Review: Abaddon Princess of the Decay • An excellent horror JRPG

Abaddon Princess of the Decay It is a retro aesthetic horror role-playing game developed by Sakuraprin. Although he is not talked about often, he had heard of him when he was still only known by his Japanese name Fukai or Nemuru: Oujo no Abaddon. Suffice to say that, as a fan of role-playing, horror, corpse party and erotic games, it has been on my radar for a while.

Abaddon Princess of the Decay

Abaddon It is the sum of many parts. However, the short story tone that I can give is that it takes place in a mysterious old mansion where a teacher and some teenagers have the task of investigating, leading them to supernatural situations of the deadly type. However, before things get ugly, the teacher asks his son to bring some keys he left at home.

Thus, our protagonist, Homura, and his friends end up entering the venue together with two members of the teacher’s team who were lucky enough to be late. Soon, the group of six people meets the horrors of those corridors and will have to fight to the fullest to survive.

On Abaddon , the players control the protagonist and two people chosen at an early point of the game. By choosing them, the player defines which events will be available during that game. Each character has different reactions and individual powers, where specific combinations can even lead to special scenes as they become more intimate.

Three girls and two boys can be associated with Homura, and the game has blocked BL content through optional settings. Every time the player has access to a bed, it is possible to interact with the teammates or let them spend time alone with the other member of the group, since the game also includes NTR content. However, the use of the bed is limited, so it is essential to carefully choose when to rest.

As a horror title, managing your resources is crucial to survive. Each character has three storage slots, with three more in case you choose Kippei. This limitation affects consumables, weapons and key elements. However, players can leave their items in a box and retrieve them at any resting place.

as a role-playing game, Abaddon It has a unique fear system. Instead of HP, the cast has a kind of sanity indicator and some hearts. Each character is afraid of a specific type of monster, and knowing it will increase its level. Unfortunately, being hit also scares them more, which eventually drives them crazy, and if the indicator is full, the character will faint and lose heart when the battle is over.

If Homura has no hearts left, the game ends and the players return to the last save point. The same thing happens if the three characters faint, but the companions can die in battle if they lose all their hearts. But before that, when they reach their last heart, they become hopeless, which can trigger an event where they escape.

Failing in the management or facing the bosses, it is possible to see multiple, let’s call them, disorderly situations. Also, some events only appear if the player meets specific criteria, which can honestly be hard to get. So, if you want to see everything the game has to offer, it will take a little effort, which can be reduced with a guide.

Abaddon Princess of the Decay He’s a very old-school hardcore guy. If you do it blindly, manage the levels of fear and overcome the first game can be a challenge, since there are many complexities to understand. It is even possible to be blocked by no way of resisting enemies or running out of healing elements and uses of the bed.

To deal with that, the game offers a \”give up\” option, which allows players to restart the game from the moment Homura and her friends enter the mansion. The advantage of doing so is that you can keep your level even though you will discard the items. In addition, players who reach the end can play back with the new Game Plus feature. A higher level will also lower the random match rate, making it faster to play the game a second time.

In addition to the harsh limitations, keep in mind that there are some cases of translation problems. Most of them are related to system messages that do not fit the circumstances, such as confusing battle messages or object interactions.

One that hampered my progress was the inconsistent name of the paintings in a reorder puzzle. In addition, the game features a retro soundtrack that sells the nostalgia of everything, and it is possible to unlock updated CG if the classic versions are not to your liking.

Abaddon Princess of the Decay It can be a frustrating experience if you’re not looking for a challenging RPG for your next foray into the Eroge horror genre. However, it’s an interesting experience that I can’t say I’ve had in a long time. The game manages to provide moments of tension and real bets for these characters, but requires a great investment from the player to see the nightmares he has to share, another curious fact is that this game has an adaptation to the Hentai anime published in 2020, but due to how strong the game is, we recommend Only the strong ones to see the adaptation because it is more or less the same.

To be able to make this review Fakku, he gave us a copy of the game for Windows PC completely in English, so if you decide to buy this title without censorship, you can do it from the official store of fakku and Jast USA.