Moondusk Masquerade

[b] Beware that this is not a fully Boy x Girl romance VN, there is another romancable female character as well [/b] [h2] THOUGHTS [/h2] Honestly, the art style is very nice and everyone is attractive. And it gives off a lot of fairy tale vibes such as "Cinderella" & "Beauty and the Beast". It starts off as you are working as a servant where the two sisters screams as they are getting ready for a masquerade ball or smthg... [spoiler] cinderella vibes [/spoiler] You will also receive a mysterious letter after each scenes This game has potential, but tbh it is a little blurry and it seems like certain plot is missing... It would be better if voice acting is also included.. [h2] CHARACTERS [/h2] [h3] Llyr [/h3] The knight.. Llyr is very attractive, and he reminds me of someone from a korean yaoi manhwa. (no offense) And I like his personality.. [h3] Kalon [/h3] Although I like his body shape, and the height. His personality is a bit off putting where he keeps on getting angry. One time he got mad cuz the MC just stole a rose from the rose garden.. [strike] Not that I support a theively act, but it's just one when you have so many [/strike] [spoiler] this is where it gives me a …

I had consistent issues where the save files wouldnt load. super annoying. I also found the writing to be very boring and inorganic. i didnt find the characters that interesting and I didnt find the MC interesting either. wouldn't really recommend this. save your $11 and wait for touchstarved to come out next year since even that demo of that has better writing and content than this entire game

[i]"If you're expecting me to trust you entirely, truly, deeply with whole heart... Then perhaps, you'll find the right words to change my mind someday. Until the, I have to follow what both my heart and mind can agree upon right now."[/i] [b] Llyr: [/b] [i] "If this is your challenge for me, then I'd be a fool not to take it. Just remember, however..." [/i] [h3] Once you step inside that room, they'll force a role onto you to match with their little play.[/h3]

I play fantasy romance visual novels quite a lot, and I like this game after finishing one route. (I usually finish one route of the most preferred LI and then let it be for a while.) Kalon's route was somehow lovely, bittersweet, and not so straightforward as I expected. What I like about Nochi Studios games is that they always find a way to make their romance games more challenging. I didn't use any guide, so really, I understand it can get frustrating for someone after a while, but I really enjoyed collecting letters and replaying the game to get to the happy end. However, the fact is that even if you use any guide at the end, it is still a well-written, long enough visual novel with really nice art for a good price.

One thing I like about Nochi is that with each new release, there's always a new aspect that they add in their games to challenge themselves. I've played every single game (except Love Cult, it is next on my list) and Moondusk Masquerade was different in the sense that it's their first game with a historical-fantasy setting. As someone who LOVES this genre (mainly historical), I was really excited about the court-palace aspect (though the game was shorter than I expected). The moment I launched the game, the music transported me into a different time. With the gradual unveiling of the truth and interactions with LIs (I enjoyed the more 'everyday ones' outside the masquerade), I enjoyed the common route more than the individual ones. I really liked the interactions with Llyr, it was comical at times. I liked the collecting letters aspect- the 'esc' button and save files are truly your friends. Each LI has their own style of writing and appreciate the different way they expressed themselves (Meria imo has the best letters). It took me awhile to figure out which colour/font belongs to each LI but once I did, getting to the individual route wasn't too difficult. After branching out…

The art is really good and the character designs are great but the story writing and plot are pretty lacking imo