Ren'Py - Tales of Terrara [v0.3.8 Prepatched] [Thunder One]

first time playing the game, almost 2 years since the first release. unfortunately i will check it again in 2 years again maybe, it seems there isnt much content added each update. as of now you have the intro (which is well done) and few introductionary quests. which are also well done and have good amount of content themselves, but the main plot hasn't even started yet. not complaining, the dev makes only 500$, not enough to do the project full time, just saying it as warning.
this is actual game (although nothing fancy) good if you want some change from just clicking and reading. usually devs who try to make more than that fuck it up horribly and put annoying navigation and stupid grinding. there is no annoying gameplay aspects aside from the lag when moving and it does get a bit "too clicky" when you want to explore all the rooms in a location but overall its done well.
graphics are not amazing but not horrible, simply nice. writing is nice as well and i suppose the main appease to the game would be the non human sex which there is a lot of and good variety.
i played only as female MC, which is ironic because i usually hate those games. but since the character and personality dont change (i think) only the sex, female mc isnt retarded cunt getting raped by disgusting dudes (she does get raped but not because she is annoying retard)
i don't know how much more time it takes to work on 2 MC's or whats the ratio of his patreons choosing male vs female MC but i suspect it would be better to focus on female MC only.

Probably my favourite game in development right now. I haven't found much with female MCs which I liked, but Sophia is gorgeous and a great RPG-hero. Definitely play this with female MC, there isn't much point to the male MC option.

Specific aspects:
A. Sex scenes - great variety, and plenty of extremely hot ones. There is selfcest, there is tender romance, there is fucking a slime to distract it, there is fucking a snake because Sophia is horny. While a few of the scenes are rapes (upon loosing (probably on purpose) a fight), even in those scenes Sophia retains agency and the sympathy of the "narrator".

The renders are beautiful , and there are some great animations involved.

B. Game aspects: There are proper game mechanics, which have a good balance between being simple and going beyond mindless clicking. The game mechanics add to the overall RPG-theme without becoming a hindrance to access plot or lewds.

C. Characters and plot: The plot is still in its infancy, and a rather generic fantasy theme - but well executed. Reminds me of "Arcanum". We don't see many characters developed yet, but what we see is very promising.

I tried this game two times, the first one when it was still like a demo, and I had a very good impression, the second one, now.
Tales of Terrara's interface is not intuitive at all, to progress you have to forcefully read everithing, the riddles require to remember names too.
The combat is very boring (imho).
My aspectations ... Well... Gone.
Anyway I gave 3 star because the renderings are very well made.
GL.

Really good start to a game , limited content so far but very promising, with really good content and themes. Good renders, acyually a game with combact and quests for a change. decisions ect

well worth taking a look at even though it's currently just a preview.

Category: Video Game
Version: 0.1.7a
Visual novel/Script: 4
Gaming experience: 5
Graphic quality: 4
Character development: 4
Xcitement: 4

Considerations: Nice story, good background information and relations.
The rpg fantasy atmosphere is weel developed, evoking sometimes classic games features.
Character interaction system is nice but maybe would be better with more complexity.
Could improve by adding random encounters, not always involving a fight.
Combat system is not bad but needs to provide more information about foes and companions hit points left, mana, etc. Even allowing to control companions atttacks.
Have a simple economy system that would be better with missions or places to hunt o gather resources.
Promising game, nice.

What an amazing game! Unlike pseudo-sandbox games which just make you click a lot but offer no true choices, this game here delivers! Your actions matter and change future interactions. Exploring is a lot of fun. If this dev had more time and resources I am sure he could develop this into probably the first real true sandbox porn game out there. Highly recommended. Tons of fun. Can't wait for the next release.

One of the best games that I've played from F95, I love the fantasy setting, genres that it provides and story.

It starts out slowly which is kinda interesting because you get immersed into the game and then it picks up as you progress.

Really looking forward to further updates and the game eventually being finished!

Not going to lie, it is a very good looking game with some promising potential but it's been going on a while now and there is practically no content. Has an incest tag but none in the game yet so really shouldn't have that tag. I may change my rating if things are added but, as it stands, it will be about 6 years before anything good happens in this game.

Great looking D&D inspired game. Renders and animations look great and there appear to be a nice variety of girls. The interface takes a bit to get use to but it does feel like you are playing a PnP roleplaying game. The writing and descriptions are for the most part pretty good and help with that overall PnP feel. There are a few times where the narration shifts from using the MC's name to physically describing the MC which is a bit clunky. Gameplay is good too pretty straightforward turn based combat though a bit more info and control over your party would be nice. The story is pretty engaging and interesting as well and being able to choose male or female MC is a really nice touch.. Overall a really great start and definitely worth a play

I normally hold off until later versions of games to review it but this game is just too amazing for me to hold off on my review any longer.

The current content is quite short so be warned that even though I am giving it 5/5 that is purely based on the hope this project will be continued and the future content will be the same quality as what is there already.

So first up - STORY;
The story is actually really impressive for a Renpy adult game and I would say the balance between story and h-content is about 50-50 you don't waste too much time being introduced to the characters but you do build a connection to them over the course of the game and their personalities become quite clear after you interact with them at different stages in the game. The overarching story is also plenty interesting with a magic element that does have me curious where the story will go towards the end.

There does appear to be placeholders in place for consequences as you do get choices here and there as to how you handle the missions so in the first mission you can for example just escape the orcs or kill its leader. The game hints at this impacting future events. Hopefully the dev follows through on this.


GAMEPLAY;
For a renpy you actually have a lot of RPG mechanics that you'd expect more from an RPGM game, you have a combat system in place (though it does still need some balancing and fixing), you have an inventory system, quest log and open world travel mechanic as well as health and energy to manage and relationships to build with characters.


H-CONTENT;
This is probably the biggest strength of the game, the 3D renders and character designs are absolutely fantastic and I really love the h-scenes in this game. The game features either female, male or futa/female hybrid protagonist depending on what you pick at the start. For futa you pick female and then you get a choice further down if you want to learn how to summon a magic dick and thus becoming a futa but it does not lock out the normal female h-scenes which is nice.

In h-scenes where you can use your futa magic you first start them as a normal female and then get a dialogue option to summon your futa magic so this is fully optional per scene even after you learn futa magic. For those who don't like futa you can just select not to learn that magic.

The male protagonist is definitely where there is less content but the male prota content that is there is surprisingly good quality as well and makes the game feel more like a harem game as the dialogue hints more at that.

The female pathway feels more like a romance game and the usual heroine in danger type content.

Both are top quality and I am just glad whenever a quality female (and especially futa) protagonist game comes along that features solid gameplay + story and amazing h-scenes.

So definitely would recommend this game for those who love female prota or futa prota games. People who like male prota could enjoy this but are probably better off waiting for future updates as there just isn't that much male prota content yet.

Definitely looking forward to seeing what this game will be like in its finished state.

The game as we see it looks quite nice. The story is compelling, the only thing holding this game back is the lack of content and slow upload schedule. i will probably check back up on this game in a year and see how it is doing. I strongly recommend this game if you are okay with a short experience.

It's been a year, and the amount of content is less than i hope, more than i expected. Id still recommend it, its a great experience, but expect to wait awhile for new content

I hate to be the guy breaking the 5-star circle jerk, but I am rating the game as it is today. If the dev got up and walked away right now is what my rating is based off of, and if people did the same I am sure this would be the most common rating. So, into the review...

This game... is going places. Beautiful renders, interesting plot, intuitive UI, well-implemented world and navigation, scene replayability, varied characters, etc. The framework of this game is amazing; The core set of ideas and functions that this game is building upon was well thought out. So, that said, why 3 stars? 3 stars = average per F95 ratings, and I think that is a super high complement of a game at version 0.1.5, to be an "average" rated game so early in the planned lifecycle.

As of today at v0.1.5, you will hit a content wall within about 1.5hr of playtime, with all of your quests having just begun. You get no closure on anything, you don't bring any of your relationships to a "maximum" level. Your adventure very much has just begun. All this game really needs to do in my eyes to get a 4th and then 5 star would be to continue development with the same methods and such that are currently being used.

If this game never saw another update, I feel 2.5 stars is where I'd rate it. I am optimistic that this game will improve that rating however, so 3 stars seems fair. If you are reading this at a future update, check the changelog to see what has been introduced between now and v0.1.5. If there have been a lot of additions, I very well may consider the game to be 4 or 5 stars if rereviewed. It's not there today, but I think it will be there one day.

This is insane! The gameplay is super fun every single render is 10/10. All the sex scenes where super hot. The game hits the ground running in terms of content, and I am liking all of the characters a lot so far. I can't wait for more.

This game is so much fun! I had a blast the whole way through and I can't wait to see what happens next! I loved the D&D aspect of the whole thing and the characters are super sexy! as of right now, there isn't a whole lot of content but I have always been a quality over quantity gal anyway.

just wanted to make a quick review saying i really love this game!
the story, the setting and all is incredible, let alone the animations! i mean seriously? this might be the most underrated game on here with the greatest animations too.
i would say everyone should give this game a shot, even tho it might look a little complex in the start, you get to understand it more as you continue playing!
5 outta 5 for me tho, keep up the incredible work!

This is exactly how an RPG-like fantasy adventure game involving erotic elements is supposed to be. Choices have consequences, which aren't necessarily either good or bad, unlike most badly designed games where there are obviously good choices, and choices that are defined as "bad". Consequences don't have to have a major impact on the story, but surely make the world a lot more vivid, characters a lot more alive.
Good writing that does not contain dumb skippable texts. Good, enjoyable-level quality graphics and animations. World building, very impressive. Recommended.

Version 0.1.3 Review

Wow, not gonna lie i love it, great animations, cool characters, we have a choice between female and male genders in the begining of the game, giving the game a lot of replayability and other scenes because of the gender we chose to play has. All around amazing game. Gotta say it again VERY NOICE ANIMATIONS !

Review on v0.1.3

Awesome start so far, can't wait for more!

Gameplay

Take notes, people, this is how you should approach a Ren'Py sandbox game.
The different game mechanics are introduced bit by bit in a very smart way so they don't overwhelm you right out of the gate and don't need a huge tutorial to be able to understand and deal with.

The inventory is used in a smart way, you being able to pick up stuff you might need but might not and could just make your quest easier (like being able to distract the dog with a piece of meat instead of having to fight it). That way, it feels like it pays off to look more closely and explore everything while not technically being necessary to get to all the content.
The map mechanic works just fine with the MC being able to explore any nearby location, but not any location, from their current position. The quest interface is handled well too with a clear overview of main and side quests.
The only weird thing was the time feature because you didn't really have a time indicator but could rest for a certain amount of time and then sometimes it was night but you only noticed it because your cellmate was sleeping and the guards told you to go to sleep. But you didn't really know the time of day apart from that. So just a bit weird.

Overall, I really enjoyed the gameplay, which is pretty surprising in a sandbox game like this, mostly devs don't seem to know how to handle this sort of game.

Story and Writing

The story is kind of hard to evaluate so far because this version pretty much only covers a sort of prologue, with the main quest and other side quests being started but not really explored yet. But I feel pretty confident that this will turn out well because everything we've seen so far has been really good. The main story is definitely interesting as are the potential side quests you pick up later on. It's hard to really see where it will go but it wasn't boring at any point so it's just fine.

This is all helped along by the fact that the writing is quite good on the whole. The dialogue seems natural and I didn't actually encounter any typos that I can remember. The exposition of the background lore of the universe interspersed with current story elements is pretty well done, the exposition doesn't feel overwhelming or gratuitous at any point and the pacing of the story is fairly pleasant.

So yes, once again, good job by the writer(s) of the game.

Characters

To some degree, character exploration has maybe been a bit lacking so far because of the intensity of the prologue plot that had to be dealt with first. But we've definitely seen some interesting beats so far.

The MC is... fine. I've only played with a female MC, I don't know if I'll do a male playthrough but I assume they're pretty similar in both versions. Sort of your run-of-the-mill regular person that gets thrown into various situations and hasn't been the most active of characters so far. But that's fine since the story is definitely headed in a direction where that will change and we've already seen hints of this so that should be pretty fun in the future.

Besides the MC, the other characters are a bit more interesting. Your best friend is maybe only slightly less bland than the MC, but you have other interesting characters like Mol, an attractive young transgressive female goblin, or Tsua and Pao, prostitutes with Asian features and apparently pretty interesting backstories, and many more.

So yeah, there's undeniably some interesting stuff there.

Visuals, Animation and Sexual content

Overall, the game is gorgeous. The renders are really great, and especially considering how dimly many of the early cave scenes are lit, I gotta appreciate that making something like this isn't easy. The animations in the sex scenes are also done really well, it's hard to pull that off without them feeling too robotic but I really see no issues there, so all in all, props to the dev.

As for the sexual content so far, it's really got me wanting more. Sex scenes with Mol, the half-human sized female goblin with the double-human sized tongue, should be particularly interesting in the future...

You probably need to be on board with some goblin dicks, some noncon/rape stuff, but apart from that, the game's most kinky stuff like futa transformation for the female MC or bestiality, seems to be completely optional, so that's a plus for all you prudes out there

Minor bugs, glitches or similar

You do notice here and there that the game is still in early development. I got a weird scene right at the start where I wanted to see where the story would go if I rejected Hana at first and it lead to them having a talk that actually didn't make sense until later because they were discussing a dream the MC hadn't actually had yet. So there's some weird issue going on there.

Minor bugs I encountered were something like a warning that the MC can't rest in a dangerous place being frozen on-screen if you changed location too fast after getting the warning or the game basically crashing when you try and open up the character/love statistics which is probably due to that feature not really being implemented.
I also felt like saving and loading times were always a bit long compared to other Ren'Py games so maybe the coding has to be fine-tuned in some way there.

But these were minor issues all in all.

Conclusion

I really have no major complaints about this game.

The most pleasantly surprising thing, at least for me, was the gameplay; I'm usually somewhat skeptical of sandbox games and actually try and avoid them to a degree but this game shows that it's not being a sandbox game that makes some games bad, it's being a bad sandbox game that makes them bad. Tales of Terrara really succeeds where so many other have failed and I thoroughly enjoyed myself playing this game and will probably continue to do so with future updates.

Other than that, much of this game seems almost tailor-made for my particular tastes, be it in terms of weird fetish sexual content, or the somewhat disproportionate focus on female characters, or the fantasy genre in general.

I'm really disappointed that there isn't more content as of yet but I guess good things take their time and I'll definitely be following future updates closely

Awesome potential.

So far there is no plain reason to have a party member, I can only assume that will become clear later. I was thinking either give them additional attacks or make them give them MC stat boosts. Maybe Hana is a bonus to attack, and Mol a bonus to dodge. Obviously having them in the party adds to roleplay options, but they should also participate in combat.

I like that the game has both scene art that changes, and characters on the sides during conversations. The animations are decent. The combat seems too random, took me ten tries to kill Kria.

The travel/camping scenes between Mol and Hana... Hana's head is to large, or body too small. The disproportion is annoying to watch, need to redo those. Good scenes though, except for that.

I was surprised the home for the MC wasnt done yet, I figured you would do that before the inn, considering we dont have the gold to try out the hookers.

I killed Kria, then went back to zweb but couldnt name him boss yet.

Looks great! Flesh out what you have, and new content will define if this is awesome or not.

Thanks or sharing.

Great animations and 3d models, great kinks and fetishes, decent enough storyline for what there is of it, overall very enjoyable. Definitely on my watch list for more updates. You can tell the developer means what they say at the beginning that they are going for more quality then quantity. And while that can seem to make the game a little lacking in content, I like how good everything is so far.