Tokyo Tattoo Girls

Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a simple strategy game which can be fun in small doses but is sadly not interesting enough to keep you playing for long. The story is poor, the characters are strange (and not in a good way), and the gameplay is lacking. The artwork and tattoos look gorgeous, so it’s a pity they weren’t in a better game.

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gameplay, music

39% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 5 reviews

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Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a single player role playing game with anime and erotic themes. It was developed by SUSHI TYPHOON GAMES and was released on November 14, 2017. It received negative reviews from both critics and players.

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graphics8 positive mentions

gameplay5 negative mentions

The artwork, character designs, and tattoos are visually appealing and well-done.
The music and voice acting are praised as pleasant and fitting.
The game's concept and setting around tattoo culture and yakuza-themed story is unique and moderately interesting.

Gameplay is very shallow, mostly automated, lacking meaningful player interaction or strategy.
The game is repetitive and tedious especially due to excessive clicking through dialogue and grinding for achievements.
The story and characters are shallow and uninspired, and the overall product feels overpriced and not worth full price.

gameplay
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
66%
19%
The gameplay is widely criticized as shallow, repetitive, and lacking meaningful interactivity, mostly revolving around simple clicking and waiting mechanics with minimal strategy or challenge. Many players found it more akin to an idle game, with limited player engagement and little variety between character choices. Overall, the gameplay fails to deliver depth or enjoyment, detracting significantly from the game's appeal.
- “The gameplay, which is really not portrayed in the promotional material at all, is fundamentally a mix between an idle game and a minimal grand strategy game.”
- “Depending on which character you choose, their skill set and different tattoos will greatly affect the gameplay.”
- “Gameplay basically consists of you making orders and trying to keep her honor up, while also earning enough coin to add to her tattoo.”
- “There is no real gameplay besides watching your numbers go up and your enemies' numbers go down, and occasionally clicking on a region you're in to stop your forces from fighting each other (they needed something to call it gameplay). You better hope you have the money to do the click or else there is a chance you'll lose some honor (the game's version of health), and the skill isn't on cooldown as well, which can get really annoying in the late game.”
- “The gameplay loop is mostly boring to the extent that it exists at all.”
- “This is the gameplay loop in a nutshell: click on briefcases for money and sirens to remove alert, use the money for tattoos and to lower alert or cease fire in areas, then wait until a boss 'fight' occurs, repeat.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
8%
25%
The game's graphics and artwork are consistently praised for being visually appealing and beautifully designed, with strong anime-style aesthetics and impressive detail. However, some users feel that the promotional material oversells certain graphic elements, and while the visuals are a highlight, they don't fully compensate for other gameplay shortcomings. Overall, the art and music contribute significantly to the game's charm and appeal.
- “The artwork and graphics are amazing, plus the great storylines for each main character.”
- “The artwork and tattoos look gorgeous, so it’s a pity they weren’t in a better game.”
- “The graphic and the voice acting are impeccable.”
- “Sure, the artwork and music are decent, but the ecchi element of the game is far oversold in the promotional materials compared to what is actually in the game.”
- “There are free-to-play idle games on Steam or phones that involve more strategic planning with comparable artwork and music, although maybe with fewer sexualized characters.”
- “While the anime character designs may be minimal, the game is very Japanese in terms of visuals, music, world, and dialogues.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
56%
11%
33%
The story is generally seen as shallow and simplistic, with one-dimensional characters and repetitive narrative paths, leading to a lack of depth and engagement. While some users appreciate the unique and interesting backstories or artwork, overall the storytelling is considered tedious and not compelling enough to justify the game's price or repetitive gameplay.
- “The artwork and graphics are amazing, plus the great story lines for each main character.”
- “Pros: artwork, story is simple but unique.”
- “I mean there is an interesting backstory, and dialogue for each character.”
- “The story and characterization are not deep; every character has a single-note personality, with all but your chosen protagonist showing up just once per run (and even the protagonists are just 'the cat girl', 'the wannabe movie star', etc.).”
- “All in all, I don't think this game is worth playing. The gameplay, the scenes, and the story are all so tedious, especially considering its high price.”
- “The story is poor, the characters are strange (and not in a good way), and the gameplay is lacking.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is widely praised for being really good and fitting the distinctly Japanese anime style. Many players appreciate the soundtrack enough to purchase it separately, highlighting the quality of the composition alongside the appealing voice acting. Overall, the music contributes significantly to the game's aesthetic appeal.
- “While the anime designs of the characters may not be much, this game is extremely Japanese both in terms of visuals, music, world, and dialogues.”
- “I want to like this game, since the character art is beautiful, the music is really really really good and the voice acting is pleasant to the ears.”
- “Art, voicework and soundtrack are all great.”
- “Sure, the artwork and music are decent, but even the ecchi element of the game is far oversold in the promotional materials compared to what is actually in the game.”
- “Even if that is the case, however, there are free-to-play idle games on Steam or even your phone that involve considerably more strategic planning, many of them with comparable artwork and music.”
- “While the anime designs of the characters may not be much, this game is extremely Japanese both in terms of visuals, music, world and dialogues.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is considered tedious and repetitive, especially after unlocking most character content. Lack of clear information makes strategic decisions more difficult, adding to the overall frustration with the gameplay loop.
- “You have some choices, but after a few runs, once you have everything unlocked for that character and need to do the last 4 of your 8 runs (probably in easy mode), it gets tedious to pick the choices.”
- “You are also not given all the information, so making strategic decisions is harder because you lack the information to do so (while it could be possible to gain the information, it would be difficult and tedious).”
- “The game itself is pretty tedious.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game’s replayability is limited due to its preset tattoo design and single-play completion, which reduces the incentive to explore different outcomes or variations.
- “The tattoo is preset and you complete the entire thing in a single game, meaning that it's lacking replay value or the feeling of 'what if I?'”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is not a primary focus for some players, with some tolerating it mainly because of strong gameplay and story elements. Overall, it may not appeal to everyone but is generally acceptable within the broader experience.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the monetization of Tokyo Tattoo Girls problematic, primarily due to excessive or intrusive advertising.

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Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a role playing game with anime and erotic themes.

Tokyo Tattoo Girls is available on PC, Windows, PlayStation and PlayStation Vita.

Tokyo Tattoo Girls was released on November 14, 2017.

Tokyo Tattoo Girls was developed by SUSHI TYPHOON GAMES.

Tokyo Tattoo Girls has received negative reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Tokyo Tattoo Girls for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a single player game.

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