VN - Ren'Py - Race of Life [Act 1 v1.02] [Underground Studio]

Just play it. The writing is A Class, and I think you will be immersed in the first 5 minutes of play. There isn't any part of the game where you feel you are in the "story" part rather than "porn" part, if you get what I mean. Like, in the majority of AVN you get hit by a massive wall of text which give context to the story, sometimes all of that is excessive, but here the dev makes it very subtle by having you driving the car making it less "boring".

The animations are also perfect, the characters are greatly developed and very different from one another.
If the devs reads this reviews I'd say to don't break the perfect relationship balance from every character, because as of now is very realistic, but if the mc starts a gangbang in the class the game I think would lose most of its "serious" aura.

Next to the majority of the games I play, this one is so refreshing. It’s a school setting, at least in part, but the difference is you play the teacher, rather than a student – although of course, there are still hot students after your body! As the title suggests, racing also plays a big part in the game, and you get minigames where a race is taking place and you basically have to do the gear shifting at the right moment. You can gain money from racing, and betting on racing, which you can spend on upgrading your car, but most of it will go towards another cause, which is the catalyst of the game and which I won’t spoil.

The overview in the game thread does not do this one justice at all, as there is a lot more to it than just racing and trying to get the hottest woman. There’s a lot of feeling in this one, with a really sad situation leading into some heavy themes (that do not at all detract from the fun and the thrill of the story).

The visuals are great and the women are fantastic, with MC’s ex-wife Allison absolutely in with a shot at being my favourite love interest across all the games I’ve played (I will get back together with her!). Although you’ll want to be careful (and potentially have multiple saves) to avoid getting into conflict with the great selection of LIs available, there are some great scenes to be had with whoever you choose.

There’s some great humour in this one too, and not all of it comes from the loveable clown of a best friend (although admittedly, Coop is the source of a good amount of the laughs). I’m interested to see where this one goes, and whether the teased espionage storyline comes to anything, or turns out to be a red herring. There’s a lot of potential here, and I for one really hope it makes it.

Was recommended to me and to be honest i over looked it ,but boy was I wrong to do that. This VN is amazing the renders the story is so deep. I can honestly say that I sat and read every line and didn't skip anything which is something I can only say about maybe 4 others that I did that with. I highly recommend this and can't wait to see what is next.

Excellent game at everything that matters. Visuals are stunning, with animations ranging from excellent to nearly perfect. The story is a bit "buggy", though; at several points characters use dialogue that doesn't match a previous choice, like Emma mentioning a massage you actually refused to get from her. Also the scene with the obnoxious doctor at the hospital tries to be both dramatic and funny, therefore failing at both. No doctor speaks like that unless it's drawn by Disney.

Other than that this is Being a DIK / WVM quality material. Why can't this be the bare minimum quality in AVNs? Keep it up!

PS. Please don't ruin this by adding dozens of LIs. The cringy behaviour of the gals at the new hospital feels already like a fuckup in the storyline, at a certain point it looks like you're going to be able to fuck Tiana in front of your comatose daughter FFS.

This one is firing on all cylinders. Characters look great. Animations look great. Really good sound. Writing is excellent. Love interests are varied and all feel unique. Scenes are really good and look smooth. The driving mini games are fun and the extra systems like upgrades and betting add depth and are interesting. It's already really good and I can see it getting even better with future updates.

This game here is a case where the hype is actually well-deserved. I hesitated with playing it as I was expecting street racing to take most of the screentime, and that's something I'd prefer in a racing game, not an AVN. However, it turned out not be that case at all. The game is actually a great mix of drama and adventure, and is not overly focused on street racing, with the MC's day-time job and family problems taking center stage.

Pros:
1) The graphics are absolutely gorgeous, some of the best in the genre.
2) The plot is good, and very well written. I believe this drama.
3) The MC starts as a self-centered moron, but the player gets the first option to change him for the better as soon as the game begins, which is exactly how MCs like him should be realized. However, if a player wants for him to stay a moron, that's an option too.
4) The characters discuss the subjects they specialize in at length, demonstrating that the devs have done their homework.
5) The interactive phone is here, and we get a street racing mini-game, of course, as without it, the entire theme would fall flat. And it's skippable.
6) The LIs are all stunningly beautiful, and great characters, too. Damn, while I haven't picked Allison, I admit that she's instrumental at helping the player feel the drama, while Jasmine and Alexa help with the humour.
7) The best sex scenes I ever saw.

Cons:

1) Cooper is annoying to me. I mean, if any of my IRL friends I'd cease all contact with him on the spot.

5 stars! Why are you still reading this? Play it! Even if you just did it, do it again!

The character development was great, properly fleshed out. The Need for speed, racing story was so good, i stayed for the story, and was not disappointed by the scenes and models. Worth supporting the developer.

Top Graphic and Music

The story is even more excellent, every girl has her own personality, and more importantly, it all makes sense, which makes the story very immersive.

Thanks for the developer

5 Stars no doubt

After episode 1 I thought this was going to be the next big game. But after episode 3 I'm just not feeling it any more.

I'm not entirely sure why that is. But it's probably because it has too much going on. There are too many love interests and the story takes itself too seriously. You're building half assed relationships with all the women and it just becomes a big nothing burger.

I couldn't even remember half the women in this game. I think that says a lot when compared to another game like being a dik. Which has even more characters but I know who is who, because they all have distinct personalities and they don't bore me to tears with things I don't need to know.

I can't immerse myself into a story that tries to be serious yet removes all consequences for MC's actions. Be serious and do it right or be light hearted. Don't go in between, that's a half baked cake, edible but not great.

I just loved it!
The combination of the girls, story, animations, soundtrack and the racing mini-game is superb.

I must admit that part of the story dialogues were too long so I had to skip some, but beside of that I really enjoyed play this 3 episodes, so I can't wait for episode 4 to be released.

Tbh, I will be with the few not getting why this game has such a high score. To me the game felt strange from the start. The mc has a ego from here to tokyo and to me it was really of puting how cocky he was. The best friend feels like just a huge moron and like he has no point. Like poop jokes and him stalking a girl... The whole ex wife thing felt also bad and the forced dating from the start even more...

The art is great and all but fuck the story. Like expected a racing game and then go from that but no we are a teacher\scienetist, ex husband, strugeling to meet deadlines and then our kid gets in a coma before we even really go in to the racing plot.

No, dont get it

This game is great. Solid visuals, excellent animations, tense racing scenes with equally excellent animation videos, and a competent enough minigame that is enjoyable and interesting.

The visuals are easily the best part of this game, with several animations for sex, racing, and other miscellaneous items.

Story is not unique, but is executed very well, and is quite compelling. The characters and their characterizations are another big star of this show, as each of them are different, unique, and compelling in their own ways. There's also instances of them communicating between each other, which always turns out interesting.

The racing stuff is done a lot better than you probably imagine, mostly down to a series of quick time events. There's also an upgrade system introduced halfway through.

The biggest issues I have are with the MC honestly. Because he's conventionally gorgeous, he has an ego the size of Antarctica. This causes him to be a pretty manipulative and self-absorbed prick for like 60-70% of the game, regardless of your choices. There's also a lot of history between him and several other characters, that the player can't really do much about (namely, Veronica, Allison, William, and the redhead). This history seems to produce more potential issues to work through than anything else.

I understand why it was done, and I won't say it is the worst problem a VN or story in general can have, but it does marr what would otherwise be a perfectly enjoyable experience for me.

4.5/5, this is still an excellent game, and I genuinely encourage people to try it out.

(Also Maggie is unbelievably gorgeous, kamioshi material.)

One of the best, if not the best, new game on the AVN scene in my opinion. The story is very well written, and girls are incredibly sexy. Jasmine is becoming one of my favorite LIs in all AVNs, and that is no simple thing considering what is out there. I can't say enough good things about this game really.

Been quite a while since a game impressed me as much as this one had.

From the character writing and models, animations, music and overall plot it all impressed me with the sheer quality.

Blender animations elevate this to a whole new level and really show how bad most others using DAZ 3d really are.

Character models deserve extra praise for being just so great!

Apparently it takes quite a while to update, but quality unfortunally takes times.

I strongly recommend the game!

Three episodes in and I'm totally sold on this VN.

The renders are top class, I'm glad I'm finally past the expectations of ugly looking DAZ models and the same faces you've seen a million times. Animations are superb, especially in the racing scenes and the sporadic lewd scenes. The developer has created a stunning set of love interests that make you genuinely want to navigate the dialogue in a way that bags you the best girl(s).

The story premise is pretty engaging and ambitious in the topics it wants to handle. I'm personally not a big car guy, but I found a lot to enjoy about the racing themes regardless. Of course the story isn't just about cars as I find, there's a serious and emotional story event that takes place which serves as the main driver of the plot, no pun intended. I felt it was handled pretty well considering the dark themes it went into. Quite a lot of melodrama, especially with the back story of a certain girl, but it develops in a way that doesn't break your immersion too much. Overall, the story is a really fresh take on a plot for an adult game.

The writing is well above average for the genre, everyone gets characterized appropriately and you get some funny and insightful moments. Certainly way past the threshold of awkward and stilted dialogue you find in countless other games. However it can get too jargon-heavy at times, I felt the medical subplot suffered for this and so did the workshop stuff to a lesser degree. The central story is very emotionally stirring but some of the plot points are a little contrived and more care could have been put into the hospital scenes and the realism of the medical themes the story dives into.

Girls do kind of throw themselves at you but the protagonist Jake Miller is established as a character that probably warrants it. He has an interesting backstory and established character flaws that make your choices seem more impactful than the standard chosen one affair you seen in some other games. It's refreshing to see that the developer doesn't shy away from introducing conflict into your interactions with various characters in the game. I like the dynamic of having an ex that you need to work with and all the baggage accompanied with it. Same with the bickering and competition between the LIs in the game.

Overall really pleased with what I've seen so far aside from a couple of gripes with the writing. As a side note, this game has a really cool feature that I haven't seen anyone else talk about and it's the camera feature. Being able to save a render you come across in the game is quite titillating and useful in cases where the moment you see isn't part of a dedicated gallery scene.

I liked a lot about this game, including the story premise, the visuals, and the UI. I thought it was all very well executed and somewhat original as far as porn game ideas go.

What I *really* didn't like was the poor writing. From boring to laughably bad and frustrating, especially in the more *serious* scenes. It pretty much tanked my enjoyment of the game. The first scene with the token nonthreatening best bud or the doctor scene early on is a fine example of what I mean.

This game surprised me in several ways!
The story is interesting and entertaining and exciting written IMO. I was very drawn into the story so far. Hope this quality goes on...
The Graphics are very good, and have a sympathetic MC. Also the cinematics are very good and complex.
What more can I say:Good luck with your work!

[SPOILER ALERT]

You know, I love Breaking Bad series along with others that share the same universe. Race of Life hits pretty close to home with one of my favourite shows. If Vince Gilligan was a talented and perverted man, this would be his creation.

This game is somewhat differs with Breaking Bad, I would called it “semi-reversed BB”. In this game, you start as a guy named Jake Miller who cheated against his wife which costed your dream job and your little family. Later, your decided to work as a lecturer in a college whose rector (or president/chancellor in the US) hardly appreciate your works despite your brilliant mind. His life was okay-ish after that shit show, but it turns out It hasn’t ended, yet. Your little daughter was hit by an oncoming vehicle while playing skateboard and now she’s in coma. She could wake up sooner or maybe months or even years. Desperate, you and your ex-wife decided to moved her to a better facility, but it will cost you millions of dollars. How do we get millions of dollars fast without robbing a bank?

Almost the same as Breaking Bad, right? Well except in the show, Walter White was given a chance to lower his ego, take a sweet deal with his former company, and live comfortably with your family with a fat check to cure your cancer. But no, he chose the unorthodox way by becoming a drug kingpin. Pretty much the same with Jake, but it all happened because of his wrongdoing in the past and he doesn’t even get an easy chance. Like it or not, he needs to live a very dangerous path by becoming a sensation in an underground illegal street race to get easy money for his daughter’s treatment. He also needs to proof himself for the investors that he’s capable to invent his newly found ergonomic and efficient battery. So yeah, just like what I said, this game is “semi-reversed BB”.

Enough about that, let’s talk about the gameplay, graphics, and its characters. Overall, the gameplay is great, the dialogue tree has multiple non-boring branches that fit perfectly with each characters. The racing scenes and its gameplay *chef kiss*, absolutely the best I’ve ever seen so far apart of Desert Stalker’s fight scenes. Mind you, this game also has a LOT of technical terms, probably more than Chasing Sunsets. So if you have an IQ lower than 70, this game is not for you. But seriously, Race of Life also includes a built-in encyclopedia about any technical terms you can find so if you have difficulty understanding them, you can just check it out. About its graphics, I can say that it is on par with many recent AVNs so you’ll like it.

Five stars out of five. Heavily recommended by me. It has three chapters for now but they’re pretty long and repeatable.

EDIT: Since the last update and after thinking about it all, I had to lower the rating from five to three because the devs clearly don't know how to make Love Interests actually interesting and equally. It's like having five kids and one of them is treated badly, two of them are almost neglected, and the other two are always get what they want. What's the point of having more than four LIs if you make them biased?

With just 3 episodes out, Race of life is one of the best AVGNs ive ever played.

Some of the best renders ive ever seen in a game. Alot of attention went into the bodies but also with the clothing and the makeup. Putting good work into the optional things other than just the body on the woman always makes every scene more interesting because of the consistant changes of what the characters wear and look like.

If there was one minor issue i have with the games overall presentation, its that the male characters dont look that interesting. The main character especially just feels like hes lacking something that makes him be really attractive to all of these women. Plus alot of the men in the game just look copy and pasted from the store with very little changes. Only exeption would be Coop who i think is hot AF and very unique.

The main strength of this game has to be the writing and the characters. I adore alot of characters here. The highlights for me have to be the best friend Coop who is a goofball but one that is also ride or die with you. Alison your ex wife that starts really bitchy but ends up being really well written and it made me want her back. Jasmine is a the hardass redhead who has a cuteside and who consistently blue balls you. Every other character is very solid due to the fantastic writing, which is able to effortlessly switch from very serious and emotionally devastating , to very absurd and funny.

The plot seems to be moving more into a crime based narrative. Which has me worried a little due to the fact that sometimes it does go off the rails a little bit to much. But so far the game is handling it really well. Also a minor negative point would be that some scenes go on for too long and do kill the pacing a little bit.

Really hyped for the next updates. Give this one a try if you enjoy a great experience.

One of the best adult novels/games out there! You can clearly see and feel, that people making this game poured all of their souls and hearts into this project! Top tier renders, as well as animations, and they even managed to add a lot of content for all of the petrolheads