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

Genuinely hilarious, with some of the best dialogue and jokes I've read in an AVN. Solid art that doesn't feel like a clone of every other AVN. The protagonist feels like a real person, and the change in his character and his appearance over the game is well done.

There is a small concern with lack of meaningful choice here, but it is entirely overcome with excellent writing and a plethora of wonderful characters. Could not recommend this more.

review based on 0.6 version (played also 0.2b before)
PRO:
- good CG
- animations presents
- built-in hints(not exactly hints, but very useful), so w/t dnt need it
- almost no grind
- easy eng
- some story presents
- good development progression (since 0.2b)
CONS
- sandbox space very small mentaly- i mean 10 rooms is ok, but mc not grounded, home imprisonrd etc... just looks like no other world outside house...

its good game in sandbox genre for me.

What really stands out for me in this game is the writing. It's excellent. Smartly written, funny and entertaining, the writing is truly beyond nearly any game in this genre.
The girls are smoking hot, too, which is a plus. I don't know if I'd enjoy a well written game if I couldn't stand the sight of the characters. Fortunately, that's not the case here.
Only reason I didn't give it five stars is because of how slow a burn this game is. Like, really slow. Getting to the end of chapter one was a grind, and all you got to see were a pair of breasts and a butthole. There's a lot of tags in this game, so I hope it picks up in chapter two. Grinding is one thing, but there should be reward tiers for it.
All in all, highly recommend if you enjoy well written games with pretty girls.

-edit- the grind is worth it! It is SO worth it! This game is smart, funny, sexy and everything in between. Some of those sex scenes - WOW! Keep up the amazing work, dev!

Love this game. Framework and plot are pretty standard but the writer does a great job with the characters and relationships and humor. Really like all the girls and that makes the tension with the rival even better.
The animations are plentiful and really good, though the could be longer and have a bit more control. I also had some problems with a previous picture flashing when the animations end.
Renders are very good looking too. And the sex scenes are great. The game play is a sandbox and a bit of a grind but you don't really need a walkthrough (except if you want to avoid the NTR, but there is a switch to turn it off anyway).
The MC starts off pretty annoying and meek but grows (in many ways) throughout the story which is great. Becomes much less of a pushover

So the caveats for people who may not like certain things.
1. the big one: NTR. I'm not really a big fan NTR and the MC i'm controlling getting humiliated but the fact that they are non-canonical helps. They are also pretty hot . I'd say even if you aren't a fan of NTR check out the scenes, they are worth it.
2. The bodies. I dig the kinda stylized big boobed big ass thing. Not in every game but it works here and they all look great. There is a bit of variation in the body types but not a ton. Huge cocks too, so if unrealistic dicks bug you that may be a problem. and Aheago a ton of that which i think is great but also not super realistic.
overall this is a tremendous game that everyone should give a go and don't let the NTR scare you away.
Funny, sexy and definitely worth you time

This game gets a 5/5 for the writing alone. Really funny and well written, one of the girls asks what semen smells like and another replies "It smells like boiling a hot dog in hotel pool water." I fucking died.

On top of that the animations are good, the girls are hot, it's a bit repetitive but not too bad.
Overall pretty great game, you'll get some good faps and some good laughs.

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How to stretch a game that is tops 3 hours to 9 hours or more, sandbox with by the clock events, which you will repeat 2-3 times.

According to the walk-through there are around 420 at hour interactions from which there are less than 20 sex scenes.

Story, ok, nothing new, I have seen better, I don't see the comedy maybe it gets better after 0.4, so far the story it feels like a wet sock not bad but you want some dry socks as soon as possible but you just have wet socks.

Renders are ok, they get better with each release, on that department all good.

I dropped this at 0.4, because it was nothing new,same boring repeating story, same boring interaction, same boring dialog, and things were just jumping from 0 to 100 to 0.

If you are bored and want to read and click yeap good game, if you are looking for porn game well, if I remember correctly you might get some bj around 0.2 but you may have already spent a few hours up to that point.

If you cut out the time grind, you could probably have a decent VN, as your actions have no impact especially if you disabled the NTR.


TL;DR this game has 2 main problems, not that many sex scenes, which are separated hours apart because grind system add artificial gameplay time.

What I love:

• The story, man!

What I like:

• Character progress develops at a slow pace. One little step at a time.
• The tasks system makes it easier to focus on progression.
• The weird science around MC's medical condition(s) is laughable, but I like how the story develops around it. They lead to tons of funny situations.
• Models are very pretty and sexy (dammm Ophelia!). Not so much for Catherine.
• Models offer a nice variety for shapes and sizes.
• The nemesis is creepy as hell, funny and believable.
• Witty jokes and scenes. I found myself laughing out loud quite often.
  The 'inception' game is a funny subplot.

What I dislike:

• Bottom text could use a little shade to make it more readable.
• Random chitchat in the middle of sexy scenes is distracting and spoils the mood.
• Very few choices.

What I'd like to see:

• Catherine gettting more beatiful.
• Some more development on Ophelia's friends, specially Aliza.
• I liked the backflashes on Ophelia and her friends, it would be nice to see a bit more of their history.
  

I just spent 8 straight hours playing through everything and I gotta say, A fucking +, my guy. Not only amazing character design and a good story but the action was hot, too. Also, unlike any other game like this I've played (I've played a lot), the dialogue has some of the funniest bits of humor I've read in a while and definitely has laughing harder than I have in some time so this is already my favorite game and i'll be following development closely. Again, A+, dude.

P.S. This is the first comment I've ever left after playing a game and aside from downloading games, my first actual bit of activity so consider that in just how much I appreciate your work.

If you enjoy interesting facial expressions, this is going to fill that cup faster than you could say abrakadabra. The graphics is somewhat decent for a daz game, better than most but not as godly like some of the giants on this site. That's not to say it will distract you from enjoying the "game." As I played this game for a bit, started to get more and more interested as their were many good scenes. There are certain animations put in this game, that are not always sex related, which is an interesting choice that the author has decided to go with. Overall, would recommend... why else am I giving this a 5/5?

Go play the game, and you'll enjoy this gem as much as I did.

This is the funniest game I have found here! The character interactions are excellent and whoever wrote out the dialog needs to be doing sitcoms.

I am not an NTR fan myself but I had to turn on the switch and go through it. I ended up messing up on purpose every time to see what happened.

I saw where some people complained that you might have to cycle a day because you were locked out until you cleared a grind to let other events happen. This can be prevented in most cases by looking at the tasks involved and timing them out. In the long run it is flexibly linear. You can't move on till some things are done but not everything has to be done in the same order.

I actually love the facial animations. They are a touch cartooned in some cases but they fit with the humor of the content.

tl;dr: A total farce (in the theatrical sense, not the pejorative one), Power Vacuum is by a long ways the funniest damn thing you'll find on this entire forum. And I don't mean "it's funny for a VN" levels of low-expectation funny, it's legitimately and consistently hilarious.

One star off because unfortunately while the writing is top tier, the game design isn't. The whole daily schedule gameplay loop is fundamentally just a cookie clicker sort of timewasting deal because the narrative is a linear one. More than once you'll end up skipping through an entire day just to find and advance the one event needed to progress further. Some events are only relevant in the first chapter (I'm looking at you, 9:00) but persist on and on forever as roadblocks to the newer parts of the story that you will end up also having to skip over and over and over again.

The concept of the game is nothing special, fuck your family, but I like the little twist they put on it with having to compete with someone else. That being said NTR really isn't my thing, so I was initially turned away from this game until I realized there is an NTR toggle! Very nice feature. Where the game does shine is the writing, and in my opinion, the graphics/character design. The writing is fucking phenomenal, with most games I go in expecting a very mediocre story where I'm skipping through to get to the scenes, but this game has me constantly sitting here busting a gut, dick in hand. It's great. The game looks very good graphically and has some of my personal favorite character designs paired with great actual character writing. A good amount of content, and the story despite being pretty overdone, is still intriguing enough to keep me engaged.

This is the most fun I've had with a game. I laughed so often and so hard my stomach hurt. The scene with eva being noisy and the 3 women staring at brenna almost made my sick I laughed so hard. In general the dialogue was excellent. The writer has a great sense of timing and the artist caught the facial expressions perfectly

This game is awesome. The art is fantastic and for once a visual novel has great writing . The old dude is about as visually revolting as the irradiated firefighters from Chernobyl, but that kind of makes him more villainous and easy to hate. I just wish there were more NTR scenes, but to each their own.

This game has some of the best writing I have ever experienced. Just the back and forth between the characters is enough to keep you chuckling. Not to mention the renders are great and each of the characters are unique. Really well done. top 5 games ever imo.

This shit's actually kinda fucking funny, and pretty hot. Really good job by the dev, definitely worth your time. This line's only here to fill out the required wordcount because there isn't that much else to say, go play it.

EDIT: Also surprisingly emotional, didn't expect this. Just makes it better, honestly.

What can I say about Power Vacuum that hasn't already been said?

I'll start off with the Characters. I love their personalities.

Little Sister: Catherine is literally the best. Hilarious, Naive, Shameless, Bossy. Some might find her annoying, but I love her!

Mother: Ophelia is a Mom with a secret Dominatrix fantasy, yet she is loving and very kind.

Older Sister: Brenna is a Porn Addict and Masturbates way too much. She's a Tsundere, yet she has a kind side and is very loving.

Other characters are fine, but the main 3 girls are all top tier, they're all beautiful and have great bodies. Clean CGs with Well lit environments.

Our main Villain is your Grandfather: Hunter; an ex-ladies man and a pervert who wants to fuck his daughters and granddaughters. He keeps pushing our MC to commit Incest as a way to stop Hunter from succeeding. He is Devious, Shameless, and strategic. A good Villain with a secret motive.

There is an NTR element to this game, but it only happens when you mess up while having obvious and clearly spelled out bad endings. They are mostly played out for a gag, with the Most recent one being Catherine going full ultra Christian and burning the house down with all the sinners inside. These are all Non-cannon. and Personally, I like to collect them.

I love all the characters and side characters and the writing is Hilarious. Sure there aren't many sex scenes and the MC hasn't yet had sex with his actual family, but imo, this is the proper speed for slow burn while having great writing to distract you.

I have only good things to say about this game and I wish the developer luck and success. Great Visuals, Story, Premise, and Writing make this game a must Play.

Many games get 'skip unseen content' set and are zipped through. Sandbox games have it really tough here, especially when grindy and most especially if they turn more grindy with age (looking at you, Cure My Addiction).

Very few games get 'skip unseen' turned back off. This happens if, even through the flood of images and animation loads, something about the game cuts through the din. This game is so good, I couldn't give a shit about having sex with each character. The dialogues are funny and clever and I'm only just beginning to appreciate all the visual gags that have been served up the whole time.

Somehow the dev found a spot for a top-shelf Lincoln joke. And the Kevin bear had me LOLing for real, in the middle of a sex scene, for all the reasons.

I think it's time to patreon another game...

This review has been done after playing the 0.6 version of the game.

I had heard of the term "came for the fap, stayed for the plot", but in that case, it's more of "stayed for the dialogues". I'm literally grinning at every single interaction.

The plot is very simple but what makes this game shines is how well it is written. And I'm not speaking about a deep story with complex backstories kind of writing. It's just that the characters are perfectly shaped out and that the writer as a gift to make you laugh and horny at the same time.

Sure some renders can be a little bit harsh, but I see that as a way to further enhance the more comical side of this game, like how Hunter ugly model is here to further enhance the ugliness of his character. On the plus side, you have animated sex scenes.

I was a bit skeptic at first considering the NTR side of this game as I felt like it was more of a power move to attract NTR Lover's, but it's definitely well integrated to the humourus part of the game.

Updates are well structured too. You can expect a lot of scenes and progress with every characters involved in the story, and there is even a scene list system to make sure that you didn't miss anything.