The Rubdown Institute 4: First times

Right, so this game is basically one of those "help the new girl" setups, but it's at a massage institute. And the new girl, Charlotte, she's an intern. Patrick is the guy supposed to show her the ropes, literally I guess. But the dude is always running off to chat with customers or whatever. So you're clicking through, making choices. Do you leave her alone with a client? Do you demonstrate the technique? The whole thing feels like a very specific fantasy from a very specific corner of the internet. The look is deliberately unpolished, like someone's first project. The models are from that "real model" tag but they move like robots in a low-budget sci-fi. There's a priest character for some reason. I don't know why he's there, maybe for confession after? The striptease tag is a bit misleading, it's more like a very awkward undressing that happens if you pick the right dialogue options. The erotic stuff is there, sure, but it's so mechanical it's like watching two mannequins being pushed together. The massage minigame is just clicking on a body part and watching a meter fill up. Thrilling. But here's the thing. I kept clicking. I wanted to see if Charlotte would finally get it, or if Patrick would stop being a useless mentor. There's a scene where you have to decide if you interupt a session, and I legit paused. Not because the stakes were high, but because the whole situation was so cringey it circled back to being funny. It's like a soap opera written by an alien who only watched 10 seconds of a porno. The dialogue is so blunt it's almost poetic. "I will show you the pressure points now." No buildup, just facts. I complained about the animations but honestly the jank is the only thing that makes it memorable. It's a mess, a horny, confused mess that somehow has a plot about customer retention. I don't know if I reccomend it, but I finished it. Make of that what you will.

• student
• priest
• massage institute
• choice
• erotic