I'm not one for doing reviews, but with this one I just feel I had to. Right of the bat, I didn't use the patch, as it's sheit, but that's another discussion.
To start off, ignore the few negative comments, and if you ask me why, I would say, these folks had different expectations, and instead of moving on to the next game because it wasn't what they wanted it to be, felt the need to trash it.
Form your own opinion, don't compare it with other VN's with a similar setup, it's different enough to stand on it's own merits and certainly worth your time.
Is it a literary masterpiece? No of course not. But there are a lot of moments that will make your sides hurt if you can appreciate the kind of humor shown throughout the game. Is there a lot of sex, also no. With Episode 3, there's a masturbation scene, a couple of hot naked scenes and two blowjobs. Slow burn at its best. There are however plenty of parodical moments referencing situations in other games where most F95 visitors demand to see naked detail.
Pretty soon into the story we learn there's a couple of external observers at play who seem to have some form of control over the MC's reality. They play the roles of an alternate form of conscience and temptation but at times seem to have a bit of a problem staying in character, causing some hilarious situations to happen. The more the story progresses, the bigger part they seem to play in the decision making process of the MC and the events surrounding him until the MC becomes aware of their existence and actively starts to make use of their abilities.
The characters:
The MC:
A college student who's beginning to realize that the woman he lives with could be more than just the woman he lives with. He's entangled in a constant struggle with Amy, who has a problem accepting the MC is becoming more responsible and no longer the carefree member of the household. His views on the world starts to crumble as he starts to experience headaches that seem to alter his reality and which causes him to think he's losing his marbles. He also is becoming more and more aware that the lack of modesty in the other household members is going to be a problem for him because in his mind they still treat him as if he's a kid.
Beth:
A middle-aged milf who lacks confidence and, like many women in the same situation, thinks she's over the hill and no longer able to make heads turn. That is, until she starts to realize the MC isn't the same kid anymore she took in when his parents died. She's also the 'godmother' of the other two females in the household.
Jennifer:
The oldest 'goddaughter' and an over-confident unemployed amazon, who's used to treat the MC as a cuddle toy until she starts to realize he's beginning to grow up in more ways than one. She's so confident about her relationship with MC that she has zero difficulties with getting too personal.
Amy:
The youngest 'goddaughter and a brat who thinks life's a game and refuses to take on any kind of responsibility. Although she's starting in her first year of college, she's still a naive high-schoolgirl at heart, who doesn't think through her actions and as a result often ends up in situations she wasn't prepared for.
Melanie: Long time childhood friend of the MC, having the obligatory crush on the MC, whilst he is totally unaware of her feelings. She on the other hand is doing her best to make MC see what she feels about him. MC being too absorbed with the strange things happening to him, is at first totally oblivient to her feelings, until he lands face first in a slapstick situation where she makes him very much aware.
Hazel: Melanie's very protective bitch of a sister, who threatens to inflict a premature end on anyone coming too close to her little sis.
???? and ????: The conscience and temptation characters, they regularly interrupt the dialogue to make comical jabs about the situation and how it is shown to the player. They aren't the brightest ones and responsible for the occasional hilarious mishaps, causing the MC to wonder if he's losing his mind. When the MC becomes aware of their existence, he learns his reality is pretty much a result of the desires of a certain group of beings (a jab to Patreon supporters and F95)
The game itself is fairly linear, you do get presented with choices, but other than dialogue differences, these don't affect the play-through and as yet don't have any future consequences.
Still, the humor with which it's presented and the jabs at situations known from other games. And at how a lot of forum visitors want to control how games are presented, is for me the main reason to make it worth the 5 stars,
To start off, ignore the few negative comments, and if you ask me why, I would say, these folks had different expectations, and instead of moving on to the next game because it wasn't what they wanted it to be, felt the need to trash it.
Form your own opinion, don't compare it with other VN's with a similar setup, it's different enough to stand on it's own merits and certainly worth your time.
Is it a literary masterpiece? No of course not. But there are a lot of moments that will make your sides hurt if you can appreciate the kind of humor shown throughout the game. Is there a lot of sex, also no. With Episode 3, there's a masturbation scene, a couple of hot naked scenes and two blowjobs. Slow burn at its best. There are however plenty of parodical moments referencing situations in other games where most F95 visitors demand to see naked detail.
Pretty soon into the story we learn there's a couple of external observers at play who seem to have some form of control over the MC's reality. They play the roles of an alternate form of conscience and temptation but at times seem to have a bit of a problem staying in character, causing some hilarious situations to happen. The more the story progresses, the bigger part they seem to play in the decision making process of the MC and the events surrounding him until the MC becomes aware of their existence and actively starts to make use of their abilities.
The characters:
The MC:
A college student who's beginning to realize that the woman he lives with could be more than just the woman he lives with. He's entangled in a constant struggle with Amy, who has a problem accepting the MC is becoming more responsible and no longer the carefree member of the household. His views on the world starts to crumble as he starts to experience headaches that seem to alter his reality and which causes him to think he's losing his marbles. He also is becoming more and more aware that the lack of modesty in the other household members is going to be a problem for him because in his mind they still treat him as if he's a kid.
Beth:
A middle-aged milf who lacks confidence and, like many women in the same situation, thinks she's over the hill and no longer able to make heads turn. That is, until she starts to realize the MC isn't the same kid anymore she took in when his parents died. She's also the 'godmother' of the other two females in the household.
Jennifer:
The oldest 'goddaughter' and an over-confident unemployed amazon, who's used to treat the MC as a cuddle toy until she starts to realize he's beginning to grow up in more ways than one. She's so confident about her relationship with MC that she has zero difficulties with getting too personal.
Amy:
The youngest 'goddaughter and a brat who thinks life's a game and refuses to take on any kind of responsibility. Although she's starting in her first year of college, she's still a naive high-schoolgirl at heart, who doesn't think through her actions and as a result often ends up in situations she wasn't prepared for.
Melanie: Long time childhood friend of the MC, having the obligatory crush on the MC, whilst he is totally unaware of her feelings. She on the other hand is doing her best to make MC see what she feels about him. MC being too absorbed with the strange things happening to him, is at first totally oblivient to her feelings, until he lands face first in a slapstick situation where she makes him very much aware.
Hazel: Melanie's very protective bitch of a sister, who threatens to inflict a premature end on anyone coming too close to her little sis.
???? and ????: The conscience and temptation characters, they regularly interrupt the dialogue to make comical jabs about the situation and how it is shown to the player. They aren't the brightest ones and responsible for the occasional hilarious mishaps, causing the MC to wonder if he's losing his mind. When the MC becomes aware of their existence, he learns his reality is pretty much a result of the desires of a certain group of beings (a jab to Patreon supporters and F95)
The game itself is fairly linear, you do get presented with choices, but other than dialogue differences, these don't affect the play-through and as yet don't have any future consequences.
Still, the humor with which it's presented and the jabs at situations known from other games. And at how a lot of forum visitors want to control how games are presented, is for me the main reason to make it worth the 5 stars,
