Wolf RPG - Completed - Explorer Of Yggdrasil [v1.01] [Black Train / Kagura Games]

PRO :
- The Art CG and pixel animations are really great.
- A lot of scenes are voiced, which is very cool.
- The game is not to hard and the H content is easily unlockable.

CON :
- The game is really short and can be done in few hours.
- While there is an interseting system of weapon and stuff, the dungeon it self is not interesting and too simple.
- There is no optionnal quests or stuff like that to unlock more content.

Overall, a quick game with great CG and H scenes, but a lack of content and a boring gameplay.

Honestly, pretty damn good.

+Fully Voiced
+Good RPG combat
+Lots of lewds
+Great artwork

That's a thumb's up from me.
Actually, make it two!

Okay, it's not perfect. It's voiced in Japanese, so you never know if they're enjoying it or being brutally murdered, because JAV hentai actresses have no difference in voice readings.
Also, if you don't like the idea of playing a massive turbo-slut, it might be a pass for you.
The idea of fucking enemies to steal their powerful weapons is neat, but poorly conveyed in practice. You might find a random enemy with an Ultra Rare weapon called the "Manglefucker 9001: Ass Blaster Edition v2.0" and you'll never know until it kills you in one shot.

On the whole, it's a really good H-game.
It's a little on the short side for an RPG, but there's a lot in a small package.
May be a tad easy or hard at times, depending on luck. Still, if you're dying in one hit, start stealing with sex to get your gear up to par.

Quite good for what it is. The art is truly fantastic, the story is passable, and the gameplay, while simple, works (for the most part, the special meter mechanic is kind of insane).

That said, the porn is mostly just monsters, mimics, various traps, stuff like that. Not a ton of variety. The constant weapon-swapping kind of gets old too, and the shopkeeper's gacha can easily let you break progression by picking up a weapon way too strong for where you are in the game.

Definitely could be worse though. It's worth a try, and maybe worth a buy to support the developer if you like it a lot.

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Review type: Game
Review format: Lewds
PROs
✅ Game by Black Train = crazy hot slutty art and voice acting
✅ Kink variation is fair enough
✅ „Class“ system art changes are great
✅ Cgi and Cgi expressions are top notch
✅ Cgi/scenes are easy to obtain and have tips on how to get them
✅ Lewd points = stat points from being a degenerate
✅ Scenes superior to Azel & less comedic
✅ Plot/premise kinda interesting
✅ Gal shop keeper?
❔ FMC Is flat on call girl thus from get tho naughty
❔ Some pixel art..
❔ Overall statistics
❔ Fairly short game so won’t be annoyed by gameplay element

CONs
❌ Gameplay aspect is pretty much inferior on every aspect in comparison to “Branded Azel“
❌ A lot less content than Azel
❌ Not really likable characters, most are just cunts who like FMC being a toy. (while FMC is call girl who is fallen af, she was still the most likable one)

Comments
I mean this game pretty much feels like inferior spin-off of Branded Azel. Although I think scenes in this game were much hotter, the game itself was pretty much pointless on gameplay aspect. Scene viewer would been better.

Basically if Azel was stronger 6, this game is weak 6. It’s carried by its art and scenes. So please… Black Train do better….. you have god tier art and really great lewd voice acting. Literally this art is so enjoyable and so is voice acting if characters are drowning in lust.

Thankfully or not this game at least is rather short. You can hunt for all scenes pretty fast and push through story quite fast to get last bit of scenes. There are difficulty options, but I don’t see the point of that…

Gameplay is essentially attack, block, heal and only thing you change about your character is the class (which stats go up while levelling & what weapon does extra damage) and gear you get from mobs (various weapon types with various stats and extra effects) … but gameplay gets pretty dull pretty fast. But at least it’s much faster & better for Hentai game that’s focus is not on the game. I mean, in the usual RPGm games you just have turn based encounter > spam Z > win > rinse & repeat & pray game offers cheat skills/weapons to hunt for scenes that would allow skimming the combat. This game combat is at really really fast, you can avoid most enemies, cheese for high end gear with good perks > make combat easy af > profit > win win.

Total Score: 6/10
Game status:
✅ Finished

Version: v1.01

In all honesty, there isnt much to say about this game. Considering it was made by Black Train, all of their games have good quality gameplay, art and scenes. Their games are nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking, but without a doubt, they got it covered with quality.

Good stuff.

Explorer Of Yggdrasil

love this game so much

What makes this game good

-Exciting gameplay, challenging but doesn't make your brain hurt.
-The story is very deep, detailed, enjoy to be followed until the end.
- Unique design is a plus for ahegao lovers.
-Battle mode is very challenging plus classes that make the way of fighting different from other classes.
-CG is not bad there is sprite mode and cg mode
-Voice actor is very, very good

YOU MUST PLAY THIS GAME

The art is great in this game, the interface as well, but I feel like they're missing a lot considering its potential.


The classes offers nothing in abilities and only a change in clothing and some extra stats.

The enemies are a bit too childish for my taste (and I don't mean illegal). Half of them are fluffy and cute monsters, which personally is a turn off. I like the orc and reptile ones though.

The sexscenes are mostly pixelated animation and quite good but quickly gets repetitive. The few CG scenes available is zoomed in almost completely on her face so you miss a lot of details.

The dialogue is okay and not that memorable.

The voice acting is great. I really like Kal's voice actor for example. Although, if you've played enough games like these most of it doesn't feel very unique.

The interface have a lot of wasted potential. Materials is a wasted tab in the menu for example.

The lootsystem and slot system with Kal is interesting and fun, but it doesn't seem like there's enough of the latter. 5 bronze, 5 silver and 5(?) gold. Most of the items I got personally is replacable on later stages.
Later on there's a system that improves the droprate of rare items, and raises the difficulty of the mobs and if you're a grinder then you'll like it. Although the mobs are already hard-hitting without the added damage and health.

The combat is rudementary at best, and terribly unbalanced at worst. You can two-shot a boss and then get two-shotted by a mob next level. There's no abilities, and the block with shield is a must against an enemy with a weapon and yet offers little resistance to the damage recieved either.

At some point the enemies will outlevel you to an almost comical degree. I'm at the last stage, and the mobs is 130+ while I'm at 39. Which makes zero sense with the game's progression up to that point. Unless you're actually supposed to grind for 10 hours to get to a reasonable level.

You can still beat those mobs, but you have to heal and steal their weapon as soon as possible, and it still hits you harder than the previous bosses.

Story is kinda meh with "some" inspiration taken from Norse lore names, but it has nothing to do with its myths.

Explorer of Yggdrasil had a lot of potential. It looks great, but, unfortunately not a lot of depth. Could have been a knock-out.

This is a really good game, I should probably buy the game to support the developers.
Actual gameplay and story works well and the art is amazing.
In particular, I love games that have alternate costumes, even more so the ones that change CGs which this does.

A WolfRPG game made in collaboration with Sugar Star? Cover looks good; I'm in... though a little more research would have revealed that Blacktrain's preferred themes are not my preferred themes. I'd still recommend this game though since H is entirely avoidable and the combat system is (as far as I know) unique.
Playtime: ~3 hours
- Art in the HCGs is weirdly zoomed in all the time. I hope you don't have a top-of-head fetish!
+ Gameplay is surprisingly solid and a departure from stand rpg combat. Different weapons can shift your playstyle, and since they're randomly generated you'll often find something new which may be worth looking into. You can try to balance the stat increases from using a particular stance with the damage bonus your best/favorite weapon gets from a different stance. Increasing lewdness gives you stat points to distribute as you see fit, so you can min-max or try to make a balanced character. I think the system could work quite well in a 12-hour game, since things move a little fast here. One shortcoming is the mega attack: a timed button press will launch an attack which usually does 200% or 400% damage... but most weapons attack 2-4 times per turn so they're already doing 200-400% damage.
= There isn't much to do with money, since for some reason you can only purchase gacha tickets in the post-game.
= H-scenes are oddly avoidable. You have to go back to town, choose a specific sleep option, then wander around talking to npcs. They're all voyuer scenes (even though you spend most of the time playing as the girl) and the perspective shifts between characters too. You can also change the frequency of H in combat, though it only comes up when you and based on your weapon's modifiers you may never need to manually heal.

I really dont know what to say. It is one of the first games that made grinding fun. I played it a time ago, but I remember how much fun I had with the in battle sex system and how enjoying it was that you actually got rewards out of it. One of the more fun games out there.

The story is ok, but the characters are wonderful. I simply fell in love with them.

Fun game worth downloading.

As is the usual with Wolf RPG, the combat is more engaging than the usual turn based RPGM slog, though it's not exactly a whole lot better - QTE based defense if you have a shield equipped, then the usual turn based melee dependent on your agility, strength, and health stats. Some pixel art battle fucking is incorporated, which is a nice touch but is limited to only a handful of animations. The full CGs are pretty frequent and definitely the main draw of the game - really excellent artwork overall, especially the facial expressions & ahegao for those who are into that. There are also a good amount of costumes for the heroine, which is nice for customization and variety's sake, but each armor set also affects combat in a way that adds a bit more depth.

There's actually a rather nice story, too. The game doesn't try to prioritize narrative over sex scenes too much, but the story and setting are pretty compelling. Also, the translation is virtually flawless. Highly recommended if you like slutty female protagonists.

A truly wonderful game, very entretaning , very good gameplay, but its a TRULY GOOD H GAME. Its one of my favorites,

*Gameplay: 8/10 a bit repetetive (like all RPG games), but you can pass this game fast and, be honest, you are here because is fun and are a lot of great h escenes. Here you have some "pixel" or sprite, wathever you want name it, escenes with enemies that are very good, I like them personally

*Escenes: 10/10, you must see this whore at his full...

*Voice acting: 10/10 I love the voices A LOT, very good and very apropiate to the characters, very lewd, you will get aroused like a dog in spring XD

*Art 10/10!! Download this, you will see with your own eyes <3
I will buy this game too, i love it

Right from the start i'm not gonna waste your time, the game is good
as we all know WOLF rpg games are some of the best h-rpgmaker games there are and this is no exception

The game has really good art and scenes, as well as a good amount of really well done animations BUT it does have some flaws

especially the gameplay, main reason being that you need either a lot of grind OR just get use to the shield guard mechanics which is basically pressing a button at the right time to deny damage. This means you mitigate 70% of damage from every attack which along with healing makes every fight easy, skipping that boring grind, but at the cost of feeling like you are playing hentai DDR


TL;DR: play the game because the art is really good but might get annoying if not use to rythm games/fast reactions

Decent game with decent cg and animations, but it gets boring pretty quickly since it have a very repetitive gameplay that its a bit hard at the beggining and then you can win the final boss without shield and without healing, even if you didn't grind to much.

You have diferent monsters but the only diference is they drop diferent weapons and diferent rape scene (and I didn't use that feature cuz it was a time waste)
The story looks interesting at the beggining but then... just not
The fact that Mei lost his memory add nothing to the game

Aaaand you can't change nothing to the story, even if you never get raped or never drink the potions, the dialog will still mention that you are getting raped all the time and the potions are afecting you. Wich is fine for me but some people want more control over the story

Another great title from Black Train, very similar to previous games.

In terms of H-Content, there is 35 scenes and 7 different outfits. All the girls in this game are drawn in the same style. The art is top notch imo, but one thing to note is all girls in Black Train games are mega masochist sluts from the start. If you're looking for any kind of corruption you won't find any here. The scenes are all very reasonable to unlock and only require things like reaching a certain point in the 3 hour main story or equipping an outfit. There is a journal that documents all the H scenes with tips, and the journal also documents all monsters and weapons you have come across, very handy. Also one thing thats worth mentioning is I really appreciate that the scenes, even though they focus on one position, contain 5-8~ variations of the CG to make the scene more animated. Changing mouth shape, moving the body a bit, changing facial expression, etc. I hate when games stick to a single image for 100 lines of dialog then paint over it in white for the last frame, real exciting.

Most scenes in this game are about you the MC spying on the main girl as she goes around banging various people (4 scenes also with gyaru merchant, 3 scenes with evil girl). She finds out later and doesn't mind. You think watching this girl get banged sounds like netorare, but it really aint. Shes just a slut and the MC knows that and everyone knows that lol, so the spying aspect doesn't really matter and seems like more of how the devs wanted to explain the scenes.

The combat is simple, but serviceable. I enjoy the simple combat as many games have awful combat that make me want to quit. Its a unique set up that is relatively fun. You take turns hitting each other based on your bar that fills depending on your speed (Agility). If you want to BREAK the game, put your lewd points into Agi, its ridiculous. On the final boss I went so fast I smacked the boss down before their speed bar even started filling.

The OST is great. I loved the tracks and they really fit the game and scenes well. Sometimes I couldn't even focus on the H content because I was boppin to the beat.

The story was not amazing, but I found it enjoyable. I liked all of the characters, but the plot was relatively short.

In terms of translation, its Kagura Games, yay! They always do a fantastic job.

Just all together I think its a 5/5 package because it does a lot great, is really polished, and does nothing awful. Great H-Content, great interface, fun (but simple) combat, good music picks, and a story that ties it all together well. Pick it up if you want a fun 3 hour game and like the art style.

TL;DR Game looks very good, but has some flaws that make you bored very quick. Worth it if you've got an hour or two to sink into gathering the scenes and not a whole lot else.

Explorer of Yggdrasil is a fairly well put-together game. No obvious gamebreaking bugs, no way that I could find to softlock it, free saving if you're so inclined to save scum, and very nice looking art. Also, the translation - as is per usual, from Kagura - is fantastic. No arched eyebrows for any reason beyond the absurd content that you come here for.
Hell, even the interface is custom - none of the stock RPGM interfaces you run into all too often.
The game has the turn-based combat system you expect, with the odd twist in that you can consistently put yourself at an advantage in exchange for a little more time, and the repetition of a pixel animation. However, past that, It's very, very stale. Nothing new comes into the mix to force you to play differently, or even try new things to remain effective against the bad guys. You kinda just find one thing and stick to it, into the post-final-boss area. As far as a combat loop goes, the game has one, but again, it doesn't ever change. The only thing that changes between enemies is weapon types, and sprites. Otherwise, they all smack you the same way.

As far as the H-scene content goes, it's pretty good. Follows the standard formula that has been tested by Black Train in previous titles they have released, so if you're at all familiar with that, this game should come as a welcome addition to your library. The game took be about 3 and a half hours to beat, top to bottom, no pauses, and I was hunting for story. Given those times, you can probably break it down in under an hour if you choose to skip all of the story and the cutscenes - which you retain access to in a gallery accessible through your pause menu. Very handy, pun intended.

The story is... eh. It tries to pull at your heartstrings, but it's very difficult to put yourself into a headspace to care about characters which have very little substance behind them to begin with, ultimately wrecking any attempts you have at suspending disbelief with regards to the story - or if you make it that far, barring the plentiful cases of simply not caring for story. I won't describe it here, but you've probably heard something a lot like it before if you've spent any amount of time on the Zone.

Ultimately, I just found myself getting tired around the 2 and a half hour mark. The story wasn't engaging, I'd fought well over three hundred enemies at this point with no changes to the battles between any of them, and it became less about trying to explore the story and more about finishing the game so that I could say I finished it.

I feel like i overhyped myself for this game but the combat system wouldve been better if rng weapon drops weren't a thing.

Maybe I am missing something because the game was actually quite short, about 2:30 hours, but I had so much gold at the end and literally nothing to spend it on.

Good scenes and art as always from black train, and honestly the voice acting is 10/10.

Very polished and it is definetley worth a play through but if you dont feel like grinding you can easily use save editor for this game;
- HP.... Value 00035A
- TP.... Value 00035C (?)
-ATK... Value 00035D
-DEF... Value 00035E
-AGI... Value 000361

I really wanted to like this game, but somehow I just couldn't bring myself to keep playing. It is just missing some key element of game design that makes a game fun.

Positives
* Very high level of polish. This is a professionally made game.
* Images and CGI are top notch.
* Game is long. I didn't finish it, but I played for a long while and didn't get to the end.
* There is something clever with this alternative mage character being occasionally playable at night, but best I can tell, you can only add an extra rape to make that work.

Negatives
* The game is very repetitive. You have new scenes, new monsters, but it doesn't feel like a new level. They all do the same thing and you always attack the same way.
* The game is very linear. I didn't feel like I had any choices other than how long I wanted to spend grinding.
* There are different classes you can swap between, but they feel too similar to matter.
* The p8rn scenes seem like the very standard batch from every game.

Pretty short game. For that file size I was expecting it to be much more substantial, but that's the quality of the art I guess. Wasn't bad; was just hoping for more after the severe drought.

Would take about a couple of hours if you skip through only the sex scenes. Maybe three if you properly read through everything. Unlocking the scenes is pretty straightforward; even gameplay-wise, there's not much exploring to be done despite the title.

Actual gameplay is fairly involved, with a different yet simple approach to combat. The weapons system is a nice mechanic that can provide more metric for those who like collecting, but can also enforce unnecessary grinding for a good weapon. Speaking of grinding; the lewdness mechanic is the fastest way to increase your stats, as leveling doesn't give you shit, so you pretty much have to grind the events as well.

Combat isn't too hard, and there's actually a way to Demon Bell the game a few notches. Just be sure to remember turn it down before the final boss; stacking defense to the 240s and blocking with the best heavy shield in the game meant shit against her second form at highest difficulty.

Also, pumping agility up makes everything a joke since you can kill enemies before they even get a turn. 280s seemed plenty. Pump the rest into attack. Then go ninja and dice shit up.

Overall a good game; enough to have a spank if your antsy. Less a star because I just feel it could've been so much more.