Ren'Py - Abandoned - The Last Enchantress: Revival [v0.0.3] [MrgT/Nu'ar Studios]

TL;DR = really deep and immersive role-play game. Main heroine gets slowly corrupted.

Story: 5/5
+ This game has really good plot.
+ Story summary: Main heroine is studying to be a sorceress. But her school gets attacked and wiped out. Now she is trying to survive among peasants. She is a little naive and she will get slowly corrupted.

Art and Sex stuff: 5/5
+ Renders are really good. Some images are almost photorealistic.
+ Main heroine and her best friend are very sexy.
+ Sex scenes are hot.
+ Some scenes have animations.

Gameplay: 4/5
+ This game starts as VN. You follow story and make some choices.
+ 2nd part of the game will turn into RPG-like game. Later part of the game has typical RPG elements like: inventory, map where you travel, stats, alchemy crafting, quest log, etc.
- Sadly the sandbox RPG like part of the game is also only downside of game. At later part of the game you have to visit same locations and do same events over and over again until you trigger new events. It is pretty much annoying grind.

To sum it up:
I really liked the game. I will definitely recommend it.

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Lovely game. Great story, great renders, loved everything about the protagonist Lora.

One thing breaks it for me: the way the village is designed, it's too big with too much to do and people to talk. Got lost in the village at start... Should have found a way to slowly introduce the characters without making it overwhelming and boring, at least for me. Maybe see the entire village from above with clickable stuff? I don't know. I don't mind sandbox but this was too much even for me. I'm actually sad that I have to part with the girls.

Thank you and the best of luck.

Version 0.3

Probably the easiest way to describe this game as a game, and not just material in order to masturbate.

The author of the game was very confused about all these things in the form of RPG elements, therefore, in this game you have to turn on your head a little and look more closely at the screen. Some people like it, some don't. I like it, that's why I give it such a high rating.

Minuses:
1. Not fully completed RPG system. It seems that the author still has something to show. Moreover, it seems that he has quite a lot of mechanics in stock. Well, so much the better if it doesn't complicate the process too much. I think that to continue the idea that the author put into this game, more mechanics are better.
2. Rare updates. The author decided that it would be better if she released major updates once a year, rather than small ones every two months. Maybe this is the right decision, maybe not. I think it will become clear after version 0.1, which she is currently working on.

Pros:
1. Beautiful models.
2. Interesting story.
3. Beautiful GUI
4. Nice music (not always)
5. Huge lore, which the author is trying to think through to the smallest detail.

Outcome:
I would recommend this game to those who are ready to immerse themselves in the atmosphere and really play the game, and not skip to the moments when it will be possible to jerk off. The game is worth attention, but it requires the appropriate attitude.

***********0.03 version

I'm going to give this a 5/5 rating , and I don't give this rating lightly.

Honestly, this might be the closest I've got A Dance With Rogues experience.
It might be better described as a "game with porn" rather than a porn game.

Probably not for those looking for a quick fap.

Everything is top notch, from story and plot to CG.

What an amazing and refreshing game. Great role play, nice mechanics. Reminds me a lot of Bioware games in regards to choices, dialogues, etc.
And Annie, I sure hope that the dev is planning on letting me have the option to have her as my future wife. For no harm shall ever come to her, ever.
The renders are absurdly amazing. The quests, dialogues are great as well. Characters are interesting, and ofc the amount of creepy dudes around is no joke. I was always worried about getting quests from some of them, but that was also a great charm of the game.
I can't wait for more.

Still early days for this game, but as someone that really likes the ability to impact what kind of person the MC becomes, this is easily one of the best fantasy based VN's I've tried.

An interesting setting with great pacing great visuals and worthwhile dialogue choices seems like such an obvious thing to do in VN's, however most don't manage half of those things, but this game nails all of them, and for that reason it's an easy 5 for me even at this early stage

An excellent example of a good fantasy RPG featuring female MC.
For now, this game at an early stage of development, so your approximate gameplay time would be around 3 hours, which is not bad knowing that it's the only second version of the game and the author works mostly alone with help of translator she knows.

Story/Characters/Dialogues

Story. The story takes place in a fantasy world where MC studies magic in a wizard's tower. Unfortunately, her study won't be finished due to some circumstances and after the first introduction part where you learn the basics of the game, the MC is left on their own, and here her adventure begins. The game has its own world lore, which is a good thing in my point of view since faceless generic fantasy worlds make you bored quite quickly. You can learn about it through story, dialogues, and remarks in your diary.

Characters. There are few of them in the current version. The most advanced interactions are with the MC's girlfriend whom you can treat as a best friend or romance her. Other characters mostly serve as plot characters. You can interact with them during quests and the main story, they have their own motivation, good dialogue lines, and overall they written well.

Dialogues. It's definitely one of the game's strong points. The best part is that characters mostly speak as they really live in this world, meaning they rarely use modern lexicon and often refer to common knowledge of their world, like mention their gods in their speech or some historic events. All of this combined is very good for the immersion in the atmosphere of any good fantasy game.

Graphic/Animations

Graphic. MC looks very beautiful, as well as all female characters in this game. Sometimes I'm even feel bad that we don't play for male MC, since lesbian relationships take a major place in this game, and sadly it's not my cup of tea, so I can only hope there will be some team up sex adventures with them

There are scenes of violence in this game, nothing major that you haven't seen in TV breaking news (no gore), but here it is. Aside from the character's design, the graphics looks ok, you probably not expecting much in this direction anyway, since it's not UE.

Sex scenes contain a good amount of CG's and animations. There are only a few of them for now, so I can't say much in that regard.

Animations. There are a few of them and they are good quality, not among the best of this site, but they're really good. For some reason, this tag is missing on the main page, so it should be added, so the player would know about their existence.

Gameplay

User interface. The first thing you can notice it's a very good UI. It can remind SkyUI mod on the Skyrim if you ever played with it. Here you can access various tabs like: clothes, magic, inventory, relations with characters, alchemy, quests, gameplay lore, etc. So it gives you a very good impression about future gameplay if all this section will be used constantly.

Gameplay. The game has some sort of karma system so you can roleplay your character as you like, you can kill, steal, seduce or be good and save, protect and be innocent. Also, there is a corruption system, not yet fully fledged in game, but we already get points depending on our choices. Mostly player left on their own, good realization of sandbox, you can move on main story or do the side quests. The quests have different outcomes depending on your choices and require attention (you've been warned) and good memory, which is a really good thing since most such games don't give you any challenge, but as far as I know, there is no game over yet, so even if you fail the task, prepare to consequences. They even can be your goal, since some of them lead to sexual experience, that the main heroine otherwise wouldn't want to have.

Conclusion
I tried to reflect in this review the most important parts of the game in my opinion, but since it's an early stage of the game, this review definitely should be updated since some game features not in the game yet, like combat, for example. Anyway, I think you should try it and decide for yourself. I have the feeling that this game can claim a place among the best RPG's on this site if people will support it.

There is definitely room to grow here, but I've enjoyed what the game has had to offer so far. While by no means perfect, I found the writing to be enjoyable to read, and found myself getting somewhat interested in the story. I think this is commendable for an erotic VN, especially considering the sometimes shaky translation (which is still good enough that it doesn't bother me personally).

While I have my reservations on how effectively some of the game mechanics introduced in the current version (0.0.2) can be utilized as the game develops, I appreciate that the developer is making an effort to make their game more than a glorified slideshow. In their own words : " I don’t want the Enchantress to be just images and text. I want you to play it, to interact with it..." From what I've seen so far, I think they are earnest in this regard.

Finally, on the erotic side of things, I very much respect the amount of choice given to the player in terms of what they want to pursue. I am certainly not an erotic VN connoisseur, but of the few I have played with a female protagonist, I often find it frustrating when the player is forced to watch the protagonist suffer harassment with little to no recourse (I imagine it is done because many people are into it, but it's not always my cup of tea). Additionally, the game seems to give the player the choice of what scenes they want to see and whether or not to romance a character. I have not exhausted every available option, but of what I did see, the only time a scene seemed to be forced was during a nightmare. However, it was relatively short and seemed excusable given the context. As of the current version, there isn't a substantial amount of erotic content, but it's enough to hint at what's to come.

All in all, there is a lot of work ahead, but it's showing great potential at this early stage.

Wow still blown away by the quality and content. This game has truly massive amounts of potential and makes nearly everything great. sadly its not a perfect for me (yet) personally but maybe this will change. (btw a few minor translating issues where words are still russian)

Pros:
+ really really great renders and models
+ detailed and easy to navigate world
+ female protagonist
+ an AMAZING hud/UI (feels lik an RPG)
+ great animations!
+ nice sfx (sound effects)
+ LOVELY music (really really great tracks and atmosphere!)
+ many options
+ visible dialogue otpions and consquences
+ clothing system
+ pretty faces of all girls (my fav are July and Annie personally)
+ creative and cool "rpg-like" story which is not too long and not too short
+ old/young stuff

Cons: (not much really but something for at least me important)
- i personally like Annie and especially July look wise a bit more (face and hair)
- no girl is really curvy at least the Lora the MC should be well rounded and curvy (you know D/DD tits, wider hips, a bit rounder butt and stronger legs/thighs)

For some it might be sound exaggerated but for me this curvy/look topic is important especially on the long run. And even i enjoy the game and everything else highly this is a feature i would at least like to see optional for the future.

Suggestion/Idea:

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Make a side quest where Lora (and maybe Annie too) can find, craft or get a potion which let magically enhance their curves (about double of all what they have currently like my girls in my signature) it would be totally optional for ppl who like more the more innocent, very slim look and would make both sides happy since the rest of the game is REALLY great. I know this from another game which "just" let you optionally enhance the boobs of the girl. so it's possible and would give the game even more attention and mayb even more support. at least think about it, pls.

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Keep that great work up and good luck with it! You really deserve it.

I normally wait a bit longer to write a review (this is just version 0.0.2), but I loved every second of it so I'll just rate it 5 stars. That simple

It's a VN that totally feels like an RPG game (skills, level up, inventory, side quests, dialogue wheel, etc...). For now it's rather rudimentary and it will never become a real RPG, but just the feeling you are playing one is nice.
Some quests can be resolved in different ways (strong Fallout vibe).

For the moment hardly any sex scenes, just hints at what might come, and that's the way I like it. Build-up.

Renders, models and facial expressions are very well done.
Only thing I was slighty dissapointed in: in the update they made the female protagonist look younger, and now she looks 16 instead of 19 (resulting in a bit of an uncanny valley look).

As for romance: lots of lesbian options seem possible, and (contrary to comments in the discussion pages) there seem to be some decent male choices too. Decent in the sense of: no blackmail, corruption, exploitation - just a regular guy to romance.
We'll have to see about it, though.

I'm afraid the progress of this game will be very slow, but yeah... what can you do.

Really liked it so far.

Like the game so far. Very good potential, nice genre. Looking forward to the development of the inventory function as I'd love to dress up my character. Also I love the protagonist so far. Shes very beautiful.

It is quite hard for me to find a VN I can fully immerse myself in. If I find a game like that, it holds a special place in my heart. TLE is one of the rare VNs I enjoy. It has a meaningful storyline with choices that matter and deep fantasy lore. Please check the Patreon of Nu’ar Games to find various pieces of lore. You won’t be disappointed!

The choices you make always have consequences. They shape the personality of the protagonist and her relationships with different characters and factions. Currently, the game consists of the Prologue and Chapter 1, but the player can already choose between several routes, which significantly change the main storyline.

The characters are diverse and relatable, which is extremely important in RPGs. And many of them are really sweet! You can choose the protagonist’s orientation and romance the characters of your choice. There’s not much romance content yet, but it is heartwarming Lesbian romance is so lovely in TLE!

All in all, TLE is one of the best VNs I’ve ever played! The devs are trying their best to create something unique and powerful! Please give them your support! They are good people and deserve it

Unfortunately, the story is so badly written, that it's simply painful to read. It's not only the issue of bad grammar (which could be easily corrected), and not only somehow harder to deal with issue of inept descriptions. The worst part is, that the whole structure of the story is like in those grade-Z movies, in which running away on foot from a horse chase 500 meters away, the main hero stops to spend 2 minutes telling his friends, that not everything is lost, and then runs again to reach the safe place 5 minutes later, with the horse riders being just 10 meters short of catching him. Instead of good narration here we have a totally unbelievable show of chatterbox, that no sane person would engage in, when facing an imminent death, as is the case in the prologue.

The game is really nice. I am very glad that Nu'ar is trying to make something unusual out of the game. I hope that the plot of the game will be very exciting, as I like the beginning! I am waiting for a new menu and I am sure that it will be great.

Really good game, the translation has its issues but you can tell the original text is well written. The storyline and quests are actually intriguing. It's only v0.02 atm but has sufficient content for now. Looking forward to play more!