VN - Ren'Py - Abandoned - Lineage or Legacy [Ch.4 Act II] [Biting The Bullet]

Lineage or Legacy

Really enjoyed what's here so far. I will set aside the fact the MC was once 160kg's and then manages to achieve a body that shows absolutely no signs of that what so ever, because it's fiction. But I will say it now, as someone who once weighed close to the same amount of weight as the MC, and lost near the same amount of weight as him...you definitely don't end up being able to get a flawless body after being that obese, no matter how hard you work out...unless you have extremely god tier level genetics I suppose, which the MC could very well have.

This is a fictional VN regardless, so obviously it's not going to be totally accurate to real life, media in general isn't ever really all that accurate when depicting extreme weight loss. I digress...

Pros:
-Good renders
-Likeable MC with nice character development
-Very smooth and fluid animations
-Most of the girls look pretty darn good (June is best girl so far)
-Grammar is good.
-Writing is mostly good.
-Enjoyable story so far.

Cons:
- A bit too many girls are being thrown at the MC in a very small time span. Common problem with many Visual Novels. I have already forgotten most of their names just because so many were introduced so quickly. If the developer adds even more, I won't end up caring for any of them because I wont get the chance to remember any of them if there are too many.

- Savannah. Yeah, I personally don't get why she's practically being forced as what seems to be the main love interest for the MC. I don't see it with her, at all. After a very rushed one night stand, and then another brief shag at the hospital the MC is already declaring his love for her? What love? It's all been lustful acts between them so far, there is no substance there at all. I can see it with someone like June for example, because she's been the only one that has really had meaningful interactions with the MC so far (and she's a total babe)

- Though the game has a romance tag, nothing has really screamed "romance" to me in most of the interactions with the love interests up to this point, but perhaps that will change in the future. It's still early days after all.

Overall, I really enjoyed what's here so far. A few minor changes (in my opinion) and this could easily be a 5 star project.


Keep up the good work, BitingTheBullet. Looking forward to more.

Absolutely heavenly game! The storyline itself already draws you into the game and it is simple yet riveted you to play and crave more content.

Definitely looking forward for upcoming updates, this game has so much potential and drive that I hope the creator will give us more of this gem!

Nothing to complain about. Dialogue is good with no engrish, plot makes sense, mc isnt creepy and can be timid or confident depending on choices. dialogue options and actions are restricted by stats gained from certain choices and some choices lock some content from you. Renders and graphics look good if not great. Game content as of chapter 2 which I am reviewing lets you have a good enough impression as to what to expect from the dev's execution of his game. The story is still in its early stages so i cant really tell how far the story will go away from the presented normal college life story but there are hints of more dramatic things like a female student blackmailing the teacher and asking the delinquent to do jobs for her and having the mc come from a rich family that he doesnt get along with. Giving it 5 stars to encourage the dev not to abandon the project and to hopefully encourage more ppl to try it out!

The porno gaem formula/fantasy of "PC in danger/life crisis grinds their way of it, becomes cool and gets laid" is as popular as the motivational/influencer/life coaching culture its audience overlaps with, but it alone doesn't make for an interesting porno gaem.

In my experience these types of games work best when there's an angry (and v v hot) love interest and the PC's main quest is to turn their relationship around ("grinding" various aspects of that process being the basis of gameplay and/or story content). Reconciling with angry but basically supportive and decent daddy while having a great college life just doesn't have the same ring to it.

The best compliment I can give this game is nothing about it annoyed me, which is actually quite an achievement in the realm of porno gaems. Chars if not resembling actual humans at least do not resemble algorithmically generated demons, no incoherent crime/conspiracy subplots etc etc.

Gfx, h-scenes and anims are average so that's my score. Suggestion to dev/s: do a major revision of the plot to include a love interest/crush and a legit reason to be on the ropes with her, get rid of the falling out with dad premise and also axe around half the characters the PC meets in college.

As of Ch.2,

Game seems highly promising, renders are amazing, character models are woahzah <3 I'm not sure if this is a slow-burn or not, but if it is, the pacing is a tad too fast.

Looking forward for the next update!

Good renders, and the story is very interesting. Hope in the future updates we get more choices,hope choices matter and have impact on the story and the relations with the girls, hope there is more choices to choose (instead of 2 to have 3) in the future,hope that the girls arent all slutty and hope there is more girls as LI.. The game has potential but the dev cant get lost on the story,have more choices with impact on story and relations with girls.

I gave this four stars mainly for the original looking characters, and the story is written well enough that I actually care about the MC.

The only real complaint I have is how the passage of two years is shown through the workout montage. There's basically three things we are introduced to so far in the game, the MC going to college, his relationship with his family and losing weight at the gym. During the montage, in between the gym shots I would mix in pictures of a few unanswered texts from his mom (the ones we read later) and maybe a shot or two of him in class or studying. This would just make it a lot less of an abrupt time shift.

Coding wise it seemed fine. The only issue I had was addressed by the dev.

Anyways, regardless of my nitpicking, this is a really strong start to a promising game!

Although the "MC leaves home to come of age" story has been told ad infinitum in the VN sphere, this one executes the important story parts well and is compelling enough to have me excited for what's to come. It's not breaking new ground, but I found myself invested in what happens to the MC as he starts his new life. The females are attractive and unique enough renders to be interesting in their own rite. Hope to see more of this soon.