This is for V0.6 of the game.
As a disclaimer I'm not one who usually reviews games but seeing as the opportunity is there to try and help this game continue, I'll gladly try and write one.
For me, whether its adult games or regular games, the #1 component that's important to me is the story, with close 2nds being the sexual content and gameplay respectively.
Coming from that perspective I love Sun Breed because the characters are very likeable, and they are placed into a narrative that is proceeding smoothly and holistically in my opinion.
Many games—even though they may be great—usually drop certain plot points, or are not balanced in the way the story moves forward, so there always seems to be a piece missing as the game develops. This is something difficult to do well no matter what kind of medium or genre your story is in, but I feel with Sun Breed, everything is there, and I just want more of it.
The characters are all absolutely beautiful, and their relationship with the MC is a loving one. Considering this is an adult game and sexual content is to be expected, you do have plenty of that,—with love—from a couple characters, while there are a couple more that as of right now we have not had interactions of that nature with, setting up more of a slow burn with them. You can get the best of both worlds here.
The story itself is very intriguing to me. With the mystery of a world of vampires and all that entails being the centerpiece, there is a wealth of lore and plot to be consumed. Without giving away the story, the game currently feels like a power fantasy which might be "simple" but is completely enjoyable and satisfying all the same.
I love the POV aspect of the game, and wish more games would implement this view. The advantage of a game is that its not real life and we don't need the "camera man" porn angle during sex scenes, but we can be more intimate or add elements that are difficult or impossible for real life without suspending our belief too much. I personally feel more games need POV climax scenes, since that is the view that you have with your partner in real life, and it is the most intimate view to look into your partners eyes in a loving relationship, which these are.
The game runs great with no bugs that I experienced myself and the English is perfect as I assume the dev is a native speaker. The game currently sits as a kinetic novel with no choice which isn't a problem for myself, but I know it can be for many. That said, the dev said that they will be trying to go back and add choice to the story as of now, so maybe that will change in the future.
The game can improve by adding music and audio, at least for me. To be honest I didn't even realize it did not have these elements as I am an avid user of mods and especially love Koga's mods where he adds in music and sound elements whether the game has them by default or not. I personally find great enjoyment out of music in all games, adult and otherwise, so in the absence of that, it degrades the experience for me.
It can also improve with the aid of animations, but with good facial expressions, and POV view, I can live without it. They would no doubt be a positive for the game, but I'm not sure it would be worth the extra dev time here for me personally.
Sorry for anyone that read through all that, I know my ideas are not structured properly and are all over the place, but hopefully I wasn't too subjective, as I said I don't really write reviews, hehe.
TL;DR: To copy a post I made in the thread, power fantasies are great, loving relationships are great, and supernatural elements are great. Add on top of that POV, gorgeous models, and a good story to complement and I'm left just wanting more.
As a disclaimer I'm not one who usually reviews games but seeing as the opportunity is there to try and help this game continue, I'll gladly try and write one.
For me, whether its adult games or regular games, the #1 component that's important to me is the story, with close 2nds being the sexual content and gameplay respectively.
Coming from that perspective I love Sun Breed because the characters are very likeable, and they are placed into a narrative that is proceeding smoothly and holistically in my opinion.
Many games—even though they may be great—usually drop certain plot points, or are not balanced in the way the story moves forward, so there always seems to be a piece missing as the game develops. This is something difficult to do well no matter what kind of medium or genre your story is in, but I feel with Sun Breed, everything is there, and I just want more of it.
The characters are all absolutely beautiful, and their relationship with the MC is a loving one. Considering this is an adult game and sexual content is to be expected, you do have plenty of that,—with love—from a couple characters, while there are a couple more that as of right now we have not had interactions of that nature with, setting up more of a slow burn with them. You can get the best of both worlds here.
The story itself is very intriguing to me. With the mystery of a world of vampires and all that entails being the centerpiece, there is a wealth of lore and plot to be consumed. Without giving away the story, the game currently feels like a power fantasy which might be "simple" but is completely enjoyable and satisfying all the same.
I love the POV aspect of the game, and wish more games would implement this view. The advantage of a game is that its not real life and we don't need the "camera man" porn angle during sex scenes, but we can be more intimate or add elements that are difficult or impossible for real life without suspending our belief too much. I personally feel more games need POV climax scenes, since that is the view that you have with your partner in real life, and it is the most intimate view to look into your partners eyes in a loving relationship, which these are.
The game runs great with no bugs that I experienced myself and the English is perfect as I assume the dev is a native speaker. The game currently sits as a kinetic novel with no choice which isn't a problem for myself, but I know it can be for many. That said, the dev said that they will be trying to go back and add choice to the story as of now, so maybe that will change in the future.
The game can improve by adding music and audio, at least for me. To be honest I didn't even realize it did not have these elements as I am an avid user of mods and especially love Koga's mods where he adds in music and sound elements whether the game has them by default or not. I personally find great enjoyment out of music in all games, adult and otherwise, so in the absence of that, it degrades the experience for me.
It can also improve with the aid of animations, but with good facial expressions, and POV view, I can live without it. They would no doubt be a positive for the game, but I'm not sure it would be worth the extra dev time here for me personally.
Sorry for anyone that read through all that, I know my ideas are not structured properly and are all over the place, but hopefully I wasn't too subjective, as I said I don't really write reviews, hehe.
TL;DR: To copy a post I made in the thread, power fantasies are great, loving relationships are great, and supernatural elements are great. Add on top of that POV, gorgeous models, and a good story to complement and I'm left just wanting more.