VN - Ren'Py - My True Desire [v0.2.2] [DTZ Games]

I'm a sucker for the NTS/NTS phone games and this one is no exception. It has a unique sense of humor and the pacing is done very well.

I believe it was PervM4ster24x that said...

Damn! This game is really good so far! And on top of that, the dev is actually cool! Such a rare combo. I'm definitely rating it 5 stars. He deserves it.

A strong start to the game, not a lot of content at the moment though that is to be expected. What is there currently is has only left me wanting more, The slow burn approach the game seems to be going for is very much appreciated. Cant wait to see where it goes.

Review of My True Desire v0.2.2

The good:

- Different AI Art models
- UI is clean and responsive
- There's definitely post processing happening to the renders, which is great. However, I don't know if it's due to the checkpoint the developer is using or the lora's or maybe the lack of lora's that make the characters a bit... dull and features are present where they shouldn't be. For example, the male character is a bit too feminine looking for my personal liking, but I believe the dev is adressing this issue, but my review is based on the current state of the game I'm playing.

The bad:
Based on the reviews this game has received, I was expecting this to be the greatest game of all time within the Netorase Genre, however, it certaintly isn't there (yet).

- There are some music effects that really made it seem a bit too... childish at times.
- The animations (if you can even call them that) are very distracting and nauseating. I had to turn them off immediately. This didn't impact my overal rating, but I would rather see ACTUAL animations rather than this... 2.5D effect.
- The vibe that I got from the game was... lowkey kinda... boring?
I asked myself multiple times through my playthrough, why am I getting sleepy? Is it due to the music being so calming and soothing, or is it due to the very... basic story?

Overall, I think this game has a lot of potential. I definitely think this needs some more time to cook. I hope the dev takes this as constructive criticism and keeps up the pace.

Good luck!

Great visuals and character design. Very interesting story too.

Even though it's an indie project, you can see that it has a lot of potential and attention from the developer. And that's also something I'm looking to implement in my game hehe.

Definitely worth following!

Loving the game so far. The writing gives the player a nice sense of suspense. So far seems to be NTS that is decidedly not soul-crushing. The art is really good and the characters are adorable. Currently the only eroge I'm supporting on patreon.

Art style is more than good enough for me. What sets it apart from many others is the writing. MC and the love interest are somewhat believable, although MC thoughts are shown in screen making this difficult. Love interest actually acts like a love interest caring for MC instead of a placeholder waiting to be whored out - I cannot stress this point enough. I don't find her art superattractive but I do find the character lovable. Which in turn will most likely make the game superhot once the plot goes deeper. NTRing (whatever it means) a slut is nowhere near as hot or real as this is. So - five stars for writing so far. It's not going to be mistaken for John Irvin's work, but in this genre it is completely outstanding.

can't say i enjoyed this one. at least not what is presented so far.

WHAT'S GOOD:

- ana's (the main love interest) character art looks good, she is beautiful. AI is very good at drawing beautiful women.

- the overall style and vibe goes well together, the various art elements are coherent

WHAT'S OKAY:

- the player character's art is very inconsistent, with his outfit changing a lot, bouncing from masculine to feminine, etc.but honestly, i'm pretty forgiving of this, as long as the images are hot (and they are!)

- no music or sound effects really. it's still early so this may improve, so i'm putting this in "okay" for now


WHAT'S BAD:

- there's a lot of very typical AI art mistakes here that should really be refined before release. example: there's a scene where the main character goes to wash his hands, and it cuts to art where the main character is soaking wet from head to toe. this is a really typical AI hallucination, where "washing hands, hands wet" is used as a prompt, and the AI made the whole image dripping with water. a line of dialogue was added to try and make this make sense: "oops i guess i got my whole body wet while washing my hands," which is... odd. it would've been better to generate a better image, or just skip the hand-washing scene anyway, because why do we care to see it at all?

- the writing is sooooooo weird. in the first scene of the game, the main character overhears ana talking to another man... and the game plays a heartbeat sound effect, and the MC's inner monologue is about his vision blurring and almost passing out? because his girl is TALKING to another guy, clothed, and in public? it's just... bizarre. later, ana gets invited to a pool party, and the way the story treats it, it's like she got invited to an orgy. it's a pool party! a very normal thing!

- the main character hasn't even said out loud that he's interested in sharing or... anything! it's just a bunch of scenes of the main character stammering, gulping, and beating around the bush, but never actually committing to anything. this does not bode well for the game respecting the player's time.

FINAL VERDICT:

i don't think the sloppy art and writing are enough to support a slow burn, multi-chapter game. those games only work when the writing is stellar and you really care about the characters involved, but everything so far is too strange to serve as a good foundation. i hope things turn around in future chapters, which i will check out, and amend my review as needed.

(this review was written after completing chapter 2)

As of v0.2, with first two chapters, there is little action. Graphics are very good. Story is promising. Characters are interesting.

It has good use animations despite using AI CG images. Also has good use of sound effects. Use of PNG file format instead of JPG or WEBP increases the game size unnecessarily for little recognizable graphical quality increase.

This will one of the favorite games I will be watching and I hope it doesn't evolve into netorase.

Loving this game so far. The AI art is actually very polished and you can barely tell it's AI generated. MC's girlfriend is hot and her personality is actually very interesting, together with their relationship it's very intriguing to know where things will go. The flow of the story feels natural and doesn't feel boring. There isn't an excessive amount of text too, which is very appreciated. Definitely gonna keep playing the next releases.

A very good game with best flow of story. The art is definitely one of the best. Waiting for more update coming, keep up the work your game is really amazing. The story is developing but I think it's one of the most promising so far.

This seems to be the most promising project in the ntr/nts genre at the moment. Good writing, great graphics, and I think the author did a great job with the edited images. Moreover, it is not a phone simulator (almost). Please support it

My True Desire is a game where I really felt the love for the whole experience for the player. Though, just with it being an initial release, MTD sets up it's core characters in a nice way.

The AI art is carefully made with the art style being distinct and clean enough without it being bland. The sound design and atmosphere was great. A lot of devs skimp out on this aspect. The writing feels natural and I really feel like getting to know the FMC, Ana, better.

I'm excited for future updates.

Yet again, the AI art, NTS games keep coming. This game is very early, but from what we have so far, I am willing to call it a good game. The art is carefully processed so there aren't any inconsistencies between models. On top of that, the writing is fairly good with dialogue that flows easily and no grammar errors I noticed. It's difficult to tell whether this game will continue to develop well, but so far everything shown makes me think it will. With the next update coming soon, I look forward to seeing what comes next and how it stacks up against the bigger AI NTS games out already.

very good start. Art is consistent. Story looks like it has direction. Looking forward to further developments and hoping dev manages to stay consistent with releases instead of fizzling out like others.

Came to get cucked, regretting getting cucked.

The art and writing for FMC is so hot. I am absolutely in love. She's so perfectly thicc in all the right places and has such a cute and sexy personality. I am 100% in love with her, and it's making me not want to get cucked, but still want more.

I know it's going to hurt good when she starts to fuck other men.

I can't wait for more.

A great start. I love the art style and the fact that the girlfriend has an oral fetish. The only downside is that it has no sound. I’m not referring to music, but the sound effects during sex. Having sound is probably one of the easiest ways to elevate your game, and I’d love to see it added.

Good luck to the dev.

Despite the overused pattern combo: AI + NTR this game is such beautiful. The story is well set up and intriguing the graphics are the best i've ever seen using an AI engine. The choices are on point and not odd. My rate 5/5

reviewing version 0.1
i see that the story has potential , just i hope the dev doesn't rush it or make it too artificial. the flow of chapter 1 didn't feel very .. real ? the situations were a bit hard for my head to digest as normal events. art is good , there's not much content for now. i think this is the dev's first VN and i hope the story develops to be good and original.

Well there are obviously very similar games but since i can't see any flaws yet i don't see a reason to give it a bad rate. Visuals are relatively unique despite being an AI, writing is engaging and i really like the audio design.

We will see how it goes but currently i am hopeful with what i see.

It's a very good start. I'm looking forward to see the progress of this game. I love the arts and the multiple characters with different kinks. Good job dev.

Just one suggestion: I would add eyes to the MC to make him more real.