UPDATE AS OF EP.7: This game is head and shoulders above the rest in pure storytelling. The visuals are still not epic, nor is the actual situation realistic in the way it develops. But here's the thing: You DO NOT want it to be realistic. If porn games were realistic, we'd never get anywhere. It's realistic enough. It's believable enough.
It still deserves the five stars. The sexual tension in the story is not matched by any other porn VN I've played so far. There's a few that I've enjoyed quite a bit, but usually the story falls flat in one way or another sooner or later. And while there's been some sex to please the little boys who are impatient and stupid, at least the main girls have been developing fairly sedate pace. At least in porn game terms. In no way does this reflect reality.
But despite the whiners, this is definitely among the best games on here. It might not deserve 5 stars out of context of the genre, but within porn games this is clearly 5 star worthy game, despite the lack of graphical wow factor.
I'm giving this five stars, partly for what it already has but also for the potential it is showing.
The most important parts of this VN are that:
1) Choices are meaningful but nuanced, and there isn't any really unrealistic choices to be made.
2) The characters are realistic, but most importantly are not as boring as real life; so you'll eventually actually get do the naughty with them. Which would be in this situation rather unlikely.
3) Dialogue is natural and didn't come across as something stupidly unrealistic -- at least so far.
The game isn't terribly long, nor especially pretty.
In fact I'd call the art mostly functional rather than great. However, this is fine with me, and as long as sex scenes show proper penetration. That is, instead of just ugly clipping through 3d models as often happens.
The only truly negative things I can come up with are that the male character's penis is typically ginormous and that the new black female character is much more typical of the porn game archetype that throws herself on the player.
That said, I assume the woman was added to appease those two want to see sexytimes asap instead of waiting for a natural progression.
There is also an excellent sense of sexual tension in the story so far, which I hope will be built up further as time passes.
It still deserves the five stars. The sexual tension in the story is not matched by any other porn VN I've played so far. There's a few that I've enjoyed quite a bit, but usually the story falls flat in one way or another sooner or later. And while there's been some sex to please the little boys who are impatient and stupid, at least the main girls have been developing fairly sedate pace. At least in porn game terms. In no way does this reflect reality.
But despite the whiners, this is definitely among the best games on here. It might not deserve 5 stars out of context of the genre, but within porn games this is clearly 5 star worthy game, despite the lack of graphical wow factor.
I'm giving this five stars, partly for what it already has but also for the potential it is showing.
The most important parts of this VN are that:
1) Choices are meaningful but nuanced, and there isn't any really unrealistic choices to be made.
2) The characters are realistic, but most importantly are not as boring as real life; so you'll eventually actually get do the naughty with them. Which would be in this situation rather unlikely.
3) Dialogue is natural and didn't come across as something stupidly unrealistic -- at least so far.
The game isn't terribly long, nor especially pretty.
In fact I'd call the art mostly functional rather than great. However, this is fine with me, and as long as sex scenes show proper penetration. That is, instead of just ugly clipping through 3d models as often happens.
The only truly negative things I can come up with are that the male character's penis is typically ginormous and that the new black female character is much more typical of the porn game archetype that throws herself on the player.
That said, I assume the woman was added to appease those two want to see sexytimes asap instead of waiting for a natural progression.
There is also an excellent sense of sexual tension in the story so far, which I hope will be built up further as time passes.