Another banger by Ebi-hime Ashes is a short story of about 4-5 hours and if it wasn't obvious already, this is a dark story with a not-so wholesome plot. When is love no longer love? When do your own thoughts consume you? Its scary how sometimes you're on the fence when reading through the main character's monologue but the well laid out thoughts and flas…
All Ashes and Illusions
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
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All Ashes and Illusions is a dark visual novel exploring themes of obsession and trauma through the story of a prince and his nursemaid. The narrative is immersive, with beautiful art and music.
The Good
- Beautifully crafted art
- Immersive soundtrack
- Compelling character development
- Well-paced narrative
The Bad
- Some grammatical errors
- Limited save slots
- Predictable ending
- Surface-level emotional depth
The Horny
- Intimate scenes enhance story
- Adult patch adds depth
- Explores taboo relationships
- Dark themes of obsession
Top rated reviews
All Ashes and Illusions is a very ebi-hime kind of visual novel, both harsh and nostalgic. Expect excellence in audio, visuals, and narrative. ebi clearly poured herself into this, with inspired love for the setting and a breadth of knowledge to weave a compelling period drama. Tha's done a good 'un, little miss.
I'd compare this to the literary equivalent of watching someone play a lengthy and spirited game of hide-and-seek. With a corpse. Of someone they just killed. It'll certainly stick in your head for quite a while after.
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“Women are snakes and liars, all of them: the more beautiful, the more conniving. Don’t let your guard down, or they will ruin you.”
Yuel was only six years old when he witnessed his mother being put to death, for the heinous crime of daring to have an affair. For other women, such a folly mightn’t have been so lethal, but for Yuel’s ill-fated mother – the wife and queen of Indra’s tyrannical king, Khalil – it spelt her doom.
As he witnesses his mother’s corpse decomposing beneath the intense sunlight, Yuel’s father offers him some sage words of wisdom: namely, not to trust women. They are, in Khalil’s words, wicked and deceitful, and becoming too attached can end in nothing save disaster.
Outwardly, Yuel must swallow his sorrow, for fear of earning his father’s ire. Kings are not, after all, supposed to cry; even future kings such as him. In private, however, Yuel turns to his nursemaid, the kindly Safiya, for succour. Safiya is Yuel’s only ally in the palace: his father cold and distant; the servants deferential, brow-beaten, and kept silent through fear. Without Safiya, Yuel would be all alone...
Yet she, too, abandons him, when Yuel grows old enough to no longer need a nursemaid to tend to him.
Bereft and embittered, Yuel has nothing to look forward to, until – after a prolonged illness – his father eventually dies, and Yuel inherits the throne and the crown in his stead.
No longer a young boy – Safiya’s ‘little prince’ – but a grown man, Yuel plots to win Safiya over once more. Unable to forget about her, and unable to trust any other woman, Yuel cannot conceive of a life without her. She did promise to stay with him, after all – and, single-minded to a fault, Yuel is determined to see this promise fulfilled at any cost.
- About 90,000 words of text (approx 4-6 hours of reading)
- A kinetic story with no choices/branches
- Detailed background and character art
- A custom soundtrack
- A highly dysfunctional relationship
- Free patch that adds uncensored r18 content
- Complete and utter agony ❤︎
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Zestine
Love the visuals and the side missions. The character banter is top tier.
Nyra
Story is solid and the combat feels great, just wish there was more UI customization.
Kiro
I keep coming back after every update. The new scenes were worth it.