VN - Ren'Py - Project Myriam - Life and Explorations [Ch. 5.03+p] [Zorlun]

Version Played: Ch 2.03a

This game has been a lot of fun so far, with varied situations and great freedom of choice. The dev is kind of fucked up in the head (I mean that in the nicest way possible), but that makes for a very varied experience and something for everyone!
The game is still fairly early, but there is some good stuff here already and the updates are consistent!

Positives:
+ Some very hot situations with several different fetishes even at this early stage of development
+ No grinding - you can just follow the story and make choices when necessary
+ Consistent updates


Negatives:
- Myriam is sadly a little ugly in a too much plastic surgery way, but that's subject to taste
- Some of the early scenes are uncomfortable from a violence abuse perspective, though it's kind necessary for the flow of the game

Like this? Try!: Lily of the Valley, Project Hot Wife
Notes to Dev: Really enjoying everything so far!

It is difficult not to rate this game on potential. It has set up so much amazing possible content, and so many situations that I want to dig into, that I have to reign my imagination in to judge it fairly.

It also can't be judged on potential problems. The same well executed branching systems, and the embarrassing wealth of kinks to choose from are both elements with the potential to add a lot of complexity and possible burnout to development work.

So putting that all out of mind, looking at the game as of version Ch 2.03...this is already one of the strongest corruption games I have played. The pace at which it moves is satisfying, and the plot is careful to setup plausible reasons for Myriam's behavior. Of course, porn logic comes into play as well at times, but in a good corruption story, I'd be disappointed if it didn't.

The characters are interesting and varied, the rendering is very good, and the writing is extremely proficient, especially as the creator has implied it is not their first language.

I'm usually not a fan of dream sequences or major tonal shifts out of the story, but in a few places where the creator executes both, they are done extremely well, and woven convincingly into the plot. (You are also, I believe, given a choice to turn some off if you wish)


Some mild SPOILERS may follow for version 2.03


The story has setup three particularly compelling through lines at the home, at a rich gentleman's type club, and at the school...and I am very much looking forward to seeing all three get developed further.

If I have any small criticism: The occasional stat gateways can be somewhat unforgiving. I like that the previous choices had impact, but as somebody trying to make Myriam as submissive as possible, occasionally I would choose that stat over another early on...only to find myself gated out of a possibility by the other stat...that could make her more submissive.

This would have been more frustrating...except when I did my second playthrough, I left the husband in place...I had removed him the first time thinking it would help me 'bond' with the family quicker...only to find that the family dynamic was even better with the husband still in place. So the replay wasn't too bad after all.


TLDR: This game is a gem that should appeal to many tastes in it's current form. Try it out, and if you like it I urge you to support the dev. Creators this perverted need to be nurtured!

ETA (11/30/2021 Ch2 v0.8)

I hate having to do this, as I still think the developer is exceptional, and wants to tell a great story...but I have to rate the VN as it is, not as the dev would prefer it to be. The rewrites forced by Patreon have curtailed several areas of the story, and unfortunately, some of the best ones. I hope a patch or some other change will result in a return to what was...and if so I will relish the opportunity to bump this back to 5 stars.

Reviewing Ch. 2.03a

I cannot recommend this VN enough, it was simply amazing for me and here are a few reasons why:

• Corruption pace is great! Fast enough to enjoy and not feel it is weird or out of place
• Significant branching choices leading to different juicy scenes, from what I saw, sometimes when you make a choice that gives Myriam more time in her day, something actually happens and it doesn't just skip time! You don't see that very often!
• Great fetishes being added slowly
• No grind!
• Myriam is friggin hot! And you can shape her traits and kinks as you desire
• The side-characters are also well-written in my opinion and I have not seen any repeated presets from other VNs (could be wrong here)
• Your choices also affect how other characters treat Myriam and affect their kinks as well
• Great and dedicated developer with regular updates

As for some nitpicks

• Okay maybe the idea is not very original, but the execution sure is, give it a chance before bailing out
• The art is sometimes "grainy", but it doesn't bother me, the dev did say it is their first work

11/10 recommend!

This game has charm and character that many others don't. It's hard to stand out as a Ren'Py title, but within the first few scenes/choices I've already experienced 2 unique situations that I've never experienced in any other game.

(Spoilers? but this happens fairly early)

1. Myriam has an altercation and must choose how she responds to the person who helps her

2. Deciding not only how advances should be received, but also observing/responding to observations of other characters. (regarding the cousin)


These aren't very substantial scenes but the x-factor is that they're unique and memorable. It feels like the creator actually wanted to create this story because they thought it was appeasing rather than dialed in and formulated.

Not everyone is going to enjoy this story, but for me I find that it's a unique Ren'Py story that feels like it's created from a place of interest/passion rather than formula and what would appease the masses.

I love the kinkiness, I love the unique situations, and I'm happy that the developer has released a Ren'Py game that stands way out from the crowd.


If you're well 'journeyed' on this site, you can probably think back to your favorite Ren'Py games and recall some sort of memorable scene (The photocopier scene from 'Light of My Life' stands out) and I think this game hits that note perfectly.

Great job Zorlun, I love it and despite the content's purpose I still think this is a great Ren'Py game that oozes character and care behind the game.

It's hard to keep my attention with VNs and this game does it very well.

Easy 5/5, looking forward to future progress.

I stumbled upon this game the first day it was released and I knew after playing it, I had found something different. It's hard to put your finger on exactly why this is different, but for me, I think it's because the developer is willing to experiment and not take themselves too seriously. Plus, they are also very engaged with the community and willing to interact and discuss various aspects of the development.

At it's core, the story is very similar to lots of other game/vns out there, yet each scenario seems to have subtle twists and surprises. There is also a "strange", X-Files kind of vibe to it if you want, and this, I think, is why this works. You can play the MC as being sexually vanilla, submissive, kinky, cheating, weird or all of the above. There are even alien abductions!

The best part is you can opt out of all of it. If you want the MC to just be faithful and into vanilla sex, you can do that. If you like a little strange thrown into a standard story, you can have it. If you want the MC to be submissive, you can have that too.

If you don't like aliens, you can have the MC skip it entirely. It seems like the dev is going to give all the weird deviants, like myself, the option to insert some weird into the story, but at the same time, those scenes do not seem to impact the overall story. So you can skip those and never notice.

For me, when I play a Female MC, I like the option of having the character being strong yet she can be a slut at the same time. I like for MC to be able to choose what happens to her and not be forced into things she does not want to do. So far, this is the case with this game/vn.

The only thing I have some concern about, is all the variables. There are a ton of different traits and points the MC earns along the way and I just worry that as the game progresses, it could get messy and frustrating for the player. I would also like to see some bondage/rope/toy play but I am hopeful these will show up eventually.

In the meantime, you should download and give this a try. Expect different and enjoy.

il just keep it short
this game is just breathtaking,truly remarkable VN.
the story is not boring,there's a lot of branches depends on decisions.
Loveable MC and side and main characters.
Fetishes delivered in just months.
Try it out,you will not be disappointed.

[Rev @ Ch.2 v0.2a]

Pretty alright, if uninspired.

Art's a bit weak; bodies have good form but faces are potatoes that get worse when emotions are attempted, and some bits look bizarre (a nipple here, a palm there...).

Writing isn't stellar but is surprisingly good given the professed second language. Scenario's been done, narrative is weak and full of conveniences, but the voice and characterization are fine.

Porn's fine.

Like the skill-ups for kinks and attributes but the notification is too spammy when turned on and inconsequential when turned off. There's gotta be a comfortable middle ground somewhere.

TLDR: Better than expected. Godspeed.

Here's another great game that I can truly recommend. Great original graphic art and what's promising to be a riveting and sexy story with plenty of fetishes available.

A female protagonist that is thrown into lewd situations and a path of corruption (don't worry it happens fairly quick). Also lots of choices with impact on future choices and story development.

(Liked it so much I decided to sponsor the game developer through SubscribeStar. )

So far the game is very very good. The art improves a bit during the game, which usually happens in games that were in development for a long time, which is not really the case with this one. It's certainly good news that the game has a good amount of content being just a couple of months old. I'm looking forward for the next releases.

This is a visual novel, and the richness of this genre lies in the variety of choices you can take in order to construct the character and the plot; that being said, Project Myriam is, by far, fulfilling this task as the story advances.

The plot's premise is simple yet the situations in which MC (Myriam) are varied, interesting and have cohesion, even when some of them are surreal, which shows not only creativity but also a hard-to-extinguish arsenal of narrative resources.

The MC is coherent and her changes are response to the player's decisions, other characters are consistent and have some depth, enough to enrich the game, but not too much to take unnecessary spotlight. Also is important to take in account that visually the characters aren't generic, renders are well treated in terms of light, image composition and color.

No bugs in the game, even in early stages of release.

There is a noticeable effort in grammar since characters don't have neutral accent, so idioms are a common place. There is little music but the texts are well made so the game play is not affected.

In all account the game is a fresh breeze and has a high level of detail, specially decision-wise, characters are original and to this date (Ch.2 v0.1a) doors are open to a very interesting branching, will have to wait how all of those alternations result.

This game is a great surprise for me.
I really enjoy how the dev is building character's personality.
The sex scenes are great, even though, I always expect to be "longer" and more sophisticated.

The plot flows and it is credible.

I expect to see more hardcore scenes and less romantic shit.

Wow! The basic premise of this story is great and there's a ton of potential for future storylines for Myriam. I gotta give this 5 stars for the curvy goddess MC and the generally sexy situations that she gets into. As for feedback, I feel like there are a few too many variables and the accumulation of one stat doesn't necessarily cater to a specific kink, meaning you'll have to play scenes you're not so hot on to access scenes you are hot on (ie you have to get raped by your husband to accumulate points early on...I personally think it'd be more effective if the variables related to your husband can be wholly unique from variables for other paths...i.e., I'd love to tell him to go fuck off from day 1 and still get all scenes from the independent woman route). Also, the English is a bit bumpy and the early renders are somewhat basic, although it seems like newer installments have much improved on those fronts.

After some updates i have decided to write a bit about my own thoughts on the game, so take it as a opinion, not facts.

Sofar im a great fan of the game, the MC is a gorgeous and attractive women without being super model Gissele like. She has believable flaws both in her apearance and personality. The story isnt of the "never seen that" variety, but that doesn't matter as it is well done. There are some points of critique, mostly about some of the gameplay elements, yet overall its a net positive for me.

So what does the game do good:

• it has a believable MC
• MC is attractive, and several side characters are also attractive.
• MC's personality isn't just a blank slate, but can be molded.
• Story so far has been good.
• It caters to a wide audience in terms of fetish (Sub/Dom, MF/FF, etc)

So what are the nagatives? Well for me its only realy one at the moment, that is the whole scoring system.

To explain, lets just say that if you want to play a scene in some way, you must have the required score in one or more stats, kinks or traits. In theory that is all fine, but in reality this will force you to play in a predefined way or you wont be able to get the scores needed. This is very evident in choices where you may want to only play FF scenes, but find that you must play scenes with the jerk husband and cheat with a sleazeball just to get some scenes later on or fear having not enough in some stats. At the start of the game this isn't as much an issue, but as the game gets longer, those point barriers will become larger and larger, gating content one want to see behind a unattainable stat score.

I personally had to replay the game start to finish several times on auto skip just to get one lust point for a scene, this forced me to play events i didn't want to play just to "farm" points in a stat. This is what inherintly makes this system a bad choice for the game, and should perhaps be reviewed in the future on wether to keep it or not.

That is my only criticism for the game, but overall it still gets a 4 star review from me. Keep it up, and good luck dev.

Really nice Pictures and intelligent story. You don't get that this is his first 3d project. I really like the mother figure and the whole family constuct. I'm looking forward for next episodes, keep on developing buddy!!

I enjoyed this game so far, props to the dev for a really good game. There are a lot of kinks in this that I like, so that's a plus. MC is pretty hot too. Everything else has already been said in previous reviews, so I'll keep it short. I just wanted the dev to know I appreciate all the hard work! Can't wait to see what the next update brings.

Just finished the 0.2.5.a version of the game. First of all, THANK GOD that you created new characters with original faces. Second, the story was brief, but good. The only thing that I, personally, don't like about this game or some other games is the level of exaggeration in the characters' bodies. Crazy big dicks and breasts. But, as I told, it is just a personal opinion.
Thumbs up and waiting for the next release. Stay safe.

This game is just what ive been looking for. A milf protagonist that you control and gives you many choices to make with characters she meets. Even though it hasnt been out that long it still has more juicy action than games that have been out for 3 years and Myriam has already done some fooling around without just the "rapist" husband.
This dev is very good and he updates his game monthly all by himself and is on the message board daily answering everyones questions, which is very commendable. I would put this game in my top 5 already and cant wait to see what dirty situations Myriam gets into next. The only thing I dont like is the husband & wish you could ignore him completely but he did say that will be an option later in the game.

I really like the game. I like games with a female protagonist. It is just beginning, but it is developing rapidly. Miriam's character is exciting. The graphics are very good. Sex scenes are exciting with different variations. There are many paths. The big currency is the relatively short time between updates

+ Great Female MC
+ Great Renders and characters
+ Many sexual scenes
- Some scenes seem unavoidable despite your choice, such as the husband

I really like the use of that hair that seems new and experimental (dunno much about daz) It looks so real and in shower scenes looks actually like real wet hair.

Great game and I can't wait to see more of it.

A great game with lots of potential and regular updates. Beautiful renders, very hot situations, you'll find your happiness here with all the fetishes (current and planned)
Any FemProg lover should try it