VN - Ren'Py - Live to Fight [v0.6.8] [Grinder]

Another good game that I feel has a lot of potential to go many different ways. I gave it 4 stars, but feel I could revisit it later and give a 5. The renders aren't bad at all, and many of the models look attractive without being over the top. The story concept is not used a ton, and really made me want to go and re-watch fight club. I'm really looking forward to seeing where the Dev takes this.

The following review is based off my personal experience with playing this Game/Visual Novel... I try to be as brutally honest and detailed as I can, and these are my own opinions and thoughts, from one or more play throughs... The version this review is based on v0.4.2...

This VN/Game shows some promise, and has a slightly different theme then you see in most VN/Games these days...

The visuals for the characters are good, including the scenes... The backdrops are alrighty with only a couple that seemed familiar from other VN/Games... The fight scenes are unique and done well...

The script isn't terrible, but it is riddled with broken English and some misused words... Probably stems from poor translation/interpretation... The further into the story you get the worse it gets though... The most commonly misused word was when the male protagonist was talking so some of his guy friends using the word "men" instead of "man", many different times... Someone deffinitly needs to go back through the script and fix it all... Outside of the broken English and so forth, for the most part I could still understand what was meant to be said or implied, so I was still able to follow the story alright with only a couple instances of slight confusion over the choice of words...

The plot revolves around a male protagonist who runs away from home due to daddy issues, but he steals some money doing so... And this catches up to him, requiring that he go back to illegal mixed martial arts fighting for money, in order to pay back his father to avoid jail or worse... Along the way there are many different opportunities to build relationships with various female characters... The choice is completely in the player/readers hands, does he perv after them all, or just go after a few select, or go after just one... There is a mixture of a couple, what appears to be, one night stands as well as some love/romance interests... There I a looming bit of intrigue when it comes to the protagonists father, but not much is revealed in the current content...

There is definitely a focus on the story elements, as the protagonist goes through a typical day mixed with training, seeing his friends, getting opportunities with various women, and just living his life... There is a real attempt to add depth and meaning to the over all main story, while also paying some attention to some of the side events... Which made me really look past all the broken English problems... If it had just been nothing but a porn fest, I would definitely not have given it as high a score...

During the few fight that occur in the current content, the player has choices that will help determine the outcome, which was a fun concept...

Overall, outside of the translation/interpretation errors, the story felt mostly realistic, well thought out, and had some depth to some of the characters... This VN/Game is still early into it's development, but its content seems to be decent thus far, which was a pleasant surprise... I look forward to seeing how this one develops and will definitely check back on it at a later date, as I hope to see the script fixed, and to see how the story and love interests stories develop... Best of luck to the developers....

3.0 NEEDS WORK

The story while somewhat unique from what we usually see here, is riddled with plotholes. The worst part however is the writing. Many, many mistakes as if it was poorly translated or developer tried his best at writing in English (I know I shouldn't be the one pointing poor English out, but it is fair to mention it in a review).

Characters are average looking, and while they try to have personalities, the writing fails them here really bad. There are options you make, but they are super simple to follow, just "yes" everything romantic or sexual. I wish I could write more, but there is just isn't anything else worth mentioning about them.

Scenes are probably the only thing that somewhat saves this game. Animations are surprisingly good and frequency of H scenes is quite acceptable, but fizzles dry towards the end of the current build.

Overall, there is a possibility that the game could be salvaged if the writing is completely redone from the beginning, and more content is added with unique events to develop characters further.

Live To Fight is a straight up visual novel that follows our MC's attempts to remedy one of the all-time most mind boggling blunders seen in any adult game. Along the way, we are introduced to the MC's family, friends, ex-girlfriend and random people on the street. Most, if not all of the women are romance options and range from fairly attractive to legitimately hot. There is a decent emphasis on big, shapely asses, as well as at least one young, waifish option.

The problems with this game are obvious straight away. The English translation is bad. You will rarely see a sentence with more than six words. They convey what they need to, but continually use incorrect tense and any attempts at using idioms usually results in a chuckle. The lighting is also a major flaw, and it is again evident right from the opening scene with one character looking like he's in front of a strobe light every time his pose changes. Some scenes are lit to dimly, while others have lights scattered inconsistently. This is typical for novices to PBR renderers, and may improve as time goes on.

The opening scenes of the game are jumbled in a jarring fashion. The player is yanked around to a few different timeframes, to the point where you're not sure what any of it is supposed to mean. It settles on one pretty quickly, and doesn't seem to be looking to start changing again any time soon.

With the bad aspects out the of way, the positives shine. It's certainly a non-Anglosphere game, but it has that foreign charm I enjoy with these types of games and rarely see these days. MC and his friends spend most of their time taking the piss out of each other. The women are varied in their motivations. The choices you make appear to matter so far. And, let's face it, in a sea of sameness, playing as an MMA fighter is at least something different.

As of v0.4, there's a good amount of content. There's teasing. There's sex. There's fighting and drama. Definitely recommended for those who like VNs with a foreign slant.

My Rating of v0.4 is:

Pros:
-Nice Renders
-Nice Story
-Decent Game Play
-Hot Milf
-Hot Dialog

Cons:
None

Loved the Game
Lots of Potential here.
Looking forward to more Action
lets she where it leads too

The game is great so far. (v0.40)

The story is simple but effective. You stole some money from your scumbag father, and now you have to take part in underground fights to pay off the debt. It's still early in the game, so there haven't been any complications yet. Although I suspect there will be in the future.

The women are all very attractive, both in looks and personality. You have a ton of control over the main character, so if for some reason you don't like a particular lady, they won't be forced upon you.

There's no grinding or any such nonsense, so the game moves along at a good pace. The only complaint I have so far is that the translation is a bit rough at times.

(v0.47)

The last few updates have been rather rough. There has been a lot of bugs, and a couple of annoying minigames were just added. The story has stagnated somewhat after the addition of a new character who took time away from the established ones. There was an unappealing mandatory sex scene with a very minor character that I gladly would've done without. The game had a very solid foundation but failed to make the most of it.

"There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

I really enjoyed the overarching plot and twists in this game, as it encompasses all the classic elements of a good story. Although the standalone routes weren’t by any means remarkable, they were great at building suspense and a sense of urgency to figure out the pieces of the puzzle in order to solve the mystery. The universe of this games grows increasingly more complex and interesting the further you delve into the storyline. This demonstrates solid world-building and good storyline pacing by the writers.

The game is nice, sweet and simple. After playing all the resource management games which can get complicated at time, this game is to the point. The characters are amazing especially because all of them have a story attached to them which makes them feel relevant to the story. The renders are nice and so are the animations. Keep up the good work and now I'll be anxiously waiting for the next update.

i must say the setting and the whole fight mma theme i really love the mc is super hot and i love his tattoos too and the girls and the renders are very pretty too im likeing the story too so far what i seen im very much likeing it keep up the good work ont his game def one of my favs very excited for more new content