What a great game holy shit. It's made with Unity and it really does do everything right with the engine.
Gameplay: 4/5
The gameplay is quite nice is actually substantial. It's action combat with a skill tree and different weapons and equipment. Ricca has quite a few moves that she can do. It's not exactly Devil May Cry, but it was fun enough and clearly had a lot of thought put into it. My gripe though is that some levels are really annoying, and Ricca moves a bit too slow and floaty for the platforming to feel truly satisfying. Other than that, fun gameplay from beginning to end.
H-content: 5/5
Holy sweet jesus the H-content goes crazy. Fully voice-acted, well-animated, well-written, the whole package. First up is the writing. In porn games, often the porn is only as good as the writing will let it be. It needs context, build-up, and climax. The writing of Ricca provides all of that. Each H-scene is written very well and adds greatly to the experience. Next, let me talk about the animation quality for a bit. I've seen a lot of 3D animated porn and most of them have this stiff uncanny quality to them. What separates good 3D hentai and bad 3D hentai is this subtle life-like quality to the movements. It's kinda hard to explain. Holy Knight Ricca is full of that. All of the H animations feel fluid, impactful, and just really nice to look at. You got a shit load of variety too. Not only does this game have quality, it also has quantity. Hats off to the devs - they really cooked with this one. Let me also mention the voice acting, which is great from beginning to end. Ricca really is the star here; her seiyuu can really scream and moan her lungs out. Side characters were no slack either, and each of them had fire H scenes too. Finally, the unsung hero of the H-scenes is definitely the camera work. The camera is absolute FIRE in this game. They got a free camera if you want, but the preset camera angles are crazy. Did Alfred Hitchcock himself film this shit? Oh yeah, let's not forget the POV camera too, from both the male and female perspective. It's got it all, man.
If I HAD to criticize anything about the H-scenes, it would be that I feel that the devs tried to cast as wide a net as possible with the content. This game has a scene catering to every single japanese fantasy eroge fetish under the sun, vore, bestiality, futa included. It's not that I hate these fetishes, but I personally would have preferred if the game specialized in a few fetishes and REALLY hammered them in, instead of going for everything all at once. Still, the dedication and versatility of the dev team to include a bit of everything is impressive, and if someone out there enjoyed some of these more esoteric scenes, then I'm happy for them.
A little disclaimer: the H content is 70% defeat scenes and 30% mandatory story scenes, which I don't really have an issue with, but I can understand why some players would not be happy with that.
Story: 3/5
While I don't play porn games for the story, some story is appreciated in order to establish some emotional stakes in the H scenes and in gameplay. Holy Knight Ricca has a story that does just that. It's generic and predictable, but it hits all the right beats for a story. It actually stands on its own without the porn. Don't expect Shakespeare going in, though. You've read this stuff a hundred other times in other fantasy eroges.
Overall: 5/5
Objectively speaking, I'd give Ricca a 4/5, but the overall amount of thought and effort the devs put into it, plus the sheer quality of everything about this game, from the gameplay, to the voice acting, to the H content, to story and writing, really won me over. I'll give it a 5/5 out of love. I'll be waiting with bated breath for what Mogurasoft comes out with next. They really have really grabbed the eroge community (or at least me) by the nuts and I don't want them to let go anytime soon.
Gameplay: 4/5
The gameplay is quite nice is actually substantial. It's action combat with a skill tree and different weapons and equipment. Ricca has quite a few moves that she can do. It's not exactly Devil May Cry, but it was fun enough and clearly had a lot of thought put into it. My gripe though is that some levels are really annoying, and Ricca moves a bit too slow and floaty for the platforming to feel truly satisfying. Other than that, fun gameplay from beginning to end.
H-content: 5/5
Holy sweet jesus the H-content goes crazy. Fully voice-acted, well-animated, well-written, the whole package. First up is the writing. In porn games, often the porn is only as good as the writing will let it be. It needs context, build-up, and climax. The writing of Ricca provides all of that. Each H-scene is written very well and adds greatly to the experience. Next, let me talk about the animation quality for a bit. I've seen a lot of 3D animated porn and most of them have this stiff uncanny quality to them. What separates good 3D hentai and bad 3D hentai is this subtle life-like quality to the movements. It's kinda hard to explain. Holy Knight Ricca is full of that. All of the H animations feel fluid, impactful, and just really nice to look at. You got a shit load of variety too. Not only does this game have quality, it also has quantity. Hats off to the devs - they really cooked with this one. Let me also mention the voice acting, which is great from beginning to end. Ricca really is the star here; her seiyuu can really scream and moan her lungs out. Side characters were no slack either, and each of them had fire H scenes too. Finally, the unsung hero of the H-scenes is definitely the camera work. The camera is absolute FIRE in this game. They got a free camera if you want, but the preset camera angles are crazy. Did Alfred Hitchcock himself film this shit? Oh yeah, let's not forget the POV camera too, from both the male and female perspective. It's got it all, man.
If I HAD to criticize anything about the H-scenes, it would be that I feel that the devs tried to cast as wide a net as possible with the content. This game has a scene catering to every single japanese fantasy eroge fetish under the sun, vore, bestiality, futa included. It's not that I hate these fetishes, but I personally would have preferred if the game specialized in a few fetishes and REALLY hammered them in, instead of going for everything all at once. Still, the dedication and versatility of the dev team to include a bit of everything is impressive, and if someone out there enjoyed some of these more esoteric scenes, then I'm happy for them.
A little disclaimer: the H content is 70% defeat scenes and 30% mandatory story scenes, which I don't really have an issue with, but I can understand why some players would not be happy with that.
Story: 3/5
While I don't play porn games for the story, some story is appreciated in order to establish some emotional stakes in the H scenes and in gameplay. Holy Knight Ricca has a story that does just that. It's generic and predictable, but it hits all the right beats for a story. It actually stands on its own without the porn. Don't expect Shakespeare going in, though. You've read this stuff a hundred other times in other fantasy eroges.
Overall: 5/5
Objectively speaking, I'd give Ricca a 4/5, but the overall amount of thought and effort the devs put into it, plus the sheer quality of everything about this game, from the gameplay, to the voice acting, to the H content, to story and writing, really won me over. I'll give it a 5/5 out of love. I'll be waiting with bated breath for what Mogurasoft comes out with next. They really have really grabbed the eroge community (or at least me) by the nuts and I don't want them to let go anytime soon.