A Must Buy for AliceSoft Fans
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Disclaimer: I am an avid fan of the Rance series; it was my primary motivation for playing AliceSoft games.Evenicle is an extremely solid standalone title among AliceSoft's wealth of games that demonstrate a lot of love for both compelling gameplay and beautiful storytelling. The description of this game merely scratches the surface of the deep and interesting world presented by this game. If you are a fan of typical JRPG game flow, you likely will get a lot out of this game, and fortunately EXP is easy enough to acquire in this game to not be a major chore obstructing your progression of the long story.Speaking of the story, AliceSoft style stories tend to be extremely unashamed to push the limits in more ways that one. It is somewhat odd for instance how polygamy is justified in the world of Evenicle, but much effort is demonstrated in writing out character development that explains how the perverted yet noble protagonist Aster gains the trust and affection of all of his wives individually. While the story may be wondefully warm and lighthearted in those moments, Alicesoft's other strength in storytelling is weaving in dark and sinister themes that highlight the flaws of the fantasy society the characters live in. Expect moments that involve political corruption, murder of innocents, and rape to be a part of the story as well.Aesthetically, while 3D models are used for the overworld and for battles, they may be the only real weak point of the game as their relative lack of detail is in somewhat abrupt contrast with the beautiful character sprites and CGs of this game. That being said, the combination of Nan-Yaegashi's bright artwork and the partial voice acting for battles and the story naturally absorb you into the world.If you liked titles like Beat Blades Haruka and Rance 6, you definitely should like this game and feel at home. Even if you didn't play those games though, this particular title by itself is a shining example of a quality eroge.
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A great old school JRPG
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Basically, if you have a fondness of 2D JRPGs, this game will feel pretty nostalgic for you. The biggest issue is that the game in general is pretty easy especially in the first half, so just be wary of that. If you don't like old school JRPGs simply because they are too hard for you, I recommend giving this game a try. One aspect that Evenicle does really well is its overworld. The fact that it is 2.5D makes the world feel far more alive than it would feel than it were purely 2D. Exploring for the sake of exploring is a ton of fun, and necessary since many important skills are in treasure chests.If you've avoided the Rance series mostly for its rapist protagonist, then give Evenicle a try. The sex initiated by the protagonist is almost all vanilla, though it does dabble in a fetish here or there. Like the Rance series, Evenicle has great character interactions and good world building. It's a good jumping on point for anyone who wants to try out a non-nukige Alicesoft game. All of that said, note that I said that the sex initiated by the protagonist is mostly vanilla. Evenicle's world seems happy, but under the colorful exterior, the society can be pretty screwed up. While a vanilla scene won't turn into NTR halfway through or anything like that, keep your guard up for some seriously messed up things. Evenicle is a mostly light hearted game, but it's not afraid to gut punch you when you least expect it.
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*Mostly* a game I like...
SpectralTime
...But that statement must be qualified.From the marketing and the blurbs here, I came in expecting an adventure that was lighthearted, fun, and relatively vanilla. And, usually, it is. The character writing is pretty good, the story is, if not supremely original, at least good at maintaining forward momentum, and while the battle system won't set the world on fire, it's got some good mechanics underneath. Plus, the world is different in some interesting ways from Standard Fantasy Stuff, one or two little obvious problems aside.Here comes the but though... that's only *most* of the time. Unfortunately, a decent chunk of this game is super-dark, complete with uncomfortably-detailed and disturbing scenes of rape and worse, many of which go on a heck of a lot longer than the happy consensual scenes. Few of them feel necessary, and their gratuity makes them come across as mean-spirited and sour. I generally don't like games about likeable heroines being horribly violated by monsters and rotten people. It's why I didn't buy *Kuroinu*. And you, prospective buyer, deserve fair warning that this game has got a *lot* of likable heroines being horribly violated by monsters and rotten people. With their inner despair lovingly detailed and fetishized in the process.
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As good as it gets.
NecroVane
Evenicle is an ero-JRPG in the vein of the rance series, and by the same makers. I've seen plenty of people wondering if this game is worth picking up, and let me tell you, it most definitely is. I'll break down exactly why as best i can within the character limit.Story: The story of Evenicle is absolutely fantastic; it's classic JRPG fare done right, and done well. It plays with themes like human desire, our inclination to destroy ourselves, but also how these desires are the very essence of what it is to be human and are ultimately what make life worth living, even if they sometimes take control.As the story progresses, the main evil organization starts to seem less like random douchbags, and more like a collection of people trying to free humanity from the shackles imposed on it by Mother Eve, albeit in a very destrutive way.Eroticism:Many ero games end up feeling like normal RPGs, with eroticism just sort of hap-hazardly thrown in as essentially random fap-material. Not so in Evenicle. The eroticism is built into the very world of Evenicle, such that is is a part of the story from top to bottom. Many plot points revolve around ero, and the main driving narrative involves the main character essentially on a quest to build up his clout so that he can build his harem.Unlike the rance series, however, where you basically play as a rapist whose sex is so mind-blowingly good he ends up winning over his "victims", the ero in Evenicle is much more vanilla. The vast majority of it is loving, vanilla sex with his wives, albeit with plenty of crazy scenarios involved. This might sound like a bad thing, but unless you are dead-set against vanilla, it really isnt.The relationship between aster and his wives is fantastic, as they are all fully fleshed out characters, and he genuinely loves all of them. They are more of an ever-growing family who all eat dinner together, joke and fight with each other, and all get along like a normal family would. They just all happen to also be screwing the protagonist.Part of the allure of the game's progression also revolves around the eroticism: as you get further in the game, your number of "wive slots" increases. Each time it does, and you progress into the next area, you are always wondering who the next wive will be, as you encounter several characters that you don't end up marrying until a few chapters after meeting them. Will i finally marry that girl i met two chapters ago? will i marry someone completely new i havent met yet? the game keeps you wanting to progress forward to find out, just as much as to find out about the main plot.Characters and Writing:Perhaps the single strongest part of Evenicle is the characters and the writing. i honestly didnt find a single character(except QD, i hate bratty OP lolis) who i disliked. They all have great dialogue, they all get plenty of laughs, they play off of each other, they respond situations believeably, and all of them build a genuine family together with the protagonist as the game progresses.Conclusion:Evenicle is absolutely fantastic, one of the best ero-rpgs i've ever played, and at easily over 40+ hours, it's well worth every penny. I just hope they make a sequel!
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MG point:146
