This is one of the best in the genre, maybe not as good as Being a ♥♥♥, but up there with Chasing Sunsets & Leap of Faith.

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TL/DR: Easily one of the best AVNs on the market in terms of story, amount of content, and real branching plotlines based on your decisions.

Quick plot: You, the main character, are in witness protection due to a crime you were near. You start college under an assumed name while your father is elsewhere. Along the way, you'll meet a cast that's relatively small for this genre but that allows for all of them to be distinct. Zenda, a British-Persian woman of great confidence and money, is first. If you're like me, you aren't that interested in her over the characters to come. Then there's the ginger, Mora. She's a feeler and has a sad backstory, but can be one of the funniest girls and her freckles are damn cute. Your roommates are Heidi and Athena. Heidi is my #1 girl. Hilarious and shines in this game as the bubbly girl. She's a total freak, too, and in some of the plotlines, is truly instrumental in getting plenty of fun time with multiple girls. Athena is involved with Heidi from the onset. On the outside, she's tough, but she's very vulnerable the more you know her. You meet absolute MILF, Valerie, who wants to take you under her wing as her little young friend-with-benefits, but you can pursue a long relationship. Her backstory is absolutely tragic. Seriously...that one hurt to find out. Finally, there's Sadie. She's a figure from your past as she's your actual cousin and knows your true name and background. There's a few other girls you can sleep with, but they aren't integral to any plot.

Pros: The game has a ton of content especially if you're seeking to unlock all scenes and get all achievements. I did a lot of skipping over previously-view scenes after my first run ended up with both Heidi and Athena. To unlock everything, I made it in about 15 hours, though that will depend on your reading and whether you skip to new content each playthrough. A guide is available to help. The renders are done nicely while the animations are fluid and rarely jerky. What shines the most is the story, which is logically done and fun. The characters, again, are highlights. Even though Zenda is the least-fun for me, when I did go through her story to get 100% completion, I found it capitivating and interesting. Not as fun as the other stories, of course.

Neither pro nor con: The music is...there. Listen, it's likely the same exact music you've heard in other AVNs. And while we're talking about sound, there is no voice nor sound effects including spicy scenes noises. For some, that's a real con. I think the rest of the game makes up for it. There are a few Easter Eggs for other games and as a fan of Come Home long before I played Bare Witness, it was nice to put a story to Athena after her appearance there. Adrian also makes an appearance here. Some of it feels really forced, but it's fun fan service, I guess. I would have liked to see a little more raunchiness in the scene variety, but I'm not going to call that a negative.

Cons: So, the game takes a bit to get going. I started this prior to another game I bought at the same time, Where the Heart Is. I tried this first since it was so highly-spoke of and after about 90 minutes to 2 hours, I went to Where the Heart Is. I loved the latter and worried I just didn't "get it" with Bare Witness. I came back and found it pretty quickly. The setup in the early game can be a bit tedious and slow, but once the game hits its stride, it excels. I'll label this a con, but only because, if you feel like I did through the first couple of hours of gameplay, you might give up for good and you'll miss out on a great game.

Overall, I highly recommend this game at full price. If you can get it on sale. that's even better.