VN - Ren'Py - Stains of Blue [Demo v1.4b] [Zetzsuu]

It's a visual novel game with really nice visuals and a heavy lean on the 'novel' part and hardly any 'game' to speak of. It goes on for looooooooong stretches without any interactivity and maybe that pacing is to someone's liking but it is beyond too slow for me.

The initial customization options seem novel and interesting but when that's practically the only choices I'll make in the first half hour of reading, I'm out.

The text is well formulated but the content too repetitive. Positively read it wants to drill down on the MCs internal conflict, but it felt more like padding content to me. It seems to follow its own logic and I can see how some configuration choices affect the unfolding narrative, but there's some internal incongruity, e.g. if the MC is supposed to be a stag, yet imagines he or his wife would want his entirely unattractive (personality and exterior wise) coworker to be fucking her.

The beautiful illustrations make up for it for a while, but with those visuals, you don't really need the text to continuously hype up how good she looks in white, because you can see it. Show, don't tell, especially if your medium of choice is a Visual Novel...

Despite having had a great experience with the game, I am going to play the devil's advocate here and try to focus on the concerns that I have with the game simply because there's plenty of other reviews here that focus more on the positives.

I am worried that the dev may have bitten of more than he can chew and at the same time I feel like he has unnecessarily bitten off more than he needed to chew. What I mean by that is about how he has decided to give us way too many options in terms of personalities for the MC's wife. And I know it sounds retarded that I'm complaining about having more options but HEAR ME OUT!

Instead of letting us choose between two lighter personalities and two darker personalities, why not just let us choose between one lighter personality and one darker personality for her?

I mean, it's not hard to imagine that the same woman can have a more shy personality as well as a more happy and outgoing personality depending on what's appropriate to the situation right?

Similarly to how a single woman should be able to have a more flirtatious and teasing personality as well as a more dominant personality, again, depending on what's appropriate to the situation around her.

With the lighter personality, I think it would be really cool if we could develop the wife's personality of making her more shy or more confident depending on our choices in the playthrough itself.

Same as with the darker personality of being able to choose whether she become more teasing or more dominant.

And of course you could still add the mysterious Curelean personality as a third option, for something entirely different. This would give us three different personalities/shades to choose from which is more than enough in my opinion.

This is all just a suggestion btw

I can see the potential of this being really high. It's rare to see a VN of this quality on this website since there's usually nothing but garbage. But I'm pleasantly surprised by this one and I can't wait for the full release!

Not sure how much is, or is not AI, but the visuals are stunning. I would even say better than 90% of the AI games. I also like the idea of customizable characters. So, we can play this game multiple times to see all variants. I have the feeling the game is slow paced, but I like it. Its chill and feels more like reading a book. Not rushed or anything. I hope this project will keep up and will not end just for money milking like unfortunately most games do after reaching a bigger fanbase.

I'm surprised. Beyond a few visual issues I noticed in the customization selections and the fact that the final cutscene restarted every time I tried to skip it — eager to see if the demo had a bit more gameplay haha — I loved the art, the writing is good, and for the first time I actually like something clearly made with AI. The different approaches/routes, the customization that will come later — everything is really well done for it to be just a demo. I'm going to do what I always do: wait a year of development and see something a bit more complete. Either way, this demo deserves 5 stars.

Interesting idea, excellent visual performance. Fresh pre-customization mechanics. The idea of the clip - slides of future content along with poems - is a special compliment to the author. I've enjoyed trying this demo version and I'll be waiting for the full release.

From the demo version, it can be seen that this game has great potential and the graphics are also excellent. Let me have even greater anticipation for the official version. I hope to see the next part of the story soon.

i really wish to give 5 stars since it has potential to be an awesome game, premises are nice, choices matters (but none for now), ntr / nts peps gonna love this for sure.

as of now i'll give 4 star JUST because it's demo.

tl;dr: it's awesome, really looking forward to future updates

This is probably the most polished and professional looking NTR/NTS game ever made.

The production values are insanely good - the user interface, customization options, animations and soundtrack are truly in a league of their own. Some sequences look better than AAA anime!

I also really like the graphical style and color palette. It gives it a very unique feel.

Was AI used? I couldn't really tell, which makes the question irrelevant.

My only concern is that the project is EXTREMELY ambitious. There are multiple versions of the MC and FMC to choose from and even light fetish options (breasts, feet, etc). This would be difficult to pull off even if the rest of the game was basic.

I can't see this getting frequent updates but at least the waits will be worth it.

Also, this is very much a cuckold game where the MC *wants* to see his wife sleep with other men. There are no unwilling/oblivious paths or hard NTR. (Pleasurable jealousy doesn't count imo.)

Reviewing Demo

Rating a 4 purely on potential currently. As of right now, actual rating would be maybe a 3 as there is close to nothing in the game right now.

Interesting Idea, Art is solid, its a good use of AI for the CGs, like you can tell it's AI but you can also tell there is a art direction to it rather than just letting the AI generate whatever.

Being able to tailor your NTS/NTR experience is a good idea too, being able to pick what to focus on for body parts, to the general personality of the wife. Worried that development may take forever as you have multiple personalities as well as multiple paths you'll have to write for which seems like it would just take forever for content to come out. Hope that isn't the case here.

Im hopeful for the project. It doesn't have enough content for me to rate a 5, and the idea and general presentation is better than a 3. So 4 it is from me. I'm excited to see what comes next

I'm not one to write reviews but I've been OBSESSED with this game ever since I've finished it so if there's one that deserves a review it's definitely this.

This is probably one of the most grounded ways an NTS scenario can be written into the story and I loved everything about it.
The way the dialogue is done, the main character's narration, and the way Aqua reacts, it's all so completely outstanding.
especially the "confession" scene, and the way it transitions into the opening credits, it speaks of the developer's artistic vision and I love it.
An adult VN has never spoken to me like this one has, and it's honestly something.

I'll say the AI art's inconsistency at times is one weak point, but everything else is just professionally excecuted that you could chalk it up to artistic choice and get away with it tbh. It's just that good.

Dialogue, sound design, music, writing, ero scenes 10/10 for me.


Oh and another thing.. speaking of the ero scenes. I had breasts in my first run and tried another file with Feet as the main focus and I'm absolutely floored by the amount of variety. I thought it was just a dialogue here and there but the entire ero sequence changed, not just one act, but the multiple acts have changed and it's honestly impressive.

Review of the first demo release.

Positive:
- Well-written (both grammatically and stylistically). Deep, thoughtful, well-paced, with due attention to the emotional aspect.
- Interesting idea for the main LI customization – and I don’t mean the choice of pubic hair (which is also nice to have) but the choice of persona and the relations with the MC, from submissive to dominant, from pimp to cuck, with flavors in between.
- Visual style – menus, text box, the watercolor-ish framing and backgrounds – it’s a fresh look and it mixes very well with the sensual mood.

Questionable:
- AI images are quite alright on their own, but even in the demo with the limited content volumes they lack luster and consistency. Besides, since it’s AI, the wife looks… generic. Not bad at all, but also not the way that would make you remember her. Also, there are artifacts in some animations. This requires further polishing.
- The chosen approach to let the player choose between all the wife’s personas and styles of relations in the couple means that this will be a shit ton of writing. This is – to say the least – an attempt to squeeze a few games into one. A very ambitious task to cater to as many player preferences as possible. I’d say, almost too ambitious. There have been so many projects that look well and promise much in the beginning but later get abandoned or see their quality washed down the drain.
- The artsy watercolor combines well with the sensual route of sharing the submissive/loving/caring version of the wife, but for those who design a more dominant wife and cucky relations this vanilla look might seem out of place.

Overall, this is quite a promising start. There are moments that require some polishing, which is perfectly reasonable for a demo. There are also some decisions in the game design making me as a player worry that this project may be trying to be too many things at once.

Regardless of that – godspeed to the developer!

This VN is a masterpiece in every sense. The artwork is absolutely stunning—every background, expression, and detail feels alive and perfectly crafted to pull you into the world. The storytelling is equally brilliant, weaving together an engaging narrative that balances depth, emotion, and pacing beautifully. What impressed me most, though, were the characters. Their emotions are portrayed so vividly—whether it’s joy, heartbreak, or quiet reflection—you truly feel connected to them on a personal level. Rarely does a game manage to make me pause just to absorb the weight of a moment, but this one did. A must-play for anyone who values art, story, and emotional depth in gaming.