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[b][u]EDIT: Finally was able to contact somebody to possibly translate the text. If it changes at some point, I will probably recommend this one down the road.[/u][/b]
[b]Inugami: Doggy Dojo[/b] is a hentai-based game/visual novel with some story to fluff out the parts between scenes. I have to admit that I liked the story somewhat, and though parts are a bit cliché, they really did well in writing these middle parts. The scenes themselves have good art, but you will have to deal with mosaic, unfortunately, unless there is ever some patch out there to remove it from the scenes with lower bits being mostly hidden away. That is kind of a bummer for me, but I still enjoyed the art and style and flow of the story overall combined with said scenes.
I guess my issues would be there are a lot of small grammatical issues with missing letters here and there, wrong words in spots, and a lot of apostrophes in the wrong spots (after the s in its, instead of in between the t and s, for example, happened frequently). I’ve reached out for corrections on the portions I’ve finished, however, but no contact back from the developer - I will give it a little while, and come back to correct this if the developer reaches out, or there is future corrections from another who would like to proof-read and edit said parts out that need corrections.
I played through one arc. There are a couple of spots with choices too, which is nice. Haven’t played those, but you can save anywhere, so it might be in your best interest to save before making them if you’re going for 100% achievements, or reading the entire story, unless you’d rather go through the entire story again and pick the others on a second run.
[h1]Pros[/h1]
The art is very visually appealing and stimulating. I really think there was some nice effort put into this to give you a great read, if you’re into research…
The story isn’t half-bad, compared to some of the same VNs I have checked out in this genre. It’s kinda ridiculous in parts, and whatnot, but overall I liked the flow and progression throughout.
Not too short, and not too long. I think the length is very reasonable for the price on this one, but still I’d really need to be hardcore to pay the steam price, since… there is no patch that I am aware of. Mosaics kill games like this for me, so that’s something to consider and weigh, even on a sale. I’d get this at a lower price if offered during a sale, but I [i]would[/i] add this to my collection at some point, were I into the genre.
It’s kinda simplistic in a way, which I liked. No frills - just story up and get to your scenes as things progress in the story arc. If you’re into that, then this is great! A couple of choices, which are also nice to have, and easy save function to go back when you want at any point on multiple slots.
There is no need for a map! No need for any thought really to get through the game. Just mindless fun! I love to mention maps, or lack thereof, so it had to be done here. It is a streamlined straight read with only a couple of choices impacting your achievements.
[h1]Cons[/h1]
[b]MO-SAY-ICK!!![/b] This is my biggest complaint! Genitals need to be free to catch the breeze, and the pixelation ruins that for them. Free the ♥♥♥♥♥! Free the chub!
I’d like a couple more choices, and maybe actually changing it up if you make several of them, instead of it being very streamlined. Those who like complex story arcs won’t find much here aside from going back for a couple of choices, so there is that to consider. It’s almost purely kinetic, but yeah, a couple of choice spots here and there. Nothing that I think will really throw a wrench into the story or change outcome overall, so almost kinetic, but not quite.
Everyone I could find involved with the production of this game ignores my efforts to help them. I asked nothing in return. They prefer quantity over quality. Big con - ignore Cherry Kiss Games material unless you like being annoyed with bad grammar.
It’s a little expensive for what it offers time-wise and the fact that it has those mosaics - that kinda hurts its overall impact for me personally. Some might not mind so much, but it’s still pretty good overall. Grab it at a nice discount if you can!
[h1]Conclusion[/h1]
I just want to say it was a pretty enjoyable read, if you don't mind sifting through tons of bad grammatical syntax . I’m glad this was around for me to check out, but I have to retract my positive for a negative, since everybody involved with this game that I could find ignored me or wouldn't help. It’s deserving of some attention, and I think the overall effort to make a nice game with a decent story to go along with some good art makes this a nice choice for anyone who is interested in the H-based visual novel genre of games. But this unwillingness to change something that is broken just crosses the line for me as a reviewer. Everything I am about says this is a bad business. Watch the price if you’re interested, be prepared for a ton of eyesores with mistakes in grammar and punctuation... which I will at any time gladly bring up with creators to improve... and keep an eye on sales! It is overpriced, and even still I think it’s worth a read. I can't in good conscience leave this as a positive though. I'm still going to give it a negative because nobody should settle when it can easily be improved upon. If they cared about you as an individual, and your experience with the reading, and not just your purchase - they would be willing to fix this game more.
Keeping my conclusion "as is" until a further update is made to fix some of the grammar.
