Ren'Py - My New Paranormal Life [v0.4] [Impassi Productions]

Very little artwork here.
Too much telling and too little showing. If the artist can't produce more than a dozen backgrounds with sprites on top, then maybe this style isn't working for a VISUAL novel.
I hate reading what's supposedly happening over a black background. That's just lazy and kills any kind of immersion. For me at least.

Not a lot there yet, but its mostly very well done and is a fresh story. Tad bit rushed in some parts, but this could end up a 5*. Not enough dialogue with some of the characters and how fast it jumps the MC relationship forward(i.e. the redhead)

Look forward to seeing where this one goes.

v0.3
Art is fantastic. Story is interesting and engaging. There is a nice setup for a world with great possibilities, as shown by the beautifully drawn world map including a number of interesting spots that currently aren't in the game. There is an actual game loop already implemented, even if it isn't the most engaging it at least isn't a click on "work (6h)" like some others thus offering hope that this won't become a very grindy game.

For now there isn't much so I'd recommend holding off and not playing it an waiting for a release that will have a lot more content so you get the great feeling of discovery only once and enjoy the game.

v0.4 added content it is equal or even slightly better in quality to v0.3

I really like the game visually. The characters look good and I love monster girls. Also, I dislike sandboxes but this one is alright so far, its mostly just choosing who to interact w/ first. Although the money/xp stuff makes me worried for the future (hint: pointless grinding is never a good idea to implement).

However, the writing and dialogue is just so bland. I don't know if its translated or what, but the dialogue is very sparse and some responses just don't make a ton of sense logically. And some scenes are just over waaay too fast. The date with the mermaid is literally like 7-8 sentences long. Some scenes are even shorter. We need to be able to actually TALK to these girls if you want us to care about them.

If the world and the MC's motivations were fleshed out more, and the dialogue and scenes were not so quick and boring this game would be a 5. As of now its probably more of a 3, but I like the visuals/girls a bunch so I upped my rating to a 4.

So far so great (v0.2)!

It has very good atmosphere. You feel like you go on an adventure imop, really cool. You have multiple dialogue options some time when talking to the girls than can lead to funny interactions, maybe there will be consequences in the future depending on what you chose in these dialogues (from the questlog it seems to be that way). The art style is very pleasing to the eyes (maybe some AI used?), imop. all in all it looks very good. The reference to "from dusk till dawn" is very much appreciated. Also of course the most important thing, the females character designs are very hot (I mean look at that demon lady)...

If this game can keep up with what it promises rn (many mysteries yet to solve), it will definetly be one of my favourites.

[v0.2]

• fun to play, feels like an adventure;
• nice art;
• great girls;
• good pacing, dialogs are to the point / concise;
• mini-game isn't bad & can be disabled (trade off);
• nice (non standard) bgm & pretty nice sound design / sfx;
• UI is good (a fair deal above Ren'Py game avg.) & pleasure to work with;
• good polish overall;
• squirting!

At least 4 stars, but feel confident to give 5 already.

Very short initial release, but really well put together.
I honestly simply enjoyed the story, very immersive.

Art style: 5/5
Story so far: 5/5
Interface: 5/5 (I would allow to save without naming the save file)
Action: none at the moment

Notes: I would switch relationships to incest (A definite mom and sister thing is going) or at least construct writing where it could be added with an easy "word swap".
Also, so many horror games are suffering from a lack of anal, I would advise including that in.

Demo is very short but damn it caught my attention, art is very good, sound is peak, the slightly spooky premise with the little clues in the newspaper have huge potential. looking forward to more

Hope it stays a little spooky