VN - Ren'Py - Naruto: Shinobi Lord [v0.31] [Cats-creators]

A fresh take on the Naruto Hentai universe. Finally a good visual novel without the "train-a-whore mechanic", which is honestly a very welcome change for the genre. Great art style despite the use of AI art. Very good.

Out of all the naruto's games that i've played is the best one, by far, it's not perfect but i've enjoyed very much almost all the updates, the art, the narrative, perhaps a problem is the time in updates, but it's a very reasonable schedule and the most consistent i've seen i a lot of games.

The original setting/idea/story felt good, but then it runs off dry.

Story kind of bland/boring.

Sex scenes look like general swf animations for 15 years ago. Again they are bland, boring, and 90% of "more than missionary" is locked behind the patreon code paywall. Original idea to milk money from followers.

I would probably give it 2 or 3 out of 5 if not the paywall. I also think the story wrote itself into a dead end and has no future potential.

This has probably been one of the best games I've ever played. The art is absolutely magnificent, the story is very good and I like how original it is, yet somehow relatable to Naruto's story, not going to far from the reality of that universe.

ART: 5/5
The art is probably one of the biggest aspects of this game. All the characters are very well designed, and it's particularly nice that we have an MC that is present and visible in the game. All the kunoichis looks beyond breathtaking, without the usual disproportionate boobies or ass.

The art is original, very well drawn and it is probably my favourite by now. Hinata looks great. Sakura looks great. I particularly like Kurenai and Mirai. Kamiko, also. There's literally no complains when it comes to the design of the characters and the scenarios. All compliments possible to the artist.

STORY: 5/5
For Naruto's fans, I think we have always dreamt of living in that world and, at the same time, having the chance to do lewd stuff. Most H-games based on Naruto have either a poor artwork, poor story, or, most times, both. This one is a fabulous exception.

The story is great, as you're a "loser" who gets dragged to the shinobi universe while spending time on your computer. From there, you're given the task to seduce the most important shinobis of the Leaf Village, to help out the one who "dragged" you to this world, Kamiko Otsutsuki.

I think the main aspect to be noticed is the option to choose different approaches when it comes to seducing the ladies. You can be a horny heartless bastart, the common routes when it comes to seducing married women. I particularly don't like that. Instead, the game gives you the option to be a side lover, someone who will support Hinata, make her feel loved, without really diminishing the image of Naruto. What can I say? Naruto has always been a hero and an inspiration. I'd just hate to put him down in her eyes.

The game is fun, there's some good jokes in there. Everything in it is good, from the menu to the H-scenes. That's probably one of my top 3 favourite games from now on. Even despite the theme of the game, I will love to keep on following the game developers to see their next works. They did and are still doing a great job!

Ok, first of all i see a lot of comments about the patreon content. Let me be clear: If all of you were devs you would probably be doing the same thing as him. Why? Because you want to make money from your work. I think that all these leeches out there are forgetting that the games that are posted on this site are all free to play. It doesn't cost them 1 stupid red cent to download and play it. And then they have the audacity to cry, bitch, and moan because a dev wants to safeguard his revenue stream? If you want the full version, go sub on his patreon. I mean.. if most of you can even afford the ... 6 dollars a month. *snicker*

Anyway, so The art is really good. There's a couple of things i can complain about with the game overall, such as the biggest problem for me, is that for some unfathomable reason, the devs REMOVED the left and right page arrows on the save screen so that you are hard locked into 9 pages of saves.

Normally i wouldnt care, but because of the way the dev does his progress, he works on 2 different branches at the same time, that tie into one story and so if you want to see whats going on in each branch, you might want to keep the saves seperate, generating more saves than i usually would.

The story is ... not that great. Events happen in both branches that are supposed to be happening at the same time, but written in a way that make no sense when put together.

The English is broken, the dev's original language is Russian and it shows. This game is good for the artwork, and its interesting to see where it will go in the future. Right now though its a little unpolished.

While I normally wait for a game to be more developed or completed, I think I've earned the right to review it since I'm a patron.
First, the positives. The art is fantastic. It's its own style while still being faithful to the source material. I also like Kamiko's design and characterization from a bossy woman to a cannibalistic monster. It will be interesting if we choose a good route and try to help her gain humanity.

Now, the issues. The writing is broken. It's clear that the English was translated from another language without much proofreading. Not to mention it sometimes sounds out of character. Lastly the gallery that we're paying for does NOT have your name in it and instead has MC as static. It would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that the number of saves is limited to nine pages.
I'm not going to stop, but please take these concerns into consideration.

This rating is a no brainer for me!

I love the naruto anime, my favorite by far

ANNND, I love this art in this, they animated 2D images quite well, not too over the top which would make it seems weird and a good level of movement and gotta love the shiny/sweaty look of these 2d models.
The storyline is quite good too.

To put it simply, I can't wait for the rest!

The art is great with an okay story.
The animations could be slightly better but unsure how to make it work for this artstyle..

Though if you are looking for a game with content for what's uploaded here you are better of finding other games as half (if not more since I haven't bothered checking newer versions) are locked behind a patreon only paywall that is not uploaded here and the biggest subtraction in stars.

You can make a great game but if half of it is not availble to the users on the site you upload it on thenthe game will get rated on that content.

The art... is great!

The story is ... okay to good with occasional engrish.

The paywall to much of the content... is high, reinforced, and manned by armed guards.

The end result is a game that could be a 4.5-5 but comes up short in just enough areas to be a 3-4, and seems to put almost as much work into it's paywall as it puts into it's new content. The end result an above average game you should try, it's got some good stuff in it, but it's got enough rough areas to keep it from being the very top tier.

Public version looks more like a demo then anything else, you can't do a lot of stuff and it's just frustrating cause it breaks the mood, I didn't even played until the end cause every time appears ( Patreon only) so, not recomend at all

Another really good game, story is interesting and sex scenes are really good.
The paywall can be avoided if you know what to install into the game.

I hope the game gets finished and stays this good.

Sex. 9/10
Story. 9.5/10
Characters. 9/10
Art. 10/10

Art good, animations limited. Biggest problemwith this game is its broken "engrish" and that this game locks half of its sexual content behind paywall. HALF! 50%!!,Truly insane, this shouldnt be allowed.

The game is really interesting. Art is goat. I love the unique and original of the art. Story good. If the developers can make it consistent update or at least can make it until the end. It would be a masterpiece.

giving it a 5 star cause it is defineatly one of the few naruto porn games that has a really good art. also a decent plot i mean what can you expect from a porn game. if you are a fan of naruto or porn games in general you should try it out.

The best Naruto game. You can notice the excellent art and cool animation in the scenes. The story also seems atypical for such games. If you haven't played it is worth a try. I hope the authors do not abandon the game!

Art seems good but I just couldn't deal with the bad English. It makes the premise feel weird and the dialogue stiff. If that's cleaned up, maybe I'll get back to giving this another go.

So yeah if you're bothered by bad grammar, this might be one for you to avoid.

I'm not even a Naruto fan but this game and especially the art are amazing. The art especially is top notch and enticing and I'm impressed there are two distinct story branches as well. One of my favorite games so far, well done.

I love the design of the characters, I think that of all the "naruto" parodies, this is the one with the best Hinata and excellent designs, hopefully a little more interaction with Himawari, with Hinata and hopefully soon you'll add Hanabi

Stunning Artwork and Unfulfilled Promises

I have to preface that I'm not usually a fan of fandom games, because they usually end up relying on having specific knowledge of the franchise and resort to a bunch of referential jokes, or they end up grossly deviating from the characters they are purportedly imitating and become a horrible parody.

Thankfully, this game appears to be neither. That, and the art—which is truly exceptional—convinced me to give the game a try. Every frame a painting is an overused cliche, but this game really attempts to make that a reality. Each shot is composed so well, with a surprising eye for detail and a specific attention to lighting and utilization of space. There's even simple but effective animations that really breathe additional life into the beautiful panels.

The fact that they aren't your usual Daz studio or Honey Select models is actually a big plus. Each slide has a kind of personal touch. Renders in the dark are often backlit with a moodier light, while slides in the light focus on having earthier colors and lighter tones. From an art perspective, this game is truly one of a kind. The style deviates from the usual anime style, but I think it does it exceptionally well, if not better than the source material.

The problem with this game is that the rest of the features lag well behind the exceptional artwork. The story is hardly original, with a failure-to-launch thirty-year-old being pulled into the Naruto universe, but the setup is actually decently compelling.

The only original character is Kamiko, the one responsible for pulling you through the screen. The dynamic between her and MC is interesting, and develops as the story goes along. I would (being someone who is only moderately interested in the original source material) actually argue it's the high point of the game.

Hinata is the MC's main target, and there's two paths available to pursue her, Romance and Corruption. This in itself is not unique, but the depth of which these two paths branch is unusual in this genre of game. Everything, even down to the secondary love interests, changes between the two routes. Unfortunately, I think this works against the overall experience of the game, as there's really no reason to believe that you get an entirely different cast of secondary characters depending on your route. It's not telegraphed anywhere in the game, but if you go the Romance route, you can interact with Mirai and Kurenai. While if you go the Corruption path, you have Moegi and Anko.

Why? Who knows. Maybe the developer thinks that having a completely different cast will increase the replay value? Unfortunately, because the paths are so different from each other, it's hard to review the game unless you play both, but you can't realize how different the paths are unless you already do. In the end, it just feels like your agency as a player is stripped away, since you don't even have determination over the characters you choose to interact with.

The writing also falls off very quickly. At first, there's an earnest attempt at setting the character up as this tutor of Himawari while getting to know Hinata. The build up in this case is much better than the payoff, as the game takes the tone of a generic Wife trainer in the second act, where you simply do repetitive visits to Hinata and slowly chip away at her, getting slightly lewder and lewder each time.

The other girls are just there to fill up your chakra, apparently, which makes it doubly strange why each path has a completely different selection. There's not enough engagement or substance there to really make the difference meaningful. You don't have any choices surrounding them, and their existence to the MC are essentially plug-and-play batteries to your Corruption remote.

The quality of the writing dips more and more as the game goes along. The early chapters feel like they were proofed and written with care. But as the game goes along, it starts to feel like they're written just to make updates or fill panels. Couple that with the transitions, which were always barebones lines of text on a phone screen, and the game manages to feel rushed and drawn out at the same time. They're really, really trying to milk the seduction of Hinata out as long as it'll go, but everything else, from the in-between moments to the secondary cast, feels like they're just along for the ride.

Ultimately, the game is worth trying just for the artwork. But beyond that it's quickly nothing special. Diminishing writing, a lack of choice beyond a simple binary split, and the tedium that is the actual seduction process make it a pretty forgettable gameplay experience. I can't say the game is a waste of time, but it's also far from a must play.

This game has great art and that's just about it.
For a porn game this game feels wanting in every department except for the art.
The story is bland, but I as a reviewer should mention that, nowadays, I rarely find any new stories anywhere that I deem original or new.
There is only one choice that matters in the game if you exclude instant game over choices and pay walled choices that we can't choose in the public version. As I didn't try the other route I can't tell for sure if it mattered either.
The writing feels wanting in every department, when I read this it felt like I was talking to myself at times. I think other writers use telling/explaining styles to counter this but I'm not a pro writer myself, I can however say as a reader that the writing needs improvement badly.
The fap material, is where the writing is as worst and the scenes are very short. I felt that scenes being short were better due to the poor writing.
The art is what this game has and that's about all it has.
2/5 stars, as the graphics/art is truly amazing!
This game just didn't do much for me.