VN - Ren'Py - Life in Rio [v0.75] [Black Ninja]

TLDR: If the MCs character model was switched to a hot one, such as the one for Natasha or Emily, and there was more content then this would be a 10/10 (even despite other minor flaws).

Positives:

• Great corruption story of the FMC! Innocent religious girl becomes mega anal slut.
• Hot scenes with good variety.
• I love that, depending on your choices, you can have multiple guys fuck MC's ass (losing anal virginity to a BBC) and her vaginal virginity is never even taken!
• She has her first orgasm and it's from her ass. Very hot stuff!
• Sex scenes offer choices e.g. let the guy fuck her ass, pussy or just deepthroat. (Protip: always anal)
• Fast-paced story.
• She gets corrupted and fucked by ugly old dudes and it's actually damn hot. Hm, I hope this doesn't awaken something in me...
• The dialogue is really hot since the guys are demeaning her, pointing out how much of a slut she's becoming etc. and she loves being talked to that way.

Negatives:

• The MCs body looks weird due to the strange proportions. Her hips and butt are just comically enormous. Her breasts are a bit saggy. She's fat. The other girls such as Natasha and Emily are way hotter.
• The MCs face is also a bit weirdly shaped. Maybe due to her chin, cheekbones, and nose. Not sure.
• Very little content so far. But hopefully this is improved over time.
• Often the game presents "choices" that are only one option. Like "Do you want to drink the spiked cocktail?" and the only possible option is "Yes". Weird.
• The story doesn't make sense sometimes. The MC is doing everything to avoid being with her bf Anthony, lying to him, cheating on him, etc. (all the players choices) but then in the next scene thinks about how perfect Anthony is, how much she loves him, etc. No, that's not what I wanted and it's not coherent.
• The game gives you a "choice" if you want to confess some of your cheating to your boyfriend. But it's required to tell him everything you've done so it's no choice at all.
• One of the prominent characters is a gay guy who also does drag. I support the LGBT community but I don't think this particular character fits in the game. It's a bit of a turnoff to read his frequent comments about the guys he's fucked.
• Poor writing and grammar issues, but not enough to ruin the game.
• Several scenes are missing from the game. There's notes from the dev saying it's due to Steam but that doesn't really help us players at the moment.
• I don't really like that the game skips time ahead like 2 months and then another 1 month. It would be better to stick with one continuous corruption process.

v0.75

It's a good game so far. The main character is well-designed and has a great body. Overall render quality is good. The story is interesting with solid progression. I’m just not giving it a 5-star rating because I find the parts where you see things from another character’s perspective, Arthur, completely unnecessary. Those scenes don’t interest me, and I think the developer could’ve skipped them to focus even more on the character everyone actually cares about, the main one. But aside from that, good game.

Version 0.6.5
This game is for those who like how freaks and old men from the lower league try to pick the beautiful flower of the main character. (I'm one of them) The Latin hips of the main character are definitely also the reason to play this game.
The cons, I would say, are quite basic for this kind of 3d visual novels.
1. Sounds. In today's world, where a neural network can generate any sounds for you, having one sound in the game that sounds like an old woman's death rattle is strange.
2. Directing porn scenes. I disagree with some camera angles that don't allow 3D models of characters to look their best. There are several angles that present 3D models of heroines in an unfavorable light. The most obvious example is when a woman is bent over or on all fours, and the camera captures her buttocks at a right angle. The ass looks really bad in these positions. The teacher and the main character had similar scenes. Even the huge hips and ass of the main character look like a teenager's ass, the ass model stretches vertically and all the volume disappears.

Updated based on V 0.75

At the very start of the game I was tempted to shut it down. Although the characters looked okay, I was having a hard time getting into the art style. I wasn't expecting to see 2D characters standing in front of backdrops and it put me off at first. Thankfully, I stuck with it because this is a very good game.

This is a corruption story about a Christian schoolgirl who is having difficulties suppressing her growing sexual desires. This eventually leads to numerous situations where her mind tells her "no", but her libido says "yes"! It should be noted here that you can take the path of the devoted girlfriend, and try to remain faithful to her love, however, you will miss out on a majority of great scenes.

Pros:
1- The MC is stunning. It's no wonder all the men want to corrupt her.
2- The story is well written, with unique characters.
3- There are no Barbie Doll bimbos with titanic watermelon tits in the game.
4- Some scenes are quite intense. Kudos to the story telling.
5- The animations are basic but they do integrate well with the dialogue during the sex scenes.
6- Use of sound effects are well thought out and really enhance the mood. (see cons).
7 - The dev is active and his skillset clearly shows improvement with each new update.

Cons:
1- The story starts out a little slow. Be patient.
2- As noted above, the game switches between a 2D and 3D art style, which takes a little getting used to.
3- There is an abundance of screens showing the time, which is sometimes off track, making it a little confusing to follow.
4- The latest version is missing music and some of the moaning sounds have been replaced with less impressive ones.


Final thoughts - The dev is improving quickly, which is evident by the high quality renders you see in the latest updates. If you like corruption, submission, BBC and gritty, true to life scenarios, then give this game a shot. It is a hidden gem.

Also, You can miss great scenes if you choose different options, so test them all out and replay the game if necessary.

Version 0.6

I follow this game practically from the beginning – and it’s clear for me that the dev works hard to improve it: the story, the visuals, the choices. Therefore, it’s difficult to understand why a comparatively simple problem of the English translation cannot be solved or at least partially corrected. This regards both the dialogues and the game menus. Openly speaking, Engrish happens to be pretty painful in some places. And without improving the language, it would be hard to classify the game as top class (where I think it should be).

Back to the game itself. I like it. I appreciate its local flavour, and like the FMC. Elza, fortunately, is different than ‘a regular renpy beauty’. The visuals are mostly decent, and the idea of adding a video from real street dances is fresh. I do not like the appearance of bad guys – but this is, I am sure, a conscious decision of the dev.

The story is interesting even if it’s partly inspired by Good Girl Gone Bad. Good inspiration, by the way. Some of the events or developments are believable, some – not necessarily so (I do not want to spoil), at least if we apply the usual logic and not a ‘porn game logic’. The game used to be slow burn – it’s more than ok for me – but in two recent updates (v. 0.5-0.6) the corruption has visibly accelerated. I wonder what will be next – and this is, I believe, a complement for the dev.

The problem I have with the game – leaving aside the English translation – is the character / paths development. For me the FMC’s earlier decisions should have impact on her behaviour and the corruption should be gradual. I do not see it here. For instance, even if we make Elza as innocent and faithful as possible for 95% of the game, she may go all out in the final scenes of the update. With exactly the same thoughts and desires as ‘corrupted Elza’. Wouldn’t it be more interesting if we face ‘different Elzas’ here? Like ‘sub Elza’, ‘dominant Elza’, ‘cheating Elza’, ‘partly corrupted Elza’ (e.g. faithful but fallen) – depending on earlier choices?

I think the game has great potential. It's already good, and can become very good. For me, a solid four.

The models and animations are ok. But there's a gigantic issue that stops me from playing the game. I can't follow the story because
English in this game is so fucking bad. I'm not even exaggerating it's one of the worst I've ever seen.

It's 2024 dude. You can translate anything to English nowadays without knowing grammar or a word. Just use any of the 1000 free tools available.

Great game!
Very good art, all models are very interesting.
Good development of the plot.
I want the main character to become corrupted, but for all the people she knows, to remain an innocent girl )))
I would like updates to come out more often ))
Good luck to the developer! I hope this project will be completed.

This AVN is similar to Good Girl Goes Bad, for those who like FMC corruption is perfect. The downside is the translation, I'm Brazilian, but I always prefer any game or VN in English to Brazilian Portuguese, and it seems the dev drops all the text in Google Translate. I would be happy to properly translate this game into English, but anyway, it's a great game.

I've been following this game since the beginning, and the effort Dev has put into improving it is immense. At first I confess that I wouldn't make it past the first update, but now the game is completely new. A great character corruption game, I'm looking forward to more updates.

Setting aside the outdated graphics and translations that don't resemble any real language, there's hardly any proper adult content in the game. You play for a long time and all you get are some rubbing or kissing scenes. There's a corrupt-style progression for the FMC (female main character), where over time, the characters around you start eyeing you, and you decide whether you'll become corrupted by the events. As for adult content, beyond kissing or simple stuff, there's not much else. My advice? Unless you have a specific high interest in FMC games, don't waste your time. (Edit: In the latest update, an anal scene has been added and developer keeps updating it for now, check the genres mentioned in the "Genre" section to see if they meet your expectations and the date of my comment.)

Very bad translation in German and English. I'm a native German speaker and I lived many years in English speaking countries like UK and USA and know nobody talks like this and some parts are just wrong like using automotive for auto forward or charge for load. Ren'py has an English GUI - why do not copy it from there? Another thing is the render and how the game is structured appears clumsy. No change in posture, no change in facial expressions, conversations look always the same. It doesn't look like the dev put much work in visual design and structure of the story. It looks more like easy and fast.

This is cute GGGB type of game with different surroundings and I personally really like those sort of AVNs. It can and should improved the graphics and the dialog but it is an enjoyable AVN and does have potential.

total disaster. cant load files, really bad translations, bad renders as well, and game starting in a not english language. two stars for the effort tho, this is unplayable atm. says need two hundred characters so im just tying randoms but really, review should've ended already when i stated that its unplayable. dang