference between one game and the other in terms of... lust progression. Basically, do something so that the FC likes you more and more until you are both caught in throes of passionate sex, or in general, caught doing something naughty, get rewarded -- each naughty happenings will land you riskier positions and scenes.

From all the art Siren's Domain has used in most of their games, this might be one of my favorites.

3/5

There are some good reviews so I won't really get into it. Good is solid no skip is tad annoying though. Art is good and charming. I put this around 3 for now and probably 4 or straight up 5 later when this is completed. It looks very promising so here is to hoping it goes to a completed status

Current version (v0.5.2) is a bit short but this game has a huge potential and gonna be one of the best at full release. This dev actually do finish what he starts unlike so many other devs, so we will be seing this one grow to to it's full potential. Models look awesome, story is there but nothing special (yet). Only negative thing i can say is that "things" escelate a bit fast. Other than that, everything is peachy. Will be watching this one for sure.

Great discovery ! I follow its development, since the first releases waiting for a bit more of content.
I'm really satisfied by this game content, kinks and design.
It require few grindings, each character can be full of suprises and this game let us hoping for more add-on in the future.

PRO :
- Great design (art style, house locations character design),
- Few useless loooooooong and repeatables grindings,
- Nice characters diversity (3 at the V0.5.2 release),
- Great "side-animations" when fapping in the main characters room or when repeating an event at each location.
- A bit of realism in characters mind : paying attention to others aside, taking care of noise level or proximity when doing naughty things.

CON :
- The relation bewteen the main character and the "householder" is maybe too quick, too artificial, maybe dowing a slowburn relation construction could have been better, more steps before zero-relationship to full-love.

IMPROVEMENTS :
- Adding more outfits choices to each character or scene (like the choice for householder hair (great idea btw!)),
- Adding more steps to get to the sex for each character (maybe each character can have its personnalised amount of steps before sex)(and and for sexual activities, some characters can offer special things that other haven't, or denying some other), not every woman is a pornstar with full specs !
- More frustration sometimes (like the intro scene which is great !) Frustration always conveys to a better pleasure when goal is finally aimed.
- To get point with each characters, having some small-games could be cool, with a gradual difficulty.

Pretty straightforward wank material. Hits a lot of good incest beats so far. Not super original, but there's nothing wrong with that.

Art is really nice and the dialogue is decent enough as well.

A bit more character development would have been preferred, but sometimes you're just in the mood to get right to the good stuff and this does it pretty well.

Animations could be a little smoother.

I don't understand how this has only 3,5 stars (at the time of writing), and how many people in the discussion thread are complaining that there isn't enough to do yet. This is an awesome game, and it's chock-full of content (maybe not in absolute terms - although, yes also in absolute terms - but 90% of the game is pure sex). This could've been a complete (short but sweet) game, as far as I'm concerned, but it's only the introduction yet. I completed the entire thing in an hour, and my dick simply didn't have time to get soft in between scenes.

I see great things in this game's future, especially considering who's behind it. Nothing but quality from Siren.

My only complaint is that the 'lady of the house' doesn't wear household gloves while doing her house chores, but I accept that's a very particular thing that only I care about. (I really do hope they'll be included in one of the future outfits, though).

What's here is very good there just isn't much of it. This is evidently a side project.

Gets right into "it", without much story, but there are hints dropped of the usual story elements used in these games. You just don't see them directly.

The usual "not my family" clone, but the art is superb and I am genuinely warming to the characters. I find it a little counter intuitive when it comes to the quests, but that could be down to it being in early stages.

RPGM is usually a cup of tea not for everyone. I find few games are good with it, ToP being one. But never seen it used like this. I like it much more than Unity or Rpy.
Simpler, without that "patchy" feel the other engines often have.

Game is great. Better drawings than all the other Siren releases, and all around works well.

All im missing is a dedicated fast read/skip button, for those repeat scenes you just need to get through. Holding down MB1 in RPGM usually works for speeding up animations, but the sound in sex scenes can get a bit f'ed up if u do that.

This game has a really good potential the gameplay is pretty good for a beginning but i wait for other features in the futur like hiding the HUD to look at the caracters, left click to open the menu, side quests, ect... but for now it's really good for an early game and the caradesign is astounding this is amazing and original the animations too are really greats can't wait to have more in the future (;

Review for Game Version [v0.5 Beta]

Pros
+ Simple Story, easy to follow along and find out what to do
+ CG quality is great
+ Animations are done well
+ Good art and character design
+ Dialogue is good given the setting and character interactions
+ Some H-scenes have some variations which is nice to have

Neutral
* There is 2 choices when interacting with the character (Linda) in how the relationship system works. Can best describe these as love or lust. However there isn't much difference besides the dialogue from what I found. If developed further it can give it uniqueness which could improve the game significantly. Perhaps different scenes for different choices base on choices.
* Game Story is a bit directionless? At first you do some chores to build some relationship. However once you get H-scenes you don't need to do chores to build relationships. Just do some H-scenes and you will eventually get the rest. Chores is a bit thrown aside and not sure how the name of the game is fit for the story. Most games are relative to the name title as a theme/focus. Maybe not much is developed or somethings need to be changed but hopefully improves.
* Being that most of the story takes place in the house it should be fit that characters clothing change when going to the next day. Whether its just simple clothing or color change there should be something. Nothing as of now but would be nice to see.

Cons
- Not much build up and tension for getting to H-scenes. Relatively quick to progress through each H-scene.
- Relatively short (About 40 - 50 mins for my playthrough for all content available). This game would probably benefit if it had time develop characters and such.
- Not much to do in the game. Click here for dialogue go to next room. Build relationship. Rinse and repeat and your kind of done with everything.
- Kind of no need for room and UI design style of game. There's really only 3-4 places you move in between. Click here to go to next room etc... this probably would've been easier in a simple menu UI design in choosing rooms. Just tedious as there isn't that many locations to go to as of now.

Conclusion
Overall its an average game. Nice H-scenes to be seen and easy to follow the story. However the story itself doesn't help with character development and feels like everyone is just horny for some sex. This can be felt in the short game time as of this game review. Do expect some nice CG and animations but don't hold high for any story and character development as of now.

The story is basically non-existent. Day 1, "Can I give you a handjob?" Day 2, "Can I give you a blowjob?" Day 3 "Can we have sex?" The end. Your choices don't really matter and there's no reason for anything that happens in the extremely truncated timeline. Click the buttons, here's some scenes.

VERSION: 0.4.1 beta

An original premise is scarcely required to craft something new and memorable, nor is an adherence to tropes necessarily an aspect to be despised. In an age where subverting expectations, unexpected twists and token representation are rapidly becoming the norm, a return to form may well be somewhat avant-garde.

Or, at least, so the developers of House Chores may hope.

The script is fairly simplistic and serves, for the most part, as little more than a vehicle to funnel the player toward new and increasingly elaborate erotic scenes; what few grammatical errors appear are relatively minor, easily amended and liable to annoy only the most pedantic of readers. By way of example, these include oversights such as separating compound words into their component parts (eye sight, bed time and sweet heart).

Narratively, the game relies almost exclusively on established pornographic tropes: the repressed housewife, naive sibling and horny aunt. Within the first five minutes the protagonist is luridly peeping on their mother/landlady as she bathes; shortly thereafter she, without hesitation, agrees to "help" the protagonist masturbate. Aid in cleaning the dishes on a single ocassion and she'll succumb to an overwhelming desire to engage in oral sex, pleasuring him both in the kitchen and bathroom. This simplistic approach may lack nuance, yet it's rather refreshing in a medium that's increasingly awash with unnecessarily convoluted plotlines and esoteric elements of science-fiction or fantasy. To some extent this is justified by the developer's own statement of intent, having noted that House Chores is a low-priority project and likely to contain no more than two or three hours of content.

If nothing else, the art and animations make that something of a shame.

Expertly created by veteran artist Sassquatch, House Chores boasts a thoroughly unique aesthetic that is both minimally detailed and yet evocative. The caliber is consistent throughout, smooth lines and muted colors blending together across static images and hand drawn animations alike. Although the cast lacks any legitimate diversity, the appeal of mature and buxom women is fairly ubiquitous.

Perhaps the most stellar achievement of the game, and its most egregiously detracting element, is the implementation of a traditional visual novel format in the RPGMaker engine. Decidedly unsuited to the task, the development team managed to manipulate the engine into recreating a point-and-click interface that will feel familiar to genre veterans. As noted, this is also its greatest failing. Arguably, the game would have fared better in Ren'Py, an engine that innately supports quality-of-life features such as skip and rewind functions, to say nothing of the ability to save at whim. These constraints can prove vexing, particularly given the extent to which the player must repeat certain sections merely to progress through specific times of the day.


GRAPHICS -------------------------------------------------- 7 / 10
+ Clean, crisp lines and a pleasant color palette.
+ Beautiful cast of characters, particularly for those who favor well-endowed mature women.
+ Smooth animations, particularly for hand drawn content.
DIALOGUE -------------------------------------------------- 4 / 10
+ Clear characterization with easily understood motivations.
- Minor, yet frequent, grammatical errors.
- No complex characterization, growth or development of relationships.
GAMEPLAY ------------------------------------------------- 4 / 10
- Lack of skip/rewind and a means of quickly passing the time detracts from the experience.
- Inability to save at whim prevents experimentation and is at odds with its contemporaries.
- Lack of content demands the player repeat sequences to progress.
INNOVATION ---------------------------------------------- 5 / 10
+ Adapting the engine to a traditional visual novel format suits the material.
+ Ability to customize both the name and relationships of the cast allows for increased fetish representation.
- Inordinately reliant on established tropes.

SCORE ==================================== 20 / 40
EXTREMELY PROMISING, BUT LACKING IN CONTENT
Best described as "charming" given the art style and immediate-gratification approach, House Chores currently lacks any semblance of a genuine story nor does it attempt to court one; the developer assembled the barest foundation necessary, introduced the cast, justified their mutual habitation and launched immediately into the erotica. It's straightforward and potentially superb but, for the moment, House Chores is primarily the latter, a game of potential. With continued development it could become a worthy contender for your time, though it might just as easily drift further into the realm of simplicity and grind, becoming the very thing it exhorts: a chore.

I love the art, i love the system that its built like a point and click game not like the other various RPGM games that i am fed up. I would love to see more of this game in the future. It looks great!

At first glance it's a very amusing game about a boy who tries to corrupt his maid, but very soon it gets very repetitive and boring.
I hope the next update will bring the fun back into this game, but for now I can't give it more than 3 stars.

Great game so far. It's certainly paced more quickly than most games of this type, jumping right into the action. It's probably a little too fast, which is usually the opposite problem with these games but it's nice to have a game that you can get into, get right to the action, and then hop off. Not every game needs an hour grind fest before you see the first lady lol.

The art is amazing, the animation is great and in particular, the posing/angles/scene design itself is fantastic. The decision to go with a VN and hand-drawn art throughout is actually really nice. Feels more cohesive and immersive than some of the dev's other games, where it's a 16 bit overworld/sprites and then the art/busts/scenes are hand-drawn.

It is early in its lifecycle, so it's not quite filled with things to do at all times or things to simply click on, compared to something like Man of the House. 1 of the 3 characters is there but has no storyline, just a dialogue saying you have to wait for an update. Again though, pretty early in development so nothing I would hold against it.

Overall, great game, highly recommended. The dev also is very reliable so far, been making three games for longer than most can focus on one. Expect more from this title in the future.

It is short because it is not finished, but in my opinion the graphics are at a high level, and when it comes to the sound, it is standard, so it's good.
I am waiting for the rest of this game and yours!
Good luck!

This is EPIC !

A pretty disappointing new game from an otherwise pretty good developer. Compared to town of passion and zombie's retreat, the writting is very poor. I mean, don't get me wrong the other two games aren't exactly literary masterpieces, but at least the games had a sense of flow to it. Characters would go from one stage of their relationship to the other, step by step, usually with an event inbetween each step.

In here, there's no such thing. Son becomes horny for mom for the first time after looking at her ass, because aparently he never realized her legs were attached to her body before, and mother just decided he's earned a handjob for the incredible perception it takes to realize that yes, indeed, her legs are atached to her body. And then we get introduced to the rest of the family, which are probably just as horny. Sister isn't really relevant yet but the first conversation aunt are already telling enough to pin her as the classic cliche of the horny aunt that works as a plot device to develop mom/son relationship.

It would always be cliched, of course, it's a game about the young guy trying to get it in with all his family members, we've seen it a thousand times before. But it didn't have to suck, especially not with good art, and especialy not from a distinguished dev