VN - Ren'Py - Life of Desmond [v0.9.4.3] [Badvador]

I have absolutely no clue why anyone rates this game above like a 2? Either way, I'll put as much effort as they did in this AVN into my review: the bare minimum. First off, it's ugly as sin. Ugly as all hell. I have no clue why it looks so bad. Then the writing and dialogue hits you with the follow-up, with some truly irredeemable storytelling going on. These two things are awful throughout. It doesn't just magically go away, the only thing way to avoid it is to not play.

The game def seems to have a lot of promise, but by god the models are nightmarish. It's not just that they're low-poly and ancient models, lots of good games have subpar renders, it's that they're used as if the creator believes they have super-high quality renders. There's way, way too many close-up shots of the characters' faces that do nothing but draw attention to the fact that they all look like demonic abominations, which kills any eroticism in a scene.

The game is not bad, but there is some work to be done. First of all, as most critics note, the work on the models is to make them more realistic, and more natural, pleasant.
As for English, someone can always help with that. For example, I am not a native English speaker, so I use the translator myself and in general I understand the dialogues. So it doesn't bother me)
As for sexual interests, they can be very different and, as in any game, everyone plays the roles that interest him. And interests can be very broad))
The main thing is that there are more options for developing the story and, in each case, immersion in the story.
As for sexual diversity. In fact, sex is not strictly tied to gender and a sexually normal person is always open to various experiments. And what he cannot afford in real life, he loses in similar games for adults. And that's okay.
I give 5 stars to the efforts of the author, who develops his game and invests a lot in it, trying to show different sides of sexuality and relationships.

An excellent but also really interesting game.

The plot (such as it is) is your fairly standard story about a dude returning to some place, reconnecting with people and (upon engaging with them as an adult) discovering that they are all absolutely Down to Fuck. However, this 'plot' is really only a set up for a harem game where a dude works through various relationships with various people.

Aesthetically, the game is not great: The writing is janky, the characterisation is limited, the models are off, and the graphical engine is at least a generation out of date.

What makes this game interesting is the way that it handles the queer stuff, and while that stuff is optional, turning it off means ignoring the meat of the game.

A lot of games that feature trans characters are written from a very hetero-normative perspective in that the trend is always towards having a main love interest despite the fact that you are banging everything that moves.

This vision of human sexuality is open to the inclusion of trans people but there's always some gatekeeping of straightness; there's always a discussion about whether or not you accept that a trans-girl is actually a girl and those the player likes get invited into the straight person club.

This game is not written from a perspective where hereto-normativity is the default. Your first sexual encounters are going to be with cis-girls but your trajectory arcs outwards in the sense that you might want to also hook up with trans-girls and while you're questioning your boundaries, how about a cross-dresser? How about a threesome with two guys and one girl? How about an effeminate guy? How about a non-effeminate guy? How about sucking off a biker who looks like Wolverine?

The boundaries you place on the character's sexuality are entirely of your own choosing and a function of the players' hang-ups and preferences but the game is written from a queer perspective in so far as it empowers you (the player) to make those choices rather than just depositing you in the fortified town of Straightness and allowing you to invite in a few queer people.

Obviously this isn't for everyone and it is going to make people uncomfortable, but I think this game does a pretty good job of presenting people with a fantasy that is embedded in an open and queer vision of sexuality rather than one that is weighed down by the constraints of straightness.

It's pretty mediocre. I think the rating is inflated because of the gay and trans content, unfortunately I am not gay and the trans stuff in this game is aimed towards those who are.

Other than that it's a game with Broken English that hasn't been run through a spell checker a single time, mostly ugly character models and mostly boring characters. There is no real overarching story and I felt like I had very little control of my character

It feels like the dev is trying to make a decent game but I wouldn't recommend it. Although maybe you'd enjoy it if you're into more things than I am

This game had a good story, and a lot of characters to interact with, female, male, femboy, shemale. As far as I can see with my playthroughs the choice is yours if you want to, and how far you will go. There are also multiple storyline's that require hard choices, so multiple playthroughs are necessary to see them all.

The bad are the character models/renders those you can see in the preview pics. But don't write the game off because of this. While they are not the latest and greatest available today, the complete package really makes up for it.

v0.8.7

4/5

So far so good, I've enjoyed what I've played. If you're Bi like me there's plenty of content in here to keep you happy and stay a truly bi player.

The graphic quality could be improved a little bit, but I'd assume that's a design choice to keep the file size small.

Overall, the game is worth playing and will keep you entertained for a few hours.

this game really suprised me i was desperately looking for some trans shemale or futa games and when i first saw this game i brushed it off because of the graphics then a few month's later i decided to try it because my desperation for futa trans or shemale games was reaching it's limit and i thought to myself well whatever let's see if it makes up with it with the story characters and sex scenes and boy did it deliver

let's start off with the negatives

now let's start this review off with the obvious and the thing that will put most people off immediately the graphics and yes while not actually that bad once you get used to it at first glance look almost like the sims or something it's bad but weirdly i don't know if it's just me but it grew on me and now i don't mind the graphics it has it charm weirdly just like so many developers make games with honey select or koikatsu it has it's weird charm once you get used to it

anyway now let's start with the other obvious thing that will put most people off the english or should i say engrish there's no way to sugarcoat it it's bad but not unreadible for 99% of the game i understood perfectly what was going on and english isn't even my mother language that'll be dutch most of the time i just needed to think for an extra second to fuly understand what was going on and that happened rarely but there where i think 2 instances where it took me a few second to understand what was going on anyway for me that was just a little tiny minus in an otherwise great game

anyway now let's start praising the game

let's talk about the story the story is honestly pretty simple it's you typical story about a young man going to studying abroad and coming back home to study in a good schoolit never gets more interesting but it's simple and straight and i love that about porn games i hate porn games that focus so much on telling a great story that they atleast in my opinion butcher the sex scenes you know the most important thing in a PORN game in my opinion many of those games's sex scenes feel boring bland and an afterthought of course there are some games that do it right but in my experience that's mostly not the case so for me this simple story is a good thing

where the game does excel it is with the characters they are all really well written fun to be around they aren't bland boring or not fleshed out
they all have their struggles which you slowly uncover all feel like real real people they have their backstories and all have great chemistry with not only the MC but everyone no conversation feels fake or weird with both the MC and the other characters my favorite is definitely [ginny] the main trans shemale character in the game i'll talk more about her later she deserves her own section in my review btw yes she is officially caled a shemale in the game

now let's talk about the sex scenes while the graphics aren't the best the sex scenes are really good long enough enough context to make it really hot frequent but not to frequent plus just really well made not a single sexual scene felt rushed and or boring the game doesn't have fully animated sexual scenes but they are partially animated don't really know how to explain it there are blowjobs vaginal sex lesbian gay bisexual handjobs toys etc. there is basically something for everyone including shemale on male sex scenes which is the reason i played this in the first place and they don't disappoint at all also if you don't want the shemale and or gay sex scenes i'm pretty sure you can avoid them all but i haven't tested it yet and will never test it frankly

anyway this section will be entirely dedicated to [ginny] and i'm just going to start off with saying this might be the best shemale trans futa character i've ever seen in any porn game it's believable genuine well written they really feel like they love each other and she is genuinely hot even though she's supposed to be a guy she really looks like a girl just as pretty and i would say even prettier her dick is really big but not comically big and looks delicious she acts like a girl and a guy really well done she is dominating but not violent and the way their relationship builds up is completely believable plus the sex scenes holy shit they are hot just thinking about them is making me horny again i don't wanna spoil how their sexual relationship begins but believe me it's incredible hot and wholesome if you are like me and you actually want to see this of course for now there are blowjobs which are also deepthroats anal and a handjob and of coure you the mc guy is sucking and taking her dick just how it's supposed to be fuck male on futa and or shemale also you pretty much decide how rough she is if you genuinely love her and say yes to giving her a blowjob etc she is less rough but still dominant but if you don't really love her and see her just as friends with benefits she is rougher with you for me it's benefits because i want to see her dominate our mc as hard as i can make her

anyway that's my review while it has it's problems ultimately i still love this game the writing characters sex scenes relationship buildups etc. are all above average for me the only big problem is the english if he/she got a proofreader even with the graphics this would be a 5/5 for me anyway if you actually got this far into my review then if you are me and you want a good porn game with some of the best shemale relationships on this website and some of the hottest shemale on male porn scenes on this website then please give this game a chance just skip though the game to see if the sex scenes are worth it like me and if they are good then play the game you won't be disappointed

also i'm gonna rant for a bit because so many of these porn games with shemale/trans/futa content it's mostly just one or maybe 2 porn scenes with them that are really just an extra and mostly only 1 character mostly a side character also most of the time it's the guy fucking the shemale or she has a tiny dick which is unacceptable also which also happens a lot is you play as a guy and one of the girls are fucking the shemale/trans/futa when you never do and if you do it's you fucking her or she has a tiny dick i mean what's the point of giving a girl a dick without her using it if that is you're intension just don't put them in the game in the first place it's just annoying and a giant cock block for people like me or they make them way to muscular which completely destroys their femininity now i do like woman with muscle but not when they don't even look like a woman anymore anyway sorry for the rant but i had to get this of my chest

With limited games featuring shemales with a stiff cock making male MC their buttboy, I take what I can when I find one .. As others state, it would be nice if the graphics were a bit better, but the game is still worth playing if the fetishes fits you.

Played through a bit quick, so probably missed some content. My fav was Ginny.. There's a boy turning into a sissy when you pick shemale path. Also a shemale in the private club, but she seemed busy every time I tried engaging.

Seemed a bit short when only focusing on the shemale content, but I might have missed out on quite a bit of it for all I know..

I have never played a game where I felt the goal was to dodge cock until this one. Every time you turn a corner the MALE MC runs into a trans or male who wants to fuck him. Do not get me started on the fact more than half the women in the game are obese and or old enough to be my great grandmother.

I did enjoy some of the females though so not a total write off,but damn did I feel like I was dodging cocks(at home the "cousin",like the flat tire,multiple times during the party,at school,or the last room in the elite club), the "aunt" who makes me want to hurl waddling around,ancient woman at the elite club,the mom of my girlfriend,or the mom at the party....this game for me was as much about avoiding shit that grosses me out as it was going after a sexy woman. I now understand how a lesbian woman feels playing a female MC that is BI and dodging cock...so at least I learned something.

That said it does have a few female characters that are sexy to be sure.

Normally, a VN like this, I take one look at the sample renders and I'm like, "nope!"
But I was intrigued by all the positive reviews, so I checked it out, and I'm glad I did.
Don't get me wrong, this is no hidden masterpiece. It has a number of deep flaws that keep it from the coveted 4 stars for me. But there is definitely something different about this, with its own offbeat charm, and it's very, very erotic.

First, the elephants: It's a VN with choice, and the choices are both non-intuitive and have impacts, so there's desperate need of a walkthru.
Second, the English is terrible, just weird and inconsistent and badly translated. The dev is very good-natured about this, and I don't want devs to be discouraged just because English isn't their native language. But still...
Third, the MC is a sexual omnivore., and I'd say that regular girl-boy stuff is only about half the content. The dev does give you the opportunity to skip the other stuff if you wish. As the poet Terence said, "nothing human is alien to me," but I also know what I like, and there's a lot of here I skip. Chacun son gout and your mileage may vary.

Finally, these are not pretty renders, even by Virtamate standards. The aunt is straight out of Pink Flamingos. The gf is clearly a blow-up doll. And the gf's mother looks like they have to hide sharp objects when she's around.
There's oddness all over the place. Are they at high school or college? (actually, it's the lycee, which is like college prep). How about when the MC goes over to the gfs house and meets the family - the second time - and it's like they've never met before? Or the party, with the boys sitting in one room and the girls dancing in the other?

Okay, so after taking such a big dump on everything, why do I like this VN?
Reason one: Patti Smith.
Reason two: So, although the assets are ugly, the way they're used is very skillful. There's a scene, early on, when the gf's mom looks back at the MC and blows him a kiss. It's super erotic, and the kind of small, intriguing detail that a lot of better-resourced VNs totally miss. There are many of these little moments, and what they do is lift all the flaws and transform them into a weird and very interesting little world.
The erotic scenes are in general very well-composed, and there are enough VNs out there with way more beautiful assets but in comparison the sex-scenes are snore-fests.
I would suggest that this VN is a good example of how interesting situations and good composition beat out (ahem) beautiful renders any day.
Anyways, the way this thing is going... you feel like it could go anywhere. That's kinda neat, too.

This game is quite interesting, the graphics may not be the best but i liked the story, it's kinda diverse, you can choose what do and what persona the main character will act and there is many fetish to exploit.

This game was a pleasant surprise from the normal setup of these games the characters were relateable and the plot engaging. Only downsides is of course the poor quality of character designs and graphics. Reminds me of old sim games. And also what in the world is the "CLANG" if you could remove the constant "CLANG" words I have no idea what it is for but that really drives me up the wall.

This game has been a pleasant surprise so far. At first I thought it would be the usual str8 game with bait minimal gay content, but turns out the gay content is rather sweet and well developed.

I'm not bothered by the graphics as much as other people seem to, but I do have one thing I hope gets improved for the final product. And that is MC looking a bit older in some pics and in certain angles. So yeah I would like a bit of touch up for him on that regard, to make him look consistently 21 (or what was his age I don't remember exactly right now). Also... the veins on one of the guys he can get his gay on with are... a bit scary

The story, MC and most characters are quite interesting and the ammount of variation in content as well as quantity makes this a good game to give a try to.

Looking forward to more

Damn this is a really good game, with compelling characters you can actually relate to & care about, there's drama, romance & a few genuinely emotional scenes which is rare in these kinds of games. Kudos to who ever wrote the script for this as there isn't 1 weak character so far. Very story driven game again unlike many games on here this has some very original ideas and is actually quite engrossing in its narrative

A really good game do far. Options are plenty to most tastes. Ginny is the only one that feels like you have no real options if studying with her, so I don't. THe variety of interests and the stories are interesting. The only real negative is the renders are bit lower quality, at least early on. The story ad the fun things in the game make up for that for me.

I enjoy games that have content with men, women and transfolk - aliens too, apparently, lol - I like the variety. These types of games are very rare, so I just had to give this a try when I saw it.

It started out a little clunky; the renders and animations were not very good, but as the game progressed - I'm currently on version 0.5.1 - it got a whole lot better. It's very clear that the developer has improved a lot, and I'm glad to see it.

On top of the LGBT+ content, there are also quite a few fetishes available - again, I'm a fan of variety, so this is a good thing for me. I also like that the game paths are not so linear, and you'll have to choose different paths to see all content.

Basically, I really enjoyed the game, and appreciate the developer's efforts to improve. If they had not done so, I probably would not have rated this game. So, taking into account their improvement and everything else, I think this deserves a good rating and review. I'm very much looking forward to seeing more from them, good luck.

Don't get me wrong, this game is OKAY, but the renders completely ruin everything. Most of the characters are fucking ugly, horribly rendered, and the renders themself are blurry as fuck. There are a lot of mistakes in the renders I noticed ranging from random hair glitches to floating countertops all the way to seeing the original animation interface from whatever program the dev uses to make these renders in the actual frame. I'm not even kidding.

The story is the only saving grace here, while not anything terribly mind-blowing it still carries everything else, making the game very playable.

im living for more wheelchair sex. there isn't much to the game yet but at the very least its pretty good. i look forward to it growing. it does feel more on a rail then i usually like but the story is at least interesting.

Let's start with the obvious, the renders aren't great. Going by the screenshots I was considering just ignoring this game entirely. Then I looked at the reviews and just had to give this game a chance. There is a massive bulk of available content and fetishes, to the point where many sex scenes are mutually exclusive and you'll probably need a walkthrough if you want to focus on a single girl. And I'm not sure if the renders get better or if the style just grows on you, but I no longer dislike the look of the game. This is definitely one game worth the download.