I really love the game after purchasing it on another platform. Good storylines, deep character and world building. The design is also nice to see and I personally really like the mechanics that are used.
The only thing that bothers me is that the game forces you to look for a peaceful ending. Without wanting to give too many spoilers, there is a person in the story who more than deserves the MC's rage, but every attempt to get your revenge ends in a bad ending, and usually one that is bad for the MC and not just the rest of the World.
Apart from that, the game is great and deserves a purchase recommendation from me.
Thank you so much for playing and letting us know your thoughts!
The thing with the ending was mentioned by a few of our players, so we'll think about this aspect for our future projects uwu)9 For this project, our (sappy) team members wanted to work towards a peaceful ending.
And your English is perfectly fine! We're glad you enjoyed the game.
I am stoked it finally released by my exclusive content is no longer showing a download for, I no longer have access to the wallpapers or mini-guide. Please help!
Hello! If you have pre-ordered the game, the exclusive content should have been sent to the email address bound to your Itchio account during release during the end of March / the beginning of April.
If you have not received it, please send us an email to customer.niftyvisuals(at)gmail.com either using the email that you purchased the game with / the one bound to your itchio account, or the receipt of purchase so we can locate you. Thank you so much!
Hello, we just tried the downloads and they're working as they should. It might be a local connection problem so we'd suggest you try again later. Thank you!
We certainly are working on more games, although at the moment there are no plans to extend Royal Alchemist/Royal Order's universe yet. We will definitely post public announcements to keep you guys up to date though!
I can't believe I missed the release of this one. I loved the demo when I played it ages ago, even though stat raisers are my least favourite style of visual novel. I'm glad I didn't let that dissuade me though. This is amazing. The setting, the romance options, the supporting characters and the MC themselves are all absolutely top notch. I legitimately cried in two places in the story, once relating to the romance and once relating to the MC backstory and for a VN to have such a well rounded and fleshed out story that gives me that sort of feelings is a rarity. Well done.
Hello! Just had a question - I'm on week 59 of Emrys route and even with 410.5 points in wood I am getting the pop up that I am failing the wood check. I had a look at the guide but couldn't spot anything else. Is there something else I need to not fail this check?
Came here from Royal Alchemist and Order has been a blast so far. Foolishly started a session thinking 'I'll just do an hour or so and then go to bed.." but the characters and world just sucked me in and now the sun is rising. THANKYOU!!!
I was wondering - the OST is absolute banger - a couple soundtracks that definitely made me tear-up - are they available for purchase anywhere? Would very much love to loop some of those soundtracks!
Thankyou again for bringing this world to life - an amazing labour of love that is reflected in every facet of the game!!!
Speaking of 'world' - seeing Neri and Beringer again made me so ridiculously happy!
Thank you so much!!! Glad you enjoy the game so far :D
Royal Order actually comes with an in-game Music Room that fully unlocks once you've reached one of the good endings! You can find all tracks with their name and composer there~
Thanks for letting me know! I was wandering if the artist Frequentlyaskedmusic has a Soundcloud, or some sort of social media etc.? I've had a look around but not much luck, and I absolutely love their works!
On a side note - please do consider releasing the OSTs as DLC or something like that if possible (and I completely understand if not!) - I would buy it in a heartbeat!
Thank you so much! We actually haven't released one because we don't have the redistribution rights for the OSTs. Maybe one day! We for sure would love to be able to release an OST for our games.
And the composer actually only has an Instagram although it's not very updated. (We vaguely remember there was a Soundcloud in the past but it's no longer linked.) Their website is linked though~
And that makes complete sense. Regardless, for another truly immersive, truly banger game - THANK YOU! Your world building and characters draw me in like nothing else - Royal Alchemist and Royal Order are some of the few games that have me giggling at my PC well into dawn :)
T-T I love your games. Bought dlc to WxW and bought Royal Alchemist on steam. Going to buy this game on steam whenever I get spending money. Can't wait for a new game already. i am so excitedd! :>
If you're reading the comments to get an idea about if this game's worth your money AND your time:
It absolutely is, words can't do it justice, characters are great and feel alive, the story hooks you in from the get-go, lots of replayability. And don't get me started on how sweet are the romance options (Iris my beloved =~=)
Easily one of THE BEST VNs I've ever had the honor of playing.
It's a great game ! I was a little scared by the price but having already played Royal Alchemist I thought I could trust a game from Nifty Visuals and YES it's good !!!
I obviously started withe Emrys he was always my favorite in the demo, I could'nt let him be my last and damn his story is amazing. I wanted to tease him and cuddle him all the time. I may have wanted to see more Lucius closeness maybe but I guess it would have been difficult to implent in the story.
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I did not like that the good ending went with the peace plan but I actually think the bad ending is not bad. It's almost a good ending with the MC choosing revenge. But it was a little anticlimatic to read how well our MC could restrain his rage/anger/grief in the peace plan. And damn I would have love to kill Harald instead of him disappearing !
On another note I was a little surprise to not see an actual chibi fox art somewhere. It would have gone really well with Emrys route.
To end on a maybe bug ? I played on story mode and I couldn't get the wood pass on the Toa island (I even went to 320.5 but nothing. I would have love to know what it would have said about Lucius maybe being still with us ? In a way at least.). If someone knows the number or knows what happend when you pass the challend I'd love to hear about it !
I'll probably edit this review after playing Darryl's route.
Thanks for this game it was really nice to play !
Edit : Oh my I forgot to ask for a Khaing's route ! I wanted to cuddle him all along. He is so loyal and cute. Nils and Neri are great too. The 3 of them really deserve their own routes. I would love to learn more about them if you have informations somewere ! ~
Hi, I want to say that I love this game. The lore and the plot is really interesting and make you want to delve more. But, I was wondering whether there would be an update for the shadow sprite? Like Neri's parents or the lords and ladies in Iris route
Hello and thank you, we're glad you enjoy the game!
In response to your inquiry, at this time, we do not have definite plans to include additional art assets. While we would certainly love to, it's outside of our budget. However, this is something we will reconsider in the future, especially depending on how our sales perform and if we are able to secure additional funding through channels such as Patreon!
Hello! i rarely write comments, but after finishing Royal Order i just CAN'T hold it in - thank you so much for this game! I can tell it's made with love and care! To me, it's even better than Royal Alchemist! The plot and storytelling blew me away, they are so engaging i couldn't stop reading until i was done, i didn't even sleep! lmao I really, really love how deep and interesting the story is, it has so many details, all that lore.. It's very rare i feel this way about vn's nowadays, when i feel so engrossed in the story, that i don't even care about romance that much! It felt like reading a book, nothing was rushed. Some ppl say they feel like there was too much text in the middle that was just about everyday life, but i'm sure it was all necessary, it enriches the plot and helps us dive into it. I love the way MC is written too, i only just realized that never felt like mc has specific gender, i mean it feels neutral and you have no trouble at all envisioning female or male MC. It's really hard to make me cry when i'm reading or watching smth, i'm not too sentimental, but i swear i cried quite hard towards the end of the game! Also, i saved Emrys route for the last and dang was it worth it! ohoho it feels like True route, Emrys is just PERFECT i can't get enough of him! I just want to continue reading about their romance endlessly! i will never get enough of him i swear T_T Oh right! i also LOVED music very much! it was so fitting, i'll be honest, most of the time i dont pay attention to music in games, but in this one i spent a lot of time just listening to the background music, it's so beautiful.. Thank you so much for all these emotions you gave me! I play a lot of bl vn's and i think this is one of the best ever!
Hey, everyone! I'm having trouble obtaining a few CGs for Darryl and Iris. For Iris, I'm missing the CG between her tea beaker and kissing events. For Darryl, I'm missing his last CG. Any tips for options I may've missed?
Hello! If you pre-ordered the game on Itchio, you should have received the mini-guide on the email that is attached to your Itchio account around a week ago. (It might have landed in your spam folder though.)
If you haven't received it, please send an email to customer.niftyvisuals(at)gmail.com from that email address and we will get back to you!
As for the art book, it is not released yet, but if you have pre-ordered it, you will get a key for it over email once it is as well :D
I have a message for the creators as well as my input on this game. Ill start with my input. So i cant describe in words how much i love this game. Named the mc after myself and find it so cute how the words she would use are how i would be if i was to be on those positions. I played tge demo and fell in love with this game. (I used Joiplay even though i can just download it lol) The first prince Ems might be the one i go for. Something bout that mystery in him makes me REALLY want to know what he knows. NO SPOILERS OR I WILL BE SAD AND THROW SOMETHING AT YOUR FACE but also regarding the creators of this game, if (WHEN) i buy this game, will my progress from the story be carried over or will i have to restart? I have no problem restarting but just wanted to know. The demo ended in such a cliffhanger i almost exploded my heart and brains out lol😅 I hope we can stay customize mc as well
No worries. I buy the game already and restarted. But im still in LOVE with the game😻
I will do a full review when i beat the game( if there is a ending) because right now i really can't put into words my enjoyment of this game😝 So when im done i will make a big review lol.
Now onto even bigger question......WHERE CAN I GET THOSE STICKERS? TOOOOOOOO CUTE I NEED THEM lol😻
so i bought and have played this game through steam and figure i might leave comment here since nifty team will probably read it. so far i'm really enjoying the game. however i noticed in week 25-26 during emrys route where he bought MC shoes and MC decided to wear those. weren't the shoes described as heels with laces...? i don't think such shoes fit male MC. i can pass off the 'dainty little feet' comment as a joke... but not my guy wearing heels. not sure if i didn't understand it correctly or something got lost in translation but that's how i perceived it. p.s. oh yeah my MC is a mage, not alchemist nor garrison.
also another thing i noticed in the beginning after MC met emrys for the first time and saved lord daevaris. he stood up and was hugged by ilyana and it's said that he 'looked up' at her face. not sure if lady daevaris was taller than him or he was sitting down but yeah it feels like the canon MC was supposed to be fem! aarya.
While that whole purchase was for Emrys's amusement to tease the MC, the reason behind this is rooted in the setting of our narrative. In medieval times, heels were often worn by royalty and nobility for practical reasons and as a display of status, regardless of gender. While our story exists within a Medieval Fantasy realm, we've incorporated such historical details to maintain authenticity.
Regarding Lady Daevaris, we'll investigate to ensure all branches are functioning properly. However, it's important to note that our narrative doesn't privilege one version of Aarya's gender over the other. We've made efforts to include branches where their respective heights play a significant role.
Unfortunately, I will not go through ruth Iris, because I do not go through stories with girls, even if there is a ruth with a girl. If Iris were male, then I would have passed her ruth. But maybe later.
Now there will be spoilers, but now I will say, if you have bought the game NOW, then I STRONGLY ASK YOU TO BE THE FIRST TO GO THROUGH DARYL'S ROOT OR IRIS.
BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!!
When the game came out, I was the first to go through Emrys's route, since I immediately liked him in the demo version and decided to start his route first. This was a huge mistake, because his root is THE BEST AND CHICEST.
Emrys is the best and most gorgeous man in the world. I'll explain now. Maybe not as it was, but as I remember.
When we find out the identity of Aarya, then we choose Ruth who we will start first. Naturally, I chose Ruth Emrys. Aarya wants to see him. We immediately find out who he is, it's good that we didn't stretch this moment for a long time, but immediately found out that Emrys is Lucius. We learn that Aarya was on the verge of death and Lucius sacrificed his core to save him. I was glad that Aarya was no longer alone. Then there was a party where Aarya becomes a full member of the Supreme Council. Emrys invited me to dance (Here I would like CG art where they dance and look at each other, I hope there will be additional art later, I FELL in LOVE with the artist who painted them) and there, when they dance, the melody of the Sval plays. Aarya will certainly recognize her. As far as I remember, Emrys says that this melody has become part of the Sheorya. Then Emrys buys shoes for Aarya (I would like art here too). There I liked the moment where Emrys says to carry out the custom of the Sval, and Aarya immediately realizes that this is a wedding ceremony, and agrees. In fact, Aarya was teasing Emrys, and our prince did not understand. That this is a joke. He blushed so prettily when Aarya grinned.
I liked the moment when Aaryu warns that there is a trap, then Aarya rushes to help Emris anyway. When Aarya asks why Emrys didn't leave, he says that he was waiting for Aarya, because he knew that Aarya would come to help.
Remember in the library, Emrys asked what the difference is if a warrior who has consumed a Berserker Potion does not feel pain and a warrior who feels pain. This is my favorite moment. So when Aarya doesn't have time to finish the game, he sacrifices his life force several times. Emrys is upset about this and he is secretly preparing this potion from Aarya, in fact, it was not he who prepared the potion, but his servant. Aarya finds out, asks why Emrys does this, then he says, pressing Aarya against the wall, since Aarya sacrifices himself, he can also do whatever he wants with his body. Aarya confesses her love to Emrys. SUCH A GREAT MOMENT. I liked Emrys's words.:
"My life, my soul, my essence... I dedicate everything to you. Not because you saved me, but because I love a man like you."
When Aarya's identity is revealed, Emrys stands aside and reads from Aarya's LOOK that Emrys is ready to pull him out and reveal himself to others.
Then, when everything is settled, the problem is solved. Aarya is going to return to his homeland. Aarya tells Emrys they can see each other, but Emrys refuses the throne and is ready to go after Aarya. Emrys says he has a house where Aarya is. Such a sweet, touching and beloved moment.
Emrys is my favorite character. He is ready to sacrifice everything he has for the sake of Aarya. Agrees with everything that Aarya says. He will carry out any order, if that's what Aarya wants.
Daryl's routine was difficult for me. I felt guilty about Emrys and Lucius. Most of it was friendly. Only towards the end did the romance begin, but it also ended quickly. Daryl confesses his love, And Arya, by my choice, says that he likes Daryl, but we need to get to know each other better. Then when he finds out Aarya's identity, he is of course shocked. Then they talk after a while, and Arya leaves, and Daryl comes to him. They are still having a secret relationship. That's the end of it. I can't say that much about Daryl's Ruth, but I liked him too.
If I had started ruth Daryl right away, he would have hit me right in the heart, but by the time Emrys was there.
So the advantages of the game:
+ beautiful drawing
+ gorgeous characters
+ interesting
plot
+ each root is different, but in the case of Iris, I didn't go through her root, so I don't know, but I think everyone has a unique root
+ a great main character. Aarya is a very interesting character that I was interested in playing for.
+ beautiful CG art
Disadvantages of the game:
- there was no Ruth Neri and Nils. I want to walk along the branch with them. I hope you will add them. They look so good with Aarya. Neri suits Aarya well, and it was possible to make a gorgeous love line with him. Aarya saved Neri's parents and this can be done well. Nils and Aarya are also suitable for each other, and I would like to have more interactions with him.
- there was no choice to take revenge on everyone, the High Council, Harald because of Sister Nidhegg and get a good ending. I would like to take revenge on Harald, the Patriarch and others. I didn't want to remove the Rosenkreutz curse at all, I didn't even have a choice. I think they didn't treat Aarya fairly. When Aarya tells them what Harald did, they did nothing, and when they found out that Harald had experimented on the Rosenkreuz clan and destroyed it, his trial immediately began. It just burned me up.
- I wish Aarya was tougher and could immediately expose Sean, he already has an interesting character, but I would like to see him cruel so that Sval respects him, otherwise they listened more to Sean than to the law of the Ruler of Svals
In general, that's all.
Hopefully, when you're done with the help, add Ruth Neri and Nils. Additional CG art will appear.
And so I really liked the game.
I hope you will continue the Royal series....
I would like to play as the Main Character with Deviant Magic.
Hi! I was wondering if anyone knew how to achieve the very last two Darryl cgs? I've gotten his friendship ending and romance ending but I'm not sure if its connected to the bad ending or something else? Suggestions would be appreciated!
I love Darryl so much even though his route pained me. I can see why people love Emrys, his route is adorable, but as much as I debate myself to love him like I do with Darryl I just can't. I like him very much, but not as a romantic partner, so the choice to draw the line with him really make me relief... How wonderful, instead of easy lovey-dovey road I choose the hard one for myself ಥ_ಥ
And, personally, I don't feel satisfied with the game solution, Maybe because the fact the Sval is the victim from the start but have to forced to negotiate peace instead. I agree about they should put a long hurtful history aside and try to make peace. BUT aren't they a little too naive, hopeful and goody-two-shoes for demons that lived for millennia? Like, they just learned about the betrayal but Aarya still be like I want to believe in power of peace or else we will get bad ending, and didn't have a damn back up plan either didn't sit right with me. The council didn't have good will either, since they obviously try to cover it up and even absolution for his sin once they learned Aarya didn't let the Sval know about this yet. It would be much more interesting if we get a choice where we can kill Harald silently and fake his death as if it was an accident, or we can cooperate with Shawn and make it a simply domestic revenge where the husband revenge for his wife, AND still negotiate peace without get bad end. Good thing Shawn is there to save this mess by spread the news. Sorry Aarya but Floki is right, you deserve his axe you know? Eventhough there are the Eskia former king to save the day, but I don't like it. This whole "just be good and heaven (someone else) will punishment the bad for you" so meh. In the end it still need SOMEONE to carry out the punishment, then why couldn't we do it ourself (and then life happily ever after) and instead wait and hopefully the heaven or someone will take care of it? (Not the characters, but the solution give me that feeling, there are way too many stories do that it frustrated me).
I so agree with you. In general, the plot was fine until MC found out about his sister’s death and did nothing about it. The moment with the queen on the ship completely killed me. After all, to put it simply, the whole situation, just imagine: your dear one is kidnapped and taken apart for organs; a few years later, an organ recipient shows up on your doorstep and tells a sob story about how the kidnapper was theirs childhood friend and tried so hard to cure them. And the narrative is constructed as if the reader\MC is supposed to empathize with this? Wtf. And you can only avenge her death in the bad ending? I don't know, for me the "bad" ending is the most canonical. And logical from the point of view of the development of MC character. You see, in the flashback we are shown that MC has not forgiven humans for the war and does not believe them - Nidhogg believes. She promises that they will change their mind when they follow her. She disappears. Instead of searching for her, MC spends 15 years as an adopted child, 15 years of which are not shown to us at all, even as flashbacks, but for some reason we have to believe that these two adoptive parents changed MC's opinion about humanity so much that MC communicate absolutely friendly with everyone around and with news of the violent death of her sister as a result of betrayal, MC still believe in a peaceful solution? I don't know, I'm very disappointed with the last third game. Although, considering how much Nidhogg didn’t believe in MC, that she didn’t even want to show her daughter, maybe the closeness of their relationship was exaggerated. Poor Shaun. By the way, why didn’t MC ever check Lilith’s condition? She's a magical being, don't they care about all of them? Well, Harald, of course, a cool man, for the sake of saving one person, continued a war on a global scale, as a result of which his friend still has a significant chance of dying not by natural causes. A reliable plan, just like a Swiss watch.
Absolutely! Aarya could have better thought about human, but it just 15 years, it's nothing compare to millenia years of war! They could only hate human less at best! And with the news of such a betrayal, how could they take it so... well? Even Emrys first thought is revenge! But I can understand why Nidhoggr didn't dare to bring up about her child to Aarya. She's scared of their reaction and maybe her daughter and her husband safety if they learned about it, consider how much Aarya hate human back then, and Shawn is the result they get from killing Lucius whole clan. I think that's also why she tried to change Aarya's opinion about human first before let them know. That's more about how you know someone well enough to predict their reaction and want to handle it the best you could rather than trust issue to me.
It's more about inconstancy. And she miscalculated. She expected Aarya to take her union with the homunculus and her daughter so badly, considering she wasn't some stranger, while Aarya had absolutely no problem with humans when they were alone. Narrative logic died somewhere here. Everything looks as if Nidhogg died by accident and Harald simply decided not to let the good things go to waste. And when his action was revealed, he was like “oops, sorry, but I really needed that.” In this case, I would probably really just shrugged, but we are dealing with premeditated murder.
man did someone get butthurt over you preferring darryl lol. he is the best gap moe boy :3 emrys's archetype is so overdone that i get bored with those characters when it comes to love interests, and the super manly design isn't my thing either, but at least he kind of went against the usual trope
Haha, thank you for the worry. Lucky for me, ppl share the same interest around me is nice so nope. I won't tolerate when other forced their prefer LI onto me. I just really feel regretful that I can't love Emrys (and maybe a little guilty too), I just not into the old-friend-that-one-sided-love-you-since-forever. It's good that Emrys keep things chill and all, because would hate it and hate him if he forced his affection to Aarya.
Oh right, I think people already demand Nils and Neri enough that I didn't need to repeat it, so I voice my hope for Van and Illyria instead (especially Illyria!!!)
Emrys route should be the last one to play. Because of the mini-route guide, I made the mistake of playing his route first. He is, oh my, idk how to say for me, he is the obvious and the most make sense. I feel like the backstory of this game was created in their minds. They are literally soulmates. He is so perfect; their banter and their dynamic are deliciously sweet. I try to play another route, but I can't do it. I feel like I betrayed him somehow, and whenever he appears on another route, I feel longing to get back to his arm. I need a few days to detach myself for him to be able to pursue another LI.
Overall, I love it because this game is easier to play compared to your previous game. Honestly, I'm not really a big fan of stat-raising games and bad/dead endings, but because I like the graphics and the story, I'm willing to give it a try, so thanks a lot for the story mode and a bit of your mini-ending guide; it helps.
It's illegal how adorable Nils is. I know he's not a romantic interest like Emrys or Iris, but it's so refreshing how kind and gentle he is. His "battle" side is cool, too. He even does his own cooking! For a cat, no less! If Aarya was romancing the Seniors (not the Senior Alchemist, obviously) instead of the royal heirs, then I would 100% do his route. :)
Mate, people who are smiley in the first meeting then see them being all serious when comes to serious moment is quite intimadating for me XD. Same goes to Nil and Ven.
So true! I also like to view it as good character portrayal. If a powerful character can successfully intimidate me (while looking absolutely beautiful), then they've been written very well. XD
I've been playing this game non stop since it dropped, and I absolutely had a wonderful time with not only the love interests, but with the political intrigue and mystery of this game! Truly a great sequel to Royal Alchemist, yet still maintains its own distinct type of drama.
I took the mini guide's advice for recommended route order, and it definitely was a great way to discover and piece together the smaller lore behind the context of the war and all the characters (anyone who experienced Emrys' route last lmk if you think otherwise T-T I'm very curious!)
I was a bit disappointed by the lack of missions but I was very happy to read that the team is still working on implementing those features! I was a big fan of navigating all the missions and stat checks in the first game (the fruit wine.....)
I do want to report a bug! I've been collecting the bad ends and the Suspicion checks in Week 41 and 47 will not trigger even with 20+ Suspicion on Challenging mode.
i went into this expecting emrys's romantic ending to be my favorite romantic route (which i would still say it was from a personal perspective), but iris's romantic ending blew me away! there's just something about the chemistry between mc and iris that clicked so beautifully in a way i didn't expect, and i really loved the storyline!
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i think the only gripe i have is that emrys's true identity doesn't technically come out in the storylines that aren't his which makes me feel so bad that the mc is all alone :( although it does add to the mystery if you don't play emrys's route first, wonder if there could be a cool little thing where if the game recognizes you've already achieved one of his endings (romantic, friendship, or bad), the truth could come out somehow? i was hoping it would come out in iris's story outside the infirmary if i stayed with emrys but idt it did :(
Very similar thoughts here, Emrys' route was fantastic but Iris' was surprisingly just as amazing. The little things that start to make sense when you put all three storylines together are just *chef's kiss*. And I liked playing them in the recommended order (Em, then Darryl, then Iris).
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I KNOOOOOWWWWW. I was playing Darryl's route and every so often Em would pop in with a subtle reference, my heart! Imagining that MC would just go on never knowing about hi, I can't handle it. *Sobs* In my initial Em playthrough, I couldn't help but wonder if they would try to combine both of them back together somehow. What a great story, ugh, this whole thing is so beautifully-done.
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I try it several times and every time I am delighted with the game.
I really want to see additional routs, especially Neri and Nils.
I will hope that they will appear.
I really love the game after purchasing it on another platform. Good storylines, deep character and world building. The design is also nice to see and I personally really like the mechanics that are used.
The only thing that bothers me is that the game forces you to look for a peaceful ending. Without wanting to give too many spoilers, there is a person in the story who more than deserves the MC's rage, but every attempt to get your revenge ends in a bad ending, and usually one that is bad for the MC and not just the rest of the World.
Apart from that, the game is great and deserves a purchase recommendation from me.
p.S. My English is not the best, sorry for that.
Thank you so much for playing and letting us know your thoughts!
The thing with the ending was mentioned by a few of our players, so we'll think about this aspect for our future projects uwu)9 For this project, our (sappy) team members wanted to work towards a peaceful ending.
And your English is perfectly fine! We're glad you enjoyed the game.
I really want to get some wallpapers for this game. What is the best way to get my hands on them?
Every month, we release wallpapers on our Patreon and share public previews there too.
We might release a collection of our top wallpapers on Itchio in the future and will update you all if we do. Thanks so much for your interest!
I remember playing the game and randomly see this again on itchio
I am stoked it finally released by my exclusive content is no longer showing a download for, I no longer have access to the wallpapers or mini-guide. Please help!
Hello! If you have pre-ordered the game, the exclusive content should have been sent to the email address bound to your Itchio account during release during the end of March / the beginning of April.
If you have not received it, please send us an email to customer.niftyvisuals(at)gmail.com either using the email that you purchased the game with / the one bound to your itchio account, or the receipt of purchase so we can locate you. Thank you so much!
I'm trying to download on Android, but the download keeps canceling and saying "Forbidden". Is this intentional?
Hello, we just tried the downloads and they're working as they should. It might be a local connection problem so we'd suggest you try again later. Thank you!
How long does it take to complete this game on average?
Roughly 10 - 12 hours depending on your reading speed :D
is there a guide or walkthrough?
i love this game. a masterpiece. i was wondering if you guys are/were thinking of doing another game ?
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed :D
We certainly are working on more games, although at the moment there are no plans to extend Royal Alchemist/Royal Order's universe yet. We will definitely post public announcements to keep you guys up to date though!
Just got the posters, they are beautiful ❤❤❤
Glad to hear you received them!
I can't believe I missed the release of this one. I loved the demo when I played it ages ago, even though stat raisers are my least favourite style of visual novel. I'm glad I didn't let that dissuade me though. This is amazing. The setting, the romance options, the supporting characters and the MC themselves are all absolutely top notch. I legitimately cried in two places in the story, once relating to the romance and once relating to the MC backstory and for a VN to have such a well rounded and fleshed out story that gives me that sort of feelings is a rarity. Well done.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We are really happy you enjoyed the experience.
the demo download doesnt work?
Hello! Just had a question - I'm on week 59 of Emrys route and even with 410.5 points in wood I am getting the pop up that I am failing the wood check. I had a look at the guide but couldn't spot anything else. Is there something else I need to not fail this check?
Thanks very much!
Hello! Depending on your difficulty, it can be 400, 500 or 600 accordingly. Although it's a very optional check.
That makes a lot of sense - thankyou!
Came here from Royal Alchemist and Order has been a blast so far. Foolishly started a session thinking 'I'll just do an hour or so and then go to bed.." but the characters and world just sucked me in and now the sun is rising. THANKYOU!!!
I was wondering - the OST is absolute banger - a couple soundtracks that definitely made me tear-up - are they available for purchase anywhere? Would very much love to loop some of those soundtracks!
Thankyou again for bringing this world to life - an amazing labour of love that is reflected in every facet of the game!!!
Speaking of 'world' - seeing Neri and Beringer again made me so ridiculously happy!
Thank you so much!!! Glad you enjoy the game so far :D
Royal Order actually comes with an in-game Music Room that fully unlocks once you've reached one of the good endings! You can find all tracks with their name and composer there~
Thanks for letting me know! I was wandering if the artist Frequentlyaskedmusic has a Soundcloud, or some sort of social media etc.? I've had a look around but not much luck, and I absolutely love their works!
On a side note - please do consider releasing the OSTs as DLC or something like that if possible (and I completely understand if not!) - I would buy it in a heartbeat!
Thank you so much! We actually haven't released one because we don't have the redistribution rights for the OSTs. Maybe one day! We for sure would love to be able to release an OST for our games.
And the composer actually only has an Instagram although it's not very updated. (We vaguely remember there was a Soundcloud in the past but it's no longer linked.)
Their website is linked though~
Thank you for the links!
And that makes complete sense. Regardless, for another truly immersive, truly banger game - THANK YOU! Your world building and characters draw me in like nothing else - Royal Alchemist and Royal Order are some of the few games that have me giggling at my PC well into dawn :)
Thank you so much! We are glad you enjoyed both games!
i am on my hands an knees HOW MUCH FIRE DO I NEED FOR ODDIE TO STOP FRYING MEEEE ;-;
Roughly 70 or 80 depending on your mode :'D
We highly recommend to narrow your affinities down to the two types required for your route~ It makes the MC's life quite a bit easier.
Ah. Glad to see this vampire hunt finally came to an end.
(...or did it?)
I do hope we get to see more of this universe.
Good luck, Nifty.
Thank you!
Hello.
I like the game so much. I'm replaying it again.
When I start playing, I go out to Emrys's ruth every time. I love Emrys so much. My favorite favorite.
But when I play, I lick my lips at Neri and Nils. So I want them to be added to the game.
I would like to ask: Will Neri and Nils be added to the game?
And if the roots are added, will there be additional CG art for Emrys, Daryl and Iris?
Hello, and thank you. Glad you like the game!
Currently, we don't have specific plans for these additions due to budget limitations.
However, we're conducting polls with our Patreon supporters to determine which types of additional content they would like to sponsor~
I really want to support you, but unfortunately I can't subscribe to Patreon.
I hope the supporters will vote for additional routs and arts in the Royal Order. I really want additional routs (Neri and Nils) and CG art to appear.
I am waiting for your next project. I would like to ask, can I hope that you will show it to us soon?
T-T I love your games. Bought dlc to WxW and bought Royal Alchemist on steam. Going to buy this game on steam whenever I get spending money. Can't wait for a new game already. i am so excitedd! :>
Thank you so much!!!
Back from 100%ing this gem.
Man... So, SO good.
If you're reading the comments to get an idea about if this game's worth your money AND your time:
It absolutely is, words can't do it justice, characters are great and feel alive, the story hooks you in from the get-go, lots of replayability. And don't get me started on how sweet are the romance options (Iris my beloved =~=)
Easily one of THE BEST VNs I've ever had the honor of playing.
Thank you for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed the game
SPOILERS:
Don't tell the captain to get rid of the alchemist, don't choose to take revenge (when you find out what happened to a certain someone)
Otherwise you autopick the "let's kill the senior alchemist and the Duke", leading you to that ending.
So...
Sorry, you'll have to start all over again, I feel your pain, did that like 5 times T_T
It's a great game ! I was a little scared by the price but having already played Royal Alchemist I thought I could trust a game from Nifty Visuals and YES it's good !!!
I obviously started withe Emrys he was always my favorite in the demo, I could'nt let him be my last and damn his story is amazing. I wanted to tease him and cuddle him all the time. I may have wanted to see more Lucius closeness maybe but I guess it would have been difficult to implent in the story.
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I did not like that the good ending went with the peace plan but I actually think the bad ending is not bad. It's almost a good ending with the MC choosing revenge. But it was a little anticlimatic to read how well our MC could restrain his rage/anger/grief in the peace plan. And damn I would have love to kill Harald instead of him disappearing !
On another note I was a little surprise to not see an actual chibi fox art somewhere. It would have gone really well with Emrys route.
To end on a maybe bug ? I played on story mode and I couldn't get the wood pass on the Toa island (I even went to 320.5 but nothing. I would have love to know what it would have said about Lucius maybe being still with us ? In a way at least.). If someone knows the number or knows what happend when you pass the challend I'd love to hear about it !
I'll probably edit this review after playing Darryl's route.
Thanks for this game it was really nice to play !
Edit : Oh my I forgot to ask for a Khaing's route ! I wanted to cuddle him all along. He is so loyal and cute. Nils and Neri are great too. The 3 of them really deserve their own routes. I would love to learn more about them if you have informations somewere ! ~
Hello! I love this game, the art is gorgeous, the story and characters are incredible, thank you for your amazing work!
I have a question, will we ever have the chance to have Nils and/or Neri as LI, either in a DLC or in a future game? I love them both!
Hi, I want to say that I love this game. The lore and the plot is really interesting and make you want to delve more. But, I was wondering whether there would be an update for the shadow sprite? Like Neri's parents or the lords and ladies in Iris route
Hello and thank you, we're glad you enjoy the game!
In response to your inquiry, at this time, we do not have definite plans to include additional art assets. While we would certainly love to, it's outside of our budget.
However, this is something we will reconsider in the future, especially depending on how our sales perform and if we are able to secure additional funding through channels such as Patreon!
I LOVE THIS GAME <33333 AAHHHH I CANT AND WILL NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT JT. THIS GAME IS GENUINELY THE BEST AND RBJWAGEBJRGWBS
Thank you! We're super happy you enjoyed it!
Hello! i rarely write comments, but after finishing Royal Order i just CAN'T hold it in - thank you so much for this game! I can tell it's made with love and care! To me, it's even better than Royal Alchemist! The plot and storytelling blew me away, they are so engaging i couldn't stop reading until i was done, i didn't even sleep! lmao
I really, really love how deep and interesting the story is, it has so many details, all that lore.. It's very rare i feel this way about vn's nowadays, when i feel so engrossed in the story, that i don't even care about romance that much! It felt like reading a book, nothing was rushed. Some ppl say they feel like there was too much text in the middle that was just about everyday life, but i'm sure it was all necessary, it enriches the plot and helps us dive into it. I love the way MC is written too, i only just realized that never felt like mc has specific gender, i mean it feels neutral and you have no trouble at all envisioning female or male MC. It's really hard to make me cry when i'm reading or watching smth, i'm not too sentimental, but i swear i cried quite hard towards the end of the game! Also, i saved Emrys route for the last and dang was it worth it! ohoho it feels like True route, Emrys is just PERFECT i can't get enough of him! I just want to continue reading about their romance endlessly! i will never get enough of him i swear T_T
Oh right! i also LOVED music very much! it was so fitting, i'll be honest, most of the time i dont pay attention to music in games, but in this one i spent a lot of time just listening to the background music, it's so beautiful..
Thank you so much for all these emotions you gave me! I play a lot of bl vn's and i think this is one of the best ever!
Thank you so much for leaving such a kind comment to let us know! We're super happy you enjoyed the game~
Hey, everyone! I'm having trouble obtaining a few CGs for Darryl and Iris. For Iris, I'm missing the CG between her tea beaker and kissing events. For Darryl, I'm missing his last CG. Any tips for options I may've missed?
These are their Bad Ending CGs! :D
Any hints on how to obtain those endings? I've discovered so many death ends when trying to obtain those bad ends, but not the bad ends themselves. xD
Hello! I pre-ordered the game, and have access to the Steam key, but don't know where to find the artbook and the mini-guide that comes with it.
Hello! If you pre-ordered the game on Itchio, you should have received the mini-guide on the email that is attached to your Itchio account around a week ago. (It might have landed in your spam folder though.)
If you haven't received it, please send an email to customer.niftyvisuals(at)gmail.com from that email address and we will get back to you!
As for the art book, it is not released yet, but if you have pre-ordered it, you will get a key for it over email once it is as well :D
Love this game.
I recommend you should buy this game on steam because they localize the prize of the game depend on regions.
Thanks for making the game affordable.
I can't wait for yours next project.
Thank you so much! We will continue trying our best!
I have a message for the creators as well as my input on this game. Ill start with my input. So i cant describe in words how much i love this game. Named the mc after myself and find it so cute how the words she would use are how i would be if i was to be on those positions. I played tge demo and fell in love with this game. (I used Joiplay even though i can just download it lol) The first prince Ems might be the one i go for. Something bout that mystery in him makes me REALLY want to know what he knows. NO SPOILERS OR I WILL BE SAD AND THROW SOMETHING AT YOUR FACE but also regarding the creators of this game, if (WHEN) i buy this game, will my progress from the story be carried over or will i have to restart? I have no problem restarting but just wanted to know. The demo ended in such a cliffhanger i almost exploded my heart and brains out lol😅 I hope we can stay customize mc as well
Thank you so much!
This may come a little late but yes, although a fresh run would always ensure nothing unexpected happens, the old saves should have carried over!
No worries. I buy the game already and restarted. But im still in LOVE with the game😻
I will do a full review when i beat the game( if there is a ending) because right now i really can't put into words my enjoyment of this game😝 So when im done i will make a big review lol.
Now onto even bigger question......WHERE CAN I GET THOSE STICKERS? TOOOOOOOO CUTE I NEED THEM lol😻
Thank you! And all of those stickers are actually available in our Discord channel~
Tooo cuuuute. I will be needing those stickers😻😝
so i bought and have played this game through steam and figure i might leave comment here since nifty team will probably read it. so far i'm really enjoying the game. however i noticed in week 25-26 during emrys route where he bought MC shoes and MC decided to wear those. weren't the shoes described as heels with laces...? i don't think such shoes fit male MC. i can pass off the 'dainty little feet' comment as a joke... but not my guy wearing heels. not sure if i didn't understand it correctly or something got lost in translation but that's how i perceived it. p.s. oh yeah my MC is a mage, not alchemist nor garrison.
also another thing i noticed in the beginning after MC met emrys for the first time and saved lord daevaris. he stood up and was hugged by ilyana and it's said that he 'looked up' at her face. not sure if lady daevaris was taller than him or he was sitting down but yeah it feels like the canon MC was supposed to be fem! aarya.
Hello!
While that whole purchase was for Emrys's amusement to tease the MC, the reason behind this is rooted in the setting of our narrative.
In medieval times, heels were often worn by royalty and nobility for practical reasons and as a display of status, regardless of gender. While our story exists within a Medieval Fantasy realm, we've incorporated such historical details to maintain authenticity.
Regarding Lady Daevaris, we'll investigate to ensure all branches are functioning properly. However, it's important to note that our narrative doesn't privilege one version of Aarya's gender over the other. We've made efforts to include branches where their respective heights play a significant role.
I went through two routs of Emrys and Daryl.
Unfortunately, I will not go through ruth Iris, because I do not go through stories with girls, even if there is a ruth with a girl. If Iris were male, then I would have passed her ruth. But maybe later.
Now there will be spoilers, but now I will say, if you have bought the game NOW, then I STRONGLY ASK YOU TO BE THE FIRST TO GO THROUGH DARYL'S ROOT OR IRIS.
BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!!
When the game came out, I was the first to go through Emrys's route, since I immediately liked him in the demo version and decided to start his route first. This was a huge mistake, because his root is THE BEST AND CHICEST.
Emrys is the best and most gorgeous man in the world. I'll explain now. Maybe not as it was, but as I remember.
When we find out the identity of Aarya, then we choose Ruth who we will start first. Naturally, I chose Ruth Emrys. Aarya wants to see him. We immediately find out who he is, it's good that we didn't stretch this moment for a long time, but immediately found out that Emrys is Lucius. We learn that Aarya was on the verge of death and Lucius sacrificed his core to save him. I was glad that Aarya was no longer alone. Then there was a party where Aarya becomes a full member of the Supreme Council. Emrys invited me to dance (Here I would like CG art where they dance and look at each other, I hope there will be additional art later, I FELL in LOVE with the artist who painted them) and there, when they dance, the melody of the Sval plays. Aarya will certainly recognize her. As far as I remember, Emrys says that this melody has become part of the Sheorya. Then Emrys buys shoes for Aarya (I would like art here too). There I liked the moment where Emrys says to carry out the custom of the Sval, and Aarya immediately realizes that this is a wedding ceremony, and agrees. In fact, Aarya was teasing Emrys, and our prince did not understand. That this is a joke. He blushed so prettily when Aarya grinned.
I liked the moment when Aaryu warns that there is a trap, then Aarya rushes to help Emris anyway. When Aarya asks why Emrys didn't leave, he says that he was waiting for Aarya, because he knew that Aarya would come to help.
Remember in the library, Emrys asked what the difference is if a warrior who has consumed a Berserker Potion does not feel pain and a warrior who feels pain. This is my favorite moment. So when Aarya doesn't have time to finish the game, he sacrifices his life force several times. Emrys is upset about this and he is secretly preparing this potion from Aarya, in fact, it was not he who prepared the potion, but his servant. Aarya finds out, asks why Emrys does this, then he says, pressing Aarya against the wall, since Aarya sacrifices himself, he can also do whatever he wants with his body. Aarya confesses her love to Emrys. SUCH A GREAT MOMENT. I liked Emrys's words.:
"My life, my soul, my essence... I dedicate everything to you. Not because you saved me, but because I love a man like you."
When Aarya's identity is revealed, Emrys stands aside and reads from Aarya's LOOK that Emrys is ready to pull him out and reveal himself to others.
Then, when everything is settled, the problem is solved. Aarya is going to return to his homeland. Aarya tells Emrys they can see each other, but Emrys refuses the throne and is ready to go after Aarya. Emrys says he has a house where Aarya is. Such a sweet, touching and beloved moment.
Emrys is my favorite character. He is ready to sacrifice everything he has for the sake of Aarya. Agrees with everything that Aarya says. He will carry out any order, if that's what Aarya wants.
Daryl's routine was difficult for me. I felt guilty about Emrys and Lucius. Most of it was friendly. Only towards the end did the romance begin, but it also ended quickly. Daryl confesses his love, And Arya, by my choice, says that he likes Daryl, but we need to get to know each other better. Then when he finds out Aarya's identity, he is of course shocked. Then they talk after a while, and Arya leaves, and Daryl comes to him. They are still having a secret relationship. That's the end of it. I can't say that much about Daryl's Ruth, but I liked him too.
If I had started ruth Daryl right away, he would have hit me right in the heart, but by the time Emrys was there.
So the advantages of the game:
+ beautiful drawing
+ gorgeous characters
+ interesting plot
+ each root is different, but in the case of Iris, I didn't go through her root, so I don't know, but I think everyone has a unique root + a great main character. Aarya is a very interesting character that I was interested in playing for.
+ beautiful CG art
Disadvantages of the game:
- there was no Ruth Neri and Nils. I want to walk along the branch with them. I hope you will add them. They look so good with Aarya. Neri suits Aarya well, and it was possible to make a gorgeous love line with him. Aarya saved Neri's parents and this can be done well. Nils and Aarya are also suitable for each other, and I would like to have more interactions with him.
- there was no choice to take revenge on everyone, the High Council, Harald because of Sister Nidhegg and get a good ending. I would like to take revenge on Harald, the Patriarch and others. I didn't want to remove the Rosenkreutz curse at all, I didn't even have a choice. I think they didn't treat Aarya fairly. When Aarya tells them what Harald did, they did nothing, and when they found out that Harald had experimented on the Rosenkreuz clan and destroyed it, his trial immediately began. It just burned me up.
- I wish Aarya was tougher and could immediately expose Sean, he already has an interesting character, but I would like to see him cruel so that Sval respects him, otherwise they listened more to Sean than to the law of the Ruler of Svals
In general, that's all.
Hopefully, when you're done with the help, add Ruth Neri and Nils. Additional CG art will appear.
And so I really liked the game.
I hope you will continue the Royal series....
I would like to play as the Main Character with Deviant Magic.
Hi! I was wondering if anyone knew how to achieve the very last two Darryl cgs? I've gotten his friendship ending and romance ending but I'm not sure if its connected to the bad ending or something else? Suggestions would be appreciated!
I love Darryl so much even though his route pained me. I can see why people love Emrys, his route is adorable, but as much as I debate myself to love him like I do with Darryl I just can't. I like him very much, but not as a romantic partner, so the choice to draw the line with him really make me relief... How wonderful, instead of easy lovey-dovey road I choose the hard one for myself ಥ_ಥ
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And, personally, I don't feel satisfied with the game solution, Maybe because the fact the Sval is the victim from the start but have to forced to negotiate peace instead. I agree about they should put a long hurtful history aside and try to make peace. BUT aren't they a little too naive, hopeful and goody-two-shoes for demons that lived for millennia? Like, they just learned about the betrayal but Aarya still be like I want to believe in power of peace
or else we will get bad ending,and didn't have a damn back up plan either didn't sit right with me. The council didn't have good will either, since they obviously try to cover it up and even absolution for his sin once they learned Aarya didn't let the Sval know about this yet. It would be much more interesting if we get a choice where we can kill Harald silently and fake his death as if it was an accident, or we can cooperate with Shawn and make it a simply domestic revenge where the husband revenge for his wife, AND still negotiate peace without get bad end. Good thing Shawn is there to save this mess by spread the news. Sorry Aarya but Floki is right, you deserve his axe you know? Eventhough there are the Eskia former king to save the day, but I don't like it. This whole "just be good and heaven (someone else) will punishment the bad for you" so meh. In the end it still need SOMEONE to carry out the punishment, then why couldn't we do it ourself (and then life happily ever after) and instead wait and hopefully the heaven or someone will take care of it? (Not the characters, but the solution give me that feeling, there are way too many stories do that it frustrated me).I so agree with you. In general, the plot was fine until MC found out about his sister’s death and did nothing about it. The moment with the queen on the ship completely killed me. After all, to put it simply, the whole situation, just imagine: your dear one is kidnapped and taken apart for organs; a few years later, an organ recipient shows up on your doorstep and tells a sob story about how the kidnapper was theirs childhood friend and tried so hard to cure them. And the narrative is constructed as if the reader\MC is supposed to empathize with this? Wtf.
And you can only avenge her death in the bad ending? I don't know, for me the "bad" ending is the most canonical. And logical from the point of view of the development of MC character. You see, in the flashback we are shown that MC has not forgiven humans for the war and does not believe them - Nidhogg believes. She promises that they will change their mind when they follow her. She disappears. Instead of searching for her, MC spends 15 years as an adopted child, 15 years of which are not shown to us at all, even as flashbacks, but for some reason we have to believe that these two adoptive parents changed MC's opinion about humanity so much that MC communicate absolutely friendly with everyone around and with news of the violent death of her sister as a result of betrayal, MC still believe in a peaceful solution? I don't know, I'm very disappointed with the last third game.
Although, considering how much Nidhogg didn’t believe in MC, that she didn’t even want to show her daughter, maybe the closeness of their relationship was exaggerated. Poor Shaun. By the way, why didn’t MC ever check Lilith’s condition? She's a magical being, don't they care about all of them?
Well, Harald, of course, a cool man, for the sake of saving one person, continued a war on a global scale, as a result of which his friend still has a significant chance of dying not by natural causes. A reliable plan, just like a Swiss watch.
Absolutely! Aarya could have better thought about human, but it just 15 years, it's nothing compare to millenia years of war! They could only hate human less at best! And with the news of such a betrayal, how could they take it so... well? Even Emrys first thought is revenge! But I can understand why Nidhoggr didn't dare to bring up about her child to Aarya. She's scared of their reaction and maybe her daughter and her husband safety if they learned about it, consider how much Aarya hate human back then, and Shawn is the result they get from killing Lucius whole clan. I think that's also why she tried to change Aarya's opinion about human first before let them know. That's more about how you know someone well enough to predict their reaction and want to handle it the best you could rather than trust issue to me.
It's more about inconstancy. And she miscalculated. She expected Aarya to take her union with the homunculus and her daughter so badly, considering she wasn't some stranger, while Aarya had absolutely no problem with humans when they were alone. Narrative logic died somewhere here.
Everything looks as if Nidhogg died by accident and Harald simply decided not to let the good things go to waste. And when his action was revealed, he was like “oops, sorry, but I really needed that.” In this case, I would probably really just shrugged, but we are dealing with premeditated murder.
man did someone get butthurt over you preferring darryl lol. he is the best gap moe boy :3 emrys's archetype is so overdone that i get bored with those characters when it comes to love interests, and the super manly design isn't my thing either, but at least he kind of went against the usual trope
Haha, thank you for the worry. Lucky for me, ppl share the same interest around me is nice so nope. I won't tolerate when other forced their prefer LI onto me. I just really feel regretful that I can't love Emrys (and maybe a little guilty too), I just not into the old-friend-that-one-sided-love-you-since-forever. It's good that Emrys keep things chill and all, because would hate it and hate him if he forced his affection to Aarya.
Oh right, I think people already demand Nils and Neri enough that I didn't need to repeat it, so I voice my hope for Van and Illyria instead (especially Illyria!!!)
Emrys route should be the last one to play. Because of the mini-route guide, I made the mistake of playing his route first. He is, oh my, idk how to say for me, he is the obvious and the most make sense. I feel like the backstory of this game was created in their minds. They are literally soulmates. He is so perfect; their banter and their dynamic are deliciously sweet. I try to play another route, but I can't do it. I feel like I betrayed him somehow, and whenever he appears on another route, I feel longing to get back to his arm. I need a few days to detach myself for him to be able to pursue another LI.
Overall, I love it because this game is easier to play compared to your previous game. Honestly, I'm not really a big fan of stat-raising games and bad/dead endings, but because I like the graphics and the story, I'm willing to give it a try, so thanks a lot for the story mode and a bit of your mini-ending guide; it helps.
I’m not even done with Emrys’s route but my god… I am in pain right now from what is happening in the story. Devs why did you do this to me… 😭😭
The Game is so good ;3; I have gotten done Emrys's route and am about to start the other two and I am excited to see them all.
It's illegal how adorable Nils is. I know he's not a romantic interest like Emrys or Iris, but it's so refreshing how kind and gentle he is. His "battle" side is cool, too. He even does his own cooking! For a cat, no less! If Aarya was romancing the Seniors (not the Senior Alchemist, obviously) instead of the royal heirs, then I would 100% do his route. :)
Mate, people who are smiley in the first meeting then see them being all serious when comes to serious moment is quite intimadating for me XD. Same goes to Nil and Ven.
So true! I also like to view it as good character portrayal. If a powerful character can successfully intimidate me (while looking absolutely beautiful), then they've been written very well. XD
I've been playing this game non stop since it dropped, and I absolutely had a wonderful time with not only the love interests, but with the political intrigue and mystery of this game! Truly a great sequel to Royal Alchemist, yet still maintains its own distinct type of drama.
I took the mini guide's advice for recommended route order, and it definitely was a great way to discover and piece together the smaller lore behind the context of the war and all the characters (anyone who experienced Emrys' route last lmk if you think otherwise T-T I'm very curious!)
I was a bit disappointed by the lack of missions but I was very happy to read that the team is still working on implementing those features! I was a big fan of navigating all the missions and stat checks in the first game (the fruit wine.....)
I do want to report a bug! I've been collecting the bad ends and the Suspicion checks in Week 41 and 47 will not trigger even with 20+ Suspicion on Challenging mode.
Thank you so much for a very fun week!
i went into this expecting emrys's romantic ending to be my favorite romantic route (which i would still say it was from a personal perspective), but iris's romantic ending blew me away! there's just something about the chemistry between mc and iris that clicked so beautifully in a way i didn't expect, and i really loved the storyline!
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i think the only gripe i have is that emrys's true identity doesn't technically come out in the storylines that aren't his which makes me feel so bad that the mc is all alone :( although it does add to the mystery if you don't play emrys's route first, wonder if there could be a cool little thing where if the game recognizes you've already achieved one of his endings (romantic, friendship, or bad), the truth could come out somehow? i was hoping it would come out in iris's story outside the infirmary if i stayed with emrys but idt it did :(
Very similar thoughts here, Emrys' route was fantastic but Iris' was surprisingly just as amazing. The little things that start to make sense when you put all three storylines together are just *chef's kiss*. And I liked playing them in the recommended order (Em, then Darryl, then Iris).
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I KNOOOOOWWWWW. I was playing Darryl's route and every so often Em would pop in with a subtle reference, my heart! Imagining that MC would just go on never knowing about hi, I can't handle it. *Sobs* In my initial Em playthrough, I couldn't help but wonder if they would try to combine both of them back together somehow. What a great story, ugh, this whole thing is so beautifully-done.