VN - Ren'Py - WVM [S2 Ch. 1 Ep. 13 B4] [Braindrop]

Finally a good harem game built around romance. I don't like any of the games that involve building a harem through domination or violence. That sort of stuff just isn't for me even though they seem to be the majority. So finding this was refreshing.

I'll address some of the common complaints seen in other reviews first. The complaints that this game focuses too little of actual basketball mechanics are just lol. I'm not sure what people were expecting with a porn game.

I also don't mind the complaint that the MC is too nice of a guy, because honestly I can't think of a better way to setup the concept of building a harem romantically. There has to be some reason for why so many women would want to have sex with the MC and the excuse that the MC is nice and is helping every girl with their problems is fine narratively. It also helps that the MC is a star basketball player, and all around hunk, in selling why so many women him. Another nice narrative point is the explanation for why the MC's girlfriend allows so many women to have a relationship with the MC. It is actually explained and works, as opposed to so many other harem games where it is barely addressed if at all.

I think that is what I like most about it, everything seems thought out ahead of time, and updates complete or add days and work like another episode in a TV show. In a lot of other games there are holes that don't get addressed in updates because the developer focuses on other things that makes the plot sporadic, forgets about characters, etc.

Some sort of hardship or other flaw for the MC would be welcome just for some narrative variance though.

Other things that are good. A lot of great characters with variety that aren't just tropes. For example, one of the cheerleader characters isn't exactly your stereotypical cheerleader. The two trans characters are done well, with a lot to them, and I wish more games would include characters like them. There is a choice in who you want to pursue and other minor choices that give a little variety, but I wouldn't say there are completely separate paths. But that is fine since this story is good.

Renders are great. Sometimes there are a few weird shots, but all the characters look decent and distinct. I like side-shaved heads, so it was cool to see one character have that since it is pretty rare.

Some generic background music would be nice just to have something other than silence but since it is so easy to get that on Youtube, which I do, it isn't that much of a negative.

Good amount of content with nice pacing. Nice build up to the sex scenes where everything isn't just sex from first conversation, but also it doesn't take forever to get going. The balance seems just right.

IMHO the best game I've played on this site so far. If anyone can think of similar games, message me their titles. I will be grateful.

Every once in a while a story comes along that doesn't deserve to be reviewed.

It just deserves to be enjoyed.

@Braindrop is one of those few creators that should be cultivated, because you know he's on track to create something special, perhaps even Legendary, and this is just his first effort.

I have played this VN, since the first release, the renders are very good, there is little animations but since this is his first vn i'm sure he will get into making more animations as the story progresses, dialogue is also very well thought out and the english is perfect, i'm not a big fan of Ahegao, but you take good with the bad and there isn't that much to push me away from the game or even to deduct a star as i'm rating this in my own opinion (others will differ on this).
I find myself really engaged in the story so far and i am really looking forward to the next release, i have done 3 play through's of the current story so far, with trans option on and off and with and without cheating, and no matter how i play it, i keep wanting more, So if you have not played it, i highly recommend it, you will not disappointed.

This is a fun game. The story line isn't the greatest and if you try and think about any of the sport stuff in any type of critical matter it falls apart ridiculously. But let's be truthful here, you're not here for something with the accuracy of a 2K game you just want sex. For that they have numerous scenes with a good amount of creativity. Solid venture

I had my doubt about this game but ill tell you what, i was PLEASANTLY surprised! The game isnt anything crazy or revolutionary but it is well written and the characters aren't too uncanny. The scenes are great and well placed, characters are semi believable and interact not like robots. Give it a try

This games Main Character feels like how a white knight would imagine a cool character insanely "nice" to literally everybody (tons of characters) and can do basically anything,
But he has no actual goals or feelings apart from appeasing everybody making him feel super fake and uninteresting. Not to mention the 14 inch dong which is not even a talking point in this game whatever.

Then you get onto the million other characters there is a lot of them but all have a very basic personality, it's usually a base personality trait then undying devotion towards the MC (for no reason other than hes nice and attractive of course) repeat this 40 times over and you have 99% of the girls in this game. Boring.


3D Models - the models in this game vary pretty heavily there are some high definition attractive models, but there are also a bunch of ugly models with weird faces, weird eyes, just generally looking abnormal many of them have huge tits to a point where it becomes meaningless and you don't even register it as something unique about the character I guess this is just a side effect of having too many characters.


The overarching story is also super bland and uninteresting you practice basketball once even though being an amazing basketball superstar is the main characters only trait, the villains don't actually do anything the flashbacks are pretty weak overall everything that happens in the story feels meaningless.




tl;dr - This game has awful characters mediocre art and a boring story with terrible pacing The only real value is if you want to see a slideshow of sex scenes from MANY weirdly proportioned girls but all the scenes are samey.

It's some pleb tier understanding of what makes porn games good

btw the Trans character is flat pandering and is barely a plot point or a character trait for the girl

I wanted to like this game, I really wanted to, because the setting is great. But the dialogue is way, way too verbose, with the MC being always the insufferable mister super nice guy with zero personality, always giving long boring speeches to the girls that are always in agreement with him. Look, I love harem-themed games. I know he's supposed to be the super alpha male who always knows the right thing to say. But the way that WVM delivers with the annoyingly long and out-of-touch dialogues, it just feels way too pretentious, even for my tastes.

So yeah, I can't stand the dialogue. As for the renders... they are ok, I guess. I have seen worse, I have seen better. But in the end, the whole thing feels like a waste of potential.

In all honesty, this is simply a wonderful game. You can see just how much the dev put his heart, sweat, and tears into it. I frankly do not understand some reviews, some give abysmal ratings because it is not a game true to the sport of basketball...obviously no one will ever be happy but this is destined to be in the top 10 games on this site. It is an optional harem with a kind MC, plenty of quality action, surprisingly nuanced characters given the sheer volume introduced already, and the dev really cares about the game and us, the opinionated, arm chair porn critics that we are.

So in all: excellent variety of hot women in many ages, sizes, and ethnicities (as they are increasingly expanding), a lot of strong h content, decent options based on taste, excellent handling of difficult issues (transgender), and an admirable MC.

The main cons I can see is mostly that the dev has become very stressed by this games quick rise to fame. He needs to take care of himself, so understandably there will probably be slower updates for awhile. Beyond this, the MC is a little too perfect. It would be nice to see him fail or have an obvious shortcoming so he doesn't fall into the trap of being a perfect harem king/God. Also, while the variety of women is great I am afraid thereally is a bit of a rush. I love the characters and their relationships. I do personally like to see a little bit of a slow down to the harem building before we get whiplash.

So seriously, I cannot recommend this game enough. It is wonderful and has enormous potential. This is already in my personal top five, and I look forward to any update, whenever that might be.

I liked the idea of the star athlete recruited to a college, and the possible storylines that could come from that (GF or BF, rivalries, classes, and of course basketball). But I wasn't so keen of the way the story stifled these by including the duck-faced girlfriend, mother, best friend, and girlfriends sister all attending the same college, sleeping on the floor of an RV driven by your future team mate. And why would a star athlete go to a school that had a team that had a winless season? Also, given not 1, but 2 houses? The stud storyline seemed unnecessary to me, as did the evil nephews plan. MC is a God/Gary Stu and girls drop their panties for him after 1 or 2 lines of dialogue? As far as the renders go, a few of them looked okay, but what is with the huge boobs on some of the college girls, and the MC's package, and associated stamina? Too many things crammed into a day as well, and all I wanted to do was play basketball with my bro Damian. The trans option for Shauna was a nice touch. The scene waking up in the basement was wth? The MC has no freedom as he has to meet everyone when he should be training. He was barely in class and I don't think he ever go to finish a training session due to be called to chat to a girl or run to see Charles for a pointless discussion. I'm just a bit sad as it could have been so much more. Thank you to the developer for the chance to preview your game.

This review is for WVM 0.7.6. It's difficult to even begin my thoughts on this visual novel/game because it is both massive and not yet finished. What I can say without a doubt; is that I can absolutely not wait for the next update of this game and plan to look into anything else made by its maker as soon as I finish typing this up.

So, let's get started.

PROS:

1. The characters. Wow. I have completely lost count of how many different characters I have been introduced to at this point and how many of them have exceptional personalities and back stories. Some of them are so-so, but those are mostly small part characters so far.

The characters look amazing. Rachael is gorgeous, although her boobs are about twice the size they should be. The best friend is beautiful. Some of them look more plain and lots of them have blemishes. I appreciate that because people come in all shapes and sizes. Kudos to the creators of this game for being so diverse in the appearances of their characters.

In regards to the best friend, you have the option to make her transgendered or female. I chose female, but I believe some aspects of her story line would have made more sense in the transgendered aspect. I was more interested in the main character getting with her and don't have trans interests so I didn't go back to change it.

2. The plots. This story has several plot lines. I'm not sure if you miss some by not choosing to pursue some avenues and relationships. Personally, I accepted sex every time is was offered and only opted out of looking into a relationship with Stacey. This was mostly because she caught me as a less sexy version of Jessy from Big City's Pleasures who would not have been attractive to me if she didn't go out of her way to be sexual.

3. The sex. Tons of it. Tons. Man, you can score with so many of the characters in this game; it is unbelievable. Hell, I might have missed a chance or two with decisions but still hooked up countless times. The encounters definitely put some variety into it as well, making it easy to look forward to each new encounter. I counted at least 15 women I hope are possible sexual encounters in upcoming episodes and several more that I hope return a few more times.

4. The remaining graphics are great for the most part. A few areas felt a bit rushed like the bedroom that just had a mattress on the floor, but other areas were nicely done and fit in well with the story.

CONS:

1. Boobs. Not all of them, but some look like models from the late eighties/early nineties ridiculous boob job magazine models. I get that some of the older ladies might have done that, but at least one of the teen characters had an unbelievable set. Again, this is a small thing to complain about in this game as the realism is there on nearly everything else.

2. The main character's dick appeared to be several different sizes within the game. I'm not sure if it was just me, but it looked like his cock was 10" at some points and about 19" other times. I have no real issue with pornstar dicks being portrayed in games, but let's not think we need to make John Holmes blush. Again, this was not a big deal (pun intended) in the scope of the game.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

This is a great game so far. A huge amount of time and love has been put into this project and it shows!

Although this game might not feed into a lot of fetishes, I think we might see some more in upcoming episodes if I am reading into this correctly. Either way, it has my attention and I definitely want more.

Give this one a chance. I doubt you will be disappointed.

Great VN, a few good branches that change the story based on choices, though mainly about the story. Dev keeps impressing with release schedule and content, really cannot wait for new updates. I can't recommend this game enough, especially from a new developer. One to keep an eye on.

Had to make an account just to warn any basketball fans to just stay away jesus what a mess

The basketball is nothing but a horribly used backdrop to the fantasy that is the player's life and what a FANTASY come on dragons and aliens would be more realistic the damn guy can turn almost any woman into his harem girl with a 5min chat and all the rest after a second 5min chat wish I ciuld do that

The women need more attention than all the puppies in the world combined none of my dogs or exes ever needed that much attention

Sex in it was pretty good atleast it was a reason to play until the stuff you thought you could avoid at the start becomes unavoidable later on so if your preference is to avoid then again don't bother with the game as it is forced on you later.

Huge waste of my time just wanted sex and basketball was that too much ti ask

So far it's been great, I look forward to the continuation of the story and hope to see some of the other characters have some more screen time Harp and Bailey are my two favorite females and I really wanna know what gonna happen with them next

Having finished the latest update so far (0.7.6), I finally decided to post my thoughts about this game: it's easily one of the best games I've played, and I found it by complete coincidence!

The Good:
- The game is very much story-oriented and I love it, so that being said it's a great story so far. I really like the direction in which it is going, and I can't wait to see how it all develops from here.
- All characters are very well done, they all look amazing.
- The sex scenes are hot.
- Perhaps the best thing about this game: it receives regular updates by the dev, and with each new update the game only gets better.

The "Not-so-good":
- MC can sometimes seem a bit too good, like he really can't do anything wrong. It is part of his personality to strive to help those in need (or who he feels are in need of help), but in some situations it can be and is a bit overdone.

Overall, my verdict would be 4.5/5, definitely a must play for anyone who is a fan of well written porn games with some hot sex scenes!

As there have been a lot of negative ratings, I thought to myself: Let's throw in my two cents.

So I have been lurking in this thread ever since the beginning, with trying to make a joke here and there (sometimes succeeding). Ever since I played this game I loved it, it's a great story! Harem games are one of my favorites and, as stated in your interview, I also like to make people happy.

This is one of the few games I don't play just for a quick fap, but really take the time to read every screen. The characters, male or female, are all written as if they are real.

I really do give it 5 stars, but do have two little bits of criticism:
1) Everyone just falls in love with MC (am I really complaining about this?)
2) It feels really fast, for someone who's been there just under a week. Like the set-up is really rushed.

All in all, it is an amazing game, love it.
And as a pirate I would like to say this: "As soon as I find me loot, ye'll get payed. Arrr"

Perhaps a couple models are good looking but overall, the game is very poorly imagined.
If you get a kick out of being Mr. Perfect all the time or if you'd like to imagine that women are only here to please you then this one is for you but other than that it is just a depraved game from a depraved mind.
Besides, having to endure the forced polygamy, the boring text, the character of Shauna (maybe the worst character there is next to the girlfriend) , a lack of basketball (aka the backbone of the game) and the fact that so much is thrown at you that you forget and can't remember almost everything and everyone: a day in this game must be more than 24 hours given the amount of things (intercourse mainly) you get to do on the daily; you get this very poor game.

This game is simply awful. The renders are hyper zoomed in with extreme close ups in all conversations and add to that half the girls appear cross-eyed. Most of the renders are layers on top of backround images which makes them pop out (no shadows) detached and outscaled from the environment.
The plot is essentially a sex romp and all of the characters only exist to please the MC. I'm only writing this review to counterweigh the glowing 4+ star rating, because I litterally got nothing out of playing this game. Its one of the worst games I've played in a while

This game already has plenty of reviews but as a player who has played since the first few updates, i feel it's finally time to give my opinion. I'll start with a few pros and cons.

Pros
- There are so many characters with their own unique features.
- Theres a lot of content already and theres also a good amount of lewd scenes considering this game is fairly new.
- The story is very well written and doesn't feel forced and is completely different to anything else you will find on this website.
- You can make choices and reject any girl that you aren't a fan of (except for a few but who would reject Jaime and Shauna xD)
- Braindrop, (The Dev) puts out updates weekly and always keeps the fans up to date with his progress. Without a doubt one of the best developers around.

Cons
- In my opinion, there are literally no cons at all to this game.

Overall, I think this game is a masterpiece and theres no reason at all to why you wouldn't enjoy it, Give it a try.

WVM [Day 1-7 v0.7.6] [Braindrop]

As a gamer who has invested a fair amount of time into "WVM" by Braindrop, I can't help but feel incredibly disappointed with the overall experience. This game falls well short of the expectations I had going in, and I'm left with a sense of frustration and regret for the hours I've spent on it.

First and foremost, the story in "WVM" is an absolute mess. It's as if the developers took every cliché and dramatic trope they could find and threw them together haphazardly. The result is a narrative that lacks coherence, is filled with melodrama, and often feels like a parody of itself. I found myself constantly rolling my eyes at the over-the-top and cringe-worthy plot twists.

The protagonist, supposedly the "main character," is insufferable. His seemingly superhuman ability to attract emotional baggage from every character in the game is beyond annoying. His exaggerated compassion and unwavering desire to solve everyone's problems come off as unrealistic and make him difficult to relate to. I couldn't find a single reason to like or connect with this character, which made the game even more frustrating to play.

The supporting characters don't fare any better. They come across as one-dimensional cardboard cutouts with no depth or purpose other than to stroke the main character's ego and advance the poorly constructed plot. The dialogue exchanges between them are cringe-inducing, making me want to escape from the game whenever possible.

The worldbuilding is a train wreck. Male characters are virtually nonexistent and are reduced to blatant antagonists with no real substance. The promised basketball element, which could have added some coherence to the story, never materializes, leaving players bewildered and confused.

The pacing of the game is a nightmare. Frequent phrases like "15 minutes later" and "35 minutes later" are inserted into the dialogue without explanation, making it impossible to keep track of time or understand the main character's bizarre, seemingly sleepless existence. Days pass with no logical progression, leaving me scratching my head.

The main character's progression is utterly implausible. Within a week, he accumulates a harem, fathers multiple children, and embarks on numerous adventures that defy belief. It's a bewildering and unrealistic progression that further disconnects players from the game's already disjointed narrative.

The various plotlines in "WVM" feel like they were taken from entirely different games and forced together without any thought to cohesion. Transitions between them are abrupt and disjointed, leaving players unsatisfied and confused.

In conclusion, "WVM" is a game that promised an engaging experience but delivered a frustrating and disappointing mess. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend it to anyone. It left me questioning my choice to play it and serves as a reminder of the importance of well-crafted storytelling and character development in gaming. Two out of five stars, and that's being generous.

There are Tone of girls and lewd scens, but that's all. They're not attractive. Can't understand main heroin. Bad story and poor animation quality. Some girls make squizface at lewd scene and Angle of animations is so bad.