VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Motherless [v0.23.1.0] [Mr.Mister]

Really great game. Updates every 15 days so no long wait. Great renders, good story and no slow burn. Slow burn sucks. Find out new things about characters every so often, though if you paid attention to the (admittedly ultra long) intro you'd guess much of it.

First thing i saw is the main menu with handwritten words, but they look like written with a very bad sketchpad.

I started the actual game and i saw a conversation where a girl looked like she needed help because someone was chasing her, so she calls a "friend" and talks to her about stuff, but doesnt ask her for help wit the creep.

The day passes and they both are at the beach and they are in bikinis and they look horrendous. The girls butts look like implants, also they need like 1 KG of hamburgers every day for a year to reach an aceptable healthy body.

They look like barbies, literally, but thinner and i guess they have nipples, but thats it. If you like real women, dont get even close to this game, you will feel instantly disgusted. This is below amateur.

If you like dudes and transexuals, this is the right game, the girls look like dudes with implants everywhere, but they dont have penises.

Great game! Great renders, funny and engaging storyline! Great work Mr. Mister! The only qualms i have is some of the forced scenes like intercourse with the old lady that is not my kink or cup of tea, and i really wish that was optional because that was pretty gross. I purposely went out of my way not to talk to her at all times then bam forced to have sex with her at the pool not cool Dev. On another note I love your name is it a shoutout to the 80s Band Mr. Mister I love their music

The storytelling (not sure whether this is the right term, I mean the way scenes are connected and related, the use of different times and places for the scenes etc) is at places interesting, but the story itself as well as the writing is awful, the MC an unappealing pretentious schmock and inconsistently written. It is unclear why the LIs are all interested in MC, but it is clear instantaneously that they all are, there is not much of a challange or development.
Renders are a matter of taste, some I found nice, others bordering on scary.
All in all the game did have some really interesting aspects for me (I cannot quite put my finger on it, but some things were done in an original and unexpected way), but the really bad story, writing and horrible MC made it hard for me to appreciate it...

the game has a good story and the character models are all new unlike other games that has been using the same character models, also, the animation could do some work. The update is also very fast with a lot of renders on every release

TL;DR Bad story, inconsistent design. Read the old review for a little bit more of my griping. I changed my rating to One Star

So I'm back a few months later. v0.14. I wanted to follow up to see if anything about this has been improved. It hasn't. In fact the quality, especially in season 2 has gone DOWN. It's kind of remarkable, actually. Going back in and reading through everything, I'm positive that all the 5 star reviews are literally just because they saw sex in a "game." There are better places to see it than this VN.

You play as the MC who, no matter what you name him, is called Sunny for a while. Which gets confusing later on because THERE'S ANOTHER CHARACTER NAMED SONNY. REALLY? He has sunny blonde hair, that's why. His mother, Anastassja, gets pregnant by an italian mob boss but wants to focus on her career so she gives her son to her best friend, Valerie, that is a lesbian but wants a kid. Mind you she's married to a man, only on paper, to appease her parents. But the husband wants more, or at least sex so he's mad. It's poorly established that the birth mother doesn't want him to be spoiled and has to know that the world is cruel(?). And Valerie loves the MC unconditionally from the moment she sees him and all is perfect.

Three years later, Valerie and MC (I really don't want to say "you" because at no point did it feel like there was room for a self insert.) are happy and fine, however, the husband is still grumpy that Val only likes women and won't sleep with him. So he gets MC sent to a religious boarding school so he doesn't have to have you around. Valerie is hurt, MC is sad, the birth mother, Nat is upset to have to do that to you, and it tries to push itself as being a tragic backstory. But the dialog, writing, and engrish are so bad that you can't feel anything for these characters.

EVENTUALLY MC runs away from the school at 14 or so, and go to California, because he heard his mother was a model that lives there. Oh, I almost forgot, the writing doesn't let you forget that all the women are super attractive, or models, or just the pinnacle of human beauty. Anyway. MC makes it to Cali, and lives under a lifeguard tower for like a day. Then suddenly a young couple, Kelly and Gissell, find you and adopt MC on the spot because they are a carefree hippy couple but Kelly is also a super soldier that trains MC to fight? And MC has a happy life until Kelly dies at sea, Gissell mourns him and never loves again, but somehow MC still becomes god's gift to women. A long haired muscle clad adonis, with a psychology degree, trained in physical therapy, all yoga and erotic arts and whatever else needs to be Mary-Sue'd into the MC. When MC goes to get a job, miraculously, it's with Valerie. Who MC doesn't remember, and she's too depressed to remember MC.

THAT is 90% of the story in this. And I like to think I told it pretty well. The issue is all of that is written and established like total garbage in game. Also all of that is told before all the sex scenes. I mention that because this game jumps through sex scenes all the time. Which wouldn't be a bad thing if they didn't play out the exact same way every time: MC meets the girl, says one or two nice things, the girl voraciously throws herself at MC, you get one or two, if you're lucky, sex animation loops, the girl squirts (The game makes sure to point that out) and MC finishes inside her. Then she falls in love with him. EVERY SINGLE WOMAN in this game is either a virgin or pseudo virgin. Meaning before MC they've never felt pleasure from anything sex related and MC has descended from the heavens to have sex with them.

On top of all of that, the game changes its interface or style three times. It goes from Dating sim; Earning points with love interest of choice. To Kinetic Novel; Choosing yes or no to which girls you want to magically fall in love with you. And finally to a Sandbox in this latest update; You jump around to whichever girl you want to see content with. And in the latest update there's no repeatable content. So don't waste time making a new UI.

The scene quality goes down in season two as well. The MC goes back to his birth mother's family in Ukraine, and the textures and environment models are hilariously bad. The ground texture in the car workshop was probably a 240x240 image stretched out. And then when you make it to you grandmother's home, it's actually made out of construction paper. Not to mention the story "progress." The MC is essentially in a shadowy mob family that controls the world's wealth but only believe in incest. But as soon as thats thrust upon the MC it doesn't matter when he brings up his girlfriend. And this game really drive that incest thing. I think there is three different levels of that fetish. Your mother, Nat. Step-Mother, Val. And adoptive older sister/mother type, Gissell. And those aren't the only ones. And they try to do the whole "PLEASE TYPE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS CHARACTER" thing. BUT ONE OF THE CHARACTERS GIVES BIRTH TO YOU. I don't get why people are into it so much. But whatever that's the prominent fetish and it never shut up about it.

I don't ask for much in these games, I just don't like when the story is just the MC walking 12 steps and tripping over sex. And all of the renders make the characters give the player the dumbest, most condescending looks through the whole story. And once again I wrote this long review, and if anyone made it this far into the review, you won't like the story to this game. You might laugh at the facial animations because there awful. And if you really need to see DAZ models having sex just download the program yourself, because this story doesn't add anything.

I appreciate that some people just want a jerk off game, but so far I have played through pretty much the first hour and have just been reading an erotic novel. The choices I've made seem to impact precisely jack and squat, and I'm required to have sex with characters with no choice in the matter.

The overall style might be fine for some, but I like to play these games so I can have a little impact on the story, otherwise I would just watch porn.

The first thing you notice about Motherless is its high artistic level.
Talking about the technical aspect of the sound, it is divided into ambient sound and some extra stuff depending on the scene, this makes it more immersive.
And best of all, there's a story! Many times these VN are flashy, good design, but they fail to tell you a story, they feel empty, like excuses for H scene, but here you feel it has a plan, a story, it has defined characters. I really recommend it!

Interesting story, and the artwork is fantastic! I can't wait to see the updates on this game! I would definitely recommend. I wish there were more games like this with the story is complexed and interesting. I will be keeping an eye on this developer because he is now one of my favorite

I first want to say that a 2* is NOT a bad rating and that I will be changing it if I feel that the game gets improved. The game is pretty tame in all categories expect that of the incest and render category. I didn't like the MC's looks at all, but I tried to get past that. The animations are meh and look and feel very robotic.

Ohh men an awesome game !
1. Awesome character
2. Interesting story
3. Great scene
4. Ladies are sexy
5. A choices dependent environment.
Basically player will enjoy his time on this game lots of sex scene and provide enjoyable environment.

Thanks Mr. Mister for sharing your handwork with us.

Ah well, so I have completed the game so far and can't wait for the next updates. I am loving the story and didn't understand the complaints about it. It made me laugh, cry, and all the other things. Thanks, Mr. Mister and although my current financial situation is dire I would make sure to support all the wonderful creators when I can. All the best and thanks to the wonderful community of F95Zone for comments and support for the games. I just want to enjoy the story to the completion so can't wait for the next and the next parts to be released.

I when inn to this game not really knowing what to expect. First time dev, meh reviews.
But i must say i really like this game. Some off the face expressions are a bit off especially at the start off the game, and the animations can use some work (too short).
The dev really ups his game in later chapters. The game also have a good sex to story ratio, and the writing is good.
If the models are your taste i say give it a spank.

I had been hesitant to rate this game for a while, because despite enjoying a lot of the content, I was worried by a couple of developments in the game.

To avoid spoilers, I will just say that an event occurs about 75% of the way through the current content (0.09.2) that drove the MC away from two of the main characters...and I was really worried that the game was going to turn into a drama fest and continue to draw things out with those characters.

NOPE - the dev resolved it all in the next update. A very pleasant surprise, and reassured me that the dev has a good handle on balancing lewd content and engaging storylines.

The MC is about as good as it gets; not a jerk, but also not a self-righteous do-gooder or a clueless beta. They are dominant, kind, and handle the various situations in the story with minimal drama.

The artstyle may not be to everybody's tastes...the faces were occasionally off-putting in the beginning, but the dev has been putting work in, and generally speaking the renders are pretty great after the initial prologue.

If I am to nitpick any part of this VN; it verges on having too many ladies. The MC has a main group of 7 women (3 'land ladies' and their 4 'room-mates') and it would be nice if he could spend more time with them, and less heading to random encounters with lawyers and mafioso members.

Still, minor gripes aside, this is a great VN - well written, great renders, and not a moment of sandbox or grinding to artificially lengthen it. If the codes match your tastes, I strongly recommend checking it out.

Edited As of 10/20/22...seemingly hundreds of updates later....

What an awful and disappointing mess this has become. Such a waste of it's initial promise. It updates once a month, and every update is the exact same. It adds more and more women with no rhyme or reason or interesting plot, and the sex is vanilla and repetitive. The main character has also gone from being a good-hearted if dim lunk, to the exact self-righteous do gooder I feared in my initial review.

I'm not saying don't play the game at all. I'll leave it with two stars for the initial portion...but once you've got the one mother out of a wheel chair, you can pretty much quit at any time. Nothing new or interesting is coming.

Motherless [v0.09.2] [Mr.Mister]

I recently played "Motherless", and I have to say, my experience with the game left a lot to be desired. From the get-go, it's evident that this is the developer's first project. The overall quality of the game felt amateurish, and it fell short in several key areas.

One of the most glaring issues was the convoluted storyline and dialogue. It was difficult to follow and lacked the depth and coherence that I've come to expect from other games. Additionally, I encountered numerous glitches in the renders and animations, which further detracted from the overall experience.

What struck me as disappointing was the apparent lack of improvement as the game progressed. In my opinion, a game should evolve and become more polished as it goes along, but I didn't see that happening here. It felt like the developer was struggling to address the issues and make meaningful improvements.

I also couldn't help but notice how the standards of quality in the gaming industry have evolved over the past few years. This made it even more challenging to overlook the problems in "Motherless". In a market where players have access to high-quality games with engaging stories and impressive graphics, this game simply didn't measure up.

However, I do appreciate the concept of taking chances on lower-end indie projects. They often offer a refreshing break from the downsides of large development teams and ambitious projects that take ages to release. Indie games have the potential to be diamonds in the rough, showcasing unique creativity and innovative ideas.

In the case of adult content games like this, finding the right balance is crucial. It should combine humor, a coherent storyline, well-written dialogue, and engaging content without diving into unnecessary melodrama. Unfortunately, "Motherless" missed the mark in this regard.

In conclusion, while I appreciate the freedom that indie developers have to take risks and explore new ideas, "Motherless" didn't live up to my expectations. Its amateurish quality, lack of improvement, and failure to strike the right balance in adult content left me wanting more. Given the evolving standards in the gaming industry, I found it difficult to overlook the game's shortcomings.

this game has somenthing that very few games has and a lot of other games fail to accomplish, is that this game is fun to play.
Has a lot of content as well and lot of hot scenes.

the artstyle is very good, the women are georgeus, something it can not be possible to do with other type of art , it is different at what are we used to, but is good because add more variety to the genre.

the history is solid and does not stuck in insignificant things, very enjoyable how the plot develops and how the relationship with the girls grow

the comedy is enjoyable and is not exaggerated, as it should be
the game is serious when it needs to be and funny when it needs to be

the only thing it needs to improve is the menu
i know that the menu has a little of plot because is suny that wrote that when he was a child so it could be a little dificult to read but it could improve maintaining the principal idea

Perfect Game with beautiful bodies, correct hot foreshortenings, not much text, there have 1 problem - not so often release new version and in this updates - not so much new content.
P.S. I advice everyone to try and support creator!

what can I say? Sunny is only fuckable man in this universe.
he leaves an aphrodisiac effect wherever he goes.Every girl has same voice.
which is I find a bit lazy.

I can't wait for Giselle updates tho. Good work.

This is not really a good game. By no means, it is actually rather bad, but...

The models are okay, the main characters is a ridiculous hunk, supposedly intelligent, smart and a therapist for both body and soul.
And of course every woman he meets wants to fuck him.
Young, old, beautiful, ugly, his own mom who became a nun, his foster mother... , literally dozens of women.

It's so OTT that it is actually funny. They leave no cliché out, no premise, no matter how absolutely outrageous and unbelievable.

It would be cool if the writer was so self-aware that this was intentional, but I'm guessing this is supposed to be serious, doesn't matter, it's still funny as hell, intentional or not.
(Edited to add: In the thread, the dev told me that the outrageous approach was indeed intentional and humorous. If so that's great.)

This game really is so bad, it is good.

Here's just one line of dialogue to show you what kind of gems to expect from this game:

"I can barely distinguish your anus wrinkles."

There is no deep story built up and the images models look artificial and not so qualitative. I had expected more, because I like NTR games and therefore of course had some expectation. The good ratings are not quite justified in my opinion.