This review is commenting on version 0.3.3 and things may change for the better in the future. Having just wrote its review on itchio, I have much to expound upon so I will start off with the mechanics involved with the game before diving into the girls.
A strong point to this game is that, for a Ren'Py game it isn't too grindy all things considered. For the moment you can do quite a lot in a single week in this game. While the dates are exclusive to the weekend, so are some interactions and NPCs you can encounter by chance depending on the day of the week. Managing how you spend your time is the key to the game's progression. From building up the Charisma 1 for at each midnight once a week to building your bonds with the main 5 girls. Thankfully, after a certain point you no longer need to attend classes and can basically blitz through the week if you can't really progress much further until the weekend. Because of a little clock that lets you progress time outside and even sleep immediately once it is at midnight. Though do note that if you are trying to keep a girl's desire at 100, sleep early into the night, it's important for the few threesomes that can be had. Desire, or honestly just the lust stat at this point, builds up in each of the girls you've finished the third date successfully on. Letting you do more things which can either enhance the horny or relieve the horny, though some girls are harder to relieve than others. Hopping back to the Charisma stat, you can only obtain 4 at the moment which is needed to check out some of the girls you can find in the city from the night club to the beach. As well as other recreational areas. I am unsure whether or not it affects it but, I would not mind seeing that the Charisma stat can make certain interactions on the dates give boost to some responses. Lastly, if at any point you do get stuck when trying to find either: a certain scene or NPC, the Phone found in the Menu tab has info for the achievements and the Girls tab helps you keep track of the Girls' progress, Desire %, as well as replaying any of the scenes with them or group interactions. But one thing I want to criticize is that, you can replay the Threesome's first time dialogue but not for the Other Girls. They will default to the second encounter with exception to a few who you don't interact with directly or lack a second encounter dialogue. It'd be nice if you could select between "first time" or "second time". Now, onto the ladies themselves.
Starting with Claire, our perverted wingman/pimp. I quite like some aspects to her but not others. Right now my view on her is a bit limited since most of the time she keeps her interests on the forefront rather than who she is behind the lust. Optionally, you can show her the photos the girls sent you after their respective first dates. Whether or not you give the photos to her, won't affect the advances she makes on you. Which is nice but you also have the option to reject her advances as well. I haven't went through with that since I want to see everything she has to offer but right now, she's just shy of 2 hearts to fall in love with you. But something I do like is that, she inadvertently does this to make the girls feel more welcome and have friendships that mean something. Even if all she wants is to get a good look at them. I hope to see her get a bit more involved with you and the girls at some point, be it in threesomes or something else to make things seem special. But either way, I look forward to more she has in store.
Violet is quite basic on the surface but honestly for a tutorial for how building affection and desire is honestly quite good and balanced. Even if she herself is struggling quite a bit with her life. Hiding a lot of pain behind the otherwise cheerful maid at the cafe. For real, I felt the pain she felt when on the beach date with her story. It is really good and quite believable for the depth she has which is honestly shared with a majority of the girls seen thus far. A great sign that for what is to come with the rest of the girls and how we become more familiar with them. Her desire build up is the lowest being quite normal. Her scenes are quite easy to find compared to the rest that are a bit tricker in terms of timing.
Molly on the other hand is quite a nerdy adorkable lass that is quite a gamer and culture enthusiast. Her sport is that of swimming which is quite a surprise considering she streams partly for fun and a living. All around she is meek and a bit nervous at times but as seen in her dates she is also quite smart. She and Claire have the most base scenes available with 10, 12 if you include the threesomes Molly can have with Violet and Lily. Her desire build up is modest which is shared with Amy but is as easily satisfied as Violet.
Amy is the tomboy and one our nations are needing most in our time of need. She is free thinking, free spirited, honestly just there to speak her mind even if at times she doesn't immediately think of the consequences of her actions. She is as chill as it gets but there is more to her as you progress through the dates with her. I don't want to spoil too much but know that responding to her is trickier compared to the rest. Just know she likes Strawberry Ice Cream and she be ballin' in the basket ball court. While desire wise she's on par with Molly, it takes a bit more to satisfy her needs.
Lily whoo boy. She has quite a lot of energy as seen with her sport in track running. She's quite smart but has quite a complex regarding her body feeling very insecure with being so small. In fault because of her father as we learn in her dates and her mother for... obvious reasons. We'll get into Samantha later. But she does have a great friendship in Amy and is the horniest object found in this game. The reason she is not only the hardest to satisfy but gets consistently the horniest is because of her mother, whom I wish to get into in the coming updates heheheh. One could easily surmise her as a cum goblin as once you've reached passed the third date, she builds desire and burns even less of it than any other girl. Appearances are deceptive after all, don't judge this book by its cover.
Lastly Elizabeth is MEGA RICH even has a maid but because of it she has the most distant social interactions which is reflected by the fact you won't even find her outside much until later into the weekend. She doesn't have many friends either having socialized rarely with her parents that are always away over seas. Elizabeth was even willing to fail her grades just so she could stay where she felt she belonged. Honestly in spite of just how rough it is to socialize with her, with Alice, her maid, even willing to be the wingman to the later dates. I will get into Alice later, she is my favorite of the supporting cast. The dates with Elizabeth honestly make her a very grounded and realized character. Out of the main girls, I think I like her a bit more than the rest for having gameplay reflect her character in a meaningful manner. Not to say the rest are any worse, the rest are handled with just as much care. Her desire is random but shares Amy's satisfaction rate which checks out.
Side girls and the NPCs are quite interesting. Starting with Alice, who is honestly my favorite in terms of aesthetic both working and off work. But what gets me is that in spite of just how gentle she looks, the bedroom eyes sells just how much relief she is good need of. A very submissive type of woman that has probably one of likely the hungriest thirsts to quench behind Samantha. I look forward to the moment we get a proper threesome with her and Elizabeth though it caught me off guard when she was there during the conclusion of the third night. But to the topic of Samantha, it is quite obvious as to why she ended up divorcing her husband, as hinted by Lily and Lily herself not falling far from the tree, she is lust incarnate and I both fear and kneel what will eventually come attempting to woo the MILF at home. What I look forward to is honestly mending the bridge between her and Lily be it at dinner or in bed, maybe both, I dunno. It's going to be wild regardless and she sells it really well having the best figure out of all the available girls. With only one giving a run for her money being the Shower Girl.
The girls from the city are quite diverse in both physical aesthetics but also some of the kinks they're involved with. Their personalities vary quite a bit based on whether or not you charisma check them. I think with the exception of Rachel. I do hope Rachel does get a bit more love in future updates, maybe we can learn about her roommate or something, maybe have some fun after hearing about the nightly activities. Then there's Aryn who could be spelled as Erin but you do you. She has 3 scenes of her own being a real tease tempting us to save her in situations she put herself in for fun. Though getting her second and third scenes felt odd since I got her third scene second and her second scene third. It was a little tricky finding it as I had to rely on the phone but it turned out alright. The same however could be said for the other girls which honestly do ask quite a bit to find them on certain days. Luckily though the phone does help find them but I do hope for a few others like with Chika, they are a bit easier to find and more come of it.
Lastly, the Fortune Teller or The Diviner, going to call her Denny because it's funny. Um, I feel like she's a bit underutilized. While it is definitely helpful that she opens the way for other locations including dating spots and the like; I feel like she should progress what she says for the girls in what to expect. Like with date 1 or date 2 giving hints on certain interactions more than just 1 thing like with Amy which in fairness, I don't think anyone could predict right away what to say. I also feel bad that she gives you all this free info without anything else in exchange. But if there is one thing I would like to see aside from wooing her as well, it would be that she could give you a sort of warning regarding Claire, Alice, and Samantha (as well as other girls who may have it) having a constantly high desire and needing to work on endurance if you hope to capture their hearts as well. Making it a good reason as to why you can't exactly fill their hearts right away since if you did, you'd end up as a dried stump by the end of it. Could also make the gym a bit more important that way as to improve it as a stat to also help satisfy them more efficiently.
If I had 1 thing I hope you can improve on it would have to be the creampies. As of right now, there's only a small handful of them that really leave much of an impact of choosing the inside option. Namely the one with Chika comes to mind.
But aside from that, I am not sure if I'm repeating myself when I say it but, I think it would be nice if we could see the first time and not first time option for some of the city girls. Because after interacting with them the second time or even just replaying it in the Girls Tab, it plays the second instance. Even if the scene itself doesn't change much.
I did eventually give a listen to the OST for a little bit, for what they are and what they serve, it fits snugly like a glove in parts. Could not comment on sounds since I played the majority of the game muted.
Best of luck to further developments and to the project as a whole. I look forward to the day I get to buy it completed or otherwise. It's a project worth investing into if you got the means to do so. 4/5 is my rating.
