This is a really good game with a lot of potential that made me write my first review. So delving into the different aspects:
-Gameplay: really good rpg with a lot of classes and abilities that I found really enjoyable to explore. My nitpick is that it got a bit easy once I figured things out (went ranger), but maybe it is a bit more challenging with other classes. My suggestion would be to make the story mode harder and implement an easy mode if possible, but overall the gameplay is fun and I look forward to how it evolves.
-Story: There is not much to say because despite the amount of content (20-30h), everything covered for now was an introduction towards the big adventure. It starts slow and the intro feels a bit chaotic to read, but it gets quite good once you meet Ina and enter the deepwoods, a sign that the dev has been improving with time.
-Characters: The cast is good, varied in designs and personality which for now is developed in small episodes in which you develop your friendship, which is nice so you can focus on the characters you like. Moving on to the MC, I personally like him although he is more of a character on its own rather than the blank slate in which you build the character typical in rpgs. For a game like this I would like to have choices a bit more often (specifically in the trust/affection scenes) though it gets a pass because the MC is quite relatable for me (he is literally me fr). I also like the implementation of slight variation of some events depending on the stats you have, I hope to see them more often.
Now one nitpick I have is that the MC uses too much slang/vulgarities in really serious moments. I don't mind him being informal towards his friends, but when he is talking to demi gods and elder hobs or trying to stop a war I would like him to be more formal. I can get that he is young and inexperienced, but he is also supposed to be well spoken and should be able to switch to a more standard speech when needed.
-Erotic/romantic content: Art wise is the standard you can find in this site, with different art-styles/artists. I honestly don't care too much about the art I'm the kind of guy who watches porn for the plot, although I wish Sam had more muscle in her cgs as she is supposed to be fit.
As for the plot of the porn, this is probably the best handled thing in the game. All the romances have a really good build up and the sex scenes have a really good amount of text and feel very loving, I ended quite satisfied with each affection route (romance episodes). The sex in general is really vanilla, with very short moments of dom/sub. Some characters show some gentle femdom vibes sometimes, which is pretty rare in this site and I hope it's not just me hallucinating.
If you want to play this game mainly because of the romance I think you will not be disappointed in the slightest and with the variety of the cast you should be able to find at least one girl or your liking. I also found interesting that mostly the confessions happen relatively early which leaves the content being mainly about them already being a couple, which is not that common in these type of games.
-Writing: This is probably the most polarizing part of the game. The writing is really verbose, often pompous and doesn't try to summarize things or leave room for subtlety. I personally don't mind it and that's why I gave it a 5 star rating but if it's not your cup of tea you 100% won't like it. I do want to note that it gets better as the game progresses and you can notice the improvement, part of it because the story also gets a more interesting pace.
I also want to leave some comments about the writing that I hope they can be of use:
-I think that during the story there is an overemphasis on its main themes. For example, the MC mentions too much that this is not the hero adventure of his dreams and its not all roses, etc. If I have to guess this happens because the game is expanded through updates, so it's logical to write again about the core parts of the story to refresh the memory, both yours and the readers. But to me who has read everything in one sitting, I ended up finding it repetitive.
-This one is more of a suggestion. Despite this being a visual novel, it uses the novel part quite well but ignores the visual now. If you changed the game to a text based one like Corruption of Champions or Trials in Tainted Space the difference in the experience would not be very big in my opinion. This game has a really varied sample of expression for each character and decent landscapes. I think it would be good to play around that more. Some emotions or situations are too complex to not to describe extensively, but you should play more with the expressions/backgrounds and dialogues for the simpler ones, so they have more importance and can implement some subtle tones to some of the character's behavior, as well as leaving other things for the reader's interpretation.
TL;DR: This is a great game that is both fun to read AND play. It has it's flaws but you can clearly notice the improvement as the game progresses, so adding that up with the potential it already has, it leaves me excited to see what will become it. Definitely going to buy it soon.
-Gameplay: really good rpg with a lot of classes and abilities that I found really enjoyable to explore. My nitpick is that it got a bit easy once I figured things out (went ranger), but maybe it is a bit more challenging with other classes. My suggestion would be to make the story mode harder and implement an easy mode if possible, but overall the gameplay is fun and I look forward to how it evolves.
-Story: There is not much to say because despite the amount of content (20-30h), everything covered for now was an introduction towards the big adventure. It starts slow and the intro feels a bit chaotic to read, but it gets quite good once you meet Ina and enter the deepwoods, a sign that the dev has been improving with time.
-Characters: The cast is good, varied in designs and personality which for now is developed in small episodes in which you develop your friendship, which is nice so you can focus on the characters you like. Moving on to the MC, I personally like him although he is more of a character on its own rather than the blank slate in which you build the character typical in rpgs. For a game like this I would like to have choices a bit more often (specifically in the trust/affection scenes) though it gets a pass because the MC is quite relatable for me (he is literally me fr). I also like the implementation of slight variation of some events depending on the stats you have, I hope to see them more often.
Now one nitpick I have is that the MC uses too much slang/vulgarities in really serious moments. I don't mind him being informal towards his friends, but when he is talking to demi gods and elder hobs or trying to stop a war I would like him to be more formal. I can get that he is young and inexperienced, but he is also supposed to be well spoken and should be able to switch to a more standard speech when needed.
-Erotic/romantic content: Art wise is the standard you can find in this site, with different art-styles/artists. I honestly don't care too much about the art I'm the kind of guy who watches porn for the plot, although I wish Sam had more muscle in her cgs as she is supposed to be fit.
As for the plot of the porn, this is probably the best handled thing in the game. All the romances have a really good build up and the sex scenes have a really good amount of text and feel very loving, I ended quite satisfied with each affection route (romance episodes). The sex in general is really vanilla, with very short moments of dom/sub. Some characters show some gentle femdom vibes sometimes, which is pretty rare in this site and I hope it's not just me hallucinating.
If you want to play this game mainly because of the romance I think you will not be disappointed in the slightest and with the variety of the cast you should be able to find at least one girl or your liking. I also found interesting that mostly the confessions happen relatively early which leaves the content being mainly about them already being a couple, which is not that common in these type of games.
-Writing: This is probably the most polarizing part of the game. The writing is really verbose, often pompous and doesn't try to summarize things or leave room for subtlety. I personally don't mind it and that's why I gave it a 5 star rating but if it's not your cup of tea you 100% won't like it. I do want to note that it gets better as the game progresses and you can notice the improvement, part of it because the story also gets a more interesting pace.
I also want to leave some comments about the writing that I hope they can be of use:
-I think that during the story there is an overemphasis on its main themes. For example, the MC mentions too much that this is not the hero adventure of his dreams and its not all roses, etc. If I have to guess this happens because the game is expanded through updates, so it's logical to write again about the core parts of the story to refresh the memory, both yours and the readers. But to me who has read everything in one sitting, I ended up finding it repetitive.
-This one is more of a suggestion. Despite this being a visual novel, it uses the novel part quite well but ignores the visual now. If you changed the game to a text based one like Corruption of Champions or Trials in Tainted Space the difference in the experience would not be very big in my opinion. This game has a really varied sample of expression for each character and decent landscapes. I think it would be good to play around that more. Some emotions or situations are too complex to not to describe extensively, but you should play more with the expressions/backgrounds and dialogues for the simpler ones, so they have more importance and can implement some subtle tones to some of the character's behavior, as well as leaving other things for the reader's interpretation.
TL;DR: This is a great game that is both fun to read AND play. It has it's flaws but you can clearly notice the improvement as the game progresses, so adding that up with the potential it already has, it leaves me excited to see what will become it. Definitely going to buy it soon.