VN - Ren'Py - Ripples [v0.7.0 BETA] [Jestur]

This is one of the Honey select games that is just so awesome to me. I love this game to pieces! Honey select II is my preferred AVN game style, there is so much more variety in character design and actions instead of the constant blow job, doggy, anal route that that 90% of Daz games do imo. Some Daz games are very good but the giant ass giant tit on every girl anal is getting so old to me. Give me a game like this and I'm on for the full ride, even just Honey select I games are excellent with great variety, The Inn, Mystic manor and others.

Nice AVN with a time-travel plot. I usually walk away from anything remotely related to time travel, but saw the popularity surrounding this one and gave it a shot. For the most part, the plot keeps you intrigued and there's a ton of buildup around WHO the characters really are. Of course, there's plenty of characters to work around and that means more sexual scenes as well. At times, it can feel a little overwhelming with the number of girls who are affectionate towards you, but as of completing update 0.6, it seems only a couple of girls really ever make their moves on you - which is a little disappointing, but makes sense. The vibes of the game are somewhere around 90s movies with lots of feel-good times, whilst sprinkling in lots of mystery to keep you invested. If the story finally gets some payoff in update 0.7 with revealing some character intentions/motivations, the game is a perfect 5/5 to me for the foreseeable future.

Let me be as precices as i possibly can. I am at work right now, and have to leave a comment here. This game was the first VN i played, as i just found them like 2 months ago. And holy f34king shi7 it got me hooked. The charakters are very adorable and you wanna cuddle them all. and give them a kiss. Not even necessarely a naught kiss but one becuase they are so loveable. Thx to the creators of this for getting me hooked on VN's and the untill now BEST Vn i have played. I cannot wait for the next episode.

TL;DR: Ok story, one of the best sex scenes in 3D.

While I typically shy away from time-travel narratives, this game manages to craft a surprisingly engaging story. The plot may not be my usual preference, but it's executed well enough to maintain interest. What truly sets this 3D adult game apart is its remarkable depiction of intimate encounters. The meticulously designed sex scenes are unparalleled in the realm of 3D gaming, pushing boundaries and setting a new standard for realism and sensuality. The attention to detail in these moments enhances the overall gaming experience, making it a noteworthy choice for those seeking an immersive and visually stunning adult gaming adventure.

Ripples is a good game. You only need to glance at the other reviews left here to realise how fantastic an experience it was for so many players. Its visuals elevate the art style, sometimes looking better than real. It's got an intriguing plot, well written dialogue, distinct characters, polished animations, decent sex scenes, and even good sound design. But I'm not going to labour it's positives; you can read other reviews to see those.

You see, for me, Ripples was not a great game. While playing, I always felt that something was off. It never fully clicked. Why? I think it comes down to the sheer number of love interests. As of the end of chapter 6 there are 20. 20! That’s just too many girls for a player to emotionally connect to. Not all of them receive equal attention, but they all occupy screentime and most have had lewds. To both his credit and his detriment, Jestur has avoided throwing any away as quick fucks never to be seen again; they all receive development, with their personalities, backstories and relationships with the mc all being fleshed out. And they’re all well integrated into the plot.

But every minute with one LI is taken away from the rest. We never get to spend as much time with any one LI as I would have liked, and subsequently I never found myself as connected as I hoped. And the mc doesn’t help; he seems to exclusively care about casual sex, without a thought to dates, flowers or doing anything else to make his girls feel special. When romantic moments occur, they are initiated by the LIs.

So for me, Ripples was not a great game. But it could change into one, if future updates successfully deepen the relationships. And when are we gonna start knocking these babes up?

This was my first visual novel. I have tried many other since and I always come back. Amazing characters with unique personalities and kinks. Great work. The only thing that is really missing is voice acting but I know thats not usually a realistic option on low/no budget games.

[Reviewed v0.6.0]

This game is a gem -- and despite its first release coming more than 3.5 years ago, it has stood the test of time with beautiful models and an engaging story.

The Good ()

• Diverse, well-realized characters
• Gorgeous models -- hyper detailed and beautiful (all with Honey Select)
• Intense, sexy H-scenes with great animations
• Intriguing, unique sci-fi narrative with real mystery
• Hours and hours of content
• Humorous story with a few laugh-out-loud moments

The Not-So-Good ()

• Despite the good visuals, all the characters look somewhat plastic-y -- not sure if that is a limit of the graphic engine or an intentional aesthetic
• Slow updates despite a long development timeline
• Story still feels in the "early stages" despite how long the game has been available for
• A lot of H-scene content can only be accessed through exploring the "darker" / kink paths

Overall, an outstanding title with so much care and consideration for the story, art and dialogue.

I really liked this game. I am mostly aiming for the adult content but in Ripples it is a decent one too. Adult content: great characters and great scenes. It is a bit slow paced for my taste. I am looking forward for newxt episodes. Keep up the good work.

This AVN's plot revolves around the effects of time travel, of which I expect to have a few big surprise reveals related to the MC's actions in the past. (Look out for a very taboo realization in future updates - just speculating.) The characters are interesting and each have a defined personality, but are somewhat simplistic, which I don't mind. The story itself is very entertaining. There is quite a bit of humor and sex. The images/animations are very good, but far from hyper-realistic. Overall, the AVN is absolutely excellent - one of my top 10 all time.

Hell of a game, which means it is very good. Skylar best love interest. Intriguing story, decent amount of content, good writing, definitely worth your time if you're looking for something new, so go ahead and give it a shot.

Gameplay:
Visual Novel
Simple linear gameplay. You have a few choices, but they are pretty easy and explicit, meaning you go for a relation or not, without challenge. There is just one choice that will go for a different path currently. There are secrets images to unlock (click for odd elements in scenes) for those who like that.

Story:
So, there is a mystery science-fiction background that is quite interesting. But there is a lot of school setting an various events happening. And it becomes a bit boring. Things are slow and over detailed. You get the whole panoply of kinks (almost incest, young/old, BDSM, virgin). Everything seems also a bit too "serious" despite being actually quite silly. In short, the writing is not very good, but decent.

Graphics/Animation:
Graphics are good. Animations are well made. Something is lacking for me. I'd say some artistic touch. It's kind plain.

Sound:
Decent.

Overall impression:
I heard about this game early on, and I finally played it. It's highly rated. Yet I wasn't so much into it. 3 stars is a bit harsh, yet it just reflects my experience.

Okay, this is weird one. This might be the only game on this site I wish it had less sex scenes with less female characters and focus more on the actual story.

While I'm generally not the biggest fan of the basic story premise the game uses, it is executed so well and builds up a mystery you want to see the solution off so effectively, that the numerous, well crafted and animated sex scenes feel like they get into the way of things.

The "problem" with this game is, that there are about 20 potential LIs now in the game, that the MC either already hooked-up with or will pretty much definitely hook-up with at some point. However only a fraction of those characters (at least so far) are actually contributing to the story in a meaningful way.

So without rambling too much: The character models are great and the animations in this game are exceptional. Overall I would probably call it the 2nd best looking HS 1 game I know. Be aware however, that the beginning was remastered. So at some point in the game the graphical quality will drop somewhat and then slowly increase again, specially in terms of lighting.

The soundtrack is good. The sound effects...some of the older ones are a bit weird at times, later they get better and there where even some moans etc. added during the sex scenes.

So overall I think this is probably in my personal Top 5 or 6 of linear VNs and it is well worth playing.

From all the top tier VN devs with 6 month cycles this is one of the few ones that come to mind where I really do not mind because the dates are fullfiled and the product delivered is very well worth the wait. Each update is better than the last, but 0.6 raised this game to a whole new level. A very cool story with very cute girls and super hot scenes.
Top15 for me for sure.

I Love this AVN.

It is the story that gets me, it is a really fun Sci-Fi story, give it a bit to get going and then it gets really interesting really fast.

The LI's are very good as well, and the renders and animations are great.

Definitely one of the AVN's I really look forward to seeing how it progresses.

There is something so inherently satisfying with a project where you can feel the developer really cares about it and puts hours and hours into making it the best experience they can. Jestur absolutely nailed it with this game.

This game has an engaging story, good and fun character writing with some mystery sprinkled in. It's a very interesting storyline that reminds me a lot of the Netflix series "Dark", from which it seems it has taken some inspiration.

The animations are gorgeous. You play through the early episodes and you think its pretty good there but the developer keeps giving us better and better animations with each episode. I absolutely love when developers achieve something they are content with, but still keep working on polishing it and making it better and better, and this is an aspect where Jestur really delivers.

Been following this game for a while now and just wanted to share my opinion on it and give a huge thanks to the developer for creating one of the best porn game experiences I have ever had. It is really up there with the best.

Well, look at that. There's porn games out there that dare to be a tiny bit different.

To be clear, this still follows standard conventions, one guy, a million girls that all want him etc. Nothing new there.

What does set 'Ripples' apart is decent writing and women that are actually more than just a vehicle for the MC to stick his dick somewhere. They are actually assertive and have their own agenda (I can't believe this needs to be mentioned as a plus still)! Some of the love interests aren't even virgins. Imagine that.

Also the MC is more than a monkey with a dick, switching between horny and 'asshole' as he bumbles through the story.

Now, let's add competent writing, great models and a decent Sci-Fi story and you have a really decent game. That's where we are here.

Go and play it. It isn't revolutionary, but it's miles better than the usual incel harem trash you find here.

Edit: Extra points for the weirdest sex scene ever in Ch6. That scene... I was literally speechless... I have to try this if I find someone adventurous enough to risk breaking their genitals.

Just realized I never reviewed this. This is for version 0.6 with the multi-mod.

Easily one of the best games on this site. Excellence across the board - dialog, story, world building, character models and animation. I love the variation in the girls - from super petite Darci to the stacked milfs. I also love that some of the scenes get a little rough and degrading - more of that would be great.

Review for v0.6.0

Ripples. Having now just completed my lengthy playthrough of current content, I have a lot of conflicting thoughts and feelings about the game running through my mind. Objectively, I do think Ripples is good, but ONLY good. Not amazing, incredible, best game ever etc etc. But it would feel disingenuous to rate it "average" at the same time, because this is not your average AVN. Going to try and break everything down here.

I'd say this game is currently about 25% plot focused, and the remaining 75% is a small town slice-of-life fuckfest. Now I use "fuckfest" a bit loosely here. For me, this is usually a negative term that often equates to games having brain dead shallow love interests and near unserviceable writing with sex scenes thrown at you left and right. That is not really true of Ripples. Instead the game takes what I guess you could say would be your average fuckfest and elevates it many levels higher. Characters do have personality, there is a plot at work, and there's a really high level of general quality to this game.

Here is my first real problem though. While it is true characters have some personality to them, almost every single one (besides two) basically feel like side girls. Why is that? I'd say it's because the game doesn't explore their characters enough.

There are two girls in the game that stand above all the rest: Skylar and Darci. Lets ignore personal preference for a second, because I do mean this objectively. Both of them actually have a lot of events and moments that delve into their characters that feel more than just a segway to another sex scene. By comparison, almost every single scene of our mom for example act as simple ways to progressively unleash her repressed desires toward the MC. Essentiality a cliché in AVNs you've seen many times before. She is not even close to the only character that sufferers from this. Episode 6, many hours in, is where we finally see the first real event focused on the sister of all people.

I think it's a result of too many cooks in the kitchen so to speak. Since this isn't a sandbox, it has to worry about balancing everyone's screen time and also leaving room for plot. This has lead to a lot of characters that peak my interest, but don't end up going beyond what feels like fuckbuddies so far. Again, even our mom and sister feel like those imo.

The plot itself. Honestly I've never cared much for time travel. But funnily enough one of my favorite games on the site has it as a main element. It seems once again I'm finding myself being more into it than I thought I would be with Ripples. It's surprisingly interesting at moments with all the little teases it gives you.

Now here's where another problem starts. While certain moments kinda hooked me in, a lot of Ripples is kinda... boring? In the many hours I played, it really does feel like not much has happened in the grand scheme of things. We get hit with a few interesting moments or teases, and then the game kinda forgets about it to jump around to various girls for lewd scenes.

What REALLY makes this feel boring though is the MC. He's a super simple character without anything really to him. Kinda the standard dumb nice guy I guess, and that's about it. In no way does he come across as truly competent. Rather it feels like he makes it though the more intensive situations by sheer luck. I'll give him being decent at fighting from all the practice with Darci though.

The last real negative for me is that a good amount of the humor (and some random lines of dialogue) makes me cringe man. So much so, that I'm starting to find myself hitting the skip button whenever Darci shows up because she's the main outlet for all the jokes. Unfortunate.

Still, despite my problems with this, I did enjoy this as something a bit different. One of the thing Ripples does a great job at is sex scenes. Top tier animations and I guess what you would call choreography? The scenes are hot to put it plainly.

I did focus a lot more on what I found as problems in my review, but I don't think it's hard to see why a lot of people like this. It is nice to just play a higher quality AVN sometimes. I think your enjoyment of Ripples will depend a lot on what you're really looking for, but definitely a game to checkout should it catch your eye at the least.

In my opinion, "Ripples" stands out as one of the best story-driven games in the AVN list. The impressive renders add to its quality, ensuring a great experience. Trust me, you'll have a good time playing this AVN—whether someone likes it or not, I personally enjoy it and consistently have a positive experience. That's my take on "Ripples." Give it a try when you have the time. I guess that's all for now.

This game is perfect. Renders high quality. Story very interesting. Animations very good idea. Characters are very interesting and their personality give a good + at the history (sorry my english is not very good). Seriously, Ripples is my favorite game.
PS: Skylar, I love you