Others - Hero Awakening [v0.1.22] [Snowy Night Studio]

  1. 3.00 star(s)

    Amakuo

    (0.1.22)

    Writing: 2/5
    The story is serviceable for a hentai game, but written in broken English with noticeable errors in just about every sentence. The characters are pretty shallow so far and every woman is conveniently drooling over MC’s cock UwU. It has decent humor, though; it doesn’t take itself seriously and references other media in a fun way. Pretty typical hero’s journey in a school setting, but it has some charm.

    Visuals: 3/5
    This is a mixed bag for me. The backgrounds are nicely detailed and evocative, reminding me a bit of children’s books with their quirky hand-drawn feel. The story characters, on the other hand, are on the level of a teenager learning to draw in anime style and posting their OCs on deviantArt. The "rival jock" stereotype guy looks straight out of a DBZ fan comic, the merchant’s face reminds me of some 4chan memes and most women have gigantic breasts. By contrast, the item and enemy sprites for the RPG portion look nice and playful, and better suit the artist’s style.

    Gameplay and UI: 4/5
    This is the game’s strength at the moment. The UI is clear and looks pretty good. Navigation between areas and screens is simple and smooth. I didn’t run into any bugs, though a couple things don’t match what you are told (e.g. training daily is supposedly mandatory, but no one says anything if you don’t; Elena says you can get a potion at the infirmary before each dungeon, but you actually just always start a dungeon with one and can’t get more at the infirmary). You also can’t unequip items, you can only replace them (so you can’t sell first to get the rest of the money you need for the next upgrade), and you can grind the dungeon non-stop for days without having to worry about sleep even though the game tracks the passage of time.

    The combat mechanics are simple but effective. Unlike many games, you don’t get to rest between encounters (it’s more like one multi-stage fight), so you have to learn to pace yourself regarding the use of potions and ability cooldowns. There is randomness to each stage’s mobs and who they target, so it’s not just a numbers game and you have to adapt accordingly. You start with two characters with two simple abilities each and grow at a comfortable pace to gain more abilities and synergize them better. Your stats do matter a lot, but with identical gear and stats you can still get vastly different outcomes based on what the enemies do and how you prioritize them.

    Bottom line: There’s definitely potential on the RPG side of things, but the writing could stand to have more depth and really needs an editor. The character art is subpar, but not terrible. The pornographic aspect is far too childish/indulgent for me, but if you like huge tits and easy women, you might enjoy it.