Isis plays into the brainwashing + Sci-fi kink well, a niche that is largely missing from non-Japanese AVN developers. The fact that it is completed upon first release and actually packs a decent amount of content (5+ hours on normal reading) is very impressive.
Story
The story largely mimics that of its famous Japanese counterpart developed by Black Cyc, Spaceship Prison: MC plays the part of a spy of a rival camp and gets onboard the famous battleship, Isis, in order to exact revenge by brainwashing its mostly female crew members.
The plot plays out largely as expected as MC slowly subjects each member of the Isis crew to brainwashing until he eventually takes over the entire Isis. It has a number of obvious "porn logic" elements such as everyone not noticing a girl is brainwashed despite the obvious signs, but otherwise does decently for an adult game.
Game Mechanic
This is mostly a kinetic novel with only two important choices towards the latter half which determines which ending you get.
Background / Character Renders
Very standard HS2 graphic renders for both the character models and background. A point of controversy is the developer plays heavily to the gyaru kink where all the brainwashed LIs undergo a physical "bimbofication" i.e. tan skin tones, milk boobs, white hair, giant lips and big slave tattoos.
Personally, I very much preferred the original pre-brainwashing character designs and would appreciate if not all the characters end up in the same bimbo model. Although this isn't a deal breaker for me, I need to caution that if you have a strong dislike for gyaru , then Isis is not for you.
Character Development
One of the common drawbacks among corruption themed AVNs is often developers don't put much effort into sculpting the pre-corruption characters of the targets. They kind of just get corrupted and become sluts without much for players to contrast with and that takes out a major part of the excitement.
Thankfully in Isis many of the LIs are adequately developed with their own personal characters and back story which makes their post-brainwashing behaviour contrast electrifying. I also like the fact that two other male character crews play significant roles in the story instead of being obvious "losers" to be laughed at as is common practice.
Sex Scenes
The scenes started off with typical generic stock animations from HS2 but improved gradually over the course of the game. The last few scenes especially demonstrate significant customizations and improvements in camera angling and together with all the thrashy sex talk and electronic metal music heightens the corruption and revenge element.
BGM and Sound Effects
BGMs consist of mainly some generic modern tech music and heavy electronic metal that complement the story well. Sound effects are minimal like laser shots, doors closing etc.
Conclusion
I wasn't expecting much from a non-Steam game that was marked completed upon first release, most of them are crappy puzzles / simulators or stitched up collections of sex scenes with short gameplay lasting anywhere from 15 - 60 minutes.
Isis is a rare exception - there is adequate content befitting of a short AVN and has a decent story that caters to a niche fetish. Perhaps I would have given it 4 stars if it was a normal release, but I am inclined to round it up to 5 stars on the fact that this is a finished product on launch i.e. no waiting, request for Patreon subscribership, ads, paywall etc.
Can't wait to try out its sequels, Valdana and Valkyrie, once I find the time.
Story
The story largely mimics that of its famous Japanese counterpart developed by Black Cyc, Spaceship Prison: MC plays the part of a spy of a rival camp and gets onboard the famous battleship, Isis, in order to exact revenge by brainwashing its mostly female crew members.
The plot plays out largely as expected as MC slowly subjects each member of the Isis crew to brainwashing until he eventually takes over the entire Isis. It has a number of obvious "porn logic" elements such as everyone not noticing a girl is brainwashed despite the obvious signs, but otherwise does decently for an adult game.
Game Mechanic
This is mostly a kinetic novel with only two important choices towards the latter half which determines which ending you get.
Background / Character Renders
Very standard HS2 graphic renders for both the character models and background. A point of controversy is the developer plays heavily to the gyaru kink where all the brainwashed LIs undergo a physical "bimbofication" i.e. tan skin tones, milk boobs, white hair, giant lips and big slave tattoos.
Personally, I very much preferred the original pre-brainwashing character designs and would appreciate if not all the characters end up in the same bimbo model. Although this isn't a deal breaker for me, I need to caution that if you have a strong dislike for gyaru , then Isis is not for you.
Character Development
One of the common drawbacks among corruption themed AVNs is often developers don't put much effort into sculpting the pre-corruption characters of the targets. They kind of just get corrupted and become sluts without much for players to contrast with and that takes out a major part of the excitement.
Thankfully in Isis many of the LIs are adequately developed with their own personal characters and back story which makes their post-brainwashing behaviour contrast electrifying. I also like the fact that two other male character crews play significant roles in the story instead of being obvious "losers" to be laughed at as is common practice.
Sex Scenes
The scenes started off with typical generic stock animations from HS2 but improved gradually over the course of the game. The last few scenes especially demonstrate significant customizations and improvements in camera angling and together with all the thrashy sex talk and electronic metal music heightens the corruption and revenge element.
BGM and Sound Effects
BGMs consist of mainly some generic modern tech music and heavy electronic metal that complement the story well. Sound effects are minimal like laser shots, doors closing etc.
Conclusion
I wasn't expecting much from a non-Steam game that was marked completed upon first release, most of them are crappy puzzles / simulators or stitched up collections of sex scenes with short gameplay lasting anywhere from 15 - 60 minutes.
Isis is a rare exception - there is adequate content befitting of a short AVN and has a decent story that caters to a niche fetish. Perhaps I would have given it 4 stars if it was a normal release, but I am inclined to round it up to 5 stars on the fact that this is a finished product on launch i.e. no waiting, request for Patreon subscribership, ads, paywall etc.
Can't wait to try out its sequels, Valdana and Valkyrie, once I find the time.
