Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder

So good!

This was such a wonderfully written story. I was highly invested in the story from beginning to end and the dialogue between the characters felt so natural. Added with the mystery of the plot and the wonderful sound design, I could hardly keep myself from walking away from this visual novel. I am so glad I came across this and I truly hope this game gets its well deserved recognition. I have not stopped talking about it to any of my friends that are willing to listen. I could not recommend this more.

This game is the new standard to which I will hold all future narrative-driven games. Wow. I have barely been able to pick up anything else because even after playing this game through to it's "true" end(s), I can't stop thinking about it. I agree that it is a little bit frustrating at times, but trust the process! It is *so* worth it.

【总评】 以多周目回溯差分引导剧情，各个方面都非常具有艺术性的小众游戏。看到即将生长出民间汉化倍感欣慰，个人非常喜欢游戏的艺术风格和文字感受，希望未来汉化能让更多国内玩家选择体验它。 【剧情文字】 游玩方式是那种多周目循环性的，也就是说总在死的路上。[spoiler] 解锁更多花式死法才能开启抵达真结局的道路 [/spoiler]，内含老婆？[spoiler] 但有时候有些纯爱党或许难以接受真相？ [/spoiler] 故事总体结构与真相其实较为简单，但是作者具有营造庞大世界的功力。因此，故事看起来就像一个庞杂世界的美丽碎片。虽然只有一个小节或段落，却能从中窥见水面下巨大的未知存在的投影。不过，它本身也是很完整的——只是让人恨不得有更多拓展。 文字选择当然没什么难度（真的吗）！但是有时候某些数值上升了反而无法重温之前在意的剧情桥段。 英文文本自带一种神秘的、恍若笼罩在阴影中的唯美感。可以说搭配音画形成了这个游戏独特的美学。不过，文本中含有大量涉及神秘学、魔法相关的生僻词汇与作者神奇世界观的一些设定，这部分内容使得游戏文本拥有了独特的氛围感和流淌着魔力般阴郁深邃的美感，同时颇具阅读难度。我个人通过翻译软件勉强硬啃下来了，不过要推动更多国人尝试果然还是需要中文补丁呢（笑 【音乐美术】 美术风格就是展示图片里的钢笔画风格，每一幅插图都很有质量，可以看到作者对待作品非常用心。音乐不算多但和整体氛围非常契合！音乐美术和文字完美融合在一起，有一种在幽邃的湖底凝望水面洒下的波光的感觉。我个人格外喜欢本作的音乐，游玩的间隙会选择挂机听。ui也做得很契合，可以说每个细节都体现着作者倾注的心血。不知道制作有几个人，如果是个人作品的话很难想象什么全才可以同时拥有这样的美术文学功底和音乐素养，太可怕了 【其他】 官方有攻略对照，好评。比较在意的是据说有三个TE，而我只打出了一个，通过画廊来看还有不少CG没解锁，但是因为玩家较少完全找不到同好询问在哪里错过了，但愿之后我再拾起它的时刻可以补全

Such a beautiful and interesting game.

Didn't do my assignment just so I could finish this game. Worth it.

unique art style. The story can get a bit muddled and confusing but overall I really liked how different it was. The combination of the ink-block art style and the story atmosphere work so well that it kept me going for multiply endings. The characters really are beautiful in their own ways. I enjoyed how multifaceted both the plot and the characters are.

I'm at a loss for words to summarise the experience of playing this game. In a way, I think the idea that ‘Art imitates life’ and ‘Life imitates art’ is a good place to start. It's a story and experience so well contained within itself, so subtly and carefully moulded, that it expresses a unique beauty about how human beings are capable of making art, based on the art that is living. From the immersive writing, the magical soundtrack and the uniquely artistic drawings, the experience of playing the game for its own sake, not knowing what lies ahead is so similar to so many of the constant processes we go through in our daily lives, that it makes the game the kind of experience that marks us out, that makes what could be just a fiction become part of us. It's simply magical.

i don’t remember writing any reviews in my entire life, but for the remainder i just had to. i remember waiting for the release since 2021, buying it in 2022 and going deep into the story in 2024. with the expanded version i just got in love with vyn, ilar and everything again and everytime i discover something new, unlock a new letter or cg, i can’t be more thankful to the people that put so much effort into this beautiful piece. the remainder has everything i love in a visual novel: romance, drama, hidden secrets, challenging choices, beautiful art and audio and, of course, a handsome and complicated romantic interest *wink at ilar* games have always been an important part of my life and have rescued me in dark times and struggles with myself. the remainder is one of those, specially because i see the love and effort put into it in every detail. thank you ze and nim for this amazing one! <3

Another great VN with amazing artwork would definitely recommend