Alaris

i dont typically write reviews, but i wanted to show lots of love for alaris, cause ive so deeply enjoyed playing this game and am so excited its now fully released! its such a charming game with lots of love interests to choose from! the music is lovely, the voice acting is great, the characters are very compelling, and god just the concept and aesthetics are very up my alley! please love and support alaris hehe, you won't regret it!

I don't normally leave reviews, but this is an incredibly sweet visual novel with a lot of heart put into it. The fantasy worldbuilding is intricate enough to be interesting, but straightforward enough to be easy to follow, the characters are written in distinct and charming ways, and I like the way each progressive conflict ties together into a larger story. There are quite a large number of character routes to choose from, so I think most people will be able to find a character that interests them. I also think the personality mechanic is very fun; it might help you learn a little something about how others see you... or just serve as a nifty game mechanic that doesn't overload the player with choices! If you play one of the less lore-heavy routes first, you'll definitely want to play again to learn the full story. If you play a lore-heavy route, you'll probably want to replay anyways because the world of Alaris is just that charming! As for things to be aware of: the voicelines sometimes become quiet without a corresponding in tone, and the art style is certainly different from the one typically seen in trending visual novels - the character sprites are rendered in a different style from the cover art, for instance - but the characters themselves are written with so much sincerity that this did not affect my playthrough. I think the cute, shiny art style actually suits the relatively gentle world of Alaris well. It is hard not to love a world that wants to love you back. Overall, if you enjoy story-focused visual novels with a romantic slant like A Date With Death, Our Life: Beginnings and Always, or Blooming Panic, and you're a fan of fantasy settings and indie games, I'd highly recommend giving Alaris a shot! One playthrough takes about 2-3 hours, so a completionist might expect to spend 24-36 hours on this game.

my favorite part is when the avengers assemble.

I don't typically post reviews, but I really want to this time! I also wanted to do everything in the game first before posting haha I've followed the progress of Alaris since 2023, and it's been awesome to see the journey of the game! Huge congratulations on the release<3 Alaris is one of my favorite VN's of all time, it's unique and has so much heart. The writing and story are phenomenal. I find it hard to choose a favorite route or character because each are compelling and beautifully written! You can play each route and learn a different part of the story, which I love. I felt so many different emotions while playing, such as euphoria so intense I had to do a lap around my room, deep sadness and longing during certain moments, giggled and twirled my hair during the romantic scenes, etc. It was fun to see how the dialogue changed for different personality types too. I love love love the art and music!! They both have this ethereal quality that makes the game that much more immersive. Crescence is one of my favorite artists of all time, their character art is so pretty. The backgrounds and UI are amazing as well. Overall, this game holds a special place in my heart, and I highly recommend it.

One of the best VNs I've played! Well worth every penny. The beautiful backgrounds and soundtrack make Alaris so immersive. The writing is top notch. The CGs are also stunning. Each character feels very different and each gives you different insights into the background lore of the game. There's a few small bugs here and there with some voice acting lines but the voice acting is excellent and you can replay the lines in the log. Kuna'a really grew on me and I think his route is my favorite! But Kayn, Druk, and Fenir were also great.

Already tried out Kayn's route, Fenrir's route and am currently doing Druk's route and later on Etza's. The game graphics and CG's are quite splendid and detailed, the choices in game are satisfying as well and the points that you earn, for example Bravery affect the way that the character speaks a bit. Looking forward to Kuna's route the most. Overall so far a 9.5/10, only because I can't wait for the other two routes to be completed.

The only issue i have with this game is that it has such a small fanbase. I only played through a bit of druks route and im already in love, really im excited for the master of rage baitings ( kuna'as) route but i love the game, great mc, well devolved personality with strengths and weaknesses, and all the li's have good personality's and their own quirks, strengths and weaknesses. deff recommend, only real issue i find is lack of updates on steam on development, the creator updates on patron but that's a paywall. aside from all that, the game has amazing world building, wonderfull art and graphics, and good voiceacting for voiced parts. i do find it odd how the voice acting can cut off on the middle of a scene or line though. or random humms and huffs are used in place of a voice acting. there are a few things that i dont like but game overall is great.

If this is early access… I can’t wait for the full game to drop! I’m already on my second play thru of this cozy, romantic, lore driven game. Also the dev pop ups when there it’s a space something will be added is too cute. Love all the characters so far.

Charming art, an assortment of interesting characters, some good worldbuilding with a unique setting, and a story that builds with each route in a way that was extremely satisfying, at least in the order I played them.