Ren'Py - Completed - My First Love [Ep.12] [CeLaVie Group]

This is the third CeLaVie game I've played, and somehow they just keep getting worse.

MFL is just.... so.... painfully.... slow. You'll repeat the same actions with the same dull conversation text hundreds of times. There are ~8 rooms in your house. Most of the events are triggered by visiting a certain room at a certain time of day. This forces you to revisit rooms over and over. It's obnoxiously tedious. For example, you'll visit the office a thousand times and absolutely nothing will happen. Then one day you randomly visit the office at exactly 10:55 and it triggers an event.

As if all of the grinding wasn't bad enough, the rewards are pitiful. You'll grind for literal days, 24+ hours of mindless clicking without experiencing a single sex scene.

The story isn't bad, but it could be a lot better. The fact that the girl starts the story at age 16 is a bit sketchy though. Is this even legal? This CeLaVie guy has made 3 or 4 games now and the female in all of them looks EXACTLY the same.

All of that being said - the artwork is pretty nice, but not nearly nice enough to warrant playing this dreadful game. Do yourself a favor: download a save file and skip to the good scenes.

The Story where a guy meets a girl and rescued her life and took her in his house is nothing new but okay.

The renders are good and the girls are great. The Storywriting is not the burner and it doesn´t fit in some scenes. But i like where the life goes between him and the girl.

So what is good here?
- The overall story. I would like to know how it progress, its kind of fascinating!
- The render
- The girls

Normally i don´t have the right to tell you any negativ things about this game, because i stupid played it over 24 hours (almost in the row) till the end of ep 8, but...

- The grind is brutal! You got 8 places (rooms, pool, beach) where the girls could be. They are also simultanous in more room then 1 (bedroom, dining room, living room, bathroom and pool) but which scene do you need to proceed? Its really tricky sometimes to progress and you get sometimes to the point where you just want to throw the mouse at your wall
- BUGS, Oh my God. I only played ep 7-8 without bugs. All the episodes from 1-6 i had to skip them because i can´t reach the end and 2-8 bookmarks were missing. Thats really annoying because when you skip it to the next episode you are surprised how far you have gone with your girl. So you start kissing at some point or sleep in the same bed but you don´t know what happend to get so far. That is very sad and got me angry. You click 1 million times and hope to proceed and then BOOM, please skip this to the next episode if you want to get further

- The delay when you get out of the room or place could be deleted. You want to go to the next room but you have to click one more time.

- Because you have to play with the bookmarks, some scenes get really out of place. I mean, you have gone much further with you LI but in some scenes they act like they doesn´t have done it before. That could be fixed when the dev just delete the scene, so you don´t have to see it anymore after some progress (You fucked her several times but in other scenes she act innocent. (Beach with Olivia, Pool with Martine etc)

- The badest Sex scenes ever! So you play, like, 24 hours and OMG the first Sex scene comes. MC stick his cock in the girl 1 TIME and cum.
NO DIRTY TALK
MC PUTS HIS DICK JUST ONCE (ALSO BJ) IN THE PUSSY AND CUM IMMEDIATELY
COME ON DEV USE YOUR FANTASY MORE AND LET US GET LAID PROPERLY!
WTF???

But so stupid like me hope for the next update and i will play it. I want to know how it progress but with all the cons here, this game is not worth to support with money.

I give this game 2 Stars because i like the girls and i want to see the progress of the story.

Nice setup.
Nice renders.
Horrendous grindfest.
The house screen is delayed, so you can't click through it fast to find the girl.
The game doesn't give you any clues or aids to where or how to continue the story.

Ugh.... Why did I download this game after my experiences with the first two? Perhaps I hoped that something had changed and that the same pointless grinding and repetition of the previous games was not going to happen in this game. Sadly that is not the case. It is exactly like the two previous games. The same grind, hidden activities and pointless repetition as the first two games.

Its really disappointing and it just just makes me hate sandbox style games even more, although I don't think that this qualifies as a sandbox game. I mean all you do every day is move between three rooms in the house, following the same time schedule over and over without deviation.

Dont make the same mistake I did. Just avoid this one and save yourself the frustration.

[Ep.5]
Actually a pretty decent game if you can get past the grind & event finding.

Its a corruption/teasing game, where you are trying to get a lady's shy daughter & her friends to keep exposing themselves further & further. And I'm going to guess to eventually fk her, no penetration up to episode 5 but getting quite close with MC pleasuring some girls.

++Pros
+ Great character models
+Multiple girls
+very nice corruption pacing
+decent writing

--Cons
-Sandbox event searching, to find last event to open up next set of events
-Grind from repeating events to keep stats up and checking encase new event opened up
-Bugs, specially dealing with the clothes shop (Episode 2 also seems to have missing scenes had to skip to 3 at the end)
-Clicking the character portrait to stop the girl locking the door was redundant after doing it the first time. Needing to click that from episode 2-4 made no sense.


All in All its Great game and I definitely recommend it, but beware of the grind... searching for some events that triggers the next set of events, can take a bit of time and get tiresome. A hint/walkthrough system would have been nice.
The bugs also can be quite messy, id recommend only get the clothes in the afternoon so she can check them straight after you get them.

An author to get bored with his own games is a problem, and this one has left two in the lurch.

While it is true that the graphics improve, all his games are based on the same thing. You go round and round in various rooms in order to make something happen, in order to make the girl (or girls) become more interested in nudity and sex.

I like the games of corruption and exhibitionism, but it's boring to always get to the same point in this author's games, because it seems that he doesn't know, or is not interested, in adding more fetishes than oral or vaginal sex.

We will see how many updates he gets before he abandons it, as he always does.

I like the girls and the general idea of the games, but it's like the developer learned nothing of past mistakes or doesn't want to and that's why I'm only giving 1 star.
Always putting the other games in the series on hold in the middle of the story (none of them are finished yet!) and starting another game.
Always grindy as hell and unplayable without hints, not to mention that the "sandbox" adds nothing to the game.
Now we're waiting again for a year to get something substantial and have a bare bones game, instead of advancing at the old once.
Scenes with no text and only CGs are plain boring.
It could all be so good if the same mistakes wouldn't be repeated over and over again.

Really like the game, the story line along with the progression makes you wanting more. The girls are wonderfully designed and like perfect eye candy. Just wish we could play through the whole story, the waiting for new episodes is rough. Keep up the great work.

your models don´t need to be naked all the time.
also nice to undress them.
would be more fun if it would be more realistic...
they should also be a little bit less naiv.
but I ´m not complaining .

hope you keep on going like you do!
maybe your best game so far.

exelent game
hoping for some more updates

This is my first time writing a review so forgive me if there are some flaws.

As many have said, this is the third game in a series that stars the same main character in all three. Setting, and time for each is different, but the premise and overall gameplay loop are the same. If you look through the comments of any of the three you are going to get effectively two groups of people.

Ones that say the game is overall quite good, bringing to the table a mix of ideas that are rather unique, though perhaps execution isn't necessarily perfect. I don't think anyone is going to complain that a free adult game isn't perfect, but the other side you frequently see is people saying how the game does have some rather fundamental flaws.

In all three soft locks are present where you accidentally do the events in an incorrect order, and thus skipped an event that you no longer can go back to. This results in you having to repeat the chapter again trying to make sure that you don't trigger the soft lock.

I will say that I personally do enjoy the flow of the game and seeing the characters change overtime, but it does become rather frustrating at times when you just cannot figure out how to trigger the next event. The common argument made is that this adds challenge to the game to keep it from being to easy, but in actuality, most tend to agree that is becomes rather tedious.

If you play the game for a few updates, you will come to recognize the general pattern pretty quickly, a girl comes in claiming to be shy, eventually gets convince to go topless, then naked, perform a BJ, then finally sex. After this the girl often gets thrown to the side for the next one to come up and repeat the cycle. I'm not saying that its terrible or anything, but revisiting old characters, adding a bit of personality to them, and small interactions with them would add a considerable amount to the game in my opinion.

This review is already quite long so I will summarize the rest, there are grammatical errors, for me this isn't a big issue, but be aware if that is something that bothers you. Performance is fine, as of now the game isn't that big, writing this as of update 4 it sits at around 600mb. Updates are typically monthly, and generally provide a decent amount of content.

Overall its an okay game, but you have to be very patient with it, understand the way it flows, and accept that you likely will encounter a soft lock. I frequently find myself looking for posted saves to help get past the soft locks. Writing this, the most frustrating thing is seeing potential in it, but watching as yet again that potential is barely tapped into.

Looking at other reviews, most ratings are lopsided at either a 1 or 5 star. I went with a three because, I think the game could easily become more, but as of now I cannot justify a higher rating even if I find many aspects unique or interesting.

Like the game and the girls are fantastic. I know many will disagree, but it is nice to see some more realistic tits than a lot of balloon size. Yes, there is a grind, but if you pay attention, it is not that hard to get through.

Third game in a row of this dev and the same game-type, and therefore still the same boring stuff.
Same renders as previous games (which could be a pro)
BUT:
- senseless repeating the same stuff over and over again for one image more (the dev calls that "corruption", i call that nonsense-grind)
- boring click-grind during the whole game
- dialogues are blunt
- settings are feeling kind of "unreal"
- finally as usual, you need to hit EXACTLY the right button at the right day at the right time to be even able to continue your grind

This dev NEVER learns as it seems - i mean: look ... if a dev needs to provide savegames to skip 2 chapters, he definitively knows how horrible his grind is.

I waited until now, as i wanted the dev to react on the bad reviews and might change something, but it really gets worse and worse.

Nothing against a slow burn game - which has it's charm. But this one is a massive grind-feast for a few images - nothing more.
After 4 chapters and about 300+ "bookmarks", the most you can get is to touch her tits and ONE simple, short kiss.
Olivia reacts and behaves like a shy 14 year old, but whenever another girl gets near MC, she turns into a furie - so not only SHE is a slowburn, she cockblocks even more MC.

PS:
Asides all the above mentionned, i should have known earlier -> "My FIRST Love" and "Corrupt all girls" doesn't even match at all storywise.
Either you are in love the very first time - then you care only about her, or you are ready to corrupt all girls, but then please don't talk about "love" - that doesn't make ANY sense.

Very good game with awesome renders. Really like the intro and character progression. The grind builds up expectation. If you expect that the girls will jump MCs dick after some sweet talking this is the wrong game for you. Improvements could be a better overview where a new story progression could take place.

Hands down one of the best games on this site imo.

It provides a good story, nice renders and a unique gameplay, which I personally love. It feels like an actual game, where you have to think and follow the story to advance, instead of clicking all the time, like most of the VN. If you like a slow paced story, that also provides a nice challenge, this game is perfect for you

Third story of the series And as bad as the second story
Game has same mechanic as the previous story

Always doing the same boring things

Wake her up in the morning
Have breakfest
Go jogging wich is not happening because she says she is to lazy
Bring her to school
promise Help her with here homework
She falls asleep on the couch
Help her with homework
Then sleep

No bugs

In short you can sum up this game as "Olivia is not here"(LI) and repeating the same dialog over and over....and over.....and over until you hit some trigger be it time passing or some stat. It is the worst grind of any game I have ever played with so little to do you will find the "skip time" button and ctrl to skip dialog(that is just repeating) your most used buttons. It is not a slow burn,no that would a game where dialog develops and you progress at a reasonable pace. This is straight a grind to suck time out of your life.

I have played some terrible games. This one now has the top spot by a wide margin. This is the harshest review I have ever left,but for good reason. I have no idea how this much grind with so little actually happening could ever be even remotely enjoyable to anyone.

The English needs work.
The dialogs need work
The setting needs work
The renders are doable, but considering the amount of time you see the exact same image over and over again... you quickly realise that there's not that much effort put into it.

Oh and the story needs lots of work. As per usual by him. Also as per usual by this 'dev' the MC is called Bob.

It would be nice if the 'dev' could be bothered to invest in more then one range of model because as in all in his previous games, the fast majority, if not all, look extremely similiar.

You love spending real time days on destroying mouse after mouse, getting carpal tunnel from doing the same mouse movements and seeing the same text over and over again then you'll love this game.

And no, it isn't about hating a slow burn. It's about the fact that for the 3rd time in a row this 'dev' thinks that cutting up a VN and making the player spend hours upon hours searching for where to click and at what in game time of day equals not only a game but a fun game. If you're definition of 'open world' is that you can choose to visit different places, even although there is only 1 place that advances the story by a tiny weeny very miniscule bit, then you can call this open world. The rest of us see it for what it is, namely a dog's breakfast.

I have the game a go for about 4 hours before giving up because I couldn't handle it anymore seeing the same identical text, the same identical renders, the same identical choices ad nauseum. And this was while making decent progress thru the 'story' because after his previous games I kind sorta know how the 'dev' minds work and what and where to click. God help you if this is your first time dealing with one of his games.

The corruption is as per usual by this 'dev'. Don't do x because she'll think you're a perv and set you back a whole deal but do x at this particular time in this particular place so as to advance the story but don't dare it do again until the time that has been deemed fitting. A time that is non-disclosed nor hinted at. In other words, don't be a perv unless you should be one but we're not going to tell you when that is and if you select the wrong moment to do it then we'll punish you for it.

Unlike his previous tries though it does look that the penalty to choose the wrong moment to perv is less. So there is some advancement

At the moment the 'dev' himself offers save files so as to fast track you to the next chapter which clearly shows that instead of making the game better by providing in game hints and nudges to what to do when he throws in the towel just so you can by pass all the previous chapters.

Perhaps he should cut to the chase and just gives a save that just brings us to the final screen of the game, the one that says 'The End'. That way we can just by-pass the entire game.

Complete degradation, a stupid clicker on events, waiting for something to happen. The gameplay is dull to the point of impossibility. At least something happened in the last game of the author. Here, the event counter changes, and as a result, only a couple of words in the dialogue have changed. This eternal question "Lock the door?" annoying from the first ten repetitions.

Once you master the game mechanics, the game is actually quite enjoyable and rewarding in its own way. That said, "mastering" the game (i.e. basically figuring out the patterns that unlock events) requires some doing (without a cheat mod/hints system), so for those lacking patience and seeking instant gratification, I can see that as a definite barrier to enjoyment and this is probably not the game for you.

V2.03

The real title of this game should be "Olivia is Not Here", because you're going to see that message a ton while you arbitrarily click throughout the home. As per usual with CeLaViGroup games, the rules are incredibly vague, and it matches the game design.
Not to mention, the beginning of the game is a a literal hellscape, where you're trapped in a void of nothing to do except guess where the stupid love-interest is, where every other room contains nothing except the message "Olivia is Not Here".
As per usual, like "My Bestfriend's Daugther", My First Love could've been great! Hell, I would settle for mediocre from this dev, but instead it is a vague mess that has you doing the same dang thing over, and over again, with very little in the means of feeling satisfied or rewarded.

Update V2.04

My First Love is still COMPLETELY unplayable. If you look at the thread here on F95, you'll see that pretty much everyone who has played is either asking for a guide, a walkthrough mod, or begging others who have bumbled through this mess for a save-point. I ask you, CeLaVieGroup, directly, after all the complaints, and just sheer confusion as to how your games work, why not shift gears and try some other game mechanics? Obviously, this type of game-play isn't working for your games.