When The Night Comes

Just started playing, and I'm already SO into this game! I love the characters and designs, and it feels actually inclusive <3 I can tell I'm going to play through every route, I gotta get the entire story :D

I was drawn in by the worldbuilding, gorgeous characters, amazing VAs, and the allure of so many paths to try.. but I do find some of the delivery lacking and the pace tedious. I came back to it after a while to complete the story and I'm glad I did! There is so much cool Lunaris worldbuilding that I wish we got to see outside of this main storyline. I felt sad that they skip or skim over what could be incredibly character interactions, especially with wrapping up the individual character routes at the end of the story. I think if the romance paths would alter the story or include more personalized interactions with the characters, it would have been much more enjoyable to work through the main events. The characters were interesting and I loved August and Ezra in particular, but I wish there was more diversity in the NPC routes. The UI is kinda terrible and cannot be adjusted for accessibility needs, but there is an assistive text to speech function for those who want it. Some of the text skipping is wonky but it's easy enough to get through if you're a completionist.

I cannot count how many times I have played through this game. The story is fun, the art is beautiful, and the characters are so well written. There's an occasional typo, but who doesn't make a few typos when writing SO MUCH TEXT lol

I have an unhealthy obsession with Finnegan Kazimir. I've only ever done his route over and over and over again, but I highly recommend it regardless! The characters are awesome, I love the story, and Finn is the best! A tormented sweetheart with hilarious vampire puns and an incredibly generous and thoughtful nature as well as enough charm to stop anyone's heart (before bringing you back to life, of course). As someone who sadly lived through a situation similar to his past hardships, though thankfully not nearly as violent, I genuinely love how his character is portrayed and how he copes and heals from his past. Those who've played his route will know what I'm talking about in regards to what his sire did to him (I don't want to spoil anything), but my mother was very similar to that in many ways and I was genuinely left with chills at how much I related to him and how realistic his struggles feel as someone who's lived through similar treatment. His voice actor did an extraordinary job bringing his character to life with all the depth and somberness yet charm and warmth put into it! Incredible artwork (stunning and gorgeous), and very well balanced yet diverse character designs (as an artist, these things make a big difference to me when it comes to enjoying a graphic novel like this)! Though, the story is what really pulled me in. The world-building and care taken to craft this unique and thrilling world really shows in the details and extras you get from playing through the game! 10000/10 I would (and do) recommend this game to anyone willing to listen to me and I've talked my friend's ears off about this amazing game and story and characters many MANY times! Thank you for reading through my ramblings and I hope this review may one day draw someone in and give them a new favorite game and story, like it did to me years ago when I first found it. It's still my favorite game to this day and I'm still thoroughly obsessed with Finn, and I'm completely ok with that! :)

Unexpected find for me! Went for August's route first because I was like "well they're the person Hunter is gonna be with most of the time" and was pleasantly surprised haha. I love their character! Want more of this series :D I got the DLC but I want more haha. The voice acting in this game is superb too! The writing is very smooth good to read as well. Love the humor in the game too. Played August's route twice before trying out Ezra's. Will go for Finn's next. I find myself very amused by Ezra and Finn because they somehow feel inspired by Good Omens' Aziraphale and Crowley? Even if they're not, they remind me of the two a lot haha, with some traits of what I love about those two characters leaking to the other characters as well haha. Anyway, those who are interested by the theme of this visual novel would probably like it :D The main plot is mostly the same in all the routes I heard and so far it seems true. But it's still very much fun learning about the different characters in their own routes, and learning about the characters you "left behind" in their routes it seems. Still a lot of funny August moments in Ezra's for example. The VN also has a form of the "found family" trope that otome VNs like Code: Realize and Cafe Enchante have so it's quite nice that way. Another thing that's somehow different for me at least for this VN is your choices don't really matter. Even if there are hearts next to them you can choose to not choose them, there doesn't seem to be an internal plot meter etc deciding your route. It's just about choosing which route you want to head to eventually and then at the end a choice that's pretty much obvious deciding for when you're going to the bad or good end. So in effect it's low pressure and just have fun reading, choosing the conversational choices that you want to pick :D (though in the end you'll probably go back for making the different choices too to unlock more lines, is very easy to go back to a prev choice too). One thing's that kind of weird with the Steam version is if you get the DLC, the option to play it separately doesn't really work. On mac at least Idk about others. It's kinda bugged. So if you install it you need to load the main game and it would load the DLC. But in order to play the main game again you have to uninstall the DLC. Is no biggie really but just might help others who are confused what's happening.

I really like that witch boy

I wasn't prepared for just how much I got into this visual novel. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this, but the story, voice acting, and characters really grabbed me and refused to let go. Jonah Scott and Gideon Emery were a delightful surprise along with some of the tender moments with characters. As with any of these games, it feels like the writers had some of their favorites (which isn't a point against them as it's a common aspect to romance games), but I would recommend this game for those who like supernatural dating sims. Also it's got poly options which more games absolutely need xoxo There are a few flaws with the game but they're pretty small and far between in my opinion. I do wish there was a bit more, but I also understand that small studios only have so much time and resources. The universe they created is vastly interesting and I wish there was opportunity to explore it more (or dive deeper into some of the things that are skirted over quickly). But flaws not enough for me to not love this game <3

Amazing plot and world!