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

I wasn't expecting a parody game to have a decent story let alone good art. This game's been a surprise of the best kind. Also netori games are my jam. Hopefully updates for the game can come at a constant pace since this game is definitely worth a look if you are even mildly interested in any of the Naruto characters.

This is my first "review". Mostly to encourage people to try and support this game and correct what I consider an unnecessary backlash. I was massively hesitant to start this game due to that and expected It to be NTR oriented.

Right now, there are 5 girls you can have s*x with. Hinata is the only one to have scenes with someone other than the MC (Naruto). And while it does nothing to me, I get why It's done since we are the one stealing her from her husband.

The graphics are amazing and really did justice to Naruto. The MC's design is unique rather than the common shota. The dialogues are neat, the MC quickly grasps the situation and adapt to his position (yes, you will have to work to get what you want rather than just get it because you are the MC). Thei story is cool, but I wish we could spend more time in Konoha or learn about the characters. Finally, your choices matter and will change who you interact with along with your actions and the progress of the story.

I highly recommend to try it. Unless you are scared shitless of female characters having relation with someone else than your MC and again while I don't care about it, it just reminds us that the characters have their own life aside from the MC and make the story more complex than just the MC being the center of the world. No, you are just a shinobi that has to work relatively hard to steal the Hokage's wife and that is what makes the story far better.

I actually liked this game a lot, I played it twice to check it's choices, and I think that's awesome, good game, I Hope you continue the game, I actually liked the Hinata romance part, but I played the corrupt part too, I liked It, i see the diferente between the choices, thank you for the game, I wish good luck with the game

Its so bad you gonna love it. Would have even gave a 3 but got very bland at the end of the version. Its like the MC got replaced within the last 10-15 min without it being mentioned or any reasons. It just happens or like in Todd Howards quote: ´It just works´ -> I call it cheap writing.
Either you stick to it or remake this crucial part.

Its not finished as im posting this so who knows what the content will be there.

I suggest dont focus on story or characters because you will be disappointed.
It contradicts just you can have the cuck sex scene despite Author saying he priors story and logic above it -> Cap.

Keep that in mind and then you should check it out. The beginning is pure comedy man, trust me
Since its free and if you have time to waste, give it a go. There is a crack for the content which is behind a paywall.
Ah yeah thats another thing. Game comes out with content behind paywall. In 2022. Like for real. Because of that I really thinking to give it a lower score but at least this game made me laugh.
And I will be damned not many games managed to do that so at least credit where its due.

Story is simple enough to skip and still understand whats going on.
Art is solid 9/10, with few animations but very good quality static images.
The developers pushan update every two months so the content is plenty.
This game has very good potential

The drawing style is really unique. The plot is really immersing, It just really feels like im living it. The little details like sounds and music is really appretiated. Thank you guys for this experience

Let me say right off the bat: this isnt a fair review, but I felt the urge to leave one after I played the game.

The most obvious thing (what probably got you here in the first place), the art is very impressive. It's not the most amazing or detailed or animated but something about it really drew me in (no pun intended). it's just outright good. Period. And even though it diverges from the actual Naruto style, it feels perfect for the setting.

Now onto why I started this off by saying it wasnt a fair review. I only played like 5-10 minutes of this, never even hit the Hinata stuff. So take everything I say with caution and skepticism.

The writing is... pretty bad. Likely a translation issue. But from what I read it was really hard to follow and I found myself just clicking repeatedly to get through it. I'd highly recommend getting a writer or translator in to help with that. From what I did understand/gather, the plot is very straight forward and pretty generic. Now I didn't get too far into it, for numerous reasons, but what I did see gave me the impression the MC is one of those guys who's a generic loser, 30-something virgin, who enjoys being the bottom. That's whatever, some people are into that and I got no issues with that. But the way its written just felt.. like a chore to get through.

I probably would have kept playing to be honest, for the art if nothing else, but the fact I had seen a review about content being locked behind a paywall was the final push to just close the game.

Maybe if a full version gets posted I'll come back and try it again but the honest answer is I probably won't.

I think the only reason I'm writing this is because the art is just so good. I'd love to see this artist do another title or even better, for this game to be rebuilt and restructured, or at the least re-written and a removal of paywall hidden content.

tl;dr: the art is legit. The writing is bad. The MC seems boring af. There's paywall hidden content (on f95...) Hard pass for me but maybe you'll like it. Give it a download and 10 minutes of your time. Who knows.

For 0.3 there is not much content but it seems the progress takes them one update per month. The update content is rather small but since everything is drawn its decent progress in my eyes.

The game is good for a quick fap if you are into the art but everything else like story, characters or fetish will influence if you hate or like this game.
A heads up since the version which gets leaked/posted here dont have all the sex scenes since they are behind a paywall.

At this current version (0.3), the game will give you two routes. Romance and Corruption for Hinata. It also will have different update focuses/preferences on these two updates. (Aka one update is for the Romance, next update is for the Corruption etc.)
However, before that you are forced to watch NTR/Voyurist scenes. Makes the whole romance/corruption path pointless after that happend but Dev. mentioned that he is new to this. It was mentioned before that other people/chicks could be introduced but It seems this is to big for the current team to handle so they will focus on Hinata in this game. Understandable for how poorly the story goes but also a missed oportunity... just imagine Tsunade with this art.

Story is with the fetish the biggest weak point. Its your typical isekai story with voyeurism focus and tendencies of being a cuckhold at the beginning and to this version there is not much change, only a glimpse where it could lead.
OC have your typical World domination plot and MC needs to help her by corruption important people which he can with a single touch, but fails to do so on the main target of this game (Hinata) because "plot" -> NTR follows up because also "plot". There are some inconsistency in this whole "plot" and its only done so you can have these scenes. Even for a porn game its nothing special and I wouldnt even mind that much if it was execuded properly, which it wasnt.

Dev. justified it with "They all have their lives" so everything goes but it falls short when everything feels generic, hence its just "Poor" and not even "Avarage" compared when I tried 0.2 out.

Amazing art. Probably one of the best in this site.

However, the main attraction for the game is the netori (not netorare) twist to the franchise with a little bit of isekai element mixed into it.

5/5 Intro.

Ok, as per usual in ALL my reviews, lets first address the Graphics, art, and CG.

It is fucking fantastic. It is probably the best, no joke, the best Naruto fanmade hentai game I've ever seen. Most other Naruto parodies try too hard to emulate/copy the anime's art style, and while that's not a bad thing, it does get extremely boring real quick. But this, is a like a refreshing breeze. It's fucking gorgeous and you can tell the artist fucking loved making these. There is a ton of care and consideration put into the assets of this game, however early it may be. Definitely top tier, and worth at least having a look at.

SFX is pretty damn good. The game uses a piano/orchestral cover of one of Naruto's iconic theme songs. And while I don't know whether they made it themselves, hired someone to do it, or just included it for the heck of it, I do appreciate the author's taste. Its good music, though maybe a tad bit too emotional considering the nature of the game.

Which brings us the only detriment of this game; its most definitely NTR. A lot of people hate this genre, and for good reason. Its a niche genre, and I too, hate most forms of NTR, especially when its my favourite characters getting cucked. However, here's a tip for people who hate NTR, try to remember that NONE of the content you're seeing is canon. Think of it as a multiverse situation, where the main timeline's characters are all still faithful to their respective partners, and untouched by whatever dirty-natured fanfic that comes along the way. It will help you stomach the genre more easily.

The story itself is kind of generic, using the same 'help evil outsider take over village plot' already utilised by 3 or 4 other hentai parodies. Nothing original here, though I do appreciate the dialogue since it gives us more insight into a character's motivations and choices, rather than sticking to surface-level crap. I'm not very fond of the MC at the moment, since he's also a generic horny cuck, but if the writing continues to be good, or improve, we may get to see another side to him.

Tldr; it's a pretty good visual novel with fantastic Art, beautiful music, and a generic plot with well-written dialogue. The choices don't matter very much now, just a small branch here and there, but it might become more complicated down the road.

For now though, I'm happy to give this project a solid 4/5 for my first review, although I truly believe that this work of art can be deserving of a 5 star rating depending on where it goes, and how consistently it's made. Caution however; there will be some content locked behind patreon paywalls, which is the only reason I'm deducting a star. But if the full version is eventually made, and includes all the patreon scenes to the public, then this point will eventually be moot.

Gambatte, dev~!

I giving it a 2 because it says 3 is average but its less then average. The saving factor is definitive art I agree with the community but only the art.
I play Visual Novel for story and choices not art alone. For that I have Rule34.

Reason for 2 stars on priority
# Its not a Visual Novel but simple Kinetic Novel
# Content behind Paywall
# The game says you have options for making story choices which will impact me as a player which is a lie
-> The option I have is only between A or B choices which are meaningless
-> The option to know more about a character but are also meaningless
because its straight narrative
-> Specific Sexual Content is not avoidable
# the story contradicts itself
# low variety of gamecg
# no animations
# low sound effects and low variety of Background music

I play many Japanese Visual Novel both silly and remarkable so I understand this Visual Novel is in the silly category.

A pity that lots of reviewers here are forgetting what does "initial release" mean. I know the ''inner-kitchen'' of the whole process from the dev perspective. And for those who wants 8k 60fps animations at the very beginning, I suggest to add "Girls getting out from the monitor and gives you a bj" option missing since that is a terrible disadvantage in 2k22 as well.

I've played the game and I must say that I'm impressed. It's definitely a solid start!

Pros:
- Amazing arts
- Good plot/story

Cons:
- No animation
- Lack of music
- "Lots of text, little art"

Once again, the game is not perfect, but definitely worth playing. Especially considering that it's the first release. I sincerely wish the best of luck for the dev and her team. Don't loose your passion and you'll get what you want.

The visuals, story telling, plot, etc. They did what they could possible in my opinion. I like it so much and have very very high hopes for it, but this si the first version; the public release that will either make it or break it as it develops. Fist impressions matter and the fact they did't make the whole thing publicly avilabe kind damages their chances a lot in my opinion. Kudo's to the creator/s for making this and I wish them the best of luck in continuing this game because this game ha sa lot of potential if they're willing to listen to the opinions of their fans and make the right choices. My personal advice would be to use popular creators release, operating, public relation, etc. methods as a model. NLT Media is a good example of a successful creator/company.

Good Points
+ Art style looks pretty good.

Bad Points
- The plot and story were annoying especially considering MC's act with Kamiko and his position in this new world.
- MC is not a likable guy and he is contradicting himself with his hypocrite act/moves. He says things like ''I will be Shinobi Lord!'' and ''Hinata will be mine!'' but in the and only thing he does is watching Naruto gangbang Hinata with his clone.
- Sex scenes are pretty bad... First of all, they are not animated and that's a big red flag for games made in 2022, we are not in the early 2000s and proper (30-60FPS animations with well-made physics) animations are needed. Secondly, if you can't make animations you should add a lot of different angles/positions with photos (renders, drawings, etc) but we don't have that either... For example, our first sex scene had only two pictures/angle/position and the second one had only one picture... It's just terrible...
- At the beginning of the game DEV says ''What will happen to him in this world is only for you to decide! You'll be able to interact with familiar characters, make story choices, what will have an impact on your game experience.'' and its just big lie. In reality, players choices don't matter and you can't change anything about your gameplay. Especially specific sexual content being unavoidable and you having zero choice about it is pretty good example of this.
- Our third sex scene is behind the paywall. If you are not a patron you see only one image/position and that's it. If you want to see more there is an option for patrons which makes zero sense because this is the first version of the game and without showing the whole potential of your game you can't wait for people to subscribe to your patron...
- We lack of different images that can give the feeling of scenes and that means you gotta read a lot of text with the same image over and over again which makes things boring AF.
- Our menu looks basic and cheap and could use some work.
- We don't have a lot of music, so adding more and fitting musics could be good.
- I guess our writer is not someone using English because we have some un-translated Russian dialogues and a lot of dialogue doesn't makes sense because of translation being nothing more than average. Finding someone with better translation skills could be good.

For The End
Honestly, the art style looks good and I could say drawer has some skills, but as a game, it's just terrible... If I saw these drawings outside of this game as a just drawings I would say they do look 4/5, but it should be clear at this point this thing cannot be called ''game'' at all. I always try to be more optimistic for games first releases and always give at least 1-star rate more and I was thinking to give a better star rate again since its first release but seeing how hypocrite our MC and story are and lastly third sex scene being behind a paywall was the last strikes. I hope DEV will improve his game and make better things with new updates, so I can edit my review for a better rate and play an enjoyable game.

Wonderful artstyle. There are many games of Naruto here but this one is the best one in terms of artstyle. Story is not fresh afterall well it's a parody of Naruto. But this one is not grindy sandbox like many games here. This is a visual novel. Also this is not big fuck feast either. Loved the interactions with hinata. Unlike many games MC' face is visible in this game that's another plus for me. Honestly speaking even this one is a first release I liked this one than many other Naruto ganes here. Hoping they keep this pace and quality.

+ Beautiful artstyle
+ Not a grindy sandbox
+ Writing is also good

Keep up the good work dev Looking forward to next updates