Charlie’s whole situation here is ridiculous in the best, stupidest way. You got this guy just trying to sleep while an entire monster city is literally powered by sex screams, and somehow he ends up being the one fixing their porn problems. That already hooked me, because my brain is fried from work and kids and grocery apps, and suddenly I’m watching these fucked-up cartoonish monsters worrying about “scream output” like it’s an office KPI. One moment you’re laughing at this nervous slime girl who can’t get a good moan going on camera, next moment you’re like, wait, this is actually kind of hot. It shouldn’t be, but it is. The humor is very dumb, lots of dirty jokes and stupid wordplay, and I liked it. Or maybe I hated it. No, I liked it. I think.
The choices matter just enough to make you pause, even if you’re half hiding your phone behind the laundry basket like me. You pick how Charlie “coaches” them: do you talk them through it, tease them, go full perv and take control, or pretend you’re being professional while obviously not being professional at all. One scene that stuck with me: there’s this shy monster girl who basically runs on embarrassment, and her moans get louder the more you push her into weird positions she clearly wants but pretends she doesn’t. You can choose to be gentle and supportive or go, nope, we’re cranking this up, and the whole room fills with these long, breathy screams that make the background glow brighter. It’s stupidly satisfying seeing the little city pulse brighter every time you get someone off harder. I actually laughed when the “energy meter” started shaking like my old phone when Spotify crashes. There’s one path where you try to keep things “ethical” and slow, and yeah, it works, but it feels like you’re leaving money on the table. And then another path where you absolutely don’t, and it turns into this chaotic porn studio mess where everyone’s just losing it and Charlie’s pretending he has any control at all.
What I really liked is how the game keeps undercutting the horny parts with jokes, then making the jokes horny again. You’ll have a monster guy trying to pose for a sexy scene, slipping on some weird goo, faceplanting right between someone’s thighs, and instead of cutting away, it leans into it, giving you the option to keep going and “use the accident” to get better screams. There’s this one bit where a tentacly thing is complaining about low ratings and performance anxiety, and you basically bully him into trying different angles until he finally makes the girl scream so loud the whole city shakes. I wanted a bit more control over the filming side, like choosing camera positions or how rough the scene goes, but it still scratches that “my choice changed how filthy this turned out” itch. Also, the way Charlie reacts is hilarious: sometimes he’s all heroic like he’s saving the world, sometimes he’s just a tired dude clearly in over his head, same as me, just trying to squeeze in one more climax before someone knocks on the door. Music is whatever, I kept it low so nobody asks what I’m doing, and there’s one sound effect that repeats too much and annoyed the hell out of me, but when a monster girl starts screaming and the city lights up because you picked the nastier option, you kind of forget about it.
Added: Mar 26, 2018
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