Ren'Py - Simple Days [v0.19.3 Patreon] [Mega Lono]

I like some of the content and it's not a bad game but the renders are so generic it hurts it, in the slew of games on the market right now it's above average in a few side categories but below average in rendering, combining the two it's a solidly average game that won't stand out but won't really disappoint.

version reviewed: 0.1.6b alpha
mods used: none
you might like this if you're into: creampies and pregnancy

overall impression: Hopeful

+ Story: It's good enough to keep my interest. Some games here are deeper and more filled out, but Simple Days is FAR better than others here. It's not War and Peace, but I'm here for boobies...

- Grammar: I apreciate anyone who is willing to put forth the effort to make a game they feel needs to be made, no matter what language is their native tongue. The Engrish in Simple Days is almost funny enough to make me think it's done on purpose (ex. '...he sounds 100 percent sure, that this girl will make sex with me.'). Even with the Engrish, you get the point of the story without having to do mental translation.

+/- Visuals: The animations are rough but they get the point across. Games with smooth sex scenes also come with huge file sizes so I'm OK with this. But the models are nice even though they aren't all my cup of tea.

This game is a decent way to spend some time without getting too overly invested. And I think it will get better.


Edit: 0.2.0 Update was short but good. Dev is revising and updating graphics and I like that. Few games are anywhere near greatness right from the start and I still think this game has potential.

I have been pleasantly surprised by this game. It really needs refinement in some areas: in addition to the grainy renders and engrish that others have pointed out there is too much repetitiveness in the daily cycle. You don't need to show that the MC eats, bathes, does his laundry, etc. Just stick to the important parts of the story. It's almost like the dev was planning for this to be a sandbox game, put in all the worst parts of a sandbox grindfest and then kept them anyway when he switched to a VN format.
Besides these flaws, the game has a lot going for it. Ema and Dora are very attractive and the characters have a lot more depth to them than I was expecting from the game's shaky beginning where An and Dora seemed to just be fuck puppets.
The story shows a lot of growth in the MC too, as he's progressed from a childish view of wanting to impregnate everything that moves to thinking harder about his choices and actually caring about the women he's with.
Overall I'm pretty impressed and I hope the flaws can be overcome to allow this game to achieve its full potential.

I can't give this more than 3/5 stars because I got to a certain point and just went into a dialogue loop in the MC room. I backed up to a previous save, and it didn't fix it.
Overall
The story is good. The characters are different. The writing needs some work. If the mentioned glitch gets fixed, this might be a good VN. I didn't want to give it a bad rating because it's really not. The dev is doing a good job. The text loop that I encountered held it back from getting that 4th star. I'll check back with the next update and see how things go. I believe I encountered the loop on the evening of day 11 or 12. It's at night in the MCs room after coming home from An's place and the choice you make there.