VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Sunshine Love [Ch. 3 v1.01i Extras] [MrDots Games]

i am giving this game 4 stars, i was torn between 3 and 4, but with a little improvement it could get to a 5. First off, i enjoy the models and i think the animations are pretty decent. The overall basis of the story i actually enjoy. However, much of the writing and some of the situation are quite bad. I stopped playing the game after one scene in particular just to write this review. The night the mc first sees his sister in a bath towell and mentions the kiss when they were kids. Well, the next morning at breakfast when they ague over who should apologize is just absurd and ridiculous. It was an honest mix up and they are both so overly pissed about it. SMH, just does not make any sense what so ever. anyway, i hope this aspect of the game can improve, as otherwise i enjoy it, even the music. Also, this first release does seem to be quite long, but that may be due to all the unnecessary dialogue.

good start to the history
good rendering
As Mr had already shown us with his previous VN, the story will unfold slowly as are most of the games that we all like, also highlighting that this now has a search for objects to earn renders, something that did not have before in his other games

The models are great, but the story is poorly written and with the amount of text there is either it feels like a chore or you end up skipping it. Devs should find someone to write for them or an editor.

Its a MR Dots game.
The renders and models are great, but they have the exact same 5 facial expressions he have used since DMD.

But the biggest flaw here is the writing.
It's been the same issue for all 3 games now, but its become worse and worse for each game really.
Its just a lot of text that is just filler, and brings nothing really to the story.
Its not funny, its not engaging, it doesn't give you more info, it doesn't build anything what so ever.
Its just filler dialog to extend the updates.

Take the whole learning how to do a taco scene.
How is it engaging at all to "learn what order to put the toppings".
You can still do that scene, but make the writing more engaging.
Where he learns how to make them for the storys sake but there is dialog, things happening, banter and so on.
Same thing with the event planning.

Melody had the exact same issue but with music.
Every single lesson you had random music info, and every single date, you talked about random music trivia.

Almost every update had the exact same basic build also:
Have a lesson with random music info.
Have a date with random music trivia.
Have a sex scene where she have a new pair of underwear, or in a random place.... Rinse and repeat... that was 75% of that game.
This game is going the exact same direction after just the first update.
With taco building, event planning and meditation techniques.

But in every Mr Dots game, there is like 75% filler content that just feels like he has brought up a Wikipedia page and he takes some random stuff to write around.


Another issue is that all characters feel the same, they are the same base person, with just tiny differences in behaviors and interests.
No one feel really unique in any way.
They talk the same way, they react the same way, they act the same way.
And they are all VERY keen...

And also the whole start of this story feels just messy, like it doesn't really know what kind of relationship it wants to portray.
Both the sister and the MC are behaving really strangely and stupid.
Like the MC is acting like a "nice dick" its so messy.
The relationship with the sister is so strangely written, one minute you dont talk, next you do, next you lie, next you hate each other, next you kiss.
Like she says she does not mind you checking her out when you are daydreaming, but the next she gives you minus points if you do.
Like this was a full update where the player is still none the wiser of what kind of relationship they have at the end of the update.
You are not able to relate to anything the MC feels or acts, or what the sister feels or acts.
You never feel like they have a real moment you can relate to.
Its just a huge mess the whole thing.

Also it falls in the trap of trying to be a slow burner teasing game, but at the same time throwing in full nudes of EVERYONE, (not just 1 or 2 persons) way over the top reactions and flirting.
Adding the donuts and peeping thing is just a huge mistake tbh.
If you are doing a slow burner, you cant just let the player see everyone nude 1min after the first render you see them in. There is no teasing what so ever.

How do you build a slow burner game, with no teasing, and characters that you cant relate too, and a story that is 75%+ just filler no one cares content, like what order you should have your taco toppings...

At least the renders and faces look nice... Even though they have they all have the same 5 facial expressions Mr Dots have used since day 1.... sigh...
Also the boobs are a bit to plastic for my taste.
And the music makes no real sens to add to the game if its just a playlist, and not tied to any mood or scene.

I guess im just not very "keen"...

I really like the models in this game.

The sister looks amazing I don't believe I have seen this model in any other game, The twins are also amazing as well.

I like the storyline so far and can't wait for the next update , please keep up the good work.

From the maker of Melody.

Stunning graphic

Solid story

Great Character Background and development

I expect this to be my top favorite game soon.

I really cant wait for this game to be completed soon

Keep up the good work dev.

First of all,a 5 star simply because you are a gunner,second of all,probably the most original story i've seen around here and i like it a lot,rendering and animation are 10/10,i haven't experienced any bugs so far,and i probably won't,because this is quality,keep up the good work and much more to come.

Updated review on v0.0.4i;

Nothing has changed. Super bland game with an unimaginative story and characters, its only saving grace is really well done renders but that is about it.


Original review based on v0.0.1b:

Sunshine Love is definitely an improvement over Mr Dots previous games.
However, it struggles with some of the same issues that keep his games from being Excellent.

Pros:

• Beautiful characters
• Pretty good renders
• Straightforward VN, no annyoing minigames
• Good UI
• Interesting story

Cons:

• Animations are bad. They are on the same level as in the previous Mr Dots games and they just feel out of place. They lack quality and attention to detail (e.g. characters clipping through objects). I don't understand why animations are put into the game when there is no effort to make them look good, the game would be great without them.
• Closeups feel weird
• Camera angles have improved, but are still weird sometimes
• The donut sounds are extremely annoying, and it fould probably be better if the donuts blinked once or there was a small notification that there is a donut somewhere

Fact : I already want to cunt punch Brodie and his spoiled ass
This VN is already heading in the right direction, as this is a start to a VN that would be hard to beat. It sets up future relationships, an interesting story and an actual fucking goal of the story. The girls do look similar to other girls form his games but it doesn't bother me too much as the still look fresh enough. I am excited for the future updates!

[v0.0.1b]

When I played the first release of Melody, I remember giving it a very high score. However, the glaring flaws in Mr. Dots style just wore me out and I eventually dropped the game entirely. Based on that experience, I started this game with very low expectations, and well... it was exactly what I thought it would be.

The biggest problem with this dev is the sub par writing. Most of the game is basically people talking in the most mundane manner about uninteresting things. They go on and on, talking about nothing much. Every character sounds the same. Mr. Dots has a certain way of writing that makes everyone sound robotic and overly polite. Even Mr. fucking Roshi, some 90 year old stereotypical Asian man, speaks like everyone else despite the dev's minor effort to Asianize his speech pattern. The characters never come to life because nobody talks like this in real life. Everyone pretty much acts the same way too. You see that there was an attempt at creating distinct characters, but its never realized. The writing is just incredibly boring and stale that I find it hard to believe anyone can actually read through the whole thing without skipping or skimming through.

The second critical flaw for Mr. Dots is the gameplay. Well its a VN, so by gameplay, I mean choices. There are no actual choices in this game. You are given like 3 things to choose from. One of them will increase your relationship points, and the others do nothing or decrease it. There is nothing to be gained from lowering your relationship points. You won't branch into some corruption path... or choose from lust vs love... or anything interesting. You either gain points or not. If its like the last game, once you reach some point threshold, you can get in a relationship with said person. The choices are a real snoozefest too. Basically, you have to be a Nice Guy(tm) to get points with anyone.

For me, a porn game falls in 2 categories. One is a Fap game that caters to my fetishes or is just very erotic in general. The other category consists of games with excellent writing with a gripping plot and/or characters that feel real. This game is neither and it just feels like I'm watching posh British people sip tea and talk about unnecessary things in a very polite manner.

Well, I still give this 3 stars because Mr. Dots does have some strong points. First, he knows how to make attractive models (although their expressions are very limited.. adding to the robotic feel). The renders are of very high quality too. The UI is functional and looks quite good. The best thing that Mr. Dots does is giving all characters a functional wardrobe. There are not many devs that do this. You see characters change clothing every day. I actually bumped up the score 1 star just for this reason.

I won't be coming back for more, but I am quite sensitive to what I consider bad writing. That said, given what I know about the general playerbase here, this game will likely resonate with others that just want some vanilla relationship building romance.

Generaly...
This is Mr Dots Third game and i played his old games to, so it's time to look this game and seeing which things he improve, make good or bad. Lets look details together.

Good Points
+ We have good looking, hot and cute girls/women. Faces looks better than his old games but their bodies looks smilar them.
+ We have realy good looking and well maked animations. Damn man looks like you make this animations better than your other games. Good job here.
+ We have good looking renders. And he improved this part of game compared to his other games aswell.
+ Our new IU looks good. Espacily that sex buttons is basic and good looking same time. I can say i realy like them. Its good to see you changed them aswell.
+ We have some refferences and scenes about his other games which sometimes can be quite enjoyable (Sadly not always... Espacily Lucas existence in this game...)

Bad Points
- Aside from his other games I would love to see cumming animation in this game. But we dont have them again. Not to much bad point but still someting we lack.
- With new versions after getting more development its became less annoying but espacily first parts of game was damn annoying... MC was loser who always forgive and apoligize from his sister even nothing is his fault while she is lying him, treating him like shit, behaving like a she is same kind of queen and insulting him several times in a row. And she is our main girl here, so that type of scenes was so annoying... Now she is less annoying but now we are constantly controling by her about her mother etc and its annoying aswell... I gues DEV dont want drop annoying wibe of her or dont want stop showing MC like loser... Its so annoying everytime MC asking her ''If its ok with you.'' etc for just seeing her mom... Dude just... Stop...
- And there is Trish... With v0.0.7 turns out she likes to command to man, act like queen and... MC' literaly acted like her slave... She was literaly dominating MC like little slave, tied him to chair, give him orders, slapped his dick (seriously?) and we were just ok with it without any choice... And after Mayor called her she just leave us there without our pants and tied to chair... Yeah... Thats... Wow... Cool... Is this how DEV wants things go on? MC seriously need man up little -_-
- When someone ask's MC about if he is thinking living Sunshine Bay permanently because of he is ''Wow'' moments to town he always tell ''No'' of couse with more long sentences. But why im not getting any choice about this? And why this dude dont want live here? MC dont have any life, he dont even have job at all from where he come and that place sucks with rain etc... So why he is not saying ''Maybe'' etc? Or we are not getting any choice about it? Thats unlikely annoying.
- This problem is exist his other games to. Game have too much techinal dialouge. For example in one scene characters tell us technical informations about making organization. In adult game like that technical informations will be kind of boring.
- Lucas? Realy? Again in this game? Like he was someting cool you gonna use him in this game again?! Wow... Thats just... Wow...

For The End
Its started poor, very poor... And then it became pretty good and after Trish v.07 content and Lucas etc it became poor again... I cant understand what he wants to do with this game... I hope he will fix these mess and make this game better, because this game have every basic thing for making 5 star game: well maked animations, renders and story potencial... But DEV literaly developing them with worse way he can...

There is much to really love about this VN. The renders are fantastic, the women are varied, lovely and each one beautiful. A couple of them, chief among them the main female lead who calls her long lost half-bro for help, are flat out knock dead gorgeous. Mega props to the artist. There are a couple of animations, both very well done. The writing is clean and clear....easy to follow without be overly wordy. The story is good, though at times feels almost overly detailed. But the VN tracks along nicely due to the beautiful artwork and renders.
If you like long, slow burns with tons of build up, this is up your alley. It is definitely not for those looking for a quickie as it were. There are a couple of spicy bits...I consider them previews of the goodness I hope will soon be delivered.
Character development is very strong, and the ladies introduced all seem to be unique, which does lend to the depth and richness of the story.
The slow build up to me is not problematic. What does worry me ever so slightly is where the Dev is going with this game. The current story ends on an odd note which makes me worry the story may begin to amble to and fro with no real sense of where it is going, and in the process lose the cohesiveness of the story thus far.
In the meantime, I intend to support this dev as his artwork is really top shelf. And I'll hope the slow build up, both on the fun side and in terms of the storyline itself, is worth the wait.

Nice renders and models. Characters with personality, an interesting story and background, and promising development. The author put a good work in the dialogues and interactions. Very promising and outstanding for a first version.

very good game as expected from MrDotsGames

good 1st release that took me some time to finish
story is lovely & interesting
many different & interesting characters
renders are very good also

what can i say... a must to try game!
after Melody a new favorite for me!

Excellent game so far.
The story is interesting and the visuals are unique and good looking.

There are a variety of different girls, personality and look wise, so everyone should be covered.

The writing, like previous mrdots games, is excellent too.

Music also exists, but is not used as a mood setter (aka not adapted to the story).

Finally a good 'down to earth' game which doesnt try to cover every possible genre in existence and cater to all fanbases(yeah i look at you 70% of new games).

Absolutely amazing game so far, great renders, great story, great characters, returning charcters, and all around amazing game so far, I've played all of mr.dots games and they have all been great, but this easily tops all his game so far, I really can't wait for the next update.

It’s a decent start but with a lot of drawbacks. The characters are too bland and generic. There is incest but it’s not impactful, it’s glanced over. If you’ll include that in the game then it should be a big deal. Otherwise why include it at all when a childhood friend can serve the same purpose.

It's "all right", I guess.

Really it's just average ( so far), when you look past the excellent ( though probably not at this point, not that impressive) visual quality.

Like with all Mr. Dots games characters, dialogue ( especially MC) is just sterile and bland. "Haha, that's really funny" - MC tells a "joke" ...and you kind of think to yourself what was really funny about it. It lacks spontaneity, passion, sense of genuine human interaction, also better facial expressions...anything that brings out emotional response.

Kind of feels I've been "spoiled" by much more interesting and better written VNs, even from new creators ( Connected, Rebirth, etc).

Damn this is something else. Great introduction so far. I really love the story and background. It's not some boring story that you've seen a thousand tomes. Renders are absolutly amazing. Great work, would recommend to give this a try it's very good Can't wait for further updates!