VN - Ren'Py - Long Road Home [v10 Part 4 Beta Update 2] [OBDGames]

Overall a pretty good game. I was going to give it a 4.7 (which would rank it in my 10 all-time greats), but a scene in Chapter 10 gave me reason to take off a full star (see the last negative point below).

>> As a result of the above spoiler, it gets a 3.7 from me. It's worth playing, but beware about too much girl-on-girl action.

++ Great models with good personalities, makes them all fun to be around
++ An MC that you can like, who isn't a pussy or asshole.
+ Decent animations - nothing special as loops are short, but they are a welcome feature
++ Good use of music and sounds throughout the AVN. Better use overall than most AVNs I've played.
+++ A really good story that stays down to earth.
+ Characters act believably for the most part, no facepalming over what they do

- Animations should be more fluid and scenes longer to really entertain the viewer. They get a bit better as of 10.2, but that's near the end of current content.
- A few kinks (like anal/watersports), but overall really not much to write home about here. No toy play that I've seen, or camming, or exhibition, or even BDSM.
-- Some choices in the game (that really don't give you any idea of what they change). Most choices are whether or not you want to get with a girl, or if you want to see a scene.
--- Mostly a kinetic AVN. You don't get to change the storyline until chapter 10.3 (the current end of the game's content).
------ The cockblock scene in Ch 10 that I mentioned up top, where the MC's #1 girl invites him to a threesome with another of his girls really pissed me off, bigtime. The girls get started early grinding each other, take it too far, and then literally DENY him any pussy when he shows up. He has to settle for a run-of-the-mill blowjob. He's their Ol'Man in the story, utterly owns them, and they pull that shit? FULL star deduction for this review as a result. To the dev: don't cockblock the player with his own girls, EVER.


It's still very worthy of a playthrough if you like kinetic-style AVNs, mostly due to the likable cast and good story. Just don't be surprised when things don't turn out the way you believe they will. The game takes you for a ride - you have almost no say about it.

I was looking forward to further chapters, but after Ch 10 I'm unsure if it really holds my attention like it did prior to that.

Shitty kinetic novel with extremely ugly forced LIs, forced sex scenes and braindead pseudo-political jokes. Of course not properly tagged as such to bait players for whatever reason.
There is really nothing positive about this garbage, waste of time.

The character models and renders are very good... The story though is very lazy and boring, it feels like not something that enriches the game, but something that you have to get through... The characters themselves are shallow and barely have any depth or complexity... The sex scenes are like that too, in the early parts of the game they were okay and fun, but now they just feel repetitive...

Its a really well writen story and I like the way the girls have they own quirks and different paths you can take with them, and the images and animations are of a good standard, i just wished we had a little more agency in the order we see the dates/scenes with the girls that dont impact the main story arc

The concept isn’t bad, although the story’s a bit dull since it’s almost kinetic and its “antihero” is actually a white knight who only hurts people that (supposedly) deserve it.

But the dealbreaker for me was the US political ramblings. Joke or not, doesn’t matter, can you guys really not stop yourselves from bringing this up even in porn games, of all places?!

What I like most is that it's a harem game with lots of pretty girls who are also characterized rather well, meaning you will most likely care about who you're fucking.
The game also showcases several times the peeing fetish (you on a girl) which is fairly rare in AVNs overall. It's optional ofc.

Graphics get better over time, so soldier on in the beginning if it bothers you.

I found the story entertaining enough to keep my interest. It's about a feud between two groups.

The MC is generally a bit of a badass but not over the top. And likeable too I'd say, which is important.

There's an in-game walkthrough, more games should have this feature IMO.

There is also a lot of content overall, including plenty of sex scenes.

I definitely enjoyed the game a lot thanks to the multitude of girls and some kinky fetishes. I'm always looking forward to the next update so I can only recommend it!

I really loved this one, it starts quite simple, an interesting MC, but as the story evolves and more characters and connections appear, it looks even better.

The characters are different and interesting, the graphic is good and the animation (specially the riding ones) are impressive.

Looking forward to see how the story evolves, but I hope that the author will not add new characters ... I am worried about the protagonist, his harem is quite huge

One of the best Harem Novels i have ever played
Great VIsuals, Good story with good story flow (especially if you like the sons of anarchy tv series), Beautiful LI and Very good MC.
i enjoyed it a lot though i wish some relationships to be optional (Rachel) and the lesbian fetish to be more optional but you cant have it all.

Quality game.

I don't usually write reviews but with this one I feel like I need to.

There's something about how connected the characters feel and how I feel like I know everyone connected to the mc.

I'm loving the story and I can't wait until the next part is released!

Decent game
first can we/ MC please put Jessy and Angelica in place and stop them from being Dom?

all this talk Jessy does about honesty and cares about MC, but she keeps cheating and being dom on girls before mc even has a chance with them.

-MC has no say in the matter if he wants that person or doesn't want Jessy to be with them but she still goes after them for her own gain.

Jessy goes after Oxana without even telling Mc, or taking advantage of Willow even know she has a crush on mc but let's use her weakness hasn't been with someone for a while for her on gain first.
but of course, it doesn't work out for Willow and MC but she can still be with Jessy.

Scratches a lot of my itches. Writing could use some polish in spots, but overall it was engaging enough. Not too many errors, nor too bland. And there's a good chunk of content. Stoked to play more though. Worth a gander.

V10.1 Part 3

It's really a title worth playing.

I'd like it not to be that lineal, work deeper on the different NPCs personalities, and the posibility to "visit" any of your girls at least once a day.

Besides that "wishlist", this title offers stunning and assorted models (not the same-bimbo-clone bodies I usually see), natural poses, a decent story line, and a good ammount of quality fap material.

Worth every single star for sure.

(Review is as of v10.1 Part 3)

It's a solid story, albeit with some caveats. The theme of loyalty and wanting to belong to something works well, and for the most part the game isn't afraid of tackling some tougher subject material. What I like is that the developer included an option to make all of it easier to go through. If you don't want to consult a convoluted flowchart or wait for someone to make a mod that may or may not break other functions in the game, there's an option where the game will just tell you whether content opens or closes, or if you want to skip some of the rougher stuff. I actually really like this: it's great for people without a ton of time to spend, and hey, if you don't like it, you can turn it off. I wish more games did this.

Like with so many of these games, the biggest problem is with the MC. He's about as Gary Stu as it gets, and that isn't a compliment. The pacing often grinds to a halt as there is yet another notch to be added to the bed post as the MC is "backed up" if he goes more than 6 hours without getting his rocks off. Sure, we want our character to feel powerful and get all of the girls, but this is a case of "too many cooks spoil the kitchen". It also hurts the credibility of the story, as more than one girl is essentially "gay until the right guy came along", almost all of them are bi (and willing to have the MC as the only guy), and none of them has a problem with the MC being with everyone else. There is one girl so far who has any real tendency toward jealousy, and even she is just "well, I won't get involved with the girls". Again, it's weirdly bad for the story.

The other problem with the MC is that everything he does just works. There are only a few girls (out of a good dozen or so) who don't immediately fall for the MC, and his plans just work. There is no tension, which is weird in a game that is meant to be dark and gritty. The closest thing to a conflict is that the MC has violent PTSD flashbacks. This is actually a really neat idea and offers up an interesting flaw, but in practice it turns into: the MC has a trigger and goes into a rage, a girl gets scared for a minute and says "MC, it's me!" and then the MC calms down. And then the girl is never afraid of it again, and the MC doesn't lose himself around her again. It would be nice if a girl continued to be wary of him because of these rage issues, or if a flashback drove a wedge between him and one of the girls in the innermost circles of the harem.

Lastly, the story has these really weird moments where it tries to poke fun at some aspect of the modern political landscape. The main problem is that the game does it so poorly that it's unclear as to whether the author actually thinks they're making a good point, or if they're poking fun at the people who might think it's a pointed critique of society. It's Poe's Law, but not because it's clever.

Still, it's a good story and worth going through, but it's at the risk of going further and further off the rails. Give us some tension, give the MC some real struggles, and don't feel the constant need to grind the story to a halt with some sex scenes just because it's a porn game.

Game version: 10.1, Part 3

Boy, the quality of this game has changed drastically over the last years, in a positive way.
I remember back, when the game had just been about fcking every female in the MC's sight, which was kinda nice, BUT the story (-telling) was quite bad and dull back then. If there had been a story at all.

Now, I especially enjoyed the rewritten intro, which does its job so much better, the pace is also much easier to follow AND the release of the MC makes some (not much, still, but SOME) sense now.

There are still some annoyances from the past (mostly bad writing in some dialoges, and ofc the inferior quality of the lewd scenes in the beginning, which is absolutely normal for a developer-game-relation that improves with time!), but once you got past these the game ramps up extremly well.

The writing/ story excels in the later chapters and I wound up playing sessions longer than I wanted just to progress the amazing, reasonable and beautiful story.
Every character has deeper depths than in most FN games I played (not exaggeration here) and even the "bad guys" have their (not as much, but still a lot) background story, own motivations etc.

I never anticipated in the beginning, that this game would turn into one of my all-time favorites, but it did- Mostly because of the amazing story and characters, but also because of the improving animation quality from update to update- you can't deny the steep learning curve of the developer.

Excellent. Real people here. Only slight downside I see is all those cinematic biking roadtrips. After the first few, you get it! But really, -- good sex, and lots of it, many different and varied females, a thrilling gang war... and for me, the primary: human relationships! Without it, the sex is boring. This dev makes almost all of it matter. Kudos!

This game is incredible. Most girls are so good looking and the story is decent.
The updatesalwahys comes in good size and that can be rare these days.
Since I like watersport I appreciate that the MC also in to it and it is m´not used as a punishment.
One of the top 10 VN on this site.

Very difficult game to rate. When it's good, it's great. When it's bad, it's annoying, predictable and dull. TLDR: Engaging story about finding a place for yourself with a gary stu MC who has an overwhelming desire to white knight.

A major gripe with the game is that the MC is a complete gary stu. He can never do anything wrong and all the girls are drawn to him. Sometimes for good reason but it cuts a LOT of corners which makes it feel artificial and rushed.

The story does a pretty good job of being engaging, if a little predictable. But it's often overshadowed by the MC's overwhelming urge to white knight. The lack of depth of the MC is hampering the story and in turn makes character interactions pretty dull as they eventually become as one-dimensional as he is.

Nice animations though and the girls are pretty!

Long Road Home is an excelent on-going story.

The plot starts slightly normal, ex-vet with anger issues out of jail and evolves to a ongoing war between bikergangs.

We have enjoyable characters, good sex scenes, and now with a gallery mod, I can re-fuck Jessy without having to play the game all over again making the same choices.

Can't wait to see where the story goes.

It is a 5 Star VN that I'm itching to give 4 Stars. Why?

Negatives - The Good Guy BS ending early on is kind of annoying. I personally see no reason why the events unfolded like that (no spoilers). It was probably explained somewhere in the 328 pages at the time of this review but I'm not searching all those pages.

However after that the story really gets going and never looks back.

Positives -

1) Renders and Animations are 10/10

2) Story is 9.9 out of 10 - The good guy crap see above. Also the unknown about WHY anyone would let him out of jail and give him 50k. I'm hoping there is more to it then just moving the story along.

Otherwise the writing, dialogue and humor is outstanding.

3) Character models are outstanding and each get there own personality that differentiates them physically and mentally.

The story reminds me of the sons of Anarchy TV show and I loved it. Some of the Developers humor also lands solidly at least with me. The developer also does a bit of hand holding for those who may object to some scenes and allows them to skip before the scene starts. I didn't find anything super objectionable but the reality is some babies will play and cry about anything.

A solid effort I love this game and it goes somewhere in my top 10 VN's

Highly recommend it and very well done.

Very well written, good story, with interesting characters. I would recommend this game for anyone who is a VN fan. The branching path story resolves early on in the game, and it settles into a consistent narrative for the majority of the game.