Unity - Completed - NurTale Nesche [v1.0.2.13] [Chikuatta]

I loved it, mainly because it was a well-constructed pixelated horror game. Of course the game has its problems, but the animations fill this void, and as I played an already updated version with almost no bugs it was very good. I confess that it took me a few hours to finish it,
It requires a somewhat long learning curve to learn all the mechanics it provides, but I don't particularly care. To be honest, this game has its flaws but there is no perfect game either, and as it is well crafted I give it my vote of excellent

For bondage lovers, I feel this game provides a well needed itch on what is otherwise a very scarce genre in erotic games. At least at this level of quality.

Nurtale Nesche is a stealth side-scroller that uses on screen and audio cues to alert the player of oncoming enemies, while they manage their own presence and noise levels to stay ahead of the enemy. While a lot of the mechanics in the game aren't new, I've never experienced a side-scroller that incorporates noised-based stealth like this.

The game has great animations, both in game and during game-over scenes. One of my absolute favourite aspects of this game is how bondage animations occur during gameplay, and not just at a game-over (for those that know what I'm talking about, the animation associated with hooded orc is AMAZING).

The dev continues to introduce new content while improving QoL features. They speak both English and Japanese and appear to be quite reponsive to comments and feedback. I thoroughly look forward to the next level they have planned.

Good stealth/action game.

Controls are a little clunky, and the game can be divided into two parts. The first is a stealth game, the second is a combination of stealth and totally radical crossbow action by a girl who looks like she should be able to pull about five pounds max. In all seriousness though the crossbow is fun, and while I reloaded many, many times (on hard mode), it felt like I was some sort of big breasted terminator of evil on the stage I picked up the bow.

The negatives are the fourth stage is one you do NOT want to linger in due to limited items, and the fifth respawns enemies so fast, including tough orcs, that you will have some serious trouble if you play rambo non-stop. You'll want a few teleport scrolls as well for the masked orc, for both the initial encounter and after you wound him.

Outside of the dev needing to put unidentified items at the top of the stack, the actual gameplay is fairly smooth considering you are supposed to be weak. Enemies will demolish you if they get too close (without skilled use of the dagger), and once you are down you can either go through the process of being captured, or do like I do and reload.

The other negatives here though is the amount of time spent dropping cursed equipment and lockpicking any debuffs acquired, and the sheer item spam you can be hit with which can make picking up useful stuff annoying.

The big sprite animation H scenes are decent , especially if you like bondage (I don't, but there is some "vanilla" stuff too). You'll play this mainly for the gameplay, and will probably enjoy it, just prepare to be patient.

The idea for this one is very good, I'd say it's even better executed than in UnHoly Jail, this to a certain extent, it's as if they were both incomplete (This one actually is lol, at the time I'm writing this).

The problem here is that he didn't decide to focus so much on stealth, which is the foundation for this type of game. Weapons were supposed to be for cornering situations, you see... Fighting back isn't a problem, but I think it was poorly executed here, it wasn't supposed to be so constant, or really necessary (The snife is useless, most (all) of the time). Another thing, we don't have access to many means of hiding, in fact we can't hide at all, you can run into a room, but you can't go under the bed, get into a barrel, go behind a box and such, so this ends up damaging the concept that is presented a little.

Still a fun game tho, and the scenes are nice, even if the models are just a recolor sometimes.

Good game. Love the premise. Wish there were diverse enemy designs rather than colour types among the orc models. There's plenty of diversity among tentacle enemy types, though.

Alas, they're only found on one level in the game. Oh well.

That said, I'm not a fan of the protagonist's situation switching gears when she gets the crossbow. Instead of fearing what's around the corner you suddenly overcome it with direct assaults? Nope. Ruins the mood. Attacking the enemy in this game should have been seen ONLY as a last resort.

Enemy respawns were largely busy work, making backtracking more of a chore in later levels.

Inventory management was a bit daft, too. Having to acquire the right numbered key for each cell was a bit much when it would have made more sense for the player to sneak into a guard room where they could swipe a master key that allowed access to all cells that level. Sometimes less IS more from a narrative standpoint, which this game sadly fails to deliver on at least on this note. You WILL spend a lot of time managing what you can carry around and what to discard. Again, unnecessary busy work.

I will end this on a positive note, though. Absolutely love the character's animations. You have no idea how much I genuinely appreciate her squashing her ample breasts with her arm when she has to run. Few games ever think about something so obviously needed in a situation like that, and why not?

In the end, I love the game's themes and animations, but the gameplay itself is flawed.

EDIT: ok so I was right, it's very bugged. I'm pretty sure the difficulties are reversed. I just tried playing on Hard difficulty and it's infinitely easier than playing on Easy. I'll adjust my star rating to a 3 because the game is actually playable now but that is still a crazy bug for the developer to miss...

Original review:
This game is not very good. You might even call it bad.
In terms of art and animation it's great. It's one of those "download a save and fap" kinda games where you don't actually play the game.

It all comes down to the Orc. You have 0 options against him once he finds you and I'm convinced its AI is bugged. One time I saw the red border on the side, immediately started walking the other way trying to find a place to hide. One screen away I suddenly hear the Orc sprinting like his life depends on it for literally no reason. There is no counterplay. Once you get even the faintest hint that the Orc is coming he is already target-locked on your exact location and even if you relocate it doesn't matter. It's not about sound either, I'm walking 100% of the time because running is an instant game over.

Also I don't really get the intent of the cursed items. They tell you they're cursed so you can just not pick them up. If you do pick them up, and you have a stack of items they'll sit somewhere in the stack which is really dangerous.
So I don't understand the idea. There's no scenario where you would pick them up unless you want to get cursed.

I don't think the concept of this game is bad, but there has to be some bug in the AI that makes it unplayable.

v1..0.2.3

most text is in japanese... map on the topright is somehow upside down. you have to do quest by running around to escape... now you see the conondrum. there are many text possibly telling you what to do, but since it's in full japanese you can't really do that. plus you can't really orient yourself through the map because for some reason it's completely randomly working.

so game is very bad. dev is very lazy to implement the map like that. with japanese text it's barely playable. i could call it unplayable.

H-scenes... it's pixel art... but it's very mediocre. the only positive about this game is that gallery is unlocked. but there is nothing special there. this game is a waste of anyone's time. if you like pixel art, there are 10games which are infinitely better.

Post a goddamn walkthrough, or I won't rate this higher than 1. This the most absurdly difficult game in F95zone, seriously. You will fail, you will lose, you will restart, you will hate this game with a passion.

Even with cheats it's hard to figure out how to proceed, cause you know, no english text anywhere. Even with the gallery being open from the start, this game is a hard skip.

've played this game all the way through on Hard difficulty, and it's been a blast. Even when contemplating facing adversaries on opposite sides of the map, shooting an arrow straight at them proved effective. Despite traversing the map, the arrow still managed to hit the target and deal damage, providing a satisfying experience for fans of precision. Personally, I recommend trying out this game. The main strategy involves using the wire to unlock doors and avoiding items with magical rings, as they are cursed. If you want to discard something, just press Backspace. As for the arrows, they are effective against Slime or Orcs without any hesitation in Stage 3, giving a sense of reclaiming satisfaction. https://youtu.be/ZLaXgkLpDeo

I don't understand how people can give that game 5 stars...
I believe these reviews are simply bought...

Because game is fucking boring AF... all You do is You just walk around pickup things and use it on other things, there is like only few animations in this game...

Sure that PixelArt is made pretty nice but It's not Itch.io where we rate Game Assets but F95 where we rate Games... and well... Gameplay is simply boring...

Played it for 15 minutes and deleted... I regret downloading this game :x...
There is too little to do and what is in game is super simple boring and slow...

A barefoot damsel in distress? I need no more, plus it has the proper footstep sfx. On a serious note, I'm having fun with this game. I'd say it's a bit on the harder side compared to average. And the stealth mechanic focused not only around vision field but also on noise is fairly cool. Last but not least, ht heroine is cute.

I'll purchase it out of support.

A game very similar to the unholy jail game by a different dev. I'd say the pixel art is much better in comparison. Downside is its harder because you have a health meter that ticks down while you play and gives you a game over when the meter empties. I wish there was a way to hide from the enemies unless i didnt see a way to do it. But don't let my gripe change the mood, it's still a very good game and everyone should give it a solid attempt!

Nurtale 1.0.1: Is a stealth horror/erotic game like unholy jail, you need to escape from an orc fortress evading orcs and goblins patrols. What changed from the demo? Our character can now defend herself with a crossbow. There are bugs, even runending bugs (like one that prevent you to pick items or you pick infinite amount) but the game is solid, i hope they will fixed in future patch.

(old review)NurTale Nesche Demo is a stealth horror/erotic game like unholy jail. As Nesche you must escape from a orc fortress. There is no actually way to kill your kidnappers so you need to hide and run. Wires works as a way to unlock new rooms and as a life point. If you are captured you will be send to your prison and you need a wire to unlock from your chain or it's gameover.
Not all items are good, some have bondage curses other are broken, but combing more broken items give you a normal item.
You always have to run on time because she will fall to fatigue if she doesn't eat some biscuit or drink some white potion.
Overall the sex scenes are well done but there are only 3 with the most generic, fantasy, bodybuilders, green naked orcs. (witch i love)
Overall It's a fun demo, i'm waiting for the final product.