Moondusk Masquerade

One thing I like about Nochi is that with each new release, there's always a new aspect that they add in their games to challenge themselves. I've played every single game (except Love Cult, it is next on my list) and Moondusk Masquerade was different in the sense that it's their first game with a historical-fantasy setting. As someone who LOVES this genre (mainly historical), I was really excited about the court-palace aspect (though the game was shorter than I expected). The moment I launched the game, the music transported me into a different time. With the gradual unveiling of the truth and interactions with LIs (I enjoyed the more 'everyday ones' outside the masquerade), I enjoyed the common route more than the individual ones. I really liked the interactions with Llyr, it was comical at times. I liked the collecting letters aspect- the 'esc' button and save files are truly your friends. Each LI has their own style of writing and appreciate the different way they expressed themselves (Meria imo has the best letters). It took me awhile to figure out which colour/font belongs to each LI but once I did, getting to the individual route wasn't too difficult. After branching out to the LI's route, the story was a little rushed. There were inconsistencies like [spoiler]Lady Clementine's name or Odelphia(?), idk if they're two different people but I was confused and also in Kalon's route, he was born after the war but in Meria's, he was just too young to remember[/spoiler]. It wasn't enough to take away from the enjoyment of the game though. I also felt that Llyr's backstory could've been built better [spoiler] like how did his association with the other court come about? Why was he overprotective of the Sunbloom noble faerie?[/spoiler]. I also noticed a strange glitch, when playing each individual route, I made two saves so I could get both endings but after completing the route, one save would get overwritten by a specific scene with Kalon. Overall, I enjoyed the world of Selerune that Nochi built-- though I wish there was more!

The art style is gorgeous and I absolutely love the story. The individual routes/endings are hard to unlock without a guide, but despite that I keep wanting to play this game

The art is really good and the character designs are great but the story writing and plot are pretty lacking imo