Ren'Py - The Headmaster [v0.16.4.3] [Altos and Herdone]

Discussion Reviews (275)
  1. Ackerlight
    5.00 star(s)

    Ackerlight

    I just finished my first play through of this game. (v0.8.2.1) Though I have to say that the main plot and story line devices borrow VERY heavily off of a certain other game in the genre, the authors have managed to rewrap it lovingly in a new way and perspective that works and becomes something that stands on its own.

    Overall gameplay is not TOO grindy, though I felt that towards the end of this update that you were grinding days just to try and get certain events to fire because there was no further content to explore and were just chasing one certain girl's storyline. Since it is more or less a sandbox though, that can be sort of expected.

    Render wise, not sure what to say. I am just constantly amazed that authors are able to create visual novels out of the Honey Select Neo Studio engine. I know some people don't like the render style, but they work for me and carry the story along well. The characters don't seem generic and seem to have been fairly well crafted and customized. From personal experience I know it is hard as hell to get a decent looking male character out of that engine, so I am overall impressed at how well they turned out.

    The only feedback I would really give to the authors are that some of the game action boxes (like in the water gun fight mini-game) could be a little larger or maybe not moved to the edge of the screen. If you are using a large monitor for example, it would have been nice to have them grouped closer together in a menu or something instead of having to look from one edge of the screen to another to find the target actions. There was at least once I had to do a rollback because I simply didn't notice - "oh, they put a dodge way over there" sort of thing on the screen. There were a few times too where some actions might not have been noticed or become aware to the player simply because there are no obvious call outs (eg: target-able items on screen look like any other object, so could be overlooked. For instance the bookshelf and wall safe in the Headmaster's office you only notice if you mouse over the entire screen looking for things you may be able to click on and may miss if you don't spend time running your mouse all over the screen).

    Overall though, it is a decent game. I look forward to playing more updates as they are released.
  2. B
    5.00 star(s)

    BullseyeHit

    This is one of my favorite games on the site. There are plenty of girls which you can pursue with a great progression line for each of them. The teacher student trope is a great one, and this game brings it to life.
  3. WhyBotherYouAsk
    4.00 star(s)

    WhyBotherYouAsk

    Good game.
    Excellent story pacing.
    I don't care much for Honey Select, but this is an example of how it can be done right! There are only 2 or 3 other HS devs that I like, now it's one more.

    Only 4 instead of 5 stars, because the setting is super ridiculous. A society thatembraces slavery of young adults?! Hrmpf. I hope the dev/author will make another game in the future that has a more realistic setting, because the writing style is reallynice!
    Likes: t727
  4. FunkYou2
    5.00 star(s)

    FunkYou2

    Nice work so far, please more =)
    I am not enjoying S&M usually so this is an unexpected find for me. If the mind "control" or "brainwash" is done well it can be quite entertaining and somewhat beliavable but this is very hard imo. This game does it well enough.
  5. D
    5.00 star(s)

    DiggyDoggo

    Wow... Just... Wow... I can't freaking wait to see how well and thorough this game ends up playing out, amazing job! One of my top favorites for sure. I love the point system, the gradual escalation of events, the pervertedness! I love 'hot/pervert-teacher-rules-them-all' games, and this is a very clear explanation as to why!
  6. trylater
    5.00 star(s)

    trylater

    It's a realy good game with a lot of fun while playing it.

    Good animations and graphic. No question, seen better but here it would be nice but no need for. Works very well just like it is.

    Good and even functional menu for stats and tasks. No walkthough needet, you get all informations you need.

    Grinding is part of the game, but in a very good way. Not too easy, no messy grind - thats very well done.

    And the story? Funny, sexy with lots of believable characters you have to discipline most of the time.

    This is a game where i don't miss anything.
  7. T
    5.00 star(s)

    TCmist

    I really like how the protagonist isn't overly perverted like it's very often the case in other Ren'Py games.
    I think graphics could be improved, although its cool that the game works on weaker computers too. Overall it's a great game. I'm looking forward to new updates!
  8. C
    4.00 star(s)

    czenris

    Good:
    - Very unique and different from others with punishment system aswell as MC perspective. Not your usual MC. Has his justifications and thoughts for his actions.
    - Slow burn of finding out the world and characters and there is a clear character progression. Not just straight jump on dick.
    -Very psychological rather than visual.


    Cons:
    -Abit clunky
    -Poor graphics.
    - Poorly designed girls.
    -Much more can be done even with honey select engine.

    But of course, the gameplay and story can make up for bad graphics. Definitely not asking too much from honey select mods but there is plenty of room for improvement.
  9. Shadow2007
    5.00 star(s)

    Shadow2007

    Wonderful game, will great graphics and animation. The story line is one of the best I've come across looking forward to how the story line will continue from here on out. Love the fact that there is twin REDHEADs in this hope they will be in it more!!!
  10. fadeadhorse
    5.00 star(s)

    fadeadhorse

    Really good game. The story is funny and interesting, sex scenes are hot. Some things can get a bit buggy but nothing too bad. Can wait for new updates of the game, there is so much that could be added on.
  11. J
    5.00 star(s)

    jldhx

    This is a web page turner. Good story and plenty of action to keep one hooked. I love the creativity and art. I can't wait to see what updates Altos and Herdone are cooking up. I will support them where it counts with donation.
  12. liqingyu
    5.00 star(s)

    liqingyu

    Pros:
    - lots of characters
    - a nice progression system for the main "romance" characters
    - also a sense of school-wise progression
    - great art
    Cons:
    - a bit grindy
    - easy to mess up the start if not careful
    You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
    , but once you're past this part and built you stock of stats, no real challenge except making the right choices
  13. Xantoser
    5.00 star(s)

    Xantoser

    This game is great. If several months ago, when I discovered this site, someone had told me that I would become Patreon of one of these porno games, I would have laugh at them.
    This game is truly a gem, which changes my opinion about paying for content of this type. What does it have that other games don't?

    + Very slow pacing. Yes, I know, to many people this is a flaw, especially for these who expect sex in first 10 minutes of game, but for me slow pacing adds a believability to story progression and when you get to a certain point, you feel much more satisfied.
    This problem is not restricted to the games from this site. In almost all games you have to be a hero, capable of defeating an army almost from a start, or else majority of today's players would say a game is dull. There is very few games like Gothic where for a very long time a simple wolf can kick your ass.

    + Believable characters reactions within borders of some unbelievable assumptions (like existence of this kind of school)
    + Dialogs
    + Plot
    + Humor
    + Lack of the usual disadvantage of this type of games, in which you can learn that 90% women have ZZZ cup and want almost immediately have sex with you.
    + Lack of incest (I don't understand why it is so popular)
    + And of course spanking, if you have fetish for that (but this is requirement to play this game).
  14. Memorin
    4.00 star(s)

    Memorin

    One of the games where the realism - or more accurately, the possibility that the methods preached by the MC it can actually be implemented with real results in real life - actually made the game so much more interesting that it should've been. There are some segments that in other games I would've skipped, but here I carefully examined them because I sincerely want to understand the mad but logical methods the MC employed to train his students. It also helps that he's both incredibly charismatic and confident in himself, a trait that every person would like to pretend they have and thus wouldn't mind their MC to have at all.

    I give it a 4 star because I ran into a bug that was probably a year old, which seriously annoyed me. It the one where you're tasked to discover Amy's pleasure/humiliation/pain source, and the one where you're supposed to conduct a web search to find the porn magazine she mentioned just wouldn't trigger for me. As a result I was locked out of one of the most promising characters in the game unless I redo the game exactly the dev wanted so that the bug won't repeat itself, or unlock the gallery scenes to watch it, which completely misses the point of playing the game. And even then my save file is useless because it's bugged and, assuming this game reaches completion, I'll almost certainly be locked out of a true/harem ending or something. This is A YEAR OLD, it should've been fixed a long time ago.

    Besides that, there are some continuity errors where certain events were implied to have happened, but not really I did them the other way around. I'd rather the dev impose a hard lock on certain content if that's the case, because it would be REALLY confusing when the rest of the cast gets their individual scenes.

    All in all it's a great game, and despite how I made it sound halfway through the review there are barely any bugs at all, much less gamebreaking ones. But the dev definitely needs to pay attention to the continuity problem or similar bugs will definitely happen in the future.
  15. K
    5.00 star(s)

    KingTullius

    Sincerely impressed with this. I remember playing Harem Hotel a few months ago and thinking it had potential, but that there were issues with the mechanics and the premise that was holding it back. The Headmaster improves on all of Harem Hotel's weaknesses. The replay menu alone would have been a massive improvement, but the writing of both the subplots and the overarching plot are greatly improved as well.

    The headmaster and Ruth in particular are great characters. The problem I have with most games on here, especially corruption-based games, is that they're kind of soulless, with main characters who immediately start manipulating the women around them the minute they get any sort of power. And the game always cheers them on blithely for being terrible people. Here, you have a protagonist who's in denial about the nature of his actions, working against a woman whom the game admits is a good person with good intentions, in the service of powerful people who are using him to his own ends. It's a nice change from games that correlate any amount of prudishness from a character to being the spawn of Satan. It also means that doing assholish things, like blackmailing Ruth into your service or accusing Priti falsely of a crime, actually has ramifications for the protagonist. It's just refreshing.
  16. C
    5.00 star(s)

    Celerarity

    I normally avoid unfinished games, or at least try to, but I saw all the reviews on this and had to at least check it out.

    Boy, is this game worth 5 stars. Not all the games that get high ratings on this site really represent the peak of what it really has to offer, but this title is definitely something special.

    I have to imagine pretty much everything I could say about its quality has already been said in the 100 other reviews, and by the fact that it was good enough to motivate 100 other reviews, so I'll just say that it's definitely got some serious content already, definitely has a good deal more to go before it's done, and is fun to read even if your pants stay on the whole time.
  17. T
    5.00 star(s)

    Tetris101

    It's been awhile since I've been this invested in the story and the characters (especially the characters).

    The MC is a sadistic (yet likable) asshole that I just can't help rooting for.
    Many of the girls (including the teachers) have varying, but rich personalities where some characters even have solid backstories.
    The more I play, the more I feel like I'm being drawn into the story, and a great sense of progression comes with it (via unlocking sex scenes).

    I really hope this game gets completed and gets the recognition it deserves. The way the game is progressing, it's be a crime to give it anything less than a 5 star.
  18. F
    5.00 star(s)

    Fariel228

    I like 2dcg games more than 3dcg usually, but this one is a good 3dcg game.
    Let me explain why I really enjoyed it:
    1) MC is morally right (at least he thinks so lol)
    2) School with hot girls and teachers
    3) You can easily use cheats without console if you want
    4) Catchy plot
    5) You can spank girls + light bdsm and submission (you decide the exact punishment)
    6) Nice graphics and animations
  19. P
    5.00 star(s)

    Proffejor

    I am really fond of this game, as can hopefully be evidenced by the following, it is the introduction to the game re-imagined as the first portion of an epic poem, created as a thank-you for the creators, @AltosandHerdone.

    Off in some vague island nation,
    The youth is cause for frustration.
    They behave badly, it is said,
    And so the country moves ahead
    With plans to address youth misdeeds,
    A law is what the country needs!
    The future nation's on the line,
    So new rules they have to define.
    They'll strip these young adults of rights,
    And draft them into armies' fights.
    Across the land, the word is sent,
    Allowing extreme punishment.
    But questions still exist, indeed,
    What is the best way to proceed?
    Spankings are viewed as out-dated
    How to get them reinstated?

    Our hero soon is called to speak,
    "I'll demonstrate my new technique
    The government funded a test
    How punishments could work the best
    So I'll share now, what I could find
    Apply some swats to those behind.
    We'll spank away young attitudes
    But spankings fade, except on nudes!
    For in my studies, I have learned
    That spanked cheeks heal, but cheeks shame-burned
    Leave a more lasting impression.
    Trust me, this is my profession!
    So strip the girls! Make them undress!
    And they won't forget this duress.
    While effective, this plan has cost,
    With shame and pain, our trust be lost
    To reclaim trust, and mend that chasm,
    Nothing can beat a good orgasm!
    So with spanks and humiliation,
    Apply sexual stimulation.
    And then, when it is least expected,
    Delinquents will be-cum corrected"

    And though we feel our speech went great,
    After we go to demonstrate
    On young Sarah, our test subject,
    The gathered guests mostly object.
    For they ignore the benefits,
    And think that we have lost our wits.
    Jane Curtis demands we desist,
    And puts us on a "spank" black-list.
    She calls us "unfit perv," and then
    Says we will never work again.
    So, we get fired after our talk,
    Until we meet Mr. Mykock.

    Mykock knows you are not a fool.
    He invites you to run his school,
    For doubters will have to believe
    When these youths don't underachieve.
    You'll make the students into pearls
    At his Academy for Girls!
    He just wants you to do "your thing."
    (While all his donors are watching)
    Our hero, soon-as-you-please is
    Headmaster of St Louise's.
    Just dole out spanks even-handed.
    (What a cushy gig we've landed.)
    Along with teaching some classes,
    We're paid to swat grade "A" asses.

    And then we're on to the hard part,
    'Cause prologue done, the game can start.
    Going forwards, there will be spanks!
    Altos and Herdone have my thanks!
    Click to expand...
  20. J
    5.00 star(s)

    Joe9ty

    I don't know how anyone who enjoys adult games could possibly rate this game any lower than a four and to me a four is harsh. I don't think I have played a game that has gripped me as much, not since I got my first games console which was an Atari 2600.
    I have completed the game and now I'm desperately looking forward to the next updates. I think there is real genius in this game.
    The MC marvelously intertwines his own scientific theories with his own predatory urges and his isatiable need for control and order. I also think the characters have real depth and a uniqueness that goes beyond their basic physical appearance.
    The gradual crescendo that builds provides the perfect balance between short term gratification and longer term rewards that come about through anticipation and occasional failure.
    The opening scenes play an important part and provide a glimpse of what the MC can achieve if he can convince those around him to buy in to his vision. Even now there is still so much to achieve so many girls to punish and mould into the better version of themselves that only the MC can bring out in them.
    My hope is that the Headmaster gains approval to extend his influence into a post-graduate scheme that allows him to keep his most favoured students for longer. Keep up the excellent work. You have gifted us an awesome creation!
Showing 20 of 283 items
Top Bottom