Reviewed v0.751.
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I'm not used to strong writing in games in general, much less porn games. So it's easy to pick games to play based on the art style, which pushes gems like these down the list of priorities. Big mistake from my part, do not make the same one.
Visuals: Game features a very peculiar art style. Thick, heavy lines, dark atmosphere and huge titty goth gf aesthetic abounds. It takes some getting used to because it's not Daz, HS or any other easily recognizable render farm. However, it really grew on me. Individual tastes may wary, but I strongly recommend anyone try this game even if they are on the fence due to the visuals. Main reason being...
Writing: The writing carries the game. We have a very interesting overarching plot line and a very satisfying hero's journey through it. The developer has experience in setting up plot points and moving the story along. Nothing seems to sudden or too meandering, things happens at a timely manner and always leave you wishing for more. Could gush on for an hour, but you get the drift. It's great.
Gameplay: Standard VN choice system with quite a few bad ends hidden behind some bad choices. As in you get options what to do during a boss fight, but there is generally only one path forward. Not like that's a problem due to quicksaves, but is something to keep in mind. As of right now game offers the chance to gain 3 stats, but only 1 (power) seems to do anything. Skill and Corruption will apparently start to matter later and at the very end of the game. There is no grind in the game, but some points in all stats can be missed if you deliberately ignore certain events with the other characters. Or resolve your fights in certain ways. As of right now it has not affected anything, no need to get all the points scattered about.
Characters: What a lovely bunch of misfits the dev has assembled for us to enjoy. Even the villains get their time in the limelight and you get plenty of chances to determine how the MC should treat them. The MC himself has a nice backbone and is no idiot, which is refreshing. A lot of LI's scattered about the game and you'll get time with all of them. You can decide to pursue only one girl or try to build a harem. The MC himself can be a total dork and plainly admit it to the girls, which was a nice touch. Can't wait to see more of the cast in future updates!
Updates: Speaking of updates, they seem to be pretty frequent. Game has not been out for even a full year as of the time of writing, but already has several hours of content. I binged it over the course of a few days to savor it and was very unhappy when the end screen popped up. I can only hope the game gets finished.
Total: 5/5
What an incredible gem of a game. Every night when this was the last thing I did before bed, I theorycrafted in my head about what was going on and how the plot could move in the future. NOT your one stop fap game, even if the sex is great too. As someone else said below, this game is proof that you don't need a thousand 4k super renders per update to be good, just good writing. Although jury is out on which one is harder. Must try and support if you can, the developer deserves it.
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I'm not used to strong writing in games in general, much less porn games. So it's easy to pick games to play based on the art style, which pushes gems like these down the list of priorities. Big mistake from my part, do not make the same one.
Visuals: Game features a very peculiar art style. Thick, heavy lines, dark atmosphere and huge titty goth gf aesthetic abounds. It takes some getting used to because it's not Daz, HS or any other easily recognizable render farm. However, it really grew on me. Individual tastes may wary, but I strongly recommend anyone try this game even if they are on the fence due to the visuals. Main reason being...
Writing: The writing carries the game. We have a very interesting overarching plot line and a very satisfying hero's journey through it. The developer has experience in setting up plot points and moving the story along. Nothing seems to sudden or too meandering, things happens at a timely manner and always leave you wishing for more. Could gush on for an hour, but you get the drift. It's great.
Gameplay: Standard VN choice system with quite a few bad ends hidden behind some bad choices. As in you get options what to do during a boss fight, but there is generally only one path forward. Not like that's a problem due to quicksaves, but is something to keep in mind. As of right now game offers the chance to gain 3 stats, but only 1 (power) seems to do anything. Skill and Corruption will apparently start to matter later and at the very end of the game. There is no grind in the game, but some points in all stats can be missed if you deliberately ignore certain events with the other characters. Or resolve your fights in certain ways. As of right now it has not affected anything, no need to get all the points scattered about.
Characters: What a lovely bunch of misfits the dev has assembled for us to enjoy. Even the villains get their time in the limelight and you get plenty of chances to determine how the MC should treat them. The MC himself has a nice backbone and is no idiot, which is refreshing. A lot of LI's scattered about the game and you'll get time with all of them. You can decide to pursue only one girl or try to build a harem. The MC himself can be a total dork and plainly admit it to the girls, which was a nice touch. Can't wait to see more of the cast in future updates!
Updates: Speaking of updates, they seem to be pretty frequent. Game has not been out for even a full year as of the time of writing, but already has several hours of content. I binged it over the course of a few days to savor it and was very unhappy when the end screen popped up. I can only hope the game gets finished.
Total: 5/5
What an incredible gem of a game. Every night when this was the last thing I did before bed, I theorycrafted in my head about what was going on and how the plot could move in the future. NOT your one stop fap game, even if the sex is great too. As someone else said below, this game is proof that you don't need a thousand 4k super renders per update to be good, just good writing. Although jury is out on which one is harder. Must try and support if you can, the developer deserves it.