Karryn's Prison could easily be a 5 stars for me. The art, voice acting and general gameplay are all great. the problem has to do with what the game is trying to be (which is a roguelite), and what it is (extreme grind fest).
This game works differently than other rpg's in that you don't make money from battles, but instead a passive income that you can manage in various was. And a few minigames (which is where the problem starts).
The mini-games take way too fucking long for what you're rewarded with. The bathroom one works great because you can leave at any time (but is also the only one without a straight up monetary reward) and the stripper job goes by pretty quick. But the receptionist and bar jobs are a pain to deal with. It takes forever to do even the simplest of actions and the higher your reputation the longer it takes. On any normal play through i've done, these always take up around or over half my playtime which is lame considering how samey they get really quick. It's especially frustrating when you spend so much time doing them and end up losing anyway. I don't mind losing a run. I've put in 100's of hours in rogue games and the frustrartion is part of it, and i know. but the biggest difference is that they know you'll lose a lot so runs never last too long, but with karryn, losing a run you heavily invested in is just demoralizing when you have to go through all that again.
I would still recommend it because it is a high quality game, but if you're only in it for the sex, just cheat in some money with rpgmakersaveedit, play on the lowest difficulty and invest in endurance, dexterity and mind.
This game works differently than other rpg's in that you don't make money from battles, but instead a passive income that you can manage in various was. And a few minigames (which is where the problem starts).
The mini-games take way too fucking long for what you're rewarded with. The bathroom one works great because you can leave at any time (but is also the only one without a straight up monetary reward) and the stripper job goes by pretty quick. But the receptionist and bar jobs are a pain to deal with. It takes forever to do even the simplest of actions and the higher your reputation the longer it takes. On any normal play through i've done, these always take up around or over half my playtime which is lame considering how samey they get really quick. It's especially frustrating when you spend so much time doing them and end up losing anyway. I don't mind losing a run. I've put in 100's of hours in rogue games and the frustrartion is part of it, and i know. but the biggest difference is that they know you'll lose a lot so runs never last too long, but with karryn, losing a run you heavily invested in is just demoralizing when you have to go through all that again.
I would still recommend it because it is a high quality game, but if you're only in it for the sex, just cheat in some money with rpgmakersaveedit, play on the lowest difficulty and invest in endurance, dexterity and mind.