Sacred Curse
Genre
Visual novel, fantasy, romance, otome, drama.
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Story
After awakening from a deathlike dream, Charlotte’s life turned into a terrible tale.
Her memory is corrupted.
Her heart will stop beating without the strange, unbearably bitter medicine.
Her body is altered by the forbidden skill of the Darkland.
She shouldn’t even leave the mansion into the garden.
Also, she shouldn’t go down to the underground laboratory, enter the West Wing, and approach the mirrors.
Constantine is Charlotte’s guardian. He is an alchemist, necromancer, master of the forbidden arts, and master of pale black-eyed servants.
Constantine says that Charlotte is special, but who is she really to him?
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Features
❖︎ Several different endings
❖︎ A story about love and loneliness
❖︎ Beautiful artwork
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Touhou Gensokyo Visitor
If you’re a Touhou fan, the circular writing and explanations of the setting you’re already familiar with will probably bore you, if the characterizations and canon divergences don’t outright annoy or infuriate you. If you aren’t, I don’t know if this would be a compelling introduction to the series.
The art assets and occasional sparks of animation are quite good, but the VN as a whole is bland and long-winded. The focus is on a relationship that doesn’t have any depth or interest, between a cardboard cutout and an out-of-character Reimu. The game is riddled with typoes to boot, and this is after a typo-squashing patch.
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
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Not really sure what I just played, but I’m not regretting at giving it the time.
What I’ll commend the most is the visuals; the dynamic animations and art that are used with the character sprites and CGs were something that I wasn’t expecting from the get-go. They all look well-made, polished and up-to-date.
The new designs for the characters were mostly solid and pretty faithful to the original designs, save for a few; Not really a fan of Sakuya’s redesign and Cirno just looks … off, for some reason. Lastly, aren’t Yukari’s eyes violet instead of amber? I’m not sure.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
Keizu
Adventure, romance, drama, mystery and cute animal spirits. This unforgettable story-driven adventure has everything you could ask for. Keizu is a game for those who love both Visual Novel and Adventure games. It combines elements of both genres of games to create an engaging world for you as the player to explore.
The town of Udosa is small and quiet. It’s thought to be the perfect place for anyone wanting to start a new life. But, what happens at night unbeknownst to those who live there could change it forever. The story of Keizu follows Rowan, after experiencing a traumatic event that leaves her feeling depressed and defeated. When she has a run in with the ghost of her great grandpa Gin and a mysterious forest spirit, life for Rowan changes forever as she goes on an adventure to save the ancient forest near her home from the destruction of corporate overlords.
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WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy -
A 6-10 hours game where you play as a nameless witch raised by her grandmother living in a secluded forest, One day you find a cute boar and chase after it to mofu mofu it and the story begins…
Gameplay wise, everything is simplistic. No inventory management; no nonsense, just a game where you can fully engross into the story.
Grandmother’s letter makes me cry so badly. whyyy…
One of the games where I don’t turn off in-game music because it’s that good.
Try out the sequel 1,2,4 on app store probably if you haven’t!
– Real player with 518.1 hrs in game
Good
(I need WitchSpring4 on PC version !!!!!)
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
Cupid’s Palace
Cupid(You) are in the chaotic depths of Hades. You seek help from the GODS of Olympus, to help unite with your beloved Psyche at the fantastical Cupid’s Palace. You must tactfully leap and jump, to avoid falling into the depths of Hades. On Your journey, You can choose to smell the roses, activating the singing of The Love Faeries. You can also play music by strumming the guitar to entertain yourself. You can and will unite with your beloved Psyche.
Cupid’s Palace has 7 elegantly designed levels for viewing and listening pleasure. The Game has 7 unique music tracks. This RPG is styled beautifully with magical Greco-Roman art influence. It’s a joyful, weird, fantasy experience. It’s an excellent game for game players to enjoy.
Elizabeth
Fun game. Got kinda stale toward the end so I never finished it. Maybe I’ll mess with it again some day.
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game
Really unique puzzle to story interface. I really enjoyed it! I just wish that the interface wasn’t so sensitive. Sometimes when I would move a frame, it would lock in somewhere that I didn’t want it to go and I would have to restart the level. You also HAVE to play fullscreen if you want to see everything. Unfortunately the story was also pretty unsatisfactory.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
After Meeting
It’s basically a matching game. I enjoyed going through it, but knowing what kind of game it was would have been helpful. You’re just trying to find which objects are similar or themed similarly.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Ghost on the Shore
Ghost on the Shore is a story exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death.
You play as Riley, a young woman who finds herself stranded on a desolate island with a headstrong ghost, dead for as long as he can remember.
As you explore the crumbling homes of the vanished islanders and discover their belongings, you get to know the ghost Josh. As you make irrevocable choices in dialogue you shape the bond with him, which ultimately influences the outcome of the game.
As Riley puts it all together, she comes to understand how an island’s history has led to Josh' death.
Exploration and Environmental Storytelling
You explore the beautiful scenery of The Rogue Islands on foot. As you do, you talk to Josh about the history of the islands, his memories, his feelings, but also about Riley’s dreams and goals, and why she’s running from her old life.
As a team, you and Josh discover the old islanders’ belongings and uncover the stories behind them. Which creates a specific sense of what life was like on these islands before people started leaving.
Immersive Dialogue
A unique feature that allows the player to make choices in a subtle immersive way. You don’t always know how your words will affect the other. Words are powerful tools. Just like in real life, things can become fun, exciting or plain awkward.
Irrevocable Choices
Every dialogue option is shown only once, which makes your choices definite.
Branching Narrative
The relationship you choose to build with the ghost defines the narrative branch you get to explore. There are four branches with a different ending for each.
Haven
The review key was provided by the developer.
»Anyway, how much rust do you need in order to “pull the panties down”?«
This review contains no major story spoilers.
Haven is a narrative-driven adventure that tells the classic, almost cliché story of two lovers on the run from an oppressive force trying to drive them apart. Luckily, the way the story is written and conveyed is pretty damn amazing and easily takes center-stage. The Game Bakers delivered something quite unique in many ways, and it is easy to fall in love with many aspects of this flawed gem.
– Real player with 30.3 hrs in game
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Approximate amount of time to 100%: 12-18h
Estimated achievement difficulty: 3/10
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
Has it been in a bundle: No
Is there a good guide available: Yes, multiple guides are available here on the steam guide section and on different console websites. I mostly used the guides on this page.
– Real player with 17.8 hrs in game
Journey of the Broken Circle
A simple but enjoyable story-driven platformer. I’m not really sure the trailer accurately portrays the context of the story but the game is fun; if the trailer or screenshots interest you, you’ll probably enjoy this game.
– Real player with 6.0 hrs in game
It really reminds me of Thomas was Alone both story and gameplay-wise with some minor differences. You’re controlling a circle instead of various rectangles through series of linear levels. The story is narrated through speech bubbles but sadly without any voiceover. If you liked Thomas was Alone, this will be right up your alley.
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game