VN - Ren'Py - Yesterday's Crossroads [Ch.3 v0.4.0a] [CHAQUINN0]

What a beautiful and mature take on relationships.

This game is like a breath of fresh air compared to all the substanceless VN's we have en masse these days.

I'll keep it short, this game has beautiful renders, is deeply emotional, and has an engaging storyline.

Yesterday's Crossroads is a game I didnt expected to like this much at all it's a Hidden gem. To me this game has the potential to rival my #1 AVN after more updates. It's easily in my top 10. It has alot of content for 2 chapters and hard to pick 1 LI. Not all the LI like the MC just because he is the MC they actually have some kind of relationship with him from the past. So liking the MC feels more natural unlike most games. I get the feeling there is alot of drama and bad things to come to our characters in the future which is only a good thing for a game like this.

Not sure if this is a con or what. But like with some other games when trying to pick a LI it's hard to tell if you are committed to a certain girls path for those not wanting to play the field but get a feel for which LI you like. Since with 1 LI after 2 dates you have a lewd scene which also were 2 romantic dates and you get the feeling she considers it more than something casual but without a proper conversation if they are official it makes things confusing for those who want to be faithful. If you are undecided on your LI of choice.

Pros :
Alot of likeable characters
Alot of content
LI and characters feel real with their issues
You actually build a relationship with LI before lewds
Lewds dont feel like they are rushed with said LI
most LI have a somewhat slow burn feel to them
LI dont Love the MC from 5 minutes of knowing but from knowing him in the past / before
Romantic dates with said LI
this game has music and it's decewnt

Cons :
Lewds dont have much dialogue so they dont feel like they have much intimacy. Because of that I dont care for lewds yet in this game
I want more of it and have to wait for an update

things im indifferent about :

Renders
Animation
Writing / dialogue

Excellent quality and props for making MC being relatable. All love LI and side girls are beautiful in which i personally didn't skip any, although looking at progression of the story, this ain't harem and there'll be a bitter ending for some LI if you chose to romance all.

Sex scenes should definitely be longer though, i find it lacking but still good enough. Chapter 2 have decent content to satisfy and respect your privacy time.

Let's get that 25th cherry!

Pros:

1. Writing is decent and very inspirational at times regarding how to move on and be an adult.
2. MC is very likeable and not a perv.
3. Music is fire!
4. LIs are beautiful and renders are good.
5. Story seems generic (Mc having a hard time starts a redemption arc and at the same time meets women with their own struggles) but it is very well fleshed out. It flows nicely due to the writing.
6. Gallery and stats are clean.
7. Many choices and paths.
8. Updates are FAT! There's already a lot of content even for just 2 chapters.

Cons:

1. Sometimes it felt like scenes abruptly ended or new scenes began without transition between two different scenarios.
2. Animations are decent but I think they need more intimacy. Like better foreplay set up, romance etc.

Verdict: Abso-fucking-lutely pick it up. It's a really good AVN. Even with just two chapters under the belt, the stories are nicely set up for the plot to progress. Characters are beautiful and nicely established. I look forward to next release!

(Insert Palpatine Voice) We will watch your career with great interest

This is really really good AVN and very nice character design

Pro
- Character design (every girl is dammm especially Candace and Michelle)
- Story seems solid and I just bang every girl and I feel shit gonna happen in later update
- Render is stunning but sometime is blurry
- Sex scene is really good but kinda short
- Chapter are really long and that's how every AVN should be
- Story and dialougue seems real

Cons
- Cheat won't tweak much
- Too many guys
- Not a lot of sex scene
- I want more rough sex and urination would be nice

Thanks for a good work, Please don't put NTR on or at least make it avoidable

When I read the reviews I expected something amazing, a masterpiece, well, it's not, it's definitely not bad, I liked it and I recommend the novel, but it's not as amazing as the reviews make it seem.

I liked the pace of the novel, not too fast, not slow.

There are several romantic interest options, but something that I don't like, but is very common, is that the characters are all connected in some way, even if they don't know it, they end up finding out later.

All "romantic interests" have their problems, which is normal, we all have problems, but the rapid and simultaneous introduction of so many problems was a bit excessive, I understand the developer's intention to create personal dramas for each character, exploring these dramas as we get to know them better, however, I think it would be preferable if these problems were revealed after choosing a romantic interest, instead of right at the beginning, when they were introduced, the characters seemed to highlight their problems more than their qualities, which contrasts with people's tendency to hide such problems until we build a more meaningful connection with them.

Another cool thing is that there are many secondary characters, this is something that many DEV's ignore, they focus a lot on the main ones, the world is richer with more and different characters.

The quality of the renders is good, they even seem "blurry", I think Blender was used here; few "repeated/popular/well-known" models.

I'm not completely satisfied with the dialogue, although it's not bad, I believe there is room for improvement, making it more natural and human; it feels like they're reciting lines from a script, and while I know it might not be appropriate to make that kind of comment, I recently came across another VN that executed this so impressively that I remain surprised; I mention this because I believe the dialogue in this VN is good, but there is potential for improvement.

The story is not the strong point, it is perhaps the weakest point here, it is very predictable, with no room for surprises, I could even call it cliché, I already mentioned that the characters are all connected in some way, everyone knows each other, but they don't use names, so when they meet it's a "surprise" for the MC, but not for us players, and that's really boring, I can mention so many here, but I will avoid spoilers, but it's something that happens all the time!

This game is one of the masterpieces of Visual Novels, a triple AAA title, impressive graphics, great story, unique settings, scenes and atmosphere constructed and directed in an elegant and sublime way, collectible music, charismatic characters that give you a sense of emotion of the moment, I bow before the dev of this game, I'm used to big games from software houses, like EA, Ubisoft etc. I compare this to the Assassin Creed of the Visual novels, I really can't wait to play the sequel, THANKS DEV

Yesterday's Crossroads blew me away. Correction: It is still blowing me away because I'm still playing/reading it! I was simply too impressed and excited to wait so I am writing this review now before I forget. The writing is simply stellar. The dialogue is realistic and well thought-out. There are no silly VN tropes here. CHAQUINN0 is a pure professional. I cannot praise this story enough!

5/5

I usually judge visual novels on: art, story and character development, music and animation (in that order). This scores highly in each of the buckets! Only wished the updates were a bit faster. One of the projects that I am supporting at the moment!

I can't wrap my head around this one.

The renders are looking pretty, but the sex scene I witnessed with my Asian love was dull and uninspiring. I'm unsure if it’s because of the animation being laggy or just… because?
The same feeling I have is with the story, too – yes, the level of English is great, but… how do you think you’d feel when your loved one comes back a year later with a sob story of a cruel papa not letting her date you? Boo-hoo. I know, right? Boring… Cliché.
Why was the scooter introduced? Again, another cliché moment – you’ll probably be giving it back to your precious loved one next chapter.
There is something “anti-hot” about this game and it just kept nagging me while I was writing the review. It wants to be a lot of things, but somewhat fails to deliver that currently.
The MC is surprisingly… not irritating. At least, he doesn’t seem to have an erectile dysfunction *coughs*
Anyways, I’ll let the dev cook it further, but as of now – could have been more spicy and interesting.
Four stars just because I'm curious about the next chapter, but honestly should have been a three here.

(As of v0.3.0)

So far top class, top notch animations , very good story. Well made renders , feels like being part of it. Looking forward for next updates. Deserved 5stars. Wish you all the best, tons of ideas and perserverance in making it till the last render.

Above average, but that's just chapter one, it could get worse or better.

It's at the beginning, so there aren't many points to be evaluated.

Good graphics and renders.

The story seems to be innovative and unique.

However, kim and keyla ruin the game.

In all aspects, this is a rather well made game, but in all aspects imperfect.

The story is rather decent, mostly interesting. But after the prologue and chapter 1 I'm still not in love with the game (or with any of the characters really). The 1st chapter feels like it's still Prologue. Girls and events are still being introduced, but not much captivating development is happening.

The characters are mostly lovely, but not quite so. Keyla's behavior isn't well justified (though later I might figure that there could be some dark-ish emotional reasons there). And another woman, seriously, who would sacrifice real love for career? I don't know about Korean workaholics, but in my Fatherland she would be considered a crazy bitch who doesn't know love. (Though again, I can understand: maybe that love was not as mutual as MC thought).

Models are pretty, but what's that with Kim's nose? Most of models seem to lack a bit of final touch that would make them truly beautiful.

Renders are OK, but there are few blemishes like black visual artifacts on a face etc.

Animations are short and shot from bad angles. 3D modeled semblances of sex organs moving a bit back-forth is not what I call a sexy scene.

All in all, it's a lot of good job invested, but not quite enough. Still, I'm thinking it's an interesting game and waiting for updates.

[v0.2.1]

Very good start. The renders are of very good quality.
The music is well chosen and not the stuff you hear everywhere else.
But the real winner is the story. It is top notch and well told, very emotional.
I will rate the first chapter 5/5, because I really have nothing to complain.

Beautiful game with heavy stories. It was pleasant read. MC is smart, handsome and interesting. its rare to have a such good MC in AVNs. LIs are also interesting and beautiful. Each of them have a heavy background and we still don't know their stories yet.

On technical side renders are top notch and osts are perfectly selected.
My hope would be, that we can shape MC career path as well

This is a good game. It will hit you in the feels at multiple points. If you've had any family pass from medical issues, be ready for this.

The models are attractive, the story is well written and I'm looking forward to more. Definitely subbing to their Patreon.

This game is so good and promising that made me write my first review. This is actually what I've been searching for a long time, this site is full of games that revolve around incest and harem, and Yesterday's Crossroads is something totally different. This is a story about a guy who has suffered some trauma is his life and is just trying to bonce back from this trauma, and in this road to recovery his going to find some beautiful girls that you can have relantionships with. The game is still early in development but already have so much good content and a good amount of choices. I wish the developer good luck in this project, this game has everything to become one of the best games of this site.
PS.: Sorry for any grammar errors, English is not my native language

Chapter 1

For its first release game is really good. I would give 5/5 score but that i might do later. The story element is really well done that, even this game is in early stage, i recommend everyone to give it a try. Character models are also fine but to me personally i do like when MC looks fine as well, not generic or where other male characters look better than MC. The game is choice based so it's up to you how you want to play it.

I don't normally touch harem titles but this one looked good so I jumped in. Like all harems you spend a lot of time meeting gorgeous girls that are almost all single and all have a crush on the mc... The one that isn't single is in a relation with you best friend and also loves you... Everything is so obvious it breaks the immersion for me and that's why I don't touch harems.
Personal feelings aside, the dev at least gave us a good story and everything is clean.
I simply can't give it 5 stars as I think it's a waste of a good story.
I'll probably check the next update too.

Chapter 1 [v0.2.1]

Thank you and good luck.

P.S. I think the MC dyes his hair black...

Another Game that looks really promising. Obviously there isnt too much to say yet since its only the first Update but so far i enjoyed it a lot.
The Visuals are pretty great the Game overall has a good look to it and seems to be very consistent in quality. The Women do look very good and there is variety so you can go after the girl you like.
Storywise it will be interesting to see where this goes, the start so far is really good filled with emotion glimpses of future events and an overall wonder how the story will progress. With that kind of story there is the possibility that it could get boring or that how the breakup thing is handled will be bad like her just coming back or her not playing a role anymore at all. But it also has great potential and ill be happy to see where this is going
So far there arent any choices to make so we will have to wait and see in what way you will be able to influence the game. The Soundtrack is great tho.

So overall id say definetly worth checking out this could become a great game.