VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Something to Write About: The Author [Ch. 7.1] [STWAdev]

Incredible game, the writing and the friends' group made me so immersed I thought I really was in.

The girls are really nicely fleshed out and varied some have really great designs (Dru & Lyndie), this game is beautiful in its story.

Was really engrossed all the time I read.

I'd really recommend, to get an even better experience, to use the Koga3 sounds mod that has great soundtracks.

5/5 well-deserved.

Good story, tackling matters some dont even dare to mention in adult games. A LOT of paths with nice endings. Amazing models/enviroments and animations are good. Worth playing ever more so for the story.

Was ok, just not what I was thinking it would be, the story was very shallow and didn't have anything that really grabbed me in order to continue playing. Even four chapters in I was still waiting for something to sneak up and hook me but it never came.

An amazing game from start to finish. Which to be honest, that a game has a finish nowadays is a novelty. The characters were really loveable and the plot was interesting enough to keep me hooked from start to finish. One of the best games Ive played in the platform.

This was an amazing experience, I loved every second of it. From the characters to the story itself, there's no other way to describe it than truly excellent.

Additionally, the level of maturity in the approach to the themes broached in this game astounds me, I can honestly say this is probably the best VN I've ever played.

ch 7.1
This game has potential - cute girls, some lewd scenes, yet it has this cheap rushed feel.
Right from the start the MC said:
'I guess I've been out of the game longer than I expected, however I wasn't expecting to try getting laid tonight.' - it made me doubt his credentials of 'bestselling author'.
The conversations are pretentious and ripe with typos not worth more reviewing.
The girls are cute yet they have the ugliest smiles - lazy graphics job there.
Still the game is entertaining if you fly over the horseshit dialog.
All around poor job.

The weakest part of The Author was the quality of the writing.

The game often feels like a harem game, as the women all tend to fling themselves at you for no reason at all. The developer realized that this was a problem, but didn't do anything to address it other than to make some jokes about it that just end up making it more noticeable.

Railroading is a bit of an issue at times, especially when dealing with the assistant who I personally couldn't stand. She constantly flirts with you, and then gets angry when you reject her each time. Eventually we get a scene where she asks if we will be keeping her as an employee, and we can only choose to either say yes or maybe. The lack of a definite no made it feel like everyone who disliked her could go suck eggs, and it made her role in the story feel very contrived and forced.

There are definitive choices to be made about who you wish to have sex with, so you won't ever have to deal with any mandatory sex scenes with a character you dislike. Which is great, but it would be better if the game could actually keep track of your choices instead of needing you to input them again because it forgot what you did last chapter.

Out of all of the potential love interests, there was only one that managed to hold my interest enough to actually finish the game. Most of them made rather poor first impressions, so I had originally just been interested in Lyndie. However, that came to a screeching halt when she inexplicably decided to act like an anime cat girl and turn what should've been a high point of the game into its worst scene. I honestly don't understand why the developer thought that was ever a good idea. It was so awkward that I lost all interest in her and ended up pursuing someone else instead.

By the end of the game, there was only one character that I found even remotely interesting. And even then I didn't care much because I didn't like the main character by that point. The game had potential to be good, but it just kept tripping over its own feet.

This game is incredible! The plot may be summarized as a group of friends helping each other with their difficulties, therefore it's character-driven rather than plot-driven. All of the characters were unique, interesting, and lovable. The writing is excellent, and I had a great time getting to know all of the characters, especially the protagonist. Unfortunately, there is no harem ending, which is a bummer because I adored all of these characters and despised having to pick between them. I understand why the developer didn't add one because the game is rather realistic, but I usually enjoy harem endings in games like this, no matter how unrealistic they may be.

This is one of the best visual novels that I have played, the characters are amazing and lifelike, and multidimensional, and they all have great growth arcs, even the side characters... The sex scenes are good, though lack some money shots in some places, and are mostly vanilla, and finally the choices are semi-meaningful, in that you have to choose who you end up with. Great story, I would rate it a 9.5/10. One thing i LOVED was the naming, it was poetic, my favorite ending was "Ending 6: WE FELL" I won't spoil it, but it was one of my favorite pairings due to who it was with, and the double meaning of WE FELL, being both in love, and in another sense. I also think that she would be the real pairing if it were real life, even if she isn't my favorite girl/ending, it was by far the most poetic, and would be the true end in an older sense...

Probably would have rated it higher if I only did one playthrough but replaying makes the flaws noticeable.

I get (and love) slow burn romance and real consequences but this gets a bit excessive. Did the Aolfie and Lyndie route initially and was excited to try some of the other romances. Found out how easy to lock out of romances and I was getting railroaded back to the girls I had just romanced.

The other big thing is as difficult as it is to get to the sex, it's very basic there's not very much of it. And on the Kimberly route you have to skip almost all of it to romance (and it's some of the best sex in the game).

Story is still good on the whole but the sex is underwhelming and if you actually are taking the commitment aspect seriously you have to spend too much time with the girls you're not falling for offering sex you're not going to take because you're trying to get serious about girls it's not letting you spend time with.

Well written and heart tugging. I really wish there was a Harem route because choosing is so hard. I settled on the Throuple route with Lyndie and Aoife. I may explore the Aoife solo route as she is my favorite. Big heart, kind, sexy, and rich what's not to like about Aoife? Lyndie is an endearing character but her emo/goth look is distracting. The same goes with Kimberly and that side shave with spider web. Kim does have a sexy attitude though. I love a gal who is sexually wild and spontaneous. Anyway this one is a winner.

I wrote a review the morning I had finished playing the game, but I fell asleep before posting and thought I had done that when I closed the tab.

So here we go again! Story, just loved it, had everything I want, humor and sad parts. MC, likeable and not a weakling as some MCs. Girls, too many to like, so I wanted a harem but no such possibility (only bad with the game! ). Graphics, really good all I can say. Lewd scenes, some really good and some OK. As I bought PlayBoy for the short stories, I just played this for the story and not fapping so no problem with that. (What happened to my nose, It started growing!)

All in all, 5* out of 5, but not in my top 3. Still, I'm on to the next game of the makers of this.

Really great game from beginning to end. Great art, great girls and a wholesome story. I especially like the touching backstories of the girls. Especially since it doesn't shy away from some heavier subjects in the main storyline of the MC and likewise in the story of Kimberley.

Overall, very recommended.

Holly shit an actual black character, and an actual decent plot about mental health. I was just hoping for a good wank, but color me impressed.

Three chapters in with not a lot of action, but the plot, for a porn game , got me hooked, not gonna lie, would definitely recommend.

I dropped it pretty early due to the uncanny renders of the girls. While it's not SUPER horrendous, it's enough for me to stop playing. The plot is nothing special and everything else is pretty average.

This is complete?

There are a few bugs, lots of story flow problems, spelling mistakes and bad grammar. But the punctuation is absolutely horrendous.

At least the story and art are OK. But not enough hot scenes for my taste in an adult VN, and no 'real' animations.

The endings were well done, though they could still have provided more visual content.

This is one of the best VNs ever. The characters of this game are incredible and the endings are excellent. This is a must play for anyone looking for a great story with excellent characters. .

Well well well. It's good to have a chance to write a well deserved five star review.

Now, this game is not without sins. At moments the story gets kinda confusing, probably because it's a very forked and full of agency story, which is great, but some "middle" dialog might have gone astray. It often kept referring to MC as having fun with most of the girls, while a was playing a pretty monogamous route.

But it's a very small sin, for a game that plays with your feelings in the right way.

I personally would have preferred a more light hearted story. At moments it really gets grim and it makes you cope with a lot, since the immersion is pretty deep, but it's sure a rollercoaster worth riding.

I would say with no second thoughts that this one is one of the best titles published on this site.

Excellent work. I hope to play more from this Dev. Maybe next time on a more funny/commedy setting.

This game is fantastic! It's character-driven rather than plot-driven, as the plot can be summed up as a bunch of friends help each other with their problems. I found all of the characters to be unique, interesting, and lovable, with Lyndie being my favorite. The writing is top notch and I really enjoyed getting to know all of these characters, including the protagonist. Also, shoutout to the developer for including a non-white protagonist.

However, the sex scenes are hit or miss. On the one hand, there aren't that many, and most of them are found in the different endings. Also, some of the scenes end too quickly, there isn't a gallery (unless you install a mod), and I don't think any of the scenes have animations. On the other hand, all of the girls are gorgeous and lovable, so getting to bed them was very satisfying. Plus, all of the scenes make sense from a writing perspective, which is always great to see.

This game plays like a dating sim, where you have to make choices that determine which paths you will play through and what endings you will receive. Choices definitely matter and I really enjoyed seeing the different endings. I think you can see most of them during one playthrough, but I definitely recommend installing the cheat mod after you finish playing through this at least once in order to see everything else, because I'm pretty sure trying to find all of the endings without it would be very time consuming.

Unfortunately, there is no harem ending, which sucks for me because I loved every single one of these characters and I hated having to choose between them. This game is pretty realistic so I understand why the developer didn't include one, but I personally always prefer that games like this have a harem ending, however unrealistic it may be. I'm not trying to knock the game for not having one, but rather I'm just mentioning this for people like me who like harem endings; be warned that you won't find one here.

Anyway, even without the harem ending and the sex scenes being hit or miss, I greatly enjoyed my time with this game and I highly recommend playing it! Well done STWAdev!

Review based on the latest final version of the game Ch. 7.1

Great game, one of the best I've ever played, great story and great writing.

The plot presented in the game is original and interesting and for me it is the first big plus of this game because I have played a whole lot of games so far and many of them are unfortunately similar in terms of the plot and therefore much less interesting and original.

From the beginning, you can get involved in the story, because each character has his own interesting personality and thus you want to get to know each of them and get involved in their lives.

When it comes to the visual aspects of the game I have nothing to complain about, the renders in the game look quite nice, all the girls are very pretty, the animations are simplest possible without being crazy because it's just two round frames and of course I would probably find other games with much nicer looking renders and excellent animations, but the graphics in the game are always secondary to me and if the storyline in the game is great then it matters much more to me than the visuals themselves.

When it comes to sex scenes there are not too many of them and those that are could of course be longer and have more options such as more positions, much better animations, different viewing angles etc., but fortunately the game made up for it with a great plot and writing.

Summarizing the whole game:
Story: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
Character models: 9/10
Renders: 9/10
Sex scenes: 9/10

I sincerely recommend everyone to play this game and I am waiting with great interest for the next game from this developer.