Unity - Midnight Sin [v0.5.0] [Faerin]

going to become like man of the house (even batter with bdsm)....
also love the ui ....
i hope updates get biiger when the story goes ...
love the renders and animations in the game
i hope dev gets support for the awsome game

Review for Midnight Sin v0.5.0:

I really like the gaming experience of Faerin's games. There's so much more that can be done in Unity compared to some other engines and he's really taking advantage of it. Given the complexity, it's even more impressive that bugs are rare and minor.

Midnight Sin's user interface is very nicely done and mostly well-optimized. There are a few things that are slow and annoying, such as the fade-out/fade-in of skipping time, the countdown of driving between locations on the city map, and some short animations that are not skippable during repeatable events such as the fight scenes.

Most gameplay is typical sandbox style, but it's complemented by a great UI and hint system that makes playing less tedious. The fight minigames are challenging to learn, but unfortunately, they're also boring AF after a few fights. Players can skip the fight minigame, if they find it boring or just don't like it. Hopefully, additional gaming elements will be added to give some variety to the overall experience.

The female models are pretty and the model for the MC is good. The renders look good even though they don't appear to be very high resolution, and I think this really helps keep the game's size under control. The animations are very good, too.

The story is an above-average incest story with half-sisters. The writing is excellent.

As for content, the overall amount of content in the game is kind of average for sandbox games. The amount of lewd content is a bit low so far, but I expect will accelerate drastically over time, just like the dev's other games. Content quality is pretty good, too. Excluding the maid scene, which was intentionally different for the storyline, there's good buildup and hot scenes with the half-sisters.

The content before v0.5.0 was dropping hints, but now, it's looking like this game is going to fall into the stereotype BDSM-focused game with the MC being the one to administer punishment. There are enough similar games out there that I know a market exists, but I find it to be a turn-off. It doesn't affect my rating, but it does de-motivate me to try future updates and re-evaluate the game as it progresses.

Finally, a game with meaningful interaction and progression that makes sense.

The visuals are amazing—I have nothing bad to say about them.

The UI and interface overall are simple and easy to use.

The characters each have distinct personalities, which is rare in today's visual novel space.

My only complaint is that the updates are a bit short, but at least they're consistent.

Pros

• An excellent story emphasizing incest & polyamorous:
• MC being surprisingly introduced to hot and beautiful stepmom & step sisters is interesting; developing good relationship and achieving intimacy makes it seductively interesting. Step mom gradually feeling MC’s good qualities and slowly falling for him is nice.
• All six females are being different personalities both physically as well characteristically is another plus.
• MC developing good relation with the shy natured sister Annebelle is very nice; especially online chatting using video game portal is excellent.
• Seductiveness is at the best.
• Excellent quality of image renders.
• Excellent quality of animations.
• Sound is good.
• Mini games with option to skip are really good.
• MC being blackmailed is an excellent and very interesting strategy.
• Youngest sister Olivia losing her virginity with MC by ‘accidental’ was very nice and the kind of strategy is super crazy but logically possible. MC want to push her away but her body is slippery due to massage oil leading to her pussy pushed into MC’s cock; OMG what an interesting logic. LOL
• Voice:
• Females laughing are good.
• Lewd moans are very good.
• Lewd shocking expressions are nice but intensity could be varied a little.
• Playability, performance and grammar are all just OK no issue.

Cons

• No progress for the event that the new maid Kate spying MC.
• Minor troubles due to UNITY platform UI not so user friendly compared to RENPY platform.
• No clarity about completing this update; In-game status reached 100% for all the characters and the hints indicates there is nothing to do for every characters. But a clear message to indicate that all the events for this update is completed could be better.

Eagerly waiting for next update.

This is definitely a really fun game.
The character growth and pace of the game are both rewarding and well-balanced, and I am really enjoying it. The plot is competent and occasionally captivating. Excellent animation and graphics complement the well-written text.
Overall, this is a worthwhile game to play!

This is the third title from a developer who has already established a strong reputation. From the outset, expectations for this game were high. Faerin's performance was found to be in line with expectations.
In contrast to the preceding games, the protagonist is a mature male, yet still exhibits a degree of sympathy, displaying a certain bewilderment in response to the events unfolding around him. The female characters are strikingly beautiful, maintaining a certain distance from the protagonist, yet he gradually succeeds in overcoming this distance. The gameplay incorporates elements of mystery solving, although the development of the narrative is somewhat slow. Nevertheless, I found this game to be entertaining, even in its incomplete state.

This is a slow burn...it takes time to soften and let the juices flow.
I am seriously enjoying the game, the pacing and character development are both satisfying and well balanced. The storyline is capable and at times, intriguing. Graphics and animation are excellent, the writing is good.
All in all, this is a game worth playing!

As of 0.4.3, I have quite a few things to talk about!

First of all, I pretty much discovered Hgames when Man of the House was mid development, so its been a while lets be honest. Faerin came onto the scene and dropped a banger that, even though its dated by todays standards, is still a valuable and enjoyable journey.

Then came Mystwood Manor. Doesn't feel like its been 5 years since that dropped, but hey, were all getting older. Mystwood gave Faerin a chance to take everything he learned with MotH and improve on it as well as try out some new ideas. Mystwood has a decent enough story, but was plagued with grind (I know thats part of the idea, it was a management game, but a H game nonetheless.) that was excessively padded with constant UI animations and an inability to save outside of the management screen.

Midnight Sin is doing what Faerin did before. Learning from his mistakes. For the most part, anyway. Much less UI animation, great character models (though I'm still of the opinion that you should never see the MC's face) and a decent cut to the grinding required. The characters are simple archetypes. The upbeat younger daughter, the shy yet boobalicious middle daughter and the pretentious and snobby eldest daughter. Nothing new there really.

Having the father have an affair resulting in the MC is a bit of a lazy way to tie some incest though, lets be honest. Probably could leave that out assuming Faerin doesnt have plans for that in future. I love a good incest plot, but when the MC doesnt even know the family exist until the start of the game, might as well just go the Hillside route and leave it out as it adds nothing.

Something that really should be thought about is camera placement with the sex shots. Whenever the MC isnt an active participant, or the girls are in the bath or something, the shots are amazing, but as soon as its an actual sex scene, the camera is in all the wrong places. Im getting way more of the MC blocking tits and such than we really should be.

Also just let us save in sex scenes. It costs nothing to be able to do so. I know devs don't generally like to save scum, but I'll never understand why. Nothing kills a players entertainment more than having to restart a game for a sex scene we missed, because theres a good chunk of the time where we cant actually save, and have to either hope or rely on autosaves that we don't control.

Plays rather well. No crashing or stuttering as is common with earlier releases. Simple and effective UI (lesson learned from MM), no exceptional grind but still found myself skipping a few more days than I would have liked to get to new content.

And while my review does come off as overly critical (thats just kinda what I am, everything good he has done in his previous titles has more or less carried over and been improved here) I still absolutely recommend giving it a play at least once. These are a few things that I really hope Faerin as fully aware of and is at least considering taking a whack at improvement. If he does so, it has the potential to be as popular as his first game.

Faerin is by far one of those few creators that while I will wait for a good few updates between playing, It takes everything I have not to click "Download" each time I get a notification. This is going to be no different.

I would have liked to give a better rating, but the hottest scenes are always in close-up.

Let me explain: I'm a fan of Anabelle; she is clearly my favorite. But why, when she paints her bodyguard and we see her from behind, are her buttocks not in the frame?

Why, when she gives him a handjob, is there a close-up of the guy's genitals? Why not pull back and admire the ENTIRE body of the women when they are in action? There are always close-ups of the guy's genitals, and it frustrates me.

90 percent of your time playing will be spent skipping time. Looped animations and blandly looped moans. Renders are solid and story is interesting but this is probably... easily... Faerin's worst game. It's definitely salvageable bcuz of how good the girls and the story is, but it really needs some tuning just to get to above mediocre.

v0.4.2
The state of the game on this version it's okay, Faerin has been evolving game by game, and this game really shows how he has grown as a developer.
Midnight Sin by this version while doesn't has a lot of content, it shows enough to keep you hooked not only on the story but onto the characters as well.
Characters: 9.5/10 really biased towards Anabelle, but every girl has a unique charm.
Story: 8.5/10 by this version, the story it's really vague, but well written enough to keep you interested.
SFX: 5/10 Not really a fan of moan loops, and the same voice on the mini-game.
Models: 9.5/10 Every model design are really well made, everyone has a unique touch that keeps you attached.
UI: 10/10 A refined and simple UI that shows how the dev learned from previous titles.

Closing comment: Midnight Sin, to the date the best game from Faerin, you really should play it, and it's worth the wait. Can't wait to play it finished.

As of v0.4.1c.

Really my only complaint right now would be the lack of anything to do in the first few days of the game. I found myself skipping through 90% of the first couple days. But once the ball gets rolling there's a lot more to do throughout the day. The only other thing ill say is I'm not really a fan of the mother-daughter BDSM. It's not really a complaint its just something I personally am not in to, I wont let it affect my rating because everything else is really good. I love the story so far and the character models are excellent. Looking forward to seeing more updates!

[After playing v0.5.0]

It's the first time I play a Faerin so soon in development, but I have to say as far as it goes it looks as good as those before. Of course there's still some road to go, but I have no doubt after playing this that it will work.

The characters are nice and likeable, dialogues work nicely, never feel too short like just an excuse between porn and never longer than needed like trying to appear deep when they're not. The gameplay is interesting and the sandbox mechanic works, it doesn't seem absurdly grindy.

Sex scenes are ok (of course, it's a bit light yet, as it's a slow corruption thing, but the way it developes is ok at the moment)

Everything works nice and time flies playing it. Highly recommended (though I would consider Faerin's finished games before this one if you haven't).

After finishing this version (v-0.4.1) all I can say is that when scenes start to pick up the game is amazing and the girls are hot as fuck, specially Annabelle, but man the start ot the game is waaay to rough and slow. I dont know if this because of how many times we need to go from place to place and wait for the points to stack up or what cause after playing the other games more than 3 times each I neved had that feeling, not even when getting 100% on each game on steam. I will change this review after the game is finished.

VERSION: 0.4.1c Extra
SUMMARY: Good game, with gorgeous models and humour.

PROS:

1. Models are very impressive and animations are decent
2. Sound FX are great and actually fit the scenario
3. Story is not bad, written well and structured well.
4. Pacing is not bad but there is a Con here regarding content.

CONS:

1. As with other Faerin games, the way its designed always frustrates me. Primarily due to the fact that when updates come out like this version, you often find you need to fast forward and skip hours and days to progress a character, who would be the only progression possible e.g. 4 board room meetings. This makes no sense in terms of content, IMO if you going to release an update, try and do it in such way that you can do all together without having to skip days, so focus on several characters in stead of like the e.g. above where 4 board room meetings are needed...

Review based on a early build, so the game is still taking shape.

A lot of potential in this game. Render quality is incredible, the plot is engaging, and while the gameplay is classic sandbox, the interface is clear and the IU seems to be a work in progress still, but perfectly serviceable.

Just 4 stars because I miss a bit the more engaging gameplay of Faerin previous game (Mystwood Manor), but I understand that for some people this would be a plus instead of a drawback.

Definitely worth keeping an eye on this one until it’s completed!

Review for v0.3.2 Extra

A good start but needs a lot more before it becomes enjoyable.

I have played Man of the House (Faerin's first game) to its entirety and I enjoyed it. I would give it a 4/5 and definitely recommend (although I haven't written a review, perhaps I should) so I have hope for this one, but currently it lacks any major content, both in story and sex scenes.

The renders are very nice, the characters are varied enough to make them interesting, the MC is amazingly not a teenager which is a huge plus for me as I hate the average adult VN MC appearance, and the game plays like a modernized Man of the House: You visit certain places in certain times and you get certain interactions, which is a good formula for a pseudo sandbox game.

The bad news is that the story is really barebones in the current version, and you reach the end of content for most girls really, really fast because there isn't much yet. There are some foundations for the story and you can guess where it will probably go but that's about it. Sexy outfits and other items you can buy serve either no purpose (as the MC has "no reason" to buy them yet) or are only to enhance the grindy part of the game which is you raising the MC's combat stats which are used to make money. Most of the places you can go are quickly out of interactions, empty or outright locked.

Also be aware that the only real sex scene that I could find in this build is with a side character, and you cannot refuse it which is really annoying. After that event the MC gets blackmailed into flashing himself or get risky with the main girls, which is contrived and lazy. I hope you get to choose if you want to bang characters or not, I hate when lewd games (the ones with supposed story and choices) don't give you the choice and just shove a sex scene or love interest at you regardless.

I give this current build a lukewarm 2.5 rating with a potential 4+ stars when more content is added and things get polished.

Good Points
+ Sex scenes have decent animations with 3 different speed options, some have second angles as well.
+ Art style is good.

Bad Points
- The story is not well-written nor interesting, for example how MC gets close with love interests revolves around getting blackmailed to do things, how he act like a wuss and do everything blackmailer told him, acting like a good boy and getting called good boy by blackmailer, or how there is no main purpose at all is quite boring.
- The game has nearly no content at all, and the story is empty, so we do look for other things like sexual progression with the main girls, and what we have is literally nothing, maximum progress we had with girls was one girl touching and kissing MC's dick and kiss on lips, that's literally all... Other scenes are just about seeing them naked, etc, type of scenes, and the only sex scene we have is with a one-time thing with a maid...
- For a sandbox game this game doesn't give you enough choice about matters, for example, you can't even choose who you are going to have sex with.
- Lots of things like passcodes, etc, are randomized, and that just makes things more painful than it supposed to be and makes ''walkthrough'' kind of useless since most stuff is randomized.
- Nearly all minigames are annoying and boring.
- The game is made by Unity, that alone is good to say as a bad point. We have most Unity-related problems with this game like nearly all Unity games as well.
- Most features the mouse has in other games are non-existent here, like hiding text with the middle mouse button or opening the menu with the right mouse button and saving easily.
- We have only 10 save pages, most games have 999+ pages for years, so only 10 is not even funny...
- You can't save while you are in scenes, that's literally the most important part about saves, what's the point if you can only save when you are in freeroam?!
- There is no option to change the voice volume, To change it you need to change the main volume otherwise you will hear very loud sex sounds, can't see any reason not to add the voice volume change option...
- Everything is annoyingly detailed, like even when you just want to travel from one place to another you see time passing on screen and the game makes you wait for it... Why? Makes no sense.
- Sex scene animations are kind of decent, but they can be better, and aside from being better not all of them having second or third-position angles is another bad point, and like this is not enough most of the chosen animation angles are not attractive either, some of them looks kind of bad and most of them are just fine.
- It's a bit grindy without using mod to fix that problem.
- Art style is good, but with one exception, and that's weird and badly made facial expressions, they make characters look weird, old and unattractive.
- We got the first penetration sex scene with v0.4.2, and it was the first time the girl had sex as well. But the scene itself was quite bad. First of all how the sex scene happened by ''accident'' was nonsense AF. Secondly sex scene itself wasn't good looking at all, it was shown with a very close camera angle and it was bad.

For The End
The game has potential, but it has lots of cons, and nearly every updates adds more cons instead of adding more pros and fixing cons, so it this point I'm not sure I can suggest playing this game or not, better to wait for some time to see if they will do better job with the game or not.

I've played man of the house before and enjoyed it, even though a lot of its mechanics are dated at this point. So when I saw a new game by the same dev but newer and with modern graphics I had high expectations.

And in a way those expectations delivered, the renders are great, the story is interesting and the characters look fun. If that's all you care about it could be a 5/5 but the gameplay unfortunately ruins this for me.

Many of the mechanics of this game are just as anti fun as it can be, from the clock that moves minute per minute with broken timing, to the grind, to the excruciating "real time" traveling from location to location that should have never been done again in a modern game, it all really detracts from the experience.

But by far the worst offender is the fact that you can't save whenever you want or even rewind your choices. I don't understand why people want porn games to be some kind of nuzlocke run. Are you in the middle of a cutscene and you have to stop playing? Well too bad, you can't save so you're gonna have to start over.

With all these gameplay problems I can't give it more than a 3/5 no matter how much I wanted to like this.

Absolutely awesome game. Even though it's a sandbox, it has a mini-grint. I really like the story. Every girl has her secrets and MC should find out as quickly as possible. Hey Faerin, brilliantly directed up to this point. I almost have to say that I'm more interested in the story than the sex scenes. But well, let's see where it goes. The graphics are excellent and the game mechanics are very easy to handle.
My ranking:
Gameplay: 5 Stars
Models: 5 Stars
Story: 5 Stars
Game mechanics: 5 Stars
This is clearly a top-class game. I just hope it stays that way.