Family Breeding [Whiteleaf Studio] [Final]

I think this game has a final version now? Is it possible to update this game?

So, I have returned once more (after like a year) to review a game, of course, this one pertains to the game “Family Breeding”.

Intro and some thoughts

Now, for newbies who have yet to *play* this game, i do want to say, this game is extremely linear, and you as the player character have near to no autonomy or free will for yourself– you cannot choose who to talk to, you cannot choose who or who not to romance, you cannot even choose to be rebellious or anything that the writer doesnt want to do or be.

You are at the writer’s whims, if they wish for you to do it, you do it– this would be fine if the writing was stellar, but, sadly, it is overly subpar.

The characters are very one-dimensional and dont feel like their own individuals, they dont have many facets to explore nor are they particularly interesting in any meaningful manner;

And the text itself feels very unnatural and the events seem a little far-fetched and unrealist (even giving leeway to the nobly/royal family interbreeding thing ((they’re not even consistent whether you’re a noble or royalty)))

And lets talk a little bit more about the writing, shall we?

I am unsure if the writer speaks english natively, but I feel they need to brush up on proper structing, and– do not get me started on sexual scenes— the writer seemingly cannot write scenes of passion worth a damn, for, they so very often rely on AI to write it (I have many experiences with this as a writer, and can tell near instantly; that’s just not how one would write or structure scenes at all.)

If you like AI, fine, I’m not going to stop ya’, but, for someone like me who can’t stand that shit, it’s hard to play the game in good faith.

Character Design

The character design is fine, though, they’re not always consistent.

They certainly look nice, but, often appear radically different depending on a given scene;;

The artist seems to at least know roughly what they’re doing, and, I can respect that.

UI and “Does it feel good?”

Given that it’s a RenPy game, the UI feels very same-y.

The dialogue boxes feel a bit clunky too, with the text occasionally merges into people’s names, making it a wee bit inconvenient to read, though, that’s not all too horrible.

The game just doesnt feel good to actually sit down and play, feels more like an afterthought of a slideshow that you cannot touch– and that’s pretty much it, you’re meant to watch and almost never interact— no map, no way to interact with the world, and no meaningful options when it comes to responding in conversation (which seldom appear in the first place).

Now, I’ll rap this up fast since i’m already in a rush;

The TLDR is basically:

The game is seemingly very flat, the dialogue doesn’t exist (hyperbole), there is use of AI when it comes to romance scenes, it doesn’t feel well to play, and the story couldnt be more straightforward (literally, you cannot wiggle your way out of it).

play the game if you’re just wanting to get ya’ rocks off, but, it’s not a game to hold any acclaim in my heart.

have a nice evening, I’m here every thursday.