This just might be the most conflicted review I've ever had to give as, for my own tastes, this one does some things extremely well, and others very badly. Given that this is a review, and thus an expression of my own perspectives and experience of the game, I guess I need to start out with a baseline of what the perspective is, so you know where your own viewpoint or tastes may be different.
Firstly while I have nothing against Futa content or protagonists, and I do very much appreciate that this is actually a full Futa/Hermaphrodite, not merely a trans protag (only one gender of genitalia), that isn't a kink of mine and gets it no special consideration, plus or minus. If futa stuff is a kink for you then you'll likely rate this game higher than I do.
Why did I give this game a shot if Futa isn't my thing? Well, while it isn't my thing, I also have nothing expressly against it. The ratings and reviews made the difference. Lots of mentions of those key things like good writing, great characters, an interesting story, and some originality. Those are all 'things' I look for. I wouldn't exactly say I was disappointed. These things mostly show great promise, but honestly, its just too early to say, since a lot of the 'reality' of a character is about consistency, not just novelty.
That said, the humour is well done, and there are plenty of signs that the writing is good. If the game can maintain enough internal logic and consistency to keep up the suspension of disbelief, then I think what others say will hold true, even if they have, in my view, jumped the gun so early on in the development.
Models / Renders:
One thing that I massively disagreed with other reviews on though was the models. Make no mistake that this is very much a fetish game, and that fetish isn't just the Futa protagonist, but rather the utterly unavoidable fetishistically and ridiculously huge butts. If you are not into ludicrously sized asses and hips, atop skinny legs, then you will not enjoy the visuals of this game much. Sadly, that's another kink I'm not into, and unlike the futa one, I'm not as neutral about it either.
For me, the inhumanly fetishized mega-butts were a turn-off, and given that they permeate so much of the game, it really detracted from the otherwise excellent renders and imagery. If you like stupid-big butts, you will love this game. If you don't, then you need to accept this particular fetish is unavoidable and constantly present.
The faces are beautiful for the most part, full of character and life. This isn't a game for the 'flat is justice' crowd, even without the hips and butts. Composition, lighting, and everything else about the renders was good.
Characters:
There are a lot of characters presented very quickly in the first episode, most with very limited exposition, but you can get a little more background on them from the phone contacts (the game's mechanics for character tracking).
This early in the story, the characters are mostly clear tropes/stereotypes, which is not in itself a bad thing, as it gives you an instant impression of who you may expect them to be and how you might want to react to them, without some long expositions and backstories. It is too early to see any genuine character development, but there's some clear signs the devs are going to handle that pretty well, especially in regards to Hannah.
The characters are diverse, plentiful, and interesting right from the start. Something for everyone, (so long as you remember and accept that all the females have inhumanly and ridiculously oversized hips and asses). Think of any trope or stereotype character and they are probably here.
It is worth noting that there isn't much personality or character in the MC yet, but I think that was a deliberate choice, as the choices you make will very much steer who the MC is and what persona you want to play. That will be a hard challenge to keep up, (few devs would write every scene ten different ways for how different persona choices would play out) but for now it works fine.
Story / Plot
This is one of those big conflicts. On the one hand, everything is extremely well written (so far). On the other hand the basic premise of an accident causing the instant appearance of a fully functional cock and balls, like magic is going to take actual magic to explain.
When we are first introduced to our MC, she is very clearly and explicitly stated to be lesbian, and of the type that literally thinks all men are douches, yet we then find ourselves to actually be a represssed bisexual (we can effortlessly develop romantic feelings for/with most of the guys in the game we meet). That was almost more jarring than the instant magic penis.
There seems to be a LOT going on, already, and that means that either this story is going to need to be humongous, or those hooks are going to fizzle out with disappointing results. That's a red flag. 2 episodes in and I think there are already more than 30 identifiable storylines and mysteries. If the devs can keep going then that's great, but it is a pretty big task.
Writing:
This is the only part of the game where I had no reservations. The writing is enjoyable, and of great quality. In fact, for me personally, the writing was the only thing that kept me going through the game at this early stage.
Sum-Up:
Overall I gave the game 3 stars at its current stage, which, ironically is 'Average' when the game is actually anything but. It is like all of the individual components were either 5 star or 1 star, and in the end I have a game I'm not sure I'll continue to follow. The writing and the story hooks both show incredible potential I want to follow, but the aesthetic of the female models is very off-putting to my tastes.
Firstly while I have nothing against Futa content or protagonists, and I do very much appreciate that this is actually a full Futa/Hermaphrodite, not merely a trans protag (only one gender of genitalia), that isn't a kink of mine and gets it no special consideration, plus or minus. If futa stuff is a kink for you then you'll likely rate this game higher than I do.
Why did I give this game a shot if Futa isn't my thing? Well, while it isn't my thing, I also have nothing expressly against it. The ratings and reviews made the difference. Lots of mentions of those key things like good writing, great characters, an interesting story, and some originality. Those are all 'things' I look for. I wouldn't exactly say I was disappointed. These things mostly show great promise, but honestly, its just too early to say, since a lot of the 'reality' of a character is about consistency, not just novelty.
That said, the humour is well done, and there are plenty of signs that the writing is good. If the game can maintain enough internal logic and consistency to keep up the suspension of disbelief, then I think what others say will hold true, even if they have, in my view, jumped the gun so early on in the development.
Models / Renders:
One thing that I massively disagreed with other reviews on though was the models. Make no mistake that this is very much a fetish game, and that fetish isn't just the Futa protagonist, but rather the utterly unavoidable fetishistically and ridiculously huge butts. If you are not into ludicrously sized asses and hips, atop skinny legs, then you will not enjoy the visuals of this game much. Sadly, that's another kink I'm not into, and unlike the futa one, I'm not as neutral about it either.
For me, the inhumanly fetishized mega-butts were a turn-off, and given that they permeate so much of the game, it really detracted from the otherwise excellent renders and imagery. If you like stupid-big butts, you will love this game. If you don't, then you need to accept this particular fetish is unavoidable and constantly present.
The faces are beautiful for the most part, full of character and life. This isn't a game for the 'flat is justice' crowd, even without the hips and butts. Composition, lighting, and everything else about the renders was good.
Characters:
There are a lot of characters presented very quickly in the first episode, most with very limited exposition, but you can get a little more background on them from the phone contacts (the game's mechanics for character tracking).
This early in the story, the characters are mostly clear tropes/stereotypes, which is not in itself a bad thing, as it gives you an instant impression of who you may expect them to be and how you might want to react to them, without some long expositions and backstories. It is too early to see any genuine character development, but there's some clear signs the devs are going to handle that pretty well, especially in regards to Hannah.
The characters are diverse, plentiful, and interesting right from the start. Something for everyone, (so long as you remember and accept that all the females have inhumanly and ridiculously oversized hips and asses). Think of any trope or stereotype character and they are probably here.
It is worth noting that there isn't much personality or character in the MC yet, but I think that was a deliberate choice, as the choices you make will very much steer who the MC is and what persona you want to play. That will be a hard challenge to keep up, (few devs would write every scene ten different ways for how different persona choices would play out) but for now it works fine.
Story / Plot
This is one of those big conflicts. On the one hand, everything is extremely well written (so far). On the other hand the basic premise of an accident causing the instant appearance of a fully functional cock and balls, like magic is going to take actual magic to explain.
When we are first introduced to our MC, she is very clearly and explicitly stated to be lesbian, and of the type that literally thinks all men are douches, yet we then find ourselves to actually be a represssed bisexual (we can effortlessly develop romantic feelings for/with most of the guys in the game we meet). That was almost more jarring than the instant magic penis.
There seems to be a LOT going on, already, and that means that either this story is going to need to be humongous, or those hooks are going to fizzle out with disappointing results. That's a red flag. 2 episodes in and I think there are already more than 30 identifiable storylines and mysteries. If the devs can keep going then that's great, but it is a pretty big task.
Writing:
This is the only part of the game where I had no reservations. The writing is enjoyable, and of great quality. In fact, for me personally, the writing was the only thing that kept me going through the game at this early stage.
Sum-Up:
Overall I gave the game 3 stars at its current stage, which, ironically is 'Average' when the game is actually anything but. It is like all of the individual components were either 5 star or 1 star, and in the end I have a game I'm not sure I'll continue to follow. The writing and the story hooks both show incredible potential I want to follow, but the aesthetic of the female models is very off-putting to my tastes.
