Chasing Sunsets is a wonderful story built on a foundation we all recognize - relationships. It is, at its core, a story about a blended family, the way love can grow and the unexpected damage that can come from what seems to be a small misunderstanding over communication and choices. During this VN, you will follow the growth of several key characters, the MC - who you get to name - Jaye, who becomes his stepsister - and Mallory, who we are still learning about.
For those who want a more category-based analysis, here is my subjective assessment!
(scale of 1 - 10 with high number = better)
Immersion = 8
Story = 9
Humor = 11
Imagery = 9
Animations = 9
Music = 9
sound effects = 8
Frequency of update = 7
If you want to know why I rate Chasing Sunsets this way, please read on.
There is great writing, with humor, sadness, acts of love, protection and sacrifice, painful loss and fateful choices all wrapped up against a journey in both the present and the past, using looks into the past to help frame how each of these three people have grown into the adults they are now. Each of these characters has dealt with hurt and great loss but still found joy and each carries hope for the future, all against the background of day-to-day life as well as greater world events that impact the story, be it war or major weather events.
Choices matter - and the MC has to choose how or if to build trust and love with either or both of Jaye and Mallory. Chasing Sunsets is now up to rev 0.8a, and the MC Can make Major choices that will result in the death of one or more main characters, obviously leading to bad endings.
This is not a harem game (based on the story we know up until now at least) and, while I am focused on the Jaye path right now, I will eventually restart this VN and focus on Mallory. These are complex adult relationships where your choices can lead to deeper and more meaningful interactions (perhaps culminating in marriage and family - though this is only my feeling based on how the story has developed). Conversely, consistently making choices that break trust and don't foster the growth of love and affection could lead to very bad results, perhaps even death, just as these choices would lead to endings from bad to horrible in real life. You choose how the MC interacts with the world and the people he encounters along the way. The MC is Not perfect, but your choices can create an MC who is admirable, dependable and someone others look up to and rely on Or they can create an MC who is self-serving, callous with the affection of others and one who chooses to leave some destruction in the wake of his passing.
Will you be bitter about the past, and let your losses cloud your perspective and dim your hopes for the future Or will you learn from the past, be a caring friend who puts others ahead of self and find the admiration and love of a spectacular woman as well as the stalwart friendship of worthy men and women?
Come take the journey, Chasing Sunsets, and see what you think.
PS - Take your time enjoying this story. Don't just click through each image but take the time to view each image, enjoy any accompanying music and watch how the scene changes as you immerse yourself in this story. If you treat this VN like a clickfest, racing to get to the next sexy scene, you will miss out on some of the immersion that makes Chasing Sunsets such a good VN. There are many scenes where one 'click' to advance a scene will reveal not just a static image, but an image that morphs as emotions play across the face of someone the MC is spending time with or offers the animated movement of a character as they wrestle with a difficult choice or situation.
FYI - I have supported this VN on Patreon/Subscribestar from early in its development and I have more than 100 hours of time spent enjoying this story through multiple playthroughs.
For those who want a more category-based analysis, here is my subjective assessment!
(scale of 1 - 10 with high number = better)
Immersion = 8
Story = 9
Humor = 11
Imagery = 9
Animations = 9
Music = 9
sound effects = 8
Frequency of update = 7
If you want to know why I rate Chasing Sunsets this way, please read on.
There is great writing, with humor, sadness, acts of love, protection and sacrifice, painful loss and fateful choices all wrapped up against a journey in both the present and the past, using looks into the past to help frame how each of these three people have grown into the adults they are now. Each of these characters has dealt with hurt and great loss but still found joy and each carries hope for the future, all against the background of day-to-day life as well as greater world events that impact the story, be it war or major weather events.
Choices matter - and the MC has to choose how or if to build trust and love with either or both of Jaye and Mallory. Chasing Sunsets is now up to rev 0.8a, and the MC Can make Major choices that will result in the death of one or more main characters, obviously leading to bad endings.
This is not a harem game (based on the story we know up until now at least) and, while I am focused on the Jaye path right now, I will eventually restart this VN and focus on Mallory. These are complex adult relationships where your choices can lead to deeper and more meaningful interactions (perhaps culminating in marriage and family - though this is only my feeling based on how the story has developed). Conversely, consistently making choices that break trust and don't foster the growth of love and affection could lead to very bad results, perhaps even death, just as these choices would lead to endings from bad to horrible in real life. You choose how the MC interacts with the world and the people he encounters along the way. The MC is Not perfect, but your choices can create an MC who is admirable, dependable and someone others look up to and rely on Or they can create an MC who is self-serving, callous with the affection of others and one who chooses to leave some destruction in the wake of his passing.
Will you be bitter about the past, and let your losses cloud your perspective and dim your hopes for the future Or will you learn from the past, be a caring friend who puts others ahead of self and find the admiration and love of a spectacular woman as well as the stalwart friendship of worthy men and women?
Come take the journey, Chasing Sunsets, and see what you think.
PS - Take your time enjoying this story. Don't just click through each image but take the time to view each image, enjoy any accompanying music and watch how the scene changes as you immerse yourself in this story. If you treat this VN like a clickfest, racing to get to the next sexy scene, you will miss out on some of the immersion that makes Chasing Sunsets such a good VN. There are many scenes where one 'click' to advance a scene will reveal not just a static image, but an image that morphs as emotions play across the face of someone the MC is spending time with or offers the animated movement of a character as they wrestle with a difficult choice or situation.
FYI - I have supported this VN on Patreon/Subscribestar from early in its development and I have more than 100 hours of time spent enjoying this story through multiple playthroughs.