Ren'Py - No Mercy [v0.5] [Zerat]

Hm.... how best to describe the AVN "No Mercy"? I think we all know there's only one way this review can be written, and that's to offer a proper homage to the dev.
THERE! THAT'S BETTER! WHAT'S THAT? YOU LOVE THE FACT THAT I'M WRITING IN ALL CAPS? THEN 'no mercy' IS THE GAME FOR YOU! BECAUSE IT'S ALL CAPS, ALL THE TIME!
I had planned to do the whole review in caps, but jesus that hurts my eyes, the same way playing this game did. Anyway, "No Mercy" is a game about a teenager/young man with all the confidence and attitude of someone with a micropenis who catches his father's wife cheating on his father.
Now, I think most people would feel pretty bad for their dad. Or, might be angry at their father's wife. But the micropenis MC? Nope! It's just an excuse to try and rape his father's wife (which happens - and I cannot emphasize enough that I picked the nonviolent choices) multiple times over the next few days.
I can see how shocked you are. Whoa! Sounds like another mentally ill MC, who should probably see a psychiatrist.
You don't have to tell me that! This MC is a legit psychopath. He is a small-time weed dealer who beats up his customers if they don't pay on time! Maybe should remind the dev that weed is legal in most places in the 21st century, and that even when it wasn't, no one beat anyone up over it. As if that wasn't silly enough, the mother of one of his customers offers to pay the MC to stop selling to her son, so the MC - you guessed it! - tries to blackmail/rape her, too!
Still, there are a lot of choices in this game, but... oh, wait. If you don 't pick the choice the dev wants, he literally breaks the fourth wall and lectures you for not making the correct decision. That's the mark of a high-quality, interactive story, right there!
Not good. DNF, and you likely will not, either.

Great game so far, really one of the good ones you must try.

Pros:

1. Great looking models
2. Animations are done very nicely, using stills for simple animations during non-critical moments is really nice.
3. Story is interesting enough, written well and structured well.

Cons:

1. Point system is bad, the dev keeps content away from the player when the player makes a choice that doesnt net enough points to unlock another scene later. This is completely stupid and just causes frustration with the player to reload and try again to get the correct amount of points for the better or more content.

As per last point, NEWSFLASH, 99.99% of people will opt for more content. Why create a system that blocks the player from experiencing that content. Maybe make it clear from the get-go, that there could be a love path and a lust path or maybe even something in between and then create unique scenes for each path so the player has some replay value to try other paths, instead of the current method.

I actually like the concept here. The idea of playing what is basically the bad guy is intriguing. I wouldn't mind seeing a seduction route, but I can appreciate this. I can even tolerate the lust/dom system. It's a bit stupid in my opinion, but eh, it is what it is. What I can't appreciate is the absolutely absurd mini games. This is coming off of trying another title with absolutely terrible mini games already so not helping my frustration already.

Dev, you do understand you've made an adult VN, yes? That means no one wants to stop jacking off to grab their keyboard to answer some stupid fucking questions. And could someone explain what the fuck the computer scene was for. What the actual fuck was anyone supposed to gleam from that trash factory? Anyway, you have a lot good ideas here. You should stick to dialogue being the main driving force behind this VN. Additionally, the Aunt should be slutty and wanting to get in the MC's pants. The fact that she starts out teasing him and doesn't immediately jump the MC's bones when he brings it up was actually a major disappoint. I literally did a double take on that nonsense.

The models are great, the story is decent, and the animations are top notch. In truth this would be a solid 4/5 for me if it weren't for the mini games. Those totally kill the flow. 5/5 if the dev can get rid of those and bring in a seduction route for the MC to use on the Step-mom. If you enjoy this VN do the dev a favor and contribute whenever you can. Keep in mind we're allowed to try these out on F95 for free. Be sure to leave a review letting the dev know what you like and what you didn't. As always I wish this dev all the best and hope they find their audience. Cheers.

So far it's a good game. No need to worry about NTR featured in the prologue it's that MC's mom cheat on his dad with another man (it's a small BJ scene). MC will see this and take a picture and blackmail her and will try to make her his and will succeed.

Good points

+ Good female models
+ Good pace

Neutral

* Writing
* Renders

Bad points

- crappy male models
- episodes are shorter

So far I enjoyed this and loved the pace of the game. Mom model and Tommy's mom model are pretty. If you like a game where you make girls fall for you with corruption and dominance you will love this. I will say give this one a try. No need to worry cause it don't have VN tag. It's not a sandbox game but it have few mini games with choices but it can be skipped. I will say give this one a try

Truly an amazing experience for every fan of blackmail, the models are really good and the scenes are very well done. The writing is good and is NOT the usual mindless slut mom submitting to the mc. I really hope to see more from the dev as with more content it could easily become one of the best in its category.

The dev in this game knows how to strongly stimulate eroticism. Character modeling is also great. However, non-intuitive puzzles and uncomfortable point systems need improvement.
If you refine it a little more, it will be a great game.

I think you did a really good job with the writing . This was the perfect balance for me between being eighter too submissive or horny . I find your writing to have a very good balance with the portrayal of the stepmother having many moments when she keeps snapping back to reality or tries to resist the protagonist . I also absolutely loved the side character . Keep doing what you are doing and please don't make the stepmom into a complete mindless sex slave like 99% of all the other games . 9/10 writing and 7.5/10 renders

If you a fan of blackmail and netori tags this game will be definitely for you! Mostly games with this tags nowadays have low quality. Some of them which can be called decent usually try to play by both sides (good/soft and bad/hard routes) and it is annoying because you should wait too long for your favorite route update. But as far as i see this game is different, there is decent graphic, lovely characters and a story that only revolves around these sweet tags!

This is my opinion right now in the start. I just hope that we will see regular updates and the stuff in the game will become only hotter. Will play every update from now on and will be back here after the game will end to give you my final thoughts.

I'd rate it 4 stars but it loses 2 for the 'puzzles'. They're pointless, you just have to guess at total which button click in which order. That isn't a matter of difficulty, it's random how long it will take someone. You could get it right by accident immediately.

I don't like games where you have to perfectly select precise answers in order to see as much as possible. Roleplaying gets thrown out the window and you end up loading back to change your answers, so literally everyone simply uses a walkthrough mod to deal with it. It's bad design with no benefits for the player.

The English could use a little work, but it's overall okay. The actual writing and premise, and the animations, and visuals in general, all I think are good, and the dev could have something great here if he'd simplify the whole thing. It's more work for no benefit to complicate it like this.

(v0.20) This is looking to be a great addition to the darker kink VNs.

Pros: An engaging story with a fairly plausible plot line. Not to mention, as others already have, some great models being used without being too over the top. At least for the main LI, the stepmom. Renders are quite well done (although I'm not real clear on why the foggy appearance in one of the later scenes). Music is decent. No sound effects but that's always been a non-issue for me personally as I typically find most sound effects annoying anyways. Lastly. Plenty of choices that do have an effect on the story along with the option to pass on any undesirable material.

Cons: I left choices for last on the pros because for this VN, the choices can actually be a con too. I like choices that direct the story one way or another but this dev uses the choices as gate keys rather than simple story pathing. And here, far too much material seems locked behind choices that are very unclear. Only way you'd reach a lot of said material is through either crazy dumb luck, a LOT of replaying, digging into the code, or the use of an external walkthrough. For me, that's not really ideal. Moving beyond the choice system, other cons would be the all too common oversized dick of the MP and the perhaps too short "chapters". Those latter two I recognize as being simply personal taste though.

So the pros definitely are outweighing the cons for me here. That said, I'll definitely be looking forward to future releases/chapters of this one!

Excellent game. Nice models and good scenes. I always praise creators who put evil choices without leading to game over or to bad endings plus the milf/taboo themes are awesome. I hope this VN continues and inspire more games like this.

The game is really hot and the female models are really good. Enjoyed all the scenes also. Good job dev, looking forward to seeing more.

Would be nice to see what achievements we missed in a menu or something with hints on how to get them if possible.

I find the game's theme intriguing and promising, even at this early stage. If the story continues to evolve and more female characters are drawn to the main character, it could make for a compelling narrative. However, it's important to steer clear of political correctness, as it may not align with the tone of an erotic game. Also keep up the good work!. Nova

Well, this game really made me feel anxious that it's too short for now.
First of all, I loved the premise of the story.
MC is also a bad boy but also intelligent and capable of empathy.
The game starts in force, with a blowjob performed by the mother of a colleague of the main character, whom he had never seen until that moment. What a delight...!!
Then he takes care of the stepmother…
Surprise! The milf has neither monstrous breasts nor a monstrous african ass, on the contrary, normal, natural shapes. And the choice of the face of the stepmother is perfect.
The game has a lot of potential, I hope the developer finds the optimal balance between a believable story and the necessary dosage of porn scenes.
It's one of the games I put on my "to watch" list.
...4 stars? Well, it's not finished yet

I like the theme, it seems interesting despite being very initial, if more things develop in the story, perhaps with more women being persuaded by the MC, it could become a good story. The only trap that should be avoided is, avoid being politically correct, it does not suit erotic games.

Just played 0.11 version
The story has believable characters (for a fantasy) and moves at a good pace (not too slow or too fast)
Unlike most stories, the son here is a true selfish bastard with no empathy who only seeks to subjugate his mother without a hint of guilt (I only remember Raptus having a character like that, but even more extreme). And the mother really tries to resist and does not enjoy the situation at all (at least for now. I don't know which direction the author will take it. If the mother ends up enjoying being her son's sexual slave or if she will always be a victim, coerced and dominated against her will).
For those who like stories of forced incest with a bastard son who only seeks to dominate his mother and turn her into his obedient bitch and a mother who really tries to resist, I recommend it.
The images are hot and the story advances at a good pace, believable for a fantasy (although reality always surpasses fiction and similar things have surely happened. Psychopaths have also been teenagers) and I am eager to see where it progresses.
Be aware it has only 2 chapters yet, so don't complain if you feel it short.

Game's premise is very interesting and the game shows a lot of promise. Hope the dev keeps developing this one. Lots of hot scenarios possible this premise. The models used are great. The game looks like it will have branching paths for hard blackmail/soft blackmail/ coercion routes

As of version 0.05 I can only give this two stars and that's because I like the models. This seems like another dev that can't or won't follow through with what the game advertises. When you name your game No Mercy and then have the MC not be able to force the mom or even not fight back at all, it's stupid. You even have the option to force and then nothing happens. What happened to no mercy?