RPGM - LonaRPG [v0.9.3.0 Beta] [EccmA417]

  1. 5.00 star(s)

    n4utee

    This game is unique. None of the complaints can change that.
    The true flaw of the game is that it sets the bar too high to enjoy another h-rpg as you used to. It leaves you with a big empty after the version completion. Well, I recommend it
  2. 5.00 star(s)

    Lester.Rutabaga

    I really like this game.

    Although its still in early access and development, I can understand what the developer meant that the game is pretty much done. The structure and main skeleton of the game are done. Now is just fleshing everything out by fixing bugs and adding for storylines, small features, and characters.

    The game is not easy. Even on the easiest difficulty would a player have difficulty in playing the game. However, I love how there are a variety of possibilities in the game even if they are not easy. And they are not always obvious.

    For instance, in the beginning of the game, you are told by the quest and Lona that defeating the goblins is nearly impossible. However, after playing through this area multiple times, I now know it is possible to bait and kill the three guarding goblins. Heck, I was able to save three captured girls in the goblin den on the first day. Of course, save scumming is almost a necessity at this point. There are some other interesting possibilities you could come up with depending on your playstyle and what you want to accomplish in the game. In contrast to other games where there is a set outcome decided in many cases, you have very real agency in affecting the world and outcome.

    I really like how much freedom the player has in controlling how Lona turns out. Is she a brave heroic warrior that saves captured maidens? A prostitute? A morally corrupt person? You ultimately determine how you want to play in the game.

    I also like the hand drawn art style of the game for all of the characters, along side the well picked sounds and music in the game. All original assets.

    Its a brutal, but quite fun game. I love how it feels like I have agency in the game, instead of clicking aimlessly in what other games might introduce. It definitely is a challenge, but a very fun game in general.
  3. 2.00 star(s)

    VictorDoUrden

    Some good reviews already went into great detail about why this game sucks. Yes there is some solid potential here but everything is tossed to the wayside with how stupid as fuck the game can be, is or can get. Tedium and convoluted nonsense count nothing at all for difficulty. All positives I can say are tossed aside with off color semen and having something like falling down getting raped in a tavern, then everyone kills each other and it becomes a stupid unskippable shitshow

    Granted I will say the vision and the intent of the creator is very respectable. Would be nice to see more tread creativly as the dev behind this game does
  4. 5.00 star(s)

    Deleted member 4341042

    I personally reccomend this game it's superb RPG without the porn also extremely hard and unfair. Za world is built of references upon the JOJO references - amazing work of art truly combining everything together and it's really fun to explore- play into if you can endure literally "fricked" up things that are main narration there but not the only one.
  5. 5.00 star(s)

    Deleted member 529809

    El mejor Eroge e.e
    Ojala cuando llegue al parche 1 ( salga de beta ) el creador siga Metiendo contenido
    he disfrutado pocos eroges tanto como este
    y me muero ademas por ver mas contenido de este
    Sigo esperando a que suban la 0.6.2.0
    la verdad me encantaria comprar el juego directo pero no me acpeta el paypal
  6. 1.00 star(s)

    atacmszero

    Disgusting balance, a ton of grind, a dull, crooked combat system, stupid pumping, a minimum of interesting quests. Silly Realism - Enemy with a rusty scythe deals 9,000,000,000,000,000,000 damage when you are a super cool hardened heavy military halberd 0.1 damage
  7. 5.00 star(s)

    MarinaAce

    Hiya! this is my first review and I will use my first ever comment on this site on this very game as my piece.

    "I love this game! The management and survival aspect. Every action can mean the difference between life and death. losing doesn't always mean an instant loss as you can be enslaved or become a breeding sack of meat as you try to claw your way out to freedom.

    I hope there is an aging mechanic so our little survivor can truly become badass as struggle and near-death scenarios can make anyone into a badass if they survive long enough especially starting from such a young age.

    Please translate more as I would love to hang out with Elise even more... My Lona has a huge crush on that femboy >w<"


    By now I have played this game as much as I can in my own style and pace and I cannot wait to see it complete, truly a zero to hero experience, and it's a good thing I am a masochist that likes a challenge as only with determination will you thrive and survive in the grimdark of the 42nd Millenium!
  8. 5.00 star(s)

    gubmuH

    This game is actually a really good rpg. I wish we had a custom character but Lona is a great protagonist. Hopefully it gets fully translated soon. Most of it is done already. I want to find more games exactly like this one.
  9. 2.00 star(s)

    Maks90

    This game will lock you in to boring tasks quite fast. There is no progression. It punishes one who do not know what to do. It is truly unforgiving.
    It will not take to long to reach a loop of chores, where you are just doing one quest after another with no goal and no progress since you are not able to accumulate wealth to to the increase of cost while your income remains the same. The world will get harder while you are not really getting any stronger.
    Combat is really bad. It is very easy to get surrounded by dozens of enemies and get just beat up. Movement is sluggish, combined with the speed of enemies, it makes it very frustrating to actually play.
    This game does not want to let you play how you want. That is why I hate people who advocate for this game. You have to play a certain way to even survive. There is not fun, just chores.
  10. 5.00 star(s)

    Asavath

    LonaRPG
    For the first hour or so you will struggle with every aspect of the game. Not only can you die in the tutorial in this, but you can die within the first minute of playing. You can reach a game-over scene before even leaving the tutorial with no way to escape. That right there is a good thing though. The game does not pull its punches at all. The game has sex in it, sure but I genuinely find that secondary to the actual gameplay itself. Honestly, it's not even second, its third. Even though the controls are frustrating at first, a rebind to them is easy and if you have a mouse with macros on it everything is easier. I rate the gameplay/combat a 7/10 the worldbuilding a 8/10 and the brutal, unforgiving game overs a 10/10.

    The biggest takeaway I have with this game, with about 40 hours of playing it is this: This game is not for you if you like an easy win. The combat never is easy. Even doing a full mana weapon build with water mage, it never is easy. I had to turn the health up on every companion by about 100-200 just to actually survive early game because of the learning curve. The biggest thing you have to do early game is grind for the potions. Never leave without at least 7 of both. But this right here is why I love this game, the fact that combat gets easier, but is never easy. You are never out of danger, a single enemy can disarm you if you are not quick and its game over from there. The re-birth mechanic is great and makes it so that you can always replay the game if you made good progress and don't want to start over.


    I thank the dev for working so hard on a game that there really is no comparison too.
  11. 4.00 star(s)

    Squark ⚧❤️

    A lot of people whinge about the difficulty but that's mostly a failure on their part. Everything to do with combat is explained in the tutorial dungeon.
    Stamina management can be evil at times but again, PEBCAK.
    Sometimes it can be frustrating, yes, I won't deny that.
    This game has been described as VH meets Dark Souls, and like Dark Souls it requires patience and practise. Lots of both.

    If you're up for a challenge that you'll have to stick with to progress, give it a try.
  12. 1.00 star(s)

    changelog police

    tried giving this another go and out of 500 + games that i have this one was by far the worst, the character can't even kill a rat and gets tired and falls asleep in the middle of a dangerous battle and the graphics are awful, it can't even get the resolution to 800x600, i don't recommend this game to anyone its getting way more credit than it deserves
  13. 4.00 star(s)

    RenH

    As of review: v0.5.8.2.10
    Most people have described it as VH meets Dark Souls. Some have even gone out of their way and say that it is even harder than Dark Souls. I, on the other hand, would argue that it is neither as VH was actually fun to play whereas the difficulty is less due to the genius of the 'grim and gritty' world that the dev has conjured up and more because RPGMaker is terrible at implementing DS-esque combat mechanics and is buggy as heck.

    What do I mean by all this? Why the 4 stars? As a game, it's really engaging. The worldbuilding just sucks you in and, depending on the person, makes you want to keep our totally-aged-21-and-above Lona hale and hearty because boy, is losing brutal in this game. To borrow a quote that succinctly captures the spirit of the game, it's a ryona game with sex in it as opposed to a sex game with ryona elements. They don't fuck around either as the game never shies away from showing bleeding from any orifice, piercings, how being enslaved is not fun.

    It feels weird having to point that last one out due to the sheer amount of h-game content that makes being a sex slave to be a 'good' thing.

    The story is...there, I guess. You play as Lona Falldin, and you just want to GTFO ASAP. But, in order to do so, you need cash. A lot of it. And you can't dally around too long since the price only goes up and the world becomes increasingly hostile. Or you could be a slave and ride for free. Oh, and there's cool haha meme companions like Goblin Slayer and fish people that chant 'So long, and thanks for all the fish.' I wish I could comment more on the plot but as of yet, the meat and potatoes is still in the town of Noer, your starter town. Also doesn't help that unless you get the fan translation patch, you can't even enjoy the later quests properly since they're in Western Taiwanese.

    And yes, I am aware of the epic drama that went down here. Speaking of Taiwan and drama--and I do want to stress that this does not indicate nor point to any political leanings--I find it extremely jarring that the first thing you see is a screen forcing you to declare support for Taiwanese independence before playing the game. I don't necessarily mind if games have a political bend to it but there's a difference between going MGS or Project Aces and just straight up no-chill in-your-face agenda.

    The sex scenes are not my cup of tea. I'll be upfront and say that if you're coming here expecting something to get you off, you'd be sorely disappointed unless you're into little girls getting horribly sexually abused. Even if you are, the scenes are repetitive and have little variety which stops me from calling it a good porn game. There's even an achievement lowkey mocking you for keeping your chastity which is personally an odd choice but okay then.

    All in all, great game, not so great h-game. Now excuse me as I commit sins against the dev and the official translators by playing through this again with the fan translation patch and cheat mod because there is no way in hell am I dealing with info gaps and pregnancies so long that they might as well be real time.
  14. 5.00 star(s)

    average_lonrarpg_enjoyer

    what can i say its just great.
    the game is very good and so is this thread.
    the community is just awesome.
    i really lookin forward for more mods, guides and updates to the game.
    cheers mah fellow gamers
  15. 5.00 star(s)

    SeeNow

    This one has challenging game play that isnt repedative or boring with a somewhat interesting skilltree that can very your play style not to mention diferent weapons and equipment that also change things up a bit. Couple that with lewd status effects and hardcore scenes and you have yourself a bomb ass game.
  16. 4.00 star(s)

    DeIi

    An unforgiving roguelike survival.

    Each run is relatively the same, but events and encounters are not.

    The game is not meant to be played casually unless you spec into some skillsets like Nympho. For example, all you really have to do is just fuck the everloving shit out of everything until you or your opponent runs out of stamina until they cum to death. This strategy doesnt work in some places
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    but it's still an option.

    The game is rightfully difficult, and for people who expect a lot of visual variety in H, are going to be disappointed. All scenes and positions are the same with the only few things differing are what is boning the main character and the descriptions. However for people who enjoy an H-game with a challenge, this is right for you. Casual players can mod up with cheats or whatever without really having to try to see all of the different scenes if that's all they're into.

    I'm not sure how heavily the world changes over time as my runs aren't ridiculously long because of each version update that I decide to have a fresh start on.

    Ultimately, I'm really into the fact that Lona isn't an overpowered hero who can just shrug off every hit into 1 dmg oblivion, as at even higher levels extreme mistakes are fatal no matter what gear you're using. The fact that you have to control two main health bars: HP and Stamina leaves you as the player to make decisions to either take fights or avoid them as a way of resource management because of Lona's vulnerabilities.

    TL;DR: Difficult H-game, but rewarding gameplay with a small variety of H-scene positions.
  17. 5.00 star(s)

    aiinomegami

    Lona RPG... A game that is one of the best RPGM games I've ever played while still being in early development.

    I love dark fantasy in general such as Berserk, Goblin Slayer, and quite a few novels and this one portrays that genre pretty.

    tbh I've spent quite some time playing the game and exploring its world while never trying to finish it as I've been playing without a walkthrough but still every time I give it another go I find out more about the game.

    The combat for me is pretty unique in this kind of game although really hard and punishing.

    The art reminds me a lot of Kouta Hirano's works such as Hellsing and Drifters and also reminds me of Youjo Senki, all this while being its own style.

    This is a game I wait eagerly for updates and one I'd buy as soon as it's complete.
  18. 5.00 star(s)

    olosin

    This game has so much potential.
    To me, the main storyline is a great implementation since it implements a mechanism in the game that compels the user to try to complete the main storyline before things get too bad.

    If there were a wish list of content I would love to see in this game:
    - body transformations: breast growth, hip growth, bigger belly for multiple or large pregnancies
    - milking for money
    - sex for escape negotiations
    - besti content including chance for hybrid pregnancies
    - female NPC situations where they are affected by similar conditions to the PC (sex, prostitution, pregnancy, corruption, etc)

    My hats off to the developer. What has been created thus far is a labor of love that is for sure.
  19. 5.00 star(s)

    Kodek

    After playing v0.5.4.4 for some hours i can say that the game surprised me in a positive way.

    At first i thought the game looked kinda simple and having not much to do after some time, but i noticed how gigantic the game really is, there's plenty to do in the world map, achieviments to get, traits to obtain, many quest that you can do in different ways. You have a lot playroom until you get bored.

    And not just that, but there's much room for improvent/expansion the game have.
    It seems for me that we barely saw 10% of the game with how much things can added, modified, improved. More traits, more quests, more gameplay styles (like Lona going full criminal, becoming a necromancer, being able to control monsters etc), more maps, more named npcs with more interactions (even some kind of affinity system of how much a npc likes you, not implying romance here).

    The h-scenes were not the most attractive part of the game for me, it was entertaining, but by far the most important part of the game. Could have more diversity, i felt that it was kinda samey.

    I loved the artstyle. Very unique, never saw similar in other games. The grimdark setting improves the charm of the artstyle even more, it makes you really feel like you are inside Lona's dark universe.

    Also, there's some good systems in play in this game. The wounds, the sickness, the stealth, the friendly-fire, the pregnancy, really good job here.
    I especially loved the combat mechanics, it needs a good management of resources which makes the game challenging for new players and the different difficults create challenges for the veterans. I love a good challenge.

    And there wasn't any violent bugs, game crashing bugs too. Incredible for a game this size. The minor bugs keep getting fixed every version. I noticed some inconsistences in dialogues here and there (mostly grammatic mistakes), but they don't get in the way of understanding what is being said.

    Overall a great game with even greater potential, will wait for more! Eccma is doing an awesome job with this game.
  20. 3.00 star(s)

    whiney

    Has potential.

    I downloaded the game for the same reason as basically everyone else here. But I ended up playing this like I would with any other non H-game: Trying to take care of my character the best I can. Partly because I feel bad when something happens to her.

    The game is dark, even disturbing at times. Which is another reason why I don't play this as a H-game, but as a "normal" dark fantasy RPG.

    The combat isn't really my favourite, mainly because of the stamina system. So I'm usually just stealthing around avoiding combat as much as possible or let other characters do the fighting.

    My biggest gripe is when you boot-up the game you get this big banner saying that all character's are adults of at least 21 years old. But you (or rather Lona) is almost always referred to as "child" or "kid". And sometimes Lona even behaves a bit immature. I wouldn't say child, but not really like a "young adult" either. Especially considering her situation and experiences. Which can be translation errors, and easy fix/changeable.

    I do like the fact that you can disable scat and watersport so I don't have to deal with that.

    This game has my interest. And godspeed to the developer for their struggle against trolls and delivering a promising game.