I have to say, you got me pretty excited about this release with yet another one of my favorite champions! I certainly, could not resist. Though, while I enjoyed it and had a lot of anticipation for this piece, I do feel that it could have been a little more. Regardless, there are many good aspects about this interactive movie that I want to discuss and with this review, I am going to be really specific about what I believe is good and what could have been pushed further.
The format of this review is going to be a bit different. Rather than grouping all of the pros and cons separately and presenting them, I will individually breakdown aspects of the movie, describing both positives and negatives.
ASPECT/SCENE BREAKDOWN
ART:
First of all, the visual art and style. I like it a lot. The visual look with ink outlines of the models and props in the scenery really gave me this calligraphic-like feel to the whole movie. It is as if the entire film was traditionally inked on paper and that is really good and gives off oriental vibes which is a great compliment to Ahri and the Lunar New Year festivities. The lighting palette here is good. The yellows and oranges were good compliments to Ahri's skin as well as the atmosphere given that it takes place at a temple. The volumetric density also gave this hazy, steamy feel overall and reminded me of hot springs and bathing facilities which is also a good compliment to oriental culture. The reds and pinks here I felt were very important in communicating Ahri's 'charming' ability and I was really looking to see whether I feel charmed while watching. This in addition to the steamy look kind of gives a dreamy feel as if I am drowning in ecstasy from her charm and that is very good understanding of the character, though I do feel that you could have made the pinks a little more apparent. Red is a really strong, empowering hue and having too much could destroy the yellows and oranges which is understandable, but just a little too subtle with the amount of red and pinks in the scenes which make it less noticeable. Maybe just a faint reddish/pink rimlight could have helped.
STORY:
As with all your plots, this one is also a good, decent story and indicative of Ahri's charm. While there is not a lot of lore to work with for Ahri compared to Katarina, you still managed to pull it out and is immersive enough for a film of this nature. Good atmosphere.
SOUND:
Your choice of cultural music for the background theme is good and complimentary as expected. As for the voice-actress, she is lovely. On top of her moaning and accuracy of Ahri's light/cute and seductive tone, she had this really playful side to her approach which is a very good communication of Ahri's character. I valued the giggles as of high importance in this interactive flash and she completely nailed it. Thank you Rollu!
MODEL:
The model looks great. It kind of combines the style of the past 2 LoL characters and this time around, no plastic blow-up doll feel as there is a clear sweat bodymap on the model this time and no excessive phong boost. Good. Though while there are not any foxtails on the foxgirl, it is completely understandable that those are not included given how difficult that would be to pose and how much interference that would put on the scenes. The ears will do, good work.
SCENE-NEUTRAL:
The scene here is clear and well animated as usual. The "indulge me" line with the compliment of the giggle is nice and very pleasing to a viewer. You really just want to jump right in! The scene is welcoming and commanding of Ahri's character.
SCENE-BLOWJOB:
The approach here is good with Ahri having control from the very start. The choice of a POV angle for this particular position is good and well communicated and describes the the pose well. The swaying of her feet really gives me a feel that she is having fun toying with me while I am under her spell, and that is good. Though, I would have liked to see maybe a little bit of deepthroating or at least a little deeper motion for both the slow and fast options. As with the "faster!" scene, I do find the rapid hand rubbing movement a little funny. Having fast hand movement in addition to her head movement is okay, but I think if it was a slow twisting motion, it would have contrasted her rapid head bobbing better and brought out the scene more. Nonetheless, it is still good. It could just be that she is not a deepthroater and would rely on her hand instead but a slow twisting motion could have been better in my opinion. Cumshots are also good and do not look ridiculous and heavily exaggerated like the ones in the Katarina flash.
SCENE-TITFUCK:
This particular pose is difficult to visually pull off as it requires really smooth and soft deformations in the breast. Though I do think you did the best with what you had and while they are not very exaggerated, I can still see some soft deformations and that is good. The ending voice line with her kind of taunting you, "you can do better than that" in addition to the giggles is fun and really invokes a need to fuck the shit of her lol. Good lead-up to the next scene. Cumshots here are good as well.
SCENE-MISSIONARY:
When I first saw the teaser for this pose, I was very excited and for good reason. This particular pose, from the position to the camera angle as well as how the placement of everything dictates the eye around the pose is outstanding. To elaborate on this, the position of Ahri's body and how it curves to the top right establishes your line of action. Your eye starts from the point of intercourse as the focal point and moves up along her body and smooth/soft swaying breasts to her face and we get to see her facial expressions. But what is also important here is that not only do I get good eye movement across her body, but the directional placement of the bricks and flower pots also point in that same direction, complimenting that movement. The ponytail here is also very very important as it helps direct the eye back to the penetration. My eyes move from her face, along her ponytail and down to the bow tie and points back to the starting point. This is what makes a pose interesting and dynamic as my eye is always moving around in that circle. It is never directed away and is very pleasant to look at and this is what I really look for in your work. There was an absence of this in Katarina's flash aside from her orc pose. The choice of POV here is good in communicating this pose and the voice acting along with her folded arms are cute and playful. Great initial pose.
However, I do feel like this was a bit lost switching into the "faster!" position. The placement of her body is now along the bricks and the directional movement is much more linear here. This is okay, but not as interesting as the first part of the pose. I also feel that there was no need to zoom in. Your initial slower pose had great angle with great containment of the model and pose but when you zoomed in on the "faster!" alternative, you cut off a part of her face as well as the pelvic action and had to move the camera up and down in order to show those parts. This hurts because now I am directed off the screen waiting for the camera to move for me to see the parts that are out of boundaries. So the slower pose, fantastic. The faster pose, not as great. It also disheartens me know that I cannot cum in this position either and am instead directed to the cowgirl position. This could just be the limitations of how much content you can put in the flash, but I would've liked to have control over where I blew my nuts like I did in Katarina's movie.
SCENE-COWGIRL:
Aside from good animation and voice acting as usual, I did like how you decided to assume a different position moving into the faster speed. The camera angle is not bad, though I do feel that you have made 90% of this flash solely around POV angles. Not a bad thing at all, though a bit more variation could have been good, even if the purpose is to show that you are under her spell and are fully fixated on her. Also another interactivity improvement could be that I can switch back to a slower speed after I have pressed the faster option. It seems odd to be able to switch between speeds for some of the other poses but suddenly being unable to on the last pose. This could just be the limitations of how much you can put in a flash.
SCENE-FINGER:
Cute display though I do feel like there could have been more here as well. Again, limitations could be a problem but maybe she could have climaxed at the end.
HIDDEN-SCENE:
The majority of the flash was in POV and focused on her frontside so it was nice to see a little change in the hidden scene though there still was not much emphasis on her butt here. Even if emphasis is placed more on her frontside and breasts, it would still be nice to have a view that shows her ass rather than showing it at the very end where the wolf pulls out. I feel that the closer view was not very effective and perhaps the focus was Ahri's facial expression but I already see that in the farther view. This could have been replaced with the view from the back and would have been more interesting in my opinion. The problem I generally have with the angle presented in this scene is that you only get the implication of intercourse. Lateral doggystyle views and views where the genitals and all the action is hidden gets boring fast in my personal opinion and lacks any form of zazz. I only get to see her face and a wolf humping her and I am forced to imagine what is happening behind. The angle of where the wolf is pulling out could have been an alternative angle altogether. Not only do I see a part of her face and genitals, I get to see the explicit penetration and makes it more dynamic and full of action.
All in all, it was certainly an enjoyable interactive movie and while there were things that could have been included or done better, I really do feel that there were good things to say about this one. The slow missionary pose definitely took the cake for me, 4 stars!
TL:DR- Aesthetics and music were great, voice actress was excellent at playing Ahri, model looked good and not like a plastic blow-up doll.
-Animation quality is good as always, camera angles were mainly POV and could have used more variation
-Could use some interactivity improvements in terms of being able to switch between slow and fast options in some poses
-Would be nice to be able to cum in the missionary position and/or see her climax from masturbation
-Some emphasis on ass in the doggy scene would have been better for an angle
-Dat slow missionary scene doe