Into the Waves

A fun little visual novel with some click-the-object scenes but it's pretty linear. Good story, artwork is good. Rating: 6/10

Если честно - эта новелла меня очень удивила. В хорошем смысле. Да, она достаточно короткая и не особо разветвленная. Но при этом умудряется затянуть в первых минут чтения текста. Не скажу почему именно. Думаю что тут дело в сочетании интересной особенности главного героя (которая, даже влияет на его поведение - для фентези уже почти достижение) и некой простовато-уютной атмосферы. Подобного не всегда удается достичь и более длинным новеллам. Так что моя похвала создателям (будто она кому-то нужна).

三年前接触的游戏，我也像游戏主角一样被真相困扰了。 打出了一个有头没尾的结局，跟随Vanda进了城堡之后，没有消灭魔王，Sherry的线也断了，最后以Vanda加入酒馆草草结束。 我看了剧本，又打出一个不应约Vanda的结局，这次还算满意。 诅咒的原因我明白了，只是还有些谜底还是没有解开 求作者再出一个续集小说吧，把魔王和父亲的故事线完善一下，把主角写得再勇敢一点 我喜欢直接看小说，别搞什么调鸡尾酒的无趣小游戏了

Нормально, но достижения не разблокировались.

[h1]Before I played Into the Waves, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

An interesting short visual novel about curses and philosophy surrounding the pursuit of a greater good. Most of the characters are only silhouettes yet they are still distinguishable by small details, which is commendable. The design of the one character that is in colour is also quite good, especially the contrast between the red hair and blue, white and gold clothes works very well. A definitive strong suit of the game is the sound design, especially during the more tense scenes. The whispers and other sound effects are very well done and the background music is also quite good. The drink mixing is only a very small part of the game and little more that clicking slow moving targets, sometimes in a specific order. Meanwhile the narrative is a much greater focus. The individual stories of each character overlap well with the main story and come together really well after seeing all endings. There is also some interesting worldbuilding to be found such as how witches work, where their power comes from, how they are different to regular people and especially their limitations. Mixing all of these aspects together this is a decent little game for the low price of free and works well as an enjoyable short story to fill an afternoon with.