Is this game catering to me, an average Joe? Not really. A large amount of the content isn't for me, in fact. Really drove home how "vanilla" I am.
Is there great gameplay, or are the renders really stunning? No, and no. It's a standard, if more voluminous and branching than average, VN. And the renders are all over the place, with some being exceptionally unique (being able to see Morgana's eyeballs and ear canals through her head really freaked me out and impressed me when I first noticed them), while others come off as either underdeveloped (aliens with big nips just looked like the low q textures were stretched) or overly generic (swear I've seen Cis in other VNs before).
Then why am I giving this 5 stars? Because I am ecstatic that such a thing exists. It is WEIRD. It's genuinely funny. It takes risks. And did I mention how frickin weird it can be? When this site can sometimes feel bloated with "landlady and roommate" games, and "going to college of hot babes.. but with a twist of some kind!" games, SpaceCorps really stands out. Accidentally get titfucked by your CO. Fuck (or get fucked) by a demon, get SHODAN pregnant, then go spend half the game covered in your own jizz and act like it's normal. Do bi stuff, do straight or gay stuff, do dom or sub stuff, or see how far you can get without doing anything untoward and unholy at all!
While overall it borrows a bit too much from Verhoeven's Starship Troopers at times, its such a great bit of satire to borrow from that it works out, and all the sex and wilder stuff prevents it from being too blatant in its homage.
Also, the music as punchlines almost never got old. It sucked for Lenore's scene because that was actually hot and the Fat Bottom Girls cover was pretty annoying, but practically every other one either got a smile or a genuine laugh out of me (Under Pressure and I Want To Break Free were particular laugh out loud moments).
Overall this game is fascinating and it almost doesn't matter if it appeals to me specifically, as there's so much in it that I'm sure it appeals to a lot of people, and I want to give it 5 stars so others might give it a shot.
Is there great gameplay, or are the renders really stunning? No, and no. It's a standard, if more voluminous and branching than average, VN. And the renders are all over the place, with some being exceptionally unique (being able to see Morgana's eyeballs and ear canals through her head really freaked me out and impressed me when I first noticed them), while others come off as either underdeveloped (aliens with big nips just looked like the low q textures were stretched) or overly generic (swear I've seen Cis in other VNs before).
Then why am I giving this 5 stars? Because I am ecstatic that such a thing exists. It is WEIRD. It's genuinely funny. It takes risks. And did I mention how frickin weird it can be? When this site can sometimes feel bloated with "landlady and roommate" games, and "going to college of hot babes.. but with a twist of some kind!" games, SpaceCorps really stands out. Accidentally get titfucked by your CO. Fuck (or get fucked) by a demon, get SHODAN pregnant, then go spend half the game covered in your own jizz and act like it's normal. Do bi stuff, do straight or gay stuff, do dom or sub stuff, or see how far you can get without doing anything untoward and unholy at all!
While overall it borrows a bit too much from Verhoeven's Starship Troopers at times, its such a great bit of satire to borrow from that it works out, and all the sex and wilder stuff prevents it from being too blatant in its homage.
Also, the music as punchlines almost never got old. It sucked for Lenore's scene because that was actually hot and the Fat Bottom Girls cover was pretty annoying, but practically every other one either got a smile or a genuine laugh out of me (Under Pressure and I Want To Break Free were particular laugh out loud moments).
Overall this game is fascinating and it almost doesn't matter if it appeals to me specifically, as there's so much in it that I'm sure it appeals to a lot of people, and I want to give it 5 stars so others might give it a shot.