VN - Ren'Py - Abandoned - Lust Campus [C3 Final] [RedLolly]

I have mixed feeling about this game.
Before the rework I'd say it would have been one of my top games on this forum. Great UI, great art, all in all a great game.

But then the former artist quit and they had to redo all the art.
Before the first update for the reworked version I thought it would be chapter 5 with the new art. Oh boy how wrong I was.

I was surprised as I saw that the first update would only be chapter 1, because the update took longer than usual.
So they gonna release chapter by chapter.
And since they only have to replace the images, I thought it wouldn't take long before they catch up to chapter 5.
And oh boy I was wrong again.

Almost 2 years since the release of the reworked version we're at chapter 3 of 5.
That means since then there was basically no new content.
Even though there are some changes to the old version and also a new character was added, the amount of new content is so low and insignificant that wouldn't justify the long wait.

The new art is not bad. It has its own charm but comparing it with the more realistic approach of the old one and knowing the old art ruined the game a bit for me.
In my opinion, a considerable downgrade.

As of right now the game didn't got an update for like 8 months which is way too long considering that they don't do it from the scratch.
I don't wanna imagine how long a completely new chapter will take.

It's doesn't seem right to give Lust Campus a 3 out of 5 but with the backstory this game has I cannot give it 4 or 5 stars

Good art but feels like a giant tease. There doesnt need to be sex everywhere but I mean come on. Lets move the story along. Just seems very wordy for a porn game with so little action. If you wanted to write a story sure, but ptting lust in the title and making the logo a chick moaning is a bit of aaaaaaaaaa let down.

My opinion for version C3 Beta:

• Well drawn characters and their expressions, nice art style. (+1 star)
• The game so far has very little sexual content, in 1-2h (depending on if you go back to redo your choices or not) there are 2 masturbation scenes and that's it. (-1 star)
• There's a disconnect between your choices and what MC does, like eating from the same bowl with a guy you actively avoid and aren't event close to friendly, or gushing over a professor that you chose not to do anything remotely sexual. (-1 star)
• The constant humiliation of the MC, where she just stands and takes it even if you chose the "stand up for yourself" options. I realize that humiliation is a fetish, but that seems very out of character for the MC and was a huge, anger-inducing turn-off for me. (-2 stars)

At first I was skeptical about changing the drawing, but as it turned out, it got even better
MC is really hot, looking forward to more art with her!
I hope you make all your plans with this game. Let's see where it all leads

This game has gone NOWHERE for so long and now we're essentially starting over and redoing what we've already done.... "but different graphics". I like both designs and the game has lots of potential but man lets get a move on here.

The game is 2 years old and have literally 0 content.

And I don't mean 0 content like "Oh so 3 - 4 scenes" I mean 0 like in 1 masturbation scene and that's it.

And the story so far is so cringey, but you like teen-drama you might enjoy it (there is like 30 minutes of story there)

The art is fine I guess, I don't dig it but i see why some people might.


I believe there should be a "No sexual content" tag on this one, It looks like it will have some sexual content in the future but let face it, this game will go abandoned before that.


If you really need something to scratch your Female protag in highschool itch, just play Uni by Hizor, It much better than this (Tho it doesn't need much to be better)


EDIT:
I've played the older version and it much better, has a little more content but still cringe story but the Art is fantastic in that one.

I really don't know why the dev decided to cut out all the content just to do a MASSIVE downgrade to the game.

When I saw it I immediately liked it. It may be a bit standard college story but it had good story-telling and beautiful hand-drawn pictures. Quite rare among all these 3D renders. So I was waiting for more holding my breath.

And then something weird and sad happened. The artist left the project claiming he was too sensitive to draw boners and pussies. Actually I don't believe that was true reason but let's leave it.

And then the project leader decided to trash everything done and start from the scratch. Why, o why? Couldn't work already made become the 1st chapter and new artist start the second chapter from that point?
Really a big shame.

So they are doing it now again with new graphics. Actually it seems a bit worse to the original but I must honestly admit it's good in its own way too.

They promise more content and other cool things but we'll see.

So now I'm giving 4 stars. Please don't abandon it people and it will be a great game and I'll happily add the final missing star.

Like most people, I'm sad that the absolutely epic art in the original version of this game had to go away. I'm also sad that the story had to back track in order to give the new artist time to catch up. That said, the new art is quite nice. I don't like the more cartoony style and I think that some fixes/improvements should be made after the story is fully completed (flaws in the colouring, the occasional ugly finger, etc). However, I understand that there was a REASON for this remaster and I generally like the story line in this game, so I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes in the future!

I'll reinforce @CreativeCritic2 's review, but with a lower rating.

I expect the story to "reset" for a while when a dev decides to rework their game - I don't like it, but if there are overall improvements, I'll go along for the ride.

The problem here is that the artwork has suffered by a huge margin. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but IMO the main character went from being a very attractive woman to, well, not that (ok, she's not ugly, but she's lost a ton of visual appeal).

The rest of the characters have been similarly downgraded, with the overall result that this game has gone from followed to ignored for me.

This "was" a really interesting game with eye-catching art and a really sexy low-key slow-burning vibe that felt genuinely character driven and lead to some interesting situations and decisions.

Then the Dev decided to do a complete redo on the project and so we've rolled back about three chapters' worth of plot.

The frustrating thing about the reboot is that while I suspect the dev had their reasons for doing it (escaping back-end technical technical problems born of decisions made early in the project? artists dropping out or raising their fees?) none of those reasons are player-facing.

From a player's perspective we've just lost a huge chunk of plot and the art has undergone a bit of a downgrade. The fact that the dev has rolled back the plot also means that, at least in the medium term, every update is just going to be stuff we've already seen with slightly less eye-catching visuals.

We're not yet at the level of the female spy game (three or four complete re-designs over a period of years resulting in progressively less and less game until the dev finally decided to start writing new plot) but these kinds of radical re-designs are always excitement killers.

Version C2R Alpha.


This would have gotten 5 stars for being a generally well written game with great art.

However, I'm knocking a star off for the seemingly unnecessary "Remaster", for lack of a better word.

The story was heading in interesting places and had a good amount of progress. Only for the maker to suddenly decide to redo the whole thing from the ground up.

Why? The art was already great. Given the way so many of these games turn into Patreon Milking machines, its hard not to suspect the same here.

As it is, what's there is good, great even. But The story had already progressed quite a ways past this, so I'd honestly recommend waiting until the update gets at least close to where it was before.

I truly love this game! Each aspect is well-made (character design, background, interactive moments and cool user interface design should be highlighted separately). Basically, it doesn't look like a classic renpy novel since the game has a unique style that stands out on the background of other.

Ugh. So disappointing. This game was really going places in the previous version. Had a great story and some hot scenes. But the big flaw of the old version was that updates were super slow and came with very few images. Now that they're starting from scratch with worse artwork, the game will be unplayable for years.

I waited to review this until after the change in artwork. I have to say that the game has taken a huge step backwards in that regard. The previous artist is much more talented if you ask me. Luckily I have kept the previous version of the game. The banner and photo's need to be changed asap, because this is misleading.
The game itself isn't all that original and immediately reminds me of another, we all know what game I'm talking about. There's nothing wrong with that, because that game was awesome. As the great Oscar Wilde said: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness."
It's sleek and well crafted with different paths to take. For now it's all very vanilla and bland in terms of kinks and lewd situations though, hence the mediocrity. Hope that will change.
I greatly enjoyed the budding relationship with the bff, much like the one we could experience with Eva in the 'wellspring game' shall we say.
I hope the game will evolve into something greater than it already is, but that could potentially take years at the rate this is going. Time will tell.

Let us all imagine for a second, combining the art style of Lust Campus with Summertime Saga gameplay style, in The Last Man on Earth (TV Series) world setting... right there, lads... we the people would have THE BEST interactive adult game, ever.

This short game might be one of the most beautiful 2d visual novel in this entire website. For the plot line, I can't really sure tho. For example, one of the character LI scene just determined by one singular choice to unlocked it. Heck, and that single choice was waaay in the beginning of the story. Another one some character art just straight up tracing from people, like Bonnie and Charles. Seems the artist has changed mid-way through ch. 5.

I know it's too early to judge how this one turns out, now they remake this game. Tho, I personally would like to see how they revamp the artwork and interactions between characters.

So game is really good. . .
1. Breathtakin' artstyle/art.
2. Really good story.
3. Every character wearin' same clothes everyday.
4. Awesome dialogues.

maybe option to choose a hairstyles or go to hair dresser?
and option to choose clothes, or just add the random clothes for npc's
but generally the game is so cool, so 4 out of 5 stars

waitin' for future updates

Unfortunately, only three stars.
1) Grandiose, magnificent art.
2) The orchestration and dramaturgy are brilliant.
3) Tom Hudson is my type of man.
This is where the good sides of the game end.
1) This is not a female protagonist. This is a multiple protagonist. There is no multiple protagonist tag. This is a hoax
2) Characters don't change clothes. Girls wear the same clothes every day!

I really like this one... and LOVE the artwork. The story is very good too. I find myself waiting for updates to this one, but the replay value is pretty high too. Can't wait for the next update! MC is pretty hot too.

v0.4 Final

Great art like everyone mentioned and while unrealized so far, a lot of good ideas to explore. However I'd recommend getting a better translator for the English version. Some of the phrasing and dialogues are a little rough - makes it seem amateurish.

Still, recommend everyone give it a try and excited to see where it all leads.