Unity - Completed - Lust Is Stranger [v1.0] [The Architect]

Honestly, the story in this Adult Visual Novel is top-notch, and the parody game is strong. But, the art style didn't vibe with me, and the lewd scenes? Major letdown. If you're into the story and humor, it's a win; otherwise, the visuals might leave you wanting

This one can be a recommended game, I have been following it for a while but I understand that with these type of games, so heavy on gameplay, a lot of time is required to fill them with actual content. I tried it and I was surprised with the close to Triple A experience, and also surprised with the overall visual aspect, even if its not groundbreaking, but for me the measure of a decent visual experience is as simple as "where are the vaginas placed" which is kind of a great wall apparently in 3D because of how animation works.
In that aspect if I were to give it a specific rating, only because of that I would give it max rating to the visuals. It is not the most spectacular but in the end, those little things make it 100 times better.

The scenes, some of them were interesting, overall they definetly have more work that the average, in this department the 3D artist abilities elevate the scenes, visually. But some other scenes, even with hat skill maybe because of design decision or whatever fall a little flat for me. For me is the case with many of those static scenes where the character is just moving in a loop where the effect kind of gives life to the scene but also limits what is going on and makes it a little predictable.
Cause in a loop you try to keep the action around specific areas, which is safer a cheaper to do. The result is underwhelming in these cases.

And as I initially thought the game has like 9 hours of game, and after more than 2 years, even if plotwise some arcs came to some sort of conclusion, relationships, for the most part are starting to bloom. The side-ish characters as usual get the most amount of "content/screentime", and the main characters so far are quite protected from developing much. So, it kind of feels like insufficient reward for the time invested.

TLDR
My conclusion is that it is a recommended game/novel with things you dont usually see in 3D games, it definitely feels more alive than the average DAZ games, a lot of atention in storytelling also in camera work, a very entertaining gameplay experience, but since some scenes feel a little flat, and there are not many meaningful scenes with main characters, it feels insufficient for the time to need to invest in it.
Play it if you dont mind waiting for updates for 3 years, if what it has is enough for you, the game is more than good.

Nice visuals, very good characters, , standard idea, good dialogues, clunky UI and an EVERMOVING< DISTRACTING, SHAKING camera. Making a 2D game with a 3D look and constant movement of the camera is a waste of time and effort. If that ever gets fixed (or atleast an option to disable it) I will try to finish this game.

A very enjoyable parody, the romance is actually pretty cute too and I'm looking forward to play the full game.
Also, pretty surprised because my old laptop that I'm using can play this game with almost no fps drop, totally an enjoyable experience.
The only bad thing I have to say is that I have to wait for updates, which isn't really a bad thing and I am just an impatient person.

Masterpiece. Captures the vibe and tone of Life is Strange perfectly. A lot of different outcomes and choices, great replay factor. The sex scenes are great. The game doesn't fill like a chore to play. Its actually fun and engaging which is not the story for most of these games on this website. Great game.

I recommand this game to any Life is Strange fans.

Amazing game if you dont mind some point and click shenanigans, the quests manage to not be long enough to be bothersome and overall helps the pacing. The writing is fun and manage to feel close to what this game parodies. The renders uses 2d sprites with live 2d effects and every elements has some degree of animation. The dev does a good job with this process and it suits the painterly style of the character. The physics of the animations are in real time so there is some funky stuff that can happen like boobs clipping or looking too sharp.

The style and visuals are really good

Somehow this dev has made alot of the characters MORE appealing than they were in the actual game. Max, Brooke(damn she's so much hotter than canon) and Kate especially. The way their bodies are so thin and slim makes them look oh so good.

Gameplay is fun and engaging. It is actually more fun than the original Life is strange. Anyone who knows the game and wished it was a more hetero H-game experience rather than a poitical statement artsy fartsy telltale game will enjoy this "re-work".

My dream is to have Max locked in a basement and continually breed her, but outside that niche this is probably the next best LiS experience. Thumbs up!

I'll have to checkout the dev's previous game that all the inside jokes are about!

5/5!

I *really* liked this game, and it's an easy 5/5. One of the five best adult games I've ever played.

Pros:

• It's own very unique and cartoony art style
• An elegant and great story that makes perfect sense in regard to the MC
• Choices matter
• Excellent replayability (good/evil paths)
• It's one of the few erotic games, where the game elements feel organic and not artificially tagged on

Cons:

• It's a really minor one, but while walking around it feels like the art style is a bit different. I think it's because you see the characters from much farther away, so they seem more like "real" or CGI characters from that distance. That's a shame since the visual style of the game is so distinct. Also, the walking animation looks a little bit "off" or clunky and not natural or what I would expect.

Great animations and gameplay. The architect has once again delivered an incredible game with an amazing setting. If you are even remotely interested in Life Is Strange (or want to see great models) give it a try!

What a fantastic parody this is. I tend to associate the word parody with goofy, clowny stuff, calling this game 'a LIS parody' doesn't do it enough justice in my opinion. It's a stunning, extremely sexy love letter to LIS
(love letter (figuratively): A work that shows great passion or enthusiasm for something).

I'm not a huge fan of Dontnods episodic drama's, but I had a pretty good time with the first game. It's great how The Architect managed to capture not only the looks, the art style of the original, but also the backdrop, the atmosphere and the character depictions. Never expected that a LIS porn spin-off could end up so fucking arousing.

Playing version 0.13, it already has a considerable amount of content, especially since there are multiple branchings/paths following your, um, code of ethics. It took me a good few hours to get through it and once I reached the unfortunate 'end of this version'-screen I was aching to start over and see what the other options had in store.

What's more, I love this devs animation style, that afaik is seen in no other games but his. The sex scenes are absolutely fantastic and the build-up to them is properly timed. The fact that LIS' women are generally somewhat shy, introverted, proper, makes the build-up so much hotter and the payoff so much more satisfying. I could go on but eh, try this already and appreciate this legend of a developer.

best game yet from veteran developer
unique style, meaningful choices and most importantly - hot scenes
i can't dig the humour especially with all this wall breaking but it's not horrible
original game needs to be played before this one

[For v0.12.5]

Here we are, a Life is Tumb-I mean, Strange parody game starring an OC interacting and navigating his way through its world and characters. How good is it? Well, let's see:

(Pros)

• The game does an excellent job at replicating LiS's artstyle. Really makes the whole experience more authentic.
• Exploration is fun and simple to do. Not surprising since the dev has plenty of experience designing games like this.
• The story—while just an excuse to put porn—is engaging enough to follow through. It's mostly just doing errands for other characters, but the game delivers it in a fun way.
• The devs take some creative liberties for the characters' personalities, but most of them are pretty accurate and faithful so far. The ones who change completely are Zach and Warren, so don't worry about the girls being absurdly different or unrecognizable.

(Cons)

• The save system is unintuitive. Unlike Ren'Py games, you can't save whenever you want. For example, let's say you're trying to seduce Kate, and you fucked up the last part. Good luck, you gotta restart from the beginning of the seduction again. It's especially an issue when the section is pretty long.
• The dialogues can be wooden and dull at times. It's not BADIK or DMD level of bad, but it's still annoying to read. The devs should hire a better wordsmith to help them out, because I have a feeling that they're not native English speakers.
• So... Many... Triple Dots... No competent writer writes like this. Only write this if the characters are unsure, thinking, or trailing off. Use it properly, don't replace periods (.) with it.
• Cheating done by the MC feels inconsequential for now. After you accept Kate as your girlfriend, you're able to fuck 2 different girls at the same day. However, there's no sense of guilt or second thoughts for Paragon MC or glee and cruel excitement for Renegade MC. There's an option to say "I have a girlfriend" to Brooke if you date Max, but that's it.

Overall, it's a fun and sexy LiS parody that manages to capture the essence of the OG... well, kinda, with extra sexy times. Try it out if enjoy Life is Strange, whether ironically or unironically.

Even in the not quite finished state state i played it in, the mechanics, story, and scene composition are incredibly well done.

The animation effects and the characters look very nice and mesh well into the sex scenes in a way that is above and beyond what i usually see, with small movements and expressions adding a lot of good depth to the scenes as well as story

high quality, some bugs. I can't get past some of the mouse interaction screens but others work great. Not a lot of explanation on mechanics. The graphics are very good the interface is decent and the story is good.

★Chef's Kiss: this is a porn game that handles 'being a parody' right

Pros:
+ One good thing about the original game Life is Strange is that players can subconsciously apply suspension-of-disbelief because of how much the story tries to add explanations to the plot(holes); this porn parody of a game also does the same even though you'll need to keep in mind that this is not to be taken seriously like the OG game
+ Writing is pretty good for a porn parody
+ Characters are likeable enough even if you've never played the OG game
+ Player choice system (routes)
+ Decent humor, but it kinda falls off after the Wednesday episode imo

Cons:
- Artstyle is tolerable, it looks like paper-Unity assets like those classic browser flash games in the 2000s
- MC can be a total douche even when choosing Love routes, pretty annoying for a decision-based game but it doesn't impact the love-interests much
- They did my boy David dirty

Pretty good parody on its own. Even if this was a plain old dating-sim parody with no adult-content that uses fade-to-black for the seggs, it's still a good play. I personally thought that the other Architect games were mid, but this one was great.

Excellent game. Very enjoyable.

Interesting and unique story/characters
Fun game-play without the dreaded "grind" that is so common in games

The only thing I would like to see improved is the walking/finding and picking up items actions, which felt a bit clunky but not terrible by any means.

Looking forward to future updates!

One of the best Games I have played

STORY: In this case it doesn't revolutionize everything nor does it go too deep. But it doesn't need to, I play these typed of games for a good time, and it accomplishes exactly that. And it even gives you good enough choices to make, so you don't feel trapped with an MC you don't like. (4/5)

ART: Can be described with only one word, gorgeous. If you like the art style of Life is Strange, you're really going to appreciate this game's art style. And at that point hats of to the Artist who made it (5/5)

CHARACTERS: Every one of them are likeable and well-made, each of them also having a unique personality. Of course, some of them have more content than others, but that is to be expected given that the game is still in development. My personal favorite, Kate, managed to even make me turn my back to my evil ways. The only critique that I have is that your choices with the other Characters doesn't affect your relationship with another. But that may just be a personal preference of mine of that being that case (4/5)

GAMEPLAY: The game itself plays good and isn't grindy at all there is no point in the game where you don't know what to do or long phases without sex scenes, they are all welled timed and enjoyable it got some fetishes but nothing to outrages and the more spicier ones are avoidable for the most part which I like. Here my only complaint being the wish to have the entire game being playable just with the mouse which would make it more comfortable. (4/5)

CONCLUSION: All in all, this game is a must-play not just for Life is Strange fans but also those who enjoy well-made adult games. And in that aspect it strikes true, it knows what it is, and it does it well. I can only recommend it to you to play it for yourself.

This is amazing

Graphics look almost identical to the game it is parodying off of.

Sound choice is nostalgic to the Life is Strange Style

Plot isnt spectacular not a fan of how Warren was done, but Max my girl sorry aboutchya

Overall I recommend this one highly if you want any good H life is strange game!

Full disclosure: I have never played Life is Strange so I do not profess any in-depth knowledge of the characters, setting, or lore.

The game itself is quite well written, and the animation and art direction are both well done. Similar to Strange Nights the tone of this project lends itself to an almost 'creepy' vibe which I know from second-hand sources to be central to the Life is Strange games.

I do find myself invested in the relationships one can form with the individual characters, and I hope that in time players are given a bit more flexibility in how to handle certain events.