Ren'Py - Power Vacuum [Ch. 12 Official] [What? Why? Games]

Power Vacuum [Ch. 8]
Overall: Excellent

Story: 3/5
This game isn't going to win any awards based on the underlying story premise, so if you're looking for some high stakes drama then look elsewhere.

Originality: 3/5 (non-NTR)
For those like me who avoid NTR, the plot is not particularly original: MC develops into superhuman love machine and eliminates obstacles to sexual conquest.

Dialogue: 4/5
Plenty of witty dialogue here, with a fairly consistent voice throughout (i.e., it is obvious that a single writer is responsible for the dialogue, unlike some VNs where the opposite is equally obvious).

Renders: 4/5
Art render quality is consistently good. Improvements to lighting and shading are evident in later chapters.

Sound: 1/5
No soundtrack to speak of, though a cameo video provides worthwhile dialogue.

Playability: 3.5/5
This is a sandbox-style game with limited introduction. On my first attempted playthrough, I was concerned that I needed to keep careful track of days/times to progress. Fortunately, this is not necessary; however, it can sometimes be difficult to judge when you are repeating a scene or whether a new scene with different ending is playing. This leads to a feeling of repetitiveness for some paths. Note that ALL paths are required as well - gameplay is highly linear in NTR-free mode, almost to the point of being a kinetic novel with virtually no meaningful choices.

Performance: 4/5
Animations sometimes hitch or play more slowly than they probably should. Single render images sometimes momentarily pop up between animations. I'm sure there are Ren'Py workarounds to these - I'd love if What? Why? Games dev would consult with someone like Stiglet who seems to have developed code that produces smooth transitions without large file size.

Animations: 4.5/5
This game does animations very well. Most are short loops, but there is impressive level of detail in many scenes. Some hiccups with loading though.

Content: 5/5
Despite some grindiness, there's lots of content here to play through, and I expect quite a few more chapters before we hit the end of the story.

Lewdity: 5/5
For a harem game, this is surprising slow in developing sexual content as a consequence of the 'plot' setup. A few scenes like the Brenna and Eve threesomes in the hotel are, however, some of the absolute hottest I've encountered in any game to date. As the harem grows, I can only anticipate how these scenes might spiral into further debauchery.

Aspects of gameplay that I think could stand improvement:
1) Meaningful choices: I know harem games eschew these, but it would be nice to be able to decline certain characters or fetishes. For example, I don't find Mallory to be appealing - mean-spirited, promiscuous, etc. - and would have no issue whatsoever skipping all her content, including the revenge scenes. Similarly, for those like me who are not keen on lactation, humiliation, or other fetishes, it would be nice to be able to sit these out to the maximum extent possible.
2) Fewer girls: I know harem games eschew this too, but more girls does not mean more sex - it usually just means less character development. Would happily trade recently introduced Kumiko and Rebecca for more intimate scenes with other characters (Brenna movie night, etc.).
3) Intelligent timeskip. Rather than having us advance time on an hourly basis with most hours being empty filler, I'd much prefer some code be added to detect when the next scene would be available and skip directly to that time. Quality of life improvement!

Overall, this is an absolute GEM of a game, absolutely worth your time.

for all my annoyance with generic background music, i can't but feel bored without music or sound. Theres comedy true. But the ai saving u form every mistake instantly really takes out any stake. The sex scnene idk 2s

That was a surprisingly fun game. I think it had a good balance of silliness and sexyness. If you are looking for a super serious and deep game I think this game isn't the right one for you. And it looks like each update has good amount of content.

[Ch8] This game is everything I usually dislike in lewd games: Stupid story where MC is only attractive male in 100km radius, everyone else is a creep or fat or whatever, all LIs immediately fall for his charm etc etc. There already is lots of contents, and accordingly the thin story gets stretched to regrettable silliness. Slightly pointless sandbox grind (well, for a sandbox game it is actually fine I guess), arts is fine but not outstanding (I personally strongly dislike the tit monstrosities / hourglass abominations, but that's a matter of taste)

Why I still kind of liked the game in the end: I really enjoyed the writing! It was good-natured and funny, the LIs and even the MC (!) are likable and moderately interesting. The whole tone is kind of respectful (which is remarkable given the theme).

There's nothing I don't love about this game. The first 5 or 6 chapters had me lauging more often than, very well written, and the jokes are exactly my kind of humor. The models and animations are great, the story itself is a nice change from the "you get some sort of power to mess with people while they're sleeping, and they somehow don't wake up" that's become more common, The villain is hateable but in a comical way, like an old (much lewder) cartoon villain. My only complaint, and it is a very minor one, is the use of terms like "the warden", which I fully understand is because of Patreon. If things like that also bother you, definitely play with the incest patch, my ONLY complaint about the game.

This game is excellent. The humor is clever even if it's largely innuendo and word play. All the characters have individual voice and the familiarity between them is great. Not a fan of NTR but the way its done here is hilarious. I've hit the part where his dick is broken, which many say is the falling off point, but I'm still down. Will update if that changes but I doubt it will. Only issue I have is a small one and that's the complete silence. With how much I enjoy this game, it's a bit jarring in a way that's unique here as the other games with this issue don't bother me as much.

Edit: Okay so all of you are wrong. The scene right after he fixes his dick is one of the funniest moments in a story I've ever seen. This is parody on par with Hot Fuzz and I love it. Anyone playing this game without laughing is a heartless bastard and even if it doesn't make you wanna cum every 10 seconds then at least you are entertained. I will now be supporting this creator for the joy they spread to the world.

Well, here it goes my first review on this site, this game is cool, it has the feeling of a sitcom mixed with a porn game(well bc it is a porn game duh) and it actually has some good fucking jokes, don't get me wrong 80% of the time like all the other ppl(myself included) come to fap to a game not to laugh but it's pretty great in both aspects, i enjoy NTR in mangas and damn, playing the bad choices to see those scenes hurt physically but not bc they were bad but bc the majority have context and honestly that's what good ntr is, people cheating for logical reasons and having the one in the other side having feelings for them, all the characters are quirky and that adds some personality to the game, the MC sometimes plain dumb and sometimes it steamrolls with some good fucking jokes and comebacks.
And yeah pretty good in most aspects except for the grinding(it's kinda boring just wait until the right time when ur done everything else, maybe doing it more dynamic will fix that)

I really love the game and would have given it a 5/5 if it were not for the constant witty jokes and banter. It was fun the first two or three hours but now it is just annoying and I find myself skipping through it trying to make sure I'm not missing actually important text. The problem I have with it is that EVERY single character in the game has the same punny sense of humour. And as much as I truly appreciate the work behind crafting all those " play on words " segments I find it to be very redundant and immersion breaking since everyone has the same humour. Other than that the game is near perfect to me. And I hate NTR so trust me if you hate NTR too you won't have a problem with this game as you can turn it off.

This is one of the few porn games that I have played where I have found myself actually "liking" some of the characters. That is not to say that I have hated characters in all of the others, but rarely have I read dialog and motivations well-scripted enough for the women to be anything more than mere objects of my lust. That is not to say that there are no missteps, but I think that Brenna, Ophelia, and Aliza are solid characters in a solid story who just happen to be hot AF.

As a porn-game its superb. Its game mechanic is simple but straightforward. Humour is shallow but momentarily funny. The real gem of this game lies in characters, their models especially and how they get presented during sexy time. What it lacks is depth or emotions of characters. Like porn. It delivers in fap material and nothing else.

A master piece

I can't describe how much i love this VN and this chapter 8 is the cherry on the cake.

Everything is perfect.

I laughed a lot, i enjoyed the sex scenes, the dialogue, the story, the bad guy, LUCIA, LUCIA LUCIA, BRENNA, CATHERINE, OPHELIA AND THE OTHER WOMAN like the maid or rebecca.

CONGRAT, BRAVO, WELL DONE, THANK YOU FOR THIS GEM, THIS DIAMOND.

So far the best VN on this site and i ashamed to say that i have played a lot here since i discover this kind of "game"and deleted all of them when i finished to play the update. But this one will stay on my computer.

I want more, i will wait and i m sure it will be worth the waiting hoping Rebecca will come back ^^

PS : If you don't play this VN you are DUMB

REVIEW BASED ON CH7 release.
Just finished playing this for the first time, and found myself laughing out loud. Is slapstick porn a genre? The villains are a strange combination of cartoon villain and nightmare fuel. The MC's magic broken cock goes from garden snake to a race horse's in 3.9 frames. It shouldn't work but it does.

+ The models have personality
+ Comedy ensues
+ If you have five operating brain cells you can easily avoid NTR.
+ Avoiding NTR leads to comedic results on nightmare fuel villains.
+ Sand box style is bearable and utilized to determine how much the MC is loved.
+ A good variation on an overused plot
+ Intentionally funny
+ Side conquests fill the no sex gaps with main cast.

CONS
- Bizzarly grotesque magic broken cock when flaccid
- Cast and conquests getting a bit out of hand.
- Overused plot
- Villains are so exaggerated they push the 3D models bases' to the breaking point.

overall its a great game. the only thing is why make it sandbox? it could be a great kinetic novel since the only chices are if you want to watch the "ntr" endings or not. it gets really annoying to skip through all the unused hours.

Excellent Artwork, scenes and dialogue. Ophelia is the best character for me and ticks all the boxes. Keep up the great work. creator deserves all the praises for this game... Looking foward to more great content!

Great game. One of the few that gets all the parts (animation, gallery, walkthough) polished from the start. And the dialogue is actually fun to read, many games I eventually just wait to download someone's save and play the scenes but the Dev is actually pretty funny and makes going along with the story enjoyable. It's also a visual novel format, so no "grinding" per se other than going through each segment of the story.
The animations and character models are top notch if you're into bustier girls without the extreme proportions of something like BattleOfTheBulges.
Dev seems to keep each update pretty packed with content, and although some people dislike the NTR grandfather parts, it is avoidable and gives you some hardcore action before the slower-burn MC story gets there.

This game is a mixed bag. The renders and writing are good overall. The game is humorous through the first half of it. The story begins to fall apart once the MC breaks his dick. The humor and story dry up like a puddle in the desert.

The game is a slow burn and I mean very slow. Aside from one girl in the game (Eva), all the other girls cock block you the entire game! The author constantly teases sexual situations and tension but then never delivers. It is like one excuse after the other to cock block the player. It is like crying wolf too many times.

Once the MC breaks his dick (another excuse to cock block the player), I quickly lost interest in the game. After Aliza cock blocked me for the second time with a blowjob I really didn't have any desire to continue playing. It's one lame excuse after another. For example, the MC cancels on walking Aliza up to her room because there may be a camera in it. For crying out loud, why not tell Aliza that you might not be alone and have her help you search her room thoroughly for a hidden camera! The logic the MC uses throughout the game is mind blowing sometimes!

The other two problems with the game is the repetitive dialog and the exaggerated body parts of the girls in the game. I guess going crazy with the breast, hip, and butt sliders is the cool thing to do (as so many authors take this route). Fantasy is good up to a point until it isn't believable anymore. When breasts are so large that they can break your back and cause chronic spinal issues it is time to put the sliders down and walk away.

I also found myself skipping through repetitive scenes frequently. I almost never resort to this but it was all to common in this game.

I'm quite torn on how to review this game. There are some really good things about it and then some no so good things.

Pros

• Excellent writing
• Excellent humor
• Excellent character development
• Good variety of characters
• Good sex scenes
• Good animations

Cons

• Too much repetitive dialog! This is where the sandbox part of the game fails miserably. I end up clicking on the 'Skip' button half of the game.
• Character models suffer from the common huge breasts, huge hips, and huge ass syndrome! Too many developers cater to horny teenagers and not the adults in the room. If you look at renders where the MC is side by side with Ophelia or Brenna; the MC would weight approximately 150 lbs (68 kgs), Ophelia 300 lbs (136 kgs), and Brenna 225 lbs (102 kgs). If I could post pictures it would be very clear. The other girls aren't as bad but still follow the same body type.

The main problem with the game is the repetitive dialog. Aside from the unique scenes in the game, all the other events in the game repeat through the same chapter. Some dialog even repeats itself in future chapters with sometimes a slight variation. Once I make it to a new chapter, I expect to see all new dialog. The game ended up being boring at times due to this problem.

After I played through chapter 1, I was hitting the 'Skip' text button on a regular basis (and I mean a lot). I never used the 'Skip' text button as much as I have in any other game! This is not a formula for success in my opinion.

I actually quit the game on several occasions because I got too bored with it. This is the opposite of what you want to see in a game.

The good things about the game are the excellent writing, humor, and characters (development and personalities). This is done quite well!

If there was more unique dialog and I wasn't having to overuse the 'Skip' text button constantly, I would rate the game higher.

The game did have me laughing on several occasions which I am thankful for! It is one of the funniest games on this site in my opinion. It is a lighthearted game and it doesn't take itself too seriously.

If you love humor and can overlook it's shortcomings then I recommend giving this game a try!

I have played a few of the "grind" style games and in a number of cases they became a bit boring quite quickly, i would go so far as to say they were a chore to get through.

Where Power Vacuum is different comes from the quality of the writing, no its not deep and meaningful, no it wont give you emotional moments like some games (so far as of 0.7, i revise this if later chapters introduce this). However, what it will do is make you laugh unless you cannot let go and embrace your inner child/pervert.

Everything from the completely random dialogue exchanges between the characters to the rather exaggerated (though brilliant) facial expressions the MC manages to get the female characters to pull builds to the reason why i love this VN so much. ( I am setting myself a challenge to see if i can get the wife to go cross eyed during cuddle times)

This is a great piece of work so far and i can only hope that the quality continues as i cannot wait to see how they manage to keep this up.

Great work Devs

I found this game looking for games with futa content. If you're here because of that, I'll warn you that there's barely any. No character is futa and there are just a couple of scenes with futa content which are in a game that the characters play.

Nonetheless, what an awesome game. Art is very good and the characters are very hot and the animations really improve as the game progresses. The animations after chapter 4 are noticeably better than the ones before.

But the best thing about this one is the gameplay. It is a visual novel, so there is no minigames or grinding stuff to do, but the way the story progresses is incredible. I have not seen any other lewd game here use story progression quite this way.

Really looking forward for further releases.

Review of v0.7...

This game was MUCH better than I was expecting. The writing is the best part of it. The story is pretty good. I loled more than a few times.

I like the characters for the most part:

The MC - The middle child. Is gone for four years after being driven off by his father and returns after his death. I thought the MC was a little scrawny at first. Especially since the women all seemed to be larger than him. But as the story progresses and you do the gym events with Catherine the MC actually starts to grow and get swole. I didn't even notice it at first until one of the girls said something.

Ophelia - The Mother. I find it hard to believe she would be as prudish as she is when she had the MC when she was 16. She will jerk the MC off in bed, but then get mad when somebody tries to tell a sex joke.

Catherine - The youngest sister. She's the 18 year old girl written as the "grown woman who knows nothing about sex" trope. But it's explained that she went to Catholic school and her sex-ed was abstinence only. So I guess it would be somewhat plausible. Despite that I like Catherine because she's one of the funnier characters in the game.

Brenna - The older sister. Brenna is all anti-social until she learns she can make a lot of money being an OnlyFans thot.

Lucia - The cousin. She moves in shortly after the beginning. She was a little weird at first, but opens up later. Probably the best looking character in the game.

The game is sandbox, but there is a built in guide to help you progress the events. The game is also a slow burn. Probably slower than it needs to be. I didn't time myself, but I had to have put 20+ hours in before I hit the end of content and there are only two characters you actually have sex with and none of them are the family. Everything else is oral and hand jobs.

The sex scenes are nicely animated. Although I think the googly eyed sex faces on the girls are kind of dumb, but I imagine they are there for comedic effect.

If this game had one weakness I would have to say it's the body types. The girls are all gorgeous in the face, but they all suffer from the...big thighs/huge ass/cow tits...body type. Some of the girls have it to a lesser degree, but it's all still a variation on a theme. There isn't really much diversity of body type unless you want to count the few fat characters that show up a few times.

All things considered I still gave this game 5 stars and I highly recommend it.