VN - Ren'Py - Wild Cats [v0.2 Public] [LopaPhi]

Maybe its just that I love the idea of an AVN with a volleyball focused setting(thank you Haikyuu) but I thought that was a really good start for a 0.1 with a new developer. Promising.

I like that you've been brave with a MC. Even if he will annoy some people early game his personality and motivations make sense and more importantly, he's interesting. Anti-social, depressed, anger issues but wanting to change. I dig it.

I dont really have a fave girl yet but I see potential in them. They're all attractive and the dialogue with them feels natural with believable motivations for the most part. I really liked that the girls recognized the fact that some of his cheesy lines aren't him being overly flirtatious or a weirdo, but just that he doesn't understand how he comes off sometimes. It's pretty relatable for any guy that also struggles a bit socially. I think Lexi, Eve and Desiree all left a really good impression for 0.1.

Some areas to work on: Visually I do think there is some work to be done. Although the only thing would say is a *major* issue is that texture for the MC's penis. It doesn't match the rest of his skin and looks pretty weird. The scene despite that was hot with Lexi being super hard to resist... but I'd want to fix that before there are any more lewds. Other than that, I think the hair textures look a little low res compared to the models sometimes and they often clip through their clothes/body. I like the sapia-bloom effect cause it gives a bit of an old school feel but the bloom is sometimes used too heavily imo. But I'm no HS2 expert so take these things with pinch of salt. I also noticed some grammatical errors, typos and some overly wordy sentences, but those things will improve with time.

In summation, its really promising and I'm looking forward to seeing how it evolves. I hope you nail it.

I like the game so far I love the premise of volleyball girls. Volleyball is definitely in my top 5 favorite sports. The girls each have their own goals and personalities even though I might not like some of them right now but I think in the future I will start to care for them. ( Best girl is Desiree ) The MC is all right. I hope in the later scenes when we are coaching in the tournament and the girls are playing volleyball against other teams it will have some good action like haikyuu or blue lock.

This game has everything I could have hoped for: a cool main character(but not too edgy), gorgeous and actually interesting love interests, a pretty good plot with just the right amount of stakes and drama.

I really like that the mc is both not a wimp and not a perfect chad. He has his flaws and worries, but gets shit done when he wants to.

The girls are absolutely great. They actually have their own personalities and don't just bend to the mc's will. I also really like that the girls are not some blushy-crushy virgins (or at least some of them). Lexi is probably my favourite girl at the moment. Not only does she look extremely sexy, but she also isn't a shy little girl and knows how to have her fun (not being a slut at the same time).

All in all, a fantastic start to a game. Best wishes to the developer. I will be watching this game with great interest.

Excellent Story, renders, and characters are hot. Very engaging dialogues. This game has potential to be one of the best in VN genre. Keep up the good work dev. All the best. Eve is my favorites of now.

Chapter 1 review:

For a first chapter the amount of content is amazing and definitely worth a download to try out. I will however give a brief summary of begin of the story and then give my no spoiler review.

Story:

The MC is antisocial dickhead because he comes from a broken home. His only escapism came from the form of playing and dedicating himself to volleyball which emotionally stunted him. However, after a permanent injure he decides it is for the best to quit all together. He becomes deeply depressed as he lost his only form of escapism and his home situation doesn't get better. However a year has passed and finally he wants to change himself by applying to a university on scholarship. As he can't compete anymore he now has to become a coach of an all female volleyball team to keep his scholarship.

This is only the first 10 minutes of chapter 1, as the there is a lot more to it.

Characters:
The MC has his own distinct personality which is shaped by what he experienced in life but he genuinely wants to change. Everyone on the volleyball team has a personality, their own needs/wants that you have to understand if you want to coach them. In the end you are the person/MC that wants something from them not the other way around. The cast feels like real people with their own problems and struggles so as of chapter 1 I have no complaints about this section.

Dialogue:
Reads pretty well, nothing feels dragged out or engrish. I never felt like I had to skip a section due to information being irrelevant.

Choices:
There are a lot of choices that will impact your relationship with the girls making them love interests/friends/acquaintances. Outside of that you don't really influence the story that much as of 0.1. I do have to say I am not the biggest fan of dead ends if they don't add more to the story. Also there are no forced scenes.

Rest:
The models look good and varied.
There is also animation for the only NSFW scene and that wasn't too bad.
The music is amazing and really helps set the mood of each scene but, the vine boom SFX is a war crime.

Conclusion:

Either way I encourage you now to download this and play it as there is enough content to enjoy. Furthermore, this is probably hands down one of the best prologues/chapters 1 I have played on this website. I have high hopes that with more steady updates that this AVN will take its place as one of the greats on this website.

[Review for v0.1]

Genuinely quite impressive first release. I was brought into the game at first because of the renders and I was pleasantly surprised to see that they're not only really good, but not even close to being the best part of the game altogether.

The MC - is interesting and his dynamics with each of the LIs are solid. He's somewhat cheesy and I appreciate that this is pointed out and intentional, his lack of proper social interactions actually served to make his character a lot more interesting as well as unique and it paid off really well. I'll admit some of the scenes where he lost his control were genuinely hard to read and that on its own right is a positive point for the game, despite perhaps being a deal-breaker for some - of course, this type of thing impacts everyone in different ways and being honest it's rare for me to invest in a protagonist or a story enough so that seeing that sort of thing genuinely makes me genuinely feel anything, and that alone makes me think like there was a bunch of thought put into the writing and that there's a bunch of character development to come.

The Premise Itself - feels a little cliché. But not in a way that actually hinders how enjoyable it is in any way. It's reminiscent to what you'd expect from a lot of sports-related media but the execution is extremely well done, to the point where it's hard not to feel invested. It feels personal, everything is set up in a very neat way and everything feels at least in part intentional.

The Characters - are honestly very good in ways that compliment one another. Dialogue feels incredibly natural save for some of the more 'absurd' bits, but nothing close to being egregious to take the immersive value away from it. Each character has a unique personality that doesn't 1:1 line up with your typical character/love-interest archetypes and that's something that makes them feel more alive and 'individual' as well as make the interactions between them and the protagonist feel a bit more real.

The Writing - is far from bad, either. I couldn't even consider skipping any of the content or dialogue and even found myself rolling back to re-read something I thought I hadn't properly read yet. Good amount of content, too, and the set-up for the rest of the story and the game proper feels good. Character introductions were handled nicely and I feel that the protagonist showing genuine effort to overcome his shortcomings and better himself as a person was a very good mood to establish sympathy from the player's perspective. The warning beforehand was very welcome, too, and all that put together made the overall experience enjoyable. Nothing feels too forced or out of place and it just genuinely feels like the beginning of a nice story about self-improvement and just generally cool sports-related fun. Despite having only one NSFW scene so far - and them apparently not being the focus of the game (Fortunately) - I don't expect them to lack, either. Modelns are good, animations are good, writing is hot, overall good stuff.

TL;DR: This is an all-around very solid and promising first release. Excited to see what comes next

It's clear there was genuine effort put into the actual game as well as each individual character and the passion behind it shows. Very impressive in general, but even moreso for a first release. Wish all the best to the Dev.