VN - Ren'Py - Our Red String [Ch. 12.3 FULL] [Eva Kiss]

As a big fan of Eva's first game, Good Girl Gone Bad, I was a bit hesitant to try this one since it features both a male and female MC. But I’m really glad I did! The dynamic between Lena, Ian, and their friends is so engaging, especially since their relationships aren’t always smooth.

I played through the current content twice—first, I had Lena hook up with Holly and Louise, while Ian went for Alison and Cindy. On my second run, I made Lena and Ian get serious. Both playthroughs were super fun!

Eva has a real talent for creating drama and crafting characters that feel real. That said, I wasn’t a fan of Ian’s friends—Perry is such a whiny loser, and Wade is a lazy jerk who totally takes Cindy for granted. A hot girl like her won’t stick around for a couch potato forever—trust me!

Honestly, I’d love to just play as Lena and chase after all the hot girls, but that’s just my naughty side talking, haha. Overall, the game is fantastic so far, with beautiful art and excellent writing. Keep up the amazing work, Eva!

A very well executed game.
Even the writing was a bit on the hefty side, all text was easily readable.
The core of the gameplay is you have two main characters whose friend circles are overlappingly close and things tend to get sexually complicated as your two main characters choices develop as the story progresses.
There are no animations but game is not sexually bland, spicy on the contrary. Unlocking all the content may take a couple of days of replay if you don't skip as the choices you make locks you out of many paths.
One of the must try games on this site, no extra words needed.

Amazing dating sim. Eva took the basic choice mechanics of good girl gone bad and added tremendous depth, with well thought out characters, where your choices impact them in interesting ways. Characters pair up and their personalities/histories lead to realistic and hot dynamics. Consequences seem earned and justified. Its structure even allows you to explore deep themes like regret, what you want in a relationship, and whether two people are truly right for each other.

All of this and it's one of the hottest games I've ever played. The sex is between actual characters Eva takes time to introduce, and the art is erotic even though it's involving hyper stylized cartoons. On the short list of the best erotic games of all time frankly.

I just finished 12.3 and I have to say... initially I shied away from this game because it seemed more cartoonish than animation... but dang! The storyline is great! The impact of your decisions. I think I've done 4-5 playthroughs so far where I act differently each time and it's just awesome to see all the different scenes you didn't see previously.

I'm incredibly impressed and I'm looking forward to future content!

Hello, i play so much games and some are really good and so this one too. I like it has a female and male MC ( honestly i prefer Lena, a hot and sexy girl ) The story is surprising fresh ( ok, some is forecastable , Ian ) and start slowly and the MC evolve ( special Lena ) make fun to see how Lena handle with others and her own desire ( i like the girl/girl with Holly and Ivy ). The story can have some paths ( i prefer for Lena her increase self-confidence in her own skills as model or musician and songwriter and her sexuality and so she will never give up her dream or her goal ). Perhaps her friendship with Ivy and Holly ( both like or love Lena ) grown of a new level ? I like it to the can alert Cindy befor her ex-friend axel ( a stalker and narcissistic man ? ) and maybe both have later a ardent friendship. I like the draft ( the girls look all hot and sexy, yes, Emma too ) and the storyline is good imao. Ian is ok.
Oh, and, i like the realistic in the story like real live and the realistic draft from both MC and the other person in your story.

This game has created many interesting and sexy characters, and the story content is also very exciting, especially the characters' psychological activities, which is the key to the credibility of the characters.

Everything about this game is perfection. I adore the hand drawn art style, the branching makes it endlessly re-playable, the characters are fantastic and the writing is second-to-none. The only downside is that it is unfinished for now!

The artwork and scenes are great, but I feel like the game doesn't really progress much storywise. I think the premise of having two main characters with branching stories was way too ambitious.

Due to sheer amount of variables of having two main characters and their relationships with side characters the story progression stalls so much we are looking at 6-month update schedule for a 5-10 minutes of gameplay with little to none story progression.

I will bump my rating to 5-stars if the completed project manages to make me change my mind.

Gameplay:
Visual Novel with multiple branches
So, it's mainly a choice driven game with two protagonists, leading to may possible outcomes that can't be done in one playthrough. So, the mechanic is that you have to choose wisely for the two MCs, but you also have to take some risks for some rewards. There is no "right path", it's up to you.

Story:
This is the strong point of the game. This is not silly porn. The author is trying to tell something that feels realistic in the connections between a bunch of young adults. The various characters are well written. You may feel them a bit cliché, but in the end you may be surprised. While the first chapters are quite simple, later chapters are incredibly complex depending on what you choose.

Graphics/Animation:
Mostly 2dCG, well made. No animations. I like this kind of graphics and the models are hot.

Sound/Music
Background music that suits the context. A few sounds for lewd scenes. Nothing special here.

Overall impression:
Watching the walkthrough gives a hint of how complex this game can be. It is also refreshing to have more realistic relations (some may say vanilla), instead of heavy sexual fantasies without much logic. It depends on what you look for in games, you may be bored. This is also more suitable for a larger audience. I also praise the author for such a heavy work.

Beautifully written story and characters. So many different paths that can be taken. Great writing. Great visuals and of course lots of sex. It really allows to indulge in your fantasy. The variation in characters and traits are pretty good.

Fantastic Art with No DIRECTION nor DEPTH

I wanted to like this game, and to an extend, I do, but this game fails to delivery on just about every expectation I had.

No place for romance in..

The game has you play through the daily lives of two of its MCs, Ian & Lena. And, for some reason it wants to connect the both of them as if they were bound by destiny. Which is obviously contradicted by every thing else in this story.
The premise of romance is simple. Both the MCs are struggling financially and emotionally. They should totally link up together so they can heal, right? Wrong!
Playing through the game, I couldn't at all tell where the chemistry was between the two protagonists. What was so important that these two should be together? Where was the string?
Lena was not an addition to Ian's life, and nor was Ian to Lena's. And it also doesn't help that you could control both the characters.
If you play Lena as intended, then you're playing as a depraved sex worker, drug addict and all around a massive red flag. Not much of a romance choice for Ian, is she?

No place for likeability in..

All the characters in this game are straight up unlikable, except for maybe Alison. The female LIs of this game are either selling their body for money, or trying to, or are simply argumentative. Is this really the extend of their depth?

The male LIs aren't any better either. All they wanna do is smash, and that they will with anything that breathes. They will act quite nice when Lena is sleeping with them, but will start being real sleazy and petty when they get rejected. I wonder how come Lena's side ended up this bad.

No place for bros in..

You heard it. Not only are there no likeable romance options, there aren't any likeable bros either. As Ian, you're left with : -

a) Perry - a dorky man child and a borderline creep. Who you have to take pity on so you don't steal his crush, btw.

b) Wade - A former stud, and now a full time slob. You'll stab him in the back and steal his disloyal girlfriend as the snake friend that you're.

c) Jeremy - A bro when it comes to assisting you in the GYM, but everywhere else you'll end up butting heads over who gets with the girls. i.e., the competition.

No place for depth in..

Yep. Unfortunately, this lacks any level of depth whatsoever. Not once I was invested in a single character or plot point in this game. As the male MC, you just go about trying to court all the women, and long behold, most woman here are an aspiring pornstar.
As the female MC, you go about trying fuck anything and everything. Man, woman, a pencil sharpener?! Doesn't matter, she will sleep with anyone and anything when in heat and need of money.

A place for sex in..

Unsurprisingly, this game had lots of sex scenes, if you don't mind holding CTRL through all the story so you're unaware of the brain functions of it's ludicrous characters.

A place for Karen in..

One of the characters in this game is an absolute Karen, but that later turns out to be a good thing, as the hate-fuck relationship is just all the hotter. So, good job on that!

No place for strong MCs in..

I wonder why Ian is the male MC. He is the least jacked man in this game, other than his two juvenile friends. Just about every fight he got in, the other dude was 2 weight classes above him. All I could think was this man about to get killed any blow to the head.
He also had to use maximum strength to try and win a match in wrestling against a onlyfans woman. Ever heard of bulking, Ian?

Lena isn't much better either sadly. Instead of finding better solutions to her financial problems, her ideas are - to write cliched lyrics and earn no money, launch an onlyfans account, or work with sleazy men and be sleazy for cash. Where's the strong will, Lena? Can't be bothered to work a 9-5 and learn a high-paying skill?

No place for execution in..

I know I have been rather harsh throughout this review, but that's because I know this game could've been a great deal better had it been executed properly. I can see that the developer tried to build something good but somewhere they got confused and lost direction.
The romance and the thread of destiny, as the tittle suggest, doesn't exist between the two MCs. All in persuit to give the player freedom of choice in place of niche. But rather, you get forgettable characters, even more forgettable story and all around a very shallow game.

I am tired of people writing negative reviews on bases of choices they made and thinking that's the whole game/story. The artwork is fabulous, and writing in aspects that every choice matters and has changes in dialogue and outcomes is very rare. I would have rated this one a 4, but now I'm rating it a 5 just to counter these negative reviewers. Yes, there are not as many crazy scenarios are not as her GGGB, but as audience grows the creator changes too. Pretty open-minded people in terms of kinks become narrow-minded while rating a game just because it does not have the story or type of character they like, regardless of the game being good.

There's a lot of variability in the choices you make and the different routes players can decide on. The stat system is well done and the different game modes make the playthrough both intuitive and free. This work is ingenuine and deserves the high rating from a plethora of perspectives. The back and forth between the people within a 'small world' all loops back and form a genuine rapport and subtlety to the relationship dynamic. All in all; a game that has cracked the shell of a game for an interesting experience that can't help you from wanting just a little bit more.

This game is at the very top of my list of favorite adult games. The artwork is all fantastic and the sex is very hot. The story doesn't do anything crazy. It simply follows the intersection in the lives of the two main characters. Yet it has enough interpersonal drama to keep things entertaining. As far as the mains they are fascinating enough that I am engaged with their personal stories. What ties it all together are the many choices throughout the game. I've repeatedly replayed this game to see where different paths might lead.

I had some really interesting moments that kept me hooked throughout my playthrough. I enjoyed exploring how both main characters connected with different people, even though there wasn't an option for gay relationships. It was satisfying to navigate their ups and downs with women.

One thing that stood out was how the game handled cheating. When both MCs got involved with Holly, it led to some real consequences. It felt realistic to see the female MC call out the male MC for cheating, which added depth to their relationship. The game treated all types of relationships—straight or gay—with equal care, which was nice to see.

I found the female MC's character development to be well done. Despite facing challenges, her reactions to different situations felt genuine and relatable. Her growth throughout the story, especially in how she dealt with emotional conflicts, made the narrative more engaging.

The game ran smoothly for the most part, with only minor issues like the open relationship option not always being reflected in certain conversations. These small issues didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of exploring the story and getting to know the characters.

Overall, I thought the game offered a compelling exploration of complex relationships and personal growth. The characters, including Holly, the male MC's nerdy roommate, and even the female MC's cat, were all well-rounded and added something special to the storyline. If you're into games that dive deep into moral dilemmas and focus on character-driven storytelling, this one will keep you engaged from start to finish.

The most branching options and replayability that I've ever seen in an AVN. The 2D art is very well done and a solid upgrade from Eva's last AVN, Good Girl Gone Bad, which I also love. I can't wait to see where this one ends up and I'm sure that I'll be playing it for awhile to explore all of the different paths that can be taken.

Story 2/5
Story is very vanilla and bland and theres no real plot to it, i would say its pretty much just normal every day life stuff so nothing that will blow you mind.

You play both an MC and a MFC, the male part are pretty good and fun to play, but the female part i dident enjoy at all since you have no freedom and no choice with her being a whore more or less doing nude photo shoots, nude drawing sessions, social shit, none of that is in my taste so she just wasent for me since i would have turned that shit down if i had any controle over how to play her and it feels a bit over the top that shes working 2 jobs and doing nude photo sessions and drawning sessions on top of that.

MFC also feels brainless complaining when people like her boss looks at her nude public photos i mean what does she expect? and if she dosent like it then why do it in the first place.....just another reason her character feels idiotic to me.

Also not really a fan of playing two MCs since it would take alot to like both of them and it feels weird playing MC who has Lena as a possible LI and also being in controle of her, kinda kills the point of romance when your romancing you self....it just dident feel right to me.

Worst part is it feels very forced since i have 0 interrest in Lena with my MC but MC loves her which ruins the game, having MC lusting and constantly thinking about wanting to date Lana and then keep picking option to not contact her or not date her just feels idiotic and again kills the story.
And it feels even more idiotic when your MC text Lena while your playing her? i mean wtf? its like your not in controle of any of them.

What really fucked up the story for me was Holly, she was the only one i really cared about and it pissed me off so much when she took nude photos with Lena, it made absolutly no sense since i picked every single choice for her NOT to be like Lena and those choices i also found annoying i mean why the fuck would i want to change the one normal shy girl into a whore like everyone else, thats the reason i dident want anything to do with Lena to start with and then game turns Holly into Lena no matter your choices i mean fuck that shit.

Also has alot of pictures missing where it justs the grey figure and say holly2b on it and had grey renpy screens as well and no not talking about the weird grey screen puzzle thats also in the game.

Girls 3/5
The art is pretty good and its nice that its diffrent from all the normal stuff, i just dident find most of them all that hot, thes not that much diversity in builds either.

Animations well sex scenes 2/5
Since game is not animated it loses alot of value and with boring and very shot single photo sex scenes they really arent worth anything.

Music 3/5
Average background stuff nothing special and none with lyrics.

Choice 4/5
Choices does matter in this one, but some seems weird when it comes to Holly like why shes turning into a second Lena when picking all choices against going that made little sense to me.

Its really only due to the choices being pretty well made in this one that i landed on 3 stars or it would have been a 2, since it was really just to boring and to vanilla for my taste and not being animated is also boring.

This game is 100% going on top of my favorites. This game is beautifully written and crafted as a game that give you best experience I've ever gotten through a VN

The sexual scene is beautifully portrayed in such erotic and realistic way that I absolutely honored the writer for such an amazing insight of what a sexual experience should look like.

Your decision DOES make a difference! And not something that will burden you with memorizing path, but rather a true experience of a character, and it's greatly executed.

The most realistic young adults in any VN I have played. This game explores a very accurate portrayal of mid-20s people finding themselves, dating, going to bars, working, gigging, etc. The story feels super natural and it's really easy to get wrapped up in.

The story on this game is 10/10, there are multiple branches to the story where you'll have to play it over and over to get. The art is not overly cartoon, nor is it too realistic, I feel this falls in the happy middle of sexiness and in game view. Even though this game is not finished, it really leaves me to look forward to the next chapter. Eva Kiss has delivered yet another masterpiece.