Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning Steam Edition
Liar-soft · 2016 · Adventure, Visual Novel, Anime, Steampunk, Nudity
PC
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About Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning Steam Edition
The year is 1908. The 20th century is still young.
An unfamiliar 20th century - in an unfamiliar world.
This is a world that experienced a 19th century very different from our own. A world filled with innumerable steam-powered Engines.
The unnaturally rapid development of this steam civilization has left the world's skies shrouded in grey... and its seas dyed in shades of black.
"Sea" - Once, the word suggested an expanse of blue. Today, it refers to something dark and putrid.
The former harbor city of Marseille in the European Kingdom of France looks out on a sea as black as any other. But these particular waters are home to something that can't be found anywhere else on Earth...
A massive artificial island, solid and imposing as a fortress. A city in its own right, but also a school; a place bursting with life and color.
Its formal name: The Marseille Offshore Academia.
The Academia - a city founded on cutting-edge engine science; an academy designed to produce the greatest Erudite Scholars in the world.
It stands above a sea fouled by the flourishing of modern civilization.
It sits below a sky polluted by the emissions of countless Engines.
And nonetheless, it shines like a jewel, filled with the radiance of students glorying in their youth.
This is a place so overflowing with energy as to recall the long-lost sun.
A place that glitters with a beauty reminiscent of the long-lost stars.
However, the Academia is also a city with a secret. Beneath its facade hides a darkness feared even by the French monarchy.
Specifically... the school lies under the control of the "English West India Company," a secret society that rules Europe's underworld with an iron first.
Not even the agencies of the great European powers could expose the Academia's true nature; powerless to interfere, heads of mighty states can only watch warily for some sign that might reveal the Society's intentions.
The Academia - a gorgeous island closed off completely to the outside world.
A school that no student is permitted to leave, except as successful "graduates."
A society of the young and for the young, self-sufficient and proudly independent.
A city-state under the absolute rule of the "Governing Council," an elite body composed of the "Fraternity" and "Sorority"... and a subordinate branch of the English West India Company.
A radiant distortion in the fabric of the world, continually producing both brilliant young talent and fearsome supernatural Arts.
A carefully-cultivated, absolutely impenetrable garden of secrets.
However, in the spring of 1908... A single young man appears within its walls.
After declaring his intent to wage war against the Governing Council, he introduces himself in this way:
"Nikola Tesla. 72 years old. I'm a transfer student."
"Students of the Marseille Offshore Academia. My hundred thousand young friends, cursed by fate."
"...I will save every last one of you with my own two hands."
And at the summit of Château d'If, a bell rings out.
The Bell of Gahkthun, announcing that the time of rejoicing is at hand...
An unfamiliar 20th century - in an unfamiliar world.
This is a world that experienced a 19th century very different from our own. A world filled with innumerable steam-powered Engines.
The unnaturally rapid development of this steam civilization has left the world's skies shrouded in grey... and its seas dyed in shades of black.
"Sea" - Once, the word suggested an expanse of blue. Today, it refers to something dark and putrid.
The former harbor city of Marseille in the European Kingdom of France looks out on a sea as black as any other. But these particular waters are home to something that can't be found anywhere else on Earth...
A massive artificial island, solid and imposing as a fortress. A city in its own right, but also a school; a place bursting with life and color.
Its formal name: The Marseille Offshore Academia.
The Academia - a city founded on cutting-edge engine science; an academy designed to produce the greatest Erudite Scholars in the world.
It stands above a sea fouled by the flourishing of modern civilization.
It sits below a sky polluted by the emissions of countless Engines.
And nonetheless, it shines like a jewel, filled with the radiance of students glorying in their youth.
This is a place so overflowing with energy as to recall the long-lost sun.
A place that glitters with a beauty reminiscent of the long-lost stars.
However, the Academia is also a city with a secret. Beneath its facade hides a darkness feared even by the French monarchy.
Specifically... the school lies under the control of the "English West India Company," a secret society that rules Europe's underworld with an iron first.
Not even the agencies of the great European powers could expose the Academia's true nature; powerless to interfere, heads of mighty states can only watch warily for some sign that might reveal the Society's intentions.
The Academia - a gorgeous island closed off completely to the outside world.
A school that no student is permitted to leave, except as successful "graduates."
A society of the young and for the young, self-sufficient and proudly independent.
A city-state under the absolute rule of the "Governing Council," an elite body composed of the "Fraternity" and "Sorority"... and a subordinate branch of the English West India Company.
A radiant distortion in the fabric of the world, continually producing both brilliant young talent and fearsome supernatural Arts.
A carefully-cultivated, absolutely impenetrable garden of secrets.
However, in the spring of 1908... A single young man appears within its walls.
After declaring his intent to wage war against the Governing Council, he introduces himself in this way:
"Nikola Tesla. 72 years old. I'm a transfer student."
"Students of the Marseille Offshore Academia. My hundred thousand young friends, cursed by fate."
"...I will save every last one of you with my own two hands."
And at the summit of Château d'If, a bell rings out.
The Bell of Gahkthun, announcing that the time of rejoicing is at hand...
What Steam players say
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First of don't mind my play time, I had to play it without using the steam launcher because the game is bugged otherwise. Now, to the review. This story has an interesting setup but it also insists on dragging out everything ten times longer than it has to. It let's setups hanging forever and what could be said in 2 sentences gets stretched to 10, it is really hard to keep reading it for longer than just a bit. But the killing blow is what I like to call ''Why the ♥♥♥♥ did you put your creepy rape fantasy in there'' Syndrom that way too many japanese mangas and visual novels have. No, this does not deserve a spoiler tag. And no, the tentacle rape scene was not done because it was necessary for the story, it is obvious to anyone that saw the scene that the it is simply there because some creep on the team had a some complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up fetish. I cannot even begin to express how little point there is in that scene existing for the story. There is genuinly not even the shred of a doubt that it's in there because someone in the team was really into ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up tentacle rape. And this most certainly is not some fetish hentai visual novel, this is a simple supernatural story no…
I'm quite neutral on this one. The setting is absolutely marvelous, the art is stunning, the music is great, the VA also. I think the prose is wonderful. But the characters and story didn't really do it for me. Tesla and Neon weren't great main characters. The different chapters followed the same formula so there were no real surprises. I wanted to love this VN because it has so much going for it but it is lackluster. That being said, I will try to read Inganock and Sharnoth because the world of this series is simply wonderful.
A great Liar-soft Visual Novel along with others from this company that are not yet on steam like: Shikkoku no Sharnoth and Sekien no Inganock.
Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning, developed by Liar-soft and published by MangaGamer, is a rich, imaginative steampunk visual novel that immerses players in a world where science and mysticism coexist under the flickering glow of mechanical marvels. Set in 1908 on the massive artificial island of Marseille Offshore Academia, the story unfolds in an alternate historical reality where engines run on arcane power and human ambition collides with divine mystery. It is a world of innovation and oppression, of hidden conspiracies and fragile ideals, where technology and human spirit intertwine in an intricate dance. At its heart lies a compelling tale of rebellion and discovery, anchored by a mysterious transfer student—Nikola Tesla—whose arrival upends the carefully controlled order of the academy and ignites a chain of events that challenge the power of the elite and the boundaries of human potential. The narrative begins with Neon Scalar Smilja, a quiet and unassuming student whose life changes the day Tesla strides into her classroom. A figure shrouded in myth and confidence, Tesla’s proclamation of war against the corrupt ruling council of the academy draws Neon into his orbit and …
What a heroic fairy tale.
Good. Story is good. VA is good. Art is good.
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