Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons

Visual novels are usually quite keen on providing the players with a few romantic interests, since it’s the nature of the genre. However, that doesn’t mean they are devoid of substance, since there’s nothing to keep the writers from devising a brilliant story. On the other hand, things are usually kept pretty light, because the audience is not looking for anything too mind blowing.

Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons is a colorful visual novel with a fantasy-infused story and a pretty elaborate romance component. There are also multiple routes you can follow when it comes to the story, but not all of them are available in the demo, as you may have gathered. This makes the game very replayable and quite exciting, given the fact that you can always see more of the world by picking a different route.

The actual plot revolves around a student by the name of Tsubasa Fujimoto, who finds out that she has supernatural powers. Not only that, but she must also learn how to cope with her adult life at the same time, which means pursuing her undergraduate studies. On top of that, there are plenty of boys out there you can get close to, but it requires a bit of effort on your behalf as well.

Since this is an interactive visual novel, you are always asked to make all sorts of choices, even if some of them do not really impact the overall plot too much. There are plenty that do actually have severe repercussions later on, but it should be fairly obvious when those come along. Other characters change their attitude toward you based on the choices you make.

As far as the visual quality is concerned, it is worth noting that everything looks about as sharp as it can get, especially the character art. The backgrounds are full of detail as well, which is always a pleasant sight when there’s not much action on the screen anyway. Even the soundtrack is pretty solid, since it goes perfectly well with the events unfolding in front of your eyes.

In the end, the multiple routes gimmick is what sets Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons apart from many other visual novels out there. Hence, if you are for some fantasy, romance and adventure, this is a pretty well-written and well-designed game to keep you company.