First off, it's refreshing to see a yuri title that isn't fluffy or sweet in some way. Not to say that such titles are invalid, or that I don't have an inkling to play them every now and again, but something with a darker tone, even something if the story does afford itself humor it very much appreciated.

GAMEPLAY

It's your usual RPG-fare; turn-based battles with systems in place for rage-based attacks, if you want to save on your MP, or if your character is more of a warrior. I honestly have no strong bugbears about the combat; it does what it needs to adequately. The army battle scenes seem a little easy to cheat; I basically picked archers all the time and picked everyone off until I won. Dunno, the Archers seemed OP to me. But these were a nice distraction and, if they were only optional bits, then they also served their purpose.

Exploration...kinda sucks in this game. Whether it's the darkness that makes it hard to make stuff out, even with a lamp or the general lack of indication of where you can go or what items you can get from exploration and I found myself not willing to do it. Even if I did get a goodly amount of items.

AESTHETIC

The visual design and aesthetic fits the theme of the game quite well, lending itself to the dark fantasy atmosphere and even the use of some of the vanilla assets of the RPG Maker fits well. You somehow made it work and you have my greatest kudos. The music...didn't do all that much for me. Sure, it was good and it fit the situation, but it was nothing to write home about. Also, this is a nitpick, but I would have loved to see more art when interacting with the Love Interests. ^^;

STORY

I love the story, even if the general premise has been done before; Light Is Not Good and Dark Is Not Evil, the Good/Neutral/Evil dichotomy and so on and so forth. I don't want to spoil too much for people who want to go in blind, but in my opinion, it was very engaging, especially with the humor peppered throughout it. The story is never TOO Dark Fantasy that it can't have a laugh and I appreciate it. And also, while there are moments where sexual situations were not fully consensual like another reviewer pointed out; to me, it seemed more like the characters in question were Lovable Sex Maniacs and not abusers and/or r***ists. That said, I can see how that can be off-putting for some, so exercise due caution. (FYI: there is due warning for this)

FINAL THOUGHTS

I feel like the game can be improved in a lot of ways, but I left with my experience being overall positive. While its problems prevent me from giving it a higher score, this is a game I would recommend wholeheartedly for people looking for a dark, but not that dark, Yuri game~