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Knew this game since a few years ago, suddenly remembered it recently and held on until I could afford to buy it. Kinda glad I did! I got goods and bads to say, would be fair for me to be balanced but if you want my overall - this is a great story focused game and I wish it had more attention and visibility when it's so alluring. Now for the more details for more info, spoiler free. Skip to the end for a short version. I've only ever played two routes, I've yet to explore the other two and I plan to since I've explored as much as I could for the two LIs I have interest in. Happy to say that even after all these years, the writing is still amazing and has me either screaming, giggling, or on the edge of my seat. The response choices don't feel out of place either, I'm very picky when it comes to tone and choice of words for VNs like this and this game gets my pass. The art is very pretty, backgrounds are a bit repetitive but not in a way where it gets sore on the eyes. And knowing the location, it makes sense to repeat areas here and there. But it would be nice to have slight variants on occasion, especially when trying out other routes. Some NPCs don't have art yet sadly and are just silhouettes but I'm aware the game is in early access and that there are updates on progress for NPC art, so I'm looking forward to it. The music is nice, not much for me to say when I usually tend to mute music no matter what game I'm playing but some scenes feel too quiet and I wished there was more going on audio wise. No complaints on the music and sound effects themselves though! They're lovely. I'm also pretty glad that for a game that explores dark themes, even if it wasn't as dark as I expected based on the routes I took, it has an aftercare feature where you can take breaks if needed. It felt like a touching gesture when the game explained it, even if I haven't found a need to use it yet. Also happy that you can check warnings by route chapters or just in general, it's something I appreciate a lot. In short, great game! If there was anyone I know who would love this, I'd recommend it to them in a heartbeat but sadly I don't. I can tell the devs put a lot of love in their characters and the story they're writing, looking forward to the full release!

I did not expect to be this excited for a freaky ass game like this. Its all over my mind now and Im constantly itching to explore more

先体验了cirrus线，不得不说真是愉快的当m体验，期待更多玩法XD 以及没有想到aftercare也写得这么好，如此反差cirrus真是绝世好dom

I've played a few VN and this one is among my favorite so far. The MC is a complex character, far from what I experienced until now which is innocent, pure girl. Mc is a smartass, mouthy and yet I feel that it's obviously a way to cope with their deadly curse. A gloomy story and it's just the beginning. LI are very different, for various experience but they are all likeable somehow (yes, even you Cirrus, you [spoiler] jealous sadist priest [/spoiler]). The artistic direction is excellent, I really enjoyed the art as well as the OST. I don't really see any flaws for now except maybe the waiting of the other chapter to be released.

I've only played Kier's route so far, but it was amazing. Cannot wait for chapter 3, esp after the cliff hanger ending of chapter 2, AHHHHH. You've got me hooked, thank you dev team

I'm writing this review as I replay Keir's route for what... the 4th time? Love the big guy. I absolutely love the writing, the setting, the dark serious vibes (with funny shenanigans sometimes), the art, the aftercare menu... The only route I haven't played (yet?) is Cirrus, cause... uh, he's not really my cup of tea? But honestly, I'm also glad it's there, cause I don't think there's a lot of these themes in VNs? And it seems lots of people love him. Also, Vesper's great, the mc absolutely deserves the love. Can't wait for chapters 3, 10/10 would recommend <3