Ren'Py - What a Legend! [v0.7.03] [MagicNuts]

I have never been more disappointed at the start of a game then I was with this game. But, that's okay because the rest of the game is a banger. The game is short and the content in it is pretty limited as of this review, but it's enough to show you that real thought and passion has been put into the game.

What I gotta say. The art is outstanding. Probably the best 2D art I found so far. And the story looks really interesting too. Gotta put this on my top tier list. Really can't wait for what come up next. Hopefully the update sequence will also as great as the art.

Based on the (as yet) unfinished v0.3.01.

My usual disclaimers when writing reviews on here are that A. I am here for the "plot" not the plot and B. I generally dislike visual novels. So take both of those into consideration for my review when thinking about this game.

Pros

• Stunningly gorgeous - Just in general the art of this game is incredible, the locations are bright, vibrant and lovely. The characters are unique and incredible. Even the map, the menus, everything about this game has quite possibly THE BEST art of any game on this site. Bar none.
• Girls - Even having just said the above, special attention has to be given to the girls: they are so... Sooo... Fucking hot...
• Sex - It's a porn game. It has no delusions of grandeur and isn't trying to be anything else. For every instance of story progress it feels like you are rewarded with a sex scene and those sex scenes are insanely good. The animation is basic but exactly what is needed meanwhile the writing is hot. SCALDING hot. The whole mechanic of "keep clicking to see more thoughts/dirty talk" is just perfect.
• Setting and story - As always this is less important for me in porn games... Well good news, it's not really that important here either! Your character is here to get laid by any means necessary, even if that means an epic sprawling adventure, as long as there's pussy at the end of it! It's just that perfect mix of silly and ridiculous but still somehow fitting with porn logic.
• Funny - A very rare compliment here which I think is thrown around too often. Too many games use puns and memes and are then called "funny" when they elicit at best a smile. What a Legend actually made me laugh out loud more than once.

Mehs

• Content - It's early days. Expect to be super disappointed by how quickly you'll manage to do everything. [EDIT (made after v0.6): As of version 0.6 there's now a decent swathe of stuff, and I'd say top to bottom it would take a good 5-6 hours to see everything so far]
• Kinks - Trust me the sex is hot as fuck and looks like it'll include a lot of amazing scenes. My one teeny-tiny quibble with it is that, based on the predicted "unavailable" scenes, it seems like it's most likely going to remain pretty vanilla for around 95% of the game. Limited roughness/force/domination, which happen to be personal favourites.
• Sex never gets "intense" - In line with the above, it somewhat feels like a lot of the sexy scenes have the issue of starting off nice and slow, building up to an intense finish, but then the actual climax is never AS passionate or intense as it feels like it could be. It has the issue that it feels more concerned the aesthetic of the scene rather than just making it STEAMY.

Cons

• Celestina the matchmaker - A bit of an unfortunate complaint given that, at this point, it's unlikely to be changed dramatically. This is also a minor story spoiler so click at your peril: In short, you get special glasses which turn Celestina the matchmaker into a gorgeous busty blonde bombshell who you can fuck. The problem is that this is only an illusion and she is still the extremely ugly old lady (designed to be ugly, if I may add). The knowledge that when you fuck the illusion you are still fucking that hag is more than enough to not only ruin the individual scenes but kind of spoil the sexy mood of the rest of the game...
• Development time - Another relatively important consideration, which I can only describe as a negative is the development time. All that truly lovely art has to come from somewhere and that somewhere is apparently just ONE person. Meaning that the actual time for updates is achingly long (in excess of 4 months per update) giving the impression that the game won't be finished for at least another 10 years... I know this is just the sacrifice we make for the high-tier visuals, but it's unquestionably frustrating.
• Massive lack of choice (EDIT made after v0.6.01) - It has been a while since I wrote the rest of this review and I feel somewhat compelled to reduce the overall score of my rating because of this. During the early updates this was less noticeable, but as time has progressed it has allowed the extremely shiny veneer of the game wear off and now this issue is much more noticeable. The game has extremely limited interaction and just about no choice system within it (barring the odd dialogue choice which does not seem to affect anything). This absolutely demolishes any replay value and actually also makes some elements a bit strange to be included.

What a Legend is relatively new on the scene here and yet has an already stupid amount of reviews and upvotes. I'm here to tell you right away, unlike other new releases which got crazy popular almost overnight, it deserves all of the acclaim it has earned.

Surface level alone the art is easily among the best, if not the outright best on the website. It's unique and super high tier, evidently a lot of love has gone into the design there.

The game also is promising to be absolutely epic. The map, most of which is currently empty and unavailable, is enormous, and so promises to be a genuinely epic adventure with so much hot fucking and sexy scenes I genuinely was a bit stunned by how much they seemed to suggest will be in the completed product. My one concern there is that, given how big it clearly is intended to be, if it won't end up being too ambitious and collapsing under its own weight...

Beyond that, the game basically plays like Summertime Saga (one of the OGs of porn games). That's if Summertime Saga had art that was about 10 times nicer and the grind was actually super engaging and enjoyable...

When I first wrote this review I genuinely had to hold myself back from gushing too much because it felt like the gorgeous art style and scaldingly hot sex scenes just absolutely carried the whole game. It was a genuine breath of fresh air.

Now however, things have changed a bit. We’re a good few more updates in and that has allowed me time to get used to the nice graphics and honestly that’s allowed a bit of a problem to rear its head.

With no apparent choice system the game honestly starts to feel a little bit slow as time goes on. You start feeling less and less involved and less like your character is “yours”. It wasn’t as obvious at the start that the whole thing might as well have been a kinetic novel, rather than a dating-sim type thing.

One thing, for example, is the system by which the game will have the protagonist “THINK” about a solution to the current problem with the current love interest. The longer this goes on, the more odd it feels to include this, because all it adds is additional text filler. There are no multiple paths, there’s no puzzle solving gameplay, it’s just an excuse for the MC to stand there and come up with the next solution (likely amusingly retarded solution of course) to the current problem.

I want to be clear, I still think What a Legend is probably an A-tier game on this site. The writing is great and the visuals are STILL amazing and the sex is STILL super fucking hot. However, I have to admit that given the lack of choice, replay value and overall involvement of the player, I actually think it is somewhat overrated and does not deserve quite as much praise as it seems to have got.

The best porn game I've ever played. Insane amount of polish and detail, lovely art, the writing, and humor are suprisingly charming and not at all annoying (like in most such games). Can't recommend this enough.

This game is an all-round experience. The artwork is amazing, almost too good to define and the story and pacing is admirable. This game here has the potential of being the best game on this platform if the developer continues in this path. I can't wait for the future releases.

This is without a doubt the one of the best game I have played on here. Everything from the visual design to the mechanics, to the music, the character design, and the writing is absolutely top-notch. The MC is really likeable and funny. Excellent game so far and I am sure it will continue to be in the future. Best of luck to you magicnuts and take your time in developing the game.

[v0.3.01]
First things first I just want to say I am really looking forward to see where this game goes and I know its early days so I am sure any criticisms I have will be resolved in the future.
Pros

• Judging by the world map size the devs have a lot planned so hopefully it'll quite the sizable game once finished.
• The art is obviously fantastic and I think all UI, menus, landscapes and the characters presented so far look amazing.
• The characters are well written and have great individual personalities, that goes for all characters men included.
• What little music there is very nice and relaxing. Hoping they add more as most areas of the game are void of music. The ambient world sounds are equally great.
• Sex scenes are well done and the player can control things like speed, positions and when to climax.

Cons

• Choices don't matter. For example the MC gets berry juice on his hands. you have the choice to either wash your hands in the river or lick your hands clean. No matter what you pick the MC will lick his hands. This kind of thing happens pretty much for all choices.
• The main story right now is a little bit boring, "Do this and I'll have sex with you" kinda deal but I'm hopeful it picks up soon.
• I know the bottomless coin purse is a joke, a joke I really do like BTW, but I kinda wouldn't mind if money was something the MC had to earn and had a use. I am easy either way though.
• The place names of most areas are quite unimaginative. I know its not much of a con but it caught my attention haha

Just stunning. The art for this is in a league of its own as far as drawn CG goes. A great eye for detail and smooth (albeit short) animations. No annoying dating grind mechanics or minigames and very light hearted tone. The game feels highly "polished" even down to the menus and achievements and I personally had zero bugs or uncertainties. Basically, if you enjoy "Summertime Saga", it's that, but better. Enough content to fill an afternoon even in this early version. (0.3.01)

Dialogue and story aren't brilliant but very solid. A few humorous scenes but nothing too memorable. So far very "vanilla" content, which is missing a lot of opportunities in a medieval fantasy world. Might stay that way however since it's Patreon funded. Also (again, similar to Summertime Saga) you have to be okay with playing a goofy wet wipe of an MC that gets handled rather than handling things himself.

I'll be keeping an eye on this, or maybe even both. I had a great time playing it. Highly recommended.

This is a fine game. You can see the devs put a lot of time and effort into it but like there's good points, there's also a lot of glaring issues for me.

Pros:
- Beautiful game. Details in the icons, map, landscape and characters is exceptional.
- Top notch renders and animations
- Great humor and interesting side characters
- Exploration system and map design is nice
- Nice collect and craft system that has a good RPG feel

Cons:
- Story is very basic and vanilla
- There is no conflict. This game is too cheery and happy especially for the time they're living in
- MC is pathetic and boring. Most of the side characters are more interesting even the faceless guards standing at the gate. He has no personality and doesn't even act like someone that grew up in a brothel. He's a pushover that goes on missions to win the favor of woman and lets others walk over him.
- The "go do this and get sex" quest design. I hate this system with a passion. It's like prostitution where females reward you with sex for you doing them favors.
- Choices don't really matter. In an RPG style game, when choices pop up and they just do the same thing regardless of what is chosen...it's really irritating. Don't offer choice if it doesn't matter. Don't give people the illusion of control.

The lack of conflicts or hardships to overcome, the quest system, the stale MC, kinda dry story and choices that don't mean much won't make this any more than a fine game.

Without hesitation this is one of the best games in f95zone.

This game is full of jokes and good humour. (A small spoiler of first 3 mins) you start as an orphan because your mysterious mother accidentally dumped you to brothel instead of next door church. As a result you grow up as an idiot who only thinks how to empty his balls (game heavily hits you should be some kind of chosen hero, oh the irony!). Years follow each other (in winter scene there are more foot prints to brothel than church, good humour as I said) and finally you decide to follow the call of your dick to the capital in your birthday. You leave a note and all of your whore-mothers frown upon because they were preparing a surprise orgy you to lose your virginity.

If you like what you read this game is for you.

Plus: The game has fantastic art.

Minus: This game loves to jerk you about and mete out its small amount of content. The writing isn't eye wrenchling horrible, but I'd hesitate to put it far above that level. The game lacks content at time of writing, none of the characters are really attention grabbing, both in terms of visual design and characterization.

All in all, seems like an mediocre game with great art that people are way too high on.

Basically awesome. Amazing sex scenes and characters. The story is pretty funny and engaging at the same time. The girls are just fantastic. The world building is pretty amazing and make for fun storytelling. Totes to the developers

10/10
The best drawn art on this site hands down. Beautiful girls, environment and everything.
Well written dialogues which are funny and interesting at the same time. Nicely put down story.
The gameplay is smooth af and the mechanics are amazing. The environment and the sounds are soothing and actually make you feel like you're a part of the world.
It's only been 6 months since release and even then there's like tons of content. This makes you love the game even more cause you actually know that the dev is passionate and hard-working.
Mark my words, this game is on the track to becoming one of the most popular games on this site.

Edit: Okay, so I just realized that my review has brought this game to the top by weighted rating.

Awesome storytelling, humor combined with erotic.
Beautiful art, both, characters and enviorment - damn I love the style!
Throughroughly thought diverse characters with depth, each one special, even the guardsman at the gate

Definitely worth your time to play!

This game is great. All of the currently available features point to this being even better than games like Summertime Saga. The writing is funny, the characters are hot, the art is good, it has all of the core elements to making a great weg. I am sincerely looking forward to the final product as I am certain it will be a masterpiece.

After completing version 0.3, I have to say this is very good game as it is not too grindy, humorous comedy elements and well-drawn 2d images with animation. Only downside is the long waiting time for the new updates, but not gonna complain and rush the developers. Hope more contents, characters and new places to travel in the future updates

The art work and overall feel of the game is very good. I think the story so far has had pretty good pacing and there's no stats to "grind". Really like the writing as well. Comedic, but not random, and true to the adult game genre. Looking forward to the finished game.

I like this start to (current 0.03.01) finish. There are too many great women for me to have a favorite. Chestnut draws every body type sexy as hell on those leading ladies.

The simplicity really makes this great too. No annoying minigame mechanics to enrage you. A lot of developers could take notes on that.

You can tell these two really love their project. I appreciate the humor in it. So far the "Welcome Whore" and the Celestina story made me actually laugh out loud.

I'm looking forward to every update. Keep up the magic!

Rating based on game version 0.3.01. Fantastic game so far with good balance between story, minor sexual content(teasing, flashes of nude bodies) and major sexual content(animated blowjob/titjob/sex). Also has nice in-game guide for progression and a gallery to revisit scenes. Also shows which scenes are currently available in the game and which are planned for each character.

Never written a review here before, but, this game just compelled me to write one. Its really good and unique. How? why?

• Top-tier art [beautiful designs, from characters, backgrounds to the map itself]
• Entertaining, likable characters
• Hot scenes with fluid animations
• Fun quests to get you to those hot scene
• A cheery game
• The writings fun [comedy and erotic scenes are handled very well]
• Interesting storyline [needs more time to develop]
• The clickables have a purpose, hints get you there
• no bugs
• Kevin's adorable
• Characters have personalities
• various expressions, blinking, arm gestures [every sentence i think]. it really brings the characters to life

This is all just off the top of my head, if I took the time to ponder the game I'm sure there's more positives points to the game, I honestly can't think of anything negative to say about it.

What I meant by cheery is that the game isn't mean spirited, its light and funny. There's a plot being gradually developed but it'll probably end up being comedic and entertaining in some way .

Its in a fantasy medieval setting but the world isn't 'dark' and I doubt that rape or sexual assault exists in this world that the dev's developing, which is really great for this game!

Its just a fun game, been getting tired of darker subjects that seem to be a trend in novels, movies, tv and games now. A game like this is a breath of fresh air, its just entertaining and 'bright'. I loved games like the witcher trilogy and the wheel of time series, but its nice to have refreshing games like this that just make you grin throughout lol.

The women have personalities, their personalities and character designs add to the scenes, I don't have a favorite, or rather, i can't since they're all likable and attractive in their own ways for me lol.

Good luck to the devs, great work, hope they stick with it till the end. Don't think the game needs to be improved in any way, just keep going as is, everything's top notch. Thanks for this game, really appreciated it, its honestly been awhile since I played an adult game that's just fun and cheery.