Review for the latest public as of 9/26 2019
I recall playing this game several years ago and think the current version is incredible.
I'll start with the good, bad, then detail why I feel the way I do:
Good
-Story, dialogue, characters (aka, writing)
-combat seems well polished
-the overall presentation was clearly well thought out
-music selection is good; despite the massive length of the game, I bobbed my head all the way through.
-The way the game handles the "secret variables" and events
Bad
-Story and characters have an occasional inconsistent reaction
-Harem sharing is unavoidable
-Level up system extremely punishing
-No CGs.
-anti-cheating elements
I think it goes without saying this is "Game of Thrones" combined with "Lord of the Rings" with succubi. Despite some of the best writing I've ever seen, I'll admit it has flaws.
As an example, the party is drugged, much to the excitement of the succubi who seem to casually allow themselves to be fucked by the slavers, as well as the human girls nearby. One slaver even comments one of the succubi just can't seem to get enough.
I'd argue the strangest part of the game is when this scene sets the tone for relatively casual rape and indifference to harem whoring by both the main character and the author all the while twisting the game away from that.
As another example: one major part of the story is influenced by how much ProN (investment currency) you have to buy shops/mercenaries or fund monuments/shrines, etc to gain hidden stats. You are given the option to whore out a succubus, the one who "just couldn't get enough" earlier for ProN.
Seems like she legitimately got enough earlier as the scene plays out in an extremely depressing gang rape if you take them up on their offer. Furthermore, it seems very out of character for the main character to even have the option to whore out his hesitant companion, forget the fact that the payout of these bastards is ridiculously high and can lead to massive benefits throughout the game.
Someone explain the logic here: A couple of days ago she was more than ok with being raped by scumbag slavers, but when it is economically efficient, she all of a sudden becomes significantly less willing? There was no epiphany to change her character in such a way. On top of that she seems willing enough to fuck orcs and ogres at an incubus gathering anyway.
The narrative jokes about many players unwillingness to ever use single-use items in combat, however, given the extremely limited supply of Sx (money used to buy potions, equipment, etc), this fear is entirely understandable. In grindy-games, I know I can just grind back money to buy stuff, but this game is different. I can't grind. So I know I'm objectively better off saving before each battle, fighting without using items, focus on defensively guarding low hp characters and healing them. If a character dies to an unlucky crit or something, then I'll reload.
I recall approaching this game in a similar way I approach most rpgs. No grinding at all until I get to a difficult/dangerous area. Then grind with reckless abandon until I get at a level where enemies become easy. As you can imagine this was a terrible way to go about it. You are compelled to not skip any enemies, even the 1xp slimes (their goos heal, and healing items are limited so....) Anyway, if you fall behind, attempting to catch up to the way enemies are balanced accordingly is borderline impossible.
Combat is usually good if you've been grinding, but meaninglessly complex. I find even after being extremely thorough in grinding, I'm still unable to beat enemies by casually attacking. Every battle I need to obsessively spam defensive and offensive spells/abilities, which leads to gradual but sure victories. To prevent overuse of items, I find myself locked in specific party compositions. The main character can restore his own mana given time, so the strategy becomes guard against the weakest enemy we've spared till we get more mana. Other characters have similar abilities, but the strategy seems both silly and petty.
The game is exceptionally well done and probably beats most publisher RPG maker games with story alone (even with odd inconsistencies), but if you're the possessive type or need visual aids to enjoy erotic games, you should still check it out, not for fapping but for fun anyway.