Where do I go after releasing a guard from prison at the start of the Temple? I backtracked quite a bit but couldn't find a way... Also, by going back and forward I noticed that the game just resets everything - mobs, events, etc. What's up with that? I know most enemies respawn (mainly around jumping puzzles - just to make them even more annoying) but resetting events and respawning everything is a little too much. Guard-guy is back in its cell again and I had to free him again...
You pick a path and after a while you notice you picked the main path, so you go back to explore, collect chests and secrets. And when you are done with extra stuff, your progress on the main path is gone... Why? Respawn some trash so I can swing my sword a bit while backtracking but don't ask to clear half of the level again.
Then you have absolutely zero sexual content attached to the gameplay. This is a major "sin" for every h-game. I don't mind that 90% content is GoR - it's dev's vision after all. But at least give me something so I stay hard until the next GoR or story scene comes on... There are some traps and some enemies can grapple you but they are so rare they might as well not be there at all. Dev added pleasure gauge that comes with a debuff but it's criminally underused mechanic - ero-traps appear a few times you basically have to walk into them on purpose. Meanwhile, strategically placed enemies just to annoy the player are everywhere. There are a few gauntlet encounters in the game (not enough) - why not put a few traps in there to make things more trickier and interesting? Grappling attacks should be more common and should have their own harassment mini-animation (similar to traps) and inflict pleasure debuff on top of armor destruction. I don't even ask to mid-gameplay sex scenes after loosing armor and getting grappled (which is a common feature of many h-act games), because it wouldn't fit the game at all since all sex scenes are designed to have a big impact on player. "Casual" mid-gameplay rape would simply ruin that impact but some boob grabbing wouldn't hurt.
Excuse me my rant but this game is exceptional. It leaves other ACT games, especially 3D ones in the dust. And that's why I rant - because IMO this game could have been be even better.
Probably R15 version with no option to turn on R18 stuff, because I really, really don't see Steam approving R18 content in this game (which contains quite graphic rape scenes).
Even if R18 patch will be available, it will likely stay censored so we don't gain anything from steam version (well, except the dev earning more money for the next project and perhaps some more costumes for Ricca).
If someone want a tipp to beat every enemy in the game, just level heavy attack + combo to max level and only use that. Worked for me most of the time because the enemy gets always stunlocked.
I'll add to that:
- unlock double-jump asap so you don't have to bother with jumping puzzles and light daggers so much (also, makes some fights much easier),
- ditch heavy armor and use lighter weapons so you can attack faster with heavy attacks and keep enemies stun-locked - also, being fast means you can simply walk away from enemies and avoid damage, and it just makes the whole game more enjoyable,
- unlock heavy attack super armor so you don't get interrupted before you can stun-lock enemies - the skill that prevents getting interrupted when hitting objects is great QoL, too.
