Ren'Py - Love & Sex Second Base [v24.6.0a] [Andrealphus]

PROS:

- lots and lots of characters, events, stuff to do
- in-game guide
- nice progression system with girls
- beautiful art
- ETA you have some control over how the heroines look (giving them items, affecting their stats, progressing their story) - this is a HUGE pro

CONS
- a little too much text - even the simplest events are padded with a ton of unnecessary internal monologues, thoughts etc. About 30% could be cut out without losing the whole meaning.
- inconsistent art (character sprites, sex scenes and random events all have different art)
- navigation is still a little bit awkward (the panels are too small and too similar)
- Sasha reminds me of my EX.

I spent quite a lot of time with it, and it was better than I was expecting.


Even though this game is incomplete, as I'm making this review, it already has a lot of content and even some endings(I got one for one of the first two girls, but I assume that there's already one for the other one, more on that later on the review). But with that it also gets a little unforgiving in a way that if you skip a lot, without ever looking at any kind of guide you might lose a character out of nowhere.

I've been playing this game since before the art changed, when it was still made from blurry real characters. Since then, a lot of work has been done, and a lot of content added. However, i'm now a bit lost with so many (too many ?) characters around. It's getting repetitiv, will there be any end ?
I guess I miss the fun to start the game from the start and discover it.

Very good writing, with a diverse group of characters, and reasonably good voice acting. Project is updated regularly with content and bug fixes. Art style is subjective: I like it, but you may not. At present, NTR content can be avoided; and most "grind" can be minimized (without cheats) by consulting the fan Wiki.

4/5 Stars
Graphics 5 Stars: the art is one of a kind and makes the game special.
Story 4 Stars: The story has several paths and romance options with all kinds of outcomes. Enough to keep you replaying.
Characters 4 Stars: Tons and tons of romance options! There is a type of girl for every guy.

What I liked: I liked that so many storyline interchange and connect weaving a spectacular story with incredible detail and focus on personalities and viable realism.

What I didn't like: None of the storylines are actually completed. You could Argue that Sasha or Samantha's are yet I call that a load of hoey! Yeah I said it! What are you going to do, cry at me? Jokes aside even though Samantha's storyline feels the most fleshed out you are left without a full love score of 100 hinting that more is to come. I'm also very sad that there are currently only 3 marriages atm, 4 if you count Sasha and Bree together as a separate marriage.

Final verdict: I highly recommend. This game can be a little grindy so if that isn't for you feel free to walk away, the game is clearly unfinished and far from being completed with several minor bugs and glitches but if you can look past all the bugs in skyrim you can easily look past the bugs here.

Recommendations for the Devs: Please start finishing some of these paths and add some more marriages/endings before adding more characters. The one issue i face now is once you have that perfect save there really is no longer replay value without additional endings. Just my opinion and thoughts.

Please try this game it was a lot of fun!

Update: 21.11.0

So I have been a patreon for over a year now and I wanted to upgrade my opinion of the game to 5 Stars. This game although far from completion has had far more growth in a year than I've seen some games have in 3 years. Therefore I feel the need to give credit for the games actual growth.

Usually I dont like japanesse animation and games but this game definitely one of the top 10 of 2020. The characters are really well done in both appearances and personalities and there is a lot of content .

Awesome game. Of course the gameplay is not new, but some features make it interesting.

If you do not want to miss the most interesting events tied to the game days, then you have to do good management and really try.

It is also worth noting the excellent art, and really cool stories of some of the characters.

The game turned out great, good job.

This VN is getting more interesting and it have much content that other titles of the same genre as it updates. I enjoy the BDSM content of this game especially when it come to Sasha who can become submissive or dominant depending on your choice. The overall rating of this VN is excellent due its immersive and complex development of each characters.

This game just has tons and tons of content and more is continuously added every month. I gurantee you'll find a girl or girls that will scratch whatever itch you have. Only downside is it's a little slow to start (if not using a cheat mod) and certain girls have very limited sex scene variation. Most of that problem will eventually go away once mroe updates are released. If you are looking for a game that can take up to 20 or more hours of your time then this is your game.

Grinding and too clock work like gameplay takes lots of enjoyment out of this. It is still very good game but it has potential to be way better. Girls are unique enough for this kind of game and there is some nice voiced lines. Definetly worth a check.

Easily one of the best games on this site with a lot of content and interesting mechanics. The devs are literal legends. The story is intresting and there are a lot of possibilites.

I will definitely play it again when it is completed.

Love & Sex: Second Base is by far one of the most polished and driving games of the genre. The character portfolio is diverse, each bringing with them a unique and interesting take on some common stereotypes that are perhaps overly prevalent.

The art style. The absolute happy medium between all things desired; not too realistic, not too cartoonish or 'anime'. All of the scenes, backgrounds, and character designs fit perfectly together and hardly make you question their place.

The writing. This one I'm generally more picky on, and yet I have almost zero complaints. The wording used in the dialogue and the scripts perfectly nail down the emotions behind the characters, and their place in the game world. The graphic scenes are hot and while they tilt on the edge of being over the top, that's the point, and it fits well.

The music. I've not much to say about this other than an interesting addition, by way of the fact that I've caught myself humming the backing tracks to this game over, and over, and over.

Supporting a wide variety of kinks and other interests, this game still sits pretty close to the top in my book. I look forward to this one being finished.

10/10.

A nice game with a lot of options and character development. Different characters: lesbian, tomboy, milf, teens everything you like You need to develop your personal skills while interacting with the other characters.

Nice development progress, waited for a bit until the game was satisfying enough before rating it.

Gameplay: Epitome of Sandbox. It flows well and the few bugs I encountered are generally because of either cheating or back tracking. The versatility and progress of some paths is truly inspiring and more developers should learn the basics this game presents. Having said so, although there has been a recent inclusion of game overs, some events lack repeatability when it would make sense for them to be there and some character interactions are missing. Personally, since there are seasons, a time limit on pregnancies, some stories (including university students) or their introduction would be welcome, as would the option to not see characters on the map. - 0.9
Music and Voice Acting: Generic but not too annoying, although very repetitive music. The inclusion of Voice acting adds a lot, especially when some character's voices are the opposite of expectations towards them. Still, many scenes and lines are very awkward which could be fixed by longer recording sessions and a director, but since the game lacks the budget it's understandable. - 0.5
Story: Very simple and generic guy gets roommates, strong backstory for male MC through his interactions with the female cast. Unfortunately, the female MC has little at this point and the lack of interesting non-rival male friends is a big detriment. Despite all that, since the game is light hearted and a sandbox, and very well written, it still deserves an above average score of - 0.7
Graphics: Little to no Animation makes this game lose the perfect score. The style is original, although heavily inspired by the real porn stars precedent, like this I actually like it more. Creative ways to add piercings and pregnancies and variations of looks and poses makes me give it a - 0.8.
Enjoyment: Although not a fan of the Pokémon genre I have to admit this game gave me plenty of catching opportunities and quite a few hours of pleasurable gaming. Would recommend. - 0.9

Overall Score: 3.8/5 The game is extremely good in its own genre but can stand on its own even outside it. The lower quality of some parts of it and the simple fact that it's difficult to make anything perfect, might mislead people into thinking it's a bad score, it isn't. Since the minimum you can rate on this site is 1 star, this would put the score between 4 and 4.5, but personally reserve the five stars only for truly the top of the top.

This game reminds me alot of the flash dating sims I played when I was younger, which adds a fond sense of nostalgia on top off any other feelings I'm getting when playing it. Don't get me wrong though, this game is leagues above those amateurish games I played in the past.

The art is nice, and there's an impressive amount of it. The characters are pretty well fleshed out and interesting. The voice acting, while leaving a bit to be desired, is something I can appreciate for even being there. Any amount of original VA work seems to be fairly rare in independent projects like this one, so that's a plus.

The gameplay is a little bit grindy as alot of people have pointed out, but I think the severity of it is a bit exaggerated. With the difficulty lowered to easy, I had no problems dealing with the grind. Otherwise as far as gameplay goes, I'm thoroughly impressed with the amount of varying and branching storylines, such as the sub/dom options and various harem routes.

All in all this game is easily in my top 5 favorite adult games I'm currently following. I'll certainly be buying it in the near future and I highly reccomend it.

So, I've played this for a short while, around an hour, or two and I didn't like it at all. The artwork looks great, which is why it is not a 1*. However, you quickly come to realise that you'll be grinding a LOT to progress the story at all. I am tired of games that look extremely promising, like this, and yet disappoint with boring tedious gameplay and a lack of variety and creativity. This is a game that looks like a 4/5*, and turns out to be terrible. Also the animations are very average, or below average, it makes the very annoying grind not rewarding.
People like a challenge. Or, people like to relax and read a nice visual novel. Not many people like to repeat the same gameplay constantly getting nowhere in the game.
So, needless to say this game is not as good as it looks. It isn't the worst game out there, for sure. But it is bad. Very bad.

- Edit -
I'm changing my review to a 1*. I gave this another chance, complete waste of time. This is not a sex game, this isn't even a game, this is a time consuming chore. Also, judging by comments and reviews that go back years, the developer wants the game to be like this. Yeah, no. I don't recommend playing it. It will leave you more annoyed and bored than anything else

Quite horrible in my opinion, lots of options ut they have the dept of a paper doll. Sex scene is extremely lacking, usually it is just a picture of a dick inside a pussy, full of tedious grind. All the girls almost share the same facial structure. Horrible artwork. The game becomes a snoozefest after while.

I really wanted to love this game because it had a lot of what I wanted. Decent characters check, an actual story check, ability to have more than one chick check, decent models check, and pregnancy with actual ending available check. Now for the bad it seems that during updates the creator sometimes cuts content to try to redo it but gives no indication of when it will be able to be redone. Then there's the rng omfg rng is horrible even when reducing the randomness or eliminating randomness it is still there and not absolutely clear whether or not you'll get an event sometimes you'll spend an hour trying it. Finally it's the bugs, admittedly in a game this ambitious you expect a few, but this game is riddled with them. This in part because I feel the creator has on overall idea of what they want, but they try to do too much at the same time. Overall an average experience because of the bad.

i really like the wide range of females and there personalty's with really good art design and amazing sexual visuals, i just wish the dev would make it easier to max out on every female possible cause as of right now you find to many females at the bar at one time

Nice game in development, but loots of content already. New girls add new options seems really solid, and is full opposite of many abandoned or scarcely updated games here. So highly recommended. Cheats work, walk-through in place.