I finally had a chance to play through the entire game. I had played the demo, previously, but had forgotten a lot, other than the fact that I loved it–and I still love it!
I did something with this one that I rarely do, which is play without code-diving from the very beginning. I ended up never checking the code, which never happens, anymore. The choices were obvious enough that I didn’t see a way to mistakenly screw up the MC I wanted to build or end up in a situation that my MC wouldn’t be in. So kudos for that.
The story was superb, the character’s were intriguing and well-written, and the MC was relatable. Sarcasm seemed built in to some extent, but it wasn’t overdone and it didn’t overshadow moments where more stoic MCs were more serious. The writing was really good, flowing well from one scene to the next without a bunch of needless padding. And that child vampire was so damned creepy.
It’s rare I play a game where I like all the characters, even the antagonistic ones, but this game hit that mark–the kid vampire, Blackwell, the vamps that come help fight him, the other group of werewolves, Lee… I love them all. And the Alpha dying was sad. I played two times, one with the MC going with Farro and the other going with the Alpha and crew, and the second one really hurt.
It had a very satisfying ending, too! The part with the MC’s mom, where it seems you’re dead and then she’s like, “Oops, nope, you’re fine, go on!” was incredible. Emotional, but somehow cute at the same time.
Now for the ROs…
Although I love all the characters, my two MCs friendzoned Marcus right off the bat. He’s sweet, but was such a bff that they couldn’t get past that point with him. Ed was awesome, too, and I may go back and play his route to see where it goes. The problem is that there were two standout ROs here: Farro and Sergei. With those two around, it’s impossible to try to play other routes!
Farro was my first choice, and it did not disappoint. He’s the perfect mix of “I’ve been out of the scene for a long time and not sure wtf I’m doing” and “throw you against the wall and fuck your brains out, because instinct takes over”. Hani was adorable and just made my MC love Farro even more. I had feared he’d just go back with Roe, so it was a pleasant surprise when he said he wanted to stay.
Sergei… no other way to say it than to say he grabbed this reader’s heart and yanked it right out of my chest. My first MC almost kissed him, but went for a hug, instead (she only had eyes for Farro). I, however, had eyes for Sergei, so made a second MC for him. She still ended up flirting with Farro, because… well, Farro. But went for Sergei the first time with a kiss. He’s so awesome. And, once he finally stopped fighting it, and got over the age difference, holy shit! Love him!
The sex scenes were very well done. Hot, with just the right mix of roughness (I mean, they’re werewolves, so hell yeah!) and emotion. Probably the best I’ve seen in any CoG games so far.
Anyway, I really enjoyed the game and would love to see more. Hope you don’t mind fan fiction–I usually don’t write it for media where I’m happy about how things went down and turned out, but I have to make an exception for this because I need more Sergei and Farro in my life. 
Congrats on the game, and I hope to see more from you!
