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

Definitely not your average generic adult game, this one.
The story incorporates supernatural/thriller elements, and the way it is told is a bit disjointed (quite a lot of flashback and "dream sequence" scenes) but still very interesting.
The good:
- mystery/supernatural story
- beautiful renders and locations
- characters with lots of baggage (yes, I like that )
The not so good:
- english translation can be a bit off at times
- transition from scene to scene is sometimes a little weird

Overall an interesting game.

this is a game you should play,
the plot, the story, the amazing and cute girls, the charácter development and the dark twist makes this game for my opinión one of the best in this website, awesome dev on top of that too.

Version 0.2.4

"Smile MC, she doesn't have to know that you really was about to hit her." [sic]

Wow. All because the MC's bowl of cereal was dumped out? That was pretty much when I gave up on this game. As others have pointed out, the MC is a raging asshole. In actuality, nearly all of the characters in this story are assholes. Is this setting up tsundere but failing completely? I don't know. All I know is I don't like any of these characters.

The story is boring and nonsensical. The characterizations are terrible. These characters rage at each other and almost have physical confrontations for silly and trivial reasons. The MC apparently wants to kill everyone. Perhaps this is going somewhere, but the tone is so off-putting that I don't give a shit if there is any point.

The gameplay is almost entirely linear but still makes the user click on single option "choices" to progress the story quite often. Why? It is pointless and frustrating for the user. If a click won't change the story, then why have it in the first place? Is it really necessary to click on "Go faster to the kitchen" when there is no other option?

The renders are nice and kept me hanging on for longer than I would have liked. Beyond that, I can't find anything redeeming in this game.

Not recommended

I personally think this is worth 2 stars, maybe. But I'll be fair and say it's probably 3 stars or better for most people. But let's just say what my problems with it is: Nice renders, garbage story, minimal choices with minimal impact.

Basically it's an okay game, but honestly I find these amateur writer's (supernatural or not) assassin badass main characters weak as hell. But if you're young, or indiscriminate, I suppose this isn't that bad. At least the art is nice (as far as using premade DAZ models goes, anyway).

Very good story. A bit supernatural but nothing too crazy. Writing is also very good quality. Proper backstory. Renders are also pretty damn good. The little sister being that small kinda puts me off but assumed to be 18. Otherwise cant wait for the next update!

Excellent and unconventional story. Great Characters. As of now there isn't a lot of sex content, but the focus has been on building the characters relationships. The game is somewhat linear and the choices don't seem to have any strong impact in the story as of yet.

This is not your standard wannabe rpg with lots of nonsense sex scenes spread around; presentation made like a visual novel (like many others)

This game looks more like an interactive novel, and a very good one i must add. It have a VERY GOOD plot. No i didn't meant boobs while writing 'plot' it have a real plot, it makes you wonder on the things happening in game...you will fail to understand wtf is going on for a long while. You'll say 'ahh, now i get it' but you'll be wrong, i liked how that felt. Game kept ME excited, not just my boy.

Play/Watch it; highly suggested. It is Supernatural tv show+Adult game.

Only thing i can call a downside is some broken English used in here and there (My native lang. is not English but still can see that easily)
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TLDR: It is not about your preferences/fetishes on sexuality or your expectations on an adult game, it is a very good sucky fucky creepy interactive novel.
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It is still too long to read: Play it -_-

Renderings: 9/10 - some of only very good quality, most are excellent.

Story: 1/10 - I guess the author tried his best to make an interesting story, but to me it just comes across as pretentious bullshit, lacking any cohesiveness or plot, and makes me actually enable skip for unseen text just to skip it, something I almost never do (and usually just for terrible engrish translations)

Overall: 5/10 - Eh, its ok

Fine art, but terrible plotting. The prose itself is ok, but nothing makes the least bit of sense. The opening makes no sense. The "dreams" make no sense. The 'ghost' makes no sense. Having portions of the plot seem to be redone differently in dreams makes no sense. It's just really bad from the start.

Add in that the character we are playing is a complete asshole. The sort of man who hears that a girl is locked up for six years and asks her what she did wrong. The kind of piece of shit who finds a woman, bloodied, tied up, and locked in a cage, and sits around wondering if he should bother freeing her.. or even ungagging her so she can say what's going on.

I imagine the story they are attempting to tell is interesting, but with the current writing and characterization, you'd never know it.

Renders are really well done.

MC is a dick yet does the right thing.
Women are hot even the little sister but not my cup of tea to be honest.

Mysterious and captivating is the word for this game.

Every update I look forward to with anticipation. Hopefully the MC finds love at the end...

Great work dev...

This is more mystery/supernatural, then sexy/porn just so you know. Which means there is not much sexual content and lots of reading involved in this VN.
What sexy content there is has some 2 or 3 frame 'animations' and they are well done.
Visually it all looks high quality, renders and models are nicely done.
This dev also took the time to get some music and sound in there and it is really good but also quite LOUD, so turn it down.
Story wise it is also weird AF, like, take some Twin peaks and then go inhale some 'American Gods' from Neil Gaiman while thinking of 80's and 90' soft-core erotica. If you don't know anything of those, then you will be just as confused in the beginning as when you do, so don't sweat it.
All in all, this is a very enticing mystery, butt...
The problem is that the actual grammatical writing in these kind of stories needs to be on point and it isn't. The script needs an editor for spelling errors and lines that are hard to understand because of the way they are build. Proper English it is not. More broken slang American in some places and that is confusing if ~yous~ aint native. It doesn't happen often but you notice it right away and takes you out of the mystery and wondering why you are having a hand shoved down your pants again.

I Saw The Intoxicating Flavor in the https://f95zone.com/pages/latest/
Normally i avoid games/novels which are still in their infancy, however something about the Overview changed my mind.
I downloaded v0.1.8.5 this afternoon and played it.

I thought here we go usual format "mum/mom/stepmom/mother" older sister who is a bitch and naive/inquisitive younger sister format,
but i was wrong and had bitten into the hook !
I followed the game and found it more and more appealing to me,Good Renders (poses and positioning against objects)
The characters actually change their clothes Original and very intriguing story with some dark moments.

(Just a minor gripe with the grammar but that's due to translation from Russian.)

from my post back on Aug 3rd. since game is officially still going. 4 stars. =) my opinion still the same.

just found this game recently and just want to say i love it. a few plot holes, but its great. there is craziness happening. definitely getting a "Lost" kinda vibe. go as insane and creative as you want, its a nice break from the basic vanilla island survival clones that pop up here and there. i will definitely be keeping watch for updates and progress in the future.

This game has proven to be a great start. I am feeling myself getting just as engaged in the story and characters. It has great tension building, it's highly erotic, titillating, it's well-written. Easily one of my favorites at the moment, and I will continue to support it as long as it keeps on improving and being developed.

One of the most solid writing of the genre. For once, and so far, a real novel with high quality 3D renders. Interesting story, well thought dialogue that is well supported with images.

I sure hope that this work continues with the same quality. In some games one is advised t o read tonnes of text in order to keep tab on clues and leads for the next sex scene. This is not the case with this "game", one reads the dialogue because it really tells you about the characters, same as the monologue does.

Good job. Will be watching out for updates for the story as much as for the graphics

The game isn't bad so far. In fact, it's rather decent. It definitely kept me interested through until the end of the current version, which admittedly isn't very long. What I will say is that the character design is gorgeous. The daughters are incredibly hot.

There are some things I hate about this game, however. For one, the very first time MC gets an opportunity to have sex with their mother, he rejects her "because he has a girlfriend."

I literally facepalmed and cringed when this happened. This is supposed to be an "erotic game," and without even a choice from you, you just reject the first hot woman who tries to blow you. Certainly, I'm not interested in playing a "nice best friend" simulator, and I doubt anyone else is.

The story isn't horrible, but it's a little random and, well, odd. I like the music, I like the characters, and I like the direction it *seems* to be going, but it's all up for speculation at this point since not much of the game is released yet. I guess here's to looking forward to future updates... that is, if the MC doesn't reject another girl who tries to have sex with him (I will literally uninstall if that happens).

As for 0.1.7:

Solid Game, decent graphics, top notch story, right amount of balance between Spicy scenes and plot development and all the characters have interesting backstory and personalities.

Very few games of the genere have picked my interest this much, if the quality of content next patch is maintained or enhanced i will subscribe to the dev patreon, thing i have never done before for anyone.

A very good story and good dialogues. Not as clumsy as in many other games. For some it may be too slow, but it will make things much more interesting for the future. Models and backgrounds are also well made.

Good renders. The story is already very good since 1.7. The MC doesn't act like a "teenager-full-of-hormones", he seems very mature for an 18y old guy. And the teasing scenes with the Mother excites a lot! LOVED! Keep up the good work, Pixelslab. I'm already a fan.

Great story and a much content for a 0.1v of the game(i am currently reviewing). Not so much sex content by the time i post this but the story is fascinating and i have a good feeling it is going to be much more interesting on future updates.
You must try this game.