VN - Ren'Py - Early Life Crisis [v0.4] [Noegrets]

I am all for a continuation and an new take. The OG dev is radio silent some say he past away, some say other things. Real sad but hope fans can continue the work.
This looks early but I am willing to see where it go's.

I was initially drawn to the game because it was a continuation of the original, but unfortunately, I'm not impressed. The changes made to Sarah and Christine's relationship were so significant that they pushed me out of the game entirely.

It seems counterintuitive to "continue" a story by making drastic alterations rather than creating an entirely new one based on the same characters. If you're going to deviate from the original, why not start fresh?

Furthermore, I think it would have been more effective to include player choice options that allow players to explore lesbian themes in a way that's consistent with the original game (or consider making a new game altogether).

The gameplay feels kinetic and fast-paced, which may appeal to some but will likely alienate others.

It's also jarring that we're supposed to follow the main character, yet we don't actually get to experience his perspective. It's an odd choice that disrupts the flow of the story.

Overall, I'd give this game 2/5 stars - it's average at best (3/5 if you ignore the significant changes from the original).

I will give you this, Noegrets, you got some balls to try and recapture the what makes Midlife Crisis so good, and I do admire that you did capture SOME of the personality traits that make these characters so endearing.... however; your fan-tribute to one of this sites most beloved games is still very lackluster.
The model for Christine and Sarah are almost spot on, but, the model for Steve (the original MC) is WAY off. It looks like he is melting in some of the images.
The story is very, very meh, with a lot of the dialogue feeling like "catch up" and over expository. I get it, not everyone who play this game is going to know what the original is, but a ton of the dialog feels forced and unnatural.
I never thought I would get bored playing through a sex scene in a vn, ever, but I was bored playing through yours.
The cherry on the sundae, after Christine gives Steve a bj, the game ran into a script-error.

My Rating for this Game:
Pros:
+ Renderings are Nice
+ fast Pace of Story
+ Great Fan Remake

-Cons:
-not many characters

Nice Graphics just like the Original, and a worthy fan remake follow-up of a Great game.
The characters are just like the Original, but only have the daughter and friend with the father at this time.
Will hopefully get to see the rest of the family soon, and then will give a new rating of the Game, but what I have seen so far, I must say this Game can be a great continuation of an abandoned original.

Love it.

Pleasantly surprised about this one, I was extremely disappointed when the original one was abandoned. So seeing this "Fan" version made me hopeful but a bit unsure of what to expect. However, it surpassed my expectations: nice renders, the same characters, and even their personalities are pretty similar to the original. I personally did not mind seeing the different POV but I understand if that's an issue for most, this can be easily fixed in the upcoming chapters. My main concern is that, being a prequel, this game might eventually face the same fate as the original. Other than that, really enjoyed seeing this game somewhat back.

Honestly, I only checked this out because of the original game but I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised, for a first version the amount of effort that went into this is insane, especially considering people don't usually take kindly to fan-made games.

This has more renders than some other games that are year in the making (1700+!), I wish I could rate it higher, but it just has few things that need polishing... Most of these issues are easily fixable since the bulk of the game like the characters and the backgrounds and the coding is done well.

• It has no sounds at all
• Almost no choices this plays like a kinetic novel, usually that's fine for a first release, scary part is how big this first release with no choices.
• No first-person camera, the MC is supposed to be the daughter (Christine) but most of the time we see her in third person or from the guy's point of view...
• Also somehow, we got to see things that happen behind her back, how?

Overall, I hope 3/5 does not come off as harsh it doesn't mean the game is bad, just... average.