So I played this game for days on end and I am in love with it and the characters! They are absolutely captivating and the oil painting style art is breathtaking. It gives an extra layer of realism and immersiveness to this wonderful game. The lore is just great. The setting is amazing. It just transports you into Gha'alia and there you want to remain! Here are my thoughts on the love interests.
Lacey: He is tough and smug but you just gotta love him. He is the handsy sort but I found that charming. He does not seem as protective as some of the others but he believes you can handle yourself. I like that. I really enjoyed his route and his personality is awesome. Lacey is my second favourite.
Vadeyn is my absolute favourite. I was totally in love with his character and his looks as well. lol. He was so different from the other elves and that made him stand out in a great way. He was so caring and always put you first. He wasn't selfish and I love that he always asked you how you were feeling. Such a sensitive and kind man. He just exudes warmth and love and I really appreciated that especially since you are kind of thrown into a harsh and uncaring world. Even in other romance routes, Vadeyn did a lot to calm the nerves and made the Mc feel safe. I love his ending scene. What more can you want but a peaceful life in the woods with him. It was like a fairytale. I adore him.
Haron at first sight, I thought I would love his route but I did not enjoy it as much as I expected. He was not as chivalrous as I thought he would be. Overall his route was good but I did not like the living arrangements at the end of it. I wasn't drawn to his personality as much as some of the others.
Ernol 's romance route was something unexpected. At one point I thought I was getting a bad ending with him on the deck scene because he was not admitting his feelings, that had me scared. Luckily I learned that there are no bad romance endings. Thank God. I thoroughly enjoyed Ernol's route, more than I thought I would. I feel like you really have to be patient though and let him take his time to come to terms with his feelings, but when he finally does, BOY it did NOT disappoint!! He was a strong, protective, slightly possessive type. His route was intense. lol. He is just intense overall but I really enjoyed it none the less.
I highly recommend this Visual Novel. It was just what I needed. An escape into a fantastic world. It really lifted my mood for the many days I spent playing it. Well done to the developers!
I just started playing (reading? I'm never sure what the correct term is for visual novels) and I'm happy I came across your review because I was a tad bit skeptical. You gave just the right amount of detail to convince me to continue on. I actually just made it to the part where we first meet Vadeyn and something about him definitely does draw me in, as well as how easy it is to fuck with Lacey. You have my appreciation.
I'm so glad my review convinced you to continue playing. You wont regret it! I promise. :) After this game, I felt so sad not to be in Ghaália anymore, so I went on Archive of our own and indulged in some Ebon Light fan fics. I highly recommend checking those out too, after you've completed the game.
I love your review especially since it gives a breakdown of characters. I wanted to ask though what do you mean by living arrangements in Haron’s route? I played once so far and ended up with Haron—and admittedly I loved it—and what I got was she lived in the elf town together and she kept her power and together they overcame any obstacles that they encountered—that they brought back peace and prosperity to the town. It was so picture perfect—maybe even too perfect.
I wonder if each LI might have different endings though. But, the ending I got was amazing.
Huh, I don’t remember that. But it could be I missed it. But yeah, I remember it said in the ending I got that she was an expert diplomat and traveled the world sometimes mediating and also helped the elf nation too internally. Oh and I remember too it mentioned she did go back to meet her aunt again with Haron, and he wanted to meet her family and to see where she came from. It said her aunt was really proud of her. Something too about essentially hinting he was inviting her to meet his family (including his sister for the first time) to obviously propose. It was a ridiculously good ending. I loved it. XD Haha, bring on the cheese I say.
I still need to complete other routes. It’s difficult for me because I loved my man Haron. Lol.
I hope the creator is aware of all the love EL is getting and how good of a job they did with it. I played Laceaga's route AGAIN (he's my favorite meanie ever) last night and ugh 😞 I just love it so much... I'm glad this was one of the first ever VNs I played since making my itch account
I just started playing this game and I'm already hooked. I only just got to the part where I woke up in the strange bedroom and I'm just wondering who are the romancable characters in the game? Since it wasn't stated in the description, can someone please list them for me? Thanks! Looking forward to completing this game multiple times! 😊 It seems so interesting.
Yes! I felt his eventual late night confession gave very Mr. Darcy vibes. He struggles for weeks longer than all the other LIs to accept and interpret his feelings for the MC. He was already going against a lot of his ingrained values by helping a Human commit treason, therefore his brain took a lot longer to process his affection for said human. Then its like his panic over MCs safety finally hit him with the realization brick. Since he can also have zero chill sometimes, he needed to talk to MC Immediately about those feelings.
I would give Vadeyn the world, dear GOD. Boy, am I simping hard for this cinnamon roll gentleman. I really enjoyed the game and the story was amazing! (Honestly, I really wanted to say, "flip this!" and go live in a cottage in the woods with Vadeyn when things started to get....frustratingly annoying)
Gonna play Haron's route next because I'm a sucker for any and all cinnamon roll, golden retriever, warm and fuzzy ball of sunshine~
I have played through every single route (and Haron's twice lol) and I am absolutely in love with this game. The world is so interesting, and the characters are so unique and likable. Highly recommend!!!
This has become one of my comfort games over the years. Nothing has even come close to how much I adore this game and its story, characters and world <3
Try Ballads at Midnight! Another free game, only one love interest, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and found that it satiated my voracious appetite for another Ebon Light game just a bit.
Have you tried The Hero's Journey? It's pretty long and the story is great. If you like Ebon light, there is a high chance that you'd like the hero's journey too.
one of my favorite fantasy visual novels that i've played..i still have to finish it but it feels like playing through an epic fantasy saga, it's well written and i love the romance options.
I just got through my first playthough of it and I have to say it was beautiful. The plot was surprisingly eventful with a lot of turns, and even if I got confused at some points the game made it easy enough to understand. I am also grateful for how many save slots there were LOL.
I played this before I got an account here and REALLY enjoyed it! I was rather taken with most of the LIs (Laceaga and Ernol were my favs by far, with Vadeyn and Duliae not doing much for me). The story is heavily affected by your choices and which LI you are pursuing, so every playthrough is entirely unique and interesting! I really felt like my choices were fleshing out the personality of my character and the relationship with the LI. Seriously, kudos guys, this is one of the best Otome-type games I've played in a long time.
To be fair, I have one gripe. Some of the CGs look a bit off/awkward, but with it being a free game, I honestly didn't even what to mention it. The in-game art is incredibly pleasing to me and that's 90% of it, so who cares about a few CGs?!
I just finished my first play-through! I was so torn between Haron and Ernol. In the end I went with Haron, he’s a bundle of light of his own. I was pleasantly surprised to be taken in by the unabashed affection. The choices you make in this game have legit consequences HAHA. I would know, I’ve made some stupid deaths. I’m so happy I got to experience this world! I wish there was more of it. I’m just about ready to dive back in again on another play-through. Thank you for this game, I hope you’re well <3
This is a GxB otome meant for the female protag. I've played every LI route, played being accepting of the power or rejecting it, and seen every ending.
The only downside is that the power wasn't explored enough. There's lots of room where it can be expanded. Maybe there's a sequel in the works?
It's one of the better VN out there, honestly. The replayability is pretty decent, with different flavour texts, so there's something new to read. The art doesn't have that "wow" factor, but it's still lovely.
I was so excited to play this but no matter what I do I can´t start the game for the life of me :( I downloaded the correct files and everything but it just doesn´t work for me. Such a bummer...
New to this community. Pursues Visual Novels for contents and storytelling twists. This is a gem! I love what I've seen so far. Never before have I experienced the female journey to this extent, in a traditional fantasy world. Not always can you choose what to do. But you can choose (maybe) how it's done. If your're on it, enough. Lesson well learned. And thank you, for a beautiful story
*SPOILER* Please is there a better walkthrough then they vague we were given I'm stuck on Dualie route when you meet the granpa I die there nomatter what I answer him..... I have been searhing like crazy
One of my absolute favorite games, thank u so much for bringing us this ❤️❤️❤️ i hope there's a sequel cuz i can't get enough of all these characters 🥰
The art is lovely, the plot pleasantly twisty, the heroine engaging and dynamic, Calipoa is a delight, and Ernol is an absolutely scrumptious little grumpcake. Stunning work all around; thank you for creating such a beautiful game!
I haven't played a VN as immersive as Ebon Light in a really long time. The world building is mind boggling & had me greedy for wanting more. I particularly loved the banter between characters. I would rewind choices just to see different character dialogue. This game is so good y'all. Give it a shot.
The Only note I can think to give, is that this game is wayyyy too short for the story it's trying to tell. The romances happen too fast-- all except Ernol and Vadeyn for the most part, as you can get together right before the climax and your flirtations with them are a bit more subtle until the love confessions happen.
I think the only real problem this game has, is its length. There are some errors in the grammar, spelling and some words are missing but really I can ignore that. The story itself is interesting but nothing ever gets explained. Even at the end, like these other people in the comments, I'm entirely confused.
Are the Cutinah like from another dimension or something? What's going on there?
I know this games' themes are kind of dark, but we could've had at least a bit of explanation for what's going on. Characters we could've met-- like the person we bought our dress from.
She could've lamented that the situation in Gha'alia was bad and for what reasons while we were getting dressed and you could've learned more about the political situation.
Then, if you'd decided to go to the people to become popular, there could've been this whole series of scenes in which you talk to different civilians, finding out what they love and hate about living in Gha'alia. Figure out what the real problems are.
And to the Cuthintal, you could've found out whether or not the Cutinah were actually a threat or not-- and then made an entirely informed decision on whether or not to be selfish and live your life or lock yourself away for the sake of everyone you love.
I feel like I know nothing and like the romances were just a bit too fast. Those are really the only issues I have.
Otherwise, I liked the characters, I liked their interactions and their many different issues with each other, I just didn't get to see enough of it, you know?
Loved this game! All of the love interests were so interesting. I wish Chandler was a love interest though, I found him to be so cute! I look forward to any future games by you.
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So I played this game for days on end and I am in love with it and the characters! They are absolutely captivating and the oil painting style art is breathtaking. It gives an extra layer of realism and immersiveness to this wonderful game. The lore is just great. The setting is amazing. It just transports you into Gha'alia and there you want to remain! Here are my thoughts on the love interests.
Lacey: He is tough and smug but you just gotta love him. He is the handsy sort but I found that charming. He does not seem as protective as some of the others but he believes you can handle yourself. I like that. I really enjoyed his route and his personality is awesome. Lacey is my second favourite.
Vadeyn is my absolute favourite. I was totally in love with his character and his looks as well. lol. He was so different from the other elves and that made him stand out in a great way. He was so caring and always put you first. He wasn't selfish and I love that he always asked you how you were feeling. Such a sensitive and kind man. He just exudes warmth and love and I really appreciated that especially since you are kind of thrown into a harsh and uncaring world. Even in other romance routes, Vadeyn did a lot to calm the nerves and made the Mc feel safe. I love his ending scene. What more can you want but a peaceful life in the woods with him. It was like a fairytale. I adore him.
Haron at first sight, I thought I would love his route but I did not enjoy it as much as I expected. He was not as chivalrous as I thought he would be. Overall his route was good but I did not like the living arrangements at the end of it. I wasn't drawn to his personality as much as some of the others.
Ernol 's romance route was something unexpected. At one point I thought I was getting a bad ending with him on the deck scene because he was not admitting his feelings, that had me scared. Luckily I learned that there are no bad romance endings. Thank God. I thoroughly enjoyed Ernol's route, more than I thought I would. I feel like you really have to be patient though and let him take his time to come to terms with his feelings, but when he finally does, BOY it did NOT disappoint!! He was a strong, protective, slightly possessive type. His route was intense. lol. He is just intense overall but I really enjoyed it none the less.
I highly recommend this Visual Novel. It was just what I needed. An escape into a fantastic world. It really lifted my mood for the many days I spent playing it. Well done to the developers!
I just started playing (reading? I'm never sure what the correct term is for visual novels) and I'm happy I came across your review because I was a tad bit skeptical. You gave just the right amount of detail to convince me to continue on. I actually just made it to the part where we first meet Vadeyn and something about him definitely does draw me in, as well as how easy it is to fuck with Lacey. You have my appreciation.
I'm so glad my review convinced you to continue playing. You wont regret it! I promise. :) After this game, I felt so sad not to be in Ghaália anymore, so I went on Archive of our own and indulged in some Ebon Light fan fics. I highly recommend checking those out too, after you've completed the game.
I'm sure I will be doing this. Thank you so much.
you mean like... all seven of them? *sobs*
(Given, its been a while since I've checked AO3 for any new ones)
I think there are more than 7 now lol. I am also writing one about Vadeyn on AO3. I am nearly done, So will post on there once completed. :)
I posted it btw. Just thought I should let you know. Just search my PrincessSaoriel on AO3 and it should come up!
thank!!! i will check it out
I probably have like ten fics buried in google docs that I started. o_o ADHD is- a problem...
Fucking with Lacey gives me life.
It's so fun 😭
I love your review especially since it gives a breakdown of characters. I wanted to ask though what do you mean by living arrangements in Haron’s route? I played once so far and ended up with Haron—and admittedly I loved it—and what I got was she lived in the elf town together and she kept her power and together they overcame any obstacles that they encountered—that they brought back peace and prosperity to the town. It was so picture perfect—maybe even too perfect.
I wonder if each LI might have different endings though. But, the ending I got was amazing.
Really? This was not the living arrangements I got. I don't want to spoil it, but lets just say you'd be getting to know your inlaws a lot more >_>
Huh, I don’t remember that. But it could be I missed it. But yeah, I remember it said in the ending I got that she was an expert diplomat and traveled the world sometimes mediating and also helped the elf nation too internally. Oh and I remember too it mentioned she did go back to meet her aunt again with Haron, and he wanted to meet her family and to see where she came from. It said her aunt was really proud of her. Something too about essentially hinting he was inviting her to meet his family (including his sister for the first time) to obviously propose. It was a ridiculously good ending. I loved it. XD Haha, bring on the cheese I say.
I still need to complete other routes. It’s difficult for me because I loved my man Haron. Lol.
I hope the creator is aware of all the love EL is getting and how good of a job they did with it. I played Laceaga's route AGAIN (he's my favorite meanie ever) last night and ugh 😞 I just love it so much... I'm glad this was one of the first ever VNs I played since making my itch account
I just started playing this game and I'm already hooked. I only just got to the part where I woke up in the strange bedroom and I'm just wondering who are the romancable characters in the game? Since it wasn't stated in the description, can someone please list them for me? Thanks! Looking forward to completing this game multiple times! 😊 It seems so interesting.
Ernol, Lacy, Haron, Vadeyn, and Duliae are the love interests.
Thank you! I just finished Laceaga's route. It was great! Doing Vadeyn now and I'm enamoured!
I expected to do Laceaga on my first playthrough but then i saw Ernol a few times and apparently I'm a sucker for emotionally challenged pessimists.
Ernol's route was surprisingly amazing in my opinion. I really enjoyed it, though he really made us work for it, didn't he? lol
Yes! I felt his eventual late night confession gave very Mr. Darcy vibes. He struggles for weeks longer than all the other LIs to accept and interpret his feelings for the MC. He was already going against a lot of his ingrained values by helping a Human commit treason, therefore his brain took a lot longer to process his affection for said human. Then its like his panic over MCs safety finally hit him with the realization brick. Since he can also have zero chill sometimes, he needed to talk to MC Immediately about those feelings.
I would give Vadeyn the world, dear GOD. Boy, am I simping hard for this cinnamon roll gentleman. I really enjoyed the game and the story was amazing! (Honestly, I really wanted to say, "flip this!" and go live in a cottage in the woods with Vadeyn when things started to get....frustratingly annoying)
Gonna play Haron's route next because I'm a sucker for any and all cinnamon roll, golden retriever, warm and fuzzy ball of sunshine~
I agree! Vadeyn was amazing and my favourite route! <3
ı realy like this game it pleasantly surprised me wish there were more games like that
I have played through every single route (and Haron's twice lol) and I am absolutely in love with this game. The world is so interesting, and the characters are so unique and likable. Highly recommend!!!
I really wish it had a CG gallery or walkthrough so I know when I have collected all the CGs for specific characters. :(
This has become one of my comfort games over the years. Nothing has even come close to how much I adore this game and its story, characters and world <3
I just have to agree with you
same <3 nothing quite hits like this game and it's bumming me out tbh
Try Ballads at Midnight! Another free game, only one love interest, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and found that it satiated my voracious appetite for another Ebon Light game just a bit.
Ooh I loved that game! I thought it was great, just not quite as LONG and immersive as EL. but it was lovely!
Have you tried The Hero's Journey? It's pretty long and the story is great. If you like Ebon light, there is a high chance that you'd like the hero's journey too.
I have...55 hours in this game...Ernol best husband.
Edit: Hours count has become 164
I saw an emo elf with the emotional intelligence of a paperclip and immediately said, "I want that one."
i have 1096 hours....i think i might be obsessed lol
I'd literally die foy Vadeyn.
one of my favorite fantasy visual novels that i've played..i still have to finish it but it feels like playing through an epic fantasy saga, it's well written and i love the romance options.
I just got through my first playthough of it and I have to say it was beautiful. The plot was surprisingly eventful with a lot of turns, and even if I got confused at some points the game made it easy enough to understand. I am also grateful for how many save slots there were LOL.
I played this before I got an account here and REALLY enjoyed it! I was rather taken with most of the LIs (Laceaga and Ernol were my favs by far, with Vadeyn and Duliae not doing much for me). The story is heavily affected by your choices and which LI you are pursuing, so every playthrough is entirely unique and interesting! I really felt like my choices were fleshing out the personality of my character and the relationship with the LI. Seriously, kudos guys, this is one of the best Otome-type games I've played in a long time.
To be fair, I have one gripe. Some of the CGs look a bit off/awkward, but with it being a free game, I honestly didn't even what to mention it. The in-game art is incredibly pleasing to me and that's 90% of it, so who cares about a few CGs?!
I just finished my first play-through! I was so torn between Haron and Ernol. In the end I went with Haron, he’s a bundle of light of his own. I was pleasantly surprised to be taken in by the unabashed affection. The choices you make in this game have legit consequences HAHA. I would know, I’ve made some stupid deaths. I’m so happy I got to experience this world! I wish there was more of it. I’m just about ready to dive back in again on another play-through. Thank you for this game, I hope you’re well <3
This is a GxB otome meant for the female protag. I've played every LI route, played being accepting of the power or rejecting it, and seen every ending.
The only downside is that the power wasn't explored enough. There's lots of room where it can be expanded. Maybe there's a sequel in the works?
It's one of the better VN out there, honestly. The replayability is pretty decent, with different flavour texts, so there's something new to read. The art doesn't have that "wow" factor, but it's still lovely.
I recommended it, especially since it's free.
Bruh. I died in the shack when the harpies attacked. Oh well, I'll try again sometime.
Nice game though! Certainly an interesting concept. Nice work, especially for just one person. :D
omg it's Mamotte Lollipop lol. Welp, looks interesting, and I look forward to finishing my playthrough.
I was so excited to play this but no matter what I do I can´t start the game for the life of me :( I downloaded the correct files and everything but it just doesn´t work for me. Such a bummer...
I love this so much I come back to play it at least once a month.. the only negative thing about it is that we can't date Calipoa </3
New to this community. Pursues Visual Novels for contents and storytelling twists. This is a gem! I love what I've seen so far. Never before have I experienced the female journey to this extent, in a traditional fantasy world. Not always can you choose what to do. But you can choose (maybe) how it's done. If your're on it, enough. Lesson well learned. And thank you, for a beautiful story
please could there be a french version ?
So far I am loving it! You've done an amazing job. The art and the music is so good x
Too good to be free <3
😰 am broke lol
it's a great game but i'm just wondering where can i get route tipsor guides?simply being frustrated because i can't get an end i want
once again,i love this work
Can't believe this is free?! I love it so much. Possibly my Favorite MC ever, especially in Lacey's route.
Let me be gay and date the superior Milirose
Fr though
I know, right?!
yeah :-:
*SPOILER* Please is there a better walkthrough then they vague we were given I'm stuck on Dualie route when you meet the granpa I die there nomatter what I answer him..... I have been searhing like crazy
female li?
One of my absolute favorite games, thank u so much for bringing us this ❤️❤️❤️ i hope there's a sequel cuz i can't get enough of all these characters 🥰
The art is lovely, the plot pleasantly twisty, the heroine engaging and dynamic, Calipoa is a delight, and Ernol is an absolutely scrumptious little grumpcake. Stunning work all around; thank you for creating such a beautiful game!
Agreed!
This has to be one of my favorite reviews. "Scrumptious little grumpcake"? Oh, you masterful genius.
I haven't played a VN as immersive as Ebon Light in a really long time. The world building is mind boggling & had me greedy for wanting more. I particularly loved the banter between characters. I would rewind choices just to see different character dialogue. This game is so good y'all. Give it a shot.
The Only note I can think to give, is that this game is wayyyy too short for the story it's trying to tell. The romances happen too fast-- all except Ernol and Vadeyn for the most part, as you can get together right before the climax and your flirtations with them are a bit more subtle until the love confessions happen.
I think the only real problem this game has, is its length. There are some errors in the grammar, spelling and some words are missing but really I can ignore that. The story itself is interesting but nothing ever gets explained. Even at the end, like these other people in the comments, I'm entirely confused.
Are the Cutinah like from another dimension or something? What's going on there?
I know this games' themes are kind of dark, but we could've had at least a bit of explanation for what's going on. Characters we could've met-- like the person we bought our dress from.
She could've lamented that the situation in Gha'alia was bad and for what reasons while we were getting dressed and you could've learned more about the political situation.
Then, if you'd decided to go to the people to become popular, there could've been this whole series of scenes in which you talk to different civilians, finding out what they love and hate about living in Gha'alia. Figure out what the real problems are.
And to the Cuthintal, you could've found out whether or not the Cutinah were actually a threat or not-- and then made an entirely informed decision on whether or not to be selfish and live your life or lock yourself away for the sake of everyone you love.
I feel like I know nothing and like the romances were just a bit too fast. Those are really the only issues I have.
Otherwise, I liked the characters, I liked their interactions and their many different issues with each other, I just didn't get to see enough of it, you know?
I replay this game every now and then. I think it might be the best romance game.
same, same...
Loved this game! All of the love interests were so interesting. I wish Chandler was a love interest though, I found him to be so cute! I look forward to any future games by you.
Came for the elf men, stayed for a thrilling narrative full of political strife, ancient power, and cocky assassins!
Lacey <333