Ren'Py - Rovering to Sussex [Ch. 3 v0.3.0] [Zargon_games & RFB]

Maybe this game just wasnt for me. I had a hard time getting into any of characters or story. I ended up forcing myself to play through the game. I didn't play all possible branching as I wasn't feeling the game on my first playthrough. Also most of the LI i was interested in seem to be taken already, at least at this stage of the game's life cycle. I will try it again after several updates maybe I just wasn't in the mood.

Alot of the lewd scenes require the MC to be a bit of a creep by spying / peeking on the girls. Those seem to be the majority of the lewd scenes in this game from what I can tell. So far this game gave me the impression it's more focused on the porn side of things rather than characters or story, id consider this more of a porn AVN.

On the positive side of things, this game seems to have replayability to some extent as there seems to be a decent amount of branching, but that was the only thing I liked besides the renders in this game. I just couldn't get into the game all that much

I thought this game was terrible. One of the worst I've ever played. Having said that let's start the review.

Positives
-The English is pretty much on point. No "engrish",and it looks like someone has proofread.

-Its well lit,you don't have to squint at your screen desperately trying to see what's going on.

-No bugs that I encountered so that is a positive.

Neutral
-The renders are competently done with no unholy faces or poses.

-The NPC's feel like an actual friend group.

Negative
-The game touts that all fetishes are avoidable. If your not into water sports or voyeurism,enjoy having almost no content.

-This MC is incredibly bland,boring,beta,choose your adjectives.

-The dev touts realism,then has a bunch of women and couples,be willing to get freaky(ish) with some random dude they just met.(porn logic). Make up your mind are you going for porn logic or realism.

-Some of the relationships are borderline NTR,at least going by f95's definition.

-Conclusion
This is the VN version of watching paint dry.

Just finished playing v0.3. It's mostly OK. and I will be looking forward to future releases. The narrative is literate, the female characters are attractive in their various ways, and the models are good. The variety in potential LIs is good.

I debated with myself for a while over whether to give it a 3 or a 4 - went with 3 in the end because there is no real dramatic tension as yet. So when the next update drops I will be mildly interested to see what happens next, but not hanging out desperately.

Keep it up please devs.

The best game so far because :

1. Different girl characters with unique art draw for each character (not template)

2. Many fetish
-Water sport
-Small tits
-Big Boobs
-Hairy pussy
-Shaved
-Voyeurism
-Flat chest
-Skinny

3. Nature Theme
I love game with nature and apocalypse them

4. Many girls, hareem

I’ll try to be objective here but it really depends on your kinks, tolerance and willingness to play several routes if you want to see most of the content.
I’ll come back to this in a spoiler at the end.

Pro’s

• Renders are good for the most part. Animations and sexual scenes overall are ok but could be longer, more description and/or dirty talk and more variety.

Neutral – I put a lot here since most of these again depend on the player’s preferences and expectations; unfortunately several of these are not my style.

• No bad English; decent dialogue, but fairly boring imo.
• One of the closer games to being realistic as possible (negative imo but could be pos for others)
• Lots of watersports (avoidable though).
• Lots of voyeurism (avoidable mostly i think).
• Sharing LIs (several of them but avoidable)
• MC is not an idiot but more beta than alpha, at least currently.

Cons

• Because there are so many potential LIs, content feels sparse for each update since work is split between them all.
• Of the 8 (I believe) LIs, only 3 seem to not be partnered or hooking up with anyone else.
• You do not get to have sex with any of those 3 so far. You do get a few scenes with 2 of them.
• One of those 2 is
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  , and during the one main sexual act, she dry humps the MC and he cums nearly instantly…very weak sauce
• You need to play the game before you can even figure out how to properly set up your MC’s personality to get the LIs you are interested in, so you need the right combination of personality ratio and correct relationship choices. I would not have been able to enjoy much of the content without Sancho’s mod. Never a good sign when a game really needs a mod or walkthrough to not waste many hours of time.
• An overall negative imo is that there are no clearly stated expectations of what this game’s main focus is, so I think a lot of people play this for the first time and are immediately turned off. They would need to thoroughly read all the comments/reviews here to get a good idea.
  
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Overall the overly complicated pathing choices outweigh most positives for me. If your main interests are voyeurism, watersports, weaker MC and sharing content, this game may be for you and could rate as a 4.

(edited to add spoiler tag)

First time I'm writing a review for a game, and this one is sadly underrated, as it is one of the better games on this website, good English, good features, and a lot of future fetishes that are being set up.

The story is really just a guy who joins a group of scouts because he wants new people so socialize with, no grand plot is developing, and that's honestly all that a porn game needs. Lots of different girls to pursue and there's a decent amount of content, but it's still in the earlier part of development so it's still more about setting up future events, with that in mind the game at 3.0 probably still has an update or two before it starts reaching the full potential of the setup.

Good quality renders, average sound design and music, no Engrish as far I remember, and a lot of potential for future hedonism.

I can't understand the low ratings some people have given this game.

Excellent game, one of my favourites.

It has the perfect combination of my preferred fetishes and it guides you very smartly with the coloured choices.

The girls are all very pretty and the best thing is they are all quite different. I'm very happy to have a game with a big roster of girls who are not all like the big ass big tits bimbo types we see in almost every other game.

If you are into water sports this is probably the best game at the moment, with hot scenes in every update, for this reason this is already 5 stars for me. (can't wait for the mc to join in on the fun).

I like the way they have written the other guys, none of them feel like a threat to the MC, you probably can get with all the girls anyway, it's a great setup for some hot sharing scenes. Here's to hoping it will turn into a great sharing game without it resorting to ntr like situations.

Story is interesting enough, it's well written in proper English. Although it's a school setting it approaches it from a different perspective and I like that.

I wish we'd get an update every month!

Very highly recommended!

I'm not sure who this game is supposed to appeal to. It fails in basically every category, but I'll try and break it down more:

For the story-lover:
This game isn't for you. The MC has no actual attainable goal, and so the only motivating factor you have is interacting with others. Unfortunately, most of them don't give you any reason to. Every female character is essentially one porn cliche after another: the extroverted bi-slut, the horny sister, the recently broken up chick, the sexless dater, the shy introvert, etc. The characters aren't interesting enough to justify any sincere focus on the characters.

You'd think due to the lack of sex for the protagonist, that the characters would be developed more and that it would be more slow-burn, but it isn't. It's purely because of the dev's sexual fetishes impeding with actual progress. How am I meant to believe in a sense of realism when there's one couple who is brother and sister, and another are cousins? Sure you have the setting choice of turning it off, but I am playing it the way the dev INTENDS it to be played. There's no nuance besides the concept that it being taboo makes it apparently sexy (which it isn't), and the dev doesn't put enough effort into it to make it interesting beyond it being an unnecessary addition.

For the Harem enjoyer:
This game isn't for you. 4 of them are in established relationships prior that are shown to you, and 1 of them will fuck anything that walks, so you have all of 3 characters that you might be able to "claim", and yet you are not put in any position to actually do that. You are arguably the weakest man in the group. He's a fucking loser. At one point, he even cums in his pants cause a chick grinds on him for 30 seconds. You can't indulge in any sort of power fantasy, there is no reason to play this game if this is your focus.

For the romantic:
This game isn't for you. There is maybe...1 of the 8 that actually has a particular interest in you? And that would be Rachel, but even then I have no doubt the dev will probably include something about Charlotte and Rachel being in a lesbian affair or something. The characters lack any depth to actually attach to them, and so you are unable to create any form of connection between them and the MC.

For the one-handed player:
This game MAY be for you. For the amount of girls there are, you think you'd get some play. I counted maybe all of...one actual penetrative sex scene for the MC? The MC is quite possibly the least successful character in the entire game sex-wise. This is because the developer is primarily focused on voyeurism. The secondary focuses are NTR and piss kink. For some stupid fucking reason, this dev genuinely has put probably 8 different piss kink scenes, and 1 penetrative sex scene.

Visually it's decent, but there are definitely better examples. The models are often jankily posed, there are several occasions where the lighting is just atrocious, the models can often look plastic and lifeless.

TL;DR if you are into voyeurism, NTR (using the site's definition), and piss, and that sexual content is the ONLY thing you need, this is a game for you. Otherwise, there is no way I can reasonably recommend this game. Everything else is sub-par or mediocre.

Gameplay: Very good game mechanics. Fun to play minigames, decent free roams(no grind/boring stuff). The choices actually feel meaningful.

Art: Visuals are good, nothing extra.

Characters: Attractive, unique models. Both male/female characters have diverse, real personality.

Dialogue/story: Dialoguesf feel real, which is really important for immersion.

Overall the game is not flawless but is pretty good. Its realistic which is really great. Kinks are handled well, you can avoid it if you dont like it.( one comes up way to often, so the avoid option is pretty important;p)

Give this game a try!

This is my favorite genre of game on the site; by that I mean not explicitly harem or incest or corruption or ntr or any of these other labels, it feels more like the real world where all those things may be present in small doses but they're up to the player to explore. With that admission of bias, I'll try and weigh the objective aspects.

Art -

Good, nothing "blow off your socks" by 2023 standards, but passable to convey the story and all the character's unique appearances. Pretty standard Daz fare; no pluses or minuses from this category.

Audio-

Great. During the nature scenes, a lively bluegrass score nicely fits the setting, and home tracks are also appropriately placed.

Gameplay-

I had a lot of fun. It's your standard renpy VN format with a few twists thrown in like minigames for answering questions or tying knots.

Dialogue-

Grammar is flawless by F95 standards, I can't remember ever reading any errors that jumped out at me. As far as style, the MC tends to be fairly realistic, which has pros and cons. He's not a douchebag, but he's also not very interesting, he's just kind of there. I suppose this could be justified as his decisions are what make his personality... though I would have liked more dialogue variation based on past decisions; things like the following are a good example of what the game needs more of.

-Mechanics/UI

Not much to say here, standard renpy experience as mentioned. Only thing I'd change is having an inventory readout if the game's items continue to play a role (stuff like what you bring on the camping trip).

Overall, a light-hearted refreshing jaunt through the wilderness with sex and jokes. I'd give it a 4.5/5, to be improved by more dialogue variation and just lengthier gameplay, though that should improve in future versions. Rounding up to 5.

This is one of the best games on the site
The choices feel meaningful
The girls are really attractive
And the mc is a nice guy
I would recommend this game to people who want a more down to earth story with a likeable cast

The renders are really good
And the way the kinks are handled is great
Because you can avoid any you don't like

At first i enjoyed the setting with the action taking place outside of the usual house/city/bar/club environment.

The story revolve around a group of people that the MC joined with some of them being in couple.
And a good point is that the women that are in some kind of relationship are interested in their partner instead of idiotically ditching their partner to worship the MC. This added a nice layer of believability that is usually lacking in AVN.

The characters have diverse personnality and so far none of the men and women are unlikable or cartoony stupid in order to artifically make the MC the best thing ever. Another good point.

Unfortunately everything falls apart for me when it comes to the MC : the MC that didn't had much of a personnality to start with turns out being a complete voyeur and is always after urination , these things just ruined it all to me as it made the MC just a repulsive moron.

Maybe that appeal to some people around, but that's not for me. Sad as there was some potential with the setting and characters.

I like the game, it is easy and some of the girls (Vanessa) is hot.
Its always a big plus for me if it haspeeing, and this has light watersport to.
Sancho mode helps a lot since there are some different paths.

Review for the game version 0.2.5:

I tried to like the game, but...I couldn't. The MC is for me not really a main character so far and does not get "action" (but oc the others already do). The game story is also not that good, you stumble from one scene to another (damn is that storytelling boring). Definitely different to the other game "Young Again", and not in a good way. Technically the game is ok, and the renders are not bad, therefore the second point.

Conclusion: not recommended if you look for a good and engaging story and for a likeable MC. The sharing/swinging/voyeurism parts are ok, but not that outstanding either (again, boring storytelling). Seems the devs put all their power into the coding and the minigames but forgot about the game itself.

Version 2.5

I strongly disagree with the poor reviews for this game. It's still very early in its development and it's already far better than most of the stuff on this site. I've had a blast playing the most recent release.

It appears that most of the negative reviews are based on the factor that makes me like this game: it's very realistic.

• There are other guy friends in the game, not just a token sidekick.
• Some of the guys and potential LIs are already dating or hooking up. And you will see it.
• All of the women are well above average for the real world, but few (or maybe none) are supermodel quality.
• The women have distinct personalities and motivations.

The gameplay mechanism adds to the immersion. It rates the MC on three attributes--athleticism, nerdiness, and social ability--that are not independent. When one goes up, LIs who don't care for that attribute are less interested. Just like real life, if a woman is into jocks and the MC is full geek, that girl is going to be less interested in the MC than a woman who is a Trekkie. This makes the choices very meaningful.

The downside, for some, is that it might mean this is not a full harem game. That's not a loss if you like games with meaningful choices regarding LIs. Full harem games are, by definition, devoid of "meaningful" choices. You can *reject* a LI in a full-harem game, but if you want a LI, it's virtually impossible to fail. (In my view, "games" where every woman the MC encounters treat him like a god while every male is celibate or gay are essentially kinetic novels with a LI veto option).

If you like full immersion in a realistic world, you'll probably love this game. I do.

Rovering to Sussex Chapter 2. Version 0.2.5

Never heard of this game before, it's the first time I've seen or heard of it. Never played the devs other game. So, I had no expectations going into this. So what are my feelings after completing this update? complete and utter boredom. My god was this dull, I mean my engagement wavered within the first 5 minutes, but after 20 or so minutes I just wanted it to end. The characters man, it's the damn characters that killed me, The main character was a complete soulless vacuum, no personality, no charm and the writing did him no favours, he was just boring. How am I supposed to enjoy the game if the main character sucks? That's writing 101 folks. The other characters, especially the women felt like 90's romcom parodies that had one character trait, and that was their entire personality. Like walking sex dolls with no depth. The story was cliché and it's been done a thousand times before, nothing more to expound upon, it's nebulous. The renders and models are pretty nice though, I can give the game props for good renders and some hot looking babes. But overall, this game needs some serious work and maybe a remake or redo, the current story and writing just bores me. I'll come back after a few updates to see if they have improved.

The gameplay is decent and the characters feel sort of human, which most AVNs miss, but that's about it. You play as a new guy in a group and all of them are having sex except for you. The closest you get to penetration is when you creep on them. Should call this Voyeur Simulator. The game wants to push you on the direction of a creep. There's a scene where you can try to steal a girl's panties, but she catches you and you don't steal it. The only purpose of that interaction was so that this LI can call you a pervert, which you actually are.

Aside from that, the plot is actually pretty boring. I don't bring up the plot when the game is a fuckfest just meant for your instant enjoyment, but you get no sex here so naturally I was expecting the plot to keep me entertained, but like... nothing happens? You go from A to B, do X things you need to do, go to sleep and done.

I find the game to be enjoyable so far and like all the mini-games. The author has put in a lot of work to have a lot of different paths that do not feel like you are cheated out of missing stuff. You will miss stuff but that is because you made a choice to go one direction instead of another. Example at the party, you have limited number of things you can do and when you do one thing other things at the party change so some option close and other new option open.

Models are not all to my liking but those could be improved. Story is growing and there is definitely replay worth stuff happening.

As other people have said ignore all the one ratings, their issues seem to be more with themselves than with the game. Not sure why people give something one star because it has something they do not like but is clearly in the tags as being there. If you do not like non standard relationship games then do not play a non-standard relationship games and then complain that is contains non-standard relationships.

So far the game is great, with a lot of girls to choose and kinks that I love. The minigames are fun to play. This is not a game for everyone, so if you don't like see the girls doing things with others guys, just skip it. For me is a masterpiece and I'm going to keep an eye on it, seems promising.

I really like this game, and appreciate the amount of C&C that is present in the game. Very few games if any has this amount of choices and consequences in this site, and most of the follow the same cookie cutter formula of tired tropes and genres. The dialogue is good and the bantz reads like real dialogue exchanged between friends. Scenes are also of good quality. Overall 9/10.