Spiritual Bond ～Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates～

[後半に日本語レビューあり] [h1] Cute shrine maidens purging a "curse" through words - a folklore mystery [/h1] Shrines and abandoned villages, defilement and rituals. From the theme alone, you might feel it is a heavy game, but what first captures your heart is the heroines' "cuteness." In addition to the high-quality, soft anime-style art, the chibi illustrations inserted at key moments are also charming, and they moderately ease the unsettling atmosphere. The sprites' facial expressions and small gestures are detailed, and in between exploration that tends to stay tense, there are moments where you can breathe and feel relieved. The core of the game is a text-based puzzle where you build actions with words. By combining the nouns and verbs you obtain and making "what to do and how to do it" work as a sentence, the path opens. It is not just brute force; it is a casual, thinking-oriented style where you grasp and use clues depending on the situation, and consider word connections that seem likely to work. The more vocabulary you have, the more solution branches expand, and it is fun that even in the same situation you can try a different angle. The responses to each combination are careful, …

For I who often play static VNs, this sure a great introduction to dynamic VN without being too overwhelmed. The story is decent with mix of cuteness and sudden tragedy. the artwork is great (I love fox girls)

The story is surprisingly good for a 4-6 hour game, the ending is fantastic too.

horrible translation. blue-balled. at least voice is nice.

An excellent mix of visual novel and puzzler. I was really surprised because for the price this one is punching way above its weight when it comes to the production quality. The art and soundtrack are superb, the story writing is cohesive with a well-defined start and end, nicely executed characters with quality voice actors, especially the White Rabbit stood out a lot, top-tier goated. Length wise it is around 6-7 hours depending on your reading speed and puzzle solving. The puzzles were fun and I really liked how they got weaved into the story to make sense. The translation could have been a bit more polished but it is sufficient. A paid H patch also exists, you really need to go out of your way to get it but it is totally worth it, the scenes are pretty wild. Overall, definitely recommending.

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