Raid

Цікаво, що творець цієї новели з України. А ще цікавіше те, що я бачив її раніше, російською. Виходить, автор (-ка) видалила російську? Заслуговує на пошану. За першу годину мого "розслідування", я ще не готовий дати відповідну оцінку. З плюсів: + цікавий текст; + цікавий, хоч і трохи дивний, сетинг; З мінусів: - як розгадати клятий URL? (зрозумів, q маскувалося під о)

Raid is an investigative visual novel where we play a nun who has been in the city for a while now, returning home to a very religious village. Not long after our arrival, we found there was a scandal where someone did something inappropriate with a little wooden statue of importance. Our job is to find the culprit who committed the crime, as well as find out who posted a video by an anonymous person of the church being cult-like and abusing their power over other people. Throughout the game, we will be choosing and talking to different suspects to pin the crime on while discovering different secrets and history related to the church concerning why the idol is so important and uncovering the video that was posted to gather the church's media attention. The end game is to accuse someone or to encounter whatever mystery lies within, all depending on what decisions we make, giving us different endings for our consequences. Some nudity scenes are involved in this game, but not too explicit. There's also some cool little interaction where, in some scenes, it moves slightly if you move the mouse anywhere. Furthermore, if you're lost, occasionally there's a pin board section where it clearly highlights what you have discovered, explaining in detail, helping you get the idea of what decision you could make easily on who and where you want to visit and investigate. The background musics here feels pretty calm, not too distracting, offering you a peaceful rural vibe. You can even visit to use the radio station to listen to any music, to your comfort, if you wish to do so. All in all, this isn't a visual novel to play by any means as a detective game, even if you get a quote on quote 'bad' game, it feels like one. You can continue playing to make different decisions if you're curious enough, with no problem. Raid is both unusual and intriguing in how it ever became a game with the scenario it has in the first place. Eitherway, I weirdly like it. I'm curious what's next, someone asking you to investigate who peed on their cereal? [hr][/hr] [b]It's not necessary to play The Knight of the Crimson Tower beforehand, but if you're planning to play Lifesign afterwards, I highly recommend playing The Knight of the Crimson Tower as well as Raid as these games are linked together. [/b]

This VN is awesome! It's highly recommended for those who love some dark atmosphere and mature themes in video games.

Great game that's painfully overlooked. The characters are fantastic. You get a great impression of their different personalities and outlooks. The story seems simple enough at first but throws a few curve-balls. It really ramps up toward the end. The writing style is descriptive without being over-done. The music adds a lot and really fits the game well. At the time of writing this, the soundtrack has more reviews than the base game. lol It's marked 'adult only' but it's not very explicit. It's not that type of game. Except for only a couple images, it's only mature for text. Think, "Game of Thrones" level.

Okay, wow. That was a narrative gem, even with the clunky English translation—a solid mix of religious dogma, village secrets, and sexual repression, complete with the intense eroticism you'd expect, albeit not graphically so, though the art is absolutely stellar across the board. Branching paths that, for a while, give the impression something more sinister and otherworldly might be afoot, only for the truth to be surprisingly mundane in the true ending, perfectly anticlimactic. Phenomenal music and audio design, as well. Will definitely have to check out [i]RAID's[/i] sibling games; Ikuku has me hooked on this universe of theirs, line, sinker, etc.