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

My Review of this game up until this point in time. 4 out of 5 it's GREAT.



Animations are above and beyond and are amazingly well done. A ton of this game is animated and it shows a lot of time and effort went into this. Easily on Par with or dare I say better than Badik. (Yes I know Sacrilege but I'm a Badik Patreon and even I will admit these animations are damn good)


Humor is a 4 out of 5. Humor is subjective but I found my click through rate slowing down as 85% of the jokes landed with me. Not all but a lot were funny ( I'm with the side characters here and sometimes I wish the MC would STFU during sex scenes but as I am chuckling as I write this I hope they keep it in)

Story 3.8 out of 5 its a good story if you turn your brain off and just go with it like its a sitcom. Some aspects are really good others not so much, realism is strained to the max but in a fun way. Just don't think of real world repercussions and all is well.

GAMEPLAY IMO - I'm going to revisit chapters 1-3 now that I know how this game was meant to flow. For new players I would HIGHLY suggest taking your time through the first chapter and getting to know the control systems well, once you know that, its easier to get the most out of this game.

NTR Opinion - LEAVE IT ON. Why? It adds humor to this game, their are no mean spirited scenes here imo and Hunter is one of my favorite characters with all his scheming's, they also don't force anything on you, you basically have a WHAT IF situation with a flew variables that allow you to see what would have happened, and then it resets itself at the end of the scenes all the scenes are actually pretty damn funny imo. NTR may not be your jam but I suggest giving this one a try as it unleashes some much needed levity.

The only sticky point I wont bring up should be obvious to anyone playing this game so obvious I will let you figure out what I am talking about. I'm a grown up that can separate a fantasy game with real life. Games with Incest, corruption or most other things don't Bother me because fantasy and reality are 2 very different things. If you can't separate fantasy and reality you should not be here and I suggest you seek help.

Thank you to all those that responded to my initial post where I complained about Chapters 1-3, your encouragement kept me going and motivated me to get pass my initial opinions and like a good book this game got better and better.

So why not 5 out of 5, because it's not perfect so far the only game I have given a 5/5 is BADIK. Why? Everything hits on BADIK imo just right, Animations, humor, story, minigames (Except scramble I hate the timer on that minigame!) mods everything.

So 4 out of 5 Stars for me, thoroughly enjoyable and I will be checking out creators Patreon or hopefully subscribe star as I hate for others to tell me what Kinks I should and should not like in a Video game.

3.5/5 - Sandbox incest hell

Incest focused, with some NTR. The game uses a sandbox system.

And like most games like this, you're basically just following the help/guide because it's onerous and too annoying to play otherwise. This one seems to take place just at the house and feels really repetitive to grind/play through.

Not much of a story. The story premise is just fun nonsense, to set up why the MC goes around fucking his relatives and the NTR situations. The characters are ok.

Progression just feels really slow and the game just throws in new girls here and there if you're not a fan of the incest.

The renders and animations are ok at first, but improve over the course of the game.

So this is not your typical porn game. By which I mean it's really good. Like really good.

Visually, it's pretty okay, as you can see. The bodies are nice, but the faces sometimes look a bit odd and the animations could be better.

But the writing... Oh, that's where this games truly shines. I've never played a porn game I could not masturbate consistently too because I had to periodically stop to laugh.

Dialogues are essentially a barrage of snarky & sarcastic quips thrown around in a way that would feel pretty cringy in any other case, but they fit the nonsensical and absurd nature of hte game (with a bit of rather heavy dark humor at times).

It may be that I'm just super dumb and find funny stupid comments along the lines of "Do you believe fleshlights grow on tress because you fill them up with wood?"

Still, highly recommended if you don't mind some grind between sex scenes filled with witty dialogue. It can get boring after a while, but it's still a pretty good time in short bursts.

This is another great sandbox game and another story that wildest dreams coming to reality without stopping, it's crazy how far they can go , I love the anticipation and eroticism that story making.
Characters are adorable expcept for evil one of course, artwork is beautiful and lines are impressive and witting, I feel like little sister sometimes is little bit annoying, appearing on everywhere !
Power Vacuum is very great and enjoyable experience , great job really.

edit: reviewed vol.8

At first I was annoyed by the repetitive grind.
I still am a bit, as seeing the exact same scene a certain number of times is a moronic system.

However, the sheer amount of content makes up for it.

Art: 4.5/5
The style it uses is used well. Little to complain about that wouldn't require a completely different style. Renders are high quality.

Characters: 3/5
Each character feels like their own person. They also all seem to be missing a screw and addicted to perverted situations, creating a same-ness through them all.

Plot/Story: 3/5
There is a lot written, yet little to be said about it. It has just enough to ignore that it is a day by day harem seducer/corrupter.

Sex: 4/5
The build up to sex is done pretty well with lots of teasing that doesn't end in blue balls until magical insertion that so many games do.
Some times there is animation, and it doesn't look too clunky.
All the sex is pretty believable as well.

Sex Frequency: 3.5/5
I held skip through most of it so the frequency seems higher than it is supposed to be. I think a main problem is the grind type of repeating scenes to do all the scenes to unlock the same concept over again, making theone or two sex scenes per event seem spaced out.

Grind: 3/5
The only thing you have to do is click each scene.
So it isn't difficult, just a lot of holding skip through nonsense you've see already for no good reason.

Enjoyment: 4/5
I haven't fully finished it yet. Probably close though.

Great story, Great writing, Perfect animations. Highly recommend to everyone. The creator is regular with the updates and the 'What If' sub-stories are brilliant. Only wish that all the 'What If' stories were made.

I'm not a big fan of sandbox-style VN's. But the way this one is put together I might compare it to speed chess. The story is entertaining and holds together with every scenario. Really well thought out. The visuals are from good to great. The story is very good. But the key for me on this one is the sexual scenarios. They are all slightly askew of vanilla in a very pleasing way. Some are just insanely kinky too. Not a boring moment and no grind. Definitely worth playing.

Finished up through Chapter 10.
This is one of the better VNs.

+ Lots of humor...even some laugh-out-loud lines.

> Almost too much humor that all the characters sound the same when the banter starts

+ We get backstory on several characters over the course of the game

> I normally don't like when ALL the models are big chested, little waist, big ass, and little variety, but the gameplay makes me forget about the fact that many of the models look too similar in shape and size.

+ Asian characters who are hot too!!

+ No grinding, per se, as you can skip time whenever you want.

> Fairly linear in that only once per chapter does your choice really matter. Even if you choose wrong (I purposely did to see the extra scenes!) you'll be notified that was the 'un-desirable' choice and thus let you choose the 2nd option which is a positive outcome for the MC.

+ I liked the writing and slow corruption/progression of the characters that it took me many hours as I was reading every scene instead of skipping.

OVERALL:
Top 10 for me.
I cannot wait to see what comes next.

Chapter 10
After playing a good deal of disappointing incest games in the last two months, this one felt like a breath of fresh air.
The graphics are good, but they get even better after Chapter 7. 8/10
The story is nice and reasonable; there are no unnecessary plot twists or moronic dialogs here (almost). 7/10
The gameplay is straightforward and enjoyable. 7/10
Because of how the gameplay is designed, developers have managed to make the buildups to the sex scenes feel good, you'll work for the scenes, and the payoff is pretty nice.

Amazing Game, Humour is Hilarious and the animation/3d models are totally on point
10 out of 10 game
And the additional what if chapters are great, I'm looking forward to the progress on the main story, so that I can see where this goes

This is one of those special games where the Dev seems to take genuine care with the art. We've all seen the same 5 DAZ models recycled as our sister/step-sister/aunt/roommate/childhoodfriend, but this dev went above and beyond. For those among you who are impatient, this is not the game for you, the updates take a good, long while. For those of us who can wait, it's very clear to see why each chapter takes so long. Little details you don't realize other games are missing. Catherine's sex scenes have her stomach contract. I didn't even know daz models could do that. The game is very impressive and the dev manages to balance artistic direction with player demand by utilizing "side stories" to explore specific fetishes that wouldn't otherwise fit in the game. Overall impressive and I look forward to the new update in January (my birthday).

It might be average to the low end of good except it's sand box enough to be annoying, it does excessively multiple downloads for one game, and the renders at places are just painfully generic. It's another of the many games that isn't bad, you can definitely fap in places, it's at least not a rip off as there's content, it just doesn't stand out for me (especially with the renders that are basically identical to other games). That said, if you read the content and the generic images don't get to you as much, it might be a 3 or even a 4 for you.

A nice decent game ... So the reason i am not giving this game a 5 star because few of certain reasons ...

Firstly the reason is kind of my taste issue ... Which is i hate sandbox type of game ... This game sandbox system have those little flaws in it .... But nothing majorly concerning .

Secondly this game force u it own story... Not give u much freedom of choice and character .... Which if u don't like that character u wouldn't be able stop happening incident with those characters .

Thirdly If Developer adding MC being virgin character concept in this game ... Shouldn't it be my choice to losse MC's virginity with any of the available character i want to .... Because not everyone have same taste ... I hope this could be fixed then it would be a perfect game

Forth one is that ... It don't have any background music in it ...and thier is only one music which is only played in home screen of this game and no song anywhere else in entire game

And If U are able to tolerate any of these certain problems then ... This game is recommended for u and lastly no offense to anyone .... Just sharing my opinion ;-)

It's a great game so far after playing through Chapter 10. Would recommend it. Characters I thought I would hate like Catherine, turn out to be hilarious, I love it. I love all the subtle nods to other games like Bone's Tales The Manor, etc..

While the nasty old man thing is, like, kind of weird, the whole thing is clearly labelled and can be easily avoided unless you are seeking it out yourself via bad endings and what ifs, so props to that.

Game seems to hit the sweet spot between "all sex from day 1" to "you'll need to work harder than the Persona 4 Moon Link to even just kiss one of these women," which is always nice to see.

I'm mostly here for the female domination tag honestly, and while I know this game won't really cater exclusively to my tastes on that given the broader range of relationships, I am just glad we're not getting some weird "One Dude Many Sex Slaves" harem setting where he ends up becoming a dominant asshole, I've seen my share of those in many a harem fanfic about loser male characters from female centric series (ranging from Buffy to Kim Possible) over the years.

What If 3 plays up on that, yes, but I honestly love how it plays up the weird cult like vibes a situation like that would have, and how it would negatively affect everyone's lives on the long run (Having to babyproof the house when everyone gives birth, the fact everyone is very wary of them since women keep getting pregnant around them, the fact they have to literally "drug" women now to make them join in rather than harmless "Lucky pervert" scenarios, and obviously the AMAZING ending with Lucia and Ophelia's smile turning more and more sinister as Lucia's mother takes the Kool Aid.

Speaking of, I appreciate the stance the game seems to take on consent during sexual acts, either in the main game or during NTR scenarios/what ifs. It's a smidge loose at times mind you, but let me tell you, when the game outright went "What the fuck? No you're not going to r*pe your mother in her sleep WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" I outright chortled and took out a breath of fresh air at that. I also like how some of the what ifs and NTR ending, while still on the weird side consent wise, do seem to verge for a more "woman consented to it, maybe under duress in some cases but consent is there," ESPECIALLY in... what if five?

The one where they help Kevin slim down, now, that was a MASTERWORK in NTR, let me tell you, because the whole situation, having the MC removed from the equation entirely (I don't think he even shows up in the epilogue), it's NEVER done due to outright trickery.

Yes, the fat guy is tricking the girls into helping him with money without telling them he can try to get his inheritance without it, and yes, the weight scale broke at one point allowing him to think he was actually slimming down, but truth it? None of this by his design, dude just wanted some friends/women to like him, and while he did pressure them into it with money, he never pushed them hard on it over it, the ONE time they refuse something he relents instantly (and then does a shit job at working out yes, but it's not painted as on purpose either).

Like, I feel like, if that was a completely stand alone story, and it ended with them winning the lawsuit, that could have been its own small porn game, about some fat dude and his two personal trainers, and the ways you the player can help him achieve his dream or fail at them either way.

(Also props to Brenna in the Eva NTR Ending after Hunter tricks you to go out of the room allowing him to seduce Eva for instantly threatening to murder her brother if she found out he had r*ped one of her friends after she made them meet up and all, main fucking reason why she is one of the best characters of the main 3, she will find you someone to lose your virginity to but if you so much as go a smidge out of line with her she will destroy you and I find that both extremely attractive and also a great trait to have for a female character in a porn game, we need more solidarity between these girls in these games ffs.

Or we need the girls to unionize of course. You know, "seize the means of reproduction" and all that, pass around the guy, make a schedule where they can use him in turns, I think there was a Persona 5 orgy hentai with this premise.

All in all, the dialogues are fun and the designs are interesting enough, (If a bit wonky on the ages? Aliza is supposed to be around Ophelia's age range but she doesn't exactly look that older than Brenna at first glance.), the plot is probably one of the better iteration of a true and tried formula.

We do need Nnenna from What If 4 in the main game tho come on, it'd be a waste otherwise, I know her backstory is that she's a tour guide in Africa and all but we can think of something, have her take a vacation to whatever state of the US this game is set in to flip the situation, she and another character are pen pals or something and that leads to her entering the plot.

That's it that's the review, 9/10.

Writing: 8/10
Imagery: 8/10
Kinks: 6/10 (there's incest and ntr, or else the score in the kinks department would've been 4/10)
Overall: 7/10

The writing, man, it's what keeps me playing. It's full of humor/comedy and just makes me laugh sometimes due to how ridiculous it is. I usually ctrl (skip) most of the dialogue when I'm playing VN, but this is one of the rare instances where I slow down just to read the dialogue.

Now let's move on to the not-so-good or room for improvement part, well sometimes it feels like I'm reading through a story that's already made up, it feels like I'm not given any choices since it's basically just ntr or no ntr. It's more like reading a novel albeit not an interactive one, would be great if author/dev could include more paths/options in the future where player's choices do matter and may impact the storyline.

In a nutshell, great game, lots of contents, funny/hilarious dialogue/plot, just go play it guys. Renders and animations look amazing. Enjoyable and not boring at all. The mom is sooo hot, let me bang her and make her carry my child already lol.

ok, I haven't finished the game yet but I want to give my full support to the dev, he managed to create a sandbox that is actually enjoyable and not boring, which is so fucking great, I love this game, love the comedy, the story, it's so fun, please continue with the awesome job

I’ve really got a lot of enjoyment out of this one (currently up to and including CH6). Personality a-plenty, plus a particularly well-developed advancement arc that’s reasonably believable (in an easily digestible cartoonish sense).

The comedy is almost (or truly) overkill, while it absolutely must be admired for its tenacious resiliency and really quite impressive catalogue of gaffs and endless library of references. Very entertaining, to put it mildly. The dev has clearly enjoyed the process themselves - and I happen to think that counts for plenty.

If you can’t have fun with this family then you oughta quit your own life. They are bursting at the seams with enthusiastic and good-natured ribbing, alongside vibrant sexuality. Literally leaping off the page a good majority of the time. I’m not all that aligned with MC’s generally feeble/passive approach, though I do understand it architecturally and it DOES allow for those around him to shine and sustain/engage in an ongoing refresh.

The images are somewhat dated (flat to some degree) by today’s standards, yet the models themselves are plenty titillating and ripe for consumption. Angles don’t ever get old and are often times inventive; intuitively appropriate to many or most encounters.

Structurally, it’s one healthy tome to tackle. Impressively curated and easy enough to navigate through. A notably grief-free selection of paths to choose from where I never feel lost or left behind. Not a lot of skipping forward or back from FOMO. It’s all there on the table and painless to pursue.

I might have become slightly annoyed at times, expecting some sort of advancement where there is none. Or not quite in line with the ebb and flow of my personal preference. But any of that is perfectly reasonable to grapple with - and not unlike life itself. On the whole, I found my payoff not too far away and worthy within each chapter.

There were some segments that truly hit the bullseye for me and honestly left a memory to carry. Never overwrought and just damn good a time to immerse myself in (naked hide-and-seek/the shed comes to mind).

-I can’t exactly recall how I landed on this offering by accident but I’m quite surprised I hadn’t known about it sooner. It absolutely deserves to be on EVERY incest short-list. It’s a 20 on the dartboard. Grab a grip of pins and hit it!!

SO MUCH CONTENT! My brain literally had an endorphin overdose, visual stimulation overload during playing this game! Yeah, I decided to finally check it out last night, and WOW!

The renders, and animations are stunning. The females are gorgeous! Story is cool, and gameplay is smooth. This game was very enjoyable to play, I finished the current version in one weekend. Never a boring moment, very exciting and well designed game. The mom is one of the hottest in any VN game, and she's so seductive, and stunning. Thank You Dev!!

This game is will be remembered as one of the greats 5/5