Overall I enjoyed this remake, if only for the outstanding (albeit familiar) art, animations and new game system/engine.
I find it hard to believe Torenia Action will ever get picked up again - considering some of Dhalia's animations were in fact old Torenia WIP animations. It is most likely that Oiran decided to use most art and assets he created for Torenia Action and incorporate them into this remake.
But I do have some faint hope that now, with a solid game system in place, they can make a sequel or a spinoff more easily and quickly, though that might be a longshot. They did announce additional content to be released in November that will focus on a specific character.
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Some gripes that I have:
- Unlocking the gallery with the provided file resets all prviosly unlocked scene variations (cumflation, lactation, etc.)
- Some scene stages seem to be unlocked by timing the end of your turn with the character's state, which is really frustrating and insanely time-consuming to figure out
- Enemy behaviour seems to be dictated by RNG, some mobs use the exact same attacks dozens of times in a row regardless of what else is happening (like using a blinding attack when Iris & Dhalia are already blinded or when they're already downed), this makes attempts to activate some scenes also very time-consuming as well as making combat much more repetitive and boring (albeit it may be better in higher difficulties, haven't tested that myself)
- Some hints as to how to unlock some scenes would be greatly helpful, trying different choices didn't seem to help with unlocking them so they might be affected more by your gameplay decisions (playing as a virgin or having Nestor focus only on some girls over others, or something like that - I'm clueless on this whole matter) like Viola, Daisy and the other robed girl, also applies to the endings in general
- The inclusion of Nestor's POV dating-sim-hybrid just feels out of place, and while some of his animations/CGs are awesome, the interactive scenes are unimpressive when they attempt to simulate touching - especially when compared to other, non-interactive scenes that do simulate touching/groping (like the boob wraith scenes)
- How to unlock some of Nestor's scenes in the gallery also is unknown to me, some did get unlocked and some didn't, no matter what I tried (Max affection, making them climax, trying all different interactions... No idea)
- Some game mechanics have little to do with any gameplay and feel like an unfinished afterthought. Such as the panty smell (only used for one thing really), and some stats (Morality, Masochism, etc.)
What I enjoyed:
- The new crawler game design is way better in my opinion than the older side-scroller
- The ability to control dressing/undressing is such a good decision, not only in QoL but also more fun in general
- Controlling both Dhalia and Iris together is more interesting and fun and makes combat more engaing, in addition to allowing easier experimentation with scenes (can use one girl to heal the other while she's in a scene)
