VN - Ren'Py - My Bully Is My Lover [Ch1 Ep4] [NiiChan]

IT'S A MASTERPIECE. I originally gave up after a chapter or two because I thought it was going to be run of the mill game where you just try to get into panties but oh boy was I wrong. The plot slowly picks up but surely delivers, so DONT GIVE UP UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED CHAPTER 5 (angel episode or something about emma backstory) because plot gets so good, writing is phenomenal, music is so well placed and chosen. The mixture of writing, music, and well placed pauses were so immersive that i literally cried during some scenes cuz it hit so hard. PLEASE TRY THIS GAME YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. I finished Emma ending and oh boy was it SOOOOO satisfying and good. I'm gonna try other characters now but so far I am so happy I tried this game again and stuck with it. Please support the dev so they can keep pumping out such classics.
Background stories and character building is the best I have seen in any AVN so far. Hats off and Goodluck dev!! <3 <3 <3

Comparing to other VNs, this is alright. Its not great, but its not terrible. Personally, i wasn't a huge fan of the main story, the whole mafia plot is super convoluted and goes on for too much. But it might depend on some people, the dev does mention the whole anime-esque style might not be for everyone, certainly not me, but it might work for others so i would def recommend try it atleast.

I would have rated this lower than average, but the whole Emma storyline plot was amazingly well done. And it has to be one of my favourite arc in VNs. It's emotional, sad but satisfying with the amount of build up and a beautiful ending. Honestly surprised by how good the Emma story was compared to the rest, and you def feel the story pick up and properly get started when you arrive at that plotline.

Basically:
Emma's story and ending= amazing
The rest= Too much Mafia stuff and bloated story (but some might like it tho)

This is a visual novel different from what I'm used to, it's very simple, despite having the flashbacks there isn't much of a story, everything happens very fast, in just a few minutes in the game there was already a girl confessing to the MC and even having sex, and with the rest of the girls everything is pretty quick too, and basically everyone is in love with the MC or falls in love with him after two or three interactions.

Here you basically only have two options to choose from, one that gives +1 point, and another that doesn't give any points, and they are very simple, like, for example, the MC saying “thank you”, or the MC not saying “thank you”.

The dialogue is often childish, most of the dialogue is the MC “thinking”, but even in thought he stutters and gets nervous, even when he is alone, the other characters also have many childish moments and dialogues, but in general they are all much more mature than the MC, even the girls younger than him (The MC is 23 years old).

About the bullying seen in the flashbacks, it's basically the girl calling the MC “fatso” and the MC crying, when I saw the MC crying I thought the MC deserved to be bullied, I would do the same, other than that everyone treated him too well, with porn logic of course.

The design of the scenarios and especially the design of the characters is not the best, I even like the style, but comparing to some good games I've played that have a similar style, the quality here is really low, so I'll say it's average.

When I played the game, I imagined that someone had compressed the renders too much, which lowered the quality so much, I don't know if that was the case, but it's possible, anyone who played compressed games here on the F95 will notice the similarity.

It's not a game that holds my attention, I played a few minutes, closed the game, and came back later to play a little more, and that's it, I can't say the game is bad, there's nothing about it that is really “bad”, but it's kind of boring.

This game does so much right compared to other games. It uses models that don't look like shitty attempts to be realistic, the writing isn't awful/cringy/in broken english like other games, and the characters are likable rather than completely forgettable. Feels like a slog going through various games in this genre hating most of them because of these flaws, but this one is a diamond in the rough. My only criticism might be the occasionally weird looking lighting, and the low quality models used in the environments.

I started this game cuz the cover looked good and the name reminded me of a pornwha i read before... i came for quick faps but the story and their characters mesmerized me so well that i cant stop playing this game and i cried rivers during certain moments...
also renders are done so well, characters are written so good that i dont have any chars im fed up with so far and the choice of music is just.. golden.. Trying to be ok hit me so hard during playing... fk...
great game so far, currently at ch 5-6 11/10

"Amazing gameplay and stunning animations make this game a must-play for any gamer. The immersive storyline keeps you engaged from start to finish, it's very emotional story but still it's all good in the hood.we want more updates in this game niichan and keep up the good work and stay healthy and positive every day and all night

Finished with the current update over a month ago and forgot to rate it.

Rated 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest.

VISUAL ASPECT:
9/10 - I'm a sucker for games that use HS or HS2 models. All the characters look good and the design of the main ones are very well made. Personally favorites are Aine, Freya, Moon and Sky. Moon is currently at the top just because I REALLY like how she looks.

STORY:
8/10 - Love the overall story so far. Wondering how MC's clan will relate to the story further and I love the reveal of the backstories of how the girls are connected to you. Already got an inkling early on about Emmy being Emma and I love her story arc, but seeing how Gwen cares about you and how Aine was actually the first one to fall in love with the MC only to be taken away by that bitch of a mother. God. And I can't stop talking about that Emma back story. I do hope we get more Lily, Naomi and Moon content since out of all the LIs, they have barely anything going on with them. Lily is leaving so IDK how that will go, with Naomi, we get introduced to that dumb-faced suitor whose face is so punchable, and with Moon, how she'll open up to the MC (is she THAT flirty or is it a coping mechanism for her to escape her traumatizing past. who knows?)

MUSIC and SOUNDS:
10/10 - Time Traveling by Sarah Kang. Nuff said.

SCENES and ANIMATIONS:
9/10 - It feels sensual and exciting. It keeps me engaged. Although, the Gwen scene at the school bathroom could've had better angles (that's just me tho). The Sky scenes are always HOT AS FUCK and Aine's was just too sweet. The animations are smooth, the lighting is great and the setting for the scenes make each scene worthwhile to look at.

TAGS:
8/10 - Possible threesome? Heh? I do understand that this would be the most subjective rating to give as each person has different tastes when it comes to content. I personally don't like pregnancy and it was difficult watching that Emma scene but at that point I'm just nitpicking.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE:
9/10 - This game still has a bunch of room to grow and the story is not nearly as finished, but from what I have experienced, it made me feel a lot of emotions I wouldn't have experienced in any other game.

FLASHBACK NO JUTSU!
The game is really well made, quality is absolutely fantastic. There is a good amount of polish everywhere. However, I honestly can't get into it as the game feels like you're progressing your story for like 5% of the dialogue, and in those moments the conversation often feels inane or you're witnessing some flashback for the other 95% of the dialogue. There is more romantic development in flashbacks than there are during present day.

Version: Ch1 Ep1 Part2 + Emma's Solo Ending

MBIML really surprised me with how good it was. I was not expecting to enjoy the story as much as I did and it really deserves more love and recognition.

The female characters in this game all look beautiful and unique.

The story and writing was what surprised me the most, and is the biggest reason to give this game a try. The story actually develops at a decent pace and does not drag on forever. MBIML takes the time to show the backstory of each LI and their motivation for their past and future actions. I really appreciate when the game developer fleshes out the LIs character like this, it really gives them life and personality and makes me care for them. Especially for a harem game, this makes the harem route all the better.

The writing for the main story has its weak moments, and I think that it would not have had as big of a impact as it did if it was not for how hard Emma's story hits you. Her story strengthens all the emotions you get from the main story/other girl's stories and is written the best. They honestly did such an amazing job with Emma's story, from her childhood to her solo ending, they were able to show you all of her. Her sadness, her motivation, her struggle, her love, her fear, and in the end, her happiness. All told and presented beautifully. I only hope that the harem route can deliver the same quality of happiness Emma got in her solo ending to all the LIs, but especially to Emma, because she does not deserve anything less after playing through her route.

My Bully Is My Lover [Ch1 Ep1 - Part 2 + Emma's Solo Ending ] [NiiChan]
I was annoyed the whole time while playing this game because of the cringy writing. Give the MC a little personality and masculinity, will you? We are basically playing the role of an idiot. It feels like he is just filling. By the way, he is the default male model in HS2.

Dialogues are driving me insane. Please stop justifying your decision that this is not a revenge game. We get it. We don't expect him to kill whoever wronged him. But at least please stop giving crappy life lessons, and give us a little satisfaction via the dialogues. Yeah, if you are THIS forgiving, then that makes you an idiot, not a kind person. (Seriously guys, if someone did something to you and you think they are wrong, then go and fuck them.)
And ffs stop adding flashbacks. Full episode of boring flahback.

And there is lewd content issue. It's taking forever to see some content, and when you finally see them, they are way too short and dull. The pics between the scenes are way more interesting than sex scenes. Literally. I mean, give them a little description from the characters' perspective.

Nii is a good friend, and fellow dev. But somehow I've only just now played MBIML. Even though he is a friend and fellow dev, I'll still give him shit if I don't like something LOL. Seriously though...

I must say, this is a niice game. I am sorry now that I waited this long to check it out. And wow, there is a LOT of content here. I forgot to pay attention to the time, but I'm sure it took quite a few hours over the last 3 days to reach the end of what is currently there.

CONS: Let's get the cons out of the way, there honestly aren't that many. The only thing I don't like about this game is that I wish there were more facial expressions during conversations. That is a thing for me I guess. During conversations, there is mostly a static image that only changes a few times. In longer conversations, it would be a lot more engaging if you could see more emotions on their faces, changing through the topic. I try to acheive this in my games. At the same time, I can understand why some developers do it this way. It can take forever to render so many images (hence the reason it takes me longer to update my own shit). Anyway, it's really a minor thing... more of a "this would be so much better if" situation for me. Another minor thing is some of the grammar is well, a little odd? Not that I am any better with it but... "Did you made those cat paws yourself?" <--- I see this a lot in these games. Is it a spelling error that was missed all this time? Or is that how Nii would say that? I rarely judge too harshly on language because this community is universal and I never want to offend anyone. But "Did you make those cat paws yourself?" - would have been how I worded it. Finally, the only other minor nitpick I can think of is that the characters tend to look a bit younger than they are portrayed. Everyone is in their twenties, but they kinda still look like they're in their teens (maybe it's just me). The MC himself could have used a bit more aging in his face, perhaps a bit taller... I don't know. A lot of people hate to see the MC in these games. It's because no matter what you do with a male character in HS or HS2, they will ALWAYS look... off. With that said, I still think Nii did a great job designing all the characters, and even the MC.

STORY: Now that's out of the way. The good stuff. What a great story! I admit, at first (through the beginning) it felt a little slow. But the further I got into it, the more I wanted. It was hard to stop for annoying stuff like having to go to the bathroom or do work stuff. A lot of the 'mystery' almost seems to drag you along a little too long at times. But just when you feel like that, a light finally turns on and you get more answers. The story seems well thought out and it is interesting enough that you really want to know what happens next. The moment MC finally remembers who Emma really is was gold... LOVED that!

CHARACTERS: Beautiful HS characters. Seriously. All of the girls are lovely. Personalities are well in place, well written, well developed (I could learn from Nii on this). When you're with Gwen, you know it's her just by what she is saying and how she says it. The same with all the other girls. I really enjoyed meeting each girl and seeing her unique character traits. That would have gone hand in hand with what I mentioned above about expressions during conversations. This shit is really good, but more personality displayed in emotions and expressions would have been FIRE. Needless to say, I have no issues with character design and development here. Very well done indeed.

GRAPHICS: Again, beautiful HS renders. Great use of lighting, shadows, etc.. The setting for each scene is done very well, with attention to little details here and there. These are things I notice and appreciate in a VN. I loved the Eternum reference/crossover. That was a very nice touch, showing the Eternum graphic on-screen during one of the scenes. I love to see devs crossing over and tipping a hat to fellow devs. We should all do this when we can in support of each other. And I'll definitely find a way to make this happen in my games with this game.

ANIMATIONS: The animations were fairly smooth, much better the further into the story you go. I noticed that Nii had a lot of scenes (most of them actually) where you see the characters eyes blinking. So even though there were static images usually, they weren't completely devoid of life. That was a nice touch, and also why my previous comment about having more images during a conversation is considered minor to me.

HOT OR NOT: Yeah, it's got some hot situations for sure. But I really enjoy how we're not just jumping into them constantly. I think Gwen and Sky were the only girls where we actually see full on intercourse. At least through my game. I am not sure if other choices would have had different circumstances, I pretty much stuck with the more 'positive' option for every choice thus far. I think I gained a point with each choice (where that point notification would pop up). There are plenty of little 'lewd' situations throughout, not overdone, and not underdone either. Obviously, it's going to take some time before you get to 'nail' some of the girls due to their different situations. And I really like that. Even though this is supposed to be fantasy, I like the touch of realism in how the girls act.

BEST GIRL: Yeah I know... not really review content but hear me out... Part of playing these is deciding on a favorite girl. You usually find one even in games that aren't as good as MBIML. And when it's hard to make that choice, that to me is a great and reviewable thing. It means the dev did well enough with the characters that you love them all. If I really had to choose, I'd have to say I'm torn between the 3 (main?) girls: Aine, Gwen, and of course Emma (Emy). I love their different personalities and they all look great. But let's go outside the box here... away from 'main-ish' characters... Claire. Now she might be the most interesting one of all. Mysterious, tats (I happen to like girls with tats tyvm), eyes, and just an overall hot looking character. I don't know if Nii intends to write us a hot scene with her later, but it would be nice. With that said, Moon is also mysterious and really hot. And it seems there is a glimmer of hope that we'll have content with her in the future.

OVERALL: Nii... I loved it so far buddy. Definitely will be keeping an eye out for more updates. And I definitely want to do some kind of crossover content with this and Serenity Chapter 2. Seriously though, amazing game and can't wait for more of this one. I highly recommend anyone to check it out and stick with it through the beginning. It's worth your time.

I just had to write a review of this game. Even though it's 3 a.m in the morning here.

Some major caveats to the 5 star review, the VN is anime as hell. Including a title that has very little to do with the actual plot, some extremely cringy scenes, very weak opening with poor pacing.

But just like a good anime, all that is worth it because when it comes to the big moments, it delivers. The author is one hell of a writer. I just finished the Emma solo route and it got me crying. I probably won't be able to get any work done tomorrow, considering how late it is now.

If I can give one advice to the author, change the title, if you want to appeal to a broader audience and release to steam etc. And maybe do something about the pacing of the initial chapters.

This game is a masterpiece for the Emma solo route alone, and I am looking forward to the other routes.

I just had to write a review for this game.
First of all excellent soundtrack, sfx and animations, which I must say really suprised me. It's a heartwarming yet terribly sad, gut-wrenching story. Its an interconnected story with brilliantly written characters, although I must say for some it might be a little overly farfetched from time to time. I loved it not only for the romance, sex and intimacy but also for the emotional bits. The pacing didn't feel rushed or slow. The first Chapters definitly are the weak-point but they still aren't bad at all, it continued to improve with each chapter and at the end I couldn't wait for more.

Incredibly heartwarming with an excellent royalty-free soundtrack, surprisingly good writing, and an ending (Emma's) with profound impact. I found myself entirely forgetting that this was a porn game, and became fully invested in the romance. A definite recommend.

Nice Game, i played a lot of games and this was the only one to made me write something nice.
English is not my native language, and for writing a review i need 200 charaters (idkw) and i'm very lazy soo i don't want to think and don't want to use Google translate, así que lo diré en español, me gustó el juego bastante entretenido normalmente no suelo leer todo en las vn pero con este me tomé el tiempo y fue lindo, los personajes están bien escritos y no son molestos, sus diseños están bien nada fuera de lo normal,por ahora el guion se mantiene bien y bueno las animaciones estan increíbles,ah sí, sí puedo leer el inglés pero escribirlo requiere mucha energía mental y me da flojera.
Volveré en un año para volver a descargar el juego espero que hayas avanzado mucho haha.

I must write a review for this VN, because it is definitely one of the best ones, I have played so far.

I was hesitating at first if I should play this game. But after doing so after some time, I am very glad I did so.

Without spoilers, I can easily say that this game has nearly everything you can think of.
= Great renders, entertaining and mystery story. Amazing and loveable LI. There is also a lot of humor and I can assure you you will laugh more than once. What is also present (and I was certainly not expecting it) is also the tearful, sad, yet very heartwarming experience and background of characters in this game. So do not be surprised that you might shed a tear or two. Especially after going through Emma´s ending with Leah... Yeah...


So... I just wish that others who reads this will give this game a chance and will not judge a book by its cover, unless you are Claire of course, because this is one hell of a masterpiece if I am to say. TL;DR = Funny, cute, heartwarming, adorable, loving, touching, moving, you name it...

Lastly... I will never forget it... That I can say with clear consciousness.
Thanks for making this VN, NiiChan...

I usually don't like the whole "tragic backstory, woe is me" angle, due to bad writing making me question the story itself and turning it into a comedy instead of a drama. Niichan however did a great job. The characters have a lot of build-up, most of which is explained through flashbacks (with alternate models for younger characters), which culminates in fantastic pay-offs. Even things which seem like a plothole are adressed by the characters, hinting at a deeper mystery.

I've caught a 2-3 minor spelling or grammatical errors, but nothing that stopped me from enjoying the story.

I like the renders, but the sex scenes clearly put this in the erotic VN instead of porn-jerk-off-game category. The girls are all cute, however and the scenes are usually more than just one looping animation, for which I commend the dev. A lot of VNs seem to bait with animated sex scenes, but barely have any and it's often just a still-into-one-looping-animation kind of deal in between a lot of lazy exposition.

I like the story, I like the visuals and I fell in love with the characters. I was in tears at the Emma ending and I hope we can have a bit more insight into the family life of Emma and Kei in a later game. A nod from Leah or Sol towards their mom and some words about how they grew up, maybe even a flashback would be nice.

10/10 if only for the Emma ending, since the other routes aren't done yet, but if the strong performance is anything to go by, this will be one of the VNs of our time.

one of the best games i've played from this website, easily in my top 3. it's hard to explain why exactly without mentioning other titles, but i'll try my best.

Story 7/10
going into it i thought it was extremely silly, but it managed to round itself out bit by bit and ended up fine. some parts are still hard to believe, mainly the first and last quarter of the game, but as they introduced more characters and environment it became more enjoyable to the point where i could overlook it. basically if you can sit through a modern anime without losing your mind then this should be fine for you, but you'll still probably come away from it cringing at least a little bit.

Characters 8/10
when it comes to these type of games in general this is going to be the appeal imo. the characters start off relatively plain, but the ones introduced later on are excellent. and even then the plain characters seem to be unique models that you haven't seen appear in other games before.

Pacing/enjoyment 9/10
i sat through all of this in a day while reading almost all of it. many games give you endless amount of dialogue for inconsequential scenes, but here i think they give you just enough. couple that with a lot of "filler" if you want to call it that to space out time inbetween each story advancement, and it makes for a great time.

Amount of content 10/10
look at pretty much any other title on this website and you'll see that it takes developers 2 to 3 years from posting to make a game you'll probably get through within less than 5-6 hours. this game however was posted here january of 2021 and you get a very satisfying amount of content. if you're going to start playing this today, you'll walk away from it anticipating more to come in the future. you're not going to feel like you wasted your time at all.

Erotic content 6/10
if i was to rate this part just for me, i would give it an 8/10, but i like when it's dragged out more and they don't just shove titties in your face. but if you're going into this with the sole intent to jerk off, you're probably going to be disappointed. there's only one girl with several scenes so far, and if you're into the dynamic between those two characters it's probably good enough for you. but as for any other girl there's very little.

overall 8/10
besides everything else that i've covered, i just appreciate the fact that while you walk into this game expecting the same landlord/roommate dynamic (lol) that you're always greeted with, it's very different. it feels more like you're following a story than some guy trying to fuck people in his family, and speaking of that, there really isn't a whole lot of it for now.

where to start with this one...
well the things i liked:
-exceptionally good models
-suprsingly long experience considering the quality (when i saw the models i was like oh well another 10 minute experience, but i just kept getting more and more stunned as it kept on and on...)
-Your choices seem like they matter, although not really tested due to the long experience it really does feel like you might loose out if you choose the wrong choice and i found my self triple checking whether the choice i chose was really the best one before continuing onward
-as a pregnancy fetishist i am extremely pleased at least one girl has the impreg option

things i dint like:
-too much stuff between sex scenes i guess? (dont give much of a crap about the story)
honestly i couldnt tell you much as there wasnt much i inheritely disliked, looking at the other reviews they appear to get pretty negative about the story. but i dont think i share that view as it kept me entertained in some points which most other games dont.... i mean good luck keeping an attention of a cunt with ADHD amiright? i also couldnt miss the one punch man reference and thats insantly a +1 star for me.

i aplaud the dev as he/she definetly created an exceptional piece of work on this site.

So the good part first :
- the renders get better each update
- the game got a lot of music that fit well the moment
- the backgrounds are on point, you wont get a medieval setting with an architect house interior

To the bad part:
- the MC : his renders are the only one that dont improve and stay on the level of the first pacman, he is bland, like white bread, he was namely bullied but we dont really get anything to imagine some bad treatment and aparently he was ok with that soo.... he is a supposed nice person but the "nice" things he do are for normal people the base for not being an asshole, i saw someone call it an incel story and yes it got the part for it, he is more of a NiceGuy that a nice guy

- the story : not really a bad point, the story develop and is hinted in the first chapter but construction is instable, the author say that it is not a revenge story and it is not but the premise are always here (the bulling part is always here but never used). We get a story betwen different style but never ingage in aspect that would make it good. If you are not in storytelling that will perhaps not bother you but for other like me it will, we dont get a revenge story but we dont get a redemption story or a forgiveness story, its just like "ok its was not nice but now its ok lol"
What more the author seem to like flashback and he said himself that you will sometimes feel some manga inspiration, but LONG flashback for character that you dont really care (i will explain why under) are not interesting, we are talking naruto filler episode level of flashback supposed to make you feel emotion and you do, you feel boredom

- the loves story : well they are empty, like shels, i cant say that the LI are empty cause they are not they all have their own personality and past which are ok but the reasons to be attracted to the mc are average for the best (hookup in highschool toilet) to weird/disturbing (no you dont remember a random pinky promise that you did when you where 5 now that you are 20+ and if you do and love the person you did the promise to for all this time please seek medical menthal health). The most normal attraction are probably MC/bully (she love head pat, well ok not kinkshaming) and MC/coworker

All in all not a bad game, but a game that do nothing perfectly, it is not a fap game, nor a revenge game, nor a romance game. For each category you can find a game that do better. Play it if you want, there is some funny moments but dont expect a life changing experience