Solid 4.
Pros:
- Complete game.
- Interesting quests, without being too outrageously difficult (HINT: Check the quest menu, but also look at the hints in the Astral Recollection (i.e. gallery) book - that'll tell you what you haven't done yet)
- Fairly large "world" (HINT: You have to "discover" multiple areas by exploring north, south, east and west many times. One of the quests leads you to three additional locations.)
- Stats / combat similar to "dungeon" games I've played (HINT: fight enemies in the "un-named" locations to get experience and stat "potions" in order to make your char strong enough for the boss fights - this can involve a bit of grinding, but I did it in about an hour). Also kind of fun figuring out which weapons / armor best suit your character. A fairly robust design.
- Game play is more than just a VN . . . sandbox world, with plenty of quests / things to do.
- MC is attractive and well rendered.
- No annoying pauses or technical issues. Never crashed. Never froze.
- Lots of different outfits, if that's your thing.
Average:
- Sex scenes are just okay. But they are animated, perhaps just not as much as some games, but definitely more than many games.
- Could do with more sex scenes, but one could say that about most games.
- RPGM isn't abused, although there is a bit of running about . . . but since it is sandbox, you are deciding where you want to go. And each world is "small" so you're not walking forever between locations. I thought the designer did a good job integrating RPGM without being abusive.
- Puzzles are kinda fun. I figured a couple out and I'm not sure how I did it. Others were quite obvious. One was NOT obvious, but you can find the solution in the comments.
Cons:
- Can't really think of any. It is a fairly "simple" game compared to, some others I've played. But it gave me around 10 hours of enjoyment. More of a "fun to play with some sexy thrown in" than a fap fest.