Viola: The Heroine's Melody

A game that reminds us that the difference between music and magic is just two letters. The game has a sweet charm to it that teaches us how to love music, process trauma, and come out of our shells. The game is not without its jank in terms of the occasional interface clunkiness, and we don't need to hear the same fanfare every time we pick up the same common items. I'm willing to overlook these because Viola as a game has so much heart. While it clearly draws some inspiration from Undertale, it's never distracting enough to not let it stand out as its own thing. Plus, it has a trans knight in, which is always cool! A-tier, pure piece of delight. Streamed it twice, and my people loved it.

Viola: The Heroine’s Melody is a simple story about Viola exploring a fantastical world, meeting new friends, defeating foes, and growing up, but when our real-life pandemic casts a lingering air of dread and gloom over everything, spending time with a game like this is a relaxing, calming escape. There’s value in that. Check out my full review at GameCritics.com! https://gamecritics.com/eugene-sax/viola-the-heroines-melody-review/

No, but I'm actually mad that more of y'all aren't giving this game its roses. Give this game her TENS! The story is S O beautiful and such a great meditation on loving oneself, finding community, moving through grief, and falling in love with artistic expression. I was nervous because I heard there was a game-ending bug, but as long as you get Emerald after they become available (which is fairly early), you should be good. Just like don't wait till the end to get them, I don't even know why people were doing that to begin with lmao. Sure, this game doesn't have a million-dollar budget. Sure, we've seen stories of friendship before. But E Y E don't care! This story does it better, period. This game will leave you with misty eyes and lungs made lighter from laughing at the hilarious dialogue. It's a vibe, it's great, play this game now, please.

Why the ♥♥♥♥ is her name Viola when she plays Violin???

Cute and short input RPG (think Paper Mario) about a girl having a coming of age adventure in a magical world. Handles some difficult subject matter pretty well (grief and such) with a varied cast, and manages to be a lot of fun in its platforming segments and combat system. It is buggy at odd moments, due to the game being made almost entirely by one person, but I think it succeeds in just about all its ambitions and the end result feels unique and touching. It has a lot of personality and a lovely sense of humor, highly recommend.

This is a light Turn based RPG game about a girl dealing with loss and her journey dealing with the grief Along the way she meets a whole bunch of diverse characters each with their own story and abilities. Not a very difficult game and a decent amount of content to keep you busy for a couple hours