Of Frost and Flowers

I loved this game! :D I highly recommend to play it!

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The game wasn't bad necessarily per se, but it wasn't anything special. I feel bad giving it a thumbs down; I wish there was a thumbs sideway button or something. Though there is nothing wrong with using free assets to make a game, which the backgrounds and characters were according to the credits. But the assets felt very lazily chosen, making for a very inconsistent art style that was very distracting. Some backgrounds were incredibly detailed while others were heavily stylized paintings. The characters were jarring, because in this sea port scene with middle-eastern style architecture had a kitsune man telling fortunes or something. Also a man who looked suspiciously like Joker from Persona 5 was there??? It looked like the only original art was the CGs, which weren't terrible but also weren't that visually stunning. I am not the best artist myself and if I tried to draw those CGs it would probably end up a similar quality but I feel like commissioning a professional artist would have been the better option. The writing needed improvement. As a writer myself I understand that we become better at the craft every day. If the writer were to make this game now, 3 years later, I'm sure the quality would be vastly improved. That said, the story was rushed. The main character falls in love with the love interest in just a couple of days. On top of that, the characters didn't really go through any growth. They felt flat: the quirky protagonist, the childhood friend, the tsundere, and the aloof one (who gets captured not long into the story and you don't reunite with him until the very end). None of the characters had any major flaws that they learn to change over the course of the journey. Despite what I've said, I didn't hate the game. It was still a nice way to fill my downtime and had a semi-interesting concept. I just wish that the artstyle was consistent and the writing was more that surface-level. I hope the writer of the game continues to write. They have good ideas and, with practice, they can learn to execute them more effectively.

Just here to say am I the only one that was caught off guard by Keshir? Like hello???? Anyways though... I did Kisha's route and I enjoyed it and am going through Sol's. I do quite like both of them and this game is relatively simple but fun enough to keep me going. Like another review said, a pretty good game to spend some time if you're bored, which I have been for free VN's (since I'm poor, crazy in this economy I know). Honestly, if there was more of this game in any way, as long as it wasn't rushed I'd be pretty excited to check it out. TLDR; Pretty good if you're looking for another VN to play that's free :)

Ne tenez pas compte du temps de jeu indiqué sur Steam : j’ai découvert Frost and Flowers sur Android via Itch.io, et ce fut une très belle surprise. Les graphismes sont superbes, les fins multiples apportent une vraie rejouabilité, et l’ensemble respire la passion. Bref, un petit jeu Ren’Py plein de charme et gratuit, comme on les aime — un grand bravo aux auteurs pour leur travail ! Don’t pay attention to the playtime shown on Steam — I actually discovered Frost and Flowers on Android through Itch.io, and it turned out to be a lovely surprise. The visuals are beautiful, the multiple endings add genuine replay value, and you can feel the creators’ passion throughout. In short, a charming and free little Ren’Py game, just the way we like them — hats off to the developers for their great work!