the obvious summary is "qix but porn," but a little digging yields something more subtle: "qix but a tube." classic early-3D era mix-up on a tried-and-true formula, with a little more maze-chase flavor thrown in. you surgically dismember a woman's (often cylindrical) outerwear by slicing panels out of it on predefined paths while various animals chase you around, with the removal of all panels signaling the end of a level. the big downside of the tube aspect is that the camera can't actually show each of your pursuers because said tube is opaque + not often really a tube. it varies height with the physique of the woman or whatever she uses as a covering, obstructing the player's view at certain angles while causing unforeseen traps from the edges of the screen to frequently occur. enemy design and differentiation show promise but more often than not get overshadowed by their erratic behavior and the general monotony of the maze design. also, quick enemy spawn-ins in randomized locations turn into ways to inescapably pincer the player with no warning.

most interesting aspect to me is your "trail," which you use to section off panels in order to destroy them, doesn't need to to be connected head to tail. rather, any panel completely surrounded by a subset of the trail can be destroyed at any time simply by releasing the trail button; you never need to return to the point where you began dropping the trail. useful for trapping enemies that specifically follow said trail, since they can easily be baited by using the trail head as a red herring. didn't really get to explore this much though because the game loses its flavor about halfway through; this didn't need to be 15 levels long. by the time i reached the end (spoiler: you peel a pineapple from around the head of a chibi guy with a disproportionately sized and respectfully rendered head?) the joke was sorta over. might be worth a look if laura harris from D turns you on

Reviewed on Jan 08, 2023


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1 year ago

D is a great porn game. I especially liked the part where they ate the ******* and Laura ************ so fun