Imagine having a story-driven game that runs five chapters and then suddenly, near the final chapters of the game, your developer goes missing. That's the story of A.O.A. Academy. Before starting this game, we had no idea the game was in an abandoned state. Which even made the loss of closure even more painful, since the story is very intriguing.


INCOMPLETE: This game quit development early, marking it incomplete. It's a great game - if you can stomach not knowing the ending.



STORY
A.O.A. focuses on it's characters and an overall plot around a highschool. After playing four chapters, I found almost no sex and quite the action-packed story. If you're someone that's only looking for steamy porn scenes, this is not your game. If you're a fan of story-based games (albeit with a bit of a reality stretch at times), you should definitely play this and hate that it doesn't end.





The premise of A.O.A. Academy is nothing special. A farm boy has family issues and heads to the big city in order to develop a new life. He needs help getting enrolled into the academy and his former girlfriend is nice enough to get him enrolled. While you initially think the game is more sex-focused, you will find out the focus is on trauma processing and building relationships with others. Along the way you will meet a couple of... damaged individuals in the academy and it's up to you how you handle their trauma. Along the way, things will go sour and the game pits you up against a corporation with a powerful individual at the helm.



Just as crazy as the game's story are the stories about the developer disappearing. In 2023, he quickly hopped back online to warm people that scammers were unrightfully selling his game on Steam, which at the very least means he is still alive. When asked about the project, no response was given. Ultimately, the story remains incomplete and hangs right before things get interesting for the final climax. If you're alright with knowing, you should play this. Below this article, we have put together a possible outcome of the story that seems most likely to us.


PRESENTATION
Graphics are absolutely gorgeous, as well as shot selection for the story. Story is pretty action-rich, but borders on unbelievable at times. The characters did eventually grow on us and most of the romanceable girls are really gorgeous model. The game might be trying to tell too much story in a little time window, but that ambition is also what made this game memorable. The sex is intimacy-heavy and is primarily aimed at gaining trust rather than lustful fucking. People are damaged here and you're trying to seek joy living through all these damages.


The game features several locations and each one looks believable and recognizable. You'll start out at a farm and eventually end up in your dormitory, the academy and various other interesting locations with some of your co-stars. Graphics are arguably the best factor about A.O.A. academy as every last one of the romance options not only look good, but also emote throughout the story.


GAMEPLAY
It's a typical AVN, so the game only hands you story choices that branch onto paths. My first playthrough went without nearly any sex, which goes to show you can really shape events for yourself if you are not looking for relationships. After doing several playthroughs discovering the different romance options, we liked most of them. In the end, the biggest struggle is not having closure for the big story arc - but finding some of the sex scenes does make up for a lot.


OVERALL
Play this game if you like story and don't necessarily need sex scenes thrown at you, but like to see the sex develop over time. Also, prepare to be frustrated you can't finish something you started. The developer was really onto something here and I feel, even though there are a myriad of issues plaguing this game, that it could have become something that would be extremely memorable. For now, it's an interesting option to enjoy.


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Below this review is our extra where we tell you more about how we think the story would have ended.

Rating: 8/10
Developer: By TrueLoveGames



SPOILER CONTENT - READ AFTER FINISHING. DUE TO FLAGGING, THE IMAGES ARE NOW BLURRED.

Chapter 6 and Ending ( + Official Renders)

In an attempt to bring closure to A.O.A. Academy, we have been constructing parts of the coming story that had been teased to patrons and fans. We never will truly know what happens between Adam and Jenny, but for the most part we get an idea what happens with our main character.

The start of Chapter 6 was teased on Patreon and focused around the final party of Adam. You go out clothes shopping with the girls - even Sung Ji - as an image was teased of her in lingerie in a fitting room. It looks like Sung Ji won't go to the party, but has something different to do.


The AOA group meets up at Jenny's apartment before leaving for the party, presumably to talk through their plans of escaping the city. 


They all go to the final party that Adam invited Jenny to, where he wanted to humiliate his sister further. In the canon version, even Elizabeth comes out to the party to speak with the MC - in the non-canon story you could dance with her. 


While Jenny goes looking for her brother Adam, the MC meets up with Elizabeth and they both realize their special bond won't hold if everyone leaves the academy. The MC discusses this with Elizabeth as they have one final moment of closure together.


Before an unknown type of drama happens, the MC finds Rebecca and they both feed into their love for each other. In the canon version of the game, Rebecca is his love interest, as clearly shown in the pictures. The MC takes Rebecca out for a final dance before an unknown event with Adam happens, which sends the group home.


After what happens at the party, Mr. White holds up his end of the deal, allowing Jenny and her friends to leave town while not being harmed.


In the canon version, MC hooks up with Rebecca. Now since MC and Rebecca rarely had any sexy time in game together, the first and foremost thing that did happen in Chapter 6 was them being together:


Undoubtedly this will boost the confidence of Rebecca, only to later fear losing MC when Adam's party is near. Perhaps the cartels brokered a deal to make sure nothing will happen to them or Adam gave up on trying to intimidate the MC - that will forever remain unclear.



The screenshots seem like MC, Jenny, Rebecca, Jade & Valery meet up at the party where they encounter a nasty surprise from Adam. Jenny shows Rebecca & Valery around the house which gives MC, Vicky & Ashley time to act on whatever plan they have. Sung Ji is notably absent.


Knowing Jenny, she probably had a plan figured out in the end to get MC & the girls out of the city into a different part of the country. One of the screenshots shows Jenny, Rebecca, Jade & Valery leaving the party in style, so nothing overly dramatic happened at the party - at least not while they were around. Eventually Jenny gave into Adam and traded life at the academy for a different life. However, Jenny did keep some of her influence and cashflow as we can tell from the Christmas Special.


Quick time jump - Rebecca says "I'm glad that you're back here with us. I thought I would never see you again after what happened with Adam" in the Christmas Special. This hints at something unexpected or bad happening in between after the party and the meeting between MC and Rebecca. The MC says "Yeah, I'm surprised that things worked out the way they did." This does sound like something unexpected happened at or after the party, which allowed the gang to leave town and eventually free from Adam's clutches. 


Rebecca says "We haven't caught up properly since you left", which alludes to the MC leaving the academy way before the girls did. Maybe the MC and Adam had a 1-on-1 after Jenny left the party with the girls. Perhaps Adam made the MC leave and he took Jenny with him. This scene with Rebecca in Jenny's house is after all the things with Adam have settled down.



Jenny uses what money and influence she has to start a new life with everyone, eventually starting up a new company. She employs the MC, Valery, Ashley and Sung Ji - and at a later moment Josh as well. Three years after the events at the academy, the gang is still together and MC is still very much in a relationship with Rebecca. Rebecca finally chose to pursue her career of being a concert pianist. She goes on big tours and held a lot of concerts, making her extremely tired in the process.



Meanwhile, Rosa became comfortable enough to ditch her 'Valery' persona and bring back who she originally was in her cartel days. Jenny flies out by plane to meet Rebecca and Rosa manages the company with Ashley being her assistant manager. MC also works at the company, but never admired a top position in the company. When Christmas comes around, Rosa gives the MC a week of free leave (because Jenny instructed her to do so). The MC wants to marry Rebecca and this will allow him the time needed to prepare for asking her.



Jenny and Rebecca fly home after the tired pianist cancelled the last leg of her concerts. Rebecca also wants to propose to MC on her own account, slightly out of fear of losing her boyfriend, but mostly because he is always there for her even though she's rarely home. Both parties prepare steps in order to ask their significant other to marry them, which leads to the awkward events seen in the Christmas special. Rebecca said "I'm sure you noticed that the others are hoping to be with you too", which hints at multiple possible love interests until the end of the story. This is her way to tie you down forever.



Both Rebecca and the MC propose to one another at the same time and a wedding date is set. Jenny comes back over to the company for Christmas and the entire gang celebrates their Christmas party at work, which is also a celebration party for Rebecca and the MC. Rosa, Elizabeth and Aurora are absent.



They have a big Christmas party at work with Rebecca being there as Ms. Santa and the rest of the gang as Christmas helpers for Mr. Santa, the MC. We wonder where the hell Josh was at this event, as he would have had a heart attack from seeing all the women together. In the special, Josh mentions having arranged a date on Tander, which could mean he's safe in a relationship as well.


After the office party, time goes by fast and we see the MC marrying Rebecca in the sweetest wedding - finally ending the doubt Rebecca has about being in love with her partner. 


But as you may have guessed with this many women being into the MC, feelings are always around the corner... 


...at least you'll always have this gorgeous woman in your life. The End.