Ren'Py - Serenia [v1.0d] [OffWhite Studios]

hello,

it is not often i play a game from start to finish. even more rare for me is rating a game, and its unique if i wish to share some thoughts on it. but here i am doing just that, because i love your game and i hope my review allows for a bit more polish.
i love the artstyle, the dungeon exploration, the thrill of combat and to be Anno and feel in control.

i do have some pointers for events that need a good look-over because nobody likes spoilers. (hope its constructive feedback and you can tackle the issues)


then i found myself on a 20 minute basis struggling with the interface/inventory. changing loadout to alter stats, is a lot of work. hope u can fix this too, maybe with some preset buttons. knowing a door had an agility check, an intelligence check and a strength check... switching gear s*cks

i am looking forward to see more of your work!

Really good 0.1, dev seems to know what they're doing.

Story and setting is engaging, it's dark but not edgy, hits the mark on all fronts really, solid amount of content for a 0.1.

I'm usually not one to review 0.1's as a major factor for me in whether a game is good is the amount of content in future releases, but I'll put one in good faith.

After finish chapter 1 all I have to say - this is fucking masterpiece. Literally game of the year in the world of adult games, like Expedition 33 for normie. One of the best AI art I`ve ever seen (some scenes even looking like hand-drown by very talented artist, amazing quality), decent but very good anims for AI, rpg elements like leveling, gearing and stuff, and my favorites - deeply written characters, interesting plot, and dungeon exploring with a lot random encounters and loots!

I really enjoyed and spent a good time with this game. A big breath of fresh air after tons of ntr ai phone sims and other low quality shit. Thank you Dev! Cant wait for chapter 2

literally just an ntr game without the ntr tag for some reason, writing is poorly done and likely also AI generated. First sex scene in the game is literally a like 4 minute ntr scene and thats while skipping as fast as I could. second scene was ntr too and I just closed the game lol

Honestly, great. My only complaint is that it is a bit too low-realism for my tastes, power levels all over the place.

I think part 2 will be a better 'starting point' for a standalone title, given what I can tell, the story will drastically pick up there, as part 1 is merely a long winded setup and introduction. I really like it, the setup is slow and it treats the characters with sufficient weight and respect.

Others have complained about vast majority of the scenes not involving MC, without context might be sus, but it is not some kind of 'party member ntr', but merely things like goblins raping a forest victim, or a vision of a potential future if you fail to complete your task.

I played a pure-STR build, and I feel like I made the right choice, as the UNGA capability is decent, with a spell you get early to add high dodge chance. Though, for reasons of not spending forever, I did re-roll scum all fights to get on the better side of a 50/50 encounter. Maybe I should have chosen to play on a lower diff than normal, but the strategic depth is pretty low for a STR build so I opted otherwise. I think with an INT build you'd be strapped for options too unfortunately, and require lots of backtracking to heal and refill potions. Statwall enemies, so to say, and despite how much combat there is in the game, it is very lacking in depth.

I would recommend playing in Easy or Story to save yourself the hassle, though the game is by no means hard, and I am a resource penny pinching player, ending the game at 1400+ gold having bought no equipment or potions.

Personally I think this is probably the best new game this year. The art may be AI generated but the quality is excellent and consistent. There is far more depth of content here than would typically be considered for a first release and you seem impressively dedicated and engaged.

The gameplay is genuinely fun and the storyline engaging even independent of the adult content which is also excellent. Combat can feel slightly linear currently but it sounds like you have plans to flesh this out slightly more in future updates. I actually like the limit on mana early on and the need to balance spells with melee in combat, it fits with the notion that you are only just learning to use magic offensively and cannot yet simply nuke anything you like on a whim. The forest and dungeon maps are great fun to explore and I love the D&D feel.

I disagree entirely with the NTR comments that others have made - witnessing or even enabling non-con sex between an NPC that you are not in a romantic relationship with (or even currently part of your hare/slave etc) and another NPC is not NTR and people need to get over this. I think the changes to allow some of these characters to potentially be rescued may help give a bit more sense of agency but equally you clearly have an overarching corruption arc which I don't think you should feel compelled to compromise.

10/10 overall and very keen to see where this goes with subsequent chapters!

The game is pretty good. I agree that it should be mentioned somewhere that most of the scenes don't involve the MC, and I hope to see something like 50/50 in the next chapter, cause right now it's like every 4th or 5th scene is the MC. I don't mind that that much, but there are enough people that can't fathom anyone else having sex in the same universe as the MC. It's definitely not even remotely NTR/cuck though. I don't know where people get that from.

I'm not a fan of how extensive the labyrinth is. I don't think it being pretty large is inherently bad, but it needs better separation of zones. It would make it easier to navigate. It'd be a pain coming back to it after a few days and relearning where everything is.

I think interactive elements that are not supposed to be hidden should have even a slight outline or some other indicator that they’re clickable.

The battle end screen could def use some work. At least use different font colors and clearly separate different sections.

Add an indicator for what item is currently being worn. Right now you have to either remember it or click everything and guess (unless I missed something).

I also felt like some sex scenes were too long. Maybe it would be better to sometimes have a few shorter scenes spread throughout the quest instead of just one long one at the end.

But at the end of the day I liked the game and I'm waiting for chapter 2.

i think this game is good, have animations , have plot and beauty girls on strart. I tired when other dev, make nothing step by step 00.1-002-003...but this surprise me, a lot of scenes and choises...very creative plot with slime hot girl and guardian statue.. maybe add avoidable some ntr

Wow. I'm pleased to say that I was not expecting sticking until the end. This is possibly the best use of AI I've seen on an AVN. Art is gorgeous and very consistent.

Cheats are provided in-game which allows you to make yourself overpowered from the get go and win all fights/checks very easily.

It is a light sandbox but it's very straightforward. No scene farming/repeat x event y times to see a new scene.

Writing is pretty good and the story is interesting.

A must play if you are into the tags. Very excited for the next chapters.

im actually surprised how good this was.

this is the correct utilisation of AI, decent quality, consistently good quality. and smooth animations. consistent on its art style too. i fuck with it.


I will say i hope that the mc will have more sex going forward. that we will be able to have repeatable sex scenes, without the need to rely on a gallery for them. ie, just interacting with the said character again.

but yeah, my only gripe was the lack of sex for the mc, and no repeatable sex scenes through gameplay. but if that gets added, i can see this being top tier.

it was unexpected, but i enjoyed it.

decent enough writing, decent narrative, cool unique characters. i dig it

This is worth the time and decently loaded in conent right out of the gate (He mentioned 3 chapters so 2 more like this or better would be a treat) I noticed alot of concern on AI art, this is actually excellently done when compared to all others, theres no deviation in the styling and theres alot of fresh visualization. Interesting story and characters too, very well made!

Honestly had a pretty fun time playing this. The art style is unique, it has exciting animations, the story lines is well written, though my only complaint is that some of the scenes particularly are really long (rabbit, enough said)