RPGM - Completed - TakenoteR [v1.0] [HNStudy]

How did this game slip under my radar for so long?
This game was absolutely fantastic from start to end.

Pros:
- the art is unique and hot asf
- the pacing is perfect, there's never too long between H scenes, very easy to get off to. But at the same time it doesn't rush the corruption aspect. (You can knock this game out in a few hours, so "rush" is relative).
- H scenes themselves are hot and abundant. I love the creative way that some the lewd scenarios are setup. Scenes are slightly animated with sound effects.
- Lots of anal. Seriously, there's way more anal than regular old vaginal scenes. That is a huge pro for anal fiends like myself.

Cons:
- To be very critical, perhaps a little too much time is spent from William's perspective. I know this is a cuck game but I just hated playing as that incompetent tool.
- The ending was... pretty mean. I would've liked to see an ending more in line with James' philosophy, but I guess William was too much of a possessive moron for that to ever happen.
- very minor grammatical errors and few pronoun mistakes. Not frequent enough to reduce the experience when you're used to some of the MTL travesties out there.

Easy 5/5. Don't think, just play.

Don't understand the high reviews and I expect the average score will come down.

It's a simple RPGMaker novel. Could've been done in Ren'py. The art is okay at best and the scenes are... uninspired. The writing is also odd, like it feels like there are two ending scenes are the bad translation makes it unclear how they're related. For the first one the husband discovers his wife's infidelity, then it switches context to I guess imply that this portion of the story was just part of the wife's novel. But then - unsurprising plot twist - it turns out that the wife was cheating and he discovers this anyways at the end. I'm not really sure what narrating things this way accomplished other than allowing for their to be two separate scenes of the husband discovering his wife. I wasn't sure if there was supposed to be some weird implication that actually the first ending was real and the husband simply had a mental break and suppressed his knowledge of his wife's infidelity.

Which gets to one important thing that annoyed me a bit - rather than just being a corruption/NTR story, by the end things leaned pretty heavily into focusing on building tension around the humiliation of the cuckold husband. So if you're looking for a story that heavily focuses on this sort of humiliation then I guess you'll be pleased with this game, but otherwise not so much.

Story : It's alright in a broad sense but it's really lacking, there no detail or depth to anything, everything that happens can be summed up easily in a couple sentences, I'm not expecting Hamlet from a NTR porn game but come on, work it a little bit, give more context
Gameplay : Essentially a kinetic novel, almost no choices to make and even then, they're very lackluster, you just go from objective to objective without anything to check in the map besides talking to NPC to get notes to unlock previous scenes in the gallery (which you fully unlock at the end of the game anyways )
Porn : Not much but for such a short game I guess it makes sense, still, the art itself is fine but for a NTR it's really lacking in both amount and variety and the epilogue is laughable, you would expect that returning to the resort might give you at very least a couple scenes, but no, you get one and the game ends, bummer
Overall, it's fine but it can be so much more, unfortunately, it's disappointing, I want to give it a 3 because it's not bad at all but there's no 2.5 stars and it tilts more to 2 stars, sorry

I don't understand the 5-star ratings and reviews for this game. I'm convinced they must be related to the poster somehow.

The art is bland and the story is nearly non-existent.

There's maybe half an hour of content here.

There's no gameplay whatsoever.

If you increased the walk speed of the character in the beginning of the "story" you could get that done in two minutes.

It's essentially a gallery (but really it's a novel!) of scenes that are poorly drawn and have very little context.

There's no skipping dialogue so good luck if you've read it already!

Seriously - five stars? The BEST a game could possibly be? BEST art? BEST story telling? BEST gameplay?

I don't usually give reviews but this game is something else. There are some spelling errors. I love the art style it's simple and effective. I love the slow corruption progress. Anyway game is 5 out of 5 definitely would recommend playing.

This game exceeded my expectations. I was expecting a little game with a few scenes, and that was that. But no, the art is really good, there's a whole story (revolving around the NTR) and the pace is good!
Sometimes you find yourself trying out all the png's to find what's next, but since the map isn't very big, that's not really a problem.

I'm not a fan of NTR, but when it's well done ( like here ) it can be really exciting !

The only flaw I find with this game ( and it's purely subjective ) is that you see too often through the husband's eyes.

I'm giving it 2 stars for the art

The game isn't intuitive and there's no hints or walkthrough. You have to search everywhere, at a snails pace, to hopefully find the next step or clue... it's extremely frustrating.

The text has a delay, which can't be changed, which further slows the game .

Navigation is horrible, infinite clicking to get around...typical sandbox.

Story is interesting but I couldn't get deep enough into the game to enjoy it further. I played the completed version released today (10/13/24) and the game might be bugged since I wasn't able to progress, despite using progress suggestions in the thread comments.

awesome game, good history so far, gameplay runs as it should, always liked this RPG maker style games, the animations are super nice, the quality and plot are also top notch, this one carry some potential to expand even more the characters on a new history in future / past or in a different location

BEST RPGM game at the site. Creators check this game , you have a lot to learn
-story
-pictures
-no stupid grind
-animations
hope that project will get more and more future addons
I wish the author inspiration, new ideas, and you can also try the animal things (you know what i mean)

This is a lovely corruption-based game by HNStudy, with a number of flaws preventing it from all that it could be.

The writing is great and very arousing, with a focus on corruption and (increasingly as the game goes on) cuckolding. The progression is not the exact same as every other NTR game out there, with an off-beat pacing to it, but it's still appropriate and comes with a porn-typical absurdity to the scenarios that keeps things still a bit light-hearted.

Unfortunately the MTL could be better, as it's at the level of getting the pronouns wrong all the time still.

The art is similar: highly competent in most things, but the women's faces are quite goofy at times, and not necessarily in a hot way.

There is a gallery system, accessible from a PC you eventually unlock, but at certain points in the game (such as right before the end of this version, 0.9) it isn't accessible from your current save.

Scenes you already viewed are also only unlocked by using up "notes" you discover in the game, some seemingly missable. Many are unlockable in a sequence only, so saving up for your favorites doesn't always work either. The whole thing is done to boost immersion, which I appreciate, but in practice it gets more in the way of the faps than it helps.

The bugs can be bad, with the game freezing at several points during scenes. A particularly egregious one this version softlocks you right away if you visit the nudist beach during the exploration scene right after the intro.

All in all very promising, but it won't be the 5-star it could become without many more scenes and some significant polishing before the final version.

Thankfully, saves starting from the most recent update seem to be included, so even in its current state, this is an easy recommend for any NTR fan out there, even those with doubts about RPGM as there isn't that much walking and no grinding. A surprisingly charming and immersive experience for the engine and a solid addition to the NTRPG genre.

this game is so good I really wish the dev would post updates more often and had more games like this one.

please support this dev they're doing awesome work!

It's really really really really good. I'm just writing more stuff here to get to the 200 characters minimum required to post a review. 5/5 stars. it's worth it, i can't be any more specific than this, just try the game you will enjoy it!

I've been following and playing the game since it first came out, and I'll get to a few things I agreed with and liked from previous reviews.

The lack of combat mechanics that are used in every game made with RPGMaker, whether they are included in the flow or not, is a big plus. This makes for a simple interface.

The lack of unused locations that crowds and stretches the map makes for a more linear and enjoyable game. The fact that there is only one progressible location makes it more enjoyable to play.

The illustrations and our main character are really beautiful. The story is not bad. Agreeing with previous reviews, I think the NTR part is a bit fast. It should have been more heavily corrupted.

We use almost every location in the game. I would have liked some parts to be more, for example; some events in the pool of the hotel where we stay. Spying on people having sex at the end of the beach. We used the BAR in the last updates but I wish there were more of it.

At some points of the story, the night flow could have been nice.

I think this is the end of the game. I'm looking forward to your new projects. You should definitely continue with this kind of artwork, expand your own style (Fantasy Valley is one of my favorite examples).

Finally, the fact that it's animated makes the game even better. It would be nice to have more animated scenes in new games.

10/9

The game has a decent story, it is fairly fast paced and yet not quite as rushed as most games like this usually are. The gameplay is basic, mostly just moving to different locations and finding people. But there's no grind which is a positive. It's simple but effective so I like that part of it.

As for the artwork and renders, unfortunately I don't like it at all. And all the d*cks are abnormally big considering how rare it is to have a 12 inch ding dong. This makes it unrealistic, and after a while boring during the scenes (Which feel repetitive after a while too)

Overall I'd only give this 3/5, and I think that's fair. It could be a higher rating in the future, but for now it's average.

Another hidden Gem !

This is definitely the kind of games that stays !
It is simple, based on a simple and "funny" story, not too much dialogues, enough not to skip them. And it does the job, following the story makes it really exciting, the scenes are hot, simple but kinky drawings and animations places the mood just right it should be !

Can't wait for it to be finished, and for other games like that !

Well although I love the renders, I think that the wife didn't get the corruption properly. She went straight ahead with the NTR. Don't get me wrong, I'm a NTR fan all the way but I much prefer the slow road. We went from simply bjs to anal in a split of a second.

bar none the hottest anal scene out of any game you will play.
This game is hotter in thirty minutes than treasures of nadia + lust epidemic.
Unique art style to boot. what more do i have to say. the author should do some fetish stuff.

This game is an example of how writing is a major part to porno games and it drastically sets games like this aside from others in the space.

This review is also a response to a previous review calling anyone highly rating this game "friends or forced". No, the game is simply good.

The premise of the game is simple. You play as the wife in a typical relationship. You are on a vacation and a part of that vacation is to find inspiration. Inspiration for what you may ask? An erotic novel. The wife is a writer and specializes in such novels. Think 50 shades of grey. As the game progresses you get more and more inspiration for the novel as you get more and more corrupted.

The art style is good. As much as people will rag on it, having an actual 2D style that sets you aside from generic styles and AI garbage really sets the game above many. It reminds me of old Newgrounds styles which overall isn't bad. Some people may just be too used to the high quality and 3D styles we have today. But this is nothing to scoff at either. Animations are just 1 - 3 still images looped. Nothing huge in the animation department.

The gameplay is normal RPGM gameplay without any battles. And its very easy to tell what to do next if you.... read the story... It truly makes me ponder how many people skip the story in games and just skip to the sex scenes and then wonder what they have to do next. The game will literally tell you where to go next. Its very simple. You don't need a quest tracker if the game itself will tell you outright where to go next. Read.

Now on to the meat of the review. And the main reason why I gave it a 5 star. The story. You see just being an erotic novel writer isn't everything. The story moves on and the wife during the beginning of the trip becomes disgruntled with her husband. This is because he isn't satisfying her sexually and ignoring her a lot. This grounds the story in something real because funny enough, not sexually satisfying your partner is a huge component to why people cheat. I'm not saying its justified, but it makes more sense than other stories on here where for no reason a character turns cock hungry.

And the story progresses at a pace that makes sense. Slowly the wife gets into situations where she can say no but the sexual urges and the justification she gives in her head for the novel spurs the story on for her to become corrupted by those thoughts. It truly is something when I come across corruption stories that actually make sense and are paced well like this. Some scenes are silly like a guy saying his balls hurt and that leads to a scene. But the wife is the one filling the justification in her head because of her sexual urges and the monologues of the character do alleviate the silly scenes and make them more than just some naive bimbo like other games write.

Yes this means there are no real choices in this game. The entire game is on rails and is a corruption NTR story. There's no way to avoid that. And if thats not for you, then don't play the game. Everything is an illusion of choice, not actual choice.

Overall this game deserves its ratings. It shows how you can have an uncommon artstyle but still put out a banger game because you understand how to write a good story. Yeah sex scenes are nice, but story is truly what makes games like these stand aside. When the content being presented makes sense and is formed well, it becomes a more comprehensive whole. Lots of games can learn from this game on how narrative is key. Otherwise if we wanted to just jack it to sex scenes, many other mediums are better for that.

5/5

I loved the game, it has a great feel, good story and animation.
The NTR was just right and didn't play into the Wife humiliation route.

I I love RPG styles games and while the NTR games are not my favorite I like this game's playability and straight forward approach.
No Grind, No mini-games. I rarely give 5 stars, but this one gets it

Sorry for the one, but.... I really think most of the reviews are forced/friends and so....

The game is okay, and the art "interesting". But that's it.

You start and get a really nice interesting idea, then you get the typically idiot/jerk boyfriend who's gay and stupid. But this is no problem.

As some other mentioned, the lack of a quest tracker makes everything harder. But this isn't a'problem'....

What's my main problem with this "game"?

There's no choice, not for real.... you get forced to accept everything that happens, it's super normal for a girl to almost get anal fingered by some random dude she just met?
Is okay.... But then, you get choices....
Some random dude ask for help, he ask for you to fake being his girlfriend...
You get a choice... Yes or not... well, no, no matter what you pick, you end up doing it... then you go jerk him off because you dropped coffee on him after he kissed you.

Then you get the choice not to jerk him off... but no, you do it anyway....

Then you get the sauna even, another choice, another same result.

Then you get that pumpkin search event....
You have to search for pumpkins just to show your body to a child....??

FMC way of thinking:
FMC - "I'll never cheat my husband"
Random dude she just met -"Because of me your testicles hurt?
FMD - is that possible? I better do this before I get in trouble."

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If you're not giving anything different, don't offer a fake choice.

Great lite NTR game.

Nice storyline, nice art, great cast, there is not much to hate about this game. Only con is it's very short, less than 2 hours, but apart from that it's really good with nice content and artwork.

8.5/10