VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Melody [v1.00 Extras] [MrDots Games]

  1. 2.00 star(s)

    palad8

    The most boring game I've ever played. Boring and incredibly drawn out dialogues. The erotic scenes are also incredibly boring and with a lot of dialogue, I don’t know who is having philosophical conversations on abstract topics during sex!
  2. 5.00 star(s)

    m8kmewantu

    Animation and artwork is supurb as is the storyline! The singing is really good as well. This is one of the few games I have replayed just because the story hooks you in. Multiple endings also keep you coming back for more to see where your story goes.
  3. 3.00 star(s)

    dreamtype

    The game's main love interest (Melody) and scenario of being her music tutor is adequate but not nearly as interesting a scenario as the last game (Dating My Daughter).

    Rebecca and Sophia were the best Models (and maybe character too) in the game. Amy was good to (because she's basically Olivia Wild) and also Melody (thankfully) but ultimately were not my favorites. The ex (Bethany) and best friends younger sister (Isabella) were to me the weakest models in the game.

    The dialog though really well written is just on that side of taking too long to go through. It's not so bad as to be transparent filler but I still bet that's it true purpose.

    Overall I say the game's not as enjoyable as Dating My Daughter but It's still worth it to see the scenes with Rebecca and Sophia. I went to the path that gave me the most threesomes and I was happy.
  4. 5.00 star(s)

    yeetermcgee123

    More like a 4 to 4.5 star quality game in terms of writing/model quality, but its solid enough and was finished (with non-rushed endings) in a reasonable time frame which is a bonus point given how many stories get stuck in the mud. Good amount of content (and polished), few different paths, and the story is not drawn out an excessive amount of time unlike this developer's other games.
  5. 5.00 star(s)

    Snowwolf258

    One of my favourite VNs.

    The first VN that made me explore the multiple different endings that were possible.

    This set the bar so high that I struggled to enjoy other titles for a while.

    Solid story and interesting characters.
    Renders are on point too.

    Well done to the developer!
  6. 5.00 star(s)

    Phrenic

    A nice story, especially if you are into music (and if you aren't, you should be). Superb graphics (how do you do that?). Realistic (at least in my dreams) characters, the main women are at least gorgeous.
  7. 5.00 star(s)

    Bingzhu

    A masterpiece.

    The story is simple but it fits the game. The dialogues are simple but kinda believable. Graphics might not be up to the most modern standard but they are made very well.

    So why a masterpiece, why 5/5?

    Because of Melody. She is so damn sweet.. This is a romance vn and it delivers exactly what I expect from a romance vn. A wholesome story and a sweet love interest. Sooooo sweet. :O
  8. 5.00 star(s)

    Palis61

    I love this game so much it is far from perfect i could come up with a number of things wrong with this game but i just adore the MC and the Melody Perfect ending path this will not change the way u think about AVN's but if u want a incredible love story than this is the game for you i wont comment on paths other than Perfect Ending for Melody its not worth goin through the game that many times Melody perfect ending is all you need
  9. 3.00 star(s)

    Tremonia

    Rating based on v1.00 Extras

    First of all, I have to say that I don't think the rating in a 5-star system is accurate enough. I would give the game a 7/10, so 3.5/5 stars. I think three stars is too low, but then again, neither are four stars. I chose three stars because I always find too high ratings more useless than too low ones.

    All in all, I enjoyed the story. There were no major plot holes, but there were some inconsistencies in the behavior of the characters. That bothered me a lot at some points. It's just illogical that MC is in a committed relationship with Melody with obvious sincere love, but on the side is screwing around with her BFF and a masseuse who is also a friend. He doesn't seem to have any real remorse, although MC is presented to us as someone who always remained faithful to his last partner, even though the relationship had obviously broken down and he no longer felt any love for Bethany.

    The graphics are still very good from today's point of view (2023), but you can tell they are from a time when you were much more limited in using DAZ. It would not be fair to evaluate the graphics from today's point of view. You have to see them in the context of when they were created (2018/19). For the time, they were really very good. Melody is really beautiful and most of the other characters are nice to look at as well. What goes for the graphics must also go for the animations. For the time, it was good work and even if they are not outstanding, they are nice to look at.

    What really bothered me about AVN, however, and had a lasting effect on my rating, was the mass of one-choices. What's the point? That has no added value for the player at all. It simply interrupts the reading flow and is annoying. That alone gave me a whole star deduction in the rating. The same goes for the fact that it is virtually impossible for the player to make optimal decisions in the long run without a walkthrough. Best example: Melody would like to know which song she should play best. The possible answers are "#1", "#2" or "#3". For the "correct" answer you get points. But there is no clue at all in the whole game which answer would be the right one. So it is a pure game of chance. It's the same when Melody asks which movie you should watch or if it's about musicians. It's fantasy names that exist there as possible answers, and there's no conversation in the whole game that gives you clues to help you choose the right answer and get points for it.

    Another minus point is that the sidegirls Becca, Amy and Izzy simply disappear from the game after a certain point and no longer play a role. However, they are presented to the player as LI's, so the player should also be able to follow their routes. I do realize that Melody is the main character and the game literally revolves around her. But if you bring other LI's into the plot, they should play a role as well.

    My last major criticism is the fact that Melody's development in terms of sex is not comprehensible. First, she is a virgin who is sexually open-minded and masturbates regularly and also experiments with her BFF. So far, so unspectacular. She is correspondingly reserved towards MC at the beginning. Typical slow burn. That's okay. But as soon as you have popped her cherry, she turns into a maniac and apparently wants to do it always and everywhere. This does not fit together. Of course, there are women who develop from a shy duckling into a sex-hungry beast. But that doesn't happen overnight. One got the impression that the dev just wanted to accommodate as many sex scenes as possible. Probably to satisfy the players at the time, who probably complained about too few scenes. I don't know if it was like that, but it's been seen more often in other games, so I think my guess is likely.


    All in all, though, it was an AVN that I enjoyed. At least from the time when I used the walkthrough and also held the code on my second screen next to it myself from time to time.

    I can only recommend this AVN. My three stars should not obscure the fact that it is a good piece of work. As written above, it's a 7/10. I'll definitely play it again at some point. It was fun and a nice change of pace. I did, of course, pay the dev accordingly for his work.

    Please be fair and support the dev with paying for the game if you can. Even if my review doesn't look like it if you only sees the rating, he deserves it.
  10. 4.00 star(s)

    Hooties

    A really slow-paced game, that is probably only minus of this game. Other than that it is very good game, animations, characters and narrative are great. Other characters are also nicely done. Recommend it to play this game.
  11. 3.00 star(s)

    ImZagreus

    I'm forcing myself to give this 3 stars instead of 2 just because I like to avoid the "hater tag". This game is nothing but plain. The characters, the story and pacing... It's just really boring. The amout of one-choice moments it's quite annoying for me as well. It has some nice renders and I guess if you're about suggary storylines and LI, go for it.
    Since I still feel like a hater giving such review, I'll suggarcoat it for the dev saying he did put way more effort than I ever will developing a game for us. Cheers for that!
  12. 5.00 star(s)

    Exogenis

    As a musician, I can say that i enjoyed very much the game. It has a lot of references to rock and music in general. The soundtrack is a plus, as the game it's obviously a VN focused on music.

    The animations and graphics aren't bad, but you can find games with better ones.

    I would give a 4/5 to the story. It's not revolutionary or has big plot twists, but it makes you feel attached to progress on the game. Gotta make a 3rd run to get a freshier impression, but I recommend this game to every AVN player.
  13. 5.00 star(s)

    TitanSats

    One of the best games ever! Loved the story and the interactions, especially with Melody, such a well developed protagonist. The artwork is also incredible, the developers should be very proud of the result.
  14. 5.00 star(s)

    JustMeanon

    It is definitely of the best porn games out there and one of my favorites. The story is the best part about it, you are likely to fall in love with Melody as the story goes on, and maybe even want to replay it. The graphics are still good even if not one of the best.
  15. 5.00 star(s)

    JamesPT85

    Excellent composition, Mr.Dot! (obvious pun is obvious). It felt like the character renders here were more expressive than in Sunshine Love, but this predates it, no? In any case, my only constructive criticisms are that I'd love to see more expression in character faces, and to get rid of the single choice options in future projects (they are pointless and kind of annoying).
  16. 5.00 star(s)

    bananaboat2140

    Ideally, I'd give it a soft 9/10. But since this is out of 5, I round up and use this as a benchmark for a 5/5.
    Melody is not ground-breaking by any means. It tells a sweet simple story, and it does it well. It also gets bonus marks for actually being completed without feeling ridiculously rushed, which is unfortunately all too common.
    The adult VN genre has progressed so quickly in such a short time frame that people playing it now might perceive the renders to be undeserving of a 5, but I think it's unfair to penalise an older game for looking older. Melody nails all the fundamentals for a good adult VN.
  17. 2.00 star(s)

    HHævnen

    "Melody" is too long, dull and sugar-coated... Quality of writing, which is poor and monotonous does not justify the length of this VN. Novelty of music industry setting soon wears off and all you're left with is love prattle between the protagonists, interesting as reading a telephone book. Melody, as the only meaningful love interest, is forced upon us, and cus I wanted to end up with Becca, more mature and lush psychology student, I couldn't bring myself to read another line after she broke our relationship... At least I got goodbye sex :rolleyes: Recommended only to connoisseurs of saccharine, lovey-dovey, watery eyed love novels... For me it was stomach churning and cramp inducing as I drink my coffee über black :coffee:
  18. 3.00 star(s)

    Zerorox

    + Good slowburn about romance
    + Sweet nice main LI, perhaps too sweet

    - main route becomes boring like hell after some time
    - "things" with side girls can't be called "routes"
    - "Best" ending is (99.9%) impossible without cheating/walkthrough
    - shitty made points/choises system killing all interest

    Overall nice slowburn game about some vanilla romance, Melody is very sweet girl, side girls are also interesting... but not much 'bout them here tbh, and main route long boring path to nowhere, I lost interest in main LI a bit before first sex with her, then start skipping dialogs, after all loyal "White knight style" running around her, evading creampies, never cheating or even flirting with other girls, even being unrealistic 95% ideal slave for her... game ended with standard "good ending" cause you must be 100% ideal or her career fuck up, but I don't even looked that ending cause it was not even interesting for Me at that point

    Game intended for playing with walkthrough... meh, author made some very stupid strange things here and killed potencially amazing game, Just feeling disappointed and frustrated

    Edit: changed from 2/5 to 3/5 cause maybe a bit overreacted at first
  19. 5.00 star(s)

    cxx

    very nice game about girl who becomes famous singer (as of intended path but there are other paths too) with help of older guy who has some experience on music industry.

    while game doesn't have newest graphic arts it still looks good, story is realistic (mostly but can't make fully realistic adult game) and has enough sexscenes to satisfy most players.

    overall good game where player guides young girl to stardom despite some obstacles (again on intended path, player can choose other girls or women to end up with but then misses big part of game).
  20. 5.00 star(s)

    Reykron

    Mellody, another one from MrDots, some good stuff right here, a simple tale and some testing of my musical knowledge xd, a fun time with some good cast. That was a pretty nice experience with some fitting endings.