RPGM - The Last Sovereign [v0.74.7] [Sierra Lee]

Disclaimer: I haven't completed the game.

It starts as a generic RPGM game, but don't let that trick you away from this masterpiece: a few minutes in you'll get into the real game and enjoy the pleasure of finally having a well-designed, intelligent MC with sensible dialogue, while also featuring some braindead bimbo sidekicks for humor.

If you're tired of all RPGM feeling like the same game with slightly different artwork, give this one a try. The developer has put some love here and it shows.

I love it, you have to try it even for once if you are an rpg fan, Been skipping this game for years because the visuals is not good enough for me , but as a 2014 game it's understandable, what I didn't know the story and battle system is good, it's a bummer I can't create a custom character to feel it's me, but it's fine since simon is pretty good mc

There are some hard battle moments where you need to Save scumming because it's not possible to do it in one run with only 1 save, but as a hardcore gamer this is fun, one of the things I liked is that it got decision system, every decision leads to different outcome ,

Anyone played Sukoiden? the most thing players liked in that game is base management is and this game will have it, in chapter you will have your own castle with your own people ( harem included) , Truthfully I came to enjoy adults scenes, but I grown more to love the story , grinding and saving funds because it's limited, also the one thing the best of all as an rpg fan is that, monsters don't appear randomly by walking, so you can pretty much enjoy grinding in this game, the only thing i can think of for this game to be more better is to have more adult visual art.

Sadly for 3 stars, because I got stuck in Chapter 4 : Council of Gawnfall quest, looks like it only has 1 path that I need to take.

For me playing a game should not always be a relaxing and rewarding experience. The game can be rage-inducing, funny, sad or scary - and the same goes for a porn game. I really apreciate when the porn games aims to be something more, turning more into an erotic adventure, and my favourite games on this website all share this trait. The porn game however can never be two things - it should not be tedious and it should not punish the player.
1. Tedious.
Playing The Last Sovereign is a fucking work. You better keep your schedule open, because Tolstoy in his russian novels managed to be more concise and straight to the point. I appreciate when there is a lot of content to enjoy, but literal hours upon hours of rpg where there are multiple segments where you play as different characters is fucking tedious. It gets worse with every hour - you go through multiple wars, rebuilding the cities - and at one point you understand that you are not playing a porn game anymore, but a management game, and shitty one at that. And this is when punishing the player comes to play.
2. This game fucking hated me.
You get invested in characters? You want to win the battles? You want everyone to be happy by getting the best outcome? Oh boy, you are in for a ride. You think you can just take the most logical choices and get on with it? Nope! You made a wrong choice seven hours ago - now one of your companions is dead. Are you having fun yet? People here apparently love that choices matter, and I understand the sentiment, but then you should make the choices clear and make the concequences of the choices understandable. You will balance the affection of the characters like a juggling clown in the circus - one wrong anwer from hundreds of choices, one point of affection short, and you WILL have consequences. But there is a remedy from that - the legendary walkthrough - an incredibly long and tedious wiki page, that you could read for hours.
And at some point, when you are in the middle of the third random battle, dumbly following a huge and insanely complicated walkthrough letter for letter, trying to salvage your story and save your team, but it's already ruined, because you didn't meet some orc seven hours ago, one simple thought comes to your tired and annoyed mind: Am I having fun in this porn game?
And then you turn this shit off and never play it again. The premise of the game promises you a lot of fun, sexy content - well, that's a fucking lie.

130 hours in my first playthrough and I regretted nothing. Combat is well balanced but hard, choices matter, and you are rewarded for exploring and experimenting. Story is compelling and well paced, never keeping you out of the action for too long.

Story: 10/10
The only porn game with well thought-out plot. It's complex but not too confusing. Dialogues are funny as heck.

H-Art: 9/10
Beautiful. Would give 10/10 if there were more of them.

Gameplay: x/10
Idk. I use cheats to get the story. Should be ok I guess.

The game really has no equal on this site in terms of scope. The game far surpasses the 100+ hour mark, with a story that spans years.

One of the best aspects of this game is the world building which is both well thought-out as well as ocasionally hilarious. The whole cast of characters are memorable and interesting.

The politics sections of this game where you manipulate and influence different factions/people I haven't seen in any other game.

Absolutely EXCELLENT!
Let me start off by saying I Hardly ever Play RPG Maker Games to begin with, I've tried quite many in the past and I've only seen a very few games who incorporate the RPG maker elements in the Main Gameplay that fits the bill and doesn't feel like an engine tacked on a story that doesn't serve to do anything but create a hindrance for moving from one scene to the next.

This is how you do it, And I have to admit my bias here, I do not enjoy RPG maker games in general, but this whole game won my heart.
Writing is Superb, this story wouldn't survive without it, especialy character writing and how worldbuilding is being handling is also worth appreciating.

I've seen better art and UI in many other games, but few, a very few even attempt to do what Last Sovereign does, create an epic fantasy adult story, which is yes, filled with tons of adult elements, but isn't fractured into nothing without it. Considering that The Art as you progress through the story does get better. But the main dynamic here that I really enjoyed is the MC with the girls.
Its incredible , the amount of depth and thought put into that, and really makes one immersed in the story as whole.
Big Recommendation, so excited to see what Qumes ahead.

Yo this game is legitimately a real ass RPG. Like think Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. It's a straight up saga. Exceptional characters populate a vast world with a deep and well thought out history.

Forewarning: This is not an H game with RPG elements. It is an RPG with H elements.

V0.67.2
Preface
First and foremost I must clarify that this is not what I consider to be an H-game (I will reference H game again, just clarifying what the word is to me so we're on the same page). To put it bluntly, I highly suspect that there has never been a human who has climaxed to material provided from this game. I read comments warning of this but thought "ehhhh I see those sexy images on the OP, I can probably squeeze one out to it" - No, I was wrong, I couldn't. If you're looking to fap I'd urge you to look elsewhere.

Now, this leaves me in a bit of a predicament for this review because I am ONLY looking to fap when playing H games. That's all they are and should be to me and thus I would probably give this game 1 star if that was the criteria I was grading it to. However, in playing through the game I found a lot of qualities worth praising. Many were aspects I'd like to see in an H game. Heck this game itself could be modified pretty easily to fit my definition of an H game. Because of all this, I decided to review it as a "game with sexual content". Think along the lines of how a movie with a few sex scenes is not porn - it's a movie. The Last Sovereign is not an H-game (to me), it's a game.

And, before I actually get into the review, I should clarify that I have only played through chapter 1 of 5. It was ~6+ hours I think?

Review
So, with all that out of the way, what areas are left for the game to succeed in? Well, there's story, character development, writing, world building, art, and gameplay to name a few. Honestly, this game knocks all of those out of the park. The world is quite complex, the story has some twists you don't expect, but even when it is chugging along a linear sequence, the outcomes are rarely obvious. Character interactions and growth feels very natural. I don't know these characters but the things they do makes sense with their backgrounds and personalities. The way they talk, the things they say or don't say, etc - it all flows well.

The world is very vast in lore but manageable in gameplay. You hear about far away lands and places but you don't really have access to any way to go to them. Until you master your small area and start unlocking the ability to travel further, and further. You hear about different factions and meet more and more along your journey. Some come and go, it's quite reminiscent of the real world, but the game doesn't force you to learn it all instantaneously. It's very digestible, I never felt overwhelmed by the world yet I could feel how massive it is.

I should touch on the art - you see those images in the OP? They're great aren't they? Yeah, I agree. I should point out however that you rarely see images like that. The MC does have sex quite a bit (I think I've seen 10 or so scenes) but you get one image, it is unhidden for a moment, and then a wall of text covers it for the sex scenes. I'll try not to spend too much time on this as this is the main reason I don't consider this game to be an H-game. For a game with sexual content, they're a tantalizing addition. For an H-game, they're sorely lacking.

And this brings me to the gameplay - it's typical RPG-esque, party turn based combat. You have various types of warriors (fighters, rouges, mages, etc) that can have different types of equipment and abilities. Honestly this game does a really good job of making the combat continue to feel engaging. Lots of different friends and enemies with lots of different abilities. The game rarely throws you something that has to be done PERFECTLY, and when it does it's always an optional fight (which, if you're like me, might as well be required lol). When it does, the guide linked in OP does a really good job of pointing out how best to beat each one if needed. It's linked very well so you can get to the specific fight needed. But generally you don't have to do this, you can just learn by doing and you may not figure out an amazing strat but it won't matter. Usually you have access to a free healing (sleep) location. Later on, you have very accessible healing and revive skills (in and out of combat) with plenty of combat-dropped potions to do the same as well. And, if worst comes to worst, the game does have an auto-save feature that seems to trigger every time you enter/exit an area. TLDR - combat is varied, detailed if you want it to be, but easy to just slog through as well.

And, the story - wow it's actually very nice and I do genuinely want to experience it. However, after playing many hours I had to ask myself - why am I playing this game? To fap. And I wasn't fapping. I never even got hard, maybe a semi once lol. And while the story may be interesting, it's not exactly one I can talk with friends about or reminisce over, due to the hyper sexual theming. And so, as much as it pains me to do so, I'm writing this review and deleting the game. If the sex scenes were more focused on providing fap content, I'd be all over this game, but it's just not there. If you're like me and the answer to "why am I playing this?" is to fap, I'd really recommend just skipping. Yeah it's a great story but life is short and there are many, many things/games one can spend time on. Again I'll point out that I've only played through chapter one, and things are definitely progressing, but somehow I imagine the H styling and pacing won't change much (based on my experience and warnings in older reviews). I'm giving the game 4 stars, and really only pulling the 5th due to me having to invest so much time to figure out this game will never be what I want it to be. Again, that's fine, just not for me.

One of my favorites! Sierra is a wonderful writer and the complexity of the plot is amazing. This game is not for those in only for a quick fap, tho, as things take time to unfold. The managment mecanics are awesome too.
Overall this is gold.

5 stars because you SHOULD play this game. It's huge. It's fun. It's well-written. It's witty.
It's also a 4.4-star game, but I round up with these things.

Pros:
Literally the entire game besides the few cons.
It's rare for me to think "I want to play more of that game and see what happens" - but this one has hit the mark several times.
It's BIG. Not sure how many hours, but it's a lot, and 90% of them are good.
Just play it. 90% of a 50+ hour game is too many pros to list.

Cons:
#1 Ginasta
Ginasta is the Captain Marvel of this game. After a dozen well-written, enjoyable characters and arcs, you're forced (at length) to engage with this idiot while your cadre of awesome folks prop her up like she's amazing.
MC: Ginasta... define "tyrant"
Ginasta: Anyone who imposes their will on someone else, even if they're a friend and do it out of compassion using logic and the person is better off and grateful!
MC: So if Jack correctly knew a mushroom was poisonous, and Jill was about to eat it because she thought it was safe, and Jack convinced her not to do so... Is Jack a-
Ginasta: JACK IS A FUCKING TYRANT.
If you think I'm exaggerating I'll give some actual in-game scenarios:
1. Your administrative assistant admits she loves sewing, so you spend a great deal of time taking her all over the world to gather knowledge of different sewing techniques. Your differently-abled lover wants to set up a school for differently-abled children, and you love her and the idea so you spend a great deal of time and money setting up the school and hiring everyone to work there. You do another three or four selfless acts because you love your companions and they have interesting ideas.
Then you visit the wilds, and Ginasta says "There's a place I'd like to go, but I don't think you'd want to go there because there's nothing in it for you and no power for you to gather."
I'd empty my Sx account for Simon to say "Bitch I just spent a month building a school for differently-abled children what the cunty fuck is your problem?"
2. One of the sweetest characters in the game and someone with whom Simon has mutual love, Elleani, is being hounded by suitors. You coordinate researchers on every corner of the globe to look into an almost-forgotten political position she could acquire that would prevent her from getting married. You then negotiate the position's existence with your contacts in the church and the local nobility. You delve into an abstract plane of existence to nab the final ironclad proof of the position's validity.
Everyone except Ginasta: This is great! You won't have to marry someone you hate and be essentially serial-raped for the next 50 years!
Ginasta: Looks like we've got another POWER-HUNGRY TYRANT HERE!

Ginasta is THIS poorly written.
The kicker: any time anyone asks a very basic, logical question that displays Ginasta's philosophy being against anything but total anarchy OR the fact that by preventing the will of others, Ginasta is also a tyrant (by her woefully inaccurate definition of the word) - she gets deus ex machina'ed the fuck right out of that conversation.

The kicker's kicker: you are god-moded into caring about her. Your harem is god-moded into thinking she's amazing.

(If anyone's wondering, the definition of tyrant is: an extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.)

#2 King Alonon.
I am a hyper-intelligent, brave, compassionate king. I led my troops in many battles against terrible evils. I have plunged the depths of alternate realities to bring prosperity and arcane secrets to my people.
I discovered the cyclical nature of the universe, and that protons and electrons - the tiny, building block particles of matter whose most important trait is their opposing forces - are actually tiny, building block particles of METAPHYSICAL matter whose most important trait is their opposing forces, so now I have CRIPPLING DESPRESSION.
No there isn't any more to it. It never occurred to me the world existed before I was born but now that I've learned it's very old AND that it'll be around after I die, I basically can't function. Also I found out that matter is made of smaller particles that I can't see and that's hella depressing for some reason.

#3. Some choices sort-of matter in ways you have no way of knowing.
Stipulate that "there's a lot of somewhat meaningful choices in the game" as a PRO, and the con is something like "wtf how do I know where to send this caravan of poultry? Can I ask Iris which nation would most benefit from a steady supply of KFC? No? Okay I'll hook it up to Mexico." *10 game hours later* Oh shit I can't get the top tier reward for this politicking because 10 hours ago I should have sent those chickens to Vietnam.
EVERYTHING is quantified.
VERY FEW THINGS can have their quantified variables visible.
I'm not looking for a "on a scale of 1 to your max hp, how injured do you feel" here, but there are ways to conversationally quantify things and on almost no occasions are these available to you. Ironically, in the few instances you are privy to them, the game gives you numbers.
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There are only a few niggles besides these 3.
It's a great game and I give it my strongest recommendation.
Very much embodies "the best book you'll ever play" review from the 90s that some games got.



Good god Ginasta sucks but this game is fantastic.

Amazing game. The story is incredible, the characters are great, the gameplay is solid and the lore is deep. A lot of fun for anyone who likes worldbuilding, or just having to think hard while playing a challenging game.

The smut is definitely not the point of the game, but it ain’t bad. The art quality varies a bit, but never fails to capture the spirit of the scene— you can tell the artist has actually played the thing and isn’t just going off a text description.

Not a coomer game, and the consulting the wiki is a must if you want to have good results in the game. But if you invest your time and thoughts into it, this game pays off.

Review for version: 0.65

Excellent game.

great writing, decent plot, tons of content.

there are no animations/elaborate scenes, but thats not why you play this game, you play this one for the story.

Be aware that its quite a "complicated" game, you probably want to look at the walkthrough every once in a while because there is so much going on. also be aware that youre going to be playing this for quite a lot of hours.
Im probably not the fastest, but I finished all the current content and my save is about 107 hours in...

This is such a well written story, it barely even needs the sex its a good enough game on its own without it. Its heavy on dialogue and text but it draws you in and takes you on a great adventure. So much content to get through, I guess it has been in development for 7 years though so would be surprising if not!

This game is way too good for this site. This is a damn good story, but it's not for anyone looking just to get quick gratification. The positives are simply too numerous to count in a review tbh. If you want a smart story then here it is.

So the Last Sovereign is probably the best socio economic political simulator that exists and is mostly definitely the greatest in the spaces we degenerates visit.

There's also some porn too.

Honestly Sierra did a great job in making porn part of the core DNA of the game. With a few key decisions earlier in development, it would be a title that I could unashamedly play on my main steam profile. You can tell that the idea of a game that is both serious and pornographic resonated with the creator deeply.

Anyways, here's what I actually liked about the game:
Great:

1. Story- unironically a story that most jrpgs wouldn't clear. Granted, this is a seven year development project, but still. The writing shines through and I would play without the porn.
2. Characters- The protagonist, while being probably the most boring person in the main cast, is still awesome in his own right. He is a developed character that makes choices that an actual person would make. The rest of the cast each have their own motivations and ideals even if they are bent towards the MCs will, and players that enjoy their women to have personality and not be sexy lamps will enjoy.
3. Worldbuilding- Neatly integrates sex into the world, and it creates a believable socioeconmic environment where one average sexlord can create a pink utopia.
4. Gameplay- Combat is balanced, though you'll be disappointed if you skip any content. You can't farm xp, so every encounter matters to leveling up. The real meat of the game though are the triggers. Damn near every interaction you have and choice you make is logged, and some choices will be locked off without sufficient hidden scores. Keep an eye on the quest log and character dialogue to see if you reached some of these thresholds(or just use a guide, the best case scenario story is really good)

Decent:

1. Art- It's an acquired taste to me, but it's got a distinctive style outside of the RPGMaker default kit.

Anyways, It's unironically my favorite game in this space, but I sometimes like it in spite of the porn. Likely a contender on my top 5 list of all times, and it's somewhat depressing I can't discuss it more in sfw boards and real life.

Hands down the best RPG maker game I've ever played. The story is an enthralling epic that grabs you and never let's go. The characters are all extremely well-written and you fall in love with each of them very quickly. The gameplay is exactly what you'd expect from a solid JRPG but even here it goes above and beyond. There's honestly nothing bad I can say about this gem other than it's not finished. When it is I firmly believe it will be one of the best hentai games ever made.

The best porn game. Massive world, colorful cast and rich story/lore. Think of this as an excellent book with a lot of sex scenes.

The Dev makes full use of the RPGM engine. There are no the same play throughs as each of your choices can and will impact the world.

Transcends the genre. This is one of the best stories I've seen any game, I have never seen another game where my choices have so much impact on the world. The characters are rich and fully realised. The combat, miraculously, engaging despite being an RPGmaker game.

5/5

What would happen if we took all hentai games tropes and archetypes seriously and start writing an actual story around them?

This is easily one of the best RPGM based games ever regarding its complexity and the ACTUAL many choices you can make during MC "hero's journey" which manages to be an unique experience, classic as a FF but also has a stunning cast of characters and a solid worldbuilding which would blow tons of AAA games out of the water.

Highly recommended.


PROS:

Superb writing.

Every harem member has an unique and dinamic personality and an interesting backstory, in 100+ hours of gameplay I never felt like a main cast character had been set aside, but the total opposite since they actually have an evolution during the entiriety of the game. Each of them also has a wide arsenal of unique quirks and abilities which can make the difference regarding the situation.

The many choices you make actually shape your MC, the main cast and the world around them, even in a subtle way. A choice that could seem beneficial at the moment could backfire in a much grander scale 40+ hours later and also be your salvation much further in the game.

Good level design and awesome combat balacing, which motivates the player to be more efficient on equipments and clear every open maps since resources are limited and hidden stats and checks are all over the place.


CONS:

Even considering an excellent use of RPGM this game is so ambitious and well put together in every other way that it feels like the engine takes its tool on it, forcing limitations as a slow pace which heavily discourage an otherwise much cleaner and funnier second run.

A completionist player that doesn't care much about roleplaying would find the use of the wiki mandatory as many stats are hidden and the actual impact of a choice may be not entirely clear.