The Mildew Children

[h1]Sights & Sounds[/h1] [h3]Awkward[/h3] [list] [*] That subtitle is basically how I'd sum up the visual presentation of [i]The Mildew Children[/i] in one word [*] Take, for example, a typical snapshot of the gameplay as you're exploring. Feel free to pull up an image search for screenshots to verify what I'm saying. To my eyes, it looks like characters are 3D-modeled and placed on scrolling 2D backgrounds. While not ugly per se, the primitive looking characters on the frankly gorgeous backdrops is a little jarring, almost like the assets are from two different games [*] Character animations are stilted and repetitive. Almost robotic. Additionally, turning around to face a different direction slingshots the screen to maintain your character's position at roughly the 1/4 width mark in the direction you're facing. Hope you're not overly prone to motion sickness [*] As a result, whenever the game is in motion, it looks and feels strange. When you're just talking to someone and can focus on the voice acting, story development, beautiful backgrounds, and expressive character portraits, though? [i]The Mildew Children[/i] can be quite the scenic experience [*] I can't really judge the vo…

Innocence withers Ancient rites consume childhood Hope blooms through the grief

The art and the music are phenomenal! The colors are really pleasing and perfectly sets the atmosphere for each scene. The music has an eerie sense in them no matter how homely it feels. Overall ATMOSPHERE in The Mildew Children is perfectly set, the dread and macabre in this village. The most eerie part is not the blatantly gorey scenes, but the fact that the villagers and every character treats each bloody practice as normal. It really sets you the kind of culture that prevails - both in their practice, customs, and beliefs. Another amazing aspect that deserves praise is the VOICE ACTING. As a non-russian speaker, I had no clue of the dialogue just from listening but even so I can hear each emotion and personality of every character even without reading the english text. The Voice actors are absolutely phenomenal! The game mechanics I applaud in their immersion. You feel for the struggle of remembering these are children, Iva especially. SPOILERS: Her world has turned upside down, she was told she'd die early, the pressure to remember multiple rituals and incantations in such a short amount of time as her body adjusts to poison after poison. The mechanics really lets you feel…

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Красивая драматичная игра! Мне очень понравилось, несмотря на то, что новеллы обычно это не моё, но тут я не могла оторваться! Плюсы: + Прекрасная история + Красивая рисовка + Интересные персонажи + Озвучка! Голоса приятные, выразительные, погружающие в сюжет и отлично подходящие персонажам. Особенно прекрасна Вавна! + Оооочень красивая музыка + Отдельным пунктом: заговоры ведьм - атмосферные стихи создают ощущение той самой славянской магии + Собственно, сеттинг: мир ощущается живым и пугающим, со своим прошлым, есть небольшие детали которые позволяют увидеть традиции этого мира и его историю + На удивление понравились мини-игры, они добавляли напряжения там, где это было необходимо Минусы: Неудобная система сохранений, можно только с начала главы начать либо с начала диалога, если остановиться посреди диалога. С другой стороны главы небольшие, так что это мелочь.

Just waste of my time.The story is incredibly poor, the speech patterns in the game are incredibly strange, making it difficult to comprehend. I'd say the story or characters are interesting, but no, there's no depth to the plot. You also have to memorize meaningless poems, which makes it even more difficult to complete, and you have to take pictures of the text... come on. Getting to the good ending intuitively is difficult, and impossible without a guide. Even the normal ending wasn't explained in detail, just dropped, like, thanks for the game, goodbye.. I cant recommend this game, sorry