Ren'Py - Completed - Twists of My Life [v1.1.2] [Novel]

Well what can I say about this game:

I love the way the game forces you to go to places. Easy to spot where to go and easy to play around with.
I love the renders in this game. Esp the redheaded girl. She is amazing
Sex scenes are great

Still something to improve:

- Finish the game.. I want to play it all
- I would like to be able to change my own name in the game.
- Maybe have some kind of feedback in how you are progressing in the story..

Keep on the good work.. I will keep on playing this

Renders for this game are beautiful. Already, at .5 update, game has tremendous amount of content. Lots of pretty girls and meaningful amount of interaction with almost all of them. Game has exceeded my expectations so far. Updates are substantial with well thought out story. Hope that developer continues the game regardless of number of patrons (it is suprisinggly low considering game quality). Guess that lack of incest is hurting the bottom line. Easily one of the best games on this site and well worth supporting.

Pretty linear with some major forks. Great graphics, sex is so-so. But the story is what makes this better than average. I must enter more than 200 characters so is this enough yet, master? Yeah, I get it, spam filter. Jesus.

omfg i hated my time playing this game. the story and writing was so terrible. every single character in this game deserves to get punched in the face. i legit hated all of them.

i normally finish every game i download, even if they are really bad, very slow or have crazy amounts of grind, but not this game. i legit just alt-f4 after a while and deleted it because i was so not into it. the game had nothing to keep me playing. this really says something because i finished games like strangers in a strange land, read through terrible english in mother seduction and grinded for hours in bb & snake thompson.

so i cant say how much content this game has and i cant say if the sex scenes are any good, and i srsly dont care.

the girls are kinda hot, but not hot enough to suffer through this shit. the game wasnt really slow, or had any grind. as i said that wasnt the problem, the problem was that i absolutely hated all of the characters and the story. trust me i wanted to get invested into this game and it's characters,, it looks like a game i should enjoy, male mc harem style game and all, but this game failed to hook me in every aspect.

this isnt much of a review and more of a first impression i guess so take it for what it is.

the good: pretty good game, actually was suprised the dev gets only 400$ per month. it has quite a lot of content (and also sex content) for a game that is only released 3 months ago. the story is actually believable and its pretty good, its not the type of game you skip to see sex scenes, renders are pretty nice (not the best but dont think anyone can compain) girls are beautiful, dialogue is pretty good, MC is not a total tool, he is even clever at times (which is surprisingly rare in these types of games) his actions also are realistic most of the time.
the bad: MC's jelaousy towards Helena is kinda annoying at times. its like im back in high school watching teenage drama and crap. there are kind too many characters. i mean 4-5 are fine but looks like more are about to be added (just speculating here) the "friend" of anne, i dont know if she will be back though, the gym trainer (actually made me jelaous) there seems to be 2 girls in the park. the blonde girl with the dean. cant remember if there is anyone else and not to mention that there are probably going to be even more introduced. its hard to keep track (of course you cant get all of them so you dont have to) which is another thing. well its realistic but for me annoying in a game. its quite obvious that you wont be able to romance all girls (helga stops talking to you if you tell her the truth about the profesor (alana was it ?) at the moment im interested in, anne, alana and helena so its hard to predict that if i start a path with certain girl, another one wont ditch me.
cant think of anything else really so in conclusion: really good game, not perfect but negatives are overall nothing serious, as i said, surprised it doesnt have more support.

I have to say, one of the few games i follow, and support.
This game has a very good story, no overzize boobs, and some weird fantasy twist.
You are a young kid who fall in love. But things are not allways easy

Excellent art with more characters and multiple scenes with each. Overall the story is quite good, and the translation is better than most. There are a few places where it could be a little better, but nothing that detracts from the story. I liked how it was much faster paced than most games where you spend hours doing the same routine just to get a certain score in one category. Finally there was definitely enough content to enjoy where the game is going.

As usual I was looking for something new here.
DoD, DmD, Second Happiness, Big Brother, The Twist, Man of the House, those are the games I really enjoy and many others with me.
Games of that quality are a rare find.
I have tried and dropped lots of games so dissapointment is no stranger to me.
Then I tried this game and I sat and played almost breathless.
This is GOOD, REALLY GOOD.
It`s not just the artwork, which is outstanding.
It`s not just the storyline, which is captivating.
It`s the dialogues.
This is a visual novel where you REALLY want to read the text.
The text is masterfully written and gives the game depth, drama and exitement.
Do not rely on my judgment, just hit that download button and experience this.
You wont be sorry

This game started out good with some flaws, probably down to language barriers.
With this update this is all a thing of the past and the game just rocks.

The renders are fine, the girls are sexy without falling into the too exaggerated class and there is a story here, not a horribly deep one, but it's not just the usual porn excuse for a story.

Edited after final version.
All five stars are well deserved. Novel managed to finish of all romance routes with a satisfying ending.
It's funny how Ann grew from my least favourite girl to my second favourite one over the course of her storyline, but of course one lady remained up above all others, from the moment the MC first has sex with her.

Alanna Victoria is one of the f95zone goddesses of virtual, rendered flesh.
So sexy and smart, sweet but strong and always willing to fuck like rabbits if MC is interested.

I love that she will return in Novel's next game, just hoping enough people subscribe that it will be a significant role.
If I wanted to change anything it would have been that I would have loved to be able to impregnate Alanna as well as others, but maybe I just missed this ending since the game seems to have 14-15 different ones.

I love the evolution of this game. @novel is developing a story like no other. It's difficult to ask for realism in a game for adults, but here he's achieving it. MC is a normal boy, with his expectations, desires, confusions and problems as anyone. And respond accordingly. If he feels hurt, he responds with anger. If any one needs support, he gives it. If he has to lie to maintain a relationship, he does. This is how dramatic situations, funny scenes and others with high erotic content are happening. All this makes the immersion with the character very deep.

Likewise, the renders are of very good quality and the sex scenes very well done and not at all forced.

Each release leaves me wanting much more and this is also an achievement.

I have been following this from the start and I must say it has grown to meet and surpass expectations. I really love this. The woman are gorgeous, non- cookie-cutter Renders and imho some of the best I have seen, full stop. The story and dialogue too have really come a long way forward giving our cast dimension, believability and depth of character. I love what this has become, a fine tale with relatable characters, no Incest drama and toons with normal physical proportions. This really is like a virtual novel, set with a believable cast and story at a pace that is engaging and enjoyable ... this is worth your time. An outstanding effort. I cant wait to see where the story goes from here.

5 Stars, JoeBob sez 'Check It Out!'

i LOVE the game. story, pace, renders. all just great. i also really like the nice and simple movement/navigation system. no time wasting bullshit of checking 14 empty rooms in hopes that somthing happens. just straight simple and off to the next place. no game overs on wrong choices. no fucking points to guess at and grind. just some choices. choices that seem to matter. keep up the great work. and english is completely forgivable. completely good enough for what you're doing. oh wait. you already have help on that. XD looking forward to future updates

Good story and twists.
lovely characters with Developers taking time to go in depth with their backgrounds So the story compliments the characters and not like, a lot of games starting here , where the good looks of the characters/renders have to make up for the poor writing.
Overall high quality renders and no incest makes it a fresh breath of air.
Just no 5 stars for not being finished. Worth a pledge

The following review is based off my personal experience with playing this Game/Visual Novel... I try to be as brutally honest and detailed as I can, and these are my own opinions and thoughts, from one or more play throughs...

(12/07/2017 - Original Review - v0.2.1)

I couldn't complete this visual novel/game, and not because it was horrible, I just couldn't keep re-reading it because of the poor English translation... As an example, when responding to the girl after the protagonist gets knocked out, you refer to her as cold-hearted as well as other banter between the two characters that sounds more like insults being fired back and forth... In real life, if someone started talking to me like that I'ld get pretty upset, not actually like the person... Or when the protagonist says "I don't want to seem rude or something but this tea stuff resembles not only tea" which I have no clue what that is even referencing, but that is just one example of how confusing the translation is... Now, don't get me wrong, it isn't unreadable it's just a bad translation that starts getting confusing during the dialogue...

And perhaps it's a cultural thing for the origin for the author/s, but I've never heard of being on a school campus, and then having some random guy come out of nowhere and start a first fight for no apparent reason, knocking someone out, and not having it witnessed and/or the guy/gal being arrested for grand assault... Or at the least, having campus security arrive, rather then a single girl coming to the rescue, after the fact (with no security or police involvement)... And the way the characters spoke back and forth, there were references now and then that I just couldn't relate to or understand...

The visuals were good, and it seemed like the story was going in an ok direction, it's just the language barrier, needs someone to properly interpret and re-write the current English translation, into something more understandable and less literal...

I wish the authors the best of luck on this one, but the English version needs a LOT of work still...

(01/26/2018 - Review Update - v0.32.3)

Well I am impressed by the update to the English translation/interpretation, is it has improved 110% from the last time I played this VN/game... Bravo to whom ever did the re-translation...

Now that I can understand it, I really liked this VN/game... It plays out almost like a dating sim in a way, as you can make lots of choices some of which will determine which woman's story path/s you want to go down... I tried a couple of them (not all) to see how their content went (Helga and Anne)... Helga was a shy girl who needs more love and romance to win her heart, where as Anne needs a firm hand up front, and she loves experimenting sexually, yet she has a gentleness about her once a bond is formed... I think Anne just needs some love and attention to win her heart (almost like she's been hurt too many times which accounts for her attitude in the beginning)... After sex with the teacher, and saving her job, I didn't try pursuing her story after that... And after all the yelling stuff with the first woman, i didn't see much of her story playing out after that, so I assume prior choices sort of closed her story line mostly (dunno)...

Although I do really like this VN/Game, there were a few moments when I had some concerns... There are occasions when the protagonist basically acts a bit crazy and is over mean, especially with the original woman... It started off when they both went to open up to one another in his apartment, and he just interrupts her over and over without letting her speak much... She sort of shuns him because he is being a bit overzealous... And because of his attitude towards her, she tries to make him jealous, but that just makes him worse... From there he kind of becomes a complete jerk towards her, until later choices, where you have the opportunity of being more calm (you can still continue being a jerk as a choice as well)... It felt very out of character for the protagonist, almost like he was being a spoiled brat who just had his toys taken away kind of jerk... After he has his way with Anne, sort of forcibly, he goes mostly back to being a decent main character... During all those tense moments I started to worry about what kind of protagonist I was immersing myself into, and questioned if I should continue, even though I did continue, and he did improve... It felt as though if he had only let the original woman speak, before he acted like a spoiled child, that maybe he wouldn't have been such a jerk, but it is what it is...

As the title suggests, there are some minor twists now and then, a few which had me confused, but I just rolled with them... Like with the lady in the Deans office, I tried several different choices to see if her dialogue changed after the meeting was over, but it didn't... With the things she said, making it sound like the Dean had some sort of sinister plans for his teacher... I couldn't tell if some major twist was being hinted at, or if it was nothing to worry about... It was a bit of an odd plot twist tease, as thus far nothing too melodramatic was happening in the story... I sort of feel good about there NOT being some major oddball twist in this VN/game, that would throw the overall story on its head... Sure, there are some minor twists with the different women, but nothing over the top, which feels refreshing... Guess we'll need to wait and see...

Overall, I liked my re-play through, and especially liked the re-translation/re-interpretation as it is pretty much spot on and makes way more sense then it originally did... Again bravo for that... I look forward to future content, as I like having the different choices with choosing which woman to go with rather then having them intersect too much... I will definitely revisit this game later down the road...

Some actions in the games by NPC serve no purpose but to carry the story on. The characters are not interesting and there are too many. The CG's are pretty good but thats about it. The translations isn't very good either and definitely needs a good overhaul.

This is a project with almost linear plot. There is almost nothing one can do but follow a road which is laid before players. Helens story. MC's crush on her.. damn it is similar to my failed relationships. Now there is not relationship to speak of and I am content with it. If I had been more like douchebag then life might be different. Like for our MC.. she almost did nothing bad to him yet he was being a dick to her, whine and go to different girl. It is funny.. how many of us do similar mistakes. Then again I am jealous of our MC. Dick has luck in his life which many of us don't. Enough about lives! Lets go back to game. Game so far is almost nonexistant couse choices which we as a player can do so far have little to no impact on the story. Mc got to sleep with two girls, be rude to his crush, whine like a bitch and do almost all mistakes a man in love can make. Make a fool out of himself. He is a dick to his crush. Crush likes him thats why she is even more hurt and lash back with childish shit.. heck it looks almost like my life.. Dev, did you read my memories for reference couse feelings I would like to have buried inside me resurfaced. I did not like it one bit! For instance I was jealous bitch myself.. Dev you dick! You made me jealous for some pixel graphic chich. Be proud of yourself!

v0.51.01
I did not try again this game till this release, and I must say.. heck. It has damn good story! Many sexy/cute characters with which you can do noughty things. Personally Helena, MC's crush is main heroine for which I got most love. Second is Ann our sexy and wild Roommate/flatmate. Helga.. this is one jealous cute little queen. I happen to have sentiment for her cuteness.. yet, so far I did not see it in anything but her appearience. I might be missing something couse there is BRANCHING STORY!! Yes! There is, and there are choices which are possible to be done! I personally plan to play it a few times with different decisions, diffrent story to follow. Relationships, etc. So far it is damn great yet I feel that there is something missing:
- possibilities. A map of choices to be made which appear when you played that route. It will make searching for new content more enjoyable. At the same time this map could be pinned together with animation/event log from which we would see/replay those events. I personally wish to see something like that in this game. Which has many branches to see. Without it a walktrough is needed, but a walktrough take joy of the unknown from the player. So I do not recommend it in the least.
- Recurring events, like shower, morning sandwitch, etc. Should have random things appearing from time to time. Like events. Choices. Ann visiting. Phone ringing. Etc. Make it less boring. You can do it! Even different breakfast would be good.
- Bug - fucking Thea.. dev didn't think that anybody would try this route? Couse Right after breaking up with Ann.. she was in our home ready for a fuck? Like nothing happened? It smells.. this smelly smell.

Dev, please think about it. It will make this game even more enjoyable.