Arcadia Fallen

受不了了这个Ann太可爱了可恶的hot nerd一直在勾引我！！如果有更多人物剧情就好了感觉配角塑造都不如骑士姐姐。os：好想法Ann

Great story in a very interesting world. The companions are well written with complete character arcs that you influence. The alchemy gameplay is simple at first and in all story moments but is suprisingly complex by the end. The potions don't actually do anything other than a handfull during story moments and thats fine but the last potion feels like it should do something, especially since the way you make it is unique. Most of the voiceacting is great with the exeption of some lines (especially male player va) that are very breathy but did not lower my enjoyment of the game. Worth the price in my opinion but on the higher end for the gameplay you get.

As someone who rarely plays visual novels, this was an absolute treat. The art is a standout. While simplistic in some aspects, it has a great sense of style that really carries the entire visual language of the game. There are also generally enough poses for each character, though sometimes they strike a pose that doesn't match what they say or their tone. The story was also very well done. I was not expecting much when I first started, and was continually delighted as I continued through the game. It's interesting to see the different dynamics between characters play out, see different choices you as the player make come into play, and see how it wraps up based on however you chose to play it (I found the ending I got to be quite satisfying). The RPG elements are also very well implemented. I liked the mix of personality choices, like most of the dialogue, which helps shape your character as a person, and the big choices that impact other characters, the story, etc. I found it a good mix where I felt like I could make mostly any choice in both categories without feeling like I was sabotaging either one. Romance, for me, was pretty good. I would have liked a bit more fleshing out of the system, but I found that it didn't overstay it's welcome, providing just a nice extra onto the character dynamics. While the lack of voice acting in some areas is a bit disappointing, I'm not blaming the studio for being a smaller operation. I found that the voice acting in the game was generally well done, and especially hit hard when it really needed to. I did find a few lines to be a bit awkward or underwhelming, but the overall voice work was very good. Overall, I would definitely recommend this game. Even if you haven't played a visual novel before, if you're a big RPG fan, I would for sure recommend you give it a shot.

The setup is pretty basic but what makes it worth the time is the cast. Five companions, four romanceable, all written with more care than "war between magic and humanity" strictly requires and the game seems genuinely more interested in whether you like these people than in whether the plot surprises you. Mime in particular, the platonic only companion, has more people online begging for a route than actually landing on the ship they wanted, which says something about how well he's written even without one. The alchemy minigame is a nice change of pace early on and then overstays its welcome a little by the late game, especially once the puzzles start stacking more symbols than the tutorial ever prepared you for. It's not deep enough to be the game's second pillar, just distracting enough to occasionally get in the way of wanting to be back in a conversation. It's a small game with a big heart, made by a first time studio that clearly cared more about writing people who feel like people than about padding runtime or complicating a plot that didn't need it.

Ну вы уже в курсе, что это визуальная новелла. К ней прилагается небольшой паззл. Но, как говорится, любим мы ее не за это. Мой любимый стиль рисовки, разумеется, завоевал сердце почти сразу. Диалоги прописаны скорее хорошо, работа актеров озвучания просто хорошая. История достаточно симпатичная, складная. В целом, мне было и интересно познакомиться с самим сюжетом, и с историями персонажей. Романтическая линия тоже удалась, в нее вполне веришь. Есть несколько моментов, об которые я споткнулся. при всей яркости рисовки это очень чернушный мир. Дарк фэнтези, как есть. Но нас очень крепко держат в пузыре хороших вменяемых людей. И каждый раз, когда этот пузырь лопается, реальность крепко стукает по эмоциям. Из минусов - с финалом очень поторопились. Вот у нас фэйл, мы его еще как следует не прожили, на нас вываливают затянутый катарсический эпизод. Потом просто подбираем сопартийцев. Идем на финальный бой. Пиу! И все, прыгаем в эпилог. Серьезно, я все еще не совсем прожил фэйлы и потери. Время для эмоциональных наград еще не пришло. По итогам - весьма приятная визуальная новелла с несколько скомканным финалом.

A lovely game. :)

I came for Michael and the diverse customization options but stayed for the puzzles. While I did enjoy the uniqueness of the art, it could be improved at times (the backdrop especially missed shading etc, but i suppose that's not that much of an issue if you don't mind that), as well as certain sprites just kind of looked goofy or cliche in a way. The music also didn't really strike me as much when compared to other visual novels.. The main story wasn't spectacular so to say and I was very disappointed to learn that it's mostly linear, with only small changes on the outcome of the story, as well as not as much depth in the characters as I would've liked. Yes, they were well written with wonderful personalities but I would've loved to know more about their story instead of the general things, or routes for example, but maybe I'm just very picky. BUT. The voice acting was excellent, I'd love to see this more in other games as well. Especially the voice acting of the alchemist as they are the protagonist was a pleasant surprise; it's not often that that happens. And i absolutely did enjoy racking my brain to figure out the puzzles (still haven't completed everything yet) SPOILERS Personally, I did quite dislike the whole 'grr I'll get you next time alchemist!!' thing ronan kept doing every chapter; i personally would've enjoyed another outcome or the possibilities of bad endings instead of a linear story like Arcadia Fallen, but even though I have lots of critiques for this game I cannot say that I haven't enjoyed playing it. Completing the first few chapters kind of took me a while because the main story was so cliched, but the dialogue is written wonderfully.