
Come hear the tale of Ader, or how a poor one-eyed farm boy who's got nothing left to eat but his dreams, accidentally becomes the greatest knight in the kingdom this fully voice-acted and animated picaresque visual novel!
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The Hayseed Knight tells the story of The Knight of the Upperfield! The bravest! The most handsome! The...
Uh, how did that happen, again...?
Ader has always been a dreamer: becoming a knight is his life goal! But truth is, he's nothing but a ruined one-eyed farmer, trapped in a city where all he has to his name are his dreams. When it seems like he'll never be able to give a single step ahead, he meets a mysterious lady who changes everything...
...for the worse.
This gorgeous, fully voice-acted and animated picaresque visual novel unravels in unexpected ways with a perfect blend of mystery, comedy and romance.
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Come closer, and listen to the tale of Ader-sind of the Upperfield, the greatest knight the kingdom has ever known! The bravest! The most handsome! The... yeah, no, let's try this again.
Take care as you play, because your decisions throughout Ader's tale will ultimately impact the strength of his bonds with the rest of the cast and decide the outcome of his story.
Every character you meet on your journey through Acazhor is fully voiced and overflowing with personality. Dodge prying questions from an enigmatic sorceress, avoid the ire of your grumpy boss, scrape funds together for your next meal with a tone-deaf bard, engage in philosophical conversation with a giant tree man and more.
Closer to a cartoon than simply a visual novel, every scene in The Hayseed Knight is hand drawn and lovingly animated to truly bring the characters and world to life.
Created primarily by one dedicated person over seven years, The Hayseed Knight is a work of love and truly reflects the heart and soul poured into it.
With deep lore and a history all of its own —inspired by medieval islamic Spain, al-Andalus!— the world of The Hayseed Knight extends much farther than this story and is ready for you to dive into using the in-game encyclopedia.
In an unconventional tale told in an unconventional way, not even falling in love could be a straightforward affair. You’ll laugh and cry watching this touching romance unfold, layer by layer… always more to it than meets the eye.
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Clever writing, fun and well-written characters, plenty of lore, gorgeous art and music, and a lot of charm. Pretty much everything you could ask for in a visual novel and absolutely worth checking out.
jueguito piola, recomendado
This is the best VN I have ever played. The story and characters are incredibly well written and very engaging. I could not recommend The Hayseed Knight more. I will be excitedly waiting for a sequel.
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Languages: English*, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
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a ton of words for a tiny story protagonist idiotic and cowardly barely any likeable character normaly i wouldn't care to write a review, but since theese ahole devs use (us) southerner stereotype for idiots while beeing *very* progressive, forced a negativ review
This prolly the first vn ive played to full completion(mostly anyway) And i think i loved it all and resonated with the characters alot. Especially with Ader and Sep. Eka and Eina might be my favorites. The characters and witty and really layered, Top notch voice acting, I cant commit much of it to memory but love the lore. And found the big picture of it all to be something like. "Being honest and frank with yourself is important, You'll only be detriment to yourself when lie to yourself, when you try to escpae responsibilties or the things in life that hard and uncomfortable to confront, hiding and running away cant always be answer"
This is the first time I write a review for a game and just as a disclamer, I worked in this videogame as a translator and doing historical consultancy. The dev and I are friends, but I bought my copy of The Hayseed Knight. The Hayseed Knight is one of my favorite visual novels and one that I continous think about it. It is a work of art into which Maxi has poured his heart and soul and you can see it in every part of this game. The art is gorgeous and evocative, the worldbuilding is so creative and based on my favorite period of history, al-Andalus or medival muslim Iberia, the characters are so memorable and interesting and the voice acting is fenomenal and so well directed. I can't get too much in the story without saying any spoilers, but it is fun, dramatic and full of hope. I can't recommend this game enough; you'll want to complete the game in one sitting and start all over again.
A delightful, *very* queer romantic-fantasy-comedy story with surprisingly deep character and lorebuilding. The opening scenes may feel familiar but by the end your understanding of the world and plot will look like Pepe Silvia in the best way possible.
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Adorable art, adorable story, much reccomended!!!!!
A really good and fun story, it gets a bit messy near the end but overall one of my favorite visual novel experiences, amazing characters and art, highly recommend
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