Phantom of the Twilight

I really did enjoy this one. The art is GORGEOUS, the music fit the whole vibe perfectly too, I'm a Victorian era hoe through and through, gimme corsets, gimme men in waistcoats with tragic backstories and I eat that up every time. But here’s the thing, if you came here looking to get your back blown out by a vampire butler, this ain’t that game. This is the cute, casual, "curl up with a little blanket on a rainy day" type of otome. There's like ONE ending that get a little spicy depending on what you consider spicy. You get 6 chapters of story where you making choices, then chapter 7 is where it branch off into whoever route you end up on and you solve the murder together. I love that the MC ain't dumb btw. She smart, know how to hold a conversation, she actually out here tryna make a difference. One thing tho, save often! You can stumble into a bad ending real quick, the good news is the game doesn’t punish you for something you picked hours ago and I appreciate that. Overall, solid game, beautiful to look at, good story, fine men, murder mystery, vampires. The characters all got they own personalities and flaws which I love. Charlie the vampire butler is obviously the fan favorite and I get it, but where is my Felix route?? Where’s the damn cake 🎂?? That’s my only disappointment.

Phantom of the Twilight is a mystery visual novel with the tiniest romantic element. In historical London, someone is murdering people, and the 4th victim is the Lindere's maid. Lucy Lindere is the heir of the Lindere family and together with her butler, Charlie, local detective, Aaron, and psychology professor, Harvey, they investigate the murders to solve the crime, but also learn something about each other along the way. The game structure is 6 chapters of story with binary choices, and then one final 7th chapter, which is the route for the male character + solving the crime together. The game is voiced for the three main characters, and the baker Felix as well as some of the side characters. The voice acting is decent. I personally don't really like Korean voice acting because I feel they have quite a ways to go with "acting" voice lines and "reading" voice lines. In many cases the actors can sound monotonous and don't really pour emotions into the lines, so I chose to largely play the game muted. The English translation is really good, especially compared to other games I've played recently; the only awkward parts are literally when you would read something that says "I saw" when "I have/had seen" would sound more natural. I want to stress that it is basically perfect English - it's great. The game has a small menu that stays onscreen which lets you quick save, load, skip and start autoplay as well as open the menu for further options - this was kind of annoying! To note, the translation here is poor. The menu navigation is "default", "Back Game" as in return to the game or "Back Menu" as in return to the game menu. There are settings to change the speed of the text, auto speed, etc, and then toggle on/off voices - but only for Charlie, Harvey, Aaron and Felix. Unless you mute the game, other voices will play. Furthermore, even if you turn down/off sound effects, the menu sound effects will not be affected, they still remain that same annoying ping sound. I pretty much played the game with the volume off. The art in the game is really clean, it's great. The sprites were good, but in skip mode I had a few instances where Charlie's sprite would pop on screen. Each character gets 5 CGs and there's one common route CG. However, I do think there wasn't much variety between all the CGs for each character and [b]there is no kiss CG[/b]. Which does bring me to the story - it's...just fine. There's not really enough time to feel like Lucy is getting close to Harvey or Aaron in a romantic way, and Charlie raised her from childhood so sometimes the dialogue between them is...weird and Lucy can come across as infantile. I felt like I had no reason to believe these characters liked each other romantically, and the first 6 chapters consist of mainly talking about the crime and ping-ponging Lucy between the 3 MCs. Then in the final chapter is when she talks to the target character more... Even then... It just isn't enough time... There aren't many meaningful shared moments between the characters or deep conversations or anything really. It's only the barest part romantic in Charlie's route because he would've been with MC her entire life. The characters don't have enough depth, there's not much worldbuilding for the reason vampires exist, and there's not enough motive for the murders to happen given the underdevelopment of the characters. So that said, there's one other thing that I wanted to mention: [spoiler]the game kind of spoils who the killer is in the steam page... If you have 4 voiced characters, and three of them are major good characters...what about the 4th one who doesn't get a route? (Presuming he would've been DLC if this game did well.) Well...what other major role could he have in the game?[/spoiler] For the price, I can see the justification with the voice acting and clean art, but I'm not sure this game is actually worth it. Unless you want to support the company or are truly committed to playing every dating sim on Steam, I don't think this one is worth playing. This company also has another game called Vibrant Frame. It may be better.

[h3] 想购买此游戏的朋友请务必记住 Steam上“好评如潮”的女性向游戏不一定好玩，但不是“好评如潮”的一定藏💩。[/h3] 这游戏槽点多的我都玩笑了。也不知道推荐这个游戏的免费获取的人怎么能昧着良心写出好评的话的。 总之不推荐，游戏主线是围绕寻找连环杀人犯展开的，但是各中细节可以说是没有，仿佛是拿着大纲就给你上菜了。 可攻略男主[spoiler] 一共三位，吸血鬼管家，吸血鬼条子，吸血鬼教授 [/spoiler] 扁平程度令人发指。基本上每男主的个人线就是“啊这个人物出场了”、“啊这个人物有什么能力”、[spoiler] 啊来吸一口本小姐的血吧 [/spoiler]、“啊我们恋爱了”。 女主作为伯爵府大小姐对[spoiler] 条子 [/spoiler] 毕恭毕敬还送甜品是我没想到的，什么时候伯爵府大小姐身份如此掉价了。 [spoiler] 管家没有配得上吸血鬼始祖 [/spoiler]这个称号的能力 [spoiler] 教授[/spoiler]更是槽多无口，听起来很牛的能力结果[spoiler] 发动起来弱的不行 [/spoiler] 吸血鬼的脸都被[spoiler] 三位可攻略[/spoiler]对象掉光了！ 我真心怀疑游戏的剧情是不是编剧拍拍屁股三个小时用脚趾头写完的，实在是潦草的不像话。 我甚至都怀疑我现在玩完这么多结局还能退款了，但是我不会退的，花钱买教训了。在这里撰写评测是为了给后来者一个警醒。你游戏唯一的亮点估计就是在steam上这个女性向游戏如海底捞针的平台上，占据了不错的立绘画风这一优势。 剧情如大猩猩抠屁股想出来的以及CG图数量如同画师从牙上剃下来的残羹一样多。 [b] 一万个不推荐。 [/b]

[h1]黄昏之下，血色浪漫[/h1] 《黄昏魅影》是一款以19世纪科技革命期间的伦敦为背景，加入“吸血鬼”元素与连环凶案设定的乙女向视觉小说。玩家将扮演林德尔伯爵家的千金露西，因贴身女仆玛丽于领地内被杀，决心与管家查理一起追寻真相。在此期间，追查案件的刑警阿伦和心理学教授哈维也加入了行列，笼罩着伦敦的迷雾被一点点拂开，真相冷酷无情地展露…… 三个可攻略角色极具魅力，韩语cv更是将管家的优雅、刑警的冷峻、教授的温和展现得淋漓尽致。个人最喜欢温文尔雅、克制疏离的心理学教授哈维·洛斯（第一眼以为是威廉·莫里亚蒂的设定，其实不然，不过这样我也喜欢x），身为吸血鬼却长期抑制吸血的欲望，以至苍白虚弱，已经迟暮。他彬彬有礼，即使被拜托帮忙也只是礼貌地从露西的手背吸血，「能给我分享一点你的血液吗？只要我喝了血……就会有我能为你所做的事情」。之后发觉自己爱慕的心意也是克制又绅士，这种病弱下的温柔与拼尽全力的付出惹人怜爱。 官配查理也非常符合我的喜好——吸血鬼始祖，亦是家族忠诚的管家。他强大、优雅，因为血契对露西抱有近乎本能的守护欲，但是与之相处过程中占有欲也潜滋暗长。查理的吸血CG充满了暧昧的性张力。 游戏总流程为七章，前六章为共通线。前期叙述节奏平缓，调查屡屡碰壁，一些选项选错了就没有CG，但是会有5个充满暗示和隐约指向真相的中途结局。自第六章起，反转开始。第七章则根据好感度进入不同角色的个人线，个人线均有HE和BE2个结局。一周目果然顺应我的心意进入了哈维教授的HE「因为心意满溢」，美美和善良坚强的小教授师生恋中（bushi）……游戏将连环凶案作为贯穿始终的线索，目的并非是让玩家进行硬核的推理，而是以此为露西与攻略对象之间感情升温的舞台。露西不是恋爱脑，相反，她理智、善良、富有同理心，不仅是对待几位男主角，更是对领地子民、对社会底层怀抱真切的关怀。案件本身的真相并不难[spoiler]（菲利斯·科尔作为可攻略对象之外唯一有立绘和cv的角色到底是什么身份好难猜啊）[/spoiler]，但揭开真相的过程，却是彼此袒露脆弱、建立信任、确认心意的珍贵旅程。 当这场维多利亚式谜案的真相揭晓之时，露西拨开迷雾所寻找到的其实属于自己的勇气与爱。 [quote]欢迎关注三真万法鉴赏组: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45742107/ 欢迎加入三真万法鉴赏组: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/szwf [/quote]

主线剧情很薄弱。男主角的人设有点常见，特别是阿伦，在初见的时候已经能大概猜到后续剧情的发展路线。剧情可以概括为纯粹的谈恋爱，对男主角们心理的转变刻画不能算很细，但也是循序渐进。如果抛开一切不谈只是谈恋爱的话或许挺甜的，但我感觉这个篇幅无法让我体会到男主的魅力之后爱上男主（。 下边是我的一些游玩体会...有些负能... 在某国内平台的博主那里听说这是一个带着推理元素的恋爱游戏，所以买入体验了，结果玩了之后发现根本不是这样，文本好多都有点槽多无口....不是专业测评人，下边有大量碎碎念和剧透！想玩的别看因为剧情就那么一点啊啊啊！ 女主角在开头已经说了自己是“大贵族”“继承人”“拥有伦敦和伦敦商业街的管理权”，但是出场的每一个人都没把女主当成上级来看待，那既然这样为什么要把女主设置成继承人呢？甚至男主之一直接说了“作为千金小姐我还以为你只会每天吃喝享乐”。而且女主角的父亲在剧情里把管家从派出所捞了出来，还着重写了这个家族多么权势滔天，但是女主角身边只有两个侍女（有一个开头死了）+一个管家，甚至没有别的可用之人，连个护卫都没有。女主角比起伯爵继承人更像一个移动血包，一直在被吸血，太荒谬了，不会写就不要设定这样的背景啊，这样的背景只是为了方便让女主角和管家谈恋爱吧？！那你好歹写得逻辑通一点啊！ 关于主线里查找杀人凶手，我只能说相当于没有查。逮到两个新线索，因袭击女主直接被管家砍死了，带着通灵男主去现场读记忆，啥也没读出来（这段剧情唯一作用就是让此人住在女主家里，至于办案等下辈子），带着警官目击现场，还没来得及问目击者警官先倒了！！！而且！在开头就埋了一个伏笔，第一个be来得太快了联想了文本伏笔我几乎都要猜出来谁是杀人凶手，在游戏打到一半的时候出现了坏结局3简直明牌谁是杀人凶手了！推理元素简直为0啊？甚至最后能破案也是因为凶手自己发狂跳出来了！哇塞了都。 总之就是从头到尾都在谈恋爱，查案不能算是调剂因为没有查，玛丽的死只是提供了一个谈爱的借口。 最后最重要的，我觉得最让我想吐槽、而且也是我点不推荐的最大原因：明明是乙女游戏，但是在游戏内一直充斥着路人女性对女主角的恶意。看第一个BE的时候我以为这是只针对女性作案的杀人狂，看后面小绿又说他要清除所有让小姐忧伤的人，林林总总列下来竟然全是不知名女性一个男的没有，我说这是干啥咧？作为继承人怎么可能只有女的看主角不爽啊？特别重申没有在认为此游厌女，只是觉得这样写也太奇怪了啊！ 后续有空的时候我会把其他线都打完...如果我打完之后有所改观我会道歉并追加好评的。

I’m honestly surprised by all the positive reviews, because very few mention the game’s biggest issues. The repeated CGs become noticeable very quickly, and the main murder mystery is far too easy to solve, it removes all suspense from the start, because you can pin point the voice acting. The story also lacks of romance and even the mystery so is difficult to find something to be entertain. The only route that somewhat makes sense is Charlie’s, simply because the MC actually spends time with him. But even in his own route, he barely gets any screen time. The endings felt rushed and offered no real emotional payoff or satisfaction. Visually, the character designs are pretty at first glance, but the facial proportions especially the eye positioning feels off. The LI often look strange because their eyes and face don´t align, and once you notice it, it’s impossible to ignore. Waste of potential, with Felix who could’ve added more depth to the mystery, but the game never explores it. Also the fact that he appears withe other interest in the game page makes you think that he is part of the LI. If you’re interested, I strongly suggest trying the demo first or waiting for a discount it's not worth paying full price, and theres no DLC added in english.

Ugh I feel bad for leaving a bad review but I just find it hard to recommend this game (unless it's on a sale). I honestly didn't mind the repeated CGs, but what I did have an issue with chapter 6 repeating the same thing for each LI. I also thought there was an extra LI and was very disappointment that he didn't make the cut since I thought we would get to play his route at the very end and get some extra information. The game also stopped working twice for me (it wouldn't let me pick a choice and I had to reload my last save).

A very pretty game, with handsome bois and a bit of a mystery to enjoy along with the flowing storytelling. The MC (Main Character) is plenty smart, actually knows how to speak and interact with others, has charm and actually tries to make a difference. And if you are into biting/blood drinking? You might enjoy the CGs a little bit more extra. They are mostly focused on that. *-* (But there aren't any teeth on/in flesh involved. D:) And I will tell you right now... That if you are here for the "kiss scene"... You wont find it here. However, if you DO get an Ending 1 (The good/best ending on each route)... You get to see a "special, we bonded CG". ^-^ (Which is pretty tame... >.>) Now while I may be completely neutral towards a kissing CG scene... I think the game is fine without it. Not only the story was interesting, the routes were as well. That and those vampires ain't thirsty no more! The *only* issues I have... Is that the CGs don't have the vampire teeth poking out. (Except maybe for one... Lightly.) D: (It's a personal preference, so meh). But also... Aaron's route... Ending 1... Feels like it was rushed? Especially towards the end? [spoiler]He went from avoiding her and not wanting to hurt her and then BAM! LEMME HAVE YOU![/spoiler] I thought I may have missed a few lines or something, but no... It was... Odd to say the least. OH! And also when you skip forward? Sometimes a face (mostly Charlie's face) will attach itself to another character's sprite. It's freaking hilarious and I love the monstrosity it creates!!!!! Well and... I couldn't think of anything else. Enjoyment was had. Sure happy endings could be longer and I agree with that other reviewer for "more steaminess", but this cleansed the palette from a terrible reading I've done not too long ago... So I am glad either way. Good work and... If you do add Felix as a DLC... You will make other people/reviewers happy lol. I really don't like [spoiler]yanderes.[/spoiler] Not my thing. More for you my fine fellow VN enjoyers. :) Thanks you!!

《黄昏魅影》是Smilegate发行的一部以吸血鬼为题材的乙女游戏。 [h1]吸血鬼出没的伦敦[/h1] 游戏的背景为19世纪伦敦，玩家扮演的女主角露西是林德尔伯爵府邸的继承人，高贵但温柔、不傲慢，且待人有礼，喜欢读书。管家查理是个白发青年，其真实身份是吸血鬼始祖，对女主之外的任何人都不会太过在意，平常女主会让查理吸自己的血。 长期在府邸工作的女仆玛丽身亡于伦敦莱克街，故事也由此开始。就像前面说的，女主并不像其他贵族一样态度高高在上，对相伴已久的女仆玛丽很有感情，于是和查理一起调查这件案子。 负责这件案子的刑警阿伦与女主第一次见面的场景不是很愉快，似乎阿伦对这些贵族抱有一定的敌意，不过当他夜晚看到女主给死去的玛丽送花后态度变得缓和。 为了寻找案件的真相，查理推荐露西前往伦敦国王学园寻求心理学教授哈维洛斯的帮助。哈维洛斯在一百年前因疾病快要死亡，被吸血鬼始祖查理给予血液，从此变成永生的吸血鬼。他对查理抱有很大敌意，并且因为自己的身份而不喜欢与人交流。这件案子需要他的帮助是因为他拥有读出物品含有的记忆甚至人的记忆的能力。 [h1]游玩体验[/h1] 本作采用的是经典的吸血鬼题材，有三条线路。作为一款乙女向作品，英伦风的氛围塑造给笔者留下不错的第一印象。CG绘制虽不算惊艳，但整体观感舒适，不会出戏。剧情节奏较为平稳，各章之间衔接自然，展开流畅。总体而言，本作是一款完成度不错、适合乙女玩家体验的作品。 [h1]笔者主观推荐指数：★★★★★★★☆☆☆（良作）[/h1] [i]本评测分数代表笔者个人主观体验，非绝对客观标准，仅供参考 评分标准：10超神作 (God-Tier) | 9神作 (Masterpiece) | 8佳作 (Excellent) | 7良作 (Good) | 6推荐 (Recommended) | 5-0不推荐 (Not Recommended)[/i] [quote]欢迎关注三真万法鉴赏组: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45742107/ 欢迎加入三真万法鉴赏组: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/szwf [/quote]

+1 有中文 没成就