OVERALL - 9/10
-it's really good and i imagine probably underrated. it's strongest point is in its novel ideas for erotic content. it feels inspired like some horny teenage boy's space fantasy and really really does a much better job than a lot of sci fi erotic games which feel more like a drama with sex scenes. this actually feels like an erotic game that understands the eroticism is the center of the show. it also has a somewhat unique appeal for many in that, at least so far, it doesn't feel at all predatory/rapey. the protagonist isn't a huge douchebag making bitchy excuses and really stupid justifications for his actions. he's just a shy guy but not so shy it's frustrating in the context of a porn game. sometimes i wish he was a little more of a pervert while still being a non-predatory/scumbag character but it's a minor tweak to an overall rather satisfying overall experience so far.
VISUALS - 8/10
-even though it's simple/cartoony, it's effective and well polished. the important points like genitalia are attractive and appealing. the reason i don't score this higher is because i think in porn more rendered adds a lot. I’d like to see the same cartoony style more rendered so it still has the same cartoony style but more of a 3dimensional look. Warlock and Boobs is an alright example but KANOSEN My Girlfriend is a Naughty Teacher I think is the best example I know of (even though it’s in a 2d anime style, it’s rendered to have a 3dimensional feel).
WRITING - 9/10
-SCENE IDEAS/SETUP (9.5/10) - spoilers included in this section. this is where the game really shines imo. not only do the characters feel like they have distinct and appealing personalities and preferences that add to the eroticism of the game, there are also some pretty original erotic ideas in this game that i haven't seen in other games. overall it feels inspired but i do feel at times a little bit like there might've been some missed opportunities. they're pretty minor but i do wish the game would go just a little further in its eroticism. like in the end lune scene, if it ended with a cumshot on her face or her eating the floating semen after, i think maybe that would've been a nice cherry on top to push the scene just a touch further. i mean, is there sperm just floating in the chamber indefinitely now? does it just magically disappear because of the story? i guess that's pretty minor.
something i feel stronger about is i would've liked to have seen the plant in a more provocative pose in her final form than sorta being bent over doggie style which feels kinda bland or kinda a repeat of her boob/sorta pocket pussy form. especially given the lore around the plant trying to be as inviting/seductive as possible to get nourishment, i would've really liked to have seen her in something almost ridiculously sexy/provocative like maybe pinned spread eagle missionary, maybe with her hands holding her ankles or feet back or her hands on her head (like she's holding her hair up or back kinda) and with her tongue out in a very orgasmic/ecstatic/happy expression (like she's inviting semen to be swallowed, could be an ahegao expression). for the comparison study, sophie could be doggie style ontop of melonie where she makes out/kisses melonie (maybe her tongue has an aphrodisiac effect like the pink gas or lubricates her vagina?)
i also would've liked to have seen the plant's vagina have more of an ooze creampie. the current creampie with the dialogue about asking if the protagonist fed her feels more like a regurgitation and almost like the plant is rejecting the semen and throwing it out which i feel like conflicts with the lore. i think a more passive oozing creampie feels hotter because it's like the protagonist came so much it's overflowing out of the plant's vagina that's trying to take it in (which makes sense to the lore). it can still be a big/messy creampie oozing. it just feels like the cum is almost being rejected or spat out with the current animation/illustration.
also, i really loved the comparison study setup but i feel like it really missed an opportunity in FFM threesome content (in fact that's what i thought it was going to be) where keen would be having sex with both sophie and melonie at the same time, switching between their vaginas to compare instead of a solo scene with sophie. i do feel like the setup does feel a little bit like this is almost endgame content (but with an early scene that is maybe re-purposed?). anyway i think it's a fantastic premise/setup but maybe it does feel like a little bit of a missed opportunity to not have some scene before the comparison study where... idk, maybe like the roots that were pruned were kept by sophie so she could make more of the pink gas and she invites keen to her biolab where she tells him she's studying the roots or something and learned they produce the pink gas and after keen gets turned on by the dialogue, sophie turns off the vent. then keen has a solo scene with sophie. i think this would play into the whole "even tho it was the pink gas, i really liked what we did" and sophie being naughty in a fun way. something like that i think would've been a good intermediate scene between a handjob and the comparison study or idk, maybe it'd make a good subsequent scene where she does the same thing with melonie and keen and they have a sorta threesome where melonie is kinda like an alien sex doll since she's a plant and sophie/keen are super horny from the pink gas.
PACING and AMOUNT OF EXPOSITION/BLOAT (6.5/10) - it's definitely on the better end of games but sometimes the dialogue does feel a little bloated for me when it's not erotic content or suggestive content. when the game is doing either, it's really good but sometimes inbetween the content it can feel tempting to skip or glaze over. i think the goal of an erotic game is that you want to read all the dialogue because it always increases in some way the eroticism of the content and when it doesn't, to get thru asap to not distract from the main goal.
AUDIO - 8/10
MUSIC (9.5/10) - think the music is probably near perfect. it feels kinda seedy/lewd almost kinda like a leisure suit larry type of style while also feeling like a cross between kinda exotic/foreign and spacey/sci fi which is pretty much a perfect representation of the game.
SFX (N/A) - this is why i bumped down the overall audio to an 8. the music is really good but i think even just having like maybe a set of 5 basic sounds for scenes would really add a lot to the experience for little additional work. even just a squishy sound at certain moments would add a lot to the experience proportionate to the amount of work. for the mood/style of the game, i think a squishy sound, a sorta squishy-draining sound kinda (not like a pipe drain but like an organic fleshy draining sound), and maybe somekind of vagina-swallowing/gulping sound would be really erotic. and just having a few variations of the same sounds so it doesn't sound exactly identical would go a long way with as few as 5 sound files, or like 3 types of sounds with each type having a few variations of the same type of sound effect.
-it's really good and i imagine probably underrated. it's strongest point is in its novel ideas for erotic content. it feels inspired like some horny teenage boy's space fantasy and really really does a much better job than a lot of sci fi erotic games which feel more like a drama with sex scenes. this actually feels like an erotic game that understands the eroticism is the center of the show. it also has a somewhat unique appeal for many in that, at least so far, it doesn't feel at all predatory/rapey. the protagonist isn't a huge douchebag making bitchy excuses and really stupid justifications for his actions. he's just a shy guy but not so shy it's frustrating in the context of a porn game. sometimes i wish he was a little more of a pervert while still being a non-predatory/scumbag character but it's a minor tweak to an overall rather satisfying overall experience so far.
VISUALS - 8/10
-even though it's simple/cartoony, it's effective and well polished. the important points like genitalia are attractive and appealing. the reason i don't score this higher is because i think in porn more rendered adds a lot. I’d like to see the same cartoony style more rendered so it still has the same cartoony style but more of a 3dimensional look. Warlock and Boobs is an alright example but KANOSEN My Girlfriend is a Naughty Teacher I think is the best example I know of (even though it’s in a 2d anime style, it’s rendered to have a 3dimensional feel).
WRITING - 9/10
-SCENE IDEAS/SETUP (9.5/10) - spoilers included in this section. this is where the game really shines imo. not only do the characters feel like they have distinct and appealing personalities and preferences that add to the eroticism of the game, there are also some pretty original erotic ideas in this game that i haven't seen in other games. overall it feels inspired but i do feel at times a little bit like there might've been some missed opportunities. they're pretty minor but i do wish the game would go just a little further in its eroticism. like in the end lune scene, if it ended with a cumshot on her face or her eating the floating semen after, i think maybe that would've been a nice cherry on top to push the scene just a touch further. i mean, is there sperm just floating in the chamber indefinitely now? does it just magically disappear because of the story? i guess that's pretty minor.
something i feel stronger about is i would've liked to have seen the plant in a more provocative pose in her final form than sorta being bent over doggie style which feels kinda bland or kinda a repeat of her boob/sorta pocket pussy form. especially given the lore around the plant trying to be as inviting/seductive as possible to get nourishment, i would've really liked to have seen her in something almost ridiculously sexy/provocative like maybe pinned spread eagle missionary, maybe with her hands holding her ankles or feet back or her hands on her head (like she's holding her hair up or back kinda) and with her tongue out in a very orgasmic/ecstatic/happy expression (like she's inviting semen to be swallowed, could be an ahegao expression). for the comparison study, sophie could be doggie style ontop of melonie where she makes out/kisses melonie (maybe her tongue has an aphrodisiac effect like the pink gas or lubricates her vagina?)
i also would've liked to have seen the plant's vagina have more of an ooze creampie. the current creampie with the dialogue about asking if the protagonist fed her feels more like a regurgitation and almost like the plant is rejecting the semen and throwing it out which i feel like conflicts with the lore. i think a more passive oozing creampie feels hotter because it's like the protagonist came so much it's overflowing out of the plant's vagina that's trying to take it in (which makes sense to the lore). it can still be a big/messy creampie oozing. it just feels like the cum is almost being rejected or spat out with the current animation/illustration.
also, i really loved the comparison study setup but i feel like it really missed an opportunity in FFM threesome content (in fact that's what i thought it was going to be) where keen would be having sex with both sophie and melonie at the same time, switching between their vaginas to compare instead of a solo scene with sophie. i do feel like the setup does feel a little bit like this is almost endgame content (but with an early scene that is maybe re-purposed?). anyway i think it's a fantastic premise/setup but maybe it does feel like a little bit of a missed opportunity to not have some scene before the comparison study where... idk, maybe like the roots that were pruned were kept by sophie so she could make more of the pink gas and she invites keen to her biolab where she tells him she's studying the roots or something and learned they produce the pink gas and after keen gets turned on by the dialogue, sophie turns off the vent. then keen has a solo scene with sophie. i think this would play into the whole "even tho it was the pink gas, i really liked what we did" and sophie being naughty in a fun way. something like that i think would've been a good intermediate scene between a handjob and the comparison study or idk, maybe it'd make a good subsequent scene where she does the same thing with melonie and keen and they have a sorta threesome where melonie is kinda like an alien sex doll since she's a plant and sophie/keen are super horny from the pink gas.
PACING and AMOUNT OF EXPOSITION/BLOAT (6.5/10) - it's definitely on the better end of games but sometimes the dialogue does feel a little bloated for me when it's not erotic content or suggestive content. when the game is doing either, it's really good but sometimes inbetween the content it can feel tempting to skip or glaze over. i think the goal of an erotic game is that you want to read all the dialogue because it always increases in some way the eroticism of the content and when it doesn't, to get thru asap to not distract from the main goal.
AUDIO - 8/10
MUSIC (9.5/10) - think the music is probably near perfect. it feels kinda seedy/lewd almost kinda like a leisure suit larry type of style while also feeling like a cross between kinda exotic/foreign and spacey/sci fi which is pretty much a perfect representation of the game.
SFX (N/A) - this is why i bumped down the overall audio to an 8. the music is really good but i think even just having like maybe a set of 5 basic sounds for scenes would really add a lot to the experience for little additional work. even just a squishy sound at certain moments would add a lot to the experience proportionate to the amount of work. for the mood/style of the game, i think a squishy sound, a sorta squishy-draining sound kinda (not like a pipe drain but like an organic fleshy draining sound), and maybe somekind of vagina-swallowing/gulping sound would be really erotic. and just having a few variations of the same sounds so it doesn't sound exactly identical would go a long way with as few as 5 sound files, or like 3 types of sounds with each type having a few variations of the same type of sound effect.
