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

[ArmaSoldier512]

Before I add to the list, just a quick heads up:
There are a ton of games, that are in the vicinity of all the mentioned games, that I like, but might feel too far removed from something like Karryn's Prison, ergo games like Caliross, Liz, Claire's Quest, The Agnietta, Naked Ambition, The Queendom of Lithzena etc., then there are the tons of pretty good games, that just get too samey too quickly for my taste - or that can only be found in the Translation part of F95 for a reason ):

Light-Space Love (it's still not very content rich and long in the tooth, but it's Karryn's ambitions are clear):
https://f95zone.to/threads/light-space-love-v0-43-halftilt.127735/

Succulence (play it for some time and you'll see, why it's not just a simple "Find the CGs" game, but goes pretty wide + deep):
https://f95zone.to/threads/succulence-v2-5-ae-r-nest.6339/

Magical Girl Celesphonia (try its CN Mod, if you liked the Vanilla experience):
https://f95zone.to/threads/magical-girl-celesphonia-v1-07-shimobashira-workshop-kagura-games.116302/

Sarah of the Rotation Cut:
https://f95zone.to/threads/rj155863-sarah-of-the-rotation-cut-v2-2-1-translation-v2-3-5.7676/

Corruption Town (kinda like Karryn's Bar mini game with some story attached):
https://f95zone.to/threads/corruption-town-v0-3g-boredbasmati.168818/

Succum Brewery (same as above, but with a few more light RPG elements; I really like it, but it still has a long way to go):
https://f95zone.to/threads/succum-brewery-v0-2-9-6a-limejuicegames.134566/

Mature Quest (it's intentionally old school and kinda long in the tooth, but it's got the right idea):
https://f95zone.to/threads/mature-quest-v1-1-t-soft.1214/

Star Knightess Aura (one of the games I've supported via Patreon. It's really great in its tech, its mechanics and its RPG elements - I'm just not a fan of its type of corruption - not because it's slow and sparse, which doesn't bother me - but because I don't like turning the protag into a dummy):
https://f95zone.to/threads/star-knightess-aura-v0-38-0-aura-dev.76764/

Ashley the Pirate (it's a tad stale for me, but a lot of people seem to really like it):
https://f95zone.to/threads/ashley-the-pirate-v0-5-0-1-yioruyioru.58083/

One last addition:
Some of these games really benefit from realtime upscaling with something like Magpie (I like to combo Anime4K UL + Jinc, don't forget to change the preset accordingly and then set it as the default):

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What is that Sarah of the Rotation Cut game? Any screenshots? Trying to figure if worth investing time to install.

 

[shundi82]

What is that Sarah of the Rotation Cut game? Any screenshots? Trying to figure if worth investing time to install.

It's a deep corruption game with exploration + fighting with clothes damage, touching and fucking.
Out of the similar bunch of games like Sangeki of Gear, Rhode's Fortress etc. it's considered the best when it comes to the corruption part (battle-wise SoG and RsF have more "interesting" mechanics, though).

The dlsite screenshots are pretty small, but I guess it's better than nothing:

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

Out of the similar bunch of games like Sangeki of Gear, Rhode's Fortress etc. it's considered the best when it comes to the corruption part (battle-wise SoG and RsF have more "interesting" mechanics, though).

Fucking core memory unlocked, holy shit. I feel old now.

 

[Marlin Brandy]

Why create a patreon if he has no need for the donations and doing it for the joy of what it is?

You can want to pursue a passion free from the financial motive but still appreciate people throwing dollars your way. They are not mutually exclusive.

Why not just stick with the hosting platform and why create a game that you plan to sell once complete? Why not, make the game free for life?

You can want to pursue a passion free from the financial motive but still appreciate people throwing dollars your way. They are not mutually exclusive.

Over 99% of his donations/followers came after the first sights of his game. Yes he's free to do as he pleases but those who support him and his game are rightfully upset about drastic game changes. If I gave you apples for an apple pie then took away the apples and gave you avocados to be used for the apple pie you wouldn't be happy about it even though both are fruits.

I don't know about that. I agree that he is free to do as he pleases. Your analogy needs a bit more to flesh it out to this context. I would say it's something closer to:

You were making apple pie, and then people decided to pay you for apple pies every month. You graciously accept, but say you're not here to make pie for their tastes, and will not be listening to feedback. You just want to cook something with apples. Eventually, you switch up the recipe and decide you want to make apple crumble. Some people complain, some people stay cause it's good apple crumble. Then, you decide to switch it up completely and make apple roasted turkey. Nearly everyone dislikes it, so many leave.

Whether or not his donations came from the game, he clearly isn't letting it affect what he wants to do. I am not happy about the new direction, and that means I will walk away from supporting something I don't like.
There's no sense in attacking the author. It's not going to lead anywhere. Venting is great here, but it's also time to move on. As I've said before, appreciate what came out, download whatever version was your favourite for posterity, play that and stop supporting him until he releases something else you like. Then consider his track record and whether or not you should support him. Acting like the supporters are entitled to something is what I don't understand. I would say you can make that case against a creator that had explicitly promised a very specific concept then changed it, but in this case it's not applicable.

Why did he change his direction of the game entirely after 2 years of support? If he didn't care about the communities ideas why did he post most of his polls on the patreon within the last 6 months?

Look man, you can not want your vision compromised by patron/supporter suggestions and still ask them for opinions every now and then. He doesn't want to make the game his supporters want. Doesn't mean he can't ask for feedback.

Clearly he likes the attention and money, who doesn't like be appreciated for their work financially and fame.

I'm glad we agree. Great talking to you

 

[FTFaceless]

You can want to pursue a passion free from the financial motive but still appreciate people throwing dollars your way. They are not mutually exclusive.

Look man, you can not want your vision compromised by patron/supporter suggestions and still ask them for opinions every now and then. He doesn't want to make the game his supporters want. Doesn't mean he can't ask for feedback.

So, you just justifying his actions and saying that people who's money he was gladly accepting up until that point are now dirt-equivalent and that he never cared about money in the first place (which is in fact are hypocritical crap).

And no - you can't ask for opinions if you stated that you don't want any influence on your work from the outside cause it's another layer of hypocrisy.

 

[KingsRaiden]

It's a deep corruption game with exploration + fighting with clothes damage, touching and fucking.
Out of the similar bunch of games like Sangeki of Gear, Rhode's Fortress etc. it's considered the best when it comes to the corruption part (battle-wise SoG and RsF have more "interesting" mechanics, though).

The dlsite screenshots are pretty small, but I guess it's better than nothing:

It's a nice game, and love the battle mechanics but there are points where the story feels thin and unfinished. Especially near the end.

 

[Bask-0a]

Oof the writing changes are something. Saria went from a player insert, letting your imagination fill in the gaps, to a chosen one Cardinal Samurai, Child of the Moon. Who wants that? And the weebshit is dialed to 11. View attachment 3263867

That new character is cute as fuck, this dev is the best, lolcows cry harder-

 

[AngrySpergMarine]

That new character is cute as fuck, this dev is the best, lolcows cry harder-

You see them as a new character all together. If you're happy with snail pace development that gets abandoned every 6 months to chase new trends why don't you throw some of your endless support YandereDev or Eromancer's way.

 

[dazzlesp31]

Hil I'v been playing this game since first versions, and here is my review about 0.16.

It's almost a totally different game, but using the previous one CG.

Good Things:
·You cannot longer get lost in the maps.
·Bosses have special moves
·Combat system is funny

Bad Things:
·It's too much lineal. Can't make any choice (going to A or B).
·Can't find the Arousal levels of the parts (mouth, tits..) don't know if it will be added later, never, or is already but i can't find it.
·Very little Content. I was expecting to find almost all cgi from last version (humans, troglodites, etc).

So... Waiting for the new release. I won't complaint. It's a nice (new) game

 

[tseug]

·Can't find the Arousal levels of the parts (mouth, tits..) don't know if it will be added later, never, or is already but i can't find it.

It's was one of main reason why he decided to remake. Making cut scenes for each action was pain in ass and required a lot of work and time.

 

[Ojbal]

Coomers went brutal with the ratings on this man.

 

[Osasa'ea]

It's the Chinese Mod, that modifies + adds a ton of (erotic) stuff and makes the game even more interesting + challenging.

Usually it's always been kind of a hassle, because you first had to get the Chinese version, copy over the Chinese mod and then patch it with the English patch from ULMF. But right now you can just grab a pretty recent fully patched version on here, thanks to YokoSan:

https://f95zone.to/threads/magical-...ra-workshop-kagura-games.116302/post-11878172

Why is it even called the 'Chinese Mod'? And does it add the most important missing piece of content the game has, which is reverse raping innocent men?

 

[AdmiralPhoenix]

i think he could have keep the sidescroll/adventure and still add the VN style storytelling in a way that they co-exist.

i really don't think there was need to get rid of the 2 previous combat systems. i know that making a combat system that works and is balanced is really hard. but destroying it entirely, balanced or not is not a good idea in my opinion.

 

[Gizborn]

Last time I tried this game a year or so ago it was basically LISA, but now it's somehow Library of Ruina? What the devil?!
I have a bad feeling that the next time I'll decide to try this game it somehow will turn into Undertale

 

[Osasa'ea]

Last time I tried this game a year or so ago it was basically LISA, but now it's somehow Library of Ruina? What the devil?!
I have a bad feeling that the next time I'll decide to try this game it somehow will turn into Undertale

If it were Library of Ruina, it would've been good. But I doubt he'll ever even get the menus working properly.

 

[BonkToHJail]

Last time I tried this game a year or so ago it was basically LISA, but now it's somehow Library of Ruina? What the devil?!
I have a bad feeling that the next time I'll decide to try this game it somehow will turn into Undertale

 

[Ojbal]

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[shundi82]

It's a nice game, and love the battle mechanics but there are points where the story feels thin and unfinished. Especially near the end.

You're not wrong, but those flaws can be found (in smaller or greater quantities) in most H-RPGs including everyone's darling Karryn's Prison.

Actually, this goes for the majority games, really, because most devs have to wrap it up at some point.
And even though they might have spent a lot of time on polishing up to that point, there's little gain in spending the extra amount of time/effort (=money) for that last stretch; especially when that time could be invested in starting the development of a new game... - boy, am I still salty about the Bed Of Chaos and the paths leading up to it.

 

[Osasa'ea]

You're not wrong, but those flaws can be found (in smaller or greater quantities) in most H-RPGs including everyone's darling Karryn's Prison.

Actually, this goes for the majority games, really, because most devs have to wrap it up at some point.
And even though they might have spent a lot of time on polishing up to that point, there's little gain in spending the extra amount of time/effort (=money) for that last stretch - boy, am I still salty about the Bed Of Chaos and the paths leading up to it.

They should do the reverse and rush the start, polish the end.

 

[shundi82]

Why is it even called the 'Chinese Mod'? And does it add the most important missing piece of content the game has, which is reverse raping innocent men?

It's called Chinese Mod, because it's developed by Chinese guys for the Chinese version of Celesphonia.

That's why I explained, that we're lucky, that there's currently a pretty recent modded + translated version, because otherwise you'd have to jump through some hoops to mod + patch the Chinese version yourself (you'd need a specific Chinese version for a specific version of the mod and then patch that with a specific translation from ULMF).

As to the added content, I don't think anyone has a complete list, because there's new stuff, that gets constantly added and changed, but here are some features:

Spoiler: Partial list of CN Mod features

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