VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Terminus Reach: Sentinel [v1.0 official] [Talothral]

Ah damn i miss-clicked and deleted my review instead of posting. Lets see what i can remember.

So saw his new game and wanted to see other works of this author. And WOW. Loved the story. Totally lost track of time the first night I was so wrapped up in the story. I blasted through the whole thing just so i could see how everything played out. Also quite enjoyed the ending, it was a proper ending while still leaving some room for a sequel.

Loved all the character in the game. They all seemed quite unique and interesting. And the aliens also had a sense of alienssness instead of just different humans.

Also loved the models. Massive variance between characters was awesome. And again aliens werent just different coloured humans. And while the renders weren't the best I've seen they were still very high quality.

As for the sex scenes they were great. Not much to say. Although I enjoy when there are more angles. And on a personal note I'd have loved Chiel taking a more active role in some scenes. Especially if there is a sequel, hope she can convince others to include her more

The only negative was sound. Personally i don't care about music since i like listening to my own, that way it isn't the same stuff on repeat. But the game could've used some sound effects. At least for communications. Or maybe just a better notice in game.

Loved the game cant wait to see what you do next.

Honestly I just stumbled over this game after I saw the other, new release. After reading the latest two Reviews I got curious and wanted to "try" it out. That was yesterday and when I looked at the time after some time of playing and naturally reading the story, I was astounded. I sat for 6 hours straight on it, without getting bored or sidetracked. (granted that I repeated some of the slide-showish a few times because they where interesting). That only happens when I find a story very engaging which is pretty rare with games for me. And with that, this is the reason why I even bother with a review, which I do pretty rarely too.

Overall I liked Garret, especially after we get to know him a bit better over time. He reminded me very much of an Roleplaying-Character I created years ago, without the psionic traits though so I could relate to his attitude towards some people. To quote from the game itself: "When you look past all the shit...."

The story itself was very intriguing, the characters realistic to some extent and even pretty deep in character and not just "ready to jump and fuck the MC" persons. Another plus was, that they are not all entirely "humanoid" but have distinct features, customs, likes and dislikes, that makes them quite different from each other. Lastly there are some subtly funny moments, not sure if they are intended as such or not, but I had a few times I just had to laugh because of what was happening. Personally that made me like the story and some of the characters even more.

And now after I finished the game I am left with a longing for more, as even with the "good end" it leaves one wondering what the future brings for them. I sincerly hope that Talothral will make a sequel to this game or even a prequel. I read that he wrote the prequel already, but that it is pretty dark. Guessing from the bits we learn in this game about the past of Garret I can only imagine, but it would still be pretty interesting to see how it all started, with Chiel becoming "involved" with Garret and how all that played out until "Shit for brains" got taken out. (at least I imagine that this would be the summary of the prequel)

Naturally same for the Sequel. As I stated above, I yearn for more story of the station and its inhabitants. The story got nicely wraped up without giving it a definite end, but one to end that specific arc, so it could be continued.

A fair warning though, this game may contain lots of sex (without making it a pure fuckfest-game), but for me that is not the selling point so I rate them as ok.

The graphics are nothing to shout about but honestly, for the first game the Dev has made and from what I am gathering through the posts in this thread he made do with what he had at hand and for that they are not rateable as bad. I saw much worse. Almost no clipping, pretty detailed too. But most importantly, they are consistent. No mish-mash of different qualitys as far as I noticed. Again for the first game a pretty well done job.

The english is ok-ish, as his third language, even moreso. Can only say again, I saw much worse and some of these claimed to have it as second language. It didnt give me a headache or made me yearn for a gibberish-translator. And even if english is just my second language I can read it just fine, better than writing and I am sure I wouldn't have as good as it is in this game.

The only downside for me was the non-existence of any sounds or music. Sounds mostly for when there was an incoming message or other sound-effects in general. (As my memory is still fresh, I saw only once a text, hinting that the commuication console gave a signal about an incoming message, all the other times it was just the characters reaction like: "who disturbs me now?" mostly giving the reader a feeling it came out of the blue.) A soundtrack or more for the entirety of the game and/or depending on the situation the characters where in would have been nice too. I realize it is hard to find matching sounds and/or music, especially if the creator is picky about what sounds right. But in my opinion it would have given the story more color.

If you, dear reader, are interested in a good, intriguing story, interesting characters and not only sex I encourage you to play it and make your own judgement. As for the charachters, make your judgement when you reach the real end of the game and not partway through, since you will learn about them over the entirety of the story.

Even with the absence of music or sounds I still rate this game with 5 stars.

I wish Talothral all the best with his games and will have a close eye on them in the future.

Excellent story , nice game, good dialogues and bug free play. Fun and engaging with just enough erotica.
A better conclusion to princess story line would have been good, it still satisfactory with whats left unsaid

A really good game, deep and engaging SF story.

There's a lot I like here, the story, the setting, many of the characters.
Not much was missing to make this a five star game. The story would absolutely deserve those five stars as would the setting.

Why then only four stars? Here's why:

1. The graphics, the renders the character models, all are just mediocre. They are not bad, they are not good.
2. The writing is not quite on par with the story. A few too many errors for me to ignore them, the writing in general isn't as engaging as the story and some of the dialogues are very, let's say stilted.
The problem is they read neither like someone regular would say, nor like what would be said in a heroic space opera like Mass Effect or Star Wars.
3. The main character. He's not really that likeable. Intentionally so, I think. But intentional or not, if he felt a bit less like a dick and a bit less overpowered, I would have enjoyed the game more. Make him strong, but not so strong that he can always win effortlessly, let others give him trouble from time to time. For me that would have been an improvement.

Perfectly fine though if the writer wanted exactly this kind of character.

4. The aliens could have been a bit hotter in human standards, especially the telepathic race grossed me out, when I saw the lower half of the body.
Some other characters could have looked better as well, but that is more a matter of personal taste, while the Psi-aliens really look ugly.

I want to make clear that this is complaining on a very high level.
The game is so damn good, that for a lesser game, this wouldn't even be a reason to criticize.
Just because the story and the setting are so good, are these minor problems even worth mentioning, because if the writing was a bit better, the renders a bit crisper and sharper, with better lighting and the design of that one Alien race a bit more anthropomorphized, this would be a near perfect game.

Well written and captivating story with many interesting characters. The sex scenes were a little bland but who cares when you have such a good story to support it. The ending could offer some closure with a sneak peak of what happened to the characters. Overall a great game.

One of the best games with aliens i have played and all together one of the best games, ending could have been better and some anal sex along with some issues with grammar but all in all a top notch game.
The harem was epic with the aliens and others in it.

Story. 10/10
Sex. 7.5/10
Characters. 10/10
Art/renders. 7.5/10

Game is a 10/10
Thanks to the people who made it and thanks to this site for having it.

Great story, good writing, important choices, lovely sex scenes, very entertaining! Characters aren't flat and dull, but actually interesting. Impressive. Had too play in 2 very long sessions, because very interesting all the way through.

The bug is very sneaky though. Should probably fix in the real release.

The game is great. I loved the story. The problem I have with this is that there seems to be missing lines in the story. Sometimes one of the characters will say something and instead of a response they just continue talking as if the person responded to them.

if u read it before playing that game- be sure you have plenty of time.
ok, ill try to classify that game first of all- its 90% kinetic novell and 10% choice-based novell, second- its not simple porn game, its big sci-fi themed book with huge amount illustrations and adult content.
this game have unusual origin- game released as completed product w/o feedback and have huge amount content- thats raise raiting by 1 (i think thats be fair)
PRO:
-huge amount not bad CG
-story. as i wrote- its sci-fi book.
-code is ok
NEUTRAL:
-eng in game not so simple, and some people ll read it slowly
CONS:
-huge amount CG hits details. i mean some poses, emotions(lack of them), gestures looks unnatural. imho better make half of that 6k pics, but with more details
-no animations. animations replaced by swithed pics. in that game that not so important, but if dev ll make another game- better put some animations.
-many bald characters (nothing against that, i myself am halfbald by age), but it looks a bit unnatural...

so that was good game/book and got fun. to dev: u do good work, but its wrong way(for popularity and patreon)- people dnt like read too much, they like tits, pretty faces, porn animations etc. gl, dev.

Interesting sci-fi story which definitely hooked. Interesting and mature protagonist who is basically monstrously powerful and is refreshing to play. The characters are rather likable and the idiosyncrasies of different races make them believable and their change in thought after the interaction with the MC is fun journey. The sex scenes are done well enough and renders are of good quality but the sex in itself is vanilla (as vanilla as it can be with alien races).

The one thing that people might take issue with is the fact that most drama or concerns are sorted out rather quickly and in a happy way (expect the over-arching story). The mini-conflicts so to speak are usually dealt with quickly but in a meaningful way. For me personally, that is very much appreciated as I don't want the conflicts to streched out for the sake of it.

In essence, I have to say this is a very well written VN. There are grammatical errors and that is to be expected given that the English is not the Dev's native language and at no point did it detract from the story-telling. The characters are unique in both their models and their personality and are very likable. If you want an interesting journey in a well made sci-fi world, then you should give this a try but if you want a quick fap, you should look elsewhere. This is one of those games like Reluctant Archon (one of my top 3 games on here) and Once In A Lifetime, that benefits from paying attention to the story, dialogues and character progression rather than jumping from scene to scene.

Lastly, no matter what anyone says, Chiel is one of my favorite charaters on this site. Great work on this Talothral.

Wonderfully written scy fi story with very good pacing and suspense. To me it felt almost like reading a Rogue Squadron book - with the plotting and the interaction between the different races. The MC feels almost like a mix between a jedi and a smuggler in that regard.
The erotic scenes fit the story and the dynamic between Garrett(MC) and Chiel is just great to watch.
My only (very minor) complaints are the not so great animations and models, apart from that the game is fantastic!

Unique Story, really drew me in. Would have loved a little more diversity in the aliens appearance, but the story, overall game play and adult content were among my favorite so far. I appreciate teht all teh women did not have the same body type, but was really hoping to see more of the first prositute or a romantice line with one of the 18 year olds introduced through the process. But still very much enjoyed the game. Thanks

The story was realy good! There was a backstory for each race.
The art of the different races was good too, they are all human-like.
(Could be that some people would like to have some more different races.)
The end was a little short, like it was made in a rush.
But I realy liked the game.

I was drawn into this story pretty quickly.

Some of the characters are flat out amazing and I wanted to see more of them, mainly Chiel who was great from the moment she appeared on screen.

I did find some of the insults the main character used to be a bit immature but i'm heavily into my banter so that doesn't count really, it gets it's point across and lets you know how he feels about people I don't think there was any need to be more creative regardless of how much I would enjoy it.

I'll be honest I didn't stick around to see sex scenes, the story and lore of the station had me hooked, the sex scenes were a bonus and quite a pleasant surprise.

It's not just humans involved in the sex. Although Chiel is alien she looks human apart from a few little quirks like her implants, ears and baldness. I know some people don't like bald women but it made her look far cuter than a hairstyle would have.

As for the aliens there are 3 different species he gets involved in sexually and while one of them may seem ugly at a glance (the one with the horns) she actually grew on me quite a lot to the point where I looked forward to seeing her scenes.

Sage is probably one quite a few will like. She got all that ass and then some, buff and adorable as fuck.

The rest of the cast are all really well done even temporary side characters did their role well.

I really want to see more. The dev has built a world here and i'd love to know more about it and the species that live there and especially know more about Garrett and the women he's close with.

All in all a really great read I highly recommend.

Well. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I know a lot of people on this site are just looking for fap material, But I think it is important for there to be at least some kind of story, no matter how common it may be (Big Brother, etc.). And the story offered in this game is better than most that I have seen.

I formally state, for the record, this is one of the best stories I have ever seen, with or without sex scenes.

excellent story, decent models and not a single bug for being the 1.0 version there are not as much porn scenes like the usual game, but it dont really need that much scenes, the story is interesting enough to put it as a secondary thing in this game. Totally recommended as a good sci fi story.

Its good, but can improve .

Various scenes have a slight tilt and the angle of the camera is too low, giving an off impression.

But the story is good , there lots of sex scenes and a good ending.

P.S.: there is a base to a sequel or series of VN in the same universe

The story is good, the visuals are outdated to be blunt. The sex scenes are not great. everyone is bald. Oh and the best part! If you make the wrong choice at any point in the game you don't get to find out till the end that you made a bad choice. Doesn't even tell you what choice/choices you made wrong. You can't play this without a walkthrough or you will waste like a day playing it like I did.

Very decent game. Weird and sometimes boner-killing sex animations, sometimes quite hectic/TMI/WTF dialogs, but strong and catchy story-line, a lot of twists, the main plot is clear while not always logical - very entertaining.

Great story. I loved every development. The characters have been well delineated. I particularly liked Chiel and Nova. Perhaps the character of the princess should be expanded, but it does not matter much.