Quick summary:
I have been meaning to play Meltys Quest for a long time, (years) mostly due to people referring to it positively, across different platforms. To put it concisely, this game is simple to understand, has a policy of no BS (one major exception at the end), lots of convenience, goes to places (it's imaginative) serves its purpose in the adult content delivered, and has a very good protagonist. I wouldn't call it a golden standard, or use the word best, but it's good on most parameters, and a very safe bet, if you haven't played it.
Good:
- Meltys (the protagonist) - I do know what a "Gyaru" is, but no one cares about offshoots of sub-cultures. Meltys is supposed to be a sort of delinquent, with an attitude and foul mouth. I think her appearance works exceedingly well (tanned), but her behavior during the h-scenes is the real prize, because she is a "good-natured pervert" at heart, and basically anyone can sweet talk her. With Meltys, NO! means try a little bit harder, and it's a big YES!. I liked this approach, sometimes it's bordering "lovey-dovey" sex, which is unexpected, when a battle defeat is involved.
- H-scenes - Continuing from above, even though a lot of these come from defeat in battle, what you have here differs from the usual rape tag, and the monsters can be sweet and even compliment Meltys during the act. When this happens the protagonist just melts... and reveals her true colors. It's funny, but it's not "impeding my business" kind of funny. There's also scenes without Meltys, and I don't need to remind you that many games in the genre, fall in the trap of over relying on their lead, and the title grows stale visually.
- Quality of life, simplified mechanics - The game doesn't waste your time. Need resources, they tell you where they are; Need to increase the "slut stat", the game has everything categorized, and the locations. Mastering skills from different outfits is fast. Events are marked with a star or heart. They give you extra gold to buy almost everything you want, and access all content. To summarize, they want you to enjoy their game, and that is always a plus in my book.
- Side arcs, some twists in the main story - What I mean are some side characters and their quests, like the princess, the butler and the orc. No spoilers, but some of these add a bit of color to the world, and once again, not everything revolving around Meltys, is a good policy, more devs should consider it, in my opinion. Regarding the main story, the best part is just one notion that I don't remember seeing anywhere (a different kind of forbidden love, and the outcome), Don't want to spoil it, should be surprising.
Neutral (or it's not enough)
- Needs more daring tags - It's purely personal (hence in neutral) but I needed a bit more. Talking about extreme is tricky, and subjective, but I think "birthing scenes" is the closer it gets to it (no real pregnancy mechanics, here). Anyway, it's not an objective complain, I'm stating that what you get here is not enough for me. Sounds contrived, but it's where I'm at, right now.
Bad:
- The OST picks - Not sure what happened there, but some tracks seem completely out of place. Imagine the protagonist masturbating wildly like her life depends on it, and then the most quiet, peaceful music just enters your ears. If it's comedy, it flew over my head, and there's more examples like that.
- The "Hyperspace" - The hyperspace is a section of the game, comprised of 4 dungeons, right before the final boss, where they decide to switch to a different RPG type, and introduce a swap character mechanic.
*Gloves are off now*
What in the actual tarnation possesses Japanese developers, to introduce stupid crap in the game, during "overtime". Are they sadistic? Do they want me to refund the game, and get bad reviews? Is it the third absolute law of the universe after death and taxes? Fock that shet!!! it's preposterous, and I'm not above uninstalling something right before the end. (Was a close call).
Overall, this is a 9/10, a very good game with almost no flaws. That doesn't mean it's going to enter any hall of fame, but asking for greatness in the world of adult (sex) JRPG's, hardly seems fair, outside a handful of exceptions. Highly recommended, give it a try if you haven't yet.