RPGM - Completed - From Frontier [Final] [Doubles Core]

This is another great game from doubles*core, and this time around they completely changed the formula from their previous game (Nursery Slime) by changing the focus from a single heroine to 10. It's always great to see a developer that's not afraid of trying new things, when so many just repeat their first success "ad nauseam" ( OneOne1 for instance).

Overall I'd say this was an improvement when compared to the first title, except for one major reservation, that I will mention closer to the end. For now let's focus on the good:

- The heroines - Full disclosure, there's nothing unique here, but most of them have one or more quirks that make them extremely likable or just plain rare. The princess is not showing one bit of skin (with good reason), the pixie acts like a proper prankster(mythologically accurate?), the mimic is a CLOSET pervert... and so on. The fact that you get 10 heroines does mean that the quality varies, but you are bound to like one or more of them (All heroines get their own ending).

- The H-scenes - This is the area that shines the most in my opinion. Quite a few of these have a twist or some purposeful (light to medium) shock value. It's refreshing because your brain is working on auto-mode through the same old, and then a surprising event gets your attention, making a great lasting impression ( The pixie/fairy heroine is a winning concept, and yes I have played Black Souls)

- The lore and the world - This one takes a long time to be revealed, but everything is connected and properly (not thoroughly) explained (the only outlier is the basilisk heroine). I can't say this is a strong positive in itself, but it does become one when establishing comparisons to the competition. Some thought was given when creating this world, and some time was spent making sure the story adds up on all fronts. Can't ask for more in this genre

- The gameplay elements have some depth to them - Strange as it may sound, you can actually strategize when it comes to combat and fighting development. Words like healer, fighter, mage, support, tank or mixed, do apply here. It's not CRPG deep, but it's enough for people who can appreciate a challenge.

I'd like to keep praising game, but let's move to the negative stuff.

- There's no sense of direction or purpose - Your "girlfriend" dumps you, you move to a an unexplored continent, and "monster girls" enter your life. That's it, you are just completing quests in different areas, and the thread that binds everything (Harpy route) makes its appearance only in the late game.

Something that compounds this effect, is the number of things that you can do at any given moment: You could do a quest, visit a new zone, craft gear, watch a heroine scene, give a present, farm mobs and materials, work on your build, discover rare monsters etc.. Basically, you can do anything except follow a main quest. It's probably too much freedom, and I preferred the more "targeted approach" of Nursery Slime. This negative could work well for some people, that's something to keep in mind.

This one is a 9/10 and if were talking about "bang for your buck", it will be difficult to find something better than this in the genre. Great game, highly recommended.

I finished this awesome game in about 20 hours on normal difficulty.

The story was pretty good. Apart from the main story, the characters have their own stories and personalities. They even have their own endings. I really liked this. The mechanics of the game are very good. Skill trees, base development (not exactly, but it's still a thing), giving gifts and so on. Combat was good. Not the best though. Sometimes I got pretty bored.

Skill trees were nice and sufficient. It wasn't too complicated and it was simple. Apart from this, there is a nice feature that I have not seen before, such as boosting other characters to the level of the main character by paying money. This was really nice.

The maps were big and beautiful. There were different atmospheres as in a nice RPG game. The only downside was fast travel. Sometimes I even get tired of walking. And to get the point, porn was ok. Neither good nor bad. Some of the scenes were hot but some were really boring.


And yes, a classic. This is a game containing porn. It's not a porn game. If you don't like RPGs, you will get bored easily.

I think there's a good reason why this game is generally liked. It's a pretty polished RPG. The combat feels pretty good, although the enemies have a bit too much HP sometimes. However, as a porn game, I think this is really, really lacking. Suppose you play it for five hours, the total porn-related content you will see in that playtime will probably be around ten minutes. There just isn't much of it. Most of the time is spent grinding mobs and gathering materials. The story is serviceable but also isn't hot. And that's a big problem for a porn game. So, in the end, it's a fine RPG but a bad porn game. I can't get myself to give it a bad rating since it is polished though.

Without a spam of words, this game is just beautiful.

But if for a details, well.
Firstly it will look like a formal anime story about MC rescuing the princess, blah blah, very interesting.
Even the world around will be just.. normal.
Few locations, some NPC's with some not important storys.

Give it some time, just let it flow.
And dont freak out from first pixie you'll meet after a prolog.
The game will develop, step by step.
You'll have much to discover.
NPC's will change what they say while you play further.
Scripts will be scripts, but the journey will be enjoyable.
Also dont expect too much from main character.
He is just that guy who trying his best in an imagionary world, trying to make things right when the fairytale actually give you this opportunity.


Came for nut, stayed for the story.

*might update review as
Still working on last bits, but pretty good.

Agree with others how no harem just doesn't fit this (I won't even do the endings and why am typing this now);
hell most part only 1 is hardcore me only entire time rest are very more casual and some opposite to where harem would seem fine to them.
The only small amount most give is the optional "dream true" talk and I mean that just the most ideal unreachable thing hence dream soo ya not only optional but a dream 1.. which technically most of theirs would still work out in a harem any ways.

Even kind of confused tbh if maker just had to up the sex bits or maybe without preaching thankfully is saying everyone has a fetish and likes sex, but some the sex comes easy and quick to them and they know you with others...(with only again the same 1as earlier being a bit against it especially with non-companions and maybe is most time not noticing you with party members). There also the fact many really need you and were clearly massive important and both in equal love with each other etc...
-kind of as if this was 3 types in 1 - sex/eroge 2- story(/w ecchi) 3-loving tale of a couple (told many times as if on a route of a VN)
=Wish it did have some more just optional sex for sex as it is implied it happening but again think it went against creators other 2 points
=Wish it had more to story as it feels it became about the 3rd thing more then story and couple characters rarely if ever get anything in the story
=Wish the clear Routes were designed less about the sex or held off on the sex maybe even until chosen route (especially the main sex which should either be at end game then all accept it and then do the "make you choose" or be the start of their route) as it big part of harem feel

3.5/5
But ya overall pretty good for a RPGM and would say it felt at least a bit above the average of them for sure.
-.2
just the taste of over done rpgm stuff
-.3
lack of combat animation/effects differences along with other small things(like more sprite changes would be nice or the gifts having a picture instead of generic opening presents etc...)
-1
the handling of some the story and characters especially with the majorness of a obvious harem yet no harem ending and instead a feeling forced route endings (which can also be used as game ending at any time even without main story being complete fyi.. so odd)

I just finished the game, the begining was a classic rpg game.

But the main story and the ending of each heroine is more deep and more interesting than i initialy thought.

I think it's a game to try, It remind me another a masterpiece like Fall in Labirynth

Game felt a lot longer than it actually was, probably because I didn't like the battle aspects of it.
The story is pretty simple, and the writing of the H scenes aren't bad either, but also aren't anything to write home about.
The part I disliked most were the battles. You leveling up in this game is determined by random chance, and maybe it was just my luck but I felt like I was struggling for a good while. The battle system itself is nothing special.
In short, it's a pretty okay game. I disliked the battle parts, but otherwise I have nothing to complain. Characters and H are good enough to keep it interesting.

Writing is good, although there are some pacing issues and the provided translation can be shaky at times. Endings vary in quality, even without the character bias some players may have. Art and music are both good, if a bit generic. Nothing really stands out as good or bad to me. I do wish that the characters that currently only have portraits had full sprites, oh well.

Gameplay is decent, some cool ideas but to my mind nothing worth biting into to play on higher difficulties. Halfway through the game I switched to easy because a skill granted me a free attack on all enemies before the fight proper, one that killed most mobs in one hit, so do that if you don't like the grind.

Good game all in all, but not one that's gonna stay with me for too long. It definitely has its moments and is generally worth checking out. A completely inoffensive cute monter girl game.

As far as RPGMaker games go, this is one of the good ones. The leveling system is rather weird and it gets extremely easy to be overleveled but let's be serious, nobody is there for the quality of the combat system.

This game isn't anything special, it's very generic but you can see there's effort in it. Good amount of humor inside and the girls aren't terrible, they all have their own sub stories and events. You get to name your main character but it's the only control you have regarding him, he isn't the worst protagonist I've used at least.
All in all, this is a decent time waster. Good for what it is, you can just relax playing it.

An rpg about colonizing the continent of Lemuria with Monster girls, already sounds like a great premise.

+
> Story (it's fairly simple, but engaging and fun)
> Characters (most of the characters are fun and have their own share of problems and growth)
> Quests and exploration (seeing your base grow and evolve is extremely satisfying)
> NPC dialogue (every npc has their own dialogue which can change after the main story event)
> Translation (it's pretty good)

+/-
> Combat (it's rather lackluster, listening to the same song while spamming attack button just to grind can be boring as hell, boss fights are good though)
>Romance (hit or miss, while the main heroine's romance integrated to the main story, sub-heroine's romance felt like an underdeveloped afterthought)

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> Leveling system (it's fucking weird, you don't level up by getting exp, you level up through luck, if the monster is high level you have a higher chance to level; but who thought that it was a good idea is beyond me. You can overlevel your characters by simply grinding through low level monsters and squeeze through the game by being an overleveled god)

Overall it's one of the better rpg-maker game, story and characters are great, combat can be fun, but the retarded leveling system can ruin it. Romance can be great for some characters (Persia, Rusty, Umbrella and Mana) and not so much for the others. If you enjoy comfy vanilla rpg games with exploration and romance, this one is for you.