..and then Edge said "Finally, I am now the Edgelord!"
Edge Lords is a deck-fighter where you fight a gauntlet of enemies to eventually become the Lord of the Edges (or Edgelord for short). In terms of total playtime/replayability, I'd say it's about 8-13 hours, assuming you go through every deck type and costyne. This is also your first and last warning,
all the CG is futa, so if you're one of those vanilla harem male MC fans, this is a good time to click off.
What to expect:
- Deck-based combat
- No real story
- Alot of futa.
Gameplay Overview
In this game, you pick a deck (themed around either lust, doomsday, magic, or action), and pick a varient/costume, if you have any unlocked. Also, this game doesn't actually include any deck-building, it's more like an arcade fighting game. You stay the same strength and fight the next enemy until you win, with 3 enemies per run. However, enemies are one of four varients, giving you about 16 enemy types each fighting in a different way.
Enemies in this game also have 40 health compared to your 15, but your deck of cards and abilities allows you to overcome this. The enemy also attacks you directly, and uses more minions than glyphs. Basically, you'll have to put a bit of effort into winning this game.
As for the game's balancing, there's a couple issues regarding the player decks. Some are just really overpowered like the demon decks, and some deck varients for the fairy suck. But of course, you don't need to really play any of the bad decks.
Highlights
Deck Archetypes
An issue I've seen with the few deck games I played was that starter/deck types didn't seem to matter much, and each run always felt same-y. However, there's a unique experience for all 4 decks in Edge Lords, each having a different focus. On top of that, there's even 4 varients of each main deck type.
While I'm not the biggest admirer of character designs, the character designs are pretty well-done. So some bonus points for that.
Distribution
When you've played enough porn games, you'll have at least found one, or maybe even more, that fumbled the sexual content. Examples include too little content, not enough buildup, or general carelessness. But Edge Lords does better than avoiding a failing grade, it succeeds at distributing the sexual content.
Poor Tutorial
There are certainly more complex games with worse tutorials, but that's no excuse. The tutorial you get is found in the rulebook, and doesn't explain the mechanics too well. However, learning the mechanics on your own shouldn't take long. In the wider scope of things, this isn't a huge downside.
Summary
In the modern state of porn games, Edge Lords is a pretty refreshing experience. Even outside of that, the game is still a 8.5/10. For those who don't mind, or like futa, I would heavily reccomend playing this game.