Through Spacetime is a simple game whose only purpose is the provide a backdrop for the lewd scenes. Nothing clever is done with its premise other than to create lewd scenes, so...turn your brain off for this one, guys.
The story is simple enough, if illogical, but sets up the Ultimate Cosmic Harem. The MC being the only Man in the universe. This however falls short several times in the story as dialog, the way women behave and dress, often fails to assume that this character is the only man. A lot of dialogue opportunities are missed of a woman who has never interacted with a man before. But, the premise doesn't exist for story purposes. It only exists to put you as the one Man in a Galactic Harem, so turn your brain off.
The character models are good but not up to the standards of some of the more visually stunning games out there, and the plot, while silly, is original. Not much to say about either. Sex in space is the goal. Everything else is a backdrop. Turn your brain off.
The major thing I struggled with in the effort to press the mouse to continue the story is that it's a shame that the last Man in the universe is also one of the dumbest that ever lived. This guy is so stupid he can't be taken seriously. Same is true if it's supposed to come across as funny because he so stupid I cringed instead of laughed at his asinine statements. I guess the last Man is one of the Three Stooges. The story has to be carried by the supporting cast because the MC is so inept (he even has a blank, dumb stare), that he cannot possibly drive a storyline. In the scenes where things are happening and he is present...he is just present. He contributes nothing to any scenes apart from making dumb comments and being the Man in lewd scenes. If he were more formidable, the game would be so much more immersive and interesting.
His inability to plan, think, or reason makes him perfect though for a characters who's single and only purpose and contribution to the game or story is to move from one sex scene to the other. He's not a character with strengths, flaws, goals, and personality. He's just an erection with legs. So I guess in that regard, he's fine.
Don't think about it to much. The lewd scenes are great. This game is best played with frequent use of the Skip button since little of the dialogue will hold your attention. There is a story there, but you are so disconnected from it because of the mannequin of an MC that it's hard for it to matter. A game like this needs to have an MC you can empathize and connect with. Not a moron passing blankly from scene to scene, not comprehending what is going on around him. I feel the same way about the story, though for me its not comprehension. It's that I don't care because he doesn't care. That's not a good combo for a VN.
The story and plot is thin but there is one. It seems as though the writer doesn't really care about the story because you feel as disconnected from it as the MS. It's just a backdrop to stage the lewd scenes after all. If the MC were clever, formidable, personable, interesting, curious...something...the game would be much, much better. Imagine Farscape with a moronic, disconnected John Crichton. The stories wouldn't matter because the protagonist is the just there to watch them happen. The show wouldn't have lasted a season.
Lewd scenes are often and mostly good (though all of them dispassionate and unimportant). Other than that, the game will do little to keep you engaged.
2 out of 5 stars.