Foreword:

I was prejudiced in buying Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring, the translation to English felt sketchy but the game having so many positive reviews piqued my curiosity.

Aesthetics:

The first thing that hits hard is the well-written story, mixed with interesting characters. You are a detective who goes through a cave and enters a mysterious Chinese medieval village. To avoid spoilers I will not elaborate further but I repeat, the story is amazing. The novel is somewhat short.

The visuals are excellent and the soundtrack is great.

Functionality:

The game is split into a common route where decisions improve or lower the affinity of the characters or lead to a dead end. At the end of the common route is a branching path where depending on the choice chosen you go on a character-specific route. Finishing all other endings unlocks the true end.

There is a feature called Organization which will be your best friend while hunting for specific endings or achievements.

The translation is not perfect it still has meaning and works. It's just that the form and choice of words feel weird, like for example using the word “Organization” to describe the roadmap. The game is very well optimized.

Enjoyment:

I had a lot of fun with this visual novel, I am glad my curiosity got the better of me.

Conclusion:

I am so happy I gave this visual novel a chance, it was worth every penny.

Other Notes:

None at the moment.