The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude

I would like to start this review off with a disclaimer, this chapter is AMAZING! BUT, I am noticing a trend of VNs lately releasing things episodically, and there is nothing wrong with that IF you have an ACTUAL release schedule in place already. Right now this game is nothing but a tease with the promise of a game that will come.....eventually. No set release dates, no real promises, and very little information is given other than, 'we have two games coming out before releasing the other chapters for this.' And, of course, no set release dates on those either. So late leaves me here, buying a TASTE of a wonderful game or at least the idea of one with no view of the main course in sight. To be fair, while surfing through the discussions I did see a post from the developer that stated that one of the games slated to come out before this one has some projected time periods of 'sometime during the winter, we hope, but not nessicarily this one.' That leaves me even more annoyed, If th...

Let me start by saying if you want something even more... ero... then please check out this developer's (Lupiesoft's) other titles. But let me talk about The Reject Demon a bit. The western art style is quite refreshing. A wide variety of characters for many tastes. The music is good as well, a decent variety. Wish there was a bit more though. No VA currently. There are no choices, so just single playthrough and you'll see everything. I played the demo and a lot has been added and changed since then. Certainly worth a purchase and playthrough.

Anime, metal, and lesbians. I am very okay with these three things being in the same place.

It is indeed a great game and i loved it but there is one problem and that is it is unfinished and probably will stay that way forever chapter 1 was supposed to come out in 2016 and there has been no updates or any details for 2 years so sad when a good game gets abandoned

In short: a (at present) short, but charmingly endearing VN, with an extremely likable cast. Let’s just get the negatives out of the way, because there are parts of this leave a little to be desired: - The pacing is off in places. While not a deal breaker, there are moments where the tone is slightly rushed, making it somewhat confusing to follow. This is thankfully not a persistent problem, but does weaken one or two scenes. - Music loops are sometimes not really effective. At least one music track for the battle/action sequences actually does have a build up: while hitting the climax of these build ups make sequences with action a lot more impactful, it does feel a bit flaccid when it loops back around to the build up while battle is still on-going. - The character design is a hate it or love it affair. This is more a subjective concern, and one you can more or less settle by looking at the screenshots. Personally, I find the semi-fan service style isn’t too distracting, but ag...

Awesome first chapter, or maybe zeroth chapter, of what looks to be an awesome Visual Novel. The artwork is fantastic, the story and writing is rather good, with rather alot of self awareness. There are a rare few short moments of cliche, but this does not get in the way. Oh, and the music is great too, in particular the main theme! This is a strictly kinetic novel, no choices to be made, just 2-3 hours of fun :D I'll be eagerly anticipating the next chapters of this, Lupiesoft!

Sweet characters, ero, good art, nothing to take this serious honestly. Just beware that it'll take quite a time for the next chapters. Oh, of course it has ribbed sweater and qt abs later woop woop.

[b][u]Overview[/u][/b] : The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 - Prelude is a relatively short kinetic visual novel from the studio Lupiesoft. It is the aptly named prelude to what will hopefully be a very successful series of visual novels crammed full of beautiful art and amazing music with a unique spin on timeless concepts and a ton of fun and adorable characters. [b][u]Story[/u][/b] : "[i]When a human's time has come, it's up to the demons of the underworld to ferry the new soul to the afterlife. This noble duty with a proud history is carried out by every self-respecting demon...all except for Toko, the only demon in Hell who can't bring herself to ferry a soul and who is promptly booted into the overworld. Now in the world of humans, Toko must reap a soul so that she can earn passage back home or face becoming a human herself. However, once she meets the cheerful Nadia, Toko's objectives change as she unravels the mysteries of the past and herself. But with bigger plans in m...

Brilliant story, lots of fun. Yuri romantic plotline, a cool take on the concept of Hell and it's role in culture.

I very much enjoyed this game. Good chracters, good story so far. It apparently took me just ober 4 hours to finish. I eagerly await the sequel. Oh, and the soundtrack is amazing. I went back and purchased it after the fact.