This is actually a 3.5 rating, meaning that I feel the game is slightly above average. It certainly has the potential to go higher as it has many good qualities, but it's drawbacks currently outweigh that potential.
The models are fantastic. I also appreciate the semi-believable blackmail and the no-nonsense, get-in-there-and-get-fucked-girl approach the story takes, but there are drawbacks to those that really need improvement.
I can go along with the shop keeper's angle, but the landlord's leverage is not as strong as it's presented and requires a huge buy in to believe that Rebecca and her mother would not go running to the cops as he attempts to strengthen his grip on them while grooming Dee.
The quick and consistant jumps into action are a nice change from those stories that like to set up too elaborate a backstory and too intricate a web of lies and deceit for the trap. That said, this story would certainly benefit from a skosh more set up to allow the reader to build some familarity and empathy for the female trio before they're thrown to the wolves. Perhaps another scene as a happy family and another scene with each of the bad guys, depicting them as someone the gals trust, or at least feel a smidge of trust toward before that trust is broken.
I have three major problems with how the story is told. The first is the dialogue itself. It needs a better translation from whatever the original language was. There are too many nonsensical statements that yank me out of the story and require me to do my own translation or interpretation to try to discern what was actually meant.
Second, there are far too many scenes of the players thinking or making miniscule changes of facial expression in between the dialogue. The use of Rebecca's eyes is great at times as it shows her emotions, but I'll address that more in the follwing point. For now, I can figure out what each person's mood is by following the dialogue. Rendering time could be cut dramatically if the Dev stopped trying to have his actors emote through miniscule facial expressions. Also, for that matter, there are far to many unique angles rendered that require me to try to figure out exactly what body part is beng shown here and what odd angle is it being shown from. Take these out, they detract from the story rather than add to it, which I know is the intent.
Thirdly, there are uncountable scenes of the narrator describing the player's reactions or emotions that 100% DO NOT match the scene that is being shown. There seems to be no effort at coordination between the narrative and the visuals. Rebecca is often described as being overwhelmed or smiling, and the scene shows her face with a blank expression, as if she's laying in bed, daydreaming about potato farming or something. Use her lusty/doubtful/ nervous eyes here at the veryleast rather than putting up that blank, blue-eyed stare into space with a flat facial expression. It's so hard to immerse into those moments when she seems to be zoning out.
All in all, I like the artwork but the story telling really needs to be polished to the point that it can keep up with the parts that are actually beautiful.
I add the following and keep the rating the same:
This is one of those reviews where I really like the story and want to give it higher marks, but can’t because of some notable drawbacks that really limit my ability to buy into what’s taking place. I would be more than happy to raise my rating if the Dev were to address these issues, but I don’t hold out hope for that at this point in the game.
Here’s my thoughts, Good, Bad, and Indifferent. We’ll take them in reverse order.
Indifferent:
The storyline is a bit farfetched, but, as with any story, if one buys in early to the stretch of a few simple propositions, the flow makes sense.
There’s been some fuss about the “porn logic” used in the story and how some of the scenes unfold in an unrealistic fashion. My response to that is simply that every story, especially those with a visual aspect to them, asks you to suspend your understanding of reality is some fashion or another. The question is, how much and how soon can you do that? Star Wars, Marvel, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jurassic Park, all ask the viewer to “come along for the ride.” I’m willing to get in the car on this one.
Bad:
That said, there are some aspects of the story that make it difficult to stay engaged, even when I really want to. The most challenging of these is Rebecca’s Botox face that lacks any expression close to the emotions the narrative say she’s experiencing. It’s clear that the Dev loves her eyes and puts a lot of time and effort into trying to make them expressive, but in doing so, often completely forgets that her face and body will also be reacting to pleasure, pain, and unbridled lust.
I understand that she’s dealing with indecision in many of the scenes, but indecision involves an emotional struggle that would show itself on one’s visage much more so than the blank, unchanging stare that seems frozen on her face through so much of the story. She needs to emote and contort so the reader can follow along and feel the drama with her. Right now many of the scenes depict a very beautiful, curvaceous, board being hammered on by old horny men.
Also, I understand that the Dev has the prerogative to tell the story the way he wants but, the believability goes down the tubes when the synchronicity of submissive nature of this family of females being simultaneously discovered by two horny old bastards who are into only anal and oral depravities is a bit beyond the pale. The fact that neither of them has even grazed their cocks over the pussies of any of the 4 gals being used here is disappointing to say the least.
In fact, this ties in with the Botox face issue in that, it reveals the Dev’s inability to conceive of and depict true female arousal. It’s almost as if there is no concept of a woman’s desire for clitoral stimulation. It’s mentioned in passing, but it’s only “in passing,” and never as the center of focus one knows that it becomes in the process of female arousal. I’ve seen this happen in other VNs where the Dev is a male thinking only of getting the guy off.
Good:
For the most part, the models and characters are incredible. The story draws you in visually and holds you captive. While there are limitations, (described above) the beauty of the females, contrast with the repulsiveness of the males in a way that stir the emotions and draw the reader into the dilemma and the debauchery that is afoot.
Once a person “buys in” to the plot and is willing to follow along, the story takes some beautifully disgraceful and scurrilous turns. This is a good dirty story that could benefit from the Dev putting a little more effort into depicting the contradictory emotions and sensations he’s pushing on and into his victims.