Review for Alpha v0.9.1
If you're into One Piece and don't mind playing something that's effectively mindless grind then I think you'd find some enjoyment here. If you aren't into either of those things, there's nothing really for you.
I love One Piece myself, and because of that this game is ALMOST good for me. It puts you in the role of an original protagonist, but loosely follows the actual plot of One Piece with some twists to cater to it being a lewd game. You manage to get your own ship, recruit girls of the One Piece world to your crew, go on adventures. The idea is good.
Problem is it's very dumbed down and inserts a good amount of porn logic, which is unfortunate. The MC is pretty dull to play as since half his dialogue is being a stereotypical porn game pervert, and I'm not a huge fan of the mind control aspect. To be fair it's pretty clear most of the focus is on being an actual RPG and dialogue/story is very secondary, but I can't help but feel I would have enjoyed it more if it maybe took itself a little more seriously.
The game does do pretty good on the RPG mechanics, for a RenPy game at least. I like the battle system and it's fun to have companions. Upgrading is grindy but satisfying enough, and I like that's there's multiple ways to get stronger. The bounties are a fun little way to add extra scenes as well.
What I despise though is how sex with the main girls are handled. Each girl is given a list you run through that gets increasingly lewder after you spam it enough to level up. Especially annoying when it's gated by energy. It just feels too systematic maybe is the word. "Show me your tongue" " do it again" "show me your armpit" " do it again" " do it again" etc etc. I'm not into armpits man. I lost interest with the whole system honestly, which kind of kills this for me since that's where a lot of the sex scenes are with the main girls.
Clear there is a good amount of effort going into it and as a One Piece fan I can appreciate a lot of aspects of it, but it's just not quite what I'm looking for I suppose. Feels a little too porn-y for me.
If you're into One Piece and don't mind playing something that's effectively mindless grind then I think you'd find some enjoyment here. If you aren't into either of those things, there's nothing really for you.
I love One Piece myself, and because of that this game is ALMOST good for me. It puts you in the role of an original protagonist, but loosely follows the actual plot of One Piece with some twists to cater to it being a lewd game. You manage to get your own ship, recruit girls of the One Piece world to your crew, go on adventures. The idea is good.
Problem is it's very dumbed down and inserts a good amount of porn logic, which is unfortunate. The MC is pretty dull to play as since half his dialogue is being a stereotypical porn game pervert, and I'm not a huge fan of the mind control aspect. To be fair it's pretty clear most of the focus is on being an actual RPG and dialogue/story is very secondary, but I can't help but feel I would have enjoyed it more if it maybe took itself a little more seriously.
The game does do pretty good on the RPG mechanics, for a RenPy game at least. I like the battle system and it's fun to have companions. Upgrading is grindy but satisfying enough, and I like that's there's multiple ways to get stronger. The bounties are a fun little way to add extra scenes as well.
What I despise though is how sex with the main girls are handled. Each girl is given a list you run through that gets increasingly lewder after you spam it enough to level up. Especially annoying when it's gated by energy. It just feels too systematic maybe is the word. "Show me your tongue" " do it again" "show me your armpit" " do it again" " do it again" etc etc. I'm not into armpits man. I lost interest with the whole system honestly, which kind of kills this for me since that's where a lot of the sex scenes are with the main girls.
Clear there is a good amount of effort going into it and as a One Piece fan I can appreciate a lot of aspects of it, but it's just not quite what I'm looking for I suppose. Feels a little too porn-y for me.