VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Sorcerer [v1.0.0] [Talothral]

0.8.0 and all i can say about it right now is "lame". Someone was discrabing MC as "BAD ASSS!!!111" here, well he is not. His is just some caricature, the simplest to-do list on how to "make MC good". He's just lame, artificial, i cant sympathize to him as hes is unnatural, flat.
I can discribe him in a sarcastic way as "savior of the disadvantaged". Not a human, but a flat piece of cardboard. Right now we have like 8 straight updates, and what do we have? 3 sex scenes, one is granny, the second one a legless, and the third can be counted as normal one. Not the "disadvantaged", moreover there is one more "sexy scene" but we got nothing, only chess in lingerie. Da fuck? That is idiotic as hell not to say more. Idiotic in every possible way, as a story plot, as a charcters even the idea behind it PAYING 25 GRAND SO YOUR WIFE COULD PLAY IN LINGERIE BEFORE OTHER MAN. Again, as MC picturing her, the one that loves her husband and no one more.
MC is an SJW hero, constantly saying that he dont fuck drunk woman, that he dont want to fuck teens, as they "not into it as kinda lesbians", helping everybody becouse he can and so on and so one. This is porno game, not a story about mythical ideal Red Cross representative. The porn game with magic and i had not seen any proper magic even now. Only talking about magic. So yes, this game is lame.

GREAT MC So happy that it isn't a creepy looking kid!
BAD ASSED MC Who doesn't want to take the part of a bad ass?
Interesting story!!! Very and highly!
Girls are very appealing and I like that you do not start off as a Man Whore, though I could easily see the transition lol
Just overall a very engaging story!

The strong point of this vn is the story, which is very well made the characters id say are a nice blend of different personalities and the mc is a refreshingly decent person all things considered.
11/10


the graphics are good, maybe not the best but definitely not slumming it and it seems to be improving as iv been playing the devs previous game and there's some serious learning going on.
9/10

as for improvements to be made, maybe get a proofreader or something. while there's definitely less mistakes than the previous game there is still the occasional missing word.

all in all id give the current 0.8.0 version a 9.5/10

Off to a good start.
Good looking models, but the real strength is in the story. If it gets as interesting as the Dev's previous work we're in for a thrilling ride.

Sadly, good writing has a harder time gathering fans than bloated bimbo's but I hope people will still appreciate it none the less.

Edited and updated review:
Sorcerer is a strange animal. I liked the many different characters, I liked the obvious harem approach, the fantasy setting, the variety of types of LI and the quick development time.
The writing in my opinion has improved, with one thing I have a problem with, to which I will come back later.
Renders are still nothing great, but perfectly serviceable.
All in all, considering a game with a very similar premise, which was very popular seems to be stuck in development hell, Sorcerer is a great alternative to that.

Okay, now for my little discourse about what I perceive as the one remaining flaw (and this is definitely just my personal preference, not a general problem).
Sorcerer is basically told only through dialogue and visuals, like a film. There is no narrator, there are no descriptions, you see what happens and the characters talk. In itself, I like the concept, it is kind of an unnecessary limitation, considering that even films and theatre plays find ways around it, if they need to, but it certainly is something that I can appreciate.
Sadly, it is also the one thing that I find really negative about the game.
It's the sex scenes. There is of course very little dialogue and a lot of them are just repeated, simple fuck animations, not in itself bad, but also not outstanding or anything. Now, a good descriptive narration for a sex scene can be the most erotic thing for me and certainly make up for any flaws in the visuals, but of course there is none here, due to the way Sorcerer's story is told.
What a pity, I would probably give the game five stars by now, if not for this.

But this is definitely a great game, well worth playing, actually finished and with plenty of LIs available and given how diverse they are, everyone should find a few that he or she or they really like.

[Rev @ v0.4.0]

Like it a lot, but it's in dire need of an editor.

Art's nice, if simple. Character models are appealing and I appreciate not seeing Max for the millionth time.

Writing is of mixed quality. The scenario is familiar but not irritatingly so. Narrative and characterization are strong and have me wanting to see more of this project. I really like the MC thus far. The moment-to-moment writing voice is confused and choppy and really needs an editor and/or proof reader.

As of the current version the only NSFW content was a brief fully nude bath scene. I did appreciate the authoral restraint shown by not immediately having two complete strangers start bumping uglies.

I dislike the sequences of silent slideshows in place of narration; they're jarring and disruptive to click through and disappear entirely if the Ren'py skip command is engaged, leading to some WTF moments.

TLDR: Current quality straddles the line between 3 and 4 stars, with the potential on display tipping the balance. Godspeed~