Reya the Elf is a time management game about a cute elf girl who goes to the city and becomes a complete slut in about two months.
I jest, but only a little. After all, Reya the Elf is a corruption game. You start the game giving very tame massages and end up a naked exhibitionist on the streets, fucking cocks in a glory hole. The corruption slide is annoyingly slow and repetitive in the early game but accelerates (maybe too much) as the game progresses. I suppose the game scaffold itself is fairly decent, but the numbers could use some tweaking or at least some event diversity in the early game.
Unfortunately, the corruption is very free-form as there's little in the way of milestones such as a first blowjob, first time seen naked, etc. I feel like these types of events offer a more granular corruption that lends itself well to an overarching plot. As is, the corruption feels haphazard instead, where Reya's firsts aren't very significant and can happen any number of places.
On some level, I don't think I have too much of an issue with this fast and loose style of corruption, but when it goes hand in hand with an almost complete lack of a story it causes problems. In order for a corruption game to feel corruption-y I feel like the person being corrupted needs some kind of a push. It could be a need for money, it could be a person trying to nudge them down the road to depravity, it could be drugs, hell, it could just be an inner slut finally let free after a lifetime of being a good girl. Reya has very little of this.
There are side characters who want to see Reya being corrupted, but they interact with her infrequently and mostly insignificantly. Reya does need money, but there's no time crunch or risk to her if she doesn't get it. Neither of these things are enough to launch Reya into the spiral of corruption found in the game in my opinion.
Regardless, I complain about the story and progression because of how otherwise good the appearance of the game is. Reya is gorgeous and features in a lot of sexy scenarios all over the city. I (naturally) have a strong love for the exhibition scenes, though there's sadly only two locations as of now (0.6.1). I have no complaints about the game's appearance and look forward to future patches.
Overall, Reya the Elf is a great looking game hampered by a lack of a story. As is there's maybe three events that might be part of a bigger story, but the rest of the game is just general lewdness and grinding. I think the game will be good if it continues in its current direction, but really needs an overarching story or a more concrete corruption arc if it wants to be incredible.
I jest, but only a little. After all, Reya the Elf is a corruption game. You start the game giving very tame massages and end up a naked exhibitionist on the streets, fucking cocks in a glory hole. The corruption slide is annoyingly slow and repetitive in the early game but accelerates (maybe too much) as the game progresses. I suppose the game scaffold itself is fairly decent, but the numbers could use some tweaking or at least some event diversity in the early game.
Unfortunately, the corruption is very free-form as there's little in the way of milestones such as a first blowjob, first time seen naked, etc. I feel like these types of events offer a more granular corruption that lends itself well to an overarching plot. As is, the corruption feels haphazard instead, where Reya's firsts aren't very significant and can happen any number of places.
On some level, I don't think I have too much of an issue with this fast and loose style of corruption, but when it goes hand in hand with an almost complete lack of a story it causes problems. In order for a corruption game to feel corruption-y I feel like the person being corrupted needs some kind of a push. It could be a need for money, it could be a person trying to nudge them down the road to depravity, it could be drugs, hell, it could just be an inner slut finally let free after a lifetime of being a good girl. Reya has very little of this.
There are side characters who want to see Reya being corrupted, but they interact with her infrequently and mostly insignificantly. Reya does need money, but there's no time crunch or risk to her if she doesn't get it. Neither of these things are enough to launch Reya into the spiral of corruption found in the game in my opinion.
Regardless, I complain about the story and progression because of how otherwise good the appearance of the game is. Reya is gorgeous and features in a lot of sexy scenarios all over the city. I (naturally) have a strong love for the exhibition scenes, though there's sadly only two locations as of now (0.6.1). I have no complaints about the game's appearance and look forward to future patches.
Overall, Reya the Elf is a great looking game hampered by a lack of a story. As is there's maybe three events that might be part of a bigger story, but the rest of the game is just general lewdness and grinding. I think the game will be good if it continues in its current direction, but really needs an overarching story or a more concrete corruption arc if it wants to be incredible.