Xchange was my first the first bishoujo game. I chose it because it had an appealing premise: what if Ranma had been a passive wimp guy?
I would say that the game delivered big time on this theme. I was very entertained. The game does have some drawbacks, so I guess I will go over the pros and cons.
Some of the weaker points of the game are:
* midi music
* no voice acting (text only)
* no animation
* not enough endings
On the other hand, some of the stronger points were:
* The midi music wasn’t that annoying
* The characters were interesting
* LOTS OF NAKED FEMALES & SEX
(I’m trusting that no one will consider that third point a spoiler.)
I’m not a big gamer but I found the game easy to play. I guess the key is that this is NOT a game that “you try to win” by “guessing the correct answers” but a game where you do a lot of “position saving” so that you can explore all the paths, so that you can get more LOTS OF NAKED FEMALES & SEX.
I was also pleased to find that there was a “shounen-ai” element to the game: since the hero is a guy trapped in a female body the experience of being a female leads him to do things that hetro guys normally don’t do. Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on your tolerance) there is no ending to the game where he changes back but still wants to be with a guy who rocks his world.
As for porno value, I would have to give this game high marks. You, the player, get to guide the hero on a bunch of adventures with this new body, and the text is well written enough for you to get into the action. Not to mention lots of pictures of LOTS OF NAKED FEMALES & SEX.
So, I enjoyed it, and I look forwards to playing Xchange 2 as well.