Now for the plot
SPOILER ALERT!!
Merui is a girl on love with a game called Rivenwell Online (An online MMORPG) that she often plays with her friend, Fiona. One day she is fighting a big boss in the game with Fiona, when she was about to serve the finishing blow the kill is stolen from her by another player with the username Alistair. Because he finished the boss off he is rewarded with a rare item (I think it was the blessed stone). About to go into PvP the internet is suddenly cut off. Merui becomes worried that this Alistair will think she chickened out and is eager to get back on the game, when she finally does she realizes that he had logged out at the exact same time. Immediately figuring out that there was a high chance of this thieving character being in the school so she checks to see who was online just before the connection went and narrows it down to three boys. Travis: The president of the computer club. Shiro: Her shy work partner in class. And Derek: The vice president. When talking to Alistair he tells you he will return your item if you figure out who he is in a month. From here on the outcome of the game is in your hands and i have read that there are 5 different endings.
But here's the ending i got.
So basically i was more interested in getting stats up and was clearly not making the right choices when playing this game because not a whole lot happened for me. i think i overall unlocked only two pictures in the gallery and yes as i said not much happened at all. I found myself seeing Derek more then anyone but when it came down to confronting which one of the boys was Alistair i picked at random because i had no reason to suspect any of them. I thought Travis would have been the more obvious option but too cliche. Shiro seemed too nice to be trolling. and Derek i doubted would have ever heard of such a game but on a whim i selected
MEGA SPOILER ALERT!!!
Derek. And my guess was right, Derek was Alistair. What happened when i confront of him about it? He pretty much said that yes i had figured it out but when he said i had a month to find out who he was he meant the month of February where there was only 28 days instead of 30. In the end Merui told Fiona that she just had him blocked from his account for breaking the terms and conditions and the game ends there.
Would i call this a dating sim? the way i played it, no. I didn't see any of the boys a potential love interests or that any of thee stories will go that way.
Will i play this again? Not right now because the story is still too fresh in my mind to read all over again but i do plan to get the different endings in the future because i feel like this game has a lot of potential but i just didn't play it properly.
My overall thought?
Visually pleasing, i love the art style and though it may sound simple, in a dating sim i love the change of a character facial expression as you read the dialogue. I think it was very well translated (I can't remember where i read that it was translated though i could be wrong) as someone who's not a fan of tackling language barriers this was done flawlessly. Not to mention when you get a free game you don't expect much but i love when you DO download these free games and it surprises you just how much work the creators have put in and yet they are giving their hard work away FOR FREE!
If you are a fan of the dating sim/ visual novel scene like me i do recommend this game, it's a very short but gripping game, perfect for light reading.
I give this game 3/5 stars!
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