In this way the game bears some similarities to Ebi-Hime's before 'Mahou Shoujo Žižek-chan!' which did the same for Marxist Slovene philosopher Slavoj Žižek (one form of fears that the writer would prefer a earth inward which all humans were cute schoolgirls, but it's proficient she's choosing educational topics!)
As a Brit it's in all likelihood a slightly divergence experience reading this VN since the characters inward the game are all based on poets you lot in all likelihood had to written report inward schoolhouse or uni. I'm non an expert, but most people hither inward U.K. volition live familiar amongst Wordsworth's "I wondered lone equally a cloud" as well as Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This agency for me that reading the game tin force out live quite an strange experience equally I'm simultaneously seeing these characters equally 16/17/18-year-old schoolgirls piece at the same fourth dimension beingness handsome constantly sensible that they're genuinely a bunch of long dead guys inward their 20s (ish). I don't think this would live an consequence for most readers though! I quite liked trying to go out which material was autobiographical as well as which material is but invention. De Quincey's the exclusively ane of the writers who I own got read quite a chip of for pleasance then it was funny to think that all the weird material concerning their graphic symbol was handsome much based on truth (i.e. the troubling fetishisation of murder; the human relationship amongst the vehement older brother; the emotional adjunct to a immature missy who died - inward reality, Wordsworth's missy I think). De Quincey's in all likelihood the most entertaining graphic symbol inward the game though that power depend on your tolerance for zany, selfish, boundary-pushing as well as inappropriate characters similar Excel Excel or Haruhi Suzumiya etc.
*SPOILERS* The exclusively thing I felt unsure almost (so far) is the material amongst To my noesis that never happened inward existent life as well as it felt similar a potential slur against a long-dead poet... that said, De Quincey was form of a jerk as well as behaved inward lots of inappropriate ways then it wasn't precisely out-of-character. But yeah... it left me amongst an strange gustation inward my oral cavity I guess.
One of the other reviews said they felt the fine craft was creepy because it is infantilising as well as sexualising. I don't think then myself... though I tin force out run across that De Quincey's outfits agency that the graphic symbol borders on the fanservicey. That said, 'Asphyxia' contains no sexual practice scenes or graphic content whatsoever then it's already less creepy than a massive total of other novels inward the fair as well as I for certain wouldn't live place off buying it on the grounds of sexual infantilisation similar I was amongst the similarly pretty, watercolour looking 'Littlewitch Romanesque' (a shame crusade otherwise it looks good!)
Actually, I somewhat wonder if at that place is a chip of a cultural split upward going on hither because the British historic period of subscribe (and recall Asphyxia is both gear upward inward U.K. as well as written past a British writer) is sixteen rather than xviii inward America then it power seem slightly less troubling having a 17-year-old graphic symbol similar Coleridge talking almost having had sexual practice or a graphic symbol similar Se Quincey wearing revealing outfits. That said, I tin force out run across that the fine craft arguably makes the characters expect fifty-fifty younger though TBH I detect this amongst most manga / anime-style fine craft as well as though it does problem me a trivial I but form of take it's office of the visual style.
And the fine craft strikes me equally handsome condemn assured - for certain there's a proficient understand of shading as well as line-work as well as anatomy drawing etc. The fine craft is for certain a step-up from Ebi-Hime's previous Steam game 'The Way We All Go', which was highly variable inward quality.
That said, story-wise I plant 'The Way We All Go' to a greater extent than dramatic as well as enjoyed the horror elements. 'Asphyxia' feels a seize amongst teeth to a greater extent than piece of life though the momentum genuinely picks upward in ane case Perhaps a weird comparing but it reminded me of that episode of Peep Show inward which Mark as well as Jeremy go lost inward the Quantocks, what amongst all the bickering! It's definitely a character-driven game though as well as I plant the characters engaging as well as interesting as well as liked that at that place were secrets from their back-stories / pasts to discover.
Sometimes the game tin force out experience a trivial static perhaps... though I know it isn't inward the manner of visual novels, I form of want the characters would own got gestured when ireful or but mostly looked less composed. It suits the slightly formal as well as fancy writing manner though - personally I didn't detect it pretentious (I hateful it all makes sense as well as at that place aren't whatsoever over-reaching or nonsensical metaphors) though sometimes it feels a trivial strange that this is presumably modern-day U.K. but the characters yet speak to a greater extent than similar at that place were inward the 18th or 19th century (save for Byron's modern-day swears). But I think it's but a affair of having characters based on existent people from the past.
While the writing genuinely excels is inward its sly humour. There are lots of proficient jokes - though ever laugh-out-loud, but oftentimes wryly amusing as well asshrewd . The musical note tin force out go a chip cynical, but I think the emotional earnestness form of balances that out.
Overall it's definitely a potent as well as professional-looking game, particularly worth your fourth dimension if you lot similar graphic symbol material amongst a melancholy border or own got whatsoever involvement inward the autobio lives of British Romantic poets! It's in all likelihood non my favourite game past Ebi-Hime (which is 'Lily of the Valley' past some way, which is too gratuitous then download it now!) but I'm glad I bought it as well as volition attempt to unlock to a greater extent than routes that but De Quincey's, which I started with.
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