VN - Ren'Py - Intertwined [v0.12.3] [Nyx]

Thank's the dev for creating this game
It such a good game
Maybe even more that being a dicks. I don't know who's my favorite now.
Everything was perfect in this game, not any mistakes
First of all finally a good protagonist who I really liked and I can relate to him in his was of thinking and actions. It's a rare with all that bad protagonist.
The other's character are great like really great
The writing was on point
If you like great game you really should play this game for anyone who read this
( I really really want to add other's things why this game is such a good game but english is my fouth language that i did learn, i can't express myself enough to tell how I perceive this game)

I started playing this just lately but it is already on top of my favourites.
Besides the excellent graphics and animations my focus is on the story and
if it can take me in. If I feel it and can connect not only to the MC but also
to at least one NPC. I chose to stick to Alexis, maybe I got a special place
in my heart for this model since Depraved Awakening. But only after
trying the game out, lettting my guts taking the lead. That left me a bit
confused, not by the story but knowing there will be no real harem here.
Which is good in this case, but I had to make a choice quite soon.

Sometimes I wish I had a chance to avoid the other girls, but only because
I wasn't sure if I could stick to my choice and not being tempted to much.
But what really got me was the ending screen of the current version
accompanied by the piano. WOW.

It is so much fun letting yourself flow with the story, the humor, the
dialogues, funny in times, then quite touching. All the ups and downs,
nicely balanced. I can't give less than 5

Based on the (as yet) unfinished v0.5.5.

My usual disclaimers when writing reviews on here are that A. I am here for the "plot" not the plot and B. I generally dislike visual novels. So take both of those into consideration for my review when thinking about this game.

Pros

• Visuals - The characters and renders in this are top tier. Including, and it feels weird to say it, the protagonist. After so many honey select games and ones which don't really feature a decent looking protag it's pretty cool to be able to actually play as a character that the dev clearly spent more than 2 seconds creating (even if he's blatantly in his mid-twenties and not 18). Of course, the girls themselves are hot as hell as hell, with some of them being absolute stand-outs (oh man, the red-headed neighbour...) plus some nice variation between them all too. The animations seem fairly decent too, if nothing to write home about.
• Sex - I've said it before, but I want my erotic games to have a lot of sexy stuff in them, and this hits it out the park. There's plenty of sexual content and it's all really very hot. Honestly, I will admit, I wish there was a little more, but frankly I don't think anyone can really complain about the quality and quantity of sexual content here.

Mehs

• Pacing - Around halfway through the current version the game slips into a long flashback sequence. After having spent a couple of hours just starting to get to know all of the main characters, it was super jarring to suddenly be thrown into this long flashback. In the end it does seem fairly pertinent to the story and the characters, plus it was actually enjoyable in itself so I can't complain too much, but at least at first it seemed like an odd and sudden lurch in the direction of the story.
• Kinks - A very personal complaint here which may or may not really affect others, but while I did enjoy the sexual content, I have to also say that thus far it has been SUPER tame. Not that this is inherently bad, after all even I am in the mood for vanilla now and then, but just as a point of personal preference I'd love to see more varied and rougher kinks introduced.
• "Where to finish" - A bit of an odd issue here, verging on even being a negative, again related to the sexy stuff. Essentially, while the sex scenes themselves seem relatively well fleshed-out, they almost always seem to end with a fade to black sort of thing. Now, I dunno if you've ever seen that meme about guys only watching a few bits of porn videos, and then skip to the cumshot, but there's an element of truth to it. "Seeing"/playing the cumshot in erotica is one of the hotter moments for me (and I suspect I am not alone in this) because it's sort of the apex of the whole scene, so the way it's done here makes many of the sexy scenes feel very anti-climatic. Which is a bit disappointing.
• Dialogue - I'm not sure if English is Nyx's (the dev) first language, but occasionally the writing does come across as just ever-so-slightly awkward and stilted. It's not bad by any means, and it all makes sense of course... However, there was a lot of dialogue which sounded just verging on that edge of robotic:

Cons

• Melodrama - This consistently feels like one of my biggest gripes with the games on this site, and once again it feels so pertinent here. Particularly as the plot develops further there seems to regularly be so much unnecessary drama going on with over the top responses. Nobody just sits ands talks it out... Although, I will admit, maybe without this kind of soap-y stuff it would just be boring...
• Erynn is a good girl - So, this was a really weird inconsistency I just didn't get whatsoever... Right at the very start of the game you are told, via quick flashbacks, that the protag used to have a huge crush on blondie Erynn, but eventually they drifted apart and Erynn even eventually took part in bullying him, to the point where he grew to despise her. However, when you get back into town this is immediately forgotten. Erynn has apparently missed you for the last 5 years and thought about you every day and you of course missed her a lot as well. It left me feeling like I'd missed a whole scene where they make-up for past differences and with her apologising rather than him continuing to hold a grudge over the past bullying. It also feels like something of a mixed trick as it could have been actually very fun to come back into town and end up seducing the girl who used to bully you/make fun of you (because that's not a common fantasy at all...). Just... Just weird...

I am very torn between giving Intertwined 3 or 4 stars. On one hand, I have to admit, I actually enjoyed playing it, I enjoyed the sexy stuff and the setting and characters. In the end though I feel like it was juuuust forgettable and generic enough that it rests closer to 3 than it does 4.

Even though I am whinging a lot, I think from a moment to moment basis, most of it didn't really affect how much I actually enjoyed the game. It's only now when I reflect on it that I really think "man, did I enjoy that as much as I thought I did?"

This is with the exception of the Erynn segments, because I swear that just confused me so completely...

On the other hand, I can't really see myself raving about it too much. Visuals are all well and good, but not the most important for me thing in terms of erotic VNs and beyond that, the game doesn't feel super special. It's a crowd-pleaser but also not exceptional, if I were to describe it in a word it would be: solid.

The writing is fine, stilted and awkward sometimes, but it doesn't take you out of the experience. The setting is mundane and uninspired, but its presented nicely.

Character's internal monologues are edging a tiny bit towards insipid territory as all the girls respond in the exact same way to you: "oh gosh, why am I thinking like this about him. Why does he turn me on so much? Oh my goodness. I've never felt this way before. What's wrong with me?" But, again, it's not so over-the-top so as to completely remove you from the experience and actively detract from it (unlike SOME GAMES I could mention).

All in all, it just works and is just a decent experience.

The young man comes back to his hometown trope is used a lot in games, but this is the most fantastic execution, to the point it's not a trope in this game. Fantastic story, it really lives up to its name. One of the good ones on this site and I can't wait to see where it'll go next!

I usually skip games where the overview is "young man returns home, and yada, yada, yada", but I gave Intertwined a chance given the great review score it has. And, I gotta say, Intertwined is freaking amazing.
Though the render quality is not as great, or as up to date as it should be, the characters are really well written and endearing. Not to mention, the story, though slow to start, has gotten better and better as it goes on.

It's in really early stages but it was amazing, an enjoyable plot, variety of character with different personalities, nice models, although is something linear is a really well done novel. I hope to see more of it, I think that in a year or two it will be one of the best games in this site.

Liked the characters, liked the plot, and liked the girls. A couple of things were excpectable, but nevertheless enjoyable. Looking forward to more updates. Keep going the good work. Layla is one of the cutest characters ever, hope 0-6 incluedes more of her.

Review at V0.5.5

This game is one of my mistakes in judging at first glance.
The first time I started this game, I dropped it before getting off the plane in the game. because I thought this game just was one of those games that if you even open the refrigerator or wardrobe, a girl will fall out of it and try to have sex with MC !!! . And this is not a game I want to play. but this judgment was wrong.
The second time .I was bored and had no other work, I did not have another game on the computer. So I played with the lowest expectation of a game .then OMG !!!.

First of all, this game does not need sex scenes to convince the player to continue the game. So far, the beautiful, complex and strong storyline of the game is enough for this purpose. The game has beautiful and deep characters and keeps players eager to know about the game's characters. The characterization of the characters, their connections and their past are well done. The game's storyline is such that its continuation cannot be guessed, we may be surprised at any moment. In general, all the efforts to make this game have reached a good result, which I hope will continue in the future.
I do not want to reveal anything about the game. So I suggest you just play and enjoy it.

thanks for this game. Keep it up! Can't wait for the next updates.

Fantastic renders and animation, fun game design if relatively simple. There's no real way to get off path though more branching might be nice. Main character looks 25 which is whatever but still it works.

One of the best written games I have ever played. The story is awesome. The characters are complex. Sometimes mysterious, sometimes funny, sometimes deep. And the character development during the story is very good. Combined with detailed and very good visuals. The animations could be better but it doesn't really affect the game.
Play it! You won’t be disappointed.
Can't wait for the next update. Keep up the good work.

Really liked this one (0.5.5.) Fun, quirky dialogue without errors, an eye for detail, nothing rushed. Interesting characters, enough foreshadowing to create some mystery, but not too much. Great pacing and a good use of flashbacks.

Great renders, good looking models. Looking forward to what comes next!

Excellent story and character development! I really feel for all of these folks in the story. Writing is wonderful, just enough humor to make it fun without trying to turn it into a yuck-fest. I love that it's not wall-to-wall boinking, which lends a little more realism to the story. My only bone to pick is that the story is SO deep with so many branches that my patience will be tested waiting for the next chapters. All in all, and 5-star effort. Bravo!

Well, well, well! This is quite the game you have here my friend! I'll admit that when I saw the girls I said : I can't miss on trying this one out! Consider me very impress! I played it and not only did I liked the girls, which was obvious to happen, but the story ! Damn, man! I don't know how to put this, but for me it just feels incredible! I don't want to give any spoiler, so I'll just say in case anyone reads this comment before playing : just play it! I personally enjoyed every bit of it! It just gets better and better! Really strong and good work done here! Good job! Can't wait for the rest of it!

What to say about this VN

What i like so far :

-) The story is intriguing and interesting
-) The characters are great
-) I like the detail, one of them when the MC picking up Erynn in front of her campus, i like that its crowded and not just an empty space.
-) The scenery is also great

Have to say tho the animation is not the smoothest here but to me that is the only minor issue about this VN.

100% HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT!!

holy shit this story. no the game itself is so well made it looks so great. i can't wait for the next updates keep going like this. the ending of v0.5 was hard seeing two best friends like that. the hole story is just it keeps my want to know more about it.

[As of v0.6]

The Good:
- Amazing Girls
- Dialogues are fun
- Cute romance moments
- FANTASIC STORY (Dev named this game right)


The Bad:
- GOD awful Animation
- Sex scenes too short


Conclusion:
A game which story is more important that solely sex.
A MUST try.
4/5.

Please work on dem animations, it would have been a 5.

Very Good Game. Interesting Story. Graphics are good too. One of my favourite games. Needs to be updated soon can't wait anymore. Please give more updates. Hope story would be good to in the future. And to be honest I don't like that Ethan character so please don't let him be ex-boyfriend or have any affair in the past with Alexis or Erynn . Thank you so much for this game. Keep it on.

It's overall a good game quite pleasant.

Good but not great graphics, poor animations but there is some that's already a good point ahaha.

Story is interesting. A little problem with pacing because there is an another story in the story (no spoiler). So when things are going well, all stop and you play a new game sort of... I was displeased even if this story was still interesting.

Big problem for the choices.. Generally they are Good answer/bad answer type and not really a choice. Like someone said before here in the review, they need more impact in the story if you need to have choices at all btw... I didn't tell, there is no impact but as i have played, i have counted 2. One of which is quite painfull cause you have to choose between 2 girls with no middle ground ok i was greedy, all games don't have to be harem or fuck all around type. Reality can be good too .

About reality, i dislike a lot the fact that the main character is a chick magnet who don't deserve anything. They fall like flies ( not sure if there is any idiome like this in english) and the MC doesn't earn the girls. There is sometimes, the MC is charismatic and tease/flirt with them but generally the girl is attracted to him like flies with poop. Hum.... ok i have something for the flies today....

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So that's it a good game, but not a top notch one. Hey that's still a good job from the author nonetheless

PS/Edit: BTW the MC is gorgeous! No gay but wow at least i can understand why the girls are falling for him. For once is nice to have as much work on the MC as for the girls.

It is an excellent game, that has a lot of goos characters that you can feel connected with. It is a game tha doesn't need to be full of sex scenes to connect you to the game. Definetely one of my favorites

I got captivated, I discovered it yesterday and I went through the five chapters without a break. It's really like watching a good serie,. For me that's really what I'm looking for, an immersive game where you take a liking to the characters and sometimes you don't even think about sex anymore.

And the characters change clothes every day, that's a big advantage over some of the most known games.

I don't know if you understood what i mean, I never used skip button in this game. And It's a good way to work on my English, but unfortunately I can't talk to my teacher about it. Cause I live in the real life haha