I would like to preface this review by stating that I understand what kind of game I'm playing. I understand that this is just another Japanese porn game where cute girls are getting raped in various places, orifices and by bizarre fantasy creatures. I understand what the game is shooting for, I really do. BUT why is it that it's possible to play the game from start to near finish without any main character getting raped, just for forced rape of arguably the best character in the game be a shitty plot point at the very end, and it's UNAVOIDABLE. FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER?! She's going to become an enemy anyways because spirit stone implantation, but they seriously have to show her getting gang raped not once BUT TWICE?! I can't even begin to fathom the thought process going in to that decision. I defeated her in her changed state and then stopped playing because I can't stand forced bad ends. Like this specific problem is the great plague of JRPGM battle fuck -esque games. Excuse me for wanting to play as a cute anime girl who works hard to avoid getting raped in a tragic world where literally the trees are trying to fuck girls, but seriously is it so hard to ask for a game where the normal ending story the player to protect the protagonists to the end? It's genuinely the only thing I wanted from this game going in and I was baited into giving up 6 hours just to have bitter disappointment in the end. It's not even the idea of the characters getting raped that has me so mad because that what the game is advertising, but the simple idea of having no option to prevent it at all. All agency is stripped from the player and thrown into a flaming trash heap.
Anyways with that preface out of the way all I got left to say about this game is that it has a decently fun combat scheme from a JRPGM game, which is to say it's generic but serviceable. The art is pleasant and the characters are well designed, although some scenes for the battle fuck aspect are reused and are only slight variations of each other depending on the enemy. This is a minor gripe because the scenes themselves are nice to look at. There are a ton, and I mean a ton, of unlockable scenes and CG. As I did not get around to doing a "get raped by everything" playthrough I have no idea as to the quality of these, but considering that most of the battle fuck scenes are quality I would wager the CGs are good as well. The story starts off pretty interesting and mildly engaging, just for it to completely fall apart at the end through the forced character assassination of the most beautiful character in the game (in both looks and personality). Added side note the main characters are voiced and the VA's did a pretty sound job I'll say. Really liked Tia's VA as her voice just radiates confident female knightess vibes.
All in all this game is actually one of the more fun RPGM games I've played in a while, but holy shit what the fuck dev?! Give a man a break. I'm giving it a 3 star because it has such a depressing choice of ending to the normal end playthrough that really took the wind out of my sails. Stayed up till 2am because it was fun little game just to see that shit at the end. It's even more tragic that this happens at the very end of a 6 hour game when you've not been given any signs of forced rape being a theme. Plus the integration of it into the plot was just so awful. One thing I will note though is that the character I'm talking about is not the character that you play as directly but a secondary protagonist that pushes the plot through most of the game. She is by far the best character in the game and deserved to have a happy ending.
Combat 2.5/5 - average, meh, Once I unlocked the AOE sword attack for Diana it was not longer a contest of what skill I should use for all enemies.
Story .9/5 - abysmal dog shit after the 90% mark, before that it's ok for a JRPGM
Characters 3/5 - I liked all the protagonists and thought they were well written for the most part. Side characters weren't very interesting. villains were one dimensional and cartoonishly evil with super basic motivations. Couldn't quite get a understanding of what the main character's obsession with her sister was about due to the weird translation, but I understood it well enough to know that she didn't want to be a burden on her family.
Art 4/5 - Character design itself was phenomenal. Variety of scenes were nice. I love the style but the nipples are all way too erect. Those things look like joysticks.
Voice Acting 3/5 (Mainly the two main protagonists Diana and Tia)
Replayability ?/5
(I have heard that there are three different paths to take that branch off from the starting decision regarding the adventurers guild registration fee either being payed by the player or by an npc, but idk I have no motivation to go back through and see what it has in store, which is probably more forced rape)
Overall 2.9/5
I know that I'm probably in the super minority when it comes to playing a porn game like an abstinence simulator, but I can't help it when the story streamlines a pure character that desires to stay pure and save people. If you can look past the forced rape and subsequently if you enjoy it this game is probably at least a 3.5/5. Maybe even higher if it weren't for the gameplay being only serviceable and not engaging.
So with all that if you like the art you'll probably like the game, characters are cute and well designed, Tia is a goddess and deserved so much better than this dogshit main ending the developer ran with. Sucks to suck I guess it ain't my game and I didn't pay for it so I really can't complain, but man the Japanese got some weird ass desires for seeing cute girls defiled by hoards of men and beasts.
Anyways with that preface out of the way all I got left to say about this game is that it has a decently fun combat scheme from a JRPGM game, which is to say it's generic but serviceable. The art is pleasant and the characters are well designed, although some scenes for the battle fuck aspect are reused and are only slight variations of each other depending on the enemy. This is a minor gripe because the scenes themselves are nice to look at. There are a ton, and I mean a ton, of unlockable scenes and CG. As I did not get around to doing a "get raped by everything" playthrough I have no idea as to the quality of these, but considering that most of the battle fuck scenes are quality I would wager the CGs are good as well. The story starts off pretty interesting and mildly engaging, just for it to completely fall apart at the end through the forced character assassination of the most beautiful character in the game (in both looks and personality). Added side note the main characters are voiced and the VA's did a pretty sound job I'll say. Really liked Tia's VA as her voice just radiates confident female knightess vibes.
All in all this game is actually one of the more fun RPGM games I've played in a while, but holy shit what the fuck dev?! Give a man a break. I'm giving it a 3 star because it has such a depressing choice of ending to the normal end playthrough that really took the wind out of my sails. Stayed up till 2am because it was fun little game just to see that shit at the end. It's even more tragic that this happens at the very end of a 6 hour game when you've not been given any signs of forced rape being a theme. Plus the integration of it into the plot was just so awful. One thing I will note though is that the character I'm talking about is not the character that you play as directly but a secondary protagonist that pushes the plot through most of the game. She is by far the best character in the game and deserved to have a happy ending.
Combat 2.5/5 - average, meh, Once I unlocked the AOE sword attack for Diana it was not longer a contest of what skill I should use for all enemies.
Story .9/5 - abysmal dog shit after the 90% mark, before that it's ok for a JRPGM
Characters 3/5 - I liked all the protagonists and thought they were well written for the most part. Side characters weren't very interesting. villains were one dimensional and cartoonishly evil with super basic motivations. Couldn't quite get a understanding of what the main character's obsession with her sister was about due to the weird translation, but I understood it well enough to know that she didn't want to be a burden on her family.
Art 4/5 - Character design itself was phenomenal. Variety of scenes were nice. I love the style but the nipples are all way too erect. Those things look like joysticks.
Voice Acting 3/5 (Mainly the two main protagonists Diana and Tia)
Replayability ?/5
(I have heard that there are three different paths to take that branch off from the starting decision regarding the adventurers guild registration fee either being payed by the player or by an npc, but idk I have no motivation to go back through and see what it has in store, which is probably more forced rape)
Overall 2.9/5
I know that I'm probably in the super minority when it comes to playing a porn game like an abstinence simulator, but I can't help it when the story streamlines a pure character that desires to stay pure and save people. If you can look past the forced rape and subsequently if you enjoy it this game is probably at least a 3.5/5. Maybe even higher if it weren't for the gameplay being only serviceable and not engaging.
So with all that if you like the art you'll probably like the game, characters are cute and well designed, Tia is a goddess and deserved so much better than this dogshit main ending the developer ran with. Sucks to suck I guess it ain't my game and I didn't pay for it so I really can't complain, but man the Japanese got some weird ass desires for seeing cute girls defiled by hoards of men and beasts.