Fractured Hearts

I probably shouldn't have even played this game. The description and images didn't grab me at all. I only gave it a shot based on reviews praising the excellent writing. There are more than a few games on F95 with sub-standard renders and unappealing descriptions that turned out to be excellent. Unfortunately, this one did not; it’s a mostly average game with poor visuals. To be upfront it is probably closer to three stars than two Pros - Competent Writing Overall - The writing holds up well on average, it’s mostly solid. - Emotional Depth in Characters - Where the writing truly shines is in building the emotions of the characters. How they think and feel, I brought in mostly. - Realistic Proportions - The women look like actual women. I don’t mind model level or even slightly exaggerated physiques, but it’s refreshing to see more normal-looking body types here. - Standout Character – Erika: For an AVN to succeed, it needs at least one standout character, and Erika is it. Not Bad, Not Good - Essentially Kinetic - The story is linear (the description is upfront about this). - Animations - They’re the typical fare you see in the majority of AVNs; nothing special, nothing awful. I’d feel harsh calling this a con, as high-quality animations are the exception rather than the norm. - Humour - The game leans on humour frequently, which is almost always hit-or-miss depending on the player’s sense of comedy. For me it mostly landed. - Length - It is currently a little short. I don’t know how long it’s been in development or it’s intended final length but just felt needed stating. Cons - Story Lacks Sense - The plot doesn’t make much logical sense. - Bland Narrative - Worse the story is frankly bland. It relies far too heavily on the characters to carry the weight, leaving the overarching plot underwhelming. - Unappealing Female Models - The women look like what I’d expect to find in Meth City, USA; they’re just missing the visible signs of addiction you can smell through the screen. Isabella I swear to god you could turn her into a trans meth addict with a change of clothes only. This is highly subjective, of course. - Awful Visuals Overall : - Framing feels amateurish, like something from college students. - Renders are average at that’s the best renders. - Horrible skin tones and hairstyles. - God-awful lighting that drags everything down. - Facial expressions. Erika in particular can often just give off “I will boil your fookin bunny” vibes because big vivid blue eyes and bad expressions do not mix. - Poorly Handled Flashbacks - They’re almost never used well in stories, games and AVNs and too often feel like a crutch for novice creators. This game is no exception; they disrupt flow without adding value. - MC Background - The main character (MC) is a former squaddie. You’d never know it from how he acts or carries himself. If a military background is added just for superficial gravitas without impacting the character, it’s cheap writing; don’t include it. 18Yr olds do this writing their first story; their character is always an ex-marine or soldier yet never acts like one bar the odd “yes sir” “yes ma’am”. If military background It’s just piss poor character work that happens way too often. - Attraction - This for me is the big one. Any AVN needs to give both the MC and the player a reason to want to see sex with these characters. I feel it fell down completely flat here. I didn’t feel charmed, excited, interested, curious; I felt completely neutral. Just nothing burger territory. The layering and build just fell flat for me. - Sharing - Linking to the above point. I would say if it’s aiming to add sharing content; that requires build up or at least a sense of taboo. At its most basic level the visuals have to carry it (a crutch a lot of AVNs use). If the characters are not attractive (subjective) and there’s no tension then it falls flat. Which is a common pitfall of NTR and NTS games, it’s often just LE GASP sharing or cucking occurs okay byyeeee. While missing the entire erotic pay off. This feels strongly like its heading to empty NTS territory. (Note I’m presuming that content will be added) - Bored - This to me is always the very worst thing I can say about any creative work. Ultimately this left me bored. I immediately went to find something else to download. Again subjective but to me if after playing through something and it has completely not grabbed me, it’s failed on a very basic level. TBH, two stars is probably slightly harsh. I bounced off the visuals hard, though. I’ve seen in other reviews that this is the dev’s first game, which makes sense; no one (or almost no one) hits it out of the park on their first attempt. It just fell flat for me. TLDR - Poor visuals. Chars one bad day away from been methed out archtypes. Bland story. Average to below avg depending on view.

Straight to the point: -Menu having animated video instead of just a picture took me by surprise. Like, genuinely cool idea lol. Song’s a banger too. -I love how the music fits the scenes and it’s changing depending on the vibe. -Dialogues feel natural, and the story goes somewhere while having some mystery elements. Pacing is good as well. -Humour mostly hits Overall good game.

The writing is Top notch.. There are some typo's, but that is to be expected from a solo artist trying to get content out quickly. The renders are perfectly fine for me. Not every person in the world looks like a runway model or a Beverly Hills housewife. I also appreciate that the LI's aren't all 50DDD breasts. The ladies all seem very normal when it comes to body styles. The background story had me hooked. It's not very often that you find out about the MC's childhood and what led up to the current state. So yes, 5 stars from me. Eagerly waiting for the next update.

This a focused, emotional, claustrophobic novel that is based around providing the feeling of incest in an 'adopted family' without it technically being there. There are no choices and no chance of a relationship outside of the 'family' giving it has a very narrow appeal. It's very marmite, if you don't like all three girls in the picture on the overview, the sisters in the family, don't read it as you're getting forced scenes with all of them. I read hoping for more but the dev has made it clear, that's it. The back story is ok but everything looks terrible from the MC to all the LI's. Odd hair (MC), skin tones (Emelia/Mom), looks (twins) and expression (Mom) choices. I wouldn't have a problem with this in a normal AVN but as there are no choices, no option to be just friends or any other LI's outside of the 'family', you will be forced into a scenes with all three sisters, none of whom appeal to me and nothing else is an option. As for the story, I also don't understand why a 28 year old man who had a decent career and great employment prospects would move in indefinitely with the family. The reason given that they are all broken so they can help each other heal, seems to be there just to force you into relations with the family members. I think the initial story, a broken man trying to get back on his feet with the help of some old friends, had potential but the chosen path is disappointing.

The LI's look terrible especially Emilia! Sorry but its true so does the MC. Erika is funny as fuck however I do think this one has some potential but it certainly is never going to win Best AVN either at the same time. Its more of an emotional AVN then it really is about good renders & lewds it seems based on Chapter 1

well... I have an akward thing to confess. I played it for the story surprisingly heartfelt and cute. I really like the shot composition and framing of the scenes! Especially liked the alternating models of the characters as the conversation went from present to past and back again. A smart choice of framing the conversation to show what headspace the characters was in. The pacing didnt feel rushed and it wasent just bam! Fucking! I mean there is some action and its good. Its believably dysfunctional Looking forward to seeing where this goes

★★★★☆ Models are so-so. Emilia is cute. ★★★☆☆ Grammar needs a lot of fixing. ★★★★★ Writing is decent, all's kinda veritable. ★★☆☆☆ The Story is well expressed, but not really captivating (if you ask me), and as cliché as you could imagine. ★★★★☆ Music, renders, UI etc. are OK. (PS. After seeing the other reviews (saying "Great story"?) I feel like I need to explain why I rate it as the weakest element of this VN. Firstly, I still don't get it why MC betrayed his friends like this. I believe it was possible (there are some hints like his mother's behavior that might explain the approach taken by the son), and we all do stupid things, but still his decision seems a bit too much. So it's the premise that I don't like, personally: MC does some shit that I can hardly imagine ever doing myself. Secondly, when I say cliché I mean it. It's like AI was asked to write a VN: it took the most overused story elements and put them here. MC parts, hurting those who loved him - check. MC comes back, winning their love again - check. House full of single women - check. Tsundere, one pcs - check. Kind girl, 1 pcs - check. Ready for sex girl, 1 pcs - check. And so on, you get the idea... Regarding intriguing parts: Yes, some details of the story remain unknown, and it's interesting to learn about them. But all that's in the past, not really important now. Right? So that doesn't really make the game much more intriguing. It seems the future scenario is very simple: MC helps girls to heal, and (possibly) fucks them in the process; that's all.) [Ch.1]

For a first effort, it's not bad. The writing is strong and the story is solid. I am not a fan of flashback's to start the AVN but otherwise, we are off to a good start. The downside are the renders. Awkward poses, weird animation and over-morphed characters are a bit distracting, but I think the dev will get better as they go along... but it's a rocky start. At the end of the day, however, the story is just okay. There is nothing really new or original; there is some drama, dysfunctional families, and sexual tension. It's essentially just kind of a vanilla soap opera with hot chicks. I am also not a fan of forced sex scenes. I tried different ways to avoid it, but it never worked out. I think there is some AVN goodness at it's core and I am engaged enough in the story to want to see where it goes. If nothing else, it's worth a download if you like AVNs with a story. Good luck to the developer!

Great story so far. The backstory is good and it's pretty easy to understand if the characters are talking, whispering, signing, or just thinking. Cannot wait for the update and get more of the story. Wondering how many chapters are going to be in this visual novel. Also, thanks for the added walkthrough, even though it was for only one decision. Personally I would have picked the other choice, but I'm glad to see the other ending.

VERSION: Ch.1 SUMMARY: Familiar AVN, but pleasant and overall pretty decent. 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. Fair looking models (LIs) nothing over the top or amazing, just regular. Music is decent, stock standard but fits and does the job. UI/UX is also stock standard, very basic but at least has opacity settings for the dialogue box. Story is actually good, nothing new however or profound, its been done before but its still done well (so far) Dialogue is good also and natural, with emotions that are conveyed well. Characters are unique and special in their own ways, have their own baggage and demons. One cant help but relate to them. CONS: - See my opinions section for details. Overall visuals are fair, but not great or anything, they do feel kinda dated, but its not horrible or a deal breaker. Some spelling/typing errors that I noticed, the script can do with some revision. Animations during H-scenes only, but while they have high quality renders, they are not good in terms of realism, movement, meshing with bodies. See comments. Sounds are limited to music and no other ambient, environmental etc. Lewd content does no feature at all yet, so can't rate it really. Some visuals make no sense, like size of the counter and table when the MC puts groceries down, its too big, like they shrunk and the house is made for giants, these kinds of inconsistencies are a big no no. 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) Fairly basic AVN with little if any choices so mostly kinetic, but I believe the dev does mention this. Animations are not great, they are rendered well but lack the details and realism that make them good. Currently the movements are awkward, robotic and they lack interactive meshing and movement. Notice during the dressing room scene how the BJ does not change here cheeks and even clips through her lips, same with the fingering how the finger goes in but there is no movement on her vag, its just "fake". In these instances, if the dev does not have the skills set for creating animations from scratch then perhaps use of AI tools may work. I find for AVN, AI assisted CG can work well since you can embellish if not exaggerate things like climaxes, ejaculate volume and make it seem at least somewhat semi realistic. I don't suspect there will be much in terms of kinks in this game and possibly not even harem, as the premise does strike me as one that revolves around the MC and one LI as primary love interest. This is just my initially feeling, but this can easily be changed, however I hope that the dev does so tastefully and tactfully to not create a mess of the relationships later. Though perhaps the damage all the LIs have faced could be a good way to justify a harem ending? While walkthrough is enabled, there are some options that the dev does not held hold you, and you could get different scenes depending on choices in the playthrough, though choices are few and far between. Tad gripe but this is just me venting (slightly) that the premise puts the MC in a spot that I question, simply because his ex bestie/not-girlfriend hates him enough to not give him the time of day and our MC can't get a word in edge wise. Sadly though even myself can't figure out why not, why he acted as he did and why she would hold a grudge to this day. Its all a story I know but its a little bit cheesy to and kinda a cliche. Roll on... While the MC is kinda likeable, his whole demeanor makes no sense, he looks much younger than he is, he carries himself like a sloth/slouch/bum more than someone who was in the military and saw action. Guys who have discipline and strength of character. He acts like a goof ball when I feel he should have had a more stoic and harder look and feel about him. His expressions and hair make him feel like some comedy animations character and not someone who has lost a lot and paid a high price for it. Even if he is "hiding" it, his complex character should be more apparent to the player even if not to the people around him (yet). <- Just my personal POV TLDR: Overall I am impressed and though there are faults the can be worked on easily enough. This AVN wont turn everyone's head, but it does a solid job and I like the premise mostly with its complex characters and relationships. I look forward to see what comes next and may update my review again. I hope to give it a 4 star but the dev needs to make some changes/fixes first.

Fractured Hearts (0.1) – Early Impressions Story & Pacing A solid start to the game with a story that’s clearly just beginning to take shape. There’s enough intrigue to keep you curious, though the pacing leaves a few narrative threads hanging. Visuals & Animation The renders are decent—nothing outstanding, but definitely not bad either. The animations could use a bit more polish, as they currently feel a little rough around the edges. Audio The music is actually pretty good, but the experience would really benefit from some ambient sounds and a bit more audio variety in general. Character Models Most of the character models look fine, but Erika’s model feels overused in AVN titles, which makes her stand out for the wrong reasons. It’s not a deal-breaker, but it does affect the sense of freshness the game is going for. Narrative Concerns My biggest gripe is with the opening scene. The game starts with a strong hook, but by the end of Chapter 1 it never revisits it. So not only are we left with a cliffhanger from the very beginning, but it’s unclear when the story will loop back to that moment. Hopefully it’s addressed midway through Chapter 2 rather than saved for the finale. Wrap-Up Overall, a solid start with good potential. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.