Burning Horns: A Bara Isekai JRPG

[h1] Медальон, мужики и магия [/h1] [i] Пришёл спаситель из ниоткуда - Это всё магия, это всё чудо! С миром другим нашёл общий язык, Такой вот Диего – классный мужик! Решил проблемы королевства, знакомств приобрёл, Только любовь он свою не нашёл, Может и будет она у него когда-то, У сильно приятного экспоната… [/i] [b] ОБЗОР СОДЕРЖИТ СПОЙЛЕРЫ! ЧИТАЙТЕ НА СВОЙ СТРАХ И РИСК!!! [/b] Никогда не обращал внимания на жанр JRPG, но тут как-то так совершенно неожиданно пришлось сыграть и мне понравилось! В самой игре можно драться с врагами самому или же включить режим автобитвы, чтобы просто наблюдать за происходящим боем на экране. Однако, лечить героя или же героев, тут смотря по ситуации, нужно будет самому. Если персонаж получает новый уровень, то все очки здоровья и магии восстанавливаются. Очень даже удобно! О чём же сам сюжет? Ну так как это игра от Male Doll, то сразу понятно, что в игре будут голые парни и даже сатир. А, сюжет… Так вот. Игра начинается с того, что нам показывают странную комнату с двумя людьми, один из которых колдует. Зачем? Чтобы вызвать спасителя мира, где любовь (однополая в том числе) никогда не была под запретом, но с приходом стрёмного демона Онуба Азрола всё поменялось. Да и тем более, он убил возлюбленную королевы Огня. Вы можете себе представить? Вот и я нет. Что же дальше? А дальше происходит знакомство с этим самым спасителем. Зовут его Диего, учится на пожарного, живёт в Сан-Паоло и любит видеоигры. И как раз тогда, когда он преспокойненько играл в игрушки, его призвали в королевство Бёрнинг Хорнс. Только сейчас понял, что транскрипция звучит как американский городишко… Ну неважно. Сразу же после прибытия в другой мир нам предстоит битва с тенями, которые на самом деле оказываются заколдованными жителями. Постепенно мы сближаемся в прямом и переносном смысле с другими, не менее главными, персонажами: воином Фином, волшебником Зафиром и сатиром Люксусом. Сюжет интересный, персонажи тоже классные. Багов конкретно у меня не было, хотя другие игроки писали, что бывало игра вылетала. У игры имеется бесплатное дополнение, которое открывает весьма интересные сцены. Поэтому прежде чем начинать играть, установите его и будет вам счастье.

Not bad, but absolutely linear. No real choices.

The game was fine. But fine isn't good enough to be worthy of recommendation. Maybe for $4 or $5 but for $8 to $10? Can't say I'd recommend this. I played the English version and without the NSFW content so I can't tell you if that makes it worthy of recommendation or not. If you're here because you're looking for a game that's friendly to colour and queer sexuality, come aboard! [I]If you're looking for a JRPG and that part is important to you, probably don't waste your time.[I] [b]Things I liked:[/b] -a Queer story with a POC protagonist (even if Diego feels kind of bland and naive). I'm all about that sort of diversity and representation. -the character art is really good even if there isn't really enough of it (essentially just the 4 party members and then the end villain). [b]Things that were just okay:[/b] -The story doesn't do anything particularly inventive but it's not exactly bad. It's queer friendly and enjoyable enough although as a bisexual I'd have loved a little inclusion there (not the end of the world though). -The gameplay itself is mostly serviceable. No glaring bugs or errors. -The sprites and spell effects are mediocre but they're not bad per se. [b]Things I disliked:[/b] -The monster levels increase with your own -- this defeats the point of leveling up other than I suppose to unlock abilities. But there's no point where you can out level content if you need an edge. You never truly feel like you outpace them. -Dialogue doesn't tend to change even after you kill this thing or rid that villain. You're a hero of the kingdom and guards still call you stranger. -You have to do a separate solo quest with all 3 of the characters before they party up fully. Just feels frustrating to keep getting and losing them instead of gathering the party together as you go. Especially when they run off with your best gear. -You open up new abilities with your amulet but almost all of them are just used to let you on to the next location or don't provide value (you get a Scan ability but damage types are rarely important). -On that note, a lot of "you can't go here yet" stuff, which just feels frustrating after a point. Gotta get the colour of Red Friendship first!! -The game is extremely linear and extremely straightforward to the point of boredom with the exception of the very last dungeon and one late game boss. If this were food it'd be potatoes, and then potatoes with some salt and pepper. -All the story beats are predictable. Which isn't a crime but everything is all just cliche most of the time. -The characters are all just archtypes: the naive hero, the himbo elf warrior/jock, the cautious paternal wizard daddy, the closed off rogue/satyr -- they never behave in ways outside those strict and narrow archtypes and we don't spend enough time getting to know them to learn anything truly distinct about them outside the core plot requirements. -Only one boss fight that felt dynamic or interesting (the boss had different battle modes) but it was late in the game and not even the last boss. And you can just stun lock him (and 90% of everything else) into the ground. -[b]The Last Boss throws around the F slur a whole bunch (f*g)[/b] and I [i]did not like that at all[/i]. (there's plenty of ways to make your villain evil or vile without slurs, even if the villain is a raging homophobe). [b]Conclusion[/b] The game is bland and unmemorable beyond the fact it's LGBQT+/racially diverse (which drew me to it) but doesn't hold up on it's own as a JRPG of any meaningful quality. If you're bored and wanna kill 10ish hours or so (I had a lot of afk time) then go for it but the game never spends enough time getting to know it's characters or even lingering on it's immediate conflicts to make any of them feel meaningful. I'd give the game a C. Enough to pass the class but nothing to brag about.

Stranger bought me this and I had to play it out of respect. It was made on my birthday

It's a game with interesting characters, each one with your own mechanics to battle, nice and sexy arts, rare black/latin protagonism, social critics and I recomend it!

Excellent support from the development team. The game has a good balance LOVE the NSFW addon. Great game everything about it is a great RPG. With the added bonus of content relevant for the target audience

Jogo divertido, bem abrasileirado e cheio de referências a atualidade... Gostei bastante e recomendo! Falta apenas uma conquista para eu platinar essa belezinha e partir para o próximo da produtora, que tá de parabéns!

Pleasant 2d graphics, good choice of heroes and skills

a classic turn-based game, suitable for fans of the genre, in general there is a lot of text, there is something to read. RPG with the addition of free nsfw)))

É um jogo legal para passar o tempo, tem mecânicas de um rog de turno comum e a história é gostosinha de se acompanhar, além de um pouco engraçada. A parte de nsfw não é lá grandes coisas mas é boa também, como eu disse um jogo bom pra passar o tempo :)