Novena Diabolos

Such a great game. WHY THERE ARE NO H SCENES THO? WHERE ARE MY H SCENES!!!

It makes me feel smart

I liked this game, but it isn't perfect. The pacing (especially at the beginning) is very slow, and the dialogue is a little repetitive. Gathering the clues and making the deductions is fun, but the game holds your hand a little too much. I would have liked to see if I could solve the mystery without so much help. That being said, the randomized structure is interesting, and it probably adds some replayability.

Awesome read and a great game. If you are a fan of mystery with logical deduction, this game will not disappoint you. The characters and story keep you engaged until the end with satisfying endings. Keep in mind, all actions are permanent. So, be sure that any action you take is well thought-out since there isn't any save-scumming! I hope the DLC gets translated soon!

This visual novel plays like a satanic game of Clue mixed with a dating sim, and I'm all for it.

I am absolutely blown away by this game. The randomization of the monster in our midst is what makes this for me. I was concerned with how they were going to pull it off, but they exceeded all my expectations. Firstly, there is no difference in dialogue no matter which woman is human and which is demon - this is not a social deduction mystery. Instead, there are a series of randomized murder scenes, and the clues for which demoness would be likely perpetrator are also randomized. So one playthrough Demon A may only show up near a river, and in another, they prefer villages only. This means the time management and mystery aspect NEVER GOES AWAY no matter how many times you play! I had fun taking my chances on who to socialize with based on the clues I was slowly building, hoping I had enough time to identify and build a relationship with the one human among demons. Now, since the dating sim like play is identical from playthrough to playthrough, the first run will be the most entertaining no matter what, and that lasts around six hours if you aren't listening to all the voiced lines (I did love the Korean voice acting, but I like to advance text as soon as I'm done reading). Even after that, you still have lore to explore in terms of found objects, and since it's impossible to see every scene in one playthrough, replay value is high. This would be a fun game to break out with friends because you can always be surprised upon replay. After one round, you unlock the ability to 'lock-in' which character is human to make sure you can see that character's good ending, so if you get tired of the mystery aspect, that's there. Text wise, the translation seemed high quality. I don't speak the original language, but the English text flowed naturally, with very few typos, and character lines felt full of life, instead of the stilted tone you sometimes get with other translated VNs. The only complaint is sometimes it was formatted strangely within the textbox, so it may be scrunched up in the center, or sliding a bit off the frame, but this didn't detract from the story. And finally - Otome games are more my jam. The female harem isn't my thing, and I STILL had fun. Buy this game. You won't regret it.

Really good / entertaining VN with a great premise. The mysteries aren't that hard to figure out as there's a lot of hand holding when gathering clues and marking what's important. You also have to earn full trust by the end of the human which just amounts to spending time with them a lot. 7/10

I originally bought this game based on its similarities to Gnosia. You get trapped in a creepy town forced to play a game with the Devil. In nine days the fog that is trapping you will disappear, and you must choose one of the five women also trapped to escape with. However four of the five women are actually monsters also playing a game with the devil. If you choose one of the four monsters instead of the human, she will kill you and claim her place in hell. Each run is randomized, so the human will always be different. You will get random clues by investigating and you will have to determine which woman is the human. Sometimes you will have an idea who the human is fairly early and sometimes you will have absolutely no idea until the last day through elimination. There is one more thing to consider, the human has to trust you enough to escape with you, so you have to visit her enough until she agrees she will leave the town with you when the fog disappears. This means while you are trying to discover who is who, you also need to build trust, but there is a limited amount of visits you can do before you must choose someone. The game will auto save after each decision you make, so you can't just reload making everything you do have weight. The story isn't anything special and the main protagonist starts off obnoxious but has some decent character growth. The women each have their own backstories on how they ended up in the town. The game isn't a dating sim and only one of the five implies something might start between the protagonist at the very end. Overall, despite some of its short comings I actually recommend this game, it was a unique experience.

Novena Diabolos is a visual novel with point & click adventure elements. The reader is put into the shoes of a Korean reporter who is at a crossroad in his life and wishes to set his record straight with the newscasting team he's working with, along with getting his current investigation in order. At this crucial point in time, his GPS goes haywire and he finds himself trapped inside a mysterious foggy town full of weirdos looking at him funny. It is soon revealed that such a location is breeding ground for demon worship and summoning, and it will be up to the reader to figure out who has been summoned and how, among five beautiful young women. Four of them will be demonesses, while one, and only one, will be a human being. The reader will need to figure out who is the human by the end of the adventure - which lasts 9 days - and then escape with her alive. Failing to find the correct human will result in his sacrificial death. The premise is immediately interesting and the hook is classic horror. I loved the vibes, the atmosphere conveyed by the excellent backgrounds, decent sound design and gameplay flow. The VN randomizes both the human and the clues needed by the reader every playthrough, making replayability enjoyable. The unique werewolf-like aspect of this VN is the primary factor that keeps one playing well over its run time, which is approximately 7 hours for a first playthrough - 2 hours at most for subsequent runs. This is a pretty short VN, which I believe was originally even shorter but got expanded upon. My biggest issues with the VN are the individual storylines for each girl, which remain the same no matter if they are actual demons or not, and the overarching plot which is resolved in one ending only and has no variations whatsoever throughout the ordeal, no matter which girls the reader picks, nor the amount of times the game has been played. There was so much room for experimentation and extra narrative layers, not finding any left me deeply disappointed. Many scenes were the exact same regardless of which girls the reader picks, too, and since they technically count as a separate text box, they're all unskippable. I would have much appreciated extra events tied to the girls' nature being human or demon, to give extra hints and add flavor, while also reducing the number of clues available. I have never experienced a bad ending, simply because the exact number of clues is largely the same and by the end it's next to impossible not to know who the human is. Regarding the girls themselves, I honestly thought Sumi was the original VN's goal but then the devs realized if they had kept only one girl the VN would last 30 minutes, therefore they expanded on it. The reason I say this, is that Sumi's route is clearly more thought out and extra care has been put into it. I'm glad I got hers as first ending. Everyone else is a bit shallow and uninspired, with the exception of Hana's which provides a decent pace breaker.

One of the best detective horror mystery solving games I've ever played! Really good