Revised review. This through the release 0.9.4.2 release.
Adult VN’s come in all sorts and sizes, some lay on the lewd content heavy some hardly give you any others hit us hard with a story that pulls us in and yet others find a way to get by without much of a story at all. Games like WVM are unique as a lot of the player base are sucked into the story and characters, where they sometimes forget they’re playing a lewd game until then next great sex scene appears. Yet others will look at this game as very text heavy and want to skip until the next lewd scene.
The story behind WVM is pretty simple but takes on some surprising twists and turns along the way. We follow the main character Ethan Moncree (name can be changed) on his journey of being the top recruit into the college basketball scene. The MC puts his friends and family first at all times, especially his adoptive mother who he brings with him to college. Now he could go to any school he wanted with a full scholarship but chose to make sure his girlfriend Jamie and best friend Shauna could also get into the school of his choice. Unfortunately, due to some issues with Shauna he needs to choose one of the worst schools in the country to go to. A school that did not win a single game last season. The world of college basketball was shocked at his decision and now WVM is on the map. Can Ethan bring the school out of their losing ways or will his talent be wasted going to a school that could not win a single game last season?
Now before you turn away form this great story thinking basketball is not something I am interested in I encourage you to give it a try. I turned down this game so many times in the past thinking that exact same thought, I don’t care much for basketball so why bother a game focused on it. Well the thing is this is a lewd Visual Novel first and basketball is just a background story. While it may seem like basketball should be the primary focus the team has yet to play a single game as of the last update. The focus is on the life story of Ethan and him reconnecting to his strange past, as well as how he puts everyone else ahead of himself. You see this very early on when you find out his decision to go to WVM is based on his girlfriend and best friend. He reminds people throughout the game his focus is on getting drafted to the NBA and taking care of his family which consists of his adoptive mother Azel, his girlfriend Jamie and his best friend Shauna, but that family will continue to grow over time.
The story is very linear but you will get a lot of choices, most of those choices are pretty straight forward as to pursue a character or pass on them. Some choices will only appear if you decide to cheat on your girlfriend or stay faithful to her. This is a harem game and the player will have the choice to add the characters they want to with the only two exceptions of Jamie or Shauna as there is no way to avoid them in this game. The MC does come in and fix almost everyone’s issues within a single conversation which many turn out to be lewd encounters afterwards. At times the content can be very predictable, but there are a lot of surprises and unexpected twists along the way as well. If this does not sound like something you would be interested in stop right here and move onto another game.
The developer decided to take a unique approach to kissing in this game. At first I hated the way the kissing face looks in the game, but it grew on me and now I like it. Some players refer to this as a duck face, but I look at as an artistic way to make the player feel they themselves are being kissed by the girls. This is not something for everyone but I do enjoy it. Speaking of kissing there is a lot of kissing between the MC and his actual family members, but it will not go past that in the game as the developer has taken a hard stance on not adding incest content to the game. This can be a turn off if one of your favorite characters is the Adoptive mother, biological mother or biological sister. With over 50 other characters to pursue this should not be an issue for most people.
One of the unique things about WVM is how well the story is with Transgender Females and Transgender Males, two things that are not always handled well games. The transgender female content as of the last update is all optional and is linked directly to Shauna’s gender choice at the beginning of the game. At first this was something I was very hesitant on but after learning more about the transgender community I decided to give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised as how much better the story is with Shauna as a transgender female. Yes, I understand the transgender content is not for everyone, but it can be avoided for now with the two known transgender female characters. There is also a transgender male character something I have not seen in any other game before. All three of these characters are handled tastefully and they have well written stories.
As for other character’s in the game there are so many characters it is very easy to forget who they are at times unless you are a super fan like myself. As of the last update there are over 60 characters in the game. While most of them will be able to have the option to engage in lewd content at some point in the game there are a few that will be off limits due to the stance on no incest or gay content. Now I will go further into the gay content as this has been controversial in this game and many of the teammates on the WVM basketball team are in fact gay. It has been indicated that the transgender male character on the basketball team, will become optional at some point in time according to the developer. Which in some people’s minds go against the no gay content rule and others view this character as a female even though they identify as a male. I see how this can be confusing at times with people not understanding the transgender community, trust me when you see said character later in the game you too will look forward to content with them.
Outside of the few unique transgender characters there is plenty of adult type of content that will appeal to almost everyone in this game. The female characters come in all shapes and sizes so it will be hard to not find a model you are interested in. With a cast so big some characters are put off to the side at times or they will have little to no content. This is one of the major downsides to a game like this. You have around 50 female characters and there is only so much time in a day to get to them all.
There is also a unique twist to the game that will allow the MC himself to be a prostitute of sorts working for a very interesting character who is trying to make some high paying clients dreams come true of having a baby. This is an optional side job but it is highly recommended to take on when you get the option. Without taking that side job some of the characters that show up throughout the game may not make sense even though the story make indicate that you actually know them. There are some typical antagonist characters in the game and the MC interactions with them can be interesting at times. There is some violence in this game so be prepare for it when it appears but overall the story is pretty violence free other than a few well placed interactions.
A fair warning that the quality of the renders and animations improve greatly over time when you compare day 1 to day 8 or later. There is some re-work planned for the game to improve some of the inconsistencies like the MC genital size from the first few days of the game, along with the changes to a few character models or hairstyles. Overall this is a solid game with a strong story line. If you are looking for something realistic, this like all harem games is not for you. However I encourage you to take a chance on a gem of a game like this one, as you too can be pleasantly surprised at how well this game really is.
Random thoughts from a Madman: Over all I absolutely love WVM. The main characters are good with a strong story. At times I get totally lost in the story emotionally like the big reveal of the MC sister. This game sparks my theory-crafting side which is something I love to do on message boards for this game. There are some really great sex scenes in this game depending on who you decide to add to your Harem some of my favorites are Katie in the Party room on day 6, Jamie in the pool locker room on day 3, and the pole sceen with Zoe on Day 7. There are so many great girls in the game like Jamie, Shauna, Bailey and Willow, but my favorite by far is Stacy the cute redhead who saves the MC on Day 3. This story is going to be devolved for many years to come as the developer has indicate another 3-5 years before he can finish his story. With so much more content to come I can not wait to see what is in store next for our MC.
