RPGM - Completed - Aetheria Chronicles [v1.12] [Imisx]

I really wanted to like this one.

But to be honest, the further in I got the more weird it felt and I sadly don't mean the good weird.
The RPG aspect is pretty okayish executed with some nice ideas and the female Main Character is surely interesting.
Well, thats it with the good points. Here are the bad things.

Contra:
-some strange open threads
-a lot forced writing(especially near the end)
-an akward balanced finsl boss
-some rare grammar errors
-mostly boring angles in H-Scences
-within the main story the most decisions dosen't seem to count
-many characters who could be intriguing are shown maybe 2-3 times and thats it
-you find teleporters in some dungeons, but they only bring you back to the start of an area, not to the end of the area when you already found it
-partly confusing map design and empty roads

And last but not least, the ending.
It feels extremely rushed and not really thought through.
For me it feeled like the dev wanted to punish the player for finishing the game and I kinda ask myself if he hates his characters or if he just wanted to be finally finished with the project.
The ending destroys every character development the main character had til this point.


After all it just felt like a waste of time and I recommend doing something better with your time. Like starting a Ryza nude collection or whatsoever.
Still, have a nice day y'all.

i wish there was some pregnancy content.. i am not far into the game yet so idk if there is but from the screenshots and tags idk if there is, still would be cool to see, also loving the game so far the character style and setting is odd at first but sorta fits good

I'm only giving this a 4/5 because the combat is very standard. (Obviously that's not a huge issue considering the rest of the game.) I almost forgot, but I do have a couple complaints with the enemies. It is generic RPGM/jrpg combat, which is not super enjoyable for me personally, but aside from that it can also be needlessly difficult at times without grinding levels with a bit of strategy near healing crystals. Raya's stat scaling is a bit off and the dev doesn't give you that many equipment upgrades, there's about 4 total sets in the game iirc. I would highly suggest in the next game either re-balancing the enemies damage/abilities or adding more equipment. (or adding more items if you want to make the combat fear and hunger-esque lol) The goblins and a few other enemies have some attacks that 3 hit you or so and it has absurdly high damage output for how much HP Raya realistically gets in the game. So unless you have a proper strategy or are overleveled, group fights can easily be deadly. Save often folks. This maybe could have been a non issue if you had companions. Though I also think there should have just been more equipment upgrades or just a stat/damage rebalance. Again though, the story and scenes more than make up for this. I'm just leaving this critique so that the dev can maybe find a better balance next time.

The story in this one is really good, and if it weren't for that I probably would have skipped this one. There were admittedly, several side quest arcs I wish were extended or prolonged. This game is also quite linear, which is fine and the dev clearly has stated they want a trilogy. Though I won't lie the writing did kind of make me wish there were more routes than just one ending. I do understand why though.

Music choices were better than average, they're probably stock RPGM tracks but I have never heard these ones before so I was pleasantly surprised.

All in all this game is worth it for the story.

if you like corruption games this is one worth playing. IIRC you play as a bar maid and a stripper.

The animation is standard honey select. The rpg exploration part is standard rpgm. The kinks are a bit limited but the main reason to play this is for the Female Protagonist corruption

Version Played: 1.01
Time Played: Around 11 hours, completed most content but did miss some scenes
Gallery Mode: Yes
Walkthrough: In-game hints. I may have gotten slightly turned around here and there, but by and large, it was smooth sailing as well as getting almost all the scenes as well

*Sigh* This one is going to be hard to write. I don't want to bury the lede, so I'll start with my conclusion: this game is nearly entirely non-con and treats our heroine like crap, but, in spite of that, there's a lot to like.

Pros:
+ Complete, coherent story with stakes and likable characters.
+ Genuinely heroic MC who you really want to root for
+ Built-in "cheats" so you don't have to engage too much with the combat

Neutral:
= RPG Maker - I'm not a fan of the engine, but I do think it was used well here. The key factor in that was the aforementioned cheat, otherwise I don't know if I could have had the stomach to grind it out. The maps themselves are well-designed and there are QoL features for fast travel, so it generally avoids the pitfalls of the engine.
= While not ultra grimdark, the world featured here is pretty crapsack and the ending is a major downer.

Negative:
- Non-con central. A lot of it was the "classic" "oh she said 'no,' but look she's actually getting into it. You can tell cuz we put heart marks after her moans." Almost every encounter is entirely unwanted by the heroine and most of the scenes have her assailants verbally abusing her as well. Her corruption is far less about her ever really wanting to embrace sexuality or an abuse kink and just a means to an end for the plot. To the game design's credit, a lot of the encounters can just be avoided by the player, but there are some that are unavoidable and flat out rape. It's clear early on that the MC is a lesbian (or at least bi), which somehow makes it all worse. There are some encounters that are more mutual (and one very sweet one), but if you play this game trying to keep the MC pure and happy, get ready to be blue balled.
- The English is very off. It has so much out of place swearing that it pulls you out of the moment, to say nothing of the frequent grammatical and spelling errors. Thankfully, nothing is incomprehensible, but it could really use a polish by a native speaker.

After that, you'd be right to wonder how this game gets a 3. It's mainly because I really did like the MC and was invested in seeing her adventure through. There are also a few characters in the world who are genuinely good people that offset the rest of the trash. While I can't say that I loved the ending, it did bring closure and a setup for a sequel. Your experience with this game will largely depend on how you view non-con and if you're fine with RPGM. Honestly, I didn't get a lot of fappin' done cuz I ended up feeling far more pity than any sort of titillation.

Note to devs: Thank you for the game. A lot of time and work went into this and I appreciate that effort. I've said my piece above and hope that you continue to explore this world but maybe make it less sad 'n' rape-y next time. Cautiously looking forward to what you come up with in the future!

An okay entry into the "fantasy heroine corruption" genre. There's okay worldbuilding, story, and gameplay here, but a few things hold this back as an h-game:

- The renders used in the scenes aren't so great. The animations are simple loops that play for a fixed amount of time.
- By and large most men are portrayed as repulsive both physically and personality-wise, and the MC only does stuff with them for the sake of money or avoiding being blackmailed, etc. Like even though she reluctantly enjoys things, she still has a hostile attitude towards sex and most scenes represent some sort of abuse/rape. So even though she gets corrupted this just means she's willing to do more extreme acts over time to achieve her goals, but she doesn't actually come to enjoy it at all, at least insofar as I played.
- On the other hand, the MC is actually pretty into women, which is an interesting choice. Most games of this genre avoid lesbian content for some reason but this one does not, and the lesbian scenes are some of the best because she actually enjoys herself.
- The biggest problem with this game as is the uneven delivery of h content, however. The RPG world portrayed here is pretty big, with many locations, but usually you only have like 1 or 2 choices at a time in terms of h content, and many series are rather grindy. The waitress job line in particular has like 10 scenes of very slow escalation, and are pretty time-consuming to execute. As an h-game the content could've been much more dense and allowed for more branching as different corruption routes are being pursued, but since this is a medium-sized RPG it's more spread out, and this is to the detriment of the game.

I probably got through like 3/4 of the game or so based on the gallery before deciding to give up, since I wasn't really enjoying the h-content anymore... she was just passionlessly whoring herself out to raise funds, and I didn't have any real hope that the remaining scenes would involve anything more than her being raped or having sex for some sort of ulterior reason anymore.

So I wanted to like this it started strong with I thought decent characters. Then all the sudden your friend is a whore, another friend screws her brother and won't accept help to not be blackmailed. Then I go into the gallery and there is only two scenes with the closest to a romance character.

Well, this game is really great.

I would highlight the story, is really good in my opinion, the pace and the degree of corruption (without a system of corruption, and almost all is avoidable except for some keyscenes for the plot) feels organic and the protagonist doesn't feel like a placeholder without a personality.

The story and scenes felt good, were very enjoyable for me and I got hooked to it.
The secondary missions and scenes maybe can be missed, but they are really good and some secondary stories left me craving for a little more scenes, but how it is really great.

There is a mechanic that only works in the begginig and the final of the game. Is the teleport. It is real useful and timesaving having those teleports.
It is true that in the mid game (the mayority of the game) that teleports still exist, but is different because is not in the game menu, it present in posters thing and you can travel between citys, but not fast travels among the differents interest point.
The walk is not that bad, but I got used to teleport on the first part of the game and I missed later. I supose this thing with the teleport is limited by RPGMV.

I can't say too much to the gameplay, I used the cheat item that you can take from the begging, so I can' say much about it. I apprecited the cheat item, maybe i wouldn't play it if not...


I recomend play this game

What a nice surprise. This is a somewhat classic RPGM female corruption game, what sets it apart is the writing. It avoids being stereotypical and scenes end up being more interesting than they have a right to be in a game like this. There's depth to many of the characters and it elevates the story beyond most of its kind.

I like that the Dev took a risk with the ending too. I found it to be really perfect for the tone of the story. It's dark and not "happy" but it kinda is too. Well done.

Great game that doesn't overstay its welcome.

If there's one thing to be critical about, it's the fact that side stories are (apparently) easy to miss. Only after the recollection room did I realize how many side stories I apparently never found. Meh. I wish there was better guidance for that.

First off, I gotta say how does this have one review only? That's insane.

So I found this game randomly, and I gotta say, it's really slept on. The art is pretty good, the writing is funny, and there's a decent amount of content.

I know this game is still a work in progress, but it definitely needs more content in between main story elements.

The scenes stopping and then having to press repeat is a bit annoying, but I guess that's a limitation of rpgm, so not too many things you can do to fix it I guess.

One thing that I would say is an outright con, is how you have to repeat events with the same slow animations. There should definitely be rest spots that let you skip to night, instead of having to go to an inn and repeating just to progress the story.

Besides my few critiques, this game is definitely worth a download. I enjoyed my time with it.

The game isn't finished yet. But it's a nice little game that's perfectly fine.
You just have to explore everything to not miss anything, which I think is fine. The combat system is pretty standard.
The story is well thought out. ^^
I haven't seen any bugs in 0.6.
You can already play up to a certain part, so it's worth checking out if it's something for you. ^^