Crimson Sand

VERSION: 0.1.0b SUMMARY: Meh, not gonna turn many heads RATINGS: (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐ NOTE: The following categories and scoring method are my own criteria and may require more context. Additionally , scoring is based on the state, and what is in the current version and not what may or may not be introduced at a later point. Character (Model) Visuals......... : ⭐⭐⭐ General (World) Visuals........... : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Animation Quality................. : ⭐ Character Personality(Persona).... : ⭐⭐⭐ Story & Dialogue .................. : ⭐⭐⭐ Writing & Grammar................. : ⭐⭐⭐ UX/UI, Game Type & Mechanics.......: ⭐⭐⭐ Playtime & Pacing ..................: ⭐⭐ Music & Sounds .....................: ⭐⭐ Adult Content & Fetishes.......... : ⭐⭐ Average: X of 50 possible points giving a X% rating i.e. X stars. PROS: - See my opinions section for details. Models are "semi" OK, but (see comments) World visuals are not bad Writing is structured and reads well enough. Some audio but soft and infrequent to the extent you cant tell its playing. Seems choices have some effect, at least to some extent which is readily apparent, this is good. CONS: - See my opinions section for details. Typos and some grammatical issues. MCs face looks like a potato/neanderthal man combo, AI use doesn't help much here... Cant name the MC No animations No audio apart from the very soft music. UI/UX experiences can be better, the MC name in red is often lost or too bright, the text box itself needs to move down so its not so high up on the screen, or give options to adjust these... Story is all confusing and lack any preface which is really needed when you creating a story far into the future. Inconsistent visuals, in some cases very much AI then others look like normal 3D CG. The amalgamation is fine if you can do it without the two being so stark in contrast. Adult scenes are poorly constructed and look again like some blend of 2d and 3d art. The scenes often looks like illustration style, but the game messes about with these 2 methods and its telling... OPINIONS, SUGGESTIONS & FINAL REMARKS : NOTE: The following remarks are my personal opinions and thoughts, which may provide more context and could be useful to the developer. (Read them or don't) The character faces especially expressions, open mouths, you can see its AI work and its not neat or realistic. The expressions are also often too expressive (intense) and the execution isnt great. The MC face looks weird, too pronounced, e.g. his cheekbones are too strong, his mouth too small, his nose too sharp, he brow too wide, his jaw too/jin too wide and long. His eyes are too light and his pupils not dark enough, he looks blind and you can't tell where his eyes are looking. The MC always looks tired/stoned even when serious and under fire...its just poorly done. Context to the world, the universe that humans live in is needed. What is expected, acceptable and what is not. e.g. the MC, clearly a cop shoots the courier, since when do cops just gun down unarmed people without due process like its the most normal thing ever? Context and background helps the player understand the devs world. The MC being bisexual is niche and not something I care for at all. Each to his own. The characters don't feel overly interesting and the way the MC remembers his partner that died and the trauma always reverts to a still of her, it becomes stale quickly when it pops up at least 5 times...there are other ways to express anger, sadness, regret than one image... TLDR: Nothing profound or exciting here, its all fairly artificial and the characters, especially the MC fee empty. I honestly started skipping mid way as I found the dialogue uninteresting and its character also, perhaps some will like it, I didnt care for it. Overall its fine, not good but if you got nothing else and you like the bisexual things then maybe this works for you.