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Recommending TonyMurray's Favourite Games and Favourite Girls
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TonyMurray
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Of the ones I listed on my spreadsheet (not including random downloads that I tried and flipped, or games that I'm actively following, since they're on another tab), I have 145 left to try of 669 total (so 524 tried and rejected).That's still more than I have tried in two years
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It'll be interesting to hear your take on this. For me, seeing "kinetic", "troubled/boring marriage", and "bbc" is a formula for another of those stories that I loathe. I may end up
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I admit, this one being kinetic might be a bit weird for me, especially as if it had the choice to, I would usually avoid the BBC content (not a trope I enjoy). I enjoy My Husband's Boss, which is kinetic, but the dynamic here is a lot different. There I feel almost like I'm watching a movie, with this one, not so much, so I'll just see how it goes for an update or two. As I said in my write-up though, I appreciate how the dev was upfront in telling us that's how it was going to be.
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Oh, absolutely. I make a point of at least leaving a note on sites saying "thanks for being upfront about your content. It's clearly not for me but I appreciate your warnings." I tend to check in on those sites later to see if the dev is creating something I might be more likely to appreciate. While I might not enjoy a particular genre or story, a good dev is a good dev and I like to follow those.
As you're aware, you and I view MYB very differently but that's okay; my views tend to put me at odds with most posters on sites like that. The one thing I will give that developer credit for is that many of the posters who cheer Vivian for betraying Hutch are incensed that she now is betraying Christian (the bull vs. Hutch's cuck).
The dev NTR'd the NTR fans. I love that the dev did that.
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Futuotica by Futuotica
This is sort of a review of two halves, in a way. On the one hand, the story feels quite fresh for a sci-fi AVN, but on the other hand it also feels like it could get stale quite quickly. It has some really nice LIs, but at the same time they’re quite generic – with my favourite being mostly identical in style, hair, and hair colour in at least two other games I can name off the top of my head. There are choices, so it’s not a kinetic novel, but actually those choices don’t seem to have any variables attached to them, so the only difference they make is a few lines of dialogue each time.
So it feels like this is a game that looks quite promising on the surface, but not once you actually dig into it a bit. That is compounded by some poor choices when it comes to corner cutting (I presume) where it looks like a search and replace has been done to swap “show” with “show render id_” – which is fine, I guess. If you never use the word “show” in the game’s dialogue. Oh, what’s that? Characters say “show render id_” on four separate occasions? *sigh*
In this post-apocalyptic world, it looks like every hour of a person’s day is guided by an algorithm, which includes intimate time. So our main character has two hours a week set aside for sex. His chosen partner has additional sex hours, with someone else, although MC himself likes the idea of monogamy, so he doesn’t want to register his interest and go on the waiting list for any other women – because that’s how it’s done, with everyone expected to be sexually available for everyone else (although there’s clearly some sort of element of choice involved).
This is where it feels like it would become stale, because as soon as you start putting such strict rules on it, sex can become more like a chore (this is one of the things couples looks to “spice things up” to avoid!). That definitely feels the case in terms of a game like this, where we only have one sex scene so far and I found it a bit lifeless and lacking in chemistry, despite the two characters apparently being experienced with each other and telling each other how they enjoy spending time together (“I’ll be waiting for our next hour,” “I’ll be waiting too, eagerly.” So hot…)
Oh, and lastly, I really don’t like the name of the game. Some guy in the game thread said that you would only expect futa content if you’re into futa and trans characters (though he used a derogatory term instead). Cue a whole bunch of counterarguments, including mine, as someone who is not at all into futa or trans characters but guessed that it would be a feature of the game – it’s not. People still pop into the thread now and express their disappointment at there not being any futa content in a game with a title like this. To clarify, the dev notes that this is a unique word that combines the words “future” and “erotica”. And they apparently didn’t think of “Futurotica” during their brainstorming process.
This is sort of a review of two halves, in a way. On the one hand, the story feels quite fresh for a sci-fi AVN, but on the other hand it also feels like it could get stale quite quickly. It has some really nice LIs, but at the same time they’re quite generic – with my favourite being mostly identical in style, hair, and hair colour in at least two other games I can name off the top of my head. There are choices, so it’s not a kinetic novel, but actually those choices don’t seem to have any variables attached to them, so the only difference they make is a few lines of dialogue each time.
So it feels like this is a game that looks quite promising on the surface, but not once you actually dig into it a bit. That is compounded by some poor choices when it comes to corner cutting (I presume) where it looks like a search and replace has been done to swap “show” with “show render id_” – which is fine, I guess. If you never use the word “show” in the game’s dialogue. Oh, what’s that? Characters say “show render id_” on four separate occasions? *sigh*
In this post-apocalyptic world, it looks like every hour of a person’s day is guided by an algorithm, which includes intimate time. So our main character has two hours a week set aside for sex. His chosen partner has additional sex hours, with someone else, although MC himself likes the idea of monogamy, so he doesn’t want to register his interest and go on the waiting list for any other women – because that’s how it’s done, with everyone expected to be sexually available for everyone else (although there’s clearly some sort of element of choice involved).
This is where it feels like it would become stale, because as soon as you start putting such strict rules on it, sex can become more like a chore (this is one of the things couples looks to “spice things up” to avoid!). That definitely feels the case in terms of a game like this, where we only have one sex scene so far and I found it a bit lifeless and lacking in chemistry, despite the two characters apparently being experienced with each other and telling each other how they enjoy spending time together (“I’ll be waiting for our next hour,” “I’ll be waiting too, eagerly.” So hot…)
Oh, and lastly, I really don’t like the name of the game. Some guy in the game thread said that you would only expect futa content if you’re into futa and trans characters (though he used a derogatory term instead). Cue a whole bunch of counterarguments, including mine, as someone who is not at all into futa or trans characters but guessed that it would be a feature of the game – it’s not. People still pop into the thread now and express their disappointment at there not being any futa content in a game with a title like this. To clarify, the dev notes that this is a unique word that combines the words “future” and “erotica”. And they apparently didn’t think of “Futurotica” during their brainstorming process.
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In-Security by NTR Bakery
This is another of those games that features a lot of common elements but has the potential to rise above the majority of those others. Unfortunately for me, that potential has, by the third release, been squandered. There are just too many things that I’m not a fan of here, and when I put them together against the positives, it’s actually not a pretty picture.
We have a husband and wife who work in the same office, he as part of the IT team, where he spends most of his time spying on the staff (or mostly his wife) on the building’s security cameras. He also, somehow, can hack into the security cameras of the local mall, to watch his wife trying on clothes in a boutique there. He realises he has a fetish for seeing (or hearing about) men flirting with his wife, and they decide to explore this.
I just felt that everything moved too fast and was too easy. They discuss things pretty openly, which is good, but now, pretty much every time the wife mentions her boss or their black colleague, her husband gets a boner and she plays into that and asks if he wants to hear more or if he wants her to push things the next time she sees the men. Meanwhile, he has fantasies and you get to see the men fucking his wife as he imagines it – often portrayed as him watching her on the security cameras, and then his imagination taking over and showing it as if it’s really happening and he’s reacting in aroused shock. I don’t think that’s a good way of doing it, especially as the wife hasn’t actually done anything beyond flirting yet, so you’re kind of seeing the sharing elements way ahead of their actual place in the story.
The graphics mostly look okay, but the game already feels like it’s falling into the AI trap, where it’s using frequent (too frequent, IMO) AI animations. These don’t fit the renders surrounding them, so you get bars to either side and a darkening of the screen when they come up. It just looks poor, in my opinion. They are often used for non-sexual scenes, which is where they feel too frequent, showing facial reactions or little movements that there’s just no need to animate in the first place, and sometimes also showing someone talking, where of course the lip movement can’t and won’t match any dialogue that might (or might not!) be shown on screen at the time.
The other issue I have with the graphics is the subjective one – the girls. I generally found here that I might like the girls’ faces quite a bit, but not so much their bodies. Or at least, their breasts. This is for two specific reasons this time – one, the usual one for me, is that they are generally far too big for my tastes. The other though, is that they all look a bit plasticky (as in the actual material, not necessarily silicone-fake), especially the nipples. They just don’t look close to natural at all to me.
I still don’t know whether this is supposed to be a serious game (as I think it is intended), or a bit of a tongue in cheek one. It certainly works better as the latter, but even then, it doesn’t have enough all round to keep me interested.
This is another of those games that features a lot of common elements but has the potential to rise above the majority of those others. Unfortunately for me, that potential has, by the third release, been squandered. There are just too many things that I’m not a fan of here, and when I put them together against the positives, it’s actually not a pretty picture.
We have a husband and wife who work in the same office, he as part of the IT team, where he spends most of his time spying on the staff (or mostly his wife) on the building’s security cameras. He also, somehow, can hack into the security cameras of the local mall, to watch his wife trying on clothes in a boutique there. He realises he has a fetish for seeing (or hearing about) men flirting with his wife, and they decide to explore this.
I just felt that everything moved too fast and was too easy. They discuss things pretty openly, which is good, but now, pretty much every time the wife mentions her boss or their black colleague, her husband gets a boner and she plays into that and asks if he wants to hear more or if he wants her to push things the next time she sees the men. Meanwhile, he has fantasies and you get to see the men fucking his wife as he imagines it – often portrayed as him watching her on the security cameras, and then his imagination taking over and showing it as if it’s really happening and he’s reacting in aroused shock. I don’t think that’s a good way of doing it, especially as the wife hasn’t actually done anything beyond flirting yet, so you’re kind of seeing the sharing elements way ahead of their actual place in the story.
The graphics mostly look okay, but the game already feels like it’s falling into the AI trap, where it’s using frequent (too frequent, IMO) AI animations. These don’t fit the renders surrounding them, so you get bars to either side and a darkening of the screen when they come up. It just looks poor, in my opinion. They are often used for non-sexual scenes, which is where they feel too frequent, showing facial reactions or little movements that there’s just no need to animate in the first place, and sometimes also showing someone talking, where of course the lip movement can’t and won’t match any dialogue that might (or might not!) be shown on screen at the time.
The other issue I have with the graphics is the subjective one – the girls. I generally found here that I might like the girls’ faces quite a bit, but not so much their bodies. Or at least, their breasts. This is for two specific reasons this time – one, the usual one for me, is that they are generally far too big for my tastes. The other though, is that they all look a bit plasticky (as in the actual material, not necessarily silicone-fake), especially the nipples. They just don’t look close to natural at all to me.
I still don’t know whether this is supposed to be a serious game (as I think it is intended), or a bit of a tongue in cheek one. It certainly works better as the latter, but even then, it doesn’t have enough all round to keep me interested.
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funny thing is once in awhile I do like them big just not often. Bella I was indifferent about. Speaking of I still need to play the last update
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Tony bro, I love the list. I don't really play many avns anymore, but I've tried most of the ones you listed.
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Wow, Tony! It's great to have you back from your Maldives vacation.
I really enjoyed your idea and presentation for the 2025 Tony Awards. The sun and vitamin D clearly did you good. Just a thought. Maybe you could add a Tony Golden Raspberry Award to your list next year.
My surprises were "Secrets and Promises" and "Mhb".
The biggest disappointments, unfortunately, were "East Block" and "Chasing Sunset."
I wish you a fappy and healthy new year.
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I don't mind pointing out things I didn't like in a review, but I'm not a fan of specifically highlighting negatives in a "worst of" sort of way. Besides, it would be unfair, because all the real qualifiers get dropped so quickly they're forgotten before too long!Wow, Tony! It's great to have you back from your Maldives vacation.
Just a thought. Maybe you could add a Tony Golden Raspberry Award to your list next year.
My surprises were "Secrets and Promises" and "Mhb".
The biggest disappointments, unfortunately, were "East Block" and "Chasing Sunset."
I wish you a happy and healthy new year.
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Hahaha no he just lets me do it instead LOL
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This is not the first time I have seen Chasing Sunset mentioned as a Disapointment. I'm kind of glad I came to that one late.
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Most of the complaints I've seen about Chasing Sunsets (or at least the conclusion of it) revolved around the method of ending up with both Jaye and Mallory. I'll note that I didn't have a problem achieving that ending, so I was golden.
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Wasn't it also about the lack of meaningful conclusions with other girls like Bianca or Lisa ?
I didn't really complain and I think the game is great overall but the endings did feel a bit rushed, to be honest
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Oh yes, that too. I genuinely forgot about that (somehow).Wasn't it also about the lack of meaningful conclusions with other girls like Bianca or Lisa ?
I didn't really complain and I think the game is great overall but the endings did feel a bit rushed, to be honest
I just remember people saying how the devs were terrible writers (and worse terms) because of the way the poly ending was handled, while I was sitting back thinking, "that's not how it looks to me!"