Arts & Hearts Academy

(The VN is really well written in Russian. English isn't lagging that far behind either. It's a compliment considering some of the other VNs... XD) Alright well. If you like art and seeing pretty pictures/getting some information about the paintings and such? This VN has you covered. But I swear... At one point when the guy pulled out his phone and started to teach me stuff... I couldn't stop laughing due to the setting we were in. That was a first. On a date. Ahahah! Also, the Principal's face? Epic. However now the smiles must end. Theo? I've never felt so terrible playing a route. There were SO MANY red flags about him... That and when the confirmation came up to "Join Him"... I felt like my MC was giving her soul to the Devil himself. o.O Now, I like Demon-routes/bad-boi routes and all those... But Theo is different... Different in an entirely bad way. (AND NO, this is NOT to tell you to NOT to try his route. This is merely my observation.) My personality couldn't handle him in the end. D: I ended up running to the sunny-boi instead. Only then did I feel better lol. So game: Pretty artwork/backgrounds. Ryan is cool. Theo is overtly scummily evil…

I did not like it and was left quite disappointed (SPOILERS AHEAD). Came for Theo, he was found out to be an absolute ♥♥♥♥ head AND abusive towards women. If you deny him ANYTHING he becomes aggressive with you, WTF? I simply could not let my MC romance him after I saw it happen once Then, since my romance with Theo failed, I kinda switched to Ryan (same playthrough). Although, the whole game I was choosing Theo (except when he asks you to betray him), Ryan still accepted me with open arms... strange but ok. Rooftop thingy was quite bizarre but somewhat romantic? But then, he eavesdropped on me joining the ¨¨restauration¨¨ club and completely freaked out for me to end up alone, WTF? I understand it goes against your principles, but dont you want to talk about it if you love me so much and for so long? I liked the idea, but the personas are too one sided for me.

It’s an excellent game if you want a casual experience with a nice story and beautiful art.

If only steam had a star-based review system. I enjoyed the game! And it's very impressive from a solo developer. But I'm a huge fan of the genre, and also got the game on sale. I only KINDA recommend the game for most folks. Highlighting some of the potential negatives - don't go into this expecting a mystery or detective game, more of a standard romance visual novel with VERY light mystery / detective elements. There are also many grammatical mistakes in the English translation, and also many plot inconsistencies and undeveloped plot threads. And 1 of the romance choices - he's truly a terrible person. Do his route last so you can appreciate what a terrible person he is. He's so terrible that you'll probably be cringing the whole time, but I love the hilarious way his route ended.

Great game!

Great game. Loved the art, the characters and the story.