VN - RPGM - Abandoned - Saria Reclaimed [v0.17] [Velminth]

I... have no words. What the hell happened?

So I played this game in 0.12 originally, if I recall correctly. It had a promising combat system with 3 separate combat trees you could explore based on your play style. It also had the same dynamic combat sex system Karryn's Prison had, which is a huge plus.

Then newer updates of the game started coming out with a card battle system, which I personally despise. It turns an engaging turn-based combat system into a system that's entirely luck based. Might as well change it to rock-paper scissors at that point. It also borked the sex scene system because that also became reliant on the cards.

Now in the most recent 0.16 update, the developer decided to gut all of it, both combat AND sex scene system, and go with a virtual novel format!? As of 0.16, everything in the game that I personally enjoyed has been completely removed for the easy way out, a cookie-cutter virtual novel with a deckbuilder. How disgusting. It can't even be called a game anymore.

Extremely promising rpg with corruption mechanics gets gutted and turned into a half-assed card battler. Mechanics are gone. Content is gone. The only thing left is the main character.

Another promising up-and-coming game in the community gets turned into something that belongs in a dumpster. You hate to see it.

Play 13.1 or 15.2, that's what I recommend if you want to actually see all the art the Patrons originally paid for.

They changed their rpg-based game into cards.......really that's all that should need to be said to justify this review. I can't imagine how upset the patreon's are that they supported this game, waited months for any new information and when the creator posted the "Update" they found out everything they loved about the game is gone. The change isn't even good, the cards make every fight a grind for a scene or two that is no more exciting than any other VN you've ever seen. Such a disappointment.

This game was so good when I first found it and I was looking forward to playing it again after it had some more updates. Unfortunately, that will not be happening as it is no longer the same game as it once was.

The open world was more engaging, had more freedom and felt more like a game. Where as this VN version just feels like a poor attempt at switching to a more story style "game".

Could have just added more dialogue, lore, etc to the original.

Could have been great

I do not share the community's attitute towards the dev, but the game at it's current state is a shadow of what it could've become. A few months ago I would've placed this project as one of the most unique and promising ones. No point in enumerating what it has lost now.

I just hope Velminth does something to improve this, because the game is just a piece of trash now.

this game was going to be great, but now its almost irredeemably bad.

If you like a generic VN with bad combat, basically no content (especially compared to what it had in 0.15), and a confusing, buggy UI this is your game. If not steer clear or find the 0.15 version somewhere

Update turned it into a very generic game with boring combat and mechanics. Started out really great, the card mechanics weren't bad either but the last update dumbed it down way too much. Hope dev comes around this has a lot of potential.

I was here from the very beginning, waiting idly by while this creation was being built. I thought his ambitions for this game were very high and was shooting for the stars and heading in that direction. I was excited for every version but usually only updated the game after a couple updates so i get a good amount of content in. This game I considered to be the best up and coming game up until v0.14. Where he changed the turn based action RPG into a turn based card game which I wasn't thrilled about but I would be able to live with.

At this point I thought it was still playable but no longer the strongest up and coming game, more of the middle of the pack because all of the systems taken out(talent/choose a path system particularly). This is where I began to lose interest in the game. I put this game on the back burner, waiting for several updates in the future to play it again to see where this card system goes. I was planning to revisit it in 3 or 4 months but I came by it a little while ago on the "Latest Updates" and read the patch notes description to see what had changed and to my surprise it read "I remade the game from scratch" so I didn't know what to expect in v0.16 but OH MY was this a sucker punch to the gonads after playing it.

We started with a turn-based action RPG, turn Card Game system, to a VN with card game added. Boy I was not expecting that.... Game went straight from the back burner to the trash..... From Hero to Zero... All you see on here are VNs and only a handful are even half decent. I hope he enjoys what he has created but wow going from shooting for the stars to shooting at a hoop in a dark and sad alley.

My overall thoughts on this project is it is far too difficult and overwhelming for him to do himself and he was looking for a way to finish making the game. He had clear and ambitious goals for the game and had a plan set up with a great foundation, it all looked very promising but clearly he couldn't handle the pressure and chose the easiest way out. Watching him spend about 2 years developing this to just trash it is wild to me. I hope you enjoy your creation. "I won't cater to anyone but myself regardless of sum or interest. Support is appreciated if you are happy with the direction it's heading in, but that's all there is to it." His words on Patreon.

Not a fan of this new "rework" of the game. The game was originally a promising rpg with a card deck mechanic but now, it has become a generic vn that's rather boring. You want my advice? Play the 0.15 version if you wanna play the true game witch is the better game imo.

Financially supported the original vision. Don't think I need to explain anything further if you look at the rating given. If the dev has the right to change his game, we have the right to criticize it and drop support.

The original work had an unique and interesting premise in its post-apocalyptic wasteland full of dirty rapehungry goons, sci-fi elements and some genuine worldbuilding. Exploration and clear visuals illustrating the setting were its greatest assets.

What might as well be another game, the original vision completely gutted and abandoned, is a horrible mess of barely functional UI elements and gameplay slapped together. The only good remaining from the earlier versions is the main character.

Where the original had some freedom of expression in how play the game, the new Visual Novel style railroads you from one unbalanced, dull and unimaginative scenario to the next.

As it is right now, version 0.16 is not worth playing over 0.15. And honestly, what's been Saria Reclaimed should be considered abandoned.

The art style is great, the character is hot, but if I wanted to watch a few cut scenes instead of play a game, I would.

The rework removed so much content and completely changed the games genre, I don't recommend it.

Changed the whole game. Card battler that doesn't make any sense now. Got rid of the corruption element. Should be listed as a whole new game honestly. It is nothing like the last game except for the artwork.

I mean i'm not the one to talk shit when i'm pirating porn games (not the one to talk shit when i'm pirating normal games too) but this feels like the dev just lost interest in making a good RPG/Card game, the art is still top notch and it feels like the story that this version of the game has a better overall plot and flow than the older versions, still changing everything from one update to the other is some shit that doesn't fly, more so when the game that we have in 0.15 has more content and is more entertaining to play this this game is
would not be surprised if 0.17 goes back into being the normal game again but if it doesn't i hope the dev capitalizes on this to have a deeper battle gameplay or to have better scenes or a better sex system, the combat rn is absolutely shit btw and that's something considering combat in 0.15 was already bad, if you like the art style or if you think saria's hot download 0.15 and play through the hour and something of content that that version has, if not i think you should just skip this and come back later

This game truly had a great deal of potential. It had a large, unique world with it's setting, atmospheric world-building with the mixture of dystopian desert cities interspliced with dilapidated, almost alien-like technology within it's open world, coupled with a cohesive and easy-to-understand combat system that tied everything together.

Emphasis on had.

After several updates to this game, I can say it left a sour taste in my mouth that simply cannot be undone after each update with the new formats and changes to the game stripped more and more content from it, until today, where all of it's explorative RPG world and content have been stripped in exchange for pushing it as nothing more than a VN art gallery. The fact that I'm giving it only one star is simply to give points to the art of the game, but in every other aspect:

This game has well and thoroughly squandered it's potential and alienated anyone who was truly excited for it.

If this game just kept to one premise then it would have been an awesome game.

The atmospheric background of the game and its setting is cool, and the MC looks gorgeous. However, the mobs and enemies are all lacking in design and personality. I also find the MC voice work to be a bit underwhelming at times. There should be an option to cut it off, (unless there is and im missing it).


The fact that this game is inspired by other games is fine. When the dev themselves compare their game to a popular one like on the forum, we all know what it is, but I won't name it here. Then a total of 180 degrees not once but twice is concerning. I've been seeing the replies in the comments and comparisons to those three and it's clear where the story elements and concepts come from. The attitude of the dev is completely out of whack, as someone who rarely visits the forums and is in his discord as well as a supporter I assure you it's not just the complete and total change and tone shift. It's how unpleasant talking to or suggesting anything is to this dev. There are far too many cons and reasons not to play or follow this project than there is to be hyped about it.

I just finished playing the "revamped" game (version of v0.16), and to be honest i feel like somehow the game become downgraded in many aspects.

I don't mean to disrespect the Dev by saying that, Im sure he does his best to make his game great and enjoyable for us as the same time as he making profit out of it. But i think this changes will only ruin the future of the game in the long run. And the worst thing is probably ruining the game popularity too, so many great game has fallen because they got popularity drops and usually their next game project doesn't interest anyone anymore.

Flaws within this version :

First, the game is so linear making the game so boring to play, you can literally beat this version in just 15 minutes. At least in previous version you can explore the map, thinking what to do next, searching and looting every treasure in every map, fuck every enemies in a map, etc. So many interactions that you can do in the previous version makes the game feel more dynamics.

Second, the combat within every battle become so simple and lacking mechanics. The previous version definetely had much more complex mechanics, every part of Sharia's body got mechanics, like her ABS, her breast, her vagege, etc, and a lot more card type, like sexual attack card, etc.

In conclusion, this game become worse than It used to be. And honestly, this kinda game is really rare in this genre so i appreciate every effort in making unique game like this! hope for the best for the game and the devs.

The game suddenly became a VN with card combat. I don’t like both of these mechanics, and if earlier I could put up with card combat, now I have no such desire. The art is still good though. I hope that after such actions the game will not become another project on Patreon, forever being reworked without new H-content. Also encountered a lot of visual buggs with VN scenes.

Good art, solid gameplay, but only chapter 1, which includes 5 missions, so around 15 minutes of content, but looking forward to future updates. I have not followed this game or developer from before this point, so I can't say what it was like before 0.16. I went and played the previous version 15.1 and its a lot better.

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

It's like this, i've been playing for a while then the next patch just poof changed everything entirely like i guess the dev thought we're just here for the porn like this is for me but if i was here for the porn then i'd just go look for funny pictures somewhere else and i'm playing a game for a reason.

game was great before this, dont get me wrong, but with the new vn update/rework it threw everything i liked about the game into the abyss, never to be seen again. hopefully in v0.18 we get another rework that makes this game an fps