Gothic Murder
Even though I just started such a looooong game that is Genshin Impact, I needed something shorter for the moments when I’m super tired and just want to read without much gameplay. A little visual novel then ;)
Gothic Murder is a mystery VN with some investigation phases a bit like Ace Attorney when you pick items to prove your theory (but much easier xp), and a tiny bit of romance (two routes for two different love interests). It was short and nice, but I regret some little things that could have made it much better imo :
❤ The OST is great, and since the game isn’t dubbed, it compensates nicely :)
❤ The investigation and confrontation system is simple but enjoyable
❤ The MC is smart and protective
✖ The game is short but the real problem is the pacing ; it goes straight to the point without taking the time to develop more the characters and their relationships. In just 4 days, the heroine manages to reveal lots of family secrets and to find love x) (wtf is she only a maid lol)
✖ Talking about romance, there are 2 routes but with so tiny differences (only 2/3 choices to get those). Also in Ewen’s route, the heroine has so much less moments with him so their romantic ending seems almost forced.
✖ The game was originally for console, and the adaptation on pc isn’t the best ; selecting items with the mouse could be laborious.
I finished it entirely in about 5 hours, I recommend it if you look for a mystery story with non-stop intrigues.
➡ My personal VN ranking (in french)
➡ My Steam page
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I am playing a cute old game to clean myself from obsessing over Twisted Wonderland, Baldur's Gate and IWATEX. Its about a young maid in the 18/19 century (never really explained) that can predict people's death in her dreams and realizes her young boss, the her of the household, is a target of various murder attempts. So she vows to protect him and uses logic and reason, finding clues and her wits to do that. She can't really read a room, which id annoying since she is quite smart for her age, but she is quite lovable.
Honestly I wasn't expecting shit from it, but it is honestly quite good and entertaining. The name it's crap though. Gothic Murder Adventure that changes Destiny... how was I supposed to expect something good with that name?
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Hannibal Lecter as The Devil
Our fandom usually ignores key elements that were said about the characters, especially the ones that state very clearly that the show is not the same as the books or movies. And the one thing that usually gets mixed up the most is, of course, Hannibal's past and even his very essence.
Our Hannibal is the devil. Apparently literally so. He is not the way he is because of his past trauma. He even says so in the show but most people dismiss it as him being avoidant. No. Literally. Nothing happened to him, he happened.
This is why some fans get so confused about the character's actions and motives, because they are ignoring this very important aspect: he is the devil, he is not some traumatized guy. Don't fight me on it, I'm just communicating what the creator and Mads himself have said. But when you take this into consideration it actually makes everything more interesting, fascinating and makes a lot more sense, too.
The devil despised humanity, or, thought he was superior. This is Hannibal. He sees himself as above everyone else, and in the show, he actually is, as this isn't a neurosis or complex, but who he is. Human emotions are weaknesses because they make you suffer, prone to error and vulnerable. This is why he goes insane when he falls in love with Will. He literally ate his sister simply because he loved her and loving her made him tender, therefore he "denied" his nature for her. He ate her in order to forgive her for committing this "crime". Didn't kill her, but had to consume her in order to put himself above his love for her.
When he falls for Will, he experiences a loss of control he never experienced before, as passion does, and he is the control king so naturally this makes him desperate and absolutely insane. This is why he does everything he does to Will, because he is trying to prove to himself that love isn't stronger than He is, that he is capable of following his nature and urges beyond his feelings for Will.
This is why that scene where he is crying after Will was put in prison, is so important, sooo important and most of us don't pay enough attention. Abigail wasn't dead, we thought he was crying for her, later we find out that she was safe and alive. Mads even confirmed but didn't have to because it becomes obvious then that he was crying for Will. But the dialogue is what makes the scene so important.
They're talking about having "kids":
He was disappointed when Will didn't immediately accept him once he found out the truth. He felt so betrayed and he felt like he failed guiding Will properly to accept himself and Hannibal. Framing Will was heartbreaking for him but he had to make himself do it to prove he was still in control. That he wouldn't let his feelings put him in a vulnerable position and risk his life and freedom (which he ultimately does in the end).
When he finally admits or realizes he is in love, that's when he does the unspeakable and tries to eat Will. Bryan confirmed he wasn't actually going to go through with it, but in the heat of emotion after feeling betrayed by Will yet again, he just reaches a new level of insanity.
Soon, he realizes what he's done and the rarity of him feeling regret happens (hence the time reversing attempt). This is why he surrenders. He wasn't being "petty", he was trying to show Will he truly loved him, also because that man cannot believe for the life of him that Hannibal, the devil himself, is capable of love. Which is ALSO why the jokes about him having to ask aren't actually congruent with canon. No one would realistically believe someone like Hannibal would be capable of love. No, he didn't know before asking Bedelia, Hugh already confirmed but if you pay attention to the show this should not have been the interpretation. Will literally fucks everything up BECAUSE he refuses to believe H loves him. Yes, the dream, etc etc, I already made a post explaining that scene, too. It's in the meta tags and called Will Graham and the Denial of Love, anyway, this is such a beautiful tale of the devil falling for a human, only to discover he actually fell in love with another fallen angel, and the act itself made him more human.
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