Yes, this is a legitimate script patch for the English release of Printemps. So far, it alleviates only the most frustrating aspects of the official localisation: missing lines, one minor scripting oversight, and a single case of a misnomer. The final goal is to eventually iron out all of the small stuff like typos and occasionally funky grammar.

Wasn't the translation already fixed? A double fix. Truly the double band-aid of writing.

It was, but they still managed to rush it. Not Meru's fault, I blame only JAST for not giving her enough time, which was in short supply as she was also the only editor IIRC, in addition to being the translator.
You can see the fixes I've made in the attached patchnotes doc.

My dejected reaction was a semi-humorous observation of what seems to be a shift in your mentality and attitude, which, if it's really happening, I happen to appreciate. So I would say that you should consider this to be a weird dig at you only if you still genuinely stand by what some of the things you had written here precisely two summers ago. Well, maybe not by "what". It was mostly about tone of some of your messages. Tone which had made me cry out "god, I don't want to deal with this!" and had finally made me eschew the hope of having any sincere conversation about Flowers in this forum. A conversation I would be more willing to have then if I were better equipped for it as I do now, but back then it felt like a bit too much, a bit too frustrating and alienating.
(Fyi, I'm not writing this expecting any kind of consolation or attempting any kind of gross guilt trip. Just finally choosing to voice those feelings.)

_

Tone is irrelevant to me, I know I can be rather blunt. Judge me by the content of my posts, not their "tone", if you will.

This is genuinely bizarre to me, but okay, I guess...

I also never once claimed my view is the correct one.

...Alright. I can narrow it down to just a single comment for you:

Automne is still objectively better written than Printemps and Hiver though, whether someone likes it or not.

It's the highlighted part of the quotation. It is fully indicative of the problem I have. It's the crux. Because yes, I'd really want to hear you explain in which universe this doesn't read immediately as someone outright claiming to have a correct opinion. (And yes, I understand that by "it" you were referring to "Automne" in the context of the original comment.) The correct opinion, I should probably say. If you will respond by saying that I'm reading and interpreting all of this in bad faith, then you'll have to believe me that I've absolutely tried not to.

I do not have a problem with discussions having high levels of intensity. I have them all the time about the things I love. I have a fundamental issue with discussions of other type. But I'd want to answer which type and what's the issue, as well as some of the other parts of your comment, after reading your response first.

last edited at Aug 13, 2025 2:41AM

God, I'm so absent-minded sometimes... Why do I keep forgetting to do these things?!

Here's the link to an archive containing of all kinds of FLOWERS supplementary material.

I'm not entirely sure if sharing this is against the forum rules. Doesn't look like it, but please delete in case it is.

Now to get to the fabled "pure content"... Here's a blast from the past.

@Licentious Lantern

Shall we?

The game very clearly portrayed Mayuri's choice to leave as a result of the new rule of getting separated or expelled for romantic relationships between roommates. That is what triggered the whole situation. But it is never brought up again and this new rule doesn't exist in the sequels.

A detailed explanation on what specifically and precisely you mean by "the game very clearly portrayed" and on how you've arrived at your conclusion certainly wouldn't hurt. Chains of events, character interaction and dialogue, introspection and narration in general. Everything you deem to be relevant for your argument.

In retrospect when looking through this thread it may appear like I'm on the negative side when it concerns Hiver, but I really do believe it's an amazing VN. I more or less agree with some people saying the mystery's resolution was lacking, but that wouldn't destroy all the emotional pay-off and character work it provides.

I don't even need to look through this thread, because I remember nearly every turn and detail of the tragicomedy that had transpired here three years ago quite sharply and vividly. Suffices to say that... Yeah, no, sorry. I do not believe it. Not that I suspect you of lying or anything, that's not it. Problem is, you had far, far more issues with Hiver that you seem to be willing to admit at the current point in time. Issues which, according to my current understanding of FLOWERS, would uproot its original, newly developed and re-introduced ideas which it builds throughout. So you're either just holding back, if unintentionally or unwillingly, or don't fully grasp the depth and seriousness of ramifications of those problems you've originally had or still have.
Problems and issues which I do not believe to be present. How's that for a conversation starter?

last edited at Aug 14, 2025 4:18AM

Unrelated, but Iwakura Aria is out today. Been looking forward to that one~

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3197710/Iwakura_Aria/

@Giftnova

Eh, unrelated? It is yuri, isn't it? (Because, based on its synopsis and the general vibe I get from all the promo materials, it could easily be not.)

last edited at Aug 14, 2025 11:13PM

I've made a thing...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zi3LgDQOrf4d0tbxxbrHi2Sj63leg7ot

Yes, this is a legitimate script patch for the English release of Printemps. So far, it alleviates only the most frustrating aspects of the official localisation: missing lines, one minor scripting oversight, and a single case of a misnomer. The final goal is to eventually iron out all of the small stuff like typos and occasionally funky grammar.

Are you going to link this on VNDB? More people will get to use your patch that way.

I've made a thing...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zi3LgDQOrf4d0tbxxbrHi2Sj63leg7ot

Yes, this is a legitimate script patch for the English release of Printemps. So far, it alleviates only the most frustrating aspects of the official localisation: missing lines, one minor scripting oversight, and a single case of a misnomer. The final goal is to eventually iron out all of the small stuff like typos and occasionally funky grammar.

Are you going to link this on VNDB? More people will get to use your patch that way.

I will, eventually, but I'd like to finish it first and find a beta to proofread it.

Edit:
Ackchyually. I want to make two versions of the script patch. One will contain only the fixes which are absolutely crucial. The other will also introduce changes which, by their nature, could be described as more...liberal.

last edited at Aug 15, 2025 1:22AM

@Giftnova

Eh, unrelated? It is yuri, isn't it? (Because, based on its synopsis and the general vibe I get from all the promo materials, it could easily be not.)

i meant unrelated to the convo y'all were having, it does indeed is yuri xD

Well, not that I intended to force this place into becoming a FLOWERS-only zone, but that's how it turned out after me relentlessly bombarding with messages and harassing the host of this thread.

Unrelated, but Iwakura Aria is out today. Been looking forward to that one~

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3197710/Iwakura_Aria/
https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45341850/5a12003c4f91ffbf536284798e3589b4112e70a0.jpg

I just finished it. This was a really solid yuri VN, with high quality art and intriguing character writing. It has been a while since I have been so sucked into a narrative that I just binged it all in one go.
I just wish there was a bit more somehow. More art, more story, more of Aria and Ichiko...

Here's the link to an archive containing of all kinds of FLOWERS supplementary material.

I'm not entirely sure if sharing this is against the forum rules. Doesn't look like it, but please delete in case it is.

This is an incredible resource to say the least. I should probably add it to the opening post...

...Alright. I can narrow it down to just a single comment for you:

Automne is still objectively better written than Printemps and Hiver though, whether someone likes it or not.

It's the highlighted part of the quotation. It is fully indicative of the problem I have. It's the crux. Because yes, I'd really want to hear you explain in which universe this doesn't read immediately as someone outright claiming to have a correct opinion. (And yes, I understand that by "it" you were referring to "Automne" in the context of the original comment.) The correct opinion, I should probably say. If you will respond by saying that I'm reading and interpreting all of this in bad faith, then you'll have to believe me that I've absolutely tried not to.

I do not have a problem with discussions having high levels of intensity. I have them all the time about the things I love. I have a fundamental issue with discussions of other type. But I'd want to answer which type and what's the issue, as well as some of the other parts of your comment, after reading your response first.

I do not consider that an opinion. An opinion on whether someone likes something or not, that is definitely subjective. But the writing is just objectively better in Automne, both from a literary point of view and in execution. I can't say if this is a consequence of the translation mind you, but Automne even on a thematical and mystery level is just more coherent than Printemps and Hiver. Yes, you can LIKE or PREFER any of the novels more and call them your favorite, that is completely subjective. This is why said it's totally up to opinion which one is the best actual work.
But Printemps and Hiver both suffer from badly connected twists/mysteries/motivations, which all are not subjective, those are just actual flaws of these works, whether that matters to someone or not. Writing can after all take a backseat to prefered relationships and characters in many works.
Ete is far closer to Automne in its consistency and I absolutely understand why it is so many's favorite too.

I suppose our views are simply incompatible, just like I concluded the first time we discussed the series. You may take offense to me calling something a fact when fiction is all about interpretations, so if it makes you feel better, lets say that whatever I refer to as a "fact" is just the closest possible approximation to a fact that writing can lend to us.

A detailed explanation on what specifically and precisely you mean by "the game very clearly portrayed" and on how you've arrived at your conclusion certainly wouldn't hurt. Chains of events, character interaction and dialogue, introspection and narration in general. Everything you deem to be relevant for your argument.

I have neither the time nor the energy to resume a years old debate, sorry to say. Mayhaps if we had continued back in the day, when all the VNs were still fresh in my mind I would care to, but even back then you quite openly ignored or waved off serious plot issues I brought up in quite a lot of detail, so I do not fancy a repeat of that.

In retrospect when looking through this thread it may appear like I'm on the negative side when it concerns Hiver, but I really do believe it's an amazing VN. I more or less agree with some people saying the mystery's resolution was lacking, but that wouldn't destroy all the emotional pay-off and character work it provides.

I don't even need to look through this thread, because I remember nearly every turn and detail of the tragicomedy that had transpired here three years ago quite sharply and vividly. Suffices to say that... Yeah, no, sorry. I do not believe it. Not that I suspect you of lying or anything, that's not it. Problem is, you had far, far more issues with Hiver that you seem to be willing to admit at the current point in time. Issues which, according to my current understanding of FLOWERS, would uproot its original, newly developed and re-introduced ideas which it builds throughout. So you're either just holding back, if unintentionally or unwillingly, or don't fully grasp the depth and seriousness of ramifications of those problems you've originally had or still have. Problems and issues which I do not believe to be present.

Adorable that you believe you can tell me what my "true" opinions are...

How's that for a conversation starter?

To answer your question, that is more of a conversation ender. At least that's what's happening now.

last edited at Aug 16, 2025 3:54AM

Unrelated, but Iwakura Aria is out today. Been looking forward to that one~

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3197710/Iwakura_Aria/
https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45341850/5a12003c4f91ffbf536284798e3589b4112e70a0.jpg

I just finished it. This was a really solid yuri VN, with high quality art and intriguing character writing. It has been a while since I have been so sucked into a narrative that I just binged it all in one go.
I just wish there was a bit more somehow. More art, more story, more of Aria and Ichiko...

Nice, always great when that happens~ What's your final playtime?

Adorable that you believe you can tell me what my "true" opinions are...

A little less condescension and scorn would be much appreciated. I don't think I've said anything that horribly offensive to earn it.
I was not literally telling you what your opinions are, that'd be comically bad of me to assume that I know those better than you do inside your own head. The whole point of that part of my message was as follows. I simply noticed what I interpreted to be a rather stark contrast between what I observed (relatively) recently in your statements about "FLOWERS problems" and what I had observed back then. This contrast, if it existed or exists, didn't make much sense to me, because, if I were in your place, with my personal values, experiences and my set of knowledge, I would exist in a constant state of coping and self-contradiction. So it all leads to me, essentially, not you. Is that better? If you want to be offended about something, you should probably be annoyed about me using you as a jumpstart to make an elaborate point lol.
I suppose this can also serve as a partial answer to yours “If you can't love something without acknowledging its flaws, is it really love?". If you're going to extrapolate something from that, then, a reminder: it's only a partial answer.

I do not consider that an opinion. An opinion on whether someone likes something or not, that is definitely subjective. But the writing is just objectively better in Automne, both from a literary point of view and in execution. I can't say if this is a consequence of the translation mind you, but Automne even on a thematical and mystery level is just more coherent than Printemps and Hiver. Yes, you can LIKE or PREFER any of the novels more and call them your favorite, that is completely subjective. This is why said it's totally up to opinion which one is the best actual work.
But Printemps and Hiver both suffer from badly connected twists/mysteries/motivations, which all are not subjective, those are just actual flaws of these works, whether that matters to someone or not. Writing can after all take a backseat to prefered relationships and characters in many works.

Okay, finally.
Firstly, I would very much like to hear plain definitions of "objective" and "subjective" under which you operate. Yes, really. Everything else must wait.
Secondly, I have no idea how you'll take it, but let me throw a small piece of a larger idea at you. It's pretty relevant, I promise. Here's how it sounds: "Nothing is ever just 'neutral' or 'default'".

I suppose our views are simply incompatible, just like I concluded the first time we discussed the series. You may take offense to me calling something a fact when fiction is all about interpretations, so if it makes you feel better, lets say that whatever I refer to as a "fact" is just the closest possible approximation to a fact that writing can lend to us.

Potentially wrong about it being some kind of incompatibility between views. In part because I don't believe you understand my views, and me yours. We never talked about them in any real way.

Just wrong about me taking offence. I'm perfectly aware that "fact" in this case it nothing more than a shorthand for "the most plausible reading or a range of readings". Nor I consider analysis of fiction to be just about interpretations, or, rather, that any and all interpretations are equally valid and sound. It this sounds to you like a way of me saying that I consider some of your approximations to be off base, then you're right. Some of them, way off base, with you presenting little to no analysis and textual evidence to back them up. Needless to say, interpretations of a literary work which aspire to properly understand it should come only after you get your "factual" understanding of the entire text straight (sorry for saying this in a yuri thread).

(Please note how I highlighted the word analysis. Because that's what I'm interested in and what I consider to be the only important thing. Analysis doesn't automatically have to result in any form of evaluation or even has to contain evaluative statements. I'm not interested in that. I want understanding of how things work in a down-top fashion, not in the fashion of whatever top-down sloppy idealist nonsense the current and past styles and trends of art reviewing propose about "bad" and "good writing".)

That's one part of the "views" which may or may not be "incompatible" between us, though. The other half is.. Allow me ask you a probing question first. Why exactly do you insist that not concluding the mystery behind Yuzuriha being attacked is a problem? Let me make this clear upfront. It's not really a question about that particular "thing". Your answer will partially or fully reveal to me whether I have one or several issues with your approach for analysing literature or not. I don't know if I do, it's just another guess.

I have neither the time nor the energy to resume a years old debate, sorry to say. Mayhaps if we had continued back in the day, when all the VNs were still fresh in my mind I would care to, but even back then you quite openly ignored or waved off serious plot issues I brought up in quite a lot of detail, so I do not fancy a repeat of that.

I told you just a few days ago that I do not consider that I was properly equipped for that conversation. Which is exactly why I see absolutely zero point in actually going back to it as it is. As of now, I do not stand by what is probably the majority of things which I said back then for a complex multitude of reasons. But when I decided circa the late 2023 that I maybe wanted to resume that conversation or initiate a fresh one, I started noticing your "needlessly" forceful tone (aka you being blunt), and my enthusiasm had deflated drastically. I join these conversations to better learn and better understand what I love through attempting to maintain real, authentic exchanges with people, even if we may disagree. I do not join them to start all too common online fights (aka "debates", and it's very rich to call them that) over who's supposedly "objectively correct", thank you very much. (Yes, a little contradictory considering that it's what I'm doing now, but it is what it is.)

Well, that pause had allowed me to study to improve my overall grasp on various theoretical tools of lit analysis. So, in a kind of a weird way, thank you, genuinely. I mean it.

More importantly... From this, should I take that you haven't reread FLOWERS since then? If that's the case, then it's genuinely unfortunate. I had considered proposing you something I thought could be interesting to you before I even began this whole not particularly pleasant "convo". An exercise which would've been a lot more beneficial than just going back three years into the past. We both write something akin to an extremely lengthy synopsis of FLOWERS, and after the last person is done, we exchange those with each other. I assume the purpose of such an exercise is clear to you.

last edited at Aug 16, 2025 11:08AM

One of the reasons I want to make a separate variant of Printemps script fix is... It's pretty esoteric.
Printemps is probably the heaviest on the amount of emergent subtext of all four FLOWERS volumes. (Which is kind of crazy, considering that a lot of the time its cast communicates in plain manner, so it swings between the two sides like an unhinged pendulum.) The rough definition for subtext I use is “saying one thing and implying another through context”. Its main source is simple. Our protagonist comes into a completely new and unfamiliar environment, which includes the social circle of her Amitie group. Both of her partners aren't blanks, they came into this place with personal histories, wants and needs of their own. The histories, needs, and wants of which Suoh has no awareness in the beginning, but they still manifest in many of the social interactions between the three of them.

Naturally, many of these whoosh over Suoh's head, but we can still notice them even when she doesn't. However, some of this subtext doesn't come into focus on the first reading. Suspicions may arise, but we just don't have knowledge of the larger context yet to make any conclusions. And this is where the TL doesn't really communicate some of those more subtle shades and microtones.
Example: the opening scene in Chapter 4, during which Rikka and Mayuri pretty much talk around each other, but Suoh doesn't notice that, because she's focused on her own feelings. That, and because she is unaware of quite a few developments her superfriends are going through right now.
Of a particular note are the following lines after Mayuri tries to pressure Rikka into being more careful because “you wouldn't want nasty rumors about yourself”, with Rikka responding to that warning by her face getting red. Then:

M: “How boring.”
R: “What was that? I didn't hear.”
M: “Oh, nothing. I'm just saying you should be careful, that's all.”
(After that, M continues to nudge R by saying that it's better “to draw a line”.)

Obviously, this whole interaction isn't about Mayuri being a good mother hen. Mayuri is a bad, bad wolf, but she knows when to keep her voice down. Alas, this is the moment when she lets it out on accident. And Rikka's question is supposed to fix our attention on Mayuri's utterance which is a little more than strange. Unfortunately, its translation is a little too murky and muddy for my liking. She doesn't say “How boring”. Not really. With a dispirited look on her face and with curt delivery, she almost mumbles「……面白くないな」。The nuance is that the negative of “fun” isn't always “boring” with that adjective. It can carry a more general “unenjoyable” connotation of “non-fun”. Something that's a little unpleasant, a bit annoying. What Mayuri says is “That's frustrating”, or something akin to “That's not good/fun” if we want to be covert.
Hey, Mayuri, what's frustrating? Oh, it's nothing. It's just Rikka's intense fascination with Suoh. Of course that wouldn't be fun. She wants Suoh to disappear and have Rikka for herself. Mhm.

EDIT:
I think it's about time I create a separate FLOWERS thread, since these musings about various FLOWERS projects don't really fit into this one, and I'll want to share lots of them.

last edited at Aug 17, 2025 3:46AM

Nice, always great when that happens~ What's your final playtime?

Around 8 hours, although I didn't play the unlockable side-stories at the time. Now I have, which added like 2 more hours. It's a comfortable length in my opinion!

Nice, always great when that happens~ What's your final playtime?

Around 8 hours, although I didn't play the unlockable side-stories at the time. Now I have, which added like 2 more hours. It's a comfortable length in my opinion!

cool, that's gonna make for a nice all-night binge play then

Very well, I have delayed it long enough, it is finally time for me to make another proper VN recommendation post. I have laid out the work for a long time, now I can post it here as well. Engarde!

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Fatal Twelve

Synopsis:
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi. In an attempt to save her friend's life, she shields her on instinct the moment the explosion goes off, losing her life in the process. However, before she knew it, she was back at Lion House, happily chatting with her friends as if nothing had happened in the first place.

A few days later, she found herself in a strange world. Here she met Parca, an odd girl claiming to be a goddess. It turns out that she had somehow become a participant in Divine Selection, a ritual carried out over twelve weeks by twelve people, which allowed them to compete in order to undo their deaths.

Duration? 22-24 hours (going for 100% completion will generally take longer as bad endings are not instant and there are unlockable missable scenes)

Gameplay? The gameplay is based around making choices to figure out mysteries and reveal the regrets of the other contestants to achieve victory.

Fatal Twelve is part of the rather overdone "death game" genre, but with quite the unique approach. If anything it's that trope done right, with meaningful character development and proper mysteries to solve. The detective style gameplay keeps the player on their toes, while the overarching plot and the truth behind Rinka's death and the circumstances of her friend Miharu also appearing in this world between life and death pulls them along with ever growing intrigue.

Presentation is great thanks to the gorgeous art and slick UI. It also has some memorable music and voice acting.

Yuri? Most of the yuri is a spoiler, but let's just say that it turns out to be a core theme of the story and is delved into appropiately over time.
There are multiple endings, but the true ending is the most yuri.

Version? For some reason the PS4 and Switch versions of the game contain extra content that the PC ports never got. So there is a genuine argument to be made for getting the console releases instead.

Sexual content? None.

Recommended? The story may appear bleak at times, but it is building towards something grand. It is a visual novel anyone with an interest in solving mysteries can enjoy.

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Please Be Happy

Synopsis: Born as a fox in the forest of Korea, Miho carries with her the memory of a traveler who showed her kindness and spoke of home. Now more human than fox, Miho has spent a long, long time searching for her person. She arrives by airship to Wellington, one of the jewels of the floating island of New Zealand.
Despite her years spent observing humans, she still has a lot to learn about their culture and society. She's made a living so far as a thief, her heightened senses allowing her to easily take advantage of people. She's also seen a lot of the worst of what mankind has to offer. It's only after meeting Juliet, the owner of a small library, and Aspen, an aspiring novelist, that Miho starts to understand what kindness is, and that there's more than just the bad stuff when it comes to people.

Duration? 16-20 hours (for both routes combined)

Gameplay? The game's choices come down to some very important forks, two individual major routes for Miho's two love interests. Beyond that there is not much player input. The presentation is stylized with no textboxes, but rather speech and thought bubbles like in a comic book. Exposition will often be done all across the screen in different eye-catching ways. PBH clearly doesn't want to bore the player with a industry conforming experience.

Yuri? There are two major routes to follow, Aspen's or Juliet's. Both have their own extensive romance with Miho, but there is lots of content for both, as the trio interacts a lot. Without spoiling anything, the relationships explore new frontiers rarely seen in yuri VNs.

Version? All versions of Please Be Happy are the same, although the physical special edition release is nice to have, despite being pricier. There is nothing wrong with the Steam or console digital versions though.

Sexual content? None.

Recommended? Please Be Happy could very well be considered Studio Elan's magnum opus. A work that just does everything right: Presentation, voice acting, writing and romance. It is the full package. While Studio Elan works tend to have polarizing reception, Please Be Happy is universally acclaimed. For good reason.
The story is fairly unique, following a world where non-human species co-exist with humanity and the setting of New Zealand is certainly unheard of in visual novels. Much like the far off island itself, this story is laid back and kind of mysterious to outsiders. This story tackles deeply emotional themes and treats all of these topics tastefully. The romance build up across the two heroine's routes is perfectly paced. Both Aspen and Juliet can give something to Miho that she desperately seeks, in their own individual ways.

This is a story about healing. And we all need a little bit of that.

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Blackberry Honey

Synopsis: Set in England during the mid-19th century, Blackberry Honey is a tale about maids, music, and unexpected romance.
The story begins when our heroine, Lorina Waugh, is fired from her previous position as a maid in the stately home of Hartwell. With a large family back in Liverpool to support and a string of unsavoury comments circulating about her rather sudden dismissal, Lorina’s search for a new place of employment leads her to Bly.
Forced to work for fourteen hours a day, with little chance to rest, Lorina is bullied by the senior maids and, most embarrassingly of all, by the twelve-year-old daughter of the Lennard family, Lady Constance.

One of the only maids who deigns to speak to Lorina is the mysterious Taohua – but Lorina wishes she wouldn’t. Despite her lowly status, Taohua has her own private bedroom, never goes to church with the rest of the servants, and rarely interacts with anybody. Her aloof, almost cat-like personality, coupled with her peculiar complexion, eyes, and name, have inspired more than a few rumours around the Shropshire countryside that she might be a witch.
Lorina knows she should keep her distance from Taohua, and she wants to most desperately… but maybe there’s a pinch of truth to all the rumours, because she soon finds herself under the older woman’s spell.

Duration? 5-8 hours

Gameplay? Blackberry Honey is a kinetic VN (no choices), which tells its story at its own pace. The visuals and music are very immersive and the writing keeps one's attention, but beyond re-reading this great work there is not much variety or replay value. There are no unlockables or completion rewards either. Just a simple to the point VN in every way.

Yuri? The major focus of this story is of course on the developing romance and that is also what it most exceeds at. With a slightly dark and painful story like this, how that romance will end up may be uncertain, but you owe it to yourself to see it through.

Version? For Steam an 18+ patch is required to unlock the sex scenes. Denpasoft offers both the all-ages and 18+ versions separately or with patch. The console versions are universally the all-ages version.

Sexual content? The game features several sex scenes, but it's not the main focus of the story. The all-ages version naturally cuts out these scenes. Personally I say they aren't that necessary for enjoyment of the story, but they can convey the girls' feelings rather well.

Recommended? Blackberry Honey is historical fiction done right, with a deeply immersive writing style, good atmopshere and beautiful art. The relationship between Lorina and Tao is at the center of the tale, but there is a lot more going on around them. The story is bittersweet, with many trying times and also solace found in the arms of each other.
Perhaps ebihime's most popular work for a reason, I highly recommended it. This VN surely stands the test of time with its grounded historical narrative.