Valorie's Life

Maybe the reviews below were outdated, because I think the game is great for what it is. The graphic style is what it's meant to be, and I think it does it very well. The story is a bit confusing. Like, you can have sex before taking certain actions, which is a bit confusing. It also makes you grind a bit before you get the reward, but not too much. Maybe 15 minutes or so until the fun starts. The animations are great for the style, the story is solid. Overall, definitely worth playing.

I get the impression that the creator of this game played "Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy", or one of the other games like that, and wanted to make something similar. He did not. The very basics of the concepts of there, but there isn't really much of a 'game' here. Playing this game (which is an astonishing 2.6 GB download for only ~30 min of 'game', btw) amounts to about 10~15 minutes of grinding, followed by the sister just agreeing to having sex the first time your stats are high enough. And then infinite sex after that. There isn't much 'story' here beyond the basics. There isn't a build-up. There isn't a relationship. There isn't any tension or anticipation. Just spend a few minutes grinding, and then 'enjoy' some ho-hum sex scenes from an Illusion game engine. There really isn't very much to do, honestly. And, if you couldn't already tell, I didn't like the art either. I would have been more forgiving if somebody wasn't trying to profit from this abortion.

PROS - Its a (presumably) finished game so its definitely going against the grain by being one of the very few indie games shared here that is actually in a finished state, so that's one gold star in of itself. - Progression in this game is handled well, and every action you can take is telegraphed so you know exactly what needs to be done in order to get specific scenes or do specific actions, god knows why other games dont do the same. - Animated H scenes CONS - This game is not beating around bushes. The story pretty much just proceed at lightning pace to introduce characters, dump them in a house and demand they coexist, with little to no special events between the intro and ending. In other words, there is effectively no story besides the actions you take. - Aesthetics is 3d anime dolls with zero animations besides sex. Like why even bother using 3d models if youre not gonna animate at least most of the game. Its not as though its any different from using AI art, and in many cases AI art may be preferable. - The translations are fucked. This is either poor translation (seems like it was made in spanish, dubbed into english), or the dev is deliberately trying to parody the modern emphasis on pronouns. - This game is over 2GB. Nowhere is the content even near to justifying that size. So let's get the premise out of the way. You play as Joel, independent man who bears a grudge towards your father for remarrying after your mother's death. You have a younger half sister who you havent seen for a long time. One day, both your father and stepmother bites the dust in a convenient accident, leaving you sole guardian of your young, innocent, very nubile sister who obviously doesnt think youre a creep. Long story short, you eventually bang her because what else is a good and honest brother supposed to do while cohabiting with his STEP-sister? Gameplay is pretty much just point and click. Gain certain stats to open up more actions and eventually you'll be plowing your sister in every avenue available because why not. That's about it really. No annoying mini games, no real gameplay to speak off other than pick the only option available or go sit in the corner. H 'gameplay' is not even a button presser. You're not doing anything other than watching the two fuck each other to orgasm. In effect its really just a vid of two 3d anime dolls fucking, complete with one of the weirdest cumming animations Ive ever seen in a H game - its like the girl is vibrating to phase through your dick or something like that. At least there's variety but make no mistake; she'll be vibrating on your dick at the end no matter what. Aesthetically this game is not uprooting trees. Like seriously, the only reason to use 3d anime dolls is to take full advantage of the easy access to animations and customization options. And the game...kinda doesnt do any of that. Why use it then? AI art may not be real artwork with any soul, but neither is this. If youre an avid coder but with zero artistic ability, that's what AI art is here for, at least in theory. In Conclusion ... Its really not a bad game. A bit refreshing to know there is a no nonsense game that doesnt attempt to read you war and peace at every corner, and that the sex is really just that: two persons fucking. However, that said, the game is so exceedingly mediocre its hard to recommend it to anyone other than fullproof siscon lovers, and even then this game would be bargain bin material. Try it because as mentioned, its not a bad game really. I had fun with it. Not gonna be stellar but functional, which is more than I can say about a lot of other games Ive tried.