Lover's Enigma

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING AND GORGEOUS, WORDS CANT DESCRIBE IT!!!!!! The well written story, deep and emotional character writings really makes you feel what the story is conveying this game isn't js romance imo, it feels deeper than it looks. It's heartbreaking in some parts but its beautiful, i dont know how to description it but give this game a chance it deserves<3

went above my expectations.. gameplay was smooth, enjoyed my playthrough and satisfied with the ending i got :>

I absolutely loved the demo for Lover's Enigma and proudly backed it on Kickstarter. And the full game did not disappoint! The atmosphere is wonderfully eerie. Even though I usually get scared very easily, the story gripped me so much that I actually managed to push through and finish it. My first playthrough took me about 7 hours. Given the massive amount of choices you can make during dialogues and daily routines, I highly suspect there are a ton of different endings to discover. I played Ryota's route first, and he is just a genuinely great guy from start to finish. ❤️ The game strikes a great balance overall. The dark, spooky story is sprinkled with two short, recurring mini-games that help lighten the mood. As for the romance, it isn't necessarily the main focus. While it didn't give me typical "butterflies", I still felt incredibly invested in the story and deeply connected to my shared fate with Ryota by the end. Technically, it runs very smoothly. I only encountered one minor Ren'Py error (which I could easily roll back) and noticed one small text slip-up where the name "Ren" was used instead of "Ryota". Other than that, I didn't run into a single bug. Highly recommended for anyone who loves a good, eerie mystery with meaningful choices!

Loved it, great art style, lovely characters that all felt like real people with their own personalities and very dark and spooky.

I recommend this visual novel. It doesn't contain any romantic slop because each male lead is written with real complexity. I played Ren's route and the ending was not something I expected. It felt bittersweet but given the storyline it makes sense for the ending to be that way.

（可能有剧透 请谨慎观看） 我在周一的时候玩了这个游戏的中文demo版 随即就去了steam上想关注后续情况 很惊喜看到完整版已经出了不久 也是火速购入了 我花了20+小时玩这个游戏（有一部分时长因为我是离线玩了没有记录上）嗯…好像还有3张cg没有集齐（然而我真的不知道还有什么线路没有走了 这里有没有什么官方攻略能告诉我这里有多少个结局……） 我以为这个游戏仅仅就是悬疑有点像探案类的） 但是结果竟然是循环还有meta元素吗？！总体上剧情的设定还OK（非常经典。尽管我看了不少这类作品但是还是非常吸引人。）只是感觉叙事节奏可能有点突兀 （游戏体量比较小其实没有很多笔墨写吗。）我游玩的顺序先是haruki-ren-ryota。个人感觉就像是前面一直闹鬼 后面快要结束了才告诉我一堆信息说其实这是个时间循环 总感觉就挺戏剧化的… 比较让我惊讶的是 haruki本人这个有多周目记忆的人 他的线路剧情让我感觉好云里雾里） 反而在ryota线里面我才知道到底是咋回事。（以及ryota线是没有好结局的吗 我打了2次都是be。kazuki没有自己单独的线路吗？我还没有触发过） 单玩一条线路得到的信息并不多也不详细 所以可能只有重置 完成所有线路才能拼凑出事情的全貌 然后加上meta元素的结合 我感觉这种结合其实很有效果 很有趣。只是整个游玩过程下来 我感觉还是有些东西没有讲清楚 也许会有什么新版本或者后日谈吗？） 还有就是 现在的版本已经修复了部分bug 但是我还是遇到了不少游玩上的问题和bug（类似于剧情重复这样的 两段剧情引导你去同一个事件 但当你完成了这个事件 另一个引导剧情还可以触发） 我最喜欢的角色是Haruki。老实说其实他这种有多周目记忆的设定我很吃。但是 当你选择了一个主角 其他角色都要死的设定还是让我感到悲伤。有没有一个我不需要死大家也能活并且打破循环的if结局） 总体上 不管是剧情还是游戏本体程序上的设计 都给我一种半成品的感觉 我还以为会有2周目的剧情呢！相比demo来说 其实完整版还是有点遗憾。（不过其实剧情上比demo润色了很多）但是剧情上我感觉起码是及格了的 因为至少每个角色在哪个时间点干了什么都还圆的回来。可以说的是我一点也不后悔购买这个游戏 我还由衷的希望有一点额外更新内容或者DLC。不管怎么样这个游戏还是给我留下了深刻的印象！

I loved this little gem of a game. I adored all of the characters and learning about them. The art style really stands out and was what initially convinced me to play the demo. The only slightly negative thing I can say is that I wish the story would've been expanded on even more, especially the past. I just liked it so much that I wanted more details because I still had questions that remained unanswered. Also, if you've played many visual novels or dating sims before, you might expect this game to include a certain feature and I was sad that it didn't. This was by design, however, so I can't fault the game for it. If the devs ever decide to release DLC or create a sequel, it'll be a day one purchase for me.