At Eve’s Wake Definitive Edition

An interesting game. It's not quite a time travel game but a game where your character remembers certain details from past playthroughs and this opens up your possibilities. Every day a 'spirit' or something offers you the chance to play through the day again. The idea of playing the game over again with new information (in character) opens up some interesting possibilities. The game has stylistic similarities to games like The Sexy Brutale where you know what's going to happen in the future and you take pains to thwart it. Or maybe you let it happen after all. There's a big roster of characters which might be considered kind of drawback because the game doesn't have enough time and material to flesh most of them out so they end up feeling mostly like window dressing. I feel like the biggest problem in the game is that there needed to be MORE of it, which from a certain perspective isn't the worst problem for the game to have. The game sets up what feeling like a very interesting world and what could be interesting characters but it doesn't seem to have enough time/material to properly develop and make use of them. I did enjoy playing through the game and I think it's worth a playthrough if you like dark VNs with a slight lovecraftian twist. The lovecraft theme is actually very slight. I think the game's premise shows some innovation and I'm curious what else this developer might produce.

Super fun game, and interesting world!

November 29 Edit: I worked with the devs to locate those rare moments where [spoiler]dead[/spoiler] characters show up where they shouldn't. I still need to do a few more checks, but most, if not all, of these instances should have been rectified in the latest update! There is also a guide in development to detail how to get the four different endings, which should help people wanting a roadmap. Super happy about these changes! Original November 16 Review: As evidenced by my playtime, I have been thoroughly enjoying At Eve's Wake for longer than most. I'm a sucker for a good visual novel, and this one was an absolute blast. I don't want to give too much away because I honestly think it's better to go in completely blind like I did; however, what I will say is this: [spoiler]If you like the idea of The Hunger Games combined with Knives Out and cosmic horror, then this game is for you![/spoiler] Compliments: - The plot is loads of fun and interesting - High replay value - Solid game length, especially considering the replayability factor - Good music (I genuinely never got tired of it after 22 hours) - Nice art, both background and character - Good game mechanics (i.e., for personality and dialogue choices) - Your choices matter significantly Criticisms: - Desperately needs a skip-read-text button (my arm is actually aching from rapidly clicking to skip dialogue so many times and that is also half of the reason my playtime is so long) - Quite a few typos or mistakes where [spoiler]dead characters appear in scenes that they should not be in or events that didn't happen in one replay are treated as if they did (i.e., a character who is alive can be talked about as if they are dead, etc.) and times when my actions were forgotten, leading me to have to do another playthrough to make my character remember them for the true ending to unlock[/spoiler] - Would love to see a roadmap implemented and for it to be made clearer when you're making a permanent choice that will, quite literally, prevent you from accessing certain quests or endings - Better save system (five save slots is simply not enough for a game like this) - Sometimes my actions don't seem to have made an effect when they should have - There are a lot of characters and I wish they were more fleshed out (I still have unanswered questions about some of them) Is it a perfect game? No. Does it need some serious tweaking in areas? Yes. Nevertheless, I had a really good time and it's something I could see myself coming back to revisit in the future despite how much time I've already invested into it.

Great game

I was reluctant to play it, expecting a usual detective whodunit thing. The demo showed I was wrong, this game is a thriller. The full game is glorious. There are plenty of subversions and plenty of decisions that aren't right or wrong. It tested my own convictions and left me pondering my actions. Highly recommend!

Really, really enjoyed "At Eve's Wake"! Keeping this review short because with this game in particular it is best to dive in "cold", without knowing too much.

플레이 타임이 꽤나 나오는 VN인거 같은데... 뭐 선택지가 2~5개씩 대화 한번 할때마다 나옵니다. 한 5분 플레이하면 클릭을 100번정도 하면 된다고 생각하시면 될듯. 어려운 용어들이 즐비하며 유식한척하는 느낌은 아니지만 주제도 그닥 흥미로운 얘기는 아닌거 같습니다. 사실 여까진 어떤 일면으로 좋은 점이란 관점에서 말한거고, VN에서 가장 중요하다고도 말할 수 있는 그래픽 부분이, 플레이 전에는 좋아보였지만 많은 의미로 입체적이질 않은게 제일 큰 문제네요. 글이야 뭐 적당히 재밌으면 되는거고 비주얼 적으로 몰입감이 생기질 않으니 뭐... 재밌을리가