ef - the latter tale. (All Ages)

人最害怕的是什么，最恐惧什么。有谁忍受能自己最亲近的人离开。失而复得再失去是何等的痛苦。但是无论遭遇什么都要走出阴霾。这才是EF全篇所描述的事情吧。天使の日曜日。。。美好的背后都是辛酸的眼泪

Welcome to truly beautiful storytelling. ef might not look impressive at first, but its themes, characters, presentation and superb writing drew me in and drowned the doubt I had before. There are far too many points to get to, but Minori made a very high quality game. In first tale alone, there are over 44 pages of CGs in a 15 hour game. No, not 44 CGs. 44 PAGES of CGs, all of which are brilliantly lit, with gorgeous backgrounds and even angled shots of the characters from afar. Blinking eyes and moving mouths are present in every scene. For a game from 2006, the quality is breathtaking. The music is calm, peaceful and fitting for the story. Even after reading so many, ef is just about the best nakige I've read. Sure, everyone loves nice sights and sounds but the story and its messages are really what's important. An author succeeds at creating a good character when they feel like walking, breathing humans, and ef does that very well. The main writer, Mikage, has a penchant for writing characters who are more human than just characters, good people who have an affliction or are tormented inside. Nakige often features extreme, tragic situations that wouldn't happen in the real world; Yet, the characters he write have such human worries and reactions, it nullifies that trope entirely. ef is a story about human connections, often two people in an impossible situation, yet reach fantastic conclusions that readers can ally with. It really is different, and that's why it was such a ride. I don't think I cried more frequently than with this game. ef's beauty isn't something I can put into words, but after reading works like Amatsutsumi and Aoi Tori, I gained more respect for the writing. ef will stick with me for the rest of my life.

「嗯，不要回头了。请你，一定不要回头」 「请一定要幸福。这个是，就只有这个是，我现在唯一的愿望，再见了」 「我会永远，永远地爱着你」 ——『如果一直，能生活在一起的话该多好啊』 cl是现实的童话，ef是童话的现实，所以这是一部，写错了的童话 音乐和CG演出无可挑剔，一曲Angel's smile更是天門天才般的手笔，剧情上篇章间伏笔铺设回收和剧情人物间的相互呼应如行云流水般自然，一转前篇的校园风，后篇充斥着悲剧色彩和深沉的故事内核，千寻篇只能维持13个小时记忆的千寻和莲治超越时空的感情，瑞希篇弥留之际的久濑和瑞希的爱情，优子篇终于可以获得幸福的优子和夕，不得不离别的悲情，作为天使，最终也只能回到了天堂 「请不要忘了—— 你并非孤单一人」 ——「即使没有翅膀，也一定能够前进的」 在再次迈向前路之前 对那温柔的每一天，还有所爱的那个人说声再见

氛围感挺足

之前玩过前篇，其还不错的，整体一说一，很轻松的，虽说整体并未达到预期。但后篇带来的很大的提升，感染力挺强的，这部作品能成为经典youxu的作品、并不是空穴来风的。 后篇作为正传续作，包含三至五章全部核心内容，建议通关前篇再体验。才能读懂层层伏笔与人物，不玩前篇会完全看不懂剧情与人物。 如果说前篇是轻松的，那么后篇就是情感的内核。作品续写优子与夕的羁绊，双向视角补全过往，揭开二人重逢，背后机缘。同时揭晓前篇提及的千寻与景的谜团，所有角色在前作均有铺垫，登场带羁绊，玩家代入感不错。 本作的剧情是真心很不错，多条故事线，互相联结，前期伏笔全部收束，反转不断。前篇的轻快氛围逐渐没有，后篇情绪层层递进，苦涩与遗憾贯穿。角色深陷绝境，有很强的宿命感，他们在现实里奋力生活，这份温柔与坚韧，让悲伤不在压抑，有治愈力量。 美术方面依旧继承优点，精美CG、动态立绘与角色，让游玩感觉更好，更高的高品质动画。玩法延续前作，第三章保留分支选项，四五章采用线性叙事，让玩家沉浸剧情。唯一小瑕疵是转折铺垫不足，略显突兀，但属于细节问题，不影响整体体验。 整体而言，前篇是温柔的序章，而后篇才是整部作品的灵魂，圆满收束所有故事与伏笔，带来极致动人的情感体验，是当之无愧的视觉小说经典。 [quote]欢迎关注『 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45525570/] 桃你欢心 [/url]』 [b] 桃影扶风评百戏，落墨如歌写人间[/b][/quote]

悠久之翼后篇是悠久之翼系列的第二部作品，本作承接第一部的剧情，向我们讲述在分开的时间中火岛夕得经历。 如果说前篇是青春期得荷尔蒙爆发，那么本作就像是一瓶美酒经过时间沉淀后得久久回味，剧情上相较前篇来说氛围更加伤感，叙事感更强。 本次给我们带来了三个故事，分别是身体残疾的少女与少年得恋爱故事、身患绝症得少年与少女得故事以及主角火岛夕和雨宫优子得故事。三个故事并不是传统的分线式设计而是杂糅在一起，通过视角得变化，同时发生的故事。每条线都有其感人的情节，但也或多或少得留有不小的遗憾。相较于强调过程得前篇，后篇则更加注重结果，每个故事得结尾都是一次对主题的升华。像那记忆只有14小时的少女以及身患绝症的男生还有丧失爱人的火岛夕，他们都在用行动告诉我们，虽然过程曾痛苦不堪，但最后的结局往往令人回味。不过本作依旧和前篇一样是一款短篇的小体量作品，甚至体量相较于前篇来更加小一些。生命与死亡的主题在本作中串联全文，让本就沉重的文字，更显张力。 作为中二社的巅峰之作，本作的质量还是挺高的，剧情感染力非常强，不过UI有些老旧，而且没有汉化，玩起来还是有点难度的，如果对本作感兴趣且有能力阅读的话可以试试本作。 [quote]欢迎关注鉴赏家: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/DCYXJLB] 大川游戏俱乐部 [/url] 欢迎加入Steam组:[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45300930] 大川游戏俱乐部 [/url] 来一起感受游戏的乐趣喜欢这篇评论，也是可以顺手点个赞哟[/quote]

天門

本以为新藤景线已经写的很厉害了，没想到千寻线居然的氛围居然这么牛，但是太压抑了，每推一会儿都要缓一下

(as always, you need to get a patch from mangagamer's site) An Amazing followup to The First Tale, with even better routes and an amazing conclusion to the story. Pretty much all the pros and cons of the first part are the same: tons of CGs, beatiful art and some INCREDIBLE opening and ending movies. And the cons being low resolution and a borderless windowed mode somewhat hiddem. Storywise this saw a huge upgrade. All the routes are amazing and full of surprises. My personal favorite was the very first route, it was so good it could had been its own vn imo. This was a great read and way better than the first part so if you were unsure about buying part 2 then go ahead and get it. Totally recommended

If it weren't for pacing issues this would have been a masterpiece (I'm talking ef in it's entirety both first tale and latter tale combined). It's still very good and a classic but I found two routes pretty dull (Kei's especially) and it took me quite a while to finish the VN as a result. Once I got to Yuuko's route though it was full steam ahead until the finish line. Yuuko's story was gut wrenching and for the most part well written but I do have some issue with how [spoiler]neatly the major conflict is resolved, after they hit you with the rather shocking reveal of her backstory[/spoiler]. Still it was worth the read overall, Chihiro's route and Yuuko's routes were my favorites. 8/10