VN - Ren'Py - Trouble in Paradise [v1.6 Part 2] [Syko134]

Story 1/5
I just couldent get into this one, not only is it a real slowburn but it just became worse and worse to the point of nothing making any sense, then theres single choices...and fake choices, forced LIs and the music dident help its the same short tune over and over again and it will drive you nuts after just 10 mins of listening to it.
Then theres the idiotic dreams where your forced to see MC fuck the most ugly bitches in game, why?.....

Next the the fake choices.....peek or dont peek, click dont peek and MC goes into peek.....how this game got high rating i will never understand.

First game will force a LI on you without having any reason to do so since you can drop her next time you see her? so why force it on the player to start with.......its just to weird and stupid and its only to get him fired later which could have been done in a million other ways then forcing a LI.
Then you can refuse alot of LIs untill the sister is forced on you, then it goes back to being able to refuse.

As for the main story its a real slowburn and MC feels like a complete idiot being submissive all the time, even accepting to talk to hes ex-girlfriend who hes supposed to hate and have absolutly no trust in.....but he starts trusting her and accepting her help again, its the one person in the world he knows he cant trust whos working for the bad guys that can fuck up hes and hes sister life it really makes no sense what so ever and it feels idiotic, so much so that it really ruins the story, he even starts spiling hes guts to her about him almost killing 2 guys its absolutly insane how bad this story has gotten and MC then goes on to say "i know i cant trust her" ?????????? just no.

It gets even worse when Em tries to kill him, she drugs him, break both hes legs, break hes neck...you would think that should be more then enough to make MC pissed, but no why would he seek revenge why not just let it go so they can get a few more chances? .....it truely is this awfull.....

Another small thing but still idiotic is how MC and hes sister is worried about their eyes changing colors, i guess its due to them being brainless or maybe never heard about contact lenses or even sunglasses....

Just dont waste your time on this one, from chapter 2 MC gets soooo much worse so i better stop my review here since talking anymore about the shitty story parts or things that makes no sense would take up 10 pages.
But like alot of others belive including my self, you wont ever get any form for revenge with Em or the Ex girfriend, which makes it for an even more pointless and boring story.

Girls 4/5
Good diversity in builds and they look nice enough for this type of characters.

Animations 3/5
Its about what you can expect from this character style.

Choices 2/5
Some choices work but it also has fake choices and forced LIs

Short review:
Story is a mess, starts out as a good guy and ends with an evil killer as MC.
Submissive and brainless MC.
Forced forgivness of an ex-girlfriend who blackmailed MC, to get fucked over again by said Ex, to then work with them....it just killed the story.
Forced LIs.
Girls and Animations are good.
Music is pretty damn bad.

Blows my mind so many rate story so good with this many flaws in it.

Stick with this one. It was pretty average at first. Then it gets much better, real quick. Only other gripe.. almost too many LI's.
I laughed quite a bit during this. But there is 1 moment.. I'll never forget. All I say is.. the desk. I laughed so hard.

Ok.. Part 2 is.. meh. Feels rushed. Also the I don't want to see flashbacks that spoil anything.. why is that there? its so disjointed.. Again, just feels sooo rushed.

Part 1 -5 stars
Part 2 - 2 stars.

Got the makings of a long story. I enjoy the writing quite a bit. Some Comedy, some serious stuff, some inconsequential stuff.

If I could only offer one bit of constructive criticism, I'd only add that the way everyone interacts with the MC with that casual-but-friendly rudeness diminishes the effect when everyone does it.
I suppose that it could be argued that it's just a stylized way the writer likes. But personally, I think I would save it for only a few characters.

Honestly, can't wait for more.

Holy Shit, This was one long ass game, Took me 3 days lol
I loved this a game alot, like literally my top 10 fosho (7th to be precise)
The Dialogues were the best elements for me in this game
They were really so unique and got me laughing hard sometimes.
Probably the best game I ever played in terms of dialogue writing, I loved the first half of the game when the plot wasn't that serious.
I extremely love the mc for his charisma (Bro is the Rizzler fr) and his sick sense of humour and his main love interest for her personality which is just so perfect that everytime she appears on screen, i get really intrigued.
She looks too adorable as well. She really is in my top 5 F95Waifus lol
The Plot is also Great and I liked it Moreover...

Some characters were really well-written. Some were not that much
No comments on the Sex scenes, I am only here for da plot lol

Aight thats all. I wish the Dev the best for more upcoming updates on this Masterpiece

Review as of 1.0 (the end of the first part). The VN is split into two there, so it feels as good a time as any.

I've always been somewhat fond of porn-with-plot, so I went into this based on the reviews which alluded to that. The game roughly divides into three sections—no spoilers, the "spoilers" are just to save screen space—and I'll review each one separately before getting to conclusions.





Conclusions
This one is a pass unfortunately. Too much plot to be a dating sim or porn romp, too much dating sim to have a plot. Writing needs a ton of work.

Finished part 1 a week ago, and have been mulling what to write since then. The writing is honestly a bit flat at times, and the protagonist has moments of reaching tope levels of hero complex and I'd appreciate some more depth to his character building. So I was going to give it a solid four, becuase the story is actually pretty good, and the writing does improve as the game progresses.

...however, HOWEVER, I'm just fucking in love with the main love interest (your sister, this game is really written to be played with the incest patch, and it deals with that in a great way tbh). I couldn't bring myself to rating Iris' game a 4. So here's a 5! Iris is such a great character, and her interactions with MC are organic, cute and genuinly funny.

This review is for version 1.1.
This game is a roller coaster of emotions. I first played the first 1/3 of part 1 a while back and couldn't get into the game, as it felt like a generic, light-hearted hentai with a dumb MC and no plot other than fucking everything in sight. After not playing for a couple years, I returned to try the full release of part 1, and was surprised to find that this game has so much more to offer than I expected. Bit by bit the story creeps in, as the story slowly shifts into a more serious tone; the second half of part 1 feels almost like a different game. Personally, I couldn't have been more hooked as the story progressed, and then the cliffhanger at the end of part 1 immediately turned this into one of my favorite VNs ever. Perhaps the only major complaint about this game I have is the overabundance of sex, which sometimes overshadows the actual story. This is particularly true of the the middle portion of part 1, which seemed afraid at times to stand on its own story merits and hid behind endless sex. It would seem this more resolved going into part 2, and the significant increase in story compared to sex definitely sets the second act apart (so i can perhaps see why the author chose so much sex early on, to draw such a juxtaposition), so I eagerly await to see where the author takes the story. The characters are generally all written well, in particular the later characters. The super early ones are the only I feel lack enough characterization, in particular Alyssa and Violet. The addition of the MC's mother was a wonderful idea on the author's part, as she provided an outlet for the MC (and thus the story) to begin to be more serious. While I'm unsure what direction the game will take going forward, I would encourage people who are turned off by the vapid early game to try pushing forward longer, as you'll find a real jewell of a game.

*Most of the following is subjective*

My initial thoughts were that the game was fairly average. As I spent more time playing it and the banter between the characters evolved, I was strangely drawn into it- despite acknowledging that at times, the dialogue was cheesier than a deep dish pizza. As it turns out, I am definitely not lactose intolerant. But honestly, I felt that the pacing was all over the place in the beginning, with an abrupt increase near the end. Not to mention the fact that the soundtrack was remarkably average, to my surprise. (For part 1 at least)

I say this because even if the writing is as I described above, there is not a single thing I would change about it. The humor has almost never failed to make me laugh. I absolutely adore the characters in this world even if their motivations & actions are cliche and straight out of an anime. Which reminds me, this is more of an anime than a game and not for a single second have I disliked that. I don't know how else to put this, and can't objectively review the game because I am hopelessly attached to the characters. The one genuine feedback I want to reiterate is that the end of the first, and beginning (that's all it is right now) of the second part felt quite faster in pace as compared to the rest of the game.




I want to write so much more, but this is all I can get out right now. All in all, I'll say this: I hate this game. I hate you more. Please take your time and don't stop until you've achieved your vision.

POV after catching up with the current update:
https://imgur.com/a/60nCPHq

But more accurately:
https://attachments.f95zone.to/2021/12/1563594_w4d1-982.jpg

Art 4/5
Sound 3/5 (only music)
Animation 4/5
Story 1/5 or 4/5 (depending on your likes)

Story is ONLY good if you enjoy stories where one of the main characters die! The developer does not even have the courtesy to warn you that he will include death in the game! I hate depressing games there is enough depressing things in real life so I play games for a light enjoying fun and possibly a good fap.

So I must WARN others if you get emotionally involved in the main characters and play the game for a good time THIS IS NOT FOR YOU! It was not for me that is for sure and what upsets me is the Developer could of had the common decency to declare this before I wasted so much time on this game!

Not providing critical warnings like this in a game that is meant to be fappable to is like raping my emotions. I went from let's play a fun game to I'm depressed let me try to find some good manga or manhwa to try to get my mind over it.

Anyone else you should enjoy the story a lot as this was one twist I did not see or I would not have played this game at all.

[v1.0]

Trouble in Paradise is a pure fantasy fulfilment game that sets the tone early on what you can expect throughout the rest of the meaty 7Gb game has in store.
The dialogue and banter between the MCs (recommend you play with the incest patch) pulls you right in and has you invested, then it delves deeper as the story goes on-- as our big-dicked, easy-going PC fucks his way into the hearts of every character... No really, that dick is magical

H-scenes
While the animations and statics are simple, due to it being a Koikatsu title. I've always found a certain charm to them.

The "worst" complaint you will find is the fact it is it's a hefty download of 7Gbs, but that does come with the upside of high-quality in everything throughout.

Mostly vanilla in terms of kink variety (outside the obvious incest); though a few light moments of variety sprinkled throughout to not be completely monotonous:
mainly threesomes, a hint of lesbian action, implied voyeurism, deflowering, and anal.
(There is 4 or so scenes of forced/coerced if you pick a dark/revenge path on certain characters)

In conclusion: if you want to enjoy a compelling fantasy fulfilment story, with some fun clichés, witty dialogue, and a genuinely interesting cast of LIs/Harem/Side Characters, then enjoy some Trouble in Paradise

The game becomes so much greater in the second half!
Music, direction, dialogues, MC becoming not his whinning self - all improved since the first part of the game.
Can't wait till the next update! Keep up!

In a sea of similar games which don't quite live up to expectations, this game is an absolute gem

From the get-go, the humour was brilliant and all the characters were rather likeable, except for those who were quite obviously not, but they all served their purpose and worked well for what they were

As the story progressed and you got to know the characters better, a further layer of likeability was added on. And to top it all off, you actually start to FEEL the emotional impact of many of the scenes

Obviously, the key storyline is the love story between the MC and Iris, his childhood friend-slash-sister (depending on whether you patched your game and are into incest), which isn't just about the sex scenes. Don't get me wrong, there ARE sex scenes aplenty, but there are loads of great moments in between which are just pure gold and truly sell the player on how great their relationship truly is

H-scenes are animated, and, again, plentiful, this is one of those games where the storyline trumps the h-scenes, and it does so amazingly. Saying that, fans of harem games will definitely not be disappointed either, as our MC gets to set up his very own harem!

This is one of those rare gems which I can't recommend enough, and it's earned every one of its five stars, always leaving the player eagerly awaiting the next installment

After a long game, I made my decision. This game is great. It has a great story and it doesn't get boring. There are great characters, the scenes are good too. Every female character is beautiful and has different personalities. It's a game you can sit back and play. No sandbox, no minigames. The only minus of the game for me was the simplicity of the scenes. I'd love to see more "things" because I'm a bit of a pervert. Like a footjob and maybe a femboy character. Ah, it's still a great game. Play for the story even if you don't like the scenes or the art.

This is a review of version 1.0

Pros:
+ Lots of girls to date
+ You've got a choice if you want to see their events or not
+ Girls stories and personalities are interesting and varied
+ From my point of view all girls are pretty - that rarely happens for this games
+ Really good overall story arc - that is a rare among this games. I never felt the urge to skip any of the dialogues or exposition
+ Lots of nice h scenes
+ Game is quite big but with no filler (no pointless free roam sections)

Cons:
- Graphics is average
- If playing without incest patch (as I did) you can kind of feel that its not how the story was created. You can get some weird dialogues here and there that make no sense

Overall:
I would rate this 9/10. For me it's almost the ideal game. Great interesting story, lots of nice girls with personal stories, great h scenes, lots of it, regular big updates - what do you need more? Play it and you most likely will not regret it.

The story is great but there were some early h-scenes that kinda felt weird because of the lack of dialogue. I don't know if it was intentional or just some rework that didn't fell through. The plot is totally interesting but the mc is kinda weak tbh. Hoping for a redemption arc or after training badass fuckery for the next update. Overall i enjoyed it and it has a solid plotline.

10 / 10
Over the years, have played hundreds of games and visual novels on this site. This is by far one of my favorites now. This is hands down one of the best written Visual Novels I have come across in a while. The story is engaging, funny as hell, and makes you want to read more. The characters are diverse and engaging, each with their own flaws and perfections. Cant wait to read more...
@Syko134 well done, well done!

I've played quite a few games of this site already, but for now there's only two games that to me are one of the best games i've played in a while in here, one is Once in a Lifetime by Caribdis, and now this one. When you actually start to care more for the plot and the characters than the porn, you know that this is going somewhere really awsome and this game did not disappoint. This game is definitely one of the most brilliant gems hidden underneath all the others, It has everything, It's really well animated, has great characters, it's hilarious especially when there's the (l_l) faces, and not to mention the writing and awesome plot. I can't wait for part 2, Syko134 you got a new fan, you're doing an amazing work.

Just finished part 1; I would recommend this just for the story which is top tier - like seriously 10/10 so far. The porn is decent (not too much a fan of the art style and it would benefit from sound but the animations are smooth) but ALL the characters are fleshed out enough that it's more than just the hentai - which is what any good game of this 'genre' should do.

Looking forward to part 2!

[ Review for version 1.0 ]

TL;DR: Hoo-boy! This review has been a long time coming. I have been meaning to write a review between updates, but I just never felt it was the right time. Trouble in Paradise is amazing! The characters are fantastic, their relationships are beautifully explored, and there is a lot of choice involved for those who want to pick a favourite waifu, have a small harem, or wants to bone everything with a vagina! Absolutely recommend!

The Good: (Patched) INCEST! Always worth celebrating! The sex scenes are fantastic too, and the dialogue is a lovely mix of lusty and lovey-dovey! Every character has a time to grow and flourish, and I only wish each one of them got even more screen time. Seriously! The character stories in this game are great!

The Average: The story strays into the darker side as the story progresses, but occasionally the narrative fails to bring development to conclusion until after a lengthy pause. While the story is interesting there are some areas that don’t hit all the way home.

The Bad: That one fart joke. You know what you did, Syko.



Thorough Review

Story: Great!

The story starts with our protagonist moving to Paradise City with his friend/sister for college, and they are going to share an apartment. What follows, in order, is the search for friendships and romance, discovering genetic super-powers, digging up the past, realising your school is a cover for a genetics lab researching said superpowers and finally a fight for survival against the owner of the lab.

I know this is a super condensed version of the story, but that is because there is a lot of other things that happen between every comma, and I just don’t want to spoil if for you! It is possible to miss out on some of the story based on what choices you make, so absolutely save often and be prepared to reload saves between large chapters to see what you missed out on. You may find you prefer another outcome.

Characters: Amazing!

I can’t, without giving so much away, explain why I like every character in this game. There are no poorly developed characters in this game. Everyone has personalities that either immediately stick with you or rapidly grow on you. I didn’t dislike any of the support character, at all. Even some of the antagonists were likeable.

There is so much love and care between characters as well, and the humour and compassion they treat each other with is enviable. Quite a few of the characters have past tragedies to be dealt with, and each of these stories are well explored and the author respects these traumas and never throw the “fuck it until you fix it” stuff you get in a lot of EVNs.

Gameplay: Competent.

It is a visual novel in Ren’Py. It isn’t very unique. It doesn’t do anything different during gameplay. Sometimes you will hit the space bar (or whatever key you use to progress) for quite a long time before any choices are given, or something happens that requires you do pause for a second and look.



Visuals: Good.

The visual style isn’t going to be for everyone. I know this game was only my backburner for a while because of the very 3d anime aesthetic. I was wrong to judge it but its first impression. The animated scenes look fantastic, especially toward the latter half of the game. One can dream that there will come a day that the author will have the time and money to remaster the game with another platform. My biggest gripe is the character models. When they close their eyes, their cheeks get sucked in a little. This makes their faces look weird in some close-up scenes.

Summary: Amazing!

Play Trouble in Paradise. Please, play it. If you can, also support it. The romantic scenes between the MC and his harem alone makes the game worth playing. There are some parts where the story slows down, or the mood veers off in an unexpected direction, but it come back around and throws another wow-moment at you. I am psyched for the sequel! Especially now that pregnancy has been promised, and MC’s mother has joined the story.



Wishlist (for the sequel):

> Consider alternative character models while preserving their aesthetics.

> No more fart jokes. You already did one, and that is more than enough. I’m serious!

Review as of v1.0.0 Public:

I started this review at 3 stars. For the first half, this AVN plays as standard fare catch 'em all harem, a la WVM or My New Family. It has your incest, your flirty girl, your shy girl, your nerdy girl, your deviant girl, and your tsundere, among others. In that first half, it felt very cotton candy: light, funny, and without much real substance. MC got all the girls without much effort, and they opened their legs just as quickly. Then, something changed.

The best comparison I can make to the second half of this AVN is to Once in a Lifetime, which is high praise. The boring old mundane school days and getting into the pants of the sister, coworker, and teacher cease to become the plot itself, but in service of the plot: there is something strange, and terribly wrong, going on at this school, in this city, and more people are aware than you originally think. In pursuit of answers and getting entangled in the web of secrets, getting closer to the LIs begins to come more naturally, as it should!

At this point, relationships develop with my favorite characters, such as Ava, who loses token tsundere status and becomes an actual character with real personality. Other one-dimensional characters also begin to get rounded out as their roles in this plot of mutant superpowers and shadowy organizations takes hold. The tone changes from cotton candy to lemon cake: heavier in content, still sweet and fluffy with its humor, but weighed down with sour undertones. It hasn't reached Lessons in Love levels of emotional character depth or just plain depressing content, but there is potential moving forward.

Visually speaking, the Koikatsu models are decent. The settings are pulled right from Koikatsu and not new, but that is to be expected for a project of this scale and support. Of notable quality, especially late, are the animations. Unfortunately, lewd scenes are scheduled a bit excessively, so it cheapens the impact of how good they actually are and it hurts LI pacing.

I look forward to see where Part 2 goes. Unfortunately, I do feel as though the first half or so of the AVN could do with a rewrite, an edit down to get to the real plot sooner and improve the pacing of the relationships with the characters so they are not so quick to jump at MC (well, other than Iris). There is potential for a 5 star AVN here, but in its current place, I must give it a 4/5.