Dreams of Desire: Definitive Edition is a 3D adult visual novel that provides a long story to get invested in and an abundance of lewd scenes to enjoy. The game is developed by Lewdlab and was released on Steam on October 20, 2021.
Follow a story of a faceless male protagonist who lives together with hot babes and seeks every opportunity to get naughty with them, even to a point of getting help from beings from another dimension. In midst of all the hot action, there is a mystery waiting to be solved!
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Dreams of Desire Gameplay
Follow a story that provides opportunities to make decisions which sometimes lead to an altered narrative and other times to a Game Over. Rarely the game provides point-and-click sections in which the player has to look around in different rooms for ways to progress the story – A pointless section with little entertainment to offer that luckily goes by as quickly as it is introduced.
Despite interactive elements scattered throughout the story, these are but a small gimmick that does not give a strong reason for the purchase of the game, rather, one should base their decision around the story and adult scenes alone.
Dreams of Desire is inconsistent with its quality when it comes to character models and backgrounds, varying from cheap-looking to decent all the way to even amazing-looking. At times the story may feel like a slow ride of mundane conversations filling up the runtime, other times it manages to capture the audience and create a worthy story to follow with great anticipation for the next erotic scene which there are many.
The game hides its beauty behind a slow start that is hard to get invested in but improves towards the middle and end. Whether the audience is willing to stick around for that long is an important question that unfortunately gets answered only by playing.
Story
You follow the story of a faceless hero, a man who is about to enter a military academy without much enthusiasm. Before his future is set in stone, our hero discovers a strange book holding magical spells with lustful effects that alter the tale about to be told.
Driven by selfish desires, our hero seeks to strengthen his newfound power by using it on those closest to him, gorgeous, attractive women in the prime of their lives. However, with great power comes grave consequences…
Shady pitch-black liquid men and a lady prophet from another world are important puzzle pieces mixed in this crazy story that is not as close to reality as one would think at first glance. Dreams of Desire is a story of two worlds.
There are 12 episodes and 7 different endings. A visual novel with silent characters who are guided by royalty-free music which often can be recognized from elsewhere which may end up hurting the experience for some.
Characters
During the story, you will meet several gorgeous women who all will take part in erotic scenes, some more than others depending on your decisions.
All the characters are introduced as memorable but more often than not come out quite generic with not much to offer other than their appearance. Even though there are a few exceptions to this, one should not expect characters with great depth to them as Dreams of Desire makes the player spend more time in bed with the women than building their character, something that is neither good nor bad but rather subjective.
Decision making
Make decisions that have the power to alter the narrative and lead to a different ending. While there are many times in which the player’s decision will not hold value for more than a short segment and a few differing lines from a character, in balance, there are also times in which the experience can differ to the point of having a completely different lewd scene or a partner to have sex with.
Some decisions may lead to a Game Over, so saving before each interactive event is recommended. In cases where you may forget to save, all you have to do is press the “Skip” button to get back to where you left off in a matter of seconds. Do note that scenes not yet experienced can not be skipped.
Extras
Dreams of Desire provides extra content in between episodes that offer more erotic scenes to enjoy. These are scenes that do not affect the main story but are simply there to give the audience something special to sink their teeth in that otherwise would not fit well with the events of the main story.
Dreams of Desire Adult Content
With more adult content to offer than one would expect from a mediocre erotic visual novel, Dreams of Desire surprisingly gives a great run for your money when it comes to the number of adult scenes there is to experience during the story. After the slow start is over, adult scenes begin to appear in great abundance!
From 8 sexy women, the adult scenes will heavily focus on 3-4 of the main characters whose appearance under the spotlight will vary greatly depending on the character and the choices you make.
Some scenes are slightly animated with a simple looping motion. The game provides mostly hardcore sex that consists of straight and lesbian action. There are magical beings who appear in dream sequences that allow flexibility to provide something more perverted without necessarily being something impossible to replicate in the real world.
There is a scene gallery where you can relive lewd scenes once experienced during the story. Unfortunately, there is no CG gallery to simply view static images without a need to interact with the story.
For more 3D adult visual novels, check out FreshWomen, Pledge: Extra credit, Neon Nights, and Cockwork Industries.
