Version 4.3.13 free
One of the best Renpy games I've played yet, but the art like scenes are not as good as well rendered scenes.
[Story]- Pretty intriguing plot that is still a mystery at this point. You're blind as a bat as you're just born and wrapped up in some kind of conspiracy. All the characters seem to have several parts to play in the story, as long as you don't dismiss them. There's a somewhat dynamic interaction between you and your cohorts and consorts, as well as singular instances of interaction among themselves, but that may be expanded on later. There are multiple paths to take to achieve the same effect, with different consequences. All with the eventual outcome of retaking the throne.
[Gameplay]- There are multiple sections with different gameplay for each. Act I is just a linear novel with choices that will affect the future. Act II and III let you explore, but there is a time limit. What I didn't know is that that limited time is used for acquiring all assets and forces required for Act IV. I did not manage to explore completely nor get all the chicks. You'd have to use the walkthrough, and even then, it may be a time crunch to grab your girls. For some of them, making the wrong choice will prevent you from getting a girl(if you didn't leave the farm girl stuck). It was certainly fun, but not ideal for finding girls. The timing is also tight for scripted events, as I built traps too late to get the cat girls or treasure to keep the mother. Act IV involves spending resources to invade territories, and it was a little annoying, as my forces did not have any morale, and there was no way for me to raise it(I found out Isse denies morale in favor of prosperity). I had to turn my elf into a demon(which I didn't really want) to get them, and it was able to take 2 additional areas, but your power faction also depends on where you set up base, and the sacrifice(or not in some cases) depends on which faction you chose. This part of the game was cute, but not cool to play. It's responsible for increasing your kingdom's power, which is not yet relevant, and you probably cannot gain areas you didn't invade afterwards. It turns out you don't need any of it to finish the final battle, as that is mostly dependent on your personal stats. Most events during this act are actually triggered outside of the conquests, and you're actually supposed to sleep to go to the next day, which didn't really have good flow, as you're fishing for events blindly. For the free version, Act IV is the end.
I really liked the options in the preferences to select what you want and don't want to see. I found out that some things happened to the elf that I didn't see or find out about because I had trans turned off.
[Scenes]- The dialogue art is a bit childish, but the animations look quite good. The painting like porn scenes also aren't the best, but most of the animated ones are quite sexy. Some chicks have several scenes, and they seem to be reviewable at home, but there's really a huge lack of variety among their scenes at this point.
A lot of the dialogue has voice acting, but they don't have a lot of actors, so everyone sounds the same.
[Bugs]- Some scenes and events do not trigger at the appropriate timeline, allowing me to have the baby dream and bar fight scenes in Act IV when they're meant for Act III. As a result, the baby was also never born in Act IV. This is mostly due to the time crunch, as I was unable to trigger these events during Act III.
[Add]- I did some more exploring on "Power Fantasy"(unlimited stats) setting. It is more bearable, but you pretty much still need to be reading the guide to know what to do. I found that the "strategy" phase is much easier if you just let the "faction" pillage the coven. I do notice that the 2 regular hordes have standard warfare text, and some choices involved in the battle, while the "factions" have very elaborate writing. They're quite fantastic, honestly. I got locked out of the Proteans because I pushed the "nun" too far, so you can even miss out on factions if you get past the first phase(captive) for their sacrifice. I'm glad that I did get locked out, as I went back for a peek, and Proteans(alien/nightmare) scared me. The demons also had nastiness to them, but they're certainly more tame. They're both very imaginative. However, you come to understand that pushing the "factions" agenda is pretty much bringing hell/apocalypse into the world. Really cool if that is your kink. But it does not really make sense that they would follow a dragon to do so, when it's obvious that their power, will, and directive is too overbearing and they don't need to follow said dragon's orders or urgings at all to take over the world. It seems like trying to take the ruler/harem getter path that doesn't want to let potential brides be eaten is the hardest path(Not very possible in "Dark Fantasy" mode).
One of the best Renpy games I've played yet, but the art like scenes are not as good as well rendered scenes.
[Story]- Pretty intriguing plot that is still a mystery at this point. You're blind as a bat as you're just born and wrapped up in some kind of conspiracy. All the characters seem to have several parts to play in the story, as long as you don't dismiss them. There's a somewhat dynamic interaction between you and your cohorts and consorts, as well as singular instances of interaction among themselves, but that may be expanded on later. There are multiple paths to take to achieve the same effect, with different consequences. All with the eventual outcome of retaking the throne.
[Gameplay]- There are multiple sections with different gameplay for each. Act I is just a linear novel with choices that will affect the future. Act II and III let you explore, but there is a time limit. What I didn't know is that that limited time is used for acquiring all assets and forces required for Act IV. I did not manage to explore completely nor get all the chicks. You'd have to use the walkthrough, and even then, it may be a time crunch to grab your girls. For some of them, making the wrong choice will prevent you from getting a girl(if you didn't leave the farm girl stuck). It was certainly fun, but not ideal for finding girls. The timing is also tight for scripted events, as I built traps too late to get the cat girls or treasure to keep the mother. Act IV involves spending resources to invade territories, and it was a little annoying, as my forces did not have any morale, and there was no way for me to raise it(I found out Isse denies morale in favor of prosperity). I had to turn my elf into a demon(which I didn't really want) to get them, and it was able to take 2 additional areas, but your power faction also depends on where you set up base, and the sacrifice(or not in some cases) depends on which faction you chose. This part of the game was cute, but not cool to play. It's responsible for increasing your kingdom's power, which is not yet relevant, and you probably cannot gain areas you didn't invade afterwards. It turns out you don't need any of it to finish the final battle, as that is mostly dependent on your personal stats. Most events during this act are actually triggered outside of the conquests, and you're actually supposed to sleep to go to the next day, which didn't really have good flow, as you're fishing for events blindly. For the free version, Act IV is the end.
I really liked the options in the preferences to select what you want and don't want to see. I found out that some things happened to the elf that I didn't see or find out about because I had trans turned off.
[Scenes]- The dialogue art is a bit childish, but the animations look quite good. The painting like porn scenes also aren't the best, but most of the animated ones are quite sexy. Some chicks have several scenes, and they seem to be reviewable at home, but there's really a huge lack of variety among their scenes at this point.
A lot of the dialogue has voice acting, but they don't have a lot of actors, so everyone sounds the same.
[Bugs]- Some scenes and events do not trigger at the appropriate timeline, allowing me to have the baby dream and bar fight scenes in Act IV when they're meant for Act III. As a result, the baby was also never born in Act IV. This is mostly due to the time crunch, as I was unable to trigger these events during Act III.
[Add]- I did some more exploring on "Power Fantasy"(unlimited stats) setting. It is more bearable, but you pretty much still need to be reading the guide to know what to do. I found that the "strategy" phase is much easier if you just let the "faction" pillage the coven. I do notice that the 2 regular hordes have standard warfare text, and some choices involved in the battle, while the "factions" have very elaborate writing. They're quite fantastic, honestly. I got locked out of the Proteans because I pushed the "nun" too far, so you can even miss out on factions if you get past the first phase(captive) for their sacrifice. I'm glad that I did get locked out, as I went back for a peek, and Proteans(alien/nightmare) scared me. The demons also had nastiness to them, but they're certainly more tame. They're both very imaginative. However, you come to understand that pushing the "factions" agenda is pretty much bringing hell/apocalypse into the world. Really cool if that is your kink. But it does not really make sense that they would follow a dragon to do so, when it's obvious that their power, will, and directive is too overbearing and they don't need to follow said dragon's orders or urgings at all to take over the world. It seems like trying to take the ruler/harem getter path that doesn't want to let potential brides be eaten is the hardest path(Not very possible in "Dark Fantasy" mode).
The sprite look cartoonish while the H-scene is so realistic that you can't guess character facial expression. In some scene where character is getting rape their expression look so neutral that it look like a normal sex (weird complain, I know). I just wish it have more consistent art-style through out the game. like Price of Freedom or Knightly Passion but that's just my personal taste at that point. (sorry bad english)
