
Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Themes across 40 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
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是大姐姐×小正太呀! 以前在网站上玩过汉化过的版本,虽然流程很短,但是留下了很深刻的印象,叙事手法和音乐的代入感很强。可惜就可惜在体量太小不过瘾,也没有续作什么的。
まさに短編という感じの設定と展開。 シンプルイズベストという言葉の意味が分かる。 放置してた時間があったのでプレイ時間が嵩んでいるけど、普通に進めたら英語苦手でも2~3時間くらいで終わるはず。
SPOILERS i find the art to be great, the scenery was laid out nicely, but I feel it is difficult to relate to the characters or get to know them more in depth. That is to say, they lack character development for the most part, and neither have much of a personality past the being a demon and a human boy who believes her kind are monsters. Some of the writing was very middle-schooler coded, and while I can appreciate the nostalgia of a watt pad fanfiction, I'd say the script wasn't the best. However, I did like the unexpected relationship she had with a human girl in the past, and getting to know a little more about that. Ending felt rushed, and the relationship between the two (human boy and demon) confusing and questionable.
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Англоязычный реликт, который стоит внимания и в наше время. В основном благодаря отличному арту — как полноценным иллюстрациям, так и небольшим арт-вставкам, — и хорошему саундтреку: удачным полноценным трекам и грамотно подобранным фоновым звукам. С сюжетом же ситуация более спорная. Задумка рабочая: история о персонажах, которые постепенно проходят от недоверия к дружбе. Но притираются они друг к другу слишком уж быстро, да и пацан в концовке действует слишком уж безрассудно. Хотя "тётя красивая", так что можно понять и войти в положение. В общем, сетап вроде хороший, но в конце всё прям подкатывается в наигранную мелодрамму. Но тут понимать надо: будь сетап плохим, всё скатилось бы в мелодрамму убогую, а «Juniper's Knot» к таковым не относится. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3754506316
No wonder the second half of the trailer is literally just "Bleeding" by CombatPlayer playing. I read this VN years ago, and this beautiful track still lives on my phone and PC to this day. The whole VN slowly builds up to a powerful fusion of music and story in one pivotal scene.
I found this on iOS years ago, and it's amazing. The music, art, and writing are all so good, it's insane to think this is free. I'm sad that dysfunctional system fell through, but Combatplayer continues to make good music, and I forget the artist but I also like their work. Potent.
[h3]One of the best free Visual Novels you can read.[/h3] My intention with this VN was to play it for a minute and then uninstall it. I figured a free VN couldn't be any good and I'm usually right about my intuitions. I was wrong about this one. The writing is so good that I couldn't stop reading once I started. That's very rare for me. Most VNs and books I read I get bored of after a few minutes. This includes classics like The Princess Bride or To Kill a Mockingbird or Pride and Prejudice (except [i]The Great Gatsby[/i], that was a damn good book). Thus, a VN hooking me into it's story in the first few minutes was very unexpected. The most disappointing part of this VN is that it ends too quickly. For VNs, this is pretty rare. Most drag on and on and you wish they'd finish already. [b]Juniper's Knot[/b] feels like a prologue for what could possibly be one of the best Visual Novels of all time. It's a damn shame they didn't expand on it.
A good introduction to visual novels, I wasn't very interested at the start but I pushed through it and kept reading, I ended up feeling very immersed and in love with the characters, I highly recommend it, especially since it's free. :)
Goodstuff. Solid, short narrative.
Игра «Juniper's Knot» — это увлекательный аркадный платформер с элементами головоломок. Яркая графика, плавные анимации и атмосферная музыка создают погружающий опыт. Геймплей сочетает ловкость и стратегию: нужно преодолевать уровни, используя уникальные способности персонажа. Механика интуитивна, но требует точности. Уровни разнообразны, с интересными ловушками и скрытыми путями. Однако повторяемость может снизиться из-за ограниченного количества режимов. Подойдет как новичкам, так и опытным игрокам. Прекрасный выбор для короткого, но насыщенного развлечения.
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