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

I don't write reviews. In fact, this might be my first on this website and the first one in decades online. However, this game deserves it.

Not only does it have a constant stream of content. It keeps up the tempo consistently. By that I mean, come on. There is never a shortage of content. I've multiple times been like: "all this sex is great, but when am I gonna find out about Tanja and Alice" It's that engaging.

Characters: Wow, it doesn't seem like a real thing when I see characters with relatively deep character development. There are only a few that I say are a bit of a bust, but I'm sure we'll see more depth added.
-Sandra is like the perfect would-be housewife girlfriend character. She is sweet and there is genuine love between the MC and her.
-Maddie is adorable as well as feisty. She is a strong character that tries the hardest to not simply join the MC's harem. Doesn't work though
-Moth- I mean Becca is nice, but she gets so little character development that its fair to say, she's not a part of the main cast anymore. I imagine K7 will add some more in the future, but I've seen more from Mary than her. She's sweet if a bit uninspired.
Sidecharacters: Melissa, Tanja, Yvonne, Sun, Fiona
They are all sweet and present different personalities to bounce back on with MC. Yvonne is a voyeur. Tanja is a psychotic b****, Sun is an innocent and naive girl and Fiona is sex starved dom that requires attention. The latter of which can change depending on your preferences.

Plot: Couldn't be more simple. MC is amazing, sweet, funny and ALWAYS says the right thing. He comes from a broken home, comes to visit his moth- Becca at a time of great need after the breakup of his long time girlfriend (I think). Meets his- I mean A family unit that he is initially conflicted join, but after meeting Sandra his world is opened.

Pros
This VN/GAME does one thing really well. It makes you feel like you are in a Harem. There is no bull**** about different paths that don't link in some way. This game is VERY straight forward. You meet a new girl, you get an option. Option 1: Want to form some kind of relationship. Option 2. Don't wanna form relationship. You like girl? Pick former. Don't? Latter. While that might seem boring, it's not. It opens up MUCH more variety because this game is less about decisions as it is about the characters themselves. There is a real sense that they care and love you (As much as a fictional world could muster at any rate) so you stay engaged long after your first or 4th sex scene with the same character. I usually, as I'm sure a lot of people do, lose interest after the first or second sex scene in games like these because the tension is lessened while this one starts off witty and light with romance coming out the wazoo. It's a testiment to K7's love and respect for anime and their tropes that keep this as engaging as it is.

Cons
Some important characters don't feel important. Not castaways, but enough to where you wonder why they aren't more involved in the plot other than "She needs to work during the day"
The relationship of MC and Mary was a bit rough at first owing to giving you access to sexual content earlier, HOWEVER, it does change for the better later on.

Okay, that's my review of My New Fam...
Nah, I'm kidding. How could I forget about...

LUCY
-Lucy is probably the one whom everyone wants to talk about. Her and the MCs relationship is golden. If you thought Sandra was the best this game had to offer, oh no, you haven't seen anything yet. Their banter is incredible. It's mushy, it's tart, it's saccharine. She's definitely the Tsundere architype while also being much more complex. Her insecurities and her faults display the most character development in the story, so much so that it eclipses all of the other characters combined. It's clear that K7 loves her the most, the game should be called Lucy and My New Family that's how much she affects this story. It took MANY updates of waiting for any kind of 'content' from her (The 1st/2nd day dream sequence doesn't count) and finally. Today, I finally saw some 'content' I was surprised by not only how real it was, but by how surprised I was by it. She's got a small frame, fitting that Loli archetype, but the way the played with her character made her feel much more mature and way more realistic than the other heroines. I could fill this entire review of nothing but Lucy anecdotes and thoughts, but i will spare you.

TLDR: LUCY! But seriously, if you're looking for either a Harem, something sweet and light, or something to 'entertain' yourself with, I couldn't recommend this more. The game is very simple and not choice dependent, but it's a perfect intro to both Harem and 'family' content. DEV: GOOD JOB!

I like virtually everything about this game. It looks, sounds, and feels (for the most part) very pleasant. It is well constructed, the writing is solid, and the women are interesting and charming. It deserves five stars.

I have only one complaint, and it is a probably very unimportant to the vast majority of people here - It just happens to be the absolute best example of that very hypocrisy I have decried on several occasions before, and I find I am having trouble not letting it saturate my enjoyment of it now. I swear, every time the MC starts talking about how other men and some women are ass-holes, while patting himself on the back because he only cares about making women happy, I want to punch him in the nose.
IT IS VERY EASY TO ONLY DESIRE EVERYONE ELSE'S HAPPINESS, WHEN THAT HAPPINESS HAPPENS TO BE ENTIRELY TIED TO THEM ALL BEING IN YOUR HAREM. If all my girlfriends only desire was to suck me or fuck me (and make me breakfast) while sharing me with literally every other woman in town, I undoubtedly would have been the best boyfriend in human history. I suspect the same would be true of a majority of males, if they literally spent all day either being adored by everyone, or watching The Simpsons. The MC is not perfect, despite what he is becoming increasingly convinced of. He is not even special - The only thing which is special is the fictional reality he finds himself in. It is a lovely reality, but I find it dangerous to encourage people to think themselves righteous, when they face no need to sacrifice their own desires.
The only "good" people are those that do what is best for others when it does NOT match their most base desires. Sitting on a golden throne, with no worries, and being proud of one's own selflessness...is the first step to true insanity.

Here we have one of the best Harem to me so far, lot's a different characters with different mindsets, great CG, and a scenario that looks way deeper than what you think. It is rare today to find a game where it is "peaceful" to play and where you just go on with the flow and see what happens, where you don't want to skip between the sex scenes.

Great work !

Great game by my boy K7
Redheads, Lucy, other really cute girls :FeelsEvilMan:
This game is for when you feel down and want something to cheer you up. Story is FeelsGood stuff None of that BS drama is found here.

Give it a try you'll love it

PROS:

+Amazing characters and design. Each and every single one of the characters have distinct quirks and characteristics, making every girl you encounter unique. And boy, there are a lot of characters.
+Superb storytelling. The story is consistent and easy to follow albeit very lengthy. You could really tell that the developer(s) loves to write stories as every piece and detail contributes to the plot - the MC's reconnection to his family.
+Good soundtrack. There's only between 3 to 5 soundtracks in the game, and they're all good background music while playing.
+Adult scenes are very heartwarming. "Now hold-on" you say, "how can adult scenes be heartwarming?" Well, my sweet child... How 'bout you play the damn game then so you can find out?! If you like vanilla, then this game is gonna be extra creamy for you. The adult scenes are very grounded to the game's plot, that's why it is so wholesome when you get them. Not to mention, there's also a lot of girls to choose from!
+Gameplay is okay. It is your typical interactive Visual Novel game. You follow the developer(s)'s story and you're given choices, though limited, for you to go to different paths.
+If you're looking for a well-deserved awaited wank, after investing time in story/characters playing, this game is for you

CONS:

-Like mentioned above, the storytelling is lengthy. You will read a lot of text when you're playing.
-You need to invest into the story in order to really enjoy the game
-If you do not like and/or do not have time for reading, this game might be jarring for you
-If you're looking for a quick wank, this game isn't for you

If you can't already tell, i'am putting heavy emphasis on the story of the game, and for good reason. Many of the low scoring reviews i read for the game all have the same reoccurring bad point, which is its' story/writing. In my opinion this is one of the only few Visual Novel games that geniunely has good writing. The theme is captivating, the characters are intriguing, the plot is consistent, and the flow of the story is coherent. The only reason i thought of on why they found it bad, was probably because they skipped the story entirely and just went straight to the adult scenes. Which i can absolutely understand. We play these games to wank and enjoying the game only comes second. I also skipped a few times because i found some bits of the story long and boring. No one wants to read a wall of text while their dick is on their hand. But what makes the adult scenes rewarding and so great, is precisely because the story makes you feel you've earned it. You are the MC of the game, and you play thru his world. And the developer(s) really put a colossal amount of effort for us players to understand his world.

10/10 Would sacrifice my whole hand just to scratch Lucy's ear.

I had a lot of fun with this game, but it needs some work. so with out further adieu lets review
1)humor. The humor in this game wasn't the focal point but damn was it good. id give examples but since a major part of the humor is that its unexpected id rather not spoil it
2)models. My New Family has a wide range of models, however their are some that feel a tiny bit uncanny. (tit size vary's greatly)
3)Choices.-their are none, actually their are very few however i see this as a plus since you don't ever have to sacrifice anything if you don't want too
4)Content.- its not finished but it has a lot
5)backgrounds could use some work
Now lets talk about the girls ill try to keep this as spoiler free as possible (also this is not in any order)
1)Sandra the harem queen. She's fairly basic of a character but i think that's appropriate given her role.

2)Lucy the cat-girl. easily the best character overall. as much as i like taking the easy route this game over does it (especially with the end of 8.0) and it feels like everything is happening to fast and theirs no drama.Then comes Lucy though her ability to find out stuff she shouldn't and her troubled past she brings in a breath of fresh air and "drama" that deepens the immersion also her model is my 2nd favorite- The freckles help her look more real and the cat features are cute

3)Becca- shes just an "eh" character. The beginning is when this character shines for me, as while you are with your father the reason she wasn't able to see you is fairly expected but also believable and it gives the story a darker edge(which i felt was nice)

4)Mary. like the character but the model is a bit rough(she looks good with her hair down tho)

5)Maddie. This was the character that confused me, she has a very athletic body, which was really refreshing to see, but something felt uncanny about her and i couldn't really appreciate her figure. Then it hit me: Her Eyes. their about twice the size of Lucy's and she has a smaller head! regardless though, i do like her character and find the blush extremely cute

6)Yvonne-i just think shes neat. One of my faves in this game, cute model and cute personality/kink.

7)Fiona. wasn't a big until later on in the story when she opened up, still hoping for something to brew between her and Becca tho
8)Sun. fairly interesting background character, but im not too much of a fan though :/

9)Tanja. i like this character more than i like to admit- shes one of the only women you can make an actual choice on how to pursue. Personally im interested in how your relationship will pan out with her considering Lucy's opinion of her.

10)Alice. Saving the best for last. Her model is probably the best out of the bunch so far, her shy personality is adorable and her face is the cutest of the bunch. something i would love to see is a relationship between her and Lucy bloom considering how Alice see's Lucy as cute (im not saying for them to brake off the harem though)

one last thing before i end this review: i think its nice how the different characters have a wide variety of nipples and im excited for what the future of this project holds

Cute Wholesome Story with Very Cute Very Lewdable and lovable girls.

Fast and concurrent updates.

Lots of story content every update.

Great Lewd scenes.

Great Character Development.

Great dissimilitude among characters from big to small Breast, Body, & Personalities types. The stories can only be described as wholesome.

You can easily see the passion Killer7 puts behind every update, as it really shows.

A typical Honey Select game. Pluses: Okay sex scenes, cute girls, harem theme. The writing is bad, but at least still grammatically correct. The story doesn't make sense. The posing is exaggerated in most cases, making the actresses look sad / ashamed rather then mildly blushing. So the emotional congruence is not there.

At the onset, I was thinking I would give this game 3 stars - the visuals aren't the best and the writing isn't bad, but isn't great (I ended up skipping a decent amount of dialog). The longer I played though, the more I enjoyed it. Not sure how to explain it exactly, but there's a nice-ness to it that feels good as more and more NPC's fall for the MC. It also helps that the character you see the most (Sandra) is very well done (as are a few of the others - I particularly like Fiona, Becca and Alice).

This is a review of version 0.8.

Pros:
+ Lucy is cute. So is Maddie. Alice too, of course.
+ Music is nice
+ For an unfinished game, it's relatively long

Cons:
- Plain visuals
- Amateurish renders
- Bad writing
- Effectively no choices (and some broken ones)

In-depth:
I wish I could've given this game a better score, because for what it's worth, I had some fun with it. But as it stands, that would be undeserved.

Let's start with the obvious. Visuals.
The character models are a bit generic, but still fappable, there are plenty out there that are much worse.
However, the renders are bad. There's just no two ways about it. The screens are taken with depth of field turned off, therefore the images look flat and the characters don't feel like they are the focus point. And many pictures are also taken from so far away that the character (which is the most important part of eroge) takes about 5% of the screen. Take your talk with Lucy at the pool in the beginning for example. Why is she so far away? Why is there no close-up on her face or body or anything, just 2-3 times closer than what it was? It makes no sense. Or another talk with her at the beach - you sit there talking for a looong time, and all that time she has, I believe, 2 images, with her head turned a bit to the left, and another - a bit to the right. Come on, some more poses, angles, AT LEAST facial expressions would go a long way for scenes like this to look less dull and even beautiful.

Additionally, on some images characters clearly pass through floors and objects (come on, it's not even during the animations!), and some poses look weird to the point where on some images it looks like their legs are broken (take Aunt sunbathing scene in the beginning for example), it's just horrifying. Clothes in the same scene change. One second a character is wearing a t-shirt, next she's already in a jean shirt. Here she's barefoot, next image - in shoes, next - barefoot again! Magic!
And the sperm looks ugly. Yeah, I know, odd complaint. But still, it looks like it's just the chunks of it floating in front of the body or piercing it instead of resting it.
Anyway. I could go on and on, but you get the point. Things like this should be cleaned up.

As for the sex scenes, or even just erotic ones... they are lacking.
In quantity - you get showered by dream sequences in the beginning, and then suddenly it's dry for days.
And in quality - even the kisses don't look particularly good. Partially because of that lack of focus (achieved by dof, fov and correct angles) and partially because of rather bland, vanilla choice of textures. And just as I've mentioned, there's no variety of poses or angles. Your first blowjob is a top-down view. That's it. No side view, no close-ups, nothing. Not only is it lazy, it's simply boring. And the last thing you want is for erotic scenes to be dull. People should crave for them, anticipate, but instead it's like... meh... skip... back to the story.

Speaking of which, the plot is rushed, the writing is bad and on the nose. Characters don't have even a slightly believable motivation before giving themselves to you. And there are a lot of grammatical errors.
Now personally, none of these things bothers me too much, especially the spelling, my English isn't perfect either, so I don't expect it from others. But if you care about this stuff, it may irritate you.
Still, again, neither the plot, nor the grammar are the worst I've seen, by far.

What's worse is that even though this game technically gives you choices, there is no content for these choices at all. And to be fair, the author says in the very beginning, that only the love route has content right now. OK. I could live with that. But the limitations are waaay too strict. You can forget about any role playing, freedom or immersion.
Just as an example, your first meeting with your mother has you either hug her or not. I chose not to, because to me, it made sense story-wise. This was literally the ONLY "bad" option I've picked, but it already closed some content later on. There should be more leeway, especially with such minor choices.
Still, if it was the only thing, I could close my eyes and forgive it. But wait. There's more. Not only did I miss that content, the game thought that I have seen it. At a certain point, the aforementioned mom started talking about the events that did not happen for me because of that one point of difference. A kiss that was never even an option for me. It was very confusing.

Right now, as it stands, the game has choices for the sake of choices and it would honestly just be better if there were none at all, than ones made this sloppily.

Now with all that said... I still had fun. If by release this game gets polished, and polished A LOT, I think it has some potential. Despite the writing, characters still grow on you, like in a trashy (in a good way) anime that you just watch to relax and not think critically about. You know, like "Rosario+Vampire" or "Princess Resurrection"? Boy are the dialogues and animations horrible there, but they are still entertaining in their own right.
Well, the same is true here. I honestly wish the developer the best and hope to return to this game again after it's fully released and, hopefully, change this review to something more positive. But until then, I can not recommend it.

one of the best games i've played i love it. i dont really love the genres but the history and characters trap me and i just can say its an excelent game, thanks to developers and f95zone for upload it, i recomend it a lot to all players to give it a try

My New Family [v0.8] [Killer7]

Sometimes here you found some jewels, well, this is one, you have spare time, is worth.

Story = The story of the game is really nice, and in my point, one of best part of the game, every single one of the characters so far have a great one.
Sound = Music, yes, he have a great ones, and really make the game better, and thank god for not put screaming woman for the sex scenes.
Models = Great ones, here you have a great variety of characters, from the big milfy Mary to the slim and small Sun.
Content = At v0.8 there is a great amount of content, if you rush only to see sex, well, is not that big, but take your time, and apreciate the effort of the scenes and the writing of the dev (and breaking the 4 wall)

Great game, great history, we have a great music, one of my watch list waiting for the new update.

This is on of my favorites. I know others have talked about the story line, but I'll just say I can't wait for each new update. I never feel disappointed by the pace or story in each update. For being on 0.7 at the time of writing this, there's more content in each update than most other creators give after 6 months between updates.

Cute Wholesome Story with Very Cute Very Lewdable girls.

Fast updates.

Lots of story content every update.

Great Lewd scenes.

Great Character Development.

Great dissimilitude amongst characters from big to small Breast, Body, & Personalities types.

Killer7 cares about his game immensely and it’s evident by the time he spends interacting with people who love his game and the time he spends working on the game itself.

i REALLY love the story and what the creator did with tha game. i also like the animations. the caracters are really interesting the art is really good looking and the diversity of characters is really impressive. i hope the game will get very long or multiple chapters.

So, for whatever reason I decided to play through the game again with the release of v0.7 and first off, I have to say, there is a lot of content here considering there are only 7 total releases so far and the thread was created on Aug 31, 2019 (something, I didn't realise, since I played each update as it was released). So that is a first major plus for me.

Now, about the story, in my opinion, it is fairly straightforward and nothing ground-breaking but it is enjoyable nevertheless. The choices are simply to decide if you want to pursue a girl or not. And honestly I prefer my porn VNs to be just that. I, personally hate, sitting at every choice going, "Should I choose the first option 1? That gives lust to charater 1. No wait, maybe choice 2 is better since that gives affection to charater 2. Maybe choice 3; I don't know what stats will be checked 5 scenes from now." Just suffice it to say, I don't like too many choices with 20 different endings, because I don't really plan on playing a single game 20 different times. So the choices here are a huge plus for me and I get it's not something everyone likes, but I do.

Now to the aspect of the game, that I like the most. The characters, all of whom are different and likable at the same time. I have ranked them as per my liking (just going to say it here, I like redheads, so utterly biased):

Lastly, this is one of the feel-good games (like Triangle) on here, some of which I really like. I don't need the best/most emotional story to enjoy a game and like I said, even though the story is simple, the characters are really good, the renders and animation are good for HS and the overall feeling I get from this is fantastic. So I'm giving this 5 stars. Also apologies for wall of text, but after spending a few hours of the day going through this again, I feel like it deserved my time.

Edit: completely forgot to say this, but stellar update. Keep up the good work Killer7.

This game is currently one of the games, I enjoy the most with each update.

Outstanding for me is the story and how it is written. It keeps you engaged without of putting too much drama in it. Just the right amount. Each char has a fine personality and the way they act is in a understanding way.

Keep up the good work dev.

My New Family – Unrivaled Lewd Brilliance


Its with growing infrequency that a game as expertly designed as My New Family comes along and leaves such a lasting impression, but Killer7 like an Alien chest burster has made his debut as a Vn developer and his incredible game has left the Lewd gaming community forever changed, Its with great care and precision that Killer skillfully sculpted Becca, Sandra, Lucy and Alice from his finest lust filled thoughts and placed them on his visual novel canvas in situations that are well fleshed out, masterfully designed and above all else believable, the care with which Killer built and designed the world of My New Family shows the dedication and this is further reinforced by his dedication to the game as every update now encompasses 6 Days significantly extending our stay in the games world and leaving us all longing for more.

Long may Alice's storyline continue!

Don't be fooled by the high score. It needs more time.

As the title suggests, it needs more work. Give it time to mellow.

The plot is decent, the characters are solid and the renders are okayish.

Reason for 2 stars and not 3 is because H scenes are few, short and far between with little to no animation at all. To add to that, it starts strong with some serious sex action with some of the characters but then it drastically reduces the pace which doesn't really fit the plot or said slutty characters.

So, my opinion is that this game is definitely one of the better games on here so much so that if it were released on steam I'd definitely pay full price for the finished product and for me that say's a lot as I'm the worlds biggest cheapskates.

I cannot wait for the next release and am going immediately to support the creator on patreon.

I loved the zaney humour, it felt real like what happens when my friends and I talk, the breaking of the fourth wall was often quite hilarious as well.