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

First review I write, so it might be a bit off. I wrote this about game version 0.6.1.

It took me quite a while to actually bring myself to try it out. The screenshots didn't look all too appealing, and it seemed like one of those games that try hard to be serious but fail miserably. Well, I was completely wrong. If I had money to waste on porn, this is one of the few devs I'd support.

First off, the screenshots don't do it justice at all. Not sure why, really, but I in the screenshots I hated how the models looked. Then I tried the game, and ended up loving them. It also helps that most scenes (not just sex scenes, there's legit scenes of walking and climbing) are ANIMATED. And the animation quality is insanely good. It's not the goofy kind of animation you see soo often, it's about as high-quality as this sort of game can get.

Second, the plot is cool. It's nothing too original, but it accomplishes what pretty much every other apost-apocalyptic porn game I played couldn't. Actually pulling off making the characters relatable. Only complaint I have about the writing is how much of a horndog the MC is in early game, but after all this is a porn game. Not that it's bad to have horny MCs, but right from the beginning something about his writing feels off. If it wasn't for that, the game would be absolutely perfect. Still, I don't find it reason enough to give it less than these deserved 5 stars.

Third, the game is objectively fun. I usually play on easy mode, when available, and skip as much grinding as possible, or get it out of the way before the "fun" begins. I was bored so I played on normal mode, and I don't regret it. There's some grinding in this game, but it was really well-balanced. At no point did I wish this was a straight visual novel. While the player barely gets a say in how stuff goes, I don't find that a requirement. The point I'm trying to make is that MIST managed to make a porn game that is actually a game. The gameplay doesn't feel forced in and is actually decent fun. It's not detestably hard, but complicated enough to make it feel like you actually worked to get the scene.

Would absolutely recommend it. I'm looking forward to the next updates.

Its been a long, long quarantine, but one of the best things I discovered during this year was Mist. It is a legit game, very reminiscent of early 90's 1st person adventure games. I could see this on Steam one day, very polished.

Besides just game design, the character models are beautiful. The screenshots barely do them justice, but it does take a little time to get used to them. Much better than some other Daz recycled milfs, and bimbos you might have seen and seen again. The animated parts really help bring the characters to life. Honestly, I would love for these guys to take on a Disney parody game, maybe even this same game style set in a "Magical Kingdom" park after dark.

Anyways I'm a fan, I'll eagerly wait for this game to finish and all future endeavors from 395 games.

Great story, great animations, just a great game. No more need be said. ..........

Ok. I guess a little more needs to be said or I don't get to post this review. So other stuff I enjoyed; The character development is impressive. They are all unique and grow during the game. You actually end up caring about the characters like they were from a TV show. Seems a simple thing but all too many porn games just create characters as a wrapper for the sex animation with no actual depth. Ok think I am past 200 characters now. Back to the game.

Best 3D adult game i've ever played.Story,characters,sex scenes all of them are the best of the best.For sure i will support the developer.Sorry but this game is 1000 times better than any ren'py milf based blue ballsy games.Which is milking patrons.
And again this game is the best adult sex game i've ever played!

my first rating and comment on F95 and this game really deserved that I take the time to say how good it is.

The art style is quite unique and feel different from most of the 3d cg games, some may like it some not. I loved it from the start and it just get better.

The story is working great, with lot of suspens and mistery that make you want to know more and play more. The sex part is also fitting well in the story and don't feel too much artificial for a porn game

animation just get better and better, lot of screen to screen animlation transition that bring the tension really high. it works great! sex animation are also improving, still some imperfection for sure but it is really promising for the future.

Really looking forward to more.

[v0.6.1] Good beginning, well on the way to an Excellent rating.

I looked at this game for a long time. Always turning away at the last moment because of the screenshots. They just didn't look enticing.

But what a mistake that was – judging a book by its covers. It took under an hour to be totally engrossed in the game and in the end I fell in love with the art and its style.

Writing 3/5 - The beginning is a bit rough regarding the writing – dialogue especially seems stilted at parts. But it soon gets so much better and in the (current) end every character feels way more natural.

Story 5/5 - The story is one of the best in here. Absolutely stellar fantasy/thriller material. Can't wait for more.

Hotness 4/5 - The hot stuff is pretty great too, great kinks rarely seen (free use, servitude) and the animations are excellently done with reactive body parts. There could be more fun random events however. I don't know if it was due to the way I played or a genuine slowdown, but I felt that in the third quarter of the game there was little action. Only picking up after the rescue.

Gameplay 4/5 - There is also a real game here, and an easy-mode for those who don't want to engage in the slight resource management game. Good fighting system and especially the stamina bar limiting your actions are a great addition to the game.

There 's many hours of gameplay here, try it, love it.

Now i never review any games i found on this site before, but this... This masterpiece fucking deserve it.
The first time i launch the game I'm just like, "meh I'm just gonna play and have a quick fap then close it like the other game" at this point, i was very wrong. I end up finishing all of the content without even closing the game ! The sex scene is great but the story is really more engaging that i didn't even fap while playing the game. Sure there's a few plot hole but doesn't really turns me down from finishing the game.
Even without the lewd content this game is really playable.
Now if that doesn't convince you the game worth a try i don't what will.
The one thing i love is when you discover an item it similar with RE series, i really feel nostalgic about that.
I didn't even enjoy games that much these days, i use to spent the whole day playing game but these days i can only play an hour then I'm bored to death. But this game definitely makes me forget to eat, take shower, do houses chores, and everything else. It's been a long time i could enjoy a game like this.

MIST [v0.6.1]
9.8/10

Better story visual and sound design than most full, complete big releases.
The characters are interesting and have their own development, interactions and fit in the story.
Honestly one of the best games I played, not to mention I haven’t seen this type of 3D model design anywhere and it’s so far, the best one.

The only negatives are:
A few bugs, such as some choices leading to a crash or a random error.
Some cutscenes skip themselves.
The fact that you can’t skip cutscenes even if you saw them before.
Slight model clipping (noticeable around the eyes).
Can’t re-watch story (cut-)scenes without reloading the save.
Slight model clipping (noticeable around the eyes).
As is usual with [Ren'Py], the controls aren’t listed
(found that H hides the dialogue box, S saves a screenshot)

The negatives are minor and did not harm the wonderful experience at all.

Didn't even care to coom lol, this is just a great game. Not the biggest fan of the artstyle but the animation, mechanics and plot more than make up for it. People would still play this without the sex scenes which is something you can't really say about anything else on here.

Posting this after finishing the recent 0.6.1 patch.

The video scenes are shockingly good. I was surprised how many video transitions there were when I expected just picture to picture, and it really helped immersion. The videos themselves are probably the best I've seen from this site, fully rendered, reasonable length, and sexy.

Combat isn't very complicated, but it's deep enough to be interesting. Not every enemy has the same HP and your weapons deal varying damage. You are juggling HP and Stamina to collect items, food, and XP.

If you enjoy some storytime there are hours of dialog for you to read through.

The music wasn't anything crazy, but it fit the mood of the game and I didn't hate it by the end. There were plenty of sounds during the scenes as well.

Early on the game gave me a Normal/Easy mode option. I chose Normal and had no difficulty at all. There was generally something to do at all times, gathering food, managing farm plot, base building, advancing story or relationships, ect.

The horror theme never really grabbed me so I would say the game might need more tension or spookier enemies. There was a section with torture, but between skipping and the actual length being very short it should be fine.

I really enjoyed this patch, and I'd say this game has the best blend of sexy, gaming, and story.

The best sandbox game on f95, if not the best game here period. 395games have put a lot of time and effort into this, and it shows.

The story is interesting and unique, not just another rehash. The actual game mechanics are fun, and everything felt well balanced. There was never a time I felt I had to grind (except maybe with food, and that is easy and quick).

Unlike a lot of sandboxes that are just filled with busywork and pixel hunting, the sandbox here makes sense and works well, again the balancing is really well done. I never felt at a loss for what I was supposed to do, if you pay attention there is no need for any kind of walkthrough (which can't be said for most other sandbox games here).

The characters are fun and engaging, and the animation is top notch. Their individual stories are interesting as well, not just another "guy finishes school to come back home to no dad, hot mom, bitch older sister and childish younger sister" crap that we have all seen a million times before. They all contribute to the story.

This is one of the very few games here I would consider buying when it's finished, this is a legit, actual game. They should sell it on steam.

How can I have missed "The Mist" ! Purely outstanding, a truly masterpiece...

I just cannot understand how can some cannot give a 5 stars rate to this game.

This game, like 2 or 3 others on this site (yeah Become A Dik is still my number 1) put the standards of what a 2021 VN should be. Outstanding and very typical visuals, animations everywhere, a still not perfect but "digging in" story.

This is Art, with a capital "A".... Couldn't leave my computer until I finished this last update and it was my first discovery of the game.

Mr "395games" you truly deserve the biggest possible support and I think that for the first time I will become a patron. If it was launched in stores, nobody should feel offended to spend 70€ to play your game.

As I'm french, my last word will just be "BRAVO" !

I've got to say that this game was one of the most entertaining I've played in a long time.

Played the whole game in 4 hours (easy mode) and didn't get to fap once, which speaks positive of the game in border terms.

The devs really are on another level than the usual VN devs, the animations are surprisingly good and provide great immersion from a POV perspective.

Now as far as the sex scenes go, they are greatly animated but they feel short, lack enough text or interactivity and very few angels to watch if any.

Personally I need more scenes and more varied interactions to get the job done and this game just doesn't have that density or focus to do it for me.

Story is pretty decent, I skimmed through most dialogues but still the devs made effort in their writing.

Looking forward to trying the final version one day, but will probably stay away from it until then. One of the most technically ambitious games I've seen on this engine. 5/5

Review at version 0.6.1

Summary
A fun sandboxed AVN Game.

Nicely mixes sandboxing, RPG, and VN aspects without fully committing to any category.

Good
Good story progression
Good characters
Good animation
Good Sexy bits
Good Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror aspects

YMMV
Urgency - Mixed. There isn't really a strong overall sense of urgency to the story itself, you can take your time before voluntarily progressing various milestones. There are however lots of little urgencies such as disease progression, injured NPCs, food ... and these provide a good semi-urgent feel that I like overall.

Combat - Mixed. Combat is not that deep, but has detail and options to play better or worse. Consequences are light with the primary downside to fighting poorly being returning early or empty handed on a particular day.

Balance - No matter what you've only got so much time on expeditions (although you can increase this by increasing your stats...on expeditions) and must return to the cabin, take care of things there with the girls, and set out again the next day to progress towards various goals, gain experience, gather food, or just explore.

World - The world expands over time and expeditions toward the end of your range keep you from roaming randomly.

OVERALL
Overall I like the balance of this game. There's just a bit of grinding available for stat progression, but it is too limited to really classify as a 'grind', there is story, resource management, sandboxing, sexxy bits, and an intriguing story that is developing well.

Five Stars. Check it out.

Incredible stuff with proper gameplay and progression.
Interactions between character get pretty kinky especially during the second half.
Animations are top notch and even rarer this game and especially the model has nice esthetics.

This game is a masterpiece.

It deserve a heavy 5/5, it's worth the time your invest in it, and even your financial support if you're willing to :

- Animations : they are the main purpose of us, looking for animated tag, and it deserve it, smooth animations with lot of FPS and 35+ sex scenes (as for 0.6.1) such as : teasing, HJ, BJ, PJ, vaginal, anal and deepthroat. You'll definitly find something that suits you, no doubts. Everything is on POV, but it's well done, and you're the only male gettin' laid in the game.
- Story : great story mixing survivalisme, horror, harem and exploration. Lot of dialogue, but they aren't boring, and sex scenes are always near the corner. Characters are well drawn too, as for the MC as for the girls, and even for our enemies. The gameplay is enjoyable, a bit of farming, but nothing to worry about.
- Duration : this game is fairly long, I don't know how much time I've spend on the story, but it will keep you busy for few sessions. For instance the 0.6.1 update keep me busy 1h15 for 4 scenes but a lot of story.
- Gallery : there is a complete one, and this is crucial for a porn game. There is dialogues during the scenes but the animation is played constantly on foreground and the dialogue is hideable.
- Preview : this is why the developper, 395games_Rathieu, is a masterpiece maker : he care about his game and he's willing to show us his work : there is 3 preview of animations in the main post, and this is really a gream move considered how the "animated" tag is inconsistent on this website.

If you're looking for good FAP material, this is a PRENIUM one. High quality, nothing bad to say about it.

Can't wait to see what's coming next.

Thanks for this game Rathieu.

Mist is quite an interesting setup for a game. The post apocalyptic setting is quite a pace change compared to the other Ren'Py VN games out there. The three girls you will meet has their unique personalities to them and even feel somewhat lifelike. The artstyle is quite unique compared to most of the god awfull 3dcg games or the more and more popular Honey Select (1 & 2) asset games out there. It's more cartoonesque, yet still keeps quite a realistic appearance to it. The girls a beutiful, and can't even guess what was used to make them look like that, but cudos to the dev, All three of them are stunning.

Now is there any problems with this game? Yes, every game has some problem to them. The main problem is the food storage. In the first few weeks it's quite a grind, and takes the focus away from the characters, be it the first girl Robin or the MC himself. Although, yes there is a developer provided "cheat" to start with a sizable amount of food in storage, I still think that with a bit of balanceing the standard gameplay can be made quite enjoyable.

All in all, Mist is quite good of an adult game. The animation an character design is unique and beutiful, and with a bit of balancing, it can become what of the greatest adult VN's out there. Amazing job my dear developer! Just amazing.

This is the 3rd best rpg/sandbox type game Ive played on here Milfy City, My New Life and Mist I was so tired of every single game being incest, harem or ntr this is a refreshment from all of those cliche' games and I'm loving every update honestly Dev could leave out sex scenes and work more on story and rpg element I'm sure the majority wouldn't mind at all this is a very fun and enjoyable game only thing that can make this better is if the characters wern't cartoonish and by that I don't mean them but there personalities if it was a bit more realistic even with the powers I'd give this game 110% but it still gets 100% in my book.

Really awesome.....Your work inspire me...The animation in this game are so realistic and awesome....The story is really good...A whole lot improvement than the first game.Thanks for your hard work..

Honestly I had quite a bit of fun with this. It may seem a bit grindy but the story is really fun and the characters make up for any failings of the combat system. The setting is fairly unique and the models, while having the usual 3D issues are attractive and not just window dresssing. There aren't really any deep choices and most of the bad ends are fairly obvious. If completed this will be a really good one.