Three episodes in and I'm totally sold on this VN.
The renders are top class, I'm glad I'm finally past the expectations of ugly looking DAZ models and the same faces you've seen a million times. Animations are superb, especially in the racing scenes and the sporadic lewd scenes. The developer has created a stunning set of love interests that make you genuinely want to navigate the dialogue in a way that bags you the best girl(s).
The story premise is pretty engaging and ambitious in the topics it wants to handle. I'm personally not a big car guy, but I found a lot to enjoy about the racing themes regardless. Of course the story isn't just about cars as I find, there's a serious and emotional story event that takes place which serves as the main driver of the plot, no pun intended. I felt it was handled pretty well considering the dark themes it went into. Quite a lot of melodrama, especially with the back story of a certain girl, but it develops in a way that doesn't break your immersion too much. Overall, the story is a really fresh take on a plot for an adult game.
The writing is well above average for the genre, everyone gets characterized appropriately and you get some funny and insightful moments. Certainly way past the threshold of awkward and stilted dialogue you find in countless other games. However it can get too jargon-heavy at times, I felt the medical subplot suffered for this and so did the workshop stuff to a lesser degree. The central story is very emotionally stirring but some of the plot points are a little contrived and more care could have been put into the hospital scenes and the realism of the medical themes the story dives into.
Girls do kind of throw themselves at you but the protagonist Jake Miller is established as a character that probably warrants it. He has an interesting backstory and established character flaws that make your choices seem more impactful than the standard chosen one affair you seen in some other games. It's refreshing to see that the developer doesn't shy away from introducing conflict into your interactions with various characters in the game. I like the dynamic of having an ex that you need to work with and all the baggage accompanied with it. Same with the bickering and competition between the LIs in the game.
Overall really pleased with what I've seen so far aside from a couple of gripes with the writing. As a side note, this game has a really cool feature that I haven't seen anyone else talk about and it's the camera feature. Being able to save a render you come across in the game is quite titillating and useful in cases where the moment you see isn't part of a dedicated gallery scene.
The renders are top class, I'm glad I'm finally past the expectations of ugly looking DAZ models and the same faces you've seen a million times. Animations are superb, especially in the racing scenes and the sporadic lewd scenes. The developer has created a stunning set of love interests that make you genuinely want to navigate the dialogue in a way that bags you the best girl(s).
The story premise is pretty engaging and ambitious in the topics it wants to handle. I'm personally not a big car guy, but I found a lot to enjoy about the racing themes regardless. Of course the story isn't just about cars as I find, there's a serious and emotional story event that takes place which serves as the main driver of the plot, no pun intended. I felt it was handled pretty well considering the dark themes it went into. Quite a lot of melodrama, especially with the back story of a certain girl, but it develops in a way that doesn't break your immersion too much. Overall, the story is a really fresh take on a plot for an adult game.
The writing is well above average for the genre, everyone gets characterized appropriately and you get some funny and insightful moments. Certainly way past the threshold of awkward and stilted dialogue you find in countless other games. However it can get too jargon-heavy at times, I felt the medical subplot suffered for this and so did the workshop stuff to a lesser degree. The central story is very emotionally stirring but some of the plot points are a little contrived and more care could have been put into the hospital scenes and the realism of the medical themes the story dives into.
Girls do kind of throw themselves at you but the protagonist Jake Miller is established as a character that probably warrants it. He has an interesting backstory and established character flaws that make your choices seem more impactful than the standard chosen one affair you seen in some other games. It's refreshing to see that the developer doesn't shy away from introducing conflict into your interactions with various characters in the game. I like the dynamic of having an ex that you need to work with and all the baggage accompanied with it. Same with the bickering and competition between the LIs in the game.
Overall really pleased with what I've seen so far aside from a couple of gripes with the writing. As a side note, this game has a really cool feature that I haven't seen anyone else talk about and it's the camera feature. Being able to save a render you come across in the game is quite titillating and useful in cases where the moment you see isn't part of a dedicated gallery scene.