VN - Ren'Py - Rika's Lustful Duty [v0.01] [Netoraku]

  1. 4.00 star(s)

    Raferu

    I've rarely seen such short initial releases (like, five to ten minutes short), and they usually don't bode well in terms of the game eventually being completed. But despite being short, it's already laid the groundwork for what looks like a promising story.

    The premise isn't original by any means, but the characters feels more fleshed out than the usual cash grabs we see on this site, and there's a clear feeling for which direction the plot is gonna go, at least for the first future releases. The "friend in need of romantic coaching" and the asshole boss are overused tropes, but in my experience can lead to hot situations nonetheless. I liked that a lot.

    As for the art, which is something that can make or break a game's success, I have to say it's pretty good. Nothing out of the ordinary, but the wife is hot and the only sex scene (so far) was animated too. Huge bonus there. Sadly, it was a bit too short for my taste.

    There were a few odd words here and there, so I guess English isn't the dev's native language. But it wasn't enough to detract from the experience.

    Finally, the fact that for the initial release we have music and sound effects already (including moans) shows a lot of promise for future releases. There are no choices yet, and I'm personally not a fan of kinetic novels. However, since this was basically only a prologue we might get choices at a later date. so I won't take this into account for my review.

    TL;DR:

    PROS:
    • Good art
    • Music and sound effects
    • Likeable characters
    • The wife is really hot
    NEUTRAL:
    • Unoriginal start, but nicely done
    • No choices (yet)
    • Grammar could use a bit of work
    CONS:
    • Really short initial release
    • The only sex scene was short and vanilla