Princess Evangile can best be described as your typical slice of life galge with added drama scattered throughout the plot. It is divided into two parts, with the common route having you getting to know all the girls, while the second part is mainly about getting closer to the girl of your choice. Nothing out of the ordinary here. However, despite the fact that the plot is fairly bland and straightforward, it achieves what it set out to do and manages to stay interesting most of the time.

+ As one would expect from a VN of this type, Evangile has both decently fleshed out characters and a mostly proper story. I especially enjoyed the chapter conclusions which included a little jingle and art to make you reflect over what you just saw. The story itself is generally consistent, with characters occasionally looking back to past events and drawing conclusions based on them. Characters are also not particularly annoying, with the exception being Konomi. However, it should also be noted that the story is fundamentally eccentric and over the top, which I can definitely see causing disinterest amongst some people.

+ While the Steam version is missing some events from the 18+ version in the form of hentai, it is still a fully enjoyable experience if you don’t care for them. If you do want them though, it’s possible to mod them in. However, keep in mind that there’s only a handful of scenes for each character that only really appear towards the end of the story, which mainly exist to further prop up the scenarios and characterise the relationship with the girl you’ve chosen. So, if you intend to play this for the H-scenes, I’d definitely recommend you looking elsewhere.

+ It took me roughly 50h to complete the common route and one of the diverging routes. It’s worth keeping in mind however that I read VNs by clicking autoplay and watching them through fully, in order to immerse myself in the story. A friend of mine went through two routes in less than 14h, but he also skipped voicelines and sped through a couple of parts. Playtime will therefore be based on your own preference while reading VNs.

- Rarely do you get any interesting choices. At times characters are in conflict and they will ask for the opinion of Masaya (you), but he simply answers vaguely. Extra choices, as meaningless as they would be, would inject even more life into an already lively story. If this had also expanded into you having any input over the trials he has to pass, it would’ve been great as well. About the only decisions you do make are related to which girl you want to pursue, and they are very blatant.

- Some observations. Like other VNs with childhood friends, Chiho doesn’t get enough background before her route to make that fact more known. Ruriko doesn’t have her own route, which was a bit strange considering how much focus she had gotten compared to the other side characters up until the first choice. Occasional issues with things being said by the wrong person, or duplicate sentences. Spelling is generally consistent, with few errors.

I would therefore recommend Princess Evangile if you enjoy VNs of this type. Within its genre, it is about average, but also probably one of the better ones that are available on Steam. Kinetic stories themselves are not inherently bad, but dating sims in general would benefit a lot from having more choices. Some things are a little cringe and Masaya gets into quite questionable situations from time to time, but I feel that these things add to the type of story this is. It’s not supposed to be too realistic, and I appreciate that the story itself realizes that and doesn’t take itself too seriously either.

With that said, Ritsuko is a conservative bible-reading atheist. That also objectively makes her best girl.

[h1]“It feels a little weird having a girl trampling on me…” “I could trample on your face if you wanted to feel even weirder.”[/h1] Princess Evangile can best be described as your typical slice of life galge with added drama scattered throughout the plot. It is divided into two parts, with the common route having you getting to know all the girls, while the second part is mainly about getting closer to the girl of your choice. Nothing out of the ordinary here. However, despite the fact that the plot is fairly bland and straightforward, it achieves what it set out to do and manages to stay interesting most of the time. [b]+[/b] As one would expect from a VN of this type, Evangile has both decently fleshed out characters and a mostly proper story. I especially enjoyed the chapter conclusions which included a little jingle and art to make you reflect over what you just saw. The story itself is generally consistent, with characters occasionally looking back to past events and drawing conclusions based on them. Characters are also not particularly annoying, with the exception being Konomi. However, it should also be noted that the story is fundamentally eccentric and over the top, which I can definitely see causing disinterest amongst some people. [b]+[/b] While the Steam version is missing some events from the 18+ version in the form of hentai, it is still a fully enjoyable experience if you don’t care for them. If you do want them though, it’s possible to mod them in. However, keep in mind that there’s only a handful of scenes for each character that only really appear towards the end of the story, which mainly exist to further prop up the scenarios and characterise the relationship with the girl you’ve chosen. So, if you intend to play this for the H-scenes, I’d definitely recommend you looking elsewhere. [b]+[/b] It took me roughly 50h to complete the common route and one of the diverging routes. It’s worth keeping in mind however that I read VNs by clicking autoplay and watching them through fully, in order to immerse myself in the story. A friend of mine went through two routes in less than 14h, but he also skipped voicelines and sped through a couple of parts. Playtime will therefore be based on your own preference while reading VNs. [b]-[/b] Rarely do you get any interesting choices. At times characters are in conflict and they will ask for the opinion of Masaya (you), but he simply answers vaguely. Extra choices, as meaningless as they would be, would inject even more life into an already lively story. If this had also expanded into you having any input over the trials he has to pass, it would’ve been great as well. About the only decisions you do make are related to which girl you want to pursue, and they are very blatant. [b]-[/b] Some observations. Like other VNs with childhood friends, Chiho doesn’t get enough background before her route to make that fact more known. Ruriko doesn’t have her own route, which was a bit strange considering how much focus she had gotten compared to the other side characters up until the first choice. Occasional issues with things being said by the wrong person, or duplicate sentences. Spelling is generally consistent, with few errors. I would therefore recommend Princess Evangile if you enjoy VNs of this type. Within its genre, it is about average, but also probably one of the better ones that are available on Steam. Kinetic stories themselves are not inherently bad, but dating sims in general would benefit a lot from having more choices. Some things are a little cringe and Masaya gets into quite questionable situations from time to time, but I feel that these things add to the type of story this is. It’s not supposed to be too realistic, and I appreciate that the story itself realizes that and doesn’t take itself too seriously either. With that said, Ritsuko is a conservative bible-reading atheist. That also objectively makes her best girl.