Trap for the Heir

Every time I start visual novels created by my native devs I feel esp excited willing to support them & see more of our stories but I always dread the English quality because usually it's a total disaster. Sadly, this one wasn't an exception:( It's the worst English 'translation' I've ever encountered and I've read some machine translated novels before but this one (－^ლ) At first I was seriously astonished that it's so bad 'cause in credits there's a name of the translator O_o so it shouldn't feel like machine translation, right, RIGHT?! But as someone commented English is practically nonexistent here:( Soon I've accepted that it's again a weird mixture of pronouns (it's always the case for our language due to the grammar gender), mixture of first & third type narration, literal translation of our idioms. At the beginning I was even constantly laughing, though annoyed that I'm always distracted and get not the kind of experience I was hoping for when I started this novel. Something like 'The sun was baking' as our way of saying it was scorching hot made me roar with laughter :) And it was practically in every line. But rather soon I just gave up, for the first time ever I couldn't decipher the meaning AT ALL! (｀□′)╯┴┴ In my latest reviewed novel I also complained about some cases I couldn't understand but they were from time to time and at least I could grasp the general idea of what was going on in the story but here(－^ლ) “he'll warm him with his butt” became my last straw. Wtf does it even mean? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3400842876 So, for the first time ever I actually had to read the novel in Russian:( It took me several attempts to get used to the idea T_T As my main reason of reading visual novels is to practice English. There was absolutely no point to read this story in my language:( I started, got bored, dropped, then after some time the completionist in me insisted we must see it till the end :( And you know what, despite a long list of typos & mistakes even in Russian (btw you can find it in my group, if the devs even care & check their store page, it looks kinda abandoned, if possible I'd still like to support my native devs) the story slowly grew on me. For Russian readers it must be rather exciting. The quality of the original language is stellar. It even occurred to me that was the reason of such a poor machine translation (though I still wonder why they have the name of the translator there), soulless;) machine just can't transfer all the beauty and abundance of our set expressions, idioms, interesting & unique collocations. If it were smth simple & ordinary, modern artificially translated text wouldn't be so terrible :( Gosh, it turned out to be a long whining about the translation but I'm seriously disappointed :( Such a letdown T_T https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3392303230 Anyway some [u]Praises[/u]: +Visuals are pretty enough +The story is nice with some slightly surprising plot twists +Russian is very decent, I'd recommend to read this novel in its original language if possible. +a steam guide. I even added the playthrough for the missing ending, so now it's full. +neat gallery with the endings list +I appreciate that music & sound volume wasn't initially maxed, I wish it were this way in all games. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3397958366 [u]Complaints[/u]: --English is truly nonexistent here:( It feels like a total disrespect to the readers to release it in this state. --mc and some other chars in some routes are just unbearable ⋋_⋌ --I wish devs responded in discussions, the way it is now feels like an abandoned, ignored project but I believe it could be fixed after the editing. --I'd like a bigger text :( --the cursor is a huuuuge dagger or what kind of weapon it is:( Once it took me three attempts to click where I needed with it:( I was about to explode with rage (｀□′)╯┴┴ and I'm not the only one complaining about it. Did they even play-test the game?! It's impossible not to notice how inconvenient it is :( This game could be recommended after the editing, for now it's really good only in original Russian. [table] [tr] [th]More thoughts about the game in a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/readingnook/discussions/0/676200171205345774/] Reading Nook [/url][/th] [/tr] [/table]

As an experienced werewolf mercenary you're used to taking on dangerous assignments. Your latest mission is to escort a mysterious man to the capital. Along the way you’ll find danger, adventure and maybe love…with a twist! [h2][u]The Story[/u][/h2] You play as Gwen, a tough and beautiful mercenary. An assignment comes your way from a mysterious customer to escort his friend to the capital of Pentagas, along with three other mercenaries and a squad of soldiers led by Commander Kalim. I am not going to comment too much on the romances in this novel as they have a very interesting twist to them and I am not going to spoil them. However you can have two romance routes with bad, neutral and good endings for each (all accompanied by beautiful cg’s). 🌶️ Spice Level - Medium. Not because any of the images are graphic. There are some nice cg’s of kissing, holding each other and some topless male art but nothing lewd. [h2][u]The Writing & Translation[/u][/h2] The writing or translations for the most part are…really, really rough. There are sentence structure errors, spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. I have no doubt AI was used in the translation. To come across a word such as “interlocutor” is an odd word to use in casual conversation. [h2][u]Settings, Features & Gameplay[/u][/h2] Settings & features include; text options (skips and speed), display options, audio controls and language. There is a gallery to unlock as you play and lots of save slots. There are also 8 endings to unlock and collect. The game does support a back (rewind) option, skip options and a history log. Also you can take screencaps by pressing H to hide the hud. [h2][u]The Visuals & Audio[/u][/h2] Visually I like the character art. Vibrant palette in a modern anime style. Well illustrated and colored. The backgrounds look good too and mesh well with the characters. The characters' poses are static but do have some facial animations. Some backgrounds are also animated like when you're riding in the carriage or when it is raining. The music in the background is mainly a piano score, not intrusive and adds to the atmosphere nicely. There is no voice acting and some minimal ambient sounds such as someone knocking on a door. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3439718665 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3439716831 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3439732856 [h2][u]Overall Experience[/u][/h2] After much consideration I am going to recommend this one (with tagging it as informational in the groups I write for), with the warning of the translations being pretty rough. The story has some really neat twists and turns that made getting to the end worth it. Also some very gorgeous cg arts to unlock. I also have to point out one strength that you do not see too often in dating sims or otome’s, you actually get to see, during the good endings, beyond the initial romance. For example, in one route you can see the actual marriage, which I really enjoyed. [i]However due to the very poor translation I encourage people to try out the demo first and buy it on a steep sale.[/i] [hr][/hr] [i]Thank you to my wonderful friend for such a thoughtful gift![/i] [quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] Follow [b]IndieGems[/b] [/url] for more reviews like this one. [/quote] [quote]Please follow our curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4680120/]Otome Lovers[/url], if you'd like to see more reviews like this one! [/quote]

So far, this gets a positive review from me. Sadly, the English translation is likely a machine translation. It is jumbled and hard to understand. However, the pacing is decent. The art is good. The BGM is also decent. I can see the potential in the writing. Also, minus one point for forcing the MC to drink kvass. Haha jk

Uh, no. The English version may as well be non-existent - it feels like it has been translated by some generic tools making stupid mistakes and creating a jumbled, hard to understand text. The immersiveness is greatly tampered because of it, so I refunded the game. PS It's hard to click on anything with a mouse-wand.

Увидела эту новеллу в магазине случайно, зашла, посмотрела и вроде бы ничего интересного. Решила скачать демку и попробовать почитать. (Демка кстати на 6 глав, ее прохождение заняло почти 1,5 часа) И мне понравилась скорость повествования. Было интересно наблюдать за героями, один самодовольным и напыщенным, вторым достаточно ранимым и веселым. Прошла на 2 концовки одного и того же персонажа, не знаю сколько тут концовок в принципе, но еще как минимум 2) В моих концовках сюжет развернулся на 180 градусов, но слишком быстро и как то сжато, что этот момент не очень зацепил. В принципе считаю что игра тянет на 8,5 нападений из 10

Простая, незамысловатая отомэшка. Можно пройти за вечер, если не пытаться открывать все плохие концовки. В целом стоит своих денег.

Что-то наскучило стрелять Шутеры и катать Дотку.. Пошёл шарить за чем-то другим. Залез посмотреть "казуальные игры" - там мотал список, и глаз зацепился за "анимешное" оформление - думаю - о, сейчас там с предыханием Сейлор-Мун будет гонять Такседо-Маска во Имя чего-то там, не помню.. Посмотрел ролик, описание - интерактивная книга штолле? ОТОМЕ? Не слышал о таком, залез посмотреть ДЕМКУ)) БЛИН! Затягивает)) ПЦ, не ожидал. Читать люблю - а это ИНТЕРАКТИВНАЯ Книга. Написано с юморком, читается легко. Купил. ИНТЕРЕСНО ЖЕ - ЧТО там ДАЛЬШЕ?? ЛАЙК Автору! Молодец)

While English here sucks so hard that it creates a strange existence of its own... The Russian however? Is superb! I learned of what happened and I do feel bad for the Developer though. D: The story is actually pretty good. I at first didn't like the MC with her "great" personality and sincerely hoped that if she IS the way she is... That there'd be some character growth. It was delivered. She DOES become better, especially after falling for the guys. The guys: There is Mih/Meeh (Is that like a short version of Mihael? Aka Misha? Mayhaps) and "Other". I am unable to say the "Other's" name as it will spoil the twist. I will say that the "Other's" Route is the True Route. He gets an even "further event" and "further story extension"... Unlike Meeh... WAH!!!!!!! I actually liked Mih's personality so much better hahaha. But in the end they were both good for her and they all learned to grow/communicate with one another. That's more than I can ask for from some other novels. The CGs are cute/cool too. Russian style. I even liked the dress switches lol. So overall this was a rather good experience. I may have taken 3 years to read through all this in Russian (*looks at the time above the review*) oh uh... 7hrs+, but it was worth it in the end. I can't say the same for English-only speakers (sorry!). Mayhaps when the shady companies stop hogging AI/Translation tools and paywalling them, you guys can have a go at this one! :D Horoshaya robota, spasibo bolshoe i vsego vam horoshego! <3

~1.5 часа демки и от силы 3 часа на остальные руты и титры. [i] Я знал что ожидать от игры,ознакомившись с демкой [/i] - хотел бы я так сказать. Но проблема в том,что игра с одной стороны примерно (через пол часа после демки) к 10 главе сценарий умирает как приключение,а с другой тут и до концовок рукой подать. Демка представляет собой почти все приключение пройденное героиней. Что касаемо сюжета,что-бы мне такого рассказать про эти 2 часа с" хвостиком" сюжетной линии. Процитирую описание: нас ожидает (не)внезапный поворот сюжета и (не)полноценные ветки персонажей. Первое рушится об условности способностей героини и об подачу самого твиста. Второе просто и емко - не густо. Зато хэппи энд с Алексом дал понять почему обрывистые концовки [spoiler]жили они долго и счастливо[/spoiler] лучше воды. Можно чутка помусолить героиню поставив ее где-то между импульсивной истеричкой и Мэри Сью. Про других сказать тоже особо нечего,за пол часа раскрыть ничего не получится,а остальное закулисное приключение. Героиня такая сильная и независимая,блин,как принято называть "ЖЕНА". Если серьезно,то внутри произведения совершенно ничего нету и по итогу нечего сказать о персонажах. Музыка вполне ничего для совсем нишевой вн,даже некоторые sfx завезли. Довольно приятные ,хоть и клешированные чардизы в купе с приятными фонами. Видно ,что у художника в отличии от сценариста есть опыт в своем деле. Не хочу совсем уж душить сценариста,вполне сносный фанфик на один вечер. После нескольких пройденных и нескольких слегка пройденных отомэ вн с длительностью пролога как данная игра,конечно хочется большего. Не часто вижу такие игры в довольно приземленном фентези и рассчитывал хотя-бы на х2 от данной длительности. Так что в первую очередь советую ознакомится с другими отомэ,например Амнезией (экранизация которой порезана раз в 10) или так же фентезийную Royal Order в которой есть реальный твист,ну или Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk где довольно много интересной постановки,твистов в купе с прикольной рисовкой. По итогу ощущения смешанные. Один из крайне редких случаев где я бы так и оценил средне,оценивая по бальной шкале,ну 6 с хвостиком из 10. Брать разве что ради поддержки ру вн.

Симпатичная новелла, красивые природные фоны, активный код, много интересной режиссуры. Новелла не огромная, так что можно приятно провести вечер)