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

WOW Simply wow!

This game is really awesome!

For a 0.4 it's already good with a lot of content.

For the rating:

- The story is amazing, the author didn't fall for the zombie apo classic but a full mystery story. That's a really good setup and the progression is slow but steady! I love it.

- The gameplay: Exploration, little grind, strategy and planning... all is my kind of stuff and that's pretty "easy" to manage and quite well done. May be some things to improve here and here but that's really not a bother or an hinder!

- The graphics (and sex part): Yeah that's a little mix for me. Altogether, great stuff especially the movies; the forest, the scenes! BUT there's always a but ^^ The girls are cartoonish yeah... all the rest is pretty realist and they are not but really not... I'm not concerned personally but people can and i saw reviews that pointed out. But when you are accustomed to the style, you appreciate it. Btw the moral thing and the setup for harem is really really well though! Congrats, it's not simple sex but clever one, cause you need to. And for the harem stuff is too quick for me to come up but it is quite well written.

So a 5 stars for people like me who enjoy that "sims" like characters and probably a 4 star for people that don't.

Only slight suggestions of non-native writing / proofreading slips, but an interesting and well-realized setting with writing that really comes together after the intro. There's a bit of RNG in the forest exploration encounters, but not overly much, and it has good direction of what to do next. The graphics, as well as animations, are more supplementary than the story, but they're consistent. A very solid option!

A hidden gem in this site. Has tremendous potential. But it's also one of those games that have clear pros and cons.

Pros: The story is very well written (clearly inspired from Stephen King novel) but the execution is really well done. The animations are also fluid especially the environment interactions. Has good amount of content with reasonable grind.

Cons: The only reason I am giving it 4 stars and not 5 are the sex scenes and character models. The character models are good but appear really fake against the realistic background (still doesn't hamper the overall experience). And the sex scenes are not versatile and don't match the narration. The build up to the sex scenes are immense while the scenes themselves fade in comparison. For example, the MC and FMC get really horny and plan to fuck all night (quote-pound really hard-unquote).They have been planning for this all day. The scene ends up with a single pose at slow pace. Even if the later sex scenes (after the initial animations) are just still images but are shown in alternative poses, that will greatly contribute to the narration and the experience. Also replayability could greatly enhance the game. Some of the one time scenes are really good and could be set up as random encounters in bedroom or in the garden, eg. Robin blindfolded waiting for MC in his room or Robin horny after working in the garden. Just a few lines of codes but small things like that are what makes a good game great.

My biggest review so far only because of how good the game is. Good luck to the dev!

My type of game, i really like it. Great quality renders, the girls are cuties, i loved the animations, and im intrigued about the story, the mist and its "monsters".

I kinda found it "easy" for me, but what can i say, i play alot of RPG's and MOBAS like league etc so it makes easier.

Easily one of the best porn games I've ever played.
Animations are incredible.
Renders are good and the art style is unique.
The actual gameplay is fun.
The story is interesting.
This is how a sandbox/rpg should be done.
Dev isn't a native English speaker so my only real gripe is some dialogue just doesn't sound like how a native English speaker would speak, but it really doesn't take away from the overall experience.

The dev also works his ass off and is constantly improving/listening to feedback. You guys should support 395, he's a solid dude.

First of all, this game has the best story line and graphics(of Ren'py games) that i've seen! Awesome job dev!
The only bad thing for me is the fact that Robin has no other expression than perverse smile while being fucked for the 1st time? Pls make it so we can see her pleasure during intercourse, it would make the game very life-like and even more amazing!

Really impressive game, nice job! Well written, but not overwritten. Better than most games calling themselves visual novels in fact. Characters with actual personalities and backstories. The photos on here don't do the game art justice by the way. Looks way better in the actual game. The way the story progresses is believable and the 'interactions' with the characters fit them well. This is the biggest compliment I can give - the women actually act like women, not just some teenage fantasy of what men wish women were like. They actually have turn ons that women in the real world have. And this is the first time I've played a game like this where the creator understands that women can want to be treated one way during sex, but not all the damn time. It's a refreshing change from just ridiculous things like "Oh I'm not like most girls, I never really talk about myself, I'm really turned on by guys that play video games and don't respect me tee hee". In fact I feel like that stereotype gets turned on its head a little, without giving anything away. It feels lazy to me when games just arrange events so that women characters who "aren't that kind of girl" usually just end up "giving in" based on circumstances because secretly they wanted it all along despite being adamant they didn't at first . The mythical woman that is prepared to change their entire personality to fit what the man wants them to be. Always struck me as kind of lazy, and part of the whole "rape myth" thing in stories that I find super uncomfortable. I'd rather games just made it clear it was non-consensual. That grey area bothers me way more because it implies its okay. . It feels like you're actively trying to show that for what it is here. There's a point where the story kind of says "yeah, you're aware of how that would make a woman feel right? Are you sure that's what you want? ". It's fits in nicely with the MC being young and inexperienced. All you have at that point is what you see on TV, and hear from (equally inexperienced) friends that pretty much amounts to " just choose any woman and convince her to like you, even if you have to pretend to be something you're not". You end up acting like a real jerk sometimes, because you think it's how you're supposed to act. So for me anyway, the way the MC's character develops totally makes sense. Hopefully it gets people to question if that's really what they want, or how they would act IRL. I know the arguement is usually "but this is supposed to be a fantasy!". I dunno, personally i don't subscribe to the whole "man, I wish I was the sort of douchebag that treated women like garbage, then I would get all the ass I want!" fantasy.

It's clear to me that it was made by someone that doesn't take themselves too seriously, but respects their audience. Really impressed and looking forward to more. On that topic, I like the way you're doing updates so it's finished up to the point in the story you're up to, like chapters. No "content coming soon", which is really appreciated.

I know it sounds like I'm reviewing a novel here, but I figure since you clearly take this seriously I may as well show you the same courtesy.

Bit of constructive feedback: I noticed a couple of people complaining about the food grind. I think that's kind of unfair personally, as it's really only like that at the start, and it makes the payoff from finding better sources of food better anyway. A lot of it is solved by exploring, which is kind of what I expect from this kind of game. But I did get a bit frustrated at one point, because it felt like I'd done everything I could but couldn't progress. Eventually realised it was because I (trying to avoid spoilers here) got a better weapon, but didn't realise I needed to equip it. That might just be me being dense, I kind of just assumed I would use the new one automatically. Maybe you could add a "do you want to equip it now?" dialogue, or telegraph that you need to equip it before you can use it. It isn't obvious from the icons during battles that you're still using the old one. Also one of the weapons (think you know which one) I assumed I needed to find ammo for, didn't realise it was available straight away. Might even be worth making it clear that you can use it once per expedition. I assumed but I did wonder if I could only use it once, period. But those are minor criticisms and I got there in the end!

Please keep those updates coming!

[v0.3.2 review]

It's a nice game. Unique and hot art. Compelling story.

Positives:
Unique and quite hot art style. Good writing. The mystery and exploration elements are handled really well. A lot of it reminds me of a sexier version of the TV series "Lost". Decently challenging combat.

Negatives:
Gathering food can get a little repetitive at times. There's quite a lot of going through the same cycles every day, but not enough to be really off-putting.
It also feels kinda wrong that the first sexual encounters with the blonde are a bit coerced. It's like she'd rather not do those things at all, but does them anyway out of obligation or gratitude to the MC. It gets better later but coercing/pressuring girls into doing things they don't want to do feels really wrong to me and isn't hot at all. Is it really that hard to write a story about real attraction that springs up naturally? The author seems otherwise capable so I don't really get this at all.

All in all it's still a really nice little gem of a game and I do recommend you try it!

Actual good game, light gameplay but good presentation and potential.
More gameplay seems to be added each update, so hopefully that continues.

However, the introduction to the main girl/blonde girl is so annoying I almost just stopped playing. It makes a bit of sense once you understand why, but her overall attitude is still not justified given its counter to her backstory, whereas the other girl has an attitude and skills that make more sense if she was the blonde girl. It just...its annoying when you notice it.

The writing isn't all bad, just the start of the blonde girls character...then she just gets transformed into a cock hungry submissive, which feels like a quick fix rather than improvement. The other girl also has some trauma and stuff but its again handwaved for sex. Point is the game kind of tries to be a casual "bang the broads" game while at the same time having serious themes. It isn't blending, its just there, together.

Love this game ;P I wish for more games like this
emmm... btw. there's a lil bug. When I'm going fishing, im just scrolling back and i regain my energy that's makes getting food easier still love this one ^^

I really enjoyed this game (version 0.3.2); the atmosphere and story are done really well. I like the girls, although I do agree that the evolution of their relationship with the MC sometimes feels a little off; once you get further along, it's mostly fine though.

I also agree that the stamina grind is real; I ended up mostly using stamina cheats so I could move around more/fight better. Resource management is pretty easy, even on normal without cheats, but still reasonably enjoyable IMO.

Dialogue is pretty good, I especially liked the dirty talk in the H-scenes. Animations were really quite nice, and the renders were nice (although there were a few where the first girl's eyes seemed to be popping out a little oddly?).

Overall I enjoyed it a lot, but the grinding and a few other things make it a 4/5 for now. Really looking forward to future updates though!

I like it a lot. Really amazing renders and well designed characters also their personalities. Expecting more content soon as I'm really keen on it because this games are a really good way to spend time on this pandemic.

review based on version 0.3.2
PRO:
- good CG
- lot of good animations
- story is ok
- good code
- readable eng
- almost flawless UI
- game no need wt or wt_mod- questlog help 100%
CONS
- big stamina consumption lead to more grindy gameplay, but u may use console and type "player.stamina = ###"

as sandbox and "light" grind fan ill wait next releases that game.

I had quiet the review planed but it was over 200 characters.
I really enjoyed the story (what I managed of it), so much so that I want to see the ending but I have difficulties reconciling the main female characters behavior towards our MC and that is largely my criticisms.
The game started off well but leveled out quickly and although the game was progressing the character relationships didn't feel authentic. Nice art good premise but bad character attitudes.

Played this in 2020 and gave it a 2/5, but now in 2022 0.8.1 I see vast improvement, and so I'm giving it a 4/5.

I hate the "gameplay" here, but it's a world with nice a nice setting, decently written cast, nice art and production values. Definitely an enjoyable experience.

In regards to the improvement from 0.3.2:

Every aspect of the game got better. The terrible minigames were reduced, the unnatural sex progression and relationships got improved, the animations are skippable and not forced anymore. Great job on fixing so much stuff dev! It really got me to upgrade my rating.

Several of my complaints still hold true, that being the stamina system that forces you to waste time viewing repetitive content, still there, and the brainless combat, still there. You still need to essentially reclick on extremely repetitive, 0 strategy buttons in order to progress the story.

The sex scenes and animations are nice but very short, it's not as sexy as it could be and doesn't really get you into the mind of the participants. Dirty talk is like 2 sentences and then it's all over.

The plot is... alright. The character writing went from bad to decent though never reaches any heights. I now give this a C-tier.

Edit: Below is the original review from 2020. It was a 2/5

starts out a bit slow but definitely a good game.

world building starts after a while which was surprising cuz usually it starts at the start, it's all good tho. plus THE GAME keeps things a bit mysterious which in it's own way is good. same as how putting too much science and definition is magic is bad, keep it mysterious as something unexplainable but also understandable.

The art style and animations are excellent. The story is interesting and engaging, a new (to me) take on an "end of the world" scenario. The combat is simple to understand, but pretty challenging at first. I am excited to see where this game goes in the future.

very nice atmosphere , really looking forward to future updates.
story is great, the music is wonderfully bleak and the animations are unique .
enough content to give it a try atm, you wont waste your time and get blueballed at the end. it sort of finishes this chapter well and i hope future updates follow the same spacing even if they take longer.

Very promising game, great mix of a porn game and a dungeon crawler/resource management survival game, it has animation for the lewd scene and that's a plus, progressing trough the game is never confusing despite all the option you get the more you play.

I am really looking forward to fully play this game when it's done !

I honestly avoided this VN for a while. That was a mistake. I'm hooked
The story has a different spin on the survival theme. But it works nicely.
The renders are nice, clean and there aren't any place holder black screens
The ladies are lovely. Typical for your harem VNs
The stat grinding is a bit mundane, but it could be way worse
I look forward to where this one goes from here. Keep up the good work