Long review, tl;dr at the bottom.
A while ago I've played and finished v0.9.7. Hardly any changelog of any adult game made me release as much endorphines as TLB's, hence I'm absolutely eager to play v1.0.0, when I will do another playthrough (if there are any more updates planned, ofc). This might be one of my all-time-favorite adult games ever.
Let me get to the essence of this review:
PROTAGONIST - 5/5
While I personally prefer rather petite female bodies, the main protagonist of TLB does perfectly resamble a (surprise, surprise) female barbarian. She looks, fit, she looks strong, she looks like she could hand your ass to you in a fight. Plus, you can even customize her via a couple of options.
ANIMATIONS - 5/5
Not much to say. Animations look perfectly fine, well done.
STORY & ENVIRONMENT - 5/5
Yes, there is a story and it is fun to follow. Not too much dialogue, still enough to explain things properly. Very good pace for how it unfolds.
The game world is authentic and fits the mood of the game perfectly. Also, areas are versatile.
GAMEPLAY/COMBAT - 4/5
From my perspective the combat could use some fine-tuning. To me it felt a bit stale, almost clunky at times.
But I've seen way worse, especially in other adult games.
The balance between combat, exploring, story elements, and lewd content on the other hand is perfectly on spot for my taste. In my opinion, this is exactly how a porn game should feel.
GRAPHICS & SOUND
I don't really want to rate this, yet I want to emphasize that I enjoyed both. I never got the impression one or the other affects the experience negatively. (For me that may probably be 4.5/5, whatsoever.)
LEWD CONTENT - 6/5 (if I may)
Check the tags. Do you like at least half of the kinks you read?
If yes, play the game. Trust me.
If I play a porn game, I expect porn. Games were I have to play one hour plus to see half of some genitals or some kissing, just don't do it for me. TLB got it perfectly right!
Tentacles, rape, pregnancy, inflation, lactation, internal view? Viktor Black supplies you with all of it.
Playing through that game didn't leave much blood in my brain for a while. Triple-A.
@Viktor Black , I sincerly hope to see more of your content, be it further TLB updates or another game. While playing TLB I didn't only feel that this game has been made by a porn enthusiast, but also by a gamer. Well done!
Guys, if you enjoy TLB, consider supporting Viktor on Patreon/Subscribestar. Creating a game in the scale of TLB requires a huge effort, and in this particular case the outcome, in my opinion, is a masterpiece.
TL;DR:
PROTAGONIST - 5/5
ANIMATIONS - 5/5
STORY & ENVIRONMENT - 5/5
GAMEPLAY/COMBAT - 4/5
LEWD CONTENT - 6/5
Great game, awesome porn. If you're not disgusted by the kinks, play it!