Have you ever wanted to play a stupid, annoying 18 year old who always ejaculates prematurely, and always rolls over in the face of conflict? Who is unable to speak without coming off like a moron? Do you like trying to pursue a sister who constantly teases the mc and always gets her way, even on the supposedly “mc dom” route? Do you like a side girl who is unattractive and uninteresting? Then this is the game for you!
The visuals are shit, I don’t think there’s any animation, and the story is just the mc rolling over to the whims of his sister. I'd like to think I'm a person open to enjoying AVNs of different qualities and production values, but this game made me legitimately angry, mainly due to the sheer uselessness of the mc. If you aren't into being a sub and generally pathetic, both in and out of the bedroom, then I recommend you skip this game.
One of the best at creating believable rising erotic tension with great pacing. The main negatives are the slow development rate and sometimes odd translations due to the developer not being a native english speaker.
Good game. Decent renders, some of the conversations are a bit weird or pointless - but that's not a big issue. The choices are not that clear, so to have the option to see how they affect realtions as in-game mod would be great.
Considering this game is surrounding one main love interest, the writing is incredibly poor and boring. Decent renders but the gameplay can be really frustrating at times, especially when choices are unclear and uncharacteristic of the main character which results in losing points and scenes randomly. Save scum is only good when the writing is worth reading for.
Nice gameplay for a VN, I like that choices matter in this game. The problem i had was a lot of the times i had to guess answers, so it was a lot of scroll back and try again until you succeed. The renders in game are pleasing I'm usually not fond of 3d games but this one is well executed.
Art 4/5
Story 4/5
Gameplay 4/5
Fapability 4/5
Originality 5/5
This is one of the most frustrating AVN's out there. I want to rate it higher, but when it's hard to get through even with a walkthrough, it's ridiculous. If you have the patience to go through with it then it will be 5 star for you most likely. For me it's not worth the hassle.
I love slow burn games, and this is a good one. Nice dialogue, fun and stupid.
It' s unfortunate that feet don't interest me at all, but the author gets to decide what they find interesting. I would love to see more games like this with a sister that is secretly submissive or exhibitionistic , but you can't have everything.
A very sensual game that is not trying to tease you from one update to another but instead is entirely built on the tease which is it's main unique feature, setting it apart from every other game out there. A personal favourite with a unique style, its only drawback is very infrequent updates.
Amazing game overall. The sister is very attractive and the kink is played out in very nicely. The relationship between her and the MC is a slow burn that eventually becomes very romantic.
The dialogs themselves are very good, but the English (especially the grammar and sentence structures) can be quite questionable. The writing would have been fantastic if the developer just had someone adjust the sentences in a way that feels more natural. But this doesn't even matter in the end because the game is abandoned. Still worth playing though if you are into brother-sister incest but just remember that the way the story ends is not very satisfying (especially in terms of sex)
So the scenes themselves as well as the buildup are both hot and well done. This is more of a slow burn game as opposed to an all out fuckfest right from the start. However my biggest gripe with the game is how much of a manipulative ass the MC is. Even on the "nice" route, the mc is still a total narcissist. Its a total turn off and for me at least, ruins the rest of what is a solid game.
Writing, characters & relationships
★★★★★
The setting is strictly boiler plate for this type of game, with the MC moving in with his sister (Julia) and how their relationship unfolds over the next several days. It is the exploration of this relationship which comprises the narrative mass of the game. In fact, almost the entirety of the game consists of exchanges between the two which makes it a very lean and focused experience.
The characters are well defined, as is the sibling dynamic between them. This also means that you have less control over them than you would in a lot of other games of this style. Julia has her own mind and agenda, and as her younger brother you will absolutely find yourself at her mercy on occasion. You can always try to force your will but she might not stand for it.
The English is somewhat broken, which would usually detract from the experience for me but in this case I feel that the writing itself is strong enough that it overcomes this hurdle. If anything it comes off as quite charming.
Graphics, design & audio
★★★★☆
Julia's design is amazing, and she is one of the most compelling LIs I have come across. She is a much more realistic and down-to-earth depiction of a woman than what is the norm in this style of game. Environments have been designed with great attention to detail and personality. The visuals, much like the narrative, have very little redundant elements as most of the game transpires in Julia's apartment and I think this serves the game well by keeping focus on the narrative.
Unfortunately the characters have a rather limited range of expression and for some reason Julia often appears to be avoiding eye contact. The latter could certainly be a sign of modesty or embarrassment, but it happens much too often for that to really make sense. Besides, she does not otherwise behave as a particularly demure or easily embarrassed person. It's a little bit confusing at times.
Kink
★★★★★
This games revolves a lot around the exploration of nascent sexuality, in the context of a sibling relationship. It does not brood overmuch on the taboo nature of the depicted sexuality. The erotic content ranges from simple touching, petting and kissing to stop just short of vaginal intercourse (as of version 0.7).
There is a dominant-submissive dynamic to their relationship which has bearing on the sex acts between them. As such, Julia is the older sister and this is not readily brushed aside by the actions of the MC. In fitting with the dominant-submissive theme, the game caters to a number of kinks of this realm such as denial, humiliation and foot play.
I found the erotic content very engaging. It is detailed and tastefully explicit, and it presents itself with considerable intimacy both in the artwork, dialogue and descriptions, as well as in the unfolding of the relationship between the two siblings.
Summary
This is the first game that has compelled me to type up a review, which might sound like it could be either a good or a bad thing. The fact is that I consider this game to be a little treasure, and deserving of more attention. Julia is a vibrant and delightfully well-crafted LI with a bold personality and a degree of willfulness and agency which I've found to be quite rare in these types of games. The relationship between her and the MC feels genuine and nuanced, and their sibling dynamic comes off as very earnest.
On the negative side of things, navigating the choices in this game is burdensome. It is never obvious what you should be aiming for or how your choices affect anything, so discovering scene variations requires trial and error, and perseverance. Sometimes these variations are very minute, but sometimes they speak volumes for the characters and their relationship and at that point it gets a little bit problematic to me. Withholding narrative in a narrative driven game seems like an absurd thing to do for any reason, but especially when those reasons are hidden. However, this is not an issue unique to Thinking About You and I hesitate to criticize the game overmuch because of it. I would still like to see the game do more to explain mechanics and consequences of actions to the player.
In the end, none of the game's weaknesses diminish my enjoyment of it. Especially as a work in progress. I can only give it a five-star rating, meaning that I would recommend this game to anyone who is looking for incest themed content, and especially to those who value a nuanced and fresh depiction of a sibling relationship.
Very, very good game. The characters are lively and interesting. Julia is especially chic (I confess, fell in love a little: 3). Playful and cute tsundere its ... cute.
The plot is very good. Great humor spiced up with funny situations. It was a lot of fun to play. The reactions of the world and characters to the player's actions are well thought out. Everything is very logical and adequate (unfortunately, not many visual novels can boast of this).
The cherry on top is the sub / dom relationship that is organically woven into the romantic line. I like femdom in this game - adequately (Julia and MC know that this is just a game they like and don't really despise / hate each other).
In general, this story turned out to be very beautiful and funny. I will hope and wait for its equally beautiful completion. I thank the author for his work and wish you new creative success.
Hands down, one of the best corruption games we have available at the moment. The problem with most of the corruption games out there is that the pacing is locked behind some sort of grind. Sometimes a game will have a good grind mechanic, but its rare. In this game's case there isn't any grinding mechanic at all, just pure content where choices slowly influence the amount of teasing and limits the characters will push. The way the relationship edges forward bit by bit is perfect, a true devotion to what corruption is supposed to be. I can't express how much I get taken out of a game when the characters immediately start mashing bits together, especially when they're supposed to be family. Hand waving the "naughtiness" out of corruption with gimmicks like love potions or magic is just lazy writing. The methodical buildup and unique storytelling make this a game that I find myself returning to often.
This is a lovely game. The artwork seems to be a hybrid of Russian/E European folk art for the faces, and standard hentai bodies. It's not the sexiest 2d art on this site but it's pleasant nonetheless.
The dialogue is lively with a touch of magic realism. Conversations carelessly hover away from the mundane, then settle back down again before you get a good look at whatever their destination might have been. Yet at no point does the dialogue or story (which is very minimalist - a series of episodes that are basically excuses to have the main duo and often trio in a room together; that's a good thing btw) feel detached from the porno context of the game - they keep the spotlight on the weird, cute and occasionally bittersweet dynamic between the two main protagonists.
Incidentally this is also the only VN I've played that actually manages to handle the incest fetish properly. Two people who naturally love and want to be with each other but can't, not merely because of 'society' but also and far more importantly due to the contradictions between filial and erotic love which must coexist in them and evoke a singular, discordant tension and yearning by and large absent in vanilla romance.
I've only played one other VN on this site (also hand drawn) that manages to consistently, and successfully, present a genuine literary theme. I dislike porn games that 'focus on the story and dialogue', not because I hate writing or stories but because they usually suck in the vast majority of porn games (especially the ones that 'focus on the story'!). This one is a rare exception and about as good as it gets.
I'll rate the gfx 4/5 and add +1 for the story and writing. If your erudition comes from reading actual literature as opposed to hundreds of 'story-focussed' porn VNs, you will enjoy this one.
The game has an interesting curve,with the playthrought i got, until eva comes.
Blueballing is a thing, being annoying is another thing. Theres a speciic set of skills required to enjoy this game, otherwise it is jjust a pain in the ass and many times you dot know if whats happening is real or a dream. Things become confusing at some point.
The only good thing about the game, are the girls face, and the Heroes III Unicorns. Sexual scenes are bad, posing is below average.
Dialogues remain decent for some time, but i just noticed that at some point everything turned confusing and annoying, is like character development stopped and quarrels and goddes fetish whatever took over and flushed everything down the toilet.
Wow! 3 years passed and the game is till crap, and Abandoned, cause it is ridiculous really. The whole sub dom is pointless cause there is a built in Sub bias pretty for pretty much 90% of the game, and most of the "dom" options, dont seem to have any impact. What kind of domination is the one where the other person establishes the rules?
Also after 3 years without any change of engine or anything... Avoid this
Wow a very nice game. Very good written, nice and charming characters and a exciting kinky story. Sometimes its almost too much text to read but still made very well.
Hope there will be a lot more to come
This is the best game on this site. Best plot, best characters, excellent writing. I guess it is not so polular because of the rarity of updates, but I hope it will not be dropped and will be big in the end. It would be great even if it wasn't a porn game.
Good Points
+ We have weird but interesting character writings.
+ We have good looking renders.
Bad Points
- Its lack of bacground images/renders. While game telling its story screen images dont even change, we saw dialogue about someone leaving room but we dont have any render for that scene, DEV doesn't even add image/render for that scene, so while reading story you gonna see only one or two image at more and dont even see different images for different scenes... Yeah... Great...
- Sex scenes are not animated and we dont have a lot of image for scenes either. If one game doesn't have animations for sex scenes you wait that game had at least good amoutn of different images for different positions etc to give you good feeling about sex scenes but nah we literaly face with same problem here aswell: ''lack of images''
- Its lack of content, updates takes to much time and DEV adds so little content with every update.
- Its have multi choices and this choices effect story little bit. But its realy confusing and those choices have a lot of bug. For example in some scenes you cant see content because game say ''Get 3 lust for this content.'' but at this rate game doesnt give you that much lust. This is imposible but DEV didn't fixed that...
- Now game abandoned and i cant even say im sorry for it... This game totaly deserved to be abandoned with this terrible design...
For The End
Its just terrible game... I do suggest dont even waste your time with this one and play someting else...
A simple, enjoyable game, the characters besides Julia are not the best looking but the art style is kinda unique, the writing is pretty basic but not bad for this type of game and story, but the English translation varies from what seems to be accurate to very basic and cruel which really negatively impacts reading. The most defined character of this game is Julia, especially the facial changes during dialogue and interactions, which have actually different outcomes and branches depending on your choices in the story which if developed further might be one of the game's strong points and the intimate scenes vary from good to adequate, but nothing outstanding. Overall enjoyed the game, but the translation really needs better work since it is fundamental for a Visual Novel.
I should have no objection about the plot , even though it’s not original. It’s “edible”, if you ask me. Nor the playability.
Sorry Dev, with all due respect to you, but the characters anatomy and the rendering are really horrible, in my humble opinion.
