14 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 152.6 hrs on record (74.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: Aug 28, 2020 @ 6:25am
Updated: Aug 28, 2020 @ 6:43am
Product received for free

Early Access Review
Just a quick note, this game is up on Patreon since February of 2016, which now has almost 2K Patrons and has $11K+ in funding per month, so do expect a lot of content releases unlike any other Early Access games you will ever see on Steam.

Review TL;DR

Fantastic, as the game itself embodies the "I came looking for copper, but I found gold" meme. To be honest, it's more of a diamond in the rough instead of gold as it will take years (I'm estimating about 5 years) before the whole game is finished. However, for the price it asks in its Early Access stage, the content you're getting is already worth more than the asking price itself. I've enjoyed this a lot and I'm hoping that it welcomes me back with a feast of new content in a few years. For the developers, please contact me if you need someone to proofread the written content or if you need a QA Tester. *wink*

The Pros

  • Superb storytelling - I really admire the game's storytelling and how it affects you. I can confirm this as I'm more of a visual-reliant person, and I never really preferred text-heavy games.I still get a kick of the scenarios even if it doesn't have any visual to show.

  • Choices really matter - Whatever you do here has their own consequences. I think they executed this very well and fits the dark fantasy theme of the game perfectly. Getting a prized slave thinking your waifu won't mind? I don't think so, mate.

  • Covers a very wide variety of sexual interactions - This is something that most eroges lack, as it covers a wide range of "fetishes" to suit your taste (or discover something that you might like).

  • Phenomenal artwork - I'm sure that you've already seen the promo video and some of the screenshots from Steam store's preview. You know how it is.


The Cons

  • Bugs and typos - Having the nature of an Early Access, this is to be expected. Bugs I encountered aren't game-breaking and is pretty much negligible (the unli-item glitch is pretty hilarious once you discover it). Typos on the other hand, are aplenty. Most that you will find are "then"s being written instead of "than". Some grammatical errors here and there, but isn't necessarily something that ruins the mood.

  • Attributes are pretty irrelevant - The main character, Rowan, has stats (which affects the dice roll results of an event), skills (which affects the result of certain dialogues) and feats (which are one-time choices that boosts either your stats and skills). These are pretty cool should there be a better implementation in the future, but right now you can even progress through the whole game without improving your attributes as choices and events can be save-scummed.

  • The Steam version isn't frequently updated - The set back is pretty much how often the Steam version is updated. There are monthly builds available for Patreons though, so it's pretty minor if you have access with that.

The Verdict

Finished what the Steam version has to offer right now, I'll gladly give it a 9/10. Will definitely play (preferably from the start) once a big update comes in. This is certainly a 10/10 in-the-making. Get it here, or better, support the game's Patreon page!

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