Deadset Darling

gave 5 star because don't want to bring the rating down on a new VN Overall so far the game has potential by far a strong 7/10 Pros: Good character design (Though Melissa model head is either too small or neck too long, not a huge issue) Love the storyline and dialogue (which is the hardest part to get right) Cons: Some programming errors where scenes repeat or different story branch path conversation occur ( First garage cleaning day if u do the free roam instead of skipping after it's done all the dialogue and scenes happened in the free roam repeats/ I didn't go to the Bar with Jadein chapter 1 but someone MC met at the bar from chapter 1 (which i didn't go to) msg me in chapter 2 saying I'm the girl from bar ) Minor errors which r in technical side instead of the storytelling side so not major Really hope the best for this VN cuz this has potential to be great Wishing dev luck

This game is wildly entertaining. Characters with depth & characters with edge & two particular characters that YOU as the protagonist can't wait to take down (I won't ruin who they are you have to play this game for yourself) here's hoping the game keeps getting the support it deserves. quality writing & a story that is actually exciting to see develop. The animations are unique & high quality & the world building is genuinly impressive. Hope to see this game get more eyes on it because it deserves it.

VERSION: 0.3.0 REVISION: ABC REVISION: ABC REVIEW STATUS: PENDING INITIAL ​ FINAL​ REVIEW DATE: 20/08/2026 SUMMARY: Rough start, but got better with later updates NOTE: The following categories and scoring criteria are my own, which may require more context provided in the COMMENTS section below. 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. I may update my review later as indicated by the change Version. Character Visuals & Models.......................: ⭐⭐⭐ (Renders, texture quality, body visuals) World & Environment Visuals......................: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Backgrounds, lighting, atmosphere & assets) Direction & Animation............................: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Movement, fluidity & camera angles) Audio Quality & Sound Design.....................: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Scene, menu music, ambient, & lewd/sensual) Story, Plot & Premise............................: ⭐⭐⭐ (Narrative setup & world-building) Character Development & Dialogue.................: ⭐⭐⭐ (Talking, personality, & dialogue logic) Grammar & Technical Writing......................: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Typos, syntax, and proofreading) Game-play/Style & Mechanics......................: ⭐⭐⭐ (Duration, choices/paths, interaction system) User Interface & Experience (UI/UX)..............: ⭐⭐⭐ (Readability, font, layouts, stats & choices) Adult Content & Fetishes.........................: ⭐⭐⭐ (Scene quality, pacing, & kink variety) Average: 34 of 50 possible points giving a 68% rating i.e. 3-4 stars. COMMENTS PROS: - See my opinions section for details. Character visuals are a mixed bag, but overall decent, and renders, texture and proportions are good. Plot is simple enough and told fairly well. Dialogue is structured, flows naturally and reads well generally. Audio is decent, has fine music, though can use a little less of it, the ambient and lewd audio is fairly good. Animations are high quality, done well, not the greatest but above average. CONS: - See my opinions section for details. Plot has some bullshit in it that makes little sense, that being the MC just disappearing and declared dead without actually being dead... Some models look kinda odd, the two that stand out are the MC with his hair and face...and Melissa who has a tiny head and kinda looks like an alien (at least her head) Inconsistent quality and mechanics due to changes in later updates. The dev really should consider standardising to have a better product and first impression. 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) Spoiler: COMMENTS & CONTEXT Dev takes feedback seriously, and makes the needed improvements, this is great to see. Now the only thing left to do, is "fix" the prologue and maybe some of chapter 1 please to get it consistent, especially the MCs look and game mechanics. TLDR : This AVN started off as one thing, is now a better thing, all praise goes to the dev for making the effort. As of v0.3.0. the content has improved significantly and all thats needed is to standardize the old content and the AVN is young enough to do that. This AVN has overall decent visuals and narration/dialogue with good animations and audio. I find the plot/premise "thin" and questionable, but its probably the only major thing since version 0.3.0. I am probably leaning closer to a 3.5 stars but I will put down 4 because the developer made positive changes early enough in the development of this AVN. Good luck and keep up the good work

I'm being..a bit generous with this 4/5 and it has a few caveats. It's a story about a coma patient that wakes up to find his life/money/family gone (they all left him and stole his money) and has to rebuild. He moves out of town and starts a new life and meets a variety of love interests. Two common issues people have been mentioning are the MC's looks and the sandbox/management system that was introduced in the 2nd update (which is now being removed completely) Spoiler: MC's looks The MC's hair is well, silly LOL. He looks like a carrot top with a perm. It's not flattering, and honestly, when he was in the hospital bed with a beard, it looked MUCH better. The Dev has poked fun at it himself in the writing of the story, so expect that to change shortly. Spoiler: sandbox The 2nd update introduced a few free roam sections and a job/management system. Almost everyone in the thread hated it, like enough that people just stopped playing and that was all people were talking about really. I won't get into it, but the dev has decided to remove it entirely moving forward. Right now, you can start a new game from the latest update (NOT beginning right now) and choose the 'story mode' after the prologue that disables all finances/need to pay for sleeping/minigames/etc. It's a much better experience imo, and I think that's the way to go for this kind of story. note: there is still 2 short free roams in the game when you get to the hotel you can immediately click on the bed to sleep and then in the morning, click down arrow -> the door -> forward -> stairs to leave the 2nd. LIs: Spoiler Not a lot to say so far, but what's there are a variety. Overall cute, with Sarah, the nurse being my personal favourite. No crazy kinks so far associated with LIs that I noticed. The ex: Spoiler MC was cheated on and dumped by his ex, Darling (yep, the name of the game...). She is the first sex scene you see in the game and it's a forced flashback. Not a great look to be honest. You see her phone and she's sending pictures of her genitals to another guy. So she's meant to be hated for sure. Not sure why she's named after the title, when it's clear she won't be an LI. Seriously, don't think about it, she's portrayed as despicable and not remotely in love with the MC, and shows no remorse. I'm glad the dev played it like that, there isn't any "will she be redeemed?" hint in the slightest. Story is slice of life for now, MC getting used to his new town, finding a place to stay/live and meeting new people. One thing about the removal of the management system: Spoiler Due to the previous needing money to stay at the hotel, coincidentally where you meet an LI, if you ran out of money, you were forced to sleep in the public park where you had a few conversations with a homeless man (i think he's homeless). It'll be interesting to see how the dev does that when he removes the system because now, you can essentially not run out of money, so you will never see that content. Music is there and adds some to the scenes Renders are attractive for the most part, other than one LI looks a bit odd to me, but that could be personal preference. Give it a shot, and I would recommend trying the story mode as that will be what is going to be the experience moving forward.

Its not a true sandbox. BUT it does have annoying free roam and mini games you need to play for money to be able to you know afford things. Incompatible with Universal Choice Descriptor/will throw errors that forces game to shut down. Its better than I thought it was going to eb based off the demo but I can't seriously give more than 2 stars right now, might make it to 3 stars but doubt we are going much higher than that