Gotta agree with the praise on the writing. It's rare nowadays that I bother actually reading an entirely new VN, I often end up eventually skipping along, because, well, been there, done that, nothing new in the west, whatever - but I'm very glad I didn't, in this case.
Not gonna lie, I even cut a few onions on the scene with dad's cd - granted, I'm a sucker for the words from the grave trope, so it's basically like a cheat code for my reactions, but still, you need to care about a character before it can touch emotions in the first place.
And boy(ish girl), what a hard time casting a vote for favorite character. I'm always fond of crazy, so Ivy immediately was a big yes. But that's mostly a lusty decision, meanwhile there's sweet and cute Ashley who also comes with the added potentially wholesome (and perverted
) obvious crush. And Mia, naturally, also very compelling for both reasons - after all who could say no to some sisterly love? Viv made a strong first impression for her moral stance. And Aunty Maria deserves some love too for being such a good stand in mom. Ah, the luxury of a buffet of enticing options.
And, maybe most important, our MC, Jade, isn't half bad either. Sure, giant supercool futa cuckzilla slaying left and right goes harder than even Commander FemShep in her wildest days (Ivy and Sam were maybe a tad too easy, even for a porn game..), but her being sharp and based while freely admitting her own shortcomings is doing a fine job of keeping her very likable.
Last but not least, the renders. Sure, DAZ (or Unreal .. or hell, even Unity, for all the yank..) produces some incredible results if handled right. But the characters/renders do have their own charme as is, and I'm not 100% sure if they could be recreated in DAZ 1-1 without losing their special something.
Also, understanding proper teasing and 'sexyness' is anyhow much more important than breathtaking visuals, at least if the aim is to entertain for longer than a few
strokes minutes and keep people engaged.
Of course, the HS renders will make it harder and slower to build a bigger fanbase - the power of visuals can't be denied. But there are several HS games looking way clunkier and emptier, that still got the ball rolling, just by virtue of word of mouth to the right crowd and consistent updates. So, who knows, give it a few more chapters and you might be surprised by your own creation Nightmares =)
