RPGM - Completed - Mai and the Legendary Treasure [v1.01] [Circle Gyu]

One of my favorites. The netorare scenes are awesome, but it's also one of the very few games where the "true" pure ending is worth it and interesting. All in all you can't go wrong with this one if you like netorare, both if you like doing pure runs or corruption routes. Some endings might be a bit "heavy" but that's expected from Circle Gyu.

Mai and the Legendary Treasure [v1.01] [Circle Gyu]
It could have been a good game, but it was probably created as quickly as possible and without thinking about making everything fit.

I don't recommend the game, but it doesn't even deserve 1/5 because at least it has some original things, like the chibi models (characters visible on the map) and the aesthetics of the girls, but everything else is terrible.

Nice incipit of the story, it's a shame that the writing of the dialogues of the various characters is inconsistent with perhaps some scenes that happened before.
The mapping on the other hand is decent (city), I don't know if it's a preset or something else, but it's still good, the mapping of the dungeons on the other hand is one of the worst things done in the gaming history of RPGM.

The scenes are meh, they're not bad, but they're definitely strange, especially in the group scenes, in short, an art-style that's not entirely convincing.

The gameplay is wrong to even think about.
Monsters that have different aesthetics between models on the map and in battle. Monsters the same in all maps, no difference in biome or anything else. The enemies level with you, which is a decidedly bad thing to include in an RPG of this genre, an absurd grind (if you don't use cheats).
Other small errors such as not having closed some tiles properly, glasses (if placed on the model) remaining on the screen in a certain scene and things like that.

Honestly, I started the game very happy but I found a product made quickly and lazily, or at least that's what I noticed.

its actually a very decent game
no major bugs or crashes
solid quality of pictures
animations
not bad story
shame this author is struggling with making his game actually working these days, cause they arent bad

This game had the potential to be one of the all time best in the NTR genre but just missed way too many opportunities. 4/10

+ Above average story
+ Interesting characters

= Art is fine. The uncensored genitals are pretty poor but what can you do?
= NTR aspect is okay. The dialogue was setting up so much more with like a main antagonist harem ending then it just... didn't happen. There are far worse games if you're into NTR but it's frustrating how obviously better this could have been.

- Animation/repitition in scenes is downright silly at times, as is typical in games from Circle Gyu.
- The grind is immense. I can handle more grind than most, but seriously this one is just ridiculous. Regular enemies scale with you every 5 levels so they never really get 1-shot easy regardless of your stats/gear, and bosses are so overtuned that you MUST fight near enough every enemy you naturally come across just to have a chance at beating them in a 5-10+ minute battle.
- Volume settings do not seem to work for certain sex noises, and the sex noises are terrible.

One of the classic games from this genre. Now translated and uncensored by Kagura. The game is a bit on the older side so it would be unfair to compare it to more recent titles but still worth a try, nevertheless.

This is just another cash maker. They didn't put any effort into a good story. From the start...why she would befriend that looser is an miracle...
The graphics are only standard RPGMaker: means the world looks dull.
My biggest complain is the gameplay...I like RPG but I hate it if both you and the enemies are leveling up. There is no fun if the game tells you that the former lvl 1 enemy is now a lvl 10 (or higher).

Average game, due to some amazing things developed, but at the same time having very tedious and annoying system for progression.

The armour/weapon customization and reflection on the characters is amazing! There is a lot of scenes and all of them are with animations, hence the art and the CG is really well done.
But sadly there is a lot of drawbacks - being RPG you have to grind your way through levels, if you start escaping every encounter then you become to weak and you are forced to grind to beat a boss as you cannot submit defeat on some of them, hence making it very tedious and grindy. There is also a lot of scenes being tied to story progression and there is very minimal amount to be found outside, being open sandbox that was disappointing.

This game is dull, it makes you wait so long for any real H action to happen. And double or even triple that time if you don't want her to get raped. Losing scenarios should not be one of the main ways to get H content. It should be a background feature. Instead of feeling like an H game, this feels like a mediocre regular rpg, with slight H contents, that are also subpar, sprinkled on top. Maybe that's what some people are looking for but not me. The story was slightly better than these usual trash rpgm games but the story forces you to forego H content for a long time. The only thing keeping this from being a one star is that it at least mildly entertained me at times during the story. Otherwise, not a game worth mentioning.

when you've played one gyu game you've pretty much played them all. the standing image customization is exceptional (clothes, hair, skin color options) but the rest of the game is mediocre. the scenes use re-used positions from the previous gyu games. combat difficulty drops way off early so it turns into another auto-attack-fest game.

with all that said i'm still looking forward to when we get an english release of their latest game knights of messiah.

It would be rated higher if getting some events wasn't such a hassle. Some of the grinding and hunting down stuff gets old later on in the game. A lot of generic RPG filler that diminishes the impact and frequency of the sweet sweet NTR. You want to see.

Treasure Hunter Mai, in its translated version, is an incredibly enjoyable game, featuring a variety of victims. This game heavily features NTR, but if you enjoy that and are okay with loli content, this game is very much for you.

Treasure Hunter Mai also features sex statistics, battle rape, a virgin route, and a selection of costumes to dress your suffering heroines up in. This game is also very content heavy, and will likely take you several hours to complete even if you aren't taking the time to appreciate the CGs.

The only blemish on Mai is one shared by other games from Gyuu, in that battles with random opponents have a tendency to make the game lag a bit at times.

First good point, sexy costumes. second, even tho its a female protagonist game it has companions with ero scenes. game is super erotic, it very likable. Give it a try if havent already. Looking forward to more from these developers