Mr Poltroon

^what they said (Oh yeah, I just saved myself from typing two @'s- oh, bollocks)

Surprisingly, this seems to interest me (the word consent is present). However, I don't know if I'd want to play it at this point. The problem with releasing something like this as 'in-development' is that some updates will consist of updating or bettering what is already there, meaning that for those who have already read, the incentive to replay is negligible at best, since the replay value of reading experiences is based entirely on the person itself and how they take to the story. The formats that are more adequate for these sorts of 'early access' are formats that go chapter by chapter. Either each update will offer the next bit of the story, or a whole new route/path. Content that does not require rereading. What I fear, at this point, is that if I tried it now to provide feedback, I would not experience the story at its best, but wouldn't want to reread it all again for the final release, either.

(I may have referred to Byleth with male pronouns over the course of my post because mine usually takes that form) @Jun Inoue I believe I am getting a clearer picture of what you didn't like, and it does seem like a fair bit of your concerns did not affect me or I manage to explain them away within the story to the extent that I am satisfied.

Finally. I had to play it up till this chapter before I was able to comment. For full disclosure, I started and finished with a different house. This had a few consequences (no real spoilers): I have to say; everyone says you should start with Black Eagles, but I vehemently disagree. Terrible house to start with.

The answer is no, and I'm not seeing how that has to do with anything or what makes it a better question.

I didn't understand the question to be "Why do you read VNs over doing other stuff?", but if it is, then the above accurately represents my opinion in almost all aspects. I find less need for variety, but am otherwise generally in agreement with the sentiments above.

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Or they're scared. If they're anything like myself or my ilk, they'd do their damndest to not directly or indirectly violate rules.

Interesting. I know I've not got the most discerning taste, but I loved the route I finished. Might I ask where you are in the story? And if you'll detail anything, please put it in spoilers as well as which chapter and route you're on.

Okay, you probably saw my reply to Clephas above but this game is made for newcomers. Trying to optimise everything is not only tiring, it also sucks away the enjoyment from anything that isn't story. It really isn't worth it or necessary, in any difficulty. (Doesn't spoil anything. Just game mechanics up to chapter 3.) Anyway, the advice above mostly reflects my own experience. I did a playthrough of the game trying to do everything in the optimal way, and I must've done pretty well because 3/4ths into it I realised I could solo maps with a single character if I really tried and just stopped caring. Not only did I save a bunch of time, I also enjoyed it more.

'grindier', you say? What do you mean by that? To be clear, I agree that there's a lot of grind to be had. If you take every opportunity the game gives you to do things and maximise experience gains and do whatever battles you can afford to do, then yes, it is grindy, and you will soon outpace the difficulty curve. But if you actually pace yourself, use the less time consuming mechanics (seminars and resting) whenever you feel you're the right level for the month's mission (instead of doing as many optional battles as you can or visiting the monastery multiple times), it ends up being both less time-consuming and you're the correct level for tackling the missions strategically instead of through brute force. If by grind you just mean the running around the monastery then... I see where you're coming from, but I don't agree. It's certainly one of the big selling points for me.

Please have mercy on the forums with all these threads? And since this is released, it'd be fine and jolly to have some links as to where one can acquire this title.

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I actually meant Grendel(?) on a Steam screenshot.

This VN seems to be out, so... moved to the correct subforum. Some of the sprites seem to have scary smiles