THIS IS NOT A HENTAI GAME. IT'S A GAME. WITH HENTAI. IF ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS GET YOUR ROCKS OFF, THIS AIN'T IT. This is not a joke. I've been playing for 2 and a half hours and the only sexual content I've unlocked thus far are two basic scenes between the MC and the main girl. No sex. There's obviously more than that, but the point is the sexual content is slow. If you were looking for a game you can play one-handed then I'm sorry to tell you that little Johnson might be going cold this winter.
Now that the big red warning is out of the way, let's get down to the brass tacks. If you're in the mood for a "game-game" and like turn-based RPG games, this won't let you down. It's solid, strategy game goodness. Fair warning though, despite some interesting systems to play with there isn't a ton of depth. This ain't Golden Sun where you mix and match a party of 4, min-maxing to achieve a desired result. Think Pokemon, except there's only one-mon with his rag-tag group of friends who occasionally contribute. That being said, it doesn't need to be more than that. It looks like this game is aiming for a solid 5-8 hour runtime, so while the combat system lacks depth I don't think it'll overstay its welcome. And what it lacks in complexity it more than makes up for in style- as far as cute little sprite games go, I think Persona would be proud. Difficulty-wise, the game is extremely gentle. As a turn-based strategy Veteran I can't say I've been too challenged. The one time I died during the first boss battle, the game refunded all the items I'd used that fight, gave me a small exp boost, put me in an area that gave me tips on the fight, and allowed me to prep before letting me try again. Very, very kind. If you know your way around the RPG block you won't struggle much, even on the hardest difficult. I could go into detail about the systems, but hey, since they aren't that deep I'd rather not spoil the initial discovery.
Story-wise, it's a JRPG with an interesting setting and a colorful cast of interesting and likable characters- exactly what you want from a title like this. Fair warning, the translation ain't perfect. There are some typos and poorly phrased sentences, but they're infrequent enough that it doesn't ruin the experience. Just a thing to note. So the premise is simple. You, along with most of the people you know, have lived your entire life in service to a shady organization. They took you in as hungry kids and in return for clothing and shelter, you've been experimented on in order to create exceptional "monsters". Now, as you're about to be decommissioned due to a history of underperformance, one of the higher-ranking monsters asks you to take your life into your own hands and stick it to the man. Did I mention she's hot? The basic narrative beat thus far has been "You fight shitty failed monsters that roam a floor, maybe encounter a not-so-shitty mini-boss, until you get to the boss managing the floor". Once you get there, you take a shot at the boss and when you win they do something that impedes your progress and you're given the chance to try and reason with them. I'm a good boy- at least on a first play-through- so I'm not sure what happens if you fail to recruit someone. I assume you're forced to give them the axe. Wonder if there's a genocide run that gives you a different ending? Guess I'll find out and let you know. Once I do I'll update this post and give a more structured review. Initial impressions are strong though so I recommend you check it out yourselves.