VN - Ren'Py - The Missing Part [Ch. 1] [jPk vns]

  1. 5.00 star(s)

    yossa999

    So the MC is one of those preppy rich kids, he walks out of the house without looking back, and a girl on a skateboard bumps into him. She's pissed, the skateboard is obviously very valuable to her, and she makes the MC take her to the store and buy her a couple of broken skateboard wheels. The MC is also pissed at first, he had plans and all that, but the little sassy declares that he is now at her service until midnight!

    Anyway, he spends the day with her, and he likes her more and more as he gets to know her, despite her old shabby clothes - the girl is poor, despite the fact that she lives in a poor area - the girl is an orphan and lives in an orphanage. But she is very sweet, pretty, easygoing, he feels comfortable with her, and the MC does not want to end their sudden date. They are already familiar and trust each other enough to share the problems and worries that are on their minds. And the MC realizes with shame how small and insignificant his problems seem compared to what the poor orphan girl has to deal with.

    But midnight comes, and she, hiding a tear with a smile, thanks him for a wonderful day, says that his service is over and he is free - and unable to hide her tears, runs away. It goes without saying that the MC runs after her...

    And here you have to play.

    Because the game has excellent graphics and very interesting characters. The dev does a great job of highlighting the smallest nuances of the characters' moods and emotions with facial expressions, head tilts, slight smirks, glint in the eyes - visual details that you don't immediately notice, but that make the characters come alive. I really love this in visual novels, but rarely do devs do it at a high level.

    The plot... I will only say that many scenes in the game evoke very strong emotions, both positive and negative, the author skillfully builds up tension and directs the player's mood; I will not hide that it was difficult for me to hold back a stingy male tear in several very emotional heavy scenes. But it still looks like this will not be one of those stories where the MC gets stuck in the swamp of his depression and past traumas, which I am incredibly happy about.

    The dialogues are written in a very lively, cheerful language, easy comprehensible, and the player moves along the plot on ease. It's hard to say yet in which direction the plot will go, there are three main LIs, each of whom is different from the others, with a unique character, all of them are appealing in their own way, each has their own insecurities and flaws, and it's incredibly interesting to get to know them. So it's a very well made dating sim so far.

    There are no lewds in the main game yet, but there are two extra scenes that are loosely connected to the main story, but give an idea of what to expect from the author in terms of erotic animations. Me likes.

    To sum it up, a well-written story about people, relationships, loss, joy and sorrow, with great graphics, unobtrusive background music and attractive characters.

    I would like to note that the dev makes impressive progress in development every week, not shying away from showing many preview images from the chapter in development, so I'm looking forward to the next chapter soon.
  2. 5.00 star(s)

    meifmikm

    One of the most emotionally impactful VN's I've ever experienced and it's only the first chapter. There are a couple of things that could be better, some grammatical errors at times but despite that it's an easy 5 stars. Would recommend to everyone unless you're severely depressed then maybe play something else
  3. 5.00 star(s)

    DankCornelius

    The writing in the game is excellent in terms of pacing out a pretty heavy introduction for the MC's story. It's pretty impressive how the prologue gets you attached to the MC's family that fast in such a short time. The 3 possible LI's don't have much right now to them to be honest, but the obvious hints of more to them are definitely intriguing as is.

    However, I will say that for the first chapter, choices in the game enter into a common trap some games enter into when it comes to a really defined narrative like this one. Most choices right now basically boil down to whether you want to do a certain route or not, with no real effect on the plot outside of that.

    I know the developer is planning broader choices in the following update, and hopefully, that helps a bit in choices mattering. If not that's totally fine, as I do think this is probably one of the best newcomer VN's this year.

    Overall, though there's not much sexual content right now outside of the bonus scenes, I would recommend checking this one out if you like more somber story-related VN's.
  4. 5.00 star(s)

    ayo342

    I really enjoyed this, definitely one of the best new games out there. I like that the game's focused on the story and is not afraid of some more serious topics that most visual novels don't try to delve into. This is one of those titles that I would play even if there was no sexual content at all.

    The renders are nice, so are the love interests and I like the fact that there's only three of them. I feel like many games try to go overboard with the number of romanceable characters instead of going for quality.

    Overall, I most definitely recommend this and wish all the best to the dev with future updates because it's looking very promising.
  5. 2.00 star(s)

    sunaboz

    Almost a kinetic novel. Choices are rare and when they do appear it's flavour only, we can ask some questions (or not) or we can choose to skip a scene (which defeats the purpose of playing the "game") or we can decide what to see first. Which makes this "game" no fun at all for me because we're not playing it, we're just observers.

    And while renders are good they're nothing special but what's worse there is no sexual content here besides bonus scenes (which are poorly done IMO). I don't get why dev wasted time on adding them when they have nothing to do with the story.

    All in all it's a very poor first release and had it been later chapter I would have rated it lower. I might change my rating if things will change but as it stands I can't recommend this game, on the contrary, I urge you to not play it if you value your time (wait at least until ch. 2 because as it stands now it's garbage).
  6. 5.00 star(s)

    Old Man Al

    Let's get to the part that many people here won't like:

    This is not a porn game per se. Yeah, there will be sex scenes later (chapter 2 the dev wrote), but that is absolutely not the focus.

    Chapter 1 is about the start of the healing process.

    Storywise this is top notch and I would totally by the final version on Steam (which I sadly cannot as a German, so please bring it to GOG too, dev).

    The prologue is about the MC meeting his wife and their daughter being born. From there it goes emotionelly downward, really hit me hard. The MC is a pretty funny guy, which makes it even harder to bear to see him sad.

    The three main girls look good and are not models used everywhere else as far as I can tell. Their personalities are very different and they are all pretty. As this is no Harem game (and generell more on the realistic side) it will be hard to choose later on.

    The conversations are as well written as the story itself and for both counts: slow pace, but never boring. I like the little verbal, funny jabs the MC does - I am pretty much the same in RL so I feel right at home there.

    Music is very fitting to the scenes.

    I cannot rate this any other than 5/5 stars, because this is just the kind of AVN I want to play.

    Cudos to the dev, and really - as written before - bring it to GOG once it is finished. ;)
  7. 5.00 star(s)

    D4rkK1ng

    Extremely good VN so far , it has potential to be one of the best VN with focus on the story.
    Good Quality VN with proper stories are rare so im glad i found this one
    The quality of the story is top notch and the dialogues very good moreover the backstory and the story telling is really well done.
    MC seems quite good and the LIs are beautiful and with unique personalities, after i played their paths i liked them all
    Unfortunately it isnt harem so we have to choose one in end so probably im gonna have play 3 different runs near the end.
    Moreover Visuals are great and soundtrack quite good too.
    it became already one of my favorites and i cant wait for the next chapter, i truly enjoyed it a lot and i highly recommend it.
  8. 5.00 star(s)

    Jaango

    The missing part [ prologue]

    This one's heavily story centric. Godammn but the story is emotional one, if you are going through hard part of your avoid this one. This prologue doesn't had any choice at all. But you will play it to the end cause story is captive. If you are going through hard part of your life you will avoid. You don't see these type of story usually here. Only few game offer this type of emotional story. I felt like I've watched an emotional movie. Enough to make grown man cry type. There is also a bonus scene in replays

    + Story centric
    + Slow burn
    + Girls with different personalities
    + Writing

    Keep up the good work dev looking forward to next updates.
  9. 5.00 star(s)

    Dessolos

    Review version : Prologue
    I don't really like to review games even give 5 stars on games without much content . But this game really hits you in the feels more than once in the Prologue that I felt it was worth it for now. I hope other updates don't disappoint.

    One thing I do like is how this dev is adding in lewd content as a bonus to get feedback and practice before we get said lewd content in the actual main game.
  10. 5.00 star(s)

    brisketsNbiscuits

    Whoo! Holy shit boys and girls. Haven't had a VN fuck me up this bad since Leap of Faith. Being a family man myself with a wife and kids I can't even begin to imagine being put through something like this.... but I bet $100 I wouldn't recover with a harem.
    Honestly this one needs a flashing warning sign saying "DONT PLAY THIS IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH SOME SHIT!!!" multiple times.
    But truth be told I loved it so much that I immediately pledged to the Devs patreon. Good shit dudes!
  11. 5.00 star(s)

    peuir

    So far so good! Not much content yet as it is still only the prologue but I would say that the mood for the rest of the game has been clearly set. Decent renders, nice use of SFX and BGM, and enjoyable writing. All the best dev!
  12. 4.00 star(s)

    MadAng

    First off be aware that this is not a porn game. It deals with topics of death and loss in a nuanced, mature way. There are light elements (and there’s sex in a bonus scene) but the overwhelming theme is dealing with grief.

    As the title states this is a prologue so don’t expect much gameplay/choices to make. It sets up the MCs story, and it’s a sad one. He suffers personal tragedy and, in one case, the narrative follows how he deals with its immediate aftermath. We see the reactions of various NPCs around him, which suggests how their stories might be relevant in his life in future updates.

    Renders are good, dialogue does not feel forced - flowing nicely to set the scene and exploring the characters reactions to the MC’s trauma.

    I personally want to see the where the story goes and would love to encourage the creator. 4 (aspirational) stars. This might go up or down depending on future updates.