Its a beautiful game with a lot of heart in it. It is an experience that I will not be forgetting for a long time.
The writing in the game is brilliantly done. It will make you laugh and cry. It will make you love the characters and make you love to hate some characters. Which, are very expressive and well drawn. Each of them will have their time in the spotlight. The player will find someone in this game that they can relate to. Speaking of the art, the backgrounds are beautiful as well and can be quite hypnotizing at times.
Accompanying the art and brilliant storytelling is the amazing soundtrack. M Bulteau knocked it out of the park with this. Each theme fits the character its for and a lot of them are bops. It will make the player feel genuine excitement at times.
Its a living breathing town with its own secrets and it was joy to discover what makes this town tick. The relationships between the characters, the houses, and its lessers were great fun to learn about. And the mystery surrounding it all made me feel on edge at points and gave me a lot Ah Ha moments.
I've played a few visual novels but never one with multiple endings so I will definitely go through see the others at some point. The game makes me want to.
Looking forward to the next game by Shiny Vacation. If this says anything it's that it will be great.
I can't praise Hand of Horzasha enough. I've read more visual novels than I can count, and no game has been so rewarding. This was a joy to play!
With a delightful and varied cast of characters that feel truly alive, realistic feeling relationship building mechanics, and a compelling mystery to solve, I was sucked in from start to finish. The writing is phenomenal, and made me both laugh out loud often and cry more than once because I was so moved. The design is intuitive and a pleasure to navigate, and rewards multiple playthroughs. The original soundtrack by M. Bulteau is masterfully lush, heightening every interaction whether tense or tender. The character designs are simple, yet expressive, and the dynamic backgrounds and lighting were a treat to see. I loved having access to a journal during my adventure, with the ability to learn more about this vibrant world.
Frequently when I play a visual novel I enjoy it, but not enough to pursue every ending and dialogue tree. With Hand of Horzasha I knew very early on I wanted to go back to experience everything there was to explore. I 100%-ed this game and I am left with a deep sense of emotional resonance. This game beautifully and thoughtfully explores what it means to search for the truth, and what it means to make a truth of your own. I wish I could spend even more time with Diala and Aurelia! It's a truly spectacular debut, and I can't wait to play every game Shiny Vacation makes going forward.
After I dealt with this... Art style, This game was One decent meal, Finally a VN worth playing, even among the paid ones.
The writing, is so thick and has some good reactivity, It's worth replaying and choosing other options, and they got good immersion.
And the art, Maybe It looks like Uhhh, but Da characters' faces are Alive. I even can't tell who is whose children or parent by their looks, but I Can feel what they are thinking, what they are feeling, Kinda stuff, I can see it. So I may call it 'Lively arts'.
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Its a beautiful game with a lot of heart in it. It is an experience that I will not be forgetting for a long time.
The writing in the game is brilliantly done. It will make you laugh and cry. It will make you love the characters and make you love to hate some characters. Which, are very expressive and well drawn. Each of them will have their time in the spotlight. The player will find someone in this game that they can relate to. Speaking of the art, the backgrounds are beautiful as well and can be quite hypnotizing at times.
Accompanying the art and brilliant storytelling is the amazing soundtrack. M Bulteau knocked it out of the park with this. Each theme fits the character its for and a lot of them are bops. It will make the player feel genuine excitement at times.
Its a living breathing town with its own secrets and it was joy to discover what makes this town tick. The relationships between the characters, the houses, and its lessers were great fun to learn about. And the mystery surrounding it all made me feel on edge at points and gave me a lot Ah Ha moments.
I've played a few visual novels but never one with multiple endings so I will definitely go through see the others at some point. The game makes me want to.
Looking forward to the next game by Shiny Vacation. If this says anything it's that it will be great.
I can't praise Hand of Horzasha enough. I've read more visual novels than I can count, and no game has been so rewarding. This was a joy to play!
With a delightful and varied cast of characters that feel truly alive, realistic feeling relationship building mechanics, and a compelling mystery to solve, I was sucked in from start to finish. The writing is phenomenal, and made me both laugh out loud often and cry more than once because I was so moved. The design is intuitive and a pleasure to navigate, and rewards multiple playthroughs. The original soundtrack by M. Bulteau is masterfully lush, heightening every interaction whether tense or tender. The character designs are simple, yet expressive, and the dynamic backgrounds and lighting were a treat to see. I loved having access to a journal during my adventure, with the ability to learn more about this vibrant world.
Frequently when I play a visual novel I enjoy it, but not enough to pursue every ending and dialogue tree. With Hand of Horzasha I knew very early on I wanted to go back to experience everything there was to explore. I 100%-ed this game and I am left with a deep sense of emotional resonance. This game beautifully and thoughtfully explores what it means to search for the truth, and what it means to make a truth of your own. I wish I could spend even more time with Diala and Aurelia! It's a truly spectacular debut, and I can't wait to play every game Shiny Vacation makes going forward.
AAAA you're so sweet!! I will keep making games for people like you until I die!
very well written
Thank you so much!
After I dealt with this... Art style, This game was One decent meal, Finally a VN worth playing, even among the paid ones.
The writing, is so thick and has some good reactivity, It's worth replaying and choosing other options, and they got good immersion.
And the art, Maybe It looks like Uhhh, but Da characters' faces are Alive. I even can't tell who is whose children or parent by their looks, but I Can feel what they are thinking, what they are feeling, Kinda stuff, I can see it. So I may call it 'Lively arts'.
I like Toan.
This was great! Love the cast of colorful characters and playing as Daila.