Let me preface by saying at the time of writing this review, I have only finished Fawns good ending and currently don’t have plans to finish the other endings any time soon.
I am also going to say that this review will be long and full of spoilers so don’t read if you haven’t finished the vn because oh boy, do I have some thoughts…

This vn truly frustrated and disappointed me in a way no other vn has.

The first few hours are a delight. There were so many threads being set up for future plot points and I was already starting to put together a couple theories of what was happening in this world. I adored the interactions between Raen and Fawn, and while I didn’t like Leos at first, he began to grow on me and the dynamic between the trio was so fun.

However, everything begins to fall apart once you reach Oxhabor.

There is a murder mystery plot going on Oxhabor that at first, is very intriguing and I found myself excited to continue playing to figure out what was happening. There were just enough clues strewn about that allowed the player to put the pieces together themself but without it being overly obvious to what exactly the mystery was.
Then you reach the conclusion of this plot point. This scene was filled with so much tension, as you realise you’re separated from your companions, and now you’re confronting the murderer who turns out to be someone you were starting to consider a friend, who reveals to you that they’re possessed by a demon who used to be a god.
This is a conclusion that the player has most likely figured out at this point, thanks to the previously mentioned clues. However, the game makes the decision to completely diffuse the tension that was being built up, and turns it into page upon page upon page of exposition.
The fun mystery that the game was slowly revealing is now just being hand fed to the player.
All tension this scene had is completely gone, and I found myself just wishing the scene was over already, for the characters to stop talking and actually do something about the demon that is standing in front of them. Eventually they do something, and Nox gets knocked out by Veras and they bring his unconscious body along with them.

The biggest issue I had was that after the characters leave Oxhabor and are making their way to Sid Caeham, Veras (a god travelling with his human partner, Ilran), begins to tell us the lore behind the gods in this world and the concept of gods turning into demons. So what was the point of having to listen to Nox explain everything in detail to us, during a scene where we’re meant to be worried for the main character's safety (but we’re really not, because the villain won’t shut up), when afterwards we were just going to hear all about it again? Why not just remove all the annoying exposition from the Nox confrontation scene, and include it in the lore dump we receive from Veras?

Another issue that arises from the Oxhabor plot, is the inclusion of the third romance option Cyne. Ugh. Cyne does nothing but give me a headache the entire game. His whole character is just non-stop sex jokes and being a nuisance to everyone around him and purposely trying his best to push everyone’s buttons.
The group finds themselves in the Amaranth forest, known for amplifying people's negative emotions, a fact that Cyne knows, and yet he still goes out of his way to be an annoyance. This leads to Fawn being influenced by the forest, and almost attacking Cyne, a situation that of course, shakes Cyne up. My expectation from this scene was Cyne coming to the realisation that the way he’s acting isn’t acceptable and that he needs to change the way he treats his companions. Instead, we get a scene where Fawn apologises to Cyne for the attack and for bottling up his emotions to the point where they exploded, Cyne also apologises for the way he acted but then nothing changes. He’s still the annoying, button pushing, sex pest, nuisance that he always was.

At this point, we have arrived at Sid Caeham. The main reason for reaching this city is Raens goal of finding the lost prince Caspian, who was said to have died with the rest of the royal family 18 years ago, but rumoured to have survived. Up to this point, the game has been dropping hints that Caspian was actually Raens father, so you’d expect this to be a big moment. Raen finally confronts Caspian, Caspian recognises Raen as his son aaaand….. that’s pretty much it. It’s a very lacklustre scene.
This scene then concludes with the reveal that the Speaker from Raens hometown, the one who was going to execute him before deciding to just banish him, has been following Raen. He bursts into the shop but promptly leaves after seeing Caspian, his childhood friend. We then get the reveal that Raen was meant to be the next Speaker. At this, we learn that the Speakers mentor, Lucius, was the one to murder the royal family, which then led to Raens mother, Nia, to murder Lucius and in turn the Speaker, Aemyl, murders Nia and almost murders Caspian. Lots of murder.

Some more stuff happens, we learn that gods are not born, and instead are made. The only way for a god to be made, is for a mortal to have had a ‘widespread influence’ during their life, whether that influence is good or bad, and after their death ascend to godhood. Because of this rule, we learn that Lucius, after being murdered by Nia, ascended to godhood due to the negative impact he had during his life and has been planning to take over the world or whatever generic evil thing it was.
Speeding through the story a bit more, we find ourselves in a hidden village for gods to live in peace, and our group (minus Leos and Cyne who have been possessed by Lucius, but don’t worry about them too much because the story doesn’t) tries to recruit the help of the village leader, Elliot, to fight against Lucius. Elliot says no, we wait until the next day, ask again and he says yes. During the day of waiting, we get three separate scenes of our group split up, Raen with Fawn, Veras with Illran and Caspian with Aemyl.
Veras and Illran go to a hot spring and have sex. Raen and Fawn also go to a hot spring and have sex, and Raen contemplates proposing to Fawn despite dating for less than a week, and Caspian and Aemyl lie in the snow together and start to make up and forgive each other.
This is all happening while Lucius plots to take over the world and also has Cyne and Leos under his control….. Hey guys, how about we stop thinking with our ♥♥♥♥♥ for one second and actually do something about the big bad villain.
We eventually make our way back to Sid Caeham, we defeat Lucius, Veras and Illran make out, Fawn and Raen makeout, Caspian and Aemyl make out. Woo hoo *rolls eyes*
Just like the Nox confrontation, this scene has way too much talking and absolutely no tension and I found myself just wanting the vn to be over already. Eventually it does end and we get the reveal that Soren, the guy that Nox possessed, has woken up and that’s it.
This whole story is a complete mess, but there were other things that specifically pissed me off.

(I am going to have to split my review here, as it’s too long so the rest will be in the comments.)

Let me preface by saying at the time of writing this review, I have only finished Fawns good ending and currently don’t have plans to finish the other endings any time soon. I am also going to say that this review will be long and full of spoilers so don’t read if you haven’t finished the vn because oh boy, do I have some thoughts… This vn truly frustrated and disappointed me in a way no other vn has. The first few hours are a delight. There were so many threads being set up for future plot points and I was already starting to put together a couple theories of what was happening in this world. I adored the interactions between Raen and Fawn, and while I didn’t like Leos at first, he began to grow on me and the dynamic between the trio was so fun. However, everything begins to fall apart once you reach Oxhabor. There is a murder mystery plot going on Oxhabor that at first, is very intriguing and I found myself excited to continue playing to figure out what was happening. There were just enough clues strewn about that allowed the player to put the pieces together themself but without it being overly obvious to what exactly the mystery was. Then you reach the conclusion of this plot point. This scene was filled with so much tension, as you realise you’re separated from your companions, and now you’re confronting the murderer who turns out to be someone you were starting to consider a friend, who reveals to you that they’re possessed by a demon who used to be a god. This is a conclusion that the player has most likely figured out at this point, thanks to the previously mentioned clues. However, the game makes the decision to completely diffuse the tension that was being built up, and turns it into page upon page upon page of exposition. The fun mystery that the game was slowly revealing is now just being hand fed to the player. All tension this scene had is completely gone, and I found myself just wishing the scene was over already, for the characters to stop talking and actually do something about the demon that is standing in front of them. Eventually they do something, and Nox gets knocked out by Veras and they bring his unconscious body along with them. The biggest issue I had was that after the characters leave Oxhabor and are making their way to Sid Caeham, Veras (a god travelling with his human partner, Ilran), begins to tell us the lore behind the gods in this world and the concept of gods turning into demons. So what was the point of having to listen to Nox explain everything in detail to us, during a scene where we’re meant to be worried for the main character's safety (but we’re really not, because the villain won’t shut up), when afterwards we were just going to hear all about it again? Why not just remove all the annoying exposition from the Nox confrontation scene, and include it in the lore dump we receive from Veras? Another issue that arises from the Oxhabor plot, is the inclusion of the third romance option Cyne. Ugh. Cyne does nothing but give me a headache the entire game. His whole character is just non-stop sex jokes and being a nuisance to everyone around him and purposely trying his best to push everyone’s buttons. The group finds themselves in the Amaranth forest, known for amplifying people's negative emotions, a fact that Cyne knows, and yet he still goes out of his way to be an annoyance. This leads to Fawn being influenced by the forest, and almost attacking Cyne, a situation that of course, shakes Cyne up. My expectation from this scene was Cyne coming to the realisation that the way he’s acting isn’t acceptable and that he needs to change the way he treats his companions. Instead, we get a scene where Fawn apologises to Cyne for the attack and for bottling up his emotions to the point where they exploded, Cyne also apologises for the way he acted but then nothing changes. He’s still the annoying, button pushing, sex pest, nuisance that he always was. At this point, we have arrived at Sid Caeham. The main reason for reaching this city is Raens goal of finding the lost prince Caspian, who was said to have died with the rest of the royal family 18 years ago, but rumoured to have survived. Up to this point, the game has been dropping hints that Caspian was actually Raens father, so you’d expect this to be a big moment. Raen finally confronts Caspian, Caspian recognises Raen as his son aaaand….. that’s pretty much it. It’s a very lacklustre scene. This scene then concludes with the reveal that the Speaker from Raens hometown, the one who was going to execute him before deciding to just banish him, has been following Raen. He bursts into the shop but promptly leaves after seeing Caspian, his childhood friend. We then get the reveal that Raen was meant to be the next Speaker. At this, we learn that the Speakers mentor, Lucius, was the one to murder the royal family, which then led to Raens mother, Nia, to murder Lucius and in turn the Speaker, Aemyl, murders Nia and almost murders Caspian. Lots of murder. Some more stuff happens, we learn that gods are not born, and instead are made. The only way for a god to be made, is for a mortal to have had a ‘widespread influence’ during their life, whether that influence is good or bad, and after their death ascend to godhood. Because of this rule, we learn that Lucius, after being murdered by Nia, ascended to godhood due to the negative impact he had during his life and has been planning to take over the world or whatever generic evil thing it was. Speeding through the story a bit more, we find ourselves in a hidden village for gods to live in peace, and our group (minus Leos and Cyne who have been possessed by Lucius, but don’t worry about them too much because the story doesn’t) tries to recruit the help of the village leader, Elliot, to fight against Lucius. Elliot says no, we wait until the next day, ask again and he says yes. During the day of waiting, we get three separate scenes of our group split up, Raen with Fawn, Veras with Illran and Caspian with Aemyl. Veras and Illran go to a hot spring and have sex. Raen and Fawn also go to a hot spring and have sex, and Raen contemplates proposing to Fawn despite dating for less than a week, and Caspian and Aemyl lie in the snow together and start to make up and forgive each other. This is all happening while Lucius plots to take over the world and also has Cyne and Leos under his control….. Hey guys, how about we stop thinking with our dicks for one second and actually do something about the big bad villain. We eventually make our way back to Sid Caeham, we defeat Lucius, Veras and Illran make out, Fawn and Raen makeout, Caspian and Aemyl make out. Woo hoo *rolls eyes* Just like the Nox confrontation, this scene has way too much talking and absolutely no tension and I found myself just wanting the vn to be over already. Eventually it does end and we get the reveal that Soren, the guy that Nox possessed, has woken up and that’s it. This whole story is a complete mess, but there were other things that specifically pissed me off. (I am going to have to split my review here, as it’s too long so the rest will be in the comments.)