Ren'Py Starstruck City [v0.2] [Desire Dice Games]

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StrawberryCheese83

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Alright, I just finished playing this little Gem, and I m not just puzzled—i m downright flabbergasted, like I just watched a robot try to flirt at a funeral. :LOL: Here s my hot take, served with a side of snark. ;)

First off, the ladies in this game? Absolute queens. Stunning, sexy, and each with their own vibe—Jenny, Jade, Isabella, Sofie, you name it, they’re serving looks and personality for days. :love: I m over here ready to propose to all of them at once. But then we get to the MC, and oh boy, this dude makes a cardboard cutout look like Casanova. Has this "man" ever spoken to a human being? A goldfish? A houseplant? When a girl pours her heart out about her problems, he just stares like he s buffering, then hits her with, “Uh, cool, let s maybe fix that later. Catch ya!” Bro, what?! :FacePalm: The interactions are so dry, they make the Sahara look like a waterpark. Zero empathy, zero chemistry, zero “oh baby, you’re setting my soul on fire.” No winks, no sneaky touches, no stolen kisses—nada. The MC s inner monologue is basically, “She hot. Next!” Sir, are you a Sim with no social skills or what? :WaitWhat:

Second, can we talk about the lack of choice in love interests? I mean, come on, game! These women are all bangers, but I’ve got my VIP list—Jenny, Jade, Isabella, Sofie.....and I don t want to be forced to chat up every gal (to collect RP s) in town like i m running a speed dating marathon. Let the MC pick a favorite and go full simp mode! :BootyTime: I want him obsessing over her smile, daydreaming about holding her hand, having an inner monologue like, “Good lord, she s so fine, i d climb Mount Everest in flip-flops for her.” Instead, everyone s acting like they re auditioning for “Robots: The Rom-Com.” :KEK: Two lines of dialogue, and they re out—next scene, please! Seriously?

Let s talk specifics. The handjob scene with Isabella? I ve seen more passion from a toaster. The MC just sits there, looking like he s mentally filing his taxes while she s doing her thing. I wanted to yeet myself through the screen and slap some enthusiasm into him. “You little Fucker, you re getting a five star experience, and you re acting like it s a trip to the DMV!” Then there s the shower scene. Our "boy" just watches like he s studying for a biology exam. His big inner thought? “Wow, she s hot. Such a tease.” That s it?! No moves, no flirting, not even a hint of excitement—dude, did you forget how anatomy works? I m screaming, “DO SOMETHING, YOU SORRY FUCKING EXCUSE OF A MAN!” :censored:

And don t get me started on the park scene with Jenny. This poor girl is crying her eyes out, is desperate, spilling her soul about her struggles with fame, thanking MC for being there. And what does Captain Clueless say? “Well...you kinda dragged me here.” DRAGGED YOU?! Bro, you re out here with a total bombshell and you are acting like you d rather be home alphabetizing your fucking sock drawer! I nearly chucked my keyboard into the next dimension. Have a heart, man! Say something sweet, give her a hug, maybe pretend you ve got a pulse! :WeSmart:

Whoever wrote this script needs to be benched. This Game need DESERVE writers who ve actually been in love—or at least swiped right on Tinder once. :KEK: This MC makes The Terminator look like he s starring in a rom-com with Hugh Grant. It s like the game said, “Emotions? Nah, let s keep it colder than a penguin s toenails.”

On the bright side, the animations are slicker than a TikTok dance, the NPCs are mostly chill, and the ladies? Chef s kiss across the board. I m crossing my fingers the next update gives the MC a personality transplant, a soul, love and some game, because right now, he s a walking war crime against romance and empathy. Rant over! :HideThePain:
 
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Superocco

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For a harem game this has quite a lot of branching choices, at least in terms of affection points and the interactions you get afterwards. Especially with Emily, almost every single point that you can get for her would mean that you don't get points with either Jenny or Koharu. I'm wondering if it'll be a sort of semi-harem or something similar, because right now I'm wracking my brain with which are the most "optimal" choices to more or less keep everyone happy and miss as little content as possible.
 

BGRW2020

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Definitely need to be more in charge of choices & decisions, too many forced scenes with girls I;m not interested in. Seems the Dev is not responsive to the needs of the readers
 
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kibaris

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Wouldnt be surprised if the other members of Jenny group already are spreading their legs to the manager in exchange of more spotlight, after all Jenny is the star, so now they have a real opportunity to shine with her out of the group, and given the end of the update destroy Jenny's image too.
It would also explain why they did lie to Jenny when she warned them, even though they didnt have any reason to do so.

Otherwise nice little game, just that for a supposed harem game all those branch are weird, even if it concern only 3 girls among the 16 so far, and those Bond point didnt play any role so far anyway, so the story itself is mostly kinetic for now.

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Superocco

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Otherwise nice little game, just that for a supposed harem game all those branch are weird, even if it concern only 3 girls among the 16 so far, and those Bond point didnt play any role so far anyway,
Yeah, this is personal preference and opinion, but the harem genre doesn't quite fit with how the branches work so far. Sure, they only affect a couple of characters, but they're usually the same ones, so it makes you think that you either stick to having all bond points with a LI while sacrificing another, or you kind of mix the interactions with them, with the uncertainty of how that will work in the long run. This might be a simplistic view but, when I'm playing a harem game, is because I want EVERYTHING at once; I mean not missing any interaction, any LI, etc. That's the forte of the genre, that you don't have to choose (well, you might not like a certain LI, but that's up to the player). So, having to choose so soon and splitting the moments with LIs doesn't seem like the best course of action.

Girls are mostly ok for now (there isnt that much content with most of them so far so we'll see in the future).
It would have been nice to have the possibility to avoid that handjob with Isabella for those who dont like her, personnaly the one that i couldnt stand so far is Sarah, the girl suck mc dick because a Dare and then act like a bitch at every opportunity with him because of it like it was is fault ...

I dont mind the ex, just that her reaction is weird, she jump on mc and kiss him like she still love him and yet didnt find the time for just a text in one year, no one is that busy, especialy for someone you care about.
I was at least more happy to see a more logical reaction for the mc (that i wasnt realy expecting given is initial statement about hopping to see her again at the begining), and i mean, if she dont have time for a text, why would she have time to hang out with him anyway?, so until she come clean with it we'll see, because it's a very poor excuse.
As for this, I don't usually welcome "forced" lewds, even if they're interactions that you would've done in the first place. This always reminds me of high-school/uni, when you're an avid reader and love books, but the moment when you're forced to read a specific book for a task or project, even if it's something you were interested in, your mindset changes.
When it comes to Heather, I haven't really thought much about her, but we'll see how that time of ghosting is justified, because it's indeed a big contrast compared to how eager she was once she saw MC.
I agree with the part about Sarah though. Firstly, because what do you think about a girl who gives a blowjob just because a dare? Sure, it fell to the MC to receive it, but under that circumstance she would've given it to absolutely anyone else, right? And secondly, it doesn't seem fair how she views and treats him, because it indeed feels that she's mad or angry rather than flustered or embarrassed. It's almost as if she's blaming him instead of Camilla or Bella.
What I don't like about the MC though is that he seems weak-willed as of now, especially at the prospect of a sexual act. It makes me think that any woman can do whatever they want with him.
 

MagicMan753

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Chapter 2 was really good and I enjoyed it. Not sure who my fav is, there are so many great girls, hopefully I can end up with them all or at least most. I also hope we can save the rest of the group and make them romancable too, cause they look good. Jade, hot teacher. The animations are really solid. Just so excited to see more, this is a hidden gem in my eyes.

One problem is the grammar and some minor continuity errors. Like Koharu was surprised in chapter 2 that we went to freshmen frenzy, when we told her in chapter 1. Grammar is better in chapter 2 than chapter 1, but still has some hiccups. I think cleaning this up would be beneficial and would love to help.

Starstruck City Not sure if you visit here, but if you do, I did send you a dm here with some chapter 1 fixes,if you want to look at it. I can go back through for chapter 2 for you just let me know, I just think this game is great and would love to help proofread and fix some things for you, if not no big deal, just want to help you make this game greater.

Other than that, excited to see what chapter 3 holds, and hopefully some more beautiful moments and scenes. Like I said I think this game is a hidden gem and very solid game.
 
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AMRAVN

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Chapter 2 was really good and I enjoyed it. Not sure who my fav is, there are so many great girls, hopefully I can end up with them all or at least most. I also hope we can save the rest of the group and make them romancable too, cause they look good. Jade, hot teacher. The animations are really solid. Just so excited to see more, this is a hidden gem in my eyes.

One problem is the grammar and some minor continuity errors. Like Koharu was surprised in chapter 2 that we went to freshmen frenzy, when we told her in chapter 1. Grammar is better in chapter 2 than chapter 1, but still has some hiccups. I think cleaning this up would be beneficial and would love to help.

Starstruck City Not sure if you visit here, but if you do, I did send you a dm here with some chapter 1 fixes,if you want to look at it. I can go back through for chapter 2 for you just let me know, I just think this game is great and would love to help proofread and fix some things for you, if not no big deal, just want to help you make this game greater.

Other than that, excited to see what chapter 3 holds, and hopefully some more beautiful moments and scenes. Like I said I think this game is a hidden gem and very solid game.
I like what MagicMan said about corrections and would like to stand behind this.
Someone tipped me to this game and I just finished it, writing a review.
It'll be up on the site next week.

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m0us3r

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16 LIs?

It feels the gals I like won't ever get much screen time.

There's "harem" tag... Can I get it with Jesse, Jill, Heather, Sarah, Chloe?.. Doubt it :confused:.

And yeah, like others said: MC is a robot in a mostly kinetic story with useless points.

(The annotation hints that the main LI would be Jenny, so how "harem" would work?)
 
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