Ren'Py - The Secret: Ghosted & Thrilled [v0.4.9.5.2] [Aorrta]

Honestly...

1. Every girl has minimum D cups, are you kidding?
2. The MC looks like he's fucking 14 and yet he has a job and people are willing to fuck him?
3. There is absolutely no build up of any kind, every character you meet is an absolute slut.

If you like big tits and just want to fap, sure play the game, but I wouldn't expect much of a story, and honestly I haven't even given it a try because of the above reasons. There is no way to redeem this game which is basically made to be a 14 year old's wet dream with no actual substance.

Original review made on April 28th 2020 4 stars : Been a player since the first version came up years ago. This ''reloaded'' version sure is a step up but still has issues like the bad english, office navigation, decoration quest.

Let's hope Aaorta finally decides to actually finish this game and that he won't go away again for 2 years.

Edit today 1 star: After more and more lies and postponements and huge times that the dev vanished without saying anything, he came back just to make the the game patreon compliant aka remove incest. And added almost nothing to make up for the huge update time (8 months).

This game used to be in my top 3 but not anymore.

Version: v0.4.1.1a

PROS:
- Great graphics
- Great renders of female character models
- Good sex content and animations
- Good interface

CONS:
- Nonsense history
- Some things bother you in the game (mini-game)
- No auto-save and/or gallery

Review:
I thought this game was better than the abandoned, because several things have been changed. I confess that this game impressed me, but it came at a time that I was a little disappointed.
History:
It's one of the stupidest I've ever seen. You are a 23 yo guy that has appearance of a 15 yo boy and all women desire him, even the MC's mother has affection for him. It's a rather poorly constructed story, most games don’t use 100% reality, there’s always a little fantasy, but in this game, there’s 100% nonsense, because a little bit of reality is essential to make the story a little more interesting, you don't have to make everything real, but make it stupid and meaningless makes it uncomfortable to follow the script.
Gameplay:
It's a sandbox game that has a good gameplay, as it is quite pleasant and a very well built sandbox. However, some things leave to be desired. The "mini-game" in this game are quite boring, I don’t want to play The Sims where you have to get the furniture and fix it up in the house, this is pathetic, you spend a lot of time on it, an option to skip is very obligatory.
I liked this sandbox style and this gameplay, but it needs to improve in some points, the interface is very well organized and the graphics are great. I liked the organization of the gameplay, but I didn't like this thing about fixing furniture or something.
Graphics & Sex Content:
The graphics look great, the scenarios are very detailed and polished. The interface is beautiful and neat gameplay. The sexual content is good, good sex scenes and animations. But unfortunately many things in the game seem to be forced, well, just see the story that you will understand better.
Overall, sexual content is good. The renders of female models is great, the MC's mom is 42 yo and has the body of a 40 yo woman, this is awesome. Different from the dwarf size of the MC, go figure...

So, why I did gave 2.5 stars?
Although this game has one of the nonsense history, have a slow gameplay, have a stupid mini-game, I liked that style of sandbox. The interface is fine, the sexual content is good, but fuck, had to create a story and a shitty character like that? the adult boy on several occasions he is treated as a teenager, and at other times he is the seductive fucker lover boy. In no way do you feel corruption, everything in the game is forced, cheating, corruption, seduction, everything in the tag is forced.
Anyway, the quality of this game is very good, but its weakness is in the awful story and the poorly constructed characters. I think the developer was afraid to create a story where the public would say it had grinding, but if you make a story that never seems to end, or that you have to keep grinding to acquire affection with NPC, or create an infinite cycle, consider that. But building characters and relationships between them, letting things happen naturally and what is fundamental, the story going forward, this is not grinding. Think about it. And don't create a rushed story, where the MC doesn't even make an effort, but that's not the case, the problem is that the story doesn't make any sense. Therefore, a rating of 2 or 3 stars it's more than fair (it could be much more), because the game is good (I liked the some content) but the story is bad.

well i wrote in the threat already that the renders are ONLY the half of a package for a good game,and im saddened to tell that most of the rest of the game kills the good impression the renders are making.

first the huge amount of useless animations are annoying and the filesize of the game would surley be a lot smaller without them.

then the MC is just meh.. the look and the character of him are just

then the stupid minigame at the start of day two just kills the mood.

then the last one the story : it is just awfull in a way the MC is kind of an "asshole" and on top of that he looks like a 12 year old boy and he is a midget with a big dick that is about to work at the family company that buisness is adultery stuff .The mom looks HOT as hell but her character is lets say not the smartest light signing documents DRUNK in an meeting, and such a woman leads and owns a Company??? double mehh...
the dev should do himself a favor and change the story where the (intelligent,charming,goodlooking,well hung ect.. ect..) MC starts to work at the family company to save it from bankruppt because another company want´t to kick them out of buisness at all cost or something like that.

and don´t get me startet with the dialogues in the game.the language is so horrible even when the Mc fucks with woman they treat him like a child,and every chance they call themself ADULT when talking to the MC.


so lets see where that game goes now and than i will edit this.

No choice at all, short story and frustrating storyline due to no interaction - not liking this despite good renders. Pair him with a good storyteller and I'll be back.

Maybe I'll check back in a few months

played trough this version.
Good renders except main character that looks like a 11yo.
mc fall into the douch catagory by taking advantage of interview
gameplay is uneeded slow mouse is sluggish to move

For me the game is excellent in all fields.

It's very enjoyable. Has linear story but also free roam and keeps you busy without being boring.
The artwork from the intro to GUI design to models is just out of this world and one can see Aortta is an art major or its like.

I love how the mom now is not so bitchy but very cute and lovable yet strict. The women in the game are super super hot.

The game flows really well with brilliant in between transition movies yet not annoying.

Only gripe is that the MC looks 14yrs old. No matter how big his dick may appear his appearance is that of a teenie bob.
Apart from that brilliant game. Hopefully Aorrta doesn't take a year to update. It would be a shame if he does so again.

The game has all the bells and whistles, and is perfectly fappable.

Beyond that, we have some taboo development within the family unit.

Unfortunately, immersion is difficult because of the male fantasy pornfest nature of the game. Every woman is a big titty pornstar bending over backwards for our big dick teen.

In other words, like most pornography, just don't think about it too hard.

I simply love this game! Renders are great (mom is one of the best looking out there), especially. Story and pacing is okay for me. I'm giving it 4 stars because the dialogue is kinda meh at the moment. Also, the MC looks a little too young, and the room mini game was hard as hell. Other than that it's a great game. I'm just gonna pray that the dev wouldn't abandon it this time. Cause this game has so much potential.

Despite the obvious trolls I like this game, I skipped the first version because I despise sandbox games for the most part. I've played so many bad ones like Foot of the mountain I don't know what good ones look like.. But I enjoyed this one. So far there isn't much of a grindfest, not repetitive clicks that cause PTSD. Just a solid game so far for me, the renders are especially good as expected from Aorrta. The story is good also, Mary and Lola are my two favorites from the list of hot characters.

My only drawback is the MC, not really a fan of the pubescent teen look. I could've sworn he was bigger(Frame, not penis. The penis is just fine btw.) and older in the last version. But still I'm looking forward to this game and hope it continues.

Lastly, this is MY Opinion. A lot of you gaslight or overhype monstrosities all the time on this site.

finally its back

amazing graphic there is a lot of work here
The girls are well formed and sexy

The only problem is the grinding also skipping could be better we dont want to read all dialouges

also adding a hinting system would help with the grinding put the effort the developer but in is amazing its better than the orginal game

I so badly want to give this 5 stars. The artwork, renders and animations certainly are worth a 5 star review. I mean, smokin hot good.
The story seems alright, but the Engrish is killing me. If the dev can get someone to better translate from Russian to English this would be a slam dunk 5 star.
Fortunately there are very few typos, but the halting, broken, incoherent wording due to the poor translation seriously detracts from this otherwise beautiful piece of work.
The second part that puzzles me is the name. Thus far the game does not seem to be hinting at secrets needing to be discovered. But I can easily overlook that with renders as tasty as these are.
Here's hoping the dev can get a much better translator/editor on the English side and that we can see more of this one.

I thought about it before I came to the conclusion it is a two star game. I am not even sure if it should be that and not lower. Flashy renders does not make a great game, in my opinion. Here is my reasoning why this game does not gel or work.

Poor script dialogue and character development. The English is so so bad in this game. Robotic and nonsensical at times. The game is about a Male supposed adult who is out of school and working at an adult agency. He looks 14 for some unknown reason and is a midget, but we know he is an adult so what is going on. Stunted growth ?? I don't know, but look at some of the renders when he stands beside some people and it is ridiculous.

The wooden dialogue saps the life out of every scene, I can only assume it was in a foreign language to begin with and someone just half assed the English.

Ok, at some points in the game we learn he has a girlfriend and is sexually experienced. We know his mom knows this. Yet at times of the game he is acting like an experienced stud and at other times he seems surprised he will get a chance with some women again or doing certain things. His mom catches him masturbating and almost seems shocked and puts it down to him being around hot women and she needs to distract him from this and it was a mistake to have him in the job..... but why ??? he is a grown adult in his room jerking off, how is that a bad thing, for crying out loud she knows he has had a girlfriend and is sexually active. Not like it is a stretch for him to jerk off. The story world lays down its rules and then refuses to follow its own logic.

At one point a fellow colleague treats him like dirt and tells him to get into a car and he does not even challenge him on it. He just meekly complies like he is some kid. It is just odd, he is the bosses son and is a supposed adult, you would think he would shut that down straight away. He has shown confidence in other sections of the game, why not there. This is what I mean by disjointed storyline. So on one hand the script sometimes plays him up to be this naive kid in awe that anything is happening, then in the next time he is calling people whores and having sex.

Terrible gameplay, at one point I kid you not, you rearrange furniture in your house. This is not a joke and it is tedious and boring. So coupled with the poor dialogue and English. This is why I just did not enjoy this.

As always these are my opinions and I always try to back them up with examples and explanations. If you play and feel different, that is the beauty of difference of opinion and I am glad you like it.

I played verson 0.4.1 and if the game gets anymore updates and I play them, of course I will update the review if needed.

This is a great game and the reason i gave it a 5 star is because everything has improved from the story-line to the renders. I feel the renders got much better. Although i wish for a scroll back option but thats just me

Render 5/5
Animation 3/5
Music 5/5
History 4/5
Gui 5/5

Despite being a game similar to many already made, what changed for me was the characters in the game, they are very unique different from other games that make with the same render as always. The main focus of a porn game is not history. If you want a good story, go read a book.

Edit Jan. 21: Dropping to a 2. The renders are still good, the game play though, it can lean towards grindy and if I'm looking at a game thinking 'Boy I sure wish it had a walkthrough or cheat mod or gallery unlock or something' then the game needs to lose a star.

Just barely, between try it or skip it, give it a try if you haven't.

The renders are great. Not just in quality but in pose. The game play is a little more complex than it needs to be (forcing choices when it could let you have both scenes w/o breaking narrative). That it's renpy but doesn't allow things like text fast forward as a player choice annoys me a little (ren'py has so many options by default, use 'em). The fact is was abandoned before then redone worries me a little especially for donors but...

...a ll considered... It's a 3. For now. It could go either way (so let's hope).

-Pros
Great renders, damn those renders (one of the best I've seen in Ren'pys);

Good background music, not just Kevin MacLeod;

The story is still being build so I can't say much right now but seems like he's trying to create depth on characters, not just for the protagonist and his mother but also for secondary characters (I'll revise it in future updates);

The world areas have some good detailed places to it, not just some half empty rooms, adding more depth to the story.

-Cons
The antagonist is our daily base villain, nothing special (I'll revise it in future updates);

Puzzles and others minigames are not a bad option to add in a game, but some of those puzzles could have some highlight areas on placements to make things easier.

Final Note: It's an interesting story, different from most games I've played at a point it doesnt bother me to keep reading until the next scene. The events and time of the day fits very well with each other and a small RP not to a point of being grinding made me interested in this game.
Totally worth it.
I'll be waitting to see what's up in the next updates.

A lil hesitant to rate this game, as it could be abandoned again and just leave us all hanging again. What I can say as with this update the improvements have been made and the game feels fresh again. The Renders have been improved. But the competition is fierce in the adult VN community so it should be judged not just for some hot looking renders but for story. The story is bleh, with how limited the story is it is very hard to get invested in the story. The dialogue is weird, and maybe it's because of translation or something, but espicially in the sex scenes, where every fucking women is talking about how they are an adult. Aren't we?!?!? One other disappointing thing is, da fuck I look like a 12 year boy in this game. Who role plays in any VN and says I want to be a 12 year old kid with a huge cock. Well I'll consider re doing my review once more story gets released but all I can think of is this...

I tried the old version, but the new is... WOW!

I mean: the models are the same, quality is great as it was, but the story is really fine this time!

No real cons except for the useless grinding scene of 'organising' the new house.

I loved the Cliffhanger, hope for more soon!

Good to have it back. Better than the original. Animation could be a bit better but overall an excellent remaster. Enough content on first release. Awaiting for the next episode, hopefully will not get into production hell.