Ren'Py - Completed - Wartribe Academy [v2.0.3 Public] [Mr.Rooster]

Of the infinite harem games out there, this is definitely one of the best. Solid characterization, good writing, and a fairly broad array of characters to interact with. It's not perfect, a few of the character sprites look a little wonky, but overall its well animated and tends to avoid the frustrating aspects that many of these games have.

Great writing, perfect sandbox design (in the sense that there's a quick travel button which I used exclusively and completely ignored the map), pretty graphics. Love the dialogue, the excellent, diverse cast of characters that are attractive and have their own individual personalities and intricate plot points. Good but not great porn and dirty talk.

This game is a conundrum to review. Honestly, don't be fooled by glowing reviews and dont take the worst reviews to heart either. This game is fundamentally flawed in a fairly major way, which knocks it down to average, whereas it has shining moments which push it back up again, so I believe a 3 star rating is the most fair and truthful analysis. Now, I am reviewing it on the "sandbox" setting (actually i believe the game calls it the "free roam" instead but whatever, so perhaps someone who has played it on the VN style would give it a better rating.

The issue with the game is that it has no chronological continuity, neither in solo nor as a whole. It is based on the assumption that you click on the spots where you know the girls will be, hoping to further plot with each of them. Now, when you DO manage to click something right, each individual LI plot is different and very well thought out. That's the plus. The UI is a mess, there is little to no interaction between the girls themselves, only between the MC and each one individually. Which brings me to the MC.

While the girls have a fairly interesting plotline, the MC is... well... nothing special. The game tries to give you a feeling of control by offering you tiny moral choices that are supposed to reflect your personality, but the actual personality displayed by the MC is bipolar, and switches between knight in shining armor and borderline rapey asshole, regardless of choices.

Plotlines can be triggered before you do what you are "supposed" to do with a given girl, resulting in dialogues basically telling you that you suck at gaming.. no i am not kidding. I mean it doesnt say that directly to your face but it does say that you should have done "that" and "that" in your room first..

Anyway, with a super UI overhaul, (or free roam elimination altogther), and some writing style changes, this game is definitely potentially a 5*.

Have a great day.

Last played at 1.2.1. Interesting premise for a story. Some fun choices, some painful choices.

LIs were varied, interesting and attractive, and it's always fun to see assets that don't look identical to other games. I'm interested in seeing where this goes!

This game has some pretty good moments but also some very bad moments that really drag it down for me personally. My biggest problems with the game are the MC and the lack of player agency when it really matters.

The individual LI's stories are something I think the dev did really well. They are all different and it fit well with their individual personalities, another thing I have to give props for. The LI's themselves are unique enough in personality to where your not just seeing the same character with a different body like you do with some other games.

The same thing can't be said for the MC however. Through the majority of the game he is just another dime a dozen horny creeper you've seen a thousand times before. It is imposable to try and be gentleman in this game because the MC is always making some out of place crude "joke" that every LI finds oh so charming and irresistible. Then there will be a completely out of character moment by the MC where he acts like a knight in shinning armor and is head over heels in love with the LIs, just to return to his normal pervy self the next scene.

Now to the player agency I mentioned earlier, every event in this game is very heavily railroaded. They play out one way, whether you like it or not. It wouldn't be to bad per se, but it is always the MC doing something that bothers me personally. The guy is a creep, he has his way with many of them regardless of what they say. He will come right out and say "No, I've waited long enough we are doing this now." and proceed to have sex with them even if they say wait or stop. It's rapey, but it's okay. Why? because it is always covered up by some convenient inner monologue that says she is really fine with it but doesn't want to admit it. Don't want to borderline rape a virgin, to bad the MC has other plans and like all the scenes the player has no say in it. It's handled poorly in my opinion.

The main story itself is pretty none existent. Your a prince that is looking for a wife and your dead mother may not be dead. That's basically the entirety of it at this point. The only real goal you have is to sleep with the LIs and see who you want to be your wife. It's conveniently set up to where your country allows multiple wives because you know, it's a harem game. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, it actually works for this particular set up with the events be so linier. You kind of have to be with every LI whether you like them or not, another thing that seems to be forced onto the player.

There are also a few continuity issues that I have found. One of the being that to progress one LI's story you need to get a BJ from another one. When that scene happens she does it and is fine with it but the next time you ask her for one she then acts like she should have before for her first BJ with you. Again, I use the word ask very loosely here, he tells her that is what is going to happen, one way or another.

TLDR: Over all the game has some moments that really shine but are ultimately dragged down by the creeper/rapey MC and lack of player control in the scenes that make up the bulk of the game.

A great story with lots of different types plus some of them are interchangeable (able to pick your preference on more than one occurrence), plus a reliable Dev. Whats not to like? Definitely worth a read.

-So far, I'm enjoying the game. However, sex scenes happen WAY to fast with the girls. Even the side "quest". There is barely any buildup at all. This really takes me out of it. Hi my name is ---- oh we are naked now. Oh your a virgin? lets just fix that after saying hello for the first time.
-Need to zoom out on the scene's more, you can barely even see yourself in them.
-Some scenes are disjointed. And look odd in respect to the motion of the girl/your penis.
-Writing is.. really good sometimes. Then really shallow in others. Kind of goes back to my first point though.
-Need more options for the characters on how you interact with them. ESPECIALLY the "servants". Damn you can feel like an outright asshole to them and it's suppose to be the right path. Maybe you just met and she doesn't want to jerk you off without repercussions? Sure you could make her.. but it should make something change in the interactions. Such as you loose out on help down the road for another task.

So I thought the sandbox would be annoying but it actually wasn't it really didn't feel sandboxy at all, I like all the characters, each have their own personality, Mr rooster is doing a good job, can't sub to patreon because I'm getting heat for all my subscriptions at the moment but I'll donate to you on there when I got a bit more disposable income definitely deserve it

v1.2.1:

11/10 game really enjoyable, one of the best

Renders and animations are really great.
Story and writing is also really great.

Anybody apprehensive about playing this game, should play, it is a really great harem game, with so many girls like so many and every girl with different and unique personality and unique situations with mc.

Really a tremendous job done by the dev MrRooster in terms of content.

I had doubts about branching too, but so far playing the game and dev's comments, it's clear that it just changes the short term story only, not the sex scenes (of course leaving immediate scenes after choice) or ending.

Can't recommends this game enough to others to play.

I really like this game. The writing is good, the girls are hot and plot is really interesting.

The dev has put really a lot of work into this game. There are a lot of render scenes too.

I am defenetly enjoying playing this game!

Sure, the 3D renders are quite good and so are the sex animations. You'll also find a great variety of scenarios, in a manner that caters to many niches.

However, what makes it 5 stars is the writing. It's genuinely funny and clever at times, with some political intrigue in the background. Most impressive though is the restraint, as it neither bombards you with text nor does it leave characters feel totally flat tropes. Highly recommended.

This is fantastic.
The art is amazing, with high quality animation. Vastly superior to the typical honey select stuff you see here
The girls are great, and the story is straight and to the point.
No grinding.

This is well written VN that's honestly bogged down by the free roam part of the game and the lack of polish.

The free roam ends up making the game's pacing odd. Almost to the point it doesn't need actually need to be there. It's very strange to get short scenes while clicking on the same place over and over.

While it does add some flair given the plot, it definitely could benefit from being fleshed out. I know, I know, not everyone likes free roaming, but this game definitely could benefit from a thoughtful use of it.

Time doesn't feel consistent as a result. I don't *feel* the overall pacing of things happening, and the characters as a result are mostly disconnected from each other's character plots.

This isn't always true, but these girls probably would be interacting a lot more. Or at least their families.

This game could benefit from is an overall UI polish. Something that really makes the game snap, and look different. The girl at the very start is also very different from the rest of the game. Animation quality and all.

And if I'm allowed to be a little whiney, the h scenes could use some length and spice. Give them some oomph.

Despite all that oddity, this game is really well written. These girls are fabulous, and the lore has depth. Each family is distinct and has it's own goals. You definitely feel like you're moving through a world that's been lived in.

Sometimes you get that porn style side character that's DTF immediately, other times you get side characters that you're excited to see more of. Having both is pretty fun.

The best parts are when the game is like "we're going on a short adventure, buddy" I'm like "hell yeah" because it's honestly really fun to see how things play out thanks to your choices (which seriously matter.).

In the end, it's dope enough to really make you care for this girls, who all have very interesting backstories thanks to the premise. Some are so different, they legit stand far out from other harem games.

This is one of those "hidden gems"/"diamonds in the rough" games. Where the rough isn't really *that* rough. I just wanted to be constructive.

I'm a lil late to my usual ".07 review thing" with this one. And I'm not sure about the last time I played it, but I like this one. I haven't finished all the way to the end of content yet. KEYWORD "yet." Meaning not only am I going to finish it, but I've made up my mind about it.

You start out talking to some goddess lady that probably won't have real story bits until later. I do know that opening bit is newer at least. But then a scene about a lady getting attacked by soldiers and her guard running away. One of my complaints starts here in the opening scene. The writing and dialog go by too fast. Like the characters go from idea to idea almost mid sentence. And there's never a lot of build up. I dunno, just a grip of mine. I'll always be a slow burn type. Anyway. You wake up, as Prince [MC Name Here] a super strong, attractive, and depending on some choices, super smart barbarian prince in a fictional country. And you have to find the answers to your moms death. All while finding a wife at the wartribe academy. Your suitors, or whatever the possible female version of that word might be, are childhood friend, warrior princess, smart naive princess, shy ostracized princess, and spoiled lesbian princess. To start. As the game progresses there's a few times people start saying "well you can take multiple wives." And all of their families are suspect to moms murder. And right after the start the story mostly takes a back seat to you dating the girls and any other girl that isn't made of grey matter.

My only other gripe is the animations. Most of them are stock and the few that aren't are very distracting. Namely the groping. That aside when the writing doesn't glaze over a multitude of possible emotions in two lines, it's not half bad. It's not shakespeare but I didn't hold CTRL through it which is saying something. Also it made me KEEP A SAVE POINT AT A COUPLE CHOICES. As in I'm actually curious about what happens due to choices I made. What a concept. Choices that aren't (but still kinda are) "Do you want to see the following sex scene?" That's one of the good things about this one.

TLDR; Not bad Dev just needs to elaborate on ideas a bit more. And I'm wasting my breath with this by now but please stop using the default RenPy UI. Please.

Liked this game the first time I played it and it was between 4-5. Then when I should go on with this upgrade it didn't make me feel the same. The renders and the sex is OK, but there is something in the way to play that doesn't feel right for me. Sorry!

I played this one all the way through as I sorta got hooked on all the political intrigue and how each girl is involved. This is one is definitely worth reading and exploring. The characters are great and the each main girl is definitely unique (also hot).

My only 3 gripes is that the sandbox stuff is not at all fleshed out. Which is great for anyone who doesn't really like sandboxes. I don't think it's worth addressing given how much content there is already. But that's just a personal gripe.

The next gripe is that the sex scenes are rather short and typically just one position. It'd be nice if they could be a little longer in general.

Final gripe is that the gallery doesn't include the dialog. While it's a simple remedy of just saving each scene individually, I didn't think to do it as there was a gallery.

Other than that, this game has fantastic main girls with really unique attributes. The lore is really fun to get into. The major families are well defined and make a huge difference in how the game plays out.

The side characters range from being ezpz conquest to being very well fleshed out. It's a great mixture.

Mr. Rooster doing to serious quality work here.

Criminally underrated game, much better than many other more popular games here. Plenty of content so far, all the girls are really attractive with actual distinct different looks and personalities as well as interesting story lines. With some UI and QoL polishing this could easily be GOAT tier, exciting to see what comes next.

Incredibly underated gem that somehow manages to fly under the radar. The models for girls are great and the author manages to blend good plot with good *plot*. Probably the best part of this game is that its not afraid to have every girl it shows you (other than Cleo's mom which I'm salty about) have a scene with the MC. A lot of adult games have really good looking girls that never actually have scenes, this one basically only shows a girl if they will have a scene later... and there are a lot of girls.

This is a well rounded story that makes the harem aspect seem trivial to the main goal of the MC. Yes, there is sex, but it is secondary to a series of plots that make you want to come back for more with each update. This is worth playing if a person is looking for an actual story and not some porn parody.

Very good game. I find the story interesting and I really like the characters in it. I honestly think this game is highly under-rated. I usually am not a fan of Sandbox games, but I am fine with it in this one! Good luck to the dev!