Ashes of War

A very well done story, reminds me a bit of Sunrider but with less anime tropes The Good: - Interesting characters, great scenes - SFX design is pretty good - Combat minigame breaks the tedium of dialogue ( also one battle has actual weight to it ) The Bad: - Several translation errors, wrong context or grammar, sometimes half a word is missing by mistake - A lot of dialogue boxes either have an incorrect person or color assigned to it - Music usually does not stop playing or another track starts playing on top of it forcing a reload The Ugly: - Linear plot, choices don't really matter the show must go on - Character art is inconsistent due to several artists making art with no direction lead - Several plot points remain unexplained I want Noblewoman Morgan to step on me 8.9/10

The only real issues are minor. Some spelling mistakes, a couple of dialogue boxes out of wack, and a few art assets are inconsistant for 'this person is a hologram'. A single misclick on a space battle, made me skip it, when I was real far into it... which could be good to have it give a "are you sure" box or the like. And I felt like it was a bit rushed near the end, story wise. But I do mean "a bit". And it doesnt detract from what was depicted, was enjoyable. Genuinly, minor issues. All stuff that can be updated out of being issues, or shrugged off as a player going through them. The story, while yes, has plenty porn logic, is not high on its own supply. Characters are genuine, its geopolitically centered plot, is good backdrop for it all, and nearly every single character, has plenty of moments about their hopes, dreams, fears, personality, that has absolutely nothing to do with sex. Which makes them seem far more realized as people, for when sex does happen. Not that you cant enjoy blatant smut, but for the pretentious types like me, who wants porn stories to actually be stories... this is pretty good. Especially for the low price I got out of a 21 hour story run.…

[h1] Thoughts of Ashes of War [/h1] You like VN's? You like some NSFW stills? You like turnbased space combat? You like a good written story? Well Ashes ticks all the boxes. Great character build, the MC is not a moron and the dialog is sometimes long, but well written. If turnbased strategy isn't you cup of tea, then it can be skipped. Likewise if you are prude and dont want the lewd scenes, they are also flagged clearly in advance and you can just choose a safe exit version. Now scenaries are limited, there's the bridge, the bing, the mess, the cargo and fighter hull and a couple of 'world' scenes. However the various chars (most female) are beatiful one dimensional drawn (no anime here) As the story goes, i found i interesting and kept me hooked to actually know whats going on. Without spoiling to much the events take turns and twists without being this...(oh he woke next morning and it was all a dream. sic) So for the buck you get plenty of bang. I've think this is pretty good and can highly recommend Ashes

Hiddem Gem of a game for the pervy of us, filled with characters you come to root for and an egaging story line

The characters are written with unique captivating personalities. The plot of this thrilling adventure is well paced and executed. The setting is distinct and clear effort has gone into making the galaxy feel more developed than may be expected. Gameplay is the weakest feature, especially in the later stages of the game. However, I'm happy to set that aside given the ability to skip frustrating portions. Overall, a very fine visual novel and well worth the price for the story and romance.

Good game