Review version : 0.751
I'll be honest. The first time I came across this game, the artstyle put me off. I actually saw it again on another website, but didn't remember it was this one, so I downloaded it and started playing.
And ho boy am I glad I did.
I took one point away more to be fair about my overall view of it, so including before playing it. And it's for the artstyle.
It's not for everyone, and there's probably quite a few that will click away becuase of it.
BUT.
It's actually pretty damn easy to get used to it. I'd say it took me about maybe an hour to stop even thinking about little strange details of the art itself. Sure, it's peculiar and the characters proportions seem off at times, there's many games like that. But it really didn't take long for me to get used to it, and once I was, ho boy was I in for a treat.
While the main concept might not be super original (unpopular dude gets shapeshifting powers and suddenly becomes and girl magnet), it's everything around it that makes it shine. The world built in there is slowly expanded to your character's view, so that you -the player- can get used to things before learning yet another part of it, instead of slapping you with info-dump every other event.
The writing is also so well done that it'll most likely make you doubt your opinion on some characters. Multiple times.
Despite this being a smut game, do not be fooled, it's also a very narrative driven game. There's quite the story in there, that could probably even work without the sex. But with it ? It only gets even better. And with the amount of body horror or straight up horror elements, well, like the expression goes, be ready for some confused boners.
The story itself advances without asking you to do something specific. While it can mean you'll end up hitting a dead end because you didn't train enough, it also makes the world feel less "waiting for the protag". Appart from characters routes, shit will go down wether you're ready or not, adding to the atmosphere by making you feel you have to be ready, like some people keep telling your character.
As for the surrounding stuff... It good. Great even.
There's a lot of different characters to have fun with, a lot of fetishes explored, and some routes even have some replay value since some choices have quite the effect on the scenes (like with the cheerleader's route or Demi's route, to avoid spoilers).
For the sickos out there, you can even choose to NTR yourself. Though I don't know why you would.
Now for my very slight and few issues with the game.
Like I said, the artstyle is peculiar. Not everyone will be on board with it, but if you're reading this because you're unsure, give it a go. Push yourself a bit. After an hour, I was drawn in and spent about 5 days spending all my time on this game, even deciding against playing something else to keep going. The story is that good.
Then, there's a little nitpick, I guess. As you progress through the story, it feels like you get less and less free time to use to pursue routes you've yet to clear (or at least clear what's in so far). Though, in the end, it seems you end up having enough occasions to do everything before you're hit with the "end of update" (that is, unless you keep going for the repeatable scenes like the gloryhole).
The last one is more two little things but I'll pack them together.
I think the game lacks a little UI to keep you informed of your stats (since they are actually important) and potentially the day it is. More than once I forgot what my power-level was and which day it was to know if I had some time until the next planned story event.
Adding those two little things could go a long way to help keep track of stuff.
So overall, I'd say I'd give this game a 4.5 but the site doesn't let you give halves, so I'll have to make do with 4.
It might look weird, but don't be fooled, it's most likely one of the shinest gems on this website. Weird World (the dev) gave us quite the world and story to play with, and I can't wait to get more of it.
I'll be honest. The first time I came across this game, the artstyle put me off. I actually saw it again on another website, but didn't remember it was this one, so I downloaded it and started playing.
And ho boy am I glad I did.
I took one point away more to be fair about my overall view of it, so including before playing it. And it's for the artstyle.
It's not for everyone, and there's probably quite a few that will click away becuase of it.
BUT.
It's actually pretty damn easy to get used to it. I'd say it took me about maybe an hour to stop even thinking about little strange details of the art itself. Sure, it's peculiar and the characters proportions seem off at times, there's many games like that. But it really didn't take long for me to get used to it, and once I was, ho boy was I in for a treat.
While the main concept might not be super original (unpopular dude gets shapeshifting powers and suddenly becomes and girl magnet), it's everything around it that makes it shine. The world built in there is slowly expanded to your character's view, so that you -the player- can get used to things before learning yet another part of it, instead of slapping you with info-dump every other event.
The writing is also so well done that it'll most likely make you doubt your opinion on some characters. Multiple times.
Despite this being a smut game, do not be fooled, it's also a very narrative driven game. There's quite the story in there, that could probably even work without the sex. But with it ? It only gets even better. And with the amount of body horror or straight up horror elements, well, like the expression goes, be ready for some confused boners.
The story itself advances without asking you to do something specific. While it can mean you'll end up hitting a dead end because you didn't train enough, it also makes the world feel less "waiting for the protag". Appart from characters routes, shit will go down wether you're ready or not, adding to the atmosphere by making you feel you have to be ready, like some people keep telling your character.
As for the surrounding stuff... It good. Great even.
There's a lot of different characters to have fun with, a lot of fetishes explored, and some routes even have some replay value since some choices have quite the effect on the scenes (like with the cheerleader's route or Demi's route, to avoid spoilers).
For the sickos out there, you can even choose to NTR yourself. Though I don't know why you would.
Now for my very slight and few issues with the game.
Like I said, the artstyle is peculiar. Not everyone will be on board with it, but if you're reading this because you're unsure, give it a go. Push yourself a bit. After an hour, I was drawn in and spent about 5 days spending all my time on this game, even deciding against playing something else to keep going. The story is that good.
Then, there's a little nitpick, I guess. As you progress through the story, it feels like you get less and less free time to use to pursue routes you've yet to clear (or at least clear what's in so far). Though, in the end, it seems you end up having enough occasions to do everything before you're hit with the "end of update" (that is, unless you keep going for the repeatable scenes like the gloryhole).
The last one is more two little things but I'll pack them together.
I think the game lacks a little UI to keep you informed of your stats (since they are actually important) and potentially the day it is. More than once I forgot what my power-level was and which day it was to know if I had some time until the next planned story event.
Adding those two little things could go a long way to help keep track of stuff.
So overall, I'd say I'd give this game a 4.5 but the site doesn't let you give halves, so I'll have to make do with 4.
It might look weird, but don't be fooled, it's most likely one of the shinest gems on this website. Weird World (the dev) gave us quite the world and story to play with, and I can't wait to get more of it.