Ren'Py - Shinobi Secrets [v1.1] [SpadesNinja]

Honest Review of Shinobi Secrets
I don't understand the 4 and 5 star reviews for this game right now, because so far it hasn't shown any qualities that would justify such high scores.

Positive Points:
Character Art: The character art is, without a doubt, one of the game's strong points. The AI-generated CGs are visually beautiful and can please those who enjoy this style.

Negative Points:
Generic and Not Very Engaging Story: The plot follows the cliché of games involving corruption and hypnosis. The protagonist, a complete nobody in the Naruto universe, acquires a jutsu called "Willbending" that allows him to bend people's wills to his favor. In addition to the cheesy name, the protagonist quickly becomes a character driven by desire, which can cause discomfort to some players.

Lack of Worldbuilding and Character Depth: Unlike other games inspired by the Naruto universe, such as Jikage Rising, Sarada's Rise and Talkei Journey, which have a more immersive worldbuilding and a better structured narrative development, Shinobi Secrets lacks context and depth. Events happen in a forced manner and without proper construction, such as the protagonist simply encounters a powerful jutsu in an abandoned house in the middle of the forest while carrying out a patrol mission.

Excessive Reliance on Art: At the moment, the only factor that sustains the game is its art. For those who do not appreciate AI-generated CGs, the experience becomes even less appealing. Even for those who enjoy this type of art, it is difficult to ignore the game's structural problems.

Conclusion:
The game is still in a raw stage and does not deserve such high ratings based solely on visual quality. A game needs more than beautiful art to be engaging, and the lack of a well-crafted plot and interesting characters greatly harms the experience. If the game gets significantly improved in the future, I'll be happy to redo my review. However, in its current state, it's not worth it.

Final Score: ⭐⭐☆☆☆ (2/5)

Little content so far, but a cool idea of hypnotizing / corruption - two things that I love in these sort of games, specially the parody kind.

v1.0 only has a jerk off scene, that can have different options, and a pretty cool development with Hinata. Right when you are about to start an adventure with Ino (my fav) it ends.

Hope to see more soon

Version: 1.0

Just finished playing the update of this game and I'm honestly having a good time. It does show clear inspiration on some other Naruto games that we have seen here in the Forum, but at this point I think it's a natural thing that Naruto games follow this tendency.

The game IS good, and despite the fact that some, or even many people don't like AI art, I actually do enjoy it. The problem is that sometimes it's hard to polish it and make it exactly the way it's supposed to be, but that's something that can be done overtime and, with experience, the creator of this game can surely do much better, which he's already doing quite well.

As far as constructive criticism goes, I would like to punctuate a few things.

First, in the first h-scene, we have a background that looks nothing like Konoha. It's normal people in a normal city, but in a "anime-style" art.

Second, after the fight with Orochimaru (great design for Orochimaru, by the way!), during the first bj scene where Hinata takes the "medicine", the main character has two c-cks. One in her mouth, the other one down there, going somewhere.

Third, punctuations, when writing the texts and dialogues. It's a little detail but it makes a HUGE difference. It would be nice to check that out.

Overall I had a really great time playing the game and I'm looking forward to see the next updates. @Kevklour, keep up with the good job!