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Borderline incoherent, it's more like assembling a jiggsaw puzzle than reading. There are some (bad) slower scenes, but once the pace picks up it just never. stops. It constanly feels like you've skipped a large chunk of the story, but no, this is just how this game operates. Things just `happen`, every new scene is new goals, new characterisation, new plot threads, and none of those are ever explained or even properly introduced. And there is so much shit in here that this would be hard to parse even if it was told well. Sex scenes are scarce and suffer from the same issues as the rest of the story. The gear shifts in the background and suddenly you are in the middle of the action, and the dialogue might be about something you literally didn't see happen. If you imagine the proper setup that should have been there, and I imagine the author thinks there was, then the scenes are decent. In reality it's just nonsense, like a girl gets really worked up for no reason, and her relief solution is to... jerk YOU off, because the game needs to pace the sex scenes and forgot that this is actually the first scene with her. So, why 4 stars? Potential, and actual fun despite the humongous shortcomings. The visuals, direction and effort are all there. Even the story is there (I think, can't be sure...), you don't need to change any of the big bits to make this actually work. The issue is scatterbrained kitchen-sink approach to story telling and huge reliance on "cool" scenes and dialogue. Let this breathe, introduce your characters and stakes, and for the love of god get someone that can tell a story to work on this with you.

Version Reviewed: Ch.2 0.4 Overall Rating: 9/10 One of the best stories I have seen in any AVN which is let down by it's writing quality. Would highly recommend it if you enjoy compelling, character-driven stories with a flawed, vulnerable MC, or if you’re a fan of sci-fi settings. Detailed Review Characters: 10/10 The character designs are unique and hot, though they do have the somewhat doll-like appearance typical of HS models. Each character has a defined backstory and distinct personality, which helps them feel memorable. That said, many of them still fall for the MC rather quickly. Speaking of the MC, this is one of the few VNs that dares to portray MC as genuinely vulnerable rather than overpowered. He isn’t a flawless Marty Sue and has to rely on others to win, which makes him seem more real. Renders and Animations: 9.5/10 Excellent visuals and animations for a VN. H-Scenes: 9/10 The H-scenes benefit from HS’s strengths and are generally well done, but there is definitely room for improvement. Most scenes feature one or two well done poses, but they could be longer and incorporate more variety to truly compete with the best HS AVNs. The first scene had the best animation quality, and there seems to have been a slight decline since then, which suggests this may not be the developer’s top priority. Story: 10/10 One of the most unique and engaging stories I’ve encountered in an AVN. The world building is interesting and keeps you invested. The sci-fi theme is the cherry on top and adds an extra layer of intrigue. Writing: 6/10 This is the VN’s biggest weakness and the one area that could potentially undermine its otherwise fantastic story. The writing can feel incoherent at times, making it difficult to follow what’s happening. Characters occasionally reference events that never occurred, and new conversations or plot developments sometimes begin abruptly, which feels jarring. What’s most concerning is that that there aren't a lot of spelling or grammatical mistakes, the problem is the writing style itself. Choices & Playability: 9/10 There's been 2 major story related choices so far, most other choices gain you RP points or start/end girls path. There's a good amount of content, took me around ~15hrs to finish. Mini games can be turned off from ch.2, so there's no playability issues.

Great models. But the story is all over the place with pacing and the forced sex is fucking shit. In every single regard has the forced sex been too much, they are specifically the people I was trying to kill the relationship with, not further it. There is no point in a Walkthrough Mod when every path leads to the same point. Its just flavor text.

i really like this game, the dialogues are kind of hard to understand at the beginning but later on they are way clearer, story is decent enough for 4 stars plus, besides i like the battle sister esthetic

Astreon [Ch.2 v0.4] Girls / Renders: 2/5 There are so many LIs in this game, but all of them are just average (not ugly, not gorgeous) and an even bigger problem is that they all look practically the same. In addition, they have features that I don't like (glowing eyes, heterochromia, six-pack abs, cat/elf ears, huge boobs) Renders overall are great - detailed backgrounds, very good, atmospheric lighting Sex scenes / Animations: 3/5 Technically good (many frames, moving camera, many angles) Visually worse (most scenes have only 1-2 positions, in 10 scenes bj happened... once). The best scene so far got... deleted Tension building / Gameplay: 2/5 It's visual novel with very few, meaningless choices A post-apocalyptic or war world is a rather poor climate for porngames (the only worse is survival horror)

Spoiler: Plot Finished the current ch.2 v0.3.5 version and let's start with the obvious: confusing as fuck. I'm not completely clueless and i have an understanding of what's going on in general, but it's not even a partially complete picture, it's a shattered puzzle pieced together in a random order. The plot makes me think, which is good, but it does so in a brain wracking manner, which is bad. I felt that in a uni solving mathematical equations, which isn't something i want to feel from a plot in an AVN. Then there's the whole Lora topic. She's supposed to be the center of attention, the whole reason MC went in on that ship, and their reconnection is presented as something i should care about. I don't, 'cause i don't know her. I cared about Olivia, there was time for me to learn enough about her to start liking her, but it wasn't the case for Lora. So, the reconnection looks more awkward than anything. I'm not sure what was the idea behind that, it's just looks like this scene was supposed to be emotional, a reunion of married couple, but there was not enough of Lora for me as a reader/player to give a shit about all this. All i knew was Lora was a wonderful wife, etc. etc., whatever. Not enough. Tbh my stance on Lora didn't change much after finishing ch.2 v0.4, i can't bring myself to give a single fuck about her. Even after her confession, i didn't feel anything other than mild annoyance for what she's done. There's one little issue that confuses me, i chose for MC not to forgive Lora, and everything indicated that it's over between them. Nonetheless, following the sex scene with Olivia, it's like none of the above happened. She's acting like she's the wife. Huh? I hope it's a bug and not how it was supposed to happen. The good part is that everything has become much clearer, so the initial confusion has lessened considerably. Spoiler: MC I have mixed feelings about MC. While he appears not to be a pushover, and moreover, he's a war vet, so far all i see is him being pushed around. I get that he's a stranger on the planet he ended up on but still, it's a bit irritating how little he's able to do. Where it really matters, at least. Almost every woman he comes across is stronger than MC, which makes sense given the fact that MC's barely out of coma, but that's too much. I'll rant about that below. He's packed with implants, is able to pry open heavy, reinforced doors, and... That's it? He can't use that much strength anywhere else, apparently, not even when cornered (against Ember, for example). He doesn't even have to be equally strong, just enough to be able to stand up for himself in a way that would make him a difficult opponent and not worth the trouble. Eventually, maybe, even stronger, that's my hope at least. Remains to be seen. Some character upgrade happened, as of ch.2 v0.4 MC got some more power, which is good. Now that has happened, all i hope for is that the dev don't forget about it. Have you ever watched an anime in which an MC is powerful AF but for the sake of a plot his power gets stripped away for some reaaaaly stupid reason? Don't want this to happen here too. Spoiler: Matriarchy rant Majority behave in such a manner that makes them outright repulsive, it's a fucking matriarchy all over, everywhere. That and superiority complex. Fuck. That. Makes me wonder if capable men are non-existent on that planet. I'm not sexist, just wish there were men in power as well as women. Real power, not just cannon fodder or infantry (which is almost the same tbh). Basically, more people like Winter, tho idk how much power he has, didn't quite understand but he's some kind of a leader at least. After finishing ch.2 v0.4 i can say that the arrogance is no longer present in such quantity as before. Either dev toned it down or a bunch of pissed off women is an exclusive thing for the second, sort of evil (as dev described it) route, which hasn't been updated yet. Either way, it's a good change. Now that bad and the critique is out, the things i liked is the overall quality. Graphics look good, as good as it can be for HS graphics, i suppose. Models are nice to look at, sex scenes look good, look alive, if that's even correct term to apply here. Could probably do without awkward running scenes tho (like the one where MC is shown running when he learns Lora's alive ). The presentation is commendable, renders look cinematic, different camera angles, 5* in that regard. Most LIs are quite nice, Olivia->Miriel->Flora. Kalestra is one of the LIs? No idea, but if she is Yes she is, she's alright too, albeit a bit arrogant at times. Compared to someone like Ember tho her arrogance is pretty tame, and she's actually fun. Addition: she's fucked in the head, a bit psychotic even, but nothing that would make her a bad LI imo. And she's hot, i really like fit women, with abs, visible muscle but still feminine looking, more into squatting (ass) and less into chest exercises (so the tits are actually there). Look up Kitana from MK9 as a perfect example. Bit weird seeing a message so defensive at the end of the current content. Now go to discord and tell me why it's bad. Click to expand... I'm guessing quite a few people were critical to this AVN, but i can't blame them. I don't think it's bad as a whole and i see no real reason to shit on it either. If the message was in a sarcastic kind of way, then it's whatever but takes a bit to figure it out. I presume it is sarcastic since the dev is actively asking for feedback, therefore being actually offended by it seems contradicting. I can recommend it, it's not a bad AVN, far from it. Don't expect you'll understand everything that's going on tho, 'cause you probably won't. If that's not something that throws you off - definitely give it a try, and besides, in the current ch.2 v0.4 a lot is explained. Better than 80% of mindless cliché ridden porn slop on this site. I'll keep an eye on the future content and change my rating accordingly. Changing my rating to 4*.

This game has some stunning visuals, all the female models look great. The story is hard to follow (especially after not having played it for awhile between releases). Essentially in a game you want great graphics, but if the story is not rewarding it really becomes a pointless exercise. I would be willing to give this 3 stars, but the main protagonist is such a goddamn cuck, on top of being weak and spineless. Every female in the game can and will dominate him in various manners. So thats straight down to 1 star as i cannot stomach this kind of soy boy MC crap.

Reviewing Ch2 V0.3 Pros Art – With each update, it’s been getting better and better. And in Ch2 V0.3, it’s already on a pretty decent level. Animations / H-scenes – They’re also improving quite well. If in the earlier scenes there were no dialogues between characters and the animations were just okay (around 5–6 out of 10), then the latest one is actually pretty hot. I’d rate it around 8/10. Music – The dev tries to change the music quite often, and most of the time it really fits the scene where it’s needed. Cons Story – Above, you read that everything else is getting better and better. But when it comes to the story… it’s the complete opposite. It’s getting worse and worse. There are a lot of questions but very few answers. And even when we do get some answers, they don’t sound convincing — you either don’t believe them or just can’t understand what the characters are talking about. And the cherry on top is that the dev decided to make the next update a flashback about Miries (she’s hot, and I’ll definitely read her story). But there are still so many unanswered questions in the main story, and it’s just not the right time for flashbacks. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion Even with its story problems, I could still recommend this game. It’s definitely worse than Cross Realms or Profiler , but it’s still okay. Especially the beginning of the game is pretty good. Give it a try — maybe you’ll end up liking it even more than some other games.

The story is really confusing and the pacing is all over the place, but the animations and renders are nice. If you're into sci-fi like fantasy world building this might be for you, but I found myself trying to get what was going on more than anything...

"What happened to the sexy porn game?" The prologue starts off slow, but all of a sudden, draws you into its worldbuilding. One of the very few games which made me so engrossed in the plot that I skipped over the sex scenes. If I have any criticisms, it's that that the ages of the characters feel off - we know the MC is at least in his 40s but he looks barely a day over 19.

Didn't understand a single thing storywise...lots of talk about some portal, an abyss, reality layers, cyber enhancements, other world and galaxy but honestly the story lost me completely at the start of act 3 and i basically gave up. I do like the renders and the characters, the girls are beatiful, the h-scenes could be better (animations are too much speeded up). Kudos to the dev for the quality of the renders but negative points for the story that is too convulated. Hope it improves with further updates and the story becomes clearer.

Reviewing Ch2 V0.3 I'm not sure what a lot of the previous criticisms are really referencing. Maybe it's a result of the reworks, but the story was interesting and coherent. The only minor criticism is that some of the rhetoric could be perceived as a bit pretentious. Maybe you could argue that the character dynamics are a bit janky, but i had no issues understanding what was going on. Game has loads of content. Renders are broadly good, with a lot of diverse characters and scenes (impressive given the genre). Some great animations too, though the H scenes are possibly a bit too fast (in the sense that the MC looks like he's having a seizure rather than fucking). Fascinated to see where this is going, given the unique storyline. Keep up the good work dev! Also given the previous dev comments i'd warn them to distinguish between people giving constructive feedback and people demanding they abandon their own vision.... that never ends well.

This is a 3.5 stars round up to 4 for me. The models and renders are good but the story line could get a bit more of work because it is very messy in its current state. The idea behind this plot line is intriguing but its execution is somewhat lackluster. Please keep refining this, it have so much potential.

There is definitely potential here, but it's also lacking in several areas. The prologue and Act 1 still somewhat made sense, even though the information was so sparse with all the important characters being so evasive with their answers that I honestly struggled to even care about the story or characters. But all beginnings are hard right? So I pushed to Act 2 with big hopes. Sadly, it just went downhill from there. Very quickly after the attack started, I had no idea what was going on anymore, why we were going where we're going, or what the current objective even was. On top of that, no character is consistent anymore. One scene they're friendly, next scene they're hostile without any apparant reason and sometimes even inside one scene characters are suddenly angry at each other out of nowhere, even though right before they had what I would call a friendly conversation. It all feels forced. And don't even get me started on the insane amount of empty platitudes the characters are using. Every other sentence is just another wannabe cool action hero line at some point. It all needs some serious revision. The good news is that the renders are good, animations so far have actually surprised me with their quality and the girls are cute. Hoping this gets better in the future.

Overall, the game looks really good, and the animations were impressive. However, the writing and pacing really needs work. So many characters have lines saying things that should have just been shown through actions or emotions over-and-over. A lot of throw-away dialogue in here when the creator hasn't even explained what the focal plot is or where the adult relationships come in. I couldn't help but skip through a lot of dialogue after a while. Every character talks in multiple sentences at a time, which isn't the way real dialogue flows. It really needs to be cut down to focus on the relationships and the story.

Great Game, with a great story. It has a lot of potential! The sex scenes could be more, but the story compensates with a lot of action. I hope the DEV keeps pushing this project, games with this kind of story there aren't many! Great Work!

This game holds a lot of promise but it fall short into certain areas. I want to start out by saying the animation and renders is what stands out mostly in this game. The writing from CH.1 was a bit rough to get through. The dialogue needs polishing. Uneven pacing, flat humor in key moments, and similar speech patterns among characters make conversations feel repetitive. However, there has been some slight improvement with Ch.2, especially the ending scene. I'll show grace for lewd content because the story is still building between characters. As it stands, it ok, there's plenty of room for the dev to work. I still have hopes for this game. It has a unique story compared to other AVNs, and it's still early in the project. Hopefully, the next update, the dev will cook something up nice down the road.

Game definitely has potential going forward, and the authors receptiveness to feedback and the community gives me hope that the game will only keep improving as time goes on. What drew me to this game initially was the renders, and specifically the setting. I personally haven't seen many military scenes before in an AVN, and the sci-fi/cyberpunk angle was enough to get me to try it. I personally dont mind having an older MC especially if we start playing into cybernetics and implants meaning extended age. The renders were enough to carry me to the finish line, but I do have some issues with the story looking back at the finish line... The game has a very decent length for .2.5 release, but I found at times the dialogue took over with little sustenance while the main plot line slowed to a crawl. The characters also did not react to the main plot line as often either. Do not get me wrong I like character dialogue, but if the dialogue is just pointless plot baiting or bickering it feels like the dialogue is pointless. There were several times I felt the story was pulling my leg by baiting interesting story elements but then keeping them a mystery yet not stopping to bait more dialogue on said mystery. My advice is in the future try to match the main plot's progression with the characters bantering with each other. Characters are alright so far, I like Olivia's situation but I feel her dialogue can tone down a bit, we dont need 5 lines of her threatening to beat someone out of irritation we get it. MC is decent but I hope his character doesn't become one note after finally meeting his wife. As for the others, I am still building an opinion on them.

Graphics: 8/10 H Scene Animations: 6/10 Normal Animations: 6/10 Story: 5/10 Review: Too many unimportant chit-chat or banter between characters make it boring to read all of it, everytime there's always a banter between characters and it's too much and long. I don't even know what's really happening because of that too much unimportant chit-chat makes me too tired too read all of the dialogues. My Advice: Make the characters (ALL OF THEM) talk about their objective more frequent and tone down the chit-chat(out of context talk) between them.

v025 Star for girls looks, renders, and animations, aand... just it. It's too boring, too sad, too mysterious, or should i say inconsistency everywhere. Try it again after a year or two. Now this game is not worth it. There is no novel, just walls empty dialogs, supposed to be mysterious, sad text. But even some horny edgelords, probably wold not find it tasteful. There are too few connections and scope in the narrative. Just, sorry, man.