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

Definitely one of the better College themed Avn's out there. A bewildering array of Li's and paths. Good news is the love interests are great and actions actually seem to have some consequences!
Shame the update rate is slow, but I'm really looking forward to see how this continues.

1 star for the effort of continuing the story even if it's bad
2nd star for the good renders
3rd for my favorite girls

Said that. This game has so many cons , all girls are wet for the Mc just by its presence even if he didn't do anything, they are in heat and are stalkers, well , i don t mind it, but the thing is that all of them lie to the MC at the end of the day, if you are (the player) invested in the story, you will get mad and start hating all the women in the game (my case)

And...you (the player) start to wonder if this game is a waste of time.

i found myself waiting for certain scenes with certain woman, the rest, shit

Average-poorish game

Writing is so-so, there are a lot of stupid situations that could be handle different with another kind of writting, said that you can still enjoy the game, this are my tastes


I am finally enjoying the game after cutting bonds with almost all girls and staying on the training camp. so far, all looks fine, Valerie and Elena are probably the less hateful girls in the game.

This game stands out among others with a well-thought-out plot, which is not too long and at the same time does not make the characters of the game rabbits who just do their thing all the time. The plot involves dealing with two goddesses and there's even a balance between the two superpowers they give the main character, but it could have been a little better. In general, there are almost no comments about the game. There can only be wishes for the models of the girls, although they are different, but too close to real life, it would be possible to add at least one or two beauties among the girls with an ordinary appearance. Waiting for the future updates!

A bit disappointed after reading some reviews and praises for the game and then played it. The best thing about the game are girls (most of them LIs are hot, there are quite a few "flavors" so to speak) and moms are absolute milfs, but that's about it really.

The rest, I'm afraid is average or even negative:
- Don't like MC. I find him... just boring as fuck really. Also I don't like his looks and lame haircut and the way he smiles... Ugh.
- Story so far is pretty average, nothing that would want me to continue playing.
- Male characters are either cringy, boring or total assholes as always. Kinda sick of these games that have men in only when they need you to hate someone or sexually harass someone. Or be a cringy sidekick to a MC.
- Lewd scenes are pretty bad overall. Very short, no buildup whatsoever and it ends in seconds, since there is barely any dialogue or narration in them. So you stick your dick in a girl and in two seconds you cum and it's over.
- Other scenes and overall story progression can also feel lacking, ends abruptly and it goes to complete other scene (like what happens after few days) and it's just not a smooth and organic transition and feels like there is content missing.
- I don't mind too much that it isn't a harem and you have to pick a girl, but I think there are too many girls tbh. While I like most of them, I usually feel a bit overwhelmed with games that have so many girls available to be your LI. I prefer fewer girls with more quality content with each of them.

I might play some more and see if anything changes, but it's definitely not what I expected.

This might actually be a great game. For me however, it just slightly misses the mark. I don't personally like games where you have to make choices between women. I get the idea of wanting the game to have a real life feel to it, but this is just a game so why do I have to choose?? If it wasn't for that aspect, I would give the game five stars. There are many plot lines,. There are many characters, and there are a lot of choices.

One of the finest AVNs I've played honestly, characters are well-written and well-modeled too. I think it's the best game when it comes to how well it handles cheating, the consequences are just top-notch. hopefully late on the music improves but storywise, it's really interesting and engaging. and lastly the Lewds are fantastic , we need more updates asap!!!!

Take Gossip Girl, filter it through the writing talent of the average native english porno dev, add an assortment of generic moralisations.. this game in a nutshell. It goes one step further than drama for drama's sake, it creates drama out of thin air. Horror movies have jump-scares, this has jump-drama.

Traditionally, characters are supposed to be established as characters before their problems or conflicts can be expected to have any impact on the audience. Here drama is synonymous with personality:
'I am a pregnant woman';
'I saw mom kissing her female best friend and was very angry at her' [It's unclear why that makes the PC angry, apart from - you guessed it - drama. But that's kind of the running theme of this game.]
'My dad isn't my real dad, and that's very upsetting for some reason'.

The characters themselves, beyond all these plot contrivances that happen to them, are defined by either one of two qualities - nice (most of them incl the females) or mean (the obligatory asshole jock rival).

Tldr, the story is a collection of superficial and not quite coherent drama setups featuring a surplus of romantic interests who constantly want to hang out with the insipid featureless PC. So like most porno gaems, except it's designed to force you to take the story and some of its moral lessons srsly. You can only choose one girl and cheating has consequences. Problem being, the game's mechanism for determining the PC's chastity reflects how stupid/contrived the plot is. So much so that merely having met or spent time with someone without successively informing everyone else of that fact is apparently a big deal. If the roleplaying setup is bad the roleplay won't be engaging either, however diverse or impactful the choices might be.

Gfx/models range from 3-5/5. Lighting is very good. Some anims are decent, most are choppy and awkward. H-scenes vary in quality. I saw two that were fappable, the rest not so much. Mileage may vary ofc.

I like how the dynamics between the MC and the rest seem quite organic. Some of the plot development seems a little contrived, but I get why that is necessary for things to all be 'intertwined'. I'd give it a solid 9 out of 10, and I look forward to what future updates will bring.
Nikki is best girl.

v 0.10.5
The story was delightful, with a delightful sense of humor and captivating characters. It stands as one of the most exceptional games I have ever experienced. I was completely engrossed, playing for extended periods without pause.

Nevertheless, there are drawbacks. The graphics leave something to be desired, occasionally even falling into the realm of subpar. This is particularly evident in the animations and backgrounds. However, the character designs and intricacies are commendable. While I don't necessarily require top-notch visuals when the characters and plot are so engaging, it would still be pleasing to have improved graphics as well.

Best game, but maybe more motorcycle scenes, I would imagine. .
Women like motorcycles. .
And it would be nice to have more scenes with Valeria on the road and also on the motorbike. .

This game really showcases what I love about adult VNs.

Really fun and engaging dialogue, without being pretentious.

Great, good looking characters, all with realistic motives and morals. (Alexis is wifey material, and I won't tolerate any slander coming her way.)

There's just a lot here to dive into and enjoy. Tons of ups and downs, steamy romance and some juicy drama. And I was into ALL of it, lmao.

Random note; I suspect the dev might be a pro wrestling fan, as the MC's shirt looks like a CM Punk shirt from his 2011-12 run. And they also referenced "making the list" which could be a Chris Jericho reference?

Anyway, yeah, infinite stars for this charming VN.

Great game, great story, characters show different personalities that make the game feel "meaningful", your choices do impact the plot of the game...
Beautiful renders, every girl in the game have unique traits.
This game is a must try for everyone, thumbs up for the Dev, definitely one of the best games of its genre.

I want to give this a 5, but I just can't.

Every male in this game is either a complete fucking idiot, or a dark triad son-of-a-bitch (or both... Zach). When the majority of your audience is male, it's really insulting. The introduction of John makes it better, but we all know he's going to be outed as another character's deadbeat dad in a future update, so "enjoy it while it lasts" I guess.

Because I can compartmentalise my discomfort with this, I do think the game is really, really, great overall. I just can't rate it the maximum, when I really wish I could, because of an authorial bias I vehemently disagree with and feel alienated by.

LIs are all fantastic. There is not a single one I do not like. Valeria in particular is so good for a character who has really only been in 3/10 episodes. I love how calm she is and how mentally healthy her approach to meeting people is. The firey spirit in stressful situations that contrasts with her regular state... It's all just great character stuff. She also has the best looking model in the game, I just wish her skin texture was a little less plastic. Daz models tend to do that with any skin that has any shade of colour to it though.

The story isn't really a traditional plot, and that's actually a good thing. It is about little stories that are based upon the LIs and their character arcs. This works so well in the romance and adult VN format because it is the core of the game to present people we care about.

The animations are trash though. There is really no point in having them when they run at 12 fps. The game would be better if they just used still renders because it is clear from the quality of the animations that the developers don't care about them.

Exterior environments are also really flat, and a lot of depth of field is used to remove scene complexity. Which is fine for a VN, only it can also lead to some really horrible sharp edges on certain things (like grass joining to pavement or water lines).

The writing is mostly excellent. There are some scenarios that feel forced, and this is mostly dealing with the MC and his family situation - his "father" makes a lot of decisions that do not seem very realistic. It feels like the author forced them in to make something happen, but do not feel right for the characters in play.

There are quite a few typos, and there are turns of phrase that make me suspect the developer(s) does(do) not speak English as a first language. This is further hinted at with how many Anglo/American idiosyncracies are confused in the story (drinking out in the open under the age of 21, a clearly US highschool calling football "football" instead of "soccer" ). However, this is mitigated by how complex the branching and optional events are. There is no other game out there (Being a DIK is the closest) that has this much decision making from the player that affects the content. Typos and the occasional unassigned variable error crop up, but it is hard to blame anyone for this given the scope. It extends playability enormously and is worth the price.

When I play it, I feel part of it; and there can be no higher praise than that. It is what every AVN should aspire to make the reader feel.

The complexity of this story is mind boggling. Putting this together must be a nightmare. Once you get used to the fact that at the beginning the story isn't very linear due to establishing character references, it begins to come together nicely. I can understand that some folks aren't used to this writing style, but it takes talent and patience to pull this off.

Well done thus far, and I can't wait for more updates.

Written as of v0.10.5

I’m writing it after some time after playing it, because I needed it to be more objective. So I’m sorry if I’m not 100 % accurate, as some time passed.

If you're here because of the “male domination” tag, you can leave already. Maledom content is present in some sex scenes, but MC’s mostly submissive bitch outside of the sex.

I mostly ignore bad games and don't give them any reviews, because anybody can start playing and see that it's bad and sometimes games are getting better later on. This game is the opposite of it. It starts good and it's going worse (in a sinusoid way, but the tendency is present at least till 8 episode).

Some people were very hyped about this avn, so I checked it and thought that's above average for a long time, but actually the more I played, the more the story had less to do with realism. It's bad. The stupidity and inconsistency of MC can suck off all of your joy of playing it. You have been warned.

I needed to play some good music and force myself to play till the end to give an honest review: 3/5. Some explanations of my stances are in spoiler, mostly for hyped persons. Don't read it, if you want to be spoiler free.

Weak points: animations, inconsistency, MC, almost non music and sound effects, realism, story, double standards, light misandry, light philogyny
neutral: lack of voice acting, lots of flashbacks in story, common situations in porn games,
Strong points: graphics (character designs), girls looks and personalities, forced drama, amount of content, consequences, it brings emotions.

1.Animations.
Most of the sex scenes are bad.

Characters have odd, usually sharp and quick moves. It looks like they lack anatomic and physic accuracy, but it's the first time for me seeing such imperfect moves with such good graphics, so it may be something else also. Lots of titles have done better in regard to animations. From about 9/10 episode animations starts to be overall visible better, but not great still. Also, one of the first sex scenes animation (with the mirror in the bedroom) looks rather good, so I’m quite lost as to why most look bad.

2.MC is inconsistent.

Having that in mind he’s also a somewhat hotspur, hypocritical, stupid, submissive bitch. And I mean submissive bitch in life, but not in bed. There are some boundaries to show imperfections to keep it realistic, but they are crossed in game imo.

3. Double standards, light misandry and light philogyny.

To make it short, most characters have done something bad, wrong, controversial or debatable. And most of it is pointed by dev. But … overall final judgment, be it by MC’s inner thoughts or in other ways, is always in favor of women. I didn’t spot even one final judgment that would be in favor of man overall. I understand moral relativism, but discrimination by gender in this game is visible.

As for strong points, look at the beginning in green text.

Damn, I wasn't expecting much when I first downloaded it, but this is such high quality, I swear.
Of course, it isn't without fault, but it's still really good overall.
I would give it a 9/10, almost perfect.

Nice story. Gorgeous humor. Awesome Nik... emm... characters))) Overall one of the best game I have ever played. Seriously I got so deeply engaged that I played almost nonstop)
There are downsides however. Graphics are not too good... sometimes even rather bad. This especially true for animations and backgrounds. Character designs and detail are great though. Not that I need them very much when I have lovely chars and plot but it would be nice to get better graphics too)

My download said v0.9.2 (though I don't see that version in the Changelog).

A teen/high school drama VN.

+ Attractive models
-- Animations are subpar and not very frequent
+ Diverse personalities
> If you're looking for a harem story, this is NOT that. Pick a girl and work that storyline because you only can be with one in the end.
> Emily, the mom, is a MILF but no sexy storyline with the MC if that is another thing you're looking for.
+ MC is likeable.
+ MC's friend/sidekick is very UN-unlikeable (cringe-worth).
+ A detestable antagonist.
-- No gallery, which this VN could really use.
+ There is a good amount of story/reading here.
> A lot of brunettes (which is my preferred type), but not a lot of other variety...or so it feels.
+ I like we have different races...I'm just missing my Asian-flavor!
+ Not a direct point for the game, but the mod walkthrough was super helpful to know what decisions have what impact...especially with so many girls/storylines.
> I don't know if getting points with Layla's mom or teacher Gabi will lead to some MILF action or not. That doesn't seem to be the focus of this story.

OVERALL:
Enjoyable and I'm more than willing to try it again and explore more storylines through multiple playthroughs once it comes along further.

This VN is one of the better quality ones on here. The story is mostly your high school "omg my hormones..." type of setting where drama and comedy collide.

The MC is fairly likeable and I give Nyx points for the ink sleeve he has. Nice to see an MC with tats
He's not a complete dick and can be pretty decent mostly - even though he was a retard as a kid.

The characters are fairly diverse, the girls are attractive and have reasonably believable personalities.

Erryn just irritated me with her possessive behavior which is plain irrational at times. Alexis can get freaky (go girl!) but gives slight stalker vibes...
Layla is a teasing type who gets jealous easily. Elena comes across a bit bitchy but is actually fun, caring and loyal - she can also be interested in a throuple scenario with MC and Layla if you play it right.

My favorite is the later added Valeria. Val is just a smokeshow! she is cool, calm but feisty when angered. She gets stalked by a walking disease called Zach (your friend... *cringe*) who goes full Ted Bundy in his romance attempts.

Nikki and Carla are a pair of sisters the MC can become romantically involved with. I liked Nikki as she was fun, athletic and very confident. Carla is sweet, shy and unconfident for the most part - but she can improve with MC's help.

Now for the annoying characters. Zach. Oh god, never have I wanted to jam my nails into some VN characters eyeballs as badly as his. He's a dick. A diseased, leperous one. The guy knows no boundaries, or hygiene, or tact, or common fucking sense. literally a walking dick

Ethan is the resident scumbag antagonist that is trying to slide into Erryn's most holiest of holy treasures. He is an arrogant little cock womble. If I was Erryn, I would have drop kicked him into a trash bin loooong ago, but nope.

The drama can be funny at times, irritating at others. The whole Erryn/Alexis bust up over the MC, complete with lots of crying, just made me want to bitch slap them both. Hello? you are besties are you not? hoes before bros bitches!

Overall, it's pretty fun and offers a good slice of high school drama if that's what you like. I just want to see Ethan and Zach's exsanguinated corpses and I will be a happy girl

Intertwined just turned into 1 of my all time favourite games,its just freakin amazing.
The story is quite engaging from start & is 1 hell of a rollercoaster ride.

My favourite part is the branching which is insanely good & increases its replay value as subtle changes in decisions leads to various consequences.
LI r also quite wholesome, though my fav is & will always be Nikki (though I'm hooking up with 5 girls in the end of 10.5,needs more Nikki sugar cuz she isn't there 75% game).
I like the MC as he isn't a douche/edgelord infact most of his interactions have a realistic approach

Though in the end i do have 2 complaints:-
1.No music/sound which is a real shame as I've seen games with bare content or 1/2 a polish as this with it.Audio can really enhance the immersion which can literally elevate this game to a whole new level
2.Sex animations though at the start were really subpar I've noticed it getting better with latest updates still the animations could use an fps boost cuz it's really weird seeing 30fps animations especially in 2023