A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
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Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $4.99 | 77reviews | 99% | — | $5.2K |
| $5.99 | 69ratings | 93% | — | not modelled | |
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Another wonderful visual novel from Ebi. A rather quick and punchy read that really gets you invested quickly and speaks on a lot of different and deeply interesting concepts. The feeling of being an outsider is really universal, and I imagine the showcase of it here will be even more relateable to some. I'll also say, for the pricetag, you're getting an amazing value. The base price feels like a sale price. If it is on sale, it's hard to see a reason not to pick it up.
For the small price of the game, it is definetly worth checking out. Overall I enjoyed it quite a bit. There were just one or two things about it, I did not enjoy all that much: - The music was a bit hard to listen to. I have a hard time describing it, but sometimes it was a bit distracting. that might be on me, though. - The non main characters all seemed rather one dimensional. That being said there was more good over all, most important to me: - The main charcters writing, esp. our main Heroine, was quite outstanding. Very believabe and pretty heartbreaking . I felt the need to help her throughout the whole game and I think that was very much intended. One thing I want to point out I found particullary well done and made me like the game even more is a Spoiler, so stop reading if you have not played the game: I loved that her brother did not care for her all that much or at least not as much as the reader was led to believe. I think the way this was build up was quite well done, espacially for such a short game. First he does not call as often as promised, but I thought: "Ok, maybe he has a lot to do, or she is too clingy, whatever". Then he brings home a girl to his recently autistic diagnosed sister and expects her to jump in glee - which is a pretty unkind move. And during the talking of the family you realize, while he was the only one not actively bullying her, he pretty much condoned the parents way of treating her. From her description of her brother I expected a super hero, but turns out her fixation stems from the fact that he is the least worst to her and shows her kindness when she does what he wants. I was sure that she was an unreliable source for her brothers greatness, but looking at things as the reader there was barely any greatness to begin with. That to me was what made the game quite memorable and made it stand out.
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Languages: English, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Italian
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| 42ratings |
| 92% |
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Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
I've read many of ebi-hime's VN's and I really enjoyed this one. Worth it at the full price, which is modest. Short and intense. The main character and writing style reminded me a bit of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. The visuals and music nicely complemented the story.
It's a sweet story, depending on which option you choose. ;)
The Mermaid of Zennor is a very well-written visual novel which focuses on teenage lass, Lilac, and her older (half) brother, Jesse. Though Lilac suffers from autism spectrum disorder as well as an unfair share of related conditions such as acute depression, she is portrayed as razor-sharp, logical, judgemental and very black-and-white/on-off girl. The entire story can be quite depressing, though it was impressively well-written. The UI, artwork and music are also very good. A great read though a little on the gloomy side, I strongly recommend The Mermaid of Zennor.
As someone on the autism spectrum, I can relate to Lilac to an extent. I'm blunt with what I say, I'm quiet most of the time, I'm not fond of certain food textures and I sometimes feel like I can't relate to others. She's definitely written pretty realistically and respectfully. I also admire the ambient soundtrack and the good ending made me happy for her.
*** NON-SPOILER REVIEW *** The premise of this game being more nuanced seemed really promising. Rather than having a more fanservice take on incest, The Mermaid of Zennor goes more towards how harmful and codependent this power dynamic can become which is refreshing to see coming from a visual novel. I wish there were more character portraits. The art of this game is visually pleasing, so I wish there was more of it! I know that Mrs. Khoury and the 4 bully girls are side characters, but they play a big part in the story since they directly impact Lilac's actions and how she behaves as a character in different situations. I wish we got to see them and what they looked like, since it could take away a lot of "she said/she asks" sentences in the writing. I also wish we got to see more of how Lilac's parents treat her. We hear explained from her that her parents are pretty abusive and neglectful, that they're absent in her life, but it would've been helpful to see a flashback from her perspective. Same applies with why she is so attached to her brother. I can see why Lilac is so obsessed with him since he seems to be a source of comfort for her in their dysfunctional household, but it's hard to understand or relate to where she's coming from when we can't see those important interactions she has with him or the other characters. I'm a slower reader, but the writing and pacing felt really slow and repetitive. I felt there was a lot of explaining the plot, but not really showing it if that makes any sense. You might enjoy this game if you can progress through the plot faster, since I didn't get far enough to even see the brother in-game. I got up to [spoiler]when her brother finally calls her over the phone[/spoiler] and I stopped there. I'm guessing the pacing of the plot speeds up as you keep reading, so I think this game is still worth trying at least! It just wasn't for me personally.
黑化妹啊，可怜，这可真是恶魔妈妈摸妹妹了，要是有中文就好了
deus tira todo o sofrimento da lilac e dê pra os pais dela e pra piranhas q fazem bullying com ela
Lilac really talks and narrates like she's a 13 year old girl. The way she takes things literally feels too stereotypical for my tastes, but it's forgivable. It's a painful story.
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