VN - Ren'Py - The Intoxicating Flavor [v0.11.7] [PixelsLab]

v0.6.5

While I needed some time to get into the story at the beginning (mostly tried and played it as filler between updates of other games then) and even skipped one update or two , for me the story got better with every new update and now I'm really looking forward to how the story unfolds since the last half of them.

It combines beautiful renders, gorgeous girls (with mostly smaller boobs!) with distinct and interesting personalities (this got better with more updates to round them out, they too seemed a bit erratic at first), great dynamics between everyone presented, nice English, and last but not least a really engaging and unique storyline.

As for me, it might be a bit hard at the start as you don't really know what's going on and it all feels a bit strange, so if you don't like mysteries, being in the dark, or supernatural stuff, this won't be for you. But if you stick with it, the story and almost everything will grow (in itself and on you) update by update.

I can't wait to further see it all play out.

A truly good game that has one of the best stories I've ever seen. But not only can it please us, but also a good picture helps to feel the whole plot. This game is one of the few in which I pass with bated breath waiting for the development of the plot

It just doesn't make that much sense. It starts out normal but you just get more confused with the obsessive amount of dialogue. The story is probably decent but it's hard to follow. I like the characters but I hate reading unnecessary dialogue. You could sum things up and make the story more clear by simplifying the dialogue.

The game is great.
A good amount of redheads.
The girls are cute.
The story is interesting.
There is some real character work going on and by character, I mean flaws.
Flawed characters are the best.

One among the top 5 VN's I playes!
fantastic story line with excelled renders backing it.
The way you introduce characters is really cool.
I wish you continue same way with catchy story with even more improved graphics in future

I have all my favorite characters in this game, but I love the personal, Maria character! What I like best about this game is its story which is very well written.I would like to thank the developer wholeheartedly whoever has created such a good game.This game never disappoints me. I sometimes feel that I am watching a movie, not a game.

This game can be praised for a long time for a variety of aspects: graphics, characters, plot ... I'll put it more simply - TIF is a game that has never disappointed me for more than 2 years of development.

i like to rate a game in 4 part :
- storie : 18/20
great story, first look a litlle boring since the main character have just no motivation at all, but you will enjoyed he's story and he's evolution !

-render: 17/20
you can smell the hard work of hours for a proper render !!

-animation: 14/20
not so much animation but good anyway !

-interface ( unclude navigation game, text, disign ect ...) : 14/20
noithing to say, all is clean but you don't have so many think to do so, nothing needed more than a good Interface

conclusion :
great game, but you don't have so many choose to do so the storie, as good as it is, feel a bit linear, on last chapter the MC do some supid think, and you just can do nothing about it -_- one time it's a 200 IQ guy, and 5 min after it's just a bird brain !
adult content just a little to simple et pretty rare ( considering the "time to play" content ) can improve on facial expression for better immersion.
I really like the evolution over the time of each character !

Super good storytelling and great animations + sounds.

I like the overall storyarc and the challenges the characters must face.
The recommendations of music to listen to while playing are great!

It really stands apart from other games on this platform and so far I have nothing negative to say about it.

I am considering becoming a patron of PixelsLab.

You get my fake internet points for BEST STORYTELLING of any game on F95zone. Going from here, you'll either have to swear solemnly to finish this or write a book and become an author. The choice is yours.

Folks, don't play this game for the porn (although it is great! art & animations are first class.) but for the story. Take the time to read it, enjoy it, think about it, revel in the mystery of it. It is worth so much more than the 19432th magic-dick-harem-game on here.

Also, please be a patron. Seriously.

Not going to give much of a critical review. The graphics were amazing, the sounds and music--when presented--seem to match the story when playing, and the story is amazing. I went to sleep at 6am to finish through v0.5.6 only to wake up at 8am for work (the alarm system from hell, bet); downloaded the update to v0.5.7 this evening and just burned through it.

I greatly appreciate the unreliable narration from the eyes of the MC--when he misses conversation because he monologues in thought, his eyes wander, glaze over, or simply mishears. That there are mystical elements to this story give a further dimension to the unreliable narration.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this, and I'm looking forward to the next update.

I am not a big fan of supernatural/fantasy VNs, but this game has one of the most engaging stories out there. Sadly the game is not getting the attention it deserves. Hopefully the dev will be able to continue working on the game and receives more support from us to enable him to do that.

What can I say?

Good story, good animations and art. different body types and personalities.

The choices dont seem to mean much, but that could be due to it being half done.

The copywrited music issue could be addressed with an external link to youtube or something, to get around it being tied to the game.

I cant really review it without spoilers easily

Cant wait for updates. Thanks for sharing your hard work.

Version reviewed: 0.5.6
Mods used: 'Grammar Fix' by Fattrapper

Overall Impression: I'm sorry, I don't do impressions... my training is in psychiatry. No, really. Play this game. Now.

Art: Sets are well done without being over-done. Or under-done. Or over-under. OK, I'll stop now.

The models: They fit their story. That might sound strange or contrived, but the MC is better than a lot that I have seen. He is packing serious heat, but at least he doesn't look like he was cross-bred with a horse.
-Alice is bordering on FBI-involvement territory, but it fits her backstory.
-As a MILF-lover Maria is a personal favorite, but I could never see myself turning down any girl from this game...except Alice...maybe. Excuse me while I look for any unmarked vans parked outside...

Story: I love a good story, and this is a great one. When I play a VN like this, I write a diary-type summary (from the MC's point of view) in a Notepad file. It helps me keep characters, story, and plot points straight. And that helped me a lot here.
-I will try to play this again without the mod to see why it was needed in the first place. There were occasional missing words, and places where changing a few words around would have made a sentence much more clear. However given the sheer volume of exposition and dialogue in this story it was bound to happen.
Save often in this game, especially when given a choice. (good advice in any VN)

Humble suggestions(i.e. things I'm arrogant enough to think I could do better):
1) Have a way to show the love/fetish points each character has. (in the upper corner of the screen or maybe show them at the end of each chapter)
2) I almost want to say better/different sex scenes, but that would mean a major overhaul or much bigger downloads. These scenes are already better than most I have seen.

The game is very interesting. The character models are pretty good and the story between the characters is definitely the game's strong suit. The dialogue is a hit or miss - sometimes it's excellent, sometimes it's strange because of grammatical and spelling choices. Overall, I recommend it.

P.S. Katie is best girl and we all know it.

The MC has some flaws for sure, but I've played with far more annoying MCs than him. So he is not unbearable I think.
Also he is the main reason of story, I mean he could be just a perfect nice guy but we won't have this story at that time, right?
Nice renders, interesting story, good dialogues. Characters are pretty good too. Story flows very well, I didn't hit the TAB button in a game after very long time...
Highly recommended.

This is a great VN, At first when i tried the game many moons back, I didn't understand a word. Now though, and after I installed the grammar fix on the OP it is fine. Still not perfect English but much much better than it was. The renders and models are nice, but the animations are a little basic and I'm not really a fan of the sound effects, they sound a bit cheap to me so i turned them off.. no biggie though, it is still in development after all. The reason i have given this five stars though is that even with it's faults, it is still a great read. The story is great once it gets going, a little confusing at first, but i like that, it makes me keep reading until I'm no longer confused. My Favourite part of the writing though is the characters and the dialogue.. Clever, funny, deep and addictive. Cant wait to see and read more. Keep up good work PixelsLab but maybe get a proof reader so we don't have to rely on Mods to fix things.

The game brings intoxicating flavor in several forms, so the player can choose which character of LIs corresponds to his tastes.

VN has a unique setting. While in the beginning, most things seem normal, the mysterious background of the island where the story takes place gradually comes to the surface. As part of the gradual unraveling of mysteries, we get to know pice by piece the story arc of all the inhabitants of the island (MC and three women).

The renders is very beautiful, as are the characters we meet on the island. The narrative is also engaging.
Sexual content is slow burn. Respectively, it is more of an adult VN with a quality story than just a porn game.

So this is my updated review of this VN. July of 2022
I dropped it from 5 stars to 3.

PROS
Renders are good

CONS
Story has now become stale
Updates are so small that it's not even interesting any more

Overall
I originally gave this VN a 5 star rating because it was really interesting and the renders, models and story were great. My first review was almost 2 years ago, and I see that this VN is still dragging along. Probably has a lot to do with the dev(s) dropping 10 minute updates every couple of months. Which in my opinion have killed this completely for me.
Look, I know that creating VNs is very time consuming and hard work, but after being around for so long it should have been completed.

My thoughts are this.
Give us more than 10 minutes of an update when releasing them.
This story should have been completed forever ago. I reviewed this VN back in August of 2020, and I'm sure I did that after a few updates already in place.
I'm going to have to skip this one from now on. It's just not worth waiting for the updates any longer. They are to short to be worth the download at this point.
I get the idea of quality over quantity, but that is easily solved with pushing the updates to longer time frames to give us the best content when they are finally dropped.

Great Storytelling with amazing sex scenes. Story is rich and amazing. English is slightly broken but is still understandable. Updates are frequent so there is plenty of new bits every now and then. Can't wait for the end. Kudos to the dev