VN - Others - Long Story Short [v0.10a1] [TTrickGames]

Even if the girls in this game are too easy and MC has no competition (which never happens with pretty girls), the game is very solid. All is well done. I especially enjoyed the animations. Long story, short - play it, you won't regret.

Visuals and Graphic Quality
Long Story Short immediately impresses with its high-quality renders and animations. The artwork is well-crafted, with attention to detail that enhances the immersion during gameplay. Characters like Ann, Vanessa, and Alex are visually captivating, which helps keep the player engaged.

Impact of Choices
One of the biggest strengths of the game is the real impact your choices have on the unfolding narrative. Every decision you make directly influences relationships and the direction of the story, giving the player a sense of control and customization. The game allows you to disable NTR (Netorare), which might appeal to those who prefer to avoid that content. However, it's important to note that the main focus of the game is around NTR, and turning it off might cause you to miss out on a significant portion of the content and experience the game has to offer.

Storyline and Character Development
The narrative is engaging and makes interesting use of flashbacks, with the protagonist reflecting on his past. This creates an emotional connection with the player while providing deeper insight into the decisions and situations that shape the current story. To keep the game's pace dynamic, Long Story Short opts not to offer a slow "corruption" of the characters, instead speeding up this process. This keeps the story flowing and allows situations to evolve quickly, which is appealing to players who prefer more direct progression.

Variety of Decisions and Achievements
One clear indication of the variety and impact of choices in Long Story Short is the presence of 98 achievements, which can only be unlocked by exploring all available paths. This proves the game rewards full exploration of options and decisions, allowing for different approaches to each scenario. To unlock all achievements, the player must be dedicated to experiencing all possible routes, highlighting the depth and replayability of the game.

Ambient Sound
The game features a great ambient soundtrack that plays while you're gaming, helping to create an enjoyable and immersive atmosphere. However, Long Story Short lacks ambient audio or voice acting for the scenes, which might be noticeable for players who value even more auditory immersion. Despite this, the background music is well applied and contributes to the overall mood.

Pacing and Replayability
The pacing of Long Story Short is another strong point. Unlike other games in the genre, it avoids repetitive gameplay loops, keeping the experience dynamic and smooth. The different routes and paths offered by the game ensure good replayability, encouraging the player to explore the various options available.

Conclusion
Long Story Short is an excellent example of how a visual novel can combine meaningful choices, impressive visuals, and an engaging narrative. The varied routes, the freedom to shape the game to your liking, and the attention to detail make it a rewarding experience. However, if you decide to disable NTR, be aware that you will miss out on a large portion of the game's content, as this element is central to the experience. Additionally, the flashbacks, where the protagonist recalls his past, add an extra layer of depth to the story, while the accelerated character corruption keeps the game's pace fluid and interesting. The ambient soundtrack is a great complement, even without ambient audio or voice acting.

For those who don't mind the focus on NTR and enjoy this style of game, Long Story Short deserves a solid 9/10.

I initially thought this game would be perfect for me. As a fan of NTR, corruption, and a former WoW addict, the setup with a guy addicted to WoW just about to turn his life around felt like a relatable, almost self-insert experience. However, I just couldn’t get into it.

The only character I cared about was Vanessa, who I found very attractive and was the reason I downloaded the game, expecting her to be the focus of the NTR element. Unfortunately, her personality was a letdown from the start. She’s already cheating on Joe, which kills the potential for a slow corruption arc. For me, corruption is most effective when it starts with a good girl in a precious relationship, like Asuna and Kirito in NTR Online. Here, the relationship feels borderline open, so the NTR aspect was underwhelming.

While there are multiple routes and scenes with other characters, I was only interested in Vanessa’s corruption, making the rest tedious. The lack of sound, especially during scenes, was a big miss. The animations were well-done but short, and getting to them felt like a grind. The story wasn’t bad but also wasn’t anything special. The game's development has been extremely slow, which is why I put it off until now.

If Vanessa had a better personality and the game focused more on her gradual corruption, I would have enjoyed it more. But with her already cheating and giving in to blackmail without resistance, it felt hollow. Joe is also somewhat aware of her actions, making the whole thing feel like an open relationship.

Ultimately, the game’s biggest draw for me is that Vanessa is hot, and the animations are good. Everything else, including the characters, story, and overall experience, just didn’t work for me.

I think it's one of the hottest VNs, the renderings are beautiful, the characters well written, perhaps a little longer sex scenes would be a plus.
I highly recommend it for those who haven't done it yet.

I loved this game. I think swinging might be my new favorite genre, not sure yet. The renders and animations weren’t the best, but the game entertained me a lot. If I hadn’t had this much fun, I would’ve given it 4 stars, but I give 5 stars to any game that gives me a good time. I was just disappointed that there was no animation in the final scene. (I played the Ren'Py version, maybe the original version has animation in that part, I don’t know.)

This game is truly a work of art! From the stunning graphics to the immersive storyline, every aspect is finely crafted. The gameplay is smooth, intuitive, and keeps you engaged for hours on end. The world-building is second to none, with every detail meticulously designed to create a rich and immersive experience.

So far it's a very good AVN. Here are some of my thoughts:

1. Story: Plot is quite simple, yet effective, very engaging. This is an AVN where your choices actually matter and you can see different outcomes, in fact, I beat the game twice, making different choices the second time and It felt, at times, like a completely different game which was great, the "branching" here is great (definitely a +). Also the story is a very kinky one with lots of optional sharing.

2. Characters: Girls are well written with a well defined behaviour, except for one who changes according to your choices (which was interesting).

3. Music: No music/sound at all.

4. Animations: Basic animations (kinda mehh, sometimes there were none).

5. Renders: Good enough.

Overall, I'd give it a 7.5/10. The game is more on the short side. I loved that it was very kinky and its "branching", sadly, as I said having no music and mehh animations were a bit of a letdown. It's worth checking out.

One of the best VN. I advise everyone to play and get acquainted. The plot is simple but interesting. Redners and quality of models are at the top level! Everything is very high quality and beautiful. I recommend playing it. We are waiting for new updates. Definitely 5 stars!

CGs look great. I love the characters, and I love the game.

. NTR easy to avoid
. renders are great
. choices can have an impact
. no annoying gameplay loop
. You get to fuck a lot of people, but so far it isn't just 'all of the girls happen to be okay with it for some inexplicable reason'
. all the girls look good (A lot of games I've played lately seem to love having ugly characetrs)


This was a great game, and I'm super excited to see more updates! I actually read most of the dialogue, which is quite rare for me.

I really enjoyed playing it multiple times and trying out new things. A really well made game with lots of options. I like the characters and models, it rare to get such a diverse set of characters to experience, usually they all follow a mold but in this game, there are many characters with diverse personalities. That by the players actions or inaction's can change a characters behavior.

I love this game which stands out completely in almost all aspects. When I started I went on Ann's loving route. Just out of curiosity I tried the route I now call "Loving Corruption" with sharing enabled. I was overwhelmed by the searing intensity and eroticism of the scenes which developed.
It is not my style to write a full-fledged analysis of game parameters. Just let me tell the community that this game got me hooked, especially by Ann, she is a really unique character.
I absolutely recommend this game for everybody, since all paths can be played into directions most people can identify with.

I really enjoyed the "story within a story" storyline. Pacing with the flashbacks and everything worked really well. The quality of the renders was also good, and there was a decent amount of content.

The characters were not memorable, though. It's been a few months since I played this and while I can remember some individual scenes and plotlines, I really don't recall any particular character. All the characters felt pretty generic to me.

The game has potential, but it falls short due to weak execution. Even after five years of development, the content feels surprisingly thin. Updates are slow—about once a year—and add very little. If you’ve got other things to play or do, you’re not missing much. Giving it even one star feels generous.

Good writing. Good pace. The characters are all distinct and feel like they have a personality. There are multiple different ways to play the game. I personally enjoyed the corruption route and highly recommend this game.

I always really look forward to this one.

The updates are a decent length, the stories are fairly realistic and the choices actually DO really make a difference! Which has become a bit rare sadly.

The renders are absolutely stunning in my book, especially the ones involving Alex. Makes it hard to decide between her and Ann, but that doesn´t matter cause you can actually like both at the same time, without cheating! Yay!

I did have some problems getting on a path that involves Vanessa without cheating on Ann or letting her go completely, but I have high hopes for a kind of Vanessa retribution arc in the future.

Emily content is not much thus far, but I love the way it´s going.

All in all quite enjoyable, this one!

Edit: Yes, I know. Not a harem game. Let me hope.

One of the best NTRs out there. Ann is cute and sexy (perfect combo) and Vanessa carry the hot tributes. The story is good and solid. Was kind of slowburn at the start but now the nice scenes keep coming. Last update was great. Love this game.

Some of the best NTR around, completely optional as well for those not into it, updates could definitely come quicker, probably the only real negative. Some varied paths that are not too hard to understand, great renders and writing.

My 1st time rating a game... I usually just move on after I'm done playing some of these games but I had take a minute for this one. I love, love, LOVE this game. From the graphics, writing, choices you can make, smokin hot scenes, and the amazing models for the girls, this game is one of if not the best game on this site. Only negative is that it's getting longer between updates. I hope TTrick makes some serious money from this game because they damn well deserve it.

I came for the NTR, stayed for everything. Awesome game ! Good mix of characters, the pace between dialogue and sex scenes is good, lots of content and great visuals. Worth trying different playtrough because choices influence what happens.

The BEST NTR Game out here. You can decide if you want to have Netori, Netorare... throughout the story so what you dont like is preventable. The characters are very unique, never saw one of them in other games and the quality is top notch!
Like all good games my biggest contra is that the updates are coming really rarely.