RPGM - Completed - The Secret of the Prosperity of the Magical Village [v1.04] [hijoguchiyuki]

This game is HYPNO NTR WITH A MALE PROTAGONIST.

The core gameplay is fun (stealth no combat), the writing is enjoyable (believable and not stilted), the true good ending is extremely satisfying and can be achieved in 2-3 hours depending on reading speed. But the main problem is the particular genre.

If its hypno, then she isn't really falling for the guys, she's just being brainwashed. If its male protagonist, you only experience NTR if you actively decide to FAIL at saving her. And yet the game won't let you progress unless you walk up and actively introduce her to "bulls", so you're basically forced to facilitate your own NTR.

It isn't even heartbreaking NTR or corruption NTR. Its just, you actively facilitating your own demise then bemoaning "woe is me".

The fundamental problem of the game is that it doesn't deliver one key feeling but rather a wide range of tropes that don't mesh. If you're playing for happy ending, you'll enjoy. If you're hoping to feel some NTR or NTRS, this is NOT going to deliver it strongly.

The biggest issue with this is the main premise. Its is basically hypnosis/mindcontrol with another name. With teh addition that the girl and the guy lose memories of it happening afterwards.

The secondary routes are decent, but not enough to save the game in my eyes.

Gameplay is run through a maze and dont get caught or you trigger NTR scenes. Or in teh secondary route,s you talk to the guy to trigger it, a scene plays then you talk to the guy again to trigger the next scene.

The art and scenes themselves are solid, but the story is not that great from a Netorare perspective.

Your adopted sister and lover Marie the strongest mage in the village obtains an omniums mages hat. However, you discover this hat is a cursed item that brainwashes it wearer. You have to ensure she doesn’t fall victim to this curse whilst discovering the secret past of your village.

The games story and writing are decent and the mystery helps keeps the story engaged. The cast of characters are all distinct although most fall into existing H-game stereotypes (teacher, bully, shota, rich bastard, etc). There are 6 main routes to explore and an additional 2 if you get the happy ending route. The biggest issue with the story is the lack of buildup. Due to how the story is setup things happen very quickly and although this doesn’t feel unrealistic in context, it still hurts the overall experience.

The gameplay is quite simple and the way the story is set up can make progression feel a little reparative by the third or fourth cycle. For each of the main love rivals you play an “avoid the enemies” mini-game. The minigame itself is pretty good compared to the dev’s last game, it simple yet still a challenge with no grindy elements. And the failure minigames do a great job of incorporating the h-event into the game play.

The art and animations are probably the most disappointing part of this game. It’s by no means bad, the two female characters looks great and most of their scenes are pretty hot. The game even hosts some new fetishes the dev’s previous games didn’t like pregnancy, birth, gender change and more. The issues are the lack of variety and level of polish. For starters the game repeatably recycles the same assets across multiple h-events even using a number of h-assets from prior games. Which is especially bad when you consider this game has about 50% less content. The games animation also has had a noticeable drop in quality. Some animations things don’t line up whilst others just look silly. Some fetish content like anal and titty fucking are also absent due to the heavy focus on pregnancy.

Overall the game is worth the play especially if you like pregnancy, mind control or humiliation content as the game boast a wide array of all theses.