RPGM - Completed - N.P.C.Dreams [v1.12] [MadoroMe]

It's a Black Souls clone, mechanics and all. Dreary atmosphere, depressing stories, multiple actions, weapon switching, souls, busted builds, etc. That should be enough to tell you what to expect.

So is it a good Black Souls clone? I would say yes. It's also about the same length as Black Souls 1. I enjoyed it.

I mean I was going to put here what's different.. But there really isn't much. There isn't messages on the ground I guess? The developer really did capture the essence of the original game. A feat in and of itself.

I do have a single gripe about the true ending. Spoilered not because it's outright spoiling anything, but it will change your expectations:

I rate this game with the same reasons as Black Souls. This game doesnt feel like a hentai game. It's a normal game with some adult features in it, in the same way that you dont call GTA a hentai game. If I am horny, I play an actual hentai-focused game, like Karryn's Prison or something. If I want some normal gaming, I will play whatever mainstream video games that are popular at the time. There is no situation in between that I would settle for this.

Conclusion: Unfappable.

I had a blast exploring the world and character motivation.

Despite it's main premise, the people you meet is not NPC, they are character retelling their last moment before their demise. It's like Dark Souls 3 sentry where their ghost roam the citadel repeating their last action.

Few mechanic really made this game stand out than the game it based on.

• The TP management at first seem iffy, but after a few experimenting, it's a great comeback mechanic for those intentional being under level, but of course if you are over level, you might get stuck spamming magic and basic attack which in hindsight is quite a design flaw since most weapon skill use TP.
• The "Loop" is different! In the second run, the game add Mad Spirit mechanic that really caught me off guard! Not to mention it's the "Swift One" from character class selection! The fluff text they show in the beginning hinted him like this is awesome, not to mention NPC react differently in different class/sprite!
• Some of the bosses is certainly worth highlighted, there are cool trick it use while being well balanced to boot goes to show how well the dev understand RPGmaker engine rather than just using it as unique selling point.
• and lastly the transition mode, where you offer fragment of truth to become a ghost. Roaming in that mode gave you an insight of some bosses characteristic and story behind closed door. Not to mention you can "Teleport" using that mode, making you a literal observer that help enhance world building

That's all a solid good point that made the game memorable, but then here come the bad part, the story.

• I know the title show NPC and description told the general premise but... At first play through, it never stated that they are NPC. Sure some framing of the character is creepy, but the earliest instance it's contextuaize is through "R*ping" the village girl and for someone whose not interested in carnal act option ware left in the dark; Because of that some of the world "Rule" doesn't make sense, for example what can you kill or which can not, if NPC return back to their original state even when injured then how can we even beat the boss?
• This game also suffer from flowery description in general, making it hard to know what skill and fully upgraded weapon boon does. For Example: The magic Chrysalis Bullet turn into Radiant Butterfly when your Hp is below 30%.
• And while out of linearity story telling is true for Souls game, it felt like the game story doesn't even told that whats going on, I still have trouble piecing some of the lore due to heavy use of implication like "favor" and "corruption" or even the main 4 boss motive, the game not giving out enough clue through item description and character naming convention being too similar, for example; there are 3-4 character whose name start with an R.

One bug found because of this hindsight is that if you help the golden knight return early home and then goes eye hunting with the eye hunter girl, you'll get soft lock on that quest.
(I found this for maximum irony, for when having his sword as memento of his quest line only to get stabbed by the very sword he gave)

Reviewing v1.12

As has been said many times over, this is essentially "Black Souls"-lite. The gameplay is almost identical, except TP management is a thing. If you're a fan of this style of game (rough art and a big focus on story and exploration in a grimdark world with lots of hidden lore), this is going to knock it out of the park for you. On the other hand, if that's not your cup of tea, it's sadly going to fall very flat.

In comparison to Black Souls, this game has two major differences:

• This is an "NPC"-style game, meaning most of the characters have no meaningful interactions with the player, and none react to the player during sex. Most NPCs exist in a single state. A few exist in two (or rarely more) states depending on story progression. There's only one real questline, not including the main heroine's.
• You are immediately given access to a mechanic that freezes the world in NPC-mode. This skips all enemy encounters, bosses included, and allows you to traverse the entire world without advancing story progression. Obviously, this is key to getting the true ending and a ton of hidden lore.

Without spoiling anything, the highlight of this game is the true ending sequence. If you are at all invested in the story, it's absolutely worth playing for the payoff. It's not Black Souls 3 or anything, but it hits all the right notes to stand alongside the series.

The second coming of BlackSouls, if you loved that series you'd love this as well. I'm so glad that this fangame finally got translated.

If you're not familiar to BlackSouls, know that like that game, this game doesn't really have good H-scenes. It is an exploration/story game first and foremost, the H-content is more of an afterthought than core gameplay. That being said, be prepared for an amazing indie rpgm experience.


I love the fact that every NPC has a branching storyline that is based on interactions with other NPCs, which special items you have, and game progress. It is truly a masterpiece, and Wlafy is a legend for translating it all by himself.

Interesting dark spin on the whole "NPC game" genre that was everywhere a while back. Not gonna lie, the simplistic art isn't exactly doing it for me, but there's a interesting world to explore with a very similar gameplay as Black Souls (I think pretty much anyone willing to click on this already knows that's what this game will be compared against). It's not as complex or deep as that game but if you are in the mood for something that feels as depressingly similar to that game then all on the train. Just be aware that as you'd guess from the title, its an NPC game and as such the plot engagement and drive to continue can be a bit hard when everyone has no substance and the drive of the plot is the MC's mind cracking from the solitude in this world where everyone just has a line or two they endlessly loop and everything is hollow and he has no idea what his purpose is in this dying NPC world, but again if you like Black Souls you will likely enjoy this.

Very reminiscent of black souls. A good top-down story turned based game with lots of things that can be done, go wrong, or change the way you play. If you like black souls or black souls 2, I would certainly give this a try.

souls like game, 100% finished, if you like black sols 1,2 you like that one.

Regular difficulty (not to easy, not to hard) some Rance games are worst 4 sure

Not much to say..... its a good game, i hope to play more similar in the future.