A Tithe in Blood

About as well produced as Studio Elan games normally are, with a really solid selection of music, background art and character sprites but the story here just kind of collapses in on itself too quickly and too substantially for me to come out of this game feeling positive. The first act i have no complaints with, it moves well and sets the stage and tone for a lot of events to follow in a way that's very engaging to read. act 2 things take a bit of a speed bump as it attempts a The Handmaiden-esque play with it's structure but without enough skill to be able to pace this type of story turn correctly, leaving some of it feeling monotonous. however that issue is a slight poke in comparison to the full on self destruction of baffling narrative choices that rear there head in the third act. any sense of tone is completely destroyed as it throws scenes of characters just hanging out and chatting right after making the reader witness how these people just destroyed the life of the main character and took away all they can from them. the VN fails to provide a reason for why you should continue to like most of these people as it continues to treat the main character like garbage (and not in a way that feels appropriate to the story, it just feels weirdly cruel and misguided) and acted like there was more of a moral greyness to this story than there actually is. it makes so many angering mistakes that range from just logistically stupid to straight up morally repugnant as it plays games with how it feels like treating the two leads grief and their lives and these issues all show up even worse in the final act that just has so many weird and questionable turns I felt like I was losing my mind. It ends nicely enough, sure, but at that point the damage had already been done. actually makes me so sad to write these words and click not recommend because I was genuinely really excited to read something darker from Studio Elan and especially so when it revealed itself as being about topics and themes that resonate so closely to me, but this just destroys all it's goodwill with such finality that It almost erases most of the love I had during it's first quarter. Such a shame.

Played this after finishing please, be happy on Xbox, Can thoroughly say I have enjoyed this visual novel, Studio elan has my respect, plus being able to feel upset for the characters proves a good storyline, I would recommend to anyone who would like a good story

[h1] 这是屎吗？ [/h1] 美术设计很惊艳，比较新颖的表现形式，立绘也很精美 但也就值这么点钱 感觉像花了大价钱吃了一吨巧克力味的屎然后我还哭得稀里哗啦的，真尼玛是莫名其妙的剧情，节奏也快的飞起，做成长篇慢慢推进会更好。但反正总而言之建议超级骨折再买。。。或者干脆别买，成就系统感觉也是闲着没事给了一些诡异的成就，感觉和隔壁挂机几小时的花开公路比起来还是手下留情了

前面倒是挺充实的，第一章，从第二章开始进度就加快了，第三章尾和第四章，不会吧，是没钱了吗，坦白说，我真的不想这么说，但是，真的好水啊，真的好水啊，他已经不是进度快的问题了，是水啊，是在糊弄啊，算了，我可能也没资格乱说这些，总体而言，够及格了，没什么大问题，有刻意突出主题的卖点也算融入剧情了不会突兀，个人而言我还是喜欢沉重些的爱情，可以了。

what a good ass game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, there's so much here that I find really engaging, the way the protagonists depression is portrayed, all the great character interactions sprinkled throughout, the way the story shifts in a way I didn't expect coming in, there's just a lot to love about it. Its by no means the craziest or most complex narrative out there but what is there is really good and made me feel a lot of emotion, its overall just a really sweet and endearing artwork that you should definitely check out if you're a fan of the genre and are ok with some of the darker subject matter it tackles. the game, at least in my view also feels distinctly like an early-mid 2010's anime in a lot of ways that I can't quite place which may be part of why I connected to it so quickly and could also just be a jejune observation / complete fabrication on my part :p also although I didn't make use of those settings myself I think its really good that the devs added ways to disable visual and audio depictions of self harm for the sake of people who need that.

很难想象在写出《森灵之心》后居然能写出《血断心连》剧情这么烂的作品。 本作虽然故事有头有尾，但是剧情细节和人物形象都经不起推敲，剧情节奏奇怪到让我忍不住刷手机。 喊着什么爱啊复仇啊，幽灵和老不死在梦境里面大战，经过一番紧张又刺激的嘴炮之后，反派一下嘎嘣倒下了。最后也是主角团和和气气地包饺子（放日本得包寿司了吧？）美美度过新生。何意味我想问。 喜气洋洋包寿司（雾 美术好看，剧情很一般，配音配乐ok。比国百有购买价值。

虽然剧情有明显缺陷但是我还蛮喜欢的，一边玩一边想着割腕放血.........

That was very good. I'm very happy for the epilogue.

Great mix of romance, depression and finding a purpose in life. Art and soundtrack are on point making it well worth the time and price. Definitely recommend. Personal 8/10

haowan