Archive [July 2nd, 2020]
Strip Black Jack – Hot Gym is a lewd gym-themed Blackjack game.
At-a-glance
(Adult) Content?
(F, FxM) Sexual content.
Censorship?
No. Woot! Woot!
Hours of Game-play?
One or two hours.
Modding Support?
No.
Patch Available?
No, not necessary.
Foreword
Gameplay
. . . in a nutshell
This is another lewd Blackjack game, with a few more rules than you might be used to; most lewd Blackjack games follow a dumb-downed rule set, but in Strip Black Jack – Hot Gym you may split or double down your hand. The goal is to earn money to unlock lewd poses and videos. If you go broke, you can spin a wheel for some free chips.
You’ll be spinning that wheel an awful lot.
out the shell. . .
Bet your chips and play hand after hand of Blackjack to earn money. There are a total nine unlockable sets of CGs, each requiring more money than the next. It’s easy for the AI to cheat and you to get careless, so I suggest performing one of two methods to win; all or nothing; or go slow n’ steady.
I’m not a snail so I bet everything every time.
If you run out of chips, you can spin the wheel for free chips. If you land on anything less than two-thousand, I highly recommend that you throw the match so that you can get another spin on the wheel. When betting, don’t bet anymore than you need to for the next purchase. As purchases cannot be made out of order, it’s not a good idea to risk everything when doing so is unlikely to yield subsequent purchases.
. . . and yes, this is a game you can play one handed.
Story
A mannequin walks into a gym. Skyrim PTSD intensifies. No, I’m not trying to crack a joke; the protagonist actually looks like a mannequin from a sports store. He meets his coach Caroline, who is displeased to see him after open hours. She is joined by another coach, Nora who divulges Black Jack night. The mannequin asks to join, and Nora accepts provided he bets with real money.
Apparently, the gym is going under, and Nora figures that the best way to raise funds is with a game of Blackjack.
Seeing how the coaches won’t be coughing up money, they offer their sexual services instead of their gym’s lifeline. They retreat to a private room, where they commence the Blackjack.
Between the mannequin and coaches I don’t like where this is heading.
Visuals
Before I even begin discussing visuals, I need to complain about the opening sequence. It begins with the protagonist speaking in German, though there is a flag icon that can be used to cycle through languages. Problem being, if you click anywhere on the screen, the cutscene is advanced thereby making it impossible for English speakers to read the first panel. That’s pretty dumb.
Anywho, moving on.
The titlescreen looks alright. You may adjust language preferences from a flag-shaped button the lower screen. It lacks any other adjustable settings, which are only accessible from in-game. From the in-game “Options” menu, you may fullscreen or mute/unmute the application. Overall, the user-interface is pleasant to look at. It is a bit hard to read the value of your hand, however.
Also, the English sucks. I’ve seen worse, but no English man wrote this game. . . I hope.
The Goods
There are twenty-four base static CGs, with multiple variants depicting rotation or zoom. There are also three animated CGs to unlock, which are simply short loops with adjustable speed. Characters are rendered using 3D models, much like those of Daz Studio. The user-interface cannot be hidden when viewing any CG, a big bummer.
. . . expect female nudity and male-on-female sexual content.
Verdict
I do recommend this game, provided you enjoy Blackjack. You will have to work for the lewd content, and that means you’ll be playing quite a number of hands. Given the content, playtime and price point I think that this is a reasonable buy.
