Review for Nursing Back to Pleasure [Completed] [Final] game:
I started playing this game at the v0.3 update. The game started off really strong with excellent renders, beautiful models, strong characters, good writing, and a believable story. Some time after that, the game seems to have lost its way.
Story: 2/5 - If I would've written this review around the 0.3 or 0.4 release, this would be a 4/5, but the story just sort of fizzled. The story around the church and various characters introduced later in the game just wasn't interesting. It seems like the developer had a plan when he started, but by the time he was halfway through, he had deviated so far from the plan that he just never could get back to where he planned to be. There were so many new characters and plot points that came up and then just disappeared. It just seems like the game ended long before the story. If this game didn't have a rushed ending, then it had a pointless middle. If the endings were actually planned, then frankly, it wasn't a good plan.
Renders: 4.5/5 - The renders are mostly excellent. The models are beautiful and the resolution is very high.
Animations: 4/5 - Animations were smooth and generally well executed.
Gameplay: 2/5 - The game is a visual novel that allows the players to make choices that affect how the story progresses. The player's choices lock the gameplay onto a specific path. Sometimes it's not obvious, sometimes it is, but it just unsatisfying and even frustrating when players realize much later in the game that they can't change course. I don't have the time or the patience to replay a game several times to find all of the pathways or get the best outcomes, and I know I'm not alone. Some developers think this is what players want, but I'd wager games by these developers are the games where walkthrough and gallery mods are downloaded and applied the most... because it isn't what players actually want.
Content: 4/5 - The content was about right for the development time. Each update had a respectable amount of renders and animations. Even though the ending(s) seem rushed, it does have the right amount of content for the development time and the content quality is good.
Overall, I'm really disappointed in this game. In less than 6 months, it went from being one of my favorites to just another mediocre adult game.