This game lacks a comment section, so review it is....
The overall writing is very good and captivating.
And the story idea is unique and intriguing.
But why the HELL do you feel guilt if you have zero guilt? o_O
(I quite frankly do not understand why anyone feel guilty for anything, ever. But in this case I was under the presumption that having a bar for "guilt" means you won't feel it unless you've made the choice to feel it.
And obviously this pointless alien concept is not something I'd choose to feel.)
Not a super-fan of the browser-based game setup.
I do like the sheer amount of customization this game offers.
And I wonder... is the breed of horse purely cosmetic? Or will it affect some aspects of the story based on the traits of it's breed?
If you like tragic heroes there is LI's aplenty.
Sadly, I much prefer true villains, who take pride in what they are.
The game could really benefit from more save-slots.
I LOVE how many choices the game has, but there just isn't enough save slots, especially for a game as long as this.
I am not a fan of the non-mc POVs.
But at least they do not reveal far too much, like many other writers do.
It's not necessarily bad writing. Just a thing I personally dislike in first person narrated stories.
Somehow you still have the cloak from Lyth, EVEN if you refused to take it.
And somehow everyone also seem to know about your nightmare, even if you never told anyone but the servant.
This story has a few plot-holes.
If you don't follow the intended story, they become obvious, and it makes the whole story seem ever-so-slightly out of sync with reality.
(Reality as it is in the story I mean. Like a flickering scratch of overlaid photography in a film; It just don't fit quite right.)
Hrm... I kinda like Xiang. A little bit.
There's something cunning about him.
And he doesn't pretend (or act) as if he's worried about someone he met just today --unlike the rest.
He's fun to play with. ^_^
Ah. The story is not finished yet I see.
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Overall this is a great story that really pulls you in and makes you want to see what happens next.
The creator's writing skills are quite good, and the plot intriguing.
While the LI's are a bit boring (and hung up on their own misery) in my opinion (perhaps with the exception of of Xiang), the excellent writing and plot makes up for it.
I also think the mc is over-focused on her little guilt-trip, but I will admit that large parts of this game that might emotionally impact other people eludes me, as guilt is a feeling that is 100% foreign to me. (And it always seemed very pointless and stupid.)
I have not run into a single bad end yet, which I can't say if is a bad sign or not --I did not try to fail in places it might have killed me, so I only know one path.
I DO hope that the choices you make will have real impact on the ending, but I don't think the choices I've made are of the impactful type.
(Except perhaps driving a number of LI's towards suicide.
Unlikely, but you never know.)
Despite the irritating version of a browser-based game creator (this type especially), I would say the game is absolutely worth playing.
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