[I] Our Fate Forsaken [/i] is a nice BL visual novel. It's going to be a neutral review.
The reasons to recommend this game:
+Interesting [b] story[/b]. You are warned that death, suicide, afterlife are mentioned but nothing too heartbreaking is openly depicted. And I llove the way the plot is presented. So often it's just up to our own imagination how the route is finished. I always adored open endings. For example, I don't think there WAS suicide in the story, I'd never believe being an angel he couldn't save him in that situation. So, I'm free to believe to whatever I prefer with the story written this way. That's an awesome feature.
Besides, it's always captivating for me to read about surreal things like angels, Heaven, archangels. That inevitably made me ponder over life and death, ask myself again that eternal question about the life purpose. And it was amazing to see the angels acting not strictly according to the rules, canons. Otherwise it'd be just too boring. It's always fun to experience smth new, not the way you imagine the ideal codex of behavior for an archangel should be.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2848097360
+all [b] characters [/b] are sweet! MC has such a pure, innocent soul. It was a real pleasure to watch him interact with two other, not that kind guys, in comparison to him especially :) Again, we are warned that one love option is a sadist and the other is too possessive but those types are what I guiltily adore reading about! So, for me personally there was nothing disturbing. Quite a pleasurable read with appealing characters! Not very typical to see two sincerely loving guys but...with their serious flaws. The sadist actually made me contemplate about their relationship. If that kind of behavior makes him happy, however sick it is, why should he change it? He was quite frank about this trait with his partner. Rright, it's complicated as MC WAS upset buut wouldn't it on the contrary limiting, distressing for his boyfriend to force himself to act against his desires. They WERE soulmates, doesn't it mean everything is actually perfect in this world? And such matches are formed for a reason. Every sadist deserves to meet their own masochist :) Not the most exemplary type of relationship buut... There shouldn't be only one correct way. Anyway, as long as both partners are fine with that, it should be ok. I just kinda always hated the idea of working on relationship, making compromises, isn't it some kind of violence? Why should I change my own nature? But I digress. What I wanted to say the relationships in all routes aren't flawless but it's more engaging this way. There're too many sweet romantic novels, it'd be more fun to read about smth darker, but not forced, enjoyed by both partners, when two kinks find & complement each other xD
+Achievements (Profile features limited for now, sadly)
+There's a steam guide. I used it to get the neutral ending.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2849909464
The reasons it's a neutral not a positive review:
--SAVES! Please, the dev, hear my prayer, pleeease! One page of save slots, the way you have it in all your games, is not enough! It's mockery! I can't save before all choices. I'm deprived of a sacred right to return to any place in a visual novel and to replay it from that moment choosing differently. Why do you punish me like this in your every game?! :(
--The game is short! It left me kinda unsatisfied, longing for more. Though it's not necessarily a bad feeling.
--typos.
So, it was an interesting enough read. If you are fine with all the warnings, give it a try.
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