[Version 0.9]
"Not for the faint-hearted"
This game gave me mixed feelings, so to say.
I guess a good way to begin a review would be to talk about all the pros of this game:
- Arts: I really like it, just simple still images with no animations whatsoever but I think they're pretty well aided by the text. I didn't feel the lack of animations at all during my playthrough. Overall it's an 8,5/10
- Fetishes: Well, where should I begin... I guess who already played any of the past games made by Ark Thompson (Vitamin plus, Slice of Venture 1) already knows what this game deals with. For the rest of the readers, my recommendation is to first play those 2 game as this one is their sequel. Please note that currently only one fetish (that is, scat) can be avoided in this game.
As someone once said, to each their own. 10/10
- Gameplay: I like the recipes system, it's simple to learn but I think it needs a better hint system or something similar because it can easily become frustrating. 6/10
- Story: It's ok, I mean it's nothing new but at the same time I find it very fun to read and follow. Average levels of humor too. 6.5/10
Now, with the cons. Please bear in mind that these are my opinions and I just want to be as much constructive as possible:
- Gameplay: That's right there is also a big downside regarding it. I don't like how the flow of time works in this game. It's very, very confusing to put it mildly. But the worst is the deadlines, you must play all things in perfect order, otherwise you might skip some critical event to unlock more stuff and at that point, it'd be too late. What I hate most of all in a game is the need to restart because of these futile reasons, let alone making the whole experience a real pain in the butt. I had to restart at least twice even with the aid of the walkthrough, which will be discussed later in my review.
This game is unforgiving and requires a lot of planning and forethinking, that is something that should be avoided in
a game like that. 2/10.
- Bad endings: They require a little bit of practice to be avoided but I still don't understand why they are a thing in adult games. Just a personal matter, but it's a 1/10
- Walkthrough: Oh boy, what a total mess that thing is. Just reading it gave me headaches, it's overly complicated and not well structured. I think that a WT should tell you exactly what to do, not how things are supposed to work in the game (of which I don't really care), forcing yourself to actually study the full WOT in order to get the best out of to it. Also, some recipes and other important info are missing. 1/10
Long story short:
Arts: 8,5/10
Scenes: 10/10 (but most of stuff can't be avoided)
Gameplay: 5/10
Frustration factor: 100%, even when following the "walkthrough" it's very easy to overlook something or miss content.
Replay factor: 10%, The sandbox mode is finally there but it still requires lots of efforts and grinding to enable. A proper SB mode should be enabled right after starting a new game.
My 5 stars are for its uniqueness, potential, and overall quality.
"Not for the faint-hearted"
This game gave me mixed feelings, so to say.
I guess a good way to begin a review would be to talk about all the pros of this game:
- Arts: I really like it, just simple still images with no animations whatsoever but I think they're pretty well aided by the text. I didn't feel the lack of animations at all during my playthrough. Overall it's an 8,5/10
- Fetishes: Well, where should I begin... I guess who already played any of the past games made by Ark Thompson (Vitamin plus, Slice of Venture 1) already knows what this game deals with. For the rest of the readers, my recommendation is to first play those 2 game as this one is their sequel. Please note that currently only one fetish (that is, scat) can be avoided in this game.
As someone once said, to each their own. 10/10
- Gameplay: I like the recipes system, it's simple to learn but I think it needs a better hint system or something similar because it can easily become frustrating. 6/10
- Story: It's ok, I mean it's nothing new but at the same time I find it very fun to read and follow. Average levels of humor too. 6.5/10
Now, with the cons. Please bear in mind that these are my opinions and I just want to be as much constructive as possible:
- Gameplay: That's right there is also a big downside regarding it. I don't like how the flow of time works in this game. It's very, very confusing to put it mildly. But the worst is the deadlines, you must play all things in perfect order, otherwise you might skip some critical event to unlock more stuff and at that point, it'd be too late. What I hate most of all in a game is the need to restart because of these futile reasons, let alone making the whole experience a real pain in the butt. I had to restart at least twice even with the aid of the walkthrough, which will be discussed later in my review.
This game is unforgiving and requires a lot of planning and forethinking, that is something that should be avoided in
a game like that. 2/10.
- Bad endings: They require a little bit of practice to be avoided but I still don't understand why they are a thing in adult games. Just a personal matter, but it's a 1/10
- Walkthrough: Oh boy, what a total mess that thing is. Just reading it gave me headaches, it's overly complicated and not well structured. I think that a WT should tell you exactly what to do, not how things are supposed to work in the game (of which I don't really care), forcing yourself to actually study the full WOT in order to get the best out of to it. Also, some recipes and other important info are missing. 1/10
Long story short:
Arts: 8,5/10
Scenes: 10/10 (but most of stuff can't be avoided)
Gameplay: 5/10
Frustration factor: 100%, even when following the "walkthrough" it's very easy to overlook something or miss content.
Replay factor: 10%, The sandbox mode is finally there but it still requires lots of efforts and grinding to enable. A proper SB mode should be enabled right after starting a new game.
My 5 stars are for its uniqueness, potential, and overall quality.