VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Retrieving The Past [S3 E.6 & Epilogue] [MrKnobb]

This game has a story that i have never seen before on this site, the story is really well done so far and has been intriguing and wants me to see more.
The characters for the most part are interesting and all feel like they matter to the plot in some way.


Art/Renders. 8.5/10
Story. 9.5/10
Characters. 8.5/10
Sex. 7/10

This review can change and may change in the future after more updates.

This is all new below
1/21/19
I just beat the whole episode 1 and remastered version and it was really good, the story has some heavy stuff but it makes the story better an everything in the game all fits together with nothing just thrown in for no reason. The characters are all unique and seem important and we still need to find out more, with episode two coming we should find out more of the plot.
My score all stays the same!

I've been following this game for a few months now. It started off ok, the story was interesting enough and the renders were alright. Overtime the Dev has proven to truly care about his project and has consistently worked on improving all aspects of the game. The renders have become lovely, the writing has improved, and the sex scenes are hot!

Anyone emphathising with the chaacters, should be warned... bad things happen to some characters that make Acting lesson and Game of Thrones look like a walk in the part

story 5/5
this game's story wil push your buttons, will mae you fell rage, will ecxcite you and leave you with an adrenaline rush.
the renders are amazing with only minor imperfections that actually make the art unique,

gameplay 5/5/
the ui is simple, intuitive and easy to follow.

sounds 5/5
oh boi this game has sounds, loud sounds, especially during sex scene

sex scene animations 5/5
I'm not a fan of animated sex scenes but this game made me a believer. there's plenty of great and fluent animations.

eastr eggs and comedy : off the chart

I have tried sticking with this game for many months now, but each update just makes it more and more terrible. It started out as a 4 or 5 and now it's on its way to a 1.

The renders are good, but that is the only redeeming quality of this title, as dialogue, characters and story are done very poorly.

Might be a 4 if can ignore everything but the visuals.

My Rating of Chapter 5 is:

Pros:
-Nice Renders
-Nice Story
-lots of different scenes
-Long Game Play
-lots of Action & Sympathy


Cons:
-None
Loved the Game,not too much teasing going on here that gets you frustrated.
Lots of Potential here.
Wish that more Devs would Release games with this Playing Duration.
Looking forward to more updates.

There are more than one reasons for giving 5 stars to this game.

• Great graphics
• Animation
• Very well written and beautiful characters
• The first game I came to know might have some good suspense

Great games like this are only having a minimum reviews.
It’s a shame we just download and not write a review to these games even getting if totally free from here.

At least we can put some good words to appreciate them.

A. Not much of a game. More like a story, or at least as far as I got before giving up on it.
B. The writing is poor and the characters are clunky stereotypes. The "damsel in distress"-plot line is overused.
C. Despite the protagonist almost having magical powers over women, there's surprisingly little sex, at least as far as I got.
D. Some models are good, but most look kind of weird. Plus for trying different looks though.
E. I don't want to read the thoughts of others than the protagonist. It breaks any semblance of this being a game and/or POW. Furthermore, the thougths you get to read are many times silly, making it worse.

Sorry, not my game. Because it's not a game, it's more of a picture story. After 5 minutes of linear clicking through the pictures without any choices, I gave up. Besides, the story gets to the point much too fast.

Really good game, unusual plot, pretty good renders. Many characters. And many hot girls! The game grows from update to update, and gets better and better. Looking forward for the next updates!
One thing I’d add to the game is character avatars. Sometimes you have to read the name of the speaker. But this is not an issue at all!

seeing that pink cake is tester for this was kinda surprising (i assume they know each other somewhat) because the writing on this one is absolutely terrible. dev is not doing himself a favor with characters doing cameos from acting lessons (which has one of the best writing) reminding you of that game, which leads to the player to compare the two.
the story is pretty stupid, a 10/10 looking guy, being able to kick anyone's ass and on top of that he gets supernatural pheromones which make women go crazy for his dick which is now 30+ cm because of this power. so the dev kinda shot himself in the foot (twice now) when he has to write around this ridiculous plot.
dialogue is okay for most of the time but its pretty often that you will read some really stupid stuff which is the reason im rating the game this low. maybe it will deserve a 4/5 in the future...

EDIT: no it wont. after playing the entire 1st season, i hate the writing even more. characters are bland, boring and unrealistic (not in a good way). every girl you meet is about to get raped until MC comes in a shining armor to save her with his kung fu moves.
i feel like the writer is a virgin teenager who has asperger, has never talked to a girl and daydreams of saving his crush from some threat and she sucks his cock and finally falls in love with him (which ironically is the game revolves around)
lowering rating to 2/5

This is a review for version Ch. 3 v0.3.0

You play as a ex-army ranger named Jenson. He is pretty much the perfect man, handsome, kind and gentlemanly. But he has noticed that for some reason, every woman he comes across becomes highly aroused by him, frequently commenting that his smells so good and is irresistible. Something strange is going on, perhaps something to do with the mysterious yellow eyes?

Jenson himself feels that its his duty to save woman he encounters that are in trouble, the city is filled with many nameless thugs who try to assault the women he meets. Lucky, as an ex-army ranger, he can dispatch with the thugs quickly and easily, but he can't be everywhere at once. The thing is, there seems to be a bigger picture as to why these women are being targeted.

Regarding the story, at first i was confused, like Jenson, as to why beautiful girls were stripping off their clothes not long after meeting them. I assumed that it was just another game with lazy writing and these girls were just sluts who have to strip for the MC for no reason. But I was wrong! I then came to realize, once again like Jenson, that there was something else going on, that these women were becoming sexually aroused by Jensons presence.

This game is very well made with great renders and animations and has sound effects during some scenes. It has an intriguing story and there are many interesting characters. The writing is top notch and quite humorous without being silly. There are a few hot scenes with animations so far and many hot stills. I'm especially looking forward to more content with the Asian Character Mei, Asian girls are my favorite and are very under-represented in western CGVN's, so i can't wait to continue the story!

Excellent art work and very intriguing story line. Not just casual jumping on a girl/woman but first diving into her complex nature/character and discovering her personality and/or secrets. Wonderful VN !

Great Visual Novel ! Could be considered a game further down the line, but for the first 15 mins its very linear with no choices.

Story 4.5/5 - The story is great in this VN, right off the bat your presented with an interesting flashback or dream sequences regarding Jensen your MC. From there on the story mellows out but never loses its charm. Also it has some connection to another amazing VN/game that will put a smile on your face if your also a fan of said "other game". Backstory of your MC is interesting, he is a full grown adult, not a struggling college aged kid, he's also a bit of a badass !

Graphics 5/5 - The models are AMAZING in this game, starting with your MC, he is handsome, mature, and doesnt look either like a douchebag or a dude-bro. The females are just next level ! Starting with the beautiful Victoria, and going all the way down to the slightly old looking Dean Agnis, not a single female so far is ugly. and the top 3 are among the best Daz3d females I have seen !

A part of the graphics category but some people like it to be different, is the animations, this game has a couple, and while the majority is standard loops with the in-game models as most others do, two or three in particular are AMAZING, they look almost like crisp 3d animation the kind you see in FoW videos, complete with sexy moaning sounds ! (As I said I count this as part of the graphics category).

To the Dev... Keep up the great work, I am loving your game and havent been this invested in one since Acting Lessons (and I played at least 13 new titles that are at v.0.5 between that game and yours).

EDIT - the game is now completed, and my rating remains the same, endings were satisfying for each of the 3 Love Interests, and not just carbon copy versions of each other. Each ending had the flavor of one the 3 girls you picked. Definitely recommend this one, just know its more a story than a straight fuckfest.

Retrieving the Past is more VN than game, but it is still quite good. The plot is far-fetched, yet doesn't really bother me and instead amuses me. Sure it's masturbatory fantasy, but this is an adult VN. To that end, the visuals are excellent and comparable to the best games on this site. Speaking of best games, the homage/cross-over with Acting Lessons was an excellent surprise. I also get the sense it was a mutual pat on the back, given in Acting Lessons Rena does mention an uncle lending the cabin and does make a call about the volleyball. To sum up; loved it, and have to put this up there with the top games around here.

Episode 1 Chapter 2

It is an excellent game! Interesting story, the renders are beautiful and the girls are super hot, and yes, there are a lot of girls in this game). I personally like Victoria, hope for more scene with her in the future. I can't wait for more updates and I definitely recommend this game.

5/5 <3

I've had the chance to speak multiple times with the Dev of this game, but as most people can already see by the quality he mantains, a lot of work goes into making the renders look as good as possible, with particular attention to the character positioning (a fine example is lap sitting and falling on top of one another without any clipping problem)

Also, even if there's a lack of choices, the story flows really well and it's captivating enough to keep you interested for the next release.
In that regard, i feel like this game's strong writing points are the build up of the main plot and the interesting (but not overly nerve wracking) cliffhangers he puts at the end of each episode.

In the end, i feel this game deserves at least a 4 Star rating because it distinguish itself from the usual fuck-fest we see with the protagonist mindlessly bangin any girl he comes across, and also it manages to attract enough interest even without falling in the most common categories (Incest, etc).

review: ch.2v0.01

This game has some of the most simpleminded-porn-like-story to it from most games on f95, I like it
It has pretty good animations, the renders could be better but are quite descent. The diversity in used models is nice also.
Plenty of hot girls, choices don't really matter much (yet?)
It doesn't take itself too serious, although what I can see is that there will be an option for that in future releases.
The story is a bit predictable, but when that predictability means you know that hot girls and women will jump for you at a snap of your fingers, who's going to complain about that?

RE-REVIEW - 3/10/2019

So in honor of the game going to v.2.1.0 the developer asked me to give the game another shot and re-review it and see what I thought. A thing I'm always glad to do when faced with a 0.1 review that I did that wasn't exactly stellar.

I'll say that it's come a long way in the 9 months or so since version 0.1, and all for the better mind you.

First of all, it does remain a visual novel, so if you're looking for a game, there isn't a lot of choice here. There's a few times where you get to choose how a scene plays out, but for the most part the story continues along. This isn't necessarily a bad thing mind you, it just is what it is. Some games are first person shooters, some are RPGS, and this one happens to be a visual novel.

In my original review I said there wasn't much plot to speak of, and that has absolutely changed. There is a very large over arching story that also explains the smut and hero cock of the main character. Starting the game over during this replay I began at the beginning again and could almost notice the change in quality as the chapters progressed. This story does get better and more complicated as it goes along.

I'm going to bump my original score from a 3/5 up to a 4/5. What this game does, it does well. It misses on a few points where renders feel flat, awkward, or just strange (the flying kick in a bare room from a bald man in the basement for example). Thankfully these are few and far between. Also I think that the verbosity of the story could turn some people off who may end up starting to just skip forwards at some points. But if you want a Visual Novel, this one's pretty good.


Original review below.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW - 5/24/2018
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Not bad.

So it's not a game, it's a visual novel. There are no choices to make, just a little story. Which is fine as long as you know that going in.

The story is a bit of mastabutory male fantasy: Ex soldier who is single, gorgeous, talented, athletic, and independanty wealthy wakes up one day with an enormous cock and the strange ability to turn every woman who gets close to him into a quivering puddle of lust who wants to fuck him immediately.

What could possibly happen ?!?!



Honestly this one's not bad, but it's kind of the VN equivalent of a micheal bay movie. The visuals aren't bad, there's really not much plot to speak of, but you still kind of enjoy it anyways.

Give it a shot, it's a decent length (ba dum bump tissssss see what i did there?) for a version 0.1