VN - Ren'Py - Summer Heat [v0.6.1] [Naughty Fox Games]

Easily one of the best of the newer adult games out. The visuals alone are fantastic, but the writing really helps sell them. The pace so far has been outstanding, with there being a lot of smoldering, sexual chemistry with many of the love interests. We're five chapters in and it doesn't feel like the writing has been deliberately dragging at all.

The subplot going on, that comes roaring into focus at the end of chapter 5, is intriguing and feels unique enough that you can't just guess at what's going on. There's some genuine mystery there, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the story leads.

If I had one complaint, it would be that there's not a lot of diversity among the women in the game. At least, not physically. While they each definitely have their own personality, appearance-wise they're remarkably similar to one another. This is a minor gripe, though, and one that doesn't significantly detract from the game.

All in all, definitely worth your time.

As someone who's taken a closer look at this game, I can appreciate the craftsmanship that's gone into the character renders. The attention to detail is undeniable, and the array of characters adds depth to the visuals.

That said, I'm sharing my personal take, and I must admit that the heavy reliance on the slice-of-life genre doesn't align with my preferences. Roughly half of the in-game conversations come across as unremarkable, and the remaining half often feels like filler content. By chapter 6, I had hoped for a more substantial, overarching plot to emerge, but it remains elusive.

It's crucial to bear in mind that this review reflects the current state of the game. It remains a work in progress, and I can see the potential it holds. I'm not writing it off entirely.

I'll continue playing for the sake of the character renders, which are undoubtedly praiseworthy. However, if you're seeking a more profound narrative, it might be wise to await further developments. This review remains subject to change as the game matures and evolves.

Awesome game. Usually don't like these college slice of life type games but the dialogue is pretty immersing, does a really good job of showing things that don't need to be said (something more "visual" novels need to realize) , and it's just got a really relaxing yet never boring atmosphere about it. The characters are all pretty distinct , a few of them are a bit one note(so far) but its really not a big deal. Oh and obviously the renders are great. Can't wait for more

The game is fantastic.
Its funny, fantastic character building and has great renders.
The only downside i can see so far is that there isn't more of it and the fact that i have to wait for more.
I cant wait for the next release.
Keep up the great work

Once again I wish the rating system had more increments as I hate handing out fives, but flat 4 doesn't feel like enough. 4.5 feels good. The potential for this game cannot be overstated. Excellent visuals (renders and animation), charming and beautiful LIs, simple but engaging and interesting story despite being in the very early stages.

I'm VERY excited for the continuation of this one. I think it's going to be something special. Hopefully a highlight in the years to come.

what a banger, this is one of the games that make you stay for the story. beautiful renders, insanely cute girls and well written dialogue. can't wait for the next update to come, so i will patiently write a review for it.

If this game has one thing going for it it’s that it’s pretty, the characters are great models and are probably what drew you to click on it in the first place.
But I just wish the story had a bit more momentum to it. They’re kind of just meandering along and I’m not expecting things to get properly hot and heavy with most of the girls for a long time.
It’s also more or less ticking the cliché boxes for character types, but I’m holding my breath we at least get some subversion down the line.
Overall It’s an inoffensive story with really good art that struggles to be anything that special to me, it’s got potential but it needs to pick up the pace a bit imo.

Pros:

Renders are high quality. Girls are very good looking. Even though a few of the milfy ones aren't my type... I can't deny objectively quality of graphics and animations are really good. It's not "THE BEST EVER" as some have said. But it's way above average for a Ren'Py game.

Slowburn games are cool, the minor jealously and competitive dynamic between girls makes for an appealing progression. Some VN's have this effect where you start to really like the characters, this game has that appeal 100%.

Cons:

Lack of content and sexual content. Chapters fly by with basically nothing happening, the game at times feels like a big tease. Is there going to be a point to Mr Miller? Such a weird character. It feels dev is leaving some characters and the story very open ended and I'm wondering if they even know where it's going at this point...

Dialogue and girls are a bit one dimensional. It often breaks 4th wall where you become a bit too aware they are just pixels there for MC's enjoyment.

Lack of real choice, as per above...I feel if the choices actually made some girls dislike or hate you. It might help fix the flat one dimensional dialogue and story if there was actual good/bad choices that pushed some girls away and some toward you. I don't see this being a Harem game, so it might be a good way to go.

Overall I still liked it 4/5. It's one of those games where it could go either way. The cons can all be fixed or turned around with good updates . So I'll checkback here in a year and this could easily be a solid game. Good-luck to dev!

i really like it, renders are honestly good and characters are pretty interesting. however there's barely any content currently and it's really just an introduction, a prologue. maybe with future updates it could be really good.

It is a game that is totally worth it, from the beginning of a game you see its quality with the first render. I love the themes that the developer plans to bring; I totally recommend it, the only bad thing is the duration of each chapter and in general

This is a game everyone should check out and I am really looking forward to how the devs will improve on a solid foundation they have built.
The writing in the game is good and is in a lot of cases very clever and funny.
The character models in this game is probably one of the best once I have every seen, they are unique and pretty.
With that said the game is great and I am looking forward to the next update.

v0.4.1

Up to this point, visuals look amazing, and also story seems like it will be something meaningful, rather than another gotta-fuck-'em-all type of game. I'm very much interested in how it will gonna develop and have high hopes for it.

...and here comes the BUT. Despite version being 0.4 and few thousand of renders, what we have now, it's barely an introduction and nothing more. We just met (all?) main characters and didn't even learn much about them, just exchanged greetings, and that's it. So while it looks very promising, I can't give it max rating just yet. It's definitelly worth to try, but for like a 30 minutes of gameplay, it's not really worth being 5-star game.


So.. While I do have high hopes for this, after experiencing dissapointment multiple times with other titles, it's solid 4/5 with high potential.

This really surprised me, I thought it would be just another light-hearted bonk-fest, which it is, but it's also more and really left a mark in my memory.

First of all, the art is fantastic. Some of the best I've seen on this site or others. Models look unique and beautiful, backgrounds are believable and fit the scenes brilliantly.

Speaking of things fitting the scenes, dialogue feels really natural and truly enjoyable to follow along with and the situations, while nothing earth shattering, just feel comfortable and homey.

Sex scenes, at least at the time of leaving this review, are few and far between but feel all the more rewarding for it when you do stumble on one. Here's hoping for more of the same in the future.

I've been trying to rack my brain for a reason to not give this game full points and I just can't find any, nor do I really have any constructive criticism, I just really like everything about it.

Really enjoyed this. Decent writing, excellent renders, nice variety of characters (personalities and faces are quite distinct, though a little more variety in body shape would be good). Looking forward to more.

Dialogue is unfortunately a constant pain in various Adult VNs, be it contrivances, unfunny and untimely jokes, pacing issues and many more. But at the end of the day, you are playing these games for the porn, not the prose.
This game is a first thought, the dialogue in this game is so bad that instead of making me want to skip like others badly written novels, it made me want to stop playing entirely.
As an example of early conversation that happened in the game, paraphrased:
FL: Do you remember my name?
MC: No lmao
FL: No how could you, wait you joking haha lmao, but I remember yours.
MC: No lmao
FL: what?! Oh no I got got again lmao
This may seem overly negative but if you play the game you will know the scene if you play through it. I am to believe that this is a story about young adults ready to shag each other, but the dialogue makes it seem like I am watching children flirting with each other.
Maybe if you start the game by skipping through it you can enjoy the renders and leave with a better impression but otherwise, be prepared for the most juvenile game on this site.

Long story short: This game has the best character models I have ever seen in an AVN, the story has some intrigue, but the characters are a little cliched and behave in unusual ways, leading to some bad dialogue.

I want to congratulate the developer on the character models because they are so much better than their closest rival that it is hard to believe they are using Daz3D at all. Only Kaylee in Projekt Passion comes close to the quality here.

The environments are also quite exceptional, from the run down little shopping precinct, to the house and fields behind it, I have never seen a 'real world' setting look so good in an AVN.

The UI is fantastic and alleviates a lot of the boredom I was feeling with the standard ren'py layout. There's some really good graphic design work.

There's a few nice mysteries here, with the behaviour of the male tutor, the empty buildings out in the fields, and the reasons why the camp went FUBAR in the days before the story begins. I hope this isn't just a reason to reduce the number of characters, but actually ties into the plot.

The bad is that a lot of short cuts are taken. Instead of having scenes developing relationships in a believable way, some of the girls just teleport ahead and start behaving in ways that are completely inappropriate to the time they have spent with the MC. This inevitably leads to some rough dialogue that is painful to read.

Because I put such an emphasis on dialogue and character, I have to dock two stars. Which is a shame, because all the technical and visual art elements are as close to perfect as you can get. I hope to see some improvement to the characterisation and dialogue in the next update.

My favorite VN despite the little content there is so far. The renderings are so beautiful and I have often re-listened to the sex scene aviable until now in the game.

Very excited to see what's nextl!!

Premise is sexy, art focused summer camp with your buddy. And luckily, it's got alot of babes with amazing tits.

The premise feels a little flimsy, but it seems like they're setting up some secrets/suspense linked to the camp and the town the story takes place in. Dialogue and characters are decent, but nothing compelling about the story yet.

Game so far has four chapters, but only seems to cover the first day or so. It's good to see the love interests aren't just all trying to hop on the MC's pogo stick from the get go, but the pacing is a little concerning.

The renders look good and the models look great. The sex animations are decent (given what little there is at this point) and the dev maintains sexual tension really well.

Wow, damn good stuff here. Great Renders, hot girls!

story is interesting and easy toengage with, scenes flow really well.

Free roam scenes are put together really well also

Characters are grounded and not cliche porn game characters,

I really appreciate what has been done with the "Milf" Characters in the one. The stuff with the Kates Sister is top notch

Ui is really good, love me some renpy.

Sex scenes look incredible, lots of care has been put into them, they flow well and are super hot.

Only nitpick is, I am a sucker for wide shots in lewd scenes, would love to see more of those. Just a nitpick though. overall lewd scenes are very well done

Keep up the good work dev!

Wow just played this and got to say I did not even mind it being short because the quality was on top of the charts. it's very rare to find such a treat, literally every render is wallpaper worthy with all these amazing details. Don't even need to talk about LIs since each one of them has her own charm but what amazes me more about it are the faces and the eyes man. These 2 are such hard things to pull off in VNs and they can either make or break the whole immersion and the dev is talented enough to pull this out on all of them.

Will definitely keep an eye on this and will wait patiently for more.