Ren'Py The DeLuca Family [Season 1] [HopesGaming]

[Safetydummy]

Tbth, I only DL'd this game because I thought that white-haired girl wearing the half-leather/half-designer outfit looked interesting (whom I have now come to know as "Luna" or as I like to think of her "the future Mrs. [my surname]"). Lol

I honestly didn't know what to expect from this game, or rather expected to be disappointed as so many of these games use the same "rinse'n'repeat" formula...I sorely, sorely underestimated this Dev. AND for this, I apologize.

This game is nothing short of amazing! Yes, the art is what drew me in (as I'm sure it did so many others), but this is a rather unique and original story. There are some grammar missteps, but they are so easy to overlook when you look at this game as a whole. (Wouldn't mind seeing Luna's "whole".) Lol Sorry, couldn't resist that one.

The art and the renders are truly breathtaking- a lot of attention-to-detail went into making this game.

• The story (at least to my knowledge) is fresh, original, and compelling.
• The mechanic of being able to switch between a Story mode and an interactive/just doodling around mode is genius- and not one that I have seen in any of the other games that I have played.
• The mini-games/missions are interesting, as well as inventive, and the help/drive the plot further- you're actually working towards something- there's actually a point to the "grind" rather than it just being the usual get money/get exp- upgrading and leveling up your character opens up so much more than it does in other games.
• The art (renders/BG's) are fantastic.The Ladies- I like ALL of them- they are absolutely gorgeous! Cordia, Isabella, Gracie are all stunning and I like their characters and their personalities.
• The characters for the "Four Serpents" (at least the ones we've met) are colorful and uniquely interesting as well. Wilfred's Elite look intimidating and formidable. This game just has such a great aesthetic.
  
• Luna (ah, Luna) deserves a section all to herself. I liked her character model (which is why I DL'd the game to begin with), BUT absolutely, completely fell in Love with her within the first few scenes/interactions with her. Aside from being beautiful (she kinda reminds me of a grown-up "Hit-Girl", I see some Chloe Grace Moretz in her face), she is the right kind of crazy- which is fitting, considering "luna" is the root word for "lunatic". LOL There's just something about her- she's adorable, deadly, and unhinged. That's a winning combination, but I also like that we get to see her shy, reserved, damaged, vulnerable, and emotional side as well. I cannot wait to learn more about her and get closer to her as the game progresses.

This game was a pleasant surprise and caught me completely off-guard. I anxiously/eagerly cannot wait for the next update and many more in the future. Well done HopesGaming, you have created something that is truly worthy of praise and I wish you nothing but success. Bravo!

The only critique that I have for this game is...that it isn't finished. I just want to keep playing and playing it until I've married Luna, learned my mysterious link to the "Family", gone up so far in the ranks that I'm just below Cordia or become the "Fifth Serpent".

 

[HopesGaming]

@anne O'nymous Those are some excellent suggestion. Don't mind me for saving some of that. But most of those are something that needs to be tested and see if it can fit the schedule and how it will fit with the other stats. Lot's of playtesting for that so not something that would be in the next release. I don't mind extra work, just afraid that it would affect the overall content if I add too much to the workload!
Thanks for taking the time to help with improving the game.

@Safetydummy
Oh wow, there exists nothing which can ignite a writer/dev passion for his work as a comment as these. I am thrilled you liked it! I would love to see that review in the review section!

To everyone; Due to the fantastic support I have received, I have been able to get the premium version of Grammarly which helps me spot the annoying mistakes I tend to make. Not going to resolve everything but it's a step in the right direction.
Thank you all.

 

[Teklis]

Gonna a patrion tomorrow it is nice to see orginal content not copy and paste incest.

 

[basementhero]

I would just like to say that I really enjoyed the game. Great story and characters. I usually just skip most of the lines but this game got me hooked and I read the lines word by word. What I'm trying to say is that this is an awesome game! Looking forward for the next updates.

 

[Safetydummy]

I would love to see that review in the review section!

Consider it done- and thanks for the outstanding game and gaming experience! btw, you've entered the Hallowed Halls of my Top 10 (not an easy feat). Lol

Edit: I know I'm about to spout blaspheme, but this story is so engrossing, well-thought out and original, it doesn't even need "naughty scenes"...(but I still do want them.)

 

[HopesGaming]

Consider it done- and thanks for the outstanding game and gaming experience! btw, you've entered the Hallowed Halls of my Top 10 (not an easy feat). Lol

Edit: I know I'm about to spout blaspheme, but this story is so engrossing, well-thought out and original, it doesn't even need "naughty scenes"...(but I still do want them.)

Haha well, thank you for that honor!
And the story will always be as much focus as the lewd part.

 

[Safetydummy]

Haha well, thank you for that honor!
And the story will always be as much focus as the lewd part.

It is well deserved.
Quick question- I chose not to kill the second mercenary (didn't want Gracie to see any violence, but Luna- well, she's Luna)- is that taken into account? There was not mention that we took a prisoner once we got out of that room. It would be nice to see him get interrogated and be a bonus to those of us that aren't blood-thirsty (yet). Lol It would be interesting to see who has the brass to go up against the DeLuca Family and why the MC is so important (I know, future updates...argh).

I forgot to mention that I liked the fact that both girls told Gottardo that you were willing to sacrifice yourself to save both of them (those of us that did). I think that it further cemented the bond that's slowly building up with both of them. [I'd have done it for Luna IRL, but that's just me. Okay, and Gracie too- she's just so cute, she's no Luna- but worth saving.] Lol

I also like the slow burn that this game has- it wasn't another "stampeding for the clitoris" games. What's wrong with a hug? A kiss? A little tickling? Another aspect that far too many games ignore or just have you calling the women the most foul things imaginable (although, I doubt that it wouldn't end well for you in this game if you even attempted it). It looks like (and I'm so hoping) that there will be time for a little romance (Hint, Luna) amid the chaos that this "Family" is soon to be experiencing.

 

[HopesGaming]

@Safetydummy
For now, that was done only as character building. A morality stat.
Maybe in the future, it will play a role. But nothing major. This is a mafia game so there will be interrogated, and one is already planned (since the start of the story writing) with a very special person that will play a big part in MC's mafia life.

All the girls will have a different approach on the lewd part of the game based on their personality so it dosen't just feel like the same thing just with a different model.
Luna we already got some insight on - the more romantic approach.
Gracie the more corruption approach. Not to be confused with the corruption in which the girl turn slutty or any personality change, but more that our mc may take advantages of Gracie's lack of social understanding. Gracie will be Gracie no matter how far we get in.
Isabels the more mature in which she usually the one who takes the approach and the netori part.

This, of course, doesn't mean there won't be any romance in the other girls' route and that there won't be a situation where Luna is the one who leads it on. There will be a mix of everything in the routes.
This is just the plan for now, which may change a bit once we get further in.

 

[Safetydummy]

@Safetydummy
For now, that was done only as character building. A morality stat.
Maybe in the future, it will play a role. But nothing major. This is a mafia game so there will be interrogated, and one is already planned (since the start of the story writing) with a very special person that will play a big part in MC's mafia life.

All the girls will have a different approach on the lewd part of the game based on their personality so it dosen't just feel like the same thing just with a different model.
Luna we already got some insight on - the more romantic approach.
Gracie the more corruption approach. Not to be confused with the corruption in which the girl turn slutty or any personality change, but more that our mc may take advantages of Gracie's lack of social understanding. Gracie will be Gracie no matter how far we get in.
Isabels the more mature in which she usually the one who takes the approach and the netori part.

This, of course, doesn't mean there won't be any romance in the other girls' route and that there won't be a situation where Luna is the one who leads it on. There will be a mix of everything in the routes.
This is just the plan for now, which may change a bit once we get further in.

It is not often that I say this, but I like everything that you just said.

 

[Sananeaq1]

We want update we want update !!! Great job mate. Keep it up! This is sound weird but this is the best game ever i play.

 

[troll822]

The reason I was drawn here is because this game seems very original. Mafia eh?

Family in the title and it is not about a young guy moving back to his fuckable single mother's home to fuck her and his two sisters?! WOW! O_O

 

[Safetydummy]

Family in the title and it is not about a young guy moving back to his fuckable single mother's home to fuck her and his two sisters?! WOW! O_O

I know, right? Lol I thought I imagined it when I read the synopsis.

 

[anne O'nymous]

• The mechanic of being able to switch between a Story mode and an interactive/just doodling around mode is genius- and not one that I have seen in any of the other games that I have played.

To my knowledge, there is only one other game which works like this, and it's far to be as good as this one. In the other game, it's just a split between free roaming mode and story mode. Either you corrupt the girls, or you advance in the story. It really look like the dev of this (voluntarily not named) game didn't know how to make the story advance while the MC corrupted the girls, and so added a button for this. But here, it's way more than this, it's a fully integrated part of the game mechanism.
The free roaming mode is a story by itself, you advance on the girls path ; even if there's just Luna for now, it's obvious that the same will apply for all the girls. And this advance is not just some kind of, "hey, now you'll strip for me every times I ask it". No, it's the girl story, and a real story, which advance. We learn more about the character, and even with the "corruption part" for Gracie, I'm sure that we will all slowly fall in love with each one of them as we go further in their own story. In a certain way it's unfair, they should be the one falling in love
As for the story mode, what to say ? It's a marvelous story and having to (kind of) grind to advance it isn't a problem, we want to know... no, we need to know, it's just impossible to stop like this and say "well, I'll wait one year before playing the next part".

@anne O'nymous Those are some excellent suggestion. Don't mind me for saving some of that. But most of those are something that needs to be tested and see if it can fit the schedule and how it will fit with the other stats. Lot's of playtesting for that so not something that would be in the next release. I don't mind extra work, just afraid that it would affect the overall content if I add too much to the workload!

Don't worry. I haven't had to work on a game (yet ?), but I codded for so many kind of project in my life that I fully understand the implication of this kind of addition. It's not just few lines to add, it's a whole change that must be done right, if it effectively can be done. So, take all the time you need.

Thanks for taking the time to help with improving the game.

No, thanks to you for creating this game. It's the second best for me, and both are made by a German author. (you are German, right ?)... What's your secret ? Am I born on the wrong side of the border ?

 

[Floga]

It's the second best for me, and both are made by a German author. (you are German, right ?)

Do I see a fellow LaS fan here?
Btw, I don't think he's German. Otherwise why would he need help of two other members to do the German translation?

 

[anne O'nymous]

Do I see a fellow LaS fan here?

Not a regular fan, I asked veqvil to marry me many times, he's just too shy to answer "yes"

Btw, I don't think he's German. Otherwise why would he need help of two other members to do the German translation?

It was a guess. It's just that generally when there's English/Whatever, the second language is the one of the Author. But well, I can be wrong, I'm just an human after all.

 

[anne O'nymous]

Hey, I meant no harm :coldsweat: I just posted my thoughts on it is all. Sorry if I have offended you in anyway

Don't worry, I'm not offended. It's just that my brain is fried (it was still 35°C/95°F at 4 AM this night) and my thoughts don't always come right when I wrote them.

 

[Floga]

Well, glad it's not that way. Take care, cheers!

 

[HopesGaming]

@anne O'nymous
Born and raised in Denmark !
No secrets haha, I think most people are a bit cautious when stepping out of what works and stuff that is more in the unknown territory of adult game making.
Simple incest or porn story work and can give success. The formula exists and is straightforward. (Not to be confused with saying it's easy or that the devs of those games don't deserve all the credit for their success)
A game which mainly focuses on a story that don't have the sex as focus or goal, character's that have personalities that have not been done before (e.g., the sweet little sister, bitchy big sister, a troubled mother with her anxious feelings etc), gameplay elements that may be hit or miss.
All of those things is a gamble. If people don't like the story or the girls. It's months of work wasted.
So not going to lie, when I first released the game, I had absolutely no idea how people would take it.
That is why I'm so thankful to all you guys and your kind comments and reviews!

 

[anne O'nymous]

Born and raised in Denmark !

And proud of it I see Sorry for the mistake.

All of those things is a gamble. If people don't like the story or the girls. It's months of work wasted.
So not going to lie, when I first released the game, I had absolutely no idea how people would take it.

Understandable, especially since you surely have strong bound with your game ; one can't wrote such a story and build such characters without being in love with both. Then come the day you present your baby to the world...
Honestly it's why still prevent me to start my own game. I have not bad ideas and I'm good at coding, but it's not enough to make a good game. You also need to write a story which will found its public, and you achieved it.

That is why I'm so thankful to all you guys and your kind comments and reviews!

You deserve them, be sure of that.

 

[WooperDooper]

Now you know that we love it, it just takes some time until more people find out which masterpiece this game is

I think most people dont give this game a chance purely because its still a 0.01. I think a lot more people will start playing once the next update comes out