RPGM - Completed - Mirage's Defection [v1.04] [chimaLABO]

Okay wow, that was actually the most brutal NTR game I've ever played, I actually cared a lot about the characters and their relationships with each other (even the villainess is given pathos) and the full NTR end actually hurt. Hell, it hurt so much that the author made the true love end the actual canon ending because otherwise the game would be too bleak. The pacing was really, really slow especially in the first half but that time is used well to set up the world and characters for the brutal second half.

The artwork is excellent and the design of our 2.3 heroines (the third girl is an afterthought with only a few scenes) is also phenomenal, they're very hot and the facial expressions in particular are amazingly done. There's lots of CGs, there are plenty that get reused but great writing and contextualization keeps you from feeling ripped off by them, unlike other NTR games seeing sex in this is a huge payoff. Some people might not like the small 'windows' of CG that move or fade around the screen as opposed to fullscreen CG but I found the vertical and diamond shaped layouts to be a stylish and attention-grabbing change of pace, it made you feel more like a voyeur catching a glimpse of a hidden act.

Despite how much I enjoyed the game and it hit me on some levels I haven't been hit before by an NTR game I do have some complaints. We could have used more scenes in the beginning half of Kotori, she feels underused and with her already being corrupted it would have been a good place to get in decent porn early before the corruption of the actual main characters begins. The gameplay loop of going around the mansion is tedious as hell in Chapters 2 and 3 before the real start of the porn. And the recollection gallery is buggy, awful, ugly, and highly incomplete, leaving the only REAL way to masturbate to this as obsessively saving before scenes and keeping a log of those scenes.
And my number one complaint is there's no super bad ending where the main villain steals all 3 girls to form a harem, it would have been incredibly hot

I still think the two Scars of Summer games are better for a quick NTR fap but this is genuinely quality stuff and an unbelievable improvement over Tear of the Crypt which was very disappointing and felt undercooked, what a massive leap in quality for a sequel. Keep Circle ChimaLABO on your radars in the future.

Guide past the review below, highly recommended to read. If I had that guide before playing the game, I'd have given it a 5, that's how important I think it is.

The story is good and the corruption is very well paced. It's a bit of a slow burn, which is perfect. I appreciate how the NTR wasn't shoved in your face as much as some other titles. There aren't exactly a lot of CGs or animation, but I didn't feel their absence; the ones that exist were chosen carefully and used very efficiently. A testament to how well designed the game was.

The main issue is missing out on scenes and interactions combined with being a slow burn makes scene hunting and trying to see the whole game an absolute nightmare. The recollection room kind of sucks too. These problems knocked my score down to a 4. However, you CAN see pretty much all the scenes with only one playthough, so it's not an unfixable 4.

GUIDE:
Turn on auto-run, as usual.

Most of the stat gains and losses don't matter at all, and you only lock into an ending almost right before the end. You're almost entirely free to go max corruption so that you can see all the extra exploration scenes as well as the flavor changes in the Two Hearts screen.

It is possible to softlock due to lack of mana. To avoid, eat dinner at every opportunity and avoid using Luna's mana replenishment except for emergencies. Kurone's mana replenishment can help.

Paths:

1. Flag + Confirmed
2. Main Route (either No Flag, or Flag + Denied)
   1. Success (True End)
   2. Failure (Ending Variation 1 and 2)

The most compact way is to play through Flag + Confirmed, then revert to Flag + Denied to Failure. If you care about the nonNTR pure scene variations, revert to No Flag, in either case finish the game by playing to the True End (hold alt+enter to skip as fast as possible).

Keep a couple of save slots (it's very easy to accidentally save over a previous one or miss a dialogue option because it continued the story). This will get you Important Information key items, this will be used to be able to see all the corruption scenes while still being able to choose any ending.

Make sure to unlock all the information about the Treasure (for the True End). If you use every evening and night, you can also get all of Kurone's scenes.

Luna's small talk changes as she gets corrupted, be sure to check.

Paying attention to Two Hearts system updates, and using your brain a little to figure out where scenes might be, it's very hard to miss anything. Use the "Look Inside the Mansion" map to help.

This game is so good. I'm in day 5 so far, going through everything slowly(played it for like 2 hours) and I like Luna's slow corruption, getting the girls around MC taken by some low tier goblin/demon kinda monster and MC getting seduced by pink hair chick, it's hot af. Idk if there is a vanilla route(if there is I'll definitely play it) but so far I'm picking all the messed up options to betray your loyal servant Luna and get manipulated by Kurone.

Game progress slowly so if you want sex scenes right off the bat and a dialogue skipper, this game is not for you.
But check out the visuals if you find the character designs hot, for example if you enjoy tanned skin waifus such as Luna, it's worth putting couple hours into imo. Because as game builds up the environment slowly, h-scenes gets quite hot.

-The story is fine, the ntr is avoidable or it could be the protagonist who is seduced by another woman.
-Few images for the average duration of 5 to 6 hours
-It's tedious to have to go to specific points to see the fucking map to see where the events are.
-there is no fighting
-the MP is tedious, you get to the point where you have to use the spell but you forget to load mp and now you have to go see where the girls are to load more mp and you waste a LOT of time
- the game feels SLOW
-In the game there is only the mansion as an area and it feels very boring to always have to be in the same place
-Typical NTR logic where the fucking protagonists can't ask each other what's happening

-The story is perhaps the only thing that can really be saved except its ending. Spoilers: in the end they screw up the whole issue of star casting to promote other games by the creator, which makes the story weaken at the end.

I dont play NTR games usually, but the premise was interesting enough to draw in a normie like me - the result is mixed.
On one hand the story is a lot more logical, characters are smarter than your average NTR, but on the same side the most satisfying ending is still where they all just fucking die.
And so if youre a fan of retarded Shakespeare characters all dying for a retarded reason - its for you.

But not so much for me and "gameplay" is absolutely boring, this shoudve been a VN in which youd be able to skip the seen parts instead of holding the left mouse button for a literal hour and doing chores.
P.s.before saying that "true end" is canon - no. If you have to "possess" characters to act against their default choices to get to it then it is the "what if", not the other endings.

Maybe ill write a longer review later, but here is the sitch:

This is double-NTR. Or rather, the option for either the MC or the FMC to be cucked or cheat on their S.O. Great concept, its not used too often. There was already a light version of that in the devs previous game, I already liked that.

The art is really good, and has sex appeal, the characters are well designed. The general scenario is probably more your typical NTR scenario, but it is set in a kind of supernatural/demon kind of way and has some interesting unique features.

The game itself is pretty linear in most ways, the only decisions for you are if you want to "be seduced" as the main character and if you are trying to get your main romantic interest (FMC) back after she is starting to get corrupted.

Decent game all in all. Personally I actually found the MCs seduction way hotter, which is rare for me. The vibe this goes for with the MC is that MC is inexperienced and not confident and there is an awkward air between MC and FMC because there is also an element of duty between them, so he is insecure and unsure, and if you play him that way as well and do not choose the "courageous" choices then you will end up in moments where you have to decide if you want to be "weak" and seduced by a more mature seeming (female) antagonist who is really sexy and is throwing herself at you and manipulating you.

Ngl, idk why, but despite normally not caring for this kind of plot on the male side, ITS HOT AF in this game.

The game has flaws and there is a bit of a pacing thing here and there. I wish they did more with the third character that is more of a supporting character and somehow (idk why or how) FMC despite having a really hot bod and despite me really liking strong female characters that are badass normally, it did not hit home for me on this one.

But yea, its worth to try this one out for sure.

The art is good but gets reused a bit. Story is great and (imo) more fleshed out than the previous game. I think the NTR ending was underwhelming, but the true ending is good and sets up for an interesting sequel.

Definitely worth checking out.

The game have a huge potential but the sound design is just bad/non existent, the passing are fine for what it is (a visual novel with a exploration feature)

Of course the non voiced scenes don't help either.

Calling this a NTR is a bit fallacious too, it's just corruption and hypnosis. This will doesn't hurt your feelings.

OK game. A bit underwhelming. Nothing terrible about this game...the story is just cliche and scenes/endings are subpar. Compared to other jrpgs this is pretty good but would not recommend this game to other people really. You'll spend 6-8 hrs with minimal returns on a either good h-scenes or a good story.

I really like this one.

Out of all the Male MC freeroam (avoidable) NTR games I've played this kinda gets the most right.
It takes its time with everything and tells a good story all throughout.
You're not locked into an ending until the very end so you can play the game however you like without having to go through it multiple times, although having earlier branching routes would be nice.
The whole experience is somewhat tight and railroaded but in a good way since it still gives the player agency. Unless you push really hard immersion shouldn't be broken too badly.

The only real sins here are the engine (some parts can get tedious since you have to cover a lot of ground in places) and the lack of CG variety, however the CG that are present are of excellent quality and the actual scenes mostly have at least one unique CG.

One thing I'd really love to have seen would have been more choices that incentivize the MC to use MP. As it stands there's no real reason for the MC to accept Kurone's MP replenishment offer for the MP itself unless you don't drink MP pots.

If more time and money was invested into this I could see the perfect NTR game, enjoyable by everyone from Vanilla Pure Love fans to Ugly Bastard self inserters being the result, but I'm happy with what we've got.

5/5 even though there are slight imperfections because I enjoyed it thoroughly regardless.

If there was a perfect NTR game, this is one of those very close.
The only way this could be better would be more CGs, more scenes, actual free-play with randomness that would make each run different.
Both Status and Scenes themselves are done well. The relationships are nicely done. It really drew me in compared to those generic NTR games of late.

******************************Warning******************************
This is a Visual Novel in RPG Maker clothing, the two stars is for the art! !Warning!
******************************Warning******************************

If you like VN's it is probably 4-5 stars!

Great Story, Characters and Mechanics. Nothing for a quick fap but really enjoyable if you have an evening to spare. It finds a perfect balance between much of the other games that you see on here where railroading or sandboxes with endless grinding are prevalent .

Better than first game imo. The dev reuses cg very well, so even with smaller number, you get great scenes. I dont think reusing cg is a big deal, I am playing for the story and the cg is a tool to convey me what is happening. There was enough variation that I did not need more. If you want just cg, there are plenty places for it. The story is the main thing here.

The length felt just right. I got connected to the chars, they were unique and well told imo. There are plenty of choices, so it kinda feels like crafting your own story. There is enough pixel art and cut-ins with an extra dialogue box to the bottom left, which help you with immersion while walking around. So you get silhouettes of people doing it, with some moaning and bits of dirty words you can sorta hear in bottom left, with a cut in of semen on breasts etc to convey what is happening. It tells you enough, lets your mind work on the rest, great implementation of mystery porn imo.

Again, dont be too fixated on number of cg. Its way overrated imo above a certain point. There is plenty. Took me about 5 hours to get through it without skipping, but I play pretty fast, so your mileage may wary.

i had high expectations, but after playing this game I feel a little bit dissapointed, not because it was bad, but because it could've been really great. Nonetheless, i enjoyed the almost 3 hours i spent in my run (skipping most of the text).

The art is great, i LOVE the character design, but the game goes for so long that it felt boring at times, and since there's some CGs being reused sometimes, the payout for playing the boring parts wasn't worth it, and that feeling got worse when the story develops and the only thing that changes is the text, or even worse, you get a small variation of a CG you've already seen. Some scenes were really hot, others just bland and lazy.

Again, It's not a bad game by any means, especially if you compare it to the usual shity games we get daily here, and since the gallery is already unlocked you don't have nothing to lose. That being said, my advice would be to unlock it as soon as you get bored, you don't miss much anyways, but definitely play it!

Honestly this game isnt bad, It has good cgs, and a captivating story. Problem is that this game is unnecessarily long for the amount of cgs it has. I quit halfway through and skipped to the recollection but I would say this game would take atleast a minimum of 8 to around 10 hours to complete if you sitdown and genuinely play. If you want a story go ahead and play but If ur tryna beat ur meat I wouldnt download it.

The premise is really good. I played their previous game too. The mechanics are pretty much the same.

What I really dislike about this game is that the art is fantastic BUT there really isn't much to see. Its like you play 1 hour just to see someone get groped and then another hour just to see some panties. Some people might appreciate the "mystery" aspect, but I am mainly a visually person, and there really isn't enough to make the game play rewarding.

Great art, great NTR content and overall great game from ChimaLABO. This is a good play for even non-NTR fans if you're into experiencing a great story. It has a good bit of replay value as well due to having multiple endings. Probably sank a solid 8-10 hours into it myself.