The Hepatica Spring

Два слова: типове фентезі. Гра не жахлива, але дуже посередня й позаяк безкоштовна - най буде. Коротенький банальний сюжет, але читати можна, якраз на вечір вистачить. Технічно б зауважив, що тут самий мінімум зображень\спрайтів й одна на кожен роут SG, що відкривається (саме відкривається в галереї, а не показується в грі, в грі зображення буде в будь-якому разі) виключно на максимум романтичному проходженні, хоча воно ж опціональне, та й таке. Загалом використання саме формату візуальної новели тут дуже для галочки, себто складається максимальне враження книжки з картинками, де в поле для тексту вставляється кожне окреме речення без врахування сюжету\особливостей оповіді, звуки так само довільні й майже не використовуються, на спрайти заслужили лише чотири очевидних перса й собака, ну та, власне нічого особливого взагалі, але й не зовсім мотлох.

You are the owner of the bath hotel [i]The Hepatica Spring[/i]. In this free, short but cute visual novel, find love and friendship as the Midsummer festival draws near. [h3]The Story[/h3] As the owner of an established bath hotel you keep things running smoothly but when the Midsummer festival approaches and the Faerie king himself plans to visit you find yourself inundated with a bevy of new guests from all over the realm. However something seems not right. There are three romanceable options in this novel. However you can choose to just be friends as well. And whether you choose love or friendship each ending is the same story and all happy endings. Leif, charming and nomadic. Vendel, the charismatic bard with his dog/dragon companion Digby or the fashionable and kind-hearted Phyllis. [h3]Gameplay & Features[/h3] Settings include; display options, audio controls, an extras menu which includes a CG gallery, an about section and credits. The game play is what you would expect from a visual novel. The only choices you really have to make is who to focus on and whether or not you romance them or just stay friends. The same general plot happens in all three routes but how you get to the outcomes all differ. [h3]The Visuals & Audio[/h3] The character art is very well done in this novel. The CG arts are few but there are some, one for each ending. The backgrounds work well with the characters, hand-drawn, simpler in style and shading. The characters do have animated features as well, not just animations to the face like most in this genre. Ambient sounds are well done such as a broom sweeping, radio static and birds chirping. The soundtrack is lively and jovial at times, relaxed and thoughtful at other times. It suits the mood of the novel perfectly. [i]Beautiful illustrations like you’d find in a picture book put out by Disney. It has that animated quality to it.[/i] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3317708836 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3317709174 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3317726273 [h3]Overall Experience[/h3] This game is a delight and surprisingly free for the amount of work that went into it, despite being on the shorter side. Well written, lovable and charming characters that come to life with animated features. A great hidden gem to experience. 💖 [quote]When [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4680120/]Otome Lovers[/url] encounters [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44686303/]The Butterfly Effects[/url], it's a blend of enchanting love stories and the magical ripples of fate! If you enjoyed the review, please follow us.[/quote]

[h1]Short Review:[/h1] - Characters are sweethearts - Romances a bit rushed but still gave me warm fuzzies - Only choices are which character route and romance or friendship - Music perfectly suits mood - Lovely art with 3 CGs - A quick but cute visual novel! [h1]Full Review:[/h1] This is a quick visual novel, but a cute one! All three romanceable characters are sweethearts. And they all have their own struggles beneath the figurative masks they wore, pain or doubt they don't let show. I especially love Vendel! I was delighted to realize he's a troll, and that he has a TAIL! He's so adorable and charismatic and sweet and has this hidden sadness and loneliness that made me feel for him. But like I said, I liked the others too. Phyllis is kind-hearted and gracious. Lief is a bit obsessive about their work, but a sweet, passionate person. The romances felt a bit rushed since the game is so short, but still cute enough to make me smile and feel the warm fuzzies. I also really like that you can choose romance or friendship, so that you can see all the routes in a way that feels genuine to you. And whether you choose romance or friendship, you still get the same story and the same happy ending, just the relationship is different. There are three routes (one for each romanceable character), and though they share the same intro, the rest is different. They have the same general plot problem that needs solving, but the way you discover and solve the problem is different. So there's not much repeated text, which is nice. The only choices are which character route to go with, and whether to make it romance or friendship. But that's ok, this is a visual novel that's about getting to know the characters and experiencing a story with them. The fantasy setting is fun. Not much world-building, but there's magic and trolls and faeries, and I enjoyed the little mentions of how they use magic in their everyday lives. The music is perfect. It really enhances the emotion, whether it's a cutesy butterflies romantic moment, a serious emotional connection, danger, etc. The character art is lovely (though you only get art for the main three and one other), and the backgrounds are pretty. There's also a CG to unlock for each route. It took me 1.5 hours to finish my first playthrough and about 45 minutes to an hour each for the other two. About 4 hours total when you add in going back to see the friendships endings and whatnot. Overall, quick and simple, but cute with pretty art, nice music, and characters who are sweethearts! *Review can also be found on my blog (link in profile).* [h1]Accessibility:[/h1] (May not include everything) - Not accessible for blind / visually impaired players and screen reader users. - Can turn off screen shake.

看到开头弹了unity的logo后我就产生了不祥的预感，果然......甚至用不了一分钟电脑风扇就开始狂转；一些场景切换部分也时常会出现卡顿/字幕神秘消失。读档感觉有点费劲，时间无法正常显示，且选中后得等半天才能开始玩，搞得我一度以为存档已经坏了。 ......这年头用轻薄本打个avg都这么费劲，悲从中来（ 在此基础上，配乐部分中规中矩，背景和角色立绘这些都不太符合我的预期，除可攻略角色外，npc大抵连轮廓都不配拥有。对三位可攻略角色（两男一女）的第一印象是没有哪位非常吸引我，看了开头就逐渐失去耐心。或许等后头哪天游戏荒了再回来推吧......暂时应付不了，感觉好累。 p.s.存档位设计很少，真玩起来对于存档狂魔人恐怕会有点头痛。 p.p.s.为什么没有直接给差评呢→大概是出于一种“万一故事还可以呢”这样的盲目乐观心理。如果故事好的话有生之年等一个英雄回来踢我一脚（鞠躬 以上。

Bu Kuzey masallarından ilham alan görsel romanda güzel bir hamam işletin, dramayı ortaya çıkarın ve muhteşem bir oyuncu kadrosuyla arkadaş olun (veya romantizm yapın)!

All in all, I have mixed feelings about this product, but I mostly liked the characters and the story. I think it's a lot, for it being free. I don't want to repeat what other positive reviews said. I'm here mainly to add that, if one wishes to play all the three routes, in my opinion the best order is Leif > Phyllis > Vendel. This is not a matter of personal preference for the various LIs, but of how certain aspects of side characters, world building and main plot are fleshed out or revealed. As for cons, my main gripe is that there isn't actual portraits for all the important side characters. The monochrome silhouettes really disappoint me. But I get it's free and art requires time and effort, and there's already plenty of facial expressions and stance variations for the existing sprites (although sometimes their use doesn't match the text imo), so it's fine I guess. I just wish we had the opportunity to know what they look like. I'm certainly going to check out the other products by Gallium Games!

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Very lighthearted and nice visual novel. I absolutely love all characters, the art is great as well. Although the story is a bit predictable, it's a really fun game to play. Get sucked into the magical world for a couple hours and it will bring a smile to your face