Into the Waves

A short visual novel (half a hour) with a few different endings and an easy minigame. It was weird seeing Live2D being used with Western-influenced art.

Механика с коктейлями внутри новеллы удивила not gonna lie, и рисовка приятная. Было смешно когда на протежении всей игры у меня 70-100 фпс но в моментах с отцом гг или ведьмой (не помню имя) фпс проседает до 4-7

An interesting short visual novel about curses and philosophy surrounding the pursuit of a greater good. Most of the characters are only silhouettes yet they are still distinguishable by small details, which is commendable. The design of the one character that is in colour is also quite good, especially the contrast between the red hair and blue, white and gold clothes works very well. A definitive strong suit of the game is the sound design, especially during the more tense scenes. The whispers and other sound effects are very well done and the background music is also quite good. The drink mixing is only a very small part of the game and little more that clicking slow moving targets, sometimes in a specific order. Meanwhile the narrative is a much greater focus. The individual stories of each character overlap well with the main story and come together really well after seeing all endings. There is also some interesting worldbuilding to be found such as how witches work, where their power comes from, how they are different to regular people and especially their limitations. Mixing all of these aspects together this is a decent little game for the low price of free and works well as an enjoyable short story to fill an afternoon with.