RPGM - Completed - Kunoichi Karin [v1.2] [CHERIS SOFT]

25 hour JRPG taking place in fuedal japan that takes place over 13 chapters. You start as a thief (Chapter 1-4) but slowly become invloved in events (5-10) and end on a climactic battle to save everyone (10-12). Every chapter plays out first as a "free-roam" and then as a dungeon crawler and ends with a new boss at the end. H-scenes are plentiful and good emphasis on lewd-stats but battlefuck isn't really there. None of the characters are made to be stupid and most people are written to act like normal people, not h-game characters.

Battles are generally easy and you won't lose to anything if you don't skip every encounter. You start alone and rely on backstabbing enemies, but once you get teammates its much easier to spam basic attack . Skill/Item progression is a little slow, MC only has 7 different skills by the end of the game.

I cannot critique the story in a relevant way but I cannot say I felt anything despite 30 hours of gameplay. I felt more for the characters and more attached to the H-scenes but thats a given for the time spent playing. I like how the MC is not inherently lewd but also is not the type who doesn't know what sex is. You can lose virginity pretty quickly but its not hard to do virgin run (to no benefit as far as I am aware). If you play a virgin run and just do the story, the game will be rather barren of anything lewd.

Large CG gallery with many variations, but maybe could have been bigger for the game's length. You can get a fair understanding of fetishes from the preview images, which cover around 1/4th of the available scenes. Alot of H-stats, possibilities for pregnancy and some unique scenarios/events I have not seen elsewhere. Battlefuck exists but only in 4 chapters and only certain enemies in those chapters. Feels like it was included just so they could say its in the game.

Quite unfortunately, there is no way to unlock the recollection gallery by beating the game. You must see everything yourself or get the save. No lewd debuffs, equipment or clothing break makes the dungeon parts a bit stale, especially near the end where you get hit with back-to-back dungeons and flashbacks.

TL;DR: Long ass game (25 hours) that gets a bit boring near the end. Good story, good characters but gets a bit boring near the end. Battling isn't ever difficult and you get a backstab. Map is nice to look at. A ton of CGs but minimal battlefuck. 100% a slow-burn game, not for those looking for a quick wank, but those wanting to experience an actual game that also has hentai.

Kunoichi Karin started off very well with a simple but satisfying plot of stealing from the rich and corrupt and giving to the poor. the game was enjoyable at this time. but after a certain event happens. the direction drastically changes to needing to defeat a group of antagonists
in a dragged out and repetitive hunt for them.
to make matters worse the translation/dialog eventually becomes horrendous. with inconsistencies, plot holes, wrong names used or misspelled.
which ruined the story and made it confusing. they even strait up lie about things that happen!

And the main character has amnesia since she goes around asking people the same question she already knows the answer to from story events!
there are too many antagonists and they are all too simple. lacking any diversity as a character. which made it even more tedious.

battles were fine, i'm glad some enemies could be snuck up on to instant kill and save time.

i skipped most H content in favor of a Virgin run (there's not really any in game benefit to do this. but at one event may or may not require you to be a virgin to use it)
sadly...there is no all scene unlock function after completing the game. this was a massive oversight...this is not the kind of game i would have any interest in replaying. it is far too padded.

OVERALL
this game badly needs a native English speaker to proofread and fix the story.

Very enjoyable game with variety of H based stuff while also having a good story it's everything you can ask for.

Story: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Battle: 7/10
Hscenes: 9/10
- Good defeat scenes
- Good events
- Exhibitionism
- Night activities

Cheris Soft doesn't miss in this genre. I played all 3 of their games and this was my favorite. This game is similar to other erotic stat raising rpg maker games but also different.

Writing and characters are great, story is engaging and Karin is an amazing and charming protagonist. She has her circumstances and deals with them well. A pure hearted girl whom can get extremely lewd. Many different erotic scenarios in a variety of places.

I have to say that the artwork really impressed me. Karin's facial expressions can get very erotic that I found myself taking screenshots several times. Also most NPC's have their own portraits and several expressions. Usually other authors don't bother with drawing faces for non important NPC's but not these ones. Soldiers have faces, old guys have faces, enemy NPC's have faces. It's easy to feel for the characters together with the great writing.

Another thing is the men. For female protagonist games, the men you get are a variety of rapists or spineless cucks, no in between. In this game there a lot of guys that do not try to rape or sleep with Karin and respects her.(I'm not saying there is no rape in this game, there is a lot). There are several good guys Karin can end up without finishing the game.

Endings also impressed me. You can have 2000 lewd points and 20 kids and still get very happy endings for the protagonist. (Mother ending is quite good)

I played the Cheris Soft's Renalith games as well and I have to say they became one of my top 3 erotic game devolopers. (Other two are Oneone1 and Quick nail Aristocrat).

Buy this if you can because the developers deserve it.

One of the best games I've played on this site. Highly recommend supporting the creator. I was drawn in by the art style, but the story was engaging and kept me entertained throughout. The only downside like most games of this type is there is no full end game other than the recollection room, but other than that, the single best game I've played on this site. 5/5

Absorbing game up to mid game, thereafter start to drag toward the finish. Should have an option to skip scene because the sex scenes can be repetitive when you 50x them.

5 stars for the story and dialogue, it's quite engaging. The only downside, especially at the final chapters are the huge ass dungeons to grind through between long flashbacks.

In conclusion, a great game held back by some weird choices and pacing.

Look, i know this is a very basic turn based and contains a lot of "static reading" but this game has culture, atmosphere and charm.

At first, i wasn't interested at all mainly because of the reading and static images but the rich vocabulary and decent graphics kept me going.

The story has many events that keeps it entertaining. Battles are easy and come with an unique stealth system. You can also grind at your own will.

BGMs in this game are excellent and very traditional. Perfectly placed whether in good or bad situation. Also, really generous with items such as permanent buffs and healings.

H-Events can be avoided which is something that i search for and danger zones/point of no-returns are also warned. Characters display icons are pinpoint too.

Of course, this game has flaws like gallery not fully unlocked upon completion and a dull battle mode. BUT for a turn based and for everything it contains, i have no regrets giving 5/5.

To finalize, Karin is like the perfect woman lol. She can cook, fight, do housework, is kind and smart. In addition, this game reminded me of OG FF where you could travel and do wacky side quests.

I'm gonna miss this game :')

Definitely that best game I've played this month. Translation shows obvious elements of MTL, but ~97% readable with no hassle and you would easily understand the plot and what to do for story progression.

The art is well made, especially with uncensor patch. It has about 1000 CGs with variations. The situations for H is abundant is doesn't feel dull or monotone. I'm a huge fan of pregnancy and there's pregnancy content everywhere, in gameplay and (good+bad)endings. The side story good endings are pretty heart warming.

The story is pretty intricately woven, no plot holes and captivating if you'd just follow through to the end. The ending sequence is kind off overblown dramatic, but totally amusing and humorous in its own right. I use cheats to skip the combat and reading the story alone takes over 12 hours to finish.

It's a memorable work of art. This is the better game localization that I could ask for. 'official' localization can't do much better than this. This game deserves recognition.

Note: I am playing with the improved translation. The improved translation solves most of the issues stated in other reviews, such as incoherent text or text going out of bounds. I have not noticed any translation issues in my full playthrough.

9/10, one of the best RPGM H-games out there.

Difficulty and Gameplay: Generic and not very well balanced [C]
The gameplay and the difficulty is one of the few parts of this game that isn't amazing. The fights, both boss and normal mobs, are pretty boring as you aren't given much options except a typical RPGM stat-check. This isn't a game where you can beat the final boss with beginner stats as long as you play good enough. If you've played any RPGM game you understand how everything works already, some grinding is required.

H-Scenes: Good [A-]
Not sure what to say. A good variety of H-scenes for multiple characters that are well drawn, the artist has a unique style that makes their work stand out. A wide variety of common fetishes are covered, but nothing too extreme either. The only way this could be better is if it was animated.

Atmosphere/world: Among the best [S+]
Living world with moving characters, each city is alive with dozens of buildings, stores, districts, and streets. Each with its own set of NPCs, each NPC has an unique set of lines with the lines changing based on the advancement of the story or the fulfilling of a specific quest line.

Many locations have an optional quest line, some of which will lead to an ending. There are multiple secret locations as well.

Story: Good [A]
Now, if this was a professionally made anime or game by triple A developers, I would probably rate it only a B, as at parts its story can get pretty cliche-y. But for an H-game? It is among the best. The character designs are unique, their motivations are clear and well written. The plot of the game is gripping, and neither too complex nor too simple. The ending was a nice homage to a shounan anime final fights.

it's garbage just from the translation.

H-scenes are still pictures with text. but text is a lot of time out of bounds so you dont even see what's written, even what's written is MTL.

but biggest offender is a LOT of stuff is not even translated. so only from the translation problems it's already trash tier.

but since H-scenes are bad as well, require a good text, which is impossible with bad english this makes the game not worth to play at all. not recommending it to anyone unless you speak/read japanese. even if you do, it's still a mediocre game at best. just avoid this

Didn't expect this game to have *this much content*. Five stars just for having a complete game filled with content, and not being yet another RPGM-spam. The story is actually good. The main city is huge. Also actually rewards you for exploring and interacting with NPCs. Actual side quests with alternative endings.

Rpg-type game with good graphics and fairly polished gameplay, it has some flaws in both design and plot level but it makes up for it with a fairly entertaining system, a new game+ with some additional bosses is missing.

The game is excellent. Excellent plot. But, the game is very long. It took me about 13.00 hours to complete the whole game. Lots of h event. Lots of endings. The art might not be the best but it is consistent. Dungeons are easy to navigate with lots of items to find. Enjoyed the game very much. Definitely would recommend trying. Keep up the good work developers.

PROS:

• Good plot, maybe i am not the best to say it but from what i experience in my run (10:34:55)
• A lot of h-content and normal content too
• You can instakill non-bosses striking behind them, if you play like a ninja you are rewarded
• For the game genre this game has a tolerable amount of grind
• The art might not be the best but is consistent
• Pregnancy tag (you can also see your childs)

CONS:

• A LOT of story, i was just here because pregnancy
• The art is a 7.5/10, i could be better
• The pregnancy system is slightly more complex than bad ending, but is also bad ending, and the pregnancy is a cinematic, doesn't affect gameplay
• Giving birth is not available till chapter 5

Observations:

• After you finish the game you don't unlock everything. That piss me off because there are 3 endings in a 8+ hours game so you must invest an enormous amount of time to unlock everything.
• Some of the trophies and lewd unlockables are behind japanese text in png buttons format. Good luck with that.
• You can exploit the instakill mechanic in some points. When you enter a new area and if a enemy spawn facing back, you can oneshot them and then go back to the previous area and then comeback again to the area. the enemy respawn so you kill him again. Using this way you can level up easily. Around level 50 you unlock all the abilities (or that happends to me).
• You can also try buying the inn at the left of the first town to her money the fastest way possible (high lewd require)
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I loved it. Story was interesting enough to keep me playing, the mtl is hard to understand, but if it ever gets a translation, it will be a banger.
This version has an exp bug so I suggest using a save editor to edit your stats to run through the game easier/faster. You need really good stats because the bosses are a little too tanky in my opinion.

Up until 1/3 of this ~23 hour game I was ready to give it a 4 star, maybe even 5! After all, there's a lot to like it here and you can see it's a labor of love, but after grinding the other 2/3 (~15 hours) of the game I have to drop it to 3.

I'll echo what others have said here:
Art and scenario design is superb and character concept is very good there's no doubt about this. No deformed/ugly males, no blank faces! Main town and most scenarios are rich and very detailed.

Gameplay is ok..ehh...and so is the story, and that's where things start to fall apart.

Trying to be succint, I can only say the combat system is unbalanced and flawed by design. Most abilities are useless and cost too much to use, only the MP is actually useful. Itens are expensive. Fighting enemies doesn't give you xp (surely a bug???) only if you hit them from behind. There are too many dungeons, they are too long and they are not fun and engaging dungeons like some other "kunoichi" games. There's next to no H content in dungeons, which even made me wish this game had more battle molestation - something I abhore. Dungeons make about 70% of the game runtime.

Then there's the story. It's like the author decided to create the most basic "oni"shonen story ever, and I mean completely fucking vanilla. No surprises, no dramatic curves, no attempt at making it anything fresh. Literally everyone in this universe and the next knows your father has become a demon and you gotta fight him in the final dungeon, troubled enemies become allies and big bad dies because of its arrogance. On the other hand, it's not terrible, it offers a cohesive (if boring) narrative that could serve as the backdrop for developing Karin's sexual escapades. Could've. Which sadly takes us to the next point:

First, gotta say, the H content is pretty good --- for the extremely brief moment this games remembers it is an adult game.

Style-wise is incredible, but the pacing is simply terrible. It starts slow, which is fine but then in just one or two chapters it throws you into what is 90% of the game's H content. Most of the content is set in the main town (edo), that means most of the other towns have no content. There's very few (or none) new content as chapters go. If you burn through everything in the earlier chapters there's nothing to do except whore in edo during the night, which gets old after you see the same scenes over and over again. Even the support female cast have a sad participation in this game, only through a few, and I mean VERY few defeat rape scenes, which is a shame because all the female cast is pretty good.

Corruption is badly handled. The game doesn't give you the opportunity for a slow burn here: If you want to see h scenes you have to grab the protagonist by the neck and throw her into a brothel and/or sell her virginity to some old people just because. No, there's no "need money" plot here. She's also not sexually curious, so you are not given any narrative purpose to seek it. As expected, you have the usual binary states of sex scared and sex deranged. Basically, the adult content is built like a separate mechanic from the main game instead of woven into it.

The game simply doesn't give opportunities to develop increasingly erotic situations inside the narrative, usually only offering a "pimp" or "not pimp" box option which makes for a boring and flat story. Authors have to figure that if their main storytelling interface are words, then they have to make them interesting, else you're better off checking pornhub or something.

Again, the old j-ero games pitfalls of lackluster build ups, dead horses, abrupt sexual development, dependance on rape and prostitution makes this game another run-of-the-mill experience.

That said, if this game would undergo some 2.0 treatment - preferably with a writer, or after the author learns more about writing - this game already has the framework - and potential - to become something incredible!

Really Good game, has nice cg (i wish it was uncensored) and machine translation so I dint pay much attention to the story as te text didnt make much sense, still I got the gist of it and i liked it especially the ending
sadly there is no full cg reward for beating the gameso thats why I gave it 4 stars
the combat is good but it could have used more H attacks enemies

I really wanted to like this game, I really did. The town is fun, Karin is a top tier main character, the art is great, and has decent pregnancy content.
The good stuff ends there.
You unlock 90% of the cgs in chapter 5 and chapter 7 of a 13 chapter game. The beginning (ch 1-4) is a bunch of pointless sidequests and the ending (ch 8-13) is a boss gauntlet, and you need to grind for them. For example, I grinded for around 20% of my total playtime and by the final boss, only 1 character (karin herself pumped with every stat booster in the game) was making measurable dents in their hp pool (avg 1500 a hit under multiple buffs using super move for a 20k-ish hp boss). Most side characters are so useless they are just potion bags for karin rather than actual decent additions to the gameplay or story. After the final boss, you get a 20(!) minute cutscene where it feels like the creator wanted to add another dozen elements and more chapters but chose a fucking cutscene instead, let alone the content of it having the chance of making the game even more bogged down.
I beat the game at level 28 and there are skills up to level 50. 50. If I had an hour of grind and a 6 hour gametime, that might double my playtime just unlocking unneeded shit.
The game feels so lumpy. 50% of the scenes are unlocked at ch5, where Karin can whore herself out and raise pervert level. The other 40% is in ch7 where you unlock the red light district. If you are just here for cgs, in a 13 chapter game, someone can send you a save with a slightly experienced karin at the start of chapter 7.
The cgs that aren't just repeatable stuff of karin whoring herself/the handful of battle "consensual sexual contact (and yes, the game asks)" are just singular mini routes that are concluded in a handful of scenes (kiss, blowjob, sex) followed by a pregnancy ending. I didn't even realize I had as much of the cgs unlocked as I did until I checked the recollection room to find a specific scene and saw that there was none left besides a few tentacle scenes and the endings and I was barely halfway into the game. I only have a few cgs left but I have no reason to ever want to finish this game, it feels horrible to play and the 2-3 small scenes left are not worth the measured +2 hours I would need to get them.

I know this is awfully organized but I think that makes me just following the cheris soft example.
TLDR: Looks neat, horrible game, just grab a save or move on.

- Very good quality
- Very Good CG
- very Good Gameplay
- Very Nice story
- overall i would give this game 5/5

Hope dev can add more content in the future.. I really love the UI and the mission is amazing. I believe this dev used some kind of plugins.

Con:
-Story is boring,keep going back flash
-more and more grindy the more you progress the game
-unnecessary big map and maze which basically just waste ur time exploring
-cannot start new game+ when cleared so you have to regrind with brand new lvl 1 character
-give you a easter egg to find hidden gem but the reward is just author afterword. you waste so much time find 7 gems and that all you get.
-game don't even let you replesh pot in the late game. so good luck to those that only have one save.
-skilled are so limited in the game.