Ren'Py - Heavy Five [Ch.2RS] [Nottravis]

A promising Sci-Fi game

An interesting and promising game, definitly, although I'm not yet convinced to give a full 5 stars without hesitation. I will wait some further updates to make my mind.

=== Chara design & personality :
The characters are pretty unique and kinda different to what you usually find. It makes me think about Eve Online character creation.
I will not say they are top notch and to my liking but the realism and the originilaty is there.
Their personalities are not stereotypical, and they are fun enough to want to discover more about them. The MC is pretty well done and quite charismatic.

=== Story/Background :
The story is captivating, the dialogues are quite well written most of the time ( some strange sentences at times, now i'm not native english speaker, so it might be me who didn't get it, but i'm feeling the author mother tongue is not english neither)
The background is well done, and the music matches the ambiant even if sometimes it can get to your nerves. In my opinion, it should run once, then fade away, and not in loop for 30 minutes, which will destroy the good effect that the music had at the start

=== Sex/Animations :
I haven't seen much, I did the game twice, I don't know if I missed something (was not interested by trisha), but so far nothing more than nudity and some flirts. Slow unlocking is not a problem, but the little I see makes me believe it won't be the strong point of the game. Still needs to be confirmed in later updates, I might be wrong

=== Gameplay/Contents :
Well, I think that point can be improved, and probably will. It is a bit irregular and unclear at times, and you can miss a lot of things because of chosing wrong answers you though irrelevant 2 chapters before, or doing things at a wrong order. In fact it is pretty hard to manage and control your story. You are more like a lost lamb that is going where you can, and not where you want. However, it might be what the author wants, and in a sense, it can be refreshing to not really control so well your story. There are some mini games, well it is more like an excuse for some nudity but they are still funny, so why not.
Regarding the contents, 1st chapter was long, 2nd chapter was short, 3rd chapter was average...so I don't know, it seems to depends on author's mood, or maybe I did a lot of wrong choices in chapter 2 ^^'.
Lastly, you will have to redo or roll back a lot of time, cause in 1 try, you will miss so many things. Not necessarly a criticism but it can bother some people.

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This game has the potential to be a 5 stars game, and maybe a masterpiece in the future, but IMO, there are improvements to do on animations and on the clarity of gameplay.
Anyway, worth trying and supporting !

TLDR before the somewhat longer post: A way to well hidden gem of an adult game, in all the various meanings of the word adult.

The game first piqued my interest when episode 1 came out, but surpassed my already reasonably high expectations with part 2 and 3. Basically what is not to like about this game? It has a great story, Sci-Fi, world-building and background, lots of witty humor and adorable women.

Besides that it also has:

1. A competent adult male as an MC that is not afraid of women. Based upon your choices you can play him as a decent intelligent male with a natural liking for the ladies in game or as a blackmailing bastard or somewhere in between. The other males in game are also believable males, instead of one of those well known memes.
2. Females who are likable, attractive and sexy in my opinion, with believable personalities and competencies for the roles they fulfill.
3. A believable buildup of the tension between the MC and the female cast, even if it actually goes quite fast if you remember that we are at the end of episode 3 only two days into the game.
   This is still believable though considering the situation they are in, the fact that none of the ladies is a 18 yo wallflower that never kissed a boy and none of the characters except one is plagued by the old landlady/roommate dilemma.
   ( Though I can understand if some would wish for an even faster buildup, this one works well in my opinion for this story)
4. It has great humor and plenty of Easter eggs and memes to discover and laugh over
5. Choices really do matter, it has many branches and at least three variations for each of the main girls how you can approach them. Also the various branches do give you information about the whole of the game, so it has great replayabillity. Basically it is easy to spend a day into the game as of episode three if you try a few branches, if you are a completionist or Easter egg hunter add quite a bit of extra time.
6. All content is avoidable and you are warned that some choices, might lead you to content you do not wish to see or bad outcomes. Well at least if you are prepared to read the text.
7. No grinding.
8. Renders are good, sexy and quite often also contain extra's in the sense of Easter eggs or humorous texts.
9. It has a funny and sexy VR game within the game for us fantasy lovers.
10. The game has an engaging and communicative developer that has the whole game already mapped out, so you know you can trust her to deliver what she promised, even if she is underhanded and tempts you to make choices you should know will lead to trouble.
11. No story content is locked behind a paywall.
12. The game has a great walk through that you are not recommended to use, since by just playing to reach certain goals you will miss out on a lot of the content, but it is there for when you get stuck.
13. Most of all though it has a great story. Did I say this already?

Overall I would highly recommend this game to anyone who loves Sci-fi, humor and a good story in his adult game. One not to be missed game and one of the best on this site that can compete with the top ones.

Awesome game, with interesting characters (they're not just gorgeous, but also personality-wise), it has a bit of a slow start, but the story definitely draws you in quick.
There's several of easter-eggs hidden throughout the story, you actually have to read carefully and perform specific actions to unlock certain extra scenes.

Review made at the release of Chapter 3 update. Will edit it if necessary, as more content is released:

Here we have a game that truly deserves proper recognition, simply put. I might be biased on my opinion as it is a genre that I deeply appreciate, space operas, but this is a personal review based on my opinion so it is undoubtedly biased. So take it with a grain of salt, play the game for yourself and formulate your own opinion on it. Because the game is worth being played.

I’ll start with the visual aspect of the game as it is very appealing, the renders are above average quality with, so far, no problems related to clipping, awkward posing, lighting issues and other misdemeanours that tend to drag down the quality of products in development. Add to that the fact that in terms of the genre that it is going for, the atmosphere exudes sci-fi in every little detail. And the devil is in the details, pay little attention to them and you will be missing out on great content.

I was taken back a little by the forced linearity from chapters two and three after the introduction chapter where you get to explore the Vanguard a little and interact with the environment and was expecting to be allowed to do the same on the Ophion station but so far to no success, even noticing that some lines of dialogue leave open the possibility of future exploration and interaction to alter the game in accordance to said exploration. I can only hope that the freedom to interact with the environment around me makes a return for that is what initially drew me in to the game, and noticing the character interactions with the information or lack of that I was able to gather.

Incidentally I was this engaged with the story and game because the dialogue is well written. There are few or no grammar mistakes, none that I have noticed personally, the characters seem unique with personality traits, there is a good measure of humour which always draws a positive from me and it works with the setting. There are multiple choices of possible female interests, although I am curious to see if this is a game where you will be confronted with the decision to follow only one at a time. It would be a refreshing change from the build your own harem standard but I would be conflicted with having to choose between two which already have split my interest. But I suppose that if well written and executed it would always come to down to a shining moment that would tip the scale in one direction or the other. And the fact that the story is, according to the developer at least, already planned out and mostly written leaves me with confidence in the development of this game.

There is limited sexual content at the moment but being more interested in the story and how it progresses this is not a drawback for me at all, personally. One would expect in a porn game to be handed out, well porn, yet pacing is something that is very important in a game and hard to achieve, too much of it too soon and I feel like the experience would be ruined as a whole. So keep that in mind and again, play it for yourself and discover.

Pros:

- Story, there is one and it is interesting. It has me intrigued on what will happen next.

- Atmosphere and setting of the game.

- Characters, above average personality with solid interactions between not only the MC but each other as well.

- Humour, the game is actually funny at some parts, gets a positive from me there.

- Grammar, it is well written. I love being able to understand what I am reading.

- Renders, I am impressed by the female renders. They are beautiful, each in their own way.

- Yeoman Chambers! I mean, Ensign Kelly who is your sister and not totally Yeoman Kelly Chambers from Mass Effect 2 who I absolutely adore (personal projection here, nothing related with the actual game, ignore if necessary)

- Bugs, having played multiple times the content available so far I have not come across a single bug and the game has also NOT crashed on me yet.

Cons:

- For me personally it is only the linearity of chapters two and three after the open exploration of chapter one. If that makes a return I will remove it here.

Overall and to finish this review as not to drag on forever I would highly recommend this game to be played. I will even deviate from my standard of not rating 5 out of 5 stars because there is no such thing as the perfect game solely for the fact that I truly appreciate the space opera genre and I get to roleplay as Commander Shepard and the dialogue somehow lines up perfectly making this a unique experience.

Well done Nottravis, consider me impressed love. Looking forward to more!

Very good renders, very good story (so far) and nice character..i appreciate the VR part with Sarah, wich was very funny, and generally speaking, i appreciate the game..i would like to see more free actions, i know it's a visual novel, but i would like to have more free movement and things to do.

The game has some great renders and characters i have never seen before and that is a plus, the writing is also very good and so far well done, hopeing for aliens in the game, the only issue and it is minor is all the choices and branches but that can turn out to be a plus, gonna have to wait and see.

Art/renders 9/10
Story 9/10
sex 5/10 not much i have seen
characters 8.5/10

This is looking really promising! The storytelling is amazing and the characters feel real and alive. I love it when authors create their own world and makes it believable. The humor is great, I especially love the Sarah scenes. She is the perfect embodiment of the 'dumb blonde' and her dialogues are really funny and well written. I laughed out loud when I read her bio and there was a description of an incident she caused by confusing "left" with "right". But is it just an act? Sometimes her smarts shine through in unexpected ways. I love that there are layers to the characters and they aren't full 100 % stereotype. I'm really looking forward to what's next, moreso for the sake of the story than anything else. There is a lot of mystery and unanswered questions and I'm dying to find out more!

Now to the small imperfections: I am not a huge fan of of the game forcing me to save all over the place to experience the whole story. Branching storylines are great when done in moderation, but this game just has too many variables and branches. I especially don't like that I'm forced to choose who to spend time with at multiple points, locking the other interactions out. I see no reason why I should't be able to see both the repair scene with Sarah and Annie and the wrestling scene, for example. I really want to see all the scenes! I wish I didn't have to save-load like a motherfucker to do this. I would like to suggest the possibility of doing most of the interactions in one playthrough because arranging my saves is becoming a chore. One major branch per chapter would have been enough I think.

Another slight negative is the fourth-wall breaking at the end of each chapter. It's funny, but it detracts from the story. Here I am, invested in what's gonna happen next, then suddenly I'm "outside" of the game talking to an unknown character who is reviewing my progress and explaining game mechanics. It feels too forced and it detracts from the story and it happens way too often. Shut up lady, and let me get back into the game!

The lewds aren't super great at the moment, but that's all right with me, I don't doubt we will be getting some seriously hot stuff soon. Seeing as this is a story focused game, it wouldn't make sense to just start banging the crew left and right without even getting to know them first.

Overall, this game shows amazing promise and has amazingly good story and writing. Is it great for a fap? - Not really, but that's really too much to expect seeing as this is just 3 chapters in and we are just starting out getting to know the characters. If you like a good story and sci-fi setting then this game is for you! Warmly recommended!

This is clearly a game that has ambition . The theme and style are interesting and detailed and the Characters seem to be realistic with their own personalities . I applaud the great models whose proportion are ideal(too many games just make tiddy monsters in lieu of a personalty for the females Characters ) and the unique interface system which has a bunch of fun stuff. Eager to see where the plot and game goes.

Rated: chapter 1-2

love the game so far, unique style, multiple storylines with good build up, dialogues and plausible characters.. well worth to try it out and support the dev if you can. You won't be disappointed!

Man this game is looking good. The writing is a cut above the usual games here and the models are high quality. Not much sexual content yet but it looks very promising. I honestly cant wait for next updates.

Review based on Episode 2.

I knew I would love this game just from the preview screens. There aren't enough of these games with a sci-fi setting.

The renders are great. The character models are beautiful...and a personal thank you to the dev for using characters with realistic proportions and not going with characters whose tits are twice the size of their heads.

The story is great. It has me intrigued. The writing is good for the most part. Some slight misspellings and grammatical errors here and there, but nothing major.

My only real issues is 1) Annie smokes. Smoking is a real turn off for me so the dev is making me work for Annie. That's just a personal grip. 2) The characters are a bit too quick to flirt and ready to fuck from the beginning. I would have preferred a more professional relationship to start. I know you can play it that way, but the flirting and everything probably could have waited until at least you land at the base. Use the time on the ship to just talk. Nonetheless it hardly ruins the game for me.

I highly recommend this game to anybody who loves sci-fi with an interesting story and beautiful characters.

My only complaint is I want more content! That and, I did spot some poor word choices and grammatical mistakes, but nothing too major.
One thing I love in particular are the subtle sci-fi references to movies like "Starship Troopers". Keep up the good work! The story so far is very fun!

Interesting and very well written so far, both the mystery and the dialogue. Renders look nice and characters seem to have distinct personalities. Also, hints at very different routes (where you seem to be able to go down a pretty dark path if you so choose) is also a big plus. Good story building too. All in all, a very promising game!

EDIT: Above review was based on the first chapter. I have now played chapter 2 and gotten to the sex scenes. I guess they are ok from a rendering point of view, but there's one thing that really ruins it for me, and that's the dick-size of the MC. He's actually smaller than average. In some scenes he looks down right tiny, allthough maybe that's supposed to represent him not being completely erect (since he does look a little bit bigger further on, then again, not being hard when getting a hand job is kind of difficult to believe, as he prior to that got hard just from recieving hugs).

And I guess, if you want to make a game for people who get off on small dicks or maybe even small penis humiliation, then who am I to say anything about it (though I wouldn't play the game)? But there's nothing in the game to suggest that this is what is intended. Instead, one of the women even complements the MC on how big his cock is, despite being anything but. Another woman complains about her husband being small penis-wise, elaborating that she wants someone more masculine. So, instead of an intentionall fetish, it looks more like lazy rendering (the penis being different sizes also suggest as much), which for me lowers the quality of the game substantially.

[spoiler-free review based on chapter one and two]
Tired of the same old "oh no, my mother landlady is totally naked in front of my erect penis, what should I do!?" trope? In want of better writing than "I will take a shower but I sure hope my sister roommate is not in there"? Waiting to be whisked away in a believable universe full of fleshed out characters? Look no further, Heavy Five is the game for you.

Setting/writing:
Heavy Five is a Sci-Fi adult game that rewards the player's implication and attention to details.
The first chapter introduces you to the setting and the main characters. You are a ground engineer sent in a hurry to repair malfunctions on a planetary scientific base. En route, you will meet a lot of characters (4 females and 3 males up to chapter two, 10 females announced by the end), each of them fleshed out with a real backstory and distinct personality, and the way you treat one of them will impact how the other see you. The writing's quality is top-notch, and since the main story is already written out, each chapter is sure to provide meaningful content.

Gameplay:
The game gives you large freedom of choices. You can be flirty, professional or a downright asshole. This promises to open several "routes" with the characters, such as love interest, blackmail, sub/dom relation, sex friends, etc.
If you're curious enough while free roaming (protip: click on everythiiiiing), you will be rewarded with more lore, more plot and more funny interactions, which is a testimony of the love and dedication the dev put in the game.

Characters:
No little girl here, only women. The characters are the backbone of the game, and there is ample choice for everyone.
You like cute and flirty blond bimbo gal? Meet Sarah, the lovable goofy ensign.
You've got something for petite Asian minx? Try to get a drinking invite from Annie, the sarcastic and opinionated chief engineer (personal favorite of mine ).
You'd rather go for the short haired tomboy with lesbian/dominatrix undertone? Chris, the conceited pilot, is there for you.
The second chapter introduces the needy, horny, steamy, ebony Doctor Jones a.k.a. chocolate legs.
I don't doubt you will find at least one to go for, especially since the renders are really detailed. The dev is trying for realism, be it for their personality or render quality.

Adult content:
It may be important to note there is no sex scene in the first chapter. There is, however, some sexy teasing, but consider it an appetizer for the feast to come afterward.
Starting from the second chapter, you can encounter up to three sex scenes, but the game is still laying it out for the upcoming chapters.

Overall:
Absolutely fantastic start for a ten chapters long story. You want to get involved in a great story with engaging characters, great graphics, funny banter and consequences? "Do the dive, go Heavy Five"
You want to live smutty situations with no dish washing, shower spying, needlessly retarded grinding whatsoever? "Stay alive, play Heavy Five"

Review based on chapters one and two of the game.
This game has it all: great writing, amazing characters with depth and personality, great renders and an intriguing Sci-Fi story.
You can play the MC as a cool, friendly guy, or as a total jerk, and the story develops accordingly.
The dev's attention to detail is amazing, and everything feels real - or at least plausible (it's a sci-fi story after all).
Heartily recommend this one!
Notty also has a patreon site, and deserves support, so why not become a patron to this amazing adventure?

First review on this website so hope I don't ramble too much. Only played the first chapter but so far it's awesome.

Under the hood stuff
graphics/modeling: Amazing renders, the characters we've seen to this point look really well made and don't have the "crustiness" that some hentai games have.

Also liking how the characters clothes actually rest/hang on the body rather than have the weird invisible wall separating the clothes from the body.

Ui: Neat little Star Trek decoder thing where you can get lore, tips, background info. I think the only problem I had with the UI was when I first started playing I couldn't figure out where to go or what was clickable but you get used to it real quick once you start playing and seems like it's more like an eye problem on my part.

Writing/Gameplay:
Writing is good, characters react accordingly to dialogue/how the world is set up around them. Basically the writing feels real in the confines of the story.

Main character's dialogue choices seem varied and have appropriate responses/reactions. Also the M.C. can be sweet to people without sounding like a total gilbert, so that's a big plus from me.

Also it seems as though the femdom content will be more gentle femdom/cheeky fun femdom rather that "gloom and doom and things go boom" femdom (not that those are bad, it's just nice to see something pleasent for a change).

Not a whole lot of content so far but the game is early in development and the creator is very active with the community so the project looks very promising.

TLR version: Writing and art is solid, content looks promising, and possible femdom waifus, 10/10.

At the time of writing this only 1 chapter has been released so far, but it has been everything a good introduction to a game / visual novel should be, to the point where I'm almost blown away by the quality.

The amount of options to pick from and explore in conversations is expansive but not overwhelming, giving loads of freedom in regards to how you want the main character to be like. The inner monologue and the conversation options are believable, and even something seemingly small such as how your MC want to be addressed (formally or casually) gives a lot more impact in how the interactions with the NPCs feel than one might expect.

The setting is a typical "early stages of human expansion in the galaxy" style Sci-Fi setting, but there is effort put into it to make it stand out instead of being too generic. There are small lore snippets that you unlock as you play that gives interesting context to the world around you, but are implemented in a way that avoids dumping long expository dialogue on anyone who doesn't care about such things.

Speaking of that, the freedom to choose your experience, and the ability to avoid or seek out the type of kinks you like / dislike has clearly been a large part of the foundation in the creation of the game, which is always appreciated to see in a game.

There is a lot of good things to say about this game, much of it already having been said by other reviewers. While nothing in the world can really be considered flawless, this game sets an example for all other first releases and demos on how to make something that is well crafted both visually and mechanically, efficient in its introduction of main supporting characters and story / sexual themes, and intriguing enough to leave you wanting for more.

TL;DR: It's pretty alright.

Once in a while, there are adult games that intrigue you beyond a simple need for fappage. Where you get invested in the scenario, the characters, and the story. Where you can't predict the entire story arc just by reading the overview. While it might be early days yet, Heavy Five looks like it could be one of those few.

Here, characters have their own motivations, and you don't always get what you want on the first try. Writing is engaging and believable, and there's a good deal of choice that could lead you down some very unique paths in each playthrough. There's a wealth of information stored away, sometimes in plain sight, which promises many plot twists and turns down the road. The graphics aren't very flashy, but in terms of visual design, characters are grounded, their look accentuating their personalities well, and environments also feel like they belong to one cohesive universe. While the first episode doesn't feature any sexy time, you can see the construction of a framework built to accommodate a whole number of kinks, including the crowd favourites.

At times, it seems like it may have bitten off more than it can chew, but I can't fault ambition. There may be a few rough ends with navigation at the moment, but it's not enough to deny it full marks. Definitely one of the best pilot episodes I've played here so far.

Very good writing. Unique. The art is excellent, though too realistic for me. It is still in a very early state, but it holds a lot of promise, and I look forward to seeing more of it and the options it presents.

Story: The plot is interesting, something Sci-Fi, and the fact that you can choose to be the hero or some ignorant dick, i love it. And also there's a woman (or more) for every taste.
Originality: Hadn't noticed a game alike. I mean yes there are several about spaceships , but you are not that free to do what you want.
Sound: It's pretty, if we can add some women voices would nail it, but i know this game is free so even tho, it's amazing by the graphics and the words women use, don't get me wrong.
Performance,Bugs: not a single flaw in my walkthrough.
Animations: small ones,and no explicit content, i'm into femdom and i saw a woman from these 3 , melting me just by her choice of words.
Grammar: ain't no native, but i think it was perfect.
Amount of content : Pretty much, and got my attention for sure!