VN - Ren'Py - Wrestling Dynasty [v0.2] [UniSeven Studios]

The game offers a strong and engaging story, with plenty of depth and moments that genuinely impact the characters. I was also impressed by the the models they look great.

That said, despite the solid narrative, so far the game feels more like a kinetic novel than a true VN. The lack of meaningful choices in the story can be a bit disappointing.

Another thing is the way dialogues and descriptions are handled. While the writing is well done, it often feels overly descriptive, as if the text is trying to make up for things that could have been shown visually. Because of this, the experience leans more toward reading an illustrated book than actually playing a VN.

Overall, it’s a game that shines with its story and characters, but it could take better advantage of the VN format and choices. 3.5

Quite a promising game. Version 0.1 doesn't have any real options for action, but in 0.2, small branches begin to appear. If this continues, we will need to add a walkthrough.

Now let's move on to what we have at the moment.
1. I am far from wrestling, and the only place I have encountered it is in STWA novels. I will leave it to the experts to judge its plausibility.
2. The music is well chosen: it goes well with the narrative.
3. I also really liked that they showed that the main character has his own experiences going on in his head that he is trying to cope with.
4. There is no animation, which is sad, of course, but if the text in the scenes continues to describe what is happening well and the static renders convey the essence, then the lack of animation is not such a big loss.
5. The main characters are well written, and the chemistry between them is well conveyed.

The game has potential, and I wish the author luck, especially now that games of this genre are under threat.

You can clearly tell the developer took the time to craft a solid story, and that effort deserves recognition. With around 70,000 words per update, the narrative work is truly impressive.

That said, Update 1, which is essentially a port from Twine to Ren’Py, significantly limits immersion. The text-based format, with a static background and two front-facing, motionless characters flanking the dialogue, doesn’t do justice to the story’s potential. It’s understandable as part of a technical transition. But as a player, I personally couldn’t stay engaged. I didn’t make it past 1/3 of the 1st update. That kind of presentation simply doesn’t work for me.

I’d be genuinely happy to support @Beerus on Patreon or SubscribeStar if this first part were ever reworked with proper visual storytelling. The potential is clearly there, and so is the desire to keep going, just not in the current format.

In any case, I wish @Beerus the best of luck moving forward. Given the amount of work involved, they absolutely deserve a chance.

As soon as I conclude all the game chapters, I say honestly that I was simply in love with this game.
And really this doesn't happen to me (seriously, it's kind of embarrassing to say that. lol).
But is that there is something very special here, a unique charm I would say. And that captivated me in a way that I had never experienced before.

And @Beerus thanks for this wonderful game, and for ending chapter 4 with the Song 10 from the Frail Words Collapse album (I like the band, and I love this album).
By the way the game's soundtrack is perfect, captured the atmosphere of the game's history as a whole. And that contributes more to the immersion I had with this game.

Hope that the dev continues with the wonderful work he has been doing.
And I look forward to future updates!.

The Best FFM Chemistry I have ever seen in a VN. Usually, the father is always dead but here his existence made the plot even better. I don't know what the future planning for this game but I hope it will be very good.

VERSION: 0.2
SUMMARY: Simple yet impressively REAL story told well.
RATINGS: (out of 5):

NOTE: The following are my own criteria and may require more context, so keep an open mind.

1. Models: 4
2. Animations: NA
3. General Visuals: 3
4. Characters: 5
5. Story/Pacing: 4
6. Writing/Dialogue: 5
7. UI & Gameplay: 2
8. Content Quality: 4
9. Sounds & Music: 4
10. H-Content & Fetish: 3

Average: 34 of 50 possible points giving a 68% rating i.e. 3-4 stars. (lack of animations drops average)

PROS:

1. This game has a very good, unique and special story, which is probably its biggest selling point. The story has depth and strong emotions which make the story itself all the more compelling.
2. The writing is great, structured well and reads well. Conveys emotion and depth that is the driving force of this story and does it well.
3. The pacing is great in terms of the story and its characters, its not all revealed too quickly and the complexities of the characters is a focal point and is done well.
4. Music and sounds are great, used in a great way to emphasize the setting and situation well. e.g. music changes to a suggestive vibe when MC is in a "hot seat" situation or when there is an exclamation type situation, e.g. sister walking in on the MC and mom. Those are done great.
5. Plenty of content, though mostly just reading and nothing visual.
6. The way the MCs "demons" are visualized are brilliant and is done in a very good way, unnerving and compelling. This is some of the best I have seen.

CONS:

1. Many characters models share the same eyes, i.e. above the nose to brow, which is pretty apparent. e.g. how the cafeteria woman looks pretty much just like the MCs sister (face).
2. Slow burn is good and all, but its revealed relatively "early" (for this game pace) that the mother and sister are in it for the long haul to pretty much seduce the brother due to their strong feelings, yet nothing really comes from it sexually, all a lot of teasing really (which is pretty rough to do to a young guy).
3. Visually the game is fine, not great though, well done with what is available and the dev skill set, really kudos to what they have created here. However this game does not measure up visually to some of the games out there.
4. Animations are not present, only some repetitive renders simulating animation, which are simple and yet done well considering. Again not what could be considered good in terms of what is out there.
5. More Kinetic Novel than Virtual, there are few choices and the MC gets involved (at least inadvertently) with woman outside his immediate circle that the player may not be interested in but has no choice in the matter. Other than that, there don't seem to be many choices at all, all round.

FINAL REMARKS, OPINIONS & SUGGESTIONS:

• Regarding the slow burn. The mother, sister know its wrong and the MC also, yet soon after he also accepts this and there are a few moments where it gets a bit physical. Yet the player is somewhat cockblocked from any action even getting to second, let alone 3rd base with any of these LIs, which is a bit strange and not entirely logical. They all want it, they confess it, they even tell the MC they would do anything (while spooning in bed), they just don't act in a progressive way about it even slowly, they almost ignore it. I understand some reservations and that its taboo and they admit it also, yet they also admit wanting it despite social norms and conditions. This is why its a bit frustrating that the writer drives this still beyond those revelations yet never does the MC act on it, he does not reveal his moms tits yet it being a major focal point, nor does he make out and grope his sisters (non-existent) tits.
• Added to this above in a bit less critical way but still apparent are how some characters like the bank and even the hotel manager (though a bit less so) are pretty obvious in their sexual interest in the MC and this right off the bat. It is a bit odd? is the word im gonna use...which also again kinda odd for a game that is slow burn yet the interests are abounds...the MC being the primary naive one kinda cockblocks himself and yet there are moments he takes charge. Which I hope happens more and soon as his floundering is annoying.
• Some lewd scene sounds would be nice, like moans, gasps and other kinky sounds would just amplify the player experience and immersion.
• Strange that the people around the MC and his family accept the "open, loving, physical" nature of their family members...they see it, speak about it briefly but accept it, way easier than what anyone would naturally, even the mother and sisters own feelings toward the MC being such that they accept the taboo, but when did the mother and sister even discuss this, their feelings? There is a brief moment but not enough to justify such a radical response? The trauma that profound? It does not make sense totally as the dynamics social abilities and skills outside the house are fine and they get on with others easily enough and naturally enough and you can't hide that sort of trauma, not that well...so a bit of a nit pick from me...but its something I noted.

Overall a pretty good game with a lot of potential, interesting story, great writing and characters. Dark themes of abusive and trauma make it all the more real and compelling to the player who feels with his MC and family. I only hope that there will be more action soon, this is a porn game after all and that there are more tags involved as it goes.

Can't wait to read (and hopefully see more) what happens next!

I rarely review AVN but when I do it's generally bcz I see dev's effort and potential of the AVN. And let me tell you I really really this this one with a lot of potential as the story is really intriguing and not the usual trope as you see in previous incest games. There is actual story and that exactly is what made me review this. UniSeven Studios did a great job and from episode 1, I was really interested and when episode 2 started things way quickly improved and you see that in-game too. I love dynamic between Melissa and Abigail, how they understand each other and their dynamic with MMC. That was alone way way better than majority of the incest-type games. I was so enamored with story characters and scenes that it kept me way more interested than I am generally and was paying complete attention towards details such as, I noticed the renders used for car scene when MMC, Melissa and Abigail first visited Gapple Garage was 8 and I thought that it could be cut down to 4 at max as it wasn't that important scene to capture every 2 seconds of the scene. It's something dev can re-consider regarding scenes like that nd put that effort/time into other scenes which may require couple of renders such as when MMC accepted VWA's contract and when Abigail kissed him there should have been renders to show that scene and Melissa and Dani's reactions but there was none just a wall text. That where it could and should be improved and it was really important scene with being first time that Abigail showed this type of intimacy with MMC in presence of someone other than Melissa.

None the less, Wrestling Dynasty was a really great find with a lot of character building, story and diverse characters/personalities.

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This game is fun and makes you feel bad when you get to the end of a update because you just want to keep playing. I cant wait for the nexy update and to see how the story progresses because there is some much that can happen with this story and i cant wait to see. reviewed at the end of 0.2

Update 0.2

This is an excellent game so far. The renders are amazing and the girls are very cute.
I love the fact that there are other families in the game that are as close as the mc is with the girls ( or going to be lol ) and i personally wouldn't mind if in the future there were swinging scenes with these characters.
So far, i find the interactions between the mc/mom/daughter really cute, especially with the mom's face of approval every time xd. Regarding the future tags of trap and trans, can't wait for them, hope for cute characters. The more fetishes the better i guess lol

EDIT: Clarifying that this is for Update 2.

Look, full disclosure. I am not a book reader. I read the Lord of The Rings as well as The Hobbit when the lights were out over the course of however many months. But then I tried reading one Sanderson book and I gave up somewhere around a 3rd way in. The first of the mistborn trilogy.

With that in mind, it's clear that I'm not from a reading background. So this is for those that are also like me. The first three chapters will be a little bit hard to go through because you're not used to this amount of text.

However, if you are used to playing Japanese visual novels, which I used to, but don't anymore, the first three chapters will feel very familiar. lots of text with character portraits showing up against the background. Exactly like Japanese VNs.

From the 4th chapter onwards though, it's back to the usual Ren'Py VN stuff. More 3D environments and less text. So it's more inline with what most people here are used to. So if you are like that the first three chapters are going to be a little bit hard to go through, but it's worth it so far.

Graphics wise, pretty good, I like me some muscle mommies. Sorely lacking in this medium. Different MC than the usual ones I'm used to. Has that Baby Face feel. xD

Sound I'm expecting to go fulll on wrestling insanity, which should be good too.

If it depended on me, this would be full on revenge story destroying the dad's empire and crippling him for life. But that's personal preference. For now, I fully recommend.

Review for V0.2 Wrestling Dynasty. So this was a little different, I liked the description and very detailed notes by the Dev on upcoming tags and what to expect. I like that, wish more Devs gave as detailed descriptions and explanations of future work and paths.

3 stars for now as there is no sex scenes yet, so no ability to give this a proper review for a Porn VN, thus no idea how the dev is going to make scenes or such. The tags assigned are not all in this yet. It is easily working towards a 4 or 5 star game, but really not enough to award that yet. Love all the 5 stars folks are tossing at this, but really its only a couple of releases. I will gladly come back in future releases and modify as things progress.

Very text heavy and not many Images that one would expect, things get better in the newer chapters and even some animations showing up.

Clearly a good writer and english speaker, writing is excellent considering what you find in most games of this type.

Plot - rather good, its a VN and Kinetic, there are some selections but don't think they do anything, doesn't appear to be any stats or tracking its pretty kinetic.

Excellent graphics - much of the beginning is static and the same images for people and mostly text - as described. Enjoyed tossing in a GILF and a few MILFs - keep them.

Clearly the Dev is a wrestling fan, now over the years I have watched a bit, I will admit more when I was a teenager. Faded over the years, the soap opera performance doesn't do it for me, but the Dev goes into detail and really seems to be knowledgeable about it, for wrestling fans, perhaps, they will get a kick out of it.

I really didn't, it went on and on and I am pretty sure the idea that pro wrestling, while physically demanding and requiring tonnes of talent and performance, is fake - isn't touched on. The story seems to take it all as pretty serious i.e. struggling to win for so many years, when really its scripted for a show.

Enjoying the story, the people he is meeting and I think they have a good thing going here. No sex scenes as of yet, so that is pending for review.

To be honest, there's not really much to this one yet to get a good grasp on, but I'm hopeful for its future, and I like the premise. I don't like reviewing early since I don't think you can change your reviews or make a new one later on, but this one doesn't have many reviews, and I want to help it out. I'm not big into wrestling or anything, so I can't comment on the accuracy of those aspects, and so far the wrestling's only really just begun, but I could dig it. It's also worth noting that the first 3 chapters are leaning heavily upon the "Novel" part of "Visual Novel." I don't really mind since I like reading; some others might be turned away by that, though. Either way, once chapter 4 starts, the usual amount of renders and visual elements start to come in. There's sounds and ambience which is nice, a simple little thing that improves the quality drastically, as long as they aren't annoying. The renders are also good, although, as mentioned before, most of them don't start appearing until chapter 4.

So far the story's only really been about the trio's escape from their father and some slow-burn relationship stuff while getting settled into their new life. It seems the mother and sister already have feelings for the MC from the very start, but the MC himself is rather oblivious at first. It's an interesting dynamic, and the progression seems to be going well. There are other love interests, but so little is known about them at this point I can't really say much other than that they've been introduced.

I like what this one has going for it and hope it succeeds and gets to the end of the story it wants to tell. I also like most of the future love interests designs, except for the GILF character, though, for me you can drop the ILF part. I'm not too excited for her; hopefully she's avoidable, or maybe that's where the horror tag comes from. Speaking of tags, most of them aren't implemented, so I guess the tags are for the future. I'm being a bit of a stickler here, but I'm pretty sure only content currently in the game is supposed to be tagged. If you want people to know what's planned, typically someone makes a little "planned tags" section on the post.

Hope this game lives up to it's plans, I like what it's cooking.

Thru Chapter 4.

There are several rare kinks in this game that make it a standout. (1) The mother approves, even encourages, her son and daughter hooking up. (2) There are well-muscled women. If you like fitness model types, you'll love the sister in this. If you like a woman who's super buff, there's one of those here too. (3) There is a lot of variety in love interests generally. White, black, Indian, red head, chubby, milf, gilf, etc. There's likely to be something here for everyone.

The story is well written, style-wise. It has to be since the first 3 chapters are largely text-based. It's worth getting through it, even if you don't like text-based games, because when the visuals arrive, they are nicely executed. It's worth the wait.

I don't have any comment on the wrestling part of the story, as I'm not a fan of pro wrestling. It didn't matter to me because the characters are engaging even if you know nothing about wrestling. Highly recommended.

while it is fairly early on, I think it is fair to say that if Beerus continues to develop this game in Ren'Py, they will likely gather quite the following. The storyline mixes elements of youngest son finding his place in the world while having a supportive older sister and a mother who has formed an uncanny attachment to the MC. While other VNs use these elements separately, Wrestling Dynasty seems to be the first I've seen put them all together in a single production.

I'll be keeping my eye out for updates in the future!

review for v0.2 demo.

Wrassle time.
really fuckin good writing in this, can go from funny to serious without givin me tonal whiplash, also lots of references to wrassle wrassle things.
renders a bit mid so far.
girls do be cute, bois not so much.
mc a really good boi tho, his papa a shit, sis a jelly cutie.
hope ma dick can fix mom.

Wrestlng Dynasty is trying something novel, literally. Heavy on narrative and setting, and at the moment of 0.1, light on lewds but its still beating Ocean so we're OK. You should expect family fun, family disfunction, and overall a core about loyalties and who is in your corner. Our MC, Vincent, a hero who really rolls with the punches (literally and figuratively) as life bodyslams him into a terrible situation at home. If you're dreading reading about Anne Rice type bougainvillea vines creeping up a house , relax. The story moves brisk, but also takes tense moments and expands on everyone's emotions and how they come together as a family.

As of writing this is 3 chapters in and a lot of characters are introduced as Vince goes about resetting his life, and avoiding the boogeyman of his overshadowing father. He's a man of action and helps the game's pace keep up. He doesn't have a lot of choices yet, but this is set prep work. I was pleasantly surprised to see the hero doesn't get a 5 star hotel or immaculate mansion to stay in. Too often AVNs don't let the hero struggle, when overcoming challenges is something that is memorable.

The Good

No bugs! - I tried. I really tried to find some. This seems very playtested.

The base - I'm not going to spoil it, but I really liked where the MC and family run to. Its impromptu, its weird, and has its secrets. The workers there are also an odd mix. Its perfect.

The family - the underlying theme is family bond and you see the trio really care for each other. I know the other family members will have their moments too.

The wrestling and lewds - only 3 chapters in and we see some wrasslin'! There's a few sneaky lewds.

Hidden stuff- did I mention sneaky? Yeah there's hidden stuff. Didn't expect that coming in.


The Bad

Franco - a minor char, yet major influence, he is just plain ol' 24/7 mean. It would be nice to see signs he wasn't always like this. Wrestlers frequently have IRL issues with substance abuse, and maybe that could be part of dad's problem. Not to white knight the guy, we need to steal his wife LOL

Light on choices- I'm going to chalk this up to exposition and setting, but its low on actual input. In a way it makes the MC more fleshed out than ever, hsi own character. But it feels less like a game.

MC too perfect? - idk, it'd be nice to see him make some bad choices, I'm sure they are coming up.


THE UGLY - Zahir's room. It was scary.


Its a wordy game, and that is what makes it different. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and sometimes, that's true. But I've played plenty of shallow AVN with 70k images and cardboard characters. Give this a try. At the very least, you should love Abby and Zahir.

This game is great if you understand what you're getting into. This is more of a story than a game. It's a slowburn romance, but romance isn't even the main point of the game, it seems. The creator clearly has a story in his head and he's telling it. It's just getting started, but for a 0.1 it has an amazing amount of potential. I'm genuinely invested in the story.

Mechanically, it's not complicated or unusual for a HTML game. There are no minigames or anything. There are images and occasionally a 2-3 frame transition between images that can be considered an animation.

Constructive criticism:

While I understand it's a text based game and images aren't the main point, more renders would be good. Perhaps scenes with characters actually rendered in their settings. More changing emotions in their faces, etc.

I feel like the father character may be a bit irredeemably evil to the point of lacking depth, although that's certainly not an issue with any of the other characters and I can get hints that might change.

This game, so far, has very very few choices of substance. I think choices could be important in a longform game like this so the character we're playing is someone we want him to be rather than him being predetermined. He also seems like a bit of a Gary Stu, in part because we don't really have a say in anything he does.

Also, sidenote, there aren't really any sex scenes in the game. There's technically one very brief one but besides that there isn't so much as a handjob. If you're looking for sex, I recommend coming back in 2 or 3 more updates.