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

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.

I enjoyed different approach to writing MC . You basically cut out the sociopathic side of sexing up all of your family members a and made it into separate character in the form of creepy rich grandpa that works as the plot device for ramping up sex tension in the house. Oh, and also ribbing on the NTR genre tropes - some of the Hunter interactions and "bad endings" were downright hillarious.

Besides quality renders and animations (I'd say on par with "Being a DIK"), the characters are well written and have lots of good interactions between themselves. Props to dialogue writer, especially for the humor. Catherine is fucking gold - just the right mix of wild wolverine , catholic naivety and pent-up affection.
Not a fan of a gameplay frame though - having to skip time to the next day to finish some event chains is just busywork, although I appreciate helpful event list and character icons so I don't have to aimlessly check every room at every hour. Maybe add "skip 24 hours" too?

Jesus effin Christ. Started out as a slooooow burn with a cheeky nod to some tropes and a deep dip in others, but in the end I'm playing this for the humor over the porn. Now it's the best game I've played off f95 in terms of sheer enjoyment.

7/5.
13/10.

Massive Kudos to Dev. The dynamic is fantastic. The characters are far more fleshed out than they have any right to be, especially seeing as how unrealistic they have to be for the porn.

I kinda wish it was a VN, cause the constant replaying of events distracts a little from the flow of the story.

English isnt my first language, so i won't write anything long... the gameplay nope, story bland. the good thing that i find in this game is humor and awesome animation, oh yea the render is really nice.

i personally don't like the MC, he is really dumb and boring , i mean lets have sex after show my boobs, 5 times massage , BJ, HJ, TJ first, for now please go home, we'll fuck in the next patch. isn't every porn game like that?yea pretty much! but they don't drag it too long. if you drag it too long it will become boring, obviously.

suggestion, maybe instead of humor, dev should focus on making solid and interesting story

Edit: i actually feel bad leave this 3*. i know maybe for dev himself, it isnt a big deal because the game is actually great . i still dont like MC so much, pls don't break your stick again.

Great game, in several aspects. Mainly well written, and super fun scenes and dialogues. I like the fact that I can turn off NTR and enjoy the game. Will keep an eye out for the next update. Good job to the dev!

I strongly recommend this to anybody. The story will keep you interested while you play through the content, lasting ~4-5 hours at v0.6.

While actual sex scenes are rare, there are still 8/10 renders of the many characters and plenty of nudity.

The story is engaging and pretty humorous, along with the characters being unique and likeable. You don't rush into sex the moment you open the game, which is nice. However, some portions of the game may feel grindy, though I didn't personally experience this.

The MC is funny and has 'morals'. You won't find yourself raping other people in their sleep (unlike other VN games).

But, this game features no gallery + no mods to rectify this as far as i know? (gallery has been added in v0.6 final). and consistency between some of the quests of the characters are sometimes absent. The lack of sound and music doesn't concern me but may do for you.

The story alone makes this worth playing. 9.5/10

What was that ?
An excellent sandboxish haremish ntrish game

Why is it so good ?
Very good renders, sexy girls, a ton of humor, good quality animations

Wait...that's not all !

But what ?
What was that grindy gameplay though ? especially on early chapters, I think the dev realized it was too annoying and reduced the amount on the following chapters. It is very slow to unlock scenes, which is not necessarly a problem, but when it's coupled to a grindy gameplay with a lot of repeat...it can become really annoying.

But why ?
Why it is not perfect ? Because due to the gameplay, the story is a bit in pieces with some non-logical moments. For example, you can be totally mad with a girl on the morning, but on the afternoon totally in love with the same girl, just because the girl is in 2 sides stories which are not linked and which you have to advance separately. Therefore it can be very absurd at times. Not a big problem if you make the effort to separate each side story, but it is still weak point. I really think the gameplay could have been a lot simplified and made more linear, as you have to do everything at the end anyway, therefore what's the point to complicate things for a fake sense of freedom which just brings incoherences and waste of time ?

However despite those remarks, it is a really good game, all the rest is almost perfect, you just need a bit of patience, but the scenes are rewarding, and overall the game is a lot of fun with good dialogues. So I will keep 5 stars despite the few flaws but it could have been a 6 stars masterpiece with a better gameplay and main story, because the technique and the writing is there. Also it needs more music/sound to be there !

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Final Update: I don't intend to touch this review again. It's been ~2.3 years since I wrote my original review and MC still does not have a fully satisfying sexual relationship with the primary love interest. For , dev has dragged this out. There is now a convoluted mess of non-canonical content and tons of filler in the game all made in an attempt to justify not finishing the game. Well, attempt failed (imo, $5.5K a month on Patreon alone suggests the masses think otherwise however), and you've turned your IP into a mess now. Congrats. Imagine getting paid a 50-80 grand self-employed salary for 3 years and having this to show for it.

This game is the living proof that with simple mechanics you can have a very good game. Incredibly funny and engaging storyline.

Love the fact that MC is not just a horny kid with malevolous intentions.

I Recomend it to every one

TL;DR: Could be a great game, but it's not for me. Good graphics. Story is a basic "MC will get to bone his family" version with the addition of a main antagonist who is badly written and dampens my mood so much that I will not return to new updates. No more second chances. Could be 5/5, for me it's 2.5/5

Played [0.5], deleted after end of [0.5], will not return to play [0.6].


PRO
- Good graphics, good animations

- Good humor, good references

- MC actually has a conscience.
The game explicitly addresses the issue that all this "let's finger bang a sleeping relative" is nothing less than rape. When MC thinks about doing something like that and has three options which all decline I was literally saying "THANK YOU" out loudly. All this molesting of non-consenting (sometimes sleeping) people in so many other games is a turn-off for me.


NEUTRAL
- Grinding. It's there, but it's a) not too much and b) the event in question changes and there is story progress

- Pseudo sandbox. Like in many other games there's a routine which every character follows at a certain time of day in a certain room. When something cannot be advanced, you'll get infinite repetitions of the same situation. That's lazy writing, but not too annoying.

- NTR doesn't bother me. Leave it on if you want graphic bad endings, turn it off if you don't. Easy-peasy.


CON
- The antagonist. I'm putting this first, because the other CONS derive from this.
I don't mind obstacles to overcome in an adult game, but a real main antagonist is not what I like. He's written as a "I have the money, so I have the power, and I'll fuck everyone you love, because unlike you I have no conscience" character who - like every badly written Bond villain does - of course tells this MC right in the beginning. That is like a mood killing sword of Damocles hanging over the entire game, which brings me to the next point:

- "Common sense glands removed"
Using an old Eddie Izzard quote here, but it's painfully true. Despite MC (and later Lucia) knowing what Hunter (the antagonist) is up to AND what he's willing and capable to do, they generally don't care. MC gives him back control over a spy cam... and forgets about it? Yes, a likely story.

- "Deus ex machina"
How do people overcome their inhibitions? I know, let's have a magic drug that makes people horny over time and the antagonist puts into everything he can get his hand on. Seeing how MC dealt with Hunter in chapter 1 you'd think he'd shadow every move of his once he learns about this drink/food spiking, but no. He learns and knows and casually mentions it once or twice afterwards. The game goes such lengths to try a realistic approach on MC's and family's development that this deus ex machina is just an insult.
This is bad writing. And if it wasn't for the really good writing of the dialogues between MC and his family members, I'd brush it off as poorly written game, rate it 1 star, and move on, but the author gives us a glimpse of great writing in the details, but the broad strokes and the entire premise are just so badly written, that I want to cry. It's such wasted potential! I want to give that game 5/5, but I can't. The bad (sadly) outweighs the good.


I've been playing [0.5] of this game for about a week, off and on. Every time I could get into a good mood it was constantly put down by the premise and the antagonist. Now that [0.6] is out I thought for about second or two, but decided not to give it another chance, sorry.

Dear DEV, I've been spending money on Patreon, so if you should ever up your writing skills and make a game that doesn't include extortion/blackmail in the same way that it doesn't include rape/molestation by the MC right now, I'll happily send some money your way. Good luck!

This game consists of decent renders, but doesn't seem like much of an adult type game. I have hand cramps from clicking my mouse over repeated tasks to get nothing in return, maybe a kiss here or there. The game "rewards" IMO don't give the player much of a reward feeling. This game has a way to disable NTR, but it looks like this game doesn't have much revolving around it besides that. I would give a more in depth review, but honestly, I couldn't finish the game. I'm probably going to be ignoring this thread, but my suggestion would be to make the beginning less "grindy" and rework the tasks. I wish the game dev the best.

One of the funniest games I have played. The writer's wit is razor sharp. I can honestly say I have laughed out loud more while playing this game than I have for any other game on F95.

The models are sexy as hell, the protagonist is self-effacing and painfully honest. Cringe moments abound but in a good way! Story is engaging and the NTR (more like attempted NTR) usually has a hilarious result. (playing the electric guitar cracks me up every time!)

This game is a fun and sexy game that doesn't take itself too serious. I STRONGLY recommend this game!

This is a fantastic game. One of the top 3 on the site IMO.

Pros: Likeable Characters
Genuinely funny dialog
Genuinely funny game over scenes
Has just the right amount of characters
A fantastic antagonist in Hunter
Actual character growth
Is not super grindy once you get past chapter 2

Cons: Honestly my only complaint is I wish the Dev would flesh out the bad ending scenes and their aftermath a little more. Cuz anytime you end up dieing in a house fire because you indirectly caused your roommates psychotic break.. you just find yourself wanting more.

If you haven't played this game before,I can't recommend it enough,give it a download and check it out.

This game is great. Yes there are some flaws, but nothing overly distracting or anything that takes you out of the game and story. So I'll move on to the pros.

Pros: Decent animation
Beautiful models
Fucking hilarious (seriously I have never laughed so hard at a porn game)
Rewarding sex scenes
Pretty good story.

Like I said before the flaws of the game arent anything super serious or detracts from it, but I will still list them out.

Cons: Well its pretty slow paced for sex, but its believable, especially with whats going on in the story.
The character gets buff as fuck and has a huge dick, but its explained in the story.
and thats pretty much it. The cons don't out weigh the pros and it is a great game.

TLDR: The game is great and you should play it.

i found this game to early (with episode 6) now i have to wait for the next update

I like this ntr system. I am not a big of a NTR Fan but more of an completer (i want to see all scenes) so this system is perfect for me.

The girls are gorgeus and the story is enthralling.
The animations are pretty good (saw better but a lot of worse).

The guy became a musclor with a énormous cock ... It's unplayable, frankly disappointed ...
Already the scenario was not great at the beginning, but there since v5.b it has simply become stupid ...

And the worst in this case is there are images where it is still normal and suddenly we see it in "I took steroids" mode

Excellent game with a decent hint system and ingame chapters to mark the progression in the story.

Good graphics, decent dialog.

It's not grindy, it doesn't require too many clicks to do things.

The only thing it's lacking is music/sound effects.