VN - Ren'Py - Light of My Life [Ch. 8 v0.8.1] [Naughty Road]

Review of Chapter 4 (spoiler ahead)

There are so many aspects regarding lewd games I’ve started growing fond of over the last couple years. Whether it's the thematization of new forms of interpersonal relationships and interplay, a wider range of behavioral expressions and an option to let characters express pure honesty regarding various topics or new never felt freedom when it comes to world and character creation. Suddenly for our characters new obstacles can appear, but also new ways to solve them. Theoretically there are no boundaries. So why even though theoretically I should be spoiled for choice, noteworthy games stay rare to be found? My perspective on this is: There are many things I (and many others) love about lewd games, but we don't love them just because they are lewd games. It needs more.

It is not just the constant repetition of the same clichés, again and again. Clichés are not bad. It gets bad when the cliché becomes the basis for the game and the developer consciously or unconsciously only follows a predetermined path. It's a bit like our senses. Eat only sweet stuff and soon you will need sugar for everything just so it doesn't taste like cardboard. Most lewd games are like tastes, almost not complex enough to be its own meal, a bit like a lollipop. Then of course there are also better games. Games that differ like chocolate ice cream and chocolate ice cream with sprinkles. A bit more complex in taste, but the best you can hope for is hazelnut ice cream. Once at the top there are games that make an acceptable lunch, maybe something like spaghetti. Nothing complex, but something that I treat myself from time to time if I don't expect too much. Now you can even choose different sauces. Yeah what a change . Of this whole bunch there are maybe 5 games that make enough variety for me to cover a multi-course menu. LomL is none of these.

Each individual character of LomL has the full spectrum of its own cuisine, even minor characters. There are countless facets of each individual character. Something like Italian, Turkish, German cuisine etc. Each character has an incredible breadth and depth. An incredible spectrum of different dishes, with so many variations. Despite this large selection, each individual character maintains a distinctive style. Of course, in LomL we mainly follow Sir, as well as Denise and Macy. Nevertheless, the way the individual characters behave makes it clear that each individual character is a protagonist in their own game. Sometimes their paths overlap with sirs, but it becomes noticeable, apart from sir, they have their own needs, fears, hopes etc.. Their own life. Nobody exists just for the story to progress. Technically speaking, characters who mainly have the function of advancing the story can hardly be avoided. But what I mean by this is that none of the characters seems so simple. So now with all that food talk I've probably made you hungry, let's move on to the main course, chapter 4.

So far, each chapter has managed to be better than the previous one. Chapter 4 is no exception. Chapter 1 was a good foundation (and already so much better than anything else). Chapter 2 made great strides in animation. Chapter 3 had an incredibly dense narrative structure. Chapter 4 enriches LomL's environment with several aspects and makes it more dynamic. Of course, these are far from the only points. Every update has improved in several points, but these are the points that stand out for me. I'm not sure if it was discussed before, but besides all other strengths, LomL also has an incredible lively and natural environment. In Chapter 4, a lot has been expanded here. Many other games have the problem that the entire gaming environment is basically nothing more than an amusement park specially created for the protagonist. Isn't it much more exciting if not everything is subordinated to you and you don't get the same installation kit as all other games.

In LomL's game world, the protagonist and all other characters are exposed to the events of a dynamic, complex world. Things just happen and the people concerned don't always have the ability to influence that. Often all we can do is find our way around the new situation and make the best of it. What can sometimes lead to cruel blows of fate in life is a blessing as a tool for storytelling. Of course, in the end LomL is just a game and everything that happened has a reason. But it makes a huge difference if not everything seems to be developed only for the protagonist. Everything has a lot of reasons and the protagonist is just one of them. Of course, LomL doesn't have anything like a map of the game world (like in so many Open World games). The game world is rather abstract, which doesn't matter. It's like reading a book or listening to it. The most famous fantasy worlds have their origins in books. And as is known from school days, history and geography cannot be separated so easily.

In the mall (Dave, Vicky), at work (Brooke, Zarah, Sierra, Sara, the boss, the former employee), Denise's school (and her school project), Macy's workplace (Dan, Ethel), so new variables are emerging or expanded on in this update.

So how would I describe the time in the mall now? Oh yeah vicky. Yes, I use vicky here as an adjective. Vicky was pretty peculiar and funny. To get back to my previous cliché comments, I'm sure most of us won't be reminded of not just one game, but a few games. Clichés are not bad. The important thing is how to use them. Clichés shouldn't be used just because the developer puts no effort into creativity. But clichés can be a useful tool when it comes to building on player expectations. And maybe the opportunity to have a little fun with that ^^. Not only in the mall, but also in later parts of the game, NR made good use of clichés. As for Vicky, she seems to be a joke character. And yet the conversation with her was much more interesting than with characters from other games, who in my opinion are a real joke. I'm not so sure about Dave. Unlike Vicky, Dave already has a connection to what's going on in the game. I see a couple of ways Dave could play a role in upcoming chapters, but most of the assumptions are pretty far-fetched and pretty much linked to what if. However, I really liked the allusions as far as Dave is concerned, so he certainly represents a cliché character to which some players may even find themselves in part.

Later in the evening we come to an important part of the game: the slumber party. Why important? Because chill and snuggle time with M + D, that’s why. You can never have enough of it. On the part of Macy, I'm happy that we see her more relaxed now (especially later). Her temperament is part of her charm, no question about it. But it's nice to see that she gets the chance to just let go. Also, as a side note, fancy lingerie and everything around is nice, but can get boring fast. Slumber party in actual cozy clothing, which wasn't designed to be stripped off rather to be worn lends so much into making it believable and not a boring porn setting. Who would have thought .

Next we have pun day, or 'The awakening of manly bits'. It was hilarious! Yes, of course, I definitely assumed that one day, someday, this would happen. But not at the moment. But it's like life. There is not always a step by step system to work through and in the end, you have unlocked a new scene. Sometimes stuff just happens whether you are prepared for it or not. What I also like about the scene (apart from the fact that it was pretty funny later when Macy was there) is that Denise didn't behave like some characters from other games in similar situations. Yes, sir has his penis out, but that doesn't mean Denise has to act like a constantly horny, stereotypical porn star (even though the setting is similar). The characters in LomL have their own loveable personality and so Denise has her own way of dealing with it.

For the dream sequence with Charlotte later in the night, I can only say that it was important. Yes Charlotte was hit by car, but that's not so simple. She didn’t just die. Like the long fight for life on her deathbed, Charlotte will not easily disappear from the hearts of her loved ones. It's hard to let go of them, you would do anything to keep them with you a little longer, much like what Ethel said. Sir lost so much at that moment, he probably never felt so bad and at the same time there are his two wards. They weren't prepared for this situation at all and now they need Sir more than ever. For Sir this meant that he had to change his working environment, he had to take care of his wards alone, he had to take care of their mental scars. Sir wasn't ready for any of that, he was a mental wreck. Many scars will never go away completely, and it will take a lot of time and lots and lots of cuddles to cope with it ❤.

The events in the office were shaped by the Asshole Bomber and her assistants the Purple Avenger. Both are returning for a final great mission. I'm not going to go into too much detail here. However, I would like to highlight a few things. What struck me particularly in the 5 days in the office was how naturally dealing with Brooke and the 3S became. I think it's nice that you can also see in the case of supporting characters that there has been a development and how the dealings with Sir have changed among themselves. What I also liked was the allusion to the bad traffic from the last chapter and how it affects not only the protagonist. LomL is a game where actions have consequences and it was good to see that e.g. Having sex with Sara also has long-term consequences that don't necessarily have to be positive. It would be boring if everything could be solved with sex, like in some other games.

I can only say that the relationship between Brooke and Sir is extremely well written. As is so often the case, their two relationships can be described as complicated. Yes, Brooke is a prank player, a rule breaker and also a little exhibitionistic and yet Brooke can be serious and understanding when it comes down to it. Brooke became a close friend of Sir, with perhaps an erotic adventure here and there. Brooke understands Sir's situation with M + D (at least what she knows of it) and for that she is ready to put her fantasies of a more serious relationship at the side. Brooke has never said it directly, however, many thoughts and intentions can be read from her talking.

On the dynamic with Denise and Macy. It is by far not just the protagonist who is the driving force in the house. Denise has her own plans and from time to time she tends to overthink certain things. And yet, even if it can sometimes be a bit chaotic, somehow, she often finds her own solution, sometimes even surprisingly effective. Now that Macy has apparently bridged the big gap between her and Sir, I wouldn't be surprised if a completely new dynamic develops at home.

When it comes to the visual elements, LomL is in a class of its own. Everything I could have asked for is here, put there with a strive for the perfect result. Intelligent use of light and shadow, a lovingly designed background, small animations here and there with the eyes and sometimes with body parts or objects and most importantly (absolutely gorgeous) realistic looking character models in natural poses. Also, for all of those who always ask what happens in the next chapter, just have a better look at the happenings through every chapter. Sure, there is always the major topic of the week, but there are many other bits and pieces here and there that lay the foundation for the next big WTF moments. For me that's part of the fun (even long after finishing this chapter). Because no character doesn't just have a personality from a prefabricated kit but behaves like a natural individual. It creates tension and uncertainty. This makes it much more exciting to imagine upcoming events and backgrounds.

For me, LomL is not just perfect for a lewd game. It has fascinated me since the first release. Regardless of whether on the part of non-lewd games that shy away from sexual topics, or lewd games in which, despite all of the sexual openness, it seems practically impossible to write a deep intimate relationship between "real" people. Here is where LomL shines.

All I can say is this is turning into one of the best adult games I've ever played. Not once have I found myself just click click clicking through unnecessary dialogs that have absolutely nothing to do with moving the game forward. Only real complaint is the length of time between updates.

This game makes it seem like many others were written by a desperate virgin teenager.
Well done, the story is wonderful.
Rich characters with the right depth in their personalities.
Unique and credible aesthetics, with a hint of asymmetries, which culminates in art.
The progression of the characters presents us with immersion and beauty, towards the script.

It would be nice to see more fluid animations, or maybe a little more frames. I know it's a lot of work, but in crucial scenes it would be great for the eyes. But it's just a personal taste, it's great as it is.

I love this game. Dev is made such a great job. This game is unique. Love them latina models, there are beauties for everyone, Dev drawing has his own style. Story is good. There is alot teasing and i love how relationship between characters slowly evolve.

I was hesitant to try this game since it's not sandbox, and pure storyline games can sometimes take too long to suck me in.

Having said that, this is definitely worth checking out if you're on the fence about it. Well-done animations, well-written dialogue, a good story, and what seems to be a good sequence of routes towards XXX content.

My only gripe is that the XXX content is somewhat limited at the moment, but it definitely seems like this will be changing in the next patch or two. I'm really excited to see where this goes.

I also support dev. One of the best jobs, true gem in this pile of trash in F95. An actual story that is not hard to follow, I never skipped any text. And to be honest, I never commented on any game but this one. Good job, support the dev please.

For me, Light of My Life stand heads and shoulders above the vast majority of the games you find here.

1. The writing is exceptional as these things go and almost always feels natural rather than obviously constructed. The author is either someone who has considerable prior writing experience, or else is a natural talent at writing dialogue.

2. The humour is original rather than the usual boring juvenile stuff. Not to mention it actually elicits real chuckles on a fairly regular basis, which is rare to say the least.

3. So far I think I've noticed two typos. Given the amount of dialogue that's pretty damn impressive. I'm sure there are more, but they're certainly not of the in-your-face "I haven't written a word since leaving school, but hey, how hard can it be?" type.

4. The story is superbly engaging. Not too slow, not too quick and because of the above points it sucks you in and makes you care what happens to the characters and want to find out what happens to them. I've never used the space bar as little as when playing Light of My Life.

5. The models are very well done and totally unique. They're thankfully miles away from the run of the mill juveline fantasies so often seen, but they're also far removed from the many excellent models which unfortunately are often shared between several games with only slight or no differences at all. Whether their particular brand of uniqueness is good or bad is obviously purely subjective, but for me the uniqueness is a plus in itself.

Summa summarum: in my opinion Light of My Life is one of a very small handful of games obviously deserving of the full five stars.

Love the unique art, as well as the pacing of the story. Game has enough side stuff going on to you tide you over while the main story steadily develops. Nice that the sex isn't always straight vanilla as well.

This is a great game, the story is so engaging, is different and you can really feel the atmosphere!
Models are different, people say, yes - they are human and not silicone doll like. Oh and they are most likely Romani people, that some call gypsy. Witch is fine for me, because they are known for enjoyable lifestyle with music and eroticism

Too many incest games around already, but this is one of the good ones. There's actually a story here, instead of just a porn delivery system. The narrative does get a little slow here and there, but that's alright.

Give this one a dl, ik the graphics aren't for everyone but fuck me is this some quality erotic fiction. Characters, story, novel scenarios in a tired genre, its got it all. Top 5 games on this site if im honest.

The game simply fascinates with a simple home story that seems ordinary, but in turn it is so amazing that you believe in everything that happens.
At first, the girls ' models didn't seem like typical(creepy), not supermodels that are cloned in 80% of games. The uniqueness of girls in this game is a huge plus. Thanks to the story, you start to worry about them, delve into their problems, look for their zest, see their peculiar natural beauty and begin to love them in the end. After all, this is what happens in real life, so the game is very catchy. Very heartfelt and wonderful novel.
Good luck to NaughtyRoad in game development, and I hope it does not throw the game, and will speed up the releases.
p.s. sorry for the English

This game has to be one of my favorite games that is available at the moment. These characters feel incredibly organic to me, while there is obviously a hand pushing them all towards sex its very easy to suspend any disbelief and just enjoy the ride.

I really LOVE the way the characters look, i think we should all be encouraging devs to have their own style and take rather than the same characters over and over in the countless other 3d rendered Renpy games. this one really stand above the rest with a select few others and deserves a play through.

The updates take awhile but each one is lengthy and I actually bother to read every bit of dialogue, just a fantastic game with great characters and as we've seen in Chapter 4 and on the kink side has been increasing but the slow burn nature makes each scene very rewarding.

Light of My Life is, simply put, one of the best written games on this site (or any site!) The renders of the two "wards" is really beautiful, and I really appreciate how unique they are every time I go through the next installment. That's really my only criticism, that Naughtyroad isn't able (so it seems) to multiply themselves through mad science to roll out more stories with this threesome! The younger "wards" bubbly, mothering attitude is sweet and hilarious, and the older "ward" is tough, funny, but also very vulnerable. It comes across in the writing very well. I really love these girls. I feel invested in the story. Man, I gotta tell you: this one makes me feel feelings. I know, right?? Not everybody is looking for that on this site, but if you are the kind of person who enjoys taking a break from "easy meat" adult games and going for something with a biiiiig ol heart, than you could hardly do better than Light of My Life. This on is a real tease at times, but that somehow doesn't bother me like I thought it would The writing for this is really quite good: the dialog feels natural, the jokes are funny, the drama is tangible. Again, I have to praise the renders of the "wards." It's just so nice to see something that looks fresh and not recycled DAZ-of-the-month. Very sexy wards too Yeah, just hits all the right places.
I really love this one, Naughtyroad, thanks so much for this story.

The best game out there right now. Superb storytelling and unique drawing-style. I was literally cheering when the new update came out today. A very decent amount of content per update as well. Can't wait for the next chapter. Good job NaughtyRoad!

As close to a perfect story that you will find here. If there is a game that deserves a 5 star, this is the one.

The graphics are something that you will either love or hate. I personally find their faces to be ok (More on the cute side) while the girl's bodies (and also faces) each have their aspects that I find beautiful. The graphics are surprisingly realistic, as the focus isn't to create a perfect babe, but rather a human being. If you are into some of the older looking milfs (Ones that actually look like they're in their 40's-50's) you will also find things to like.

As others have mentioned the writing is brilliant, the development is great. I initially worried about the pacing of the game, as when the actual xxx situations will happen, but the most recent update kind of proved it to be a non-issue. The situations develop at a decent pace, so things don't get boring. The dialogue is believable, the story is heartwarming, and your hotdog will also get a workout.

I don't see any issues currently, the only worry about pacing becoming an issue was also resolved with the latest update.
Maybe the lesbian scenes are the only things that I am not a big fan of, as I just can't insert myself into those scenes, but that's 100% personal taste.


Scores:
Overall: 5/5
Graphics 4.5/5(I think the character design is ok, but I think that there are places where I find the background to be slightly blurry, and not"perfect", but that's something that could be ignored due to everything else)
Story: Easily 5/5
Pacing:4.5/5(Past updates had some slower spots, which is why I was worried, but that's not an issue from what it seems like from the last update)
XXX scenes: 4.5/5 (The old ladies aren't too bad for people who like older milfs, which is one of my "interests", but the daughter scenes are also slowly progressing, and due to the atmosphere and good dialogue, they do actually feel suitable)

I recommend this to everyone who doesn't mind having characters that don't look like super model in their early 30's.

The characters in this game is unique. I gave this game 5 stars because it got my interest. The story nice, renders are great.

I am not sure why the developer takes much time after each update.

I hope we get to see these kind of approaches more in the future.

I have to start with the fact that girls are ugly which is exactly why this game is so attractive. Most of the girls in RL are ugly so the game feels natural. Story and renders are amazing and I can see where lots of work went (justifies ridiculously long update time?)
The game is slow pace still building up and we are still to see H scenes added with main characters. I will admit that I skipped all side characters H scenes especially ones with office trolls (seeing them naked might scar me for life lol). Even though in my opinion the girls are ugly (and their tits are the ugliest tits ever to be rendered) the game is still worth playing and I would recommend it. This game taught me that ugly things can be presented in beautiful way and be tolerable enough to actually produce a positive experience.
Story is great (if you actually follow it). Hopefully (sometimes sooner rather than later) we will see some H progress with main characters. If you are like me and skip over the side char H, the game has very little in terms of H.

First and foremost Light of My Life is a story driven experience, and it has done an amazing job so far through the 3rd chapter in telling that story in an engaging and heartfelt way. The main girls, Macy and Denise, are not the cookie cutter models you see in so many other games, but are still very attractive if you look beyond the preview images. Each of the girls is highly detailed and their personalities are fleshed out well. And I highly recommend you do, Naughty Road has so far put out consistently high quality material, both in terms of writing and renders, even if there has not yet been an abundance of sexual material. The story is released in full chapters, so while the updates may not be quick, they are full of new content and have a good amount of playtime. If you enjoy story driven games, Light of My Life is a must try title.

The good: This game focuses on a lot of past traumas and overcoming them and obviously the incest barrier. It's well done and I think it's strength is plausibility and logical progression: the core 3 characters have clearly outlined motivations and growth moments..that lead to sexual conclusions obviously. It's originality comes from its tone: this isn't the first dad incest story and it won't be the last but this is unique for its realistic and honest portrayal.

The polarizing: The art is a strength for me and it lends to the honesty of the situations depicted because the models aren't exactly..visually perfect. Everything is mis-shaped a little bit but you grow to love it, just like the damn the characters in this. But..I can see a lot of people hating this.

The reason why despite all this I am leaning 3/4 stars: There is no excuse for this much scene repetition and un-originality in scenario plotting.

First let me say the dialogue is good. But there is too much of it and there's too much repetition, especially with renders you'll feel it. You'll find your character going about the same routine many many days in a row with minimal development each day..really this game should be half as long as it is.

This would be forgiven if the scenario plotting was unique..it is not. The daughters get corrupted but in just about the most boring straight-forward fashion manner you'd find in any dad-cest game that takes forever to get to. Again there is a great, tight, SHORT game somewhere in here but it takes forever to get to.

Conclusion: It's worth a play but there's a good chance you'll hate this if you're looking for sexual variety. I think if you enjoy this honestly it's for just the story about the family, that's the strong point.