A bunch of people on this site hype out over 'story-driven adult games' but when I play those I start to wonder if 'enjoying good stories' is a euphemism for edging oneself while scantily clad cg supermodels say inane nonsense to one's in-game avatar for 11 hours.
This game is 'story-driven', not because it has a crappy story in lieu of actual porn. Rather it has porn set in a crime noir framework which functions as an entertaining story in it's own right.
The dialogue/writing is crisp and evocative. For example, the protagonist enters a dirty video store and asks the store clerk's upturned ass, "miss, do you have 'empire fucks back'?". Thus establishing three things simultaneously: the era in which the game takes place (early 80s), the protagonist as a lovable cheeky rogue, as well as indicating that the two characters are friends, with the distinct possibility of benefits in future updates. That alone places the writing in the game on a different calibre from the vast majority of f95 titles ('story-driven' and otherwise). Whoever wrote this knows what they're doing.
On to the gfx. The 2d art is excellently done in the traditional graphic novel/comic style. H-scenes are properly animated (a big plus in and of itself) and apart from a few hiccups in some places, look fucktastic. The 3d art/visuals are less impressive but good enough.
Gameplay is generally smooth and hassle and grind -free, but a few easily-resolved problems are noticeable. In no particular order: there is no skip function, text is too small, the resolution setting is wonky, hints could be more detailed and dynamic. Other than that, wonderful stuff.
This game is 'story-driven', not because it has a crappy story in lieu of actual porn. Rather it has porn set in a crime noir framework which functions as an entertaining story in it's own right.
The dialogue/writing is crisp and evocative. For example, the protagonist enters a dirty video store and asks the store clerk's upturned ass, "miss, do you have 'empire fucks back'?". Thus establishing three things simultaneously: the era in which the game takes place (early 80s), the protagonist as a lovable cheeky rogue, as well as indicating that the two characters are friends, with the distinct possibility of benefits in future updates. That alone places the writing in the game on a different calibre from the vast majority of f95 titles ('story-driven' and otherwise). Whoever wrote this knows what they're doing.
On to the gfx. The 2d art is excellently done in the traditional graphic novel/comic style. H-scenes are properly animated (a big plus in and of itself) and apart from a few hiccups in some places, look fucktastic. The 3d art/visuals are less impressive but good enough.
Gameplay is generally smooth and hassle and grind -free, but a few easily-resolved problems are noticeable. In no particular order: there is no skip function, text is too small, the resolution setting is wonky, hints could be more detailed and dynamic. Other than that, wonderful stuff.
