So. It is currently after 3:00 AM where I live, and I’ve just finished the update. Or, rather, the game. I suppose. If you’re just some guy who has never played this game before, and you’re just scrolling through this over three thousand reply long thread to decide whether you wanna play it or not, stop scrolling. This is the best game of its kind hands down, and you’re only doing yourself a disservice by not playing it. Now for the review thing I always do.
Where to even start? From start to finish, this game had me hooked. At first, I’ll admit, I was mainly here for the bellies. Pure stuffing content can be hard to find, and I was looking for exactly this kind of thing. Over time I became attached to the characters, the writing, the sense of humor, even the overall story started to grab me. When Clinko joined on, everything changed. The addition of his absolutely stunning art took this game from a 10 to an 11. Desayn’s sprites, Grimimic’s RPGMaker knowledge, and everyone else’s help only pushed that score higher and higher in my mind. To all of you, beta testers and everone else, thank you. This game is a monumental achievement in kink gaming, and I am so glad all of you made it possible.
As for the actual content of the update, it was absolutely sublime. B&P are absolutely the funniest characters in this entire game, every time their zoomed in faces popped up I felt myself grinning like an idiot. When Esse did it as well later on, I actually laughed. Zyntris takes the cake for cutest faces in the game I think, and I really enjoyed her scenes with Pro. His house being nearly empty save for, of course, cloaks and a chest, was very amusing. I tried Apostles, and it just wasn’t for me sadly, but Sophia was cute as hell, and the art for her was great. The way the final festival was set up was great as well, with us having to cycle through the party one by one. Esse’s encouragement section was fun, and her torture-date with Zyntris topped it off nicely. Clara’s self inflicted torture leading to another Serendipity candy section was wonderfully done, and the aftermath with her trying to pretend nothing was amiss was great. Hope she recovers from that brain zappin’ though. Emmie and Ellie’s section was my favourite of course. Loved the button popping, and Ellie begrudgingly going along with her sister’s antics. Also, I’ve gotta say, I’m so glad we were all right about Heidi. Her dress tearing was fantastic, and the art of her cradling her food/baby may be my favourite piece in the whole game. The final feast, and Emmie finally getting full for once, was sort of cathartic after everything. It was a good sendoff, and a nice bow to top everything off.
As for the finale of the actual story, I felt it was a little rushed, but done well. The final fight with Deuter was great, and I loved how we took his POV for the very end of it. EL was kind of a pushover honestly. I felt like I beat his fight in under five minutes, though that may just have been me being so desperate to escape his boss themes. I did really like how Deuter sort of got redeemed too. That was nice. The credits sequence was absolutely masterfully done, and I nearly teared up during it. Silly, right? To almost cry over a fetish game? It’s just that good man, I’m telling you.
I honestly can’t believe it’s over. I’ve been playing since the ski town update, and just thinking about how this is it… its bittersweet, of course. But maybe a bit more sweet than bitter. I haven’t even played all of the extra stuff this update has to offer yet, so there’s that to look forward to. I hope everyone enjoys their rest from this wonderful game, and I do hope that we see more from Nerds eventually. Whether it’s with these characters or not, the man has an absolute knack for this stuff.
I guess what I’m really trying to say is… this was Some Bullshit. (Stop throwing tomatoes, somebody had to do it.)
