RPGM - Arvale Protocol [v0.5.0] [SurvivalMyths]

DISCLAIMER: this review is based on version 0.50 and will be changed when its complete,I will try to be more lenient with the game as its not finished.

Not a bad game and especially that its the first game of this dev (as far I as could find none others) but its a bit too basic for me in terms of gameplay,which is very simple and even then not engaging or fun,mana equivalent drains fast and skills arent that meaningful,boss battles or randoms feel like chores.

One thing I do like is the story starts off meh but does improve as time goes on,plus characters seem to have some development and traits that make them different from each other but plot is still moving very fast and not that meaningful.

Scenes are really meh and mostly when you lose.

Do I support the dev of this game and hope it becomes better by overhauling the combat.

Came here for a touch of light femdom eroge, and I pretty much stayed to see the story of our 4 main characters through. Really love how the plot and characters were all built up to the final quest. The way the world and the plot was built up and executed was well done. Another good point about this game is the use of the ost in certain scenarios (although there were repeats of the same music in different areas, it still fits the overall asthetics of the game). I think the only "meh" moment for me personally is that some of the erotic scenes can be kind of hit or miss with the art but overall the game is really solid.

About the story: Loving the story, great narrative and quite some deep lore. I also love the fact that the teasing scenes make a lot of sense in terms of the enemies personalities and that they are not just lust crazed maniacs.

In terms of the combat: Boss fights seem quite balanced (they feel challenging but not impossible), however I can see that a lot of people would enjoy an "easy mode".
The main thing I would try to fix in terms of combat is making casual ecounters feel more casual and less threatening and time consuming. Also feel like the random encounter outside the club area feels a bit unnecessary.

Overall: It seems like this game is shaping up super good and has a lot of dedication on it. Not sure if the dev is here, but if you are, keep up the good work!

Quite a good game so far with intriguing worldbuilding, fun characters, and a nice story setup. Pretty rich with content despite being an early release. The setting is serious, but with a decent justification for the sex-factor being amped up (this is actually the core of the story). Femdom focused scenes, which is something I like, but it's on the gentler side.

Criticisms include that there aren't many/any choices in the couple hours I played beyond what side/characters quests you do or don't do. I mentioned that femdom was lighter - as of yet, it feels sort of separate from the main story. This is fine, but tighter integration of themes is always nice. Art is good, but there are some inconsistencies in style. There's a little too much running around the map for some of the quests.

Overall, highly recommended, particularly for the writing. Five stars for the potential.