VN - Ren'Py - Love, Honor, Betray [Ep.13] [Renio Studios]

There's a lot of things this VN does right on a surface level. The visuals are near top tier for F95, and I particularly commend the facial reactions even as I nitpick the rather cartoony blush effect. I also like how the VN uses sound, something that the vast majority of non-voiced VN's pay very little attention to.

But what really makes this VN for me is the substance. The writing is really good, and if the dev is not a native English speaker then the writing is all the more remarkable. The dialogue flows well, and each character seems to have their own personal voice. The character development of the protagonist proceeds at a reasonable pace, something which a lot of "slow burn" VN's struggle with, and I feel invested in following her growth, at least on the "lesbian path" I took for the MC. I think it is one of the better lesbian paths on a site littered with so many middling ones.

On the flip side of the writing, there is a blackmail element, of which could be the source of endless frustration for me, but so far it is not totally bereft of sense and does not lock you into scenes you don't want to see. As of this writing, there's no prospect of the MC stumbling mindlessly onto an unavoidable rape scenario. So, this is that rare blackmail storyline that hasn't detracted from the experience and hasn't devolved into pointless character degeneracy. At least for now.

PS

I reserve the right to alter the review should things change at a later date.

game looked promising until the blackmail stuff happened, from that point on the story doesn't make any sense. sadly because it really started pretty good i was interessted in some lesbian routes etc. but yea it's all not worth continuing when the main plot of the story just doesn't make any sense.

renders were not bad while lewd/sex scenes were not all animated. if I would have to give this game a piece of advice i would say either remove the blackmailing content entirely or make it more believable and not just a tool to make the protagonist do sexual things faster than she would do normally.

Looks promising!

Good renders, solid writing, interesting story so far. Characters, especially the MC, are nicely done. Hoping the Blackmail won't go too crazy as it's a very overused thing in my opinion, but other than that I think this game deserves much more following.

Frequent updates are also a big plus. Something you don't see too often in recent days with most games, and I sure do hope the developers will be consistent with it.

Keep it up!

Interesting game. To me personally the main reason is the main character Lacey. She is incredibly cute. Renders are very good too. The way i usually rate games is how i feel when i finish the update. At the end of this update i was like, oh shit i got to the end and and i cannot get enough and i crave for more. Means the game deserves high rating. So 2 main ingredients for an amazing experience are here, gorgeously cute main character and very good renders. When i say i crave for more, mostly i think more Lacey, she is adorable.

If i could say what i would like more and what less. I would say that so far the game focuses mostly on lesbian sex. Would have loved if in the future her relationship with men gets similar attention. And i do not mean her boyfriend when i say men.

Love, Honor, Betray has very high quality renders. The writing is also much above average. It's a short game so far, but the potential for this to become something very good is definitely there.

I'm looking forward to seeing the updates for this game. Good start.