Alive

Well...this isn't a spoiler to me, but it might be to you, so read at your own peril: [spoiler]So I got really annoyed when the game gave me three very nuanced choices to make in reference to a character. I chose to go the 'Ok, I'm with someone right now, but it's not serious, so we'll see how things go and maybe we'll date in the future.' This seems like a very reasonable thing to have said and is not leading someone on. Then, my character starts having 'guilty' internal dialogue and suddenly other characters start raging at him to stop leading the girl on. Turns out, there was no nuanced middle ground - you either choose to lock the character's path by rejecting them completely or you embrace them exclusively. This made me really annoyed and locked me into a path within 20 minutes of reading. And all of the 'STOP LEADING HER ON' felt forced, disingenuous, and shallow. This was enough to make me quit the game.[/spoiler] Aside from the big block of redacted text above, the art is good, the animations are subpar, and the writing is clean but not particularly engaging and at times simply drags on.

A very classic five-choice game. It is a qualified small game in 2023, but I am looking forward to their new works. There are many girls. 很经典的五选一游戏，2023年合格的小游戏，不过很期待他们新作品，女孩很多

This about the MC finding out that this Stacy is nothing but a rich person who only cares about her and never cares about the well being of other around her. Stacy is nothing but a rich you know what that doesn't care about anyone but her self in this game. No matter what ending you get it ends the same about this Stacy and being a snub to other around her ever time. to me rich person shouldn't be trust and they should be put in a dark hole never to be seen again

ENG: In Alive, the first work by Cskin Games and whose development began in early November 2021, we will have to take on the role of Chris (name of player's choice), a programmer who recently lost his job and who thus finds himself having to look for a new one in order to get back on his feet. With a small nest egg set aside to easily survive this crisis and a relationship with our ex Abigail that ended 3 years ago, it will be the casual encounters with the photographer Nikki, the party girl Erin and the barista Mary that will get us back in the game. Thus begins our adventure, with a call from our friend Freddie for an invitation to a party and a coffee at Frida's just after training, to start the day off right. We are faced with a multiple choice visual novel in which the decisions made count in determining the development of the story and the girls we will approach. Although the girls around which the story revolves are basically 3, namely Mary, Nikki and Erin (plus Stacey who however would be Freddie's girlfriend), there are still a couple of other damsels to enrich the group, in particular [spoiler]Tonya, who however, depending on the choices, could also have a less than secondary role, and Abby, who instead appears only late and has a role only in a certain case[/spoiler]. Honestly, while the options are moderately clear, since this is not a harem game and you have a pretty early definitive selection of the love interest, you are going a bit blind in this sense, especially in terms of "judging the book by its cover" and "buying the goods without trying them first", if you know what I mean, therefore, also thanks to a couple of bad endings, using a guide like the in-game one available as DLC is not at all discouraged. All things considered, the technical side is well done and the game is graphically pleasing, with nice models ([spoiler]even if I have to admit that Tonya's ass has something strange in certain shots[/spoiler]) and fluid yet basic animations, even if the, unfortunately few and not exactly frequent, scenes are quite simple, without moans or noises of any kind and generally a bit short, everything is however accompanied by a pleasant and varied soundtrack, offering, especially for a first work, a solid gaming experience, even if a bit short, but with a good replayability thanks to the 10 possible endings, bad ones included. As mentioned above, the gallery, present and accessible from the main menu, is not particularly substantial and, in roughly two and a half pages, has 24 scenes. Ultimately, it cannot be called an absolute masterpiece of the genre, but there are no reasons not to recommend this title anyway, especially to those looking for a somehow dramatic narrative experience a little different from the usual with serious implications sometimes more, sometimes less heavy and that places more emphasis on the narration than on the sex scenes. [spoiler]Personal note: for me here it's Nikki who stands out as best girl, surprisingly followed by Tonya, who gives more than convincing "reasons" for my tastes, with Mary, Stacey and Erin following.[/spoiler] ____ ITA: In Alive, prima opera di Cskin Games il cui sviluppo è iniziato ai primi di novembre del 2021, dovremo vestire i panni di Chris (nome a scelta del giocatore), un programmatore che ha di recente perso il lavoro e che si trova così a doverne cercarne uno nuovo in modo da rimettersi in piedi. Con da parte un piccolo gruzzolo per sopravvivere agevolmente a questa crisi e una storia con la nostra ex Abigail finita da 3 anni, saranno gli incontri casuali con la fotografa Nikki, la festaiola Erin e la barista Mary a farci rimettere in gioco. Comincia così la nostra avventura, con una chiamata dal nostro amico Freddie per un invito ad una festa e un caffè da Frida's dopo l'allenamento, per iniziare bene la giornata. Siamo di fronte ad una visual novel a scelta multipla nella quale le decisioni prese contano nel determinare lo svolgimento della storia e le ragazze che andremo ad approcciare. Quantunque le ragazze attorno alle quali gira la storia siano fondamentalmente 3, ossia Mary, Nikki e Erin (più Stacey che però sarebbe la ragazza di Freddie), non mancano comunque un paio di altre donzelle ad arricchire la combriccola, in particolare [spoiler]Tonya, che però, a seconda delle scelte, potrebbe pure avere un ruolo meno che secondario, e Abby, che però appare tardivamente e ha un ruolo solo in un determinato caso[/spoiler]. Onestamente, per quanto le opzioni siano moderatamente chiare, non trattandosi di un harem game e avendo una selezione definitiva piuttosto precoce dell'interesse amoroso, si va un po' alla cieca in questo senso, soprattutto in termini di "giudicare il libro dalla copertina" e "acquistare la merce senza prima provarla", se si capisce cosa intendo, pertanto, complici pure una certa quantità di bad ending, l'utilizzo di una guida tipo quella in-game disponibile come DLC non è affatto sconsigliato. Il comparto tecnico è tutto sommato ben realizzato e il gioco risulta graficamente gradevole, con bei modelli ([spoiler]anche se devo ammettere che il didietro di Tonya ha qualcosa di strano in alcune inquadrature[/spoiler]) e animazioni fluide seppur basilari, anche se le, purtroppo pochine e non esattamente frequenti, scene risultano abbastanza semplici, senza gemiti o rumori di sorta e in genere un po' brevi, il tutto si fa però accompagnare da una piacevole e varia colonna sonora, offrendo, soprattutto per un primo lavoro, un'esperienza di gioco solida, anche se un po' breve, ma forte di una buona rigiocabilità grazie ai 10 finali possibili, compresi quelli cattivi. Come accennato in precedenza, la galleria, presente e accessibile dal menu principale, non è particolarmente corposa e, in grossomodo due pagine e mezzo, conta 24 scene. In definitiva, non si può gridare al capolavoro assoluto del genere, ma non c'è ragione per non consigliare comunque questo titolo, soprattutto a chi cerca una in qualche modo drammatica esperienza narrativa un po' diversa dal solito con dei risvolti seriosi talvolta più, talaltra meno gravi e che pone maggiormente enfasi sulla narrazione che sulle scene di sesso. [spoiler]Nota personale: per me qui è Nikki a distinguersi come best girl, seguita sorprendentemente da Tonya, che espone delle "ragioni" più che convincenti per i miei gusti, con Mary, Erin e Stacey a seguire.[/spoiler]

Az Alive egy szigorúan felnőtt tartalmú VN. Először nézzük a látványt: a grafika szerintem teljesen rendben van, szép kidolgozott képek, élethű mimika. Az animációk is a jobbak közé tartoznak de elég rövidek, lehetett volna egy kicsit bővíteni a repertoárt. Hangok nincsenek, viszont a zenei aláfestés nekem nagyon tetszett. Nem a megszokott egy-két folyton ismétlődő és gyorsan megunható dallam, hanem a helyzethez illő és pont jókor elinduló élvezhető zenéket hallhatunk. A lényeg persze a sztori, hiszen sok AVN itt vérzik el. Elágazó történetszálak vannak, meglehetősen eltérő befejezésekkel. Én csak az egyik szálat vittem végig(Mary), a többibe csak bepillantottam, úgyhogy e téren nem teljes a kép. Viszont ez az ending nem nagyon tetszett. Nem akarom lelőni a poént, de annyit elárulhatok, hogy a végén tanulságként azt kapjuk, hogy akinek pénze van az bármit megtehet, de tényleg bármit. Na most tudom, hogy ez sajnos igaz, de akkor sem tetszik, hogy ezt így az arcomba tolják. Persze ízlések és pofonok. De ettől eltekintve megáll a lábán a történet, a karakterek jól kidolgozottak, szerethetőek, vagy utálhatóak. A folyton civakodó testvérpáron jókat nevettem. Na és persze a rosszul elsült szerelmi előjáték is sorra hozta a jó poénokat. Szóval mindenképpen jár a feltartott hüvelykujj. Sőt! A mostanában trendi, gyorsan összedobott, alig egy órás, lineáris történetű játékok tengerében ez egy üdítő színfolt, még akkor is ha akad nála néhány jobb is! Azt hiszem még bele fogok tenni pár órát mert nagyon kíváncsi vagyok a többi lány sztorijára is! Nálam mindenképpen ajánlott kategória ez a game!!

Good solid story. Maybe the story feels a bit rushed, but just a little bit, it's absolutely bearable. Well written characters with their own personalities, each with their flaws and perks, including MC. You actually believe them, feel for them. Also I really appreciate good music in a games, and music here is really good, suits the story very well. Played mostly for 3 endings, each was worth playing it. The only bad thing with endings is that to get Stacey ending you have to literally sacrifice another LI, that was heartbreaking, but logical, it was like a catalyst for two grieving people to get together. The funniest was Tonya's ending. The most solid (from my perspective) - Erin's.

The MC is a man that got let go from this job and gets to enjoy his life doing somethings during his time while not working. There are several different ends while getting to have fun with a few of the girls and depending on who you choose to be with or not. There are no voices, music to listen to, some sex scenes and some animation but I would say only about 25% of the game at best.

A pretty good game that was influenced by Leap of Faith. It's not as good as that game, but still pretty good. It's got decent animations and they could've been better, but the story was good and the character development was okay as well.

An evenings entertainment worth the price, not the greatest ever, single choice choices are pointless, but other routes to explore as i inadvertently ended up with an LI i didn't select, but good story, and its a whole story, rare in AVN's on steam, Recommended as a fun 4 hour evening filler for lightweight, easy going, complete story(s)

Honestly....its boring...just boring i was not attached to the girls at all