So, NeveN.

This VN surprised me a lot with it's quality, at first I expected Erik to be another horny bard archetype that has infested fantasy genre recently and presumed the story would a sex fest with excuse for plot, God how glad I was wrong at that presumption, NeveN proved itself to be a very compelling story like few others can tell. 

The world of NeveN, Telsan , at first looks very standard low fantasy medieval world inspired by D&D but instead of trying to reinvent the wheel NeveN goes in a more subtle direction by focusing on it's own original concept, brands, and then spin the story around those. That gives NeveN it's own identity by having the brands be in every living sentient being and even tho they can be very impressive they never feel like is reaching an absurd level.

Presentation wise NeveN really sets the tone well with the usage of more muted and cold backgrounds that really sets the tone of Frostfang, the country the story takes place. For the art art NeveN's sprites might not be as eye candy as many other FVNs but I think it has it's own charm, I guarantee you will fall in love with those characters and start appreciating the details in their artwork, pttw17 the artist did an amazing job giving each character it's own unique design bring out the character personality out.

As for music NeveN does a very rare thing in story revolving bards and actually have songs sung by Erik in both English and French and my God they are delight to hear and makes Erik actually truly a bard. Outside of the vocal songs the ambience used for the story isn't that long of a list but perfectly fits each of the moments they are used in.

But now the big, and to me most important part, the romance and their routes. As you can see in the page there four listed main characters each of them is a love interest and it's own route, to avoid spoilers and letting my favoritism for Vekad cloud my judgment I will give a brief opinion on each route.

Vekad: Ah my favorite deer and the one that makes deer look way more interesting for me, Vekad route is by a hundred miles my favorite one and one of my favorite romances, his grumpy and very anti social personality mixed with Erik's own tendency to annoy people until they either hate or like him is a joy to see.

Maelbjorn: The big teddy bear is at first quite hard to approach because of his status and all the weight it brings to him but seeing him open up more to Erik is a joy to see.

Tenoch: A surprisingly more deep character then first expected but also he doesn't fall for the trope of having his desires being his sole character flaw.

Akhet: If you want the most sweetest and clumsy man in all Telsan there is no one better then Akhet to fulfill that need.

I highly suggest playing thru every route if possible. it adds so much to the story and the world itself giving you the full picture of everything but also to enjoy my favorite aspect of NeveN which is Erik's development changing him immensely throughout each route.

In conclusion the world written by Argolath and Nev is one that brought me so much joy from reading it and I really can't stress enough to give it a chance to prove it self for you, you won't be disappointed.