Review for R10.1
Divimera is a very unique AVN among the many that inhabit the site. If I were to rate it on presentation alone I would give it 5 stars. There is a ton of quality work going into things like the UI, art, backgrounds, sounds, music, and the overall premise that it's very easy to get immersed into the game. It's very atmospheric in the way it plays into those unknown mystery/horror elements.
The overview gives you a pretty good summary. It's clear from the beginning something very strange is going on within the island you've found yourself shipwrecked on. Everyone seems to have their own motives that the MC often finds himself at the whim of as he tries to navigate these new strange surroundings and ultimately find his sister.
I wouldn't quite call it a sandbox, but more of a point and click adventure style game where you progressively move through three time periods each day continuing along the story. It's not completely linear as there's side stuff you can optionally do, and seemingly a few different ways to go about some things, but overall I'd argue it's a pretty straightforward game. There's a few extra mechanics like a sanity bar to manage, a couple easy minigames, and an inventory system with various items as well. So far there hasn't been any major branching, and there's really not a lot of meaningful player choice.
My point of contention comes in with the MC. Out the gate you'll probably notice he has a very "youthful" appearance due to being a sickly child, which means he hasn't quite grown as normal as he would have. It's a design decision that I'm not a huge fan off. The other part that plays into that is his personality. While he occasionally shows a little backbone, he's mostly at the whim of every character he interacts with. Some of it makes sense plot wise, and I'm not saying he needs to be a chad or some shit, but it gets a bit old watching him be a sort of bumbling virgin when anything erotic happens and his overall meek manner that seems to display itself pretty often. Particularly with Lady Hale his personality seems to morph to suit that subservient dynamic, even when not choosing the submissive options.
So as you might guess based on that, lewd scenes are largely light femdom-focused more than anything. Even when you are given more control it's usually because they're letting you if that makes sense. Personally I'm just not huge on sub/dom dynamics so I can't say it's my favorite part of the game. That being said, the art and animations for the scenes are pretty good and nothing has been so extreme as to be off-putting for me.
It's a solid game overall. Definitely worth a play as something different from the normal, and the story does have me pretty intrigued so far. I'll more than likely return to it down the line.