VN - Ren'Py - Reclaiming the Lost [v0.11] [Passion Portal]

Models are good, especially the beautiful main girl. She is also very smart and endearing. I love her.

MC is less perfect: he prefers drinking to exercising (even with a cute girl), and gets too handsy when he had to step back. Also quick to get mad instead of start thinking. And for some reason he doesn't stop the car when the girl would want that... Well in general he's not quite bad, but I would like him to become better in the near future.

The story is quite captivating and promising. (The two side girls don't seem to add much but perhaps they will later).

Writing is generally good, though a few times a bit fancier than necessary. And some descriptions should be deleted; show pictures instead! A few descriptions do not correspond with pictures, e.g. she plops on bed in that posh hotel, but in the picture she stands in the middle of large space, with no bed in sight.

Other inconsistencies:

1. Black eyebrows of the main girl. C'mon, she is blonde. Eyebrows can be a bit darker, but not that much.
2. Childhood friend is "he" but when MC comes there it's Grace and Chloe, no men.
3. "Six hours drive" starts in the morning and goes on for almost 2 days.

Sex there is not interesting for me because the only scene is with a girl that has a large nose, not cute in my book.

So:

★★★★★ Story
★★★★⯪ Writing
★★★★★ Characters
★★★★⯪ Models
★★★★★ Renders
★★★☆☆ Sexiness

Total 4.5 stars for [v0.3-fix].

Review for 0.3
Man, this was a bad experience. It has been a while since I actually cringed because of a dialogue. Let's get to it, the dialogue is made largely out of thoughts from the MC about what he thinks of the love interests. The MC by the way is a 40-50-year-old man who is lusting after 18- to 20-year-old ladies. That's fine and some games manage to present that in a very good way, but this just felt cheap and sleazy.

For example, all the clichés came into play; the skirt randomly lifts up so you can see everything and then in the morning when you wake up her top almost completely falls off. You get the gist of it.

Besides, any 18- to 20-year-old lady who talks to the MC is immediately totally sold and wants him or something for no appararant reason other then the fact that he is apparantly handsome.

When the MC and a love interest do engage is some flirting there is just a big disconnect to what the player has seen and to what the MC is apparantly experiencing.

For example, the MC starts to list the personality traits of this love interest that he so appreciates. The traits being, resilience, wit and intelligence. Okay she made some jokes so I guess wit makes sense. But resilience and intelligence do not really make sense at all. All we know about her is that she had a job interview and had to sleep in a motel for a night (not because she is homeless or something just because she and the MC could not make it to a hotel) so I wonder where all that resilience came from.

I just find this so unfortunate, because it feels like al the puzzle pieces are there for this game to be an absolute masterpiece but at this moment I can't give it more than two stars.

Fantastic game, wonderful depiction, and interesting story. The tempo of the game quickly ramps up after a slow beginning. appears to be a promising beginning. I'm hoping for further updates. With more engaging music, this game will be a pleasant and fun experience.

The game is at the beggining of its path, but...
1.It is absolutely beautiful. Face expressions, lights, scenes, bodies - stunning.
2.I love presented relations and their development - not too fast, not too slow ~ also good teasing.
3.Plot and reactions make sense (for now at least) which...is not very common with VN
Very promissing game - can't wait for more.

Now a little "No" for me, is these sudden blue-bally inserts, like "She suddenly realised what is she doing" yadda yadda, which indicates, that it is over of scene, yet it still goes, and i thought i just got blue balled (sort of did, anyway, but it made sense in the end [olivia scene {btw. her decision to continue - suprising, very nice]). Either keep pacing of the scene, or not. No for blue-ball bumps >;[

Superb renders and character models coupled with tantalizing descriptive writing is a deadly combo.
As of 0.2 still in the early parts of story and relationship development but what is there shows great promise.
The MC's dynamic with the Heroines all differ from one to the next which is important and appreciated in tandem especially with the seduction aspect present in the story.

Definitely give this one try and keep an eye on it.

I liked the idea of the story, good scenes. i wish this project do not die.

i have been waiting for a novel with this thematic since a lot, so i really loved the idea of the streamer girl starting to corrupt.

Pretty good initial release. I like the renders, the story is okay, but nothing special. I'll go into more details below.
I will be reviewing the game in the three following sections:
1) The content
You play as a middle-aged guy who finds out he has a daughter somewhere. Your mission becomes finding her. However, you also meet a beautiful blonde who becomes your 'partner'. 2) The visuals
I really like the renders. You don't see MC pretty much anywhere, so everything is seen from your POV. The models look good, especially Chloe, the sister. I do feel like I have seen the main girl and Chloe somewhere (same models) but I don't mind that. A pleasant surprise was Grace, the MILF. who is stunning, but unlike in other games, she is clearly older and has wrinkles.
3) The playability
The story is linear, and the choices you make don't really impact the flow. I would like it if they added more decisions. The only thing I don't really like is the text. Not all the time, and not every single line of the text is bad, but there are some errors that interfered negatively with my gameplay. All in all, I think the game has potential, but could be improved. I hope they add good sound effects and music.

So far not a lot of content, but the ambiance and character personalities and appearance are there. I enjoyed the story till the end. This will definitely be the one to keep an eye on. Can't wait for more content.

This vn has beautifully rendered characters and a promising storyline. Although it is quite obvious that the mysterious girl is realted to the MC's it is still intriguing to find out how their story develops. Hope the developer does not give in to patrons demands and feedback but lets the story flow like it has started.

In its Current State i give the game an Overall: 6/10. That may seem low but i don't typically give high scores for new releases unless it blows me out of the water. Also i rate overalls based on 4 Categories: Story, Sexual Content, Renders, and Character Models. The main thing that hurts the overall rn is the no SC, now i know this is a demo so thats to be expected but i dont do exceptions. There are plenty of demos with content.

Story 7/10 : Ill be honest i have a strong dislike for Father Daughter stories like this but i think i can make a exception for this game, one hopefully there will be other LI's other than the Sister and Blonde Girl. The story is fairly well written and kept my attention from start to finish. Being bomb dropped with having a daughter that was given up for adoption , with the you have to go on a quest to find her seems like an interesting story. Though i have a feeling the blonde girl is your daughter, i really hope im wrong otherwise its painfully obvious. Also why do i have to name the blonde girl, not trying to sound rude but what the dev couldnt think of a name. Naming my character is one thing but naming her is weird. Now for all future reviews i have to call her blonde girl. It also seems like a hint that she is your daughter. Also is it just me or is the PI a dick, like bro im hiring you to find my daughter why dont you go to that town, like why do i have to but for the sake of the story we must. Also im glad we have a Mom character that isnt a milf, though im sure for some she is. I will honestly only play this game for the story and the platonic relationship of the Father/Daughter or Brother/sister. Unless there is a separate romantic interest that is not biologically related to the MC. Props to the MC though for taking things so well.

There is no SC so it gets no SC score. 0/10

Renders: The renders are actually really good, and our high quality with little to no grain/blur to them. 9/10

Character Models: the Models themselves are all very high quality, the sister isnt really my type but still great looking, and the blond girl is amazing looking sadly my incest detector is going strong so ill stay away. 8/10

Great models and pretty good writing for a first release. The undecididness with future tags is a bit alarming but so far I very much like what I'm seeing. v0.1 was pretty short so there isn't a lot to write about. But all in all, we will be watching your career with great interest!

(Reviewed as of v0.1)

So far one of the good start. Pretty models, good writing. The story isn't rushing forward to sex, porn etc but rather making an erotic build-up, I really like this in games and it's a pity we don't get this quite often.

I think the main con is the lacking of sound design. The audio in this game is rather dead.

Relationship development at a good pace. Story has some depth. I would spend time on grammar, story continuity (e.g the "unknown" phone call should have been known), and spelling before the next release.
Great images, with attention to light. That's rare.

Keep going, please.