Aquadine

A fairy tale VN. Well I will start with the negatives. It is often inane, sounds are ridicoulous (they were supposed to be funny I guess but ultraloud burps is not my style of humor). There are no choices but there are four routes than can be played. Unlike console version this one is missing achievements. From positives, the music was nice, story and interactions were OK. It has fantasy yet interesting setting. Despite some hiccups it is funny and lighthearted. It also shows the value of commitment and responsibility and how to deal with existential issues like grieving. Aquadine is also well done graphically, this part definetively deserves a praise.. There is no voice acting but characters do have their own voices limited to single words or simple expressions. Overal a positive experience even if I am way too old for such games. Pity that the development team did not do more games. I am sure they would have been worth checking out.

I used to have another steam account where I played this for the first time, and I wished to replay this on my current account. Aquadine was a breath of fresh air for me as I typically don't boot up visual novels, so this was my first kinetic VN. Admittedly, I first only bought it because it had mermaids in it, but I did it again now because of how much I enjoyed it. I admire how Ciel's job as a gondolier helped introduce the lore pretty naturally. Seeing all the connections between characters also helps to bridge the gaps between routes and the lore. Cameron was my favorite then, and the same is still true now. All the routes are pretty enjoyable, and the last part of each route were my favorite parts of the stories just because of how things come together. This time around I noticed that each route shares some details that you would only know if you played a certain route. I guess that helps the broad strokes feeling of the memories ending, even if a certain character's route was the only one that could possibly be the "main" one... given the entirety of what happens. Still, I prefer the more realistic slice of life stories of the other routes where the stakes were small but fel…

Story: 10/10 Art: 10/10 Pacing: 10/10 Music: 10/10 Worth it so play it!!

sometimes letting down your guard is a key of friendship even romace i remember hearing about this for a while and now i finally got to it, a nice read that is short enough yet detailed gotta love eng va vns! thanks Jonah Scott for mentioning it years back its nice

Aquadine is a very entertaining visual novel. The story never fails to present you an interesting scenario, striking a good balance between funny, emotional or just plain wholesome. The pacing is great, I would never get bored of reading so much so I would always look forward to what's coming next, and would get sad when it was time to leave. The humor is great, the 4 different routes are different enough from each other and don't contain repeated bits. The ending is definitely unexpected. Overall, a great experience that can be reccomended to anyone!

short but decent enough