Cage of Roses

What follows is what I wrote as a review a year ago and I still stand by it. I almost got to the end and just abandoned it because i didnt personally like where it was going and what it was doing there at the end. One year later and one more hour left those feelings didnt change, The ending almost got me to avoid a negative review but it feels like the author just teases you for what you want to know. Either way, I read my review from almost a year ago and here it was written but never posted, the last hour did not change my mind. - Unfortunately, only the part you are here for would something I would qualify as good. The rest is filled with repetitive dialouge and questionable plot directions What you are here for could almost as well be served by looking at the provided pictures and engaging your imagination. The real problem I have is with the aformentioned repetitive dialouge. Not an example but here is how certain phrases would be repeated. "You are doing this" "Yes, because i did that" . "You did that" "Yes, because I am doing this". Variations that just repeat it almost verbatum. It stands out because as soon as it starts heating up between them it's like the writer suddenly started caring about their craft. 10/10. The problems I have with the story are mostly personal and the directions it chose to go in were not those that I would have prefered. One negative review said it was slow. What I would say to that is not much happens. More could have been on the page so to say. Some areas feel thin and not as fleshed out as they could have been. If you are here from the demo and has the beginning has not since been revised. I can say that it at least is the weakpoint in that regard of being slow. Another , and this just makes me laugth. Says it's "just a story" "no choices to make" "just reading" witch ironically they must not have done as it so clearly states that this is a kinetic story. If that was only what was written I might be compasionate but it then goes on to describe that it means that there are no choices to make. Perhaps they were led astray by the brilliant other steam users that tagged this story with "choose your own adventure" and "dating sim" tags. Fortunately those tags seem to have gotten removed. You do get a cute yuri vampire, pretty big plus. But as I said before, your imagination might serve you better if that's just what you are looking for.

语言很有自己的特色，剧情也很吸引人，但总感觉节奏太慢。。

oh, I got to tell you, it was perfect. Perfect. Everything, down to the last minute details. ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

Visual novel kinética con un romance sáfico un poquito previsible, pero igualmente disfrutable. Personajes interesantes, capítulos intensos y una buena ambientación que sin embargo no termina de funcionar todo lo bien que debería en conjunto. Aun así, está muy chula. [i][url=https://otraciudadolvidada.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/cage-of-roses/] ENLACE AL ANÁLISIS COMPLETO [/url][/i]

Sapphic vampires!! ❤️ I occasionally see the criticism about Ebi-hime’s work being “too lengthy”, flowery, etc., but honestly I love her writing style. It has a nice atmosphere to it idk how to explain, and it means I can read it more as a book which is my preferred way lol. I can see how it can be too much for some who are looking for a fast paced VN but it’s my favorite :)

Good story and great art

I really, really enjoyed this one. It has all the hallmarks of what I look for in a vampire romance: She's mysterious, well-dressed, gay, and lives in a big dilapidated manor. You get a good sense for how dangerous she can be, yet she still feels gentle towards the Meike. The characters have great depth, so even in Meike's situation you also have a hard time seeing Magdalena as a monster. There's a lot of great yearning between them and the payoff once their circumstances are changed is indescribably fulfilling and further characterizes everyone involved super well. This is going in the top of all the visual novels / kinetic novels I've ever played, I cannot recommend it enough!