Dragon Audit
If you like light-hearted fantasy, you will likely enjoy this highly humorous tale (or tail?). An auditor is sent to a castle that’s rumored to be inhabited by a dragon … because that castle’s taxes were falling behind.
A few ~ mostly ~ easy puzzles are included in this roleplaying game. No combat.
Much fun to be had!
I bought it during early release, directly from the developer. Helped hunt bugs. He was kind enough to include “Tumblyweeds” in the credits.
So my “hours played” displays vastly fewer hours than I have actually spent playing this game.
– Real player with 41.1 hrs in game
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I think it would be very easy to harshly judge this game based solely on the trailer and content on the store page. Despite that, it is a thoroughly enjoyable adventure gaming experience. Indeed the trailer doesn’t do the graphics and art style justice which actually looks much better in game (although admittedly still very obviously Unity powered). The puzzles are on the simpler end of the spectrum, although I personally prefer that over absurd moon logic puzzles typical of older adventure games. It is relatively short, and can easily be completed in one ~90 minute sitting. For the price asked I think that is very reasonable.
– Real player with 24.1 hrs in game
HaremKingdom
9/10
20 hrs for a fast reader
18+ Patch: https://www.johren.games/games/download/haremkingdom-dlc-en/
For:
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People who want harem routes:
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People who want a light hearted comedy
Not For:
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People who want a deep story
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People who want a 1 on 1 relationship with a character
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People turned off by incest (half-sister)
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People annoyed by minor bugs with the VN system
HaremKingdom is the 2020 Smee game, winner of a 2020 pink award from Moe Game Award, the 4th officially localized Smee game, and the 1st one to be localized by Shiravune. Like in typical Smee fashion this is a very light hearted comedy featuring virgin heroines, but this time Smee uses the recently popular Isekai setting and features harems instead of single pairings. Also in typical Smee fashion, this is better than every Smee game that came before it, imo, but that recommendation comes with a lot of caveats.
– Real player with 67.2 hrs in game
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I swear Japanese can actually make good comedy when they try, HaremKingdom is the proof. The game is absolutely littered with over-the-top humor and intentional ridiculousness, it takes tropes from isekai and fairytale fantasies and twists the shit out of them to fit into the game’s crazy story. Comedy is all about subverting expectations, after all. When it comes to jokes, well, it’s almost always the delivery that sells. And yeah… This game does deliver. Seriously, HaremKingdom is legitimately the funniest game (VN) I’ve played (read) this year, no contest. Royal Seal of Approval.
– Real player with 32.6 hrs in game
Kitsune Kitchen
Quite standard visual novel, it probably takes 1 hour to be 100% completed.
The novel itself is about a chef that has to create the perfect BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) sandwich and of course, it takes place in a kitchen.
The graphics overall are quite nice and there’s a lot of humour, although the game’s too short and yeah most of all one has to deal with the parodistic/humorous aspects of this all. There are no naked girls, couples to meet, romance or whatever else.. it’s way more down to earth.
– Real player with 13.3 hrs in game
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My point of view on it - review
You know the phrase this was so bad it’s good?
That would apply here for me, although I didn’t consider it bad, just good.
It was so good that it was good!
For the little price fee this game has you can enjoy the humour of hitting on kitchenware with hilarious endings that includes decent music that you could get in dlc’s for free at the time of writing this review. Therefore I would recommend it, no matter how wrong it is, the humour and laughs are definitely worth it.
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
Lovingly Evil
I’ve finished most routes in the game and I’ll just list some pros and cons since other reviewers articulate it better
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Pros:
-Bouquet and Card minigames were enjoyable (I was neutral to the quiz one)
-Felix & Nova being cuties
-Funny dialogue options
-Quick gameplay, you don’t have to devote a ton of time to each route
-Art and character illustrations are very pretty & pleasant to look at!
-You can toggle individual minigames on and off in the settings (goodbye grill lmaooo)
– Real player with 16.6 hrs in game
So, I saw the title of this game, read the concept and decided this is my dream game. Easy to say; I was wrong. For about fifteen hours I did my best to love this game, did ever rout and explored every possible outcome (yes I have it 100%) and I am sad to say….. I liked it in places, which makes it worse. The Felix, clone and evil queen routs were, though lacking, enjoyable enough but not only was Novas rout 60% virtue signalling, but most of the game is also afraid to be truly, well, evil. Before someone notes in their mind though, I have about 65% the same views and opinions as the game so it is not what message it speaks of just how and in what type of property it speaks it in. Nova, I am here to date you not to hear your views of the American health care system: I am not even American, I don’t care.
– Real player with 15.0 hrs in game
Cookie Store
This game was a lot of fun, the way the characters play off of one another. Only issue I saw was that the character arcs were too short, ending just when things got interesting. I wanted more; lots more.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2
This game is even better than the first game.
Some new elements is added but not much. Can be ignored but still it is an improvement. There are some animation added to the game, a driving mini game is added.
The characters are lovely and have their struggles and backgrounds. It’s very attractive. My favorite main characters from the two games ranged as
Sachi Lucia Iris Patricia Nobuchina Asuhara Kuroki Euracia
The only thing need to know about the background is the main protagonist became a cat when kissing a female and it is caused by Patricia who is from the netherworld to destroy the world that humans are living in.
– Real player with 39.1 hrs in game
“Again happy cat experience, it’s a nice sequel! ヽ(=´▽'=)ﾉ”
+ Point: All ages, but you can experience it at a reasonable price.
[1] Intro
The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2. (Original Title: Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart 2) It’s a Japanese anime style visual novel originally released by Harukaze in 2017. Its R15+ version was released in February this year as the PS4 and Nintendo Switch titles. As you may know, there are the R18+ contents in the original Japanese version, but this global version is for all ages such as Trinoline(MangaGamer).
– Real player with 33.8 hrs in game
The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart
If you play with the restoration patch, I’d surely recommend the game.
The story itself is pretty decent, and it has a good quality, yet, I’ll agree with everyone who’s complaining, the normal version is really bad. I don’t know what they were thinking when they decided to bring such an incomplete game. This isn’t one of those eroge that you can easily play without the H-scenes.
With that said… I’ll give a review because I played it with the restoration patch.
First of all:
-If you decide to buy it, do it when it’s like 50% off, don’t even dare to buy this game at full price
– Real player with 66.3 hrs in game
Target Audience: Those needing a smile, or want good characters to connect to
Summary:
While I understand the controversy surrounding the “cut content” dealing with the console versions and the licensed work from Japan, I believe the strength of the game’s core story ends up overcoming that regardless: because it’s a series of characters that are easy to connect to, and touching scenes and moments in the story that end up pushing Stray Cat into a must get in the romantic comedy visual novel pool. Yes, the game may have reasonable line work, alright music, and can be all over the place, but it’s the charm that lifts it to new heights. There’s something down to earth despite some of the super natural elements of the game, and it’s thanks to some EXCELLENT voice acting that the game is able to sell the ridiculous yet emotional elements of the game. I’m going on record that the japanese voice acting is some of the best I’ve heard, especially from Yuuki and Michi. Which by the way, Michi is best girl and no one can tell me otherwise.
– Real player with 46.0 hrs in game
I’m a love interest in my childhood friend’s reverse harem!!!
I really liked the game! It has a unique idea. You can romance the boys or the MC itself! There is also a polyamory route! It has 11 endings and I had to replay a lot to get all of them. Overall, I enjoyed it. It was really cute.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
A fun game filled with charm and humour
An Australian experience of slang, pop culture and a core of multiculturalism in its cast of Ao, Geum, Hong Yang and Emily.
The writing style is fun and upbeat and makes the characters feel like people you want to spend more time with and get to know further.
Multiple endings with each character, the options can lead to unexpected endings.
Mini games that influence interaction (and make you question your knowledge).
I’ve now bought this game twice now that it’s available on steam and i cant wait to replay it.
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love For Hire
Koikari : Love For Hire or Renai Karichimashita is a great visual novel and some hardcore scenes especially for eroge lover. More to spiritual success of previous title from Asa Project.
The story of the game take place where the main character is in desperate decision to find money just to raise his family which is his little sister only for further studies for them in the future. He took a rental jobs and stumbled against these heroines that have their own circumstances to rent him. More to discover as the main character will in love with them throughout his jobs.
– Real player with 56.6 hrs in game
8/10
30hrs for a fast reader (estimating as I constantly idle the novel)
18+ Patch: https://www.nekonyansoft.com/shop/product/44
For:
People who like little sister type characters
People who want light-hearted romcom with a fairly original premise
Not For:
People who want a deep story
People who don’t want to read about others with strong fetishes/obsessions
Renai Karichaimashita is ASa Project’s 2019 work and their 2nd game localized by Nekonyan. Before going any further, best to say that I enjoyed this way more than the previous Sankaku Ren’ai, as this one I found way funnier, but don’t expect ASa Project’s brand of humor to not come through in this work. Renai Karichaimashita is definitely an atypical light hearted comedy.
– Real player with 47.0 hrs in game
Sweet F. Cake
A visual novel that pays a great homage to an impactful Russian game Everlasting Summer, featuring unique, “warm-lamp” atmosphere; distinct, well-developed characters; a solid choice of music, which greatly enhances the immersion; and last, but not the least, the great art by Texic, the author of series of comics bearing the same name.
Not much can be said about the game without spoiling the plot etc, so I’ll just say I had my good time with it. It truly feels like a labour of love kind of game, the devs' dedication to this is something else. While the initial release was a bit bumpy, with grammatical and logical errors as well as some bugs along the way, an update has arrived quickly and fixed all shenanigans known to date. Also, the devs seem to treat their players well, it is possible to reach out to them with questions, suggestions, bug reports and the like. So all in all, I encourage you to give the game a shot, especially since they don’t charge a lot to begin with.
– Real player with 23.4 hrs in game
Overall this was a pretty decent VN. Not the best out there but decent. There were some moments that I didn’t enjoy like minigames (when doing different roots its getting annoying).
What I enjoyed:
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Story was good enough. It had some eastern eggs & plot twists but it could be deeper
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Art was absolutely brilliant. You can’t deny it
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Music was pleasant. Did enjoy it as well
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Characters. Since I’ve been following original comics for some time then now I understand and know some of the characters better
– Real player with 23.0 hrs in game