VN - Ren'Py - Completed - My New Family [Christmas Special] [Killer7]

My New Family is the best vn i have ever played because the story is just so perfect with the godly memes, insane mix of adult content and wholesome story moments. I especially love the scenes with Lucy because she knows what she wants but will tease the mc to make him confused and then she has to spell it out.

Okay, initial review so this is going to be pretty slanted...

So far, only a short way into the novel and I have broken it!

I started with the responses that I felt were most natural. Sort of a "playing as me" kind of thing that I do with every game here. Almost immediately get a message from the content creator suggesting that I didn't have enough relationship with Sandra for a particular scene. Also was made very clear that the first response was the optimal response...

Heh heh...

Well, I did like Sandra and was planning that path, but since I got the warning I decided to be totally obtuse. Fuck it, let's keep that dirty ol' incest off our pristine doorstep and see how this puppy plays!

Some points were easy for me on a personal level... I wasn't interested in the domme, auntie was way too forward, the best friend and cousin actually got broken since I wasn't wantonly fucking around and the evil bitch was easy to hold a grudge against. Meanwhile Sun is... well, no real reason to pursue someone whom I barely get to meet I guess.

So, by the halfway mark of chapter three this simply endlessly cycled with the MC watching the Simpsons and Family Guy, day after day. Only swimming with new sister and cat girl completely shutting you out to break up the boredom.

By the end of chapter three, the story is completely broken and Sandra and the MC are temporarily a couple (and cat girl as well?) when taking new sis to the carnival.

So... the story NEVER takes in to account the possibility of not wanting a harem and the results are hilarious.

I'm still cycling from here to see if much comes up and I'm pretty sure this will be darned entertaining for me, but you understand why I can't do a proper review yet.

I am a tiny bit concerned that progressing the "optimal" story is so darned easy. There is no challenge in that at all since it is simply a matter of choosing the very first response. So, this one part will be a factor when I do a proper review.

Still, I will revise this later when I play the way I want to, and yeah, I will go the full harem route as well.

Still, give the whole shutdown thing a try. It's been funny so far!

EDIT; PART DEUX:

Okay, proper fucking review!

It's a complex story, and you are definitely rewarded for following the creators path. Even taking a conservative approach is enough to compel you to try again for more... even an ornery bastard like me. There are still some funny glitches when you leave some characters out of your harem, but taking the easy path remains worth it. Not a lot of VN's can pull this off. You are also rewarded by getting some fun interactions that hold up well (or even better than) with the sex scenes.

So, this is a fun game to play and well worth the mountain of written content.

Awesome job!

Its just nice soft sweet mushiness with cute girls.

Well, not only that there's some more unpleasant moments as characters deal with their unpleasant pasts. But mostly its just pleasant times with cute girls.

The models are pretty great, I like the characters. Sure, its all way, way too easy for the MC but there's nothing wrong with a little wish fulfillment. You don't have to engage with characters you don't want to. That's about as far as choice goes with one exception, admittedly. But I'm okay with that.

Give it a shot, I think you'll find out pretty quickly whether its good for you.

I would give it a 3.5 stars if I could
Pros:
- lots of characters
- lots of sexual content (which is not locked behind hours of grind or text)
- some great scenes. Basically sex-content wise it is excellent
Cons:
- pretty much no interactivity, mostly clicking text dialog
- a few choices here and there but hard to tell if they had any impact... they might have but it didn't really feel like it

TLDR: great sexual content but felt like clicking through a movie to me

I'd like to begin by clarifying that I've been following and playing this game from its early releases and both watching, and playing this game throughout it's growth into what it is today has been a refreshingly enjoyable experience to say the least. That said, my rating and review of the game here is as unbiased as I can be.

First up, is the overall story of the game.
9 / 10 -- It's a slow-burning, character-driven story with an exceptional amount of depth. The presentation is exceptional, and aside from the minor spelling and grammatical errors (which are quickly addressed with each release), has progressed very nicely from its earliest releases. We've got comedic elements, romance, and a number of plot twists with each release as more is revealed about the characters and their relationships with every release.

Speaking of the characters, there is something for everyone, and all of the characters are fleshed out, and both believable, and full of surprises. Their interactions drive the story based on the choices you make, and their relationships with the main character feel natural rather than forced, like what you'd get in most games of this type. 10/10 here.

Plot is next up. I'd say this gets another 9/10. It's slow to start which, for a game like this one isn't a bad thing. Unlike some games, where the plot is non-existent early on or is the main focus, the plot of the overall story here is present from the beginning, and gradually develops at a natural rate. Tension builds as discoveries are made and relationships develop between the MC and the cast of lovely ladies, with plenty of twists and surprises along the way. I can't speak too much about them because doing so would cross into spoiler territory, just know things aren't always as they appear.

Visuals, Renders, and Animations get an 8/10 here. In the beginning they were a bit rigid in places, and bland in others, but this is more of a result of the lack of experience Killer had when he was first starting out, and I fully expect the earlier renders and animations to be re-worked as the game gets closer to its final release, since the overall quality of the visual elements has drastically improved from the early releases to where we are at now in v0.11. Exceptional environments, smoother animations, and more refined renders.

Overall, giving this one a well-deserved 5-Star rating because despite it's few short-comings, the rest of the game really is that phenomenal. Keep up the hard work, Killer. This one's got a LOT of potential.

I really enjoyed this game. I found it recently while waiting for another game update to drop. I like most of the characters in the game there are a few side characters that are a little too out there for me (the 2 Eric's, thank god they are only there for a short time). Other than that the story is decent (yes I see some complaints on why the mom left, or that some of the women fall to fast for the MC but it worked for me). The game starts out a little depressing and slow, but then it progresses and you have several options (well kind of). I find you just need to be nice to everyone when you are given a choice otherwise you don't progress with them. The artwork is good, yes there is a lot better out there, but with all the redheads I will not complain. There is so much content for this game it took me several days to get to the end of the most current release for a full play through. One of the other things I like about this game is there are quite a few different body types in the game. I enjoy the smaller bust size women and this game has that, but there are still some girls with larger breasts so I feel a good balance. This is a feel good game for the most part. Yes the MC comes in a basically fixes all the issues for as many of the girls that he meets. If you don't like that kind of game then this is not a game for you. The banter between the MC and some of the girls can be corny at times, but still enjoyable. Anyway I look forward to the next update.

Maybe it's my fault for expecting more after all the positive reviews, but i don't get the high rating this game has.

Pros
Beautiful models
Not bad animation

Cons
The premise and the excuse of why the mom had to leave son was plain stupid. Lazy writing from the dev.
There are choices but unless you pick the "right" one you won't see any progress which raises the question of why having options in the first place if there's only path you must follow.
It's too fast , too easy and too superficial. Before having the time to get to know a girl, she's already attracted to you, despite all knowing you're related to them and any form of attraction is wrong. But here the girls act as if it's completely normal and are ready for sexual activities without any effort from MC.

I give 3 stars for the effort and the frequent updates, but i won't keep playing this game. Maybe once it's finished i'll give it another try, but now it's just pointless flirt and sex.

First things first, I absolutely love this game. A lot of games had made me feel like a sleazeball having to be a bit of a jerk to get the best girls. This is one of the few in production that definitely let's you be a really good guy and you get rewarded for that. Everything just really works. The story line is good and makes a ton of sense. Feels really organic to the characters personalities. Plus I have to say I love the jokes and pop culture references. All I can really say is I will be watching this game for a long time and can't wait to see how the story unfolds.

A very poor game, with some decent lovely, if completely stupid moments.

Outside of the decent models and easy access to sex, which gives this game the status of "ok fap material", there isn't much here. And the fap material is not that great either.

## The story

The story is nothing special, the premise is "you might as well have a magic cock". It's not magic-magic, but the way everyone just wants some SUCC as soon as they meet you, it might as well be.

Ok, so everyone wants to instantly fuck you, like instantly. And everyone. Mkay, I can live with that, so what's not to like? Well, most of the text is not worth reading. Half of the day is you sitting in your bed, recapping what has just happened. But there's no new insight here, it's literally telling me everything I already know, again.

Ok, so almost half of the text in this game can be discarded, what else? Well, you have "get to know sessions" where you ask 7-12 questions to a character. It's basically completely pointless. Most of it you already know, what is new isn't interesting, and the scene is not skipable, you have to ask all these inane questions.

With that, half of the text in the game is pointless. So how's the story? Not great. It's cute and lovely. It warms my soul. Then it makes me enable "skip unseen text" to get over the pointless exposition.

## The sex!

Easy to access yet sparse. Everyone wants your cock, so no effort to fuck people, but there isn't that much fucking. An ocean of pointless text that very slowly advances, what I hesitantly call a "story", or maybe "the narrative".

While it's beautiful, in the heartwarming sense, it's not that great, and there's not enough of it. Despite this being a "having your harem, and eating it too" kind of deal, the sex is not enough to push this game to 4 stars.

Yes, I said 4 stars. This would have been a 3 star game, if there either were no paths, or if the second path even fucking existed.

## FAKE PATHS, FAKE CHOICES, FAKE PLAYER AGENCY

The game has choices, or so it says. But it doesn't. It has "do it my way, or fucking don't play the game" options. You either act as an inhuman puppet who does what the walkthrough dictates, or you act as human would act, and get no porn ... in a porn game.

But mr. reviewer, it's stated clearly that the second path is not done yet and will be added later!

Yeah, I actually do not believe that for a single second. Why have the option? Why not grey it out? Why not make it red? Why not explain ingame that it's a "TODO"? Why is it there in then first place? and why is it already kinda implemented with stupid stuff like the TV going "why didn't you fuck your sister, u gay m8?", and "This weekend sucks. If my slut sister would be sucking pee from my cock like it were a straw, then maybe it'd be fun" (I'm paraphrasing). Someone spent time implementing this. It's clearly the dev doesn't approve that path, so why fucking have it?

## Conclusion

There are way better games on the site, why waste time with this?

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Even after a revisit, it does not stand up. I hoped with time, maybe it would get better. but this is bottom of the barrel writing and gameplay.

It's not buggy is the highest compliment I can give the game.

Truly "chicken soup for the pervs soul". This has got to be one, if not the best "feel good" visual novels. Each update it gets better and better. The models are beautiful and the characters bring them to life in uniqueness. Enough choices to feel involved in the novel. Story is the strongest feature in this novel. I've laughed and cried all while sporting a boner. This vn honestly took my number one spot pretty quickly. I'm not a technical man i have no clue bout coding etc what I do know is that this visual novel has been a blessing to me. Im so grateful for it especially during dark days. Its beautiful its rich and it has the feels.

somehow this game telling story of my life, living alone without relatives,alone in this world,,man i cant even fap to this game,,when playing this game i feel mc is me,,minus the beautiful girl for harem kewk

really enjoying this game,,because somehow in the other world some dev knows feels to living alone

(sorry for my shitty english,,kudos to dev)

Great characters, well-written feel-good story, good progression into seducing all of your family and friends into your harem. Focus is on character development for both the MC and the NPC's, mostly in dealing with past events.

This game will make you want to hug Lucy, feel Sandra's care, laugh with Yvonne's antics, kill Tanya, and plan lewd things with your mom and aunt.

Where to start, i guess the story. This game is more of a story game than a porn game, it makes you care for the characters unlike with others and it was the first to make me realise that i might be missing something in my life, so when you start playing it don't underestimate it. The CGs are above average in my opinion. The animations are very good although on a loop which is pretty noticable for some of them, the music choice is nice although it feels repetitive some times. The grammar is good, but there are some noticable hickups and wording could use some work(either that or i'm dumb and can't read). No bugs surprisingly. Runs well and has a great amount of content for v0.10

1. This is one of the most wholesome VN, I've played. The story is good and hits home quite a few times, but at the same time keeps on getting better and better.
2. Characters used in the game are unique and have different outlook on life which make them vivid and fun to explore.
3. Animations and Renders are great, A few scenes were not very detailed and had minor flaws somewhere or the other, but other than that everything is fine. Dev gets better with each update
4. Updates are quite frequent and have a considerate amount of content.
5. My New Family is a huge plus point for people who love harem, and let me tell you, the dev hasn't disappointed whatsoever.
10/10 would recommend

WOW!, @Killer7 just wow... I don't know if I should hate you for the suspense and drama that almost made me cry or adore you for such a wonderful chapter (Ch5).
I really hope you can keep up the plot, and I'm counting this will not be the best chapter of the series, it was like magnificent, I think I'm not wrong when I say this is one of the best chapters of any games I've played so far, I even had to go thru the scripts to jump to previous scenes to re-live them so I can get what was going on this one, wow,
I'll definitely try to support you as soon as possible in Patreon, you really deserve it.
Please keep up with this great game, I'm really in love with all the characters and I really identify with the MC, congrats, you really have one heck of a game here, please keep it up, I think I speak for more than one here when I say, we need more of this game here, let's hope you can get more supporters soon, you very much deserve everything,
Thanks from the bottom of my heart, best wishes.

BANANA!

this game has an amazing story progression, character design and it's wholesome!
at first, it's a bit slow progression
but then, the CLIMAX kicks in and DANG, it got me offguard like for real
i'm sad on some part of the story because 'Reason'
and there's a lot of Funny moment, and some Hidden Easter egg that i made, also once again, Thank You Killer7 for credit me on your game, once again, Thank You!
and YES, Mary always put that smile everytime we meet her
WE NEED MORE LUCY!

Consistently one of the best games on the site. Sharp, funny, witty writing, beautifully designed characters and very good lewd scenes that get better with each update.

Killer7 is one of the hardest working AVN developers I've ever seen and his writing, renders and animations have gotten better and better as he's become more experienced.

Honestly this VN doesn't really offer anything more than Honey Select by itself. The story is pretentious and the characters are one-note, and considering that's maybe 70% of what makes a visual novel, that's a serious problem. The choices are so monotonous that it's almost a kinetic novel anyways; either be nice to everyone all the time or set yourself down a path towards a game over. There's a fairly wide variety of characters in this game, so it's disappointing that the vast majority of them are approached in the same way. To end with a nitpick (for a porn game), the backgrounds and settings look very low quality, and it pulled me out of the game more than a few times.

As for the positive, the models are of a quality expected from HS. The scenes are not too far from each other and are interesting enough. Half the characters look pretty ugly to me, but I'm fairly sure that's a personal taste thing so YMMV. The other half are pretty nice. As a porn game, it's probably a 4/5 for this alone.

The thing that really got me to write this review though was the crying. The characters cry a lot. The first time it caught me off guard and made me a little uncomfortable (which I'd say is a good thing). By the time it happened four times in as many minutes, I was so desensitized to it that I no longer cared about any of the characters. Diminishing returns is a thing, so maybe space that shit out or figure out which scenes are necessary and which scenes are extraneous and cut them; make what's there hit harder instead of adding more of it.

A very good and very sweet harem game with minimal drama and a lot of cute and lovable girls. The renders are great the plot is as believable as a harem incest game can get and characters have actual emotions and reactions.

Well... this is really bad.

Renders, Animations and Music are all... cheap. And loveless. Unaltered Assetstore characters, low-res textues, background voids, unpopulated streets/locations (not even black silhouettes as placeholders) and a never ending loop of the worst elevator-music ever.
The Animation quality is ... well ... there is a scene in which they're 69-ing and something comes out of the back of her head. That's quite representative for the overall quality. All other animations are more or less fluent loops of 2-3 second long in-and-out/up-down movements of bodyparts with frozen facial expressions. Of course without any care for detail, just textures clipping into each other. You actually get a better level of quality from skyrim-mods, only those come with sounds.

The story really makes not much sense... there are just too many inconsistencies. Seems to me, the Dev couldn't really decide what this is supposed to become.
Started with an interesting premise, but sadly evolved into a never ending telenovela on the intellectual level of four-minute-porn plots: Father was a drunk psychopath with anger issues, who frequently beat the mother and threatened to kill mother and son (MC), if the mother doesn't leave. So when MC arrives at her place (broke, hopeless and suicidal), he now learns that she left his 4-year-old ass with that kind of man, while she herself remarried to live in a mansion with three bathrooms, sauna and pool.
So - naturally - he forgives her INSTANTLY, hugs her and starts happytime-harembuilding!
That's the first ~20 Minutes of playtime. Then you get to heal all those poor women's traumas they got, when their husbands lied to them or their fathers left. All those years of living with violent and drunk psychodad seem to have been not much more than an annoyance to you. Seems legit.

*EDIT*
Well, the Dev has gotten a little defensive and had to send me a message regarding my "retarded review". So I'd like to expand:

Of course you can choose not to instantly forgive everyone. BUT choosing options an actual human being would choose only seems to lead to a whole bunch of Couch-sitting and mockery.

*EDIT 2*
So I just revisited the game. Played through v0.14 and a little of v0.15+... I didn't think this game could get worse. Way to prove me wrong. I would have thought, the dev may revise some of the glaring flaws when splitting the game, but no... MCs dick still comes out of Sandra's head, choices still only affect whether or not you see sexy-times, they still ask him why is hand is bruised, after he kicked two dudes in the face (which, btw, still makes me chuckle whenever I think about how this must've looked from a 3rd-Person's perspective. The way MCs leg just... pops out of the bottom of the screen means: The guy is standing there perfectly straight, while simply lifting one of his feet to their faces! Like a puppet on strings...). And the story isn't improving. It's still just as inconsistent. For example, when MC gets his Nightmares and talks with Becka about it (paraphrased):

Becka: Do you still have nightmares?
MC: yes
Becka: Well, you will have more of them until you work through them

2 days later, in which no more nightmares occured even though no actual "working through them" has been done...

Becka: Do you still have nightmares
MC: No
Becka: Good. And I don't think you will have any more of them.

Yeah, makes sense.
It also somehow bugs me, that the characters always have to get completely naked whenever they go for it, no matter how passionate the moment is or where they are. Almost like the dev didn't want to bother readjusting the clothes, so he simply has the characters take them off.
And to the very end, all you ever see is standard Honey Select stuff. It just gets... boring.

In the end, it just feels like one of those stories that get dragged out because the dev doesn't want to lose his patrons, but can't think of anything else to create. So he simply rides this one out as long as possible.