Degraman: Act I. Vincent

I have played alot of games like this, and honestly this had potential. I like the characters, and I like the darkness in it, but as many other games like this, the MC failed horrible. I just cant stand when the MC is being stupid and then suddenly "omg he is so sexually handsome", and then ashamed over her own feelings. I mean come on! I have seen alot of good reviews here, but I cant honestly back that up. The story isnt that good, and I had to quit further in the game because it was just stupid. Everything became more and more horrible, I would NOT recommend this game at all. But hey most people dont learn unless they try it out for themselves, so. How this game got so many good reviews is beyond me O.O

It hasn't got a completely horrible story, but it seems no matter what you do, it always ends poorly. It's really quite depressing. MC isn't very likeable either, she's a horny moron tbh. It doesn't help that she can't even fight and the others aren't even really willing to teach her. Though in the end, it seems no matter how hard she tries, she'll always be a useless burden, even if the boys don't agree.

I wrote a very positive review at first but I changed my mind after seeing the second DLC in a kind of interactive playthrough demo. This was always a very confusing story that didn't make sense in some parts, was very cryptic and very vague - but I liked the characters enough to let it slide AND this felt like just the first chapter in a suspenseful mystery, so I expected some answers in the second chapter and lots more later on. I also actually LOVE the artwork. But the second chapter is just a completely new story in a different universe or something that's just opening up hundreds of new questions, being vague and cryptic again! It really shattered my expectations and I'm not sure if I can recommend this anymore, even though I'm still thinking about some of the characters years later. I will leave the thumbs up because I spent so much time with it and am a bit sentimental. And honestly, the CGs are great. But that's about it.

This is disgusting. While all characters a beautifully drawn, the beauty of art is all that game could suggest. This is literately the first, in my long life and long experience with BAD novels, novel that make me gag, and only in demo already. All you want from a bad novel you can find here. Spineless, weak MC with now choice, but go with the flow. Abusive and manipulative love interests, in all way possible. Narrative punishment for choosing development of actual character for MC. Choice without real choice.

The play time is off as I had something to attend to and didn't get a chance to turn the game off before leaving it. I didn't get very far because I got really, really bored. That's the end of it. The story starts mid-action, with the protagonist waking up on a park bench and (at least following the choices that the dev highlights if you with to be guided towards a certain ending) following two unknown men to an unspecified location just because they tell her that she's in danger. No "What the hell are you on about???", no "I felt uncharacteristically compelled to follow them, what's wrong with me???". Nothing. There's no acknowledgement that this is a very uncommon behaviour for anyone with any brain. She just goes, then she ends up somewhere that is apparently in a different... dimension? continent? Who knows. The narration just throws this stuff at the reader with no foreshadowing, no preparation. I kind of presume this is a fantasy world just because of some offhand exclamation that might have been perhaps some deity's name? No idea, again: no explanation. I feel that this would have worked a lot better if the main character had been introduced a bit to begin with, so her actions don't feel quite as insane for any normal human being. If the narration acknowledged that it's weird to follow complete strangers, that not knowing why she was asleep on a park bench is at the very least rather worrying, if the weird language ("Ill-come", the probably-a-deity's-name used as exclamation) was not just thrown at the reader without some introduction or background... this wouldn't feel so random? I can tell there's quite some effort put in: the graphics are competently done, so is the music. The option to be guided towards a specific ending that's not a bad ending is a nice extra. I just think the writing itself is really not up to snuff, even as a pulpy, supernatural harem story.

Achievements doesn't unlock despite doing everything right, if you decide to add achievements in your game, at least make it work

Achievements are broken and you can’t earn it since a while. Nothing against the game but if a game offers achievements, I want to earn it legal through playing the game. Dev are too busy to take care of their sequel. Don’t waste your time on this.

Heads up, I've only played the free version so far. I have mixed feelings about the game. There were some really enjoyable parts, the characters seem interesting (especially Victor and Bastie, even though their routes aren't out yet). The concept is interesting as well. What really took me out of it was the ending. It seemed a bit out of nowhere, and happened right when the romance with Vincent was actually kicking off. This is probably more of a personal preference then anything else, and I don't mind dark themes in the slightest. But from looking at other reviews it seems like EVERY ending is bad. I'm really curious about the DLC, (especially when they do Victor and Bastie's route), but the probability that there aren't any remotely 'happy' endings is putting me off. I don't need sunshine and rainbows. I know the every choice leading to some degree of inevitable tragedy is on purpose. If you are looking for a game where darkness, death, mystery, hopelessness and sorrow is the point. I recommend giving the game a go. If you are looking for an incredibly dark story where the romance is still satisfying I'd probably skip it.