To Have and to Hold

сильно мало, но зато с друзьями подрочила:) (бедный друг с укр. уже сломался, пока это переводил на русский) спасибо, жду русский язык:3

It's only adult, but it's also very wholesome. I love these two guys to bits. It's kinetic, so there are no choices, it is a pure visual novel. And, in my opinion, it is very well-written, you get to know the characters and each of them is great for their own reasons. Even for a short game, they are well fleshed-out. I can only say, ebi-hime, you can have all of my money where these two are concerned, and BL in general. I love the dynamics and characters you create.

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Sooo this one actually has plentiful of pretty CG's for a free game. The storyline is also well written and it builds up slowly which makes it enjoyable to read through. It's purely visual novel with no choices for the players to make but it's quite wholesome despite the story meant for adults (damn I love the spicy scenes). The relationship between the two main characters are healthy despite AHEM the fact that they're cousins BUT HEYY ITS FINE!! Yes, I've been looking for good BL visual novels and this one does take my heart TEEHEE :3

Діалоги абсолютна вода заради води. Нема навіть ілюзорного права на вибір та зміну сюжету, просто читаємо одну гілку розвитку. Пласкі й нецікаві персонажі. Через нікудишні та кринжові діалоги пропускала їх до кат-сцени та вона теж розчарувала, я розумію, що умовно хтиві новели не зобов'язані ілюструвати нормальний, безпечний статевий акт, сподіваюсь, що зможу якось побачити такі твори... Візуальний стиль приємний.

If you're considering reading this visual novel and are into “taboo” dynamics like I am, DO IT. You won't regret it, trust me on this one. Plus after reading it and loving it (which I find very hard not to, considering how wonderfully written Yuel and Tavi are) you can also read the other vns that focus on the same characters, so it's like a full course meal, you see!!!!!! If you're not like me, and aren't a big fan of said dynamics…. Do it anyway...? Giving it a try won't hurt. It's a free game after all, so even if it hurts your heart, it won't hurt your wallet wink wink. Always nice to try out new things and despite my lame jokes, no actual people are getting hurt here … I immediately went to read this vn after finishing Unluckily in Love and feeling like a thirsty man in the desert craving for more water (in this case the water is this pair of cousins that also work as my fuel in order to get me going after a tiring day). And I immediately fell in love with the art style, as an artist myself I can't call it anything other than absolutely jaw-dropping. Seriously. For the writing and characters dynamics, well, I was already in love with them lol. The writing is very satisfying, as expected of ebi-hime and even the pacing felt appropriate despite it being a short free vn. [Okay this bit might be a biiit spoiler'ish but nothing too serious really just talking about the characters personalities] To me, Yuel's personality is very down to earth when it comes to the portrayal of a depressed character, as someone who has VERY similar struggles as Yuel's when it comes to mental health and socializing overall, I feel like it's a very well done and well thought representation. Bonus for not falling into the stereotypical cliche of someone with depression immediately being “”””””cured””””””” after falling in love, instead, Tavi is willing to take care of Yuel and work things out and help him with what he's going through, together, because (despite what Tavi tries to convince himself of) nobody is actually perfect. I could talk a lot about Tavi as well buuuuuut I fear this review is already long as it is and that if I talked about it here it would be rather unfit since I want to comment more on the traits shown in Unluckily in love. That being said, with all of my heart I really recommend this game and can't wait to read more about this duo in the upcoming vns and in the ones waiting for me in my library lol