Nutaku Downloadable Games Discussion Thread

[Arkinum]

A while back Nutaku started to sell VN's and other eroge. Their prices are usually reasonable and it's nice to have a vendor other than DLsite or Manga Gamer. Some of their games have just echi while some still have mosaics, but most of them are adult themed and have no censorship.

Anyway I thought it would be nice to start a thread where we can give our thoughts on some of the games they have available.


I picked up Sakura Dungeon a while back and it reminded me of Thunder Warrior Raidy in terms of dungeon crawling gameplay. If you are new to the "sakura" brand, they typically just do Yuri and their art-style is fairly distinct.

Not a bad game by any means, it actually has a decent story too. I'm sort of half and half on the Sakura brand. I like Yuri as much as the next hetero guy, but I feel their work a little dry sometimes. It's still a good play despite my misgivings.


The next game I picked up recently was Sunrider: Liberation Day, a turn based strategy VN hybrid. I loaded it up to find out that it was part two of the series and did a little research, to find out that the first game was free to get off Steam (the developers site has a de-censor patch FYI).

So the next 1 1/2 days I binged the first game (Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius), and then another 1 1/2 days binging the second game. I have to say that I'm really looking forward to the 3ed part! Defiantly worth the price of admission.

If you like strategy games and VN's with a space/mecha setting, you should really give this a try. The story is well thought out and keeps you at the edge of your seat, the characters are memorable and it's overall a great series.

[Zerana]

I bought Sakura Dungeon. I highly recommend it. Think it's a really awesome game if you like dungeon crawlers.

Looking forward to see what else is going to pop up for download.

[Pimers]

Bought Sakura Dungeon too, I finished the game, he was awesome I just miss some voices but it's a great game

[Arkinum]

Sunrider Academy

I got this with Liberation day and have been playing it for the last few days. Its a sim date, stat management game very similar to the stuff you find over at Newgrounds. The story is a spinoff of the main.

While you don't have to play the games it derives from, it kind of helps as a lot of "terminology" is carried over. Not a bad game, but like with most stat grinds, it get tedious after a while. Thankfully the game gives you shortcuts once you complete the game once, and it can go pretty fast once you get use to how the maps are laid out. The artwork is the same as Liberation day and is really nice.

My main gripe would be is that the "int stat" is kind of a heavy focus, and leaves no practical reason to grind the other stats. Another would be, is that they left out a few of the characters, but I guess they could release an update like they did Liberation days RE: story line.

An alright game overall.

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Club Life

A short VN where you play a dork that is forced to pick two clubs because his homeroom teacher demands it! Anyway the game is a pretty short run though one year of HS, you pick two clubs and the plot revolves around the girls associated with those clubs.

Although some of the scenes/story are not too bad, it feels kind of dry all round. It doesn't have much art, but whats there is actually pretty good and kind of the only thing that makes this game.

If you're a hard core HS romance fan, or the art is to your taste of fapping material, you could give this a go. But if you're looking for a gripping and emotional story, you may want to look somewhere else.

[Unregistered]

Bought Sakura Dungeon too, I finished the game, he was awesome I just miss some voices but it's a great game

Renpy Games dont Run Properly on Windows 10 I should know my os is windows 10 pro(64bit)

[Arkinum]

Brave Soul

This is an oldie but a real goodie. I got a shared copy of this game a long time ago. Finally decided to actually buy it now that the price is reasonable and payment options aren't limited to the point of stone walling any potential customers.

It's a point and click action RPG similar to how Diablo plays (minus the loot feast). You play as (default player name) Rudy, a young man that just got disowned by his old man. And thus he starts his journey to be an adventurer.

The story plays out like a regular "middle earth" fantasy visual novel and each heroine has her own story and ending. The game even has a hidden heroine too. Erotic scenes are illustrated via uncensored CG scenes. The art style is from an older standard, but still looks really nice (my own opinion anyway).

Heroines act as extra traveling companions and are controlled by the AI. Each heroine has her own unique class, skills and attacks.

The new game + feature allows you to breeze subsequent play-thoughs when trying to get each of the heroines ending (or just fucking around to have fun).
(Tip: Holding down the Tab key speeds the game up, great for pwning your way though each story when you get enough levels).

The game-play alone is really fun and enjoyable enough without the adult content.

This game is well worth the 15$ if you're board and looking for an action themed title.

EDIT: Ignore my "(minus the loot feast)" comment. You do get quite a few drops as you adventure along.

[makinaz]

If you liked Sakura Dungeon you should buy Demon Master Chris. They made SD pretty much just like it.