Black Sands Demo

Every civilization that ever was had its own religion, gods, mythology and stories, even if some of them were pretty similar. Unfortunately, many of these stories got lost in time unless someone took the time to write them down in one form or another. The greatest civilizations out there left more traces of their culture and beliefs, but even huge empires like the Egyptians are still shrouded in mystery.

Black Sands is an interactive visual novel that aims to provide you with an intriguing tale about gods, human history and what came before us. In fact, the game tries to educate people using real, historical facts, at least in some cases, while also including fantasy elements to make the experience more engaging. On the other hand, it’s probably not a brilliant idea to trust everything you read throughout the game.

To begin with, you play the role of Ra, the Dark Pharaoh. He must pass a series of trials given by the creator, Nun, before he is named his avatar in the ancient world. These trials include combat, friendship and many other concepts, all of which must be mastered before you are granted the holy power. The game allows you to make choices along the way, which is exciting.

Since this is an interactive visual novel, that means you can replay the experience multiple times and choose different courses of action at various junctions in the story. It doesn’t change completely, but at least you get to get closer to other characters and maybe even reach a different ending. Thus, it’s certainly worth multiple playthroughs, if only to see what you missed the first time around.

As for the graphics and everything else technical-related, the game probably won’t impress anyone, especially if it’s not the first contact you have with a visual novel. The character design is quite nice, but the backgrounds can be rather simple and disappointing sometimes. On the other hand, the artwork as a whole is mighty interesting, especially the scenes that present important events.

When it’s all said and done, it would be nice to see more of Black Sands, but the story is kind of short and confusing in the demo. Hence, we can only hope that things are going to be much better in the finished version.