VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Hypnosis Experiment [v1.0] [#define]

Hypnosis Experiment is a VN that REALLY explores the expected subject matter. It's surprising, but hypnosis = magic powers = instant porn, is not what they are trying to do here, and you absolutely need to have an interest in hypnosis, its working processes, and overall trivia, to read this. A significant part of the title's duration describes the proceedings necessary to hypnotize someone, and what can, and can't be achieved through hypnosis. As it happens, I found out I wasn't all that interested in these propositions.

Positive:
- If you want to learn more about hypnosis, look no further this is a different take from the usual. Suspension of disbelief is still in order at some point (some things are silly), but this VN approaches the topic rationally, with detailed explanations, different scenarios, and best of all, it's very easy and fast to read.

Negative:
- 18+ is weak; Comedy is reference and non-sense based; Art style and visuals need work; Endless technical, and procedural descriptions on hypnosis; Voice acting varies greatly in quality (often bad); Meaningless choices (other than which heroine, slight CG variation); The 2 routes are exactly the same; Any sense of control or dominance associated with hypnosis (18+), disappears with the sheer amount of background info, necessary to get to the "good bits"; Logical continuation of the plot is broken many times, and more.

Score: Hypnosis Experiment is a 5/10, and an OK VN, but you can increase the score if you have a meaningful interest in the topic of hypnosis, because that's the only thing this title has going for it.

(H-scenes aren't worth it. Considering the subject they should have been imaginative, different, and that's not the case.)

4.6-4.7/5, if you want a hypnosis game or getting into the genre, id say this is a safe bet, the scenes are pretty good, the story is just about mc in school, mc is a monk and he learned hypnosis from the Internet and tv-shows, mc's ability develops along the game, Story has 2 endings I'd say, maybe 4 depending how you like love vs lust for each of the two girls, ending is choosing to follow one of the girls, you can't really fail to beat the game, all the choices mainly slightly change the scene that plays (again love vs lust), game is somewhat short, in a couple or few hours you can 100% everything.

I have to admit that hypnosis is not really my fetish, but I really admire how the author on this really made it the complete centerpole of the game. In most hypnosis manga or games, the hypnosis is just a magic gem that instantly makes anyone do whatever you want (all the 'hypnosis app' crap).

In this game, hypnosis is everything. You'll get to live with the MC as he discovers his hypnosis powers and develops them, and tests them on the heroines... and it's really a slow burn. There are also two extremely different routes that branch very early, so it's almost like you're getting two games in one, though at the end they both come together.

This is not a nukige. There's a lot of buildup and relationship building, so there is a ton of reading, which I enjoyed, but if you're just here to fap then just move on.

I'm knocking a star off for the graphics, which are fairly retro (it is an old game), but I'd really like to thank @JustXuX for the translation and porting. Again, this is not my fetish, but in spite of that I still found it fascinating and am glad I played it.

So, this is a very specific kind of game. The kind that has "Hypnosis" in the title, and is a straight VN with minimal choices. The hypnosis-content is what you're here for, and the game doesn't really offer anything else.

The plot is some high-school vanilla-romance pulp. MC-kun gets a full personality in this, but sadly the two girls need do with half-a-personality each. The school-scenes could probably be written by AI these days.

Translation is bland, with some awkward typos, though obviously you shouldn't judge too harshly with a labour of love like this.

The actual draw here are the hypnosis-scenes, which are "realistic", while still being idealized. If you have this kind of specific thing for the process and fantasy of MC, then you are the target audience. It's the exact thing that makes this story worthwhile. Hypnosis is not just a means to an end, but a key theme in this. Be aware, though, that the game takes a very "dubious consent" -stance on sex, and despite the vanilla aesthetic, the sexual content itself can get rough really quickly. Japan being Japan, basically.

Overall a rough experience that will only please MC/Hypno enthusiasts. I personally leave the text on auto and do something else while the filler-scenes are playing out.