Ren'Py - Witch Hunter [v0.24] [Lazy tarts]

I personally find this kind of art good, but like the posts below say, development time takes awhile, and there is not THAT much to this game yet. I hope the game continues to be developed because it is a good story and art, but only time will tell.

Probably give it another 2-3 updates for it be worth a download. I couldn't possible tell you how long that wait may be though.

Story

In development. You can see the arcs as you play and infer where it is going, though its not all fleshed out yet. Since it's a cool world with cool characters --- it leaves you wanting it to be more fleshed out.

One path still leads to a dead end, needs to be changed though.

It would be nice to have the ability to have a non-scuzz romance, at least one, or to have more than one option to get the girls on your side. Although a lot of the scumminess had a tongue-in-cheek quality that is more humourous than dark.

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The game could learn to take its time more in a few places, especially with one character, to avoid spoilers, let's just call her "Bear". The fact that suddenly you are just fucking her is very abrupt and unceremonious. Another related character who you date early in the game doesn't have much further development until you become enemies. There could be a lot more added in to the process towards the goals in which the game moves. It is currently at 0.71 but with regards to the presented scope of the game I would say it ought to be 0.4 with about 60% more game to be added.

Gameplay

It's not obvious that you have reached the dead-end I mentioned before.
There is a part in the game very early where you have to read a magazine which leads to negative consequences, where the player might wish to reload. But in fact you have to do it to progress the story.

Graphics

Colourful and fun, there's care taken with design an characterization, although sometimes the way they are illustrated could have been done more consistently, such as with Miranda. Mostly I prefer this style over (can't say the name due to rules) another game that is muc more popular.

If the few animations there were were increased, and varied, this would be a real winner.

The main girl has a few frontend glitches, where art has not yet been added for all outfits, so when you speak to her she defaults back to here original clothing. H-Artwork of here has also not been updated to reflect what you have currently set her to wear.

Originality

This game borrows a lot from other games, including text. It also borrows music from various sources, such as the 2nd main theme which is actually a song written by Mexican lounge-pop composer Esquivel. Somehow the game holds its own in spite of these things.

Dialog

There are plenty of spelling errors, incorrect choice of vocab, such as "enemy" instead of "opponent" when playing poker, and weird localization to stand out. Although it's not so bad that it totally pulls you out of the game.

Action

This game does have a combat system. It's very light and is just there for grinding. While not enjoyable in the least it is not actually as bad as some have made it out to be, even though the last update made it harder. Expect to savescum to make progress though in the short part of the game where you need to battle.

Future

The game has been under development for awhile, so I hope the dev pushes through to his original vision while listening to the fans and sponsors. This way he can move on to something greater and more successful with this one as a complete product under his belt.

Fingers crossed.

the grind in this game makes it almost unbearable to finish as it is now, the combat is the worst I've ever seen in any game in fact why would you put it on the first place is beyond my comprehension and the "job" minigame is also made too hard is this even supposed to be a porn game? why developers keep making these mini games in PORN GAMES do they want ppl to hate it maybe? its not funny its not cool and gives your game bad reviews like this of people who genuinely hated it, 90% of this game is grind and the sex scenes are not worthy at all, dont waste your time there are better games out there with way less pain than this dark souls fan unbalanced combat grindy ass minigame chores game.

As is with everything I critique I will base everything on Art, Story, Sound, and GamePlay.

The art is on point which certainly raises the bar that most games won't climb to. If the developer used this same style or skill on a game involving Korra, it would certainly be the best of any games of the same title.

The story is certainly not lacking either. It's on point, doesn't linger, and progresses at a steady pace. Tackling subject matter that most games of the Hentai genre would normally avoid and does so brilliantly while not fetishizing it to an extreme.

The main character (Cedric) is not like most I am used to, you play as the villain and it really shows with this one's actions. The grammar may be lacking but for a game that is practically new, this can be forgiven as some words can get lost in translation with a Russian made fan game. Definitely a dark game with very dark moments to be sure and not afraid to push them a little more.

Sound quality is about on par with most games in the same category but makes an effort to make moments special and deliver, home on that promise. Game Play possesses a small learning curve as no tutorial is given on many of the game mechanics such as building relationships or even in battle. A game that is a (point and click adventure hentai) is certainly common but with multiple choices that can affect outcomes differently can make this game unique and better to enjoy.

In all, my score is 6.5/10. It's still fresh and growing. Possessing great potential to be one of the best H-Games out there. I look forward to future updates and build releases.

This game suffers from poor dialog throughout. Mostly it stems from the broken English which leaves you confused because you cant even understand what is going on during an interaction. It is also riddled with bugs that prevented me from progressing the main story line. The idea seems solid and the art is pretty good but the bugs and dialog really make it un-playable.

I heard this was based on a show, tbh, I have not heard of or watched the show at all. Anyways, on to the review!

Art 5/5
The art in this game is beautifully done. Reminds me of Akaburs work now that I think about it. The style makes the game perfect.

Story 3/5
Not much to go on really. For one, haven't watched the show so no idea what it's about, but I think I get the gist of it. The story is... beyond scrambled in this game though, to the point where unlocking content can take far longer than it needs to. No hate to Russians since they tend to make the best Ren'py based games, but if your primary language isn't English (which is what majority of the players speak), then you need some type of tracker. There are so many English mistakes, it's easy to tell it was Machine translated with no real effort put in.

Adult Content 2/5
The art as said is amazing, but the lack of content is what kills this rating. The girls I do want something with, there's nothing.

Updates 1/5
Updates are... non-existent really. For making 6 times the minimum wage in Russia a month (2019 = 11,280 rubles / he makes = 68658.31 rubles), this guy barely releases quality updates. He can quite literally, quit work and solely focus on this if he wanted to. Really, I wouldn't even mind seeing sketches at this point. Seriously, take a look at his Patreon. He's nowhere near even remotely close to finishing this game, and he's already debating his next project. Real developers debate that when the game is at about 80% completion. This guy, however, milks the money as much as possible with terrible updates.

Overall 2.75/5
The game, idea, and art are all perfect. The developer, however, needs to be replaced. Never been so glad that f95zone existed or I'd never play half of these games.

Great plot, besides extremely well made arts. A lot of close-to-rape situations, and you also shall kill parents of your worker, which I find quiet fun.

And do not forget, now there is 3 plot lines - Elyon, Tarany and Will's mother, but soon it will be lines with all characters of original.

Game has potential, not gonna lie. It has very nice art and so far, it's very intriguing, despite not being able to progress that much into the story.
The only issue I've got with this game is that the Blowjob and Handjob text are completely ripped off of Akabur's Witch Trainer similar scenes. Even the part where someone walks in on the guy receiving fellatio is the same. She keeps doing it while someone is talking to the protagonist. Same speeches as well.