VN - Ren'Py - Westview Academy [S2 v0.7.0] [Tako Yuh]

Game has really nice renders, writing is pretty smooth to read and people talk like real people.

One suggestion from me is to create something "unique" as the main plot point. For me the execution so far is very good but there is nothing that really stands out conceptually (e.g. BADIK story is centered around a frat, Artemis is around AI, Chasing Sunsets around estranged siblings).

Sometimes even if execution is sloppy (like Ataegina or Mist) an interesting concept is sufficient to retain readers. Just my opinion though, feel free to disregard.

This is a really good game, with funny humor, and great renders. Both paths seem like they can provide interesting content. TakoYuh seems to know what he's doing. This new update was pretty good as well. I'm excited to see where Tako takes this game in future updates!

One of the better games I've played so far and one of the few that keeps me playing without using the auto skip function. Very good story, scenes and the choices feel like they actually matter. Definetly would recommend to anyone who is having doubt about playing it, 10/10

Cons :
Name of game is Westview Academy

2 redheads, that's two redheads too many.

No landladies or attractive milf's yet, there's that teacher but she's aight, nothing special

Jalen hasnt been signed yet

Not enough dunks or clowning on CP3

Pro's:
Basketball

A dunk

Lots of brunettes

Dev is cultured

That being said here's your 5 stars, thanks for letting me pirate your game

Very good game.

Characters in this game actually speak and act like human beings would act, which is a surprise in the most of AVNs. Very relatable and funny references and writing overall is good. Not to complicated, yet not just a simple "sex, now".

Models look very nice, lighting is on point, love the angles of the camera, and camera work in general. Game features many seemingly random animation, but I love them personally. They give life to the game and characters overall.

Game offers two major paths, whether you are into sports, particularly basketball or perhaps a musical career. Whichever you end up choosing you will not regret it.

I had fun with it, therefore I recommend it and cannot wait to see more. Overall 5 outta 5.

play v0.3.2 with french trad (which explains my poor written English, sorry) and without minigame

story: 5/5 Very good, I have never been out of the story and I am eager to know what happens next.

characters: 4/5 Pretty good, the characters are physically quite different, personality-wise they are also quite different, although in that aspect it could be even better.

sex scene: 2/5 Quite few for now, but the big drawback is that they are really too short, which leaves no room to feel any kind of eroticism.

renders: 5/5 The game is truly magnificent, with some very good ideas for staging.

animation: 4/5 They are completely smooth and quite well done, but just like what I mentioned about the sex scenes, there are very few of them.

sound: Unfortunately, like in many games, there are dull moments.

gameplay: 4/5 There are enough choices with consequences.

Just found out about this this morning totally by accident on another obscure game's Discord (won't name it but it rhymes with lemon.... but I'll stay on topic ) and got to say I was quite impressed. Very sweet VN, love the high quality renders, the humor, quite interesting characters especially your friend is a total bro so far very likeable.

Each girls are quite good too but I got to say Alyssa is my favorite even though it seems like she is the one that will take a while to develop intimately I suppose I should be happy with holding hands scene from the photoshot for now and maybe in the 4th episode we will finally get a hug from her (I know such a degenerate behavior). All jokes aside there are other good and interesting LIs there for each taste.

The pacing is good, seems like the story progress goes fairly quickly without wasting time or unnecessary filler which is always welcome, the music choices are also great, jokes on points, also the little effects enhance them. Overall the quality is on point.

I also liked that early story branch for the upcoming career focus Sport/Music and I was quite surprised to see different scenes and on my both save files. I hope the the dev manages to develop both paths without being overwhelmed.

To end the review I can say I was quite impressed by this and seeing it coming out on Steam is also a great plus. Added it to my wishlist and will definitely get it once it releases. Wish the dev all the best luck with this project and hope to see this little gem finished because it has a very good potential.

Honestly, this game's story is a mess to a point where you hardly even comprehend what and why is happening.
Intro feels jagged af:
Episodes this game let you be the witness of feel just as disjointed.
Characters are not being consistent in their personality so you are not able to relate to what they are trying to be.

nice visuals tho, overall a waste of time in current state imo.

Easily one of the best new games on this site. If the developer continues at this rate, I am confident this game will grow quickly. The writing is good and all the girls look so unique than other games. The big thing though is that they also look real. The girls, the clothes, the environment, the situation etc. Also, the dev is trying new and interesting things with the renders and animations, which sets this one apart. Can't wait to see more.

For three chapters, this seemed a little short, but I enjoyed what was there. The renders are all made well, the writing is pretty good, and all the LI's are interesting. They all play into a typical troupe, but there's a reason why it's so common, it works. I think everything could be written with a bit more depth, as it is, conversations feel too short and lack depth. There was also some weird conversations around the coach not starting the MC, that I feel could use a rewrite. It's not made clear what exactly the coach is saying, and it feels abrupt from the scene before it. Also the coach basically saying he was wrong, after a single exhibition game, was weird.

I definitely look forward to seeing what else is in store for this game, and hopefully with the Steam release, updates become a bit meatier. I feel like the entire story could use a touch up though, giving more dialogue and depth to the characters. There's just not enough here to really hook you in, and feels more like a rush through a crowded theme park. You enjoy your time, but there's just not enough time spent to enrich the experience.

Based on 0.3.1
So far, very good game, indeed. Maybe not the most original premise, but writing is pretty decent, story is easy going, as good schnapps. MC is not brainless hormon overpumed creep who's every second thought is -ooo, boobz, what an booty, I'd bang that, I'd desecrate this...
Renders are good, there are plenty of nice looking female NPC's - for all tastes.
At the moment, there is not much of sex content, but most importantly, none of it is forced, so player have freedom to choose with whom to hook-up MC.
There are mini-games, but it's not pain in the ass and it's easy doable.
Would recommend to others.

The narrative style in Westview Academy is somewhat unorthodox. It almost feels a little episodic because you are always jumping to certain interactions between the protagonists. As a result, I didn't always find it easy to tell who was a real LI and which characters were just driving the plot forward.

The teacher for instance? Honestly not sure. Is Mary a LI? Or Kiara? I couldn't tell you by just playing the game. You could argue that makes it more real since in real life you always have to act based on limited information about your surroundings and about people you just met. But it also feels a bit imprecise and makes you wonder whether you closed a potential LI path in favor of a random character. It's not bothering me that much but I noticed.

On the other hand, I really like the division into a music and a sports main path. I don't know where this will lead in the end, the development is not far enough along for that, but such decisions feel as if you as a player have a lot of influence on what happens.
Many smaller decisions, on the other hand, seem to be mainly flavour, whether I react angrily or calmly, whether I am very convinced of myself or have doubts. It remains to be seen if that has any impact whatsoever.

I would probably give Westview Academy four stars at the moment, but I'm giving it a fifth star for potential. There are many conflicts and issues that are only hinted at so far and I think as the plot progresses, some of them will intermingle and create an exciting overall picture.

The mini-games that the game has are entertaining and not annoying, so I would recommend everyone to leave them activated. If necessary, you can always rewind and try again.

Update for v.0.6.4 - Haven't played since v.3 or something.

TLDR: Visuals are fun, unique, and creative. Mind blowing, in fact. Character models are hot as fuck. Actual writing is pretty terrible and sex scenes are robotic. I'd just grab the update to look at the gallery in the future. It's not bad but I just don't have the kind of time I used to have anymore. (Coincidentally, a lot of people have reached the same conclusions about the visuals and writing.)

• I think the dev's started to get a better handle on letting things build up and providing details but after playing this again, I think the only things that really shine are 1. The visuals are fun and creative and 2. The character models are all really fucking hot.
• The dialogue is just not good. It reminds me of every shitty writer in this generation.
• Grammar is worse than I remembered. A lot of "they" "them" when it doesn't make sense. (Referring to a guy and "he" is even used in literally the next sentence. Confusing. Instances of British-English when I'm pretty sure this is set in the States. It's actually starting to help me narrow down where exactly all these translation companies are outsourcing their translations to for them to all suck this bad.
• The actual plot is boring. The main draw is the love interests but not in the romantic aspect. It's just because they all look incredible. But the actual sex scenes are underwhelming.
• But hiring a writer is probably useless since you're probably going to get the same level of tired, old "spunky millennial" type of shit. Once you see the patterns, you never stop seeing them.

Original Review:
It's good. It has my kind of humor with all the random effects and setups thrown in.

• Characters all look attractive. It's actually weird that they look better in the game than what's shown in the preview screenshots
• It's just that I feel like something's missing or that the story goes too fast. Like I need more context or fleshing out of scenarios. Seems like it just jumps from one thing to the next. It always feel like it's just "half of a scene" for some reason if that makes sense. There are times where you're kind of forced to infer a lot of things.
• Also, the mini-games come at really random times and catch you off guard.
• Some warning or notice would be nice for the slideshows too . I had to just guess half of the time when I was supposed to start clicking again.
• Sometimes there's music and sometimes there's not.
• Overall, this was a good find. I don't really know why I thought the renders didn't look that great from the previews but it kept me from trying this for a long time. Still, I just wish the writing for scenes was fleshed out more. Feels like everything goes too quick or again just more context that needs to be added. Feels kind of like half-ideas written down on the back of napkin then not expanding on them to flesh it out in full. Even in just the form of exposition narration through inner monologue. Idk.

Dear TakoYuh,

Pretty good game, loved the presentation, clever use of UI, random animations and automatic sequences. Interesting camera angles, good dialogue flow and good humor. Lighting is vastly different from what I do which leans more on the darker side so that's a plus to me. Something different to appreciate.
I noticed a few noisy backgrounds and one missing image on my playthrough but they didn't impend the gameplay and story at all.

Personally I went with Jordan which is the best to me, no competition. But the selection of ladies is wide and I'm sure anyone will find their own dream girl.

At this point it was an easy 5 stars for me. But then something terrible happened... I noticed a serious lack of mommies and that, just pulled the whole experience to a 2 stars...
As I kept going though, I never stumbled upon a single yoga scene.
So We're back at 4.4 stars.

Now as for the dev, knowing him a little, I rate him 0.2 stars so added to score would make 4.6. Rounded to 5 stars.

Good job my friend. Will never play again. Too jealous.

-LeIGN

This game is in my top 10 for AVNs without a doubt. What is not to love about this game? An amazing bestfriend, beautiful women, hilarious moments. The potential of this game is limitless and I can't wait to see how it progresses.

Review of Version 0.3.1.

I just discovered this game and enjoyed it. The story is interesting and the characters don't seem to be dull sex objects. Yes, there is one or two that seem that way, but that that is ok. I can't say much for the sound because I don't use sound when playing first playthroughs of games. I get distracted from the text otherwise.
There characters are very different in looks and body styles. I like this a lot. My favorite character at the moment is Leslie, BUT there are others that could take that spot as the story progresses. This game has a lot of potential. I'm looking forward to the next update.

It's not a bad game, but not really good either. I give it 3 stars, but I would give 0 stars to easily 90% of the games of this site, so 3 stars is decent to me.

It seems there is no actual plot right now, just a succession of disconnected scenes. Most of the dialogues are well written, but pretty dull actually. Nothing terrible, nothing really witty and memorable.

About the characters, there is a cliché "funny bro" character that is more annoying than funny but the female characters seems OK. The 3D design is more than decent and that's the strong point of this game. The personalities and stories of most of them are just "meh". There is a nympho that behaves as an asshole but MC is OK with that because she's kind of pretty and an easy laid, a couple of shy girls, an internet wannabe celebrity, and a few generic students without real personality and story. Also a couple of generic MILF teachers. Well see if there is more develop in the characters. About the MC, nothing remarkable either. Just the classic good looking MC with a tragic background that doesn't actually affect his personality, and a magic big cock.

There are two main separate branches right now: music and sports. A bad move, IMO. It's like the developer wants to make two different games in one, and that's not easy unless there is a big team working in the game. It probably means that updates for every branch will be too short. There are too many Lis too, IMO. Classic mistake. It would be better maybe 3-4 Lis with well developed characters and stories, instead of 8+ shallow ones.

Not a lot of sex right now, and vanilla. But it's OK. At least there is not forced sex scenes just because (except maybe for the nympho girl)

Love the look, feel and play of this game. I'm looking forward to seeing the story progress. I also like the presentation of the game itself. The animations that aren't expected are nice. I like pretty much everything about the game thus far. Nicely done dev!

This is a good start to a new game. It is really nice to look at, but the story is extremely inconsistent and jumps around a lot. Overall I will keep an eye on future update, but visuals don't matter to me as much as a coherent story.

Positives -
- Really nice renders
- Nice selection of LIs with realistic models
- The animations so far have been really smooth
- The tone of the game is nice with some funny moments

Negatives -
- The story jumps around a lot and isn't really coherent at times.
- Most of the LI interactions aren't really believable even in an AV world.
- Splitting all content between Sports and Music means each update will be smaller unless you are the type to do multiple playthroughs.

Starts out a bit rough which I'm willing to forgive since the dev is pretty new at this. With that said, I noticed significant improvements between part 1 and part 2, in renders, writing, and animations.

Characters are likeable and are distinct from one another, which is always welcome.

Writing is consistent and even makes me laugh now and then

Can't wait to see where this game goes!