VN - Ren'Py - Completed - The Joob-Joob [Final] [Pixieblink]

A decent variety of models and the animations are well done. However the "relationships" are all identical, the animations are too slow and the stretching faces are a reminder of why most games don't use animation this much. There aren't really any choices in the game - it's a kinetic novel pretending to be a game, and it is full of dream sequences. Dream sequences are such a hacky overused trope in these games that I have started deducting a full star from any game including one.

It's decent. Definitely above average. The animations aren't the normal canned DAZ animations, but still look stiff and uneven in places. I like the mystery, and I like the girls. The story does stop right when it starts getting interesting, however. It makes for a really neat intro, but its nature as only Chapter 1 stops it from being really good. I'm hoping it will eventually get a follow up.

Very interesting, fascinating ...
I specially like the sausage girl - underwater ...
Thilling story - looking forward for continuation asap

Will support this after it gets updates again
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Edit: No - will support this right now, coz the dev needs some motivation to conitinue.

Boring. Just that. The story may be based on a real story, but this fact won't make a game or story great or entertaining. There is almost no lewd stuff (at least not before I skipped through ~ 10K lines of text...), the renders and characters are ugly, the animation quality is mediocre. I didn't finish the game because it almost bored me to death.

No recommendation.

Like with the professor, the weird (humour )is the strong point of a game that fails on several other levels.

The art is at best mediocre, so are the models. The story isn't bad, but not exactly the greatest.
But my main peeve with the game is that as someone who prefers games in general and especially porn games to be quiet, the fact that EVERY single video clip included in the game is not only not affected by me muting the game, but also automatically plays at a very high setting is genuinely annoying.

IDK, it was an annoyance with the Professor games as well, I just don't understand why so many devs seem to feel the need to include sound pieces that you can't mute.

Nice story that mixes modeling, the supernatural and some pretty awesome characters. I can't help but applaud Pixieblink for the quality of the animations and their integration into the gameplay. Well done. Bravo.

This graphic novel deserves 5 stars based on the quantity and quality of motion grapics alone but it also has plenty of authentic looking actresses and a decent story line as well. This should be the standard by which all graphic novels strive. Can't wait for future updates.

I just read some other reviews. I just gotta say, there it no grind to this novel unless you just want to see a bunch of fucking right from the start. There is not a bunch of text to skip over like slow grind novels. The pace of the dialog and sexual progression with the actresses is perfect.

I like the fantasy element and it beingb entirely different from other games. More attractive girls would be fun. Looking forward to where this game is heading. Authentity level is high, hopefully there'll be a lot of choices and content to be added. Definitely something to keep an eye out for!

There are a few things to like about this game. The name is quite catchy, tbh, and the premise is not your usual run of the mill VN thing. The kind of mystery and topics the game wants to handle are interesting and fresh for games here.

Having said that, a few things are all over the place.

1. Gameplay - Things move on their own for quite a while with the buildup of the interesting back story of the house and the joob joob, but then all of a sudden a map appears which itself looks hastily made and put in. Also, the animations used are really unsettling, totally uncanny valley like for me with the way the ladies move about. That was the biggest downer for me. There's also some confusion whether this is meant as open play with its map or just s visual Nov with hardly any choices. Not really thought out, is what this feels like.

2. Story/Characters - The buildup and mystery element is intriguing in the beginning, but I think the characters don't do it justice, as well as the writing and dialogue. This is corruption game, but most characters seem pretty desperate so there's not that much needed to nudge them over. The MC too seems weird since gets freaky about bondage and molestation tapes but is pretty much doing the same thing himself.

3. OMG the grind - it's just too much grind without any depth of story, characters, or decent gameplay to even merit it.


I gave it 2 because of these and the fact that I'm not too much into corruption and outright molestation. Yeah, it rather feels like molestation here, so corruption enthusiasts should keep that in mind before giving this a shot.

The Joob-Joob v2.0

It's hard for me to give a rating.

Actually I like "realistic" games - which you can't say about this one.
But the models are nice and unique in appearance and character.
That makes most of them lovable.

Actually I don't like sandbox games.
But there is not much sandbox and most important no grinding.

And I like a realistic story.
This one has a unique story, but not a realistic one.
But that's compensated by the (sometime twisted) humor.

The renders are good and I don't know many other games which have so many animations.

And last but not least, the dev is actively seeking and keeping contact with the community, even with the non paying players.

Even that's not normally my kind of game, I like to play it, because of the mentioned positive things.

The single updates are short, but for the amount of animations in each update and the time they need to render, it's astonishing what the dev delivers on a regular time frame.

So 4 stars and a big thank you to @Pixieblink

very nice game crazy wise, plot is non-existent but works somehow (miraculously), graphics aren't top notch but do their job.

only really bad thing is that game is over quickly (if played since start then each update took ~5 mins playing).

story: really well done.

scenes (all of them): really well done.

draws and animatons (3d): amazingly done

music and sound: amazingly done (and also creepy)

gameplay: meh, is good.

characters: really well done and with lots of variety

conclussion: this game is amazing! and alsoe the most akwarderotic game, so unsettling. the animations, are the best part there is a lots of effort on each one.

this game TOTTALLY deserver your time and money.

An exceptional start for a mystery-themed game with very light horror elements. If you've played The Professor (and you should if you haven't), this game is different in tone, but similar in substance regarding the absurd amount of animation Pixieblink manages to add to his games.

Interesting story, hope this continues to develop.
Game seems quite linear, I scrolled back when I didn't feel I'd chosen the best option and in some cases there was additional dialogue, in some cases it caused a different outcome with how an NPC reacted, but I think all options still lead to the same point.
I enjoyed this, as it felt like I wasn't missing anything, but some who want more consequence for their decisions may not agree, so something to note if you prefer games with choice consequences.
Think I've finished all available content, as none of the icons on the map can be selected now. Look forward to finding more out about the Joob Joob and it's real intentions.
Will rate this as average for now, as game has not finished telling the story and it is pretty much a click to proceed experience, the story is interesting, the art is good because the people are not all supermodels with ridiculously over-sized assets, they seem more normal which helps make the oddness of the story stand out more.
Overall a straight story, you simply click to proceed. There are a good number of girls to interact with and progress with, helping them to lose their inhibitions in front of the camera. Finding old films from the 50's after dreams influenced by the Joob Joob statue adds an interesting back story, almost like a detective vibe, trying to figure out what has gone on back then & how it relates to current times.
I expect this game to be a 4/5 when finished, if the story develops to a satisfactory conclusion, but for now it gets a 3/5 from me.
Very, very few games, if any, should get 5/5. 5/5 is absolute perfection.
3/5 is average, enjoyable but not anything special, yet.

Version Reviewed: v1.5

Overview: A young man inherits a house with a strange relic and everything else he needs to start corrupting all of the hot young women in a sleepy little town.

Story: You are a typical porno game layabout that suddenly inherits a house in a small town. The kind of town where everybody knows everybody else. He meets several young ladies and slowly (or quickly in some cases) corrupts each one with the help of a freaky looking magical artifact. There is a tight little yoga instructor who needs help promoting her business. A store clerk who is bored, horny, and loves the thrill of modeling. A teacher musician who is facing some serious money troubles. A sexy librarian who is more than excited to see your books. A young girl with a scary ugly companion who is doing the corruption for you. Finally a sausage vendor who may be sitting on some magical love drugs and has a hot eager daughter.

Gameplay: Could not be easier. The first part is pure VN, with just a couple of do/don't do scene type choices. After that it opens up to a "select girl to continue her story" interface, same as this dev's previous game. Basically still a VN but you get to bounce around between chapters as you please. There are some occasional choices where you can miss out on scenes if you choose badly, but that's what the rollback feature is for. The English is great and the story is plenty interesting and succinct enough that there's no need to fast forward the dialog.

Graphics: Notably improved over the previous game. They aren't super ultra high-rez, but instead the game is absolutely packed with animations. And I'm not talking about 3 frames of her head bouncing on your dick over and over, I mean actual animations. They're not as stiff as the animations in the previous game either. Pixieblink is definitely improving his craft.

Bugs: There were a couple of issues. The game was extremely fond of telling me that I had completed all of the content at a location when there was still much to complete. The only way to be sure is to keep clicking on a location until it tells you that there is no more content. The other is related to the first, because I thought I'd finished off all of the content at for example the convienence store, I tried going to a different location and started "remembering" scenes that had not yet happened. There's no "you must progress in storyline X before doing this part" check.

Sex content: It's still somewhat early in the development. You're on the early stages of corruption with most of the girls so expect plenty of stripping and a HJ or BJ near the end, but the current version runs out of content before you get to anything too spicy. This dev is reliable though, so in a few months it will be undoubtedly jam packed with super hot sexytimes.

Conclusion: An easy 5 star rating. The excellent animations, quality developer, and interesting storylines make this a keeper.

Pixieblink has some talent! The animation level is awesome! We wish everygame had this kind of animation ahahaha

Still early in the dev of the game 1.3 but it is already a good game with lot of content.

Horror and porn is alas not enough used in our games This one is great for this mix.

If you like/love the Professor remastered you will love this game too! The scenario is interesting/thrilling.

So why the 4 stars?

Because there's some flaw (according to me):

- Even if the sound is really well used in the movies, sometimes it is saturated and low quality. I don't know why perhaps the author used some samples without hearing the flaw.

- The animation is near perfect but i ve got some lag for 1 scene (hey not the end of the world) with the zoom on the door in the yoga room.

- The major criticism is about the esthetic of some model. Even if it is largely way better than the professor, some model male and or female are ... euh... ugly. Hey it happens in real life but i really don't want to see this in porn games, my erection can't stand it ^^

- (not really important): It is nearly the same kind of game as the professor. Slow corruption and stuff. I understand that's pretty standard to make a "sequel" to something which had success. I would have wished something a little more new

v1.3:
Really great game! I really like the style and the quality animation of each character. The story isn't boring to read unlike most generic visual novels since it's clear, short, has a lot of different poses and there are always hints that make you wonder what's coming next.

Really curious on what's coming next, but this is on a right path!

Interesting and wonderful start!

Many of the female characters are good and
each with its own and different personality .
The video and the photoshoots are well done
Wonderful the introduction of the idol, and the old videos on projector are fantastics and very realistic
I don't know if the beefy man in the old videos is the father of the protagonist, but I hope that the perverted idol, doesn't affect the mind of the mc in long time.
Only disturbing note, is the old idol statue with its horror sounds, it is truly creepy ,
but it is compatible with the story .

OK, I liked it, but in a world where I accept that all possible human actions and quirks are played out somewhere in the world, or in time, despite a preference for dominance, and an appreciation of submissiveness, I also value kindness & dislike violence, physical, emotional, mental. This is me, not a comment on others. There are disturbing hints of future developments that could be less than kind & no sure indication that the MC can choose to not participate, after all, that sucker is evil, & we do not know how the MC is affected by it. This said it is easy to play, builds tension & anticipation nicely, I like the variety because I like variety, it is delightful to see a small chest for a change. I'd rather give 4 & 3/4 stars, but not an option.

Good start to this VN

PROS
Good story
Good renders
The ladies are sexy

CONS
Very small typos

Overall
A good start so far. The story is a unique one. Some new elements to the old style corruption VNs out there. The dev has made an interesting game. I enjoy the plot and the different characters so far. I'm not going to spoil anything. I'll let you discover everything on your own. The typos I mentioned are not really a serious thing.
I highly recommend this new project from this dev. Keep up the good work