So the game has a very creative and engaging narrative, and I like the crew that we are working with, but it has fallen short in the last couple of upgrades due to the Focus on P&C, the main selling point for me is the story and how you progress through the corruption of the androids.
As a player that likes story driven games this was perfect for me.
Good job Salty01, Let's hope you do better in P&C and see a more exciting story.
The chapter 2 is kind of deceiving compared to the chapter 1 i must say, a lot of thing stay unresolved and feel rushed. I hope the next chapter/game will have a better roadmap than this chapter and will be focused more on princess and the Deeznee universe, BUT the drawing are better exept for some character (Lycoris felt off compared to Amandine or Jasmine in term of quality). So I cross my finger that the team will go again to what most of us where attracted to, the audacity to parody the universe and style of Miki House.
Review of Once a Porn a Time Chapter 2 Patreon Version
Positive Aspects:
Improved Art and decent if somewhat janky animations.
New characters are well drawn and interesting
More opportunities to talk to people about things other than sex. (I know it's a porn game but I still enjoy a good conversation.)
I like that Amandine doesn't start out as a perverted sex-addict. It creates a nice contrast while also reminding you that everyone else on the crew are perverts.
Negative Aspects:
No improvements on the grindy drone minigame and less tools given for it than were in Chapter 1. (No emergency powercell and 5 power boosters not available at the start for some reason.)
No ability to revisit Chapter 1 corruptions outside of a single non-repeatable scene with Snow White. (Whom for some reason uses her steam redesign instead of her patreon model.)
Despite being a trainer corruption game about princesses you only corrupt a single princess.
Chapter 2 feels incomplete, as if it was cut off at the halfway point.
The brothel plotline was dropped out of nowhere without any development besides several characters getting outfits some of which only wear them once.
Several characters (Vanessa, Amelia, The Guard, interview candidates) receive inadequate development.
[LIGHT SPOILERS FOR MAIN PLOT AND PATREON QUESTS]I'll try and keep some of this vague but I can only do so much. After corrupting Jasmine, the transition to corrupting Aladdin is rushed and lacks depth. The city-wide corruption storyline is resolved too conveniently, feeling like a Deus ex Machina. The corruption of key characters like the Sultana and Ali Baba feels half-hearted and unfulfilling, with inconsistent rules regarding android corruption.[END OF SPOILERS]
More of a nitpick than a proper criticism. Amandine's final quest conversation contains an exposition dump foreshadowing Salty's next project which I personally found tacky.
Another personal nitpick is that while Chapter 1 featured some petite girls with smaller breasts basically everyone now has a full ass, curves, and is a D cup or larger.
Conclusion:
Chapter 2, while having some positive elements, falls short of expectations and may not justify its current price point.
The character are the selling point of the game for me, and I'm not even talking about the princess, I really hope there will be spinoffs of the crew someday. The writing is fantastic too and with the addition of animation with the chapter 2, this is rally one of the best porn game ever for me
Solid art, and a fun story. A bit grindy, but what game isn't? And even then, the creator let the codes out so you can skip some of the grind. Only problem is that it's split into chapters. And I'm not sure if I want to skip from where I got in chapter one all the way to chapter two. Is the gallery from chapter one unlocked in chapter two? Or should I view it as two separate games with the same characters and tone? No clue. So, I keep trying to beat chapter 1.
Don't get me wrong, the games about the universe of OPT is one of my favorites but I have the urge to post a little review about the state of the game it's currently in and what I hoped for in a sequel/updates.
Chapter One is very clearly an introduction, for the whole universe and your task as MC to corrupt characters in the fictional theme park. It's straightforward but also lenghty and that made it so good. I really don't mind the grind as the rewards were satisfying and there just is a lot of content to explore. Lot's of customization and diverse array of characters to interact with. When the Chapter ended I really looked forward to the rest of the story and how many characters we would be able to corrupt. The riddles with Sphinx and other minigames unlocked the potential for a vast array of enjoyable gameplay like Aurelia has.
Chapter Two is more of the same, but also very different. The NSFW scenes are improved greatly and the animations are topnotch. I really enjoy the romantic stuff that's included, the build-up with Emee and Melissandre in Chapter One was a great entry point for further romantic experiences. While Amandine and Lycoris are interesting characters, the romance falls a bit short sometimes and Emee and Melissandre get completely left out as well. I would've liked to return to Anna, Elsa and Snow White (or what their Steam names are) more regulary and get implemented in the same game. The fact that you have to boot up Chapter One to interact with them makes this Chapter feel more empty. Just like I can't fit the outfits unlocked for Emee in Chapter One in this Chapter. (the clothing options are very limited in general in this Chapter)
I bought the Steam version of Chapter One as a way of supporting the dev as I just really like the content they produce. It's not something I would do for Chapter Two, there are just too little updates ( Chapter One had up to 0.33 and this one might not even make 0.15) and you can tell the dev shifted focus to the next 'game' very early on in the Chapter. I hope the next updates have a little more punch to the story and we don't have to wait long for the next game.
Disclaimer: Every word from the earlier review about v0.11 is still valid, but since the game is now finished, the review must be updated. And it's not gonna be positive update, because 'finished' here means, now nothing will ever get fixed... And some things are aqctually in worse state that in CH1. This shouldn't be a complete product, yet it is, because dev just can't wait to drop it and focus on next game.
1. Still no coming back to previous characters, despite this being promised multiple times.
2. Outfit management WTF? Half of the characters can't even change clothes, even if they do have some different outfits gained through story. Not to even mention that outfits should be done better, like having multiple parts. Well, who cares if the system could've been better if it doesn't even fucking work for half of the characters.
3. No game loop after the end. I mean yes, this isn't a thing, because the dev decided to not care about points 1 and 2, so adding a game loop would only higlighted all those unfinished parts mentioned before.
4. Whole plot got wrapped up way too quickly, we literally got like 5 minutes of content with Ali-Baba and then suddenly whole town is corrupted. Any other potential side stories were thrown away or squeezed into a few sentences during the ending. Like the old computer thing.
5. Gallery isn't updated with events from 'the ending'. Seriously, I'm at loss of words in how badly unfinished state the dev left this.
6. The last and probably the worst thing -it turns out the he recently lied to all his patrons again. Literally month or two ago, there was a poll about what to do with Sheherazade reward for corrupting Jasmine, and dev declared he'll let patrons decide the reward scene. Guess what, game is finished and NOTHING WAS ADDED! The only thing that changed there, is the button being non-clickable. I mean with stunt like this pulled on your paid supporters, it's amazing they still pay him. And I think I have the right to complain about this, since I was a paid supported for quite some time.
So, if you just randomly found this game, it's nice enough to give it a try, as the story is fun, and graphics style is quite good too. But do not have any expectations about the continuation, don't put any hope in the dev since he won't listen, and don't give him any more money. The second star only stayed because of overall story and nice graphics, because I certainly don't consider this as a finished product.
Grind isn't too bad.
The story is interesting, unique and great.
The Android porters for Chapter 2 are slower than the ones used to make the Chapter 1 port.
Emee the blue cutie is beautiful and a great person, as is Amandine the brilliant writer.
Overall, great game! Have enjoyed Chapter 2 so far. Loved the objective of the game since Chapter 1. At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, but once you try it, you want more of the content. For example, I discovered this game back when Chapter 2 was introduced and Chapter 1 was complete, although I did not know much about this game, I gave it a shot. Once I was in for a couple of minutes, I could not stop playing, I loved the objective of the game as well as the relationships you grow further in the game. With chapter 2, the same thing could be said, although the downside of the game is that updates come every 1-2 months, and it could be frustrating finishing a quest and yet having to wait for the next one. But overall, it’s a great game!
This game is waaay too grindy for what you're getting out of it. It's okay to have your game be shorter if it has stellar content. You don't need to artifically increase the length with an annoying as hell mini-game designed just to eat up time.
If the grinding aspect was removed I'd probably rate the game as much higher. But the sheer amount of work for pay off is just not worth it.
Which is a shame because I Like the writing and art, when I'm not wasting time doing pointless busy work designed to artificially lengthen the game.
Great art work, fun story. Good writing. Need more options to view memories/cutscenes. Could use a kind of freeroam mode after completion of chapter 1. Please continue this great game, and add more pubes!
Grind is broken AF.
Latest RenPy refuses to load edited saves.
Events still break.
Drone "minigame" is a fucking travesty.
Your primary income source - and primary quest cockblock - is said "minigame".
It would be more enjoyable to get a Brazillian using superglue and sandpaper than to continue playing this.
I really enjoyed the premise of this game and spent hours enjoying the dialogue, it's genuinely funny... but it really starts to feel like a grind after a while and the actual scenes (when you finally get to them) just aren't good/long enough to justify the work you need to put in to see them.
A fun and entertaining game about fairy tale women, but it's more about the humor than anything sexy.
Fun and enganging, a bit grindy from time to time. Rewards for the grind could be bigger. not enough lewd scenes that feel really rewarding. characters are great and reallly well Written dialouge. A lot is locked behind a patroen paywall
The problem with hand drawn character art is that it takes a lot of work to create.
So the devs creating such games usually use the shit out of every image they made. Which, you guessed it, leads to excessive grind because they have to stretch too few images over too much game play, or players would be done in 5 minutes.
Too little payoff for all the grind for me. AND - I even used the money cheat!
Favourite type of porn game done well,
art is perfect, story is well written..
the "Patreon only" content is actually most of the content expecially in chapter two and game is borderline unplayable without the cheats but apart from that one of my favourite games on the site.
The game is truly amazing! The Art might genuinely be the best of any Adult game I have ever seen, and the the range of fuckable characters is moth diverse and all of them are well done. the game can be a bit tedious, but when using cheats that can easily be alleviated. probably in my top 3 best adult games
Honestly, I went into this one with low expectations - ever since the original Princess Trainer, there has been a stream of clunky, grindy wannabes. But this game nails it, mostly because of the excellent writing and character development. When you edge these characters toward corruption, you get that thrill, just like the original Princess Trainer or Four Elements. Well done, and I'll be sending some money to the developer.
Great game.
Has a solid gameplay loop for a porn game, paired with commendable artistry.
The narrative suggests potential longevity, hinting at extensive content.
As long as the developers remain committed, players can anticipate sustained updates and gameplay experiences.
