Cardinal Cross

An excellent sci-fi visual novel with plenty of endings and an intriguing storyline with choices set up like Dragon Age 2 "tones". One of the best I have ever played, considering romance wasn't its main focus. The endings are fairly open, in terms of a possible sequel as well. Yes, it could have benefited from a few more choices/player agency, as well as a renameable player character however. Hopefully the dev takes this to heart in their future endeavours.

Clever and unique with beautiful, artistic CGs. Always a joy to go back and play.

A quite good visual novel, with an interesting story and a good choice system. It's not the best on the market, and considering the sheer number of VNs out there it's probably not your first pick, but if you're looking for something decent, short and out there, you'll want to try this one out.

3.5/5，赛博朋克与星际废土，感觉设定是银翼杀手与西部世界s3的叠加。我一向很喜欢scifi题材但这部一般般，严格来说剧本和世界观写得还是不错的，缺点在叙事方式上。节奏有点拖拖拉拉，频繁切换视角导致故事碎片化，降低代入感，此外我觉得本作完全没有心理活动与动作描写也影响了叙事的连贯性与流畅性。 打了[spoiler]revolutionary[/spoiler]结局，没看攻略但所有人都活下来了，还是比较he的。大女主lana非常迷人，男女通吃，又洒脱又自由，充满力量感，但cg里她有的时候是棕发有的时候是红发。男角色负责卖肉，好看爱看。 总体来说恋爱剧情其实蛮少的。三个RO里我只get到egon/soren，一开始觉得他是自私狡诈邪恶低马尾，但后面真的越打越有意思，他特别有小三感，主角对他属于是若即若离的friends with benefits态度，而他belike半机器人凡心大动。egon时不时透露出一股偏执癫狂的风味，按住女主那段看得我太爽了我直接胡言乱语，非常有性张力一男的；而他[spoiler]哭着求女主“you make me want to live and it scares me.”“don’t make me hope. It hurts so much when I do. ”[/spoiler]的时候我又要大喊纯正狗味了，就爱这种恋恋不舍恨海情天亡命鸳鸯bonnie and clyde。此外我同时泡了兄妹俩这真的好吗（） 虽然立绘总是出现不怎么好看的表情，但奈何cg实在漂亮。调字体大小的地方位置太离奇了，怎么会放在对话框左下角啊打了半天眼睛都要瞎了才发现可以调字体。ui设计得不太好。之前在itchio上看到过同作者的oathbreaker系列，但因为角色设定方面太像da的同人作于是一直没打。

Is it a perfect VN? Nah, but it does at least try. The story is mostly pulled off well, with only a few hitches. The good: 1. Choices are impactful. While sometimes the execution is a bit obvious, there are other choices that come into play well past when you expect them to, which shows that this is a planned and well-executed story. 2. The story is believable, for the vast majority of the entire VN. There aren't many places where you go "Yeah but is that really how it would go?" I like this story a lot. The mixed: 1. Some endings feel like they were missing a final scene. In particular, when you go with you-know-who to you-know-which-station to end you-know-what. Some execution was clumsy and felt either rushed or incomplete. 2. I just really didn't like one character in particular. This isn't a personal gripe, it's just the way they're presented. You're told they used to be a friend, but everything they do suggests otherwise until the game kind of forces you to like them in the choices you're given. I think a change in the way they're presented would do them favours. Summary: Very good VN with some clumsy elements, but an overall incredibly enjoyable experience.

To Rinmaru fans that are lovers of Ascension and other works I def say check this out. its nostalgic to me who was loving every second of playing the simulation game with Aida and her love triangle...square? lol, either way I hella missed the sassy responses from Aida, the push and pull of the romantic interactions with those love interests, ESPECIALLY zander honestly, but i made sure to try all the routs i had the chance to before she shut her website down. i was very sad when i could not play anymore and still look for ways to find an avenue to play the original again but holly cow is CC so much more advanced in details! I love it!! I cannot wait to be able to be a patreon member of hers to view and play more <3 Go ImpQueen! Go Rinmaru! Long time fan here (I'm 24 years old and have three kids but have been a fan since i was in school)

I absolutely love this game! The setting and story are impressive and really creative, the characters are so interesting and realistic. Not to mention the protagonist is so badass, I adore FLs that are strong, bold and even reckless, why not? I adored the witty comebacks and the comic relief. Also I want a Kitt too! Just the story itself is worth your time even if you aren't interested in the romance. As for the MLs (I haven't done the lesbian route yet), I personally enjoyed Egon the most. [spoiler] And I wish Lana would call him "Soren" because he has a lovely name! I may be biased towards him because long dark hair is totally my type. I relate to his identity crisis too due to my own personal circumstances. Besides, true love never runs smooth, haha. Karel is a nice guy but it didn't interest me much because he's quite passive the whole game and I like passionate people like me, which Egon/Soren fits best. Yeah, he's a bit crazy but who isn't? And considering his background, I'd think anyone would go nuts because seriously, who does that to a teenager? It's inhumane, as he says. [/spoiler] Overall, I liked everything, characters, story, dialogues and CGs. My only con would be that I missed some music in parts that are perhaps a bit serious, but that's just my personal preference since I really liked the soundtrack. But in a nutshell, this is one of the best otome games I've played (and I've played more than I could count). Thank you so much for creating such a masterpiece! <3