Small reviews for
FR34KS and
Project: S.P.E.S.
FR34KS
First and foremost - this game seriously needs trigger warnings, because while it starts as comedy, it's quite quickly dives into serious topics, like depression, domestic abuse, drug's overdose, eating disorders and psychosis (or some other disorder, where you hear voices)
Story itself is rather simple, there is a summer camp/school for delinquents, where we meet our cast. We have 6 main LI, 1 character that is somewhat in between (more on that later) and a few side characters, one of them is male charater, that is used as comedic relief
And that's where the problems start. It seems like dev has some issues to decide, if he wants to create comedy or maybe something more serious. There are multiple scenes when characters are talking about some of their problems, but you cannot take that seriously, because of constant sound effects on the level of vine booms. Why? This could be actually grate game about young people facing some obstacles early in their life, yet dev decides to force comedy where it doesn't belong. It's enough to say that some chapters are about comedic relief characted and his "adventures" as "superhero in VR game".
Another important note is that romance is mandatory. There are two romances check so far. If you are not romancing at least 1 out of 6 main LIs, then it's "funny game over". There is also the cas of that "side but no so side" LI - she is treated as Main LI (is listed in game as Main love interest), but is ignored during aforementioned checks.
Both renders and animations are average and I would call them standard HS renders. Personally, I like them, but graphic is not the most important element of AVN for me, so it may not be for everyone.
In general, I would say that if you don't mind trigger warnings above, and are not affraid of story that may be frustrating and confusing, go for it. Just, try not to overthing whatever happens, otherwise, you aren't for a good time
Project: S.P.E.S.
First thing - this is kinetic novel. While there are some choices, those are only used for world buidling purposes. Do you want to watch scene from other character perspective or learn something about the world you live in? Then this is for you. Otherwise, feel free to skip them.
Story goeas like this. MC is given opportunity to enroll to one of the best colleges in the country, but he needs to move to other part of the city. Becuase city is devided intro Districts, he can really travel back and forth, which means he needs to leave his friends behind.
The game itself has a few serious problems. First is writing. Dev is not native English speaker and it shows, especially at the beginning. Look, I'm not a native speaker, but if someone like me says that English is awful, then you can probably imagine that it's reeeeally awful. Add to that repeated words, mislabeled sentences (where script says that sentes is spoken by character A, but it's clearly should be character B), missing commas and you have a disaster. It gets better later, but even if you manage to push through it, then there is another issue - MC.
My god he's terrible. Many people are complaining about him being very passive and submissive. At the start I thought that his behaviour is logical. He's in new enviroments, he's studies are sponsored by some powerful and rich guy he doesn't know. It's fair to be cautious. But further into the story, the more you learn that this is just the excuse and he really cannot say "no". To give you an example, MC's girlfriend is ok with him being with other girls under two conditions: 1) she wants to meet them before anything significant happens and 2) she is against hookups. Those are fair conditions, but what MC is doing. Well, there is a scene when different LI kisses him on the lips, and MC is like "it's not her fault". In another scene, some girl takes shower with him and gives him HJ. MC says that "he couldn't do anything about it". Come on, on one hand he wants to help everyone (actually, his help in more of "let's talk to my flatmate, who is the daughter of very powerful and rich guy" rather than doing anthing himself). On the other his doing stuff like this.
Music, while generic, fits rather well with overall story. It's lighthearted and non-intrusive.
Renders and animations are pretty good.
Oh, and you can ignore "warning" at the beggining about lack of H-scene. While not full on sex scenes, MC gets off quite regularly.
Overall, game is quite enjoyable. If you are fan of slice of life stories you probably will have fun with it. Just push through first 4-5 days, then don't try to find logic in whatever MC is doing and you should be set to take on this game
