I'm not going to review the game officially because I enjoyed it so much I recently decided to help out the dev with some stuff so that he can get content out a bit faster. But in a way, that's a review. So here's what I would write.
I do agree that the difficulty is too high at normal mode, and it's keeping some new players from getting past the beginning. I've argued with Aura-dev about it, and he's not changing it. It's unfortunate, because the game is otherwise so good.
For anyone complaining that there's not enough sex yet, valid, it'll come, but will still take a few months. And it will be about 20 to 25 hours into the game. So yeah.
For anyone complaining it's too slow, yup, it's very slow, but that's partly why I like it and I do not like most adult games. If you want to get off quickly, move on. If you don't want to read, move on. If you want to get into a game with it's characters before the sex, this game is for you.
For anyone looking for animation or voice acting or hell, porn videos, idk, forget it unless you all open your wallets, because that stuff takes $$$. This is an indie game, supported by patreon and sales.
Yes, it's too linear now, but that will change once the story gets to the end and the dev will then refocus on adding breadth instead of making sure he meets his deadlines. I'm glad he has his priorities straight. Then you will get your multiple choices and your side quests and your multiple endings once the basic story is done.
But for anyone complaining about the gameplay, you are way off. You will not be able to get through this game without learning and understanding the mechanics, without talking to NPCs, without following directions, and especially without using all the spells and martials or understanding the tactical advantage mechanic. You can't grind your way through it, because enemies and gold are limited. That's the best part of it, this is an actual game and not some visual novel. Your victory is not assured, and is not just a matter of pressing attack, attack, attack. You'll have to think. That's central to the developer's vision.
That's another thing, you might find this really hard. You may find yourself wishing you had tried this first at a lower difficulty. If you haven't played yet, I strongly recommend you do your first playthough in story mode.
And it's so replayable. Challenge yourself to complete the game in fewer days, or with zero lewdness, or with maximum lewdness. Max out your victory score and your defeat score. See the pink versions of each scene. And spoiler, next month in 0.15 you can try out hard mode.
Finally, the 3 phases of a day, playing as both hero and villain, these are some truly unique ideas that I hope will spread to more games.
