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

This game is still really good, but I would like to share my thought.

My problems with the game are:
1. too many texts, too many boring dialogs...I really don't like skipping text, but usually they are boring, and because I skipping I cant follow the main story.
2. not enough sex or hot scenes.
3. Katie and Alice don't get enough attention.

If you make less writing and more interesting dialogs, if you start focusing Katie and Alice, If you put more sex or erotic scenes This game gonna more popular. Katie and Alice are well made characters, You don't need more, just use them.
Hope you wont abandon this game, you are so good, just try write less boring filling dialogs

The story is at times quite intricate, which I find to be a great plus in games like that, because at some point easy sex is not just that interesting anymore.
Animations are great, really love the renders, they are well done and the episodes are all quite lengthy and offer substantive possibilities to make choices. Hope is high for even better episodes in the future.

wow..

This is not youre typical game where characters are set in the first few minutes of playing, i reached the end of chapter 4 now and i am still not sure i know the characters or why they behave like they do.
The story reminds a lot of a Steven King story, where you have to read untill the last page inorder to know what the heck was going on in page one.
the mindsets of the chaaracters are realy complicated, with a lot of backflashes which reveal the story graduatly (atleast that i was i think they are for)
somehow characters are conected to eachother, althaugh i am not quite sure how or why.

mystery.
this game and the characters are a mystery to me up to this point, everytime i thaught i got it there is yet another curveball in this game deepening a character even further, or deepening the connecting between characters.
All in all i get why some people dont like this story, everything has a purpose, missing a line will make this story verry weird.

yup i dint mention the two ghostlike characters in this game yet,.
Simply because i havent figgered that one out yet.
other than it seems to be good and bad, althaugh i aint to sure about this statement either.

conclusion.
this game sure isnt for anyone, you will have to be prepared to do a lot of reading and thinking.
but when you like a good mystery, and dont mind to read back now and then i would say this is a game for you...

Version reviewed: 0.4.0

The worst sin one of these porn games can make is to be boring. This is not a problem for The Intoxicating Flavor. The storyline is basically a Greek/Roman tragedy where some god comes down and impregnates a mortal and then neglects their offspring while their trickster siblings mess with their child's life combined with the pacing of a fever dream.

There are moments of lucidity where the game is kind of making sense and then the scene will change to something completely different that may or may not make much sense.

The MC talks a big game about not being a flavorless doormat like most of the MCs of these games, but at the end of the day he's pretty passive and allows himself to be railroaded at pretty much every opportunity. Unusually for a porn game he is devoted to his girlfriend, even though she might be dead or he might be dead or something. To be fair though his girlfriend does appear randomly in ghost form to taunt him for some reason.

The renders look very nice and the sound effects are decent. The sex content is still fairly mild in this version, with supernatural cockblocks preventing the MC from really getting it on with the ladies.

The length is a couple of hours and there's no grind. The dialog isn't completely tedious which is really nice. It doesn't usually crush you under a wall of text as well.

Overall I recommend this for people who are tired of grindy sister-fuckers. The storyline might be a bit too weird and confusing for some people and it's probably going to end up being a dream of a dying character who failed to save his GF and got stabbed or something but it's still more interesting than most every other game.

Not a big fan of daughters' models, especially the younger one, but the story is pretty well written (though a bit confusing so far). But I'll give it 5, coz Liv and Maria are rather hot and I would like to know what's coming next...

The game is very cool and I enjoyed my time playing it. There were some major issues for me though. The story was a bit confusing and there was just sooo much dialogue from dreams and what not. I felt it confusing and I wanted to skip through those parts.

Other than the continuity issues I mentioned, the game is very interesting. I like the dynamic of the girls on the island and it makes for a decent story line.

The girls look unique for the most part and the renders are pretty good. I don't know if the story was too dialogue heavy for anyone else but that really detracted from my enjoyment of the otherwise good game.

Definitely worth trying but I imagine some other people may share my concerns about that heavy dialogue in dreams/visions/memories.

v02 Translation was orgasmic. Found it stashed and didn't play the game. Checked up on it and it's already 0.3.9. Since I speak both languages I can understand some idioms that make no sense in English. However, I haven't played the Russian version to compare the content.

I want to give this 5 out of 5 as I am reading this story and not just clicking through it. But the translation quality drop since v0.3 is apparent. I hope PixelsLabs will find this review helpful and scrutinize the translator. From what I understand it's hired help.

Текст следует переводить, либо хорошо, либо никак. Печально, что смысл истории иногда теряется в переводе. Но, в принципе, я не могу дождаться продолжения. AффтР, дафай истчо!!!

Good

Renders
story

no grind

hot girls

cute little sister

choiches dont really matter that much

Bad

Stupid minigame

its to frustating time goes down so fast somtimes it doesnt recognize the keys
Pressing the right button it doesnt accept it

For the rest game is really great

Some reasons why I like this game.

This is truly a visual novel.
the choices you make, make the characters react differently towards MC.
Not like rpg like games where you'll have to accomplish certain things to gain a level...
The graphics are amongst the better ones around.
The SOUND is very important. Haven't seen sound used in this way before.
And last nut not least. The story is what really captivated me... It takes some time to get the meaning of things, but all will get clear in the future.
Also, the 'Dream State' might just turn out to be not so dreamy after all....
But that's for dev to show in future updates.
My suggestion for this game, Put autoplay on. and just start from the beginning and read.
make some choices and develop.
See different outcomes? you could save and do the other choice. But, in autoplay, on the right speed, just go through the game again... and see how the story changes... It's really different.... you'll see.

Why have I been helping dev somewhat?

This is such a solid game, that I found the english somewhat taking away from the game. And, after reading the dev had to go through some personal things, and me not being able to support him through patreon, thought I can fix some thing. Make the English better readable and correcting some minor other things, to make the story be told correctly.

All in all, You guessed right. A 5 * from me.

Let's start with easy stuff..beautiful renders,good character models(I absolutely adore most of the models) and an interesting plot.The game was on hold for abit but now it's back.Props to the dev for continuing to work on the game eventhough he was in a bad situation.I will recommend you to try it

A difficult game to understand in the beginning, but it pays off if you stick through it and get into the plot of it.

The game is really just a Visual Novel with next to no changes in it, but the story it pretty good, the renders are nice and the game will keep you anticipated for discovering the relationship between the MC and the family he is with on the island.


I was really about to leave the game in the first 15 minutes of it, because the story seemed weird and kept throwing the player around into scenes that wasn't explained, but I kept playing and now I can't wait for the next update.

[Review version v3.0f5 Windows]
(Posted in view of this game's imminent return after being marked abandoned)

This is a good game with a distinctive story and well worth trying. Renders are good, scenes are good, models are good and the MC is an interesting character.

In many ways the game actually has a JJ Abrams - ish style to it. (No, not because the MC is stuck on an island with supernatural elements - there are no Smoke Monsters or polar bears...yet ). It's in the way that the dev plants mystery boxes to be gradually unraveled, in the way he lights many renders, and in the heavy and frequent use of flashbacks as a narrative device.

Now we know Abrams doesn't know how to resolve his mysteries very well, but PixelsLab has woven an intriguing enough tale for me to want to follow and find out if he can do better than JJ.

Recommended.

As of 7/13/19, it is tagged as abandoned. The creator says it's just on hold.

Now that that's out of the way, I LOVE this VN! The rendering is some of the best I've seen. This is probably my all-time favoriote MC. The story is fascinating. The twists are truly great. The dialog writing is sharp and funny. There are several laugh-out-loud moments for me. It would be tragic if this great story doesn't continue.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE QUIRKY

Now three chapters in, The Intoxicating Flavor is a supernatural virtual novel that focuses on storytelling rather than gimmicks to convey a deeper message about people and what drives them to act the way they do. Though not finished, here are my impressions thus far. This information is current as of version 0.3.5.

THE GOOD

THE BAD

THE QUIRKY

PixelsLab's The Intoxicating Flavor is an interesting if strange walk through the supernatural when it interacts with volatile characters. The island, in many ways, seems to mirror the characters. We know very little about their pasts, we don't understand yet the purpose of their associations, and we can't tell where they will end up. What is obvious, however, is that this developer has created something unique. Nowadays that is something special, and in the world of adult visual novels, this may prove to be an as-yet unpolished gem.

You know, I really really wanted to like this game. Shows a ton of promise, and has outstanding art. The women are smoking hot.
But dang, the story is all over the place, and makes no sense whatsoever. Worse, the English is horrible, making it even harder to follow what is going on.

Review of the game as of [v0.3]

Pros:

• Gorgeous renders. Although, some of the female characters in this game are just terrible looking, but for most it is good enough.

Cons:

• Lots of teasing and very little sex.
• Short updates.
• Dialog options have very little effect.
• Generic plot.

CONCLUSION:
I would say skip this game for now and play it after this game has had a lot more updates; as, so far this game lacks good content.

1 min in -.-
10 mins in oO
60 mins in O.O

I am hooked now, interesting story with a not beaten to death theme, great visuals
sex theme is toned downed to a part where it is almost believable but not too little.

only negative I have the choices are rare and dont really make a difference except missing a scene or part of it. I would wish for a couple more choices with actual impact and a minigame in a VN is kinda a no go for me.

Amazing. Combination of scenario, dialogues, story by itself and renders are simply marvelous. REAL Adult Game by any means with focus on interesting story. There is very few games like that and closest thing i can remember is Acting Leassons which is top tier game.

(v 0.2.6)

This is a beautiful game with a very slow paced and linear story.

There is a prominent supernatural element to the game, which is very confusing at first since the rules of the universe aren't explained to the player. Instead, we have to sort of figure it out as we go along. This is also the case for the main character's background, as well as the details of the supporting cast. I found this to be rather frustrating at first, but lately I've been having a lot of fun trying to piece together all the clues and speculating on what will happen next.

The story is about an eighteen year old with a mysterious and violent past who has been sent to stay on an Island by his mother. His solitary stay is interrupted by the arrival of a beautiful woman and her two daughters. They don't get along initially, but that changes as they slowly get to know one another.

The main character is very unlikeable at first, but he mellows out as the game goes on. The youngest daughter looks a little odd and much too young, but the the other women are stunning. There are very few choices in the game, but you are allowed some control over the main character's relationships with the three women. The translation can be a bit rough at times, but it's not a big hindrance to the game.

Despite its flaws, I can't think of another game here that I look forward to seeing updated more than this one.

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(v 0.3) Update
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Well, it looks like I spoke too soon. Another girl was added to the story as a past love interest and she looks to be very underage. So I'm going to have to knock a few stars off my previous review because I'm not cool with that. She also doesn't fit well with the story so far, so it's a bit of a double whammy.

Really sad about this update. It turned my favourite ongoing game into one that I'm hesitant to play. The rest of the update was great, but the new girl is a poison pill that I'm not willing to swallow.

One of those games that tries to be more that what is necessary most of the game skips between fantasy and reality with all the wordplay involved between the player figuring out what is real and what isn't.

Now it really depends on what you are looking for a mind fuck or some porn to fap to. For me it's the latter reading 300 words between every naughty scene is tiresome I've gotten to the point where I don't care what is happening at all story wise and just skipping to the sexy content which makes me further realize what little is actually there. There was no sex at all this update. A boob reveal and a kiss. Sorry but this isn't a porn game. It's a VN with a couple of sex scenes.