How is this game, Honestly?

[NightmareHollow]

And I mean the actual gameplay and story, as a Hardcore Turn-Based RPG fanatic. I'm not discussing censorship, sorry, as I neither support or detest it, so I'd appreciate if people don't try to ram opinions down my throat. also, are there any likable characters? I'm actually considering trying this now that it's here.

[Ogami]

I played it on the VITA and the answer is " complete and totally MEH".
Its a 6/10 game, a lot of interesting concepts that are not explored enough and the focus is clearly on the pervy stuff. Which is censored.

As an RPG/Dungeon Crawler you can find much better games.

[mie001]

I won't call it good, as you have to farm a lot in order to avoid suffer, however it does have a intersesting system.While you "Punish" those girl, it also unlocks their skills, however only one of those skill will pop up during your turn, that add some tactics for this game.
And about the characters, you will learn their story during the game, and you will know that they DID done something wrong, and this game is for thier redemption.
(However the farming and leveling process are really dumd, think about that)

[NightmareHollow]

Are the dungeon layouts diverse or repetitive? and how balanced is the progression? would you be fine minimizing battles or am I expected to try to grind out 2-3 levels per floor in each dungeon as I progress through the story?

[Zombie]

The dungeon layouts are repetitive, and in all honesty it's a decent game. The problem is that without the fan-service,when viewed critically it is a very mediocre experience.


While it is pretty interesting how the combat works in the start, at the end it only turns out being a gimmick and it is simply not enough to shoulder the responsibility a good game has on its own. The storyline is pathetic, the only amount of ''story'' you are going to get is when the girls are forced to face their own personal backstories as why they are in hell in the first place. This immediately gets trumped for a ''friendship is power'' narrative and you can pretty much predict the rest of the story.


A single decent moment in the story, a semi-okay combat system that is by no means revolutionary, all you're left with is the fan service. At the time(in the PSP era) the punishment minigame was one of the best steps towards fan service a game had ventured at the time. While we have far more risque stuff now(even in western games) and they actually did a good job on that. While grindy, unlocking new cosplay outfits was fun and criminal girls 2 took that up to eleven and made it even more rewarding. The censorship ruins the only thing that made this game have a calling card beyond any other harem generic RPG.


Yes, there is a lot of grinding in both CG games. It's not nearly as bad in the first game though, you -can- win through some tactical advantage because girls act more predictably in the first one and can be manipulated to gaurentee certain results. They were much smarter, if a girl asks you to do a buff skill, you can be nearly 100% certain the next turn she will ask to do her next DPS skill. there are other situations where a girl will absolutely ask you to use a certain skill or tactic, so as long as you can memorize the girls habbits you can use them to your advantage. The bosses near the end of the game however do require more grinding, and the last-last-last boss is so unfair, but you're given 2 characters with a free ''here's a free double speed grind'' skill so the grind isn't as bad post-game.

Criminal girls 2 did the combat far worse, despite having a much more fleshed out system. The bosses are VERY unfair in that game and the girls are completely incompetent and are truly random. They'll buff themselves one turn, and the next turn ask to do a heal spell. What???

I wouldn't recommend this game, if you're seriously anti-fan-service you have absolutely no place buying this game, no matter how much they censor it. This isn't like games like Fire Emblem where there is a full plethora of features behind a useless head-pat censorship, this game was designed for fan-service first, gameplay second, story third. Censorship takes away far more in that regard than it does from other games you're used to supporting.

[NightmareHollow]

Where did I mention I was Anti-Fanservice? I mentioned at best that I'm a fan of RPGs, and that I'm neither for or against censorship. I probably watch and play more Ecchi/Fanservice Anime series and games than non-Ecchi.

[razisgosu]

I found story, characters, and randomized combat to be enjoyable. The randomized combat was a change of pace from traditional turn based games and I liked it a lot.

The characters grow as the story goes on and I found the character development enjoyable as well.

All in all, as long as the fan service doesn't turn you away, and you don't dislike the idea of random combat, I'd say you should be able to enjoy the game for what it is.

[Zombie]

Originally posted by NightmareHollow:

Where did I mention I was Anti-Fanservice? I mentioned at best that I'm a fan of RPGs, and that I'm neither for or against censorship. I probably watch and play more Ecchi/Fanservice Anime series and games than non-Ecchi.

Then in all honesty I would say this game is definitely not for you.


Then again, for about 15$ you're getting what you pay for. If you can part with a quick 15$ and aren't expecting to have the best game in the planet you're not going to waste too much of your time.

[NightmareHollow]

cool. On paper it more or less sounds like that it IS for me then. it sounds interesting after all. I've been on the fence about getting it for PS Vita, but I decided that I'll buy it here when I have money and I'm ready. I think I might let loose and try the NIS games more this year lol

[Black Hammer]

I owned it on Vita. I liked it because the combat was less tedious than a lot of dungeon crawlers. The ecchi or lewd elements aren't really anything to write home about; the minigame in question is so repetitive that you'll be phasing it out before you unlock all the girls, let alone all the games. Fortunately it's quick enough that it won't become a grind.

There are better dungeon crawlers on PC that I'd recommend over this, but if the cross between a little ecchi, a little weird humor, and a light, quick (compared to how grindy some are) dungeon crawler appeals to you, there are worse ways to spend $15.

[Ashley]

The fanservice gets old very quickly, which is why I see no point in decensoring the game.
The dungeons are samey and the gameplay repetitive (you are forced to backtrack for arbitrary pickups that exist only for the sake of backtracking).

At the end of the game, I felt more invested in the characters and their individual backgrounds, rather than the gameplay or the sexual content. It gets a little dark and serious, which I find to be the game's strongest point, rather than the throwaway gameplay and the suggestive minigame. The latter two feel more like mandatory chores, rather than exiting features.

People who focus on the fanservice have absolutely no idea what they're getting themselves into. It's tacked-on at best.