My Lovely Daughter

[h3]I can't recommend this game at full price.[/h3] I can, however, say it could be worth picking up on sale for a few hours of fun, and I'm not mad at the roughly $5 I spent on it. [hr][/hr] [i]The artstyle and concept is interesting[/i], and I'm a fan of the macabre. With that said, I do believe all of the warnings about [b]how dark and disturbing it is[/b] actually ended up softening the impact of what you were doing. After one or two sacrifices you realize, "ah this is gonna be the whole thing," and get over it. Especially when you're on sacrifice #50+, and there's no actual incentive to bond with the homunculi beyond the bare minimum to keep them from running away. [i]The gameplay[/i] is resource management and imposed pacing. It was a lot of fun initially, and trying to figure out which materials made which homunculous/traits was enjoyable. It wasn't until all of the combinations were made and the fifth attempt at resurrecting the daughter that the game became incredibly dull. Like, [b]extremely[/b] grindy, especially if you're unfortunate and don't get the formula range right. I ended up closing the game after getting 5 of the ending achievements with no intention to actually finish it. I loaded it up one more time for a single attempt at finishing it, and got lucky. Which leads me to... [i]The story[/i]. The NPCs were alright, decently interesting. I liked what you're doing as the MC and the premise behind it. The intrigue behind the book was cool, as was the whole idea of "perfecting a soul." The ending squashed all of that though. [spoiler]Aha! YOU were really Warlock all along! The cycle continues!![/spoiler] .....Was an extremely unsatisfying way to end the game after you spent hours grinding to get to it. It wasn't bad, it just feels unfulfilling for what it takes to get there. Maybe as a comic, or a more point-and-click kind of VN, would it have been more enjoyable. [b]tl;dr[/b] Fun on sale, though you might lose interest before finishing it.

I may be a terrible father, but who cares? They look weird. -Victor Frankenstein