Ren'Py - Completed - Midnight Paradise [v1.0f Extra] [Lewdlab]

Holy shit, i really liked the game.
The models are hot, it's a bit grindy but you have a lot of scenes with the female characters, the story is okay-good, the dialogues are very good.

I'll keep on playing this game with on future versions

EDIT 12-06-24:

Played again after a couple updates, everything I said below is still 100% accurate. There's no point playing this right now (or maybe ever) since the open world is "layered" on top of finishing previous lines up to certain points. Want to main the older sister? Nah fuck you, have to get younger sister to xxx stage, mom to xxx stage, main story to xxx stage, friend to xxx stage, etc etc etc. Worse, the dev still never fixed the fact that when you buy a fancy apartment you still wake up in your parent's shitty basement. Dumb.

Models: 9/10
Sisters: Fully shaved, do fuck, yes cream
Mom: Hairy, only boring pre-sex crap
Aunt: Hairy, likewise
Father: Mostly absent
Conspiracy: Of course
Satisfying conspiracy progress: lmao are you new here

And then there's the absolutely unforgivable part: ABYSMAL open world. I love this mechanic in my AVNs, but there is literally no point for it to exist here and it ruins this game in every single way. "You must progress A's line to continue" then "you must progress B's line to continue" and so on with every single girl, and then also the main quest, repeat back and forth. There's zero agency since it all must be done in a specific order anyway. There are some side activities I suppose, but those are entirely pointless since the game doesn't even recognize previous progression; for example, I've already banged the older sister but when I do a "booty call," she gives me a handjob or whatever and talks all about "the line we cannot cross no matter what." Huh? I dumped a gallon of cum inside you last night but now you're being coy? Then there's the fact the MC eventually buys a new apartment but when you go to sleep you still wake up in the parents' basement.

I thought about being creative with my review, but why even bother with this game. It's the worst because these models are seriously hot and even have some decent characterization, but it's completely spoiled by the gameplay itself. The fact there was only teasing for the first few hours then all of a sudden you're balls deep in the sisters means we're already experiencing the death spiral of either the dev or this game. Don't get invested, it's simply not worth it.

I would give 3,5 if I could, but between 3 and 4, I tend to a 3.

The game itself is great: Great models, graphics and an entertaining story that's fun to explore, also the sex scenes are animated above average.

But what really diminishes the experience is the very tidious grind that is the same for every woman, the missed opportunities and the clunky UI.

For example, every night when you need to go to bed, you manually need to navigate to your sleeping room. Why don't you just offer us a little "go to sleep" icon? Same goes for daily events, if you want to check out who's where at what time doing which activity for what level of progress points (complicated, I know), you need to open the interface, click through the portraits of all 3 women and keep in mind when they're at what place - or alternatively go back and forth, back and fort, back and forth.

A way more comfortable way would be to just show a little either green or white or grey colored icon next to them when you meet them in the house, implying whether there is progress to gain or not, and in what degree. Or add a room overview to the bottom and put portraits and icons next to it.

Then, to progress with each girl, you need to go through the exact same stuff. So if you meet them in the bathroom, you need to talk to them, talk to them again, then again, then you unlock to put lotion on them, (2-3x), then on their legs, then on their booty. Then you can take photos, first normally, then posing, then braless, then nude.

This takes (ingame) weeks and you start over at 0 with each girl, and these scenes aren't really exciting. They are boring af to be honest. Also, you need to give each 7 different pointless massages or so to finally unlock the first sexual scene where the MC puts his fingers into their pussy (wow - not!).

Then, these scenes are close up. So you don't see the girls facial expression, their full body, the experience, you just see a random hand/fingers going into some close up butt/pussy, which kills the whole immersion.

There were sooo many great opportunities to do something cool instead. Let them accidentally touch, suck, or jerk off to (on) somone. Get creative by putting them into exciting situations where they come sexually closer without actually wanting to do that first.

There's a full household with 3 girls and a maid, and several other characters, and not once any opportunity was taken. Instead, we go through the same processes over and over again.

The game is good enough to keep me invested right now, but it's disappointing to see this game failing at the exact same parts most games fail. The devs really need to re-think how they d e s i g n their game. It's not called game d e s i g n for no reason boys!

Yet another game with an amazing MILF in it going to waste due to every other sex scene being a blowjob, handjob, titwank or otherwise something that's only getting the dude off while nothing is done for her. She just walks away as if making him cum was all she wanted. Very, very fucking typical of these types of games. MC also has way too much internal dialog. There's a few decent cunnilingus scenes for the mom, but they're not animated. Nor are her masturbation scenes, which are both pretty boring and one doesn't even show her pussy while she's doing it. Meanwhile the boring finger banging scene is and one where she gives her daughter head is. I wonder why that is. Probably because the daughter had a young, bald cunt, the way these guys who don't really appreciate mature women like it. You can tell by the camera angle and amount of detail they put into that scene vs the one for the mom. Oh, and all the handjob, blowjob, titwank and even scenes where the MC is just jerking off are animated. But not the handful of scenes where the mom is being pleasured.

The reason I give this 3 stars and not 2 is because the mom has a nice bush and looks her age. If you download this, do yourself a favor and get the cheat mod or gallery unlocker if you don't want your time wasted.

Took a very long time for me to get around to playing this but I'm glad I waited as long as I did. The old, scathing reviews seem correct for the time but the dev seems to have made a ton of changes to address concerns and make the game much better.
Models are excellent, the escalation in sex stuff with the main girls is very slow but has great payoff, and the side girls deliver it a lot faster.
Main criticism right now are that it seems mandatory to use the walkthrough mod to know what the hell you need to do, to the point where the dev should honestly just hire the guy to make them before each release.
I also think it's missing some of the corruption angle I was expecting with the Halo drug, the story works very well without it but I can imagine some people like me who enjoy darker versions of corruption might be disappointed.

Good game.

Incredible game! The attention to detail in the models and the seamless navigation make for an amazing experience. The intuitive relationship system adds an extra layer of fun. And let's not forget the consistent updates – it's evident how much care is put into keeping the game fresh and exciting. Keep up the fantastic work!

I didn't really focus on story, besides relations, but animations, renders, and Ruby, are gaining 5 stars from me. Well spent time that I dont regret I hope for more Ruby, Natsuko and Eliana Great stuff! Good job!

The good :
Visually : visually it is really wel done, good renders maybe sometimes a slow pace expecially with the sisters / mom but all in all a good find.

Story : The story is not terrible but could use some polishing, a rich brat needs to return home to enroll to school and then needs to start paying rent and suddenly is a very good businessman. meh a bit cliche but ok. I'm glad the story is still progressing into something deeper of what mc needs to discover.

All in all I like the game and the progress, hope to see the next update soon but in all likelyhood i'll wait a bit longer to have a decent part to go through and not a very short update.

A good looking VN which is it's biggest draw.

The major problem comes in a poorly conceived MC. He starts off as a spoiled rich college douche more interested in killing brain cells with drugs than anything else. When he gets kicked out of college and returns home he doesn't improve.

He then goes on to being a spoiled drug dealer still trying to take the easy road. He has no personal growth at all.

You pursue mom and the MC admits how disappointed she would ne if she knew how he was making his money after she puts a lot of trust and faith in him still he doesn't care enough to do things the right way.

The older sister had her heart broken by an ex with a drug problem and would be heart broken again by the MC dealing drugs yet again he doesn't care enough to stop.

He treats the younger sister, who has some hard feelings, badly. When he finds out the reason for her hurt feelings instead of making it right he treats her even worse. He simply isn't a likeable person and the women in the story deserve better.

The booty call thing is disappointing with not much content. There is the sleep creep thing which fortunately is optional as it's just a way of sneaking in nonconsensual sex. Might as well be passed out drunk or drugged and being taken advantage of. Not sure why anyone would do that to someone they supposedly care about and is a nonsensical part of the story.

There are a lot of hoops to jump through and the pay out is far between and underwhelming. I don't mind hoops to jump through or grind if the reward is worth it.

All of this could be overlooked if the MC you are playing as wasn't such a douche with no moral compass to speak of. This VN is a case of good renders, visuals and nice models combined with less than stellar writing. A swing and miss.

Great game! Sexy girls, exciting story, nice development. It's babysteps but not too grinding. Good information, and help function. The platform and movement of the game takes time, but it's worth the gaming time, and time flies by with enjoyment.

I didn't start this game until recently but it has me. Lots of content, a good story line (plot), and the writing is pretty good. The objectives (hints) are very helpful and combined with the schedules make it easy to navigate through the game though sometimes things are a bit out of order. Nothing serious. Overall I like this game.

TL;DR This is a 4 star game without question. Yes the writing isn't amazing, but it's focused on giving out hot scenes and renders, the rest isn't on the authors radar. The renders are peak quality and while this isn't the writing quality of being a DIK, it's not trying to be.

This game has been underrated forever and with the additions of the messages and mini activities I can't believe people are still so hung up on a douche protagonist in a porn game about fucking your family.

The renders are sublime, they offer a variety of styles in the same way Dreams of desire and Milfy city did, supermodel hot girl, dream milf, and hot girl from high school. The UI and "quest system" are great and easy to navigate without the hints, but are made extremely simple if you want to use the in-game hints.

The writing is hot in the sex scenes, though perhaps a bit too much internal monologuing. while the writing elsewhere is good enough to get the job done, it's the main purpose of writing in a porn game.

Now the protagonist. Sure, he is a douche and you can turn him into a dickhead bordering psychotic, but like it or not that works for a lot of women, so it's not unrealistic that he would do well with them. Furthermore, It's a porn game so of course everyone wants your dick we can't deduct points for that.

Ultimately this game isn't TRYING to be Being a DIK. It's trying to be a Porn focused game, where you can enjoy the scenes without worrying if you missed some obscure pic on the wall, or fucked up the money/choice earlier. It's a porn theme park that you walk down and get to enjoy all the fantastic renders and hot scenes, then move on with your life.

While I have rated this a 5/5 it's mostly to counter the 1 star reviews that go "protga is douche 1 star". The reality is this is a 4 star game border 4 1/2

TBH this of probabaly one of the biggest grindfest games I've ever played with little to no reward, sex, to show for all the exact same stuff the you have to go through every day. The only good thing the game has are the renders and some of the animations. Which really can't be called that since most of them consist of what looks like static images on a loop. The writing isn't too bad, but half the time the MC is the biggest douche in the game with nonsensical writing through 90% of the game. I'm not sure how long this game has been getting made, but that last time I played was over 2 years ago and it seems like 95% of the storylines haven't been updated at all. Or if they have, very little has been done with most of the side characters. This game had real potential, but feels almost like a side project for the dev with big gaps of regular updates. This UI interface is a complete mess, especially in the MC's parents house. Why make a game where it takes 6 clicks just to get to the bedroom from the pool? Round buttons on the bottom would be much easier navigation and would streamline the game screen and UI.

A few placeholders that I remember from the last time I played are still in the game. The booty call function in the game shouldn't even exist considering most of the women that can be called don't even get past second base. 99% of the actions are HJ's and BJ's. More events would make the game much more enjoyable and immersive taking the women on dates and such to different parts of the city map.

Overall this game could have real potential, but in it's current state needs a major overhaul of the UI and the dialogue. More events, animations, and even sound effects could make it a really great game.

5/5 stars for me.

I'm glad I didn't rate this game before, because early on, it was not that great. But the evolution to the story, the change in mechanics, and of course the beautiful renders, made me finally give in.

My all-time favorite feature is of course the renders. They are wonderful. You'll be hard pressed to find anyone that can top these renders, and that's a fact (to me anyways).

I also appreciate the dev's dedication to feet in this game. Not sure if it's intentional (but I believe it is), but there is a lot of feet content in this game, and I enjoy pretty feet. Too many games either don't bother rendering feet, or do a poor job at it, but LewdLab went all out and did it very well.

My final bit of good is the slow build of the characters. There was no rush to the lewd content; you had to earn your way there. It was very well done - not too quick, but not too grindy. The calendar system is really cool, and how you were able to identify and earn new content. Great system, in my opinion.

All-in-all, well done, LewdLab! I am looking forward to continuing to follow this project.

- Radical_Dreamer

The only redeeming quality are renders of good quality (although nothing mind blowing). Sex scenes are rather bland and there's not many of them, there's way too much teasing here and some of the scenes end abruptly which doesn't make sense. Two adults who clearly lust after each other suddenly stop doing what they were doing only because it would progress story too quickly and it would become obvious that the game doesn't have much content. I could rant like that for a long time so let me summarize:

Pros:
+ Good renders

Cons:
- Story is utterly stupid, characters are retarded and even for a porn-logic they behave very illogically, there is also no development here.

- There is way too much grind here (don't believe those who say otherwise), you need to click on specific character at a certain time and place and what's the worst - the progress is minimal. Furthermore you need to do this hundreds of times just to mask the low amount of lewd content here.

- There is no shortcut for MC's room/sleeping so you're wasting a lot of time every game day to progress. There is a "skip time button" but once you will reach the night time you have to click on main hall -> then on the right floor -> then on basement -> and then on the bed. Ridiculous.

- The progress is at such a slow pace that it's impossible to not rage quit.

I could go on and on but it's not worth it. If you really want to play the game I advise you to just unlock the gallery (there is a link to unlocker in the OP), you will thank me later.

Just keep up with regular updates! Great renders and the story is good and turning out to be complex. Introducing sandbox animations was a good idea, it really added another dimension to the game. Hope you keep them coming in the next updates.

It's a simple game and I love it. I play different games for different reason, and when I need incest fap material, games like this one are the best.

- Visually the game is outstanding probably some of the best renders and animations I have seen.

- Models are HOT and I really mean HOT, not some average or cute or attractive chicks but straight up the "hot slutty models" type

- As incest lover this fits my requirements pretty well

- Story is fine I guess, nothing to write home about but that is not a major requirement for me for incest fap material games anyway so I am not going to remove points for that.

Oh, I wonder why the game has such a rating.

Great renders, amazing animation, good story.

I played a game from this dev, in this game he definitely increased his level and it looks like he will also complete it, which is very important in our time with you. The speed of updates seems to have also been restored, and after a year-long pause, he released an update and entered his usual pace, which pleases.
Definitely 5/5

The game has a good amount of polish. The models all look great. The scenes are nice and the dialogue isn't bad. There's even a bit of intrigue and mystery to the story. The game is a bit grindy though and the way it is set up with characters and activities only being available at certain time exacerbates the problem. The MC is a bit of a douchebag. He can't seem to enjoy anything that doesn't involve being a pervert and just generally has douchebag reactions and inner thoughts. I hoped for some growth but it doesn't seem to be happening. Also you better like feet because Jesus the dev seems to have a fetish. It's everywhere and in your face and doesn't really feel like it's optional.

This game deserves better than 3,5* which has atm.

Story is somewhat captivating and dialogs aren’t dull and all lovey dovey type of shit like in 90% of VNs, which I appreciate.

Many people bitching about MC, don’t understand why... Guess those are all the white knights losers, who protect ladies’ honor at all cost and wonder why they can’t get laid. I actually like how this MC is written and don’t have to cringe about everything he says like most VNs manage to do. Cocky-funny is attractive trait for ladies like it or not.

UI design is clean, which is always plus for sandbox games. Renders and animations are one of the best available and models are pretty hot. Big tits/small tits, nice big ass/cute little butt... something for everybody.

What I don’t like is dev sticking his obvious foot fetish into my face. Feet are total turn off for me. I don’t try to kink shame, but at least make it subtle or optional for those, who aren’t into this stuff. If Tarantino ever stumbled upon this game, you would have supporter for life, that’s for sure...