VN - Ren'Py - Pale Carnations [Ch.4 Up.5] [Mutt & Jeff]

Great game. There isnt anything I can say that has not been said in the 174 reviews before.

All of these people have come to provide their reviews and ratings for this game for a reason. So please dont look to read other reviews as they may contain spoilers and just trust the high number of 5* ratings to give this game a try by yourself.

And who knows, after completing the latest version, you may also be compelled to write such a review as mine to entice and compel more and more people to try this game without giving away anything juicy.

Kudos to the creator and keep up the good work!

Pale Carnations is an AVN that takes you for a ride. As you progress through this AVN, you will find yourself in many situations that force you to subconsciously think about your own moral compass during some parts of the AVN. The MC is a seemingly normal guy with dreams and ambitions who was given an opportunity to better his financial situation. He's immediately set out on a journey as his job threatens to strip away his own morals and push him further and further down a path of depravity. It's your job as the player to determine how far down this path he goes and who he'll exit this journey with. That being said, you have my respect if you play and do not choose Veronica or Hana.

Art: 9.5/10
Plot: 9/10
Dialogue: 10/10
Characters: 10/10

As a writer, there's really not much that can be said that hasn't been said already. The developers are quite talented and it will always boggle my mind that this AVN only has around 400 patrons.

There are enough gushing reviews so I'll limit mine to a brief summary what I think works and doesn't.

H-scenes - cg porn can be palpably weird, kinky, outré etc. in a way that cannot be replicated in (legal) real porn because the latter involves real people. It's the former's one true advantage over the latter and the game exploits it about as fully as one can expect.

Graphics - look great. Lighting and environments are pitch-perfect with very few exceptions. Despite being weird HS models, the girls manage to look the part (especially the trophy blonde and the sultry sadistic brothelkeeper).

Characters - the writer/s can write. While I wouldn't say the npcs have actual personalities, they certainly have personality types that play out consistently over the course of the story and bring some drama and flavour to the h-scenes. A pleasant surprise on a website full of westernised shota fantasies and crass ripoffs of Adam Sandler frat movies.

Story, setting, 'paths' - when it comes to porn/erotic fiction in general, noir works every time, especially if the centrepiece is a brothel/sex club for the beau monde. That's definitely a plus. However, an abundance of branching paths leads to character inconsistencies, eg the PC's inner monologue being compassionate towards women he gleefully subjects to scummy sex stuff earlier in the story. It's over-ambitious (ie bloated) game design, which the devs should try to slenderise in future updates.

Its few but significant shortcomings did not ruin my fun, so 5/5.

It's really quite a gem. The main characters are all fairly likeable and have distinct personalities. I don't do reviews but really, good stuff here. The only downside being that I need more content.

An unusual and high quality game, definitely worth a try and deciding for yourself.

The art is excellent and pushes the engine as far as it can go. The game includes some good animations. Scenes for the club usually feature fetish, although there are less hardcore scenes, too. Scenes often branch significantly so are worth playing again with different options.

The game has a dark setup with women competing in a degrading competition. This seemed offputting to me, but the player has meaningful choices about which ending to work towards and how to treat the women and build relationships with them and other characters.

The writing is excellent, exploring the personalities and motivations of the characters as the competition continues.

Great animations, excellent story and great developers what more could you ask for, the game is also being updated quickly so there is not much lead time. Unlike some developers, the developers of Pale carnations are also meeting deadlines

Normaly I don't rate but this is the best game on this platform!!! Don't get scared of by the HS art style, the story is very very very good. 10/10 !!! give it a shot, it's worth your time, It's a must play!

The women are gorgeous, the scenes meet all of my expectations and the story is not by any means badly written, and the freedom of choices... god, when was the last time I played a non-anime styled H games that pleases both my eyes and my boner...

Hands down one of the best plot i've read in this type of games. It's amazing that literally every character here is very likeable and have some deep in them. Choises you make seems important witch add for replayability. 5* cant wait for release.

I've been scrolling past this game several times because personally I'm not a big fan of the honey select-art and the premise of the story didn't intrigue me. Boy, I'm glad I finally tried this out.

At first glance you see some slick and well crafted menus that are not the lazy, standard type of Ren'Py formats you see in most other games of this type. My biggest pro off the bat was how you get to shape your main character backstory. This adds a lot of replayablity and none the chosen traits are inherently good or bad.

For an early release this game has a surprising amount of content. It took me several nights of small to medium play sessions to finish the current build. The story is immersive, albeit not very realistic, but who cares? It's a lewd game. All the girls are stunning and even if I was not a fan of honey select-art I warmed up very quickly to this aspect. Excellent art. A big point of criticism I have for several AVNs are the lack of choices. Pale Carnations have choices in almost every scene and it really feels like you can shape the story to your liking. I can already tell from this build that we can go in several directions. A corruption path, a romance path, evil path, good path etc.

This game does sex extremely well. Every scene is kinky and hot and the scenes don't feel awkward in any way. Very well crafted lewd scenes that pretty much sets a precedent for future AVNs like this.

The writing is top notch, the story and the characters feel very fleshed out without dragging on. It keeps you interested and intrigued.

My only real con is the design of MC. He's pretty standard, but aside from that he feels like a proper character with moral convictions, but also someone with desires and goals that we can sympathise with as players. I also gotta say Ian is a very well crafted best friend. You find yourself rooting for both of them, which is rare in a AVN.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and it was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I feel like it can only get better from here. A well deserved 5 stars. It surpassed my expectations in every way.

Five stars are too damn few for this game.
Honey Select graphic is definitively avenged by this game rendering: characters are absolutely stunning graphically, still with a full range of facial expressions.
And naturally they are all sexy like the seven hells.
Adore them all, love them all.
Choose one between them?
HELL NOT!
WAIFU,WAIFU,WAIFU, WAIFU and WAIFU.
Female characters with attitude, wit, personality, unique charms, even their defects exhale sexiness. (ok, Hana is so well depicted that when i look into her eyes I go into mental overload but rationally I just cannot choose)
Still this is not even the best feature of this wondrous game.
Brothel ambient is a stroke of pure genius: instead of grinding step by step toward getting some more from girls, you get the kinkiest possible sex from the very beginning.
Just it's not something you own, it's not something you have deserved, at the contrary is something you are ashamed , afraid of and feel sick to have.
You are a tool into a double power game, a mere link in a chain of oppression and abuse. You lust madly for it and in the same time you fall in love for the objects of your own self gratification and want to save them from the hell they are into, from even your own desire.
Devil Alternative at its finest.

To summarize: B
Best game from the time of MONMOSU QUEST.
Best plot from the time of MONMOSU QUEST.
Best Villain from the time of MONMOSU QUEST (Katherine, I love to hate you. Please be my Master).
Best Waifus: the EXACT SAME OF MONMOSU QUEST.
I mean just look at them, it's cristal clear: Mina is modelled on Tamamo, Laura is nasty as only Alma Elma could be, Rosalind is Erubetie , Veronica has the very same flame of Gramberia and Hana the same fury of The XVIth ...

Haven't played all the way through yet, but it's got me hooked. The story is one of the best i've played and it gives so many choices that can affect things. I kind of like being able to make choices in VN's and some I've played give you like 2 different possible outcomes. I like that most of your choices have an impact on the story, that paired with the fact that it has an excellent story and great renders make it one of the favorite games I've played. Will definitely play through it again just to see the other parts of the story.

TL;DR - Great story, renders, and choices matter (but they all seem good) - Will play again.

High quality in every aspect:

• hd renders & animations with good angles
• writing is legit (grammar, prose, pacing, even the vocabulary lol)
• plot is interesting and never repetitive or dull like most games on this site
• the characters are well-developed
• sound is immersive, music is catchy
• gui is slick
• its fun to play

the creators are talented as fuck

- Execution was amazing. I was captivated for a few nights reading through this novel. Aside from the amazing art, character design, and writing, the creators also put a ton of effort into the proofreading, appealing UI design, nice fonts, things which all add to the experience. Often overlooked aspects of these kinds of games, imo.

- May not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you like darker themes, exploitation, you're gonna love this game. Reminds me of Starless.

This game does one very important thing exactly right: It's kinky. The devs have a good understanding how sexual fantasies work. Of course, the game's premise is bonkers, but that's exactly what I'm looking for in a lewd game. I'm tired of the "young man with amnesia bangs his sister and his mom" trope. This game here is different. As I'm into BDSM in general, I'm happy I stumbled upon this gem. The game excels at portraying certain kinks, because it exaggerates them in a way only video games can. I understand that people who are not into that kind of stuff might not enjoy the game. For me, it's glorious fun.

Technically, it's a VN with some choices. Pretty straightforward. Luckily, almost no free roam / open world / sandbox crap, just a decent story with above average writing. The characters are mostly intriguing, the Honey Select graphics are top notch. Well lit scenes, lots of creative ideas. I don't really care about sound in VNs. There's some slurping going on, but that's to be expected in a HS game. As for the MC, he's surprisingly likable. Visually, he's your usual HS creep, but he's kinda smart. I like the different character traits, they add some mild role play elements and are well implemented.

I really hope this game will not get abandoned. It would be a damn shame. By the looks of it, the devs are still active, so there's hope we can someday enjoy the finished product. Please don't rush anything. Keep up the high standards!

Really superb game which shines thanks to its excellent writing. The world it presents is both believable and engaging, but is definitely not for the faint of heart. While most characters are complex and nuanced, there are some truly despicable people portrayed in this game, which brings me to my warning: this game contains some fairly extreme BDSM content that may not be to your liking. I personally found it too much, but I was able to skip through those scenes to where the game picks back up on the more moderate stuff. One other critique I have is that the male character models are pretty low quality - especially the model of the protagonist. The female models look fantastic though, and as they are clearly the visual focus of this game, the limited quality of male models doesn't detract from the experience too heavily.

Pale Carnations was a real treat to read. It's setting seems unbelievable at first, but PC tells a realistic story filled with unique characters that each have their own reason for being there. The fun and depravity of the Carnation Club is shoved in your face with wild events and sexy situations.

Pros:
-Beautiful art with sexy babes and environments
-Superb writing
-Choices that make you really care
-Nice and functional UI
-Catchy tunes

Cons:
-The abrupt sex sounds don't fit and take away from the experience at times
-Kat and her antics make me laugh so much that my sides hurt

A great game if you like being bad. Story is a 10, the gameplay is VN so there is not too much in it, but the portions with exploration are quite welcome. The art is pretty good.

Can't wait to see what new updates brings, I'll do a full review then.
C3 Update 1.

A nice narrative, different body types, nice models, variety of personas. It is one of the highest quality game I got to play. I can't wait to see what unfolds and I think there will be enough to go for multiple playthrough. AAA game.

First of all, I must say that my english is horrible. With that behind, I must give an opinion on this game since, in my opinion, it deserves it. So you can see how good the game is so far (beginning of week 2, probably 4-5 weeks in the game in the future) that although I do not like at all the main plot of denigrating the LI into a whore since I am more of vanilla stuff, I still consider this game excellent. The only reason I am not currently giving it five stars is for fear of the future of the plot with characters like Hana or Mina, since so far, they are quite perfect for a player looking for something more vanilla. But I don't know what the developers have planned for them and if making them 'whores' is in their plans or not. I hope that if it is, it is avoidable, since they are the two best LIs in the game for me haha. Apart from that, I love the protagonist and the relationship he has with his friend although I'm practically stealing his girlfriend and maybe his mother in the future haha. More developers should learn to make good friends in games like that and not hateful characters (if it weren't for being a more vanilla gamer, I would share the girls with Killian). The only unpleasant character for me so far or that I don't really care about since I find it absurd is Felicia (Although there could be some redemption for her since the writer left a clue that she could regret getting involved in all this) . Anyway, so far, I consider it an excellent game but afraid of the future plot for being a vanilla player haha. Game aside, I offer my condolences to one of the developers, who sadly lost a family member. My blessings to him and his family.