Kaiju Princess is a simple premise that delivers in interesting ways, but does not blow anything out of the water. Though a bit grindy at times, it is fun and not too difficult and provides some juicy lewdness. In its corner of the industry, this is a star in my opinion. Read on for more details.
Story and Gameplay
Your friend has convinced you to join a website where you offer shelter, food, and care to women in exchange for... services. Your first (and only) client is an odd woman who seems disinterested in just about everything, but understands the terms of the deal. You take in Xao, and shenanigans ensue from there.
The gameplay is a simple manager. Don't let your room get dirty, feed Xao, go to work, talk with her. Eventually, you will realize there is more than meets the eye to her situation, and now you must also manage attacking cities by selecting where to attack and when to prevent ultimate disaster and eventually game over, should you fail to meet quotas by a deadline. There is nothing too special, and it is simple enough to get the hang of things and get in a rhythm, meaning I never felt close to failing (if you do, the game gives you the option to recover). The gameplay itself can get a little grindy (more on that later).
Controls are about what you expect from visual novel/manager. There are some times where it seems like skipping can be a bit slower than I like, and for some reason hitting spacebar does not advance text, but can sometimes trigger the same button you just clicked again, causing me to accidentally perform the same action twice. The auto button and skip button also do not stay on.
The Sexy Stuff
Right from the get-go, you have the option to engage in the act of sexual intercourse with her, but don't expect great results at first. This game is about the slow-burn, building a relationship, and enjoying the goofy antics along the way. That being said, as things advance there are some scripted "cutscenes" that add some new flavors and the sex gets a lot better as your connection with Xao develops. You can unlock some daily activities such as kissing, head pats, and face rubs (so extreme!). Outfits are cute and can be mixed and matched to create your ultimate sexy lazy, sexable waifu. By the end, you will be controlling the ways you deliver her pleasure (though her responses are vocal moans and written writing). However, these are pretty much limited to missionary position and activities. If you want others, some of the scripted novel-like scenes can probably fit your flavor. Still a great time for my mouse hand and other hand.
Art and Sound
This novel/game uses the live 2D style of art that is really good. The girl is cute in all her outfits, the expressions are funny, and sexy times are great. The backgrounds are not the focus of the game, so I don't mind their relative simplicity. The animations during gameplay are greast too. The voice-acting is sparse, mostly just short phrases in Japanese or Chinese during dialogue (except towards the end). The H-Scenes are voiced as well, but mostly driven by text.
The music is an earworm. Simple and though slightly repetitive it doesn't get old. Nice enough for this type of game.
My Notable Highlights
- Good gameplay that is not too grindy
- Good development of character relationship, unlocking new and funny dialogue
- Sexy times are nice too
- Can be finished in a few hours if you stick to it, but can be fun to take longer on
- Outfits and most scripted scenes are easy enough to get
Potential Flaws
- The H-Scenes can actually be the most repetitive part of the game, and considering they are a highlight of the game, it is a bit of a shame. The text does not have much variety, nor do her moans. What it lacks in variety, it suplements in quality but it can get old if you tried to play the whole game through in one session.
- Though the majority of scenes are easy enough to get, some require some really outlandish progres on the relationship. For this, I would recommend the mod in this forum to speed up the rate at which you get things. If you like the developing dialogue, be sure to try the different interactions at each stage to hear Xao's responses.
- Some grinding of sex is required to get better at sex. Realistic, but maybe not what everyone wants out of the game.
- The game cannot really be lost, as it offers you the ability to give up completely or retry with current progress kept. If you care about challenge, there isn't too much here.
My Conclusions
This game is good, for what you are expecting. If the grinding makes it unappealing to you, spin up the mod in the forum to have some nice sexy time. However, I recommend the story, the character development, and charming humor to be experienced at least until the end of the main game to have the satisfaction of helping out another person and teaching them the joys of humanity. That's what this game ultimately comes down to: a love-letter to the joys and strangeness of human relationships, from the lewdest head patting to the raunchiest sexcapade.