Nice renders, nice animation, decent story, everything seems good to me, but the problem is some of the li is annoying af, I don't mind bitchy/annoying love interest if only the MC is badass or at least decent enough to give a solid answer, to talk about MC he's wimpy as fuck, I really hate this type of MC, for me main character (mc), plays a huge role in AVN, this is like our typical honey select 2 games where MC is a wimpy-ass/weak-ass and a total simp, honestly I love honey select 2 games but MC always ruined my whole mood, no matter how hard I try to like this game, MC is always being a pain in the arsh, obviously he's the main character because of him we can't even play the game, getting tired of these type of MC, well it's a no from me I'm out, out, out!!!!
Game reads like it was written by a 14 year old, very little makes sense. Plot thin excuse for sex with endless big titted "space" women, who seem to all share the same face. Was hoping for a game to rival another space game which actually has good writing and is funny, this comes nowhere close.
IMPORTANT: Although this is a harem game (i.e. lots of sex and equal screen time with many girls), there is one main love interest while the rest are more FWBs. And no, the main LI is not your childhood friend Lym, the white colored hair girl featured prominently in the game page, screenshots and title screen.
For reasons elaborated below, the de facto female protagonist is Nyx, the green haired elf girl with purple eyes. So if you don’t like this, it’s better to pass this game than end up getting upset later.
Story
MC is a graduated space cadet tasked to captain a research vessel in search of other planets and civilizations for colonization. The main plot involving an antagonistic organization, political conspiracy and corruption will slowly unfold 4 - 5 hours into the game. On the whole, the storyline is interesting and some of the action and gunfights do well as a Sci-fi adventure.
However, pacing isn’t consistent and momentum is often disrupted by lull periods where MC moves around vessel for mini-events with various girls. Instead of space themed events like exploring planets, interacting with ships, stopping by outposts etc., we get mundane stuff seen in every university AVN like playing console, cooking, drinking, gym, clinic check ups. It breaks the immersion and gets boring fast.
Game Mechanics
You can choose Sandbox or Visual Novel mode. The sandbox is highly controlled and proceeds similarly to the VN mode, so you might as well do the latter and save the room clicking.
Choices either skip scenes with a LI or have minor variations on how the story progresses. There is however one major decision which is the type of relationship you want to pursue with the main LI, Nyx.
Background / Character Renders
Surprisingly good - many of the space related backgrounds are detailed and convincing especially for the vessel rescue mission and battle scenes towards the end of V0.44.
Character models are well-designed and distinguishable with many costumes ranging from spacesuits, formal to casual. On the whole, I consider them heavily modified from HS which is a good thing.
Character Development
This is where things stumble and incur most of the criticisms. Character development with most girls are superficial and colorless from normal interactions to sex. Noel and Clemont are essentially fuck buddies while Lym and Sybil are more like playthings. MC comes across as an obnoxious jerk when dealing with them.
Then comes Nyx - she’s sort of the main LI because:
1) She’s the only one who has a well articulated relationship with MC - developing from tsundere to acceptance to romantic. You can either pursue a maledom route where MC sees her as a dependable subordinate or go for a femdom route where MC sees her as a nurturing superior. These routes will result in different sex scenes.
I opted for maledom first try and found it acceptable, but my second run with femdom offers a more intimate relationship IMO. It’s not abusive BDSM femdom, more like a powerful woman guiding and supporting her lover, so feel free to give it a try.
2) Regardless of which route, much of the main story is driven by MC consulting Nyx as a adviser / partner / superior whereas the other girls’ involvement are either in the side stories or receiving instructions from the MC.
Sex Scenes
Quantity wise it’s nice - not too many that it gets numb, but enough to come by just as you are getting bored. The animations are done well, but they feel similar to each other. Either MC drops corny “I want sex” lines with Lym and Sybil or Clemont and Noel throw themselves at MC followed by a hard pounding with cringey porn dialogue.
Nyx’s maledom scenes are similar, but at least there’s a bit of after sex interaction that feels more like lovers. The femdom route is much better from a relationship POV. So far there are no lewds with the futanari catboy An, but this can get VERY interesting in the future.
BGM and Sound Effects
There is a large trove of BGMs used and some of them are quite unique and complement the story well. Sound effects are limited and used occasionally. Overall it’s above average to good for me.
Conclusion
I like the main story - it’s not particularly innovative but good enough for casual entertainment. I’m OK with Nyx being the main LI and the rest as FWBs since I find her relationship with MC for both routes cute and endearing in their own ways. The game is complemented well by high quality renders and animations as well as a good selection of BGMs.
However, the generic college activities are annoying and uninspiring. The relationship building with other girls can do better even as FWBs - e.g. MC treats Lym quite badly for a childhood friend and pissing at Noel was kinda WTF for me.
This visual novel had a lot of potential but didn’t quite deliver in the later chapters.
On the plus side, the character models are impressive. Even though the game uses older HS models, the exaggerated but believable designs are really well done. The focus on bouncing breasts and asses is refreshing and well-executed, something many other games miss. The femboy and furry characters also look good here, which is a win compared to how others handle them. Overall, the visuals are solid and add a lot to the game, even if they’re not the latest tech.
The story starts with a familiar setup: a rookie captain and his crew discover a galaxy-wide threat. The captain’s struggle with authority and his drive to save the galaxy are classic themes, but the space setting and the way it’s presented give it a fresh feel. Initially, this makes for an engaging story.
However, there are some big issues. The main character is the weakest part of the VN. As a novice captain, you expect him to make mistakes, but his constant reliance on the ear-slut character makes him seem passive and ineffective. His poor treatment of his best friend/booty call, Lym, makes him come off as spineless and hypocritical.
The choices in the game are a letdown. Instead of having decisions that really shape the story or relationships, the choices feel more like adding different flavors. For a “harem” game, this is especially disappointing, as most relationships end up feeling shallow rather than developing into something deeper. The only real choice you get is whether to dominate or be dominated by the ear-slut character. However, this choice is poorly executed. Even when you choose to dominate, the ear-slut character still acts like more of a partner than a submissive, which undermines the intended power dynamics and makes these interactions less compelling.
In the end, this VN has a lot of potential but struggles with character development and meaningful choices. It might work better as a kinetic novel where the story doesn’t rely on player decisions.
I really like the game early on. Based on that 2 stars seem harsh yes.
But there are reasons
Pros:
-Captivating story. I'm not saying its unique but it is definitely very well done and much higher quality compared to most games
-Cute Girls (And femboy lol). Doesn't need much explanation
-The scenes are done very well VISUALLY. The game looks stunning
Cons:
-So many forced choices. No sense of direction through player choice just how the plot needs it. Why do I have people on the ship I don't even want?
Why does my character simp for his random new bro but act like a genuine asshole to his childhood friend?
Give more options to you players man it feels like torture. And its so sad to see as the game started in such a better manner. The first few updates were pointing a much nicer picture regarding the story
-The Main Character kinda sucks tbh. Not a single relationship feels like one. It legitimately feels like all he cares about is sex. While certainly based on the intro his character does not seem someone who is that type of person but actually seems like a nicer person. But then all his relationships are too sexual based. Even with a character like Lym. Who is his childhood friend.
And Sybil who is as sweet as a girl can be. It's straight to sex. And even if it then while the sex scenes are visually great. The dialogue in them is super dull. The MC is not really considerate about his partner at all. It legitimately feels like there is 0 affection at times.
No development and straight to sex feels super underwhelming. I'm sure many people like this rougher approach etc but with MC treating like every girl just wants to be fucked like a slut is annoying. Atleast have some characters who are normal and want affectionate things as well. What this lacks is variety. Hell the only variety is Nyx. With the rest its either rough or rougher and completely dominating them.
Why is there no option of MC being just a normal person who isn't into being rough af. Like even when MC is trying to focus completely on Noel he has the option to piss on her face and leave? Wtf
If this game just handles the dialogues within the sex scenes better and giving more options to the player whether they want the rough, normal or complete dominant approach this game would have been 5 stars.
While everything else is perfect. The fact that the main part of a Lewd Game is a letdown and that the MC sucks is what makes it 2 stars.
I'm not saying all games should be slowburn but atleast make with some characters feel like there is actual romance.
+ femdom scenes are good
+ great animations
+ music
+ VN mode
+ story is good till act 3
- act 4 is boring as hell and 5 is only slightly better (thanks to last scene)
- most of the time mc just wandering around the ship and talk to girls. These conversations in most cases leads to nowhere. I expected more action, like going on missions with our team, fight an unknown enemy, some real action.. and after that a good bonding events with girls. Simple as that
- forced lesbian content, wtf.. where is fucking choices here?
- relationships are poorly done. There is no real connection between mc and girls, they are just fuck buddies and nothing more. Even Lym who supposed to be crazy in love with MC mostly behave like rest of them
- captain supposed to be confident, brave, assertive with sharp mind by nature - a true leader. Unfortunately we got this imbecile MC who is completely opposite, just annoying wimp. Perfect material to be a captain..
forced content (not a lof of avns with shit like that these days) pseudo "captain" and disappointing romance stuff. 2 stars
Short summary:
An okay Sci-Fi tale with a story that occasionally transcends "passable" yet also occasionally dips below " 2024 era terrible TV series " levels of 'storytelling' that doesn't really deserve 4 stars but also not really deserves to sink to 3 stars either. As an adult game the smut is...okay. There's plenty of it, but a fair portion of it is triggered from random dialogue interactions suddenly taking a turn for the lewd. Carried more by the writing and the (part of the) characters that are fleshed out enough that the smut hits a bit better.
In more detail.
Story-wise this is a Scifi adventure story where you (the MC) get promoted right out of officer training to lead one of 2 brand new exploration spaceships. It's partially on rails, partially choice-driven and does a bit of a wishy-washy job of offering choices. Part of the choices are flavour-only, part of them appear to have no meaningful effect but might do so later and part of them meaningfully interact with story beats.
The problem here is that there's a LOT of situations where you simply don't get a choice and are forced to watch the MC blunder about like he shouldn't be put in charge of an unplugged microwave let alone a state-of-the-art spaceship.
As an example, kept deliberately vague enough to not be super spoiler-y there's a fairly big argument between one of the main LIs and the MC because he's been keeping world-altering information from her. The reasons for doing so are exceedingly flimsy and terribly communicated AND flip on a dime about 3 times, with the MC "resolving" to tell her next time for each of those moments - which of course never happens until things go sideways.
This brings me to storytelling and its communication to the player.
It's passable on the whole, not bad enough to warrant skipping through for huge swathes of text but frustratingly enough interspersed with SO MUCH terrible "telling, not showing" and AND-THEN storytelling,
It undercuts some genuinely solid setups and payoffs that make me think the Dev/Devs have some talent but not a solid plan on how the story needs to go from point A to point B.
A lot of actions just come out of left field which makes any sudden "dramatic turnaround" or "sudden reveal" fall flat and merely make one go 'Yeah sure, that might as well happen'.
It's a real shame - there's some talent here as well as some good ideas but they're sometimes handled well, sometimes handled okay and frustratingly often handled poorly or even disastrously.
Now onto the characters as well as briefly touching upon the adult parts of the game. They're a mixed bag. Some characters are surprisingly deep and some are frustratingly two- or even one-dimensional, giving you exactly what it says on the tin. (Un)fortunately they do the heavy lifting on some serious story beats and the majority of the impact of the smut scenes so if they don't click early on for you you're probably better off writing this one off.
If they DO click you can probably get your time's worth of enjoyment (and "enjoyment") out of this one.
All in all, while 4 stars is. I feel, pretty generous I don't think it sinks to "mediocre" levels. It's at the very least an interesting tale that's partially being used well and partially being wasted terribly that the dev hopefully manages to improve upon with time and experience.
Because when this game nails moments of actions and consequences having their dreadful reunion (Also known as Setup / Payoff storytelling) the game truly shows that its story is worth getting invested in for that little while. I just hope we see a higher percentage of story beats hitting compared to missing as the game progresses.
Nothing spells angsty teen writing like gigantic, unrealistic breasts. It's ridiculous and weird and I have yet to read a story I cared about with such a "focus".
I actually kind of like what the Dev is trying to do here, it's admirable and a decent amount of effort obviously went into it. There's a few weird immersion breaking things, like a 90's household kitchen in a prototype, top of the line spaceship and mobile phones... I guess, we never moved past that. To be honest, the game starts out really really rough (and bland and shallow), but it does get a bit better at the end.
But while the world building is good...ish, there's a few critical things, I just can't look past:
- The sex scenes are completely gratuitous. They have no build up and have nothing to do with the story. Of course, the captain fucks his crew on the first day, right? What do I know, I never served. They are mostly stupid, unrealistic and detrimental to the story.
- The MC is more of a bro than a captain. He also talks like it and is a bit of a push over initially. If you try to give the story a military feeling, show at least a minimum amount of discipline.
- The "Love" Interests (of which there's again too many) mostly fall flat. The only character that has a somewhat deep and believable development is Lym.
All the other crewmates are basically walking tits that use stereotypical talking points that were probably poached from an 80's Star Trek Porn Parody Movie.
See also, a mix of fdom / mdom that seems to actually give a shit about both.
Probably some of the best HS2 work I've ever seen.
Updates have a lot of content in them, but if you don't take your time reading they feel short.
The only "negative" I have is that we get blue balled with a character... or consider that the character actually has something resembling IRL progression. Which is kind of amazing.
Pretty good VN with solid 2.3-4 (from good faith) out 5. Tho, I have few BIG gripes with it and I'll see finished product to make final judgment, but for now it is very good VN. Check it out and don't forget to support dev if you really like it.
Story - 2,2/5. Decent "C-anime" story, it was pretty engaging, to an extent. Got kinda boring at some point.
Choices - 1,7/5. Most of them don't matter. Yes/no and flavor text. Nothing much. Lots of forced content.
Gameplay - 2/5. Semi-kinetic VN with sandbox mode.
Characters - 1.8/5. eh. meh. don't care about anyone, sometimes they feel explicitly nominal. stand-in
MC - 1,3/5. Doormat. Could be worse.
Models/animations - 3,3/5. It's HS. Not great one, but decent.
Grammar - 3/5. I've seen few misspells and just simple mistakes
so good. my only regret is playing this before its complete. so much story left.. and not enough sybil scenes hahah. this needs more reviews. its easily in my top 3 next to eternum and once in a a lifetime. I only wish that some scenes were more hardcore but it does seem like most of the VN's arent too hardcore.
Fucking love this game. Let's start with the obvious. The girls are gorgeous, and the cast, diversified. Something lacking in the vast majority of HS2 games (and AVN's in general). The animations are fantastic. No cookie cutter bullshit here. They're inventive, dynamic, and always a ton of fun. The environments are immersive, and the story is engaging. Lore for days if you can peel your eyes off the tits for a minute.
Another thing I love, is the distinct personalities of each character. No one girl feels like another. They each have their own charms, and their own annoyances. It's not only a testament to the creativity, but the skill and care of the dev to create such distinct personalities. That's not even including all of the background and side characters. It's marvelous, is what it is. Not sure what else can be said. Looking forward to more adventures with Cap and the crew.
v0.4.3C - One of the best Sci Fi AVNs available. Great, communicative dev.
This is the closest to a Mass Effect AVN we can get. Likeable LIs together with an interesting overarching plot.
The renders are very good and it has some of the smoothest animations of any game i've tried, couple with very well done lewds.
If I had to mention something negative, it's the most common complaint you see in other reviews: The MC is a bit inconsistent and often kind of a douche, especially to one of the main LIs.
You can also kinda tell that Nyx (big titted, green haired, powerfull space elf) is the dev's favourite. Not that I mind, since she's the best LI in the game (and any VN I played, really) and has two separate routes. Honestly, if Cryo decided to make a game with just Nyx as a LI, I'd throw even more money at him.
Anyway, go try it out, it's more than worth it. We'll bang, ok?
An excellent VN game that elevated itself from other poor, underdeveloped R18 3dcg games. It has a diverse set of characters designed beautifully that don't look like some same-face failed plastic surgery, along with charming personalities and elaborate relationships. The background scenes are numerous and nicely created so that it doesn't look like the same wasteland or desert with a few trees here and there. Lastly, the game's topped with a captivating story with finely rendered animated scenes and constantly updated, just makes you want to read more. Honestly just what I want from a VN.
I like the render quality, dialogue and everything is amazing. And the designs on the females are *chef kiss*
The only real issue i have is the protagonist, his personality is too bipolar, I choose mostly dominant/badass dialogue options yet at some points the MC acts as if i've only been doing Good guy options..... i'll clarify in a spoiler below.
No good game for 2min fast fappers. But one of the best Ren'Py games ever - with lots of really great storytelling. You will find enough content for a whole blockbuster movie there, lots of revealing plots and sidestories - in a unique sci-fi universe. You will find lots of of hot scenes - and especially a real great depiction of a wonderful femdom and TPE/FLR story and such - without stupid brutality, without stupid exploitation. But with a demanding, but taotally caring domme - if you choose to walk that path ingame.
Can be a bit repetitive at some times (especially in sandbox mode) but this game does have so many potentials, real great work.
And it is really worth every Cent of Support.
Let me you tell ya', okay? I'm not usually one for 3DCG, but this actually pretty well made, including the models, textures, and animations
The story has a few plot holes and could be a bit more serious at times, but I think it's generally serviceable. A few things get to me like supposedly having the tech for FTL but not basic security or AI, or these people have studied three years just for this mission but fail to do simple things like sticking together while in unknown or hostile territory
Nyx is hands down bestgirl and if you like gentle femdom, you'll love her, and I totally simp for her. She really carries the cast, imo, and I can't really recall many characters like her in any other hgames, which is a real shame. Also I'm not giving this 5/5 just because Mommy Nyx wants me to and any rumors to the contrary are false and slanderous as I am an unbiased and unmanipulatable reviewer
It started out great with having choices and being able to pick who you want to have a relationship/sex with but then the idiotic plots stars where your on a spaceship and a doc created a gas that should help the crew being away from earth and it happens to have a side effect to increse lust in people....
Its seen multiple times before in AVNs and its just a idotic excuse to force LIs on the player and i dont like it.
When you keep turning down LIs because you got absolutly no interrest in her and then it ends out with you fucking everyone anyway game just becomes a pure fuckfest/porn game, no romance no relationship build-up which it claims on page one about the game, there simply isent any when you fuck everyone left and right without building any kind of friendship or relationship.
It even has a system for affection points and lust points, but fuck me if i know why its there when it does absolutly nothing, having 0 points will still result in MC fucking who ever.
What makes it even more weird is that after being forced to fuck some of the most ugly LIs you get options again to controle your lust which dosent make any kind of sense when you couldent controle anything before, story feels like a mess, and when you have a favorit you cant even stay faithfull since its will be a forced harem.
Game is also mostly focusing on a single fetish, big and huge tits which is something that is the biggest turn-off to me and i simply dont want to see them at all, so when your forced to fuck a huge tittet bimbo i lost all interrest in the game, even more so since i constantly turned her down from day 1.
Virgins scenes are points and shitty, no pain no blood no nothing its just pure pleasure just like any other normal sex scene, not sure why they put a virgin tag in there.
I picked sandbox gameplay since it promissed the most choices in the game, but yeah it just dosent deliver on that.
Girls look pretty decent alot uses the same face with diffent hair and such so they dont really feel unique.
Animations are about average.
Music is averge just the standard background stuff nothing special.
When a game fails to deliver what they promiss and claim the game to be i cant justify giving it a high rating, and this fails in to many ways like no romance no friendship build up no relationship build just stright to fucking its pointless, broken relationship system that does nothing.
How and Why this game has gotten such a high rating i dont understand.
This game feels like the perfect game for this genre.
Even without the erotic scenes the game has a story that makes you want to keep playing, the pacing of the game is excellent.
The different characters are unique, have some personality and offer everything you could dream ofin a sci-fi space fantasy world, there also is a variety of fetishes and some choices that matter which is appreciated.
The sandbox has a perfect hint system, so it is fun and there is no grinding, one of the few cases where the sandbox environment really enhance the gameplay experience.
There is lots of content, I recommend trying this one!
The story is great and very rich it covers space exploration and fantasy, furthermore it unravels with satisfying pacing -- nothing feels dragged out. The characters are all quite unique and realistic, because they all offer their own flavour and are well built. The sex scenes are really detailed, hot and recently have all been very well made both written and animated. Overall a very good experience playing and definitely worth your time spending time to follow the story.
