Ren'Py - Completed - You Can Do It Lola [v1.0 VIP] [Drakus]

It's a drakus game, so there's going to be some repetitive bits and the scenes that play out are pretty minimalist, but i always enjoy them. realistically my score's more like a 3-3.5, i think previous drakus games have been a a bit more interesting story-wise, the MC feels a bit more "stagnant" than in other games, both in terms of location (just home, school and park, and occasionally a friend's house) and in terms of personality (they're just kind of flat and don't respond strongly to anything). But i'm leaving a 4 star because i think Drakus games are over-hated

Probably the worst game of its type,
the writing is awful, the pacing is odd and you can just get stuck with no scenes for 15-20 minutes if you're unlucky and/or do what you're supposed to.
The only upside is - the model is cute, I guess.

Wow . . . a Drakus game that isn't annoying to play! It's still grindy, but not too bad.


The girl is a cutie, and the story is crazy.


I just wish that the girl wasn't always so distant on the screen. You see more of the bedroom than the girl. She's just a small figure in a big bedroom.


Close-ups would make it better.


But anyway, Drakus has finally done it! I like this game!

This game is pretty good.

Could use a gallery to avoid having too many saves.

A better quest system to know what is going on without searching the forums.

I wish some of the many paths where more independent if possible.

Overall, not great. I ditched before getting through half, or probably one third, of the content. The graphics are fine, background music would have helped a lot, but the biggest problem was the character of the people. That they don't have any. I couldn't get invested in the story at all.

More minor niggles: It's unclear what actions advance time or how time advances in general. There is a lack of general interaction with family members - often you just walk in the room, they are there, you can't even say 'Hi', then you leave. There is some degree of choice, you can skip school, skip the park, skip seeing people in the shower etc. However the game often tells you how you (the MC) feels about something with no options.

I enjoy Drakus games. You know what you're in for once you've played one or two of them. You Can Do It Lola is one of his better ones. There are plenty of tips so you won't waste your time figuring out what you're supposed to do next. The graphic style is almost quaint compared to other games, and I probably wouldn't like it if other devs used the same models, but it works well for this dev. Almost like a calling card. Anyway, I enjoy the humor and corruption. Nothing amazing, but good and fun.

The gameplay is just terrible. The location icons are located somewhere in the corner. It is unclear why these locations are needed at all, if nothing can be done there (except the bedroom and bathroom). But even where it is possible not to understand what is the point of this? If there is a soul in games, then you need to monitor the purity parameter, but there is no parameter. There are a lot of questions. It's like someone decided to publish an unfinished draft.

Renders are below average 2/5
Animations are basically non existent 1/5
Girl(s) are ok-ish at most, but only two... 2/5
Gameplay (clicking rooms) is fine 4/5

even for initial release it is disappointing