VN - Ren'Py - Abandoned - Juno's Task [Ch.5.1] [JoJozz]

EDIT: I have now played through the content in version 4.1 and the game got much better than the beginning. The start is bad enough, that it hurts the score, and I'll leave the original review as a spoiler at the end.

The cringe-inducing absurdity of the start of the game starts to turn into funny absurdity once the first day is past. The setup with the roomies is still very weird and unnatural, but once the actual tone of the game gets established, it's less jarring. The weird mishmash personality of the MC in the beginning also becomes much more consistent, even if there are some problems. MC just accepting having been hit in the head with a baseball bat is not cool and made it really hard to like the characters involved. Especially since it is just waved away without any repercussions for the people doing or the one ordering it or even a sincere attempt at atoning for it. Makes the characters seem sociopathic.

Once the game got going, I found it quite enjoyable. It's a bit silly, but intentionally so. Every character takes their traits to an exaggerated level, but it fits the tone of the game. Will not be for everyone, but after the bad start I'm very curious to see where it goes and there seems to be a possibility for interesting growth for the characters, which might make them much more deep and nuanced as the story progresses. If the writer can pull it off.

The renders are good enough, but not exceptional. The models are more varied than in many games. Not so much as an attempt to cater to every interest, but to make the character's appearances fit their roles in the story.

All in all, the game would be a 4-star for me if the bad start didn't drag it down. If the creator keeps improving and maybe (much) later on does some edits to the beginning, this has potential to be an easy 4. Maybe even a personal 5 if the writing ends up cashing in on the potential of the hilarious absurdity and interesting world-building. I'll be glad to update the review again, if that comes to pass.

(Ch 4.003)

The girls are hot and most of them I really don't have anything to complain about. I can ignore the frequent grammar issues, as well. My complaints are mainly about the MC.

The MC is easily the weakest link of this VN. What does he even do? He doesn't go to school, work, help around the house, have any actual hobbies, or really any defining traits besides being a nice guy. All he does all day is wander around from one girl to the next, then gets home and acts like he just worked a 12-hour shift. He's as interesting as cardboard, and that is reflected in the dialogue he has with literally every character; It's boring and meaningless chatter that is just filler in between the sex scenes (or way more likely, a tease of something starting and then getting interrupted). What really broke the camel's back for me was the MC getting knocked out with a baseball bat and put into a bondage machine by a LI and him just immediately forgiving it right away. What a wet fucking noodle.

I'm sick to death of the no-personality Mr. Nice Guy protagonist that is just a waste of oxygen and I believe any VN that takes that route doesn't deserve higher than an average(3-star) rating, if not lower.

Honestly, the best part about this game is the titular character. There have been MANY fertility goddesses on f95. But not many have attempted to humanize them. Juno makes mistakes and is open to different opinions. You can aaalmost say the cliche "that you're in it for the plot not the porn"

This is in no way against the dev(s) but I just could not get interested in this VN at all. I only made it to breakfast with the ladies.

PROS
Models are sexy( the two that I remember)
Writing was ok

CONS
Story was just meh!
Characters were bland and almost thirsty

Overall
I just couldn't get invested in the story or the characters.
This VN just isn't for me. I'll give it a hard pass from future
updates.
I wish the dev(s) the best of luck.

Models are top notch, writing is interesting enough to move the plot along. In fact, story seems to get better with each update. Excellent game so far and cant wait to see what comes next for this game!

An excellent game in all aspects except the animations.
-gorgeous models with different personalities and all of them are lovable
-variety in the model's age, body shapes, etc. so the game satisfies all tastes.
-decent writing with good pacing
-a very interesting and good plot
-a likable MC who is not a jerk but also not an idiot who allow people to walk over him, for this alone it deserves 5 stars.
keep up the good work dev

Juno's Task is a game with a familiar setting, MC gets to live with his mother and sister he last saw many years ago (don't play this without patch). And there's instant attraction. But there is a twist: the MC gets involved in a supernatural plot involving a fertility goddess who wants to restore her power and the MC gets a "simple" task: women have to fall in love with him and then the MC is supposed to impregnate them.

So the setting is nothing too original, but it's pretty well done here. Of course you must be ok with the somewhat over the top premise, but if you accept it the game is quite a bit of fun, even in the early stages.

The renders are top quality, but there are no animations. The various scenes with selected females therefore only use static renders and some narration. It's ok though. Even if animations would certainly be preferable most of the time. But static renders can at times be better than your typical 1-2 second standard animation loop.
There is also some tenderness here, so character kiss etc and you don't just jump straight into action all the time. But the MC or the love interest always leave after the act, since they fear they could be discovered. We are still at a stage where none of the love interests know about each other.

The female characters are a bit stylized, their faces are all very attractive, but many females are on the overly busty side of things and the waists of the women are a bit too thin. Early in the story the hips of several characters are very exaggerated, but the models change early into chapter 1 (for the better) and the hips are significantly smaller now, i.e. looking more normal, but most women in this game are sill on the curvy side of things.

The MC is also one of the few good looking male characters, he's also not a creep and so far everything is more or less wholesome and actually based on love, so no corruption really, even if there is magic at work. There is some very (very very) mild BDSM, but it's more or less in the game for humor and rather lighthearted (so far) and the MC is not involved.

The game has music and some sound. And the music is ok throughout.

There are quite a few love interests and all of them are unique. A game with about 10 or so love interests usually can't dedicate too much time to each character, but the characters are still fairly unique and in their own way very likable. You do get the usual archetypes. From playful/naughty bi-curious twins (they love to play with each other....), a more edgy rebel girl, to the more romantic sister who is looking for a soulmate and of course the "Milf", there are several of them in the game, not just the MC's mother. There should be something for everyone.
So far there are no love interests I would rather avoid, they are all pretty great.

There are also a few choices in the game, but not too many. You get options here and there to avoid a character / scene and sometimes you need to choose between two characters.

At one point Juno tells the MC that she would also be happy with just one woman being in love and pregnant, so maybe there will be a proper solo path in the future. But chances are most people will want to romance all characters.

The game has a pretty quick pace, early on things are super fast, but that receives an explanation (basically Juno gave the MC some super pheromones early on that eventually wear off), but a bit later things slow down again to a somewhat more reasonable pace. But this game is certainly not a slow burn, at the end of chapter 3 the MC has the chance to go all the way with both his sister and mother already, so you are not teased until all eternity here.

If you want a more realistic approach, Juno's Task is probably nothing you will find all that rewarding, since all the various females fall for the MC pretty fast and of course there is the supernatural magic angle.
And one scene with a doctor at the hospital and her daughter who works as a nurse is maybe overdoing it, it doesn't feel believable, even in a setting like we have in the game, it's "just" a handjob, but the idea that both mother and daughter give it to the MC at the same time with more or less zero build-up or reflection from the characters later in the game is a bit far fetched.

But many will probably not mind the faster pace here and overall Juno's Task is a game that is neither tedious nor boring. You basically jump from one scene with a love interest to the next, so there's this constant tension and - so far - no side plots that detract from the core and focus of the game. However, the villain of the story sets a plan in motion towards the end of chapter 3 and maybe future chapters will expand more upon the plot.

Juno's Task is definitely one of the better family themed harem VNs, even if it makes use of some very familiar tropes. But fun factor is high and it's pretty lighthearted - if you are ok with a plot that is merely an excuse to have the MC spend as much time with various attractive women as possible. If you are then Juno's Task is something you should definitely give a try! You will almost certainly like it.

This is my first review and I was compelled to make it so this game has more exposure. After a rocky start, the latest update (0.3) was a masterstroke and has propelled the VN to being one of the most promising around with some great content already.

Summary:

The story is straightforward, the MC has gone to live with his landlady and roommate in a new town and is recruited by a goddess to make everyone fall in love with him and impregnant them.

Story

Pros:

• The story is simple. This is one the VNs biggest strength as it allows it to be character driven and not be bogged down with a convoluted plot. That being said, it’s not without its twists and turns. The cliffhanger in the last update has me very interested in seeing what happens next.
• This game is most definitely a cest focused game. Along with the landlady and the housemate, all the LIs come in groups of two or three with everyone in the group having a relation with each other. I’m a sucker for cest and this feeds my perversion to the max.

Cons:

• This is not a con for me, but the story is quite fast paced. JoJozz does a good job in making it believable with plot points but some might want a slower burn. Additionally, as mentioned in another review, the antagonist seems like she will keep things interesting by adding conflict during the aforementioned cliffhanger.

Characters

Pros:

• The character models are where this game is at it’s strongest. All the LIs have beautiful faces. Their bodies at first glance might seem to lack uniqueness, with all of them being some form of busty, bubble butt broad. However, they have enough variety with their nipples, boob and ass shape, piercings, and other features to be different. A lot of care has been put into the LIs, every one of them is extremely sexy and I want to glaze them all like a donut.
• Extra points for the male characters having care put into them too, and not just the MC. It breaks immersion to have the most generic looking male characters in a VN. The extra effort is appreciated and it shows that JoJozz cares about this game.
• The characters personality is also three dimensional. At one point, Juno tells the MC that to make the girls fall in love with him, he must look past their outward stereotype and get to know all sides to them.

Cons:

• None.

Visuals

Pros:

• The renders in this game are stunning. They are well posed and lit and there are plenty of them to boot.
• The visual comedy in this game is pretty good too. It’s not on the level of Once in a Lifetime but JoJozz has made me laugh in this game often and it just adds to the enjoyment.

Cons:

• None.

Audio

Pros:

• It’s there, so at least there is that. The tracks don’t distract too much from game too.

Cons:

• This is where the game is at it’s weakest. Audio is one of the most powerful tools to enhance emotion in the game and the music fails to do that.

H-Scenes

Pros:

• The H-scenes in this game are plentiful enough and well-spaced. The beautiful thing in this game is that there is a constant sense of eroticism that you are carried from one scene to the other without losing your arousal.
• The situations you find yourself in are very erotic and not the usual yoga/dressing room scenes. Bonus points for subverting our expectations with Valerie’s job as a meditation instructor.

Cons:

• This VN does not have animations. I know that is a deal breaker for a lot of people, but JoJozz does a good job by having enough arousing renders with progression in the H-scenes to make up for it.

Conclusion (tl;dr)

This is a great cest game that has plenty of style and enough substance for you to be engrossed in the story and the characters. JoJozz has made great strides with each update and I hope he continues on this trajectory to deliver us another gem to add to our storage drives.

Reviewing game version: 0.3

The game is still rather new but I'm giving it 5 stars so that more people would be compelled to try it out and it hopefully encourages the dev not to abandon it.

You are the champion of juno selected to make several women fall in love with you and impregnate them. The mc is an awkward teenager that initially doesnt know of his role. He first is shown moving to his mothers place where he lives with his sister and immediately finds them attracted to him with out him knowing why. He is then later shown exploring the town and also finds the women attracted to him before being told of his role and failing to complete his task which would upon failure to be completed would supposedly cause him to die.

Over the course of the game the mc acts like a chameleon already taking the initiative to get closer to the girls and lying his way in order to be with them. The first thing i felt was that everything happens too quickly from what i am used to in the "awkward mc gets powers and uses it to seduce women genre". If everything goes well then where is the conflict? How would the story be interesting? Luckily the pace was designed to be that way to later introduce the antagonist freya. A banished fertility goddess who was wronged by juno and now for her revenge will find people to steal the love interests away from him.

The game mostly feels like a quick paced kinetic novel seing as there is no grinding for stats no hestitation or inner conflict from the mc or a choice given to the player on which girls to romance or branching plotlines. Supposedly we would also pass the task if we had only one girl truly be in love and impregnated but like I said it doesnt seem like we can yet.

If you dont find any of these points brought up being deal breakers or dont find anything wrong with it then give it a try!

Large amount of story and content for a game so early in development. Large varied and interesting cast that are all stunning. No animations as of yet but the stills are all incredible. This is definitely a project to watch. Great stuff so far.

Juno's Task [v0.3]

Pros

• A nice / interesting story emphasizing incest & polyamorous.
• Excellent quality of image renders.
• Fairly good quality of animations.
• Play-ability and performance are all just OK no issue
• Curious to look for next update

Cons

• Lack of genuine or more of fictitious for sexuality for incest as well for all
• Switch over between the scenes are not so good due to lack of continuity.
• Lack of seductiveness in sexual approach
• Bugs: There are serious bugs using MULTI MOD but no issue with normal mode
• Error: Guess I noticed few typos

The game has plenty of potential to fill a niche with the absurdity of the story and execution. Right from the start the developer doesn't hide their intention of writing an exaggerated story that falls perfectly in line with the blended Roman and Norse mythologies. The general intentions on where the story is going next is well executed with clear goals in mind on character development for each of the girls and the MC himself.

With the glowing praise out of the way the primary issue I have with the MC. While it's made abundantly clear that he's an 18 yo with no sexual experience his interactions with the girls teeters between naïve/monogamous to a sexually experience life guru. Between the two personalities the latter of the two best fits the MC and what feels like the primary intention behind the story. The dev shouldn't be afraid of exploring some of the more exaggerated scenes since Juno herself seems to wholeheartedly believe that the MC is going to become a sex god.

My second issue with the game is the lack of diversity in body proportions. Every single girl has an overexaggerated hourglass figure (aside from Louise) that makes it difficult to differentiate who is who. For Juno and Freyja this makes sense as both are goddesses of fertility, but for every single girl to have that kind of figure it makes it difficult to really invest in any of the characters.

Tying in to the second issue, the stark similarity between Valerie and Veronica feels intentional with how comically identical the two are physically. Even though both have unique personalities I routinely mixed them up solely due to their physical similarities. Unfortunately this issue is impossible to address without restructuring the game from the start, so I'll find a way to live with it.



My overall rating may change over the next few updates depending on what type of content gets released. In general the story feels solid with a great cast of characters introduced right at the beginning.

This game is a breath of fresh air into the AVN scene. A harem game that also takes you for a trip, if you allow it to.

The plot is well-written compared to most AVNs, which might not say much at first but the more you allow yourself to fall into the lore the more you find yourself enjoying it.

Renders are great, I mean just look at the previews and if you don't big booby milfs, then there are different LIs that you can purse.

What I find most impressive about this game is its ability to set a clear path for the story, but still leave so much in the dark in terms of the story. After playing this game, I found myself actually thinking about it in my free time which just shows you how good a game is if it can reach you after you've finished playing it.

Can't recommend this game enough.

Version: 0.2b

So far so good. Only a few things worth mentioning:

• very erotic… as the premise is grounded in sex
• refreshing how the women are the ones doing the most lusting while the MC is neither a soyboy nor a fiend
• some classic tease moments: housemate walks in on MC with hard-on; peeping in shower
• all the women have extremely hourglass figures with two variations: lean and thick - makes it less interesting on the individual characters if everyone shares the same perfect figure
• some backgrounds inside the house are way too white

Looks like it can be a good ole casual sex VN that doesn't have to do too much to check off all the marks for a good fap

Other minor more personal points:

• Kate in those scrubs
• what's with all outfits being unnaturally form fitted? I know it's the 3d model software and it's easier but some more realistic clothing would be a great step in basic 3d modelling, specifically top wear
• Valerie was quite the tease at the ending with removing her panties - well done on that one dev

This is a hard game for me to rate, Its probably one of my favorite setups for games, IE. estranged mother and sister, and the character models and renders are gorgeous, But I have a big problem with the backgrounds of the Sister and the Mom, right now the Mom is a former porn actress (has been changed to playboy model but they were notorious for sleeping with a lot of people that visited the mansion) with over 200 scenes, which is a major turn off, and the sister apparently all she does in her free time is fuck random dudes... so obviously this is a major turn off for most people in the harem genre, Mom i would be fine with, but the slutty sister... If ever single character is going to be a slut, I'm more scared about the STD's at that point than the sexy scenes.

I think it would be better if the Mom was a model, or actual actress, and I prefer the sisters, or sibling to be a Virgin if the Mc is a virgin, it would allow better interactions between the two trying to discover their sexuality mutually instead of a promiscuous older sister and naïve useless MC.

I think the dev is willing to adjust so i will update this if things are changed

So I tried the game in the original version (v0.1) and the non-porn actress version (v0.12) and here is what I think.

First, it would fit better if Veronica would be an aunt and Valerie a cousin because a scenario of them not seeing each other for years is more plausible that way, also from the line that the MC and Valerie will both start College in the same year I assume they are the same age and that is more believable if they are cousins instead of siblings.

Second, even with the changes in v0.12, I'm still not a fan of Veronica being a former Playboy model and when it comes to Valerie that is probably just me but I think in an incest game sisters/cousins should be virgins.

Third, the MC is terrible, he looks like he doesn't have a single muscle in his body, he is written as a stupid 12-year old that has never seen a naked woman and he is already lying to the girls to come across as the cool guy. Most of the scenes when he explores the city are just bad clichés.

At the moment the only good thing about the game is the "good" looking models (the ratio between tits, waist, and hips is a bit much).

Also, Valerie looks almost the same age as Veronica.

Upside down world porn experience, usually it's the weak, timid MC that pervs on the shy and reserved ladies, but in this case it's the ladies perving on shy... yet still weak and timid MC. The MC has to make every woman fall in love with him. Which in a town filled with slutty women that shouldn't be hard. He can start with his slutty ex pornstar Mom and equally slutty sister.

The thigh gaps on some of these women are unrealistic looking, including some of the milfs. I may or may not play this again but to everyone else fap on.

Wow!! Excellent game, wonderful graphic and super sexy characters. Absoluty fantastic story, little bit weird the role of the Goddess, but she's supersexy too! This game has all the elements to become one of my favourite games ever!! Can't wait for the next update!!

I love this game... it has a huge potential... the aesthetics of the characters made me fall in love with it, and the story with the goddess Juno(her aesthetics is unbeatable) is a wonderful idea.... You have to support this man on Patreon because in my opinion he has created a work of art that can entertain us a lot.... I can't wait to see how the story continues.... ¡¡¡Thanks a lot JoJozz!!!

What a great, and fun first outing with Juno's Task. I am amazed to see how quickly I fell in love with both Valerie and Veronica, and not to mention the "best-friends" that MC finds in the dressing room. The only critique I can give, is find a proof-reader *ahem, who'd be willing to take a look at and edit your dialog. There are grammar errors here and there, but, overall, you did a great job with chapter 1, and I am looking forward to future outings.