Really disappointed.

I was a paid Patreon member for years, so this was a game I financially supported through its development. Didn't even get a copy of the game, had to buy it full price.

My main gripe with this game is that it's impossible. I've been playing for 40 mins, can't even get past the first boss. It's not like Dark Souls where it's all about learning attack patterns, it's nowhere near as sophisticated as that. I completed Arena and Story, so it's not a "git gud" scenario, I'm very familiar with the AoB gameplay.

Difficulty should be a curve, not a wall on the very first couple of screens. I don't mind difficult games, but this isn't fun, it's just frustrating.

I think I'm going to refund, but might pick it up again when it's 80% off and they've fixed it.

This is no AAA game and it's unfair to expect it to be, is the first thing I will note. With that standard, the game is overall good, surprisingly lacking in bugs compared to my experience with AoB EC. However, I was very disappointed that the game had been tamed down to only partial nudity and the spicy scenes are far less; there's always naked dudes and there's guaranteed escape in a tiny easy minigame you can take forever with and is not timed. I quite enjoyed how if you did not wake up in the mentioned previous game helpless, lone Sheyna was dragged away to some unknown but highly suggested, and sometimes partially seen, giggity ending... then the game ended. I get no excitement from this game which is far more mild and tame, almost neutered, and much more heavily focused on gameplay like combat.

Regarding combat it's, for a side scroller, good. There was one instance where the game got so difficult that it was the type of diff that's not challenging, not skill-based, and is just stupid. 99.9% of the game I played was not really challenging despite being on Hard. I have not completed the game yet, and probly will at some point, but not soon as it doesn't have that erotic carnal draw to it, pretty much at all, imo.

I was a Patreon supporter and at some point teh news broke that the dev became a family man, and this seems to be a game that a family man would make, while trying to look like AoB EC. At some point it was stated, possibly promised, the game would remain true to its roots and contain full nudity and spicy scenes, but as I stated the nudity is partial with no way around it and the scenes are more mild. I suggested a diff version of the game or a patch but apparently the dev already confirmed that's a no possibility.

I actually did not plan on buying this game, but forgot I got a copy due to Patreon. I DO recommend it, but the Steam ratings are primitive and tons of games are not a simple yes/no. IMO this game should be something like a 5.5/10 when compared to AAA games and maybe a 6-7/10 when compared to old games which I do not do much. Overall I am forced to vote based off the cumulative rating and this deserves to be "Mixed" even though I recommend it, with some reservations. To rate it based off what I would pay, I'd say 7-8$.

EDIT: This isn't a huge game, regarding my playtime a significant amount of it is me AFKing and I farmed repeatedly and casually for top tier gear, that was available at the time.

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3690477587

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3690401991

I'm going to try to be fair. The game is alright, but I feel like it was too short compared to the first and second game, especially since there was a plotline with the Shem people that just appeared and disappeared. That and only the village was the only inhabited place people could go to. Also, I am bringing up the controversy of Criansoft censoring parts of their game. They shouldn't have done that. Or they should have been honest from the start instead of saying that the game will be uncensored like they did on Patreon (At least that is what I am hearing from the other players) since apparently that is no longer the case. I mean, some of the women are topless and the queen character can be naked if you remove her armor but that is pretty much it. Still, Criansoft should have kept their word because now almost all the fans are beginning to turn on them. All I ask from Criansoft is to let this be a learning moment: be honest about your intentions and what you will have in your game. Otherwise you will disappoint your fanbase