Ren'Py - Abandoned - SexNote [v0.23.0b] [JamLiz]

Pretty good storyline.. really love the game...can't stop playing..I will suggest some of my friends to play it..they will also love it..the developer did a good job.. really impressive.unique story line.. specially this the story starts ..can't say how dramatic

Imma save you some time - don't play this! You grind through uninteresting chores to be rewarded with sexy time. Just get the gallery code and enjoy the scenes because that's where this game shines. If you're worried about looking at sex scenes without context, don't worry because there is none. You do chores, you get sex...that's it. No other context needed. The characters in here are made to fall on the MCs penis for hollow reasons like bringing them coffee so if you're worried about missing a story, don't be. Just use the code and enjoy

This game is so basic and uninteresting, it is boring. Lots of grind for so little a game. Also very little animation and story. I would give it a one star but can appreciate the attempt at a game. it is just not interesting.

First i want to say that the models looks amazing! But so far its the only good thing about this game. I found every scenes boring. Way too plastic soft vanilla. Like if you paid a prostitute the minimum required and you can see that she does no effort and she doesnt like you. I would like more hardcore scenes -that we could enjoy her big butts- and stuff like that.

As a sandbox , this game is not really good. the girls keep moving changing place and we repeat the same stuff. -sometimes its somehow kinda fun and addicting?- but not in this game. its really really boring. I really don't like the magic thing its just dumb i mean whatever reason so that we can see the girls naked? i get it but still...

The most annoying thing for me is the adamato eye... In a perfect world, we would get to know the girls better a little, then we ask her to flash her tits. But in this game, the sex is cut into cutscenes, which are really tedious and boring to unlock without cheats, and if we want to see the girls naked, we need to use the adamato eye to scan their bodies but the problem is that the camera zoom x10 and we can't really see like we should. instead i think its obvious the camera should stay the same and we just see the girls naked in the room view.

So overall, amazing models but alot of things to work on the game.

VERSION: 0.10.5

SexNote, superficially, is an erotic satire of the DeathNote anime which, oddly for a western title, exhibits several of the tropes common to that medium. It is, nevertheless, an extremely welcome addition to the array of independent adult games and a supremely promising one for fans of MILFs with big tits!

As of this release, a signficant degree of content remains incomplete or merely planned, none of which is a blackmark against it given the early revision value. As such, any objective measure of quality must be rooted in the existing content and, in that respect, SexNote ranks easily amid the upper tier of animated games.

Although several assets throughout the game, notably the town map and certain interface elements, are in dire need of replacement, the character art is both uniquely stylized and utterly gorgeous. While higher-resolution, or merely vector-based, images would be ideal, as the women appear pixellated when "taking a closer look" at them (an in-game option during which the camera pans slowly along their body), the moment-to-moment interactions and subtle bits of animation aptly demonstrate the creativity poured into arranging such a diverse cast.

True, certain characters resemble others in more mainstream media (my initial reaction to seeing the artist's rendition of Hinata Hyuga was shock), the characterization is sufficiently distinct that any similarities lend themselves more to an air of admiring-homage rather than some paltry imitation.

Better yet, SexNote features a wealth of animated events, unilaterally of a sexual nature and all worth watching. There, however, the glowing praise halts: while undeniably an improvement over a single, static image, the manner in which these scenes are animated leaves much to be desired. Altering the speed of their playback, which can be accomplished at whim by the player, reveals the middlingly few frames from which they are comprised. The result is a stilted, almost robotic attempt at motion that somewhat undermines the effort.

Mechanically, SexNote plays in a fairly stereotypical fashion for the genre and its engine of choice: the features you'd expect are all present, from a reliable one-click save system to GUI-hiding and navigation via highlighted environmental cues. There is some attempt at originality in the narratively-driven "magic meter" mechanic, which sees you gathering magic (either clicking on resources after entering an alternative dimension of each room or automatically by passing through them) as a resource both to fuel your abilities and sate the needs of your "shinigamy" spirit.

Best of all, for a bonafide deviant such as myself, SexNote permits the player to specify both the name and relationship of several key individuals throughout the plot. This accommodation, which more developers ought to embrace, ensures both that incest-lovers and those who despise the fetish can comfortably enjoy the narrative escapades they prefer.

Prior to closing, however, I would like to address an earlier allusion I referenced to silly anime tropes. Notably, our protagonist, the player, exhibiting the reticence and wooden-reactivity so prevalent among anime men. Whereas the average male teenager would react to bare breasts with overt carnal hunger, here the player exhibits a sort of stolid composure that seems strikingly unfitting. Faced with the large, exposed tits of a statuesque MILF, he doesn't so much as blink, much less swallow or achieve a semi.

He's also, seemingly, reluctant to embrace the numerous opportunities presented for some sexual liasons up until the moment they occur, at which point he idles through them passively. No passion, no youthful need or desire. A few grunts, groans, beads of sweat, wide-eyed expressions or whines of suppressed lust would help sell the idea that the player isn't a souless automaton.

ART ---------------------------- 8 / 10
DIALOGUE ------------------ 7 / 10
GAMEPLAY ------------------ 6 / 10
INNOVATION --------------- 5 / 10
SCORE =============== 26 / 40
ABOVE AVERAGE. Further development appears to herald a fabulous game and what already exists is worthy of some acclaim. Keep an eye on it as things progress.


CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE: Consider seeking some (or further, as the case may be) aid with environmental art, the town map, notably, demands some loving attention. Animations should also be touched up, if only to include more frames and, ideally, further motion throughout the body (I would suggest a look at MnF games for more fluid, handmade examples, provided their style is suitable for the engine); some alteration to the expression of the player-character, for example, would help to sell the idea that he's enjoying the experience.

Review for 10.5

The game is honestly so much better compared to earlier versions.

This game can be a grind at times but once you get the hang of it and understand how it works it can deliver. The story is lack luster because the art is brilliant! Cannot wait for more content!

This review is gonna be too short cause imho this game has all it takes to get a 5 star rating from me.
great job dev. keep up the good work.
Art and Story are amazing, characters are beautiful and very varied

Translations could use some work, there's a few bugs here, and some of the early animations aren't the best, but the art style is solid and the later animations are pretty excellent! Looking forward to more from this creator!

well written, incredible looking character art, nice UI (i think often overlooked in these types of games), built in hint system, and some interesting mechanics that have progression of starting as a chore to becoming easier as you get further along. really enjoyed what ive seen, looking forward to further updates !!

Update: This is the second game I'm pulling from my 5-star list. Dev has seemingly ran out of inspiration, and instead of adding fulfilling content for this and wrapping it up, they've decided to put advertisements in the plot for their new title (presumably before they dump this one). Since I wrote my initial review, the game has become overwhelming with the number of characters and intertwined events. "Can't progress with xxx character until you complete yyy character... SIKE you also need to complete zzz character too LMAO!". Also, the writing used to be okay, but became quite poor in later updates (even stretching your imagination, the choices of the characters and their dialog are both nonsensical). They also did my most anticipated character, Mia, dirty af (and not in the sexy way, holy shit it's worse than underwhelming). v0.19.0a was just the last nail in the coffin.

Update Update: After a couple of releases of not fixing the issues they created, I'm dropping this to 1 star and intend to leave it here.

The game is actually pretty good, I dont liked art that much and animations are simple but every else is done well, it also have a few small bugs but they surely will get fixed in near future. I'm definitely looking for next build and want to see a complete progect someday.

The incest a side this was an interesting game which could lead to something great in the end.
However the drawings seem to be from different periods of this artist skill and in different phases, early drawings lack in quality and look kind of childish compared to the later ones which are good.
This could eventually become a problem when the game is complete if not all images are in the same quality.

I wouldn't say that this game make the animation tag justice as 4-5 keys aren't animations IMHO so the tag should be removed for now.

The few hours it took to complete this version was well spent. It would've taken longer if I didn't use the "cheat code" but I don't like grinding my arse off with a game in development so thanks for adding that feature.

Rated: 4/5
Based on v0.095

Art wise, this game is either brilliant or poop, with zero grey area. If not for the inconsistencies within the artwork itself, this would be a 5 star game at no mistake. The story line is set at a nice pace and seems to be developing well. Its not text heavy like a lot of games these days, which is a positive for me. It seems like a rework, of what I'm guessing is the older art, is in order though. Some of the mom's scenes, and a few others, tend to be a little pixelated. I'm also not a fan of the distanced art. There is no point in having a scene if the characters are so far away that you can barely make out the action, sometimes you can't make it out at all. Please give us a zoom in option for those scenes. The inconsistencies in the artwork tends to break your immersion. If you hide text, the character art tends to change. Scene to scene, the character art tends to change. It even changes during scenes. It's quite noticeable. The sister is probably the biggest example of this. Her face, body shape, and complexion are constantly changing from scene to scene. It feels like 10 different artist either have or are working on this project, and its not a good thing in this case. Non the less, its still an amazing game that I would HIGHLY recommend. After all, the scenes that are done well, are done EXTREMELY well.

I went into this not expecting much but I am please to say that my mind was changed. I love the characters' appearances and I find the parodies of Hyuga Hinata, Belle Delphine and Mia Khalifa amusing. Now this game does have it's flaws (but which game doesn't) and could use some work. But other reviewers have already mentioned that so I won't be doing a repeat of that. Please continue this game and keep up the good work. Best of luck to you.

-Review Based on 0.095-
So I enjoy this game. I'm amused by the characters, including those who are based off of popular media. I enjoy the writing for the most part. I find the Art to be quite striking and engaging. The mechanics are pretty solid and the spell casting is a unique touch in this genre of game. I don't however enjoy any of the H scenes, they are just a single general repetitive motion that often has clipping of body parts so it neither looks realistic or keeps you engaged. It feels as though the most important thing an H game can bring to the table was left as an afterthought and that's disappointing for a game I was actually quite excited for. Beyond that some events take the whole day or two sections of the day and considering your action economy is only three daily actions and most actions with the secondary characters seem to be confined to the daytime things can drag on. Once again, not a bad game, just a game that needs work and I look forward to seeing some changes in. If the game improves I'll change my rating.

I got pissed playing this game. Altought there are very hot chicks and some good animations (not all of them) and sex positions, the grinding makes it unbearable. I spent tons of time clicking everywhere just for almost no progression on the story. I wonder if the creator has played his own game and, if so, if he liked the feeling of wasting tons of time, having patience and tiring his hand on the mouse just for almost nothing..

Also, this thing of "parody" mess a lot with the immersion in the game IMO and show lack of criativity.

Hope my opinion doesn't discourage his work, wich i think can improve a lot, but be useful for new improvements.

This game is crazy good. Hope to see more content.

The art is fantastic and the game has way more super sexy scenes than most games on here. There is build up and pay off, multiple times. There is enough content now to enjoy the game for more than one, *ahem*, session, and yet so much room for growth. This game will be fantastic upon completion, but may never get there like similar games on this site - not because of being abandoned, but because of the ability to pump money out of it by squeezing content for it out slowly forever.

Regardless, this game is breathtaking as-is, currently.

at the beginning his art seemed super strange to me, after 4 hours of play, I want more Hinn (hinata), maybe the only one I don't like is the nurse and the one in the chapel, outside of that I quite like everything, the history is not a big deal, it is something "original" to have two moms in this type of games, I would like to get ahegao but you cannot have everything in this life

Just played the game after waiting for quite a few updates and I have to say I'm disappointed in the lack of new material. At least half of the women in the game still don't have their storylines updated. Maybe in another year the dev might get a lot of content released, but I won't hold my breath. This game has a long way to go before it gets higher than a 3.5 star average rating.

EDIT: After playing through the game seeing a lot of missing images in multiple locations and traceback logs I had to lower my rating. The game in my opinion has a lot of work that needs to be done to raise the average star rating. Maybe I haven't seen some of the images that are the preview pics. Such as the "sister" in the bathroom using a dildo. Haven't seen that scene at all. Way more events for multiple characters need to be written. Maybe I will try the game in another year with hopefully major improvements overall.

Great game so far, great art style and story. Hoping to get more Jane next update and maybe a threesome with Sue and Jane. Keep up the great work. Big fan of the lore of the fairies. One thing I would add to this game is maybe a pregnancy option for the characters since the MC is creaming almost every girl he has sex with. But whatever you do I know it will be great.