Others - Femtazio [v1.04 Demo] [Aerisetta]

Actually this could be shaping up to become a pretty solid game. I'm really digging the combat system. In my opinion, the developer shouldn't worry so much about nerfing the overall difficulty, just throw in an easy mode with weaker enemies for players who don't want to get to invested in it. I personally cleared the final demo stage on my second attempt with only one upgrade point, so honestly I wouldn't mind if the dev cranked up the difficulty even more. Dumbing down the core experience would probably kill my interest, and with that approach he would serve a wider audience (but making those skill points accessible faster is also a good approach I guess).

As for the visuals - while I much preferred the previous art style, I still get why he switched to AI art. That said, I am not a huge fan since this aesthetic is pretty oversaturated at this point. Still I couldn't spot a single artifact in those images, so there seems to have been some work and intention put into them and the scenes are animated nicely and have sound, so i don't wanna complain or cut points.

I've played other titles from the creator and absolutely loved the concept and Koikatsu-style aesthetics of that unnamed top-down shooter. Not sure what happened to that project, but i loved the idea of scenes and scenarios developing everytime you got caught. This one comes close, but I don't want to be choosing scenes in-game (outside the gallery). The girls should decide what they want to do. Sounds like a minor detail, but it makes a huge difference in H-games for me. These scenes seem designed to train the protagonist as a personal slave, so there should be a proper ending that reflects his state of 'corrupted' mind, when he's been defeated too many times. Otherwise, none of the girls feel like actual threats. Even after the 1000th defeat, he just dusts himself off, thinks about dinner and tries again. Also the scenes could use a bit love in writing or lets say context - a bit more sense and reflecting that the girl knows what she did to the character, how training is progressing, about her role in this fantasy world, about what his role will be, once she is done with training him and actual scenes reflecting those threats. I don't want to point fingers, but the scenes read a bit like the general stuff a textmodel would generate. For example she states, that she 'broke' him already in the first scenes, making all further progression meaningless. For everything else, I don't mind if the characters lack personality, since it is hard to accomplish actual characters only with h-scenes and nothing else for basis. This isn't a visual novel after all, but a bit more love in writing would be nice ^^ )

In terms of restriction this demo (and others i tested) plays as if holding a carrot in front of my face saying: "hey dude, want the full DEMO experience? Pay up". I am much more a fan of version control.

Still i will keep an eye out for this one. Good job so far

Very nice animation, love it , however with the state of combat atm its just so annoying to play. game could have been so good. combat is both unnecessarily annoying and difficult. not being able to use a mouse is also very annoying. and don't get me started on act 14. fuck that shit

The combat is fun and pretty smooth, the art and animations are actually solid considering its AI. The controls in the menu are alright but I would prefer being able to use the mouse to navigate the menu rather than the slow wasd+j inputs. Scene choice after losing is cool, hopefully unlocking the other scenes wont be convoluted! I had a couple bugs where the game just stopped, not a freeze but character stuck in place with 0 hp and wouldn't die or move. Returning to camp and restarting the level was a quick way to fix it. There seemed to be some audio issues when using brave strike. So far I'm loving it, the amount of content is low but it is a demo so no real complaint there.

Demo Review by Xbob1
Reviewed on version DemoV1
Notice: This is a first impression review rather than a full one due to it's EA/Demo status. I will revisit later when substantial content/full release drops.(Also its been a while since I have done a review, sorry if it seems sloppy)

Introductions: The game is made by Aerisetta, the same individual known for Femtality, FemtalityX(Hero's End) and Lust Rush. All these games are based around the classic fighting, beat up everything type games. Recently Aerisetta has made a shift from 3D models to AI art first seen with Hero's End and here we have Femtazio, their second game using AI.

Impressions:

The Demo allows you to play up until Act 14 which might seem like a fair bit but each Act section is extremely short and I assume is more meant to serve as a gallery to easily rewatch parts of the story. I like this as it feels very accessible in terms of revisiting previous content. I would like it if I was told what the colours represent in terms of what the Act contains. Something like pink for H scenes, blue for dialogue etc. Personally I hoped you could at least play up until the end of Chapter 1, keep in mind that a lot of the preview images currently on the site cannot be found in the demo which is upsetting but I assume is ready to be released soon in a later demo.

However the demo does give you a taste of various H Scenes, mechanics and of course combat. Starting with the H-Scenes, the obvious thing to talk about is that its AI. While I am sure many might dislike its use I personally have no issue with it so long as its visually consistent and combined with various other elements to form a complete experience. In this game, the H-Scenes are visually appealing and animated smoothly to result overall in satisfying scenes that are a giant leap in quality from the previous game, Hero's End.

Believe it or not, there is actually gameplay in this porn game. A crazy concept I know. Jokes aside, the gameplay will be recognizable by those who have played Aerisetta's other games before, only here it has been refined to be both satisfying and challenging. The fight in Act 14 can be rough at first but once you realise how to use the finisher move properly to farm essence you will be getting plenty of upgrades in no time. It's worth noting here that you don't beat the Nymph lady, instead you defeat her minions which get progressively tougher the more you kill them until a point they no longer spawn and you are greeted by the, "Thanks for playing the Demo." Message. Honestly I really enjoy the gameplay but I can see some one handed gamers saying its too hard and so it might be worth including a easy mode just for those wanting the sexual content.

Conclusion:
Overall I am pleased with what I have seen and looking forward to more in the future. Hopefully we can see a complete chapter soon. As mentioned before, I am sure many people may be upset by the use of AI but I see this as AI done right and it should be obvious that this isn't typical AI slop and that actual effort has been clearly put into this game which I greatly appreciate. So yeah, good visuals, good gameplay, good concept and that means it earns a good rating from me.

Demo Score: 4/5 - Good