Ren'Py - Completed - Lust & Life [v1.6.241029 Extra] [Astaros3D]

I think "Astaros3D" game-making skills have improved a lot.
That was amazing.
It was nice to see the characters in "My Cute Roommate" again.
Personally, I wish there were more scenes of "Bella."

There are some disappointments.
The atmosphere on the main screen was as if there was a huge conspiracy, but it wasn't.
It would have been nice if there was a bad ending.
Bad ending is about the MC's mother and uncle having sex.
Or the MC's uncle does something bad to Vanessa's family.

But this is a really good game. I really recommend it.

I really loved the game and the models and the story were amazing up until the last update when that rushed as hell ending came. The story had so much potential but too bad that was all wasted. I really hoped to see more of the neighbour...

I concur with most reviewers that the ending is rushed, but this game was really worth playing (with the mod): very nice (and hot) animations, a good build up/pace (without a realistic story tbh), and original game mechanics.
In the modded version the option for the second photoshoot with Mia and Bella didn't appear in the dialog menu, but that's fixable by loading that save with an unmodded version.
I've played many games that I downloaded via this website, and this game really stands out in terms of animations. I agree with the other reviewers on the negative aspects (story, ending, some game mechanics) but it sure was exciting to play.

I will be straight up. I didn't like this game... I am not saying its overly terrible but the issue with this game goes beyond just a problem with me finding it unlikeable.

If we start with the things that I just simply didn't like it would be the ending was terrible, and that the girls well lets just say you can't corrupt something that was already corrupted. The corruption is pointless since they were already slutty and it was obvious they wanted sex.

Now outside of things that I just simply didn't like... well the ending being terrible is because it felt like it wasn't finished, the corruption system being pointless because they already act corrupted, the lack of sex scenes or any lewd scenes really honestly, and finally the biggest issue I had was the amount of mechanics added to the game that felt like they were added just to annoy you. I feel like the mechanics they added to this were probably just a test run and honestly they made the game feel clunky.

I did mention that the game wasn't all that bad and the good things I would say that the girls are really pretty, the story before the end is actually pretty good and makes you want to know whats gonna happen, the hint system is really helpful, the animations are actually pretty good (if you consider what competitors produce).

Overall I felt pretty bored playing this about mid game and just didn't find it enjoyable. I do seem to be in the minority though and I can see why people might like it and would even put aside how clunky the game feels. So I would say give it a shot because I do think that it can be an on the fence game and some people might actually enjoy it.

3 Stars because of the ending and incomplete game.. Don't worry, it's still a decent game, that is worth a play, but that ending makes you feel like the Developer actually wanted to abandon the game, but made something up to not "spoil" his portfolio with abandoned games.

+++Animations are top-notch, and so are the girls
+ The first half of the game is paced nicely but towards the end, you encounter scene after scene, a bit too fast.

- The Dev implemented a "slut" meter for each girl, that you start increasing, but no girl actually manages to use it meaningfully in the end... You can increase one of them to ~40% and that's it.. the rest even lower. No idea what that system should've done, but in the end is a failed mechanic that only makes you frustrated when you learn that it was for nothing

- - Two of the girls are left in the end without any free-roam choices. Even though in the "story" they sleep with you, the game ends without allowing them to flash their boobs or anything like that. The free-roam options will still treat you as a Stranger. Another hint that this was was nearly abandoned and had an ending made fast.

A good game, the dev is already the author of a very good game and I must say that this one doesn't disappoint either, fose a little short. Music and sounds are good, graphics are great as well as the hot scenes, story is very nice and the characters are great. It's a very good game.

El juego es bastante bueno, sin embargo, si es la versión final, uno de ellos tiene algunos bugs. En cuanto a la historia, creo que podría sacar más provecho del detective y del vecino, pero es divertido, excelentes animaciones, gráficos, aunque creo que no está completamente optimizado. Sigue así Astaros eres un excelente desarrollador <3

Well im a fan of Astaros3D. His models and their interactive sex scenes (with sound) are the best. That's the only reason i give the game 5 stars.

The gameplay is hard and grindy (specially with the time mechanic) yeah thats true, but to be honest i always played the modded versions so they where pretty easy with cheats, even with android. Thats a huge plus.

This time i tried to play the game tho and i was having fun but then i realized that you could actually replay all the scenes with out playing so i just jumped to that and i just came twice and in not even through half of them. So i came here to write my first review!

The sex scenes and the girls are just top noch so if you want a great fap session go for the sex scenes with the extra version. Im pretty sure the game is fun too but just the animations make this game one of the best here. At least if you like horny bimbos cumming like crazy.

I gave this game three stars because the girls are super hot, gigaslut bimbos that are modeled and animated well. Everything else about this VN is trash, but three stars is still a lot to give for visually appealing gigaslut bimbos so if you're in to that then give it a try.

The Good:
I gave this game three stars because the models and sex scenes are among the best that you will see in any 3D VN at the moment (except for the MC, which is just a weird looking boy). There aren't a ton of sex scenes, but there is more than enough sexy content here and the game gives you a steady flow of it from start to finish.

The Bad:
If you like girls that act like sluts and/or bimbos, you will probably like this game. Having said that, though, there is little to no character development, the english is bad and the story is clearly just a flimsy façade which exists for the sole purpose of putting the women on display for the reader.

The Ugly:
The game is comically rushed to completion at the end. The storyline is suddenly ended and everything that was burning slowly up to that point just suddenly explodes. Even characters that you have had little to no sexual contact with yet are abruptly placed on your dick so that the story could end. In most VN's I wouldn't be bothered with it, give it a one star rating and move on, but the girls in this VN are hot enough that it hurt a little to see them go so suddenly.

it is ok sandbox/point&click
--no grind (there were some love-lust points but i dont think such affected anything. though mostly i used correct options. can only speculate that for lola some repeatable help with homework was needed at one point. )
--no bugs
--half of renders are comparatively good. (some games dont have even that )
--sufficient qol (some cheats for cash and mana, ingame schedules, skipping forward, teleports, hints on [?] and on the phone)
*though half of hints are too vague ( = useless)
it appears mostly in such cases i needed to
(1) sleep to the next day (for some sms or hint renewal)
(2) wait until other quest is finished
(3) do something interactive with inventory
(4) find a new talk options within npc (or utilize some you had no luck with previously)
if you still have no idea - all the answers are in the thread.

ending was rushed indeed.

A bit of a grind but its worth it, animations are great, story is interesting, there is not one unlikable character in the game I never thought they would manage to complete this game, so many promising games have been abandoned so its a pleasant surprise this was finished

Oh Mn what a disappointment this game. it' started very well...if u can survive the ugly\childish MC aspect. Game had phone with much options, a map, inventory but you simply never uyse it cuz this game was rushed to completation by the dev...story that started good..become a total nonsense with big holes everywhere thatr are not explained at all... like who treath vanessa?? the fight with MC unbcle at the end
it was the straw that broke the camel's back! totally broken and useless..i'm really spechless..why ruin a game in this way? stay AWAY!

There are few very nice renders and good animations. However game has rushed ending and whats worst manu bugs and annoying mechanics will make you waste your time. In general you can play it if you have nothing better to do but don't set your expectations high.

I gotta say i like this game, always nice to see completed games.

that being said its very clear that this ending was rushed out, seemed like there was a lot more development that could have been done with most of the characters and the general theming with the nightmares, mysterious past and the power also the horrorish text at the start of the game doesnt represent the game in its finished state.

What i will say about the ending is, that last scene is fantastic and im ok with the rushed ending then a few years of minimal teasing to get to that point, feels kinda like we just played the beginning chapters and final chapter and cut most of the middle.

i hope there is more content that gets trickled down like his last game but i doubt it with the rushed ending of this game.

looking forward to the next game, but i do hope its paced better so we get all the good content and the story doesnt get so rushed.

What a bad game, from the creepy horror intro music to the font used in the title making it look like some suspenseful horror story game when it's nothing like that at all. The character models for most characters are quite good, but the games content is so random with the story and when you sum it up just about nothing happened in the game and the few sex scenes and erotic scenes were pretty damn bad. The devs last game I enjoyed a lot and was actually entertaining.

I'll do this quick.

Good point: hot girls and sex scenes animation

Bad points: everything else.

Don't play that shit unless you have nothing else to do like counting the number of blades of grass behind your house.

The game i can say its good, it has quite come content and it has nice aditions like the "interactive" scenes, and the corruption vibe, htat well, its not extraordinary but its enjoyable.
For a sandboxy type, its grind is not really muc, we have seen worse in this site, and it has a guide system, so ar so good. With the music added this could be a 4. BUT

The girls are, once again if you remove Lola as the single exception, the same "bimbo" who actually looks like a trans dude who thinks she is a model. Seriously, DAZ cant take this proportions, dont use them, or use them but fix them externally somehow, cause they are broken and they are unattractive.

The other BUT i would say is having to have sex with the lawyer because without the chance to avoid her cause i dislike 200% but she comes and your only choice is clicking throgh the process, no decision making here. The parts with the photographer, another tranny added to the list, are horrendous, having to watch that female pretender to take picures of her, was traumatic.
The movies from the store coul include some disclaimer, cause maybe we dont like to watch girls with dicks. Having said that, adding dicks to these bimbos actually makes sense, since they are dudes with a couple of ribs removed.

Im really close to 2* but since Lola carried me through the game and the last part was good, i decide a 3. But seriously, the majority of these "girls" are leftovers from rupaul.

This game had me conflicted at first, the story begins decently and the renders are pretty great.
But quickly you notice that the game consists of 95% sandbox garbage.

The characters are interesting initially and seem to have their own personality and quircks but later all that is abandoned and they turn into bisexual sexdolls.
Still these dolls have more personality then the mc however, there no female on the cast that has any interest in the mc besides using him like a chump or occasionally a wandering dick without personality for their pleasure, with a small exception fpr the landlady who has some fetish about boys who look like her dead/missing son.

The sex scenes although very few are good but when you play for hours of sandbox and get few seconds of dialogue and animations the quality doesnt really matter, not worth it regardless.

After you move into the house with the "landlady" the whole plot is more or less gone and the games only drive is to sandbox from event to event.

Not sure if the bad formula in story/dialogue/renders vs sandbox is due to lazyness or just an actual bad idea.

This game had potential but I think its too far in to development to save it at this stage, maby collaborate with an actual storyteller for your next project and concider dropping the sandbpx play or make it a small part of the game as a whole atleast.
Best of luck

This game remains to be a mixed bag for me. I've played/ followed the game since its early release and the biggest issue - quest log / knowning what to do next - is still a mess. There is a help button, but the tips are often too vague, you won't ever know HOW to trigger the events exactly. I got stuck in progression quite often just because of it.

On the other hand, there is the superb render quality, along with the fluid detailed animations. I like the selection of women / girls also.

Okay, this is a game that is all about the graphics. I skip the gameplay altogether and go for the gallery mode. It's definitely deserving of 5 stars, however, it took the game a while to reach at that point. Giving it a 5 now that it's reached that point as I think the 3.5 score makes it underrated.