This game is my favorite on the site. I'm real happy that it recently got a full English localization, since all we had for a few years was a janky machine translation and a barely functional fan translation. Now it feels like I can leave an earnest review.
CBY is a (final?) entry into a micro universe of smut games made by Kagura. There are a handful of side stories, prequels, and another mainline entry called Country Girl Keiko, which serves as the direct predecessor to this one. CGK is similar in form and function to CBY, both sharing assets and the same gameplay loop of event/scavenger hunting. Both center around the sexual journey of the protagonist.
The real difference here, and the thing I like more about this one, is the tone and presentation of pretty much everything. Keiko, Yutaka’s older sister and the protagonist of the previous game, is a wallflower who’s absurd levels of naivete are preyed upon by the men of the town, who seek to literally groom her into a nymphomaniac. The whole game centers around them driving her to deeper levels of depravity as a side character tries, and fails (with tragic consequences) to protect the girl. The game concludes with a few endings, mostly centered around if Keiko is ever told she’s being manipulated. Pretty small scale, and if I’m honest, kinda gross. I said as much in a review of that game is that the fantasy of a dumb bimbo turning full slut is spoiled by the game leaning into kidnapping, imprisonment and torture side stories. It’s super jarring if you’re not going into a fluffy looking game expecting actually dark material. It’s kind of a gross experience overall.
Yutaka’s story, on the other hand, is pretty great by contrast. Yutaka, in comparison to almost any character in this subgenre of corruption/bimbofication, has a surreal level of denseness and utter lack of social mores/gender norms that comes off as whimsical in tone. Nobody is this dense in real life. She often doesn’t need prompting to get nude, and will consent, with gusto, to any sexual request depending on her level of experience. She’s like Goku, but for being a slut instead of fighting. The repeated gag is a townsperson overtly asking to grope/fondle/fuck her and she’ll just go “yeah sounds fun” to their amazement, or even she'll initiate out of the blue. It is in direct contrast to the previous game where its a concerted conspiracy by a shady cabal of men to gaslight Keiko into thinking sex is the same thing as friendship against her reservations, banking on how dumb she is for the contrivance to work.
This characterization, as well as the full cast of supporting characters, makes the world of this game feel more fully realized than in the previous entry. The through-line of the plot, which centers around supernatural schenanigans, driven by the actions of the supporting characters, also matches the whimsical and fun tone of the game. The overarching plot that goes beyond the tiny narrative of the protagonist’s evolution into sex-crazed bimbo makes the game more fun to explore. One big thing is, if you played the previous title, is how much the devs actually put into continuity between them. It’s a surprising amount of effort for a smut game. A very nice thing that this game does is actually seek to resolve some of the darker stuff the previous game delved into, via the aforementioned supernatural tomfoolerly. The crazy thing is, there’s a couple emotional scenes packed in there, which I didn’t expect from a porn game.
The gameplay itself is largely exploring the compact open world of Cucco Village. It’s about half scene hunting and Adventure Game style item gathering to trigger progression, with elements of a Metroidvania where you unlock abilities that grant access to new parts of the map. It’s nothing fancy, but then again, this is RPGMaker, so not stressing the engine into doing stuff it can’t is always a plus. I wish more game devs would stay in their lanes regarding this. There is a lot of side content that is completely optional, and several endings that need actual effort to suss out and complete. It’s an actual game, albeit not a complex, groundbreaking one.
The art assets are your general basic sprites, and the character art is nice and colorful. The anatomy is hit or miss if I’m honest. This game is definitely for breast-fetishists, as you can tell from the artist’s priorities. The tits are lovingly rendered, with legs and asses (and even faces at some angles) taking a backseat.
A major downside is the recycling of art assets. For how large this game is (over a GB for a any RPGMaker game without animation is pretty intense), you’ll end up seeing the same illustrations over and over. It’s a shame, but honestly, the world the game crafts as context for those images really helps maximize their utility. Also, this entire thing is a slow burn, so if corruption/bimbo fetishes aren’t in your wheelhouse, you probably won’t be able to stick around until the grind bears fruit. If it’s your thing, like it is mine, the extra time it all takes to marinate makes it better. YMMV.
All in all, this game is a gem. Lots of effort, lots of love by the devs. The localization is really good. It isn’t dark like it’s predecessor. It’s not a quick game, it’s a story and setting that you need to get into to really enjoy, so if you’re willing to, you’ll really enjoy it.