VenusBlood HOLLOW International

物超所值

[h1] 破灭 [/h1] 当支配成为唯一目的，所谓顶峰，不过是深渊递来的另一副镣铐；真正的自由，早在他扼杀西尔薇娅的那一刻，就被他自己亲手埋葬。 [h1] 新生 [/h1] 当权力挣脱复仇的枷锁，真正的统治便不再是独占的巅峰，而是众人共铸的归宿；他亲手敛藏的寒意，在伸手拥她们入怀的那一刻，在交叠的吐息里，终于有了温度。

Love this game. Venus Blood series one of my favorite VNs with actual gameplay. Would recommend starting with Frontier or earlier because the in game guide is a bit sparse and there's a LOT of info thrown at you if you don't know what's up. Plenty of guides around. Ragnarok is coming really soon but that one has more ties to Frontier than this one. If you like strategy there's a lot of fun to be had trying to build strong teams.

我的心已经是西尔薇娅的了

经典之作，我的VB系列第一款，我认为双尾社难以超越这一部作品了。 以及到了国际版有点玩不明白了，新多的事件不知道如何解锁

感觉配队好麻烦，争取一周目hard s++， 还有dlc 哪里下载

[h1]Premise: I have finished around 3/4 of the game at least CG-wise, and am close to getting the first law ending. Also, don't look at my playtime, seriously, it's not accurate lol.[/h1] VenusBlood HOLLOW, damn, what a game, I actually started it a couple of years ago, but never truly wanted to see it end, until not long ago; and people need to stop judging it in such a surface-level manner solely because of the one thing Dualtail is known for. It is not every day you find such a genuine, albeit also malicious but strong, male leader figure, especially on a VN. Personally, I definitely recommend learning about Leonhardt yourself as he is one interesting figure to compare oneself too. Either way, contrary to how I usually write my reviews, I will be going over the general opinions first, and then the more personal stuff after, as it may end up longer than usual. The soundtrack is strong, but [b]its only weak point is its inevitable repetitiveness solely because of the length of the experience,[/b] that's all that needs to be said. I also purchased it, and there's reason. The gameplay, honestly, I never liked it much; [b]I simply cannot recommend the game and mention it as a factor,[/b] both together simply do not stand in my eyes; even if it's otherwise not shabby at all in how it works. Mine is a subjective opinion either way. The story, yeah, it's really good - but beyond that, [b]it's respectable in how clear the effort from the team behind it is in making it stand on its own two feet.[/b] The characters themselves: Overall, I cannot deny they are generally good. But for some specific, intuitively discernible reasons, [b]kind of lacking, depending on who we are talking about.[/b] Either way, [b]they are coherent and each have their own motivations and distinct backstories.[/b] The graphics are some of the best Dualtail has ever shown us; to be brief, they are pleasant, but the backgrounds some could still consider subpar in feel compared to the characters and [b]CGs, which can also occasionally feel rushed, but are nonetheless distinct and well-made.[/b] Overall, my [b]objective rating gets to around 8.5 / 10[/b] - but subjectively it's a solid 9.5 at a minimum. (What can I say, below is essentially a huge compliment and analysis towards a genuinely fascinating albeit messy character who is as bad as he is good. A not so wasted opportunity that still feels that way for reasons I will be explaining). The thing that has fascinated me the most about this VN are the characters. Especially if you look at them from a psychologically-oriented point of view; I won't make this too long or too detailed. As you can continue where I will be leaving off yourself, so long as I managed to sufficiently pique your interest of course. I will also be adding any needed context for my words to make sense. Going by the greatest example I can use, Leonhardt Arknoah is the one mind that made me think for hours as I was exploring this VN; if you know anything about the theories regarding cognitive functions, essentially from what I personally believe, we all share the same state of living consciousness but each has a specific mind archetype that processes and perceives reality in a particular way and to a certain degree, also resulting in specific personality traits and preferences, that's quite literally it; and Leonhardt is the one archetype that works like this: (Also, for whoever know him, Rance is the same one). Mind's main focus on external reality with total confidence; flexible logical thought, immature and complicated social awareness, and in general, very problematic aspects related to issues of deep thought and predicting the future. And indeed if you already went through the story proper yourself, you may have noticed he himself could be surprisingly wise contrary to my description, sort of like a sage, which is also the archetype of the White Princess Sylvia Hamartia. And that's what's so coincidentally interesting, because what quite literally happened to Leon in the story is that Black Maiden Anora Arknoah and he have made formed a genuinely strong and effective but unhealthy bond for reasons that go into spoiler territory, resulting in him, theoretically speaking, acting against his own nature. coupled with the fact that his own suffering and past forced him to focus more on his introverted side, resulting in such surprising insight; and a dislike for Sylvia's idealism and strangely similar but distant-to-his personality, also because of his peculiar familiarity with her own talents, even if to a minimal degree. Unfortunate, considering that certain theories of thought posit that his archetype is meant to be coupled with Sylvia's sage archetype. Contrary to Anora, who has a focus on subjective opinions related to feeling; opposite to Leon's own preferences for a more general and external, positive atmosphere. As I said, you can continue this line of thought yourself, as I was simply mentioning that as an addition to my subjective liking towards VenusBlood HOLLOW. My compliments to Dualtail's team, the more forced, s#xualized moments, made everything genuinely disturbing, funny, or were of an inherent "unfortunate" nature. But that's how H VNs are destined to be after all.

I enjoy the team building, combat, strategy, campaign length, and the overall handling of the story. The main character is a sadistic assaulter from the beginning and this can be toned down through character choices to a small extent. I was repulsed by the main character initially but eventually I could tolerate him as an inhabitant of this dark setting. The story is way more engaging than I was expecting because so many things aren't as candy-coated as they would be in another title. I don't care for the eroge aspect but I really appreciate how it made the writing feel less constrained. The characters feel less stiff and plastic than what I'm used to. Many great decisions were made with this title and nearly everything exceeded my expectations. I purchased this for the combat and I'm satisfied with the difficulty, frequency, complexity, scale, customization, and challenge available. As long as the translations are good, I intend to play any of the related titles with the same or better combat quality; this is my first game in the series.

40小时一周目治世线通关 剧情王道，人设优秀。最大优点是战斗系统足够有深度，上手虽有一定难度，但入门后满脑子就只剩下战斗的欲望。

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