Interesting story thus far, with decent enough renders, but the writing has grown quite stale for me. It goes back and forth between overly edgy, repetitive monologues/scene descriptions (the author is super partial to phrases like "dance of death" "symphony of violence" and other such couplings of art and violence) and very cringe flirting between the MC and the mostly annoying, but still somewhat charming LI's. It reads, at best, as schizophrenic, and at worst, as the ramblings of a teenage boy unacquainted with talking to women.
That said, there is something good here. The story is interesting. The characters are straight forward, and I've found most of them, save for Pris (who has been almost entirely discarded up to my point of reading) really annoying, but they do not too heavily detract from the story. It bothers me that the most attractive characters presented so far have no lasting presence in the story, and that the character most heavily favored by the MC, Luna, is the worst looking of the bunch. Adding to that, the first meeting with Luna was dreadfully paced. All the urgency of the situation was cast aside to have shitty banter between the two. The lack of facial expression in this scene (and pretty much every other scene) does nothing to alleviate the frustration of reading it.
I don't mean to shit on the game, but they really are what's separating this game from becoming a real standout title in my eyes. I would give this 3 stars, but I don't ever play anything with a score that low, so that seems harsh. I think this game deserves a playthrough, but I also think it deserves a lot of improvement in its writing, and renders.
That said, there is something good here. The story is interesting. The characters are straight forward, and I've found most of them, save for Pris (who has been almost entirely discarded up to my point of reading) really annoying, but they do not too heavily detract from the story. It bothers me that the most attractive characters presented so far have no lasting presence in the story, and that the character most heavily favored by the MC, Luna, is the worst looking of the bunch. Adding to that, the first meeting with Luna was dreadfully paced. All the urgency of the situation was cast aside to have shitty banter between the two. The lack of facial expression in this scene (and pretty much every other scene) does nothing to alleviate the frustration of reading it.
I don't mean to shit on the game, but they really are what's separating this game from becoming a real standout title in my eyes. I would give this 3 stars, but I don't ever play anything with a score that low, so that seems harsh. I think this game deserves a playthrough, but I also think it deserves a lot of improvement in its writing, and renders.