RPGM - Completed - Ambrosia [v1.07] [Shimobashira Workshop / Kagura Games]

Non-lewd Gameplay is kinda meh, and there's very little incentive narrative or mechanically to corrupt the main character, but since that's why you play these games to begin with, it's not such a big deal. Art is fine for the main character, everything else is just not very good.

FLAWS -
1 - AVERAGE STORY
2- AVERAGE GAMEPLAY
3- LACK OF CHOICES
4-EASY BATTLES

The map has lot of things to do and discover. The story: It's not anything profound or anything but it keeps you engaged.

version 1.07

well it's a classic so it would be a sin to rate it lower. although as a porn game in modern times, without animation it's not that good. but there are some unique and hot scenarios, and there are many scenes, but there could have been many more, some usual tropes are completely left out. i still enjoyed it. it has many fappable scenes, you are just handheld a bit too much with teleports and escapes and etc. well, i guess it's a chill fun game. makes me want to play celesphonia again.

The most complete RPG Maker H-game I've ever played! Gameplay loop feels good, it's easy to switch from dungeon crawling to improving the temple or doing odd jobs. The boss battles are great too, had a bunch of fun prepping for the final boss. I don't recommend grinding, as it would make most battles too easy, even on Very Hard difficulty.

Lewd content is fine, expected more CG's but the art works well in general. Bonus points for adding a simple option to fully unlock the gallery without needing multiple playthroughs.

This game has a lot of freedom it is crazy how many things you can do in this game,want to be a virgin throughout you can but it's hard ,you want to take easy route and become a sex craved whore your welcome,I won't spoil the rest but this and dev other games have content to occupy you and freedom, enjoyed it very much

Completeness: story is finished, fatal bugs are fixed, major update unlikely.

Mechanic: regular rpgm mechanics. Utilize a lot of aspect from the engine's base mechanics(buffs & debuffs, traps, moving in-map projectiles, weakness & resistance, etc.). No party system, so no recruitable NPC.

Story: make sense(?), minimal twist, tame and innocent enough for virgin run. The side things is mainly for the slut run.

Progression: too fast(?), you need to hold back yourself from ending the game early if you want to get some scene. Innocent to slutty in less than 5 business days. The New Game Plus is great since you can choose what to keep and what to reset in some degree. Grinding doesn't progress time forward, so you could have 6 hours into the game and still on day 4. Enemy stats may force you to grind for level or equipments, but ingredients for equipments are often limited each day. Is replayable to scratch that itch of "slutty life sim".

Art: the fully furnished temple is gorgeous. Bust size is a bit inconsistent(?). Towns are nicely designed. Cave dungeon walls could use some work.

Special place in my history / heart this one. Incredible variety, and the first of its kind to get costumes done so well. Very hot themes + Flode is pretty cute
Thank you shimobashira workshop for this introductory game.

I don't review games much, but this is my favorite H game of all time. Story, characters, scenes, even the fights. Love it.

Slow but satisfying corrpution, and very importantly, being completely corrupted does not really cause just a depraved and bad end. She gets a child she takes care of, saves everyone and ends up happy.

This is probably Kagura's best work, no doubt about it (other than Summer/Winter Memories, but this might actually tie with them on my tier list)

This game is by far the best corruption game I've ever played; the scenes are hot, the story is good, and the game actually has RPG-like gameplay. It isn't only solely focused on lewd, it actually has gameplay. Weapon crafting, potion making, etc. And you have to find the materials for these as well, just like a real RPG.
Also, while this may sound daunting, it doesn't require much grinding to get what you want (most of the time), which is good.
11/10 would play again.

strongly recommend，It has a very high degree of plot completion and game freedom. and the clothes system is also a plus for me, with slow corruption can u always explore more and more.The combat system is also very good, with many routes and combinations

Ambrosia is most likely the best corruption game I have ever played.

Now you might be you thinking, what about Magical girl Celesphonia? 3 factors make me prefer Ambrosia.

- I prefer the priestess (nun) over the high school girl archetype; I think the fantasy medieval setting, is much more interesting than the urban contemporary one (too many tentacles nowadays); And "Ambrosia" has an abundance of Free (non-time consuming) events, and doesn't feel as restrictive and mechanical as "Celesphonia". There's also Enishia and the binding brand (coming to steam i think), but they went crazy with the ammount of things you can do in that game. I had an actual list of to-do events in front of me, and soon enough it was too much.

The good:

Lots of adult content and a significant portion is actually good - That's what you want to see in this kind of game. Now, I will say that something like "samurai vandalism" has better tags, but that's completely personal, and "oneone1", can go and "suck on an egg", they won't see another penny.

Competent RPG - Remember that the focus of the game is the adult content. As far as these kinds of games go, the mechanics present here are satisfying. Can't ask for much more than that, and they even deliver a huge amount of content, including some nice crafting.

The story and premise make sense - If I'm not calling it idiotic, then that's high praise. You know how this goes, "the evil god is rising, yada yada yada, multi-phase-final-boss-time". Well things have a cohesive structure here, and the random girl with some magical powers, beating the crap out of dragons makes perfect sense. It's not crappy, what more do you want? (I really hate double standards in videogames, but I can't be distributing scores of 3, 4,and 5 all the time now, can I? FLEXIBILITY is the word of the day)

The heroine, the setting, the balance between types of events, like I mentioned earlier are also positives.

The bad:

Shimobashira workshop doesn't enter "crazy tag" territory - You know what I mean, they are not exactly conservative, but they have a clear vision on adult content, and don't break away from it. Basically they could be a bit more flexible... I see what you did there brain. (I would also add that if they don't mix things up soon, the "egg reference" will apply to them as well).

I'd say this is a 9/10, and some of the most fun I had with a game of this genre. You can find better (scale/quality/complexity) here, no question, but if we are talking about a "very nice time", then this numbers very high on my personal ranking.

This is amazing both as a regular RPG and as an H Game.

You can avoid sex entirely and the game still throws unique challenges at you for doing so. You may have to earn more money through "other" means or fight your way through. It's very possible to aim for a virgin run and you can even slut out as much as you can for money and shrine development points while staying a virgin (anal is allowed without losing your V status). It always feels like there's some risk and reward when you play this way so I don't recommend speedrunning your way to slut mode. You can enjoy that side more in the Postgame or New Game +.

The battles go by super fast, and it doesn't feel like you have to grind. The enemies can be somewhat speedy on the field but you get an accessory super early that makes them move slower. You can rematch every boss once per day for good exp, items, and okay money.

The game definitely gives off an Atelier vibe with the emphasis on gathering and crafting. Probably my only complaint is that sometimes your consumable inventory gets cluttered. I recommend using up your HP and MP healing stuff often as the half and full heal items become plentiful super fast. I also recommend selling off all your ailment heals like antidote, paralyze heal, etc because ailments feel super weak against you.

Random other fun stuff:
There's no harmful downside to exposing yourself a lot and sticking with "service" type actions if you're aiming for virgin run. Save often.
Check your key items as you get new treasures. Some of them have fun effects.
I love the "achievement" system. Stuff like fishing 10 times might give you a pemanent +15MP boost, etc.
I like the shrine building mechanic and it gives you other things to develop beyond exp/money/slut stats.

IMO this one is worth taking your time with. Pay attention to the lore, don't rush to H scenes. This is a high quality game overall. I would personally recommend changing the difficulty to Hard as soon as you can because you can ignore a lot of the game's systems otherwise. There are even achievements for beating the night bosses on Very Hard.

Holy Grail of H rpgm.

Best Rpgm i ever played so far.Gifted and sealed deep memories in heart.Thrilling story from start till the end combine with balanced and interesting core gameplay.Really deep work on main character who piercicely reflect your gameplay
It really feels that this game was made with care and love,begin with neat character menu to fantastic selected ost.
Highly recommended to everyone.

It's a great game and is quite long. Only thing is is that I feel like I've played this before since Shimobashira Workshop makes very samey games so I feel like everything I have to praise about this game I've already praised on their other games. It's not a bad thing but it leaves me without much to say.

There is some grinding here and there. The game takes very traditional ideas and does it well. There's loads of content. I'd recommend it. If you've played their other games you know what you're getting into.

Really like this game. The aspect that I like the most is upgrading the church it make it so special like you own a base, a place to stay. Good H-scene with a multiple ending. there is a post-end game play as well. definitely recommended.

Great game. Has a lot of content and really good overall. It has a lot of elements and a lot of different maps that you can go through and it progresses through really well. Definitely spent a LONG time in this game.

This format of combat mixed with world interaction with a day/night cycle as far as rpg maker games go is on the upper bracket.
Allowing the player to corrupt, change clothes, and having parameters for exhibitionism related to this also helps keep the 'loop' of each in-game day interesting beyond just repeating stuff.
Personally giving the player choices and freedom to dick around and go down a bunch of paths for interesting things to do works really well.
Some of these games do make me wish there was more in the way that the scenes and interactions with the world are laid out, and that's a good thing.
However that isn't to say that this game is short on scenes and things to do, do give it a look for yourself I suppose.

Very good game. Similar to magical girl celesphonia, but at least in this game, it is easier to obtain scenes, but otherwise MGC is a better game. Art is very good, scene quality is very good. Has a unique virgin ending which is cool. Very well polished game. Story is fine. 8.3/10

As a frequent enjoyer of Kagura games, this one ranks slightly better than average. You won't find anything groundbreakingly new or something to keep you hooked on the game, but it'll keep you occupied for around 10 hours atleast for full content. Things you'll notice in this game:
Typical Kagura Games Setting:
- Priestess with politics at home gets her sent to a dangerous new land, where she's corrupted.
- A grind system you skip pass by using saveditonline
- Eventual moral degradation and corruption
- One to Two unique art scenes for each character, then a repetitious scene for defeats and other repeatable events.

It's not the best, but it's not the worst. Even with its average setting for the most part, it does have some nice things to appreciate. Clothing and status effect is an example.

This game has to be one of the best RPG's out there. It's extremely enjoyable and has replay value at least to me it does. The creators are very talented and make the game fun and entertaining. I've been following this title since the beginning and have not been disappointed. I would recommend this game to anyone who likes the genre.