Ren'Py - Mythic Manor [v0.22] [Jikei]

Gameplay - 4/5
Dialogue - 5/5
Art - 5/5

One of the best games I've played here, eager to see where it goes in the future. Great characters, great pacing, great art, the gameplay is a bit redundant, but definitely not bad for this type of game. If you like comfy, slice of life style games with good pacing where you work your way up to sex, this is a must play. And let's be honest, Nefari alone warrants a 5/5 rating. You're going to break your dick playing this.

TL;DR: Just play the game you goober, it's really good.

Gameplay: 4/5, I really enjoyed the gameplay and the loop provided. I think my biggest issue, was the lack of notification for multi-girl scenes that provide some clarity for other story beats. If you move via map 90% of the time like me, you might miss these.

Story: 4/5, You can tell there's a story building up slowly but my main issue here is the multi-girl stories. They feel out of place when not included in the main events for some girls. This leads to you feeling like your manipulating the girls and cheating on some when in reality the multi-girl events really clarify that it's fine. Due to this, I think they should be sporadically added to main story or provide a '!' when they become available that way you don't feel so shitty.
Art: 5/5, Since the developers said they'd go back and fix the old animations, I can't take anything away here. But, be aware that the improvements are drastic and you will notice the animations go from choppy to smooth from character to character. This can be a bit jarring, but it clears up once you get further into each girls path. Very excited to see the old animations get cleaned up.

Main Girls: 5/5, I almost turned away from the game because someone said the girls were boring. Absolutely untrue, while at first they are slightly tropey, they really start to get fleshed out as you develop a further relationship with each one.

Esther: 4/5, she's like a safe room, somewhere you can go to avoid the baggage for a bit. She can feel a bit shallow but that does not mean in anyway she is inferior as she fits her role perfectly.

Fanora: 4/5, super slow build up into what seems like a great story to come. I really enjoy how much she changes but I think I'd like to see her relationship with MC go a bit deeper than it stands now before I can say she's a 5/5.

Naira: 3/5, the character herself is an innocent angel, however, some aspects of the relationship will require you to have seen multi-girl events involving her or you may feel some guilt. I think this should be clarified moving forward similarly to in Nefari's story. Still a phenomenal character and a pleasure to view her change with each arc.

Nefari: 6/5, my ride or die babyyy. I knew I wanted to do her story first but ended up putting it on the back burner due to certain aspects of her character making you feel like a guinea pig. This was the right move for me as I was able to enjoy the slow progression to an interesting relationship. She is definitely my favorite by far, I misread her from the jump and was pleasantly surprised by her developments.

Velle: 5/5, Another character that I loved, she was originally a back burner after playing a bit of her route. That was a mistake, she, like Nerfari, changes so much and has actual depth.

Jade: 5/5, I ignored Jade until I finished almost every side character, because that's what I assumed she was. False, she is a main love interest through and through.

Iris: 5/5, Not technically a "main girl", but she might as well be. Her arc and story is super interesting but it is a bit slow.

Side Girls: 5/5, I have not felt truly interested in side characters more than in this game. Each girl feels somewhat unique in their own way. Paige especially stand out with how much content she has and how much depth there is. My main issue is a lack of diversity, in a game with such a large cast I'd like to see a larger range of colors within the side characters.

Overall: 5/5, The game is insanely polished and feels like it was made by people giving and actual shit about the quality and end product while knowing what they want it to look like at the end. If like me you stared at that version number and assumed a lack of content, just jump in and give it a shot, it has more content than quite a few finished games on the site.

BONUS OPINION: a short ranking of how my opinion on each girl changed from just their looks before playing to after completion. This is based entirely on my emotions.

Before:

1. Nefari
2. Esther
3. Velle
4. Fanora
5. Naira
6. Jade

After:

1. Nefari
2. Velle
3. Naira
4. Jade
5. Fanora
6. Esther

Not terrible, but a bit boring. The girls aren't very interesting, the game progresses super slowly, and the sex scenes are good, but not great. Most of the girls have ridiculously large boobs, which I'm not really a fan of. I used the gallery unlocker, because I really didn't enjoy progressing through it at the designed pace. The sex scenes are decent, but definitely not anything special, and many of the animations have obvious clipping. There's also a lot of semi-exhibitionism, which isn't my thing. It's not a bad game, but I didn't find it rewarding. I'm sure that some people will though.

Pros:
- sexy girls, hot sex scenes
- minimal reading
- minimal grind
- alot of content.

Cons:
- ingame hints are not enough. "meet her somewhere in the city" means practically any place in the city. Thats 30 possible locations to check, sometimes with expensive entrance fee. Definitely should be played with a guide open.
- Quests with hidden items are annoying. It will never be visible on screen, you have to check every box and drawer in the room.

Its one of the best games I've played. While it has some flaws, It really shines in quality and quantity of content. I'm at day 92 in game and still have alot of stuff to do.

I really like how different the girls are. In most games, the girls have the same body type and personality. I loved nefari's sass and ass, for example. 10/10 designs. Excellent use of the Illusion assets. I almost forgot everyone is slighty Asian because of the engine.

Simply put this game is beautiful.

1. It has very good characters with their own identities and each of them have their rivalries but in the end they love each other like a family.

2. The erotic scenes in the game are well done and do not feel forced and each of the scenes has its reason for occurring and you feel that emotion of wanting more of this great game.

3. The interactions are great depending on which girls you have as your favorite, the interactions in the weekend events change a lot and it gives you that excitement of wanting to unlock each of the different results that you get for raising a story level girl and the events where two girls bump into the MC and those erotic events happen that are the best events there since you can have fun with two girls at the same time.

4. And as a final comment, the stories are very well done and it makes you want to continue advancing in the history of each girl as, little by little, we learn a little about the life of each girl, the problems that they have to carry because they are mystical beings
And as each one of them sees the world in things as small as not being able to contain their impulses or never being able to experience what the internet is without parental restrictions, each one of them has their charm, their stories and their way of being.

If I could rate this game it would be 10/10.

100% recommended.

A Sandbox romp

It's an ok VN. The models are ok, but the animations are mostly stilted and aren't great and really holding it back. Some of the 3d models and animations look real janky.

The world setting has supernatural 'mythics' but it's mostly a normal town that you have to sandbox around. It's sort of annoying, dealing with the time cycle and locations, but the guidance works well enough to get you to the next progression.

Nothing really stands out from the story or writing.

Story,: 5 Renders : 5 , Sound : 5 Playability : 5 Performance : 5 Bugs : no bug Animations : 5 very good Grammar : easy to understand ,Amount of content : so many contenct . keep going and i cant wait for the next update, thankyou

Fine game, I spent good time. Jade is the way cuttiest, also Anastasia, Naira and Iris are really nice but the best girl is Paige, she is the most beautiful. In resume - really nice girls, the story is a bit weaker, but still stand for 5 stars because of the nice ladies. Thanks @Jikei

hmm I have to say I largely enjoyed playing this game. Sure the art is not always great and it is rough in places but the overall experience is decent. So why 3 stars and not 4 or 5? I would have probably given 4 stars if it weren't for the dev obviously enjoying some simp/cuck BS by referring so consistently to Esther's past with the MC 's mom as "oh giggles we used to be wild" and then the go to trope of their being bi and/or sucking strippers cocks together, etc. The reason it feels so stupid is the characters most of the time are pretty sweet and then suddenly it's some shit backstory details that only cucks/simps are going to love. I don't need to know about the cocks the LI's had experience with. I don't find the slut fetish all that interesting since any story including it has to be stupid. Hey whatever floats your boat but it's not like sucking toes that you could not be a huge fan of but might try once. You either love it or hate it and I hate that crap.

Despite that though the game has some strong points. The in game walkthrough is good but if it isn't always clear there is a more detailed description with mods so there is no confusion as to what to do.
While I don't like sandbox games in general this one works decently. You largely choose which girl you can interact with at specific times. At other times an LI will come looking for you to spend time with which is a great addition. Most sandbox games you can literally sit in one place and never have an interaction. It's a small thing but it adds some life to the game.

The girls are fun enough-they aren't deep but each one has their attractions. I found the build up reasonable. The game has these sweet moments with some of the girls that work really well too. I don't feel like there is much of a story though. It's mostly just little interactions or short quests that advance your relationships so it's a typical sandbox game that way.

Anyway it has more good than bad with a nice variety of LI's from huge boobs and lots of curves to the other end, there's even a chick with small boobs and a big bum....There is something for everyone.

It's worth a play since it's mostly decent and the times the dev is giggling about some past dick aren't that frequent so you can just click though it and get back to part of the game that is fun.

3/5 stars as it loses a point for silly backstory and really almost nothing deserves a five star rating on f95.

I really do not understand the really great reviews for this one. I feel like it only has such a positive rating because of reviews from years ago.

The models and environments are extremely outdated, the worldbuilding is really inconsistent, the character writing is very bland (every character basically just has 1or 2 character traits and it never gets deeper than that), and so on.

The writing is not good enough to carry the mediocre models and boring sex scenes -- and the sex isn't good enough to carry the dull writing.

So what is there to play for?

Like many games made around the same time Mythic Manor started development, basically the only noteworthy thing about the game is the amount of content. There's a lot of dialogue to read through and a lot of sex scenes to watch. So if all you care about is killing a dozen hours, regardless of quality, this is the game for you.

Surprised that I've never reviewed this. Just played 0.19 with Lain's mod (strongly recommended) and it's still a great game. The models may be a little old at this point, but I think they still look fantastic. There's some decent variation in here too - with so many girls some certainly feel same-y, but they still look good.

The gameplay is good too - with so many girls and so many events, there's pretty much always something to do. Because there's so much going on here, the mod is a huge help in keeping track of what you can/should do next.

I do find the story to get a little dull at times - I tend to like darker themes, and this doesn't really get dark at all. But objectively, I think this is still a high-quality game that deserves 5 stars.

Dropped this game after 2 hours of gameplay. As many reviewers have stated, the character models and the overall layout are quite outdated to appreciate. Story background is fine but the progression is surprisingly grindy and baffling (even with cheat open). The most annoying thing though is the constant reminder of "under development", like, after almost 20 updates, if you still don't manage to make them work, why bother displaying them disappointingly in the first place?
Overall, outdated design+goofy animation++grindy mechanism+unfulfilled promises=Mythic Manor.

Quite good overall, but lacking in some areas, perhaps because I don't particularly enjoy sandbox games.

The models are good overall, and there's a reasonable spread of body types to satisfy various preferences.

There's an animation for the day rollover and I find it too long. Once or twice is fine but the length is just enough to get a bit annoying when you want to continue.

Animations are from an illusion game and overall are fine, but still very strange/unrealistic sometimes.

The "this is not implemented yet" things often get in the way. if it's not implemented yet it shouldn't be added as it's distracting.

The sandbox elements are fairly minimal, it seems to be just about going to the right location at the right time. The navigation isn't too bad.

The story is pretty decent and the writing is good overall, with very little weirdness in the grammar or word choices. The setting allows for various weird situations to happen without seeming crazy.

I've played this game since early development and while it is showing its miles and every update doesn't provide hours of new content, it is a recent classic and highly recommended.

The Good ()

• Good diversity of girls with different personalities, body types and overall looks
• It's a sandbox but not done in an annoying way
• A ton of H-scenes with the main characters and then 1-2 scenes with 10+ side characters
• Lots of story content
• Very much a harem game with enjoyable interplay between the characters

The Not-So-Good ()

• The art style/ graphics are a bit dated at this point
• Many of the major plot lines have seemingly resolved themselves so there's less "story" to look forward to.

I'm still enjoying this and excited to see where the story unfolds.

FUTA/TRANS tag: 3 images out of 100s - don't bother with this game if you got here through that tag. This is not a futa/trans game whatsoever - Likewise if you're here and got turned off by the futa/trans tag, know that the futa/trans content is entirely skippable and that there practically isn't any futa content to begin with.

General rating: 4/5

+ Lots of sex scenes and content
+ Lots of sexy characters with both great personalities and personalities
+ Decently interesting story at times

- Quite reptitive at times
- Has the usual problem common to these kind of games where you'll be going to the "what to do next" menu VERY often
- Janky sex physics at times, such as the penis moving stiffly and jankily through the vagina

Definitely recommendable, especially if you've played Harem Hotel before and enjoyed it.

v0.19 review: Another great free roam harem builder, with great art, good writing, an MC that isn't an insufferable ass, and a gameplay cycle that doesn't want to make me rip my hair out, this game has a lot going for it. So long as it stays the course, it'll be great.

the game is overly ambitious. i respect the creator and the work they've done so far is great but it feels like the game is too big for it's own good, i don't mind a sandbox experience but the amount of locations and girls you can visit is overwhelming, obviously most of them can't be accessed for now because the game is still in it's infancy. the renders are great, but the dialogue is sparse and the progression is kind of messy. good luck to the dev, i'll be watching from the sidelines.

VNs on a strict linier path are nice, but I do prefer this kind of game where you can go after any of the girls at your own pace without worrying if you missed an event by picking a different option. Save on having to savescum.

Version reviewed:
v0.18.1

+Great sex scenes, characters, animations and graphics.

-I don't get the supernatural element.
The milking farm was a little over the top for my taste
Too often I had to search for answers on forums.