RPGM - Completed - Nako's Magic and the Monster of Pure Desire ~The Crystals of Malice~ [v1.02 + Append] [Daijyobi Laboratory]

Pretty good art and gameplay that isn't offensively bad (hella easy tho) but I really don't like games where pretty much all content is locked behind losing battles, because I never lose. When I discovered this was the case I just stopped playing and unlocked the full gallery, recommend you do the same.

this is for v1.02 (completed)

Sadly this is a "lose-to-win" style game where half of the game seems to be dialogue and the other half is really simple, easy, and repetitive combat where you have to try to lose in order to lose to the point that they give you an item that drops your health down to 1 early in the game for this exact reason.

The art is decent, the story is painfully predictable, the gameplay quickly gets boring, I would honestly just check out the recall section on the main menu, fap a bit, and then move along.

Interesting experience. This game have good and unique combat mechanics/gameplay for an Heroge. I liked the story very much. My issue with this game is in the porn departament, I didn't like the artstyle, the body shapes are too exaggerated for my personal taste, but the worst part is: 99% of the scenes are rape. Typical "you have to lose to win". But overall it was a good experience, above average for sure.

I will split this review in 3 parts.

As an RPG I would give it 4 stars:
+ combat is fun
+ progression is interesting
+/- main characters have characters and are somewhat well written, the rest is meh
- story is barely passable

But this game is not just RPG but HRPG, there it's also pretty good:
+ varied scenes
+ curvy characters
+ a lot of scenes
- scenes outside of the main story feel completely disconnected and random

Why did I rate it 2/5 then? Because I play this game for corruption and in this aspect it fails painfully:
- no progression for corruption
- characters are about as eager for sexual activities late in the game as at the very beggining (they just go with it while talking about how much they don't like/want it, in 1st scene, in 10th scene or in 20th scene, doesn't matter)
- scenes outside the main story feel completely disconnected and random, - main story scenes are mostly game-over-rape, fun on their own but don't bring much to the corruption thing

Version: v1.02

A great RPGM that has eveything that this type of game needs to excel. The combat is fun and engaging, the progression is solid and makes you feel like you are getting better and stronger, the grind is fun and pretty streamlined, the story and corruption is steady and good.

Just a great magic girl corruption game, give it a shot.

This is a really fun rpgm game. Not without cons, but still very good. Unique and beautiful art, huge amount of scenes and content. Both pure and lewd routes were interesting to play, i wonder how many gems like this are hidden somewhere with few reviews
Pity there is no combat sex and costumes in this game but it is great even without them

9/10 solid hentai game, one of the best I've played recently with tons of scenes and decent story. This game got it all incest, prolapse, stomach deformation, cervix penetration, urination, etc. Highly recommended

I played the version 1.02
This game is really fun, it has a quite unique gameplay and I finished it after few hours. The gestion of the equipment (crystals) is cool and uncommon.
There are numerous H scene, well scripted.
The game works perfectly on low config.

Not a bad game. One of the more memorable games of it's type in my opinion. Art is very good, gameplay is reasonably enjoyable, and there is at least some strategy in what items to equip and how to play each character.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PLAYING THE GAME WITH MOUSE AND KEYBOARD AND USING THE MOUSE FOR MENUS. PLAYING WITH JUST A MOUSE OFFERS FAR LESS CONTROL.

PROS

- Art is very well done and every scene is unique
- Gameplay is real time as opposed to the typical turn-based rpg
- Story is bearable and not too difficult to play through


CONS

- A lot of scenes feel rather unnecessary to go for. Fun for completion, but if you are expecting unique rewards than you are more or less just filling out the gallery. The art is very good, though.


NEUTRAL

- If you are here because of the pregnancy tag, any and all scenes related to pregnancy are ending related only.

- The game controls just enough with the mouse to be possible, but not much more than that. Mouse and Keyboard is still the de facto way to play.

The premise of the game is following the adventures of the Magical Girl Nako along with her friend Azusa as they fight against the evil force of malice and those that would use it.

The game uses a top down means of navigation with characters, when you make contact with an enemy sprite on the map or reach certain events you will initiate battles. The battles consist of a two dimensional side on battle which vaguely resembles a beat em up. The game is designed with one handed gameplay in mind with pretty much everything controllable by the mouse.

Combat in the game seems to be decently challenging, if you can get the hang of the mechanics it should be manageable but if you are not careful you can get beat on pretty hard by some enemies. The ability for some ranged enemies to attack form offscreen can be annoying but this is balanced by the fact that your characters can do the same. It is wise to keep on top of levelling up and equipment as you may struggle with some fights if you don't make sure to keep your stats up.

The games sexual content is varied and the scenes appear to be well drawn on the whole. The majority of characters are comically large chested and the game contains things like exaggerated ahegao faces and pissing so that is something to keep in mind if you are not into those fetishes.
One defining element of the protagonist focused scenes is the steady progression of corruption throughout the game if you do sex events, the execution of this while not the most innovative in and of itself it is worthy of some mention in that the protagonist actual has there morals degrade over time rather than all at once with them getting increasingly eager and feeling less need to justify herself as the game goes on. Normally I would feel no need to state that a game executed one of its core fetishes competently but given how often commercial hentai games mishandle corruption as a fetish I felt it important to give the game credit for handling well even if it wasn't exceptional.

The story is about average for a good quality commercial release, which is to say that it executes its story beats competently , handles foreshadowing well enough and manages and acknowledges and plays with genre conventions to an extent. Its nothing truly amazing but serves its purpose well.

Character designs for this game trend very heavily on the exaggeratedly large for the most part with the exception of the casts token loli, aside from the lack of diversity in physical build the girls are visually distinctive and don't feel to samey.

The casts character depth is a bit questionable, many of the cast and there character arcs can be easily mapped to the typical arcs that are associated with there basis. However most of the cast is likeable enough and the game is willing to have some fun with it having jokes at its own characters expense which given this is a relatively light hearted H game I feel is appropriate. The game also does bother to give the cast some depth through exploring backstories and such so it does deserve some credit in this regard.

On the whole I have greatly enjoyed my time with the game, it provides a fun romp with some magical girl adventures and plenty of lewd content along the way in a solid and well put together package. Even if the game may be lacking in some areas conceptually the execution and polish of what is present makes me feel it more than warrants an excellent rating.

Hi, I’m the translator for this game!

One of the first games I ever played on the H-side of the internet was Daijyobi's Holy Knight Luviria, and I absolutely LOVED their artstyle. So, when I stumbled on this gem, I just had to translate it!

The game contains around 61 H-scenes with nearly 6000 lines of dialogue between them, and the game also attempts to include a bit of customization to them what with the "Mild" and "Nhoh" versions, as well as toggling pubic hair. The art is superb, and the scenarios are even better. Also, boobs.

The combat is very different from a lot of RPGs, seeing as it presents itself as a side-scrolling beat-em-up kind of combat. It's surprisingly fun and engaging, especially at harder difficulties where you need to pay attention to blocking and timing rather than just spamming spells.

The story is very simple, follows a lot of cliches, and is definitely predictable at times, but that's not a bad thing; it successfully does what it sets out to do and is consistent with its storytelling. The characters are all different and memorable with backstories that give them dimension, even the side villains. The true end made my heart melt from how adorable it was, and I found myself smiling by the end that I kind of forgot that there was an entire section of the game dedicated to sex.

I do wish this game had voices, but it's hard when you attempt to create different versions of sex scenes, some of which have very drastic changes to them. Also uh, I find it a bit odd that the music that plays for some H-scenes sounds very battle-esque for the scenarios in them, especially when they're not a follow up to losing a battle, but that's a preference thing.

Overall it's an amazing game on all sides of the spectrum, and I definitely believe it's worth a playthrough, or even two if you want to experience the true ending.

Also, to nip this question in the bud, because I'm sure at least someone will ask it, in the semi-words of the developers, "No, you cannot bang Eva."