VN - Ren'Py - Slatford [v0.03] [Aapek]

Review as of [v0.03]
There are so many games nowadays that I normally install them and kinda skip forward, just skim a bit.

I did the same with this game, but soon, I had to go back and read from the beginning, it was deserving of a closer read; and I am glad I did, I enjoyed what's there quite a lot.

The artstyle is also very good, and the girls all look incredible.

Normally I have one favorite girl in each game, not so in this one, I can't choose, which is good.

The only thing I am missing is that there is one or two cute cheerleaders, like the one right before the attack from the bf of the dead cheerleader, who I'd like to approach... I get that they might not be the most sympathetic girls, but I'm both a bit into that and they are still humans, good looking ones haha.


But yes, I installed on a whim, and stayed for the story and the characters, and now I'm looking forward to future updates.

I did not know what to expect when I stumbled upon this but boy am I excited to see where this goes.

The mystery behind the MC's lost memories and the mystery that is unfolding after the party is keeping me at the edge of my seat. At this point we don't know what is gonna become of the narrative when we finally uncover what's on that flash. The good writing is carrying this so well.

When it comes to the girls Jazmin is my favourite, which is surprising since I rarely pick the Childhood friend for the favourite but here I am. The other heroines are also great, they are well written and their designs are exquisite.

All in all, this is really good for what an AVN should offer. No sexy scenes as of 0.03 but I'm part of the watches porn for the plot team so I can wait for the build up to such scenes.

A really good start to the game. There's no sexual content yet as of 0.3 but I still really enjoyed it and would love to see more. I like the love interests, all of them seem interesting and worth pursuing. I thought the renders were nice as well and the story seems quite interesting. Overall, I think it is worth recommending and checking out.

A really artistic AVN that flies under the radar of many. The uniformity in direction, atmosphere and vibe is well executed. Also has beautifully designed character models. It has great potential and hope more will find out about it.

As of now in 0.3, there is no sexual content. This usually bothers/frustrates me when i try some new games but this one was very enjoyable!
The story felt engaging and the characters are endearing. I especially love Chloe and Mia! Their stories with the MC have such a smooth progression, I'm looking forward to see more in next updates!
My first impression of the MC was that he was a bit pathetic though, he could be better but there's way worse MCs too.
As for the models, they look very nice! It is visually appealing so far.
There's definitely some 5* potential right there, hope the next update will release soon!

Note: Lack of sexual content is secondary to me.
Note²: I would've selected 4.5, but only full numbers are available.

I found this game very enjoyable. Visually it is appealing, the characters are genuinely different and have been properly introduced and they're believable. One could point out that they are fairly similar to the base HS characters, but it's a good start. I really enjoy the transition from Slice of Life to a investigation and "slice of crime". The writing was good and believable to me.

I find it hard to rate it because it's not (yet?) on a level with the big players. It's not Eternum, but does not try to be. However, as I am looking forward to it's progress, I am giving full points.

Review as of v0.03

Story: Liking the story so far and want to see where it goes. It has a good mix of story progression, LI progression and other moments in my opinion. The pacing makes it feel like the LIs are real people not just girls to fuck.

Visuals/animations: Pretty good, it's hs2 so it's not like it can be ultra realistic or something, but overall they are good.

Sound: Had no complaints, it wasn't silent and had a good amount of songs/sound effects.

Only reason I am giving 4 instead of 5 is due to there not being too much content at the moment and therefore no h scenes and before I judge an avn fully, I want to see at least one. Don't get me wrong though, the vn is still great without any.

Review Version v0.02

Honestly not much to say since it's still early. But the mystery in this game makes me can't wait for the next release. I enjoyed it alot more than I expected. Only downside I can see some people not liking some of the girls cause how they present themself in the first few interactions. But honestly I can't help but feel bad for 2 of the girls can't decide who is my favorite. For me this is a game I play for the story not the girls.

Pretty girls but with shitty attitude, nice renders, even nice animation.


I will be honest girls looks pretty but their attitude sucks, most of them think worlds revolve around her, MC oh god I don't what to say, can't you make him a little bit more pathetic?


I mean seriously bro, i think even a average guy is more mature and a lot less pathetic than him, I don't even know what to say all my hopes end here.


Oh and cherry on top his first sex was with a drunk girl, dev even want to show how pathetic MC's.


what a waste.

Slatford [v0.01]

If dev plays his card this will be a hit. Biggest plus of the game is the visuals and pretty models. Mia is my favourite. There is music and sound effects to make it more immersive. This more like a introduction to the story. Seems like a murder mystery have wait and see how the story evolves. Gameplay is around 30 minutes. If you are looking for a longer game to play wait for the updates.

Overall I enjoyed the game. Keep up the good work dev looking forward to next updates.

Review for v0.01

One of those cases where I don't think the overview gives a good representation of the game. My first thought going into this was that it sounded like another generic college/university game. Now while it is centered around that, there's some more things at play here that have now hooked me enough into wanting to see where this goes.

We actually start the game in an interrogation room. We are a suspect for something not revealed until the end of the episode. The MC starts his story from the top, and this is where we move into the game proper.

The first thing that strikes me is the quality. The game has certain atmospheric feel with how much detail has been put in to the lighting for the renders. The characters models also look pretty good and stand out a bit from the usual I think. There's fitting music, and especially a good use of ambient noise which helps a lot for immersion. I think this really is going for an immersive experience as well so kudos on that. All good components of solid AVNs.

The writing feels pretty competent as well. There's a couple events that are maybe structured a bit strange, and some usual tropes I've seen before, but over all it feels believable. The story so far is kind of building up to this key event, a party, in which something happens that causes us to be under investigation as mentioned. I think the early events feel a little sporadic because of this and could have been expanded more, but not jarringly so. We essentially get introductions to some of the girls and other characters, as well as a bit about the MC being in that kind of "what do I want to do with my life" phase. It feels like a prologue more than anything to sum it up, and I think it does accomplish the goal of getting the player hooked.

Weakest part of this was definitely the sex scene. I don't think a casual party hookup is the worst way to have an early sex scene, but besides the girl being attractive there wasn't much to praise about it. It lacked angles, didn't have any lewd sound effects, played out very quickly, and also didn't show either the MC or girl cumming which was strange. Just didn't do much for me.

Also should mention there's a bug where all the characters are calling you by the defualt name instead of the name you give the MC, but I'd expect that to be fixed fast.

We do find out what happens at this party, but I'm deliberately not spoiling it. The game kind of ends on a cliffhanger right after it and I did find myself wanting to see more. I will say as usual the game is very early and it's hard to know where it's going to go or what might change, but I think this is a solid start to something a bit more than the standard college themed game.