I'm leaving a review because the devs seem to read here. This is a review for version 0.5.0.
The game is really good, but in a different way from, say, Lessons in Love or Ripples. It's not fantastically well written and it's not a serious dramatic story; rather, this is a self-aware, humorous game that, from the get-go, has an over-the-top goddess character straight up tell you "I'm gonna give you super powers so you can get a harem and make everyone happy. Also, this is a video-game". Literally.
It's nice. Among all these games that just feel ridiculous with how the MC is some sort of chosen one or just for some reason someone that all women want (usually despite being an idiot with no redeeming qualities), it's cool to have a game that takes a humorous approach to it. In particular, it's nice to see an MC that isn't either an imbecile, a mindless pervert, and/or constantly giving life lessons that nobody asked for. The characters are also funny in a subdued way, without repetitive humor or excessively vulgar dialogue.
There's no story to speak of, or if there is, the devs haven't introduced it yet. It's a character-based game, meaning each girl has her own sort of self-contained story, and the stories are always about the girl, not about some overarching plot. The girls are sufficiently different to stay interesting, while retaining that humorous touch that makes all their stories quite lighthearted. No "fun rooms" (Lessons in Love reference for those who haven't played it) to be found here, only actual funny rooms.
Now, as for the sex scenes... They seem like the default honeyselect stuff. There isn't anything too crazy, and I couldn't tell if any of them were custom or not. The writing is to my tastes, and the scene styles are to my tastes, but if you're looking for the more hardcore/freaky stuff that goes on in this community, look elsewhere. The MC is not physically abusing or torturing anyone, no one's getting randomly pregnant for no apparent plot reason, no one's peeing on anyone else, and there's no massive pointless orgies or humiliation. If you're like me, are not into those things and kinda wishes the adult game community was a little less excessive, then definitely give it a go.
One thing for the developers: as has been pointed out by others, there are some things you could do to improve the models. For example, Aria's eyes are too dark, and I can't help but think she's some sort of demon every time. Hers and Alaine's hair doesn't work in some types of light, especially in the very early scenes of the game. The girls' skin is sometimes a little off during certain scenes; maybe add a tiny bit of gloss to it? That always seems to make it a bit better for me in ILLUSION games. Also, some scenes cut off awkwardly, like having black bars at the top and bottom, or having climax last for a fraction of a second before cutting off to a different CG. You could try making them a little more expressive: while I actually think your game is better, I'd have a look at Corrupted World, since they actually got the Honeyselect facial expressions quite well. Another one to look at is the aforementioned Ripples, which also uses Honeyselect models and, especially during sex scenes, gets the facial expressions to work really well. These things aren't necessarily your fault; the Honeyselect models can be hard to work with and require some strange lighting effects to not look like dolls. But they're things that can be fixed with a few simple tricks (at least inside Honeyselect itself), and that's basically the only thing keeping me from bumping this review up to a 5 star.
PS.: The stats seem like an abandoned feature to be honest, since they only really matter during the intro and can then be grinded up before actually starting the game proper. While I approve of trying to add actual gameplay to the game (unlike most VNs), you might want to rethink how it's done here.
The game is really good, but in a different way from, say, Lessons in Love or Ripples. It's not fantastically well written and it's not a serious dramatic story; rather, this is a self-aware, humorous game that, from the get-go, has an over-the-top goddess character straight up tell you "I'm gonna give you super powers so you can get a harem and make everyone happy. Also, this is a video-game". Literally.
It's nice. Among all these games that just feel ridiculous with how the MC is some sort of chosen one or just for some reason someone that all women want (usually despite being an idiot with no redeeming qualities), it's cool to have a game that takes a humorous approach to it. In particular, it's nice to see an MC that isn't either an imbecile, a mindless pervert, and/or constantly giving life lessons that nobody asked for. The characters are also funny in a subdued way, without repetitive humor or excessively vulgar dialogue.
There's no story to speak of, or if there is, the devs haven't introduced it yet. It's a character-based game, meaning each girl has her own sort of self-contained story, and the stories are always about the girl, not about some overarching plot. The girls are sufficiently different to stay interesting, while retaining that humorous touch that makes all their stories quite lighthearted. No "fun rooms" (Lessons in Love reference for those who haven't played it) to be found here, only actual funny rooms.
Now, as for the sex scenes... They seem like the default honeyselect stuff. There isn't anything too crazy, and I couldn't tell if any of them were custom or not. The writing is to my tastes, and the scene styles are to my tastes, but if you're looking for the more hardcore/freaky stuff that goes on in this community, look elsewhere. The MC is not physically abusing or torturing anyone, no one's getting randomly pregnant for no apparent plot reason, no one's peeing on anyone else, and there's no massive pointless orgies or humiliation. If you're like me, are not into those things and kinda wishes the adult game community was a little less excessive, then definitely give it a go.
One thing for the developers: as has been pointed out by others, there are some things you could do to improve the models. For example, Aria's eyes are too dark, and I can't help but think she's some sort of demon every time. Hers and Alaine's hair doesn't work in some types of light, especially in the very early scenes of the game. The girls' skin is sometimes a little off during certain scenes; maybe add a tiny bit of gloss to it? That always seems to make it a bit better for me in ILLUSION games. Also, some scenes cut off awkwardly, like having black bars at the top and bottom, or having climax last for a fraction of a second before cutting off to a different CG. You could try making them a little more expressive: while I actually think your game is better, I'd have a look at Corrupted World, since they actually got the Honeyselect facial expressions quite well. Another one to look at is the aforementioned Ripples, which also uses Honeyselect models and, especially during sex scenes, gets the facial expressions to work really well. These things aren't necessarily your fault; the Honeyselect models can be hard to work with and require some strange lighting effects to not look like dolls. But they're things that can be fixed with a few simple tricks (at least inside Honeyselect itself), and that's basically the only thing keeping me from bumping this review up to a 5 star.
PS.: The stats seem like an abandoned feature to be honest, since they only really matter during the intro and can then be grinded up before actually starting the game proper. While I approve of trying to add actual gameplay to the game (unlike most VNs), you might want to rethink how it's done here.
