Banu in the West

1 Star - Disgusting, poorly written trash that fails at its own goals This game is an absolute mess. According to the dev s Patreon, “Banu in the West” is supposed to be a story-driven VN with deep characters, believable reactions, inner conflicts, and meaningful choices between loyalty, desire, and personal growth. What we actually get is the opposite. The female MC, Banu, is written in such an incoherent and psychotic way that she comes across as completely unlikeable. She s a grade-A psychopath with a severe sexual disorder -- constantly in heat, claiming to hate being treated like a fucktoy while secretly (or not so secretly) loving it. Her internal monologues and dialogue flip-flop constantly and make zero sense. No matter how you play her -- pouring points into Respect and Faith or not -- the story remains incredibly dumb and painful. After her “journey to the West” that s supposed to turn her life upside down, she returns home to beat the shit out of her husband and further humiliate a very sick person. The game revels in cheating, NTR, extreme humiliation, and kicking people who are already suffering from serious health problems. That s apparently where it "shines." The writing is terrible, the character reactions are all over the place, and the whole experience feels like a messy, mentally ill fever dream instead of the cinematic, emotionally rich story the dev promised. Potential love interests exist but feel completely pointless given how broken and unlikable the main character is. If you re looking for actual depth, coherent characters, or even basic entertainment, stay far away. This is pure garbage that fails spectacularly at delivering on its own description. Disgusting and not worth your time. Avoid.

"Written" by ChatGPT. Even the mentally slow character is written by ChatGPT. And that's about as far as I got before I got sick of the em dashes and similies. Can people actually not tell or have they just learned to lap up the slop and clap? Anyway the reviews get deleted if they're "not constructive" so my constructive advice for the dev is to put your fingers on the keyboard and write your game so it doesn't read exactly identical to every other thing ever "written" by ChatGPT. And bonus constructive advice for the admins running this site, put in an "LLM Writing" tag pretty please?

Banu is back! Lovable and sexy female protagonist. This game is more fast paced than "life in the middle east." The animations and sound effects are way more smoothe than the earlier games. Still in its earlier stages but there's enough adult content already. Definitely gonna be a masterpiece if its as good as "life in the middle east." If you enjoy female protagonist games then give this game a try.

I am not sure what happened with the previous edition (Life in the Middle East); nevertheless, Banu is back —that's enough. Thank you for bringing Banu back waiting for new naughty adventures now All the best, dev.

Banu in the West Review [0.01] I normally don’t write reviews this early, but the initial release did have a decent amount of content, and I thoroughly enjoyed the first game (Life in Middle East) and therefore have a good feeling about this one. The Good: ( + ) Banu, the FMC, is stunningly beautiful and has a distinct and unique look. ( + ) Banu manages to look amazing even in traditional Muslim clothing with a hijab. ( + ) FMC’s Muslim background adds an interesting angle to this AVN. ( + ) I love the fact that Banu has her own hypergamous desires and how she reconciles them with her faith/culture. Her internal dialogue is top notch! ( + ) Banu has agency and is not condemned to be used by old/ugly/obese men. She shines the most in situations where she asserts control. ( + ) It is possible to empathize with the FMC and see the world from her perspective. For those skeptical of FMC stories, this is a great one to try out the genre. ( + ) Banu’s lectures at the university are quite insightful and offer an interesting perspective. ( + ) The AVN has some legit social commentary without trying too hard. ( + ) No forced content so far. Minor: ( ± ) Kamil’s illness could have been explained differently, maybe with a regular chronic illness, not an STD or something that was Kami’s fault. In the original game Kamil was not the type of person who would stray from Banu. IIRC he even turned down a golden opportunity from beautiful Humay (in the café), despite living in a sexless marriage at that time. ( ± ) I think it would be great if Banu also had Muslim women to interact with in the city she lives now, either through contacts with friends from the first game (Nesrin, Hicran) or local new characters, in essence, someone who keeps her grounded or challenges her and responds to her actions especially if Banu starts seeing someone in the West. ( ± ) Speaking of the West, fleshing out the backstory why Banu is there, and where specifically, could add more flavor to the story. Opportunities for improvement: ( – ) The intro of Tyrell was too extreme. In a situation like this it is hard to just leave the dead body without any police interaction, especially as a guest lecturer in a foreign city. The same effect could have been achieved if Tyrell just knocked the thug out cold (maybe even more impressive). Conclusion : I highly recommend this one, definitely worth the download.