Dead Man's Rest

It is an interesting visual novel, but my problem is that the characters are not consistent in their "characters" (personality, driving force etc.) in all routes. Imo, John is all for justice and upholding the law in his route, and he is a shifty, lying bastard in Jed's. The killer is also a different person... And these are only the two routes I've played so far. If I can trust the guide, if you want to play Bill's route you have to unlock all the others first - but that would only make sense for me if you would get additional information of the characters and the situation in each route. But they are all different scenarios and the character motivations are just not checking out? I do not understand the justification behind this. But I really appreciate it that there is no sugar-coating in this visual novel about the issues of homosexuality back in those days. The reception was not pretty and I don't like when people lie about it or idealize it for the sake of entertainment. Not pretty, but more historically accurate than most of the similar stories I've read. Respect for this.

感谢一开始的自己跑出了sheriff那条最糟糕的结局线，导致一怒之下全跑完了 每条线都有不一样的凶手，反复玩也很有新鲜感的一集 最喜欢的应该是Jed线的感情处理，纯爱线啊完全纯爱萌 不过[b]善用存档和skipping[/b]，二周目按空格差点给我按呕了，导致John的线变成最后一个跑出来的 并且发现自己可能真的没有玩视觉小说he天赋，每次选的时候感觉还行最后都能第一个跑出来be线 [spoiler]除了Bill那条线跑的时候感觉莫名其妙救命啊有死变态深闺其他每条线感情处理得都挺不错的 但Bill那条线案子逻辑一跑就感觉到哦这个可能很接近真相线，，，后面果然发现真相线的确大差不差，一群坏b Taza那条线自我感觉是最需要严格说好每一句话的，蜂鸟那条线最后他说出来我每次都说出他需要的话的时候我真的...bro你是懂你自己的 真相线和Bill线都需要前置跑完其他几位的主线，比如纸条那边的单个选项明显就很有问题啊！多出一个选项的时候就是真相线时候了！[/spoiler]

The art was a little deceptive but I tried the game anyway. The writing in this is really good, there wasn't a route where I wasn't choked up or sad. Some of the endings really were painful to get through. My poor sweet Jed for starters....

Overall, it's a great game. It's enjoyable to play, it has fun slang you can learn from the context or glossary, and every route reveals a new version of the story. Each route is its own reality that will only serve to endear you more to Lee Mccarthy. As others have said before, it's wonderful that he's got his own personality, and regardless of what route you choose, he takes action that will advance the story. The music adds to create an immersive atmosphere and the art is pretty. Not much more you can ask for. It's a good game, man (in the gender neutral sense). There is a small quibble if you're super attached to John Cartwright, [spoiler] Jed's route has him act in ways that seem out of character. It is a different reality though, so as long as you keep in mind it's a different version of him, it's all good.[/spoiler]

I absolutely loved every second of this game. Every character is well written and engaging, definitely worth the price.

（已经全成就通关了，没有用这个号玩所以没有时长） 本人是蛮喜欢美国西部牛仔这种元素的，感觉很有趣~有几张cg真心很美。几条线剧情也都不错，be也不会太虐。蛮喜欢男主Lee的 好男人啊！ 话说本来想猜一下Dalton是谁杀的 结果发现没有猜的意义（

I didn't really like the game at first I'll be honest. It changed after I started the second route. You really should play them all. It will change your perception of the game. I played through Taza, Hollis, Jed, John, ???, then the neutral route. Everyone should play at least a couple routes and the neutral route imo. You can see the story play out in interesting ways and get different perspectives. My favorite paths were good Hollis, good John, and good ???. Mind the warnings as they are pretty important. Also prepare for some hilarious language. I read the glossary a lot because I hadn't heard a lot of the words or phrases before. Overall, I was impressed with the way the narrative was handled in different routes. I wouldn't have been sad to see more content, but I was happy with what was presented. There's a decent romance scene for each romance. The CGs were nice. I got all the achievements and some of the bad paths are really sad. It still enjoyed seeing the differences though.

I don't usually play dating sims, but I made an exception for DMR because I love the gay cowboy premise. I will admit that I instapurchased simply because John Cartwright's mustache reminded me of Lee Van Cleef. I finally finished playing through all the endings, and I enjoyed the experience! There's a lot of great art, and some REALLY good emotional scenes. The dramatic writing in the routes for John, Jed, and (hidden route) [spoiler] Bill [/spoiler] significantly exceeded my expectations. When the credits rolled after (hidden route) [spoiler] Bill's good ending [/spoiler] , I literally stood up at my desk and gave it a standing ovation. Like WOW! My biggest gripe with this game is the lackluster indigenous representation. It doesn't feel like the writing+art teams put ANY research into their depictions of the native character(s). The tribe in the game is only ever referred to as "the Native American tribe"-- not Navajo, Cheyenne, Lakota, Apache, etc-- it's just an amalgamated stereotype. Taza, the only native character with a name and a speaking role, has pale skin and gold eyes. I suspect his name choice and outfit design were made up without sufficient research. Speaking of names! Although the "Chief" plays a minor role in multiple routes, he's never given an actual name. Meanwhile, minor characters with similar/lesser levels of story importance like Devin, Slim, Miss Belle, Howard Baxter, One-Thumb Tony, and Doctor Renley are all given names. The nameless "Chief" and the rest of his "Native American tribe" are handled carelessly. I appreciate the writer's attempt to develop Taza's personality. And I will concede that Taza's route has some cute romantic scenes. And the writer certainly [i] tries [/i] to tackle anti-indigenous racism. But the lack of authenticity is very off-putting. Feels like this "representation" was created by a team that has only ever seen Disney's Pocahontas. Overall, I would still recommend playing this because it had other more interesting routes. But if you only intend to do one or two playthroughs, avoid Taza.

I underestimated this game; it is 100% definitely worth it for me, but it may not be the same for everyone, but it was worth buying. I definitely underestimated how much I was going to enjoy this. I truly hope if given a chance, I would love to see a second one of Dead Man's Rest; it is absolutely amazing!

目前只玩了Hollis线，温柔、绅士、孤独、纯情（一点？）、沉稳也有点丧（至少剧情前期？），我很喜欢。剧情是真的不错的，很棒，描写得挺细致，剧情上会留下一些紧张的气氛（应该也可以说是节奏），内容来说没有特别紧张的，我很喜欢这种比较平静的叙述方式，再搭配上很应景的音乐，虽然有时候听久了比较催眠。如果你玩过Your Dry Delight，并喜欢它的剧情，那么你真的可以试试。