Heileen 1: Sail Away

I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of you. In fact, I may have played this game for only a day or two. That being said, after doing so, I had a new joy and hope for life. I managed to leave behind the pain and suffering that had been thrust upon me. I could experience the joy and happiness of other people. I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay. After realizing this, I turned off the game and went back to work. My hand hurt a lot, but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and became the father I needed to be at that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving like. Today, I am close friends with the mother of my children. We don't fight, argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents and friends. Now I have 3 children. My third child is, wait, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my separation, and we just unexpectedly stumbled into each other's lives. We have been dating for a year and are very happy together. Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that. Thank you.

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Meh

This game was enjoyable enough for me to kill a couple of hours trying to unlock the endings. That said, I can't objectively say it's a good game. There are only three endings, one for each character. Even when I was a jerk to everyone, I still ended up with John (despite the fact that I deliberately wrecked the relationship). I faced zero consequences for being mean, which is a huge flaw in my book. There should've been at least an ending where the character ends up alone due to her rotten actions. Anyway, the plot with Marie was the best so far. I couldn't stand her at first, but she grew on me when I chose her route. John's ending was ok, but I felt like I was being forced to fall for him no matter who I was actually trying to romance. I haven't unlocked Lora's route yet, although I'm trying. The plot was ok and there were enough interesting twists to keep me entertained while I played. The autoskip feature is amazing, it lets me fly through repeated dialogue while automatically stopping at any new text. with it, I was able to play through the game multiple times without getting sick of it. It's one of the best things about this game. I recommend it for people that like VNs and want to mess around with a mindless game for a little while. Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed. I had a fun time with it even though it's not a great vn. Hopefully two and three are much better.

Tags: Adventure - VN Visual Novel Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Simple otome VN with basic production values with a carrot and stick type decision making to building romances. Not very engaging.

Great game.

A great visual novel.

It’s a solid visual novel with all the makings of an indie game. I really enjoy the closed proximity vibes where the whole cast is stuck in one place navigating around each other. Just don't expect deep character arcs, you don’t learn much about them beyond Heileen’s own perspective. The endings are quite limited, basically just a slight shift in the final chapter, but having played the sequels, I know it gets way better later on. This one feels more like a prologue for the rest of the series, so I’m not gonna be too hard on it. Suffice to say, It was a fun game.