VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Leap of Faith [Ch. 8 v1.0.3] [DriftyGames]

Still at an early development phase, Leap of Faith, in it's current state [Ch.3], is an adult visual novel game that tells a very compelling story in a visually appealing game, featuring high quality renders and animations, pleasant music from a fully licensed soundtrack, and a clever gameplay system, providing an unforgettable experience where the highlights are its characters and its immersive plot, which won't leave you indifferent.

You play the role of a young man in a story setting that features themes revolving early adulthood's life struggles, focusing on friendship and romance, where you will bond with other characters, progressively, and where the erotic elements show their presence in an organic fashion; not feeling artificial in any way, but appearing as a natural process of the relationship, should you choose to pursue the characters at that level.

Written in a consistent manner, and alternating between a comedic tone and a more serious one (some darker moments included), it deals with believable real life issues, where drama may arise at some points. It will reward you with its elaborate narrative and delight you with a sense of immersion where you will take pleasure from every little detail you spot, as you explore and uncover its secrets, providing food for thought and evoking your imagination, leaving you hooked and craving for more.

With its clever phone system, this game is quite unique in the way it allows us to proceed in the story, as we can't advance through the dialogue alone. We need to consult our main character's phone (in the form of its many apps), at crucial points in the game, some being prompted automatically (such as in the occurrence of a phone call), while in others, we need to find them ourselves (like sending messages or checking social media posts), as the game will continue to run, otherwise, advancing the story and leaving us missing some scenes and important details of substantial relevance in the plot, that could have helped our understanding, or could even have altered the events of the game.

Whether through this system or the regular dialogue choices, you will feel you have the freedom to reject or accept other characters' advances and situations that arise in the course of the game, and that, seemingly, you are in control, and that your choices and actions actually matter, impacting the results you'll obtain, whether they'd appear in a shorter or longer term, even if the game mainly follows a script and you can't avoid certain parts or characters, completely.

The game characters are portrayed by particularly beautiful models, distinct from other games, and different from each other, ensuring variety and increasing the chances that you'll find one or more of them very attractive and appealing, maybe even allowing you to find your ideal virtual girl among the several love interests. They also possess their own individual personality and circumstances, making it easy for you to discern which type is more appealing to you, overall. Plus, they feel much more real and interesting than you'd expect of a game, and you just can't help but want to get to know more about them and engage with them.

Through its fully licensed catalogue, the music soundtrack is also very pleasing and appropriate for the multitude of situations we'll find ourselves in, suiting the different moods and blending with the atmosphere of the moment, perfectly. It will influence our feelings, be it joy or sadness, fear or anger, aiding us in the immersion factor. Besides, music is also an important component of the story, as some characters are involved directly with the music industry portrayed in the plot, and other characters interact with them according to their roles.

Take note that this game is still a work in progress; somewhere near its initial stages of development, but since its short period of time from the first release, it's been getting updates regularly, in schedule, and with a substantial amount of content in each one, covering a whole chapter, each.

Taking this into account, one still can't help but witness the quality and effort put into this project, where Drifty brings us a refreshing new experience, a true gem in the form of this title that stands out for the reasons already mentioned, and if it continues to deliver this level of quality, it will certainly succeed and soon reach the heights it deserves. Talk about a leap of faith.

Rating:

Graphics: 5/5
Sound: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Gameplay: 5/5
Overall: 5/5

Recommended to all players, especially to visual novel fans, and all those who like to immerse themselves in a good story, and invest their time engaging in a fictional world with interesting, believable and unforgettable characters, that will make you care for them and crave for more.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GAME WHERE YOU SAY FUCK STORY I WANNA BANG EVERY; STRANGE GIRL, SISTER, MOM, COUSIN, AND DAUGHTER, MAGIC CREATURE, AND HOLE I SEE WITHOUT ANY INTERACTION BEYOND THROWING OUT THEIR PELVIS WITH YOUR MC’S COMEDICALLY HUGE PENIS!? ? WELL GUESS WHAT MOFOS, this not the game for that.

This game actually makes the characters seem human and not a walking genitalia. It has an acutal story that you wanna see, your bestfriend isnt trying to fuck your girls hes actually your friend. Your dick will get hard as your heart gets softer as you learn about each girl more deeply. I wanna joke on this review more but its actually a nice romance game. 5/5

I have to say it, this game really got me hooked.

Storywise is brilliant so far, the possible outcomes until now are plenty and gives the MC the option to actually choose what he wants.

Great scenarios, excellent music choice, some funny moments, others more serious.

Believable characters (Cece for personal reasons) allows the player a greater experience.

The phone allows you to track the characters evolution throughout the game, a great addition and simple to use it.

I can only hope for this team to actually end this game because it deserves it.

A big Thanks to all.

So far just 3 episodes deep so 5 stars is maybe a high praise...

But imo this game deserves it so far

The story makes sense and its a nice mix of different feelings troughout

The comedy in this game is top notch made me laugh alot troughout the game

Chris is definatly a best friend and i enjoy his banter troughout the game

Some beautiful girls Lexi and Stephanie and Cece

I hope the dev continues on like this with plenty of humour and fun and romantic and cute moments

The song selection for the scenes fit perfectly imo

The animations for certain scenes are fun to watch as well

To the developer keep it up like this .... Its a great game

Its a must play imo

Reviewing this after Ch3, so far very good start. Like-able characters, good story progression and most important thing is that updates are consistent with good amount of play through. Graphics are also good. Definitely worth play.

I rarely rate games this early in development but this already has more than enough for a review.

It's a usual story about a man meeting a bunch of hot chicks and how his relationship with them develops. Hardly original but then again nothing is. This game seems to borrow, both thematically and mechanically, from another succesful weg. But since the mechanics used are standard fare for mainstream games, I wouldn't say it's a copycat. Especially since it's well made and seeks to add and improve with more stuff (like the intimacy mechanic).

The way you interact with the characters happens through dialogue choices that reward realtionship points. Some of these choices also develop one of three attributes (flirty, romantic, athletic). This allows you to roleplay your character a bit, depending on what attributes you choose more often. Again, the gameplay looks familiar but it's rarely done right. When other games just offer the illusion of choice, this one molds the story according to your decisions. You 'll see some scenes and miss others depending on things you have (or haven't) said and done in the game.

The story is interesting and the characters are believable (for porn game standards). With an ensemble cast of many, this dev did the smart thing and wrote each one in a way that makes them distinct. You will find yourself liking some over others purely on the way they are written, not just from appearance.

That's not to say the models lack in appearance. The game is well rendered, the faces are familiar but well made and the overall quality is up there with the best. At first I disliked the MC model, looking like a standard fuckboi, with his can opener chin. But he started growing on me and since in the game he 'll often act as a fuckboi ...you might look the part as well.

The game has good schedule cadence for updates. Dev is offering meaty updates at the time they are supposed to, which is something that has to be mentioned. In this era of Patreon scams and poorly made money milkers, it has to be applauded too.

My only gripe with the game is related to one of its strengths. Developing with extreme attention to detail, like this dev, is commendable. Noticing that MC's phone changed from smartphone to a nokia in flashback made me chuckle. But in some cases there is too much attention to detail. There are plenty of instances where I missed some obscure interaction, like not hitting the correct app at a very specific time. Missing those interactions has a cost in points which may result in missing scenes. And when some interactions are so obscure you'll probably miss them playing organically, you 'll end up needing a walktrhough. I like choices affecting the story but when minuscule things like that are causing me to miss scenes, it can be annoying. It might become a problem because people not using a wt could end up missing a good chunk of an update. Which can backfire, giving the impression of short updates.

Overall this has been a very enjoyable experience so far. A solid 4 star with 5 star potential. I hope devs creating complex and detailed games like this becomes a trend.

Update Ch4 0.4.1c :

As development of this game continues I felt I had to update the review. Two major flaws in my view that caused me to detract one star.

First is the way Steph is handled with a tacked in backstory that looks like it should be in another game. What was a perfectly fine sub-plot (with a netori twist) became something out of badly written Tom Clancy fan fiction.

Second is the fact that the game seems to railroad you into picking specific girls to settle for, too early in its life. Maybe it's a false impression because many of the choices are locked for later versions (also a major annoyance) but it looks like the dev wants to create separate routes for each girl and not allow MC to fuck around until he settles near the end. That should severely restrict the amount of content for each future update.

The game remains better than average bu t I can't rate it at 3.5 stars so 3 it is.

This is my first review, but I felt compelled to leave one. This is easily the best new game and is well on the way to becoming one of the greats. I am sure more people will begin to take notice as it progresses. It is similar to a DrPinkCake game (which, in my opinion, is a great thing). The story is compelling, the characters seem so real, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it is also puts MC in the middle of a ton of hot situations. Plus, the renders are amazing. I can't wait to see what comes next as this game grows!

Great game for now.

The story is good so far, with some mistery. The girls are nice and it is hard to refuse some of them. Like the dynamics of the game and some animations.
Love the music.

5 stars for now.

The story is just breathtaking. The twists and turns all are just wow. I never really impressed enough with any games to post a review and this game did exactly that. Depression is a very lonely issue almost everybody feels now. There need not be a concrete reason for depression, but still it's enough for people to feel they have to kill them self and this game just addressed just that.
Even the love failure part was just sooooooo well written. Almost feels sorry for him as a real person. But the ending in chapter 3, well it just took the story to another level. Waiting for the next update with all my heart.

I really can't find anything to not like about this VN.
Each character has some depth to them, and lots of room to expand on.
The ladies are all very sexy and classy.
The story has an excellent flow to it. It pulls you into each interaction and holds you until completion.
I look forward to where this one goes in the future. Keep up the great work.
Maybe add a stat tracker for in-story tracking. For the MC and the ladies.
Thanks for sharing.

I approach games in this category with a great distance.
The creator of this game, however, deserves applause and admiration from my side, what he can do with it is a game of the highest litas, although he only has 3 episodes, after finishing I'm waiting with such impatience for the next update, like children for Christmas gifts.

Regards GamerMan from Poland

This game is really a breath of fresh air. It has characters you can actually like and want to learn more about, with depth and personality. I am excited to see where it goes, and can't wait for the next update.

Liked it soo much!
Yes, maybe it does not have top notch models or best animations in the department, but writing really makes you care about the characters (don't remember a moment when I wanted to skip any dialogue).
Glad I tried this game, easily became one of my favs here.

It's a very enjoyable game with lots of jokes. The writing is light and engaging. MC is a bit overcutie in appearance but all in all - a decent guy. What stands out in the game - is creator's attention to facial expressions, they make characters more realistic and some of them are really hillarious.

Not much fapping content since it's more of a story driven game so far. But there are nice beautiful people with their stories and personalities, some hints of backstories and beautiful renders. So I highly reccomend the game.

One huge minus I saw in the game: my favourite was Kira untill her open-mindedness was out. No objections if she had been more or less ordinary and THEN got corrupted to whatever depth I could think of. Or if her model was on some other girl. But it was a dissapointment to let the best-looking girl go.

This title was recommended and I'm really glad it was. The story was interesting and engaging. The characters came across deep and interesting Sound and graphics were very well done..will definately be watching and following this tite.

Well well well... another VN with good writing. And by good writing, I mean on par with a romantic novel - going way beyond what you'd expect from your run of the mill adult VNs.

It's a bit too early [Ch 2] - but I can say for sure the writer of this game knows how to write - evident from his/her writing style and attention to details. The characters have depth - the story's enjoyable and believable, the dialogs are nice, sometimes funny without being too much cringy. The MC's a good guy - I mean really - a kind-hearted likable guy - a guy, if you'd ask me, who'd actually deserve a lady (not sure how much of it because of my choices though).

The girls are attractive and there are quite a few options to choose from. And they have a good humane touch to them. This game's more like a dating sim, and I usually get bored by dating sims pretty fast - just play along waiting for the main course (... Ahem!). But in this game, I haven't yet reached fourth base with any of the girls - actually, I rejected them, in hopes of a deeper development - that's how invested I got into the girls. So, yeah, haven't seen any sex scenes yet, but they seem to be well animated (judging by the foreplays I've seen in my playthrough). So that's another plus point.

Adult VNs are the only potential graphic medium for romantic, yet sexually explicit stories - but it's a shame that they are mostly used as a medium for porn - rather than love stories. But recently I've noticed a changing trend - good writers taking advantage of the medium to visually portray the stories they want to tell. If you're craving to experience more of that change like me, I can wholeheartedly recommend this game to you.

Awesome game, awesome characters going further than the usual stereotypes (still anchored in them but in a way the characters we usually have finally have some depth). The story starts out great with choices having quite an impact (as of ch2) most of the impact seems to be expected in the next releases.
Somethings I just wouldn't have found without the walkthrough (a bit too hard?)
The renders are very nice and clean, game mechanics are pretty good (I'm traumatised by sandbox games and had to work through some of my ptsd to play the game, not that this is one though)!
Keep it up! the story is worth the play and the characters are fun, some self irony about the MC which I love

Super intresting plot and good animations. Waiting for new version of the game. Also joined Discord server. Btw i'm in love with Cece, but i don't actually know how to pronounce her name rofl. And i think that 200 characters that review requires is too much

Where do I start? A few days ago I saw this game on someone's signature and made me curios. After playing, I was astonished. How is even possible a game like this is not in the top 10 or something?

Leap Of Faith developer did an awesome job so far. The game execution, story, characters, music and animations are crazy good. If you are looking for a quick fap you should look somewhere else. This game is about feelings, unpredicted situations, fun and love, than just a "fuck them all in the first 5 minutes" typical games. It's everything I ever wanted from good AVN game so far.

If the game developer keeps delivering the same quality updates this game can be a real success and can compete with any other good AVN out there.I strongly recommend everyone how loves a quality game to give it a try.
Thank you DriftyGames.

This is as of Ch. 2.

Let me start by saying this game is an incredible breath of fresh air, it proves that so many tropes of adult VN's don't have to be cliche and monotonous. the game is shaping up to have a beautiful, Deep, compelling story that will rival any of the major games out there.


The MC: superb, probably the only MC in any VN that I don't dislike in any way. he's not filthy rich, popular, incredibly strong, massively endowed with Wilt Chamberlain levels of sexual conquests. he is a slightly above average, witty, sorta well-off, all around nice guy. He has a few friends that he's had since being a social outcast in high school, which he keeps close.

Graphics and animation: excellent, characters design is great, animations range from average to in-fucking-credible. The sex scenes are above average, and work well with great animations. I like that there isn’t an annoying constant barrage of menu options that appears every few strokes to give you more options than a Golden Corral of fucking, like in some VNs. This is obviously a romantic story game first and foremost, not vapid click and fap. The non porny animations are incredibly fluid and downright breathtaking especially with the fantastic and apropos soundtrack the scenes bookending of Ch2. brought me to tears, due to the touching story taking place as well as the cinematic beauty of the scene scene taking place before my eyes. The characters are beautiful without being over-the-top mutant supermodels, their very above average but not over-the-top beauty makes them that much more believable as characters.

Soundtrack: magnificent, every other VN soundtrack is for the most part crap, mundane, soul-less royalty free elevator music to keep you from hearing your plumbing and HVAC while you make click noises on your space bar, especially when compared to Leap of Faith, but I usually either turn music off in settings, leaving only sound effects, if any. Leap Of Faith’s soundtrack is in no simple words, outright phenomenal, it is on par with a big budget feature film, the soundtrack and placement for each scene alone would make this game would be a 10/10 even if the rest of the game was a dumpster fire.

Dialogue: very good, very immersive and funny, although a few spelling errors, grammatical flubs and a few phrases that seem awkward.

UI: nearly perfect, although I did run into a few minor glitches when dealing with your in game phone, which caused me to have to save and reload, it could have been my fault? The phone feature is great and adds another dynamic to the game play, not only do you worry about face to face interactions with characters, but also via text, the social media app is pretty cool as well.

Story: Par Excellence. this game has rare qualities that only the top 2% of VN’s can attain, it does get pretty dark in some places, but no one is burning your house down leaving you to choose between two characters you’ve fallen head over heals in love with (at least not yet).

Leap of Faith isn’t a porn heavy game at this point, its a heart warming romantic game with good characters and a few good sex scenes. Its not quite perfect yet, but it is a refreshing for an early release to be this good. Normally games at this early stage are still going through awkward growing pains to find its way in the world. This game has potential to be one of the best. It deserves a lot more attention then its been getting thus far.


Pros: fantastic believable characters
Excellent, touching story.
Probably the best MC in a VN ever.
Amazing soundtrack.
Some of the best animated scenes in any VN.


Cons: some spelling and grammatical errors.
The phone thing isn’t fully intuitive yet. And can cause some confusion.