Black Lily's Tale

This VN for me is a clear case of where we need a "neutral" option. It had both very positive and very negative points about it that I'd like to write about a bit more. Let's start with the pros. A) As someone who has experienced a similar situation to Hana/Natsu, I do think this scenario taps into the dilemma someone faces in a conservative society to be who they truly are if they are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. This is something I think the writers really nailed when thinking about the tough situations they wrote for Hana/Itsuki and Natsu/Shu. That is to say, the fear of facing social suicide is a real threat even now for many. This really shined with the inclusion of that extra route for Rin where you can see how traumatic/scarring those opposing forces can be on someone's psyche/mental health. B) By showing this discrimination and the microaggressions for what they are, as a result, I think it provides an interesting story dynamic (in theory) that should keep the reader interested since there is a lot of power in this kind of narrative for its target audience (presumably members of the LGBTQIA+ community and, especially, lesbian readers). But, unfortunately,…

10/10

The art, writing, and world are all wonderfully created. This work additionally address many social issues in a bold way that few games do

Beautiful game about fighting heteronormativity! The choices system is very unique and makes this more of a puzzle game.

游戲方面建議直接看攻略，當普通的視覺小説就好，我看著攻略玩都覺得選項很白癡 故事方面還ok，主要是很喜歡角色們和他們之間的互動 而且免費DLC還要手動加入這點也很白癡

The art, voice acting, and writing were all amazing. Every character is both fun and interesting, the drama was really fun too. There were a couple moments in the game that left me actually shocked and forced me to take a minute to recollect myself. Black Lily's Tale hit a lot of plotlines I personally love, this VN needs to be more popular!! I've seen a few people complain about the interrupt mechanic being very specific and difficult to work around, but as of April 2026, I found it to be very forgiving and very intuitive.