The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence

不喜欢，非常不喜欢，完全不感动。本来以为雅各布还有别的难言之隐而需要莫尔加娜的血，结果就只是本篇说的那些。对那三个人惩罚就那样，不喜欢雅莫的不用入

This novel is a prequel to The House in Fata Morgana but actually, it gives more context to characters and what happens to the main game, so it's better to pick it up after finishing the first novel. Anyway, Keika Hanada managed to create perfectly the story of a man with good intentions, downspiraling in the most agonising way by betraying his own principles and loved ones and yet, making him feel so scaringly human. To make it short, this is the most humanlike writing I ever had the chance to read and god, it's so beautiful and cruel.

Even though I greatly enjoyed the base game, I've always felt like the the last leg of the story had some aspects that could be critiqued, most notably the part where Jacopo's fall was recounted. It was quite the opposite of "show, don't tell", and I thus failed to understand why people held him in such high regard as a character. It was not that compelling, it felt quite "matter of fact". A Requiem for Innocence provides all the missing context and more, and does it well. I have to say that Jacopo's character here is masterfully written, his actions not only merely just "making sense", but also actually being quite defensible. You really do feel part of the weight of the decisions he has to make. [i] This [/i] is how you write a tragedy. The story also expands on Morgana's early life, and the breakdown of her psyche that led to her becoming the witch. Seeing more of "Morgana the child", and witnessing how the events transformed her with more detail is definitely appreciated. However, I do find the main story of A Requiem for Innocence to be weaker than the base game. Put simply, it doesn't hit as hard (with some exceptions here and there). I suspect this is due to the more straightforward nature of the writing this time around; it really got me less in the feels. Moreover, some scenes are quite déjà vu, to the point that they felt somewhat redundant and too close to the base game. Some of the new side characters could have benefited from more love, especially [spoiler] Gratien [/spoiler]. The music is definitely still a strong point, although maybe not as much as the base game. The bonus stories that accompany this visual novel are superb. Frankly, it might be worth buying this just to read them. Even though they are short, some of the best moments in the entire saga are found in them; they do what The House in Fata Morgana does best. 9/10

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[spoiler]我套你猴子的要写剧情你给我写好了呀 怎么都死了😭 [/spoiler]

It's a prequel to the main game so technically you don't "have to" read it, but if you're on the fence I'd say it's very worth it! They flesh out the relationship and backgrounds of Morgana and Jacopo even more (+a few side stories), and it has some of the best scenes/BGM of the entire franchise in my opinion which weren't in the first game. If you thought Fata Morgana was fantastic already, this should elevate it to yet another level.

作为一个不会厚古薄今的人，我只凭自己主观对文字的感受，外传对于雅各布和莫尔加纳悲剧的回收以及人物感情爆发是大于一部分所谓的世界名著的