Others - Completed - Dohna Dohna: Let’s Do Bad Things Together [v1.02] [Alicesoft/Shiravune]

Going against the grain a bit here and say the game's just fine.

Production-wise it's inarguably high quality, as you'd expect. The art's stylised and really nice, as you can see from the screenshots.

The premise is essentially that you're part of a gang that wants to fight the power by abducting, raping and forcefully prostituting women. It's done in a very casual/hentai way so it's not too disturbing but personally I don't find it particularly interesting or unique as some people seem to. The story itself is whatever. Interactions are done in a sort of VN style but they're quite brief outside of sex scenes and all the characters are very two dimensional.

There's no sex involved in the combat (unless you lose at certain points) so that aspect of the game is kind of like a pretty, very simplified Darkest Dungeon. It's simple, smooth and functional. Honestly I quite liked it at first but it got kind of boring.

The prostitution/brother management aspect is the same, you take girls you kidnap through combat and decide if you want to whore them out. If you do you can send them off with John's through a minigame where you pair them up with the John most suited to them based on their traits and train them up with items or through smart whoring. I feel pretty much the same as with the combat - it was fun at first but it's super simple and I got bored of it quickly.

There's no animation at all in the sex scenes, they're just VN style CG's with a few variations as the scene progresses - personally I thought a lot of them dragged on way too much. There's NTR here (through bad endings you get losing certain battles), it's avoidable but it's still a con if you don't like NTR since a chunk of scenes are gonna be a pass for you. No real romance or choices to make, just straightforward sex outside of the NTR scenes where the girl's being raped into either bliss or agony.

Final note, the whole game's voice acted really well. I don't wanna be too big a downer because it's not a bad game by any stretch and I can see why so many people really like it but honestly Dohna Dohna kind of just bored the crap out of me.

A classic, heart-pounding adventure where you and your comrades aim to take down an evil corporation.
Behind the scenes of their slightly clumsy interactions,
merciless humiliation and rape unfold in this adventure-style RPG.


I'm reviewing this after clearing it, and right now I'm thinking, “I want to play it again!”

Why? Because this game has a lot of “things you only understand after playing.”
(It's not that it lacks explanation.)


For example, in the money-making segment.
you need efficient strategies to train Jinzais (girls) and sell them to customers.
Even Jinzais you grew attached to and nurtured carefully can be replaced by more talented ones.
If you get cocky thinking you're raking in the cash, they might “break” and become useless.

Even when you think, “Oops, that was a mistake...”
it doesn't mean the game becomes unplayable, so you can usually figure something out.


The same goes for the combat part
Like, if you'd prepared a bit more before taking on a tough enemy, you could've used fewer items.
Or rescue events where if you don't save your ally quickly, they get raped (which is great for scene collection).

There are tons of parts where you think, “If I'd known beforehand, I could've done better.”
But those are things you just couldn't know until you tried.
That's why, even knowing that, you end up wanting to start over “from the beginning.”
The fact you can do something like a New Game Plus makes the barrier lower, which is nice.

As for the erotic content, you can probably guess from the game's title.
There are quite a few situations where the girls get treated badly. Naturally.

That said, it's not just girls getting raped every single time.
Occasionally, there's a curveball thrown in, or something beyond expectations.
I think the erotic scenes stayed fresh and enjoyable each time. The voice cast was also fantastic.

It's a masterpiece you'll want to play again and again, so please give it a try!

This game is really unique, and definitely an easy 5 star rating.
Super polished, you can tell this one is made by professionals, the UI, the soundtrack, the art quality are all top notch. Additionally, I think the art style is rather charming.

You can also tell this one is made by the Japanese, because the story makes no god damn sense, but hey what did you expect? The story is entertaining in the same way anime can be, but if you go into this expecting "realism" you'll be sorely disappointed. Without giving away any spoilers you won't get in the first half hour of gameplay, I'll just say that the story is primarily about a group of misfit teens/young adults taking on a comically dystopian local government who are somehow operating within wider Japan unnoticed by the "outside". They plan to take on this evil local government by... kidnapping and prostituting women (?) and causing general mischief, and how this is supposed to actually destroy the baddies is really unclear, as well as other concerns like "how has nobody noticed this one city in Japan is doing anime villain shit?"

That being said, who cares, because its a very fun game with a cast of likeable characters who manage to skirt the line between individuality and personification of tropes in the way most good anime characters do. You mostly know what you're getting from the package, but the details vary enough to make them interesting nonetheless.

The sex scenes can be pretty hit and miss, depending on your fetishes, but for the most part its rather sweet and vanilla between the MC and his love interests. Most of the darker stuff happens with the unique hire events, but even those usually end up with the girl reluctantly discovering/admitting to herself that she is actually enjoying things, in classic Japanese H-game fashion.

The actually gameplay is roughly divided into two sections.

First, a prostitution management sim where you focus on recruiting and training various girls, upgrading your base with the money you bring in and using items/training to increase your stable's stats, as well as trying to manage girls' traits/skills to fit specific client tastes in the later portion of the game. This is rather engaging, and you will probably spend some time reloading and trying for those best traits on your girls, although by the midgame you should have all the optimized girls you really need to "win" the game, and it's a lot more about collecting the unique talents to unlock their H-scenes than actually worrying about the management. Solid minigame, and anyone who enjoys "trainer" type games will find this part familiar.

Second, a combat-oriented dungeon crawling section, where you spend your time fighting teams of enemy goons, trying to gather girls and items and fighting bosses to advance the story. This combat starts out very easy but the challenge ramps up somewhat in later levels. As you start unlocking your entire squad of teammates, things get easier again for a while, but I personally felt challenged by more than one fight, it wasn't a pushover of a game at all, especially if you do the bare minimum of dungeons required for the story/supplies and refrain from purely grinding XP.

Honestly nothing comes close to this.

Keep in mind please I am very, very critical of artstyle and the quality of art when reviewing games. It is the factor that weighs the most in the review.

There are very few games that come close to being as fleshed out as this one, you've got plot, you've got GREAT ART, you've got gameplay, you've got... good music? The plot is pretty nice, it's not taking itself too seriously but over all you won't necessarily get bored with it, it's not one of those pretentious porn games with a philosophical story that a failed smut writer tried to mash in, it's just a pretty fun plot and that's that. THE ART IS AMAZING. 10/10 I can't complain (well maybe i can there's not much animation but honestly it doesn't really matter). The gameplay is fine, the prostitution subgame is horribly boring and annoying, your playthrough will be plagued with the constant grind for items to level up your prostitutes. The fighting aspect is really good for a porn game, but it isn't that deep or that important. As long as you've got a brain that hasn't been destroyed by porn games you should be all right.

Over all, AWESOME GAME.

The GOATest GOAT of all time. The Magnum Opus of hentai games.

Has interesting gameplay, cool mechanics, the hustle is pretty cool, story is nice. Art and character designs are simply amazing, music is awesome.

Chef's kiss.

It is truly a great hentai game and not a great game with hentai.
It has a loooooot of scenes/cg, though they are more of the rpg maker type(as in 2/3 different images in the scene).
The fighting part is really good, besides the parts where sometimes the difficulty skyrockets and you need to grind a bit for better weapons/level.
The hustling part is honestly pretty weak, mindless clicking mostly.
The talking/relations part is great and you want to see the characters interact more.
Sound/music/graphics is all superb.
The game is really long and dialogue heavy though.

This game certainly features everything a hentai game needs to be a 5/5, however it made the biggest sin that a hentai game can commit in my opinion.
It's essentially a game with hentai rather than a hentai game.

The game itself is great. You have a nice RPG raid game with a brothel managing sim, which are connected quite nicely.
You need to fight battles to unlock new girls, while the girls can get you money for upgrades and consumables.

The story is decent and utilizes the VN format quite well.

The Art is absolutely stunning all around, which you can tell by the screenshots.

The porn present is also amazing, however this is where my main issue comes up. It's almost completely separate from the gameplay. The scenes you get either appear during story events, a choice you can make each day, or when you fulfil certain conditions with special characters in the brothel, however none of these take place during the actual game.
Some people might prefer it this way, but for me personally it just feels like I'm playing a solid game, while taking a break every 10 minutes to look at porn.

Overall the game is still great and it would've been an easy 5/5 if the gameplay itself included some erotic content.
I'd still strongly recommend checking it out.

The colourful theme is really what I'd dig, which also makes the combat sprite animations looks gorgeous. The real mvp i think would be the music, not the story.
I also wish Alicesoft game starts making their routes easier to repeat, hopefully they keep making games in their own way, not just with evenicle or too focused on rance series, it really sticks out with excellent standards

Dohna Dohna is without a doubt one of the best games in its genre. It combines engaging gameplay with fun characters and very diverse adult content. The visual art-style is great and very unique, the soundtrack is amazing. On the technical side, the best word to describe it is "complete".

Gameplay: 4/5

The combat is engaging, fun. It is not hard, and neither easy. During combat you have to pay attention to your characters in order to pick the best skill, and the best targets, otherwise you may struggle clearing the dungeons.

The hustling minigame is all about managing resources and planning, and just like in combat, it is about paying attention. Not too much depth, but not braindead.

Even though there is resource management, there is no abusive grind, you can progress through the story and finish the game without much effort as long as you follow the in-game calendar. If for any reason you want to complete the game (get all the progression and unlock all scenes), only then you are forced to grind.

Completing this game at 100% is completely optional, but you may miss out some scenes if you don't. With that said, this is my only grudge about the gameplay so far, as it gets in the way if you want to see all the H content.

Characters: 5/5 (great design, very likeable).
Story: 4/5

I think it is fair to review both the characters and the story in the same section. The story and scenario is unserious, plain. However, the story revolves around the characters and is a perfect match for the characters, which are the main focus of the game.

Art (Visual and audio): 5/5

The soundtrack is catchy, fun, and has several songs for multiple scenarios throughout the game.

The visual art is great. I really like the art-style, but I can tell that it may not be as appealing for other people.

The game is fully voiced. Scenes and interactions between characters have several lines of unique dialogue. However, it is in Japanese, but ain't nobody playing a Japanese eroge with English dub (lmao) so it's fine.

H content: 5/5

The content may be a little controversial. I'm not that into some of the kinks portrayed in the game, but the H content in the game is so diverse... "It has a little something for everyone" (as said by that dumbass from IGN). I can't complain about this at all, I saw the tags and I knew what I was getting myself into, although sometimes it borderline looks like an Epstein simulator.

Technical: 5/5

Have you ever alt-tabbed from a game and the audio keeps playing in the background? Or went from a sequence where you had to click on menus, and now you are on some dialog or scene and the mouse cursor is over the screen, not even blocking the view but being annoying? These are very small things that may be insignificant for some people, and that's why I'm surprised to see these details "fixed" in this game. The settings provide a good amount of customization to ensure nothing gets in between while you are experiencing the game.

Overall enjoyment: 5/5

I'm basing my overall rating on this, because enjoyment is what actually matters.

It took me 16 hours to finish my first playthrough and I completed about 75% of the achievements. It was fun while it lasted, but I'm not coming back to complete the whole thing.

Awesome game with stylishly sleek art. Themes are on the weaker/tamer side, considering AliceSoft's other projects. Still, if you aren't a fan of rape, prostitution, or any other violent/sexual-related themes, then this probably isn't the game for you. IF you don't mind the R18+ themes, however, you're treated to a great sandbox RPG game

Dohna Dohna dazzles with stunning art, a captivating soundtrack, and engaging gameplay. Its immersive world and memorable characters offer a unique experience, despite occasional translation flaws.Great game

Alicesoft never fails to make bangers

Dohna Dohna is such a non series game with lots of twist and turns, brothel simulator?, drugs?, sex based fighting game?, grape? its all here.

World building, Story telling, and hidden meanings behind funny moments. Other than so little scenes and still images its overall still an amazing game for me. with alot of dark humor, although a bit buggy. 8/10

Bros, I REALLY wanted to give this a 5/5 but I just can't.

This game made a fantastic early impression on me. The Persona flavor is chomped thoroughly from visual elements of the characters to the UI design and it is absolutely gorgeous. Vibrant colors, stylish character designs, catchy music... the production value here is unseen in the world of porn video games.
The high production value even extends to the main gameplay loop, where you will fight baddies in a turn-based, darkest-dungeon esque dungeon crawl. Each character has lovingly animated sprite work, with unique animations for attacks which are on par with some of the best pixel JRPGS out there. Reminds me of the Disgaea franchise with the over-the-top sprite animations. Progression feels good, with characters leveling up and gaining new skills, with their own custom animations.

So what is there to complain about? The sex is Mid at best, the writing is dull and filler-laden, the grind is interminable and the beautiful artwork can only carry it so far. Its a shame to see these gorgeous anime ladies animated in all the glory during the fight scenes, but when it comes time to bone, all you get is a a couple static CGs and voice-over. Now, the voice-over is also of a very high production value and it will save the sex scenes for a lot of people. However, if even a fraction of the animation work that goes in to fights went in to the sex then I would give this an unequivocal recommendation.

As it is, this game is missed potential. It is often dazzling, created with a passion and effort rarely (hell, never) seen in the world of Hentai games.... and thats why it hurts so much when I can't get horny for this one. I'm left wanting, and would much rather play a simpler sexier game with more effort put in to the coitus. GAHHH! Its so frustrating! I wanted so much more from this one. Give it a try; you may like its RPG mechanics and feel those are enough to carry you through this 40 hour beast, but YMMV.

Wanted to like it more but I have problems with it.

First off the artstyle, characters and animation are all very great.

Music is also pretty good.

But the gameplay is kinda meh, like there are way too many fights with the same enemies and the different hunting spot don´t feel worth to explore at all, the progression is also pretty bad you level up and get new skills and upgrade weapons but I always felt the same never like the characters got stronger. The Hustling minigame is also pretty underwhelming, and the Match minigame makes the Husting completly worthless.

The characters were okay but they are pretty simple for the most part and even their love events were often just okay nothing more.

Story really dragged itself out especially in the middle, I liked a lot of moments but kinda expected more.

The sex scenes aren´t good at all, too many feel too similar with each other and they are just way too long. It often felt like qquantity instead of quality.


I would still recommend it, but for me it was only alright.

FANTASTIC! EXCELLENT GAME,:10/10, cum for the fap, stay for everything else

Dare I say, masterpiece? This is one of the few H-Games that goes above in beyound when it comes to delivering us poor wretches with porn.

Not only is the visually great (H-CGs, UI, Sprites, Chibi models, etc.), the gameplay is genuniely enjoyable independent of the porn. Not to mention the compelling writing and voice acting; I found it very easy to get invested in the characters, story, and lore of the world. Don't let the bright colors and cute visuals confuse you, there are some seriously dark and sinister undertones to this game that up the intrigue.

My one problem with the game has to be the number of Loli content. Yeah yeah, I know some of my fellow weirdos are into that borderline stuff but saddly the loli's out number the proportional girls. What really bugs me is how well the dialogue is written so I feel invested in these cute girls (lolis) in brotherly way but then they "must" be fucked for me to progress their story and upgrades. Woe is me.

Luckily, this game has soooo much more to offer than it's short cummings (plus, all that loli stuff could be a big plus for you)

alicesoft is cooking fire on this game. the game got a multiple ending for each heroine, which is a plus for me. the gameplay got a mixed of dungeon crawling, VN, and brothel management. also, the vibrant coloring makes the game feel more refreshing.

Although it only has a few scenes, but the images, coloring and voice are good. The game also has many routes and different ending.

The combat is very good, has animations and sounds.

"dona-dona" thing is simple, we can capture, training and gift trait what we like. if only there is pixie or the like when hustling to make it more interesting that will perfect.

Kirakira and Antena are my favourite but all characters are really cute, sex sceans could be better but still are enjoyable , gameplay is pretty simple but i really enjoyed playing and story is soo good that i often skiped h scenes to get to the storry lol:3

HORRIBLE H GAME

It may be a good game, but it's certainly not a good porn game.

The only thing H about it are the cutscenes, and there may be a lot of them. Even if your girls have the option to fuck, there won't be any animation or image, just a text saying that you've done it.
WOW CRAPPY.

Maybe they should put more resources into cutscenes and less into music and totally unnecessary combat.

You'll have to sit through boring conversations, fights, and minigames that I don't understand at all. It's a boring game. I don't understand people giving it 5 stars, it doesn't deserve even one.

The minigames should be tied to the hentai. And while you're playing the games, cutscenes should appear. But here you have to sit through boring fights and then watch a cutscene. WTF

Likely one of the best H games Ive ever played, so what the hell, let's review it.

Storywise this game is really not that different from many JRPGs out there. Its got the usual trope of highschoolers using the power of friendship to defeat god, except this one is more the 'secret society' side trope - where you use the power of friendship to beat the government instead. Oh, and in between that all you run a brothel. Yes, that's about it really. Just keep beating them bosses, make friends along the way, and hustle various, usually reluctant girls, to make money.

Gameplay consists of two parts. The first is the familiar battle turn based system but its sort of a weird take where skills are only available while the character is standing in specific positions, and yet since there's no penalty for moving your character about, its kinda redundant. The 2nd part is pimping girls to make money - Yes you read it correctly. While youre in 'hunting phase', you beat enemies, kidnap girls (mostly generic but some unique ones thrown in) and force them into sexual slavery, termed 'dohna dohna' in this game.

The best part of the game is mostly aesthetics. The artwork of this game rivals and perhaps even surpasses real triple AAA JRPGs out there. Its vibrant, its pretty, and the character design cannot fail to impress. And the best part is in battle its all sprite based, so its handdrawn and animated, with great attention to detail. Music, as you would expect from JRPGs, is excellent. Theres been times where I just sit back and watch the idle animations with the music in the background - just let it all sink in. Its all so weirdly pleasurable.

If youre perhaps wondering why Ive left the H for last, there is a good reason, and that is because its below par. Its pretty much VN style - there's no real action, choice, or indeed animations anywhere. You just spacebar until it stops. There are tons of H scenes in this game, ranging from all the female playable characters + the unique 'escorts', so the game's not lacking any variety, its just that in comparison with everything else in the game its so lackluster. And this being a H game, youd think the H scenes should take precedent but the game begs to differ.


In CONCLUSION...

I cant rate the game any lower than a solid 5 stars because Ive played the shit out of this game and enjoyed every second of it. Its basically a H Persona game, and if they have modded the H scenes away for regular dating scenes and marketed the game to mainstream I have no reason to believe this wouldnt sell, and sell hard.

Unfortunately, its a H game, and thus if I rate it only with that in mind, the score would drop to 3 at best, because there's not really much to do here. Great characters, but my hardon was about mid.


Last few points of bugbears, I'll make this quick;

The game is grindy, and there is no difficult setting (far as Im aware). Like all JRPGs, be prepared to drop at least 40-50 hours into this game, because you have to level up ALL ten characters individually once obtained. Its not for the faint of heart.

There's many endings, and even more event scenes across the game and its chore to unlock all of it. It'll probably take multiple playthroughs, and I can already hear the collective groaning.

Finally, there are NTR scenes here, very violent NTR scenes. Fitting, because its scenes obtainable only when you lose at certain points in the game, or otherwise miss out on certain mission deadlines. Just something to watch out for because if youve grown to like the characters in this game - like I did - dont lose, or you'll likely put the game down and never come back.