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A coffee break sized visual poem

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  • 02/02/2014 04:59 PM
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The End of the raven

The description of this poem intrigued me from the off. Edgar Allen Poe’s work 'the raven' is probably one of the most famous poetry works in the world and so the idea of Edgar Allen Poe’s cats poem on it struck me as a funny idea. It’s also easy to overlook gems due only to their low download count and so I was convinced to give it a watch

The poem itself is changed directly from the raven and uses the same rhymes. For example: 'wrought its ghost upon the floor' becomes 'bust of Pallas I deplore'
The result is a moderately humorous adaptation of the raven with a completely different ending to the other. All told by the talented 'Catherina' the oft overlooked, long suffering mouser of Edgar Allen Poe.

The art that goes along with the poem is highly detailed however it suffers a lack of movement as the story progresses. You have very few changes between lines which is a shame as it detracts from the overall feel of the poem
The music that goes along with it is very suitable and added to the comic feel of the story

In summary, is this a good visual novel/poem? Yes, but at roughly 5-10 minutes long is it worth the trouble of downloading and extracting for something your only watch once? Probably not. Due almost exclusively to that fact I would rate this as a 2.5/5. After all, you’ll probably spend more of your coffee break getting the thing ready to watch than actually watching it!

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Thank you very much for reviewing my game!
-- I agree, it's much too short, but sadly that's the full length poem. As for 'lack of movement', I also agree, however, I wasn't quite sure how (or where) to add more. I decided to go with Less rather than More to avoid ruining it. However I would happily accept suggestions for improvements on it.

respectfully,
-- OokamiKasumi
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