Salvus: Aries

AINA MY BELOVED LSKJFNSLFJK ALSO THE MEN ARE SO PRETTY 10/10 EVERYTHING IN LOVE WITH THE STYLE!!!!! YALL NEED TO PLAY THIS RIGHT NOW RAAAHHHH

I can see that the devs poured their love and passion into this otome. Is it perfect? No, but yet again, this is an early access. Does it have potential to turn great? Surely, if they continue to polish and care for the game. This review takes into account the current price of the game (EA price), the fact that it's indie and with the idea that the devs will deliver what they promised. The demo + first chapter of each route was enjoyable. What I can think as some "bad" points are the following: There were some moments when the protagonist acted without thinking, or this is what it seemed to me, but she was thrown into a whole new world, with an antique way of thinking, so I expected her to fumble in the beginning. The lis seemed to all like her, which may seem a bit odd to some, but I am pretty sure it will make sense the more we get into their specific routes. For the good points: The art is superb. The author doesn't shy away from delving into darker themes, I will not say more as I don't want to get into spoiler territory. We have partial voice acting at the moment and the vas did great in my opinion. The story has potential if the writing quality will stay overall the same or will improve. Valefar was a great introductory route, with a charming story. All of the love interests are gorgeous, with varied personalities. The writing feels quite solid currently. Can't wait for the next routes and the full release! I will have to see how the next routes fare and I will try to adjust my review with the future additions in mind. But all in all, the game has potential and I can feel the passion of the devs for this game, so I hope they will continue to work on it and improve it.

So far so good, the story is pretty intriguing and i adore the mc and her story, the boys are also pretty fun to be around with, i love their banter and they all seem pretty fleshed out with glimpses of what their route could go. It doesn't take too long for things to get going and its pretty angst filled story i would say. Currently only Valefar Route is out and i was pretty impressed by it, i initially thought he would be the typical stoic person preferring to be in the background but his story went through quite the twist i say especially the endings. Like what do you mean this is the good ending? Im bawling my eyes out here and if this is only the least dark/painfullest route then what its gonna happen in the other guys route? Help! I quite enjoy the art style of this game and the sprites are really pretty, although i do wish there were more different poses for the guys to switch things up a bit. In terms of CGI they are beautifully made and during Val route there were quite a few more or less 8-9 i think? So if the other guys get as much im satisfied. As for Cons Note that the game is still unfinished therefore a lot of voice work is still missing and its only partially voiced here and there (gave me quite the jumpscare some times) and some missing music but that could be just a bug so if you are okay with that give it a go its only 15 so far. All in all if they keep up with the good work and add the rest of the voices i say its shaping out to be a really great VN.

This is no doubt one of the more high quality visual novels I've played, and it's still in early access! I can't wait to follow along and see how it developes! It has all my support and excitement.

Salvus Aries is a game I have been looking forward to for a long time and could not be more happy with the current state of it. As a developer myself I know how much effort it takes to produce a game THIS large with a relatively small programming team. The team is working hard to provide an outstanding game and so far it is becoming just that. Each character including the MC / Aina is incredibly well thought out and have good consistency in their personalities. The voice actors are FANTASTIC and match well with each character, and although only one is currently fully voiced, it gives me much hope for the future. The voice direction was very well done and I'm excited to see more in the future. I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys romance and very captivating plots!

so, i cried a lot playing the demo. i thought to myself 'surely since there will be a good end and a bad end, at least one ending to valefar's route won't break my heart'.... i was entirely incorrect i have been sobbing for ten minutes now and i fear the tears may never end that said, i wholeheartedly recommend this game and cannot wait to see the progression of the other character's routes. everything from the artstyle and ui to the voice acting and background music is ethereal, the portrayal of grief and death as a whole is achingly beautiful such a wonderfully constructed and polished visual novel, even at this first stage of early access release, if you do not play this game you are severely missing out

I honestly love this game and what it's building. I'm so so so excited to see where it leads to in the end!! I went in excited to read the story and what the characters were about more than anything, and this game delivers perfectly for me with what we have so far. There are a few cons with it that have been listed by others that I agree with, but overall I enjoyed my experience playing (except for a few jumpscares in voice acting suddenly showing up and such). I look forward to watching the game develop into something great ^^ (PS Cannot wait for my Orias route) <3

I tore through all of the currently available content (at the time of reviewing, Valefar's route is the only full release and the rest are demos) and had an absolutely fantastic time. The game does a lot with its premise, which hangs over the rest of the story like a dark cloud, and the characters are all delightfully flawed and complicated people. That very much includes the MC, Aina, whose characterization was a key part of my enjoyment here, as I very much found myself rooting for her and empathizing with her turmoil. I found the story direction to be satisfying in every route so far; the writing doesn't pull its punches when it comes to angst or conflict, and the love interests' core conflicts are peeled apart and confronted to a (so far) very compelling degree. I reeeally appreciate an MC that isn't too shy or avoidant to get into an argument with her love interest of choice. Since this is early access and bugs are expected, I don't have much to say except that the dev response to Valefar's route ending being bugged on day 1 was super quick, and since then the route has been smooth sailing. I also feel compelled to mention that Valefar does have 3 endings, despite what other comments mention! As is tradition with these games, you just have to make the right choices to get there, but he is worth it. :)