~Goddesses' Whim v.0.3.7 Review~
I have been dreading this moment for the longest of time because I find it genuinely difficult to make a review on this game (so far) on one hand it is masterfully done and on the other the complete opposite. I'm disappointed in the creator(s) of this game and so I'm going to voice my heart out and hopefully not get crucified in the comments by doing that. I am going to talk about the game shortly but I need to address the slow and devious waiting that the creator(s) is putting us through because it has become quite apparent that they no longer have the same love and passion for the game as they used to, they see the Patreon numbers going up and so they freeze everything else because that's where their passion lies now. I played this a year back because that's when I finished all the content it had at the time, only to come back to some text and like 8 new scenes added and nothing else... For people that don't know these people uses Ren'Py - a front end program for visual novels which allows for easy scripting to complex scripting and adding text, images, sounds etc. etc. and is extremely easy to use even if you are new to coding in general. However, you would still need to know how to code to use it efficiently. So what? Am I going to roast them for using Ren'Py? Of course not! What I'm saying is that after a full year this game should have been more polished, had more gameplay, had more interactions and had more H-scenes for us to explore. What makes it worse is that this in not their first game either and they are using materials/assets from the other game which should make making this game faster and easier, so what's stopping them from updating the game to give us more content to do? One word: greed. Anyways I wanted to get that off my chest before diving into the review so without further delay.
[STORY]
You play a male character that has been transferred to another world (yes this is an "isekai" in that aspect) that is both handsome in everyone's eyes and has a gigantic cock (I mean of course he does this is after all an erotic game) that every girl in the game goes "ga-ga" over and in his body he harbors a special power, so it's one of those male-fantasy and power-fantasy type of stories told through an anime format. Despite the overused trope(s) that this game has the story sets it apart and is really fucking good, you will be invested no matter what. I rather keep this part spoiler free as much as possible since I want people to enjoy this game for what it is and not tarnish it because it's clear that they put a lot of care and thought into the story aspects even down to the characters and their roles and personal events. Needless to say but the main character is special in this world for several different reasons. We have goddesses to enjoy as well... in more ways than one.
[CHARACTERS]
Like I previously mentioned all the characters have their own roles in this universe and each and everyone of them are unique in their own way with their own traits and personalities and variation is good and the only thing I don't like in this game is the main character because he feels a bit rape-y at times and that's because of the missing context or should I say laziness of how to appropriately handle the start of each erotic event so they basically said: "fuck it, just have him take control and have the female enjoy it" without the proper build up, however this is NOT the case for every scene which is why I typed "at times" still wish it was changed at least a little bit because he can still be a dominant male without crossing that line which turns him into a rapist. So, yes I find the guy unlikable for the most part.
[DIALOGUES]
Drama, action, sadness, comedic, goofy, dumb, serious, cute and somber. It is all there for your eyes, brain and other body parts to enjoy. Every scene has charm to them and really brings life to the characters. There isn't one moment that I can remember where I questioned anything, except for some comedic ones... which I rather not type about. I would go so far to say that the dialogues between characters is superb.
[GAMEPLAY]
Most of the time this is a visual novel so you only need to click through text which may or may not present you with a choice but don't let that discourage you because we have... drum roll please... fishing, woodcutting and a action mechanic (is what I'm choosing to call it) that is there for context purposes... Anyways, while it is more clicking to do it has functions and meaning which is necessary for progression. So; BANZAI! This is what I like to see more of going forward.
[ANIMATIONS]
Still images presented in a slideshow fashion with text that follows is what you can expect generally so nothing new there but of course you want to know about the H-scenes: "Ara~♡ ara~♡" - "Hey Hana get out of here this is my review make your own!" Now where were we? Ah yes the sex scenes. They are really well made, like REALLY well made and I fucking love the facial expressions of the female characters seeing them drool, eyes lost to lust and passion and have strings of saliva connected between their teeth is an arousing sight to behold. However I need to mention that you can't exactly choose what you want to do during them sexy times, it just an animation playing out until the male character climaxes and that's it. It would be nice if we got to choose but hey at least they are good and who knows maybe later on the options to choose what to do with the female will arrive, the dream is not dead... yet.
[MUSIC & SFX]
I'm sorry player but your "noises" are in another castle. I'm joking... sort of. While it may have some... sounds, it's a far cry from what people would call "OST" so yeah... anyways, moving on!
[MISC.]
I want to talk about the translations here and other miscellaneous stuff that comes to mind because good lord... the translations, grammar and spellings are all over the place with this game and to put it bluntly; it sucks. I get that they aren't native English speakers but holy fuck use a program even Google translate would not only be but do better than this! You have a whole community on Discord that can help you, don't be afraid to speak up and ask for help. I have to re-read each text sometimes up to 3-4 times to fully get what this person is trying to convey, mostly because when text isn't written/typed correctly it breaks my brain. Please add more cute scenes like the main character kissing and hugging them and things of that nature. Also can I just point out how weird it is that they use assets from their other game like Karyn having green toenails which doesn't fit her at all and was clearly from another body... yes I notice and pay attention to details what of it, wanna fight me? I'll 1v1 you in Minecraft come at me scrub lord I'm ripped!
I know that my reviews tend to gravitate towards the negative side a lot of the times but reviews generally speaking is to give insight to the developers to see what to improve upon but make no mistake this game is seriously good, one of the best on this site and if you like this game may I suggest also checking out 'Eternum' and 'Aurelia' for some added spice.