RPGM - My Best Friend Kouta [Ep.4 v0.3.0] [Graverobber AXDX]

From a writing perspective...I LOVE THIS GAME!
This is pure build up with fantastic payoff.
The characters are great and you can truly feel the main girl slowly breaking.
You're a brilliant writer my friend keep it up!

Graverobber AXDX Developers You Have A Nack For NTR Games. I Have Played Both Your Games I Have Got To Say Both Were Fun Most NTR Games Feels Too Bland To Long To Dull The Story Or The Dialogue are Not Interesting Which Makes Them Unlikeable For Me But Yours Feels Balanced And Very Interesting kept Me Absolutely Engaged Until The End Never Felt Boring For One Moment And I Like The Fact That Every Event Is Meaning Full And Their is No Useless Grinding Also The Art Is Absolutely Great And I Wish There Were More Scenes and Scene With A Bit Of Motion For Visual You Know That's All.

Hope And Pray You Have More Success In Your Life And Good Luck Stay Safe.

My Best Friend Kouta is a finely-tuned and immersive corruption game with unique and fresh components that add an extra level of spice to an already extremely well-made NTR RPG. I'd highly recommend this game as top-tier to anyone into the NTR genre.

Art - Unique and well done; the proportions and details sometimes vary between slides, but it's an easy trade-off when the art is fresh and impactful
Controls & Interface - Slick and top-of-the-line RPGM game; the menu has multiple functions that greatly enhance the NTR aspect
Gameplay - Easy to follow and lots of side quests bolster the overall experience; few bugs; plenty of content
Writing - Hot and intense; the corruption of Evie is gradual and expertly navigated; grammar isn't perfect, but the intention of the writing is so clear and concise that I didn't really notice
Music & SFX - Great; sex sounds enhanced the experience and the soundtrack is solid, turning to corruption music when necessary

This game is a cautionary tale about how undiagnosed pyschological disorders can cause problems. Eisen, an asexual neurodivergent office worker whose only friend is Kouta, who has undiagnosed hypersexual disorder. It's like the Odd Couple, but one always has cum stains on his pants. They work together and have a shared fixation on nerdy culture. Enter Evie, a woman with macromastia who gets a job at the duo's employer, a mega-conglomerate. Eisen, who has romantic tendencies but again, is asexual, starts a relationship with the neurotypical Evie, who has a pretty standard sex drive and interests, one that she keeps private.

Lo and behold, her lack of self-awareness of her own sexuality leaves her unfulfilled in her relationship with the asexual Eisen. Because she's new in town, she only knows Eisen and Kouta, and Kouta's sexual disorder is her only outlet for sexual socialization. This leads to her eventually cheating on Eisen, whom she should obviously break up with for their lack of compatibility.

Eisen having an undiagnosed spectrum disorder is the only way these scenes could play out. Kouta is incredibly aggressive in pursuing Evie, right to Eisen's face, who doesn't even recognize when he's basically saying he's gonna fuck Evie. It's not even clumsy writing, it's on purpose, for the fetish, and it's really funny in an uncanny way. Like, you go to Evie's house and read her diary, as Eisen, and she's writing "I want to fuck my boyfriend's best friend dick" and he just... doesn't respond.

In terms of gameplay, this should be a visual novel, because navigating the world in the RPGMaker engine is just needless padding and makes everything take way longer than necessary. The art is very inconsistent in quality, with questionable anatomy for some scenes. There's side stuff you can do to manage your mental/physical energy (which is a currency allowing you to do activies in the world), but honestly just save-edit a bunch of money so you don't have to grind.

If you want a cuckholding porn that's pretty silly, this one is okay.

I find the story, characters and scene great, except maybe for the mc not being shown to want to touch and be intimate with his gf, here was just one scene where we are shown he is flushed from her soft skin and being close to her, in the cinema.

I would have liked for him to be more interested in these things, a little more horny, just in a more beta and shy way. Wanting to hold hands, cuddle, kiss for longer times, not just a bye peck, but also be afraid of sex, overwhelmed at the thought, and when he does think of it, in the scenario he is very gentle and shy. It would also make the established scenario of the differences in personality and size between mc and Kouta to be hotter, as mc really wants to be in bed with the gf, but too shy and also too submissive and small to satisfy her.

What also very hot is that the gf doesnt want to leave the mc as she get corrupted, but wants to turn him into a cuck, she want his love and to love him and be husband and wife, but be dropped off for hot steamy sex at Kouta after the date. Kouta is also a good friend aside from banging the gf, as he himself said that he would fight for him. Something about that is just very naughty to me.

But alas, what made me give this 4 start is the gameplay/work/roaming on the map. There are virtually no mystery sex scenes inbetween main quests or events. You comeplete the event, read diary, then you need to grind for a few days/ a week because you need money and the energy bars fill just one unit per day after finishing the game from Kouta. In this time, the game basically pauses. The gf is at work, shopping or in the garden waiting for you until you get money for a gift or trigger another main event.

Main events can sometimes trigger from stumbling onto Kouta and gf talking lewd, but those events obviously wait for you, as you need to progress the story. Aside from those, there is nothing to be gained from checking on your gf and constantly seeing where she is if you know that you need x money before you can continue main story.

The game is definitely too overrated. There is practically nothing good about it. Currently its just a linear sleep / walking simulator. You can finish 90% of the game by just sleeping all days. Because there are no hidden scenes you go to work to finish a weekly task and go to sleep.

Summary
Good:
- perv forum (like a sns in other games)

Bad:
- no hidden scenes
- very perverted antagonist
- very naive girl
- pretty much no story
- completely linear
- not well made diary (you can read your GFs diary but you still dont know she is cheating on you)

My Best Friend Kouta is a so impressive in its art, content and presentation. Its straight up perfect and it should be a case study about how to utilize art assets.
Man I just love tihs girl Evie. She is so thicc and sexy. On the opposite side, we have this ugly and pervert guy Kouta. The way Kouta corrupts mind of Evie is just so **** awesome. I just completed ep3 last night and its still on my mind so I'll need to play it again right now.
Best of luck for the devs. This game is Perfect.

A hopeful rating for what we've seen so far, if things develop as they are right now, it will be a great game
I actually played his first game before this one and i gotta say i'm hugely impressed by how much he improved upon it, we still have much to see but if it all goes well, it should be a shining example for devs on how to learn from your mistakes and actually improve upon what really matters for the game you're trying to make, the art isn't the best and doesn't use completely new mechanics or whatever but it's a simple and hot game.
Give it a try and maybe drop some pennies for the guy, so far he's delivering

Overall, this game exceeded my expectations in terms of narrative, visuals, and gameplay. It's an impressive example of how a game can be mature and immersive at the same time. If you're looking for a sensual experience that goes beyond the obvious, this game is definitely a worthwhile choice to explore.

In terms of content and how to build up the stories, this game is exceed many expectations. Some of the scene is cliché but the delivery makes it seems new, well explained how one thing lead from one another. Putting a diary and the forums is really great idea it satisfy those who love teases. Good luck and hope to play more of your games in the future

i like the art style and the game story plus NTR i like that better when is done right is a mix of funny, clumsy and serious in a way i am looking for more of this and hope become better with time is Good how it is now.

Thanks for the game.

Totally enjoying this game and can't wait to see more! So, its a pretty standard NTR game for the most part, no real surprises. MC is a guy, girl feels ignored, there's another guy corrupting her. The writing is deliciously vulgar at times (something I rather enjoy) if not always the most realistic (its fine, its an H-game). The art is ok, not totally consistent and slightly strange proportions, but good enough. H-content comes fairly quickly and, while it doesn't get all that extreme yet (EP2 v0.1) there seems to be suggestions it will be.

Gameplay wise.. there's a game there, with puzzles (somewhat annoying ones but the discussion forum will get you through them). It.. feels kinda disconnected busy-work? Like.. your MC goes out and has stuff to do (chess club, going to work, etc) and then you get a recap of what happened to the gf while he was doing that. No real idea yet why you should care about the side-quests beyond some of them sometimes unlocking the next piece of content.. but it just doesn't really relate to the sexy or story parts of the game. Just to show the MC is too busy for her I guess, but making the player grind just for that.. eh.

Choice wise... you don't really have any that I can tell. The story pretty much just happens, unless I'm missing something. You choose the busy-work side-quests you're chasing I suppose but that's about it. But where it matters, in shaping the dynamic between the characters.. nope, feels almost like a VN executed in RPGMaker.

Still, enjoyed the game well enough and I look forward to more of it.

Episode 1 had me intrigued but episode 2 has totally raised the bar so far. Well done on creating the setting. Slowly building up to what we all know what will happen without rushing it or delaying it for no reason. The art is also gorgeous, plenty of different art being shown with high quality. This has so much potential, glad you got a roadmap for the future. Also happy about the sounds being used, makes scenes a lot better. Kudos and eagerly awaiting the next release.

Just in two update this game have become my favorite NTR game. Some people might find the face if heroine little odd but the body and expressions certainly make up for it. I especially like the storyline that shes a closet pervert and have affinity for cheating even when she likes mc.Hope some reenacment of her favorite hentai latex and ships in black planet occur in the brocken condem hotel. Only drawback i can think of is the slow speed of movement indoors. All in all a must play game if you like ntr.

It's only 1/3 of the way to completion but it's already one of my favourite NTR games ever. I'll list several reasons below but It's a must play for NTR lovers imo!

1. Art work is 2d and very unique. It's also fantastic for those that like the thiccer ladies. I do enjoy 3d games but it's always a bonus when someone is creating their own art.
2. The corruption is quickly paced yet it's not a drawback like you'll find in most NTR games. I'll admit I do prefer the sluttier heroines but even those that enjoy a slower burn will find things to like here. There's a clear logic established for the quick descent into corruption and it's very, very hot seeing her quickly begin to lose herself.
3. Kouta. I don't think I've ever seen a NTR villain quite like him before and he's a real star here. His unabashed dirty talk both to Evie and also right in front of her boyfriend, Eisen is very lewd and perfect for NTR.
4.Use of the messaging/perv forum is always a fun addition to NTR games and a plus to me.
5. The build up. As mentioned earlier, the rising corruption is already coming to a head and you can really imagine just how good the sex scenes are going to be when they arrive.
6 Evie herself. Most NTR heroines are pure, innocent or conservative kind of women and as such the corruption tends to follow the same kind of beats. Evie, on the other hand is conflicted and trying her best to not openly cheat on Eisen but she's also a very lewd woman. It's established that she loves hentai (NTR in particular) and that she's got both nymphomanic and masochistic tendencies.

Cons
1. Slow walk-speed indoors is just plain frustrating.
2. Eisen's lack of reaction to reading the diary is disappointing but I do think more will be established later on about him being aware.
3.Several systems in the game feel half baked like the phone battery and several of the side quests. Again, this could be tweaked.
4. English isn't always fluent and the writing can be a little chaotic because of it yet it's always easy to understand everything. It's only a minor gripe and won't detract from the experience, at least for me anyway.

Great example of less is more! the game has some nice and easygoing mechanics and the writing is good, the dev knows how to play with the flavor for sure, hope there is more than one route. It reminds me to the Sao game, so it might be posible that is not only one route.

Nice project with a decent artstyle. However it has a couple of crash bugs that prevent you from playing/progressing any further. (Unless you find a way around it by any means, without finding another "bug"). Waiting for its development and improvement towards the future

It's great to see a proper NTR project in a while, especially one that is English from the get go! Looking forward to seeing how this develops.

I'm a sucker for any game that includes a phone of some sort where you can view the ambiguous photos of the girl. The walking could be sped up but that's really my only nitpicky thing.

Alright, I'm gonna write this review cause the games is very promising and would stand to gain with some minor tuning, also, BR dev hue (Hope she reads it).

1. Mechanics

The Good:

- The forum mechanic where the friend brags about his progress with MC's girlfriend.

- The conversations between the friend and MC's friend and his girlfriend.

- The diary mechanic is also very interesting, a cool way to unravel unseen events.

The Mid:

- The phone mechanic where you can call the girlfriend or the friend has immense positive potential, but as it is, it's rarely used and it's tied to a battery resource. I would suggest getting rid of the need for battery for calls. It's unrealistic, and more importantly, an unnecessary, annoying mechanic for the player.

The Bad:

- It can really put players off, how slowly the MC moves around the game. It's probably an easy fix and a very important one to allow running everywhere and maybe increase the overall movement speed a little.

- People can get easily lost or not know what to do. It would be interesting if the dev put some shining markers in relevant building's doors (In front of the Library's building door, Gym building door, etc) so that the players know the location is relevant. Also put different shining markers for quest and activities that take time (Work, Chess match, etc).

- Similar to the phone battery mechanic, I fail to see the value of the P. and M. Energy bars.

- The game has a few bugs here and there that could use some cleaning.


2. Writing

The Good

- The english isn't perfect, but given the game's ridiculous story premise, it doesn't really hinder it, as it can be seen as satirical. The contents of the conversations are simple, but a few details make it stand out from other games, in particular, the way MC's friend treats her. He calls her up names even in front of his friend. The name calling isn't taken to the point of being annoyingly unrealistic but just enough to make it enticing for the submissive girlfriend and to keep the passive friend from actively intervening in the corruption, in a believable way.

2. The Mid

- By the end of the first chapter you can already see the start of the corruption for the girlfriend, I'd suggest the dev to take it easy, take the time for the corruption to seek in. One of the biggest problems in NTR games for me, is how quick the women go from pure to corrupted and when they completely stop caring for the boyfriend/husband. Point being, once that happens, the game will essentially lose it's reason to be, as the corruption process will be complete and there will be very little NTR value from cheating a partner with little emotional attachment.

After managing to fix the crashing issues thanks to the other commenters, I was able to play the game properly, at the moment there's only around 5 scenes, it's pretty barebones but I'm expecting this to be good in the future, as it stands now though, there is little content and no skin-to-skin action, the concept of using a forum to spy on your GF, while not new or original, is actually a nice fit for this game.

4/5 - Good for what it is.

Review will be changed later on once the game either gets updated or finished.