The Knight of the Crimson Tower

I wouldn't call this a game, but I will say, it's a nice little story that actually has promise for more things. Only qualm I -really- have was from one part of the beginning, and nothing else being mentioned about it. But that's minor with how things moved on, perhaps it was just trivial. The pacing is well done, and I honestly wouldn't mind seeing more adventures involving the wayward princess. Price is fair and made for a nice quick enjoyable read.

Якщо чесно, я коли купував цю графічну новелу, не покладав багато надій на неї. Я помилився. Сюжет, діалоги, світлини.. все супер. Це невелика історія про принцесу з прокляттям яка втекла з замку в якому була як полонянка. Отримавши свободу, дівчина пустилася берега. А що далі? То почитайте) В цій історії є дещо відверті світлини, описи подій хтивого характеру і трошки лайок. Я не жалкую що купив з доповненнями гру, як пройду їх то обов'язково прокоментую. Ціна гри справедлива навіть за повну вартість, а якщо ухопите на розпродажі, то навіть не думайте, беріть. Це цікава доросла казка.

Как правило, у каждой визуальной новеллы своя сильная сторона. Одна завлекает читателя приятной графикой, другая приковывает к себе сюжетом и персонажами, третья же удерживает чарующей атмосферой. Однако "The Knight of the Crimson Tower", подобно своей же главной героине, плевала на правила. Она решила быть хорошей во всём. Амбициозно? Да. Сложно? Ещё бы. Получилось ли? По-моему, очень даже получилось. Так что, если дружите с английским и не дружите с пуританами, "KoCT" скрасит Вам не один вечер.

По-перше, дякую за українську локалізацію. По-друге, Непогано, але дещо сумбурненько, як на мене. Очевидно, що закінчення зроблене з натяком на продовження, а як я розумію, усі новели від Ikuku мають свій щось типу свого єдиного мультивсесвіту. Також, відразу варто зазначити, що новела має елементи еротики, але на них не побудувана уся гра, що виділяє її на фоні порнухи, яка заполонила усе в Steam. Ні, це, в першу чергу, саме історія, а вже потім там можна вицепити деякі описи сексуальних дій та кілька артів 18+, по ходу гри. По-третє, локалізація українською зроблена з душею. Прям дуже класно, ще раз дякую. P.S. Відьма-бабка прям 10/10, як зістарюсь, хочу стати таким самим.

A visual novel that leans heavily on the “novel” side rather than the “visual.” Oftentimes, events are merely narrated instead of shown. It’s a shame because some scenes (like the wedding gangbang) could have been sizzling hot if actually depicted. The art that is there, however, is beautifully rendered.

The Knight of the Crimson Tower is the first game made by Ikuku, a Ukraine-based developer who is consistence with making visual novels with a unique twist and some interesting interface from using Ren'py as their main software. Their games focus on uncommon topics acquainting to sex, poetry and metaphorical literature. That's some of the main premise of their games, at least. This first one takes place in a fantasy fictional world where things like magic, beasts, and artefacts co-exist. From there, we play as Laura, a princess who was suddenly transformed into a beast after stealing something significant from an old lady. Trapped with this curse, literally and figuratively, she makes it her goal to escape from her imprisonment and go on a journey for self-freedom, but what transpires has much more to do with her curse and bloodline lineage. [spoiler]. Another factor that comes into play is that the crops started dying off cause of a black substance. So our hero takes it upon himself to discover the cause and the solution after it becomes more troublesome[/spoiler]. [spoiler]Throughout the adventure, there are moments of sexual awakening used as a metaphor, as Laura was imprisoned for years in the tower. So expect content relating to this type of exploration[/spoiler]. In this game, there are very few to no grammar errors. Everything is paced nicely, knowing when to slow down the story and when to add tension. It's all done pretty effectively. So you know there's stuff hidden out of sight. The game doesn't explicitly tell you, but if you click around each new scene, you may reveal some secrets if you want to earn some achievements. As unexpected as this game was with its direction and theme, I very much enjoy the story, even if I'm a little bit by certain parts of it, that could just be me overthinking it. Do plan to do a second read-through now that I have some context from all of the DLCs. Play this as a stand-alone game if you want, but I do recommend playing the other DLCs to help fill in some plot gaps (like what happened to the hunter), just so you can get the most out of this game, especially if this is your only one you're gonna play from this developer.

Not terrible per-se, but the characters, plotting, and world building simply aren't up to par with Ikuku's other works. The only part of the story I truly enjoyed was the DLC chapter [i]Guests at the Threshold[/i]; it's significantly better written than the base game, and far more intriguing besides. If you've played [i]RAID[/i] and [i]Lifesigns[/i], you'll at least enjoy the additional context [i]The Knight of the Crimson Tower[/i] provides. Anyone else? Not worth your time.