The Ouroboros Express

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Unusual visual novel set on a luxury train, except nobody remembers how they arrived on it. The mystery does not remain a mystery for long as your character, an investigative journalist, tries to find out what is going on with the help and hindrance of the conductor. After that its about relationships, forgiveness, loneliness and making friends, or perhaps not. Having finished one route I'm not sure how much replay value there really is in this game, unless its left in your games library and you go back to it later. The game is well put together, the artwork is excellent, the character sprites are well defined to suit the characters and they are fully voiced. The script is well written considering how heavy the subject matter is and so far I have found no strange jumps as I make a choice. Some of the others have mentioned romance, but my route was more about friendship and accepting people for who they are, looking behind the mask. The surprising thing about this visual novel is that its for free! It appears to be fanfic, but like many free games, it sets a very high standard that many games that cost far more would struggle to achieve. I recommend it but with a caveat, the subject…

Genuinely really well done, I really enjoyed my time with this one! All the characters are interesting and likeable, but flawed. The designs are great, and it's fun finding the spirals on everyone. The VAs all did a fantastic job, too. I'm hard-pressed to pick a favorite character, tbh. I really love them all, and it's fun seeing Vivi's dynamics with everyone. Love her sense of humor, also! Surprising amount of variation in scenes and dialogue, depending on whom you hang out with and in what order—not to mention the affection and decay mechanics!

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a bit cliché, but very cute. gave me an existential crisis and a soft spot for urshu

This game was worth every second played. I had a nice time, and it was free. What more is there to say