VN - Ren'Py - Onhold - My New Memories [v0.4] [Killer7]

Right now, this is my second-favorite AVN i've experienced. Between the story being told and the characters being developed, everything strikes the perfect cord for me.

The only problem I have with this game is that Killer7 is not devoting his entire life to it. (that said, I'm also a MNF fan so I'm happy that's updating soon)

Not sure how you're getting away with it without a patch, but keep it up, 'cause I wait on pins and needles for each new chapter.

Overall, a good game that had me hooked from the get go. The plot isn't exactly "original", but it has all of Killer7's (My New Family) signature wholesomeness, but it's clear that they learned from their previous game. The plot is tighter, and the characters more well rounded, and generally just better written than MNF.

Now to my worries: As mentioned, Killer7 is known for his "wholesomeness", and that usually means no real drama. So far, My New Memories actually does deliver some drama, both in plot, and in interactions with some of the characters, but I worry that they're going to go the MNF route, and have zero drama, which gets boring. While I don't want a complete drama driven game, it's important to remember that drama serves a purpose: character evolution. Something has to happen for the characters to react to, to evolve, to progress.

I hope he won't stop delivering a little drama once we deal with the initial problems, as they're needed to drive the story, AND characters forward.

I wasn't sure if I should give 3 or 4 stars, as I am worried the game can get boring quick, if they don't continue adding a little drama here and there, but that wouldn't be fair, as the game, as it is currently as of v0.3, is great.

Edit: this review was written while slightly tipsy. I might add or edit stuff later. ;p

A game I really wanted to enjoy, but it is just boring, if that is the right word.

Good
The graphics look fine.
A few of the characters are likable.

Bad
Characters fall for MC way too fast (I get that MC already has a past with most of them, but nearly every LI would jump on the MC at first chance. There is just no build up in the relationships since everything is already there) Note: I am not saying that LIs falling fast for the MC is bad, but it just feels so forced and rushed in this game.
Story is boring and really not the main focus of the game. Felt like the dialogue focused more on sex than the story.
Many annoying characters and what they do (keep info from MC, etc.)
Nearly everyone is fine with incest and being in a harem, and just accept it as normal.

This game is absolutely amazing. I was expecting quality, having played a fair bit of MNF, but the character interactions are amazing and hilarious. I could easily see myself playing this game with all the AVN parts removed, the interactions are that good. Easily in the top 5 of all AVNs I've played, and the best that is more "slice of life" (as compared to games with a more novel-style plot).

It is definitely a slow burn game, but I highly recommend playing it for anyone who cares about more than just sex scenes. And I imagine things will pick up more, they already started picking up a little by the end of chapter 2 compared to the prologue.

Final note: Killer7 may have apologized for length of time between updates, but considering how bit the updates are, three updates in a year isn't bad at all. Not that I would say no to more updates, of course…

What a truly exceptional game. I was playing it for an age before I began to comprehend just how massive it was. For a 0.3 release it's absurd how much there is in it.

Little in the way of choices in the grand scheme of things, certainly in the beginning but I've noticed a few starting to creep in as the game matures so perhaps that will become a more common thing going forward

The story is good, it's engaging with enough trailing to make you wonder if there's some supernatural element going on. It's probably a simpler explanation but it's written sufficiently well that it's no obvious.

The characters are all engaging and sufficiently distinct

Literally the only downside I can think of , and this is my searching for something negative for the point of balance is it's an awful slow burn. If you're wanting something a bit moer "action" orientated then this isn't for you. At least not yet. Most of the time is talking between the characters. Now, I personally don't see that as a bad thing, but I appreciate others kind of want a bit more bang for their buck. There are a few lewd scenes in there but there's spread out and tend to come near the end of the later updates.

Another annoyance is a few characters have similar names. Lena, Lina and Lisa being something where occasionally I had to pause and go "which one's that again?"

• This game is a slow burner (and is labeled as such!), so if that's not quite your tempo, be aware of that before downloading it. HOWEVER, it does feel like it's on a course where that slow burn will pick up steam into a good ol' fuckfest. The storylines that are being set up with certain characters are very intriguing and the dev has done a good job leaving me wanting more.

• IMO the game needs some sort of UI that gives us a family tree. A lot of characters are introduced in short order, with varying relationships to the MC and the rest of the family, and I found it difficult to put the full picture together in my head, which has made following the story difficult at times.
• As an aside, and it's not worth dinging a star for this: the MC falls into the 'generic model with an obnoxiously large dick' trope.
• There's a suspicious number of urination references in this story that feel like they're part of a setup to explore later on once relationships develop, but it's not in the planned tags.

Another smashing effort from Killer7, I really love the dialogues and interactions in My New Family so this was a familiar field and occasional scenes were not an issue as the story was engaging enough. I really liked that this time around the character models is much more realistic than the MNF. I still love MNF and would be playing through the 0.22 update.

Excellent game, the story pace is really good, the characters models are just the best out there, the lewd scenes are fantastic with a good build up Everything is perfect, can't wait for each new update

How this game did get such a high rating is beyond me!!!

This is the most boring game I have played in a very long time. There are tons upon tons of senseless dialogue, without any real substance. After a while you will find yourself skipping through the majority of it and even then it takes forever to find anything worthwhile in this game.

Even the sex scenes are extremely boring. Everything reads and feels so vanilla that you practically need to be a virgin to find any excitement in it. It got to the point that I ended up skipping the sex scenes (yes, in a porn game). That says a lot. There is just nothing to it. No tease, no excitement building up before getting naughty, nothing.

The only thing this game has going for it are the graphics. They are not bad, not breathtaking either, be above average. Everything else is just bland and a waste of time.

I recently stumbled upon this game and didn't expect too much. Amnesia has been so overdone in AVNs, and it usually goes "MC in a coma for 20+ years, learns that he is a father and has to learn everything again"

This game is different. The whole amnesia trope is not the core part of this game anymore after an hour or so, it's more about the MC slowly becoming himself again in this weirdly loving family. Loving is the key word, they all seem to love each other, maybe a little too much.

Anyway, I'm glad I was able to find this game here. I was only able to play 0.1 on some weird site, but google helps with finding these games fully, even if they are pirated. Can't wait to see where the game goes!

FYI, one of the Mods censored my review. They cut some parts so . . .

Ok, I get the game being slow. they even said at the start. It's fine if only the story and the writing were actually good! this game has the same problem that 90% of the other sex games have, the characters don't behave like actual people. they're just ridiculous.
It's alright if the game has long dialogues and conversations, but long conversations and long-winded conversations are very different and this game certainly has the latter. not to mention repeating the same concept over and over as if the players are so stupid that they didn't get the message the first time and the game has to hammer it as hard as it can to make it stick!

Anyway, the models are cute.
The story is kinda cliche but I like the premise, sadly it's wasted by bad writing.
I don't know why dialogue options even exist in this game, it's linear as hell.

Overall it's a bloated mess of characters who don't act like humans and talk so much that you think their life depends on it. it's a 5.5/10 for me.

Those small daughters do not look the right age, I get the reason but it still feels wierd. Also the dialogue is too flowery like my new family, making it unrealistic and boring. The medical stuff is bs too, atleast research stuff before writing. Twins being able to feel each others emotions is a myth.

This VN could be alot better, the story is decent.
The dialog is why I give this VN such a low score, for me the glaring fault in it is the time sequencing and the lack of individual personality, it borderlines on predictable with how characters are going to act and behave. The humor is one of the most predictable of these elements.

How MAGNIFICENT. I don't do many reviews but this easily earns one.

I have lost loved ones and reconnected with distant family. This game is that times 1000. This is not a game. This is catharsis. I had to stop to applaud this experience. This time spent gave me the feels. I know Anna is not dead and her spirit visits.
My Dad visits me in my dreams sometimes. He tells me to take care of my mom and be a good girl. My best doggo Buddy snuggles on my leg sometimes too. I click along this story with tears forming as I reconnect with my in-game family. All my praise. I would love to work with you Killer7 on any future project.

I don't know yet about the fun sexual stuff, is there gonna be free roam / open world or choices in sex scenes...
But Whaoh! The story, the characters, just beautiful!
I love the universe and actuallt feel living in it. Not just a game, I feel emotionally taken away from this.

Got steam, got itch.io and now got new supporter on patreon. Loved Chapter 2 so much, best chapter by far so far but that is not saying much because game is not long out yet. Update time was long but I think it worth it to wait.

Lot reading, lot love, enjoyed it a lot.

Review for v0.3

To be completely honest, I dropped this pretty fast. I feel more justified in doing that after reading some of the plot spoilers as well. I just don't think this as a VN for me at the end of the day.

I feel like I've seen the amnesia trope 30 times over by now, and I was never that into it in the first place. I also don't like when AVNs try to be super emotional right out of the gate. I know none of these characters. It means nothing to me that the wife we haven't even seen yet is in a coma. I don't feel any of the emotions because I haven't learned about any of these characters in the first place.

From the bit I played, I also didn't connect with the MC at all. The fuck you mean you don't want to see your family or literal daughters? You want to start over and forget your entire family? I get it he has amnesia and doesn't feel any particular connection with them because of that, but I find it super unrelatable I suppose. Obviously he changes his opinion on it, but idk it just made me think of him as a shithead. Besides that, it seems like he simply turns into Mr. perfect as the story goes on. Also this is more a me thing, but I don't care to play as a middle aged man either.


The renders and models are fine, but they aren't amazing. It's a thing I can always look past if the rest of the game is great, but I'm just not feeling it.

I will give some points for trying to tell an actual story and create a good slower burn, but this seems like it will simply turn into a cushiony incest harem game and nothing more. That's fine if you're into it, but I really think the whole amnesia plot kills this for me more than anything else.

Played till the end of day 11, or all of 0.2 as far as I can tell. From the get go this game kept me interested, there were a plethora of characters to be introduced to and the story was interesting enough. It's dipped in that regard very slightly, one criticism I have is that the days are packed with so many scenes that I can't remember many of them and get the sense the day is ending only to realize it's only halfway done. Bearing in mind this wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, if the player gets the sense that something juicy or inviting is still coming. Unfortunately, sometimes, it doesn't.

I personally don't mind slow-burn games at all, especially when done with great characterization and writing, they can be really enjoyable, and most crucially when the H scenes are executed really well the pay off always feels satisfying. With My New Memories, most of the slow burn endless conversation and dialogue isn't actually that bad, but there are certain points where it just loses your interest. The other issue is that the pay off isn't as exciting and satisfying, maybe because of the animation style of this art style - even so, it's clear effort has been made to make them look more realistic and less repetitive. But unfortunately, I can't think of any sex scenes that really felt amazing. The game also lacks much development in the way of skinship or getting physically closer to the characters progressively. Having said that, it's only a minor point, as if you're someone who can't do slow burns you won't like this game anyway.

The only real issue I have with this game is how ugly 2 of the characters are. Bethany and Jessica's faces seem very weird, and I was shocked to see how much better a younger Bethany looked. These 2 are almost uncomfortable to look at, which is a shame because Bethany actually has quite a stunning side profile and Jessica looks completely different and much more attractive from the back, it's just their faces. Perhaps something similar to Maddie's hairstyle change could be done?

Now onto the positivies. First, the music is excellent. The visuals and colours are great. There are a variety of character expressions so scenes doesn't look flat. The relationships and unravelling of the interpersonal dynamics are great. The girls are great. The story is still intriguing, though by far the main motivating factor for playing is the hope of developing the relationships further with the girls. Speaking of which, time to rank them.

1. Sabrina. She's almost perfect. Looks great, has a distinct personality, and her role in the story was interesting, especially during the hotel section.
2. Yukiko. Second most attractive, more so than even Lena, I can't wait to see where the relationship goes.
3. Pebbles. Aka Lina. Redhead, heart of gold, likes hugs and looks attractive. She ticks all the boxes and only loses out to the first 2 due to her late introduction and lack of development thus far.
4. Samantha/Olivia/Lisa/Sabine
5. Lena/Anna
6. Morgan/Sophie (Sophie would be much higher up if not for something off about her face)
7. Others

As far as the game stands at the moment, in every aspect I can think of (girls, scenes, story), it unfortunately doesn't match up to My New Family, which is a stellar game in the very top tiers of Visual Novels in my opinion. If something could be done about some characters' faces, and more saucy moments were interspersed throughout the slow burn to keep people interested, this could be a really top tier game.

[v0.2]
TL;DR really really excellent work. It's great to watch the author grow as a story-teller. This game is an improvement on the author's first work in every conceivable dimension, while maintaining the warm, friendly and gentle atmosphere that drew me into MNF in the first place.

The character models, renders, and animations are gorgeous, and I especially love that the player character is also beautiful to look at this time, even if we still don't see his face. The sex scenes are given room to breathe , and feel more erotic and embodied than the scenes in MNF. I hope the author continues to experiment and evolve in this dimension, but I love what we've seen so far

every character feels lively and individual, and I love the love that the MC has for every member of his family, and especially for Anna. I also personally appreciate the queer representation in this game, including the gay couple who are MC's best friends (I forgot their names unfortunately, but they remind me of a couple I know), and Morgan the transgender girl. I love that these characters are present and important to the gameplay, but not controversial in-universe. Whenever some other authors tackle these issues in their games I cringe a little, but Killer always keeps everything warm and full of love.

I also appreciate the increased ambition vis-a-vis storytelling here. while MNF sometimes felt like simple wish-fulfillment, this game has something to say on the matters of family, mourning and grief, along with a mystery that unfurls over the course of the game. I do wonder what will happen in the story once the mystery has been solved, but I'm along for the ride.

I'm very pleased with this game, and I eagerly look forward to seeing what comes next

I always advocate good writing and a good story in porn and porn games, and this game basically did that, i love the build up of characters so when they do the deep it feels worth it, this is the one of the games i didnt skip dialouge, yes the MC is pretty generic its the "every one just loves me" MC trope but the writing help its to not be awful, and i have to praise Killer7 for this


I dont really have a way to financially support good creators i hope this review might help a little bit, god speed dev hope you finish all your games