So let me start with something different now… Normally I would do some recounting of the whole story. But, is a bad idea since there is too much effort put in here that I do not want to spoil too much stuff. Normally I would do this: I mostly try to review per route but, I know there is just too much to cover it. So this time I’m going to do some key timings that I enjoyed while playing. After that I will review per department: Audio, Narration/writing, Art, and finally eye candy~. I know the game isn’t finished!
Before, I start doing a full review. Here is what I can say for anyone looking for a little push to start reading: If you can stand gore imagery and descriptions, go for it. It is more intense sometimes than Doom… and that is saying something. It is brutal sometimes. But, ignoring all gore. It does stand by a strong story and likable characters, only when they don’t go all demonic and chaotic full gore. Besides, their adventure is a fun one. I had a good deal of laughter, too many that I got my family members asking me if I was alright. I was enjoying the little talks and teasing to each other. It has a good atmosphere, and they focus on personality between them. I was immersed in the story since it does play a lot of realism in how a fantasy world would look like. If, it was taken realistically in the sense of fighting.
So first let’s go for personality:
Per character personality:
Akai, the main character, a lonely wolf: He is a mercenary, and earned a title for killing people in a certain way. I will save some info. He fights a lone, but with the new people he meets he gets a full 180 happening to him becoming a caring wolf. But, when meeting with our choices to date aka his future fellow demons… He becomes a Horny wolf if you want to make him. Also, he really did live by solitude sometimes. According to the time of the last build, he has lost 4 dear people he was trusting and considered family. Two of them were his family, the other 2 were fellow mercenary that help him.
Tchort, the ??????: This character is a prideful one. He enjoys torture and killing. And that is his good side. His altered personality or true demon form is a killing machine and is cold in the way he kills. He is a psychopath.
Red, the croc: This guy is a tsundere, but not the typical tsundere. He is stubborn and shows he doesn’t care for you… at first. If you interact with him more, it has a sweet spot for you. I choose him first. I enjoyed his interactions he will try to act all tough, but he actually is tough. But feelings are hard to hide. He cares for you if you try to break the barrier that he uses.
His alter personality or true demon form is a berserk fighter, and oh boy! Do not mess with him! He is dangerous~. Even if you do get him to try it with you, he will still try to do some damage to you. He still loses his temper so easily that he could destroy you. And he is brutal, all right. I almost puked after imagining the scenes during one of Akai’s nightmares. This scene was Red’s nightmare of distrust… and was agonizingly brutal.
Drago, the dragon: Drago is a teasing one. He loves to tease a lot. Also, he hates that people treat him all high and mighty due to him been a dragon. Additionally, he really is a lustful dragon if you meet him alone. In addition, he has some sense of high decency, if you can say that… His demon form or alter personality is an Eater of people… He can eat people whole. Also, he is a scary form to mess when he loses his control over that form.
Thayne, the bull: A timid yet social bull. He is more intelligent than the others. Knowing him, he has saved Akai so many times, and helped cool down his own friends when they become demon form and lose control. As an ally, he does talk a lot, and he is social once you get to know him. He will be there to guide you in the hard times. I have yet to see him lose his temper.
Havelock, the orca: A pirate of the sea. He does take care of his tripulation. To the point of sometimes comforting Akai when he is down. The alter personality of this orca is difficult for me to identify when he does go berserk. But, he does to try to liquid a certain character for his actions, and eventually he does somewhat succeed.
There is more, but for now is barely enough to make me understand the new followers.
Now let’s review per department.
Audio: On the spot, even the eerie scenes became stronger to the point of sending chills to my body. Not only for those scenes. Also, the battles were good and enjoyable, I had imagined some… but sometimes it was too much. >.<
Narration/writing: Story: It is strong and well-placed. I saw life in this world. And their people also were living beings, not just some random npc taking. All of them had their own lives. Characters: All of them are a good bunch, I had many fun experiences with them and how they interacted with each other.
One problem… There are some inconsistencies when following some paths. And informed one of them on the recent update devlog. Also, there were some orthography problems I noticed, but sometimes they made the serious moments more fun. I’m not going to lie, yes it ruins the scene, but man some of them are common. And yes, even I do have those issues. Actually, I have a habit of reading a lot of times over. But some common mistakes still pass without me knowing.
Art: Although is rough on some aspect, it does have a charm on it. It is constant and enjoyable to look at. As for the scenes, wow do they hold up even when is on weird angles. As for the gore… well, I’m happy that there is not too much of it. Or I would have a hard time eating while I was reading this VN. The eerie parts were spot on. I had some chills running down me.
Eye candy: There is a lot. And oh boy~. Did I enjoy the ones on my path? Yes. But, since it is shared with narration, for me, they feel a bit short. I do not mean the scenes, I mean the narration of the scene. But it is probably my thing. Anyway… They are steamy~ and enjoyable to read with the accompanied art. And Red as my to go for… he is a handful yet unexpected one to get into to. I dare to say that I had fun with him… Ye, lads! I’m crazy for this croc~!