After much time has passed, I believe the best place to start is where it all began. The first game I fell in love with that opened up this doorway to where I began seeking games and communities full of people who enjoyed the artistry (and degeneracy) of the adult gaming scene. In pursuing these types of games, I learned more about myself in the past few years than I had for the earlier parts of my life. All were an experience I would never regret. But would this game prove to hold it's position?
Yes. Plain and simple, with a solid community working together, building new and fun features, this game absolutely has been the pinnacle of the adult gaming scene. With a diverse cast of characters, various skills, many, many paths to follow, and more lewdness than you can shake a stick it, this is one of the few games to balance gameplay, story, and sexual content in such a way that it doesn't matter how you play it, you'll find your own path and enjoy your time. No two games will ever be the same experience. Whether you are a furry who wants to live a life with wolves in the wilderness or on a farm as just another piece of cattle, or perhaps you want to live out the life of a senpai whose yandere lover will stalk you. Maybe you want to be a sweet, innocent guy who follows in a life of purity and godliness, or perhaps you are a girl who dreams of becoming a phantom thief that steals both money and hearts. No matter what you want to become, this game will most likely let you do it.
For my review, I decided to do a whole new game, a whole new experience for myself. This time, on PC. As someone who has played on mobile for the past many years, I figured I should check out the PC version this time. So, meet Autumn, my character for this review. She's a hopeful dancer, looking for a career in the spotlight. To dance, to model, and become famous.
As Autumn begins her new life, she gets accosted by some tutorial NPC. Yes, the combat is largely the same as the first game, with a few extra options added in here and there. I won't go too deep into the combat of the game, as it's still much the same as when I first reviewed it. There are some differences, however, in that there are things like handheld items, toys, condoms, and some balance changes that can help. Based on how your playstyle is, as long as you play it safe, you can largely avoid combat. Not that it won't happen, but basically, the more you put out, the more your reputation grows. Anyways, I wanted to showcase more of this game than the combat which I've already covered previously and instead bring light through her journey to much of the newer stuff.
First things first, what's a girl to do? Gotta pay rent, gotta get dance lessons, so first stop is... making some money. So, we head to the local cafe and begin working there. The pay isn't very good and the very, very occasional tip helps me get through the first week. I get some dance lessons, buy some new clothes, and then... the rent goes up. More than what I can afford... Even having dropped out of school and working full time, I only just barely survived the first week. Week 2, I decided to try working at one of the new jobs available. I got some temp work at the office building next to the mall and the pay was significantly better. I easily bought a few new items, clothing and even a new hair cut.
I think Autumn as absolutely stepped up her game... But I think this here is a perfect opportunity to break the fourth wall and talk about an element in the game that I want to address, not just here but in all the games I cover... as you may have noticed, I got a free hair dying. Obviously, this was not intended to happen. So I reported the bug and was instantly met with this:
Immediate responses, and fixed almost immediately. This is why I believe smaller game teams will always, ALWAYS, be superior to AAA studios. They are free to make the game they want while also being capable of quickly acting on any issues that arise. And what can I say besides the server being full of lovely people, always helpful, and everyone shares that same passion for the game. The team behind the game has done an amazing job building not just a fun and unique game, but also a wonderful community.
Of course, now back to the story of our wonderful dancer, Autumn. What happened to her, you might ask? Well, time passed, she built up her skills, worked at the office (and lost MANY maid uniforms to pesky shredders...) but by the end of that month, we got what we strived for. We got our first job as a professional dancer. No more shoe sniffing creeps, no more cloth hungry shredders, no more spilled coffee runs or berated for lousy handwriting (stay in school kids!), now we could make money doing what we really wanted.
During our first dance, we got up on the table and we had them eating out of our palms. She was dancing up a storm and knocking back drink after drink as they kept offering them up. The crowd LOVED it!
But that couldn't last forever... As I kept dancing and drinking, I became more and more clumsy... To the point that I fell... a lot... and eventually... my dress got torn off. Mortified, I ran to hide and eventually, some kind guy showed up to offer me something new to wear. A leotard with bunny ears. I thought it was cute, so I threw it on and was ready to rejoin the party! ...But I walked out, got my pay, and was dropped off outside my house. But I still got to keep the leotard and bunny ears. Definitely gonna wear those for my next dance. Unfortunately, you may be wondering "Why no screenshots of all this?" ...umm... I got no excuse, I was just having too much fun and got too invested in the game that a lot of moments I thought of taking screenshots of, it was usually too late by the time I thought of it. That said, I can't understate how much I love this game. And the fact that it's free and constantly getting updated with new features, new areas, new characters, and new storyline arcs with old characters. I had plans for dating one specific character, but at that point, I hadn't found them and I never reached a high enough fame to become a model yet.
So my recommendation, if you hadn't played it yet, absolutely pick it up. It's free, you can play it on PC or mobile, and the amount of freedom and choice the player has is not to be underestimated. I could list so many options from being locked up by an abusive, hypnotic doctor, possessed and stolen away by a spirit, captured by a hunter and locked away in their cabin, or most newly added, captured by pirates. In many cases, you can pursue a whole life with them, becoming a pirate yourself, or helping your new hunter boyfriend/girlfriend around the cabin. Maybe you want to become a delinquent in school just so the headmaster/headmistress will spank your masochistic ass until you cum all over their floor. Dare I go on? So do yourself a huge favor, grab the game, and seek out whatever desires you want. Oh, and in case you are wondering, the game is FULLY customizable. Want to be a guy and never get touched by a dick? Make the game 100% women. Prefer some hot, lesbian action? Play a girl and also make the game 100% women. Or become a hermaphrodite and find a hawkman that takes you to his nest and shows you a unique time. If you like a specific character, but the game randomly made them a gender you don't like, you can even go in and change their gender mid-game. No need to start over because the school bully was male and you wanted to be femdommed to oblivion.
If you are interested in playing the game, then I will leave all the links below so you can get the game and go support the devs yourself.
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