Ren'Py - Lust Theory [v0.8.2] [Inceton Games]

TL;DR
Underrated. I really don't understand why there's so much hate toward this game. Good visuals. Good H-scenes. Good writing. Okay story.


Story — 3/5
Yeah, I agree the second season was bad with superpowers and a stupid ending. That said, the first season was really interesting, and the third one is good — way better than the second. The "Groundhog Day" trope is perfect for an AVN, and I'm surprised it's so rare. A sandbox only makes sense in that type of story; otherwise it's stupid that you have to repeat the same stuff over and over again. In this game the time loop is handled pretty well — you gradually uncover characters' backgrounds with slightly different decisions every day. It's a kinetic novel wrapped in a sandbox, and I'm more than okay with it. Writing is surprisingly good.


Characters — 3/5
Most of the LIs are interesting, with different personalities. Characters don't exist in a vacuum like in many other games where, in LI events, you will interact only with her (or with a comically evil male). In this game the girls are interconnected and occasionally pop up in events of other LIs. The MC is a dumbass but it's funny to follow his silly decisions.


Visuals — 4/5
Technically the game is great. Good, clear renders — some models are overused, but the game is old so that's understandable. With the third season's total revamp of the environment the devs got rid of most old models (though I still think the old world was better). Animations are great — not perfect, but close: faces change, boobs jiggle. The only critique is that all the girls are too perfect, too plastic.


H-scenes — 4/5
Sex scenes are long, with good narration, dialogues and writing; most have some buildup. Many different angles and poses for animations. Starting early in the third season, devs removed the annoying scene progression via speed/pose buttons — now scenes have a natural, smooth flow. The biggest flaw is the exaggerated horse cock: it's comically huge and looks ridiculous.


Audio — 3/5
Chill, unobtrusive music. Yeah, it's generic but pleasant. The biggest plus is that it keeps playing all the time, unlike in many other games where you're in total silence half the time. Maybe that's just me — I like some background noise — but in those games it becomes too annoying to Alt+Tab to turn my playlist on or off every time the dev decides it's a good moment for a track; in most cases I just mute the game's music entirely.
No sex sounds, which is a shame.

The plot really has been going downhill since season 2.

And Inceton somehow loves to stuff controversial content into romance games (Like this one, the Summer with Mia S1, and so on.)
It's really unnecessary, especially since this game now has an NTR alt-world version by IncetonNTR.

The first season is good, but not without flaws. But the second is bad, very bad. Some moments were so delirious that I started laughing until I cried from understanding what nonsense it was. The main character in this game is the dumbest asshole I have ever seen. There are choices in the game, but they do not affect anything, since the day is reset and you will still see an alternative outcome. There are beautiful characters and good sex scenes, but for me personally, the plot is a failure precisely because you have no choice. You cannot choose one love interest, you cannot assemble a harem, and because of this, by the end of the second season, when they tell you that this is all a simulation, you understand that you have wasted a lot of time. After reading other reviews, I do not even want to try the third season. English is not my native language and I used a translator. Sorry if you broke your eyes reading this.

why would you ruin a game with such good characters with a fucking dumbass storyline like that? when you make an ending like that, it just takes all the immersive experience into something useless, anyways, huge disappointment

This game is excellent. Visuals, story, character design. I just love everthing about this game. It didn't deserve this point. I just wated to vote and balance it. Good job devs. I finished fisrt season and can't wait to see what hot things gonna happen in season 2

the dev delivers solid visuals and engaging storytelling for a porn game. Character development is decent, with choices that matter. While pacing can drag at times, the adult content is well-crafted. Worth a try for fans of the genre.

too much unnecessary text/dialog, plus too much repetition. sandbox format doesnt work for this kind of story imo... devs couldve spent more time on character models if they cut down on things that waste player's time

Review of [v0.6.0]

A typical point-and-click game where you shoot anything that moves.

I still really like the game, though; what I like most are the sex scenes and the voiced dialogue.

The story is pretty clumsy, and sometimes it drives you crazy with the repeated repetition of the day, because you're supposed to be trapped in time. It's also pretty absurd, but hey... it has its appeal somehow.

Another thing that drives me crazy is the DAMN RED DOT.
It appears every now and then on the screen, and you can undress the characters or they change their clothes...
Okay, it happens occasionally, but it only appears every 10 or 15 renders. IT'S VERY ANNOYING!
And it doesn't make any sense.

Another criticism is the voice-over narration. Thank goodness it could be turned off in the second season.

The renders are fine, nothing special, but they're fine. The lighting is poor.

Even so, for me, this game earns 4 stars for the sex scenes, and some of the models are very erotic, and the voice-over also helps.

The game itself is fun and gets you a few laughs, especially the scene where the character wakes up by the car. I don't find the lawnmower that funny.

PROS

• Some female characters are very sexy
• Animations with good movement and very good audio (due to the narrative voice)
• Multiple SEX POSITIONS in the Animations
• Dialogues with voice (female)
• Good renders
• Plenty of content, including Halloween content etc...
• A LOT OF SEX SCENES too much inclusive for ME

CONS

• Repetitive
• Point'click is very poor, you barely have any places to visit...
• Few decisions to make, and your decisions don't affect anything...the only thing is that you have to repeat the day
• THE RED DOT IS VERY ANNOYING
• It doesn't make any sense that so many girls are going around without underwear, it takes all the intrigue out of the game.
• Too much dialogue without any sense
• In sex scenes it is quite irritating that there is so much talk and it takes so long for sexual transitions.

RATING :

Content: ⭐⭐
Sound: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Renders: ⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐⭐
Animations: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Final conclusion: ⭐⭐⭐ DESPITE ALL THE CRITICISM, IT IS A GAME THAT I RECOMMEND

Thank you for making and uploading this game.I enjoyed it very much.
Pros:
+ very good models
+Hot girls
+Very nice story and intresting plot
+ Good Writing
Cons :
- The Voice acting is insanly irritating . Ladies try too hard i mean they basicly moan insted of talking its very very very irritating.I hated it i cant tell you enough i mean damn its horrible.Nobody talks like that...
Other than that game is very good and enjoyeble.

Season 1 was awesome. However, I am currently trying to play through season 2 and it just feels like the writing is going downhill really quick...

First,it was good, but as you approach the "special event" everything starts making literally 0 sense. It start with the introduction of "Amy" as the dev decides he will start making the story stupid, repetitive, and he tries WAY TOO HARD to make what I would call the opposite of "plot armor". I mean, make a joke of things going wrong over and over and I'll take it, but if you start making every single piece of progress nonsensical and unnecessarily unfortunate it just makes the gameplay feel obnoxious, repetitive, boring, silly... I can't keep taking the story seriously anymore now that theres a fucking college dean walking around at night with a racoon sidekick trying to make it his goals to stop you from meeting your professor at night no matter the cost. I am sitting here trying to make it make sense...

Conclusion: I will probably stick with season 1 and season 2 up to the special event. Maybe I will pick this up again later on.

The milf is top 5 in any games i played before, not a fan of the hair design of few characters, but the pacing and quality of visuals are awesome. I hope the dev moves on to new and latest tech as now the 3d visuals look a bit dated, looking forward to future updates and improvements.

I really liked Season 1 because the whole Groundhog Day stuff is kinda cool but writing falls off in the 2nd season very fast. The whole point of sandbox is to have a world to explore and progress in but since the day repeats again and again all the MC can do is change little things like a conservation or what place he is going.
This is done better in a certain other game with actual time travel which doesn't only provide the loop experience but the framework of the whole storyline also progresses which feels more rewarding.

Big plus is the voice acting and the visuals even though there is not much variation in body types.
You can give the first season a try but I doubt the 20 GB for the 2nd season are worth it.

One of the best games in my opinion
The writing is funny and of good quality, the visuals are great
Good pacing and a great concept!
Even the voices are fitting and pleasant which is a HUGE plus for any game having such a thing.
I hope this project lives on because its awesome ❤

Play season 3 if you love getting cockblocked and being left with blue balls. It's ridiculously obnoxious. The dev loves resetting the story and ruining any progress you made with the seasons in previous seasons.

This review is only for Season 1, I don't plan to play the others.

This game has insanely high production values with amazing renders, beautiful character models and great voice acting which adds a lot to the game. Sadly, besides that Production Value this game doesn't have a whole lot else.
The main character of this game actively worsens it exhibiting complete cowardice, a lack of charisma, cringe inner monologue and still appears awkward even in moments where he's supposed to have an advantage in information.
Instead of a soulless, thoughtless blank-state like in most h games his every action actively worsens the game. Of course he still has no depth or real characterization to offer.

The rest of the characters in this game are extremely forgettable and outside of nice character models have nothing to offer. They are one-note and do nothing outside of their defined archetype (Bitchy Older Sister, Playful younger sister and sexless Mother)
which already appear in countless other games. Stilted dialogue with no subtext offer awkward interactions which feel nothing like an actual family, the characters also barely interact with one another making things even less interesting as their only interactions come with the loser main character.

Paired along with an extremely repetitive story (having literally set itself up to have nothing happen) where scenes repeat themselves with very slight differences it leads to a boring, bothersome reading experience. In a very lazily made, unnecessary sandbox the game is bothersome to even navigate. Progressing through this game is a chore when nothing happens with uninteresting characters with a fake choice system that's aimed to provide artificial time by repeating scenes (having no real choices, only "right," and "wrong," ones forcing the players to go back and choose the "right," ones if they originally didn't).

The h scenes have terrible cringe dialogue akin to studio-made American porn which ruins one of the only good thing the game offers (good renders and character models). It completely demeans the little characterization it tried to have and is impossible to take seriously. I wonder why developers create entire games with no story pretty much exclusively made for it's h scenes then make TERRIBLE h scenes, short, shitty basic angles/positions with no foreplay, terrible animations and horrible dialogue. If you aren't going to have a story and proper characters at the very least try to make half-decent h, this game fails at doing any of those.

This game is getting 2 stars on production value alone.

Note: Review relates only to season one, have not tried season two.

Nice character graphics and animations with a decent story and a gameplay experience marred by an unnecessary sandbox system that is pointless and unergonomic.

Story
MC is a normal college student who got trapped in a one-day time loop where he slowly advances on his agenda to bed the women around him by constantly fine tuning his interactions with them during the repeated one-day period.

The plot is simple enough while the interactions where MC slowly figures out how to get into the pants of a particular girl by trial and error during each repeated day is interesting and comical at times. It's no Academy winning plot, but does provide light hearted entertainment for an adult game.

Game Mechanic
An underutilized and unergonomic sandbox system that sticks out like a sore thumb. The sandbox doesn't add any value as everything is linear while the interface adds a lot of unnecessary clicks just to move around or time skip.

Background / Character Renders
The backgrounds mostly comprise of venues around the neighborhood and serve their purpose.

The characters were made with Daz3D, so inherited both its pros (more realistic facial features and proportions) and cons (crude and jagged looks).

All the LIs are pleasant enough and I'm glad to see the game is not filled with inked and pierced characters which plague most Daz3D college games.

Character Development
Surprisingly quite strong in this area. I was expecting this to be a brainless fuck fest, but Inceton put in a good effort to build each of the LIs up and we get to experience the process of how a LI starts out from being hostile to the MC to eventually have sex with him.

Incest is one of the main themes of the game and MC's complex relationship with his mother Elizabeth and sisters Jessica & Megan is well depicted, not the usual instant corruption and then non-stop fucking thereafter.

There are also a few other LIs of various personalities whom MC gets to interact and develop a relationship with. The only thing that requires a suspension of disbelief is the idea that all this can be done within a day through repeated trial and error.

Sex Scenes
Definitely a strong area of this game - it shines through in both quantity and quality. All are nicely done with passionate dialogue, believable sound effects, fitting music and good animations.

BGM and Sound Effects
The selected BGM tracks are complimentary and there are a few basic sound effects that support the narrative well. Only complaint I have is the volume is set too low and even at max requires you to up your system audio level to an unnaturally high level.

Conclusion
Lust Theory is a game that sells on sex and it delivers in what it set out to do. As a bonus, the story and characterization while nothing spectacular, does exceed that of similar games in this genre.

Only nagging irritant is its sandbox UI which adds a whole lot of clicks for nothing as this game could have just run on a visual novel format perfectly.

Nothing but a visual novel. You get to make almost no choices. I spammed spacebar for about 20 minutes, saw 1 bj scene and that was it. My wrist became sore so I closed the game and made this review. The tags say this is a sandbox game, and this is one tag that I always make sure a game has before playing, but it is NOT a sandbox game. Disappointed and do not recommend.

1st season was pretty good, the story was down to eart, the sandbox mechanic although under-utilized was at some extend there, with some extremely easy missions to get money buy X item to Y. The scenes were fine as well since you had some kind of build up with the characters and I love the choice of choosing whom I want to spend my time to.

2nd&3rd season is bad, like drooling-tier bad.All the characters have been fed stillwater from Ohio and now the MC is aware of being in skibidis brainrot simulation and we have some completely irrelevant to the plot flashbacks that do not seem to add anything to the story other than some build whoever is writing this sht believes he building up to. Also the game goes completelyon VN rails where you have to sit through the most worthless of discussions and menial problems of each and every character terribly written in way to DESPERETALY trying to make them feel real. Whoever is writing this is trying hard, but he clearly lacks basic theatrical knowledge to create a coherent dialogue between 2 characters. I am not gonna waste your time more with rambling, each patch shows and seaon 2&3 just aint it.

Now is a visual novel. No choices. No development of the characters.
The graphics are good.
Nothing good like season 1.
Maybe is time to let die this story and start with a new one, because it looks like the author ran out of ideas

Excellent game. Beautiful characters. The storyline is good. I have played this game from the beginning and have enjoyed it. This is without a doubt one of my favorites. You should definitely give it a try.