Ren'Py - Tropicali [v0.9c] [Story Anon]

This game is fucking good.

The characters are all smoking hot.
The writing is EXCELLENT.
The music sets a perfect vibe.
The management/gameplay is really well done!

The scene with Jessica and the cigars is just... oh my God. And Gloria. Beautiful, wonderful Gloria.

PLAY THIS GAME.

pros:
-diverse girls, body, its perfect
-cool sex scenes, cool animations
-beautiful renders

cons:
-a bit edgy with some part of the narrator writing
-the gameplay/management part is badly done, not interesting at all. Its only a demo, but if the game wants this game to be good, the gameplay part has to be redone, or complexified

I felt it had promise, but the characters felt very shallow. Despite the fact that it takes a lot of time to really get started, I enjoyed the premise. The story/character development simply failed to grip me.

The render quality is pretty decent, but it just doesn't make up for not really caring about any of the characters or relationships. If you just want to skip through all the dialogue to see lewd scenes there are better options.

The "adventure" aspect of "city building" seems like it would be interesting, but its basically kinetic. You'd have to be trying to screw it up for it to really matter at all. Which makes you wonder what the point is beyond busy work/unnecessary screens/fluffing play time. Also most of your "actions" consume a whole day which doesn't make much sense. However, that also doesn't seem to matter much as things are still easy to manage.

I didn't even reach the end before I was bored and didn't feel it was worth continuing. I can't honestly say its even worth a few hours of your time when you're bored.

EDIT: Just had to point out 2 more things, as mentioned in another review the constant "this is all going to go horribly wrong" messages were a bit exhausting. And the premise for one of the main girls having bought your resort, and thus having power over you,without your involvement/consent is pretty nonsense and would have been pretty easy to write around with a little effort.

This is what dedication backed and tempered by success will get you. So many of the games you see on this site want to be this good or want you to think they are this good.

The visuals are fantastic, camera angles, body language, the girls! Everything feels like it's actually designed with a goal in mind rather then being put there because "that's the way they do it" in other games.

The story is interesting. It's not too complex but in a good way, you can kinda see where things are going without being able to predict things to easily. The dialogue is pretty great and it's presented well. My only concern is the lines that aren't translated into english, I feel like I'm missing out but I don't wanna stop to google them.

The music is great! I don not recognize any of it but it's nicely curated.

The UI and game mechanics are all well designed and fun. Not many renpy games that deliver more then a pallet swap and some custom button placement.

Then there's Mio.

I need to see more of her, I'm normally a paragon rather then a renegade. But flipping that woman's switch is worth doing just about anything, I don't even care what she's asking for if I get to see her when she's not holding back more. I'm not saying being her pet would be satisfying, the way she's written implies that she's much more complex then a typical dommy mommy and I wanna see all of her.

Just let me push her buttons, all of them. This is gonna be great.

Babes, money and power. What else could we want in a tropical paradise? Absolutely nothing more, because what has been given to us as a demo, is an example of what finished products looks like.

I have been trying to think about what the game needs (aside from upcoming content, obviously) and quite frankly have come up empty handed. That's not to say the game is flawless. However, to delve into absolute unholy depths of nitpicking, I dislike the already minimal grinding (pun not intended, I promise)- which has in no way deterred me from playing this game even a little.

If I had to choose the one thing that makes or breaks a game like this, it would be the characters- and just like the soundtrack, dialogues & choices, ambiance, UI (and whatever else my two brain cells may be missing), they are as well crafted as I hoped they would be before playing and flow clearly in line with the theme of this world/island. Of course, the game is a demo, so it should be expected that the cast will be expanded upon further- both in quantity and quality. The focus, in my opinion, should be on the latter. That's not to say that the existing characters are lacking in any way; they are definitely not. But a sacrifice in current quality simply to introduce a larger group would be a shame to see.

I feel that the protagonist deserves a special mention amongst these as they are usually a cookie cutter, cardboard box/one dimensional personality as seen in other games of a similar genre. I'm particularly curious about the events that are said to have transpired, but we'll know soon enough I hope.

It would be greatly saddening to see this game stay a demo in perpetuity. I'm sure that everyone (including me) must be wondering if this indeed is the same universe(?) as our beloved CJ. Even if it isn't, it's a hell of an experience; I truly wish it reaches the potential of the author's other game and if I must wait another five asaṃkhyeya kalpas to see an update, I will gladly.


Edit: So apparently, it is the same universe. Now I wanna see the gang interact!

Made in v0.5

I've rarely given a game Excellent rating, but I think this game deserve it. The animations and arts are great, the story is lighthearted and good, characters have good personalities and their stories, the core gameplay is simple and not at all annoyingly grindy that resulted in overall good balance, and of course the sex scenes, the few that currently are there, are great. This game is worth it--and as long as the dev continues like this, I can say this game will turn out excellent.

Pros:
-Good performance.
-Good Waifus.
-Gameplay loop doesn't felt grindy nor boring.
-Good sex scenes.
-Characters stories.
-Upcoming Pregnancy (It is optional, hopefully soon it'll be implemented)

Cons:
-If I HAVE to nitpick and squint to find one, I suppose the core gameplay is too easy?

Looking forward for more.

The experience I'm witnessing with this game is nothing short of outstanding. Its development seems to be heading in a direction that can only be described as excellence. One aspect that particularly caught my attention is the animations - they're not just good, they're freaking top-notch! Such quality is a testament to the skill and dedication of the developers. I'm genuinely impressed and can't stress enough how much I appreciate their hard work. To the team behind this masterpiece: Please, keep up this amazing work!

One of the best adult games i've played (only a demo so far though).

5/5 Renders
5/5 Sexiness
5/5 Characters
5/5 Music - seriously, amazing music choices, probably the only game except for Being A DIK that has music choices that good.
5/5 Writing - Only gripe I have is that every single girl has a sort of sadness to them. I don't mind sad backstories but it just becomes apparent when every single one has it.

I'm loving the mix of visual novel scenes and management. I like that it's not too much management or grinding so it's just there to break up the monotony that visual novels can get. Overall, amazing demo and I can't wait for future updates.

Just finished the game, I love it, and it had plenty of content. It looked at first that would be super complicated and overly grindy, but it was not, far from it, well organized and intuitive. The characters are all beautiful, their personalties are well presented and lively (except Yoko, she not lively but she has a reason for that, and I think she's great too, she is my 2° LI). The renders, they super good, but there is only one thing that it bothers me, its not overly spoiling, its the brightness, its a bit bright ( I do understand that is tropical place and it is like that IRL), I wish it was toned down just a little bit the brightness. Other than that it's great, can't complain.

Very fun story with great visuals and humor as well.

It's a sandbox but with different levels of difficulty to either eliminate grind/ gameovers or to give you more of a management style challenge, whichever you prefer.

The MC is a great balance between cocky but nice enough, doesn't fall into the extremes seen on a lot of other games.

Varying levels of erotic scenes and lewdness progressions with the different girls, there is already a lot of great content in the game.

Great and fun feel-good avn! The sandbox mode is good (not the annoying kind), the li's are gorgeous, the mc is kinda a jerk but in a fun and good way.

The managment part is done just right imo, no rocket science required and it matches the relaxing vibe of the game similar to the game tropico.

This is for v 0.4 and i rarely encountered a new release with so much content.

The women look fantastic. I do enjoy myself some management gameplay and it has more 5 star reviews than a.. you finish that joke. And yet I just don't see it. Perhaps I expected too much from a game that still calls itself a 0.4 demo. But I believe in rating games as they are not on future potential.

The short: Comeback when it's a 0.7 or 0.8.

Porn content: There are a good amount of scenes but only with two of the characters (1 fingering scene exception). Mio a dom and Yoko emotionless.

Gameplay: You buy various locations and staff them with the main girls and filler characters. The main cast all have unique traits most of them boiling down to better at X. Each character has 4 stats that can improve over time as does every location. The effectiveness of which depend on how well you can fill those requirements.

And that's just too much to keep track off. Especially when across 20 jobs and as many characters with all of those being ever changing.

Luckily you don't have to figure that out. You can look at each job and compare characters directly where it will show you what will change if you swap them around. +50$ -2 harbor xp. But then when this is the only feasible way what's even the point? I didn't feel I was making interesting decisions.

There is a payment deadline but it's designed so you will have enough when it rolls around. All in all there just isn't much too it. It's functional.

Writing: The main girls are genuinely interesting. The MC is his own character and a bit of a sleaze. As of 0.4 however it's just a lot of build up and not much pay off yet. A kiss scene here. Sexual tension there. Characters where you wonder what's up with them but no answers yet. It's all fine just a lot of the pay off isn't there yet and why I recommend waiting for later release.

There are a couple things that are really grating however. From the intro it keeps repeating oh boy but you sure didn't know how terrible a decision this might've been yet. You might totally break her heart. Things of that nature over and over again. And I'm just not here for it. I'm not interested in a tragedy. But I also don't believe it because it's a porn game and it shows you the harem you will have. Maybe that's the point. You can't help but keep going even though you know it will end badly? Sure it's just too much all the time.

Maybe these things will end up having some amazing pay off in the future. I'm willing to believe. But as of right now version 0.4 it's just not there.

I don't often write reviews but I felt compelled to for this game. Because first impression it looks good. The reviews are highly positive. The story has great potential. The management gameplay not so much.

But I can't help feel like I wasted my time and if you made it this far I don't want you wasting yours.

EDIT: A minor thing. In the intro you find out your sister has already sold off the resort. MC goes to talk with the buyer asking them to reconsider and says he has no legal footing to stand on. Except..he does? The MC and sister both inherited resort making you essentially co owners. You can't just sell off a property without consent from the other owner. A nitpick perhaps but a story thread with one of the characters depends on this. And if those constant warnings are proven to be true those might as well.

Tropicali. Where to begin...

From the beginning I suppose. I have been a fan of Story Anon's other game, "Out of Touch" for about 2 1/2 Years at the time of this review. I have rarely had such an intimate, emotional, even spiritual time with a VN, even less so with Western VNs. Many people taking the time to read this may scoff at that, some people don't get attached to characters in a story. I fortunately do not find it hard, or I may have never come to love OoT as much as I do. My connection to the game led me to want to talk about the game with others. This led me to come to know Story Anon pretty well over time. He is exactly who you think he may be from reading OoT, a man with a lot of heart. I cherish the time I have spent with him and the other people in our circle.

Come to find out, He's working on a new game, while also working on OoT. That's crazy! How can he make a separate game while still releasing MONTHLY updates for OoT? Well, he did it alright, amazingly so. Tropicali takes place in the same universe as OoT, but requires no previous knowledge to play. It is an interesting story about a man's path through life, and the choices he has made, and has yet to make. The main character, Fernando, has come to become the owner of a little island resort, and he needs your help on managing it. A simple set-up, but effective to get us into the game. The story elaborates from there, with takeovers, and new facts coming to light over what you thought was true, but I'll leave that for you to see for yourself. The writing of the characters is very fleshed out, every one of them feels different in both personality and voice. The art is fantastic, I have been able to see Story Anon's progression in this department over the years, and he is on the top of his game with this one. The girls and the vistas are stunning at times, and I'm not normally a big Koikatsu guy, so that says something. The music is such an interesting blend of cultures, due to the multicultural history of both the island and our characters, I love it. There is also some gameplay to be had, where you actually manage the island, buying properties and delegating duties. I'm not a management-game kinda guy, but this is actually very well done for my money.

All in all, Tropicali is another grand slam from one of my very favourite Devs, and a must play for anyone who enjoys AVNs. Thanks for reading.

Ooops, he did it again...

Tropicali is a great side project from our hack dev Story Anon. And what a side project! Let's start from

PROS:
Visual — This dude is a fucking Koikatsu wizard. All girls are so hot yet so different. Small tits, big tits, great thighs — they all are adorable.
Characters — Tropicali might seem not that plot depth, but still girls are really interesting. Finally, we have a MILF who is not mindlessly starved for some cock. I really enjoy Jessica's development. Also we have hot (in many ways) [REDACTED]. Even Yoko who seems emotionless at first... Later we see that she has feelings and this is awesome!
Music — Anon made it again. Masayoshi Takanaka perfectly completes the tropical vibe.
Animations — Yeah, finally! Anon's great style meets some fucking movement. This is really hot!

CONS:
Gameplay —Well, it's absolutely not annoying, but payments size need some improve.

If you still haven't played Tropicali — go try it! Now!

This... this is it, peak porn gaming, and here's why:

-An actual attempt at a plot that is quite engaging
-Gorgeous, natural, and desirable girls with distinct personalities
-Actual enjoyable sandbox, not your standard "visit 500 locations, open 200 doors, and click random objects" gameplay
-Not only is the English excellent, well-written , and grammatically correct; at times it's poetic and even beautiful

This dev's last game was a very heartfelt affair, so safe to say I didn't know what to expect going into a game by them presented like this . Everything about this game is good, this dev just knows how to write memorable characters, be it quirky, dubious or heartfelt. The music is easily one of the most unique things about the game. I haven't encountered any bugs, the management part is good, I like how all the girls look a lot, and the humor lands more often then it doesn't. Just embraces what it is in a way that's sincere, and that makes it enjoyable. Can't wait for more.

It's rare to find a game like this where the management mechanics are actually fun on their own, but Tropicali manages to accomplish that. Add to that endearing characters, the right amount wtf, and great animations, and you've got a great, lighthearted game on your hands.

The basic premise is quite simple. Guy finds out his father was dictator on some island, has recently died, and he needs to go there to take care of his inheritance. We’ve all been there. Well, turns out your [REDACTED] already had plans for the place, and now you’ve got to somehow convince her to keep it. To do so, you’ve got to convince the locals, who all seem to be beautiful women in a twist no one saw coming, to help you run your new island resort. I’d go into how this turns out, and the hilarity involved, but it’s best experienced first hand.

As I’m reviewing this, only the first release has come out. But so far there is plenty of content to judge, and I rate it highly. Tropicali might not be the sprawling melodrama that we’re used to from Story Anon, but the polish is becoming of a veteran developer. If this game is even on your radar, you owe it to yourself to give it a try.

I've never wrote a review on here before, but had to just say that this game is incredible! It's my first exposure to Story Anon's games and I was blown away with the quality of this game. For it to be only a demo, it's still better than 99% of the games you'll find on here.

The pacing of the game is great. Where you're not getting all plot and none of the good stuff. I never found myself getting bored with the gameplay, or story between spicy moments. Even the good games can struggle with this in my opinion. The music is also shockingly good and catchy as hell. And as you probably tell from the pictures, the girls are gorgeous as well. All with very different personalities and designs.

This game is 100% deserving of a 5 star and I hope it stays at that. You guys definitely have a new fan here .

You wanted more Story Anon? You've got it!
You wanted a Story Anon sex focused game? You've got it!

Tropicali blends seamlessly two of my favorite things in the world: Story Anon's writing, and sexy girls. He maintains his superb style of writing, which has captivated me and never let me go. The sense of humor is also top notch.

The quality of the animations in this game is quite good, since it clearly doesn't use any stock animations. Shows time and heart was poured into the project.

I was also surprisingly satisfied with the gameplay. The UI and the mechanics were all easy to understand and get the hang of.

I'm excited to see this game flourish and reach the one hand of many more players. I think Anon truly deserves it.

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