VN - Ren'Py - The Swordbearer [v0.8] [Caramel Cowboy]

Perfect quality AVN, the renders and the quality is very recommendable. The comedic type of visual novel is what makes this game far superior. Medieval touch with a sprinkle of wittiness.

Characters are superb and how they are presented to each scene.
Romance very nice and quality as well.

Awesome and interesting AVN. One of the best i've played recently (and maybe the best)! Keep the good work! Nice humour, nice renders and nice animations. Waiting for new releases and if it comes to steam, i will buy it without hesitation!

[v0.4 Final]
*Disclaimer that I didn't mange to play through to the end of the current release.

Somewhere between "average" and "good," but I'll stick with 3*

The writing lacks something... A soul, maybe. It just seems like a very safe and by-the-books attempt at a lighthearted romance/harem adventure.

It almost read like a result of the writer checking off boxes. Lighthearted, check. Romance, check. Humor, check. Good guy MC doing nice guy things, check. But the jokes fall flat. The banter seems forced. The romance feels unconvincing. None of these aspects are glaringly bad, but it's just rather bland. I think personally, it was the constant attempts at humor that didn't even get a chuckle out of me that ultimately made me put down the game. It made me think that I would even enjoy cringe humor more than what I saw here, which was neither cringy nor funny. Just... no reaction whatsoever.

That said, the game is technically sound. No issues with the English. Well done free roaming sections. Nice renders. Good use of render variations to show visual dynamics. Music was a bit forced because it felt like an attempt to convey unearned emotions through the soundtrack rather than the writing, but the tracks themselves are good enough.

This review is a bit more subjective than what I usually try to convey, but the bottom line is that it has what it takes to appeal to the genre enthusiasts. For people that need more compelling writing in "vanilla" games, it leaves something to be desired.

v0.4

Story focused in medieval fantasy setting.
Storyline looks good so far however it is a slow burn, really slow mainly cos of the slice of life narrative. So try to stick around or don't attempt to binge, you'll get frustrated.

Models and renders are quite beautiful, animations is pretty much what you'd expect from the average VN.

A few lewd scenes sprinkled throughout though its mostly vanilla stuff so no kinky or hot content.

I do like the love interests offered so far. They have their own personalities, backstories and some of them are to my liking in terms of character and looks.

MC himself is likeable so far. So that's a plus.

Looking forward to future releases.

Review for The Swordbearer v0.4 -
PROS -
Excellent fantasy story in medieval setting
Great renders and gorgeous female characters .
Goffy and likeable main character .
Music and sex scenes are animated and well done .
Free roam is nicely done .
One thing that I found not to my liking is like other reviewer mentioned it just needs a lots of click in sex scenes like asking every time to move on in a sex scene , if i want to see previous scene i can simply rollback it woud be nice if you find a way to reduce the number of times to click on move on . But I didn't mind that too much and to summerise excellent story driven game with likeable charecters . Highly recommended .

Great looking game and the writing's good enough that I spent the first 30 minutes reading every caption... but it just kept going without anything significant happening. The entire game is the MC flirting with a few girls while he prepares for a journey, then they go for a walk and meet a few other people. That's it.

I really wanted to like this game because it does look great, but all these rambling conversations that are completely pointless to the story are enough to put me to sleep. The ONLY significant lewd scene is awkward with way too many "go on" / "continue" choices, it needs to be a ton smoother.

Damn, I really like the story so far. It has great characters, so I am going to play it till the end. The character designs are appealing to me. I like the scenes so far. It's great that all of the characters have different emotions. Every character has a unique story to tell. Humor is very good in it. Please make it harem bro.

A promising start to a game, with decent variety of male and female characters, with a setting in which plenty of interesting things are possible.

It's clear that a more than a basic level of effort has gone into the renders, with things happening in the background in scenes where others might have chosen to leave things bare.

Models are good overall.

Review for v0.4

What's really making this game work for me is all the humor blended into the story. It's not taking itself too seriously so far, but not in a way that feels ridiculous or nonsensical. It almost feels like a medieval slice of life, but there's also a deeper plot at play that's being slowly revealed alongside everything else. Though it's worth mentioning we haven't seen a ton of that yet given the game being in such an early version.

The game just has a lot of charm. The characters, the dialogue, the renders, etc. Everything is fitting together nicely, making for a pretty solid AVN so far.

I wasn't sure about some of the music at first, but it really does fit the tone of the game. I think the one thing I'd have complaints about is that some of the sex scene dialogue reads a bit funky. As an example, there's a line that just says "*plays with your lips.*" To me, it reads as if someone is trying to roleplay. I also don't need a line saying "kisses you" when I can see the renders of the characters kissing. Smaller issues really, but it was something that stood out to me.

The game is really a fun play though. Worth checking out if it caught your eye!

Version 0.3

Terrific visual novel. So far everything has been perfectly executed. Perfect blend of sexual tension, intrigue, humor, and relationship building. Story is very engaging, can't wait to see what happens next.

Great work, Dev!

Perfect! Just perfect! The writing, the humor, the story, the music, the render, the plot, the interactivenes, the characterization of each character, the storytelling, everything is just on point! Argue with me, I dare you! One of those games that's worth playing even without the lewd scenes. And all of the LIs are pretty too, i cant choose, btw!

please dont let this get abandoned! I cant support u through patreon but imma buy it in steam definitely. I know its not a big support but I hope everything works out.

Cheers!

Discovered this one recently, and I'm glad I did. Interesting medieval setting, enticing characters and good storytelling - including the humour - so far. Looking forward to future updates, keep up th good work!

I love these medieval type of games so maybe im a little bit biased. What a great game this already is and it feels like this story is only beginning. The characters first of all are very attractive which is always a plus and the dev added a couple of thoughts. Which make the character more interesting, depthful and creates funny/ teasing moments. The storyline I like a lot as already explained so nothing to really complain about this game. Five stars well deserved.

Wonderful medieval game, I wish the updates were more frequent and longer, always craving for more of this game!

CaramelCowboy is doing a fantastic game so far and I wish him the best in the next updates to come, can't wait to see more.

I'm really impressed, it has very good writing, great sex scenes and just the right amount of lewd content and characters. There is free roam here but nothing tedious (if anything it adds to the experience and the game doesn't feel like a kinetic novel), the music is good (and there are lewd sounds included which is always a good thing), the setting is original and the story is engaging and all in all it's definitely one of the games worth having on a watchlist.

Pros:
+ Great sex scenes with impressive animations (and sounds)
+ Interesting story and setting
+ Variety of characters to interact with
+ Fun free roam (nothing tedious)

Cons:
- So far there isn't that much content (but it's not that little either and it shows quality over quantity which I'm all for)

I'm giving that one a full mark.
While it's a bit low on sex content, the scenes are of pretty high quality.

The renders, story, writing, and plot are so far excellent.

This is one to keep your eyes on.

An amazing combination of medieval fantasy & harem genre.
The renders are amazing to look at & the story has a nice pace.
Overall, perfect for those who want to avoid sandbox grinding that comes with games of this genre and just chill & have a good time.

5/5

Overall, this game combines fantasy, harem, and medieval well.

Pros:
Story is interesting. It is becoming a fantasy and medieval setting where the main antagonist are vampires.
Renders are very well done

Neutral:
Humor is alright; some of it can be jarring though

Cons:
Hardly any story-wise related content and little development with the main LIs. Game has hardly moved it all for a year now.

Oh man, I am sucker for these kind of fantasy games & the dev nails every fucking chord in taking this game towards being a masterpiece. I really love the way the story is progressing & on top of that eye candy models makes it wow. And it's definitely worth mentioning how keenly & constructively the dev takes the suggestion to make this game more enjoyable which is becoming rarer for most of the games on this forum. Can't wait to see what this game brings in future.

Pretty fucking great to say the least. The story is pretty slow paced so far however the characters and lore about the world keeps it pretty interesting. The models are unique and extremely pretty so that's always a plus. The freeroam part of game, which usually is pretty grindy in other games, is much more linear and much better implemented and actually feels fun to play through. Recommended to anyone who like story in their AVNs.
Also Talitha is the best LI.