Ren'Py - Lust Theory [v0.4.5] [Inceton Games]

This is fucking brilliant. Just finished S1, and it was a lot of fun.
I mean yeah, if you don't like the huge penis trope which makes all girls crazy, then you may not like the game. but i don't care much.
what i care is that the characters are interesting. the story is fun. the models are great! and the scenes are sexy as hell.

Would like to rate this a 4,5/5, but it's more a 5 than a 4, so...
Played mostly everything when released (this review was made on S2E7)

Story:
Really interesting stuff right here, safe to say this is unique.
Only bad point is having to watch mostly everything (can't skip a specific girl for example).

It's mostly all around the MC, would actually be cool if we could set someone up with someone they like for a change (like Micky or Taylor).

Overall the story is great and the characters "loveable".

My personal preference on the fine selection of ladies:
I really like Jessica, Megan. Nicole, Amy and Ellie.
Zoe and Chloe are okay, I don't mind having to watch them and they play a nice role on Jessica and Megan stories.
Elizabeth is not really my thing, but I understand some people love her and her role, I just wish I could skip it.

Some extras look really nice too, can't wait for some content with them.

Originality:
There is a feature I haven't seen before in all the games I played, the special renders or special angles:
-Basically you can press a button that let's you see another version of a render where the girls is wearing different or no clothing;
-And another button that let's you see different angles of the same moment (upskirts, and fan-service shots).

Renders:
The quality is on point. Almost everything on this section is perfect.

Only bad point I dislike is the quality of the "cream".
I dunno what was used to make them but I wish they used better "liquids".
It might be something minor but this disappointed me a lot.

I'd say this is maybe one of the best vn games i found around here, the renders look great, has lots of animations, updates seems to be frequent and have lots of things to do, the firts season has good VA for the girls and i'm hoping they are back for season 2 when it gets finished, already bought their games on steam i would support them on patreon if i could (shitty restrictions on dollars on my country)

At first I was afraid, I was petrified that grind will be unreal thanks to the whole premise of reapiting same day over and over again. THANKS GOD it isn't. Game itself is good, above avarage imo thanks to nice models, good plot idea and surpringly well-made voice acting.

One big negative for me are ladies. As much as I love them models, their characters are somewhat shallow. All are just horny ladies with one personality trait and lust for big D.
Also there was one thing that really was immersion breaking there are 2 somehow connected, one of them is in love with MC and waited for his move for a long time and other one is supposed to be prude or something. I expected them to be virgins or low-experience gals but from their behaviours and how they talk it seems like they banged half of school already

Take it with a grain of salt.

irrational behavior:
Bitches be crazy, that's basically the mindset of the writer while writing this story!
The ridiculous behavior of most women in this game is stunning. you do what they want or do the opposite, it's not really gonna make much of a difference cuz there's no way to predict how the characters might react! you're nice to a girl she gives you head, you act like an ass she gives you sex. you're mean to her she'll get mad at you fuck fuck you later. this game has one of the most unrealistic female mindsets and behaviors I've seen.

The big dick problem:
Your behavior and its effect don't matter cuz apparently in this game all that girls care about is a big dick! it doesn't matter how you treat them, the moment they see the bulge, all their internal dialogues are about "Mmmm, how big" or "God that looks huge" or "Jeez I wonder how it feels in me?!" I mean, I get it, the MC got a ridiculous package, chill Dev, you're ruining the immersion.
why do you make his dick size the hook with literally every single girl in the game? I mean so far all of the girls that did something sexual with the MC only did it cuz they were so hypnotized by his massive member! he had no sex appeal to any of the girls other than his dick!

No character development:
None of the women in this game have any character development other than "She horny"!
Granted Jessica and the Teacher had a really good development but literally, everyone else is as one-dimensional as humanly possible!
Every girl in this game is just ( Horny girl + 1 trait = character)
~ Meg is just a horny girl that is jealous! horny girl+jealous=Meg
~ The best friend is just a horny girl with a crush! horny girl+crush=best friend
~ the cosplay girl is just a horny girl into cosplay! horny girl+cosplay= Ellie
~ sex shop girl is just a horny girl into weird shit! horny girl+weird shit=sex shop girl
~ Mom is just a horny girl with depression! horny girl+depression=Mom
they have no other character traits, no layers, no development beyond this!

Half-assed commitment to Incest:
either don't do incest or commit to it. this is a very half-assed attempt to the MC with 2 sisters and a Mom. their dynamic and interactions don't feel like a family, it feels like they're playing family. the MC lusts after his supposed "Sisters" and "Mom" without any conflict in his inner thoughts!
not to mention the fact that the voice acting never mentions anything about "sister" - "Brother" - "Mom" - "Incest" kinda breaks the immersion.
and even in dialogue texts, it's clear they're trying to stay as safe a possible.
I mean I get it, they don't wanna lose their Patreon, but there are a lot of other games with Incest as the main theme on Patreon that handled incest better without losing their Patreon.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREAT:
Yup, other than my previous complaints about the game, everything else is pretty good;
the idea for the game is solid.
the game gives you hints itself so there's no need for walkthroughs.
the MC is actually interesting (it's a shame that the girls notice nothing but his dick!!)
The story is good.
The voice acting is a nice touch even though I didn't care for it.

TLDR: This is the kind of game that makes me wish we could do 1/2 point ratings so I could give it a 4.5 BUT that said the renders/animations are insanely good and the story is fun enough to be well worth your time. Just be prepared for an inconsistent MC.. 80% douchebag.. 20% feels bad about it.

Renders/Animations
Out of this world. I'm definitely new enough to not have seen all the content but having tried quite a few of the more popular titles I can definitely say this one sets an insanely high bar.

The only negative is that having one girl on the smaller cup size would give some variety for those who appreciate that kind of thing. I'm not saying a loli tagged girl but someone like Megan down a size.

Writing
The writing itself is pretty good with a story that is fun and unique. English is usually spot on (or good enough) so it doesn't pull you out.

What really ends up hurting things though (and is where I'd ding 1/2 star) is the lack of consistency. MC wants to bang everything.. MC is upset his life has just become about banging everything.. oh wait back to banging everything. MC feels bad about being an asshole.. oh wait he's being an asshole again. MC cares about the fact the day may switch... okay maybe not so much.. oh wait who cares about the day switching! Can we please just get some consistency here? Oh and he shouldn't be intentionally using his zero power phrase prior to actually realizing how the power works.. that was a bit of a 'Wha? why is he saying that and how does he know what it does?' moment the first time he did it on purpose. I suspect there is just a pathing issue there.

One thing to mention is people complaining about the difference in Megan between S1/S2. This gets explained via the butterfly effect and is even explicitly called out as the MC not understanding the effect he had so I'm actually fine with this. Honestly it even feels a little creepy in the Lessons in Love way which is cool.

Characters
For the most part the characters feel pretty distinct from each other. That said on the scale of Chloe to DMD this one gets a little too close to the Chloe side of things. I understand this is 100% a limitation of the story timelines but if you're looking at building your own similar story I'd suggest spreading it over more days so not everyone has to start in secretly a slut mode.

Echoes of Lust? more like a Echoes of Cockblocking.. After completing season One, that's conclusion. Everyone is getting the fun behind the scene. Girls are banging and plan to bang anyone but MC. its crazy party and you are not invited.. All girls in story (what story?) are whores. their behind screen adventures killed are mood and interest for me.

Premise at start of story interesting but killed very soon by imbecile MC and none existent story development, no character development. Characters and animation look good but they alone are not enough. Even if you want only quick fap and are not interested in story, there is nothing for you. again all action are done behind scene by LI (if you can call them that) to other guys but not you. It feels like WTF am I doing here? Also it would have been good changing every day loop to 5 or 7 days. that way story would have progressed better and would have some semblance of developing relationship between MC and LIs

The animations are out of this world! They've improved a lot over the last few years. So many great storylines that keep evolving and getting better. Loving the long scenes too. Very excited to see how the story keeps developing! Keep up the good work!

A game with the premise that you're 1 or 2 days' worth of good choices away from fucking your mom, your sisters, your teacher, your friends, some random new girl at school, etc.

The entire plot is about dealing with cockblocks one step at a time until you finally get the prize, then move on to the next girl and repeat. The game never actually stops to let you learn about the girls.

The renders are pretty good, but I feel like I've seen every character in a bunch of different games. The animations during sex have gotten annoying, forcing you to click through menus to progress, with sex-talk that leaves much to be desired.

I'd say that this game is good for just a fap if it wasn't built around cockblocking and the MC blowing his load super early.

I only played the first chapter or episode or whatever this is. I didn't intend on playing any future content also. I couldn't get into the story of the idiot MC that rapes everyone slowly over and over again, or sleep sex is what they're calling it. Your housemates are slowly falling for you the more you do it, it's a pass. Not a lot you can do with this whole Groundhog Day storyline, I'm sure the Devs trying to see what sticks at this point.

Renders: Probably the only good thing about the game.

Animations: Decent.

Characters:
Idiot MC, curious/slut sister, bitch big sister, lonely mom that drinks. That's about it.

Story: Couldn't get into it, some of it was just laughable and didn't make sense.

Gameplay: Passable.

Always good updates. Beautiful design, hot girls and scenes. Also i love the story (when we are no hipnotise by the girls) and i must admit the dark side of the storytelling is also appealing . A really good game in every way .Keep the good work INCETON team. LOVE YOUR GAMES

Having played first part only, I can say that this game deserve 5 stars as is one of the game with greater production values from all the forum. Having all the game voiced is incredible, in terms of renders and animation is one of the top games too, even if it's not perfect as there are girls that could be better.
Other thing that makes this game awesome is that it's one of the few games in which time slots have value, in almost all sandbox, time slots are only annoying.
Of course, the game is not perfect and I don't like that a lot of girls interactions are forced to follow a non clearly related order, which reduces our choice control and you can think that game is to similar with a hidden kinetic novel. But this is a common sandbox issue, not only in this game

Charming, Sexy and Really Fun. The Plot is Interesting and the Paths the story takes are really fun / stimulating. Would really love to see where this goes next. Excellent renders, really charming protagonist and love the effort put into this!

I don't know why this game doesn't have 5 stars. It's the best I've played so far.

The characters are well constructed making a very interesting mix of personalities.
The renders are great. The girls are gorgeous. The sex scenes are very well done with great animation.
The story is very good, engaging, and, although it only takes place in "2 days", it is not at all repetitive.

And there is Megan.... I'm in love with her.

render 4.5/5
animation 4.5/5
story 3/5
music 1/5
overall 4.0

The major imperfection for the game lies with the story, up to this point of the game version S2 version 6, everything occurred in 2 days. As the plot revolved around alternate possible timeline, the true timeline content became diluted thus making the story shallow and unrealistic even for porn standard. It just seem so unbelievable that all women in the game to fall for MC in just 48 hours.

Review of S02E06

Story and setting: Perfect for a porn game, I didn't think I would like it this much, but it kept my attention. I like the pacing in most places as it is an excellent build up .

Art: Excellent renders and pretty good animations, beautiful girls.

Characters: A good mix of what you'd expect in this sort of game. I like almost all of them which doesn't happen that often.

Gameplay: It's a sandbox game done right, you don't have to actually repeat most mundane tasks, in repetitions it brings you to the new stuff automatically.

Edit after S02E09:
I lowered the score from 5 starts to 4 because how much of a disappointment this chapter was. I like pretty much nothing of the new content. Not how the story plays out and definitely not the new scenes.
The 2nd season would be better if it just ended without this new chapter.

The story is very different from what I see in this genre. I love the all the women in the games and the story. Love the action and lewd sences in the game. Will continue to follow this game snf currently playing season 2.

well, "gameplay" is not really best of the best - you can't wank and play in same time. kinda bad pacing of text with sex scenes. but it doesn't really deserve 3.5 stars I think. animations are awesome.
1st try with usual gameplay. 2nd try only by gallery mod and it becomes better.
mb some game could be better from this author without "groundhog day", but we'll see in future.

Spoiler alert. I am very specific in this review and so there will be lots of spoilers.

I wish the MC was smarter in this game. Inviting three different girls to the same party is a dick move and just plain stupid. The game tries to justify it because the days repeat but that is an invalid excuse as I wouldn't do it regardless.

The game also punishes the MC for choices he wasn't given. When the girls ask the MC whos breasts are better, they abandon the threesome because the MC was suppose to say both are equally great. The only problem is the MC was never offered this choice.

So you manually direct the MC to go to Jessica's room for our "date" and as you begin to open her door, the story forces you to turn around and go back to your room to play video games and watch porn???

The game then punishes the player for turning around and not entering Jessica's room when you personally attempted to do so but the story forced your hand and had you leave for no reason really.

If the author wants to create conflict and anger there are plenty of ways of doing it without turning the MC into a complete idiot.

There was already a conflict in place to cause an issue with Jessica. There are two events scheduled at night, one with Jessica and one with Elizabeth. All the author really needed to do is have Jessica barge into the MCs room when he chose to do the event with Elizabeth at night instead of her (Jessica). There was no need to make the MC look like an idiot.

I facepalm some of the decisions the MC makes. If you can't relate to the MC and put yourself in his shoes, it makes it all the more difficult to enjoy the experience.

The MC can be such an idiot that I want to slap him silly sometimes.

This game is very linear and the author forces your hand frequently. Very few, if any of your choices make any difference in how the story plays out.

One problem that is obvious to me is that the LIs in the game have partial memory wipes at the end of each day. There is some progression, even though you are led to believe that there wasn't. The entire story would change very little if the days did not repeat. Only minor changes in the writing would have to be made. You could literally have the days not repeat and the game would make nearly as much sense as it is currently written. Think about that for a minute...

The game also blue balls the player a lot! In the first game, you have to work really hard to get to the sex scenes. Then in the second game, half the girls forget you had sex with them and you have to start over with them. I understand that only the last day you lived counted before the repeat ended. This is frustrating considering all the ground work you had to lay to get where you were in the first game.

One event that really pissed me off was when going to the party and choosing Megan and then she says that she doesn't feel like doing the threesome anymore and brushes you off. The MC is then denied the threesome yet again when the MC doesn't say that both of their breasts are great (MC was never given this choice). There is blue balling and then there is pissing players off.

The dev constantly teases sexual situations and then blue balls the player over and over again. You do eventually get there however.

Yet another author who buys into the notion that once a guy cums once, all lewd content is now over. Especially with younger guys, it is common for them to be able to have two to five orgasms in the same day and oftentimes two to three back to back. My personal record is seven times in the same day when I was 21 years old. It was an epic day!

There are too many situations in the game where the MC cums prematurely and the girl/s complain and then all sex/lewd content is now over. The MC can cum no more! What a pathetic wimp! He is young and in his prime! This is common amongst the games on this site. Do devs really not understand how sex really works and that a guy can cum more than once? I get the impression that far too many devs on this site are virgin teens who have never been in a sexual relationship before.

The game has good visuals, character models, animations, and sex scenes. The rest of the game is meh. I do appreciate the hint system but I did have several cases where the hints were deceptive and not helpful/accurate.

If the story and writing were better and the author didn't blue ball the player constantly, and the MC wasn't an idiot, and the story wasn't 100% linear, I'd rate the game higher.

Gorgeous renders. Game also does a remarkable job of avoiding grind considering the subject matter. And the women don't immediately throw themselves onto your cock the second you meet them. An impressive showing for those of us who enjoy story and character development.