Saint Ceri

2.5 hours to read from start to finish. Like another reviewer, I was disappointed that the non relationship plot was so short. Ceri can feel a lot of strong feelings about what's happening but ultimately she is in a passive role beyond who she chooses to share her bed with. It felt like the beginning of a game, a resolution, and an epilogue. I was left confused about where the middle and the end went, as silly as that sounds. I love that she had a life before the game started. 25, widowed, and a hard life to boot. I liked how the subby man scenes went and even though I'm not submissive, even the dominant female love interest wasn't that hardcore either. Very gentle femdom in all directions. I see myself replaying for a poly ending with the two boys and then feeling pretty satisfied about it. I wish there was more loving mature 18+ otome in the world where the protagonist is also a full human being I can relate to. I especially like the eye art for both men. Smoky. I played a second time to have a V poly relationship with the boys. Cute Demon Crashers is another 18+ game that felt very sexual education esque while being mature and cute and very focused on consent. Saint Ceri give…

Saint Ceri is an enjoyable, low-key adult otome game. Its two main features are that 1. It centers around gentle femdom (and it really is [i]very[/i] gentle, if you're mostly interested in harder stuff then this will be a miss for you) 2. The 3 love interests can be romanced separately [i]or[/i] together, in any combination. (There's also a sweet friendship-only good ending if you don't romance any of them) The writing has a mellow, low-key, kind of melancholic vibe to it. Despite the setting and the forced-marriage plot, it feels more like slice of life than anything else. The MC Ceridwen's relationships with the LIs are all unique and mostly feel natural in their buildup despite the inciting incident. The polyam routes don't feel tacked on; there's obvious effort put in to explain how the arrangement would work between all the different combinations, and every combo has unique ending scenes, both SFW and NSFW. Ceridwen herself is a really interesting character; she was plucked from a bleak life in poverty and then essentially forced into a gilded cage, given a title and responsibilities but remaining powerless. Something that might be a hit or miss is that the dilemma the plo…

It's a nice romance visual novel with well crafted characters and plenty of choices! I haven't played through all of the routes yet, but I can tell the creator put a lot of work and care into developing the intimate relationships between a small cast of characters. If you like this sort of authentic storytelling about love then you will like this game!

It's very nice to have a game with spice and story. The art is lovely and it's very cozy. I like the development of the relationships.

Such a lovely visual novel! I found myself liking the intimacy of the plot development. While there is a main conflict involving the church and Ceri's exhaustion, the writing focuses mostly on the growth of the personal relationships and the characters. No worrying about overly grand lore or world-ending threats. What we do get of the world adds enough pleasant intrigue. It's a short read, but a very sweet and relatable one, so I'm more than happy to support this truly indie dev. Thank you Maneki-Mushi!

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