Honestly, I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be playing a xianxia AVN lol
Once I got over my delight, I have to say the game is phenomenal in its own rights. Let's be clear: as xianxia stories go, it's pretty average, nothing groundbreaking, but the music, the visuals (beautiful renders, I must say), and most of all, the scene direction, the clarity of the action and combat, and the use of sound elevate it to great heights. Chapter three had me on the edge of my seat for most of the time. And overall, the characters are well written too. Some still need a bit more development, especially considering that Vanny came in and stole the spotlight from everyone like the (literally) queen she is.
If I were to give some suggestions to improve this gem, in order of impact, I’d say:
a) there are some renders where you’d expect an SFX, but there’s silence instead (the first example that comes to mind is the explosion of the pavilion during the scene with Leyla in the library in chapter three—though it happens quite often), and that tends to break immersion, making things feel a bit disconntected at times.
b) Often, actually almost always, the transitions between renders are abrupt, with no fade in\out to make them feel more natural (since it simulate a movement). That kind of hard cut should be used only when you're trying to convey speed or urgency, because otherwise it breaks immersion.
These are small things considering all the work that went into the game, but fixing them would really enhance the overall immersion and elevate the AVN even further.
That said, I have a question. Maybe I missed it, or maybe it just hasn’t been revealed yet, but why did the protagonist come into contact with the wrathful souls (his red power that sometimes took over) before bonding with the sect’s sacred sword? Was it through contact with Layla? If so, why only him? That’s the only part of his development that’s still unclear to me—aside from things that are obviously still secret.
And now I’m off to tremble with impatience while I wait for chapter 4 with the time skip
Once I got over my delight, I have to say the game is phenomenal in its own rights. Let's be clear: as xianxia stories go, it's pretty average, nothing groundbreaking, but the music, the visuals (beautiful renders, I must say), and most of all, the scene direction, the clarity of the action and combat, and the use of sound elevate it to great heights. Chapter three had me on the edge of my seat for most of the time. And overall, the characters are well written too. Some still need a bit more development, especially considering that Vanny came in and stole the spotlight from everyone like the (literally) queen she is.
If I were to give some suggestions to improve this gem, in order of impact, I’d say:
a) there are some renders where you’d expect an SFX, but there’s silence instead (the first example that comes to mind is the explosion of the pavilion during the scene with Leyla in the library in chapter three—though it happens quite often), and that tends to break immersion, making things feel a bit disconntected at times.
b) Often, actually almost always, the transitions between renders are abrupt, with no fade in\out to make them feel more natural (since it simulate a movement). That kind of hard cut should be used only when you're trying to convey speed or urgency, because otherwise it breaks immersion.
These are small things considering all the work that went into the game, but fixing them would really enhance the overall immersion and elevate the AVN even further.
That said, I have a question. Maybe I missed it, or maybe it just hasn’t been revealed yet, but why did the protagonist come into contact with the wrathful souls (his red power that sometimes took over) before bonding with the sect’s sacred sword? Was it through contact with Layla? If so, why only him? That’s the only part of his development that’s still unclear to me—aside from things that are obviously still secret.
And now I’m off to tremble with impatience while I wait for chapter 4 with the time skip
