RPGM - Completed - Black Souls II [v1.3 Steam] [Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?]

It's a constructed masterpiece, with previous iteration polish and shave the game narrative through out continuous DLC.

Pure discretion, experience can greatly differed if you haven't play the prequel,
mainly the mechanic since this entry is way more hands free on exploration.

There already a lot of video documentation the game little detail,
but some context from older build will forever lost, for example:
Enemy from Upper Ludwig used to have normal sprite and changed to bandaged if player reach certain threshold.
Narratively it make sense ; "It's not a perfect loop, It's not even a loop"
Node book also documented this, since in 3rd DLC player started on 20+ loop.
But it's also means new player get robed of the mystique to constructing their own interpretation.

Due note, since the game already complete there will hardly be an update to fix future error or bugs.
And I find quite an oversight when repeating the game with DLC item can soft-lock the combat:

Finished this game a while ago like 6 months or somethin ago. As crazy as it may seem, i actually fapped to those scribbledoodles multiple times when i played it. I really like the world and setting of this game, and wanted to counteract the below review by droppin some stars

Doesn't deserve 1 star but definitely not 4.8 with 100+ reviews.

Game is hard asf.
Art style is really not that great, 3 stars maybe.

From the reviews this game is better than karryn prison. If you've played that game it's a joke. Karryn prison is also hard but the visuals are top of the charts

After playing for one hour, all I can say is I am befuddled. Incredibly difficult fights with 0% chance of winning or running away, and forced to trial and experiment. The beginning H scenes with Alice and Node were pretty mediocre as well, so even as H game it would not be great. I tried going to sanity 0 which did make scene more creepy and show new enemies. But they still whooped my butt and forced me to warp back to get back sanity. I just don't understand this game... wandering through a weird wonderland with no semblance of plot. Mediocre game

Amazing game with interesting story and beautiful art. The combat is fun and interesting and builds on all of the things that the previous game did well, and the music is fantastic as always. Overall, I think it's even better than the first game, and it has a lot of replay value with all of the different endings and a lot of H-scenes that you might miss on a first playthrough. The game is very much structured to be played multiple times and each run is fairly unique; I've played through the game at least 3 times now and I'm still noticing new details.

Gameplay is very different from Black Souls 1 (should try it ngl) and it also has a whole different hit to it (spoilers) it's pretty amazing to see the sequel giving us extra info about why Black Souls 1 was so confusing, since I grinded all the endings it was still confusing on why Alice and Mary sue was enemies but that's a whole different topic, amazing story, amazing combat and the h scenes are actually pretty deserving, not having to enter the covenant with them immediately, but having to raise their relationship bar

For me, Black Souls wasn't just a game, but a completely different experience from anything I'd ever played. It looks easy, but it's incredibly difficult. You need a lot of skill and confidence when attacking. Be careful with enemies that seem way out of reach. But still, Black Souls is something else entirely; it's one of my favorite games. Its soundtrack is fantastic, and the character designs are impressive and different from what you're used to seeing. That's what makes it so distinctive. The art style—you can tell everything was hand-drawn, and I love that.

A porn game that puts more focus in the GAME part, honestly i forgot about the porn part cause i was having an aneurysm trying to piece the lore together, 10/10 id go to alice again.


Also for the love of god please do not fight the unicorn trust me on this.

Even though my RPGM heart is occupied by Demons Roots, this masterpiece deserves a solid 5+/5, i'm honestly out of words how deep can hentai game can go in terms of lore.

This is something you'll never experience with your day-to-day SFW Steam releases.

This work of fiction single-handedly confused, puzzled, buffled, bewildered, confounded and discombobulated my view on story-telling in the RPGM games, better than interesting amount of VNs i read.

Black Souls II really does feel like the perfect sequel to the first game, Highlighting a bunch of what made the first game good while adding just so much more to enjoy. to a fault at times.

It's actually possible to compare the two directly, where the first game feels like a simple children's book in setting, sticking to simple tropes and simple color schemes to give off a generic fairytale-esq vibe. This game feels like picking up the official hardcover variant of the original fairy tale rather than a summarized version for younger audiences.

There's a lot more characters, lot more variety in locations, especially in how unique and interesting most of them tend to be, Such as which on my playthrough, lead to me being absolutely immersed in such a huge world to explore with a GIANT roster of characters in comparison to the first.

The gameplay and story aswell gained a massive improvement, through the addition of new mechanics and equipment, the game managed to keep a similar yet clearly improved combat system, aswell as the new characters and locations allowing for a much more diverse and unique story in comparison to the first.

And the art. It's a very opinionated taste, not everyone is going to enjoy the style, but the art style PERFECTLY fits the game in any way I could think of, its both wholeheartedly unique and absolutely perfect for the setting and themes of the series that it's grown on me a lot. The improvements between RRW, BS1 and now BS2 paint a perfect picture of how much love and effort has been put into this series by the developer.

Now the issues, entirely lie in how the game has been supersized. Not all characters are as memorable as the initial cast, nor are even plot relevant at times, There of course are amazing standout examples but for how the first game balanced everything right, it should be noted that the cast is not collectively as strong but are mostly heavy-lifted by a good amount of notable examples.

Aswell as replayability. I seriously would never suggest replaying this game unless you've somehow managed to forget all of the discoveries or you can manage to enjoy it just as much as the first playthrough. (which, i envy you).

The series is a titan of the genre for a reason, it's near perfection to me and I feel both games are basically must-plays for the medium.

Story? Best game in RPGM genre in terms of story, its absolutely great.

Music? Its is pretty good, it fits most battles and locations well.

The battle system is... Mediocre honestly. Its mostly difficult/tactical in the beginning
The art? Its... Unique, but in a good way. I had enjoyed watching scenes/illustrations in this game.

Fetishes? Holy, this game has many things to show.

Alice? ALICEALICEALICEALI-

The only con i can think of currently is that it has very little/no settings at all. But seriously, the plot and story in this game is worth everything. Want to forget everything so that i could experience this game anew again.

Gameplay: Turn-Based RPG, a classic and incorporates alot of Strategy
Immersion: Once you get into the rhythm of the game, the game calls you and doesn't let you escape
Story: Peak, 10/10
Difficulty: Medium - Really Difficult
World building: Have a lot of Places and Characters that can move your emotions
Souls: Black

Didn't you already fuck around and find out what happen in BS1? Of course not, it actually didn't explain the other 90% of it. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, YOU CAN'T JUST LET IT STEAL YOUR TIME LIKE THAT.

You need answers, answers to the blasphemy you've experienced from that gruesome horror and clusterfuck that didn't give you the right true ending regardless, all because of that grassy fairy hoe. Now you are wandering and wondering, those that previously helped you, who are you?....

BS2, like BS1, incorporates fairly similar combat gameplay with souls-like difficulty and progression, it also comes with DLC that further edges your masochistic soul to face extreme pain and grind. The world it further presents to you are more uglier and horrifying, when all you wanted was just seggs and good wholesome ending, which the previous series didn't quite satiate your desire.

The main spotlight of BS2 is the extreme abuse of route branching and how your repeating cycles relates to this "branching". You want to use your stick to stick into every branch you find, and this time you will die x50 times more than previous series and perhaps x300 times more in the DLC, just to understand Black Souls' fuckery.

Its the game that got me into Hgames and the only other game i've played that has come close is Monstergirl Quest. The story this game tells is amazing and makes what should be unrelatable characters relatable. It makes you happy to do horrible things. (And if you like rape there is a shitton here)

The gameplay I love but not everyone is into turn based combat. The end game bosses are like puzzles that you have to solve. And the final boss of the game chefs kiss.

a VERY well crafted story, striking art style, and an exceptional soundtrack. Black Souls II stands out as one of the most narratively rich H-games ive ever played. the level of detail and world building is GENUINELY impressive, especially for the genre. the player’s freedom including the ability to kill nearly any NPC adds a compelling layer of depth. with multiple endings the replay value is outstanding easily a 10/10



TL;DR: this is an extraordinary experience for an H-game. the care and effort invested in its creation are definitely here, and the story is so engaging that i often forgot its adult nature altogether

black souls 2 is peak fiction, everything about it goes above and beyond a normal H game. I Highly recommend playing the first one though as it sets this one up. Overall the blacksouls series is lowkey the best H game on here and the gameplay is nothing to scoff at either.

Came for the porn, stayed for the plot. Easily the best in terms of plot, even when compared to normal plot-focused games. Gameplay is arguably the most advanced for RPGM games as well.

However, the plot is not for the faint of heart. If you don't want to see the characters suffer, or expect happy outcomes, this isn't the game for you.

Genuinely the best game I have ever played. Not a single other game I've played has come even remotely close to being as good as Black Souls 2 and its somehow even better than all three Dark Souls games, which it gets its name from. Absolutely amazing, I'm eagerly awaiting Dead Red Hood and Black Souls 3.

I've finished somewhere between 100 and 200 hentai games. Black Souls and Black Souls II together are the single best gaming experience I have had the pleasure to be alive for.

You must finish the story.

You must go to Alice.

You must relive the bygone memories.

After finishing this duology all I can say is great game, banger music, cool story, the only problem is the heavy reliance on guide, nothing more to say really

Definitely recommend unless you've already been a hater of this game from the getgo