Maybe it’s the fact that I’m not into S&M that makes the whole thing seem illogical to me. One of the girls always called me a “damned pervert,” and to be frank, I felt like one! And yet, as the game approaches its end, they all basically declare their love to you, and a couple of the optional one-on-one scenes have dialogue that implies you’re about to have sex. During the session, they scowl and make no sounds, but after the session is over, they’ll make angry comments. The girls run the gamut from completely flat-chested to having breasts so big they could crush a car and dialogue suggests that they all died after growing to at least young adulthood, although at least two of them are clearly designed as prepubescent.īefore each motivation session, the girls complain about the fact that you’re making them dress up in the outfits you see in the interactive portraits. There’s no genital nudity, but I can confirm that at least a couple of the girls either don’t have nipples, or they’re not where they belong. The more levels of a given girl’s minigame you complete, the farther she removes her outfit. (Ironically, perhaps, game’s menus would have been improved by letting you use the front touch screen, but the touch areas are only used in the minigames.).Īs you motivate a girl, a somewhat interactive portrait of her writhes in the background, covered by a pink fog that somewhat dissipates based on your success. You unlock five different styles as the game progresses, and while they are all possible to complete, none of them make using the back touch panel any less bad than it’s ever been. Motivation sessions are minigames wherein you must touch or drag certain points on the touch screen or back panel in certain ways before time runs out.
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These sessions are the famous “sexy” part of this game, and they are awful. Motivation (formerly called “punishment”) sessions cost in-game currency (earned in battle and also found in treasure chests), and completing them successfully for a character unlocks new skills for her. Combat earns XP for the entire group, and leveling up that way increases their stats. The trials the prisoners must overcome are in two formats: combat against demon-like “convicts,” and “motivation” sessions led by your character. That is, the rehabilitation program is designed to help people who just barely earned themselves a place in hell, so they can learn from their bad choices and do better a second time around.
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The sins of these particular girls can basically be tied to one of the legendary Seven Deadly Sins, and while they were lifelong repeaters, they were more like bullies or pathological liars than murderers. These trials are in place to grant prisoners the opportunity to overcome their sinful pasts and earn a chance at rebirth.
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Still, since the “sexy” aspects of this game are supposed to be its main draw, I’m going to talk a lot more about them in this review than I normally would.Ĭriminal Girls: Invite Only is an updated version of a Japanese PSP game from a few years ago in which you play a random male who has been drafted (in his sleep) to lead a group of seven female prisoners from Hell through a series of trials. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that they shouldn’t exist, but like real rape (or real murder), that kind of game is something I don’t like to focus on.
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I always romance someone in BioWare games, and I wouldn’t send angry emails to the developers if those scenes were more explicit than they are, but I’m distinctly uncomfortable with games like RapeLay. Like any other creative medium, I feel that there’s room for a wide variety of subject matter in gaming, from Oregon Trail to Final Fantasy to Leisure Suit Larry to Call of Duty and beyond. The topic of “sexiness” in games is one that comes up from time to time here on RPGFan and elsewhere, and given that it’s a big part of Criminal Girls: Invite Only, I feel obligated to start out by clarifying my position (haha) on the topic.