Yukar From The Abyss

I bought this on a whim after reading the few but nice reviews on Steam that said it wasn't what I expected and, indeed, I didn't expect it to be this...weird. I said 'weird' because there were other things I liked, such as the menu title (it's comparable to PS/Switch), the VA, the character sprites, the BGM, and so on. Even if the background is derived from a real photograph, it is OK as long as the plot is compelling. But the plot is quite dubious in my opinion. The world-building and concept are intriguing, but the story's flow is absurd. The events just...happened one after the other, with no explanation, link, or build-up at all. I ended up on the demon god's route without even realizing it; I assumed I was still in the prologue because how the story was still so linear at the time. If the romance is there, I cannot feel it because how poor and illogical the writing is. Sadly, my request for a refund is turned down since the playing time exceeds 2 hours. So here I am, writing this review, to give whoever reading this a different perspective to consider before buying it blindly. If you want to try it out, I suggest waiting for a sale or trying out the demo beforehand, because it's not worth it, the art may make it seem so, but the story is seriously just worth comparing with the Otome constantly released on Android/ios. *Demon god's route - Spoiler ahead* So, the first time we met, he claimed to have abducted me and insisted on marrying me because he liked me, and I felt like sunshine without ever meeting. Okay, I thought, maybe he'll explain more when he opens up to me. But no, he said the same thing even when I was nearing the end of his story. There's nothing wrong with that reason; it only feels wrong because there's no backup for it. We just met, and all of our exchanges along the way are the MC attempting to figure out his background in order to escape, and even when he does open up, it's as if we're performing a job interview instead of confiding in each other. And throughout that period, everything the MC feels (at least, that's what she thinks) is sympathy for him. If you choose not to kill him, she will suddenly declare "I love you," be willing to die for him, and abandon her former life to run away with him. Yay, what an empty happy ending, without solving or feeling anything, even the Koshimpuk has more personality than the main couple. *Final thoughts* I guess I'll just wait for Pewrep's route for the time being, as he has a history with the MC, and I'm hoping that their development will be better than the game imposing events and feelings on us like it did with the demon god's route.

居然有配音？ 有熊、鹤、雕、狐四位男主可攻略。 这作女主行动力超强，还带脑子，说杀就杀[strike] （弑神） [/strike]，说私奔就私奔，直球告白，做事一点都不拖泥带水。 [hr][/hr] [h3] Pewrep [/h3] 可靠憨厚隐忍的熊哥，应该是[b]官配 [/b]吧？ 从女主孩提时救下他缔结的不解之缘，一直默默守护着女主。 ne有点感人，一直到女主寿终正寝，熊哥才好不容易从[spoiler] 地狱口爬出来迎接女主[/spoiler]回老家结婚。 ge里熊哥占有欲占了上风，疯狂发癫嫉妒，强制把女主接走。 be就是因好感度太低熊哥没分辨出女主和[spoiler] 女主前世（坏女人）[/spoiler]，结局颇有魔女之家真结局那种绝望无助的即视感。 [h3] Moshirechik [/h3] 雕哥，强制爱魔神[strike] （挑染非主流）[/strike]。 搜了下他的原型好拉风，可为什么立绘发型要搞这么难看呢…[strike] 明明人雕哥颜值放四男主里很能打的。 [/strike] 因为想给复仇对象添堵，他直接把女主掳来强迫当妻子。 开头是古早很常见的霸道魔物强制爱 女主[spoiler]前世真是个十足坏女人 [/spoiler]，居然把雕哥那么美的翅膀砍掉导致他再也无法在天空翱翔从而堕落为魔神。 后面想得到女主的心就打算放她走了，总的还是很单纯的神。 被be伤到了，女主最后看到[spoiler] 死在自己刀下 [/spoiler]的雕哥手中刻的未完成的准备送给女主的木雕，奔溃大哭，有点小虐；ne是两人一起坠入地狱；he是女主和他一起私奔到异国他乡，过着被众神追杀的生活。 唯一的缺点可能就是他的声优太棒读了，有些感情戏完全没有代入感情… [h3] Kyril [/h3] 狡猾、看上去捏坏的狐哥。 其实是以自己的方式保护女主 [strike]但是哪有以[spoiler] 女主死掉让她前往神的世界 [/spoiler]为代价的保护呀 [/strike]，这也太极端扭曲了。 狐哥本性不坏，而且好会撩，告白也是几个男主里最浪漫的。 he很甜就不说了，ne和be都是夫妻双双殉情把家还， 唯一不同的ne女主自愿跟Kyril走，be相反罢了。 [h3] 李怀素 [/h3] 冰山、表面看上去清廉正直的鹤哥，但其实[spoiler] 冷酷无情，还会嫉妒 [/spoiler]。 我当初以为狐哥才是帮[spoiler] 女主前世（坏女人） [/spoiler]的人，没想到[spoiler] 叛徒[/spoiler]居然是一本正经的[spoiler] 鹤哥 [/spoiler]？ 女主好果断，知道鹤哥[spoiler] 想牺牲她后[/spoiler]，二话不说刀刃相向。 鹤哥特别固执不懂变通，导致所有结局[spoiler] 女主 [/spoiler]都无法活下来 he就是女主[spoiler] 放弃生命前往神界 [/spoiler]和鹤哥过与世隔绝的生活 ne女主自愿[spoiler] 变鹤与被贬下人间只有鹤形的他 [/spoiler]一起双宿双飞 be就不提了，反正盘算过来没一个好结局…… [hr][/hr] 总得是一部[b] 中规中矩 [/b]的乙游，福瑞控狂喜[u] （每个男主都有福瑞状态下和女主的CG） [/u]。 真相在熊哥和鹤哥线内各占一半，不过只通关熊哥线就能知道事件完整的起因了。 感兴趣的姐妹可以蹲打折。

What got me into the VN was the art - and most of the time i liked it a lot. Anyway, the good things are: - Voice Acting for the LI's - Interesting Story - Dictionary that makes sense - Most of the CG art looks super good! - I like the character designs - Some minor animation (like snow falling down; I like small stuff like this) - You can instantly switch the language to Japanese and back to English. Neutral: - The game is short (but it's also said so in the description - so no worries!) - Backgrounds are often just photographs Contra: - The CG Art of Huaisu's route is super different from any other CG art. A completely different style. It doesn't mean that the art is bad - but for a paid game, I hope for some consistency or at least mentioning it on the Steam page - Sometimes the music just feels like it's missing. I don't know if it was intended for some scenes or not. For me, it just felt a bit off. - One hidden Steam achievement has an insane recruitment [spoiler]die 100 times[/spoiler]. It just makes the game longer than it is. Hence, I didn't go for it (I should have found most of them though). - I still didn't find out how to make the text invisible to stare more closely at the CG's besides using the art gallery (might be my fault). - I hated most of the endings (just my personal thing. I wanted more happy happy stuff but ehh considering these settings, it's understandable why they didn't do this) Anyway.. While I think that Yukar of the Abyss is an interesting VN, it sometimes feels a bit unpolished. The endings feel a bit lacking, and the plot is a bit messy. I'm still annoyed that the CG art was totally changed in one route. If you can overlook this parts and just want an interesting read with some Japanese VAs (only LI's) then sure, why not. Otherwise, I won't recommend this.

[i]Yukar From The Abyss[/i] is a fantasy, otome visual novel developed and published by LocaGames. You take on the role of Kurumi Oki (whose name can be changed), a young woman from Tokyo who recently moved back to her hometown of Hokkaido after having been fired from her job. She's on a train, heading home. However, in her drunken state, Kurumi accidentally misses her stop, so after hastily paying the train conductor and getting off the train, she finds herself at an unknown, very remote place. As she walks around at night, the snow continues to fall and it continues to get colder. Soon, Kurumi finds herself in another unknown land, free from the snow and cold, and she sees some unfamiliar figures in costumes. One of these figures captures her and informs her that she's dead, but somehow, she arrived in the land of the gods rather than the human underworld. How will Kurumi get out of this situation? I'll end my story synopsis here to avoid spoilers and all that. As for the gameplay, there are plenty of choices presented throughout the story. Many choices lead to death endings. (There are even Steam achievements tied to the number of deaths for the MC.) There's the common route, of course, and depending on the choices made, there are one of four romance options that Kurumi can pursue: Pewrep (the Mountain God who takes on the form of a bear), Kyril (the CEO of a major trading company who seems to be human), Li Huaisu (the God of the Wetlands who takes on the form of a crane), or Moshirechik (the supposed Demon God). Each romance option has one of three endings, with the first ending being the happiest while the third ending being the most tragic. Also, after the first ending with a romance option is unlocked, his after story/epilogue can be read, available in the Scenario section on the Main Menu. (You can replay a guy's route or ending in the Scenario section as well). In addition, there are lots of CGs shown as well as a varied soundtrack and full-on Japanese voice acting for the romance options. A Dictionary section is presented as well to introduce the terminology of the Ainu language. As mentioned earlier, there are Steam achievements, too, but they won't count towards a user's global total until the game is out of "Steam is learning about this game". Now that I've gone over the story and gameplay, I'll move onto my critique. As a fan of visual novels, I love ones that have a great story and some romance (although the latter isn't required for me, personally). [i]Yukar From The Abyss[/i] delivers on both. I love how the story starts off, with Kurumi on a train late at night, only to find herself at a remote place and then later, in the land of the gods. Right away, I knew that this story would take on the fantasy, supernatural turn and that there was something special about Kurumi since it is extremely rare for humans (dead or alive) to end up in the land of the gods. With some help, Kurumi returns to the land of the living even though she later finds herself in situations where she ends up being dead again, only to come back alive. There is some mystery going on, and it's later revealed that [spoiler]there are one or two beings pulling the strings that are dictating Kurumi's fate. Fortunately, though, Kurumi later has the ability to decide her own destiny[/spoiler]. In regards to the characters, Kurumi is pretty much a clean slate character. She doesn't have much of a personality, other than being kind and understanding, and she isn't always the smartest (especially if you force her to make stupid choices lol). However, I'd say that she's fine as a protagonist, and I like how she would adjust her actions and such, depending on the romance route. Speaking of the routes, the four options have varying personalities. Pewrep is the friendliest although perhaps not the most refined, while Li Huaisu is more cold and reserved (at first glance). Kyril is outgoing and friendly although it's suspected that he's hiding a secret, while Moshirechik initially comes off as intimidating (but he ends up having a past that you can't help feeling that he got wronged somehow). I like that there's varying personalities and that the routes vary. If I had to pick a least favorite route, though, I'd say that Li Huaisu's was my least favorite, simply because there isn't much romance. (Although I did enjoy his story route, there isn't even a kiss.) If I had to pick my most favorite, this is up in the air, but I'd probably pick Kyril's route. There's romance (yes, even kissing and cuddling CGs XD), and I really like how Kyril has very complicated reasons for his actions although [spoiler]they end up being well-intentioned. Also, his relationships with humans are complicated, but unlike other gods, he doesn't seem to really hate or distance himself from them[/spoiler]. In addition, I feel like in his first ending, he and Kurumi get the happiest epilogue. In regards to the writing, I found it to be fairly well-paced. I noticed occasional issues in regards to missing punctuation as well as weirdly placed quotation marks. They might due to translation issues, but they don't distract from enjoying the overall story and routes. As for the art, I found it very beautiful. The backgrounds are well drawn, and the sprites are in the usual anime style. As for the CGs, they are lovely to gaze at although I should make a note of this. For the most part, the CG style is consistent except for the CGs for Li Huaisu. (I'm guessing that another artist was commissioned for those CGs.) This inconsistency might throw off some readers although I was fine with it. Regarding the music, the tracks are quite beautiful to listen to. There's variety, and I felt like they depict that feeling of being surrounded by the gods or being in a fantasy setting. Also, I like how there's Japanese voice acting for the four romance options although I wish that there had been voice acting for the other characters. However, there are a lot of NPCs, so I can see why that may not have been possible. Overall, would I recommend [i]Yukar From The Abyss[/i]? If you enjoy otome visual novels, are looking for one in a fantasy setting and don't mind the more emphasis on story than romance, then this is worth taking a look. For the asking price, I'd say it's worth getting, as it took me over 15 hours to complete all of the routes and get all of the achievements. (To be fair, though, I had to grind a bit to get that 100 deaths achievement. :o) It has a beautiful soundtrack, voice acting, and lovely art that goes along with a great fantasy story. Finally, I want to give a major thanks to LocaGames for the review copy. ^^ [quote]Flying free and writing reviews solely for [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44702020/]The Introverted Gamer[/url].[/quote]

1. Nice Art 2. Very good Voice Acting 3. Realistic Heroine 4. Nonstop action 5. 4 Routes 6. Some suggestive themes and CG's but not too much 7. Great writing/very brief and to the point You should buy this game it's fun but the heroes are intense. Other similar games: Dark Nights, Theory of Fear, Enchanted in the Moonlight, Kissed by the Baddest Bidder, Men of Yoshiwara, Men of Ohgiya, anything from Voltage 365, honestly I reccomend Misao, Mad Father, VGPerson Games, Kinder the RPGmaker games, Mogeko Castle.

整个故事应该是推完所有人的线路会更明晰（只推了熊的线，感觉挺官配感，属于信息量比较大的一组），然而推完一条线后感觉......糖分较低，剧情整体说得过去，但只是说得过去，个人觉得不是特别有吸引力，剧情转场感觉很生硬而且匆忙。也许对一些日本神话故事感兴趣的话看下来会更开心？有相应阅读能力的话最好直接看日文版（本作主要角色有配音），英译版体验比较一般，时常看到满屏一大串罗马音，通篇读下来多少有点头大（身为丈育我很抱歉.jpg）。 立绘不错，cg也可以，配乐一般（估计预算都花给请配音了）。不能说是特别推荐，个人会给中评，体量不大，推荐打折再入。

I've finished the six released endings, the deaths, and the end stories, and I've loved every moment of this game. It's a really interesting look at Ainu myths, but it still feels familiar if you know anything about Shintoism. Of these two routes, I really loved Kyril's. I had expected to like his from the beginning (just a hunch), and he didn't disappoint me. I'm really looking forward to being able to play Li Huaisu's route in a few days. I don't think I'll love Pewrep's route (based on his character and my preferences), but I'm sure the story will be fully finished up in his route. The story is... well bloody when death is involved at all, but the good ends feel really good. While romance is involved, it's not what makes the game good. The story itself is interesting, and it makes me want to know what's happening and why. The romance portion moves super fast, and it feels like you're just suddenly in love with the LI. If you're looking for a super romantic otome, this isn't it. If you're looking for a fun interesting story based on myth, then it's for sure worth the money and time.

Whoo- that was certainly a trip. Yukar is definitely a visual novel BEFORE its an otome... now that's not to say there's no romance (I would say the most romantic routes were Moshirechik and Pewrep) but I wouldn't say the game is particularly focused on the romantic aspects. That said- I really did enjoy it. In a lot of ways you can tell that its a small indie company, but that just lends itself to making it more of an endearing game over all- you can tell there was passion behind the product and the end result is a very sweet story that delves into a category of Japanese mythology that rarely gets to be explored. There were a few bugs and mistakes here and there but nothing that detracted from my experience in any major way- Ultimately I would say that Yukar from The Abyss is a short but fascinating VN that is well worth its price-tag.

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27443950/] [h1]点击关注我的鉴赏家 [/h1] [/url] 深渊的叙事诗，乙女互动小说。女主角意外的打开了通往神灵世界的大门，并遭遇到各种磨练，甚至开展神明们的禁忌恋情。可攻略4位男主，都是相对独立路线，每个男主三个结局。相比于国内橙光的量大管饱，这款游戏更加细腻有很多环境描写，也更贵。目前日文配音，感觉很有味道很中二，而文本只有日文和英文。建议更新中文后购买游玩（但是看销量估计能否有中文很悬，好评支持出中文），抢先体验版本。JUST PLAY IT !

This game exceeded my expectations in so many ways. Not only is the story good in most routes but the characters are likable and interesting. I went into it thinking pewrep would be my favorite yet i leave with the demon king being my heart. it took me 28 hrs to finish this game in its entirety from all achievements, story, and making a walk through. that being said its not a short game if you play all the endings when you have to so you can have the after story of each one of the love interests. It had me smile, laugh, and cry to me that is a good game. all the characters are totally different so surely you can find one you like. it is a under rated game and i hope to see more people play it. the price its worth and then some. the art work is great for the original part of the game it changed up a bit with the last 2 gods i wasn't super impressed i loved the original more. However the story is worth it in the long run so as long as the story is the most important you will love this game. Its a great otome game good for beginners int eh genre too since its not like a 70 hr game yet has just as much heart. If you have a issue with blood I would say its not gory but you will see some blood and fights in it but that being said I don't like gore or too much fighting in my otomes and i was able to handle this perfectly.