Set in 1980s Japan, an incredibly wealthy family goes to their private island for their annual family meeting, and while the grandchildren reconnect, the adults descend on the elderly family patriarch’s estate like vultures eager for quick cash. The patriarch couldn’t care less; for decades now, he has been obsessed with using the occult to resurrect his dead former lover (and allegedly the source of his vast wealth), Beatrice the Golden Witch. A typhoon rolls into the island and cuts them off from the world, and in this isolated environment, many strange things begin to happen. Is magic real? How much family trauma can you fit into 18 people? Who is the worst character? Why do the sprites look like that? All these and many more questions will be answered.
You can also read the manga if that’s a format you’d prefer to a 100-hour VN (that’s what I did); all 8 episodes are on mangadex. The music and voice acting is top-notch, though.
I’d add (for new readers) that if you can tank VNs conceptually and have time to do so, I’d recommend trying the VN first and not immediately defaulting to the manga. The manga is great and has its pros and cons compared to the VN but the source material uses the medium very well. The soundtrack is immaculate and there are certain tricks Ryukishi pulls that work best in the VN. There’s no shame in switching to the manga, it’s also very good (I read manga E1 after finishing VN E1), but I gotta also counter with glazing the VN here as someone who’s chosen that route
Set in 1980s Japan, an incredibly wealthy family goes to their private island for their annual family meeting, and while the grandchildren reconnect, the adults descend on the elderly family patriarch’s estate like vultures eager for quick cash. The patriarch couldn’t care less; for decades now, he has been obsessed with using the occult to resurrect his dead former lover (and allegedly the source of his vast wealth), Beatrice the Golden Witch. A typhoon rolls into the island and cuts them off from the world, and in this isolated environment, many strange things begin to happen. Is magic real? How much family trauma can you fit into 18 people? Who is the worst character? Why do the sprites look like that? All these and many more questions will be answered.
thx for the info! it sounds very interesting, i will probably “aquire” this in the near future
You can also read the manga if that’s a format you’d prefer to a 100-hour VN (that’s what I did); all 8 episodes are on mangadex. The music and voice acting is top-notch, though.
I’d add (for new readers) that if you can tank VNs conceptually and have time to do so, I’d recommend trying the VN first and not immediately defaulting to the manga. The manga is great and has its pros and cons compared to the VN but the source material uses the medium very well. The soundtrack is immaculate and there are certain tricks Ryukishi pulls that work best in the VN. There’s no shame in switching to the manga, it’s also very good (I read manga E1 after finishing VN E1), but I gotta also counter with glazing the VN here as someone who’s chosen that route