VN - Ren'Py - Mila AI [v1.3.6b] [aDDont]

[1.2.b]

4* is being very generous, but I think this is a good example of how to use AI in a VN. I'm pretty convinced that the Dev used AI to assist in the writing process as well, either directly for the prose, or at least for the translation from his native language.

The first thing everyone is wondering about is probably the art. It's very good. Very, very good in terms of implementing AI art in a porn narrative. Why? The dev makes use of inpainting to make slight variations within a scene. There is consistency in the outfit (more or less) between images if it's happening in the same day. Most importantly, the way the images are constructed and presented along with the text gives a sense of smooth narrative progression, rather than the usual feelings of looking at a bunch of random pin-ups or self-contained vingettes in a sandbox environment, which is more common when it comes to AI art games.

Don't get me wrong, the AI ain't gonna make the exact same face and style all the time, but the discrepancies don't really shatter the impression that we are following this same girl throughout this story.

There are 3 routes. Loyal, NTR, and netorase. Once you choose the NTR/netrase route, there is a further branching point where you can decide to confide in the husband to enter the netorase or just cheat on him to get the NTR route. That's basically it for choices, just picking the route early on.

The game opens with a stream of consciousness from the female MC, which is rather weak in getting the reader's attention. But once it dives into the meat of things, it finds its rhythm.

The story basically goes something like this. Spoilers obviously.

The story is not a long one. It's compact, but a decent read. I've messed around with AI chatbots recently, and it seems like this kind of narrative arc is about what I could produce with the help of AI, too. You can't really do a long story, but with some guidance, you can make a nice story arc and wrap it up before things get too monotonous.

Anyways, currently, the Loyal and NTR routes are completed. The netorase route has a finished script, but I suppose it's waiting for CGs.

As for what I would suggest to improve the whole thing. Add some character sprites. There are a lot of text on a mundane background picture like an empty room. And obviously, fix the untranslated russian in the menu and some parts of the script.

I wanted to give this a shot because I was curious about AI art in a game and how well it would work (considering the backlash towards other games that implemented it). I've gotta say, while some of the art looks nice, it just doesn't work for me. The lack of consistency between different images just breaks any sense of continuity, and they all have that "yeah this is an AI image" sort of look to them. Alongside that, the format for the VN is a bit odd. Overall, not my jam, but hey, maybe you will like it.

Having played through the most recent release (1.2.4.1b - I still don't understand why you'd use such a convoluted version numbering scheme, but whatever), it's improved considerably since my previous review.

I will however, only review this as average because it didn't interest me. The female MCs descent into depravity is already pretty much in place at the beginning of the game and comes far too quickly with no buildup for me (on the NTR path (which isn't an NTR path, it's a cheating path, but again, whatever) at least, didn't check any of the others before I got bored).

This review is a little harsh, but I just didn't find the story compelling and the game is clearly not for me.

Ymmv.

It does however have good visuals. The use of AI art (arguments over the ethics of monetization aside) is well done and none of the pictures I saw felt out of place or awkward. The writing in a purely literary sense is at the very least above average.


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Firstly, although not directly impactful on gameplay, not all of the UI/menus are fully translated - nothing that should directly prohibit you from playing the game though.

It's hard for me to understand whether this is an initial release or after significant testing as it's version 1.2.b but the first 'public release' so I can only assume other people have given feedback up to this point.

The choices are at the moment, as far as I can ascertain, largely meaningless past the first option, rendering it a string of AI CG images put together in the form of a text conversation.

Most of the AI CG is well done, although I found some of the expression shifts questionable and a little uh, strange? I don't know how to word it - but shifting the expression while the face stays exactly put just looked odd to me, ymmv.

At the moment, do not recommend.

While the mc is a decent model and the pics are really good, it doesn't save this game. The first half of it is a lot of texting on a phone and there's a weird shift between the phone dialog and the usual Renpy dialog boxes that is annoying. About 99% of the first bit is all text with the occasional picture that flashes on the screen for a moment and then is gone to a very bland SFW screen background.