RPGM - The Last Sovereign [v0.76.3] [Sierra Lee]

Story 10/10ne of greatest story I have read and
Long too like a like it over 100hrs put on this game

Characters 10/10:Main character is chefs kiss,harem
Members especially Yarra is great so all around

Writing 10/10 ne of most arousing writing I have ever
Seen

Art 9/10: Some has been added in recent update 0.73.0 so it's
Great but not masterpiece level

Choices 10/10:a lot of choice with consequences

Gameplay 10/10:best combat I have ever seen

All in all an achievement I hope siera lee sees this review and
Gets motivated to finish it

This ain't your usual vaporware 7 years in dev and still on chapter 1 shit. This ain't your traditional harem story where a featureless protagonist amasses a brazilion girls for no actual reason that are even more featureless than the protag. This should be to Porn what Star Wars is to Sci-Fi and LOTR is to Fantasy. The Golden Standard. I've dumped about 700 hours into this, having originally stumbled upon it in like 2017 and forgotten about it until two years back. My current save is 97 hours in and there's still another 30-ish hours left until I bottom out and have to wait for the next update. Not once have I regretted starting this addiction. Sierra has singlehandedly proven that you can have a game with porn in it that is an actual, enjoyable game with a good plot even if the plot revolves primarily around sex. Get out of here, download it on Steam and buy Yarra's Thanks you horny bastards.

This game is what all games should strive to be, not just H games. It has been a couple of years since I played it while waiting for the end, the content should be similar but expanded, yet all i can do still is recommend it to anyone who likes rpg's.

Story/Gameplay: The gameplay is phenomenal. I am not one to shy away from cheating in rpgmaker games to make them more enjoyable, especially in second or more playthroughs. But even now after already having played through twice, once the game is completed it will be the first of thousands, including non H games, that I would not even contemplate cheating due to how amazing the core game is and how it would sully it. It;s challenging yet so extremely rewarding and fair, making you appreciate the difficulty in making the correct decisions and happily accept the drawbacks of your decisions as well (Not a single game in my life has ever made me accept having some negative consequences to choices as much as this one has). The story and gameplay is all this game needs in its review, art is almost inconsequential, even though its great as well.

As someone who has happily waited 2 years for its completion, and recently bought the steam DLC that is literally just the "pay something for this free game" dlc as it has no content in it at all, this is an amazing game that anyone who hasn't played yet should try, and it is the first I can confidently say I will wait endlessly for the completion of no matter how long it takes.

This is a very demanding game...

I have rarely been so conflicted in reviewing a game as this, and I could honestly give it between 2 and 5 stars.

Writing (4 stars): Being textbased, the game thrives on text, to a point where I've sometimes wondered if it shouldn't just have been a novel.

Visuals (2 stars): While the frames are nice, each scene consist of very few images mostly with text laid over.

Gameplay (3 stars): Unless you play the Storymode version, the game is punishing, even if you play the storymode version the game has so many dependencies (you did that then, then this now), that it feels more like having to follow a recipe and less like a game.
At the same time the very old school RPGM interface, and the lack of (!) and other userfriendly additions make this hardcore to a fault.

At the same time, the story is engaging and plays on cultural interactions and expectations, on philosophical reflections and (sadly a lot of management without having the interface to really support it).


Its a hardcore, complex, demanding slowburner, which requires a certain mindset to enjoy - but its really well made, and if you like this sort of game, you'll love TLS.

This game has better writing and game-play design than most AAA companies.

I have enjoyed every moment of this game so far (60+ hours), and my only little pet-peeve is that there is optional content that can be missed if you aren't careful.

Just wanted to address two 1 star reviews I saw:
1st review gave up on the game because they couldn't be bothered to play for more than 10 min for . Sure, if the game isn't your jam, that's fine. But even Steam has a 2 hour return policy. At least put in a fraction of effort before shitting on something.

2nd review says they can't recommend the game because they're mad that the game has been in active development for multiple years and it has too much to do now. That the developer is milking the COMPLETELY FREE game...
I've seen dozens of games here that have been vaporware with Patreons making 10k+ a month. This is not that.

It`s may be good game. Maybe very good.
But it`s has very trash opening. Generic RPGM combat, bad writing. Trash, child like, art in sex scenes. All this leading you to defeat scene. Maybe it`s post modern irony. Or something like that. But all of this give me enough bad impression to shutdown the game and never touch it again. Cause nothing at the start show any sign that things will improve later.

I have played this game more than a DECADE ago. It is a case of when developer had a good start but did not know when to STOP. You cannot be milking forever the same old game on old engine.

FYI, this game has a walkthrough that is almost 100 pages long. I cannot recommend it to anyone. Basicly it is like Path of exile after 50 seasons, all the bloat and unnecessary complexity stuck on top of each other creating a maze of bs gameplay/story/mechanics, dragged out story quality is turning bad very quick into a filler naruto style nonsense, all of this on absolutely ancient engine with art that is no longer considered decent in H Games.

As of 10 year agos for this game I had a positive impression, but it is madness to keep going with this into 2024.

I have played this game a couple of years ago and have not played since because of how long it would take to get back to the point I was previously at. I do remember this game quite well though.

I think TLS has a lot of great things going for it. The main problem with TLS is that it tries too hard to be an actual *game*. It's simply not something that can be done using an outdated RPG maker engine. The writing is beautiful, and I think this game would've done much better as a VN.

The last sovereign would've been legendary if it was at this point in 2006. Unfortunately, as someone living in the present, I can't go from playing games like Baldur's Gate 3 to spending 100 hours trying to seriously utilize and play everything that RPG maker has to offer. It's beyond boring. I don't think using RPG maker is necessarily bad, but I think the emphasis should be on the plot and not trying to create actual gameplay that involves strategizing/taking battles seriously. It would be like trying to play an early 2000s final fantasy game and it's just simply not worth my time.

Nothing to say which hasn't been already said. This game is so good I would have played it even if there was no sexual content, the writing/gameplay is that good. If you're here for a quick fap, I'd advise moving on, but if you're looking for an incredibly deep game with fantastic writing, give this one a try.

The first Sierra Lee game I've played was Ouroboros, which was small, somewhat bad on a gameplay side and honestly more of an experiment. What it had was a ballsy spin on the concept of a generic RPGM game and some good fucking writing (that's an adjective, not "sex dialogue", I can't even remember any of it since it's been years).

Played Desecration of Wings... found out it was by her only a couple days ago. The only thing I can remember is the writing being good.

What was this game... Right, Once Ever After, not half-bad, surprisingly good script. Oh, wait, Sierra Lee too, makes sense.

It seems the running theme of her games is her being an incredible author, with the porn being just a passenger in the car of story (or something, I forgot where I was going with that).
What both horrifies and fascinates me in equal parts is how if you check the wiki for the game, every other event has so many consequences down the line that the maths for different variables easily fills the screen. Said some aristo is a fuckwad? Get -3 to your political score three chapters later because he is.
This here ain't porn, this is serious shit, this is fourty-plus hours of quality world-building and good imagination, and the fact Sierra just gives it to us fappers for free blows my mind harder than Qum D'umpe does.

This game is great, if you are okay with using a walkthrough and are in it for the story. Think of a very mature "ecchi" anime but sexual stuff actually happens and there is actually good writing. I honestly skim through the sex scenes.

The problem with this being on f95 is that people are generally looking for fapping material, but actually try to play this and you will most likely love it . If the game didnt have hentai in it, it would easily be a hit. You can tell it's a passion project.

Also, if you are frustrated that you missed something that happened 10 hours ago, you can use thosha's saves.

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.