This is a pretty decent start. The story is intriguing enough and the character cast is alright. I can see this either becoming a really good game or flopping hard/getting abandoned.
The story is pretty good, but its the second 0.1 game that I've played this week that revolve around a magically gifted chosen one. I get it, like I said in the review I gave that game, its a popular trope for a reason. The lore seems pretty well established, though it might be piggybacking off other magical mediums that I'm not privy to. I wish the visuals did more in some areas. Like the MC starts having weird dreams after coming in contact with a magical artifact, but we don't get to see anything. They are just grey screens that say "I had a weird dream". Show us some blurred image or something to at least create intrigue. The tags also label incest and its easy to tell that its planned. I hope there is a choice there because they aren't "friends" or "roommates" they call each other brother and sister. Witch, I know they are actually related in those other games, but labeling it as brother and sister just removes that thinly veiled excuse and makes it so much weirder for me.
The main cast can be counted on one hand, all characters on two hands. It's a small cast, and you may think that's normal for a 0.1 release, but its a long release. The male MC is alright looking, I don't mind the long hair, i just wish it looked better kempt. It is strange because this might be the first game where no character is dying to get into bed with the male lead right off the bat. In fact, he isn't really a sexual object to anyone at first. You do have the choice of making him a kind soul or an asshole which I like. His sisters look like sisters and have individual personalities that aren't tripping over their taboo lust for their brother which is nice. The female MC is pretty, but she's written kind of poorly I feel. The game introduces her and is like "oh yeah, she loves sex. She's such a slut! But wait, we have a reason for that!". The last main character is a typical cougar, but she's a magical cougar! I think the characters need work because so far they aren't shaping up to be a group I root for.
The visuals are okay. There is a slight grain to them, but it's not bad or distracting unless you have just come from a super crisp game. Real life photos are used as some backgrounds but not all and it is really jarring. The dev blurs them to hide that fact but it's still really noticeable. Especially when there are animated set pieces also in the shot. The models are static for several frames in a row while conversations are happening so it feels like a slog a little bit going through some of the more wordy sections. The girls are attractive, but the FMCs breasts are gravity defying and it made me laugh the first time she took off her top. Overall, nothing to complain about, but nothing to sing praises over either.
Overall, it's a good start. The first release is long enough to be worth a playthrough, but it ends in a very weird place that felt unsatisfying. It doesn't end on a cliffhanger or a temporary conclusion, it almost ends mid-thought. I'd say if you're into magic and fantasy, give this a shot. If not, keep an eye on it and maybe try ot between releases of your prefered games.
The story is pretty good, but its the second 0.1 game that I've played this week that revolve around a magically gifted chosen one. I get it, like I said in the review I gave that game, its a popular trope for a reason. The lore seems pretty well established, though it might be piggybacking off other magical mediums that I'm not privy to. I wish the visuals did more in some areas. Like the MC starts having weird dreams after coming in contact with a magical artifact, but we don't get to see anything. They are just grey screens that say "I had a weird dream". Show us some blurred image or something to at least create intrigue. The tags also label incest and its easy to tell that its planned. I hope there is a choice there because they aren't "friends" or "roommates" they call each other brother and sister. Witch, I know they are actually related in those other games, but labeling it as brother and sister just removes that thinly veiled excuse and makes it so much weirder for me.
The main cast can be counted on one hand, all characters on two hands. It's a small cast, and you may think that's normal for a 0.1 release, but its a long release. The male MC is alright looking, I don't mind the long hair, i just wish it looked better kempt. It is strange because this might be the first game where no character is dying to get into bed with the male lead right off the bat. In fact, he isn't really a sexual object to anyone at first. You do have the choice of making him a kind soul or an asshole which I like. His sisters look like sisters and have individual personalities that aren't tripping over their taboo lust for their brother which is nice. The female MC is pretty, but she's written kind of poorly I feel. The game introduces her and is like "oh yeah, she loves sex. She's such a slut! But wait, we have a reason for that!". The last main character is a typical cougar, but she's a magical cougar! I think the characters need work because so far they aren't shaping up to be a group I root for.
The visuals are okay. There is a slight grain to them, but it's not bad or distracting unless you have just come from a super crisp game. Real life photos are used as some backgrounds but not all and it is really jarring. The dev blurs them to hide that fact but it's still really noticeable. Especially when there are animated set pieces also in the shot. The models are static for several frames in a row while conversations are happening so it feels like a slog a little bit going through some of the more wordy sections. The girls are attractive, but the FMCs breasts are gravity defying and it made me laugh the first time she took off her top. Overall, nothing to complain about, but nothing to sing praises over either.
Overall, it's a good start. The first release is long enough to be worth a playthrough, but it ends in a very weird place that felt unsatisfying. It doesn't end on a cliffhanger or a temporary conclusion, it almost ends mid-thought. I'd say if you're into magic and fantasy, give this a shot. If not, keep an eye on it and maybe try ot between releases of your prefered games.
