VN - Ren'Py - Sparkling Duplicity [Ch.2] [Goosenards]

Pretty much what anothersilo wrote. I simply cannot give this game more than 2 stars. The story and especially the pacing are terrible. Especially with the cheerleader; everything happened way too fast, no build-up whatsoever.

Some stuff also makes zero sense I know it's a porn game, but it's also a visual novel, which means the story has to make a minimum of sense for it to be enjoyable.

The only reason I'm giving it two stars is for Blaire (who's the only LI with an acceptable pacing and who is likeable), and the animations which are among the best from this site. They could be smoother, but they feel less robotic than most other animations out there.

The models are nice. They work.

The story and characters lack build up. Our MC is flirting and having sex with the girls after seeing them twice. As well as a meeting at school with the Dean who is getting oral sex from a student, which when exposed is shaken off as normal.

The pace of this story is fast. Even the son is established as being an asshole in the first dialogue. There is no subtle nuance.

The animations are different, and do look great. But again, the scenes where they're used lack realistic build up and tension. And instead of feeling something, i'm only watching something.

Added to my watch list because i want to see more.

Great NETORI game. The game has excellent renders and animations. You play as a middle age man and get to cuck your son with his GF, his EX, or his best friend. The game gives you lots of choices to do this. Overall 10/10 game.

The animations blew me away! Best I've seen in any porn game. The LIs are cute, the story is a bit different from the usual, and though the son is an annoying little twat it actually adds a bit of humor. I'm looking forward to seeing where this one goes.

TLDR: This game has a lot of good things going for it, and I really wanted to like it, but the story just could not be worse...

I'll start with the good.
Animations: 5/5 -- best in class for games on this site
Visuals: 4/5 -- nothing groundbreaking, but renders look good and the girls are pretty
Dialogue: 4/5 -- it won't blow you away with how well written it is or anything, but it's definitely good. I never had my immersion killed by bad writing or grammar/spelling mistakes.

Now for the bad.
Story: -1000/5 -- You play as a middle-aged, widowed, father of a boy who is just an absolute piece of shit. The game gives the son some backstory as to why he is the way he is, but it doesn't stop him from making Dudley from Harry Potter look like an angel.
There are 3 love interests:
#1 -- your son's current girlfriend, and a notorious slut who has fucked the entire football team and several teachers (as well as your son).
#2 -- your son's ex-girlfriend, who has done lots of sexual stuff (although not full penetrative sex) with your son. She also just hooked up with a coworker.
#3 -- your son's friend, who is the only actual decent love interest in this game. And she's good, don't get me wrong. If this game was just her, I might actually enjoy it.

Can't wait for more content!

Seriously the best animation I've seen in any adult game. The mc's model could use since adjusting. Compared to the other characters it doesn't look like he fits with the rest of the cast.

The animations are truly top tier and the story is not cliche like most of them and pretty great for Ch1. Can't wait for more to come and please please please make a discord we all can keep in touch with the updates.
10/10 chief kiss

Hands-down the BEST animation I've ever seen in an AVN. Granted - there are only two blow-jobs and one dream-sex scene (1 camera), but the blow-jobs are nearly life-like in their animation and execution. I'd allow that girl to give me the same any day of the week, it's just that spectacular.

Renders aren't top-notch for 2024, but they're fine considering the awesomeness on display with animations.

The story is rather simple, but fun in a way as your son in the game is quite the asshat.

The only thing lacking right now to make it one of the better AVNs of the year, is more content, and a slightly more involved story (an actual plot). Hopefully the developer can double their efforts and pull both off, as I'd really like to see this AVN succeed.

Right off the bat this game has the very best animations I have ever seen in any of the games I have played here. Simply top notch effort in a prologue. I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed it and really like the girls so far. The slut is a slut, but a quality slut, and the two other apparent love interests are simply amazing and I look forward to more content with them. I wouldn't think I'd ever be interested in cucking my son, but what can I say, he comes off as a dick and I didn't mind at all.

"Brilliant Duplication"'s fluid animations elevate the experience to another level. The movements of the characters are natural and realistic, with a variety of gestures and expressions that reflect their unique emotions and personalities. The characters are incredible, the expressions, the fingers, everything is great, highly recommended and I hope you continue with this project because it is worth it.❤

b e s t a n i m a t i o n s e v e r , nice plot, good humor, not boring, game looks really nice, has its own style, i cant wait for more! escpecially more romance with son's friend and ex girlfriend <#

4/5. Improve the story a bit and it would definitely be 5/5. Looking at only the art and anims, it's already a 5/5.
version #: Ch1
Story - 2,
MC is a pathetic pushover. If I had spoken to my father like his son does, I'd get my ass kicked. I get there's reasons explained for this, but MC does nothing to help or improve the situation. (regardless of banging all the girls)
Originality - 2,
Renders - 5, gorgeous girls
Sound - 3, background music and some h-scene sound effects. some of the music is high pitched action sequence anime garbage that doesn't fit at all.
Playability - 3, no real issues, but also very few choices.
Performance - no issues,
Bugs - none noticed,
Animations - 5, smooth and high quality. Best I've seen so far in an AVN.
Voice Acting - n/a,
Grammar - 5, no issues noticed.
Amount of content - 1, Only 2 BJ scenes so far,(at least on the path I chose) not including a very brief dream, but still early game.

Renders ++++++
Story ++++++

This is one of those games where I actually take the time to read the text. And it is not overwhelming nor is it trying to do to much. I enjoy the story it is a little different than most story's with an age difference this one makes sense and doesn't make me feel creepy. I normally do not play these types of games... But I gave this one a chance I am happy I did. I hope the creator keeps it going. It will likely become one of the more popular games here if they keep it up...

[As of Ch.1]
Giving this five stars in advance.
Renders/animations are awesome. There are slight glitches/inconsistency in the way the hands are drawn. Probably one of the best animations I've seen in a while.
Dialogues can be improved and story has to be polished to make it a solid five, but definitely a 4-star game right now.
Game feels kinky and catered for non-vanilla folks, so I'm excited for the next release.
Oh, and I didn't enjoy the fatty scene, so I skipped it.
Prob the biggest complaint is the way the son is written - he has either a complete brainrot from watching too much Tiktok or he was designed specfically to hate him (which is too one-dimensional to me)
Positive moment: characters feel different from each other which is a huge plus comparing to lots of f95 novels.
Kudos to the dev and good luck.

It's one of these rare games with realistically looking MCs and LIs, with hairy body parts and uneven skin. They also behave and talk like their age. The MC is not a superhero, but a bad dad in every aspect, still likeable though. Dialogues and the course of action in general are non- predictable and witty. The quality of animations is outstanding, particularly the 2nd BJ the MC receives from his son's GF. Truly a great start. Hope this quality and pace will continue in the next chapters... and that there will be a "hawk thua" scene with one of the girls...

The intro isn't great, and the dialogue is a bit amateurish at points, but the rest of the game is surprisingly well done. The animation work in particular is fantastic. The scene with Tina was probably some of the best AVN animation out there right now.

The game has a lot of potential, and I am excited to see where it goes. I do have to subtract 1 star for the dialogue being a bit "off" sometimes.

Shit everything about this game is so well made.

The animations and sounds are sooo well made.

Even if you are not a fan of the models or the slight old movie filter or whatever that is, it's still so well made.

Only thing that could make this a top 10 game on this site would be adding animated orgasms.

Hope to see a lot more from this creator in the future and this amount of crisp work. Hopefully anal in the future but goddamn the BJ scense so far are insane.

UPD as of version 0.2. 5 -> 4 rating

The story got rushed, the first date quickly went into lets watch movies, and next phrase there is already an animation going on. Writing kinda tanked there, moreover dev already reported that he is done with the game (or taking a long break starting another game).

A lot of potential, worth adding to watch list.

+ three distinct girls, decent models, different characters

+ story line and dialogue that is well written, and is not an endless word salad, you can actually read this without skipping

+ animations are surprisingly good

+- this is just first chapter/release, so a lot can go wrong or go well in future, we don't know yet.

Quality content, albeit short. It is still enough play time for chapter 1.

Things I like so far;

-Decent story
-Rich character design
-Engaging and interesting dialogue
-Struggles of a single father
-Good renders
-Waaay above average animations
-Gingers

Things that i despise in this game;

-MC's hair style on both heads.
-MC's open hatred for his son, because lil Billy is an asshat, he is a sexist fucking moron etc. Even tho its all his fault for being a terrible father. He just loosely mentions it once, then it is all afterthought. He might be a young adult now, but lil Billy had more Tate than you in his life. Not his fault. Cannot antagonise him, but the story wants me to.
-Lack of choices, this is not a kinetic novel (unless dev/s change their minds) choices are too little and too far between. But they matter.

Nitpick;

-Dev/s really talented when it comes to animations and rendering. But animations sometimes feels jittery, like Will Smith eating spaghetti made by AI.
-Renders also good but more often than not they show wrong(or non at all) emotions. Facial reactions are a bit weird during some dialogues.

Conclusions;

Heavily recommend it to everyone. Will be watching this game's development closely. Have fun.

Great game. Great story, good building of tension with some payoff. The renders could be improved but they are good, and to me a decent render with a great setup is much better than an amazing render with nothing behind it. Hope the developer keeps motivated and updates regularly. I will definitely support if that's the case.