The Alchemist & His Battle-Scarred Homunculus

It's going to be a neutral review as I experienced quite mixed emotions while playing it. [u] Praises [/u]: +Honestly, I started this game to enjoy some explicit adult content but pretty soon I was hooked by the story & mc's inner struggle. That really left a strong impression on me. Alchemy, war, life in a village, heartbreaking betrayal...the whole world was so captivating. +I always appreciate 18+ stories without any patches, dlc and all that headache. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3560735644 +Art is gorgeous, the gallery is full of pretty, diverse, revealing intimate scenes. +Voiced. [u] Complaints [/u]: --Astonishingly I disliked the abundance of sex scenes O_o Seriously, perhaps for the first time ever I found all that content distracting me from the story T_T Sometimes it's just really too much ;) --Though I enjoyed the plot, some twists were so stupid, I felt annoyed & enraged. Again that damn feeling that this weird, illogical nonsense happens just to create some conflict for story development. Like for example, the smartest alchemist in the world couldn't notice the obvious, [spoiler]frequent symptoms of his creation's deadly deterio…

The story is just average, kinda boring even as there isn’t really a central antagonist. The visuals, however, are quite impressive. There are 2 render options, but the original color grading looks far better than the newer “arrange” version. The game also runs at sub-1080p, which is odd. Add a bit of software sharpening though, and it looks perfectly fine.

This story is my first foray into higher end anime/hentai AVNs. I very much liked the story but it read awful fast. It was rough in the love scenes and Waffle should go with less (poor) love scene dialogue, perhaps using one or two more images in them instead would work better. The Alchemist meets all my general VN requirements...but honestly, I was expecting more. Anyway, you play as Rakels, an alchemist of some skill. When you went to University you had ambitious goals for your craft. You managed to push the bounds, and your work made Homunculii possible, when you created them you envisioned all sorts of helpful applications for them. The State however had a different vision, they took your work and your dream and twisted it into a weapon. Seeing your dream misused in this fashion has left you a husk of a man, containing little but a need to atone. You spend your days living on the edge of the fishing village you grew up in, brewing healing aids and other minor nostrums for the people living there. One day, you were out gathering supplies when you happen across Mel. Mel is a Homunculus, an example of the pinnacle of your craft and naivety. A brief look tells you she has been b…

Pretty nice story about struggling to brighten others' lives in a pretty bleak world. The setting may be a little dark, but the story is a positive one that stresses the importance of trust.

great love story one of if not my fav visual novel story that ive read so many feelings,Love Mel so much best girl :}

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