Fledgling Manor

吸血鬼加生存类真人秀题材，还蛮有意思的。虽然是全英但是没有生涩的用词，玩了不少梗和双关，一路看下来很流畅很舒服。剧情没硬伤，但有些地方感觉挺儿戏的，一边玩一边吐槽我们男主真的运气型选手，节目组的安保也太差了... 有三个攻略对象，姐不算我的菜但不得不说姐姐训的一手好狗。另外两位各有各的好味，极简主义农夫(?)和覆面系人外 [spoiler]摘下面具后不是常规帅哥美女脸真的好评[/spoiler]。另外必须得说男主他真的！很好嬷！玩过的肯定都想嬷一下吧！

就还行吧，预期错了。玩家扮演新生吸血鬼Rocky被迫参加真人秀和七名对手竞争，每轮比赛获胜者拥有豁免权直接晋级，剩余选手按票选形式淘汰一名进行处决。前期比赛内容贫瘠得像儿戏，熬到第三场后的迷宫狩猎和化妆舞会才有点代入感。淘汰机制令人误会有什么凶险的智斗和反转，实际上只是个纯粹的泛性恋恋爱模拟，是不适合去思考剧情公平、合理与逻辑性的。 拿最出格的举例，首先是Jason这个观看过所有季节目并主动报名的人设。既然是忠实粉丝，那他必然会发现这场比赛根本不是智斗，而是保持低调与人际关系的经营——你既不能展示出过强的竞争力让人感受到威胁，又不可流露出过多的脆弱性而失去利用价值。（果然男主这种泯然众人的average混子最容易苟到最后）就算是为了刻画其爱出风头的莽撞个性，丝毫没从往届比赛吸取经验还是太反智了。其次就是Eight线[spoiler]这个武装起义的收尾。如果是走他的线并拒绝最后的革命思想，即便没有Rocky帮助炸毁整座庄园，他依然可以召集手下全身而退，完全没有英勇就义的必要啊。而且拖到最后只剩两人才执行也毫无道理，越往前不是越能拯救更多生命么？还有Tay的柔软和Stefan的强硬比起来，我相信众人更厌恶的依然是Stefan，为何第三场对Tay的围剿忽然就能超过在第二场已危险的Stefan？[/spoiler] 总之，不合常理的地方太多，所有剧情的发展延伸都旨在为Rocky的感情线铺路，去思考逻辑性属于是找不痛快，重点还是放在感受恋爱线、世界观、氛围、人设和基本的伏笔反转就行。三条线里Stefan是崇尚暴力与弱肉强食的肌肉男，Rocky只能处于被影响、被改变的地位；Aanya是八面玲珑、聪明魅惑、笑里藏刀的操控型，爱好主仆关系；相较起来和Eight这段关系是最平等的。一是他最尊重Rocky本源的性格；二是他的真身并非人型，剥离了传统的性；三是他具备正义凛然的性格和崇高的革命理想，这似乎增添了一些柏拉图式的意味。走哪条线就能和哪个角色活到最后共度余生，Rocky才是真正的魅魔+躺赢+挂狗吧。（本来还以为有为了对象牺牲自己的催泪戏码）除了三个可攻略对象，刻画最好最有趣的无疑是Tay这个基督教深柜了，对宗教是如何指导他思想转变与触发极端行为模式有着直观详尽的展示。 吸血鬼社会不出意料地延续了人类的阶级固化。尽管整体剧情缺乏深度和变量，至少多场性爱场景的白描还是很香艳的~

主角很萌，喜欢Jason可惜没有线，三个ro都不是很对电波但画风漂亮，很wod的游戏吧

I don't even play visual novels and loved this. Really funny and has something to say. I went in just supporting the writer, Merrit K, as I like their other work. Came out of the experience with a feeling of having been seen and food for thought for weeks at the least.

[h1] Short Review [/h1] Gameplay: 10/10 Visuals: 10/10 Audio/Sound Design: 10/10 Voice Acting: N/A Story: 10/10 Overall: 10/10 [h1] Gameplay [/h1] [b] 10/10 [/b] Your standard visual novel, I use 5/10 as the standard rate for this software. The extra points come from the choices themselves. Your choices, although not always affecting the earlier story, really matter when you get towards the last three days. The story completely changes depending on who you do or do not romance (which I will write about later in this review), but mentioning this is relevant because it shows that each playthrough can truly be unique. Not only that, there is a lot of flexibility in your options. The game will never force you to do something to progress the story, this also includes romancing the characters, you can play the game completely without romance if you so choose. Overall, your choices matter, and each option you give feels important and meaningful. [h1] Visuals [/h1] [b] 10/10 [/b] All of the art is absolutely beautiful, and the full renders for certain scenes (I believe they're called CGs?) are all visually appealing and interesting. Spoilers for Stefan's route but, [spoiler] the CG of Stefan being muzzled for the fashion show is genuinely what pushed me into buying this game. Love a man in a muzzle! [/spoiler] Not only that, the character designs are so strong and creative that each one is basically eye-candy for any artist (or art appreciator). Their personalities fit their designs so well that it turns originally uninteresting concepts into fledged out characters. I originally had zero interest in Stefan, finding him to perhaps be a bit "basic," especially when compared to characters like Eight. But once playing through his story, his design has grown on me hard. I can truly connect that man's brain to his face so well that it becomes hard to imagine that I wasn't fond of him at first. [h1] Audio/Sound Design [/h1] [b] 10/10 [/b] MAJOR props to the composer of the original soundtracks for this VN! I swear, if I could listen to all of this on repeat for the rest of my life I physically would. It fits the vampiric theme perfectly, while providing catchy background noise. My only complaint that could possibly come from this game is that some of the noises, such as the later explosions in one route, are extremely loud. But that can be changed in the settings, so that doesn't dock points at all! (It would if the settings, like many VN I've seen using this software, didn't work. But they do!) [h1] Voice Acting [/h1] [b]N/A [/b] No voice acting, and the game itself doesn't require it, so it doesn't affect the game whatsoever. [h1] Story [/h1] [b] 10/10 [/b] Oh my God, where do I even start??? Each route feels fresh, and each romance has an undeniably unique story I've never seen / rarely seen elements of in any other visual novel, not to mention the world itself is so well-fleshed out. The unique take on vampires that still stays true to the core of vampirism while removing all the weird or unnecessary stereotypes (and often making fun of them along the way) has absolutely filled a vampire-shaped heart in my hole. The fact that the author(s?) of this VN took the time to fully flesh out what a vampire society would truly feel like, and how it impacts all the characters we directly interact within Fledgling Manor, is something so important and yet often times so overlooked within visual novels. There was a lot of thought and love to make these characters feel real in a world where vampires exist, alongside with making the world itself make sense. I truly feel this story would be so much more bleak if the writer(s?) didn't plan out how the overarching society and community of vampires would logically play out within our modern world. Not to mention the romances were amazing! I went on a whole spiel on the original version of this review, but I genuinely wrote so much it got character-capped. Just know that each romance carries a surprisingly unique and well thought-out story with major changes within the plot depending on who you romance. If you're not sure where to start, Eight's story has the most insight to the vampire society alongside a more fulfilling ending that makes you feel like you made an impact on more than just your own life. Stefan and Aanya's stories are more focused on forming a relationship specific to the two and your own self-survival. [h1] Finishing Notes [/h1] This game was my absolute favorite visual novel I've ever played. The 10/10 was absolutely earned. I played it for 14 hours straight the first day I got it to 100% the game, and I do not regret a single second of reading in my life. It's a true shame there is no fandom behind it, because this in my eyes was an absolute masterpiece. A diamond in the rough. It is worth every cent you will spend on it, please trust me on this. ESPECIALLY if you love vampires. I GENUINELY CANNOT EXPRESS HOW WELL THIS VISUAL NOVEL PORTRAYS THE VAMPIRE SOCIETY! IT IS SO WELL DONE! I SWEAR! Thank you to the developers for my new obsession. Seriously.

It's OK. * Story: that's the best part of this game, as the last man standing premise itself is interesting and the story is easy to follow and pretty short (my time played at the time of the review reflects how long it took me to do all routes and get all achievements); * MC: is not that compelling; talks too much about smoking and weed; doesn't know his country's history nor basic geography; he's portrayed as a bit of a loser on purpose but I feel he needed SOMETHING to make me care about him, which I didn't; * Romaces: the 3 ROs are not that well developed despite the premise that should have revealed everything about them; romances are flimsy; there's not really any sexual tension that usually comes with vampire stories; in one of the routes, I didn't even know where the passion scene sprouted from, as up to that point I wasn't even sure I was on that character's route (Stephan); on some other route I was sure I was on Anya's but turned out to be on Eight's. Yes, "romances" are that subtle, low chemistry, lack buildup. Anya's route can't even be called a romance, tbh. They tried to push a certain portrayal of vampires in this game (ruthless, emotionless etc) and they did a great job at that, but they lost romances feeling romantic in the process; * Music: is nice but at times it just cuts off for long stretches of time; * Art: I liked the art; the characters changing outfits at some point was a nice surprise; * CGs: not a whole lot, about 3 per RO and a bunch of common route ones; some skin shown in some of them, but all pretty tame; * VN features: About all you need - enough save slots for the length of this game, can be saved even on choices, can just roll back to previous page / choice and don't need to reload, skip is fast except for a few transitions, has gallery.

I LOVED THIS I NEED FANFIC STAT

A short and fun visual novel. The art style is just *chef's kiss* and I could vibe with the nice backround music. The story is fine, it's not super deep but interesting enough to keep me invested. The three romance routes show three different glimpses into this little world and what type of vampire our protagonist can become, even though it's clear that [spoiler] Eight's [/spoiler] route is the most thought-out one. All in all, a lighthearted and enjoyable experience.