The famous group in the Wasteland. Pit fighter, shaman witch and ex raider mercenary. So different yet united by a purpose to destroy obnoxious raider clans of the Wasteland and take their revenge.
Ash Beast - bloodthirsty and experienced pit fighter who can destroy anyone with his fists. It’s not a problem for him to take down a few raiders at once with just a few blows.
Wild Demoness - shaman witch who possesses the power to talk with spirits and elemental magic. Raiders are especially afraid of her because spend rest of their life as a stone statue in Wasteland is quite a shitty idea as they say.
Freak Razor - ex raider gang member mercenary with an exceptional skill at giving a bullet rain and knife fighting. The lad was tired of his leader betrayals and he simply left, giving everyone a bullet salad for free.
“who are you? i don’t even know your name” “don’t be in such a rush. you will give me a name someday. and i live in terror of that day” / “i’m afraid to turn around. not of your anger, though. i’m afraid i’ll see nobody” / “go on dreaming. when you dream about my likeness you create it” / “when you loved no one you never thought of death” / “give her proof of her love” “shall i?” “kill her before she sees you” “no!” “then kill yourself” “how?” “let her go”
literally who is doing it like them. no one. no one. no one.
I played Queen Beast, the 90's retro free English language VN - it was very good! For one, it has the correct moral philosophy for life:
But somewhat more seriously its simultaneously fun & impressive. Its art, as many have commented, is pulled right from an alt-history timeline mash-up of Slayers & Record of Lodoss War, with a deftness I haven't seen in a long while (for a free indie VN at least).
And I think what it does best is how much this goes beyond the art - its plot & writing slots right into the feel of the genre too. It blends detailed worldbuilding, ero comedy, super edgy nightmare fuel, and more all together. Its a little rough at the beginning to be honest, but once it hits its stride and you acclimate to its tonal pacing it flows really well.
For myself I appreciated the socio-economic realities that are woven into the story; the protagonist is a miller and you will hear organically about how that job functions, the impact of declining infrastructure on the local economy, different governance structures in the kingdoms, and so on. Its never the focus but a lot of fantasy stories these days take certain worldbuilding components as a given, which this doesn't, and I appreciate that. As much as it can for its short run-time, at least.
I have seen a bunch of commentaries that downplay its erotic elements - statements to the effect of "oh it has nudity but its not an eroge, its focused on the plot". This is technically correct, it isn't an eroge, but that implies that erotic engagement is not a focus of the story - which is false. That definitely ranks in its top 5 priorities - that is how the best of this genre works, it doesn't believe pornographic elements inhibit narrative development. For some people I'm sure it does - those people won't like this game. If you aren't in that camp I think it works well as a tonal hotpot of a story.
i am WHEEZING doing the quest in the fade where demons turn your friends against you and Fenris just took out Hawke and Anders in one blow. this was NOT a fight he looked at us, swung his sword ONCE and we both went down like a sack of bricks
one warrior vs two mages over in less than a second
EDIT it won't let me add a video in a reblog. I tried like five times to get the exact circumstance of the first screenshot (two wizards one blow) but i guess Anders is smart enough to run away now. still. this fight is over way faster than I can react to it