VN - Ren'Py - Whoremonger NTE [Act 2.01 Beta] [Turning Tricks]

I played through once all the way to the end and I did enjoy the game, I do find certain elements such as how everyone interacts with you to be one dimensional however, they all essentially like you and act towards you in a positive way.

You're a middle aged ex-convict, with thinning grey hair on top, that's reasonably buff for a 50 year old, you aren't James Bond or Rico Suave.

As of right now there isn't any incentive or opportunity to manipulate a situation as everything falls neatly into your lap. It would be nice if there was some nuance in their characters which would encourage you to act in certain ways.

I would like for there to be distinct elements of sneakiness. Mothers seem oddly positive and agreeable to the idea of you boning their daughters, I want to use them or avoid them to get to the daughters. I'd also like for there to be some potential seen or unseen risks or costs towards pursuing certain women.

There's enough variety of women to appease most players. You have a gilf, college aged girls, a selection of milfs, trashy strippers, high school aged girls. They're all have their certain charms but none of their characters is at all strongly defined.

I like the premise, I like the story, I like the design of the characters, etc. It's a good game with bags of potential, but as of right now it feels just like playing an elongated demo which is an accurate conclusion to make.

If built upon significantly it could be a genuine 4 star game and not a game holding the provisional 4 star rating that I'm giving on the caveat of it's potential, here's hoping that the needed development comes to fruition.

version: Act 2.01 Beta

well im gonna rate it as a porn game. there were some interesting and unique premises with loli tag, i liked it, the eroticism was done alright, there are many scenes repeating with increasingly more sexual tension and progression, it's a VN tho so you don't have to click anything. im gonna be honest i was just trying to check the game out so it was one of the few instances when i didn't read story at all, i was just skipping to sex scenes so it won't waste my time if it's bad, but it was good, i read the parts around sex scenes and it was fine and erotic imo. i guess in the future there will be some mother+daughter action. (you are not related to them... so far)

i will give this a preemptive 5/5 even though there are no real sex scenes with majority of characters but many scenes which are just teases are very hot and fappable imo.

On of the best modern (3D) Ren´Py VN that exist!
A good and multifaceted main character
A lot of different Girls and Woman of all ages
All with a nice storysline
A lot of "Slap Stick szenes" which let me laugh out very loud

This game can only have one Rating! Excelent! 10/10

(Review of Act 2.01 beta)

This is a game being developed concurrently with A Dark Horse Riding and they both share some characters as well as visual style. Just like ADHR it's strongly story driven, with limited sexual content (for now) though it does have its share of spicy situations and LIs are varied, from lolis to older, 60-something ladies. This would usually be a 3* because of the lack of sex, so-so animations and too much repetition of the daily routine (coffee shop...), but I'm adding a star for a believable story centered around down-to-Earth, everyday characters that never gets boring. And maybe because April reminds me so much my favourite girl in The Unit

Rating the game a 2.9 at this point.

I decided to download and play Act 2.01 Beta, despite knowing the developer is splitting their time between two games (and so much slower updates happen). And basically encountered what I thought I would:

++ Enjoyable story - really made the MC a believable character who is likable
+ Decent renders visually, though re-use makes them stale over time (see below)
+ Some fun love interests (although some others are actually ugly)
+ Decent scenes, some of which are animated well (though short)
+ Good controls over LI names and ages, along with customizable nicknames

-- The MC's daughter is a primary love interest in the game, and we haven't even met her through the end of 2.01 Beta
--- The story is GLACIALLY slow with love interest progression. Don't expect much.
-- Heavy (and I mean HEAVY) re-use of renders at certain locations, like the coffee shop, or a neighbor's apartment. It is done cleverly, but really wears thin after the 50th time displaying the same render.
---- Despite being ~8-9 hours long, the game has virtually no sex (penetration) scenes. I counted 2 with one LI (who is rather fat), and 1 with another LI. There is a decent BJ scene other than those three, but that's all the game has after 2 acts outside of rather boring handjobs sprinkled in with a couple of LIs.
---- As mentioned up top, development time is split between this and another AVN the dev works on, so future releases will be few and far between. Knowing the rate at which the game is progressing with the LIs through 2 Acts, that means it won't be finished for MANY years to come.
--- I VERY much disliked that one of the female tenants in the apartment building took sexual advantage of the homeless girl the MC took off the streets through kind acts, BEFORE the MC had any chance with her. She was one of the LIs I had hoped to see a scene with, and felt deprived (and a bit betrayed by the dev) when I saw her getting together with a female tenant. I don't mind girl-on-girl, but the MC should have had FIRST dibs on her. Very poor choice there in my opinion.

Overall, what was there felt good, if just far too slow to progress with the LIs. It was unsatisfying from the perspective of how few scenes we had with the LIs, and right now is more of a dating sim and hangout sim.

If you're supporting this on one of the dev's subscription platforms, you can expect to be waiting years for it to culminate and be released, so be wary and don't expect it finished soon. I look forward to where it is going, but for now keeping eyes on it seems like a waste of time, and I'll simply bookmark and check back in a few years (my original plan).

[Act 2 review]

TLDR:
Render Quality: good/ok
Animation/Slideshow: average/ok
Story: interesting so far. Some good plots and not all cliche
Choices: mostly where it matters. Very few times the MC acted in a way I would have choose differently
Music: it was fine
Progression of H-content: a bit inconsistent, but overall good.

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I had a great time playing the game.
There are a few points where I think it should/could improve, but I decided not to detract any star since the feeling I had when the update ended was definitely that I wanted more. I enjoy the time I spent

Animations could be improved. It is not terrible/bad, but also not a point that would get people's attention. The rest of the experience makes this less of a problem.

Render quality is good, but what kept me interested was how unique the characters looked. They don't exactly the most beautiful of them. Like, sometimes if feels like they have a little curve a bit off here, a slighty unproportioned face there... but not in away that make them uncanny, more like making them a bit more realistic. Just the right amount I'd say.

Story or the overall plot is interesting and for a player that looks for immersion, it does deliver enough to keep me engaged. The prison/cheating setup is good, can't wait to see the daughter in the next act. The way the routine and the setup for the manager role (as in gameplay loop) was done felt decent enough. The daily chat added makes you understand a bit more of the routine, even if once or twice it got a bit boring (like didn't add much context).

The characters have their traits and personalities, but overall they don't feel unique enough regarding personality, specially. I don't mean this like it is horrible, but more like that I can't differentiate much between them, their reactions to innuendos, their hobbies, etc... Like, there's a structure for that there...

As the game progresses, I'd like to see a bit more of action. So far it was not lacking, but if the pace continues like this for too long, it may.

All in all, even if I see some flaws that need to be improved to make the game skyrocket, my experience playing it makes me rate this 5 of 5 stars.

well. i just felt obliged to rate this game because i enjoyed every minute of it. it is one of those games, that you actually read through and not just click through to see lewd content.
i liked the story, loved all the models and their characters and wish to praise the dev for referring to one of my favorite games - lite of my life.
wish all the best to the dev and hope to see this project through to the happy end (dude, don't you dare to abandone it :lol

One of the slowest burns on this site, but interesting nonetheless. There is a realistic story to this game that keeps things moving. Although, with all the women at MC's disposal, you'd think he'd get laid more frequently. After all some of the women are pretty slutty.

I played this game because it had so many high ratings and I'm utterly baffled. It seemed like it was going to be rough but at least decent at the start of the game but everything after was just bland.

It's basically exactly like a sandbox where you watch the exact same scenes over and over with slightly different dialogue, except it's a visual novel. The dev re-uses the same renders over, and over, and over. It feels like the entirety of Act 1 was made with 100 renders or less with how rare new renders are. MC goes to Coffee shop in the morning, has lunch, goes to sleep, and repeat. That's about as exciting as your average day is.

I played through all of Act 1 expecting the plot to actually go somewhere and it just doesn't. It's a bland repeat of the same day with barely any variance from the next day.

I feel deceived after downloading a game with nearly 5-stars and actually playing it. It's just nowhere near as good as all these reviews say. Not even close.

intriguing graphics, i like the way of coruption, maybe it's a little too fast, just a little ;-)
Maybe U could take care about clothes, most of them are the same
throughout the game (people not wear the same clothes everyday ;-) )
great game
I'm looking for new updates

So will give the game a 4/5.

It is good, the story is nice but simple, the girls are great looking not because they are insanely hot but that they look like real people and that is something new.

The problem to me is that this game has routs? no idea which one tho and would like to have a clear vision for this.

Also was not a big fan how repetitive it got. Like doing the same thing every day. Going to the cafe, having dinner, getting a handjob and droping the girl of to school. Like it felt painfull after a while because nothing was changing or not enough to keep it intresting to me.

Also a big lack of sex.

Honestly, not as much whore mongering as you'd think there'd be based on the title and cover. The main theme is incest, corruption, and mother daugher stuff. Very excited to see where this goes in the future.

Okay, I'll admit it: the preview pics and title didn't grab me, and I downloaded and started this game just because I was between games and trying out some random options.
And I'm very glad I did. It's true that the renders aren't the most sophisticated or realistic. But the characters are great: they come across as real people that the dev cares about, and you will too. And that means that the lewd bits are even more effective, because these are folks you want to get closer to.
There's some truly funny writing as well, and some hilarious references to the F95 community. I honestly had *fun* playing this one.
I can't wait for more, and I'm headed right now to check out the dev's other game. I am tossing them some money as well - it is work worth supporting.

Game with one of the best writing on F95. I would compare it with Acting Lessons quality wise. I absolutely love that characters are not bimbo attractive, but still attractive humans.

I eagerly await the second chapter.

Woooaahhoooooo I love this game.
A very promising game from my point of view. Please DEV don't kick it to the curb one day, as has unfortunately happened with many good games. Keep up the GOOD work.
Renders 5/5
Writing (grammar, etc.) 5/5
Story 4/5 ( 4/5 but only because a lot of characters came into play right at the start and that's not really clear for me yet).

For the future I hope that there will only be a subtle sandboxing (I personally hate it when sandboxing degenerates into grinding).

I have a wish/suggestion for the duo Marcela (sorry I can't remember the original name as I've renamed most of the characters) /Agnes.
I could imagine Macela, who is dissatisfied with her marriage, as a willing slutty 3-hole GILF for MC. And Agnes as a submissive maid for MC.

I could also imagine a submissive BDSM path for the tenant (artist) who is in arrears with her rent.

Oh damn - this is a freaking amazing game! The concept is straight forward, the pacing is fairly fast, the art is good (not like S-tier good but good)... But the characters.. This is one of those games where you get totally immersed in the unique characters. I don't know that it has replay value, you'll play the branch that feels right to you, but that one play through? You won't notice time passing. And you'll really feel attached to all these fun little kinky characters.

It is more on the edge-side of games, not for everyone's tastes, which is fine. But for those its meant for, it is brilliant, and I can't wait for more!!

So far so good, quite well written with likeable and fairly believable characters. Decent graphics and a nice dose of humour round this out to be worth looking at.

Looking forward to see how this progresses and there is a good amount of content so far.

I love this game, a really well written story, a very good character modeling, however too many characters introduced from the beginning making their own story unclear and leading, in fact, a lack of sexual content
I really like the story of April and Maddie, who I hope will lead them to a threesome with the main character and potentially a mother-daughter incestuous lesbian relationship.
Little suggestion for Agnes' future: She could become a refined servant under the direction of the "old" lady (sorry I forgot her name) and be "employed" in the residence. I look forward to the next updates.

A Fantastic balance of Great story with a Beautiful cast in a down to earth but Wonderful setting. So many possibilities heck a building full of them and more beyond it. The foundation is solidly set now we need more sexy and hot pervyness. Very much looking forward to much more of this game in the future.

It's a pretty good game with at least 2 development branches for each character. What can be said at the moment and what advice can be given:

1) Plot and dialogues. The plot here is quite simple, but it works. The dialogues are freely readable, they do not neglect. Although there are some pretty strange interactions that are hard to believe. Girls fall for MC VERY easily. An Asian mom and daughter is generally a mystery. They appear before the MC just like that. There is even no prerequisite for this. There are games where this is not due to the natural properties of MC (mind reading, pheromones that affect women), but here is an ordinary ex-convict who does not stand out in any way.

2) Gameplay. There are some problems here too. The game is divided into days in which there are many repetitive moments that are just infuriating. I'm not against Groundhog Day with the changes, but there are a few unnecessary points here. Let's say morning gatherings in a cafe with April and lunch. It was possible to shorten this one by 3 days. Cut out the arrival by car at the cafe with a "Hello" pass. It's the same with lunch. It's just that on day 10 it's already starting to weigh up and I just start to skip these moments often. You could just write "Morning at the cafe" on the black screen, and immediately launch a dialect at the table with the theme.

3) Models of female characters. Here is a BIG plus of this game. The girls here don't look like sex models from magazines and the mothers look their age, which I can believe. This aspect attracted me to this game, otherwise I got tired of these models.

4) Sex scenes. Here is one of the main problems of the game. It's 2024, a lot of games have already been released, during this time people have learned how to make animations better. But it's not even about them. They just don't catch on. The characters quickly undress, sexual intercourse takes place literally in 5-10 seconds and that's it. All this could be fixed either with a large high-quality animation or text. For example, there is a game called "SISTERLY LUST". It is complete, the latest version was released in 2021. There are no sex animations at all. There are just very good bed renderings with the right camera and emotions on the face, as well as the whole sexual act is spelled out very well, I like to read it.
I advise the author of this game to think about what he really wants: animations or high-quality renderers with good text, because now it looks bad.

I will keep an eye on this game and hope that this game will become much better. I liked that the author decided to get rid of the open world, but the game requires a lot more polishing. I wanted to give it 4 stars, but there are very critical elements that I can't close my eyes to.