Dimension of Monster Girls
Morgan’s life is going nowhere and he hates it. He’s stuck at a low paying job after he dropped out of college. He survives by eating only cheap food in a tiny apartment. When a ship that he’s on to visit his parents sinks, he’s unable to get to the lifeboats in time. Just before he runs out of air, he sees a light and finds himself in a strange world ruled by monster girls. In this world he encounters three of them, one after the other. Each of them want him to be their husband because there are only females of their species, so monster girls only have humans to choose from if they desire children. Due to how their world works, there is a very short time limit on Morgan’s choice. The three girls decide to have one day with him each and one shared day with all of them. Afterwards, he will decide who he likes best.
Characters
Morgan
He is the character you play as. He’s confused about the world he finds himself in and is initially more than a little bit afraid of the monster girls who take an interest in him.
Beatrice (Lamia)
A tall woman with the lower body of a snake. She has a short temper and is very prideful due to her rich upbringing. Her claws are extremely sharp which she uses to hunt wild animals for fun. She thinks of Morgan as being very stupid upon meeting him.
Reina (Kraken)
She’s a monster girl who has tried repeatedly to get a human to like her, but has failed each time because of how creepily possessive she is. Being part squid, she’s an excellent swimmer, but she has trouble moving around on land. She adores Morgan as soon as they meet, but he’s wary of her behaviour.
Iris (Alraune)
Shy and kind, Iris is from a species that often win humans over due to their cuteness. She’s a living plant who feeds on water, sunlight and fruits/vegetables. Looking the most humanoid overall and being smaller than the others make her the easiest for Morgan to talk to at first.
Features
• Visual novel with choices that affect the story
• Three monster girl heroines
• Four endings (three good and one bad)
• About 3-4 hours of reading
Game Discussion
Steam User 3
I've pussyfooted around giving this a review since I got all the endings, but I think I owe it one.
This is, after all, the VN that got me to think twice about my anger at dating VN's.
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Very simply, this is a homebrew project by one guy and a few folks he could find, who I've had the privilege of talking with via E-mail and finding to be an approachable and mild-hearted fellow. The homebrew aspect definitely reflects in a lot of this VN - which helps put it into perspective.
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Dimension of Monster Girls's writing is cheesy, missing a whole lot of logos that causes much of its pathos to underwhelm; its male protagonist is an ungrateful little schmock who I'd like to yell at and maybe even slap once if I could meet him; and its production value, what with generic backgrounds, very few character sprites, a shortage of dedicated non-playsprite pictures, and all the sprites' different variations being *the exact same body position* with a different facial expression, clearly reflects the aforementioned homebrew origin.
And yet, in a way, these flaws help the sincere experience the game's going for shine. The weird dynamic of a dating experience suddenly being thrust upon a lonely male character with pressure to choose someone in three days, the odd worldbuilding which manages to be somehow both wholesome and morbid- to the point it's even believable, in a fantasy-esque way, contrasting with either something more idyllic or apocalyptic, either extreme tending to fail to reel one in- and the odd mechanics of "monster girl" biology- I can hardly believe I'm saying that - actually make it feel wondrous and engaging that a society with laws and traditions has emerged in this crazy world that Brandon- excuse me, RhinoGearz- has conjured to justify us timid boys' yearning for alien/animal/wort/etc. girl love. This guy could make an expansive universe based on what he's shared through exposition in this VN alone, the kind of thing that draws you in for hours exploring the world in it and which you can write fanfiction for and not cringe at yourself for writing if you wanted.
Even as I've said the romance plots could use a lot more logos, the pathos that's there still has some effect, mostly for the girls themselves. I will upfront say I am definitely in Camp Reina, both because of her predicament and because I absolutely love forward, love-craven, sexually aggressive women. But even the bossy Beatrice and the shy Iris have loveable aspects, and I don't just mean their, uh... *assets*. If Brandon ever chose to rewrite this from the ground up, he's got a rather good framework to base his improvements on.
And heck, even though I have cross words for the ingrate of a male protagonist, he actually has some agreeable moments in the Act 1 linear draw-along, and he even becomes ... dare I say it? ... Actually likable as he goes on dating, and after he's chosen a woman to share his life with if he even does. The ending you get if he doesn't is actually great in my opinion; it edges out the pointless-edgelord angle anime loves in favor of a sign he has genuine mental health issues.
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Dimension of Monster Girls has more choices than any VN I'd tried before this, which is one of the reasons it won me over, but it definitely doesn't come close to proper 'choose your own adventure game' territory. It's short. So, unless you've gotten a job that pays very high, I do recommend waiting for a slight sale.
Steam User 0
Cute, sweet, relatively short but not super short. Worth the price.
The artwork is very well done, and the artist clearly has an eye for shading and anatomy. That said, the girls would have been more beautiful, in my opinion, with slightly more modest clothing.
Also, a significant amount of time is spent speaking with Xander - a support character. As such, it would have been nice to see what he looked like.
It's strangely easy for the protagonist to end up dying, and it irritates me how the girls end up getting chosen.
From my understanding, whoever you end up agreeing with FIRST is the girl you WILL end up with. But, regardless of that, you'll still go on dates with ALL the girls - first Beatrice, then Reina, then Iris. This can lead to you getting attached to Reina or Iris, only for you to find that you're already bound for Beatrice's route, for example. And, since that choice was at the beginning of the dates, you'll have to start the dates all over again.
If you're wanting to end up with Iris, she's last in line, so be careful - if you disagree with everyone INCLUDING her, the protagonist will end up dying. And in a rather depressing way, too. And if you agree with anyone BEFORE her, you won't end up with her, as stated before. So, for the sake of avoiding protagonist death, I'll let you know that Iris isn't actually fond of books, even though she seems rather quiet.
The choice-system is weirdly arbitrary. It's easy to end up with someone you don't want to be with, or else end up dead - both of which take me out of the experience and sour it for me. A simple choice between the girls at the end of the common route, would have been just fine, in this cute little dating game.
However, if you know how to navigate it, what you've got here is a cute little romance VN set in a unique fantasy world. All in all, thumbs up from me. :)
Steam User 0
Not worth the full price but definitely a visual novel to pick up while its on sale.
The characters are likable but not memorable. The lamia annoyed me but as for the other two, Its worth playing their routes. especially the kraken's route which has an extended afterstory. The characters have such diverse personalities that it can lead to some funny moments.
The music is meh and gets repetitive but not something that will force you to mute it
World building is something that would definitely have improved this vn alot. To give an example, There were over 200 races but now down to 62. How it got this bad was never explained, It was only used as a plot point to explain how desperate the girls are to get a man. To further this, There were only 12 krakens here meaning some races are fighting off extinction. Maybe i'm looking too far into this but just a thought.
But tbh, I got it for $1.49 and it was more than worth it. Hope to see a more fleshed out and way longer monster girl vn from the dev in the future. It says 6.2 hours but you could easily finish it in 3 hours. Took me longer because I was trying to find out if the choices mattered or not. They dont btw, Its just character alternative reaction dialogue.
Steam User 0
I love the story line, Lore, and Artwork. But I felt like it's only a story with 3 possible outcomes.
If you like reading games, where artwork changes, music changes, and a choice, This games is for you!
I would like to hear Voice actors and more possibilities!
Steam User 1
It's simple - I'm a big fan of monster girls and ready to consume a lot of content. But even so this game is my favorite girls with monster girls. I like girls and their personalities and I like that this game is pretty short. It's a shame that there is only 3 girls here.
Steam User 0
Really cute and wholesome :)
Steam User 0
i like uwu~~~