VN - HTML - The Lost World BTS [v0.04 Public Ch1-Ch4] [Salted Caramel Stories]

  1. 3.00 star(s)

    Anonapotomus

    Really a mixed bag of a game.

    A kinetic novel so not a whole lot to speak of on the game mechanics front. It's a story with porn clips inserted, you have to actively scan text for links to them, which is kind of silly and adds nothing but the chance that you miss a scene if you're not paying close enough attention.

    But it passes the main requirement of a KN, in that scenes are fairly well written with only the occasional spelling error or typo. But while the individual scenes are well written, if sometimes a bit verbose, the overall feeling is a little patch work, like a bunch of disjointed scenes stuck together that don't really flow together to create an immersive cohesive narrative.

    The main thing this game has going for it is it's unique setting, in both time and place, the inclusion of historic artifacts and art work and scenes from nature documentaries is pretty well done and makes this game stand out from other HTML KN's.

    However this also sets the stage for the main drawback of this game, namely that real porn is a terrible choice of format for a story supposed to be set in early 20th century in exotic locations. It's just outright immersion breaking and to be told properly requires hand drawn, or CGI or AI or anything else really, but it just doesn't work to be in a remote amazonian village or Taishō era Japan then cut to a porn scene filmed in a 21st century western hotel room with a phone and a flat screen in the background and clearly modern fashion styles.
  2. 4.00 star(s)

    Workdammit

    As a foreword, this isn't quite my type of game. A lot of the action isn't actually you doing the actions. Rather, they are related as stories (note that this isn't NTR). However, I found it off-putting enough that I will likely not be completing this game. That being said, I felt it deserved a good rating anyway, for reasons I will now explain, and I hope that I am giving it a fair rating even though it isn't really for me.

    Here we take a sort of dual role of both a young Irish adventurer/writer (default name Elrod), and as the reader of Elrod's recounting of his various erotic adventures.

    Pros:
    Extremely well written: seriously, this is often the most lacking part of any porn game, and this one knocks it out of the park. This is honestly why I wanted to give a good rating: if I want to encourage writing of this quality, I'd better reward it when it comes up.​
    Nice videos: the videos are nice, align well with the writing, and don't bombard you with 5 on one page.​
    UI: excellent​
    Meh:
    You don't have much agency in this game. It really seems more like a Kinetic Novel.​
    Cons:
    None.​
    All in all, I would suggest you give it a try. If it aligns with your interests, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
  3. 5.00 star(s)

    NightOwl71

    We have a little gem here despite HTML. It's a visual novel and the emphasis is on the story of a male journalist / travel writer as MC, but a rather salty and NSFW picturesque one. Don't expect hardcore bang bang on every turn but if you appreciate erotic stories with pictures this one is for you. I will support this project now and think it really can go places (literally).