This review is gonna be a bit informal cause I'm already brain dead from writing something else earlier in the day.
This isn't one of my most favorite games of all time, I'll admit. I wasn't totally blown away or anything. HOWEVER- it is criminally underrated, and I acknowledge the fact that more reviews with a solid rating can be critical to a game at this stage. Therefore, I am giving it 5/5 stars. I think this game deserves to be developed, and that it's earned the right to thrive in the market. Sad to see that it doesn't have too many ratings yet, but hopefully that changes sometime.
Overall an interesting story that deserves to be developed, with interesting characters moving it along. Usually I would hate being restricted to such a limited cast, but I actually don't despise this one. I do wish there was a bit more variety, but I'll excuse based on where the story seems to be going. It feels surprisingly "free" despite being somewhat restricted. I've seen games that act as if you can do anything yet then give you limited options, while this game limits you from the start (forcing you on the caravan) while somehow making it feel like you're free to be who you wanna be as the protag. Granted, the skill check on resisting the dude near the lake was absolutely cursed.
It's definitely one of the better h-centric games.
As for critiques/constructive notes -
I'm not a huge fan of the art style, but I am happy it definitely adds to the game; I'm just saying it could definitely be improved, of course. That being said, I acknowledge that devs have limited resources.
I also wish there'd be more romance options, particularly women, and maybe more choice branching. But honestly, I feel like I can't really judge here because the game isn't close to being finished.
As for additional good notes -
Kink dynamics are great in games like this. I def support playing more into that, and establishing those kinds of relationships. I think that's where it seems to be going but IDK.
Anyway, that's all I have to say. TBH I read this a while ago and I forget a bit, but I wanted to write this review to get that 5/5 locked in. Good luck, dev. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.
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