Review for [v0.01.0]
Honestly, I'm very impressed. I'll explain why I haven't given it 5 stars, but I want to give the dev their laurels first.
Despite there not being any real sexual content besides nudity, the most important part of the first upload should be vision, and there is a clear and enjoyable vision here.
First off, the story uses possibly one of my favourite scenarios: apartment/hotel handyman. It is, without a doubt, the most reliable and logical story set-up, and I am shocked that few stories actually utilise it. It's the same way I don't think I've ever seen a groundskeeper be used for any story. Either way, the AVN uses it's set ups properly, and it actually helps build the world around it. This is what most devs fail to use: finding a problem, and then solving it IN the world. The dev wanted to create a scenario where logically the MC would meet a lot of people, and a hotel handyman works. The dev wanted to use a classic like/lust stat system, and create an in-world reason for it to happen, even giving the MC the background to justify it's use.
The modelling, lighting, and environments, all look good. They're not amazing, but they are absolutely well-done. With the amount of garbage AVNs I've seen, having them actually look human makes an AVN better than half the ones out there at a minimum.
I'll also add that the inclusion of mini-games in the AVN are also quite good. I've played some that require full on complicated fucking nonograms to complete, so the actual implementation of a MINI game which isn't a pain in the ass is great.
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Now, this is the part where I get to the negatives.
Big one for me is the lack of diversity in the women. Or, more plainly, they all look the fucking same. Katie, Rylee, Celia, and Leeann (whatever the fuck that name is, why she can't be called Leanne is beyond me) might as well be sisters, cause there's no meaningful visual distinction besides their hair. Every woman shown to us is a skinny white woman with basically the same frame, who appear to hover around the same age. I have to keep reminding myself who each character is supposed to be because they're so bloody similar.
Another issue is that there are rampant spelling and grammatical errors, to the point where Chapter One literally has the subtitle "New Begining". How a spellchecker just never came into play is beyond me for these stories, or at least a once-over check. I'm not sure if this is due to English not being their first language, but the fact I'm even considering that a possibility says enough.
While the female characters are written decently for a "begining" where you have a base and expect it to be built upon later, the male supporting characters of Alan and Matt just do not fit well. The introduction of "the score" seems like it'll serve as either an unnecessary distraction, or a convoluted "pick up" game. There's at least hope that Matt's mum will offer an actual MILF character (assuming we can't get with Leeann in the future, which would be a total waste).
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Either way, I hope the dev avoids the future pitfalls and makes a great game!