Ren'Py - The Judas Ghost [Ch.1 v1.2.11] [Heart of the Keyforge]

Nice game. I dig the atmosphere of old mansions, and the music is nice. Also, I now understand the difference between a good sandbox and a bad sandbox as far as AVNs go: in good sandbox, all quests are given automatically, whereas in bad sandbox, you have to search for them, wasting time on boring repetitions. The Judas Ghost is a good sandbox.

If this was a movie rather than an AVN, I'd bet on Judy actually being a demon. She's far too powerful for a simple ghost, and her goals line up with demonic corruption much better than anything a ghost would want (Hahaha, mortal! I'm Abaddon, Knight of Hell! Did you really think that if I needed a child from you, I'd burden myself with bringing the church chicks here rather than simply help you make up with an ex?!). But in an AVN, such a plot twist would probably disappoint players too much.

Pros:
1) The characters are really good, especially Judy (very fun and carries the game) and Gemma (has the best story out of the church girls, imo).
2) Good premise. We get out of college very quickly, thankfully
3) The atmosphere is pretty unique and overall great.
4) Music. Judy's themes really highlight the aforementioned atmosphere.
5) Good writing (except for that one nitpick in Cons).
6) Cheats for sandbox built in natively. Thank you, dev!

Cons:
1) The visuals aren't bad per se, but they aren't top quality.
2) I'm not a fan of the "young Minerva" model. She's got a killer young body, sure, but her face still looks much older than those of the other girls. As if she jumped from 60 to 40, not to 20.
3) Judy has a far too easy of a time manipulating the girls, especially in her 'Sister Juliana' persona (Minerva gets influenced by her obvious bullshit very quickly, even the MC lampshades that she should know better with her experience). The MC benefits from Judy's tricks the most and doesn't have those religious morals, yet apparently takes the most effort to convince of anything.
4) The main questline is the least developed out of all the questlines. The result is kinda funny: I've spent around two weeks in the mansion, and my MC forgot his original mission on Day 2 and focused on the girls just as Judy intended, then lazily picked up the book on Day 6 and forgot about it again, returning to the girls for good.

4 stars overall.

Top tier game. Really good models. Very pretty. Very good scenes. Minerva doing a 180 like that gave me some femdom vibes... Had me a feeling a certain way.

Would maybe have liked the girls to be not this extremely horny this quickly ig but it is what it is. I just thought it did not suit the story a bit

Interesting, non-linear, and unique story that makes sure you get to enjoy scenes with the girls as much time playing the game elements. Chapter 1 feels so short because how much it leaves you longing for more story. Looking forward to more!

What a wholesome game. I lost hope that I will find something this good. I leave a review after playing through first day and morning after, because this game already shows outstanding qualities.

• Premise is unique (at least for me) and a good ground for story development,
• Girls you meet in the game have unique and credible personalities, traits, they're sweet, dialogue with them is worth reading and builds atmosphere of the game,
• Game interface is pleasant to play, maybe except moving around for the first time (arrows are not moving player around in an intuitive manner, but later floor maps can be used for moving around),
• Graphics quality is very, very good. Cover girl you can see on the page's banner has most distinctive looks and may lead into idea that game has low resolution, models have exagerrated looks and there are some bad effects used - none of that is true. Maybe cover just needs to be updated to reflect current quality which is pristine. Surroundings, models, body language, face expressions look natural and beautiful.

VERSION: CH1. V1.2.9
SUMMARY: Interesting plot, good renders, written very well with witty humour and intellect.

PROS:

1. Interesting plot, not the normal BS even if the "goal" seems like BS
2. Nice looking models overall
3. Written and structured very well.
4. Dialogue is very good, a lot of good witty humour and serious thought went into the dialogue. Even if the plot seems "common" the way its written clearly shows the developers intellect and effort.
5. UI and game interaction has some game features to it so not a simple VN but neither is it too cumbersome or annoying as many Sandbox games.
6. Pacing is decent and corruption being the overall goal is also fun.

CONS:

1. Very little content in terms of lewd so a bit boring, but least its entertaining reading the dialogue.

TLDR: Decent game so far, interesting plot with funny elements combined with complex characters and profound moments. Hope it keeps the high standard and has some nice lewds to look forward to

I'm digging this one. It's a funny corruption story with some serious heart to heart moments.

It's certainly still a porn game story with a supernatural story about a haunted house. I don't think it will go deep into this, but who knows?

The characters all fit their archetype and role, with some extra bits of humanity. It's a nice touch.

The naughty scenes have great pacing, and as of now, don't reveal too much. That being said, as they are now, I am sensing some great scenes to come (heh).

I personally like all the models too.

I am only rating this a 4 out of 5 so that you'll actually read this review. I know how it works!

There's tits and all but it's not the focus. I'm not sure we've seen any pussies yet. If that's what you need there's other games for sure.

Okay, so the story? At first I thought - here's a game by an overly intellectual masculine douchebro. From the dialogs, anyway - the images are fine, whatever. I gave it a chance. Not much sex so far but slow burn's okay. I like stories. But from the first scenes I almost gave it up.

But it gets better. The MC dialog with the girls once things pick up surprised me with a combination of horndog and empathy. So that's pretty good.

And then the main character and one of the 'girls' (you'll see!) are talking about books they like, and she says she used to read Frankenstein: "The monster was Victor. He brought life into the world, and then discarded it like trash. He was such a vile man."

The person creating this game - you have my attention. My appreciation. This game is one of my favorites so far on this site, and I only give it a 4 out of 5 because, c'mon. We never read the perfect-score-bot-reviews, right?

V1.1.10

Pros:
Good, fairly unique ui design.
Girls are sexy and aren’t stock Daz models.
Excellent character development. If a girl seems like a trope, you haven’t learned enough about her.
Dialogue is well written and humorous, at least to me.
Freeroam is well done. It doesn’t feel needlessly grindy and I generally hate sandboxes.
Map and journal give clear indicators of what to do next.

Neutral
Sandbox/freeroam, even though well done. Honestly, even if you dislike freeroam, this is more than bearable. And there’s cheats if you want to eliminate any sort of grind.

As an fyi, there is religious criticism. It perfectly fits the story and isn’t disrespectful in my opinion, but some zealots might get upset over some of the religious arguments–not sure why’d they’d even be playing but I’m sure there’ll be some out there.

Cons
It’s a fairly slow burn so far for those not willing to move at that pace. I think it’s also laid most of the foundation now, so I’d think the fun times will start ramping up.


Overall somewhat slow burn but I really enjoyed the story, dialogue, humor, and character building. I’d give this a 4.5.

I love the concept and premise of this game! Just excellent so far and I am one to rarely rate games! Love the humour and dialogues (which stops me from skipping them), the Ghost girl (main love interest) is fucking hot and the side characters are also quite attractive. The whole setting is very creative and I am eager to see what the future will bring.

Short summary:


This game has some good things going for it and some bad. There is potential, and it’s well-made, but for now I'm put off by the character models



Good Things

• The story is unusual and not bad
• Writing seems good
• Interesting playful ghost character
• Well implemented free-roam, with easy navigation

Bad points

• Models, with few exceptions, are bad
• Renders are just not great
• Some characters are over the top
• Expressions are inconsistent, pretty bad on the ghost

Great writing, storyline is quite original for a change.
Characters are distinct from one to the other, with distinct design and personality traits...
Waiting for more content, hoping the game will be updated soon <3

An excellent start. All the characters at interesting and have heart. The writing and dialog are interesting certainly brings each character to life. Has the feel of a point and click adventure with just a little bit of RPG stat leveling sprinkled in. Eagerly waiting to see how this developes.

Great first Ep.
normal paced introduction to the characters.
funny story in a Lockheart way
he is improving his art per chapter/game, so that is always a plus.
no one-dimention characters.
and not just empty humor but also good dialogue, not just content to pass the time.
looking forward to more content and wish the Dev the best of luck

This game has a fantastic story along with supernatural elements that are quite hot. The girls and renders are beautiful, cannot wait for what comes next in this game as the start is significant not some typical cash grab bullshit

Cute girls, interesting story and a very playful ghost. Loved it, it made me laugh. The story is easy to follow and the menu easy to use. It was very engaging with lots of mystery. The girls are attractive and not what they pretend to be. Even the old nun is ready to change the way she is.