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Not gonna lie, probably the first VN that I've played so far that made me want to see all the endings. I just had to write a review because I LOVED Red-Handed Robin. Download and play it now, because the rest of this is going to have vague spoilers.

First of all, the concept is amazing. The whole gist of VN is consciously choosing dialogue in a game, but I've never played one where that was also a conscious decision for the character. The keeping-your-backstory mini-game got me hook, line, and sinker, and the fact that it was legitimately a game between Robin and Wren was amazing, I don't think I've ever played a game where the rivalry between the MC and another character was written this well. 

The First Witch story really turned the genre of this, but I love how it's so easy to see hints of it from the beginning as well as other backstory elements of other characters. Like how both the old women and Fletcher had red eyes or how Wren had the golden pocket watch chain on his character sprite the entire time. It was super satisfying finding out those details and then being proven right when those reveals happened later. 

I like how the story doesn't give everything to you, it feels more realistic that way, but also, it's a fun surprise when you realize you were wrong, like saying Jay was lying when he was talking about having at least one sibling, or when you learn something that you hadn't thought about but was entirely realistic, like that detail about Robin's mom near the end. 

I also love how every single one of the characters that show up have a sprite. I've played a lot of VNs where the NPCs that aren't named simply show up as silhouettes and it took away from the immersion of the game, but Red-Handed Robin didn't do that. It made giving everyone a voice so much fun.

And the bad endings, god, they're so good. I don't normally play back for these because it's typically just "You Die, Game Over" but that was in the minority for the bad ends, and the guilt leading through some of those choices is a lot of fun, especially with the Truth or Lie game. They also just reveal different sides of Jay and Wren. I did not mind the Jay Bad End at all, I'm so weak to the "I'll protect you from anything, even yourself" trope.

Also, FINALLY A DIRECT MC. Girl goes and takes the initiative to kiss both boys in their separate routes. The Wren ending takes the cake, I love him and I LOVE the CG that we got.

Thank you so much for letting me know what you think! I'm especially happy that you liked the bad endings. Those are some of my favorite scenes >:)