RPGM - LonaRPG [v0.9.1.1.1 Beta] [EccmA417]

Came for the tags, stayed for the gameplay. IT feels like no RPGM I've ever played before. The world feels alive. I am not into any of these fetishs but the sheer horror of what awaits failure is just beyond anything else. Play it, I am sure it's ruined all other RPGM's for me. And I don't care, it's obviously an artists' labour of love.

...In some ways this game has better immersion than full on million dollar studio games.

This game is a kind of gem what you already see sparkling but you know it needs some more polish to be put into jewelry.


The art is certainly nice thought at many points its....im not sure how to say...awkward....strange?
For example the masturbation cgs dont look like as if shes masturbating but more like as if someone is giving her heavy stomach punches or many sex cgs get obstructed by the excessive fluids.

They still look good but could use some redrawing here and there and maybe better camera position?

The animations look good, the pixel sex is nice to see IF its not obstructed by other enemies/npcs.

Need to note that from what i seen soo far theres no gentle sex here, everybody jumps up on you with all their might to tear up your bumhole and such.


Combatwise this game is hard, not Dark Souls hard because that is a cakewalk compared to what can happen here to you. Step into the wrong place and enter an endless stunlock where your weapons are stolen (or dropped) and all you can do is watch an endless scene of rape and suffering till you either die or end up as a slave.


The equipment and RPG elements feel limited but im not sure if its because im still early on or because theres not much so disregard this point if im wrong.


Overall i suggest everybody who can stomach some blood, violence and rape to give this a go!

I really wanted to like this game, mostly because of the artstyle and protagonist and stealthy memes.

It seems like the dev was heavily inspired by Dark Souls series making game really grimdark, hard in the beginning (doesn't get much easier later on) and god-awful shitty and frustrating controls. I must admit that controls surpassed every frustration of the DS ones but that's because of RPGMaker engine, completely unusable for this type of games. On top of that is also clusterfuck of UI, icons that would make you think "what the fuck is this supposed to mean?", retarded UI.

It's not "DS level" of hard because you get fucked by some random textures, hit through walls and other one-hit bullshitery. It's hard because controls are broken. Enemies will step aside with blazing speed making you lose stamina. Once you're out of stamina it's game over - and make notice - if you don't go to menu to load instantly you will be forced to watch lengthy rape animations. LENGTHY. I assume I've watched fucking HOURS of those, and it's all WITH ctrl-skipping. About 10 images jumping all over the place with squishy sounds. It will be a chore. You make a mistake and you better reload fast. Game makes no effort to make it clear you fucked up without option to recover thereof assume that once you lost stamina during fight it's Game Over - you've been warned.

So it's bad game with bad design decisions in almost every aspect, I get it.
So how is the ero-content?

Besides of unique artstyle - repetetive. Trying to be shocking and flashy yet boring. Same shit (sometimes literally) every other frame. And it jumps. Everything has to jump. I don't mind sound effects but holy shit, this is how toddler feels when you drop it down the stairs.
I don't mind guro scenes at all, but most of them aren't really erotic. And for some weird reason cum looks like a piss, it's really hard to get used to it.

Final scores:
As a game: 2/10
As a h-game: 4/10

Spare yourself time of semi-translated buggy forever-beta mess of forcefully hacked RPGMaker cutscene locking bullshitery and watch game CGs instead. There is a pretty decent chance those won't be interesting to you anyway.

This is one of the best sex and action RPGs out there. Intricate mechanics, unforgiving and realistic gameplay, multiple ways to complete quests, permanent consequences to decisions, a lot of replayability. Very hardcore in the violence and non-consensual aspects, although scat and urination can be turned off, be prepared for uncomfortable and brutal scenes, but remember they were optional and punishment for being a bad player. If you play LonaRPG like a proper survival RPG and keep Lona safe, you can opt for there to be no sex at all in the game. But if you screw up, Lona will bear the brunt of your idiocy.

It's a good survival hardcore RPG game. the game might be a little bit complicated but
the guide from ZedTed on page 68 can helps a lot. It also features an interesting storyline. the NSFW element is likely just a part of the game not a main feature.

I like Lona.
I like how the story unfolds.
I like the game mechanics (although its really hard if you don't know how it works).
I am enjoying it so far.
The controls are A-ok.
The game has a huge potential as it is ongoing.

I do want to say i absolutely LOVE this game and can't wait to see it be updated even more.

my only criticism is currently being enslaved is brutal. like you get enslaved and get gangbanged or fucked and your stamina is real low to the point you have to crawl everywhere (which is VERY slow) or fucked until you get knocked out which causes in many cases you to be punished.

the most forgiving enslavement ive come across was the Fishmen which have a "Begging" mechanic where you can beg for food and outside the slave hut is plenty of food laying around!
but the festival that goes on everyday leaves you so fucked that you get knocked out...which leads to punishment.

other than that criticism i absolutely adore this game so far.

also thank you to @CaiNanE for his that fixed up some of the parts of the game that weren't translated yet like the arena and several missions.

One thing that comes to mind i'd love to see is for Elise to have some breast enlargement surgery but that's just my wishful thinking.
Maybe a camping mechanic for when you are in the wild so you can sleep fully (with a chance of danger/being discovered)

If Eccma417 sees this, please keep up the amazing work!

What can I say that others haven't?
The game is very challenging, probably harder than Dark Souls in some aspects. There are a few bugs, but considering the game is mostly developed by one person, I cannot really complain. This is also very different compared to other RPGMaker games, so that's pretty pog. All in all, while this review is quite shit, and *probably* nobody will read this, I can recommend this game. Incase anyone actually read this, thank you for your time, and goodbye.

Excellent
My biggest desire when I play a Porn game is a great gameplay and a good difficulty, I know is kind backwards to want a porn game where the last thing on you mind is your boner, but visual novel make me ask why I'm not just watching porn
Anyway LonaRpg is great, Its hard, scary, and brutal, I crashed a few time but I'll leave that to being still in development, same with the translation
The combat is a somewhat annoying cause Lona need to take a nap every 10 swing or you knee gave in and you end up with needles in you pussy, But that's part of the fun

Suffering / 5
This is not even Dark Soul level difficulty, it's worse.

To start off, this is not your usual RPGmaker game, it's action-packed game where you die in less than 5 seconds if you just blindy swing your weapon around. Conserve your force, only use it when needed, if possible, use your wits instead to get through areas.

At the end of the game you will surely stand upon mountain of corpses that you somehow manage to slay along the way. But make no mistake, Lona is no hero, she's even weaker than a goblin after all, a frail and weak deceased merchant's daughter that have to survive the harsh reality of medieval world infested with monsters.

What advantage Lona has over other NPC? It's you, the player, you will be guiding her through this harsh journey, preparing for food, scouting for battles and preparing the right tools for the right moments.

I bid you good luck, players, guide Lona to the future she deserves.

amazing game with great variety of weapon combat for something that build on an rpgm engine. lots people keep complaining about games to hard seem to fail to realize u not suppose to wander off to wilderness alone right off the the bat get some damn soup or beer to get yourself some companions or just go get fuck in the arse both figuratively and literally since u suppose to be playing as a weak peasant girl, which remind me of that scene in berserk manga when the peasant get violated by the troll and the other villagers cant do jack beside watch. This game might be the dark soul of rpgm

This game pretty good as far as RPGM games go. It's difficult the first few times you attempt at it. Between trying to figure out what stats are good for what and in what order you should get them and learning how to do the combat system, you may have to restart your character a few times.

Combat: The combat system is decent. It's brutal, so taking the time to plan out your attack strategies, where to stealth, or when to run is very important. The NPCs love to dodge, so having a closed corridor or trapping them with the help of companion NPCs is almost vital, and it should be done if possible. Make sure you have a companion NPC whenever possible when doing anything that is not stealth based.

Quests: The quests on average are decent, but they weren't so straight forward all the time. Make sure you take the time to read them, because once you've accepted the quests, you can't review the quest (one of the major flaws I find with this game.)

Translations: The base translations that come with the game are ok. Better than MTL, but you can tell that the person doesn't speak English on a native level. However, the community translations are phenomenal. Very minimal problems, and they push out new translations after every patch and for files that the creator hasn't translated yet. That being said, you do need to make sure you use the search function in the thread to find it as it's not pinned to the OG post.

Design and Visuals: The visuals are good, but I wish there was a little more contrast. The map designs are interesting, and they aren't overly complex. The randomization on each overworld tile is pretty simple, and it keeps the game from being overly monotonous when searching for resources (especially in the rain forests).

Bugs: The 4.6.1 is buggy as hell, and it crashes all the time when interacting with stuff. As a result, make sure to save frequently. There is a download link for 4.6.2 that resolves most of the issues, but like the community translations, it's not on the OG post. A thread search pulls it up pretty quickly.

Overall Game Play: It's grindy. Very grindy. What is an RPG game without grind though? Get used to dying a lot when starting out, and even later on if you mess up. As I mentioned, the Combat system is brutal. Taking the time to plan out your gameplay will prevent you from accidentally putting trait points in areas you do not need. For example, if you are going to be a prostitute/sex demon, you do not need many points into Scoutcraft (I'd still put a few in just for the lighting and speed bonuses and the ability to stealth when needed.)
Being pregnant in this game absolutely sucks. During one of the phases, the constant vomiting will wear out your ears, and it drains both your STA and SAT (stamina and food stats). The next phases include the baby moving in you, which damages your health and STA with increasing frequency. Not to mention birthing, which consumes a ton of STA. Also if you do decide to get pregnant, have tons of food or stamina recovery potions by the fifth phase (baby delivery). Otherwise, exhaustion followed by food deprivation will kill you.
Getting captured in this game early on will inevitably lead to your death, during which you have very small windows in which you are able to open up the menu. If you miss them, you are forced to watch repeated rape and abusive cut scenes, and there is nothing you can do. The second major flaw I find with this game is you can't open the menu during sex, while being raped, or during cut scenes. This means if you get caught in a loop of being raped and being forced into cut scenes, it's faster to restart the game if it's apparent you are going to die. Getting out of jail or mercenary imprisonments are incredibly difficult, and you are likely going to die.

Final ratings:
3/5 Overall Game Play
4/5 Combat
3.5/5 Quests
4/5 Translations
5/5 Visuals/Designs
2/5 Play-ability (4.6.1) 4/5 (4.6.2)

Final rating: 3/5 (4.6.1) and 4/5 (4.6.2)
Final Comments: Honestly, if active quests had notes appear in the note menu, it'd make this game so much better. A few times I've come back and completely forgotten what I was working towards or where I needed to go. Being able to open the menu during sex/rape/cut scenes would also be great.
I quite enjoy the many different routes you can take. It's fun to play the game and to see what things are easier and harder based off the path you've chosen.
I also like that the quests aren't all linear. You can leave one area and do quests elsewhere, and you aren't locked out of areas because of quests.

So, I've put a bunch of hours into LonaRPG, and it is time to make review of it. I will start out by describing it and then later break it down for some quick reading.

This game is quite unique in both style and game play. Especially the art is not everyone. It is quite abusive and dark in nature, but if you prefer some heavy consequences to your failures, then this game would probably fit you.

You play as Lona, a girl who is trying to escape the squalor and danger of the world that she lives in. But to even do that, she has to survive everyday. That is quite trivial in most RPG's, but not here. You need food, sleep and avoid danger. There are many dangers in the world; everything from monsters to brigands and even just people who walk by.

This survival aspect of the game makes it very interesting to me, as you constantly has to make a living. Should you fail, you will often get captured and forced into prostitution or worse. Now this game isn't like most other games where horrible things happens to the MC and she just shakes it off the second later. Lona actually reacts to the things that happen to her, and her mood will obviously go in the drain if she is assaulted.

Some say that Lona looks like a little girl. Well, maybe, but she isn't. Some women just have small boobs, and it is somewhat refreshing to have a game where you don't play like the girl-with-cow-tits. Even the in-game NPC's comment that she looks small because of her lack of forms. Lastly, the game even have pregnancy, which to me means that mistakes are so much heavier punished because you have to be careful not to get pregnant.

Alright, let me cut it down for some quick reading:

The good:

• It's a dark and flavorful world
• You get to live through your mistakes. You can (maybe) escape captivity.
• Surviving is not granted. You need to work for it.
• You can take Lona through different paths.
• Mistakes are punished.
• The art is unique.

The in-between

• I'd wish that there were more stuff to do, and that the nature of quests would be diversified.
• Adding some love interests would be flavorful and interesting.
• More world-building could also be interesting.
• Not all parts of the game are translated.
• It would be quite interesting to see the effect of having a regular supply of food. For instance not getting enough food should see Lona be at the state she is at the start of the game - perhaps even more skinny. Getting enough, and also high-quality food should see her take on a bit of weight which perhaps also could be seen on the boobs.

The bad:

• It crashes a bit too frequently.
• Combat is not smooth. I don't think it should cost stamina to miss.
• Pregnancy takes waaaay too long and the mechanics are a bit annoying. Yes, it takes 9 months IRL, but I'm not sitting around 9 months of in-game time.
• The game can be a bit obscure in how it works and what different stuff means.

I think you should give it a try, but I can see why not everybody would like the theme or art.

You know you're in for a rough ride when the difficulties are Hard, Hell and Doom. I went into the game and immediately fucked up the tutorial, which led to a start with no spear, no food, and sadness all around.

Then I realized the game isn't actually that bad if you start off properly. In all fairness, I was an idiot for skipping the tutorial.

If you're a casual, I'd say back away or wait until future patches implement more content, which in turn will allow for more diverse starts. Fights can be gimmicky, I've hit more allies than I have enemies at times.

Gotta love the little references they added in the game. Fairly certain Orcbolg would kill Goblins for free instead of a bowl of soup,

I do want to mention I'm not a fan of the Home page, as I don't think it's appropriate to incorporate politics into video games. I'm a HK Canadian so i kinda know how the guy feels feel, but let's keep it civil.

Can't wait for the game to be fully out so I can buy it.

Fuck me this is a traumatizing experience, first time I played I got beaten to death in the street by loan sharks after escaping a goblin rape cave. Now I can kill everyone in Noer with my asshole. Dev is a nice guy, works very hard on the game I recommend you buy it.

unique in its own way and lots of story to it also the difficulty to it that you don't see in other games. Though leveling is hard and tedious to do the survival base side really stands out as you have to watch out from being killed by a lot of things good that new weapons are being added in. Be nice if could also add in more skills to the tree to give more different game plays, But a good game so far compared to others showing a more grim life to adventuring and troubles to endure. Still needs a lot of translating for it though. A good erotic feature is, that it doesn't involve just the main character at least and its not just about Lona going through this grim life. The grim ending for one of the characters made your choice stand out more and helps liven up the story either good or erotic.

This is clearly a well made game, but is far too difficult and overly complex in my opinion. I just wish the content could be within a easier to play game. I've tried a few times to get into it, but overall it's disapointing.

Well, I played it
I'll tell you right away the game is 10/10
The original, the best, and of all I've played
Even when everything has passed, playing is not boring
Add the possibility of building a house and creating your own community
goblin fishermen, etc
These projects often have little funding for major upgrades.
And the further fate of the game depends not only on sponsorship but also on the desire of eccma417

First off, this game is NOT a traditional H-Game in any way aside the fact that it is a topdown RPG. It throws most things you think you know about these types of games out the window and lights it on fire. I would even go as far and say this is not an H-Game at all, it fills a very disturbing niche but it does it in a excellent and unique way.

Stylistically it's clearly influenced by LISA: the painful (check it out on Steam) and is overall extremely dark and gloomy. It gives off Darkest Dungeon vibes, regarding overall game difficulty as well as atmosphere. More about H content later on.

The RPG system is insanely fleshed out and deep, with stats, debuffs, movement speed, stamina, food, character mood and much more. In that regard, I would give the game 5 out of 5 stars as there has been a lot of effort put into the fundamentals of the game. However, in a weird way that is also the game's biggest downfall. The complex RPG system and unforgiving difficulty together with the super sinister artstyle does not pair at all with the expectation you would have of an H-Game. At times you are literally just trying to survive, looking for food and shelter, hoping you dont get ambushed by a group of bandits, which more often than not ends in permadeath and the MC quite literally destroyed.

Like mentioned earlier, the artstyle is very sinister and so is the H-Content. If you get a kick out of someone getting kicked (heh) and beat to a pulp, then this game will definitely do the trick for you, no doubt. This is basically one step below full blown amputee murder H content to put it that way. (please mind that I only played about 4 hours so maybe I missed that lol)
Death, despair, corpses and torture would probably sum up the topics the best way.

tld;dr. This game is a really well made and absolutely unforgiving RPG with taboo themes, BUT it is not suitable for fapping whatsoever in my opinion, unless you got a few screws loose which is also perfectly fine I guess.

(Played 0.4.4.3) LonaRPG hints at being so much better than it is, but is hamstrung early on by some basic issues that make it excessively frustrating to play. This is doubly unfortunate as it actually seems like it could be a decent game with a standout style/genre against the tsunami of VNs that apparently dominate adult gaming.

In particular, there are two main issues that made me put this down permanently after ~1.5 hours - nonsensical controls and frequently getting locked into events with no way to skip. RPGM games often work well with a controller and this is my preferred way to play them, but while Lona has made an attempt to accommodate controllers, they've gone overboard in separating similar functions on to separate buttons - why is loot/pickup/interact a different button from attack when they both advance dialog? Also regarding dialog, this falls into the same trap many RPGM games do of presenting dialog/interaction choices on a new window instead of at the end of another, making it very easy to instantly select the wrong option if you're trying to speed through the text. As for the events, in my relatively brief time with Lona, I was pulled into "cutscenes" that I could do nothing about (including being unable to open the menu to quit/reload) but button mash through the text multiple times. Perhaps losing control could be viewed as somehow related to the theme of the game, but taking it to the extent that you have to get through these events to even get to the menu just makes this not very fun and eliminated my willingness to spend more time with the game.

I've set a watch on this and will absolutely return when the game hits completed or gets abandoned, and will update my rating at that time if things have changed/improved. As it stands, I'm giving this 2/5 but if the issues I've described don't sound like they'd bother you and/or you're on the fence about trying Lona out, I'd say you should at least give it a try. With some very straightforward quality-of-life work, this would immediately be 3/5, maybe even 4/5.