This is a great game and I would recommend it for playing. Great art style. Writing is supreme(Love all the Girls and the plot) and even minigames are not so bad. 9/10 easily.
If Author still working on it: Bar minigame is all over the place. Mini game is boring(very simple) More often than not, my arms got tired after like 10-20 rounds - causing me to just give up.
There are many ways to make this game more interesting, but honestly I would appreciate it if you just could select a drink with the key(1-5) then just give it to the person. And THE PAUSE BUTTON.
Also skip text feature like in novells. I got hit like 100 times with the same scene in the shop. Because I kept forgetting that in the mornings there's a scene that gets activated. Skiping it manually get old fast.
Also-also Keybinds setting would be great. Always good to have one of these.
Also-also-also. Log for text or the ability to roll it back like in novels also would do great for my fear to skip over dialogue and lose it forever.
Fishing and Protecting is just OK. Could be better. Stardew Valley fishing still is the best in recent memory. There could be a bit deapth to it - Different rods, Skill, Places and so on.
Protection reminds of old Flash minigames,
But there were improvements there:
Weapons, Barricades, Defense, Locations, and so on.
The only thing that makes a difference is if you have mana regeneration. Even so, I found no point in using three spells and just spammed the attack. The gameplay doesn't change from the first level to the last.
I could throw a list of things that could be redone and improved, but it's enough just to look for old games of this genre.
The battles and progression also leave a lot to be desired. The game is WAY too easy to get the maximum level.
It would be cool if in the settings or at the beginning of the game you could choose the speed (difficulty) at which experience is gained. Or limit the ways of gaining it.
I remember getting almost max level in a couple hours doing fishing and other peaceful things, which was very funny. It's maybe fine for first levels(10-20?) But after that only combat gives XP? Idk.
What about combat?
I can honestly see that the author isn't a big fan of RPGs. Most of these games are about leveling up for a long time, but in the end you feel powerful.
In this game, even with the strongest artifacts, maximum stats, mana regeneration, I still felt under constant stress on the last floors.
Searching and finding the optimal strategy is part of the process of these games. But no matter what I tried, at the end I was just counting on luck and slowly bleeding out after each fight.
It would be cool if 40 strength did crushing damage. 40 Dexterity would ALWAYS give the first turn or even a few first moves.
But unfortunately you always feel vulnerable no matter how you level up. Also, the constant recasting of some spells gets tiresome quickly.
It would be better if you activated vampirism once per dungeon and it would eat a portion of max mana. Or something like that.
Also the ability to roleplay a pure warrior. Maybe with buffs from magic(Stone Skin, Ogr Strenght, Regeneration - Maybe you could choose which spells to learn? This could be fun).
On last floors and bosses, if you don't use slow and weaken it's instant death. Which isn't very interesting either. When something becomes a necessity it cuts off the desire to experiment and repetition gets boring. There is no debate "Which spell should I use for this situtation?" It's always "slow", "vampirism" in the previous fight and "weak" spell.
As I said. It's nice that there IS the gaming element. It's a game after all. And this mini games are above avarage for this genre.
But aside from that. The story itself, the animations, the drawings were above and beyond. Kudos to the author. Sincerely,
Got to the point of assigning Scarlet's Role. Didn't realise I might've missed something until after progressing, so tried to reload. But the auto save put me back to right after the selection. So, I was forced to load a manual save and lost two whole days! Was not pleased about that.
Now I'm back to the role screen and have figured out how to change it, but what does changing it actually do? Does this have any effect on future events? Is it purely an aesthetic thing, changing only that word in future dialogue? Does it even come up again? Or do different words have secret routes?
Hey I was a supporter for a few months before the game was fully released. Do you only get access if you were a supporter by the time it released fully?
I'm stuck near the end. I have solved the element puzzle for Elizabeth, but no item was added into my inventory. Now when I talk to Elizabeth she just asks for more time. I also don't have the Abandoned house unlocked. I'm not sure what to do.
Just tried the demo. Amazing game!!!! Great story and I really like the art specially rn when almost every game is ai slop. Also the demo is super long so i am wondering how long the actual game is compared to the demo. 5/5 stars.
I've hit a bug which hinders my progress. I am supposed to get Karos to build a bed. I have 100+ wood, but it he just keeps saying he needs a 100 wood. Also, Scarlet is sleeping floating in the air in Ivy's room AND on the couch downstairs every night.
I have this weird issue where I keep accidentally clicking outside of the game, and in some instances, it caues things to fail. For instance, I did so accidentally while looking at things in my inventory. Upon returning to the game, the mouse was no longer showing in game and I could not exit the inventory page.
Anyway to make the game true fullscreen, so I cannot click outside of it by mistake?
Running the Itch.io version 1.0.1 on my windows 11 PC and I have two major issues. First the scroll in the inventory will not work it moves the whole game window and will not cycle through the items. Two the text in the save and load menus is completely unreadable. I can't seem to find anyway to bypass either problem.
After a bit more trial and error I found a work around. I have to make sure I turn up the UI scale, and never alt-tab, minimize, or resize the window, then the text in the save menu will stay readable, and the inventory scroll will stay working.
Art: 9/10 there's places where the texture is strange (like the secret entrance to the dragon lair)
History: 8/10 good history, but i fell like there's something missing.
Quests: 9/10 They're good, but some of then seem are not that good, and some are just so easy.
Extras: 8/10 There's a lot of achivements and scenes to get, the achivements are a little grindy, but the only problem for me is because some are glitchy, like the one from namuu blessing that appears at the bottom left but doesn't appear at the achivements list.
Overral: 9/10 Great game, great mechanics, lots of fun, literally a buy 1 get 5 (Tavern, Dungeon, Puzzle, Farm/fishing and obviouslly, Visual novel)
Some of the are already fixed, like the achivements one, since i played before the patch i don't know if the game still have bugs, but i think probably not.
Why is the game paid now? Before it was possible to download without problems, is there no way the paid version could be for those who want to receive updates and extra content immediately and make a later version public but which is being updated?
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Definitely not worth $20 but decent H game if you wanna try the demo. Honestly, it would be more desirable at maybe $2 - $3
This is a great game and I would recommend it for playing. Great art style. Writing is supreme(Love all the Girls and the plot) and even minigames are not so bad. 9/10 easily.
If Author still working on it:
Bar minigame is all over the place. Mini game is boring(very simple) More often than not, my arms got tired after like 10-20 rounds - causing me to just give up.
There are many ways to make this game more interesting, but honestly I would appreciate it if you just could select a drink with the key(1-5) then just give it to the person. And THE PAUSE BUTTON.
Also skip text feature like in novells. I got hit like 100 times with the same scene in the shop. Because I kept forgetting that in the mornings there's a scene that gets activated. Skiping it manually get old fast.
Also-also Keybinds setting would be great. Always good to have one of these.
Also-also-also. Log for text or the ability to roll it back like in novels also would do great for my fear to skip over dialogue and lose it forever.
Fishing and Protecting is just OK. Could be better. Stardew Valley fishing still is the best in recent memory. There could be a bit deapth to it - Different rods, Skill, Places and so on.
Protection reminds of old Flash minigames,
But there were improvements there:
Weapons, Barricades, Defense, Locations, and so on.
The only thing that makes a difference is if you have mana regeneration. Even so, I found no point in using three spells and just spammed the attack. The gameplay doesn't change from the first level to the last.
I could throw a list of things that could be redone and improved, but it's enough just to look for old games of this genre.
The battles and progression also leave a lot to be desired. The game is WAY too easy to get the maximum level.
It would be cool if in the settings or at the beginning of the game you could choose the speed (difficulty) at which experience is gained. Or limit the ways of gaining it.
I remember getting almost max level in a couple hours doing fishing and other peaceful things, which was very funny. It's maybe fine for first levels(10-20?) But after that only combat gives XP? Idk.
What about combat?
I can honestly see that the author isn't a big fan of RPGs. Most of these games are about leveling up for a long time, but in the end you feel powerful.
In this game, even with the strongest artifacts, maximum stats, mana regeneration, I still felt under constant stress on the last floors.
Searching and finding the optimal strategy is part of the process of these games. But no matter what I tried, at the end I was just counting on luck and slowly bleeding out after each fight.
It would be cool if 40 strength did crushing damage. 40 Dexterity would ALWAYS give the first turn or even a few first moves.
But unfortunately you always feel vulnerable no matter how you level up. Also, the constant recasting of some spells gets tiresome quickly.
It would be better if you activated vampirism once per dungeon and it would eat a portion of max mana. Or something like that.
Also the ability to roleplay a pure warrior. Maybe with buffs from magic(Stone Skin, Ogr Strenght, Regeneration - Maybe you could choose which spells to learn? This could be fun).
On last floors and bosses, if you don't use slow and weaken it's instant death. Which isn't very interesting either. When something becomes a necessity it cuts off the desire to experiment and repetition gets boring. There is no debate "Which spell should I use for this situtation?" It's always "slow", "vampirism" in the previous fight and "weak" spell.
As I said. It's nice that there IS the gaming element. It's a game after all. And this mini games are above avarage for this genre.
But aside from that. The story itself, the animations, the drawings were above and beyond. Kudos to the author.
Sincerely,
Why have you restricted it from sale in Australia on Steam? I was about to buy it then saw it is no longer available.
possible it got the andy and leyley treatment, who knows.
I have not restricted anything, the Australian government did.
Got to the point of assigning Scarlet's Role. Didn't realise I might've missed something until after progressing, so tried to reload. But the auto save put me back to right after the selection. So, I was forced to load a manual save and lost two whole days! Was not pleased about that.
Now I'm back to the role screen and have figured out how to change it, but what does changing it actually do? Does this have any effect on future events? Is it purely an aesthetic thing, changing only that word in future dialogue? Does it even come up again? Or do different words have secret routes?
Friend? Lover? Sister? Lamp?!
Borin
Not even half an hour in and this game be RRing me. wtf? XD What else have ya'll got hidden in there? AM I GUNNA FIND LOSS?!
Hey I was a supporter for a few months before the game was fully released. Do you only get access if you were a supporter by the time it released fully?
I'm stuck near the end. I have solved the element puzzle for Elizabeth, but no item was added into my inventory. Now when I talk to Elizabeth she just asks for more time. I also don't have the Abandoned house unlocked. I'm not sure what to do.
you unlock the house by progressing ezra, talk to her and she will request 3 hex containers, on of them will be there and you will unlock it.
I've done that. I found the three boxes for her, none of them was in the Abandoned House.
Just tried the demo. Amazing game!!!! Great story and I really like the art specially rn when almost every game is ai slop. Also the demo is super long so i am wondering how long the actual game is compared to the demo. 5/5 stars.
I've hit a bug which hinders my progress. I am supposed to get Karos to build a bed. I have 100+ wood, but it he just keeps saying he needs a 100 wood. Also, Scarlet is sleeping floating in the air in Ivy's room AND on the couch downstairs every night.
Amazing game, oozing personality. well don
The game just got taken off of steam
Must have just been a temporary mistake or something, it's on there now.
It's for sale? :(
I have this weird issue where I keep accidentally clicking outside of the game, and in some instances, it caues things to fail. For instance, I did so accidentally while looking at things in my inventory. Upon returning to the game, the mouse was no longer showing in game and I could not exit the inventory page.
Anyway to make the game true fullscreen, so I cannot click outside of it by mistake?
Running the Itch.io version 1.0.1 on my windows 11 PC and I have two major issues. First the scroll in the inventory will not work it moves the whole game window and will not cycle through the items. Two the text in the save and load menus is completely unreadable. I can't seem to find anyway to bypass either problem.
After a bit more trial and error I found a work around. I have to make sure I turn up the UI scale, and never alt-tab, minimize, or resize the window, then the text in the save menu will stay readable, and the inventory scroll will stay working.
How do i access the mines? For some reason it's not on the map [handyman quest]
Please provide Turkish language support
Как найти коктейли!?
Пожалуйста подскажите:-(
Spoiler warningArt: 9/10 there's places where the texture is strange (like the secret entrance to the dragon lair)
History: 8/10 good history, but i fell like there's something missing.
Quests: 9/10 They're good, but some of then seem are not that good, and some are just so easy.
Extras: 8/10 There's a lot of achivements and scenes to get, the achivements are a little grindy, but the only problem for me is because some are glitchy, like the one from namuu blessing that appears at the bottom left but doesn't appear at the achivements list.
Overral: 9/10 Great game, great mechanics, lots of fun, literally a buy 1 get 5 (Tavern, Dungeon, Puzzle, Farm/fishing and obviouslly, Visual novel)
Some of the are already fixed, like the achivements one, since i played before the patch i don't know if the game still have bugs, but i think probably not.
Is there a new project coming soon?
Is game including female protagonist? (Please don't downvote me that's my fetish :(.)
No
tienen version en español?
I HATE the Ohro race! I just can't seem to get past it!
And it sometimes freezes...
Currently using v1.0.1 .
EDIT: It... took like, almost a dozen tries and a high level green potion, but I brute forced it... but... I STILL HATE IT!
... I love the game overall though.
Ohro wins again.
...I still hate that race!
Remarkable game, one of a kind. Streamlined play experience, did have to use a guide on some parts though.
really enjoyed the game, the end credits took 4 hours 37 minutes to pass and i couldn't speed it up or skip (i timed it)
there is a video bar at the bottom, it's a little hard to see, but if you try to drag it you can go to the end of the credits
Why is the game paid now? Before it was possible to download without problems, is there no way the paid version could be for those who want to receive updates and extra content immediately and make a later version public but which is being updated?
Yea, i had it download on my old phone, and now i wanted on this one just for it to be paid for some reason. Thats why i Pirate my shi
Well, now I would like to know where I can download a free version of it, it's not the first time this has happened.
do you work for free?
You are obviously too young to be playing this game.
我玩安卓版本。一项成就是重置属性。需要给闪光龙250金币。但我发现重置后金币并没有减少。对于我的强迫症来说，这真的太难了。