I look at AVNs like this and think about what they could have been. This one starts off with a solid foundation with a good story idea, some nice eye candy and decent pacing but quickly devolves into something cheap and boring.
One of the most overused character types in AVNs are what's called a Mary Sue. This is a character who is perfect. They never make mistakes. They always say the right things, no one every takes what they say the wrong way, they are awesome at everything they do; best fighter, best cook, best in bed, smartest person, best business person, ad nauseam... The male version of this is a Gary Stu and this MC is one of the biggest Gary Stu's out there. The problem with a Gary Stu is since they can't do anything wrong, nothing really happens. There are no mistakes so no one gets upset, all the women accept the harem thing, they don't have money problems... nothing. It makes it boring if you know, no matter what happens, the Gary Stu will be there to save the day. Yawn...
In this case, the MC starts out as a total loser. He is basically homeless and has made a mess of his life until one day, he is given a magic pill and he suddenly becomes this Gary Stu. It is explained, this pill not only enhances your mental ability, but it also makes all the women you meet fall for you.
I would have been fine if the pill took a while to make the changes. In other words, the medicine would have to build up in his system and as time went along there would be improvements and you would be able to see it in the MC's daily life. Or maybe even a placebo and the MC is actually making all the changes himself. Instead, in a matter of 2 days, he has a 2000% return on his investment and clears 200K in the stock market, spends most of it and then does it again, making another 200K in just a day's work. In just a few days, he has a brand new apartment and 8 LIs, all of whom he has rescued from one thing or another or saved their law degree, started a new business and rescued a girl from a life of prostitution.
I mean, where do we go from here? What more is there to do? This guy is averaging 2 new LIs a day so are we going to have more LIs show up? There is another game out there with 31 LIs but this one is on pace for more than that. I guess the dev is taking the title literally as this MC looks like he is working on a Limitless number of LIs.
IDK... I get it's a magic pill but ffs, give it some side effects or something. Give the MC some challenges. Add some drama other than the bad guys trying to track down the pills. And what is going to happen when the pills run out? Are all the LIs suddenly going to go WTF am I doing with this loser?
Having said all of that, the dev is producing regular updates and is working hard so we should supports devs like this as we need more of them, but I can't give this more than 3 stars. It really is just average at best.
Good luck to the developer!
One of the most overused character types in AVNs are what's called a Mary Sue. This is a character who is perfect. They never make mistakes. They always say the right things, no one every takes what they say the wrong way, they are awesome at everything they do; best fighter, best cook, best in bed, smartest person, best business person, ad nauseam... The male version of this is a Gary Stu and this MC is one of the biggest Gary Stu's out there. The problem with a Gary Stu is since they can't do anything wrong, nothing really happens. There are no mistakes so no one gets upset, all the women accept the harem thing, they don't have money problems... nothing. It makes it boring if you know, no matter what happens, the Gary Stu will be there to save the day. Yawn...
In this case, the MC starts out as a total loser. He is basically homeless and has made a mess of his life until one day, he is given a magic pill and he suddenly becomes this Gary Stu. It is explained, this pill not only enhances your mental ability, but it also makes all the women you meet fall for you.
I would have been fine if the pill took a while to make the changes. In other words, the medicine would have to build up in his system and as time went along there would be improvements and you would be able to see it in the MC's daily life. Or maybe even a placebo and the MC is actually making all the changes himself. Instead, in a matter of 2 days, he has a 2000% return on his investment and clears 200K in the stock market, spends most of it and then does it again, making another 200K in just a day's work. In just a few days, he has a brand new apartment and 8 LIs, all of whom he has rescued from one thing or another or saved their law degree, started a new business and rescued a girl from a life of prostitution.
I mean, where do we go from here? What more is there to do? This guy is averaging 2 new LIs a day so are we going to have more LIs show up? There is another game out there with 31 LIs but this one is on pace for more than that. I guess the dev is taking the title literally as this MC looks like he is working on a Limitless number of LIs.
IDK... I get it's a magic pill but ffs, give it some side effects or something. Give the MC some challenges. Add some drama other than the bad guys trying to track down the pills. And what is going to happen when the pills run out? Are all the LIs suddenly going to go WTF am I doing with this loser?
Having said all of that, the dev is producing regular updates and is working hard so we should supports devs like this as we need more of them, but I can't give this more than 3 stars. It really is just average at best.
Good luck to the developer!