Ren'Py - Living in a Brothel [v0.3] [Mastur Bar]

Quite disappointing I must say.
I'll keep it short.

1. sandbox is useless, just unnecessary clicking from one room to the other, why not just do vn.

2. the narrative feels like they are talking to a 3-year old. Explaining everything like I'm a toddler f.e. "aNd tHaT's wHy yOu kIsS a GiRl aFtEr hAvInG sEx". It's only missing a "good job" at the end.

3. No choices. Two out of sex scene so far was mc walking into his room and finding 2 women already making out or eating each other out before joining in. No choices, and no girl avoidable

4. You can't hide the text. I tried middle mouse button and 'h' button. I think thats probably the only renpy game that did not have this feature. Or im missing something

The graphics are good ig.

A game like this could have great potential, but it fails to deliver with a pretty boring story, and waaay to much history from a single customer, almost had more text then MC.
It dosent help that MC is stupid really really stupid.

Story is just point and click no paths no real point and i would guess a ton of NTR since the girls your fucking is the whores so goes without saying they will be fucking anyone, there is none at the moment but dont see how it would avoid NTR in the future.

Sandbox is boring as well, just a bunch of clicking around untill you find the item you need or to move around in the hotel, dident really add anything to the game.

Animations are ok and proberly the best thing about this game but its still just average.

At the moment there arent really much 2 girls for MC to fuck thats about it.

It would take alot to make this into a fun or story rich game, i just dont see it happening.

Gameplay:
Visual Novel, without much choices (no multiple paths), and some Point&Click stuff.
The gameplay is actually very simplistic. It's quite funny that the author put effort to create a "tutorial" when there is almost nothing to explain. The only gaming part is to find the little secret images by clicking on elements.

Story:
Ok, it's silly. It's not a problem to have a stupid MC, because that's the point of silly porn. The problem is elsewhere, dialogues are dull. Like explaining every insignificant stuff. So, it becomes quite boring. Fortunately, it's quite a short game.

Graphics/Animation:
That's where the game shines. It's not incredible, but the models are good and I pretty much like the renders and the animations.

Overall impression:
I played the game without reading much of the dialogues, following shallowly the story without going deep into it. Still, I went through the end. It's not very good, but it's not that bad and there are a few interesting stuffs.

BTW, I went through some bugs.

The renders are good ( the only reason I decided to give this a chance) although I expected them to be better from the preview pics. Story is silly and not interesting at all, MC is the typical unlikable wimpy boy that just gets pussy for no reason. Although this makes sense because it is a brothel, in terms of story it is not as interesting because he gets the sex so easily and if the sex scenes were of superior quality perhaps that would make the game very worthwhile but that is not really the case. They are just decent so them having no buildup really makes it feel underwhelming.
Another negative I found is that the game is sometimes badly translated and has a very bad script and dialogs, that can be tolerable but it gets annoying after a certain point, so getting a better writer, proofreader could do wonders for it.
I guess, a positive this game has is the music, one of the rare cases where I dont mute the game while playing.
So. TLDR: music and renders: good or at least decent.
Characters, Story and Dialogs: Really bad

It seems like a great concept, but the game is nearly unplayable. Normally I can understand if someone is not a native English speaker, but this is severe, perhaps having a translation service look it over? I'm sure there are cheap freelance services avaliable.

Beyond that, the pacing is horrendous with long, unnecessary pauses and being locked into images that need to be scrolled. Also, navigation is tremendously onerous without cause.

I hope these can be addressed and the developer keeps on working on it. I'll keep an eye out.

The basic idea could be interesting, but the tons of useless padding, the MC being the stupidest man on the face of the Earth, the "let's not tell him he's living in a brothel" useless subplot and the dev apparently having never set foot in a bar once in his life, all sum up to a boring experience between one pretty sexy pic and a steamy hot sex scene. There was a chance to make the “bar management” work as a full-fledged game, instead of very short and banal puzzles in a VN: that gameplay would’ve been somewhat cool, but it wasn’t explored. 1/5

The indoor renders work very well, but the outdoor ones are really amateurish and the various rooms do not mix well into a coherent style, in my opinion. Unfortunately, often the dev lacks in posing and giving expressions to the characters, and some neglected details (the levitating glass, the non-beer) are off-putting. 3/5

The models have very pretty faces. They are really lovely and I'd like to see more of them instead of padding transitions and close-ups of glasses and banknotes. I'm not a fan of the bottom-heavy bodies, especially like the older gals have, but that's personal taste. 5/5

The English is passable at times, not passable at others. Making no attempt at having a fascinating writing style is not rare, but still it doesn't get extra points, either. There's no decent storytelling and the narration is dragged over and over and over. Otherwise, the story itself would be fun and at least the sex is good. 3/5 (generous, because I loved the sex scenes)

The gameplay has potential, but it's shackled with tons of unnecessary clicks and immersion-breaking logic faults. The “collect secret images” mechanics works surprisingly well to compensate for the lack of early sex scenes. 2/5

The production value is quite high: it's clear the dev put some coding effort. Also, the personalization of the UI and the attention to visuals and details (like personalized objects and clothing textures, or that there are different render sets for when the MC reflects himself in a glass wearing different outfits, or that perfectly appropriate Mapplethorpe book in Beatrice’s room) earn an honourable mention. 4/5

I think the game is great. The female characters are hot. I like the story so far. I also love the little secret cards things. The only thing I don't like about the game is that there's no sounds during the sex scenes. I think that would make it way better.

It's really not bad. The story is meh, but the renders and especially the animations are good to great! What more can i say. You are in a brothel, living and finding new and exciting ways to have sex with the women you encounter.

Overall, good art, though the renders have a cheap look to them, but overall they are above average. The problem is what's behind that.

A sandbox with poor polish that wastes your time. The writing is all over the place; it seems as though he is trying to tell two different stories,or cramp two games into one, one with romance and an incestuous harem, but then he goes ahead and makes the family protagonists into future prostitutes in his brothel. Why would the MC be okay with all of this? (The protagonist may as well be a dildo because he just goes with the flow without ever questioning anything.) The other side of the game is the whorehouse, which seems to be the real focus, but still, the way it is introduced is really stupid, with a cheap, porn level writing kind of plot. But maybe the game is just supposed to be a brainless fuckfest? idk.

The developer has absolutely no idea what he wants his game to be, and doesn't give confidence in his ability that he is trying to please everyone, when it is obvious that this is a game that, by its very theme, is directed at a very niche audience.

Well as the title sayed u r living in brothel so. It is not bad idea of game if the dev know what exactly want to do.

For now it is game about living with "landlady" and "room mate". One day landlady tell your room mate to make money and mc will start her train to be whore (yep )

for now real prostitution is missing, but should be added later as mc should train whores for his bussines.

to be fair it have realy decent art...

summarized:

story: 1/5
art: 4/5
dialogues: 2/5
sandbox:2/5

score : 2,2

The renders Good to medium and the animation good
The story is new and average so far I expect it will expand further
Girls are different in every way
The boss is so huge
Try to make mc tall or at least equal to her
Or even a little shorter
Mc looks like a dwarf in front of her
And try to make it easier by adding hints
Nobody wants to waste time In search of something or to advance in the game
But is a good start with a good amount of content
Good luck to you dev

The renders are mediocre and can be uncanny at times. The writing is also boring. Being a beta should really be a tag of its own. Although the music is pretty good which is rare for these games. The gameplay is barely any, especially the way players must navigate the world.

This game is missing a very important tag: Puzzle. Trying to find the right way to go to progress the quest or story or w/e the Fck you want to call it brought me a few steps short of unadulterated rage.

Living in a brothel—LiB for short, is a Sandbox with a capital S. I find it hard to decide whether this is a well-made sandbox or a poorly made one because while almost EVERYTHING is interactable in your journey it also has the effect of making the correct path downright impossible to find.
At the beginning of the game, you are given a sign to hang somewhere in the bar, and I can tell you without shame that I spam-clicked around that entire area for about 10 minutes and I still have in my possession that goddamn sign.