Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure
- March 19, 2020
- NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Get on SteamIn "Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure" , you play as an adventurer who must befriend monster girls and explore procedurally generated dungeons in a turn-based system. Your goal is to defeat the tower sorcerer to escape the mysterious ward you're trapped in. Strengthen your relationships with the monster girls to aid you in your quest.
Reviews
- Charming art style and engaging gameplay that appeals to fans of monster girls and mystery dungeon games.
- Offers a unique take on the genre by allowing players to befriend monster girls, providing a sense of long-term progression.
- Despite some rough English translation, the game is fun and addictive, with plenty of content to explore.
- The English translation is often incoherent, making some item and skill descriptions difficult to understand.
- Frustrating inventory management and traps that degrade equipment can lead to a challenging experience.
- Lacks boss fights and a longer main story, with some players feeling the challenge dungeons are less enjoyable.
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is engaging and well-balanced, featuring a variety of mechanics that keep the experience fresh with new items, dungeons, and gameplay variants introduced regularly. Players appreciate the fun writing and charming art style, which enhances the overall enjoyment, while the controls remain familiar and intuitive. Overall, the game is praised for its depth and variety, making it a standout in the monster girl genre.
“It's not unbalanced, the writing's fun, the gameplay is pretty interesting and the art style grew on me after a while.”
“I can honestly say this is the 2nd best monster girl-based game (Moero Crystal H being my #1) because of the sheer variety of girls and fun gameplay.”
“There are quite a lot of game mechanics, and just when you think you've found everything, the game will introduce you to a new item, new dungeon, new variant on gameplay, or something else new.”
“The gameplay feels overwhelming with the sheer number of mechanics. Just when you think you've mastered something, the game throws a new item, dungeon, or variant at you, making it hard to keep up.”
“While I haven't encountered any clear bugs in the game mechanics, there are many elements that could easily be mistaken for bugs by players who don't fully grasp how they function.”
“Although the music and art are charming, the gameplay and controls feel too familiar, lacking innovation and excitement.”
- story5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game's story is straightforward and reaches a satisfying conclusion before the challenging endgame, making it accessible for casual players. While some elements, like item descriptions and character requests, can be confusing, the narrative primarily revolves around escaping a 50-floor dungeon, with limited plot depth. Players familiar with the sequel may find value in exploring the events leading up to it, though some wished for a longer main storyline.
“The endgame is pretty brutal, but the story reaches a satisfying conclusion way before that, so it's not mandatory for more casual play.”
“If you come from the sequel, you can play this for the story of what happened before the sequel.”
“The game story is simple and understandable, but sometimes item/skill descriptions or character requests are hard to grasp.”
“I would have liked the main story to be longer than just the first dungeon.”
“There is pretty much no plot apart from escaping the dungeon of 50 floors.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a whimsical art style that many players find appealing, with smooth animations that enhance the overall experience. However, some users have reported graphical bugs, such as persistent white boxes appearing on screen, which can detract from gameplay. Despite these issues, the art style has grown on players over time, and the design of monster groups is noted for its creativity.
“I personally like this art style more than the sequel.”
“The gameplay is pretty interesting, and the art style grew on me after a while.”
“Everything is smoothly animated, and the whimsical art style works well for what the game set out to do.”
“There are some graphical bugs with white boxes getting stuck on your screen until you exit the game or return to the title screen, most notably with Undine's splash attack.”
“The monsters are split into 29 groups, with the monsters in a given group being graphical recolors of each other, and later monsters in a group tend to be clearly stronger than earlier ones.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music is described as charming, complementing the game's art style and enhancing the overall experience, while the gameplay and controls feel familiar to players.
“The music and art are very charming, and the gameplay and controls are familiar.”
