Garden of Seif: Chronicles of an Assassin

I hope this review is taken as constructive criticism and not negativity... I really wanted to love this game. The art style is lovely and the initial plot and characters seemed intriguing. The attempt at world building was also pretty cool. But man. The story execution was highly disappointing. The writing was confusing. It started off decent, but after I entered the scorpion route chapters... I just couldn't get through it. It was frustrating. I'm usually pretty forgiving when it comes to small missing story aspects here and there. I just couldn't get past it here. The progression made no sense, and several times I was left reviewing the history, trying to see if I just missed something. I'd be happy to give it another shot in the future, if the writing is revised.

TL:DR; Garden of Seif: Chronicles of an Assassin is the kickstarter-backed, debut title of Foxdrift Studios and it was released on October 4th, 2023; and like any good garden, I dig it! The art is gorgeous, the character models are unique over the generic styles I’m used to seeing, the character writing shines, the music is pleasing on the ears, and the plot is filled with twists and turns. What more could you want from the chronicles of an assassin? I’ve been suffering withdrawal from not reading any VNs in the last month, and most of the ones I’ve read recently were on the older side, so I thought I’d look into a fresh release, and well, Chronicles of an Assassin is just that; fresh! I couldn’t find anything rotten about it at all~ The gameplay is straightforward. You have a couple of routes to choose from and if you play your cards right, you just might survive and maybe even get a little something more. There are lots of choices you get to choose from; over 30 - some ...

This was a very stylish VN. The artwork was beautiful and all the characters had very lovely designs. The cinematic cut scenes really immerse you in the world. The story, while it fell flat for me at times, was still a fun ride with a lot of twists and turns.

This game has great art and music and effects....great characterization and realistic characters...the two main interests are both different but both amazing in different ways. It's better to play the scorpion before the snake in terms of story progression. I loved this game. The romance brought tears to my eyes and that makes it great in my opinion. I love a sweet story with a good, exciting story and the art and music together are just a perfect experience. The music is so beautiful - I just love it! 10/10!! Worth the full price! I got 5 hours out of it with just the true ends and a couple bad ends.

I loved it