VN - Ren'Py - Onhold - Naked Ambition [v0.82] [Apollo Seven]

An extremely obnoxious save system. Dev should realize that players might prefer certain choices over others. I don't have the time of day to replay this as many times as it wants me too to get the options I want.

A shame because its that rare game that wants to be more than just porn.

It is nice enough to play through, art is not great but sufficient. The writing is fun.

Low score is because the dev basically sabotaged to save system requiring you to replay everything if you want to change anything. There are ways around it if you save the whole directory, but that is just a real pain. And this problem will get bigger as the game gets bigger.

With a normal save-system it is about 4 stars, but as it is now I would avoid it.

I hate pixel art and I hate to see games lacking sexual content.

So why the hell am I giving this game 5 stars? The game-play is so unique and phenomenal that it is hard to place it in your average run of the mill skill management system/trainer/strategy where you can plan everything in advance and breeze through the game.

Sometimes events you planned simply don't turn out that way and sometimes you just get lucky. This game handles that randomness with great elegance and asks of you to adapt to the present circumstances. You may feel compelled to scum-save and get back on track on your original plan, but this game has a protection system against that.

Loved it.

Interesting and unique gameplay, art and story, writing is good and characters are interesting.
Why 2/5 then? While writing is good, the story (that is somewhat unique) was average and characters (that were well written) were appearing for a short time so i couldn't really get invested into them. The amount of porn was miniscule.
In the end there is really interesting gameplay with good art style and not much more, the rest is ok and that's not enough. 3/5

Then i saw that after finishing a single playthrough i've got only 1/3 of the scenes because of how the gameplay works, to get all or most scenes i would need to replay it at least 2 more playthroughs, -1 overall score for that

2/5 total.

An outstanding game for the genre, thanks to competent writing, meaningful gameplay with replay value, and a charming 90s aesthetic. It basically feels like a roguelike in its game mechanics and story - you have a limited amount of time that you have to make count, seizing any opportunities for advancement, and hoping that RNGsus is in a good mood. Great game as long as you don't mind playing a role where you're constantly discriminated against and objectified.

This game is definitely good. The story per se is not something new, neither amusing.. but the gameplay is awesome! the RNG in this game is done very well and it gives a lot of replayability and you never know what's coming next! you really need to try it at least once

Really great start! This game has a lot of potential. Great writing, nice art and really great style and game design... Haven't played any other adult fames like it.
Definitely deserves some attention..

Looking forward to the next updates!!

Wow, i caught me playing this after and after again, with or without sex, its fast and fun and I WILL BE QUEEN

if youre only here for fapping you wont be happy else its a lovely game although very hard to win

Fantastic concept, and fantastic execution!

Idea of somewhat random storytelling is very cool, and very well implemented. You can be lustfull, but not always you'll act like it, because not always a specific card will be drawn drom your subconscious.
Also - ways of earning cards and manipullating princess into different behavior are creatively made

Art is hot, but penises could be made better (nohomo). I know it's pixel art, but, female bodies are more realistic ;p

One way or another - must play! You can't see anything in one play, so there is good amount of content right now

Holly molly! This game is a pure gem!

Imagine if Reign and Nameless (old porn game of my teenhood of your choice) had a sexy baby!!!

yeah i know...

It's a very difficult game with pixel art style. You like it or dislike it immediately but there's no medium ground!

Sooo... i don't want to summarize or spoil but outch this game is addictive to high level!

Great stuff , could be a little less difficult or have some difficulty level but i don't care it's fun and for games like that generally that's quite repetitive each turn but here not at all...

So Greaaaaaat future game and already a lot of gameplay as 0.52

Other than running into quite a few bugs, this game has a pretty fun skill management system and a unique plot to tie it all together. Sometimes game choices seem trivial or don't change much but at its current state I found myself doing two playthroughs because learning certain skills and making different dialogue choices can change the direction of the story quite rapidly. Giving it a nice level of replay-ability, with its own unique 2D art style thats pretty damn good. And to top it all off it has a randomizer for events and such that add on to the replay-ability factor.

Pretty unique and original game. I have been getting error messages for some scenes but i assume it will be fixed at some point. Regardless though, its still a nice game that has a lot of potential, and i hope to see more from it.

The creator of this is a damn genius. I was thinking of a similar system of not controlling the protagonist, but instead, controlling other factors. This card system not only is the best way this could have been done, but it doesn't entirely punish you for being promiscuous. Promiscuity is more of a bonus.

Absolutely amazing piece of software, art and game. One of the better games I've seen in general, the level of thought that's gone into this is amazing. Even though the current level of content is an obvious stub relative to the (implied) scope of the game, there is a great deal of replay value here, and, by far, the most interesting parts of the game are when everyone has their clothes on—rare for a game that has sexual content. The clunkiness of some parts of the game and its current relatively short single playtime do not detract from the quality.

This is actually really good as a game in itself. Definitely stands out amongst the CYOA / RPGmaker crowd. The porn is a great bonus and actually feels very rewarding despite being relatively tame (so far), due to how well balanced it is against the other gameplay aspects

[Rev @v0.31]

No, I'm not posting 4 outta 5 just to be the contrarian combo-breaker. I have earnest problems.

Art's alright, low-res pixel graphics that aim for quaint and get there admirably. I miss my hi-fi titties though.

Writing is nice, but I came to the same conclusions some of the other reviewers have about this playing very much like a couple Steam releases I have. Voice is fine but there are a couple cringy modern slang inserts that made me facepalm.

My porn findings were limited to flashing and a handy. Nothing shocking, but nothing squicky either.

My missing star comes from the gameplay. The weekly lessons comes from the same afformentioned Steam ADV except one step more annoying due to the once-removed Princess-has-her-own-mindset thing. I eventually got used to it once I'd limited the flavors of randomized response possibilities a bit, but on a fresh start first playthough I was very close to clicking the hell out. Having the Princess' head full of random unrelated bullshit she could randomly pick as a response to random situations and then have seemingly all those possibilities boil down to "no you're wrong" had me mentally drubbing this up as the Medieval Ex-Girlfriend Simulator 2020. Also I want more tits.

I can be bought. Find a way to work the tentacle demons in with a well done non-game over-y scene and I'll shamelessly ignore all my gripes because porn > ethics.

TLDR: I like it well enough, but the learning curve stumbles a bit at the start.

In terms of production values, writing, and actual gameplay, this is probably the best game on this website? at least up there with The Last Sovereign, which is great, but is still just another RPG Maker game.

Other games have more scenes and content that works better for me. But without the erotic content, this is a legitimately interesting indie game I wouldn't blink at buying for like $20 on Steam. The author managed to take an interesting and valuable step forward on the Princess Maker game formula, which is bonkers.

I'm monitoring this game really closely, and happily paying for it. It's a miracle something this polished and clever exists.

This game is just fantastic. The most important part of a game is the choices you can make. They need to be meaningful and have an impact on the game. This game is one of the best implementations of choice I've seen on this site.

The story is engaging. The art and music match the theme. Easy 5 stars.

Easily the most unique and interesting game I've played in a while. The music and the art go very well.

My only complaint was how long the Vizier's kinky lessons where.

I hope this keeps expanding for a long time

Actually an innovative concept for once with a simple yet interesting card system. Getting specific results you want isn't guaranteed which can be a bit bothersome, but restarting and skipping forward doesn't take very long.

It would be nice to be able to weigh the odds a bit more in your favour for key-moments in the story, not in the sense of success in the game, but to go down specific routes (i.e. the futa route).