I must admit to have been amazed so early on by the unexpectedly high quality of this story and its characters. At the end of Chapter 1 the story is well laid out, the characters introduced, the style easy-going and extremely pleasant to both the eye and the brain and the pace, thus far, very nicely measured. The dialogue and characterization is very well written and both "behaves" and flows naturally and for a college environment comfortably avoids the usually overly pretentious, wacky, madcap, sometimes nauseatingly cliched excesses and behaviour as well as the juvenile often crude language and conversations.
I really like the way I'm allowed to choose the girls and thus the paths I fancy exploring going forward. I've been able to meet and get acquainted with a couple of the leading girls and laid some sincerely romantic foundations. I'm also very, very pleased (and impressed) to be able to say that I've not been forced into anything unnaturally premature in terms of intimacy. A fully clothed kiss and a fondle would be the best one would hope for in the very first chapter and leaves everything to play for and to hope for with these beauties moving forward.
I also really like the fact that the guy I'm playing is level headed and unpretentious and the main girls I've encountered, Elly and Natalie, and indirectly Sophie, none of whom are, as is so often the case, spoiled, pointedly vain or unnaturally self-obsessed, well Sophie is a little bit, I guess, but by no means obnoxiously so. They all possess honest, open and really nice personalities and are absolutely drop dead gorgeous to look at. So I'm very excited about being able to develop and engage with them further as the story progresses. With regard to each girl's stellar looks, as if their figures weren't already breath taking enough, their eyes, in particular (something which is happily clearly and intentionally focused upon in the visuals), are simply mesmerizing. In fact, all of the visuals, which are obviously pretty critical to the success of any AVN are fantastic; well angled, crisp and clear whether at relative distance or right up close and personal. I especially like the way with the latter shots you really feel like you're as close to their face as you would be in reality. Close enough in fact to actually kiss the character yourself. It's a thoughtful and highly effective touch.
So although I've only now completed Chapter One, if you're reading this I already feel fully justified in wholeheartedly recommending, if you can, supporting this project. It is, in my experience, even this early on, already a significant cut above the average AVN title and I see no reason why that should not continue and improve as the story unfolds and, being an AVN, of course, the characters become closer and, with time, more intimate.
I'm really looking forward to Chapter 2 and beyond and I honestly and sincerely recommend that you give "A Shot In The Dark" a fair chance and check this title out. I feel sure that far from regretting it you'll be very, very happy to have taken the time and perhaps trouble to do so.