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Timestamps: Unconditional Love Review

Time Travelling and Sex?
Timestamps: Unconditional Love is an adult visual novel that throws you into the world of time travel, romance, mystery, and plenty of sexy scenes. It’s the first chapter in the Timestamps series, introducing us to Cougar Valley, a place filled with gorgeous women, deep secrets, and the kind of sci-fi shenanigans that can only come from a genius best friend tinkering in his basement.

At first glance, this game has all the right ingredients: an intriguing plot involving time travel, a variety of choices that impact the story, and a good balance of humor, suspense, and adult content. Sounds like a winning formula, right? Well… it’s complicated. While Timestamps is undeniably fun and has a lot of potential, it also suffers from amateurish execution in a few key areas. The writing, pacing, and character depth leave a lot to be desired, but if you’re here for the adult content and a Back to the Future-style adventure (minus the DeLorean but plus a lot more nudity), then there’s definitely something enjoyable about it.

So, let’s break it all down—the good, the bad, and the why did she just instantly jump into bed with me? moments.

About This Game
Storyline
The story kicks off with a classic “everything is normal until it’s not” setup. You play as a young guy enjoying summer break with your devoted girlfriend and your quirky best friend. Life is good, nothing too complicated—until your best friend decides to drop a bombshell: he’s built a time machine in his basement. Now, if I had a nickel for every time a friend randomly invented a time machine, I’d have… well, zero nickels, because that’s absolutely insane. But hey, we’re rolling with it.

This revelation catapults you into a world filled with mystery, time distortions, and even murder. The deeper you go, the more you realize that time travel isn’t all fun and games. People aren't who they seem, dark forces are working behind the scenes, and the very fabric of time itself is in danger. The problem? The game doesn’t do a great job of making you care about these stakes.

The suspense just isn’t built up well enough, and most of the characters feel one-dimensional. Instead of forming deep relationships or getting invested in the mystery, it often feels like the game is more concerned with how quickly it can throw another lewd scene at you. The result? A story that should be engaging but ends up feeling a bit shallow. It’s frustrating because the concept is genuinely interesting—I want to be pulled into this world of time travel and secrets, but the weak writing and awkward dialogue keep holding it back.

That said, the humor sprinkled throughout is a nice touch. There are some fun references and Easter eggs that make the experience more enjoyable, even if the narrative itself isn’t as tight as it should be.

Gameplay Mechanics
For a visual novel, Timestamps: Unconditional Love does a few things to break away from the usual "click-through-text" format. There's some free-roaming, a bit of puzzle-solving, and even a breakout minigame. That being said, the free-roaming element is kind of a letdown. Initially, it seems like there’s going to be a lot of exploration and discovery, but after looting your house early on, there’s not much reason to engage with it. The game quickly puts you on rails, making your choices feel less impactful than they should be.

The choices themselves are a mixed bag. While there are branching paths and different ways to experience the story, it doesn’t feel like the decisions you make truly matter in the grand scheme of things. Most of the women in the game are practically throwing themselves at you from the get-go, which removes any sense of challenge or buildup. I’m all for some fun sex content, but when every interaction leads straight to the bedroom without any effort, it makes the game feel less immersive.

There are also animations for the lewd scenes, but they can be hit or miss. Some look decent, but others feel stiff and awkward, making me wonder if the still images would’ve been a better choice in some cases.

Visuals & Audio
Visually, Timestamps is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the character models stand out from the usual ones you see in adult visual novels, which is refreshing. Not every female character has the same body type, which is a nice change from the standard exaggerated proportions seen in the genre. Trust me, I am so tired of seeing oversized boobies and asses. That being said, some of the animations feel clunky, and there are moments where the characters' facial expressions don’t match what they’re saying, which can break immersion.

The backgrounds and environments look fine, nothing mind-blowing, but they get the job done. The lighting and shading are decent, but there are times when the scenes linger a little too long on a single still image, which can make certain moments feel static.

As for the audio, the game features mood-fitting music and sound effects, but nothing particularly memorable. It does the job, but it won’t be something you’ll be humming after you finish playing.

Pros and Cons
Pros

• Interesting premise involving time travel and mystery
• Fun humor and references throughout the game
• A decent amount of content, with over 8 hours of gameplay
• Some variety in female character models, which is a nice change
• Free-roaming elements (though underutilized)

Cons

• Weak writing and dialogue that makes the story less engaging
• Characters feel one-dimensional, with relationships lacking depth
• Pacing issues, with too much focus on lewd content instead of storytelling
• Free-roaming quickly becomes irrelevant, making exploration pointless
• Animations are hit or miss, with some feeling awkward and unnatural

Conclusion
This is a game that has so much potential but doesn’t quite live up to it. The concept is fantastic—time travel, murder mysteries, and a world filled with secrets? Sign me up! But the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Weak writing, lackluster character development, and awkward pacing hold back what could’ve been an incredible adult visual novel.

That being said, if you’re in it purely for the lewd content, you’ll probably have a good time. The variety in character models, the sheer amount of scenes, and the humor sprinkled throughout make it an entertaining ride. But if you’re looking for a deep and engaging story with strong relationships and meaningful choices, you might end up a little disappointed.

Still, I have hope for the sequel. If the devs take feedback seriously and improve on the writing, pacing, and character depth, Timestamps could turn into something really special. For now, it’s a fun but slightly flawed experience—worth a try if you enjoy the genre, but not something I’d recommend to everyone.

Rating: 4/5 (Still better than most of its competition)
I have always wanted to time travel

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Not that there are no redeeming qualities, but I am flabbergasted by the rating of this game.
What few positives there are, are easily overshadowed by the vast number of negatives.

It's poorly written, poorly animated, and not very good as a sandbox or choice based VN. The models are just okay. The choices are pointless. The dialogue feels like it was written by an excessively horny teenager with English as a third language, whose only experience with sex is overproduced porn.

It also just doesn't really make sense. I don't expect a time travelling incest title to have the most realistic storyline ever, but it's a bit much when the mom hugs and kisses her adult son in only her underwear on day 1, and grinds him till he cums on day 3, all while still acting like it's some big deal for her to think about him in a sexual way.
Also, the MC's best friend, who fawns over naked pictures of his own mom on day 1, in public.
It's weird how they set it up like it's totally normal and then go back and forth between "I want it" and "it's wrong" constantly.

The models aren't terrible, but the males make ridiculous faces. Particularly the MC and the bully, whose name is equally stupid... I mean, Scut? Seriously, what the fuck kind of name is that?

Then there's the MC's massive dick. I've only seen 1 title with an MC who was bigger, and he was an incubus.
I'm not asking for a 4-inch chub. Just don't make their cock bigger than their damn forearm. It's unrealistic, it's gross, and frankly it breaks immersion. Especially when the dad, who puts real porn stars to shame, makes comments about how he's too small compared to his son.

Also, no NTR tag, despite pretty heavy elements of it from the start of the game.
If there were a cardinal sin of porn games, this would be it.

I don't really like sandboxes but I can say that I appreciated this game, the renderings are beautiful, the relationships between the characters are well established which makes the future sex scene even more enjoyable, the story is nice even if already seen.
I highly recommend it.

In a nutshell: Some of the greatest graphics (models and animations), but unfortunately paired with one of the most boring games.

I'm already not a fan of the VN kind and games like this one only make me despise it even more. Most choices aren't even based on the yet basic "Follow path 1 / Get into path 2" model but only amount to "Watch scene / Skip scene".
Oh! And, yeah, this is a VN is disguise. Don't expect any gameplay, you're only gonna click through infinite wordy dialogues.
After a few minutes, I started spamming the "Fast skip" button to get to the sex scenes. And passed a certain point, I even started skipping said sex scenes. I just wanted the game to end.

I don't know why this game got this good review!!!
There are lot of problems here.

First, the chemistry between Julia(mom) and the MC is really werid. This is not just grinding but irritating grinding. Once the MC tries to advance sexually amd that time Julia backs off. But when Julia tries to advance then MC becomes a prude and say eww,, that's wrong, balha balah blah...
secondly the Milf artwork definitely reflects the age and tried to do as natural as possible which is really good and my review rating actually depended a lot on it or I would straight give it 1 star. Also I think mom could look younger as many models look outstanding at their 40.
lastly this game is all the time flowing in the grey-area of NTR. TBH a regular NTR would have been much better considering how many times those scenes with another male is shown on the screen.
2 star for me for good rendering. Story basically sucks.

This game is a raunchy parody of Back to the Future and at least for me its probably one of the most well made games out there. Really great art, an engaging story, and plenty of recuring (rather than forgettable one offs) characters. I highly recommend giving it a playthrough.

I went into the game expecting a finished story... I advise you to not make the same mistake...

What we see here so far it is a somewhat entertaining plot, good sex scenes and a good UI, with little to no minigames whatsoever. You can take it at face value, the animations are pretty and well done (maybe except for the teenager MC) and it has a good diversity of sex scenes, positions and kinks. Overall a 8 out of 10. Definitely check it out for.

This is what I would describe as a true Virtual Novel. This is not a 'game' although it is in the style of one. The audience cannot make any decisions that will affect the outcome of the novel or even the progression in any way. This detracts from how much enjoyment I can derive from this virtual novel.

This is fine but not exactly clear when first downloading.

There's plenty of BGM and it seems well chosen, the animation and modelling is better than average and the story is interesting.

I am looking forward to other games by the dev but with how Timestamps is currently laid out, well I feel satisfied after playing through the first chapter and don't feel invested enough to continue on to further chapters.

The Dev should look at re-working the format of Chapter 1, there's a lot of potential there.

Pretty decent menus, annoying to use at first, but they're ok, the story is simple and kind of goofy but in a good way, renders are good and all, but sometimes I feel like the animations could use more impact, at times the movements look very robotic, maybe this is fixed in the next part.

Review after playing through day 4 (i think) -- just did karate lesson.

Pros:
1. Writing isn't bad for the genre. The character sometimes considers consequences.
2. Diversity of character models.

Cons:
1. What's the point of this being "sand box?" What happens when we make every VN into a sandbox is that the players waste a whole lot of time clicking on things and going places that has no content. In other words, either make this a VN, or disable actions until there is something new there.

2. Main character has horse cock. If that is your fetish, it should be optional. To me, it looks goofy when his dick is the same size as his forearm.

2. Scenes tricky to navigate (can't fast forward repeating animations without missing something). I don't like Unity for this type of game.

Normally this is a VN I would skip as it's just a vehicle for disguised incest and it is a sandbox game. Both of these would ordinarily mean the VN would not make the cut. However, I have made exceptions in the past with games that do not take themselves too seriously and focus more on the "sexy fun" and humor. This is one of those stories.

If you are looking for something serious with any kind of foot in reality, then just keep moving. All the LIs are smoking (literally) hot and all the guys have ginormous cocks. The MC is a Gary Stu and his GF willing supports his fooling around and even helps him. Not that he needs the help as all the LIs are drawn to him. So yeah... most of the things I can't stand.

Despite all of that, there is a fun story running underneath pushing things forward that keeps you wondering what the heckfire is going on. And again, none of the characters take themselves too seriously and everything is done with a bit of lighthearted humor.

The production is also really good. I am normally not a fan of phones in these games as only a few seem to have gotten it down to being useful. This one is very good with the most important part being the task list to help you navigate the sandbox element. Having said that, if there were no sandbox, then there would be no need for the phone so... take it for what it's worth.

And the sandbox is really the biggest issue in this VN for me. I really don't understand why devs use sandbox in the adult story genre. Sandbox is useful if you have a variety of tasks and you can explore a destination. Going to a destination and experiencing a scene is not the same thing and could be done just fine as part of the story.

But I digress. Timestamps is a fun, sexy little story and you should give it a try. You might not like it, but it is worth a download. I am not as big a fan of the sequels but this first one, IMO, is a lot of fun.

Good graphics
a good story
First of all, the main character is so attractive.
And I really want to eat Heroine.
I hope the next story comes out quickly.


What's the end? What's the end?

Hurry up and patch it

game has solid visuals but wasnt a fan of really anything else. almost every character is unlikable, the story is pretty mid, the pacing is bad, the dialogue isnt great and this one might be more subjective but almost every one of the characters were unattractive.

if you're out of incest sandbox games to play then its worth giving it a try but i wouldnt expect too much from it

Just gonna leave my review here cause it's a beach to remember this thing's name later to play the updates. The girls look nice, the plot is so-so, but the game overall it's quite good to play, not the best to be fair but still a enjoyable afternoon play.

A few years ago, I did a master degree and I'm swear, the nerdy friend is just like my labmate. That´s so distracting!
Anyway the game is good: Renders are nice, plot is quite good by porn standars and the gameplay its fine.

Timestamps: Unconditional Love is a sandbox style VN about a boy, some girls, some pervy old men and time travel.

The game generally looks pretty good and has a good presentation, but that's really not enough to save it. The characters are obnoxious, with the guys all being creeps, and the girls all being absurd. None of them come across as remotely real people and they're not funny enough to justify the porn logic excuse.

The sandbox design is pretty brutal as well. The MC never states what you're supposed to do next, so you need to constantly navigate the menus to find where to go. It just ends up with an annoying amount of clicking, despite the fast travel menu.

You might enjoy this game if you're into creeps lusting on girls with a distinct lack of situational awareness, but there's a lot of better options available.

Very awful standart porn game.

The story is very boring and very badly written, the dialogue also isn´t really good.

The music is just annoying.

The models look bad I didn´t like any of them.

But the worst part is the gameplay and UI. The UI is very ugly and not easy on the eyes. And the the gameplay is just too complicated for no reason it is just uninjoyable.

I can´t recommend this game at all.

The graphics are quite good, I don't like all the models but that's up to personal taste. Also this game works much better if you have a smoking fetish.

Story: It's interesting and I liked following along but it does jump around a lot, also it feels like the entire town is on something for how horny they are lol. Another thing is that it's weird how no one seems to really show much interest into the MC, but like 3 to 4 days latter they let him fuck them like what? Did I miss something in the story. I only say this as a negative because of the way the story portrays itself, normally I'd like this. (4/5)

Gameplay: I don't think there is any real game play, you barely make any choices or do anything really. It's more of a visual novel in my view. Because of this it makes me hard to completely immerse in the experience. Also I don't feel like you need a walkthrough so that is a pro I guess. (2/5)

MC: Not much I can say here, I like the MC kind of. He is your typical MC (4/5)

Animations: Nothing crazy here, but it does have them occasionally (2.5/5)

End thoughts: All in all I'd say give it a shot if you have the time. It's decent and enjoyable, but not something I would put on a list of recommendations for.

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Let me clarify, I played it with the incest patch and the walkthrough. Why these choices, the incest patch because I was told it brought a lot to the game, which is not wrong. And the walkthrough because I don't like sandbox, I get lost in them and get bored very quickly. And I don't think it ruins the experience.

So, where to start? It's 2023, so the game is 6 years old and still beautiful. The design of the characters (apart from certain visuals where the characters have weird faces) and the scenery are still clean. The animation made in Unity are a little dated, but that's okay.

The story is pretty entertaining, even if you could say that a time-travel story is never crazy. The side stories can be pretty good too, so let's see what happens in the sequel. Yes, the game ends on a cliffhanger and the sequel is on its way, so be warned.

I can also tell you that even if it feels a bit like the whole town is drinking aphrodisiac water, it's worth it. The sex scenes are really hot and pleasant (especially if you have a smoking fetish).

The only negative point I can think of, apart from the non-ending, is the monster cock aspect of the MC. I'm not a fan of that sort of thing. I've got nothing against well-equipped MCs, but there's a limit.

Anyway, I'll stop here, I recommend it, I think it's worth its 4*. And since criticism is easier than practice, I'd like to say thank you and congratulations to Motkeyz for their work.

Signed Jack Beauregard

This review is going to be an absolute exercise in "I like this ...but"

I really liked the models, I thought that Gaz, Maureen and Molly (shop girl?) were gorgeous. I thought the MILFs were well done...except I couldn't get past how awful the bangs were. In scenes where the 2 MILFs had different hair styles, they were awesome.

The animations I thought were pretty well done...but they sometimes drug on too long and it was hard to know when to skip a repetitive animation and when to wait it out.

The story was pretty entertaining, but it would occasionally lose discipline and while there are some good hints as to things that happened in the past, it's really difficult for me to see where the author is going to tie this all together.

I enjoyed the sex scenes, other than the smoking. Seemed a little forced at times and definitely isn't my thing.

My only complaint on gameplay was the story didn't always make it obvious where to go next. I spent the entire game relying on the cell phone task list as well as the blue-indicated locations.

Tl;Dr - It's a goo d game worth playing.