VN - Unity - Out of Touch! [v3.58] [Story Anon]

This is my review of the visual novel Out of Touch by StoryAnon

It is 4:45 AM on the christmas day, the 25th 2020.

For the first time in 6 to 7 years, I have cried real emotional tears. I remember feeling like this when I was a kid.
When I used to cry more often. I used to cry about such small things, but that reminds me of how I actually felt things when I was younger.
My body is still shaking and shivering after playing the game in it's entirety. It started with a massive shiver througout my body.
Then, as tensed up as I was, there was a moment where I let everything go. And then tears started rolling down my face.
I don't think I have ever been so attached to characters before in my life. This is not a porn game. This is a proper novel.
If you are looking for a good read, go read this novel. You will not regret it. I am patiently waiting for the other 85 chapters to be released.

I don't know what just happened. I don't know why I'm here. But holy shit is this a story. This right here is a fucking STORY. I didn't know I needed this in my life but I'm gonna be agonizing over the remaining 85 chapters for the rest of my life.

Is this even Koikatu anymore? The last few chapters were insane. If nothing else the Koikatu engine has been pushed to its god damn limits making the scenes for this.

God damn man. This is one hell of a passion project.

Wow. It is hard for me to put into words how I feel about this work. As others have said, very little sexual content of any kind in this visual novel. The story is completely linear, and choices do not really matter, so it's more novel than game.

The characters are extremely well drawn and their stories make you fall in love with most of them (except the evil ones, of course). If the author decided to end the story with Chapter 15, it would feel very fulfilling and complete.

I just hope they do not, because I can't wait to see what happens next. I only have good to say about this story, I can't really find anything negative about it.

Edited Feb 11 after the introduction of Chapter 2. The game was reworked to make the front part of it better and more consistent overall. One new introduction that I am not thrilled with is the fact that the battle with Cro is now a non-escapable mini-game, and according to the dev, more of this intended down the line. I really do not like mini-games. Hopefully, they do not overwhelm what is still an outstanding VN with incredible writing and character development.

Warning: Not a porn game. I think sex occurred like two or three times, and it was less than you'd see on tv. I mean I saw a nipple once. lol.

Really this game should remove the very small amount of slightly lewd stuff and just sell on steam as a visual novel. It's a story for sure.

Art: 5/5
The art for this is the highest point. Pretty damn good art.
Except the Chad part. That was... horribly out of place.

Sound:4/5
It had music that seemed fitting. Nothing amazing.

Gameplay: 1/5
There were a couple times some choices popped up. Absolutely don't matter at all, and otherwise it was straight linear story.

H Stuff: 1/5
Almost 0/5, but hey. There were a few teases I guess.

Story: 3/5
So... There is story. I was held attentive until about the end of chapter 1.
Then I realized it was just a drama for the sake of drama. Not actual good story, in my opinion.
I held skip for like 3 solid minutes just skim reading and seeing if anything else noteworthy happened. Not really.

Overall: 3/5 as a VN
Enjoyment: 1/5

Not my thing. I recognize the art quality and sheer amount of story. Just not... interesting story. To me.
Give it a go if you like non-H rom com stuff.

10/10

I went into this game expecting a half assed story and some naked anime chicks, but what I got instead was one of the most engaging stories I've seen from any game on this website .

The characters are complex and you care about them, the mc is a good guy that you're rooting for, and the writing is impeccable. This game takes you on a rollercoaster of emotion, I laughed out loud on multiple occasions, I felt bad for characters on multiple occasions, and I also felt happy for characters on multiple occasions.

The soundtrack suits the game so well, and the art is fantastic.
Its not easy to have Skyfall in your anime game soundtrack and have it feel earned but Out of Touch has done it.

It feels weird to write a raving review for a game on f95 that I didn't fap too, but I feel like I'd be doing this community a disservice if I didn't.

If you're looking for a quick fap this ain't it chief,
But If you're looking for a great character driven story and a potential future fap, PLAY THIS GAME.

To be honest, due to the harem tag, I started playing this game with an "it's a porn game" mindset expecting lots of rendered sex scenes and me having a fap session. Currently (v0.9.1), there is no sex, all you get are some boobs. Am I dissapointed with that? Not in the slightest.

Right now, the game is 15 chapters of, in my opinion, pure perfection. I love the story and I really love the charaters. Charaters and their emotions are portrayed very well, the way story shifts from one person's POV to another's is also fairly smooth and easy to follow which is a major plus.

Most importantly though, I actually like the way MC is portrayed. Usually, games featuring a harem have a bland guy whose sole drive is wanting to have sex so the entire storyline is driven by, well, sex. Here, however, he actually cares about others and generally acts like an actual, decent person and it's a welcome change, I love it.

All in all, while I didn't get the porn I expected, I love every second I spent playing this game and I very much recommend it to anyone considering playing it.

Possibly the most deserving protagonist of the harem that I've seen so far (and I saw a lot hahaha). I love how the points of view vary, and they are not a mess to follow, something that is very complicated if you do it in the first person.
PS: I love how the protagonist can be a walking jojo, and it would fit perfectly into the jojo universe lol. I'd love to see him interact with Josuke haha.
ps2: Hopefully there is more than one ending, where you can choose to stay with just one girl, so we give all our love to just one of them.
ps3: Sorry for my English, you're making a great game bro. Keep the amazing work!

A total of 15 chapters at the moment of this Review.
Awesome, instant 5 stars, the story keeps going crazy, but its addictive.
The main character is a lovely dork. And so are each one of the girls, very different between them but their characters are easy to understand. Even those a bit more complicated like Leah.
So far an excellent experience and i hope people give it a try.
Also, Dev, make a discord server for this game, first warning.

Fun game. The story is funny and gets pretty interesting in the later chapters (its interesting at the start too, but you will see). The music is well done and really does a lot to set the scene and the mood. The art style is interesting and really fits the overall theme of the game even though I am not used to these kind of visuals. I am looking forward to more chapters. Not much choices yet, except the latest chapter, which also explains a lot of the story up to that point. Same for lewd content but its all building up.

As for the tags, dont worry too much about female protagonist or multiple protagonists. The way the story is written, it follows the male MC from the eyes of both him and one of the main females in the harem. You are not going around dating men as her or anything. Personally I dont think the female protagonist tags fit the game and might make a lot of people skip it based on that misleading tag alone especially considering its listed first before male protagonist is.

Give it a shot, you will like it.

ps

We need a music track list! Lots of good tunes here.