Ren'Py - The DeLuca Family [v0.09.6] [HopesGaming]

My review of The DeLuca Family [v0.08.0.3]

This game is a pretty mixed bag so I'll just list the pros and cons instead of doing a traditional review.

Pros:
- Good base story
- Really great Luna (psychopath blonde girl) storyline
- Pretty funny scenes with the boss (woman on the left) and her butler

Cons:
- Barely any content after 5 years (close to zero progression on MC's story)
- Obnoxious mini-games that don't affect the main story at all and are hated by everyone
- Annoying sandbox that forces you to check every room in the house 5 times a day, to see if a girl has new dialogue or events
- Higher ranking mafia members act like kindergartners (not my kind of humor)
- Barely any story events with the interesting older pink-haired girl yet
- Gracie (200 IQ Mary Sue brunette) story events were so boring I stopped playing

Overall a below average game, that I wouldn't recommend to anyone.
I'm only giving it 3 stars, instead of 2, because the Luna storyline was really good and entertaining.

Oh, and for the coomers: This game has no sex scenes yet.

Liked the game, and checking frequently for updates. Decent story line, totally fell in love with Gracie and Luna, has some interesting future plots, and some sad story aswell to get you more hooked in to the story. I mostly play these games for the story, The "Adult" part of it is just a fanservice in my head like in TV-series like got etc.

Story , interactions and dialogues are very captivating, it's very moving and beautiful, relationship parts easily top-of-the-lines , it's so alluring and intimate that looks like real thing , sometimes interaction is so tense that makes heart palpitate, also comedic elements are pretty funny ,you can't get better.
The warehouse plot defintely one of best scenes that I saw in any game, very smart and well-written, there is of course many more, for example Luna's story which is heavy and dark
I feel like story sometimes can be complicated and hard to follow, probably only complain for me.
Having quest for advancing story is better than just clicking mindlessly, it makes more pleasurable experience.

Very well crafted storyline and characters development. At first I just downloaded the game with the expectation of seeing some hot s** scenes but oh boy, I completely forgot about them. I got hooked on stories of the game and the background story of each character is so good, especially the story behind Luna's past. I have to admit that I almost cried while playing "My name is Luna".

A good story it is very well written with depth, intrigue, and
intelligence, with quite a bit of humor, nice quality images, very attractive models, and gameplay is always welcome. one of the very few games that I would recommend.

The game has fantastic renders and looks interesting at a first glance but turns out to be generic in every way with a wet noodle of a main character and decisions that pretty much go nowhere at all.

The story and characters don't seem to fit the mafia environment that is portrayed, i also think the lack of sex scenes after so much dialogue makes this game a bit off a chore to play.

Version 0.08.03

7.5/10

Firstly, great premise for a story. Good execution too with the free roam and contracts added in, it adds A LOT of extra content, regardless if it's tied to the main story or not. Models look good and whilst the writing isn't top notch. It's funny/cute/interesting enough to make for a good story.

The music fits the theme although I would give it a 6/10. There isn't anything here to bolster emotions that much, some tracks definitely help but vocals are way more powerful.

This game has so much potential but is a slow burner. It's not often I play games that are fun, sometimes boring and make me yearn for more all at the same time. 10+ hours of content for the game and like I said I wanted more (to do with the characters). This isn't a bad thing per say, but you have to tread a careful line in future, adding enough character content to balance main story content whilst weaving those characters into main story content also and have the scenes reflect your relationships, not easy.

Due to how the games started and being a slow burner. It gives me hope that dev is trying to make a long and impactful game. It took hours to get into Luna's backstory and damn that made me tear up. It was really well crafted. And you aren't instantly "with her" after finding our her story. So I think we will really get to know these characters more along the road. MORE LUNA CONTENT!

Conclusion:

If you are just here for the sex scenes, don't bother lads. Too much effort for the return However, if you want to see the start of a well crafted story that will lead to sex scenes (hopefully) with meaning as you build relationships/trust with the LI's then give this a go. Luna's story really touched me and I care about the character's wellbeing a lot. Sure, it's only 1 character so far but it's alot better than most games where you have no emotional attachment whatsoever.

Best of luck!

after playing so many different kind of avn I grown tired of mindless sex and random horny. games like these really buts the different to the genre of VN . not alot sex in the game after many updates but the story holds up super. really good characters. awesome story where there is backstory and slowly revealing itself and you anticipatie what would happend. and god damn,, the luna past. made me fell and cry a few tears. thats what a game to do to me. sometimes fun games are nice and mindless sex but a true game were it plays like more real life or just not mindless jumpo. it really gives a kick to a veteran., ... <3 keep doing what ur doing.. great game so far cant wait for future updates.

The game had interesting screenshots but no interesting content!
No sexy scenes
Boring story and repetitive environment
Boring minigames! Up-down-left-right! I hate games like this! You have to try 10 paths to see a scene
In general, it was not worth the time and I will not even try the next updates
I think this game has received much more attention than it deserves.
Don't waste your time!

Those who haven't played this wonderful game yet don't know the great opportunity they are missing to play one of the best games I've ever seen is the best game of the mafia genre in my humble opinion...

And I'm not exaggerating It has a story rich in details. It's very creative and beautiful around some characters, not to mention that it has a very sad story of Luna and the other family members anyway, I won't give more "spoiler" I don't get tired of playing this tragic part of their story Luna is a special girl i will have some routes that i will follow but she will always be my favorite character in the game who i want to be with at the end.

Easily S tier renpy game.

Good renders, outstanding dialogue, elevates the genre past the usual boring tripe.

Good minigames, good freeroams. Good thematic music.

The characters are extremely unique and memorable, they all have their own personality as opposed to many games I'd forget a week after I've played.

Only complaints or suggestions for improvement would be two areas are somewhat grindy - the rank up and the money accumulation near end, requiring running missions to the point of boredom, but other than that a fantastic game, highly recommended.

5/5

Amazing balance of story, character development and just overall fun. Lots of crazy characters and supporting cast to keep things interesting too. Good action scenes and production values. The only complaint is the open world mission system can be a bit grindy if you need money but it's a very minor complaint and the grind is minimal.

Brilliant characters and amazing story, this game has better written side characters than the main ones in most lewd games.

Thank you very very much, just magnificent work overall on this, hit me like a ball point hammer and in my opinion perfect amount of lewdnes.

First of all, thanks to @whichone for telling me about the review system.

I don't usually write reviews but I felt compelled to do so after playing. I'm gonna get my issue with the game out first, so I can focus on what I loved. My only issue with the game (besides some of the contracts being annoying) is this small part where the writer mocks critiques who expect just porn and (I assume) rated his work poorly. Instead of it being a witty scene, it just felt like the writer responded with "screw you ugly bastard, go die". It was just a small scene, so it's like a small blotch on an otherwise incredible experience, which I will talk about now.

Two things that I think are incredible about this game are the characters, Gracie and Luna. I'll get Gracie out the way first since Luna's gonna take a bit. What I like about Gracie is that besides being a huge troll, the writer does a fantastic job of slowly and tentatively exploring this darkness in her (alongside her learning how to be social). The scene where she tells the protagonist that if he does something again, she'll hurt him, was chilling. Not just because of the amazing facial expression, and the fact that she proved to not be your typical dumb pretty face (spoiler, she's hyper-intelligent), but because the lighting choice gave the illusion that her eyes were an evil shade of red.

Now to my favorite (and I imagine probably most controversial) part of the game, which is Luna's backstory. I won't spoil anything, but I'm not kidding when I say that her backstory is some of the most compelling and melancholic story-telling I've read in all my life. If you've already read it, the scene where Luna is tilting her head from side to side, going, "clip clop clip clop clip clop", over and over, until she just smiles with absolutely nothing behind her eyes, legitimately disturbed me in a way horror games can only dream of doing. Luna's character is incredible and she makes the game worth experiencing by itself. But her backstory... wow 10/10.

I don't know if this game will ever get finished, but it was an overall great experience. It wasn't as "hot" as other games, but the writing was stellar.

Review as of 0.08.0.3
I waited for a while to play this game as it seemed content based and I wanted enough content to truly get into it.

It really is a very different game and I mean that in a good way. It has minimal grind and is truly fun. It is absolutely not for the "wam-bam-thank-you-mam" crowd which is totally fine. While the action is sparse it is beautifully done and well within the context of the game. It is more sexy that is is hardcore, but it is done so well.

The fact that it has multiple aspects of the gameplay and 3 ways to experience the game is wonderful. I personally love the full experience as it adds games within the game.

This game is an experience and story which are excellent. It has want you want in a good story including ups and downs, but also some true parts that can make you feel (especially the Luna story) which gives this game more depth than many books I have read.

Anyway, I am 100% hooked on this game.

Graphics 5/5 - absolutely beautiful aesthetic that fits the story well
Models 5/5 - Wonderful models that fit the characters. The women are beautiful and the men fit their positions.

Characters 5/5 - Main characters have great backstories and it is still in progress, but you can tell that all of them will be interesting.
Story 7/5 - Yeah you read that score. The story is wonderful and has all kinds of levels of depth.

Sex N/A - While it has sexual content and what it has is really awesome, this really is a Adult game where the story comes first. If I rated this for me it would be a 5/5, but I don't feel that will translate to some of our blue-balled members here of f95

Great game, took me abit to get to used to the minigames and sandbox mode but once I've gotten the hang of it I really liked it.

The personalities of the different chars is really something else, got to love Luna, Uncle Wilfred and Joey (the guy they always forget on missions, really laughed with his interactions). Not to forget Gracie, Isabel and the weird bunch of Serpents... Cat on rollerskates is really cool, they are really unique.

Game is a slow burn, lots of teasing, models are beautifully rendered, especially the close up of the faces. At the end of Ep 7 or 8 some lewd scenes are thrown in, those scenes are awesome (nice animations and length).

The maffia story is also very well written and believable, can't w8 to see some more progression in it.
Actually got tears in my eyes when watching "My name is Luna" story unfold, the "long version" really hit me. Still don't know why they released Luna? Because they couldn't break her? Hope to get some more answers in the next episodes.

A game to keep supporting!

A big thumbs up to Hopes Gaming

Greatest mafia game ever played. Game has everything, Sex, violence, Rambo, chuck Norris, more sex. Has some great sandbox feature and great side mini missions that later get sync to the main story. The game is growing into something great, also has very funny and bad ass moments. Oh did I say chuck Norris?

I enjoy this game but the recent updates don't seem to have any focus. We have barely moved into the MCs backstory, The daughters are the only characters with any real development recently. The scenes are fine but again there is surprisingly little content for a game that has been in development for so long. Hope the next updates come quicker and offer more story.

I can say that there are beautiful graphics here (it is) and a lot more, but аll you need to know: this is a game where you don't want to press ctrl. Beautiful story and characters! One of the best game.

Game has an interesting hook but is sadly plagued by a lazy dev which likes to focus more on his boring minigame than actual content. Story felt a lot worse after last updates. Might be worth playing if you're curious but dont even expect any good closure IMO