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

Wow, for a first release it's fantastic, far above what we usually see with an actual story and a TON of content. This is good, really good. From start to finish it's a well crafted tale with believable characters and behavior _ very well done indeed. This game (VN) is definitely one to watch ... plus after that Pool scene I cant wait to get Amy nekid

5 ⭐ JoeBob Sez _ 'Check It Out!"

Fantastic new project by MrDots. Melody is a great character and the model is amazing to look at. The story is solid and so far, all the other characters have been interesting. Can't wait to see more!

In this game there are no drawbacks. MrDots honed his craft to create games and Melody the perfect one to measure.
Very pleased with the characters especially Melody, this is a very emotional character, she is smart and bold, wants tor seem adult, although inside she is a very vulnerable child who has lost the most precious thing in her life - the Mother. She is like a breath of fresh air after the daughter of MC in DMD who, as sometimes seems backward in mental development.
This is an excellent visual novel!

(This is a review for 0.01)

This was a pleasant surprise! The models are (imo) better than in DMD, especially the main character. The story and the pacing seem good so far. There's a good amount of content to build up characters and the story.

Looking forward to seeing where a few updates will take this!

This essentially being a first release, it's already showing a lot of promise.

Before I start reviewing this game, I want to compare it to MrDots' previous release, DMD. DMD had just about as many flaws as it did perks. This game fixes most of the gripes I had with that game, and I'm really impressed with what MrDots has produced here. Realistic characters, no incest in this incest-ridden world of games we live in and a credible story, all these factors contribute to a really good experience.

Before giving this game a shot, I was a bit worried from MrDots' previous release, but felt I had to give it a shot because of how beautiful the main female character looked. All the characters look visually pleasing, and you're even given the option to start a relationship with most of them! This is really nice for people that have different preferences. I'm especially pleased MrDots decided to make her cup size normal, and a realistic head-body ratio. She's very pretty.

The plot is pretty good, believable backstory with a nice introduction to characters and current events. There aren't a lot of plot holes, but in my opinion, the Isabella story was a bit lackluster. Seems the dev is continuing his norms from DMD, this "slow burn", slowly corrupting characters over time. I prefer this style of gameplay, if I wanted to fap, I could just watch a porn. I play these games for both a good story and a rewarding ending, and this looks like it's heading in the right direction.

I feel like I'm nitpicking, but there are a few grammatical errors in this game. Wrong names, apostrophes missing (or even one too many, especially looking at "you're"), and even words missing. Not a huge deal, it's mostly fine, but I'd prefer there be none!

If there is something I would say is missing, it's music. It's a music related game! Throw some tunes in there, it could really help improve the setting and atmosphere of some of the events!

All in all, this is a great demo. Really lengthy, as you'd have come to expect from a dev this size. Excellent idea to make the first release last two episodes, and he does a really good job drawing you in.

TL;DR: Fantastic (and realistic) looking characters, credible story, slow burn progression. Definitely do try, even if you have preconceptions about it because of DMD.

The following review is based off my personal experience with playing this Game/Visual Novel... I try to be as brutally honest and detailed as I can, and these are my own opinions and thoughts, from one or more play throughs... The version this review is based on is v0.01...

This is a very good visual novel/game so far...

The visuals of the characters are top notch for both the characters and backdrops... All the characters are properly proportioned and look realistic, rather then just a bunch of fake super models with implants all over their bodies... Which is a big thumbs up... A couple backdrops looked familiar, but still pretty clear and crisp... There are a few animations, which are pretty good, albeit short... The UI is pretty decent looking as well...

The script is pretty good, although I did run into just a few spelling/grammar errors as well as a couple missing words... There was also a few moments when the wrong character names showed up for the text being shown (happened with Isabella's name when the protagonist spoke once, Melody's name and the protagonists names got mixed up twice), so there is some bugs in the code to work out...

The plot revolves around a male protagonist musician who has been on the road for around 10 or so years working with various music bands/groups, filling in as needed... He then has a major break up with his longtime girlfriend/fiancé... And decides to try some other things out, and so moves away to start fresh... From there several things occur to him, which I will not into too much detail on... Lets just say he decides to move to a small town and becomes a music tutor for a college student, after selling his ex's guitar to the students Aunt, who offers him the job and a place to rent...

Along the way, and once he arrives there, he meets several different woman characters... All of which you are offered opportunities to work on possible relationships with, to include the main heroine, the musical student, Melody... Melody is a bit head strong, but depending on choices, a relationship seems to just begin to spark between her and the protagonist... And she begins to act less bratty...

This is your typical visual novel, with lots of choices... And depending on those choices, the protagonist can open up various opportunities with relationships, either more friend based, or maybe eventually more romance based, in future content... But the primary love interest obviously is focused more around Melody... Which you can tell, because of the obvious title, as well as her relationship stat that is on the UI at all times (the musical note in the upper right corner)... So some choices will build up or tear down that stat with her, and sometimes you will see a choice made several choices back ,not effect that Stat right away, but actually effect the stat in later content based off that choice from earlier... So some choices do matter, even if they don't appear to, exactly when made... It's definitely different from how some other VN/Games I've seen handle choices and stats...

Now some women you meet will become available for relationship building, which you can only see, from the Melody portrait by clicking it, and then selecting Other Girls... At that point, you can actually lockout a character from further relationship building, in case you want to limit that... I'm unsure if the locking and unlocking will have any baring on relationships with other characters or the main heroine... It could be bad or could be good, and in either case, seems like a complex system to have added... Will it even really matter, beyond content you want to see or avoid? I don't know... It's a bit confusing, as it is not really explained, as to how much of an effect that function has, if any real effect at all, beyond just ignoring the relationship or not... I would hope it isn't going to be necessary to pay much attention to it for fear of ruining relationships, just because you didn't turn a particular woman off or on... Guess we'll need to wait and see...

Beyond some of the names being mixed up, that I mentioned earlier... I ran into another bug, on the same portrait screen... If you select Your Info, it throws an error in Ren'py if you try using it early on in the game... Later on it works fine...

Overall, I really liked this visual novel/game... It actually has a lot of content for an initial version... And I absolutely love that it has so much deep and meaningful story... It seems, for the moment, to be going down a romance/love theme or at least sparking of romance/love between various characters and the protagonist... I really hope it keeps that up... There is a lot more realism in how this story plays out so far, and doesn't got overboard with melodrama or over the top characters...

At least not way over the top, as I did find that the ex-girlfriend was a bit of a jerk, going after the protagonist financially... I mean, they were never married, so how does she even think she could go after all his stuff legally? Even with a common law marriage, there are limitations on what she could really go after, especially since she worked almost as many hours as he did... But for the moment the protagonist just lets her have most of what she goes after, which was actually surprising, except for 1 car... Just hope she keeps her butt out of the rest of the story... Because that is just over the top melodrama waiting to happen if she does... And I'm pretty sure I'ld be pretty upset with her continued existence in the story...

At first I was a bit skeptical about Melody's friend Sophia... She seems like that over the top personality friend, who's just a sexual pervert out to corrupt her friend... At least that is how she seemed in the beginning, but not so much near the end of the current content... Plus, she looks like she may be the same character model as Melody, as Sophia's face just looks like a slightly modified version of Melody's...

In any case, with it's few quirks, I still really enjoyed this story and how well it looks and feels so far... And I hope it keeps up it's current pace... There are not as many erotic scenes as a few folks out there may prefer... But erotic/adult visual novels/games don't always have to be porn fests to be good... And I hope this one never goes the way of a porn fest... That would just kill it's current momentum in my opinion... I really look forward to seeing this one go forward, as it shows a LOT of promise right now... I will definitely revisit this one some time in the future...

After playing Glamour and A family secret I wasn't expecting much of this game. After all, it's a v0.0.1 right? Well, the dev proved me wrong. When you play the game, you instantly feel the love and care the dev puts into the story, the characters and the world. I know, it sounds gay-ish. I don't care. Good start, beautiful scenery, and adorable characters. Melody sort of remind me of Ellie from TLOU. Tough on the outside but soft and warm on the inside. Great job overall and a good example for other devs (cough cough Aorrta...) of how things should be done.

Just perfect. Really deep writing, lovely setting, ALL ladies are gorgeous, I simply cannot find any negative part in it. As much as Dark Silver failed with Glamour this simply hits the spot. Congrats to the new start, I might be brave to say that DMD can be dmped now with ease

A great story that draws you in and feels very realistic. Fantastic models that look more like real beautiful women and not cliché caricature bimbos. A "slow burn" type story that gives you some rewards, but more importantly keeps building the interest, tension, and excitement as you move the story forward. Choices seem to actually matter as well, and a decision you make could have an unexpected pay-off down the road. Even though this is only a 0.1 release, it's already been a real pleasure to play and I really look forward to the next release! I'd definitely rate this as one of the best out there already. I hope we keep seeing more of this level of quality as we move forward.