Spoiler Alert!
This review is for v0.7 eng translation.
The story is rather short and dreamy, though it leaves much to be desired. Just to be clear, I love the setting and the roles of each character in the story, but randomly leaving the MC in the ruins at the start felt a bit contrived (and I may have missed it but there was no explanation for that either). As a result, the story instantly grabbed my attention but offers no satisfying payoff…which is kind of a missed opportunity.
I know that this is the translated ver, but the prose doesn’t flow well at all. It was an attempt at flowery and mystical prose that trips over its own leg more than it helps. Sometimes, the description felt redundant, and at other times, too on the nose for its own good. (Also that scene with the three cats at the end felt kind of random and I’m still unsure what that scene’s purpose is).
I really love the art and music direction of the story tho, the color scheme works really well (and idk if the intention is making MC’s sprite stands out, but it definitely worked). The bath CG felt a bit underutilized, especially since there wasn’t anything of too much importance happening in there.
At first I thought the two was an allegory for science vs religion, but then the thing with the Plague faction + the other bear character appears and suddenly I’m not sure anymore -.-
For the theme, each character (and especially the wolf) has their own ‘Light in the Dark’. In both endings, Aeron received the light in different ways (death/acceptance(?))
P.S me omw to ask Aeron if I love him (the answer is yes)
Rating: 5335