Epiphyllum in Love is a Visual Novel developed by #workshop, appeared in 2020 on Steam. The company is an amateur group in Chinese VN, they have released 3 games on the theme of human perceptive. For those who are fans of stories that touch on philosophy, romance and drama, Epiphyllum in Love may appeal to you.


Graphics/Design

☐ Photorealism
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don't look too closely
☐ Paint.exe

The drawings in this game are very nice, I especially like the chara-design of the characters, we get attached very easily!

Gameplay

☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Correct
☐ Looking at the walls is more interesting
☑ None

In a VN, there is no gameplay to speak of other than clicking. We can still talk about the navigation in the menus, the options offered during the course of the story that are perfectly suited.

Audio

☐ Maestro
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not so bad
☐ Bad
☐ RIP my ears

The OST brings out the atmosphere of the story, especially on the dramatic moments, you can feel all kinds of emotions just by listening to it.

Audience

☑ Children
☑ Teenagers
☑ Adults

The game may be difficult to understand because of its serious subject matter about the human perspective, but this VN is suitable for any audience.

PC configuration

☐ Very low config
☑ Low-end PC / entry-level mid-range
☐ Mid-range PC / entry-level high-end
☐ High end PC
☐ NASA PC

The game is not greedy at all, an entry-level PC will do very well, you can enjoy this game on your grandmother's PC! :)

Story

☐ Story?
☐ Text and audio floating in space...
☐ Moderately interesting
☐ Good
☑ Captivating
☐ Will replace your life

We follow the story of a boy who had decided to forget his memories so as not to have regrets, but he still has a vague memory for a girl he had known in the past, this girl who always had a postcard with a picture of a white and yellowish flower called epiphyllum. A dramatic and romantic story that questions our existence, our memories, our social relationships and the aspect of regret!

At the very beginning, I thought it was a normal romantic story, but the more I advance, the more the incomprehension sets in, the story begins to seem very complex, I must admit that I had difficulty to understand the philosophy of this VN, but I did well to hold until the end, because at the end, we understand everything, the author tries to make us pass messages, to push us to take a reflection on various aspects of the life, on the fact of being human! A very very beautiful story of dramatic love mixed with philosophy!

Moreover the characters are all very endearing, which makes us want to continue the story!

Duration

☐ One cup of coffee (<5h)
☑ Short (5-10h)
☐ Medium (10h-50h)
☐ Long (50h-150h)
☐ To infinity and beyond!

This will depend on the player's investment and reading speed, in my case I spent quite a bit of time trying to understand every element of the story in detail, plus I don't read fast so it took me about 6 hours to finish the game. Looking at the other reviews, most people finished it in around 3 hours.

Price

☑ Free!
☑ Good value for money
☑ Wait for a discount
☐ Not recommended

The price is really affordable for the duration and the quality of the game, I still advise you to wait for a promo !

Translation

☐ Not translated *not yet*
☐ Disappointing
☐ Quite a few mistakes
☑ Nickel
☐ Translated into all languages

The game offers translation in Chinese and in English, if you are proficient in any of these languages, it's perfect.

Bugs

☑ Never heard of it
☐ Minor
☐ Frustrating
☐ So many bugs, impossible to play

No bugs at all, runs great!!!


This game really touched me, a very good lesson of life through a VN, the author who was able to write the scenario is quite a poet! Add it to your game catalog or wishlist for promo! :)