VN - Ren'Py - Summer Heat [v0.5.1] [Naughty Fox Games]

Review of v0.3

Summer Heat is a short but enjoyable game that I don’t recommend playing for the time being.
Why?
Because even if the renders and models are astonishingly good, the sound effects clean and almost “crispy” and the writing fluid it’s basically a demo that hasn’t showed all of its potential rather than a game, since it lasts less than an hour.
It has also some very weird red flags that I am going to delve later.
But for now even if you do every choice or every possible path (which aren’t many), the game won’t take much of your time, and you will be left disappointed that is this short.
And even if it is very funny at times, it hasn’t an amazing or breathtaking plot (at least yet) or an outstanding writing to keep you excited that justify the short game time, since for now it is more of a slice of life kinda game.

For the red flags I must delve into spoilers so be warned: even if it is considered a slow burn game, characters like Bree tells you (the same day you met her) that she finds you “cute” and supposedly after you take pictures of her, she gets aroused and starts masturbating to you.
This may be explained by the fact that Bree is very cheerful and not really bright, but the day hasn’t even finished, the MC and her literally met a couple of hours ago.
Then there are other characters like Eve, that almost opens up to you (Always at the beginning of the day) but she still tries to keep that aura of mystery… I guess.

Then there is the writing, even if it is smooth and grammar fluid, dialogues sometimes will stop on useless conversation or fragmented ones, where they kinda lack exposition and feel more like two AI are talking, but these fortunately happen one or two times.

For personalities, they are ok, for now, not really developed but enough to be fine.
We have the grumpy teacher, the best kinda douche friend, the female childhood friend that isn’t totally into you…
Only the friend of Bree is kinda personality-less

As I said earlier the games has choices, which are many and sometimes change the outcome of a situation or other times are simply filler ones, but they are welcomed

Models and renders are pretty good,the backgrounds have an astonishing amount of details, and the”freedom” mode is short but well made.

So overall Summer Heat is a small fun game with potential, you could say, but till that potential doesn’t get fulfilled, it remains a 3 star game, not a too negative 2 one, or a too positive 4 one, but a neutral 3.
The review may change in the future when things happen.
But for now I say that it is on the right road, and I am kinda interested to see where this is goes.

V0.3
Dont be fooled by the number this thing is short.

Short and sweet. There´s a good excuse for a house full of women. It´s for art. Of course.
19y old hot artsy women usually have tattoos. These dont wich is weird.

It seems this is gonna be a story first game with very hot characters. Me likes.

It´s still very early nothing more to say. Try it.

he game is in the beginning and so far looks realy good, it has pottencial and the renders look great, the models a very interresting and different from any other game, one thing that caught my attention was the eyes of the characters exganging looks its really cool

This game is perfect for me. I like the slow introduction to the story because it feels realistic. I hope that the author will continue with realism. The characters are very interesting because they have different personalities. The renders are fantastic. In other games, I'm rarely interested in the stories of individual characters as I am in Summer Heat. Only the decisions (answers) could be more developed. Otherwise, I have nothing to complain about, great job.

I played version 0.3

Renders are very good and the story is only starting (its more like an introduction of the girls. Hope the game in the future offers more choices with impact on the story and with the relations with the girls,more choices to choose (instead 2 having 3) and that all the girls arent slutty. The game has potential.

Looks Amazing so far.... , no downsides , pace is great, story looks nice , i love the camera and cellphone , the only bad thing is too short for me and maybe need a few more caracters.... because the renders are great.
Hope to see more of this VN soon for me is a 5/5.
Great job so far!!!

Bria and Mia kill me. Eve is mysterious, I can't wait to see how the story will evolve with all the possibilities offered to the author. The render is very very good, and practice photography is good idea, i m enjoy. I'm waiting the next update.

Amazingly well made game. Renders are good, story is interesting, characters (although a bit typical) are thought true and feel realistic enough. Gameplay is that of a VN plus some free roam and use of phone.

Literally no downsides, well done and certainly deserves support.

Review is for v0.3

I often don't leave reviews due to the time investment they take to properly convey my opinion of a VN. However, Summer Heat is one of the few that gripped my attention. Before getting into the breakdown of the pros and cons I'd like to compliment the developers for producing an already strong VN and wish them best of luck in future updates!

Alright, time for the breakdown...

PROS:
Writing Quality:
First off, whoever the author behind the story is, they deserve the highest level of praise for the incredible quality. It's clear right from the start that time was spent workshopping plot and how each character fits into it. While it's not clear if they're following Freytag's Pyramid I'd be surprised if they weren't considering the level of care given to the plot. The lack of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors also leads me to believe that the script is being reviewed and edited before an update is launched. In other words; these devs have their shit together.

Visuals:
As if a strong author wasn't enough, there also seems to be a talented artist on the team since the quality of each render is phenomenal. While Daz provides pre-made models it's evident that the artist has modified each model to maintain a consistent level of quality, which is a rare occurrence even in some of the most popular VNs. I also remember one of those developers (Belle) mentioning that the harder part to properly render are the eyes, and yet the devs behind Summer Heat have mastered them. The overall quality for each model is top notch and more than deserving of praise.

Characters:
And finally... the characters. While this could technically be appended to the writing quality section, the level of care that went into each character is more than deserving of it's own section. While we're still early in development, the level of quality that went into each character is evident as each feel completely distinct. I, as the audience, feel invested in learning more about each of the LIs. Even more, despite Mia gaining an advantage due to her relationship with the MC, the other three (3) LIs can easily compete with her as all of them boast a unique persona which help them to stand out. Even the background characters feel fleshed out despite their relatively short screen time and low impact on the story as it currently stands. Fantastic quality and generally well-rounded characters across the board; A+.

CONS:
Slow Burn:
The only downside (which could be argued as a pro) stems from the slow burn this VN seems to have. Three (3) versions in and it feels like we're still pretty far from initiating sex with anyone. While I personally don't view this as a negative I included it in the "cons" section to temper expectations. We most likely won't see any significant sex scenes for another version or two (2) depending on where in the plot we are currently.

CONCLUSION:
Overall I definitely recommend supporting the devs on Patreon. The quality of Summer Heat puts it high up on my recommendation list, as evident by the completely lopsided (and unbiased!) breakdown. I'm excited to see where the devs take us next!

Quite short at the moment but one of those games that you can immediately tell has been made with care and skill.

Gorgeous renders, fun characters, very competent writing with some great laugh-out-loud moments.

Keen to see where this goes.

V 0.3
Game look really satisfying so far
Pacing and writing seem good, all characters seem to have different personnalities (best friend is a bit tropey, but it works) and the renders look really nice.
Waiting to see what comes next.

v0.3

Yes! Yes! YES! I have no idea how I missed this VN, but I'm loving it so far. Give me more weird awkward artsy shit like this please! This reads like no other VN due to how real it feels. Meeting a bunch of random people and living together is awkward as hell and this VN nails it right off the bat!
The dialog is a perfect balance of unimportant small talk and meaningful conversation.
Don't even get me started on the ambience! This is the most incredible sound design I've heard from a visual novel. It's really good graphicly and the characters look fantastic! Plus, they're all clearly thought out, so no unintentionally annoying characters or relying on overused tropes to make the characters feel unique. On top of that, the characters actually interact with each other and care about the decisions you make. This is some premium monogamous romance right here. There's just so much good stuff going on here that it is hard to put into words without doing a full essay on it.
Summer Heat is the perfect amount of realism and porn mixed together with the right amount of indie film vibes.
Easily one of my favorites! Assuming the quality doesn't drop at any point, I can see this being one of, if not, the best visual novel.

Very nice game! The renders are just lovely and the ambience is great! Fun interactive elements too! The characters are all charming, if quite thirsty! Some pretty good humor so far too! Looking forward to seeing where this all goes!

Beautifl renders, seems to be a compelling story in the making.

Girls are stunning and have distinct personalisties.

It builds up slow which is a nice change of pace compared to the games where every girl wants to jump you and your monster cock the second they see you.

There's no fap material here yet though, the most you can see is some really hot breasts of a woman that seems to build up to some cop femdom action.

Overall a great start, hope it continues.

It absolutely has the potential to be a 5 star game, at the moment there just isn't enough content to know for sure.

Recommended to play this from discord and I'm honestly glad I did when I did. Summer Heat shits on a lot of games I'm just going to be honest lol.
*Knockout gorgeous babes
*High quality renders
*Intriguing story
*And then it's a horror to top it off
I know what I'm looking forward to for the next couple of months and years if we're lucky.

Quite an intriguing and promising start. Good plot, pretty realistic - girls don't jump into your bed as soon as they see you. Three episodes have already been released and there are no sex scenes in the game, but I think it's worth the wait.
Good variety of girls and non-linear storytelling choices.

Renders look amazing, there are not many games with this level of graphics. And this despite the fact that the game is the first project of the developer. I wish the creator all the best in development, good luck.

First of all, I have to give a huge compliment and praise to the development team. Thank you for this great game.
I have only recently become aware of this NV and would like to recommend every player to try it out for themselves:
- Those who like light-hearted romantic visual novel with the right timing of humor, great quality renders and background music.
- slow-burning romances like (with the Main LI), there are so far hints for girls who are not inclined to get together faster with the MC for interpersonal interaction for adults.
- like the developers who pay a lot of attention to details, so you won't find a lot of text here, nor will you encounter unnecessarily boring and unnecessary renders. So in the situations and moments you will find a lot of gestures and poses that speak for themselves without unnecessary text. So if you don't care about that and just want to quickly skip everything, then you are definitely wrong here.
- Music and sound effects are also available and always fit well to the respective situation or moment.
- So there are choices quite early ingame, which so far have the effect that you get for example: moments, scenes and dialogue with char A or B. So someone who would like to set up a harem in the game, is wrong here, because as I said the paths set a certain route.
- Free roaming - it's superbly implemented and the GUI is great, the hidden rewards to unlock are a great idea. Dialogs that develop the char sub-stories and the ability to access the ingame smartphone are great done
- Varied women for every taste, with girlfriend since childhood days, high school girls, young women, milfs and nerd. They all have different faces, bodies, hairstyles, hair and eye color, personalities. Great job, developers!

In summary, this NV is tops for me so far, with its render, music, soundeffects, story, chars and I look forward to future updates on how the main and side storyline will progress.

A lot of promise in a short time. The renders are spectacular. The character building is at a fine pace for me as nothing is automatically given to you. I look forward to future releases. Good Job.

As others before me have already stated. A very impressive VN is in the making here, indeed.

Pros:
- Girls look amazing

- Unique looking Environments I haven't seen before, the Developers must have built some of these from the ground up themselves

-Really good writing, didn't spot a single grammatical error at all (I am still extremely shocked by this, should be a standard though)

- Plot is intriguing so far, as well as the girls personalities.

-Ui is really clean and presentation is excellent. Renders are also fabulous.

The only thing I am worried about thus far, is the MC's daydreaming. Granted, his daydreams didn't show anything too revealing of the girls yet (like Ms Hill for example) but I hope the developer won't make it a habit and go further with the lewd content through the MC's subconscious/daydreaming. I hate when a VN show's lewd content with the girls through a dream sequence etc as it kills all of the anticipation of it actually happening for real, so hopefully we won't see anything like that in the MC's future day dreams, should he have any more of them.

All in all, very impressed with this so far. The renders are exceptional, writing is virtually flawless and the girls look fantastic. Hope it remains this way in the future, I for one can't wait for more of Summer Heat.

Well done Northpx!

Very good start. Will definitely look out for future updates and more content.
Not so much going on at the moment, but already interesting enough to be convinced that this one is fun and that the heat is about to rise.