VN - Ren'Py - The Cure for Madness [Ch. 7] [GrumpyGranny]

TL;DR = really good mysterious detective drama story with some horror themes.

Story: 5/5
Pros:
+ Story follows this young and hot heroine which investigates disappearance of some character. There are a lot of twists and bumbs along the way.
+ I really like the story here.
+ Another great thing about story is the fact, that heroine has to deal with harrasment from the story characters. Heroine is on the fence, whether she should keep being professional or if she should flirt with males or females to make her progress easier.
+ Apart from detective main plot you will see some relationship subplots. Heroine is hot and she is surrounded with horny males (or females). You can decide how much she will get involved with them. Basically you have 3 choices:
1.) Heroine can be faithfull to her boyfriend.
2.) She can be cheating slut.
3.) Or she can enjoy "sharing" with her boyfriend.
Cons:
- Only downside of the game is slow burn progress. But if you dont mind, then it is okay.

Art and Sex stuff: 4/5
Pros:
+ Renders are good.
+ Heroine is very hot.
+ Sex scenes are good.
+ Game has sex animations. They are good.
Cons:
- Sadly the amount of sex scenes is really low.

Gameplay and rest: 4/5
Pros:
+ This is typical VN with choices.
+ Choices have big impact on gameplay.
+ Choices decide whether heroine overcomes obstacles with her abilities or with her sexy charm. Choices also affect hidden stats, that will decide what sex scenes will heroine encounter. They also influence her relationship with her fianceé.
+ English is decent.
+ Game has soundtrack. It gives the game some nice ambience.
Cons:
- Sadly the development of the game is very slow.

To sum it up:
I really enjoyed this game and I will definitely recomment this.
This is one of those games where "people come for boobs, but they stay for the story".

First Chapters are great, I'm still on the fence about the others, but its definitely A LOT better than some of the crap being peddled as adult *story* games on F95 and the internet in general. Well worth a look

The plot is so interesting I hardly notice that there's barely any porn in this porn game. The porn scenes that are available are quite nice. The main character has sensible proportions that aren't over exaggerated.

I'm looking forward to following the series and seeing how it progresses.

The Cure for Madness is an mystery AVN set in a modern lovecraft universe. Frankly, this is my first exposure to the Lovecraft universe and it has been pretty entertaining for me so far.

The writing of this AVN is very solid and will keep you on your toes. This is a VN with elements of adult content. So don't go into this game hopping you'll see some quick sex scene and hop off. This is a story that has a competent female MC whos not as dumb as brick who's willing not to fling to every guy who has a dick just for the sake of her horniness. The renders of the AVN are above average but nothing special. One this game excels is the creepiness aspect of it. The creatures and villains in these game are genuinely scary. It makes me feel fear for the characters, where they are in constant danger. I mainly play NTR games and the element of NTR in this game is excellent. Not to give any spoilers but the female MC path of NTR involves with two current branches. Each branch feels different and refreshing and caters to an a slow burn NTR planting seeds in each interactions.

There's no real downside to this game, while not an excellent game it is still a very good game to play and be compelled by who has an interest in a horror AVN.

Poor to average game, but what annoys me the most is that the dev decided to split it and starting from chapter 6 we have a different file for no good reason. Part 1 (i.e. chapters 1-5) isn't long (which 2.37 GB suggests too) and part 2 (chapter 6 at the moment) is pathetically short. Doing it like this is just laughable. I could understand if the file was over 5 GB in size (although I would still hate it) but it's half of that! Pointless.

It has average-good renders but many models are ugly and the MC is boring and one dimensional. There aren't any meaningful choices here either so all in all it doesn't stand out and is like dozens of other games.

I can't recommend this game and it goes on my ignore list, it's a waste of time IMO.

A good start.

The writing is competent, its visually quite decent. So far the choices seem to be mostly choosing between scenes, which is fine. Stuff like the library vs burger shop choice in the beginning is pointless and the game could do without it, but thats a minor point.

The sex scenes that are in the game are quite good. The best part of avns is setting up hot scenarios, and stuff like the massage parlor scene is fantastic. Hope to see a bit more action in the coming chapters.

A decent game but nothing more. It involves some Levecraft mythos but set in modern time. The problem with the story for me was it being too slow and not scary enough.

The graphics are rather nice. The sex scenes are present but quite rare.

So the writing on this game is excellent. Very much feels lovecraftian, and I am curious as to what will happen in the end. And the art is decent. Better then many. Characters are decently well-defined. What it does, it does very well. Its also very... very much a slow-burn. Played it for a while (not all the way).. there are a few sexy moments.. but it is like a softcore thriller, with bits of skin thrown in as fan-service before being pulled back into the action, rather then an H-game. Which is totally fine - if you're looking for a cool lovecraftian story (always great) enjoy it and the bits of H-content will be great little treats. If you're looking for something more intense, this is probably not for you.

My Rating of [Ch.5 Beta] is:

Pros:
+ Great Renders
+ Long Game Play
+ Nice Characters
+ No Grinding

Cons:
- Nothing

Conclusion:
The Version CH.5 of this Game was a very Hot release, and it shows me once again why GrumpyGranny belongs to one of the Top 10 Developers in My Book.
The Renders are Great, no Blue Balling (O.K maybe sometimes), and fantastic Renders accompanied by a Nice Story makes this Game worthwhile, I just wished the Dev would bring out his game in more intervals...instead of every couple of months 1 release.
But the Dev has come a long way compared to his earlier releases.
Chapter 5 was a very hot release and hoping to see more coming soon.
Show you what needs to be done next,without getting lost.
The only thing that doesn't happen in this release where Sex scenes,but I still like it.
A game of my liking.

My Advisory:
Although this Game does not hold up against his other Game Karacan in my Opinion, this Game is worthy of my 5 Stars.
Damn worth the Download

Very solid release.

Good artwork and renders, good dialogue, story actually kept me intriqued for the duration.

Attractive main girl, good overall flow.

-edit; updated review to 3 star as writing in chapter 5 is much lower quality than the writing in 1-4 - falls into lazy tropes and diverges from its originally unique story and relationship premise.

Only criticism sub 5stars is it's too short.

This game is great. I am excited about the story - there is one and so far seems well thought through. The renders look really good. The characters are engaging and the models look excellent. I'd like some more perspective into the world and the characters' circumstances that I'm supposed to know, but I do appreciate how what the characters are trying to do has a lot of unknowns around it.

Version Played: Ch. 4 Revised
Time played: Around 2 hours; reached end of content, did not go back for alternate scenes.

In spite of being a Lovecraft fan, that wasn't really what initially drew my interest to this game. Rather, it was the cute female protagonist and promise of some corruption. Though early, the game seems to be headed in the right direction with an interesting story and opportunities to send our heroine down some dirty paths.

Positives
+ Good story and characterizations...for the most part (Leon is an annoying prick and what kind of BF let's someone talk to his GF like that?)
+ Well-written with grammatically accurate english
+ Story is overall intriguing, though still in the set-up stage

Negatives
- Lovecraft isn't really done well, imo. (See note below if that matters to you at all.)
- Almost all scenes set at night or in darkened places are nearly impossible to see in detail. Lighting needs to be worked on or the images brightened to see the detail
- Might be a little too light on the pr0n for some


Those players who prefer less talk, more slam are going to want to keep walking as this game seeks to develop its characters and plot more than offer cheap thrills. Overall, if you enjoy story in games and the subject matter interests you, this is recommended. I've enjoyed what I've played and can't wait for Alice to start shaggin' those shoggoths!

Note to devs: Great start so far. I understand that going whole hog into Lovecraft's grimdark world might be a bit much for your vision for an adult game. I'm looking forward to seeing how your story plays out. Best of luck!

I pretty much liked this game. I haven't rated any VN for a while now but i thought this one was worth it and it's also worth your time. For me it definitely belongs to the top 10 VN games on here. The writing is believable and has a nice flow, the characters are nice to look at and the erotic scenes are written and introduced very well. It also has a nice pacing for my taste.

Some things i'd like to mention:

Generally speaking, if we seperate a sexual scene in 3 different parts, where the first one is "Talking/Flirting/Dirty talk", the second one "phsical contact (with clear intentions)" and the third one "sex" itself, most of the time where things get rushed too much is between part 2 and 3.
Sure, VN's aren't made to mirror realty but the whole thing's got to be believable and authentic.

What the Dev tried, and for the most part succeeded in this one is, he gave scenes enough time to develop a erotic tension and therefore, be (more) meaningful. The good and authentic writing did it's part too, not gonna lie.

I got to admit though, i don't really like it when nudity is shown very early in the game which is kind of the state where we are with VN's. But it's alright in this game, since it takes it's time at other occassions.


It'd also have been cool to have more choices all in all.



The game itself could use some more renders in general though. In my opinion it really would make a difference. Right now it sometimes feels like there is one picture to read 300 words of text which is sad, because the story is pretty well written and interesting to follow, and also the characters are nice to look at.

All in all i enjoyed my stay pretty much and I'll surely keep an eye out for this one. I just hope the dev keeps a cool head down the road and won't rush it.

Very promising, slow burn (didn't get a sexy scene until chapter 4 but apparently some are available earlier) somewhat text-heavy game that is well-written and seems thought out.
The horror elements, so far, are a grade above your typical AVN and while the game is rather verbose, the writing is pretty good too. Game choices are a bit limited, but quite well integrated into the story and seems to be much more about actually branching/diverging the storyline rather than just "sex scene yes/no?".

Could easily become a 5-star game if it keeps to this level of development, very recommended and endorsed for support!

[Ch.4 Fixed]

Oh my god, this game exceeded all my expectations. While I like cheating/corruption/NTR from the female protagonist POV, most devs totally botch the execution. What you usually find is some retard female surrounded by nothing but rapist molesters that you willingly throw yourself at, removing any kind of sexual tension. Or perhaps it takes the opposite approach and blue balls you for eternity.

This game got it just right. The female MC is smart and self reliant but not infallible, as she does find herself in a bind occasionally. The early game choices and character interactions are presented in a way that doesn't destroy your immersion to this fact that the MC is a "strong independent woman." A lot of games tell you one thing about the MC, yet fail to keep this image up if you start picking corruption choices. This game maintains some believable dynamics as you react to a slight touch here and a casual remark there. You feel like it's still within character for her to react this way. It seems like a common sense thing, but one that is broken in the majority of female protag corruption games.

The pacing is just right too. Right now, there is only one character who gets far with the MC, but this arc culminates into an amazing scene at the end of Ch.4. It was so damn hot, and it was delivered after establishing the right about of tension. It arrives at just the right time in terms of game length. The great thing about this (cheating) scene was that it didn't trigger based on some explicit choice by the player to cheat, but based on your previous choices and points accrued for this particular character. Maybe it's just me, but I prefer this type of trigger for a pivotal scene as it emphasizes the female MC succumbing to her repressed desires, rather than the player just outright making her cheat.

So far, I've just talked about the porn aspects of the game, but the writing as a whole is pretty impeccable. Most characters are well rounded. The grammar is flawless, as far as I can tell. The dialogues flow naturally. And the Lovecraftian main plot is pretty interesting and suspenseful on it's own. The models and camera work is definitely above average. The music is quite well selected. There really isn't anything to complain about.

If there is one thing that might put off certain players, it might be that this does seem to be strongly geared towards cheating/cuckold. It's not that you can't do a faithful run, but that would probably lead to a rather bare bones experience. The fiance of the female MC is quite frankly a typical beta scrub lol.

Also worth mentioning that there are a few POV shifts (one that includes choices). I thought it was effective, but maybe some people don't like that.

An excellent female protag NTR/cheating/cuckold story paired with an interesting Lovecraftian horror mystery.

The story is interesting, the girls look decent. Visually is good enough, it has a decent base.
The scenes I saw in ym playthrought, and i dont know if there are more routes, were decent, at least the dinamics between lesbians. Maybe just a bit short or ending abruptly the scenes, but decent adn watchable, nto copy pasted with genric camerawork. There is something going on.

But it has 2 problems right now in Ch4:
Dark scenes struggle a bit with the grain, in my screen the 2nd groping in the train is barely watchable, and there are some renders that need to be redone cause they have a lot of white dots (I think they are called fireflies) and looks bad.
The other issue is that its kind of short right now, no much content and the story I don't think it took off.

Finished the first three chapters that were available. I like the eerie atmosphere of this game. I'm only vaguely familiar with the Lovecraftian literature and I know I missed out some references but it didn't affect too much.

It's refreshing to play with female MC without the usual clichés. To me, Alice is relatable character and having to deal with harassment from key plot figures felt like difficult balancing between the quest progress and personal boundaries. I paused the game several times to think between two choices. The groping and sexual jokes are uncomfortable to deal with (but often lead to some sort of progress) and that's where the dev has done good job, in my opinion. It keeps you on your toes and you constantly question the motives of people (I would've slapped Leon already).
MC feels like real person with believable qualities and flaws, and this I like a lot. She's headstrong, smart, but also playful and prone to make mistakes like any other person. Other characters feel authentic too, and everyone is a different person. I especially mention Carlos, who feels like interesting character.

Story and characters are both great and I applaud this game for not once making me feel like I had a moment that was totally unconvincing or poorly written. Story is a slow burn and pacing is great except sometimes I feel like jumping between two locations is bit too hasty. Some renders are excellent but overall the render quality is average. Music fits the mood and sound effects were used in appropriate spots. There were hardly any grammar or spelling errors, which I always highly value. If the dev can increase the render quality a bit and fill the often too empty scenes with more objects/characters, I'd give this 5 stars in the future. Definitely worth checking out.

I always try to support such games whever i can, always in love with train grope scenes and this game seem to have a lot of it. Also main character isnt your ordinary slut female protag so thats another bonus. Idk why dev's other game didnt continue but lets hope same doesnt happen to this one.

Edit: One suggestion for the dev tho, we'd like to see main character more in the renders, sure first person view is always great to have but still

Very early into development (Chapter 2; one blowjob and groping scene), but this is a really promising start. Interesting story, there is the potential for great sex scenes, CG and animations are good, and the MC is hot. I'm hopeful this game will become something really great!

Not the best games but also not the worse games. Actually this is the first games i rate since i know this website. I like how the vibe in these games, the sound in the background. The sexual or H-scene part where or when you used that in right and beautifully sexy. The female protagonist in here looks sexy. I'm not like those people who always prefered with big boobs and big ass. NO! I preferred her SLENDER like in here. Well, probably the admin remove this sooner or later so just hello there ADMIN[ You can remove now ]. And thanks for your care ]. ^_^