VN - Ren'Py - Summer's Gone [S1 Steam + DLC] [Oceanlab]

Awesome game..I love the characters..especially Victoria.. and bella..this game is really is my type..I love story telling and romantic games...so I can kiss the hands of the dev for creating Victoria...I really really in love with that character..

Terrific renders, deserve three stars only for that.
Story and originality are standard, for playability and "deepness" and branches we must wait future updates (because it's a 0.2 release).
Overall: very good, near to excellent, four star on trust.
Deserve support and following.
Great work!

I voted excellent for this game but only for the story because its awesome!
the models are as good as it should be because there are few lacks in renderings. like models look different in different situations (bodies) except that choices are great.

different choices lead to different situations and dialigues. I

the update is slow though I hope the developer brings 2 updates at least in a month.

Great game.
At the moment, the plot and development of the characters is not inferior to the incomparable "Acting Lessons"! I really liked the main characters Bella, Mila, Victoria, each with its own personality, history and internal conflict. It is great that the author understands that erotic content is absolutely not necessary for a great game, I hope it will continue to be at minimum level.

The only thing I didn’t like was the outfits for the girls: if Bella dresses decently and modestly, then in comparison the other girls look like whores, which contrasts sharply with the atmosphere and what the author is trying to convey to us. In addition, if you are trying to tell us a truly realistic story, then you need to go to the end and not be limited to the plot, each thing should look organic. This means that people need to be dressed in clothing appropriate to the institution in which they are located (students in any university don't dress like this).
Otherwise, many thanks for your work, I can’t wait for the next episode!

It has very nice vibe to it, maybe tragedy makes the game experience sweater and gives real life to a genre of games that miss the point of love and miss the huge potential they could have created to release people who are trapped in a loop of self pleasure, which in turn leads to their own suffering in life. Continue with the same ideas and you may create something that can break the fourth wall of this porn game mania.

Review based on Ch.2 (out of an expected 20 or so), 6th of January 2020

If you're mostly just horny, this is not your first choice. But if you are in a bit more patient mood, this is truly a goddamn masterpiece with potential beyond anything I've seen so far.
The first two chapters have really laid the groundwork for an intriguing story, with loads of potential for both MC and NPCs.

It doesn't land you in the typical MCs role. Its not a pervy youngster, a pervy "dilf" or Jock-type etc. You are a bit socially inept, you suffer from mental illness to some degree, you are somewhat abrasive, unthoughtful.. but you are at heart a good guy. Having such a colourful variation of qualities, or lack thereof, is what makes him human. Relatable. Real. And the same can be said of the other characters, even if they havent had time to shine through just yet this early on. People have quirks, shortcomings and positive qualities, depth, personality, relability and unlikeability. On a level atleast I havent seen before in a ren'py, romance/erotic game.

Beyond that, a lot of work has been done graphically and cinematography wise. It's a beautiful game. The short cutscenes between gameplay are just expertly done. The gameplay itself is beautifully rendered. The characters are all every unique and could actually be real people.
This is artistic craftsmanship. This is real, well thought through writing. This is passion and hard work - and it tells.

Is it perfect? No. But it's goddamn near perfection. My only critique so far is that I at sometimes wanted more choices - the acute example being the ending of ch.2 i got with Victoria - I liked her, and I agreed to a date, but mostly because I like how nice she is and had sympathy for her, and I felt someone the MC could relate to but not necessarily being romantically interested in... but still.. wanted to get to know. However the inner dialogue didnt say that at all. MC almost made it sound like he was in love already? Bit too early considering his qualms over his ex who disapperead.
Including choices determining how he feels during that conversation would be appropriate I feel. Instead the game now assumed I was head over heels, which wasnt anywhere near where my mind was at.
Another one being the fight with the bully, Bella or some such? During the fight where she strangled me, my instinct was to hug her. However MC just bailed like an asshole. Which I guess is true to his character so I dont really mind it nearly as much as the Victoria situation, and I'm somewhat fine with it. Something to ponder for future chapters however. To what degree should MC really have this mind of his own?

*edit - adding voicing to the NPCs and a complete soundtrack would really put a gold star on the whole thing, that might be worth considering in the far future. It's not anything really important. Just a thought, maybe as an addition when the whole thing is finished.

All in all. This game is just great. I'm gonna come back for every single chapter. What you are doing is gods work

I want some of the stuff that these reviewers are smoking. The ones who ate giving this like 5 stars or 4 and calling it great and realistic and relatable. I know people who've lost people, and had great bouts of depression and none of them think or talk like this.

This guy, The MC, is all kinds of jacked up and should be in therapy, or he probably will, like one of the characters joke about, shoot up a school or hurt someone if not himself. The game tries to take serious issues and address them, but it fails, because it can't tell if it wants to take itself serious, or be light hearted.

I initially started it just to see if it was as bad and messed up as the bad reviewers said, and it's not. It's just pretty boring, all over the place, and doesn't know what it wants to be. Also it's VERY unrealistic, so if you're looking for immersion or a story that's believable or reasonable stay FARR away from this. It's been complained about, but you don't just take a gun from someone else, point it at them and be allowed to shoot. You also don't just walk away from a crime scene like it's nothing.

There's a lot of holes in this game that's supposed to be a serious story and it just doesn't work. It did make me laugh at points but not on purpose, mostly because it's just so out there and unrealistic I had to laugh. It also has no sex scenes for those looking for a quick jerk, so to be honest, if you like wacky nonsensical stories with pretty renders, then you may like this. Other than that? Don't buy into the hype of these high reviews, this game is NOT good.

I would normally leave it alone, but I decided to write this just in case anyone else decides to waste their time like I did. Don't, you can't get it back. This game is like a car crash at best. You know it's not a good thing, but you just can't look away once you see it. At least that's how I felt.

Great game! I appreciate that the author is taking his time with making the game and it has blossomed into something very special. The only thing i'm worried about is that the author takes too much time to release the next update.

Definitely worth the try and would 100% support this mans patreon in the hopes that he will release updates more frequently.

What a jump in quality from .1 to .2! Definitely worth the wait and even better content is being worked on from the hardworking Ocean.

Characters are impressively lively. I found myself gravitating towards folk I normally wouldn't and that's soley due to the excellent writing and characterization.

Renders are great and getting even better. There are a few surprising cutscenes mixed in that add so so much to making the game more of an experience than your standard Renpy game.

I've loved what I saw. Play it and pledge!

One of the best games I played so fa. Plot is really good, has a unique atmosphere. Characters are complex, quite believable and interesting. The good thing is, basically all of them. Visuals are stunning, but that is not always someting which mees a good game. This is the first VN where I have read through all dialogues and did not us the skip button. Even without fap material in its current state it is masterfully done.
A really nice gesture on the devs side is, that poeple are warned about current blueball content. Quite considerate. I can hardly wait for the next version.

so far so beautiful. i gotta say i am very picky in rating stuff. i hope the def keeps up the beautiful build up of these characters, and all their shells. sadly no real sex scene but it was announced so.. very good very good indeed. i hope u keep that up and even without scenes this was long enough to get me into it. something like knowing which path leads to where would be nice, like when u dont agree to the date and stuff, but its really to early to say. keep going you earned a supporter. i Hope work is a passion project and will be finished in the same quality, but you have my thumbs up for earning your piece of the pie for patreons increase.

Great start, good story (only a couple cringe worthy lines) Super impressed with the imagery. The renders are fantastic (except the basketball it looks like an orange with human skin), over did it with some where a single render would work for a scene. but all the renders are next level. No real complaints keep up the good work.

The story is solid and the renders (mostly) look really nice. There are some very interesting strong characters, but also some mumbo-jambo on the basketball court - for which I really have to discount a star as well, I just find it ridiculous and tedious.
This one is a sloooooow burn and I hope to see some results for my choices soon.

This is a game focused more on the story and has erotic elements and nudity, instead of the other way around. As is warned by the "blueball police warning" when you start a new game.
It's good to go into the game with that mindset and it helps you really enjoy it for what it is, instead of just being a pornfest.

pro's:
-Great renders
-Interesting story
-Character depth: they all feel like they have their own personality and issues in life.

con's:
-not a whole lot of erotic content yet, but as I said earlier I dont really see this as a problem, but it's still important to mention.

a 5/5 stars and a must try for anyone who's looking for something new.

fabulous game, beautiful characters. In love with bella e mila, I can't wait to see how it goes on, the dramatic tone of the story is perfect.
I really appreciate the relationship between Nami and the MC, I don't think I will push him towards greater intimacy, it would be nice to have a true sister-brother relationship instead of the usual incestuous sex, after all there are many possible love relationships that you can give up a of these.
I find infamous (in the good sense of the term, sorry, but I'm Italian and therefore I tend to literally translate our ways of saying) the fact that each LI has a story so tragic behind it that makes it impossible for you to leave them knowing how much they would suffer. Really good work, I hope you continue.

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This is really one of the most outstanding games I have played here. The graphics were very good, the story was engaging, and there were enough player choices to keep me involved. I really look forward to further updates of this one. There's no sex yet, but the women characters are very beautiful.

Just finished the 2nd chapters and here are my thoughts:

This is seriously one of the most beautiful games on this site with unique characters design.
The messaging app is a nice touch compared to all the clicking and "space" that we have for Ren'Py games.

There are two problems that I have with this game at the moment are the lack of background music for most parts and introducing too many characters at once.

This has been a very enjoyable game so far
You can really see that the developer has put a lot of effort into making it. Story is well thought out and not just one random sexual encounter after the other. It made me not want to skipp the text and that says a lot about the story. Characters are very likeable and the visuals look very good. Would definately recommend to give it a try.

Well I don't usually post reviews.
It's the first time i'm conflicted in "rating" a game.

I remembered played the first chapter few months ago and "throw it away" because I didn't like the "forced trying to kill someone".

I replayed it after seen someone on another games topics talking about it and well thanks to this guy because I actually liked the chapter 2.

Now let's discuss about different things :
Rendering :
- Girls are well rendered but I admit I begin to "hate" seeing in each game the same hair. I know they all use the same software and it's maybe not cheap and easy to find another kind of hair but well. In the contrary, I really love the faces, sometimes it seems to have "too much forced" mood (Like smile which looks weird) but otherwise they're really beautiful. It's always nice too see games with good looking girls / renders.

But renders isn't the only important things, because I liked some games which have bad render but good content & good story.

This brings me to the final point.

Content & Story :
The story seems to be good but the fact that the game begins with a "bad MC" was reluctant to me. But after that we understand that he is just a "depressive" guy after a loss (the killing thing seems to be gone in the story)
It also seems to have few paths so that's a good thing.

Now i'm just sad that it's lack of content (I don't really care that there's no sex because I prefer the story in the VNs in general).
But that's normal because its only the chapter 2.

I hope the developper will get more money and maybe a day could live with it (so he could be faster but I don't judge it's already perfect)

EDIT : There's a lot of miswriting (i think, because i'm not english xd) like "I knod", or some letters being inverted, for example being => "bieng")

So, if someone that likes good story like some of the populary games, go for it. It's worth it