Ren'Py - Completed - Mist [v1.0.3] [395games]

I think could be a solid 4 even 4.5.

Great things about the game:
- Art, uncommon for me, but incredibly well made backgrounds, characters and H-scenes. Honestly the H scenes are nearly without comparison in the genre! You can tell it was a labor of love.
- Music, incredibly well crafted soundtrack that really add to the atmosphere. I found myself not changing frames at times to enjoy the gloomy eeriness of the atmosphere. Kudos!
- Story, this is a story that is amongst the best in the genre. It is compelling and "scary", actually made me want to hear more about the world and how our heroes fit in this world. Finally, even though the ending was a little bit out of "tone" with the rest of the story, it was incredibly endearing and sweet.

Bad things about the game:
- MC's narration: this game could have 30% of it's text removed and it would actually improve the end product without impacting the game at all. "Show it don't say it". The art is so fantastically good that there is really no good reason for MC to describe absolutely everything, twice over most times, in painstaking details.
- Dialogues: particularly during the H scenes, the dialogue is essentially the same for every single scene. Worse, most of these read like weird Japanese manga translation.... Honestly the world building is so good and the characters (for the most part) are so well fleshed-out and then during H scene they devolve to manga-tier retardation. Also incredibly repetitive, the author shouldn't be afraid to push the envelope on dialogue and kinks IMO. Again "Show it, don't say it".
- Weird relationship dynamics. Another user mentioned the lack of human contact between characters and he was right. However, my biggest peeve is how MC is supposedly "owning" these girls that discover their own submissiveness (hot), but then they proceed to walk all over him and humiliate him without any coherent reaction (cringe)...
- MC is an autistic retard with no ability to react appropriately to situations or infer about other characters mood/desire even when they ham-fistedly telegraph their feelings to him. In an other review I read was the best description: "retarded doormat".
- Mia is annoying as shit. Still, I get it's part of her character and I think that without the other issue with narration/dialogue it would actually be bearable and possible even enjoyable.
- Playing without the taboo patch makes the Lily story arc absolutely head-through-the-wall frustrating (see MC being a retard point). With the appropriate relationships however, it makes a lot more sense (still a bit frustrating though).

While there seems to be a lot more bad then good, it's not actually the case. The good parts of this game outweigh the negatives for sure. And I think the tweaks to make the experience better on all levels would be fairly simple to implement. Which won't happen because the game is completed. Ultimately, if the game ever makes it on Steam, I'll buy it because I want to support the developer. Looking forward to see what they plan to do next.

P.S.: Dev, if you read this, I really enjoyed your game, but you can definitely do much better dialogue-wise.

I just finished playing the game and i've got to say easily it's one of the best games on this site the work and love of the dev on this game is shown in every way the gameplay is unique and fun and skipable for those who want to play for the story original apocaliptic story and lovable characters GREAT sex scenes and animations really unique game highly recommend this <3

While I preferred the earlier version of the beginning of this game that doesn't mean I didn't really enjoy my full playthrough in the end. Enjoyable characters, a compelling plot and well done H scenes that keep in pace with the story and your relationships with the women. One of my favorites on the site and should be checked out by anyone looking for something new to try.

I'm so conflicted.

I love the artstyle, I generally like the story, the gameplay is just good enough to be engaging but not detract from this being at heart a porn game, I like the characters. The spacing between H-scenes and filler is perfect for long game sessions. I am sometimes mildly annoyed by the trope of "MC is clueless" but that point passes. If this was where the review ends, this game would have gotten 4 stars and maybe 5. Sadly it's not where the review ends.

The game is so overproduced it's very laggy, anticipate about a second of input lag per input. Normally this wouldn't be a problem in a RenPy VN, but this isn't a VN, you'll be doing a lot of menuing, and you'll get annoyed with the slowness after around 30 minutes of gameplay.

Speaking of menus, here's a hint I wish I was told - the hitbox for the excursions, the button you probably click the most often, is probably about 5 pixels wide at the very top of the table. Good pixel-hunting, hope your hands are steady.

While I generally like the story, sometimes I wish the writer were thrown into prison and never given a pencil, so that they aren't able to write anything ever again cause the writing is that nonsensical (all the constant passing out for days upon days, the whole "your sister is mind controlled by the bad guy and manages to kidnap you with two enemies you can easily defeat" sequence, the early sequence of Mia being rescued is a casualty too, there's also what currently passes for an ending...) - thankfully, these moments are rare, but you will want to rip your eyeballs out when they happen.

Although the hints system is pretty exhaustive (thanks hints system!), you will still be faced with sometimes getting lost with what you have to do, sometimes getting lost in the labyrinth of levels, and sometimes having to pixel hunt the entire map to find the thing that you're looking for. Exploration is fun, puzzles are fun, being given directions that don't work, labyrinth traversal and pixel hunting is not.

Combine these two and you get a very engaging, very hot, but very annoying experience with episodes of rage. I really want to like the game, but I just...can't.

At first I was not a fan of the art style, but the story and the characters really changed my mind.
Every time a new update came out I was curious to continue the story. Great job with this game and I hope you will continue or create other fun games.

Review for v0.11, subject to change in future update.

At first i didn't take much interest in Mist because from the pictures it looks "strange", especially in terms of character models, compared with other lewd games that use more recognizable models, such as models in BADIK or those from Honest Select engine, and yet after I braced myself and gave this game a try, I was quickly drawn by its interesting stories, amazing character portraits, and solid game mechanics. After taking me more than ten hourse to finish the game, it is now easily one of my Top 3 sandbox lewd game.

Pros:
- Story: I think the setting is very immersive: an unknown phenomenon that leads to a worldwide apocalypse, where you are the only man that escapes from turning into liveless zombies/shadows. As your journey unfolds, you will encounter friends and enemies and uncover the secrets behind the disaster alone or with the help of your harem. Even though Mist is a complete sandbox game, it still manages to offer an entertaining plot that pigues our interest. This is a huge plus for me.
- Character: Since this is a harem only game so you don't need to work hard to win the girls' heart, but still the development of earning their trust and making them gradually falling in love with you (and also with your cock lol) is very enjoyable to watch. Four main girls all have their own personalities that make themselves unique to the point that you're just gonna love them all my friend.
- Game mechanics: I especially appreciate the fact that the dev is kind enough to provide us the choice of more or less grinding at the start of the game (Scavenge or Feast mode), although I play the game with cheat mods on so I don't feel much grinding in the game. The combat is also very interesting to play especially when you start your first hour playing. Also the exploration is very enticing even though it is still mandatory for the mission, but I still like it.
- Animation: I once have worries that this game might not be a good fap material but I'm glad I'm wrong. The animation actually makes the lewd scene a lot more enjoyable (Oh I just love every creampie scene in the game). Also the skippable animation in the story elevates the gaming experience quite a lot.

Cons:
- For those who don't install cheat mods, the grinding might still be annoying.
- bad typos everywhere. The dev really needs to proofread the game once more.

Overall, Mist is easily one of my favorite lewd games and I highly recommend everyone to try it out. I'm just lucky that I neglect the game long enough to have the chance to enjoy the game to its fullest (mind you the story of the game is complete).

It's an interesting premise with decent execution and a lot of time and effort put in, but it's hindered by the sheer banality of the writing. The protagonist cannot go anywhere without spouting off 3-paragraph descriptions about absolutely everything he sees. Especially if there's blood, oh boy will he endlessly speculate on every single bloodstain even if it's the 14th time he's seen one and he's already been told what caused them.

This carries over to the gameplay as well, even with scavenging turned off every single step has to be accompanied by a whole lot of pointless busywork that never amounts to anything.

The sex scenes are decent, but there's just not a lot there to hold your attention otherwise and the sheer amount of unfufilled potential is frustrating.

there are good games, bad games, and everything in between. then there is category of its own - abortions, iow. games that couldve been good but all potential has been squandered (needless to say, this is exactly one of those)

excellent animations, well designed ui, decent enough art, good concept and overarching narrative.. combined with extremely bad character design and development (with mc perhaps best described as retarded doormat) exacerbating linearity of the story and atrocious dialogues, ultimately make for an excruciatingly infuriating experience
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Surprisingly engaging story and well written characters. A great example of a game that you start for the "plot" but actually stay for the plot.

That's not to say that the porn is bad. On the contrary, the renders are fantastic and the animation top notch. The scenes usually tie in well with how the rest of the story develops, though they do feel kinda silly at times, slight spoiler
The cast is fairly well written and their characters evolve organically as the story develops. Personal favourites are Robin & Noreia, with Noreia edging the top spot. What can I say, I'm a sucker for women with horns.

Looking forward to the dev's next project, if it's half as good it's a definite success.

Mist has a compelling story, good animation, and great characters.
I couldn't stop playing this title because, I wanted to know what was going to happen to the characters next. I must say I blew through this b/c I was so attached to the story and the characters!f

The developer did a fantastic job creating the world, and the story for this title. This is on my "Must Play" list.

There were things I was hoping I'd get to see with the characters, and it even happened further into the story. The ending is great also!

This is definitely worth playing, and I'll be following the developer to see what other enthralling titles are on the horizon. Hopefully, there will be more lights in the dark

One of the best games I have ever played. The story and the animations is amazing, i love all the character especially Robin, man im gonna miss Robin. Overall i recommend playing this game. 10/10
Can't wait for the next game, Good Luck!

A very interesting mix of slight horror and lewd game. Haven't seen anything like it yet. Customizable difficulty, functional gallery, likeable characters, serviceable story. Art style might not be for everyone but if it's for you I suggest giving it a shot.

I usually only play and never leave reviews or even comments but this game made me feel compelled to give it a 5 star review due to the effort alone.

Mist is one of the most well made porn game I've played in so many years, from the characters to animations to the story. This isn't to say that it is perfect, but for a porn game you really can't ask for more.

Choices in the game don't matter because the harem end is fixed, so for people who prefer monogamy maybe this is a minus. But for me it is fine.

The dialogues do get silly some times but not bad enough to make you stop playing. I'd say that the humour fits the style of the game.

Very solid game, I recommend everyone playing it.

I was actually gonna rate it lower than 4 but despite some dumb decisions this game is an actual gem, I played v0.11. Also AN ACTUAL FINISHED GAME? WOW
So lets start with the positives.

• Story and concept was amazing. The story is linear but thats not bad.
• The characters aren't annoying, they're lovable (Noreia 10/10).
• Renders are a 10/10.
• Animations 11/10. A game where there's actual visible bulge. Thats a plus for me.
• Music and sound effects were good, game felt alive.
• The sandbox part wasnt grindy.
• The combat was ok for a RenPy game.
• QTE were a nice idea although too easy.

The negatives are mostly nitpickings but some were actually frustrating.

• The most annoying and stupid one. For a porn game there is almost no fken human contact. There is literally almost NONE hugs,kisses or whatever ppl do when they are together. There is SOME towards the end but still 85% of the game has none. Its just sex scenes. At the beginning of the game u play for like 2 hours, nut inside of a girl and THEN you kiss her. wtf thats not how human relationships work . Also on the latter part of the game in the cave everyone is sleeping with 1 meter distance between them. WHY give us MORE HUMAN CONTACT.
• When u get cursed and u drink the overdosed horny drink u'd expect to go haywire yet u unload once and u're done. Is the MC 40+wtf
  
• It would be nicer if u could scavenge the other places or the hotel for things u need. Finding everything in your grandpa's hut is dumb. This does happen later on but still in the beginning you find everything in your house.
• In the middle part of the game the hole fix the cables part is completely boring and feels like a filler.

That's all. It got really bad in some parts but still the positives outshine the negatives. This game is super worth playing. Can't wait to see what comes next.

There is clearly a LOT of effort put into this game! THe animations are good, the sound effects and music are good and timed well. It's got a paranormal theme which is not usually my thing but is done very well. The sex scenes are quite well done. If I have to think of a flaw, I don't really like the hair on the girls, but it's not enough to lose any points from me. There's a lot of sandbox stuff but the tasks are all different enough that it's not a grind - especially if you put on the cheat mod. This is probably one of the top 5 games on this site for quality. WELL DONE.

Been checking back on this game everyone once in a while for over a year and it's great! The art style might take some getting used to as it is unique in the space, but the atmosphere is fantastic! Typing this while downloading version 0.11 really hoping the ending is good!

A fantastic game with a very good story. The gameplay is decent and the scenes are awesome. The characters are nice. Robin and Noreia being my favorites. Noreia could have had more scenes and I somehow felt the ending wasn't upto mark. Still, I recommend playing this game.

Mist has a unique artstyle that, honestly, I wasn't initially sold on. However, the animations and environments are quite good and I quickly warmed up to it. The gameplay is fairly straightforward and not as complicated/grindy as it may seem at first. Writing is well done if a bit rough at the beginning and a tad predictable by the end. Overall it's an easy recommend.

1) Story is smooth, interesting, top quality overall. Game is totally linear, choises needed only for immerse (I presume) so feel free to choose what you like. Writing is satisfying. (+)
2) Characters are believable enough. Girls are very cute, somewhat cartoonish with nice and well developed personalities. (+)
3) Sex scenes are top quality indeed, a lot of work put in it. Animations are really smooth and great quality overall. In terms of fetish it's maledom/vanilla mostly. (+)
4) Gameplay is quite balanced. Combat system and rpg elements are simple and not dominates other aspects of the game. Sandbox elements gives good enough illusion of freedom. All elements of the game are balanced to feel smooth and satisfying experience. (+)
5) Content quantity/quality: the game is finished, a lot of content overall, including sex scenes. Long game almost without quality drops in most aspects. (+)

This game worth 5/5. I can surely recommend this game to most players (18+) cause of it's very good quality overall and totally player friendly exp.

One of the best games I have ever played. The story play gameplay and animations all are legendary level. I freaking loved this game. Without a doubt in my mind that I would play this game couple of times more and definitely suggest others to play. the developers did an excellent job. I will wait for other games from this developer. keep up the superb work. best of luck.