Lighthouse of Guiding Flames

[h1]Review with accompanying screenshots and videos in Sinical Network[/h1] https://www.sinicalanimenetwork.com/post/lighthouse-of-guiding-flames-quick-thoughts [i]Lighthouse of guiding flames[/i] is a fantasy visual novel with mystery and horror elements. It features the female protagonist Ethani who, over the course of 12 days, tells her story where she is chosen as a human sacrifice to appease a vengeful god in her remote village, goes to a lighthouse run by the keeper Astaban, meets a few people, and moves on in her life (or afterlife). The story starts off slow at first as it recounts Ethani's story backwards from day 12 to 1. Then it gets better in the second part where her story is told from day 1 to day 12, and the player gets to choose various dialogue options leading to several different endings. I like the part where each choice towards a specific route has a special colour to help players reach that ending (yellow for run away, orange for fight, and red for accept fate). There also is a compass icon that will show the player's inclination towards a particular route and ending. And finally there is a published community guide to help players get all endings and achieve…

A surprisingly interesting little VN that offered something I don't typically get from VNs this size. A good, unique story that doesn't overstay its welcome. Only downside is this VN could REALLY use a copyeditor - the writing overall is good and competent, but there are tons of syntax errors ('and' is 'abd', 'a lot' becomes 'al ot', etc) that a copyeditor would catch. Doesn't hinder the story, but does take a layer of polish away from an otherwise hidden gem!

The art and music are really pretty but the way the story works (kinetic novel into visual novel) isn't a lot of fun and you'll spend an hour waiting to play the actual game.

Lighthouse of Guiding Flames is a short narrative-focused visual novel that builds its appeal around mystery, fantasy, psychological tension, and an unusual approach to chronology. Developed by TomoToro and published by NARRATIVE NINE LTD, the game follows Ethani, a young woman who finds herself wandering through a strange world swallowed by seemingly endless fog. Her search for a way forward eventually brings her to a distant lighthouse and its enigmatic Keeper. What begins as a relatively simple journey toward a beacon of safety soon develops into something much more uncertain, with questions surrounding Ethani's past, the nature of her surroundings, and what the lighthouse actually represents. One of the game's most distinctive qualities is its use of inverse chronology. Rather than presenting every event as a straightforward sequence from beginning to end, the story plays with the order in which information is revealed. This gives otherwise ordinary conversations and scenes additional significance once the player gains more context. Details that initially appear vague or confusing can become much clearer during subsequent portions of the story. It is an interesting narrative d…

This game is a steal at the sale price of 99 cents....Very good...Multiple routes...achievements...choices...beautiful writing and story....very good! 10/10 - except reading the same plot over and over with minor changes bugs me a little I see that it fits with the story.

This was a fantastic game! It was so wholesome and I would play it again! It had a nice story and was exciting, too.