VN - Ren'Py - Murmur [v0.6.1 Remake Hotfix] [Devil's Dad]

Murmur is a solid diamond. It is well and professionally made and everything is well polished. Music, girls, scenes, jokes and even the plot are top tier.

Allow me to open this a bit up.

Murmur starts slowly but as game progresses everything starts to make sense. Unlike many other porn games this is more about romance than hardcore sex. Don't take me wrong, this isn't a dating sim but you are neither running around dick naked. There is a good dose of realism that makes this game perfect.

About music, every scene has music and it is well placed. I can't really say more of this, you have to experience it.

Each girl is special with own issues and you have to deal with them: death, loniless, emotional issues and so on. Did I mention this game is very mature?

In short writing has been done very well. There are jokes so you won't fell asleep.

Scenes are well polished, shadows and sunsets are well made. Unlike many games here the banner image is not special but every scene has same level of details.

Can't wait for 0.4. If developers read this you could easily turn this into a dating sim and put it on steam and earn hefty $$$.

[Rev @ v0.3]

Good early opener.

Art's nice, but my tastes are simple. Character designs are varied and pleasant.

Writing's good: scenario's a novel reason to get into a familiar setting, fluency makes reading easy and dialog is mostly good, with the notable exception of the outro. That bit made me facepalm. I like the characters.

Not a lot of porn yet, but nothing in what I saw bothered me at all.

TLDR: #Watched~

The plot is quite amusing and the story telling is very good. The renders are mesmerising and unique in their own way. Only thing that is missing is the content like the game should be longer but i wont complain since these things take months to make. Moar of Helen pleaseeeeeee.

I usually don't like these games with this type of art style, most of them are just grinding to unlock sex scene with flat characters. But this is an exception, the story looks like an ecchi/slice of life anime and is well written.
I highly recommend this one.

So I got into this game not expecting much but man i got hooked real fast even when it's not totally original this game has a strong base you get to know each character one by one and they all have a good personality you actually feel attached to them like actually want to care for them, know more about them
they don't feel like empty sex doll that you just wanna fuck. I really liked the story so far and since this is in the early version this game can be top tier and has a lot of potential.
The renders and animation is smooth doest look choppy to me so all good there.
All the girls look great and I actually want to know more about their past.
For now, this game is 5/5 for I hope the dev gets a lot of support i don't really wanna see this game getting abandoned.
Totally recommended to everyone who likes simple harem +interesting story+good characters.
looking forward to future updates.

[v0.3]

This is about as good as it can get in terms of production value on a VN. It has a really good presentation all around and very crisp HS renders which likely went through lots of post processing.

There is a nice amount of variations in renders to display changing expressions and other subtleties. Models used are all quite amazing to look at, especially that teacher.

The gist of the plot is that you die and reincarnate into a high school kid due to a shinigami's (succubus essentially) shenanigans. You have to do lewd things with girls to stay alive. It's a corruption game, but the tone is pretty light hearted so far. I don't think it will get into very hardcore corruption. The MC is the typical perv with a heart so to speak. It's still too early to tell how the story will progress, but I think the game will generally be about "happy corruption" where you lewd them into being a better person lol.

The music in very nice which is always a plus!

The following review is based off my personal experience with playing this Game/Visual Novel... I try to be as brutally honest and detailed as I can, and these are my own opinions and thoughts, from one or more play throughs... The version this review is based on is v0.3...

Even though it has some unoriginal elements here and there, it was not that bad of a story to read... There is some incest content, depending on your choices...

The visuals of the characters are your basic moderate quality Japanese style 3D models, probably using Honey Select... It was a mix of unique looking characters and some similar ones I've seen before... The background are the same, being a mix of ones I've seen before with a few unique ones... The animations were decent and fluid, and what we've come to expect from Honey Select... The developers added a little bit of production value by adding in some subtle facial and body movements now and then as the story is told... Some you may not even notice right away (such as subtle eye movement changes), making you wonder why pressing spacebar or clicking didn't move to the next image or story text right away... The user interface only has one clickable element that shows the relationship stats and information for each of the characters, and looks presented well...

The script is well done, as I rarely ran into spelling/grammar errors... The plot revolves around a male protagonist who dies and is reborn in a different body due to magical intervention... He is then set on a task to corrupt some female characters, I assume in their senior year, within a high school during summer school (but curiously it is not what you initially think when you envision summer school)... As he doesn't know who he has replaced, he also has to play sleuth to figure out his new life and what is really going on... Interacting with various characters as he plays his part...

The format of this one is a visual novel, focusing on story telling, dialogue, and character interaction... You are presented with choices now and then which mainly focus around how you choose to interact with the various characters as the story progresses... Usually in the form of 3 varying choices, one being rather bold and forward, another being more neutral and friendly, and the other being more passive... So you can choose to what degree you work on a relationship, in some ways... Not all choices are like that, but most tend to follow that pattern in one shape or another...

There was a mini-game of sorts in the way of a multiple choice question and answer session with one of the female characters, revolved around Manga and/or Japanese Fighting Games... So if you are not into that scene, or haven't the slightest idea what choice to make, you could just end up guessing... The difficulty is that you do not know if you were right or wrong until the end of the question and answer session with that character, as she tries on various Cosplay outfits... Obviously, getting everything right will open up a small amount of bonus content with that character, at its conclusion... I just ended up wasting time looking some of them up, as I had no clue... I may like watching old school Japanimation from the 80's and 90's, but I do not read manga or play any Japanese games outside of the occasional Japanese visual novel... So I was completely stumped...

I'm usually not a fan of mini-games at all, even more so when they are not simple and easy to get past... In a way, even though the concept was interesting, being that the developers chose to ask questions from a very specific niche industry and not something far more generalized, they are kind of pigeon holing their VN/Game into a corner, by asking questions a majority of folks are going to be clueless about... Just an observation, as I hope that doesn't continue to be a thing, because the more that type of focused content ends up getting added, the more it pushes itself into a corner with the type of audience it is targeting...

The focus of this visual novel is more on the story then erotic content, while still having erotic content... I didn't feel like the story was rushing at all, and most of the characters have distinct personalities... In some ways they are a bit stereotyped initially, but some are actually complex while others are less complex... As I thought the story was being told well, I didn't mind the few quirks it sometimes has... Such as the use of certain story elements that have been a bit overused over the last year or so, like with the school setting and Japanese themes, etc... But even with all that, it felt like the developers were taking things slower in order to tell a good story now and then, and not just rush head on into a wall of meaningless porn...

Even though this VN uses character stats, such as Love and Lust, which is more then likely used to gate some content eventually... There doesn't appear to be any grind elements... The stats are primarily effected by some of the choices you make, with certain characters... So in some way, you can influence what you get to experience with the individual characters, but without some repetitive grind slowing you down... Is anything gated currently? It was hard to tell...

Overall, I liked my play through of the current content... Yes it has a few quirks, but I can see a real effort to add some story depth and meaningful interactions with some of the characters... Bringing to light some of their backstories, or having the protagonist actually caring now and then, to figure people out and have some sort of emotional attachment, even when being a pervert... I do hope the Q & A sessions on niche subjects does not become a regular thing, but it's the developers baby to do what they want with it... This VN is still early into it's production, but I like what I've seen thus far... It's not as deep as others I've read/played, but it's far better then most in it's category... I actually look forward to seeing how this one develops, and will probably revisit it sometime down the road...

A really great game that I thoroughly enjoyed playing.

The girls are cute and beautiful and you fall in love with their character quirks pretty quickly

English needs a bit of improvement but not the worst I've seen

Personally I don't like the go the love or corruption route but here corruption doesn't sound too bad so far and I thoroughly enjoyed all the scenes

Still teasers mostly but the dev is building up the characters so I can't really complain

So in conclusion, definitely worth a try and if it goes in the right direction can be a really great VN

Just played this game for the first time and I have to say it's a pretty good game. The renders are some of the better ones that I've seen in a VN for quite awhile. The dev seems to take his time working with them instead of just trying to put out as many as he can quickly. The storyline overall is pretty good with a unique start to the game. Sure it has a school setting, but starts out with a different storyline than what most of us on here are used to. I think with time and more events and storyline this could be a 5 star rated game. Can't wait to see how each girls' storyline progresses with each update.

It has potential, the characters are nice to see. The plot is appealing, even if it's not original or innovative you can still appreciate it. We'll have to see how the scenes and the plot develop over time, for now I can say it's good

All characters are beautiful especially Helen. The plot is pretty easy, with only a few differences from other harem games like for example the girls don't jump on mc's dick 10 minutes after they know him ( and is good, because story > sex scenes)...Good that we can choose between gentle/love and corruption routes.

Good points :
1) Girls and harem
2) No NTR and no sandbox
3) Honey select




Bad points:

1) animations can improve
2) time between updates

This is one of those ones that surprised me, seen it , thought id try it and then supported it. Girls are hot, renders are good and the writing is even better, good story. Another one of those new games thats a must try for everyone. If you havnt heard of it yet you will soon.

sexy character models interesting plot likable mc... game features music, animations and click this button to see this animation kinda system in the r18 scenes... Game is really promising and interesting ill give it a 5 stars to encourage people to play it and the dev to not abandon this

Really good characters and the story is enjoyable, the quality of the game is excellent I only hope to see more lewd content with the characters because I really like it.

I hope you continue making content for this game.
Can´t wait to the next update.

My initial thoughts for 0.1

The game has great potential. The Models are nice, the story is interesting so far with many questions to be asked, and the 5 girls we meet are a diverse and interesting group of characters. ( Yui being my favourite so far)

The english is a little rough, but it's easily redeemed by the potential this game has in the future.

Expect around a 15-30 minute playtime.

All in all, a great start. I'd encourage anyone interested to give it a go.