[Ep. 1]
This is it boys! This might be the next big one to shoot up fast if the development doesn't stagnate.
This dev duo shows competence in all the areas of development. They also show broad knowledge in various fields that are explored within the story. I was constantly impressed while playing this first release. The episode is very meaty and has enough content for an accurate review.
The visuals are top notched. The render quality and models are great as anyone can see. That's not too unique these days, but the camera angles, simulated movement during conversations, and expressions are also quite immersive.
One thing I have to specifically mention in regards to the visuals is the noticeable effort in fitting the clothing on them DAZ boobs. As we all know, "boob socket syndrome" is a condition affecting so many chicks in this industry. It requires extra effort to remove this absurd condition from DAZ autofit, so props to them. The only negative thing I can say about the visuals is that the 7 year old daughter has a grown woman's head pasted on a child's body. She looks more like a small person than an actual child.
The sex scenes are excellent. It fits my definition of a perfectly executed scene in a DAZ game. The situation is sufficiently erotic. There is nice lead up to it. There is sufficient sex dialogues that run alongside the animations. There are multiple positions and smooth animations. The scenes have a nice flow to it.
The coding, aka choice and impact when it comes to VNs, is done very well. There are enough calls for variables and flags to keep the story consistent with the choice the player makes. It could be flavor text or slightly bigger variations, but there is enough there to keep the player engaged without bloating the project with route creep.
Now the most important aspect. The writing. Overall, I'd say it's excellent, but it's not without its flaws.
First, the characters are extremely well realized. We see their personality, motivations, and values through mostly natural interactions and conversations. I say mostly because the dialogues can get a bit heavy on the "witty banter" stuff that can be a bit grating if you are a grump like myself. Still, the actual interactions between these characters seem genuine.
As for the actual plot, this is where I could make some critiques. It doesn't quite land on a consistent tone and focus. Each segment being explored is very convincing on its own, but it just lacks that little bit of extra polish to tie everything together in a smooth narrative.
We have the porn adventures of a college professor. There are college thots he can perv on. There is a sweet but clingy English professor "kinda gf." This segment plays like a typical porn thing. Then there are the bits about his daughter and wife. This relationship is explored extremely maturely. This segment is incredibly grounded and honestly makes for some amazing drama about divorced parents. Then there is some incredibly well researched medical segment that morphs into sort of a sci-fi thing. There is a bit of mystery/thriller thing going on too. Then there is the titular action packed racing stuff.
Obviously, stories rarely follow only one single genre or tone. Mixing drama, action, and comedy is nothing new. It's just a bit jarring when we go from incredibly emotional and serious drama involving the wife and daughter to a bar where the MC is shooting the shit with his buddy, cracking jokes, making puns, and banging a random chick.
All in all, this is definitely an "Excellent" VN. The flaws I mentioned are more than covered by the overall quality of the game. You really can't ask for much more than this when it comes to a DAZ game in the broad "non-fetish based story" group.
