The Coven by Former Flame
What a pleasant surprise this turned out to be – I’ve actually found a magic/fantasy AVN that I enjoy! I like the set-up for this one, with the revelations coming in early to give a feasible reason (given the context) for a male MC to be going to an all-female school – and as (presumably) a running joke, he literally
does have a magic dick, too. In addition to the overall concept, there are a bunch of subplots that really interested me and were probably the driving factor behind my enjoyment of the game.
Graphically speaking, and also in general vibe, this sits on a par for me with games like My Dorm and Mastering the Pink Box – it feels really light-hearted and at many times wholesome, despite plenty of nudity, sex, and taboo subjects that lead to hot scenes. Some of those scenes are pretty lengthy too, with multiple variations and animations that I thought were generally done well. The “faster” and “continue” choices after most sex animations did bug me, but it was something I could easily live with. I also like how there are a couple of occasions where magic is used during sex, and there are opportunities for this to be explored further in future updates – we’ve had a witch splitting herself to have a threesome with MC and herself, and I’m sure she was on the verge of asking MC to try splitting
himself to return the favour and (probably) spit-roast her!
The LIs are all pretty nice – both in character and looks. There’s one who is pretty, but basically hates the very idea of MC, so she often has a scowl on her face which counts against her in my ratings at the moment. For other characters, especially the good selection of older women, their looks are fine, but their place in the story often just makes them hotter, to the point that I don’t think there’s an LI I’m not really keen on (reserving judgement on a couple we have only just met and haven’t had time to form a proper opinion on yet). Also, there are a shit ton of LIs already, with more potential ones to be added as well!
I will say that the story sometimes feels like it’s jumping around a little. There are occasions where there is a scene change that feels a bit abrupt – one moment we’re at home, the next we’re in our room at school, etc. – but there is an overall story to carry it, so this isn’t a big problem and it never feels like it’s just a collection of unlinked scenes. Although it’s not a kinetic novel, it does kind of feel a bit like one. Outside of the sex scenes, the only choices you really get are around LI picks – do you want to have sex with/go on a date with a certain LI, for example. As I got on with pretty much all the other elements of the game, I didn’t find this to be a problem. It means that there’s no real complexity to playing, you don’t run into a situation where you’ve missed a scene because of a choice you’ve made – unless that choice was to close off a certain LI’s path.
All this makes for a game that looks and feels good, provides plenty of hot scenarios and sex scenes, and is not taxing on the brain to play at all. There’s plenty of content at the moment as well, so I think I chose a pretty good time to pick it up, and I look forward in future updates to some of those scenes that (I believe) have been teased.
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