Released on August 30, 2024, Yarimono has captured the hearts of RPG enthusiasts worldwide. Developed and published on Steam, this turn-based RPG combines creature collection mechanics, intricate storytelling, and competitive gameplay to deliver an experience that resonates deeply with fans of the genre. With an impressive 90% rating from over 2,000 reviews, Yarimono has quickly earned its place among the best games of its kind. But what sets this game apart? In this detailed review, we will explore every feature, mechanic, and element that makes Yarimono a must-play title.
The Premise and Storyline
At the heart of Yarimono lies an intriguing story of discovery and competition. The protagonist embarks on a journey to master the legendary “Cheat Tackle,” a unique and powerful ability possessed by their creature partner, Yarimon. This journey leads them to participate in a high-stakes tournament where strategy, skill, and creature mastery reign supreme. The narrative is layered with twists and turns, delving into themes of friendship, rivalry, and personal growth.
The storyline is crafted to keep players engaged, offering dialogue-rich cutscenes and character interactions that build a rich, immersive world. Players will find themselves invested in uncovering the mysteries behind the “Cheat Tackle” and the enigmatic figures they encounter along the way.
Gameplay Mechanics
Turn-Based Combat System
One of the standout features of Yarimono is its refined turn-based combat system. Players command Yarimon and other collected creatures in battles that require strategic planning and quick decision-making. The game rewards foresight, making it essential to anticipate opponents’ moves and counter them effectively.
Creature Collection and Training
Much like other creature-collection games, Yarimono allows players to capture, train, and evolve a variety of creatures. Each creature possesses unique abilities and stats, encouraging players to experiment with different combinations to form a balanced team.
Mastering the “Cheat Tackle”
The “Cheat Tackle” is not just a flashy move—it’s a core gameplay mechanic. Mastering this ability involves understanding its strengths, weaknesses, and situational uses. The game provides tutorials and challenges that progressively teach players how to harness this skill effectively.
Tournament System
The game’s central tournament adds a layer of competitiveness. Players face increasingly difficult opponents, each with unique strategies and creatures. The tournament’s progression system ensures a steady increase in challenge, making each victory feel earned and rewarding.
Graphics and Art Style
Anime-Inspired Visuals
Yarimono boasts a vibrant, anime-inspired art style that perfectly complements its narrative and gameplay. Character designs are detailed and expressive, bringing the world and its inhabitants to life. The game’s visual fidelity extends to its environments, which are richly textured and filled with subtle details that enhance immersion.
Special Effects
Battle animations are fluid and visually striking, particularly the “Cheat Tackle,” which is accompanied by dynamic lighting and explosive effects. These touches add excitement and drama to the gameplay, making each battle memorable.
Soundtrack and Audio Design
Immersive Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Yarimono is nothing short of spectacular. Composed to match the game’s emotional beats, it shifts seamlessly between tranquil melodies for exploration and high-energy tracks during battles and tournaments.
Voice Acting and Sound Effects
While the game does not feature full voice acting, its sound effects are meticulously crafted. Each attack, ability, and environmental interaction is accompanied by satisfying audio cues that enhance the overall experience.
Replayability and Longevity
Multiple Endings
Yarimono features branching story paths and multiple endings, encouraging players to replay the game to see all possible outcomes. Decisions made during the storyline affect relationships and the final result of the tournament.
Post-Game Content
After completing the main storyline, players can access post-game challenges, including tougher battles and rare creature hunts. These additions provide hours of additional gameplay for those who want to continue exploring the world.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
Engaging Storyline: A rich narrative filled with twists and emotional depth.
Strategic Gameplay: A challenging combat system that rewards planning and adaptability.
Stunning Visuals: Beautifully designed characters and environments.
Memorable Soundtrack: A score that perfectly complements the game’s tone.
High Replay Value: Multiple endings and post-game content keep players engaged.
Cons:
Steep Learning Curve: New players may find the combat mechanics overwhelming initially.
Lack of Full Voice Acting: While the sound effects are excellent, the absence of full voice acting may detract from immersion for some players.
Limited Creature Variety Early On: The early stages of the game offer fewer creatures to collect, which may feel restrictive.
Comparison to Similar Titles
Similarities to Popular RPGs
Fans of Pokémon and Persona will find familiar elements in Yarimono. The creature collection and tournament mechanics echo Pokémon, while the character-driven narrative and strategic gameplay are reminiscent of Persona.
Unique Features
However, Yarimono sets itself apart with the “Cheat Tackle” mechanic and its anime-inspired aesthetics. These elements provide a fresh twist on the genre, offering something new even to seasoned RPG players.
Tips for New Players
Experiment with Creature Combinations: Don’t stick to a single team. Experimenting with different creatures can reveal unexpected synergies.
Focus on Learning the “Cheat Tackle”: Early mastery of this ability can make battles significantly easier.
Engage with NPCs: Talking to non-playable characters provides valuable tips and sometimes rare items.
Save Often: The game’s difficulty can spike unexpectedly, so saving frequently ensures progress isn’t lost.
Final Verdict
Yarimono is a masterclass in turn-based RPG design. With its engaging storyline, deep combat mechanics, and stunning visuals, it offers a gaming experience that is both challenging and rewarding. While it may not be perfect, its strengths far outweigh its shortcomings, making it a must-play for fans of the genre.
Truly one of a kind game...The gameplay is fun and easy to understand,music is calming and good to listen too.The animation is different from other H games but it not bad and I personally like it.The story I really like and very cute.
TLDR: Imagine Pokemon but with seggs and a lot of QoL improvements and yeah thats it. Quite a hefty content if you wan to 100% it and DLCs are present to increase the playtime if you like.Yarimono is a monster battler/collector with Hentai. The game takes us back to Gen 1~3 vibes and the biggest difference is we can bang the trainers once we defeat them. the H-scenes themselves are really hot but on the "yucky" side with liquids being set to 15 and just liquids everywhere, I'm not into that but not really a bother to me. Might be regarded as "disgusting" to some so a heads up is necessary. Story is on par with other Pokemon games with some side quests that takes it to the extreme (cult stuff). Yarimon levels are capped by you trainer level requiring you to fight trainers around your level first before fighting other trainers. AKA You can't grind for levels since you need to fight trainers to raise your level. Every battle you earn EXP shards which can be used as exp for mons you want to level up. This is really good rather than fighting a patch of grass 100X. A lot of QoL improvements to those who min-max (like me) will have a breather here each yarimon species fave the exact same stats at the same level. Lets say a level 100 Pikachu evolved to Raichu will have the exact same stats as a Level 100 Raichu evolved at level ten. You can switch out Yarimons on the spot. No shiny mons. Cheat tackle is also a good fallback plan. Other than trainer levels you Yarimons will also have "Star rank" just use them regularly and that will also go up, Bond star also exist to increase this. Also weaker Evolutions will still be useful due to "Soul boost", that can raise stats of "cuter" mons to their evolved forms. Evolved forms can also use them.
Gameplay: 10/10 - Captured the early Pokemon vibes and is actually really challenging and fun at the same time.
Grind: 9/10 - A lot of QoL improvements you can switch out Yarimons on the spot, The only problem I deemed of some attention are trainer levels, but other than that its good. Also cheat tackle 10/10 a great fallback move.
H-scene: 8/10 - They are good and plenty with some repeating characters to be invested in. again a bit on the "eek" side but I'm jaded to that stuff already. Probably the only problem is most scenes will only have 1 position, but it is animated so it gets a plus.
Kink: 10/10 - I think they got everyone of them???
Story 10/10 - It's on par with other pokemon games the only difference is you can skip with "Left Control" so you can skip characters you don't like or want to skip all the dialogues.
Length: 6-9 hours - Just for the Main story and most H-scenes without getting 100% Yarimon. Can be faster if you skip dialogues and spam cheat tackle.
15-20 hours - easily if you plan to 100% everything (DLC 1&2 included) normal dificulty~
Overall: 9.5/10 - Except for the trainer levels everything is really good and straight forward.DLC 1 Review
It expands on the available content from the base game such as returning chracters to battle (and bang) Overall its cheap enough that I wouldn't mind paying for a few more mins of additional content. No new Yarimon or location, not a problem for me.
H-scenes: 10/10 improving on the base game. It adds 2-3 animated positions per scene. With emphasis on repeating charactersGrind: 9/10 similar to before you will have a time where you can't fight most characters and forces you to fight characters around your level first. But provides a really nice challenging battles. Where you are always behind levels forcing you to use your brain.Overall: 10/10 - must getDLC 2 Review
DLC 2 gives us a new, but small, region to explore (and ravage). It also adds new characters to fight (and bang) also adds new Yarimon 50 from the base game of 151 to a total of 201. Probably the only thing of note that most H-scenes here are back to the 1 position scenes compared to DLC1 but other than that it's still really good and an excellent place to grind for EXP Shards.Story: 10/10 - expands on the game's story and adds a region.
H-scenes: 8/10 - Some returning characters and a few new ones added. I just hope there were more varieties to the positions.
Grind: 10/10 - provided you finished DLC1 to completion then you will have an easier time over there. If you didn't you might be boned.
Overall: 9/10 - It was still fun and more scenes for Best girl Flare ;) is really welcome for me.Powerful early Yarimons
Messa > Mesalassa - Dark type Yarimon that can learn "Lamenting Spite" the most broken move especially on later levels. Imagine Poison but deals it 3x per turn.
Wink > Tears > Glare - Normal type Yarimon. A quite tanky typeless unit with 2 of the most hard hitting typeless moves. Means 100% damage no matter what and no weakness. Also deals more damage against buffed enemies, which is a lot on later more difficult enemies.They are powerful for me but stick to whatever you want and just have fun. Thats it for me.
The game is Hentai TAG however The catch is you have to go to a different website to get 18+. i tried that sketchy way but could not get the 18+ scene to work.to save my life Pm if any one figures out how to .no clue why files are not the right one on steam no clue?
So i've played for 2 hours now, when is the hentai part supposed to occur?even without that part it's a pretty good creature capture game.
i would like to have a larger team than 3 monsters, but i'm sure there's a reason for it.it's not a hentai game if you have to go elsewhere to download something that makes it into one. By that logic Skyrim is a hentai game too.
So firstly i downloaded the patch.
I thought this was going to be very mid, but boy was i wrong. in the time i played i had quite a few scenes to see already in various poses. With the gallery encyclopedia right there in the pause menu you can revisit any scene as you wish. The scenes are well drawn, and animated. There seems to be 72 Characters you can "Interact" with And some have multiple scenes. the game is a simple pokemon-like battler, but you only get 3 monsters at a time. However you can swap them out for any in the reserve box as you like. With the cheat tackle ability you can farm exp quickly with the stronger monsters in the first area off to the left. i recommend getting this
this game is beyond what you can see on the surface ... on the outlook it just a pokemon game with H-element , like a lot of H-game that you just here for scene and minor gameplay mechanic... but the true is ... this game actually have decent gameplay plus a good story , is a mind-blow indeed . With huge amount of content and thing to collect... it can give you good chuck of hours gameplay (I did 100% the game thou) .
Best pokemon-like game I've ever played. The developer knows what part of pokemon was attractive.The story turned out to be quite touching, I wish pokemon can one day reach that level of story writing.The game itself had a few bug where it will freeze randomly(only the screen, all the functions are still there but you just could not see it). This happens kind of semi-regularly to the point where I almost save any moment I can... but this happened once again during the FINALE which really brought down the immersive experience... Nevertheless I would in fact recommend the game.(I only learnt afterwards that this game had next level adult content... well I think even without it the story is adult-appreciative level and I think very highly of this game as both a regular or an adult one)
Yarinomo is a good game given the pokemon nostalgia and the art of the sprites alone. The story makes little sense without the patch but is playable without. The artist for the human sprites is Nyuu koubou. If you know you know ;)
TDLR: I played the game entirely in Japanese. 8/10 One of the best monster catcher games I’ve paid for, in a while. If you don’t want to play for the NSFW then no problem! The story is actually good. And the gameplay is fun! (At least until you get OP or if you use the cheat skill the entire time)What is fun about the gameplay? Being able to defeat trainers *cheese* the fair way of course! (Trainers that are higher level than you by a LOT)The story is a slow start but gets more and more interesting the more you play.QOL: As you play the game you’ll earn extra exp. from fighting random Yarimonns. With that extra exp you can level up a Yarimonn to your current max level without any real grinding. Which is really nice late game when you catch something you want to use right away. (There is also a trader to trade in that extra exp. for money if you want/need more money)
You can also access the “computer” anywhere. Meaning you can switch out your Yarimonns whenever you want a new one in your active party. Same with switching move sets in and out. EtcIt was a creative way to introduce most tutorials in the game through the statues. (Random trainers as well)The game has rare Yarimann where [spoiler] you’ll see them run into somewhere. Be it a forest or a cave and you’ll be able to capture them. (They’ll be around level 50). In “secret” areas. Which I thought was pretty cool. Once you capture them you won’t be able to capture them again. (As far as I know) [/spoiler]The game actually has quite a few hidden areas/items to get. (mushrooms to level you up/that give money)You cannot buy items past 99. 99 is the max stack. It’ll keep taking money from you though… so be a little careful with that.Some NSFW scenes are missable. While some can’t be viewed again. For instance; [spoiler] the Nun masturbating in the rest area in the cave. (On the way to 和の里) [/spoiler] EDIT: After finishing the game. I think you can actually view those scenes again just in a different space. [spoiler] In the main control house[/spoiler] But there are new ones there as well so I’m keeping the above typed there.It kinda sucks how much dialog gets repeated. (also kinda expected) or choices don’t change much. For example [spoiler] there is a chick in the starting area around level 30. Right in front of a secret area. She gives you two options to fuck her. “Lovers” or “rough” type of thing. Both are in the same position. With the only difference being some new/different dialog. They do share some of the exact same dialog. Another example of dialog being used again are the gym “leaders” that give new moves. They don’t say exactly the same thing 100% of the time but there are repeated dialogs. Which could’ve been worded differently.[/spoiler] etc I haven’t played that many NSFW games so idk where to or how to rank this game but I’d say it’s one of the better pixel graphic ones.
Did you over watch Pokemon?
You: Yes
Did you ever think "Wow this Ash is an idiot. He has so many girls who like him and yet the only pussycat he ever sees is Meowth!"?
You: Not really I-
Well do I have a game for you!Yarimono is about a game about catching Yarimons (not Pokemons) and uncovering the mysteries of your partner Chikef who can one-shot any other Yarimon in the game. Most of the trainers you fight are girls and if you never downloaded a FREE patch that's about it.If you did download the free patch then you will notice that you have 2 yaridexes. Your Yarimondex where it shows all the Yarimons you caught. And your Yarimandex. This encyclopedia is what you want. This is why you bought this game. if your Yarimondex shows you the yarimons you saw/caught then your Yarimandex shows you the trainers you've spilled in.You see, with the patch, your partner Chikef gives Butta (the MC, which means you, also by the way Butta means Pig in Japanese... fatty!) the ability to alter reality itself. Because you are a pig, you altered reality to make it so that whenever a woman loses to you they have to pay by satisfying your... carnal desires.The art in this game, is amazing. Everything is animated, even the grunts and the throwaway characters. The main girls are especially beautiful, and especially animated with more care. There are hundreds of animated CGIs that you can get lost in. This game is a steal for how much it gives you.Yarimono is an amazing game that's not for everyone, but anyone who's into this genre will truly appreciate.Now let's tackle some of the complains people have for this game!1. T-The patch you need to download is in another website. Sell the full game or don't sell at all!- Wrote some microcephalic addle-pate. You sir are a tourist. Most games in this genre operates in the same manner. Most of the time, the patch is free and this is one of those times.2. W-Why does the website asks me to create an account.- The website is a storefront that sells some of its own games that can't be found on steam. It's not unusual for a website with a storefront to ask you to create an account. If you're old enough to buy and play this game, then you're old enough to have a burner email.3. Steam made me download a patch and now my game is ruined!- Valid criticism. However, you can just reinstall the patch you've downloaded from the website (both main and dlc) to fix the game. At least that's what I did. You can also redownload the patch from the website to make sure that you're updated. For my case, just reinstalling the patch worked though. But this is a valid criticism, patch shouldn't break the game.
"Heh, wanna know my secret of how I win"?One shot tackles a woman sitting on a park bench.HARDWORK!!One shot tackles a guy asking for a directions.HARDWORK!!One shot tackles a police officer.HARDWORK!!One shot tackles some stupid looking Naruto cosplayers.HARDWORK!!Pulls up my cargo shorts zipping up while next to a corpse slather'd in piss colored cum."Heh, the road is long ahead of me and I don't know if a will be able to win. If I just believe in myself with the support of my friends, I know I can get far".One shot tackles GodHARDWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't buy this game here, its a scam.
An update fucked up my save, all my progress are gone. This game can't even save now after an update.
THIS GAME IS UNPLAYABLE.
And because i've play this game more than 2 hours, Steam don't refund me.
It's a straight up SCAM.
It appears as niche parody, but actually has fun story
Simplier, but more convienient gameplay than classic jrpgThere's "cheat" mechanic, but it's best to ignore it. Kills the fun.Steam version is SFW with yabai just cut (making it available as patch from dev website) and some loose context clues might be present.
Game feels like unpolished Pokemon Mega fire red. Somehow, gameplay is worse then 20 years old game. :/ You are forced to rely on OP cheat ability. Without it, you cannot beat 30 lvl Yarimon at level 10. Hentai scenes do it no justice. They are not voiceacted and all girls look the same, just with different hairstyle. The game feels unfinished.
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If you have not played old pokemon games, perhaps this can feel interesting.
Pokemon clone that I have to patch just for the content that is supposedly advertised. I shouldn't have to go to another site, create an account, and patch for the rest of the content that should already be in the game when bought.
surprisingly deep story & well developed world. Need a patch for the "spice" & theyre usually only a few images looping but good art & fun+smooth gameplay that scratches the collecting itch (for the yariman at least, not so much for the yarimon)
While this has good H scenes I do regret installing them because they slow you down from the game play.Game play is simple but has the standard monster collector game formula down.
Somewhat meh Hentai game. Wholesome vanilla stuff's more my thing, so a lot of the more degen roleplay SM stuff in here don't quite do it for me.Decent Monster collector RPG. Obviously since it's hentai, there's not a whole lot of depth or complexity to the game's mechanics. I'm a big fan of some QoL features, however (Yarimon scanner showing what to look for in an area, EXP shards system significantly reducing grinding,etc.). The game also does a good job of balancing with the quirky gimmick that the protagonists are weak but have a one-time OTK attack.Phenomenal Pokemon rip-off. In fact, they got the look and feel of the game so right (with the GBA-NDS graphics and the excellent soundtrack) that for me this is unironically the best Pokemon ripoff I've played so far (minus the hentai of course). And in terms of storytelling this is even better than Pokemon games of that era.Overall I really enjoyed this game. Hopefully more DLC incoming?
