VN - Ren'Py - Price of Power [Ch.25] [Pandaman Games]

My review of Price of Power [Ch. 12]

A game that starts pretty great!
MC goes on an exciting adventure with his female childhood friend...

After the exciting adventure phase is over though (around chapter 6?) it quickly becomes clear that:
- Your choices are currently meaningless (you just win 1-2 scenes differently) and this is essentially a KINETIC NOVEL (Supposed to change in later versions according to the developer)
- The childhood friend is your FORCED LOVE INTEREST and she will have sex with you with or without your consent
- There will be no more excitement because everything that will happen in the next few chapters is being spoiled in advance
- Your forced love interest basically takes over as MC, while you just tag along without having any choices

...eventually I just couldn't continue because the story became way too boring.

Otherwise there isn't that much to complain about:
- Game has decent soundtrack, but lacks variety (just a few different tracks over and over)
- Renders are good quality and there are plenty of them, but they lack variety as well (99% take place in woodlands or in generic medieval houses)

If you like the forced love interest and don't mind kinetic novels then maybe this is a 4/5.
But for me it just got way too boring, having zero choices and all.
I probably would rate this lower than 3/5 if I forced myself to continue playing.

Great story, good coherent development of story line. For me the Story is what I read VN's for and this is one of the Best. This story has some hardships, romance, a little fighting, post world devastation, adventure, love, friendship, corruption and other things to keep you interested.

I am very glad that all lewd/nude scene's are romance/relationship based and that the author has by his own choice limited it to these. Otherwise it would detract from the Superb story. In fact, this story is so good that the author could have zero sex and it would still be a 5 Star VN!

I look forward to every update for this VN. Thanks for a wonderful VN and Great Story!

Great game and great story .The story is immersive and you really feel the character .Sound is also very favourable .the current sex scenes are meh in terms of quality as well quantity .Would give 5 stars if there was even a single quality sex scene.

Story 7/10
Vanilla romance story, with medieval background and futuristic twist like ai, bioweapon etc. I don't meant to give it this low but it's genre is not really my cup of tea. I'm not big fan of entity and later legacy narrative, it's strucked me as boring and smug. It's a loss opportunity to turn this AI into another female charming character instead of just silver surfer and imo the AI character built up is rather poor as well where you kinda forced to hear some silver emotionless looking character talk about life like some god without having proper make-belief or proper interest building to the character as to hear someone talk deep stuff like that you either have to respect the character for what they did or love the character for their charm like being funny or sexy or whatever charm they have. The story revolving mc also seems linear, focusing on the lover, no sides, no hints of naughty kinks and such. Since it was involving monsters and violence, writers could've use the momentum to grasps more wilder tags, that's unless vanilla romance is all the story about.

Arts 9/10
Arts is well done, the main reason I downloaded this in my bulk downloading and give it a go. The main female character model is fresh from my experience, I never see similar one in another vn unlike how common the mc model is. The setting for the scenes also lookin solid. The default white font with old paper background is so not eye friendly, thankfully there is option to change that.

Fap material 6/10
I wouldn't call this game as adult vn but more like love story vn with bits of adult element. Like differentiating between porn vs drama with bits of adult stuffs in it. If vanilla lover sex is your get go to fap or built up, this game may be for you.

I won't complain if the vanilla lover story is what this game focus on, in its own genre I think the story is quite interesting. My personal objection is entity/legacy narrative came out as boring and smug because to pull that kind of lines you either need to involve good narrative voice over, humorous bits, and proper character building to make us want to or even have the slightest interest to hear whatever it said or else it turn out into reading yourself or hearing some arrogant guy yapping. I won't lie, I wish I had option to skip his monologue.

Maybe I will update score/stars after finishing the game

Update: I saw some ppl reading my review, so as guide I gotta update that I can't bear to finish the game. I conclude what it offer is just not for me. Iirc I probably digged in as far as ch 5? Or was it 3? It's where they finally went back from the island. Don't get me wrong, I did play some lover avn but there were more kinks involved, more naughty and raunchy. Tho I still respect those who are into this genre, good for you.

Maybe, just maybe, when I dry out of option and need of some loveydovey vibe story I will pick this back up. Still, good effort and good luck for development.

A good kinetic novel focused on slow burn story. Apparently a genre that I don't enjoy much.

The story is well written and opens up plenty of opportunities for the writer to go to interesting places with it. While the sort of rags-to-riches premise is a bit of a stretch, it's possible to suspend disbelief.

Characters are fairly distinctive and have decent histories to support their attitudes.

The models and backgrounds are good.

Animations and scenes are fine but not the main focus.

Wonderful game with a beautiful story as well as LIs. It has fantasy element which gives it a unique touch as there is modern mixed with past. It's a slow burn but that is the plus point in this game.

If there's a rating above 5 star, I'll surely award it to this game.

This is the only game here in F95 that hooked me not just into girls or lewd scenes but for the story. The medieval + sci-fi + post-apocalypse setting is really mind-blowing and interesting. The pacing and narration is great as well. The worldbuilding is done naturally and you can quickly immerse yourself in it.

The main LI, Maria, is really georgeous and compelling personality. The slow burn romance with her and the MC is natural and very wholesome (which I really liked). It's refreshing in an adult game to see a relationship that is developed realistically as the characters get along together, face adversities, and comfort each other (not through corruption or magical shenanigans). The other girl of the game, Emilia, is also beautiful and attractive.

Personally, the story is already enough to love this game but the lewd scenes are also worth the wait. This game is not just to make your fap session done. because you have to spend a lot of time to reach them. But believe me, the tension, build up, and slow burn approach of the dev makes these scenes great. And of course, the headpats and handholding made my heart melt.

Side characters are also remarkable and have outstanding personalities. From Maria's uncle (Jacob) to the benign narrative entity (Legacy), I'm pretty sure you'll get attached to them.

My only issue with this game is that it is not finished yet and I'm really intrigued to know what happened during The Fall, who are the people in the Southlands, and what really happened with Legacy (and Eve). This is only the game that made me "theorize" what might probably happen.

This game is straight to my top five games here so I hope the dev will be able to maintain the quality of this game. I highly recommend to this game for anyone looking for a game that is wholesome, adventure-packed, and with an exciting story.

Masterpiece a true hardburn masterpiece.
So peeps with patience will enjoy the developing story.
We look for ancient civilizations like Egyptian mummies but madieval civilization finding a modern civilization just wow dev just slammed the reverse Uno card..
Can't wait for another chapter drop!!

Reviewing Price of Power [Ch. 11] (on Android via JoiPlay)

Below is a 1 to 5 star rating on parts of the game, from my amateur perspective, that I feel contributed to my overall rating.

Graphics 4.5/5 ⭐ - The renders for this game are great with good depth-of-field and good shot composition. Each scene strikes a good balance of not looking empty, like so many other game's renders do, and not being overly busy. The world around the charters looks mostly natural and lived in, although a few shots, like shots of a cabin in a clearing in the woods might look better if the cabin was not perfectly centered in the shot, I would suggests the developers use angles and the rule-of-thirds more often.

Models 4.5/5 ⭐ - Character models are really good and do not have overly exaggerated proportions as far as I can tell ( ) and look good without being perfect, very natural looking. The skin textures suffer from some of the same issues as most DAZ models do, looking a little plastic, but look better in this game than many others.

Animations 2/5 ⭐ - The animations are short and sparse, being just a series of stitched together stills but just as good in quality as the static scenes. I would have liked to see a better variety of animations during sex scenes and maybe some short animations during dialogue scenes (for example blinking, head tilts, etc.)

Story 4/5 ⭐ - First off this is a very slow-burn story that focuses on a few important parts of the MC's experiences, there is zero grinding with this game and time skips happen in narratively appropriate parts of the game. I like the premise of this story so far. The theme of the story is fun and interesting , although not unique, it's premise is reminiscent of a few animes that I that I am aware of (please note that my knowledge of anime is very limited). You have almost no choices that need to be made for this story and any choices that you do have have no consequences on how the story progress and, as narrated by the games, only affect very small parts of how the MC interacts with or deals with a problem meaning the you as the MC do not feel like you have much agency within the story. The story is very linear.

Lewdness 2/5 ⭐ - There is very little nudity and sex happening in this version of the game and you have to wait a long time before getting to these scenes.
Overall I had fun playing Price if Power and I would suggest that it is worth a play thru if you are Ok with a slow-burn story with very little lewdness. There is a lot of potential for and the story seems to be setting up for alot more story and lewd content to be added with future chapters.

Review for Price of Power [Ch. 11] -
This VN has excellent Sci fi story , great characters and slow burn wholesome romance between them and visually stunning renders and good looking female models . Writing is top notch . Overall amazing game , looking forward to the romance between MC and other female characters in the future . Highly recommended .

Possibly one of the best adult VNs I have played. The story keeps you hooked, the renders are gorgeous and the writing is well thought out. Can be easily played without a walkthrough mod too.

Recommended if you liked a game with heavy emphasis on story and writing.

The game looks great and has an interesting premise, but the characters are very dull, and the dialogue/story is so incredibly long-winded and boring that the whole thing just feels like a waste of time.

I really enjoyed this game in previous updates, but as time went on, the quality of the writing and characters degraded.

Story: Better than average. It is sci-fi though and not medieval. Dialogue for the story does get boring after awhile though

Characters: Overall, characters are poor and they say they are the "good" guys but do evil acts.
MC does not think for himself and does whatever the AIs or Maria tells him. He murders someone in cold blood also, so that is a disappointment.
Maria: Started off good, but she quickly dominates her relationship with the MC and does not value his input.
AIs: Worst part of the game. They have preachy, better-than-you attitudes; this gets progressively worse as time goes on.

Renders: Great

Overall, I think the MC and AIs make the game worse. The MC should realize/think for himself some of the time.

A charming, well-written, and often sexy visual novel, but not a porn game. (Reviewed: Ch. 11)

You are a young man in (as quickly becomes apparent) a post-apocalyptic society that has reverted to medieval-style existence. You are whisked away from your solitary life by your childhood best friend and her father to go exploring a deserted and haunted land.

Price of Power is a Visual Novel. The game's core is its plot and writing. As a serialized fantasy story it is engaging and well-written, with enough twists to keep you interested from episode to episode, the characters are charming and three-dimensional, and the renders are consistently high quality.

While there is sex in it, you can't really call Price of Power a porn game any more than you'd call a book pornographic just because it happens to contain sex scenes. There's regular nudity, and eventually sex, because that's part of the formula, but it's restrained, gradual, done in service of the plot and characters, and stays in the generally wholesome spirit of its high fantasy roots. (Think "If David Eddings wrote sex scenes", not "If George R. R. Martin downloaded Daz3d")

Ultimately, the VN does what it sets out to do, and does it well. Travelling with the characters you get to know them, enjoy their adventures, so when they actually bone, you feel invested in a way that you just don't get from the two hundred and sixty seventh iteration of Landlady And Your Roommates And All Their Friends Try A New Fetish Each Episode.

If this all sounds like the VN equivalent of watching grass grow, then Price of Power isn't for you, but for me it puts it close to the top of the list of games I'll download every update and look forward to the next.

Do you like VNs that tell an actual story and are not entirely focused on winning over as many women as possible or unlocking gallery scenes?

Do you like a slowburn romance that will eventually reward you?

Do you like a medieval/fantasy setting with a twist?

Do you like vanilla and wholesomeness?

If your answers are "yes", then Price of Power delivers, it's one of the best story driven romance VNs (with some sex) with believable and likable characters. The MC is not the usual creep or eternally horny character that will chase anything or anyone and the female love interest is written like a very loving and intelligent young woman who is in every regard the MCs equal. She's the "strong woman" written right, without ever diminishing or taking away from the male hero of the story.

There can't be enough emphasis on the fact that this is a story focused VN, this also applies to the romance which is developed alongside the central mystery. And while the story twist is not that difficult to predict (maybe it's just me but I guessed the twist pretty early on, but then again, I read tons of SciFi/Fantasy) it's still quite a nice and interesting twist that gives the story that extra ingredient to become not just your average medieval fantasy romance.

So if a slowburn wholesome romance with some sex (not tons of it and you really have to wait for it) combined with an excellent story is something you can enjoy you will hardly find anything better than Price of Power.

The writing was really good. Others are correct in that it is a very slow-burn type of game, but it is not boring. Even without early sex scenes, the writing and screens keep my attention and interest, making me want to see where the story goes rather than just see the characters naked

First of all when it comes to fantasy games I am a purist at heart. The setting and romance where it’s not hi I love you let’s make out is amazing. Most games the content where they are talking is so benign that you rush past it as it’s generally meaningless. This game the entire story and backstory draws you in immediately. I loved the story, drama, geniuine fear and emotion, and love. Now futuristic part I thought I would hate and go oh it’s another angel/demon arc, but no the writer did something really original and creative. This game blew me away and has quickly become a top five game for me now. This is a must play if you love stories and romance.

My review for Price of Power Chapter 10


It is a well made game with amazing and interesting story, coupled with gorgeous renders. There isn't much sexual content in the early chapters as it is a slow burn story but it is still nicely paced. If you are not into vanilla sex and the story of the game doesn't matter to you, then this might not be for you, otherwise it is a must try. I just wish that aside from Maria, the MC can also have Emilia as well. Hoping for more chapters to come.

Most games that i play, i skip most of the plot/text, but this game i read completely!
Really good story, nice renders and fun to play!

I recommand playing this game.
Lets hope the story keeps going for a long time!

focusing on one relationship makes both the characters and the overall story so much richer, really really good. The updates are also frequent while still having a bit of meat to em. I highly recommend if you are a fan games with interesting stories, compelling worlds, and sweet romance.