VN - Ren'Py - The Fiery Scion [Update 21c] [Vander]

This game is so damn good it's honestly ridiculous, it subverts cliche's and common tropes, the MC is a chad without being a douche, nice without being a pussy, the girls are plentiful but their stories are well thought out and detailed and their individual romance arcs are satisfying. The main story is very interesting and something i spend a lot of time thinking about after every update. Definitely give it a try, it's so much better than your average fantasy harem game.

A well thought out, comprehensive and intricate fantasy story world backed by a huge cast of characters that far exceeds typical AVNs. The frequency and mass of each update is also right at the forefront of the industry, so this already enormous game is still rapidly expanding even as I write.

Finished Part 1 and we are talking about ~10 hours of gameplay with normal reading speeds, so one can imagine the finished product would easily stretch beyond 20 hours.

Story
MC is a recently graduated battle mage under the tutelage and service of the Lord of Wildale. In this fantasy world, the number of females far exceeds males due to a curse and it is a norm for guys to bed multiple women and have a harem of wives and concubines. MC forms an adventure party with other females that takes up various assignments around town.

The main plot is not that apparent at the start, though it comes along nicely as you progress. Naturally with such a setting, expect MC to collect lots of gals for his harem and fuck his way out of many situations.

What is rather unique for Fiery Scion is it avoids the cardinal sin of information downloading during story world building. Instead snippets of information of this world - its geography, politics, culture, magic and economy are slowly introduced to the player during MC’s adventures.

Players are nicely eased into a believable fantasy world without information overload and the fact that we are able to interact with so many characters through MC does create immersion at a level seldom seen in other AVNs.

Game Mechanics
There are no choices in the first few hours of the game after which there are occasionally rare choices that seem to be along the lines of choosing a light or dark path. From what I can tell, it varies dialogue at some later stage, but otherwise the main flow is decidedly linear.

Background / Character Renders
In terms of quantity and customization the backgrounds are certainly top tier, however some of them are rather unrefined with rough edges, lack of detail and inaccurate size proportions especially from certain perspectives. I guess it’s an inevitable trade off for the rapid pace of updates and development.

A shout out to the developer who does not hesitate to expend character models - there are many many minor characters in Fiery Scion and all of them regardless of gender and importance have their own models. There are no shortcuts like colored silhouettes, blur unfocused background people or third party narration without a formal appearance in this game.

Unfortunately a major drawback of having players witness so many character models is the LIs become indistinguishable - other than Karla, Monica, Erika and Arwen, most of the time I had difficulty telling who is who.

Character Development
MC’s character development is fine, we do get a feel of his thoughts, dilemmas, love for his family and frustrations throughout the adventures.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the LIs - MC has sex with so many girls on a fuck and go basis skipping character or relationship development. I understand it is expected in a harem AVN that LIs are predisposed to the MC, but the cock worshiping in this game is simply too much. Most of the LIs come across as brainless zealots who will do anything to have sex with MC and by the time the 20th girl does that you simply don’t care.

So far only Karla, Arwen and Monica and potentially Erika in the future behave like husband and wife in a “normal” relationship and can have a proper conversation without going all gaga over MC’s cock. It’s a shame to have such a well built up universe let down by a myriad of 2 dimensional love interests.

Sex Scenes
There is certainly no lack of quantity in Fiery Scion, but it would have been better to focus on customizing each scene for a smaller number of LIs and make them memorable rather than the current strategy of doing an avalanche of scenes using the same stock renders and animations with different girls and background.

The same set of pussy eating, cowgirl, missionary and doggy animations repeat in many scenes with only minor differences in background and models. In fact I struggled to remember who is who and who/when/how MC had sex with previously.

BGM and Sound Effects
BGMs are ok abut limited, the game could do with a larger repertoire of tracks in the playlist. After all Fiery Scion is a hefty game and should be matched with a befitting variety of tracks.

Conclusion
I like the lore - it is well crafted and believable and players learn something new about the world as they play along even in the later stages. The number of characters that MC interacts with is very impressive and coupled with the rapid updates make the current size and potential of this game beyond expectations.

This would have been a platinum benchmark for AVN if not for the lack of character depth with most LIs and the repetitive sex scenes which lack variation. Overall I consider this a slightly flawed but overall impressive 4.5 stars game.

Amazing game with amazing characters, I know is not the best looking game here by any means but the ability it's has to keep you wanting to know more and the charm of the gals especially the more important ones is enough to keep you non stop playing, not gonna lie I wasn't expecting much but it ended up being one of my favorite avn out there, very recommended without a doubt

+ excellent story with great world building that makes the big harem MC has natural; one of those rare stories where you never feel the need to CTR forward

+ massive amount of content, hard to believe that this is less than 2 years old, one of the hardest working devs for sure

+ varied women for everyone's taste

+ a cast of very likable and interesting characters, one not only reduced to teh MC and his LI

- as it is with harem games, it's hard to give every LI the attention they deserve

Easy 5 stars!

Renders are quite dated and sex scenes are mid at best. There are many games that are better in quality of renders and sex scenes. If you're looking for a quick relief, be aware.

If you're looking for an interesting story and some steamy scenes, this game is one of the better ones on this site. I never felt like CTRL'ing through it. There is always something intriguing happening in the main story and after one point of plot ends, another starts. The story flows naturally and is easy to follow.

MC is no bullshit guy, which is refreshing. Can't say much without spoiling. Though his model is pretty bad in the first season, it's somewhat fixed in the second season (haircut). Girls fall for you pretty easily, and I usually dislike that, but for this game there's an actual reason in the plot itself.

There are a lot of LI's with various body types, so everyone can find something interesting/attractive. Since this is a harem game, You can romance everyone and be sure there will be no drama later on.

Overall this is a great game. If you don't care about graphics much, I would recommend trying this one out.

I enjoy the story, the animations may be a little on the weak side but the story makes up for it. The Dev is also very active in their discord and gives frequent updates. The girls are unique but I have fears that some might get forgot with the vast amount of them though. The in universe explanation of why there are so many ties into the lore.

One of the best things is that the main character isn't super OP. He is stronger than most people but there are still threats and he doesn't just one man army all his enemies. Everyone gets a little time to shine.

Giving this a 5 stars for its incredibly worldbuilding and engaging story. The graphics, especially the lighting are kind of weak but show some signs of getting better as the story progresses. The render count is pretty high with scenes location changing frequently enough that it feels like things are happening. The writing is really good in that it feels like the dev trusts the reader to pick up on context clues for learning about the world rather than some shitty isekai exposition dump. Also a reasonable amount of humor that generally works pretty well.

The weakest aspect of the writing is the characters. Most of the characters are good guys and there's very little character drama or conflict aside from a few specific antagonist characters. I'm not into part 2 yet, the MC has like, a dozen women in his harem, and there's very little in the way of personality conflicts or jealousy. Everyone sort of gets a long and loves each other and so most of the interesting writing comes from external threats. At times it feels very boring and there's like, half a dozen maids that just sort of blend together without much to distinguish them. Compare this to say Dungeon Days with a much smaller main cast and every character is filled to the brim with pathos and what feels like high-stakes interpersonal drama.

Game has a heavy emphasis on fantasy worldbuilding, polygamy, and court intrigue, impregnation and exhibitionism. This game probably has the most competent worldbuilding of any fantasy game in the genre and also does the most to justify the otherwise common AVN trope of all the men being dead and the MC having a harem.

Also the magic system and action scenes are generally pretty cool. Combat scenes feel fast and brutal, with high lethality.

Per version : Update 19D

Story:
The story is really nice, I enjoy reading it and enjoy getting lost in the world of this VN. From the first Part 1 to the second part update 19d, the fighting, the characters you meet etc. For the beginning of the game it was heavy with sex scenes but is expected from an AVN. At first, it feels like you meet so many Li's right away, but the story does introduce them more and give them more of a background / personality as the story goes on. I will give it a 9.5/10.

Graphics:
I will say the graphics are pleasant, no blur or lack of render. Sure, I will agree they are not realistic to the games I normally like with Daz, but nonetheless they are stunning. The Li's are lovely (or most of them) I will not give negative points for the graphic choice they used. I will be negative about some of the characters, though. I will give it an 8.5/10.

Control / Choices:
I understand that this is the Dev's game, and they have the rights to allow as little or as many choices as they please, but IMO I feel like this game would benefit for adding more choices (1: on allow who you want to be allowed into your harem ( ) but I feel that it is lacking in that regard) (2: Also some choices on who to save or who to kill, there are some good spots to save people even the bad ones, but at times in the first part you kill without question, or you help (even though you should) without a choice which I feel like some want to feel powerful and maybe be evil? Or how you react to certain situations. Like I said, this is the Dev's game after all, and I love where they are going with it. Just some things I think would benefit it more would be more choices in areas. 7.5/10 or an 8/10

Overall:
Very long story, at least a good day or two of play through, and I played for a good 8 hours yesterday since I couldn't quit. If you enjoy action, some drama, love making, breeding, and magic users / medieval times, this is the game for you. Easily an 8.5/10

As of Update 19d:

Surprisingly good and fun game with engaging story and interesting characters. A bit slow-moving at the start and kinda suffers from too much porn at times (I personally got bored by "vanilla sex scene 400") but the more you play, the more you get engaged with the story, the characters and an pretty interesting spin on the "bog standard fantasy world 3000".

I recommend the game wholeheartedly - it has it's flaws and drawbacks, but it's fun, interesting and after a point you are there for the story and characters.

What would I change? Less random vanilla sex scenes, more kinks, a bigger focus on the story itself. A gallery.

The strongest part of The Fiery Scion is the story and worldbuilding.

Vander is a talented writer who has created a truly interesting world with fascinating characters, and put the two together into a great story.

At the same time, he doesn't forget that TFS is supposed to be an AVN, and he naturally balances lots of story with lots of sex.

In a sea of generic AVNs that feel like Patreon-bait, Fiery Scion is one of the unique gems.

The weakest part of TFS is the visuals.

That said, I think this is because Vander focuses on moving the story forward over pretty graphics, which I would say is the right decision for this game.

The graphics are good enough, and Fiery Scion has a lot more content than most AVNs its age.

If you're a fan of medieval fantasy worlds and harem AVNs, definitely give The Fiery Scion a try.

P.S Vander more milfs pls thx

Reviewed at Update 19d.

Really good story, very fun with very sexy women. One of my favourite ongoing games on here at the moment. The ending of this update in particular had me go "awww" in disappointment of it being the end of the update! Lol

This is a really great game. The story is interesting and the model is beautiful.

Graphics:
The model is beautiful and the environment is also good. For me, 8/10.

Animation:
The animation is good too, for me 9/10.

Story :
It's interesting. I love being pregnant and having sex with a pregnant woman; it's very hot. For me, 10/10

Character:
The characters are beautiful and have very interesting personalities. For me, 9/10.

Overall, 9.5/10 for me.

Fiery Scion is a fun game to play, in my opinion. I really recommend it. Lastly, I really like milf women, but unfortunately, there aren't any sex scenes.

Great game! Loving it so far. I almost played it nonstop. Am excited to what happens next, also really hope this game gets much longer. It is pretty long but with games like this that I actually enjoy I just want them to go on forever lmao.

Overall, its a decent game, not very memorable but good enough.

- The plot is solid, and the story world is pretty well built. The developer made a good choice not doing info dumps to try and build the story world and instead just getting on with it

- Right now its not polished. There are frequent spelling mistakes, wrong character identifiers and other related issues throughout the VN. Language choice is also not great, but its not quite Engrish at least.

- The MC was hideous for the majority of the VN until relatively recently with the haircut fix

- Zero character development. There are dozens of LI, and every update adds several more. LI are practically only around for sex scenes.

- Most LI are forced, there is seldom an option to be able to reject a character and there are very few choices in general. In the whole VN there are maybe half a dozen choices

- Far to much sex relative to story, the character models are pretty generic and the animations are alright so the sex scenes are not enough to carry the VN

- As a plus, there is a ton of content. Even though this has only been out for 1.5 years it has as much content as most games that have been in development for 2-3x as long

I played through update 16b in a few late evening sessions, and found it hard to stop when bedtime came.

Few authors of this genre go to the trouble of creating a setting that would justify a harem’s existence: it is just taken for granted that the MC has a magic dick, or some such. That is not the case with The Fiery Scion; here the dev has created a rich fantasy world in which establishing a harem is the logical outcome for the MC.

Another thing that I appreciated is that the dev didn’t inject ‘current year’ sensibility into every scene; as many authors do. Imagine the MC casually acquiring a slave girl without having an emotional breakdown, launching into a lecture about ‘slavery bad,’ or vowing to devote their life to emancipation. I found it very refreshing.

This is mainly a kinetic novel; there are few choices for the player to make. I would have appreciated more say on which girls to bring into the harem; especially when it became apparent how large it would become. It is really growing out of control, with the MC spending as much time breaking in new acquisitions as he does keeping his existing stock satisfied. All of this sex leaves little time for story progression, unfortunately.

The biggest negative for me is the look of the game. Some devs do amazing things with HS graphics, but Vander has a long ways to go. His scene lighting, especially, seems poorly done; though I think it improves as the game progresses. He is obviously learning on the job. One thing that comes easy with HS is generating hot women, and there is an abundance of those.

I am glad that I discovered this game, and look forward to future updates.

Vanila Harem Story with good quality.

There is a cursed that make most people to be born as female but you are the main caracter and you are a male and your father was something very powerful (creature). So after you finish becoming a wizzard you start your harem while being a hero.

Just giving a quick review here:
-MC isn't brainless like in most AVNs which is very much appreciated
-Story flows well and is logical
-graphics are a bit dated but plot makes up for it

Highly recommended to give it a go

Review of v0.15d

This game is just great. The visuals are a little outdated, sure, but the girls are still hot. I love the impregnation fetish combined with the wholesome harem and frankly I don't think any AVN does it better. The story is great, the worldbuilding is great, and I love how D&D elements are incorporated but Vander puts a nice spin on them.

There are undoubtedly too many girls, but Vander is doing an admirable job of juggling them. The sex scenes are hot but weren't long enough to satisfy me. The mc has an ugly face but I didn't really mind. Some of the children are obviously just scaled down adult models, which was pretty funny. And as with most AVNs, the game improves substantially past the opening.

If you're into impregnation and harems this is a must play. If not, it's still worth a try.

Version Played: 15d
Time Played: Around 6 hours, completed All content
Gallery Mode: No

I don't like harem games. A lot of it is the self-insert aspect that is usually eye-rolling since it's taken to an absurd degree, and I would be remiss to not admit that sharing is a massive turn on for me and the voyeuristic aspect of these games increases the hotness factor as well. Thus, a vanilla harem game that can truly hook me is a rare beast indeed. And that is precisely what we we have here. I love the setting, I love the characters, I don't find the protagonist to be a a bland yet still massively OP stand-in (though the latter half of that statement is true) and I look forward to both the sex scenes AND story scenes.

Positives:
+ Tons and tons of girls with more on the way. The dev also makes sure to make sure each girl gets multiple scenes (some more that others, of course)
+ Fantastic story and characterizations while never forgetting it's still adult entertainment
+ Bush!

Neutral
= An older version of Honey Select means some rough looking graphics (that said, I LOVE the ladies you can make with HS, so there's honestly problem there for me)

Negatives:
- Sometimes long time between boning and story
- No gallery mode

Overall, if you dig harem games, medieval settings and a bevy of hot chicks to ogle and slam all with an engaging story and characters to follow, you are in for a treat.

Note to devs: Outstanding work here. I love just about every thing you've got going here and I cannot wait to see more. While I know sharing is probably out of the question, if we could get the occasional bath scene like we did with Asambe that would be rad.

This game is a 5-star game simply for the amount of content, the setting, and honestly, the most feasible harem setting I've seen in a game on this site, and it kind of inverts real life in terms of how attention is given and received between the sexes, plus I enjoy the fantasy setting and most of the girls are total dimes and I like the vast array of girls you add to your harem.

That said, there aren't really a lot of choices in this VN, I would have hoped to have more say in who I add to my harem, and because there are so many girls, I feel like the ones I want to spend the most time with aren't given enough chance to shine. Obviously, there are more hits than misses on the girls I would like to join my harem, but I feel like there were definitely a few I wouldn't really want and that's okay. Sometimes you have choices, sometimes you don't. All in all, it's a solid game and I can't rate it below five stars because of how much effort the Dev puts into it, I enjoy the setting immensely, I just wish I had more choice in the grand scheme of things, but I understand that that is a ton of work!