VN - Others - Completed - Evenicle [v1.04] [AliceSoft]

might aswell do a 0-weight contribution on this already overreviewed game lmao

One of the best HRPG that acts like an actual RPG, aka the lewd stuff is just an addition, but heavily integrated into the worldbuilding, although to be fair, it expands upon already existing scenario instead of straight up making a new one, but the many references and nod from the main setting is highly appreciated.

(do note that I haven't consider myself a true rance fan since I currently only played 7,9 and 10 but spent huge amount reading the wiki just because how fascinating the worldbuilding is)

anyway, the gameplay is your typical RPG but somehow able to bring depth from enemy weaknesses paired with the limitation of build you can use at one time, the way how turn ordering works and also completely disregarding it for one time each battle that leads to you winning the battle, or miscalculated and getting pummeled by said enemies instead. Just your usual good RPG game

there are two sides of the hscenes, the cheesy one and the brutal one, make sure that you're understand that this game doesn't pull any punches when its serving guro, just skip the entire thing and be on your way

In this kind of review, I tend not to include the story when scoring it, but exceptions can happen and Evenicle is one of them, its just a fun little adventure that you can enjoy anytime leisurely and even when you're already finished it multiple times (I've done 10 runs and all of them have 100% map and the superbosses), I just amazed on how indepth and complex the worldbuilding of rance series are

Love this! VN with simple rpg mode, at the same time interesting gameplay with skill collection!

Story is great! Mc is funny, kinda like rance but more tame and respect the ladies. Really recommend to play!

One of my favorite H games. The CGs are beautiful, the characters are diverse and interesting, and theres a plot that sucks you in on its premise. The combat is simple but well done. Make sure to download the decensor patch. Only thing that holds it back is the simplistic gameplay.

Classic J-RPG style power fantasy, from nothing to strongest. And I always love it, ngl. The artagonist's designs are top tier.

In any case, not a big fan of alicesoft's H-scenes of any game, but tbf, ironically, I didn't play this for the porn.

Plagued by jarring tone shifts because Alicesoft can't keep their disgusting rape fetish out of anything. Many parts are fun, heartfelt and enjoyable, but the jarring tone shifts veering into rape, torture and worse make for an infuriating experience. The whole thing also fails at social commentary (Eve's bullshit, victim blaming, the black rings, etc.) when it makes rape into a spectacle several times. This had everything it needed to be a great game - likable characters, fun romp that didn't take itself too seriously, uncensored H-scenes. But Alicesoft just had to ruin it with their usual shit.

Boring as fuck. If you're into JRPG's and hentai I guess play this, but otherwise stay away. The art is no better than any other alicesoft game, except it's locked behind 50 hours of grinding. Turn-based combat is fine and all but this game is just too grindy for my taste, especially when the reward is mediocre porn.

Cant Say anything else other than S tier game.

Story telling - plot twist, world building, and amazing even side stories that are enjoyable. Not to mention mysteries and exploration and how they handle certain things, love the parallels of this with adam and eve and rings amazing really 5/5 story telling. No spoilers but having a lot of dark scenes is such an amazing way of adding to the realism of the world building.

Gameplay - bias opinion but i love turned base games, fun options and alot of good quality spells and skills, enjoyable fights and somewhat challenging compared to other games of its genre. 5/5

Characters - All characters are written so well even if they are one time used, not all characters are fcking one line heroines that follow a stereotypical pattern hence one of my favorites. 5/5

Scenes - Obviously the scenes to goon on, not necessary bad but exceptional since its alot of it is vanilla love story its still enjoyable non the less, even if its still images, voice acting is top tier tho and you should always wear earphones for this game. 3/5

No words can describe how much i love this game and the sequel 9.5/10

All in all kind of mid.

Art is ok, but nothing to write home about. H scenes are basically single picture with excessive dialogue.

Story is.. kind of a letdown. Actually interesting jrpg setup turns out to be just porn logic for many lenghy rape scenes.

Two sides of the story - on one hand bad guys raping to show they are the bad guys, on the other MC being loving husband to his harem - clash waaaay to much to make it enjoyable. edit: After writing this review near the end of game i actually finished it, and since MC decided to rape someone the plot lost all meaning. Also there's lots of letting bad guys monologue, leaving them beaten but alive while watching them get rescued by previous baddie you left alive for no reason... just infuriating, godawful writing that forces the story to happen with no interaction from the MCs or player. Plain disappointing.

Gameplay is not too grindy, not too complicated; although lack of journal really doesn't help with few sidequests that are sometimes well hidden the main story is very easy to follow.

The 3D environment is beautiful, and the art is great, but the game itself is boring and way too grindy. Most of the time I had no idea what I had to do, even in the English version, and the characters are annoying. After 10 hours, I couldn’t even finish it. I wanted to like this game, but it left me frustrated and annoyed. A poor experience overall.

TLDR 4/4 good game with a lot of amazing QoL features - should play.

Why?
- Decent combat system with a barely functionnal auto combat (no skills, has to be activated each combat)
- Great QoL features like auto killing weaker monsters while getting the xp or reducing map encounters, teleporting to various towns ...
- Boss fights, dangerous monsters fights, ancient monsters difficult fights keeps the game interesting
- Smart loot system giving you improved versions of shop's equipment
- Porn is vanilla/average though...

This game is peak idc what anyone says ....I will play the sequel tok I recommend for everybody..it's actually one of my first alicesoft games so it's a special place in my heart and the mc is very loveable so ull enjoy it with good seggs scene lol

I guess the most positive thing for me while playing was the gameplay aspect itself. The game feels smooth, you understand your own strength, so the progress is felt, and the mechanics of combat, even though basic, are well implemented. Sadly, throughout the game, random encounters start to feel too frequent as you run around the map, and being rewarded with uncommon enemies that could then be used as collectibles feels stretched, as the chance for it seemed minimal, giving more of a grindy feel than anything (being a porn-focused game, this doesn’t feel right in cohesion with the mechanic for capturing enemies).

However, the story is brilliant. Even though there are some untucked moments, it still feels like a well-constructed fantasy world where you can actually feel like a hero. On the downside, the hero and his personality were a bit amusing and, maybe in some moments, relatable as he "sees boobs, likes boobs." Later, this became counterproductive, as some maturity and character development based on lived adventures would have worked better. The same can't be said about the female characters, as each has a unique and well-established personality, even showing slight progress through the game, as they seemingly lack the "dick" to do the thinking, unlike the hero.

I must say, after halfway through the game, I turned on the cheat engine to make the average running around the map more enjoyable, which helped to negate the grind aspect. I still believe such things could be avoidable with slightly better encounter design.

Enjoy a story of a person who becomes a hero!~ Saves the world!~ Marries millions of sexy women and shows them pleasantries in the bedroom!~
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Actually only ten but... there are women you can do without being married to them! AND WIVES DO NOT MIND!
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What about the gameplay? JRPG with lots of unlockable abilities, perks and items you can find during your adventures!
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Exploration may look a bit fun if you get into it but...
...better focus on the story, weird humor and hentai content.

All in all, enjoy a story about pervy kindhearted hero!~
Though be aware. There are some nasty rape scenes...

This is more than just a hentai game.. going in, I was just expecting a quick "good" time, but instead I got an amazing and fun adventure and it reeled me into the story that I've invested myself into instead which that has shocked me, that i even managed to almost 100% the game! (the only things missing things I've missed is some cgs that i wont specify.) though some parts i wont spoil but do be warned some of the scenes made my gut anxious, but i felt some of it was intended for the plot.

overall amazing story and twists
a bit of a grind but doable without min-maxing anything as much
the cgs are very lewd and enjoyable as well as the events that occurs

This has always been one of my favorite games. The free-roam, the good and balanced turn-based-combat, and the nsfw content is all 10/10 in my book. I always prefer games which have a focus on making actual gameplay. A nsfw game, which I would still play, even without the scenes.

2024 Review. if someone ask "is it worth it?"
well yes, but hear me out.

Story 4/5 (Good, but still a lot of plot hole)

I would say it's good and enjoyable. Actually I downloaded this game because I want H-Scene, but too bad. in this game H-Scene is unsatisfied for me. The art is good, it's just unsatisfied. At least it's replaced with good story. it mix with comedy (Mostly), a bit drama, and unexpected dark (and will piss you a lot). Story is good and the world setting is interesting, however, there are many things that doesn't make any sense. but yeah let's say it's a good anime with excellent harem girls.

Gameplay 4/5 (Balance but still easy to beat)

Gameplay is simple. It's JRPG with harem. but more friendly and casual. grinding exp doesn't take long. just run around, and kill everything in sight. but I kinda enjoy it more than Dohna Dohna. if you want a better weapon, or armor. you need to buy it from the shop, and when you kill the monsters, it will reward you with a better version of weapon/armor that you used. So when you arrive in the new town, don't forget to buy every weapon/armor in the shop.

Skills can obtained by get a crest, fight monsters, or just progress the story. but it's kinda disappointed there are not much healing items, and healing spell can be use only 1 time per battle. it's sound stupid but yeah I have no problem with it, since you will become op easily through grinding.

Also there is a lot of special event that you can interact. it could be side quests, lore, short romance story with each waifu, also special bosses fight that sometimes it's worth to fight, sometimes it's just waste your time.

The Harem 4/5 (An Almost Perfect Harem)

Alright hear me out. Let's start with the MC.

Asterisk (Aster) = Just a dude who want to marry his twin sisters next door, but he need to become a knight so he can marries both of them, but you know what will happen...

Aster is good guy, but DAMN he's too horny, and dumb.

he can hook up the girls by just keep calling them "Cute" and tell them "I wanna fuck!", and volá, get a wife.... (He is the MC. what do you expect?)

Let's say the world will be ended by now without his wives, and other side characters that more useful than him.

At least he's a good guy and will do anything to protect his wives. (But yeah if you don't like this guy, ignore him like I did.)

Ramius = The Best Waifu 10/10. She's a knight, royal, and very funny. Let's say she is the reason why I keep playing this game because she's so funny! Her chemistry with MC is mixed very well.

Riche = Normal Waifu. Not a wife we need, but she's a wife we deserved. Because she can control the harem not to do anything stupid, or she could join them to do some fun with MC. if you think she might be an annoying tsundere, she's not. She is more like a mother that try her best to control her children (Harem).

Gurigura = The Best Second Waifu (Also loli). She's a ranger, cute, and cheerful little sister. but she's very helpful. She's always stay alert and can sense the danger, and sometime she can be so thoughtful in serious situation that could surprise you. She's also optimistic, even though her past life is kinda harsh, and depressed. If you don't mind about she's a loli, this is the waifu that you might love her, and must protecc with all cost.

Kathryn (Kath) = Tsundere Nerd Waifu. She's the Zero knight with useful buff skills, but for me she's the most annoyed wife in the harem. Her backstories is sad, and emotional, I like it. but god damn why she need to be sarcastic most of the time... Her chemistry to the harem is not very well, and I don't have any romance feeling with her like Ramius, Riche, and Gurigura did. More like she's just a fwb who like to be nagative to others. I like tsundere, but this one is not what I would like to hang with..

All pros from her I can think is she's the only member that can buff everyone, and can figured out what to do next, while Aster is being too dumb.

There are more waifu, but they can't join the party, more like a side character that we can marries. TLDR they're good, and funny.

Overall 4/5

This is the Best Eroge JRPG game with funny story, and excellent waifu but too bad the H-Scene is unsatisfied sometimes, and there is a few Rape H-Scene that will make you pissed off (Don't worry, it won't happen to our wives). if you don't mind about that, this is a game that you need to play.

Even if the MC is a major coomer I will give it a 5/5 for the ability to make a wholesome harem game, straying from the usual rape, corruption, NTR trope these games take on the main characters at least.

Evenicle is a good game if you want to see what ero-rpgs are like. It's not perfect by any means but it does the job well and has a story with a fitting conclusion that most would be satisfied with.
The Art is a 7/10 most of the time although the ecchi scenes can look drab. . Most of the sex scenes consist of still images with voices and text that you'll have to click fifty times. The characters have great designs though and most of the heroines are cute and hot.
The Story is also nothing exemplary. A mix between Biblical and Arthurian lore combined in a fantasy setting with knights and dragons. It gets the job done and acts as a good setting for the battle between good and evil.
The Characters are mostly one note with some backgrounds to give them depth and personality. Not all are created equal and even among the heroines it's clear which ones (Ramius) are better than others. The MC is a pervert with a heart of gold out to sex women left and right. His actions can come across as crude but for the most part I had no problem with him. He wasn't a hero just a guy out to get as many women as possible.
The Gameplay is the most important aspect of this. Unlike most visual novels this is an RPG which for most means leveling and this game wants you to level hard. For most of the game you're fine just getting new equipment and using items and stats to your advantage. But once you hit the endgame all bets are off, and you start to feel the grind of battle.
Overall, I would say I enjoyed this game, but I probably won't replay it. The ideas behind the scenes are intriguing but come late for my interest. For what it is it accomplishes its job and I can say that it was a job well done.

Evenicle [v1.04] [AliceSoft]
A good game.
I'll be brief, I recommend the game because it's one of those games that I would gladly play even without the h-scene.

A game with turn-based gameplay that I loved, in fact I've never activated the auto battle, indeed, I think it's a useless function.
Even completionists will surely love the game, there is a lot to collect and I was never bored despite the many hours of gameplay.
Good graphics.

It doesn't deserve 5 because:
1- it's still an h-game, the scenes are not at all satisfactory;
2- Story that despite being very long, does not explain or explains badly or creates parts of the story without a logical sense;
3- Characters. Unfortunately the characters aren't well written, sure, they aren't bad, they have their own story but let's be honest, you can't empathize with them, maybe because of the story that doesn't make much sense, I don't know, but their development leaves you indifferent .
For example, the death of a certain character left me as before the start of the fight, I didn't care at all about the end of him.

I highly recommend the game.

Awesome game with a delightful gameplay and story!! Definitely a worth a play. This game has an elaborate plot, multiple characters with unique personalities and is voiced (!!) which really increases the immersiveness of the world. By the end of the story, I was really invested in each character and that is very rare for me. Minor criticism is that there is a little bit of grind, as is the nature of such Japanese games, but it is definitely worth it and the content is relatively well spaced out as to not make it feel boring at any point in time. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to try out a game from a Japanese publisher.