Gotta admit, I was pleasantly surprised when playing this game. Definitely had a bit of a difficulty spike early on while starting the game (That Lampas maze was especially harsh), and the art was rough initially… but it grew on me over time, and I’m amazed with the level of effort put into this title. Even now I’m still seeing new tidbits about the game I missed in my initial run, like using certain items during specific boss fight; I hear dog collars are a hot commodity. While I’d love to say more, I fear it might spoil the rest of the ride for others. After finishing this, I’m definitely looking forward to the sequel and any future works. Keep going strong, Devil’s Office. PS: Bless the Sphinx and her big, tiddy kitty self ❤
To be honest, I can't stop thinking it's a shame people are going to shy away from great pieces of work like Shrift simply because there's nudity and "adult elements" in it. Thanks a lot Devil's Studio, hope the sequel helps gathering more attention.
Put a gun to my friends' heads to get them to play this game. Truly a game that gave me the same feelings of warmness Monmusu Quest did all those years ago. The writing was so good I couldn't bring myself to go down a Genocide path, I loved those demons way too much. Sphinx and Lucy best girls by the way !
So I’ll admit, when I decided to catch up on the games that were part of the Monster Girl Quest Paradox Collab, and started with the one with the rough-ish artstyle, I was not expecting to see an eroge version of Undertale made in RPGVXAce, yet here I am, pleasantly surprised. The allusions to certain characters are unmistakeable (it clicked for me when I realized that Mukuro and Nina were both Mettaton), yet despite that, I would argue that SHRIFT can stand on its own two feet. The gameplay, while challenging, can be fun once you realize the proper setups to dealing with certain enemies/bosses, and slowly unraveling the mysteries of the story and its characters is an incredible experience. Of particular note is the prevailing theme of the Player’s actions having an immediate effect on the Protagonist, whether it’s the consequences for defeat even when the Player resets, the knowledge the Player has being directly communicated to the protagonist during Chapter Select moments, or the -DETERMINATION- self-actualization of the protagonist gets fueled by the Player’s detachment from the world of the Protagonist, while the Player in turn is moved by the Protagonist’s story. This is best exemplified during the moment when this song plays, when the motivations of the Player and Protagonist are one. When both “Player” and “Protagonist” become “Yourself” (at least that’s my interpretation). However, while the game is mostly solid, I’d argue that it starts to breaks down whenever Genocide-related moments occur. Rather than focusing on the fact that Kazuya is made to commit abhorrent acts that he never would in normal circumstances towards what amount to real people in a different dimension, the waters are muddied by focusing on Kazuya’s lengthy, overwrought justifications for taking his friends’/lovers’ lives (doubly so for the edgelord statue in Cushion-kun’s office). Rather than let Kazuya’s gradual descent into madness speak for itself, something along the lines of the Snowgrave Route in Deltarune or the Obliteration Route in Deltatraveler, the Player is consistently told how to feel about it, even in a run where the player hasn’t done a Genocide Run (EX 4 especially). That all being said, I still really liked the game. I hope the sequel takes it to the next level.
I second this. I love SHRIFT, but the handling of the Genocide route is what sours the plot for a lot of people. EX 4 in cosmology is brilliant, but the slamming over the head of "Genocide-route bad" ranges from alright to condescending. Like, showing post-geno Kazuya was fantastic example of "show, don't tell" when it comes to that, but saying all genocide-route interveners were puppeted by the Old One is just awful. Tricked or led astray, perhaps, sure. But they did it of their own will. But enough negativity. In all other respects, the breaking of the 4th wall works fantastically. I would add to what you said, but honestly I think you covered most, if not all the bases: the more direct addressing between player and protagonist and the tandem between their actions and abilities works really well. We don't talk directly with Kazuya like one would do in say... OneShot, but he's very aware of us enough, and we do have direct talks with other characters, that interact with the 4th wall, albeit limited.
Shrift is one of those games you don't expect anything *too* crazy from going into it, but by the end you understand it to be peak fiction
Gotta admit, I was pleasantly surprised when playing this game. Definitely had a bit of a difficulty spike early on while starting the game (That Lampas maze was especially harsh), and the art was rough initially… but it grew on me over time, and I’m amazed with the level of effort put into this title. Even now I’m still seeing new tidbits about the game I missed in my initial run, like using certain items during specific boss fight; I hear dog collars are a hot commodity. While I’d love to say more, I fear it might spoil the rest of the ride for others.
After finishing this, I’m definitely looking forward to the sequel and any future works. Keep going strong, Devil’s Office.
PS: Bless the Sphinx and her big, tiddy kitty self ❤
EX4をプレイすると三番目の重みがとてつもなく増しますね。「彼」を「最悪」からだけは助けられてよかった。
たとえチャンスが小さくても「決して諦めない」
私はこの曲が本当に大好きで、それがゲームやプレイヤーとどのように結びついているのかがとても気に入っています。
私たちは英雄にはなりませんが、それでも必要な正義を与えるためにそこにいます
To be honest, I can't stop thinking it's a shame people are going to shy away from great pieces of work like Shrift simply because there's nudity and "adult elements" in it.
Thanks a lot Devil's Studio, hope the sequel helps gathering more attention.
i cant agree more
Put a gun to my friends' heads to get them to play this game. Truly a game that gave me the same feelings of warmness Monmusu Quest did all those years ago. The writing was so good I couldn't bring myself to go down a Genocide path, I loved those demons way too much.
Sphinx and Lucy best girls by the way !
Except the fact that Lucy gives me PTSD because of 2nd Iron Maiden encounter...
@@skell6134 simply don't get raped lmao
@@FredrickaBernkastel Easy to say that when Lust is increasing on light speed while i cant do anything because of all those debuffs
滅茶苦茶良かったです 神作を本当にありがとう……
That is a well scripted and crafted song! I think the author must have put a lot of effort to create this song! Thanks, amazing work!
クリアしてからのこの曲を聴いた瞬間涙が溢れてきて止まらなかった。
クリア後の演出、想定してなかった現実にまでの干渉、今までにないくらい鳥肌が立ち一瞬でファンになるくらいの最高の作品‼︎
荒んでいた自分を変えてくれた神ゲーです。破壊で得られる力などタカがしれていて、皆と手を取り合って生み出す力がどれほど大きいものかと思い知らされました。素晴らしいゲームを作って頂きありがとうございます！！(ちなみにニーナちゃん推しです💍)
(EX2のせいでヘカーテ様に浮気しそうになったなんて言えない。。。)
エロゲのクオリティじゃない曲ですよ、これは...めちゃくちゃ好きです
So I’ll admit, when I decided to catch up on the games that were part of the Monster Girl Quest Paradox Collab, and started with the one with the rough-ish artstyle, I was not expecting to see an eroge version of Undertale made in RPGVXAce, yet here I am, pleasantly surprised. The allusions to certain characters are unmistakeable (it clicked for me when I realized that Mukuro and Nina were both Mettaton), yet despite that, I would argue that SHRIFT can stand on its own two feet. The gameplay, while challenging, can be fun once you realize the proper setups to dealing with certain enemies/bosses, and slowly unraveling the mysteries of the story and its characters is an incredible experience. Of particular note is the prevailing theme of the Player’s actions having an immediate effect on the Protagonist, whether it’s the consequences for defeat even when the Player resets, the knowledge the Player has being directly communicated to the protagonist during Chapter Select moments, or the -DETERMINATION- self-actualization of the protagonist gets fueled by the Player’s detachment from the world of the Protagonist, while the Player in turn is moved by the Protagonist’s story. This is best exemplified during the moment when this song plays, when the motivations of the Player and Protagonist are one. When both “Player” and “Protagonist” become “Yourself” (at least that’s my interpretation).
However, while the game is mostly solid, I’d argue that it starts to breaks down whenever Genocide-related moments occur. Rather than focusing on the fact that Kazuya is made to commit abhorrent acts that he never would in normal circumstances towards what amount to real people in a different dimension, the waters are muddied by focusing on Kazuya’s lengthy, overwrought justifications for taking his friends’/lovers’ lives (doubly so for the edgelord statue in Cushion-kun’s office). Rather than let Kazuya’s gradual descent into madness speak for itself, something along the lines of the Snowgrave Route in Deltarune or the Obliteration Route in Deltatraveler, the Player is consistently told how to feel about it, even in a run where the player hasn’t done a Genocide Run (EX 4 especially).
That all being said, I still really liked the game. I hope the sequel takes it to the next level.
I second this. I love SHRIFT, but the handling of the Genocide route is what sours the plot for a lot of people. EX 4 in cosmology is brilliant, but the slamming over the head of "Genocide-route bad" ranges from alright to condescending. Like, showing post-geno Kazuya was fantastic example of "show, don't tell" when it comes to that, but saying all genocide-route interveners were puppeted by the Old One is just awful. Tricked or led astray, perhaps, sure. But they did it of their own will.
But enough negativity. In all other respects, the breaking of the 4th wall works fantastically. I would add to what you said, but honestly I think you covered most, if not all the bases: the more direct addressing between player and protagonist and the tandem between their actions and abilities works really well. We don't talk directly with Kazuya like one would do in say... OneShot, but he's very aware of us enough, and we do have direct talks with other characters, that interact with the 4th wall, albeit limited.
Thank you for a wonderful game and song.
歌詞を見ていて…
1番で伏線の気配を感じ取り
2番でバッドエンディングを回収し
ラストでトゥルーエンディングを無事に回収した気配を感じたのです|w°)エロゲに使われる曲が神曲なのは何故なのか？(哲学)
SHRIFTⅡ 販売したので、また聞きに来たンゴ( ˇωˇ )
昨日戦ってこの曲すごく燃えた
着実に伸びててうれしみ
god i love this song
Nice game，Because not good at Japanese, so relying on translation software to end the game，Looking forward to shrift2
自分用3:09
Could you also add the lyrics for the song that nina sang?
can someone translate the credits shown?
Its just the lyrics of the song
Yknow this is just undertail with no sans :