RPGM - Completed - Erina and the City of Machines [v1.21] [coolsister]

the artwork and scenes are 10/10
the wardrobe and clothing options are 10/10
story and dialogue is ok
good amount of content
corruption curve is terrible - MC gives up her virginity at the very first opportunity possible and if you don't grind lewd stat in the tutorial you will miss scenes
combat is terrible - you can auto-attack beat everything and there were only one or two combat loss scenes afaik
game honeydicks you into thinking it is grander than it is - there is only one big town + two smaller towns.

I'm would like to give it 4 stars because I really like Erina's design and the art, and the clothes mechanic actually having an impact in the open world, but my real rating is probably somewhere around 3-3.5 stars because the corruption part is really not there. Even early on Erina barely fights back, which can kind of make sense given the wider world context, but she literally has the potential to get raped out of nowhere and is just completely resigned to it despite still being a virgin, which is just a game breaker in my opinion.

perfect game, have many ending. too bad theres no scene for her losing virginity to certain person. variation of ending really made this game feels like RPG since you "choose" what the protagonist end up, and this game deliver it perfectly

fairly short game but with a lot of variety.
the steam punk setting is fairly well utilized and visualized.
multiple scenarios and set pieces you can engage in.
would love if the game had more in-depth content but for the limited scope it was probably developed that lack is easy to excuse.

Pretty solid. Main story is pretty linear, but there is some flexibility with side content options. I like the art and sex content, and I think it's a great game that leans more into the smuttier side. Only taking a star off because the game really only opens up once you start to roll hard into the sluttiest choices. I really like hitting upon smutty games that have some interesting story writing to them. The ending is a little flat, but far above average overall.

This steampunk RPG dazzles with a gorgeous female lead, steamy erotic action, and tons of interchangeable outfits. Rich world-building, stylish combat, and seductive storytelling make it a must-play fantasy escape.

beautiful art but extremely mediocre everything else

the "corruption" is nonexistent; in the first 5minutes there is an intro where your shirt is see-through and the character is mildly embarrassed but they follow this up with a forced titjob and rape (option to fight back given) scene as soon as you unlock gameplay

essentially a Clymenia game without any of the charm or interesting reactions that make the H content worth it

Great game. Great H stuff, excellent art and a world/plot good enough for a H game.

Not being a medieval world is already a breath of fresh air. Erina is also a cute, sexually frustrated little slut and I love her. Lots of costumes too.

But the lack of a DP scene, animations and a very whatever combat is why I don't think it deserves 5*.

This game feels, and plays good.

Good art, solid cgis. Have to note very well made interface, ui, and locations themselves. Corruption seems to be gradual.

Fights are easy but I do not see it as a problem, a difficult slider would make it better, but that also means you do not need to spend hours to grind out levels.

Edit. The game gets worse to the end part.

Another game in the litany of RPGM slop that should've been a visual novel.

I came into this game with high expectations due to the high art quality, but lets just say that art is the only thing the game has going for it.

The dev cannot write, full stop. The plot of this game consists mostly of you just running around doing random errands, and only has a semblance of a plot until the very end. Even then the plot is very disappointing.

The dev cannot code fights, full stop. There is zero consideration for balance, boss fights that are labeled to be "difficult" are ridiculously easy while a normal enemy can be (comparably) hard.

Many game mechanics are implemented, but then used for literally only one monster or fight. It seems that the dev had a vision for a much better game, but then didn't have the time to deliver or something. Huge parts of the game, especially the ending, seem very rushed.

I would give this game a 1 star if not for the art. The art is above average, and the map designs are pretty nice as well. So that is a saving grace. You see how having this be a visual novel literally solves every issue I talked about while keeping with the strong point of the game? Ugh...

Not missing much if you skip this game.

The combat is trivially easy throughout the game - even when facing enemies that are warned to be very hard. With some effort you can lose fights, which very occasionally gives a H scene, but most often just reduces you to 1 hp with no other penalty. Why have combat at all if it's going to be this badly done.

H scenes are meh at best.

This game took me 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete on a clean playthrough. There is no overall plot until the last half hour when you learn about some elixir of youth. The final boss got ZERO BUILDUP and the author consistently fails to establish stakes and tension throughout the game.

Assuming you plan to play for H-content, be aware that no route or sex partner is well developed. For example, there's like ten scenes of Erina bathing in a hotspring and getting raped until she starts to like it. The developer did overkill on the most generic scenario, while under-developing all the other ones.

I rate this game 2 stars for its artwork being professionally made, but the writing and gameplay are so deeply uninspired, I cannot recommend it to anyone unless they are looking to bust a nut and like Erina's appearance.

Pretty good game. Just wish there was a patch to remove censorship.

The story is pretty interesting, the illustrations are quite nice as well (better than the rendered stuff nowadays) and I like the choices the game presents to its player.

The idea and the steampunk setting of the game is great, but it's an average corruption game with an okay story. I'm usually not a big fan of RPGM games, and this felt a bit same-ey compared amongst the other RPGM h-games. I would recommend for a playthrough if you're interested in the tags but otherwise probably not

This is in truth not an amazing game, but compared to the rest of RPGM games, a nice five star for being all around quite good.

- The protagonist is hot and I like her character.
- There is a decent corruption progression although maybe a bit too fast at certain points.
- The quests are mostly straightforward and of fairly simple difficulty. Maps as well are simply laid out and you won't get lost in massive empty maps like many others RPGMs. They are also quite nice in their design.
- A good variety of scenes, good translation, and the scenes are pretty hot imo.
- A good amount of outfit selection, probably around a dozen.
- The story has a little bit of promise but did not flesh itself out as much as it needed to, felt like they got the outline then didn't complete it.
- Combat is easy enough and does not waste your time.
- Cool themeing around the kind of steampunk vibe.
- Just overall everything is done nicely, it won't blow your mind but is of solid quality throughout.

Great Mc/Art in general for the whole game and the scenes and very good sound. Super easy to do lewd stuff which makes the corruption/slutification part of the game super easy. The fights were also easy. Also encountered a lot of instances were even though she was virgin it felt like no one bated an eye, and you are still considered a virgin even after shoving a dildo down there.

Love a good female protag corruption game, but this isn't it.

MC is dumb and helpless from the start, allowing herself to get abused in the dumbest situations. Pretty much no impactful choices. It's all down-hill from there. Neither sexy or titillating in the slightest, just poor writing and setup.

Graphics are kinda nice, but I found the scenes quite boring anyhow.

Other than that, it's fairly well-made for an RPGM , but doesn't escape the usual weaknesses. Clunky interface, boring combat, lots of walking.

Overall, big meh for me. Did not finish.

Gameplay is good and combat is easy if you're looking for that, frankly tho none of that matters considering the MC artwork/design is a 10/10. For an early version there is also a surprising amount of content and you get a gallery unlock at the end which is always appreciated. Really wish is wasn't censored but it's small at least.

This game is really mediocre.

Pros:
- MC looks good
Neutral:
- sex scenes are mediocre
- amount of content is mediocre
- story is mediocre
- combat is mediocre
- everything is mediocre
Cons:
- progressing side content is annoying and unintuitive, requiring main story to go further in order to continue for around half of the side content

Overall this game was really unsatisfying. Combat seems nice, but is way too easy with all but one, optional boss dying in more than two hits after the early game, passive health regen keeps you at max hp for almost all battles, luckily there is not much of it.
Crafting and upgrades are dictated by main story progression and there are only literaly a handful of upgrades (you start with proto piledriver and end with piledriver+3 ) none of which feels good.
Porn is pretty weak too, MC at the beginning is reluctant about sexual acts, but doesn't really care, at the end of the game it's about the same, she still doesn't really care, but she is willing to engage in them if she is in the mood.
For many scenes you need max libido, which resets to 0 after the scene, getting it back up to max is a pain in the ass for most of the game.
The endings are all dissapointing.
Battle sex is really dissapointing.

TL&DR: The whole game is technically ok, but is dissapointing in every single aspect.

A man walks down an aisle, faded checklist in hand. It’s cramped; everyone else is here for the same things. Like a factory line, the crowd moves and stops in an orderly fashion, picking from specific shelves and avoiding others like the plague.

He looks at the man before him. They’re all regulars here, but sometimes he sneaks a peak at what others cradle in their arms just to make sure that they’re all on the same page. He throws a glance over his shoulder, and they, too, are craning their necks to see what he is cooking today. Of course, these inquiries are purely superficial. Everyone is making the same thing. The beat, the tempo, the song and dance is repeated again and again, day in and day out, to appease an audience with an insatiable appetite. No one can blame them for what they do. It’s a winning formula, one that puts bread on the table regardless of how uninspired the results may be.

Erina and the City of Machines does absolutely nothing new. This is not a dig at it by any means, as it easily stands shoulder to shoulder with Shimobashira and other giants in the rpg maker h-game field. Complaining about the state of games in this genre would be like balking at the fact that every McD makes the same Big Mac. Personally, I just wish that the mold was broken more often.