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This game has good bones. A solid concept inspired by good parts of other successful games. It has a relatively light-hearted tone which isn't terribly common in NTR media.

But it's also lacking a lot of polish. The art, the gameplay, even the English - almost every facet of the game desperately needs more attention.

The standing portraits are charming, with an art style that's warm and a little western adult animation-ish. Sex scene graphics are unfortunately no where near the same quality and instead resemble an amateur artist imitating the standing images. It's a jarring step down. I might be less harsh if all the art were of the same style one war or another, but I felt like I got drawn in by the higher quality stuff only to be disappointed.

The gameplay as well has issues. Let me just say I'm perfectly fine with the engine - one of my favorite NTR games ever runs on SRPG engine. But I share the criticisms of some other reviewers - things feel haphazard and not well thought out. Only the player character leveling up, items sold of random quality, controls being unfriendly for single-hand use, and other smaller issues.

I didn't get too far into the game before I dropped it. I completed the first and second quest hub areas after tutorial, so maybe there was gold right after that could have flipped my opinion completely. What I did see of the story was nice and casual. The heroine's sexual progression seemed much too fast paced for my tastes, but that's just my opinion and not necessarily a detractor.

The writing needs a few hefty rounds of proofreading. The English ranges from passable to broken and awkward, skewed heavily towards the latter portion of that spectrum. With neither the art nor the gameplay sufficiently carrying the experience on their own merits, the writing really needed to be smoother to tie things together and it just isn't there.

All in all, when you look past these mostly cosmetic flaws, I can really see the good game the developer wanted to make. I'm looking forward to more from them in the future.

Hi, I am brazilian. So my review can have a poor english.

GAME DROPPED !!!

I don't know what went through the developer's head, but he certainly decided to invent something that didn't work for me.

First of all, the problem isn't the engine. In fact, I really like tactical RPGs (also known as SRPGs). The problem is everything else.

There's not much of a story here. Just four young people who are going to take a test, and the rest is random in a narrative with this kind of freedom. The characters are also average.

But the gameplay... my God. First, you only control the protagonist, and the rest are controlled by AI. They just wander around the map doing nothing, and their movements are random. And with their random movements, it's difficult to manage your gameplay, because this is pure RNG.

Your character is the only one who levels up; the others don't. What's the point of that in an RPG?

The presence of shops is inconsistent. Some sell overpriced items, others sell useless items... Oh, and these items can only be used by the protagonist (cough cough, again).

No comments. After all, it's like playing a Fire Emblem game with only one playable character, and the rest of your "allies" wandering around the map, occupying tiles, leaving you to do everything yourself. Imagine how terrible a Fire Emblem game with this kind of idea would be. Even here, where the number of "allies" and enemies is small compared to Fire Emblem, my criticism is this bizarre idea.

And another crucial point: the corruption is weak here. The girl you like doesn't care much about you due to the story, and on top of that, she's easily convinced by her idiot friend to perform any sexual act. In other words, you'll only play for a short time and already see her giving herself over like a slut, giving you no time to care about the NTR or the protagonist's feelings.

The only good thing here is the CG art.

And I repeat, the real problem isn't the engine.

Personally, this game is dope. I'm a big fan of clues and hidden NTR. The combination of those and the light-heart humor really makes the game stand out. The art is refreshing considered the amount of other AI-generated NTR VNs out there. I can see why people dislike the game for grinding, but that what makes this works for me. Of course, I don't speak for everyone. It's just my personal taste.

Overall, a good first attempt at an NTR game by this dev.

Bad:
I gotta say, the choice of SRPG Studio was a bit of a misstep in my opinion. The engine isn’t fully utilized, and it shows. Some aspects just feel half-baked, like the user interface and small bugs here and there that really should've been ironed out. Replayability was honestly a chore before the mission skipper was added. Thankfully, that's a bit more bearable now, but still, a little more time spent on smoothing things over could’ve made a huge difference.


Good:
On the flip side, as a die-hard NTR fan, I gotta say the premise, plot, and characters in this game hit the spot. The way the party dynamics play out is something you don't really see in other NTR games, and it’s honestly refreshing. The usual “bull” in NTR games is either some monster of a guy, a creepy little shota, or just a nasty villain. But here? The bull is the MC’s best friend, and he’s not some big alpha—he’s more like a clueless, borderline goofy guy. This adds a cool layer to the NTR scenes and the emotional aspect. Also, the addition of the blonde mage? Definitely a nice touch. It spices things up in ways I wasn’t expecting. I felt like I was living through the MC’s eyes, and that’s rare. Unlocking the secrets in the game had this nostalgic vibe to it, kinda like older flash games I used to play. Definitely a good time if you’re into NTR with a twist.

People are being too generous in these reviews, because this engine is a pure nightmare. Although the art is okay. I don't really see the problem with switching to another engine. When the engine problem is fixed (which I don't think will ever happen), the game might be worth a try.

I enjoyed it a lot more than i expected.
Plot is alright, characters are nice, not obnoxious or just cardboard cutouts like most NTR games have. The art is simple but i like it. For a pretty short game the amount of scenes is good(even in free version, exclusive ones are probably the best tho). Staff i liked the least was the engine and not being sure whether the scene is premium or i'm just doing something wrong.
I think the game would be a lot better with just a few vanilla Nestor scenes. It just feels better when the protagonist isn't a 100% cuck. Also I like when FMC gets sluttier and engages in sexual acts with random people out of her own volition and isn't just a puppet.

The Game is quite short. It's better than RPGM games as you don't walk as much. Though mechanically not much different.
I like that it is short and so multiple routes don't feel like a shore. Combat though seems needless, maybe something more enganging would be better. I like the Art and the story is solid.
The riddles are confusing sometimes and public vs payed version made this worse. Though in the public discord are plenty hints.
It would get 5 stars for the public version, if it's clear that you are stuck, because it would be a paid scene.

Its a fun game. NTR focused if you couldn't tell from the initials lol.

The engine is pretty confusing, even when you get the hang of it it's still kind of clumsy. But it gets the job done, and overall nice game!

I love the game and its content, the free version offer quite a bit of adventure already and the paid version basically offer bonus content.
I removed a star because the game can be quite confusing for which content can't be accessed in the free version (the blue flora level for example) and the interface while original can sometime be hard to manage.
The art is both nice and distinctive. While I know that it was already hard for the dev to get more detailled scenes for the lewd events, they are themselves already satisfying.
The characters are original in design and the trope is far better devlop than a usual rape or blackmail ntr. The characters feels alive in writing and there is a nice fantasy setting too.
The game can be a tad grindy for scenes or hard to manage for kouta in a pure run tho but that's far from new when it comes to RPGM games.
Good luck for chapter 4 dev