Companion of Darkness is one of my favorite AVN's out there. To start, the characters are very well done, they have unique loveable personalities, especially Gabriel and Noel. The designs are pretty well done, I enjoy Ciarara, Noel, Zero, Metal, and Ren, I find those few to be my favorite, especially Ciarara. Onto the story now, this game has an incredible emotional story, it'll make you laugh, cry, smile, and piss you off, all in the best way possible, the concept for the story on its own is very interesting, and something I myself tend to prefer over a lot of AVN's. The game can be especially brutal and dark, which is again something I really enjoyed. I also really enjoy the romance of this game, it's not a sex simulator, and when it is, it fits the story and the lore. I tend to be adverse to AVN's that are effectively porn, which is something this game is not, and I appreciate that, you get to care about the cast, and learn about them before you start sticking your dick in them, which as I said, I appreciate. The humor of this game is also really good, especially character banter. Another thing I enjoy about this game are the combat scenes, while not always super smooth, I appreciate the effort, and I find it really enjoyable. Some of them are actually really well done as well. The NSFW scenes in this game originally started as well, not great. But as time goes on it slowly gets better, the most recent scene with Ciarara and Amy is actually one of the best animated scenes I've ever seen in an AVN, Berkili whoever did that scene, I would absolutely recommend seeing about trying to get them again, it was incredibly well done. There's only really two things that I have any real criticism with, other then the early NSFW scenes, the music is pretty hit or miss. And the visuals aren't *amazing*, but they work, and can be quite nice at times. Now with all of that said, this AVN is genuinely incredible, and I'd absolutely recommend it.