RPGM - Dorm Janitor's Revenge [Demo v0.8] [Rated Sim]

A chore. An absolute chore. You can't save without in-game items, you can't run without in-game items, it's just slow for the sake of being slow. An absolutely miserable experience for very little payoff.

The only reason it gets 2 stars rather than 1 is the clever use of AI art. If you're gonna use it for something, hiding imperfections with pixelation is genuinely clever. I respect that. Even though you can still clearly see it's AI.
Oh, and the music is pretty good too. But that's not enough to justify just how painfully slow this game is.

pros:
- vibe and atmosphere
- pixel arts
- fun choices
- breakable mechanics
- music

cons:
- screen ratio
- takes patience

Waiting for the full game. Demo is not well guided and before you get into the mechanics, it ends (day 38) with your save files erased like as if it was doki doki literacy club. Still great pacing.

All images are plain looking pixelated AI. The music is AI too, but it is somewhat better than having to listen to the default RPGM music again.

The premise of the game and the gameplay loop sound good on paper, but the execution is just grindy and boring.

The worst part is the dev forcing limits on common "meta" mechanics such as having only 2 save slots, needing an item to save or needing an item to not have a painfully slow move speed.

¿Why the dev would care so much about people save scumming or cheating on his single player RPGM porn game as to limit these things?

I will never understand why some devs act like this, taking away the player's agency on such simple things as saving your progress.

And the funniest part is that after all that, the game doesn't have an autosave feature. Imagine if the dev cared half as much about people not losing their in-game progress as he cares about preventing save scumming.

Also, being slow is never fun, doesn't add anything to the gameplay, and it makes the game even worse than it already is.

Raw, repetative, boring, cheats aren't allowed, all the pics in the folder encrypted af. This isn't a demo, this s pre alpha, game doesn't know what it wants to be, no hints to progress the story, grind heavy, RNG based, list goes on and on and on

Very crude game with unpleasant mechanics. 2 save slots, the ability to run only for money. Forcing the player time after time to play a dull run to the toilet, just to check and once again find out that there is nothing on the camera and you wasted your time. No goal prompts, fumble around an empty location looking for something to do. The game ends up just greedily wasting your time. Not recommended.

Sadly this game is held back by some very baffling choices in game design and an incredible tedious start.

A lack of clear guidance (fair enough, you have to experiment yourself) can definitely work in a game, but combining it with an inability to run, meaning you have to crawl all over the (small) map to find stuff is just punishing the player for no reason, at a time where they are forming their opinion of the game still. Combine the slow movement speed, lack of guidance for what can and can't be interacted with and the limited saves, and it's just not worth the grind, even if the AI images are somewhat tasteful.

Note: This review is made for 0.5 demo
Ridiculous grind right off the bat. Require doing the same action for an hour straight just to progress. As it is a demo, content is lackluster, which only add salt to the injury. One of the worst game I have ever tried, also the first game that compelled me to write a review

Okay, I have played the 0.5 demo.

First it felt like an empty grind but the vibe slowly grows on you. On the second playthrough I was really able to see the mechanics it was going for.
A lot more stuff were revealed because I knew what to do.

I must say this dev has cooked up some insane mechanics for an RPGMV game. You don't get to see these often.

Although, one thing I would complain is that it's not a click-and-goon type of game... and it's not gonna be for everybody.

This RPGM-style game is really enjoyable with a solid storyline and engaging daily surprises. It's a bit grindy, but that's part of the fun. Each day brings new twists and events that keep things fresh. However, mouse control would make the experience even smoother and more accessible. Overall, it's a well-made game with lots of potential. We’re definitely looking forward to more content and updates from the developer!

Boring game. The developer does not know about the existence of concepts funny and interesting. The gameplay is bad, really bad. Who will play this? This is not a game, this is work. I wonder at what point in time the developer thought this was a good idea? The gameplay is truly terrible, a complete archaism.

(Spoiler Warning)

v0.5

Story - The story is the title. Kinda what you would expect. Or thought so? (4/5)

Originality - I've seen many Dorm Room types of games. I can't recall many good ones. (3/5)

Renders - Ai? Eh Still good. (4/5)

Sound - Has nice music. (5/5)

Playability - Demo so it's very limited. After a few hours, I kinda got it down.

A lot of secret objects that you have to hit at the right angle to get. (5/5)

A lot of characters but not a lot of lore. No guide to ease your way through. (4/5)

A lot of grinding and waiting for events. (2/5)

Time limit. (1/5)

Performance - No Issues.

Bugs - Nothing too bad. Most problems are events that aren't fully in the game. (I think?)

Animations - Basic RPG stuff

Voice Acting -

Grammar - I seen worse.

Amount of content - Every MCF has some content but nothing too crazy. (2/5)

Rating - 3.5 / 5 stars

Watching to see where this one goes.

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Hello,

One of the worst games that I had played.. I recommend not wasting time on this one.

Writing 2/10 I am not sure if it is because of horrible writing or translation, but it was one of the worst crafted dialogues that I have seen.


Story 3/10 only has a resemblance to a story-cool premise but not developed at all.


Gameplay 1/10 - it is just atrocious. The AI of girls in the sneaking phase of the game doesn't make sense, and they move way too fast.. While in the day jou just clean. This game is too grindy becouse players earn way too little money to progress the story in a quckly manner and it wouldn't be such a problem if not for the fact that the gameplay is soo boring.


Art 2/10 Art is AI, but at least it has some sense of style.



Character design 5/10 It's average


Ecchi 4/10 lewd scenes don't stand out but I seen much worse

Have a great day lads:3

Version Reviewed: v0.5 Demo

Overview: Be downtrodden

Story: You're a janitor in a all-girls dorm. You are too poor to afford coffee.

Gameplay: Miserable. The game does its best to make you bored and spiteful, that's for sure. This is the kind of RPGMaker game that limits you to 2 save slots, and those save slots require you to spend in-game money to use. Fast movement also requires you to spend your highly limited in-game money. The game has a dodgy "click the button in the middle of its travel" minigame that seems to work about half of the time.

I'm pretty sure I must be missing something because it's just agonizing to play and has little to show for it. There are mentions of different time periods but I never found a way to advance the clock other than sleeping through the night. There are supposedly ways of making money but I can't figure them out. There's no in-game help whatsoever beyond the "move directions and click on things".

I couldn't even make it to the end of the demo, it was just too boring.

The art appears to be AI generated, but I didn't really see much of it slowly trudging through the map looking for trash to pick up. The handful of events I found (feeding the cat, sticking a condom in a diary, doing dishes, finding some random panties in a couple of places, being yelled at for not moving boxes, being locked out of most rooms, erasing a chalk board) never went anywhere.

Conclusion: I'd rather play a game that's fun.