Reviewed 0.6.4a
Splendid and hilarious is how I would describe Waifu Academy. From the outrageous story to the charming characters to the beautiful H-scenes; you’ll find something to love in Waifu Academy by Irphaeus.
After reading a couple of reviews and comments; I decided to give the game a crack, I went in without knowing much about it and I finish the latest update without knowing much about it except that I knew I had an awesome time with it.
As always Honey Select is super divisive in our community and as always, I find myself enjoying the renders and animations despite some imperfections (shininess of the body). The models are amazing and the bounciness of some of animations super engaging. Also, I love ahegao, thank you for adding that in! One of my key concerns is the gallery, no way to replay scenes, I’ve got 12 pages of saves because I just want to replay the scenes!
The game is a visual novel, you watch, you make choices (although choices should matter, none have really mattered long term, not yet at least). There are some choices in where you want to go and different scenes play out as a result but overall it’s a relaxed experience. Kick back and enjoy the ride (no pun intended).
The story feels like a parody of many anime and hentai tropes. Most of the game is the MC getting up to no good and getting involved in lewd scenes. There are some darker moments in the game and that’s when I feel like the story is at it’s weakest. Some of the serious scenes (the train scene with the single girl) had big impact and left me reeling from it. However, I found greater enjoyment with the more light-hearted scenes. Combined with the quirky, wacky characters who are all possess their individual charms, it makes for an excellent experience as a reader/player. There are so many characters in this game and they were all pretty memorable! At the same time, with such a large cast, each character only gets small updates every patch.
Pros
- Beautiful renders and excellent H-scenes, ANIMATIONS!
- Simple and easy to pick up gameplay
- Large cast of charming and wacky characters
- Story is fun and hilarious
- Ahegao!
Cons
- Scene replays not implemented, only picture gallery
- Some of the more serious moments lack gravitas
- Your favourite character might get little development from patch to patch
- PLEASE PLAY THIS
Suggestions
- Scene gallery
- I remember there was a karma system in place but its really taken a backseat, don’t remember much about it
- Keep up the awesome work!