What follows is basically a couple hours of despair that would give a certain Danganronpa character a ladyboner 10 times over. Recently one of the Dracovalis, Variges (who will now be known as Chad because I can never spell his name correctly without looking it up), has worryingly risen to power – under the pretext of acquiring assets for the war, Chad is a thug who has been pillaging the local villages for their resources and women, and his benefactor Dragon turns a blind eye due to him prioritizing the war effort and his combat potential over morality.Īnyway the MC and his friends live a peaceful life in a peaceful village away from such troubles and just kidding within 10 minutes Chad wrecks the place up and forcefully conscripts them into the party. So let me sorta recap the set-up with the parts that the official description leaves off: In this world, benevolent Dragon gods wage a war against the Demon King through their agents, the Dracovalis – humans imbued with their power. There’s usually a lot of focus on his mental anguish and I’m going to be really judgmental and say that I have no idea how this is one of the most popular fetish in Japan because really, what kind of super masochist would willingly put themselves through this kind of emotional distress? Hypocritical humor here The general set-up is that the couple is in a romantic relationship or at least has some sort of attraction to each other which is broken up by a third-party who through the use of emotional manipulation / blackmail / drugs, “steals” the heroine away from the MC, who is powerless to do anything. In non-Weeb terms, the closest word is perhaps “cuckoldry”, but NTR generally has a very particular formula that it follows instead of just being your regular everyday cheating. So the Japanese marketing is a bit more honest about the genre this game’s story belongs to: it’s something that all Weebs dread (except the Californians)Ī quick primer, for those of you blessed to never have heard of it before, NTR is short for “Netorare”. Given how many commercial RPGMaker games are on Steam despite the seething hatred quite a number of people have them, I guess they’re managing somehow. I realize there’s now a sizable community in general who doesn’t think the adult content in these sort of games has any artistic merit so offering a PG-13 version in theory just makes sense from a certain financial perspective, though I’m not sure how they’re supposed to attract interest by making it look like the most generic game on the planet. Now before I begin I would like to say I find the English marketing for this game extremely amusing – if you take a look at the Steam page, it sorta looks like a basic arse RPGMaker harem game, where you have your childhood friend, your other childhood friend and your little sister for the Kurou Daijuuji audience, so it’ll be a heartwarming story where you go on a journey and fulfill your promise to get married and have lots of children right? Haha no. (You may notice name changes from my screenshots from the fantranslated version – the officially localized version uses different terms.) Today’s subject is an indie RPGMaker game by the name of Dark Hero Party (or Thug Hero Party as it’s more commonly known, though they’re both kinda strange names either way) However, I admit I’m half cheating on this, because I confirmed with trusted sources that it actually has a good story before I jumped in and as a hypocrite who only plays RPGs for their gameplay (supposedly), that’s perfect for me!ĭon’t worry, I’ll get into the factor that I consider the “turn off” later. There was a recent topic on a message board entitled “RPG you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving” which made me think – hey, I’m stuck in a T-Virus Qurantine while developing Cabin Fever (Ooh, faced!) anyway so maybe I’ll try being more adventurous by playing RPGs I don’t think I would like. (This article will contain major spoilers past a certain point, please refrain from reading past the point if you wish to experience the game on your own) However, this all changes when an order is made for all Dracovalis, including Lotia, to hunt down the Demon Lord.ĭark Hero Party (Original name: 外道勇者一行, “Thug Hero Party”) is an indie/doujin RPGMaker by U-ROOM released in 2015 (JP) / 2020 (EN) Along with his sister, he spends his days with his childhood friend (and a Dracovalis) Lotia, a gentle nun Krimina, and a tomboy princess Aina. In a small, unremarkable village, Imos lives with his sister Tori, helping her run a potion shop. To counter him, Dragons which are deities who reside in another dimension, bestow powers upon champions known as “Dracovalis”. The world is threatened by monsters sent by the Demon Lord.
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