Ren'Py - Abandoned - Our Bright Days [v0.1.3] [keyclap]

Gfx and anims are good, that's about the only good thing I'll say about this porno gaem. The generic porno sandbox story is self-important to the point that the dev actually felt it was necessary to passive-aggressively point out that it's a "story-driven" game and not for people only looking to fap to some porno. Well I think it's not for people looking to read a good story either.

While I'm at it, despite the fact the PC and his stepsister has a great relationship, the dev still felt it necessary to invent ad hoc dangers for her to get into so the PC can rescue-fuck her. The most ridiculous of these being her stumbling on a large rock somehow lying in the middle of a busy road in a city and the PC forthwith tending to the resultant wound by licking it. Which, quite apart from being the reason she avoided him like the plague from that point on is supposed to be an example of their endearing bond. It's character development, doncha know.

Ok so now it's time for the ugly - the UI. Good god the level of overdesigned derp that went into it....

A ren'py game with skip and rollback functions disabled.

Almost every other UI function heavily modified for no reason whatsoever and turning out far, far worse.

Three different "animation engines" and two of them don't work on account of being "interactive". The dev's idea of interaction being an awkward minigame where you drag the mouse pointer all over the screen to physically play the animation in a specific way a specific number of times, both of which are a secret. Being allowed to easily control speed, angle, pose etc during h-scenes? Well that could actually be fun, and who the hell wants that.

I'd give it 0/5 if I could, but 1 will have to do.

The game is a complete letdown. Poor graphics, clunky controls, and a lack of engaging content. It feels unfinished and repetitive. Definitely not worth the time or money. Extremely disappointing. Would not recommend.

Our bright days [v0.1.0]

This is a great first release. Didn't expect this much decent amount of content and great graphics. MC is not your usual horny brat. Loved the interaction between MC and sister. There is humor and wholesome moments. Loved the gameplay it's not Grundy but simple free roam events. And loved the musics used in the game. And loved the part in the free roam event where you can select musics and also can bring a soda to the sister to enlighten her mood. These things made the free roam event also interesting.

* Great graphics
* Sound effects and music
* Humor

My only concern is I'm not a fan of NTR. Well I'm glad dev is giving separate downloadable content for those who likes NTR. Then again this part will develop many controversies here and there is a high chance many are gonna avoid the game.

Edit : glad dev changed his decision there won't be no NTR

There is also no rollback function here.

Overall it's a great first release. Absolutely loved this one. Looking forward to next updates

First of all for this game to be made with Ren'Py is quite shocking the dev has some serious skills. I thought I was playing a Unity build, along with the renders being really well done. This is complemented by the storyline and relationship building.

I feel like giving this first release a maximum rating as a sweet boost in encouragement for the following reasons:

1) Unmatched Quality: The quality of this game is simply unmatched and superior to 90% of the games in here of its kind, the clean and responsive UI with an intuitive design, top edge rendering quality enhanced by really sophisticated animations and transitions. Not to mention all the customization options available to the user, even those with a less performing machine or with specific needs.

2) Simple yet captivating: The story seems to be simple in a good way as of this first release and focusing more on the intricacies between the characters, which am a big fan of. The relationships with the MC feel genuine and can get you pretty invested from the very beginning.

3) Transparency: The dev gives a commentary at the very end explaining their situation and how they have been working into honing their skills ever since their last project was released and tbf it shows in how good the content is.

So having said that, its not easy nowadays to trust a dev soo early in development given all the bad apples around... but if I had to give a vote of trust ever in this site, I'd give it to @keyclap even if just for the transparency alone (which I hope will keep throughout all the development) and their effort at offering something qualitatively above the standards.

Outstanding job!