Demonheart

Rating: 7/10 ("Good") Recommended for: Fans of romance visual novels/otome. I'd recommend this to a first time VN reader. My route order: Brash -> Raze -> Ari Demonheart is a western otome game where you play as Bright, a young woman apprenticed to a witch. You have a TON of freedom with Bright's responses -- you can pick nearly all her dialogue, which influences her personality and how others treat her. There's not really routes in the traditional sense of most otome games. You can actually manage to snag most of the endings in one playthrough, just make a save at certain opportune times and reload to pick different options and end up with someone else. It's not like a standard visual novel route where you get locked into one love interest's storyline and play through the whole thing. The main replay value is from the different dialogue options you can choose with the main character. Her attitude affects some NPC dialogue which can be fun or interesting to read through. There are also some smaller branching paths, like choosing to follow a certain character or not, which can lead to interesting outcomes. The overarching story is mostly the same, though, and you'll get put on the main path regardless of what you pick. Skipping through already read dialogue to read new paths can be tedious, as you pick almost everything Bright says, so it's not something I'd recommend replaying right after you've finished one playthrough. Raze and Brash are very well-written as love interests. They're morally grey at best and can be off-putting at first, but they've both got their own reasons for how they act or what they do and it's interesting to see their dynamics with the main character. Brash is very fun with a "good" Bright. Ari is a little disappointing and feels more like a shoe-in than anything. They really could have developed more with her but she feels lacklustre compared to the other leads. She also has the least amount of screentime/presence of all the love interests. She feels more like a secret side option than a fully realised romance. The other side characters are hit-or-miss. Some are pretty well-realised, while others feel like cardboard cutouts. They're serviceable. The voice acting is pretty decent overall. Not all the lines are voiced. The soundtrack is nice. Where the visual novel really shines, though, is the artwork. The sprites are gorgeous, as is the background art. There's a surprising amount of variety there. There aren't as many CGs as you would expect, though, and no CG library to view them after. The least impressive part of the game is the endings. They all feel very abrupt, rushed, and give little closure, apart from maybe Raze's. This may be intentional, though, as I see there's a sequel. Overall, highly recommend the game if you're not adverse to dark subject matter and morally grey love interests. The story is interesting and the love interests are a little different from the "usual" tropes.

Witches be loving witches

what a great game! I enjoined it a lot

Bad

not worth your time.

Trama demasiado caótica, no me gustó el tipo de relaciones que se pueden establecer.

是很有趣的剧情走向，画风有些独特但是Ari真的画的很漂亮，好喜欢。人物设定都蛮带感的，无中文靠着机翻补丁啃下来的倒也能玩完，有些剧情和选项真的很有趣了（是没见过的类型）。选项丰富，也能根据不同的选项塑造女主性格，但是似乎对剧情影响不大，倒是刷成就更费事了。全成就也相对比较容易的一款游戏，多周目下来对于各个人物也更了解了些，三个可攻略角色都很喜欢，就是可怜了那个小恶魔🥺，只是好感度加成看不见的，也觉得不管我干什么所有人都会直接吻上来，原来女主是魅魔吗🤔。

Una storia di intrighi, tradimenti e sofferenza, ma anche di speranza e amore. Le scelte compiute durante il percorso possono condurre a diversi finali e forgiano la personalità della protagonista. Interessante il gioco degli anagrammi. 8/10. A story of intrigue, betrayal, and suffering, but also of hope and love. Choices made along the way can lead to different endings and shape the protagonist's personality. The anagram game is interesting. 8/10.

брашик муж навеки!!!!111

难以想象这么古早的游戏能这么好玩，三个人物都很完美