VN - Ren'Py - The East Block [v0.6.3] [Bobbyboy Productions]

Very Good Game
The MC/FMC relationship, the slow burn, the tension, the love, the teasing, the dialogue, the writing, the story, the other characters, the personalities, the game world, and just everything in this game is implemented brilliantly
And honestly, I didn't expect this at the beginning. I initially felt like I was dealing with a simple game, but I was completely wrong
This game is a 3D version of X, The love, trust, and relationship between the MC and FMC in both games are 100/100. They're always aware of each other, they're not indifferent, and both personalities are fantastic. and we're not dealing with a weak, pathetic, and insecure MC here
As a poet once said: I want her pussy destroyed, not her life
Thank you for creating this amazing game

Nasty and off-putting with its rehashed NTR tropes of blackmail-y subplots, showing off to bums, ugly bastards as well as the more typical regular AVN moments such as random side-hoes instantly throwing themselves on you, glory holes and patronizing NTR trigger warnings throughout the entire game like it's a 90s show on Netflix.

As the writer struggles with putting together a properly paced narrative and corruption progression, he forces in CONSTANT dream sequences to imitate the game having more content than it really does. In the meantime, actual existing characters and situations get way too little attention as the males approaching the wife get creepier, the wife dumber and their encounters faster-paced and consequence-free.

Like with many other games of the sort, you have way too much control as instead of developing a progression system that would push the girlfriend towards certain actions the game turns into the usual binary "PRESS X TO CUCK" as you get to once in a while make a fascinating choice between witnessing content and witnessing nothing.

Overall, the bare bones basics of an AVN are there which I guess is already more than can be said about so many NTR games but I struggle to point out anything that it does well.

One of the best netoraSe games I've played sofar. Kath is gorgeous! If you like this kind of game, just play it. But I was still hoping for a happy ending. Don't break Luke and Kath, whatever they've done.

Superb game, quickly additive, can't wait to play more.
As many said before, the slow paced corruption on a gentle caring girlfriend, the love and shared affection, the contrast between a pure soul and many nasty characters that get to mingle, it's very arousing

Good NTR game, Kathryn is really hot, plot has issues but is engaging and I spent a few hours playing through the six chapters so far. .

- Game changer: The choices affect your Destiny.
- Plot: Really good, NTR or not this Visual Novel works well when you change dialogs. (Not recomendable for someone to dislike NTR, anyway is avoidable... pretty nice)
- Environment: Casual, A to C (a realistic lore in zones)
- Relationships: ... I will say you'll had many characters, lovers
- Talking Simulator: It deppends xD, maybe the girlfriend asks too much.
- Finished Game?: To be Continued... (For until now)

An amazing 5 star rated game in my opinion. Some PRO and CONS are:
1) The girls looks super hot when her hair down and looks super uggo in pony tail, but the good thing is most of the times she has her hair down.
2) The story is pretty good but also she gets into kinky stuff a little too soon without much build up, but still she takes a very long time to get fucked. Again, not a big problem.
3) There is only one NTR route where the BF is a cuck, there seems to be cheating path which is still in early phase but that still needs to be seen how it works out.

Overall a perfect NTR game. I'd give it a 5/5 and I'll support the DEV in case I get rich someday.

With a constant stream of AVNs dropping every day, it's unusual to play one that grabs me and keeps me coming back. "The East Block" is one of those rare gifts that not only serves as hot porn, but also delivers a fun, engaging story. The core plot is pretty far fetched, but the writing and characters sell it. As crazy as it is, the story has me hooked.

The visuals aren't top tier, but certainly above average and they do what they need to. The characters are attractive and the scenarios--despite being mostly standard porn tropes--are highly erotic. In short, if you like sharing and cheating themed AVNs at all, "The East Block" is an excellent one.

Great game, story and everything about the NTR genre. I would like to see some more facial expressions (ahegao, slight wincing/pain) and maybe some "getting used to" from kathryn for taking the bigger ones. and i can't WAIT for the rest of this amazing story!! amazing everything so far

+ Enjoyable side stories
+ Attractive and interesting side female characters
+ Plenty of male perverts waiting to take advantage of our dear Kath
+ Simulated semen on characters (fluid sim), cum is of extreme importance!
+ Unlike most NTR games I've played, the male character is allowed to cheat with beautiful female side characters.

- Ugly/old/hairy bastards here and there
- Sometime believability goes out the window, characters become corrupted a bit too quickly
- Animations are about 3 frames looped, I'd go as far as to say they're a detriment not a bonus. Nevertheless it's not a big enough deal for me to deduct a point.

Graphics: 4/5
Just didn't like the look of the model when she goes for a run in EP 1, It was really really bad, it looked like she was someone else.

Story: 3/5
There is no actual build up. During the first couple of minutes of the game the intentions are clear, which is not actually bad but still some build up and slow corruption would've been better and for some path where she gets harassed by low life bastards is not my cup of tea. Some paths are actually very nice where she gets to model and then gets manipulated by the characters to go above and beyond.

Scene: 3/5
The animation is not that good but it's not bad either.

Overall a good game and 5/5 for dev's effort. Looking forward to upcoming episodes.

TL;DR = a young couple moves into a town full of perverts and they discover their sexuality.

Story: 5/5
Pros:
+ There is this young couple and they move into a town full of perverts. Their love is sweet, but the city is full of temptation. People will try really hard to corrupt them.
+ As the story background you will encounter: corrupt politicians, unethical conduct of businessman, drugging, work place harrasment, etc. There is a lot shady stuff in this game.
+ Another nice thing is the fact, that not only the main girl succumbs to corruption, even the main male succumbs to hot girls around him.
+ I also like that you often have a choice whether main characters succumb or if they succesfully resist.
Cons:
- The story can be a bit cliché at times.

Art: 5/5
Pros:
+ Renders are good.
+ Main heroine is sexy. In fact, all the girls in the game are sexy.
+ Sex scenes are hot.
+ Game has animations. They are pretty good.

Gameplay: 4/5
Pros:
+ This is typical VN with choices.
+ Choices have an impact on the gameplay. Characters become more depraved and you can see more scenes. You can also avoid scenes you dont like.
+ English is decent.
+ Game has soundtrack. Some background music and sounds during sex. Nothing extraordinary, but it gives the game some nice ambience.
Cons:
- Sadly the choices only come down to 2 different outcomes: either you see all depravity or you dont see it. 2nd option is kinda boring.

To sum it up:
One of the best erotic games I have played. I will definitely recommend this.

One of the top ten ero games I've played, and we are not even halfway in the game development (0.6).
The dialogue between the couple is loving and caring, which makes us care for the Li (Kathryn). Kat. expresses her excitement and pleasure which she derives from fulfilling her boyfriends sharing fantasies. Basically making her boyfriend happy and horny makes her happy and horny. Which is a universal recipe for success in any romantic relationship. The game also presents us with erotic teasing and cliffhangers.
The game has flaws, mainly due to the lack of choice regarding certain events, but nothing so serious that it can't be overlooked at this point.
One thing that could possibly derail things in the future is the introduction of a mysterious chemical compound that people are unknowingly being affected by (sexually). We know very little about how this chemical affects the main characters yet. Hopefully the player will have the choice to retain the free will of the characters.
Having revealed some of the sexual past of Kat. may also ruffle some feathers.
Other than that i see smooth sailing and a great future for this game and it's developer.

The description says "Your decisions will shape the story," but I haven't seen much evidence of that after several updates and a year of development. As of version 0.6, I have encountered one instance where a choice was grayed out because I made made only hotwife choices. If I avoided all hotwife choices, there was one short exchange where the MC yelled at an interloper instead of having the option for them to join the action. Neither scene had a long-term impact on the story.

The actions the player can take also boil down to two choices, which we can paraphrase as "do the hotwife stuff" or "skip that and therefore play a much shorter game." There's a lot of hotwife content because the girlfriend puts up only token resistance. So the option of fidelity mentioned in the game's description doesn't seem to be a serious one. It offers no benefits that I can see. It basically means that you'll experience less of the game.

The girlfriend is also conveniently down to experiment as the story begins. There are no real boundaries to overcome, no sexual awakening to discover, no corruption to attempt. The MC himself never really examines why he feels the way he does. He just gives her a series of thirsty suggestions that his girlfriend will rarely question for more than a minute. She just seems to exist as a tool to explore a fantasy, rather than having a sexual identity of her own that anyone needs to contend with.

Last but not least, the sex scenes were impacted by stiff animations, basic angles, and a general lack of heat. I don't rag on people too much about animations, because they're actually a major pain in the ass to do even halfway decently in Daz 3D (where all these scene renders are usually assembled). But it's something to be aware of if you've been spoiled by something like Being a DIK or Desert Stalker.

This is a better AVN than most of them out there. Main reasons are; interesting story, good humor - will have you chucking to yourself quite a few times - better than average plot lines and pursuable, attractive characters. All of this incentivizes the player to read through it all and engage with the game. Lewd scenes are tasteful and just often enough to not turn this game into a pure porn game. The quality of renders and animations are, again, better than most of the AVN’s out there. The developers have been keeping an acceptable pace of delivering updates and they seem to have it together regarding the whole story where things are falling into their places nicely. This game also gives me the feeling that the developers do not take this game too seriously in a good way, therefore keeping it enjoyable and interesting. I highly recommend it and think this game needs the support of the players.

Started out strong, devolved into choicless trash.
One tragic downfall.
The following contains mild spoilers.

Graphics are good, the animations are ok as well.

The sound is fitting, although the male moaning is on the sound slider instead of the voice slider, so I can't say anything about those (turned them off immediately).

The main characters in the game, Luke and Kathleen, are both interesting characters.
Kathleen is the hotwife and fits both in terms of personality and appearance. From the beginning of the game she seems to be an easy-going but rather traditional woman in terms of sex.
Luke is her loving partner and the main source of kinks in the relationship. As the player we make choices for both of them, the focus is clearly on Lukes perspective.

The story starts with some major decisions regarding the NTR/NTS kinks Luke has. The more you decide to encourage Kathleen to be naughty, the more she reacts to situations in a adventurous way on her own.
So far the scenes are completely avoidable and are guided by the players decision. There is an early scene where she kisses someone without player input, which should've been a warning sign, but overall it was forgiveable.

The plot takes multiple dark turns and more and more kinks start to be forced onto the player. Decisions lose any impact, Kathleen starts to strip and pose before people even on the pure non-NTR route, after the player explicitly decided against that.
From here on out you're forced to let Kathleen pose in front of the camera and the disgusting men that she already kissed in the park (the warning sign mentioned above), again naked against the player's choice. The story gets even darker now (rape warning) and I decided to stop here and try the NTR variations.

Going through the NTR route was even worse (I don't call it NTS at this point anymore because it is against player choices).
While you again have plenty of choices in the beginning of the game, the further you progress the less control you have. It climaxes in a flashback scene where you're aroused by your "friend" starting to rape Kathleen (it didn't happen as far as we know). Again I stopped and deleted this game immediately.

I have no clue why it went downhill like that. The beginning of the game, that I mentioned over and over, promised so much control and choices, to pair Kathleen with characters you like, make her do kinks you enjoy. Then it starts to take these choices away and even taunts you several times with choices that it then ignores.

There is a lot to repair and since the dev didn't acknowledge any problems in the past, I doubt this will be playable anytime soon. It is a shame.

[Review of version 0.5]
The East Block is the "classic" tale of corruption, where two souls very much in love find themselves in a new environment filled with temptations on all sides - will you let the happy couple fall to their lustful urges or help keep them together through thick & thin?
Positives:

• Renders: Great quality renders (4/5), not the best you've ever probably seen. However, this fact does not hinder the experience, as the models are beautiful to look at, and more importantly - allow frequent updates.
• Story: This tale of corruption is on the slower side, but plenty of action is available before Kathryn takes the final plunge and actually has sex with someone else. The dev promises actual consequences for the actions you've chosen during the game (Luke's and Kathryn's), some of which includes true NTR and pregnancy. Other than that, dialogue is decent (not the best, again), and there are very few grammatical errors. Your eyes won't be bleeding in agony while enjoying this game, so feel free to take the time to read properly.
• Kinky: the game contains (or will contain) fetishes like Netorare, Netorase, Sharing, Corruption, Pregnancy, Cuckolding - all depending on your choices.

Negatives:

• No animations. Instead, they are pseudo-replaced with quickly alternating still frames, which are decent, but clearly not the same thing. If the absence of these allows the developer to maintain their 2-month update schedule, I am all for it.
• Kathryn (the female MC) started out as relatively naive girl, but recent updates have revealed that she has a very raunchy past as a college student, before meeting Luke. Normally this wouldn't be a big issue, as noone expected her to be a nun, but her naivety at the start of this game loses all meaning when her naughty past has been described (by the dev himself) as "very wild". Dev claims she left that life behind when she met the male MC, Luke, but we all know that the corruption aspect only really works on the innocent - not born-again virgins. A disappointment to be sure. There is even a prequel game planned that will showcase Kathryn's wild younger years, not sure why that would ever be worth of production, as it doesn't look like it will offer anything that games like Anna's Exciting Affection or Jennifer's Life don't already do - unless you are really that into Kathryn's model.

Overall, The East Block attempts and succeeds at telling a captivating corruption of a young couple, with - according to me - major hiccups. I give it a 4-star review regardless, because you can just ignore the planned prequel and ingame options that go contrary to the established narrative.

It's the best ntr game I've played! (And I've played a lottt)
The pace is really perfect, not too fast and not too slow.
Characters look beautiful.
Situations and scenes are super hot!
I definitely recommend this game to all ntr lovers!
Keep up ur excellent work, thank u <3

This is a great NTR/NTS game it has a good number of choices, and the characters feel like they could be real people.

The writing especially is phenomenal, and the pacing is really good.
I highly recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of NTS and NTR.