A short vn trying to grab you with a title appealing to gaming nerds. There are female gamers, right?
Now here's a thing: game titles can sometimes be as misleading as newspaper headlines, which is the case here. Sure, the protagonist is a male neet absorbed by games, as one might expect, but the part implying a female equivalent of such a noble role is false. None of the heroines are gamers, which is disappointing to me. Still, the unfulfilled harem protag achieves a companion, or two - girlfriend get!. Without spoiling too much, the first episode introduces the first heroine, and the second episode. introduces the second one. Sounds cliché, but there are some twists further down the line. I can't say the story gripped me strongly, but an attempt at something deeper than a typical rom-com harem is present here. The final episode is the one to watch out for if you want to know more.
The writing is plain but, for the most part, grounded in reality. I can't say that all events and protag's reactions were logical, but they do not cross the boundary of what is reasonable, at least. As you progress through each episode, barring the fifth, you'll be greeted by a few choices impacting the outcome of the episode. The structure of this vn allows you to play episodes in any order from the start, but it is most logical to progress in the sensible order. While I recommend obtaining the best endings in each episode, you don't need to in order to move on. The choice, how you want to experience the story, is yours. At a normal pace, you should not need more than 4-6h to read everything.
All basic options and functions expected of the modern nvs are present, but that's about it. This is a budget vn after all, so don't set your expectation bar too high. I don't regret giving it a go, but it is not the most engaging narrative you can find at this price.
The visual assets served here present decent quality, considering this is a budget vn. Only major characters have tachie, but even those have a very limited count of poses and expressions. Some poses look weird; also, they frequently do not reflect well the characters' actions. The number of CGs is decent, but there is a hard limit of one per scene. As for the steamy CGs during hscenes, don't hope for much; everything is softcore, though all are clear about the actions described in the story. The backgrounds are fine, but feel a bit too sterile, too lifeless; also, there are not enough of them, often not depicting locations during actions, creating a detrimental mismatch. The rest of the design is simple and functional. Good enough for a budget title, I guess.
Music-wise, there are only a few tunes accompanying the reading, and there is no voice acting. None of the tracks were particularly memorable or catchy, leaving no impression beyond being background fillers. More could be done here, even on a limited budget, but it certainly could be worse.
No bugs were encountered.
Overall, if you like to indulge in relatively short budget vns and feel like the theme appeals to you, then it might be a fair choice. The story is not deep or compelling, but there are some twists. Writing is fine, but don't expect high craft here. Both music and art maintain a reasonable standard when compared to similar vns. You can certainly find worse, but a certain level of tolerance to amateur works is in order for someone to find enjoyment here: 5.4/10
