Requiescence Demo

People have toyed with the notion of magic for centuries now, and at some point sorcerers and witches were practically feared by the common folk. Even after society has evolved past the need for curses and magic potions, we are still attracted to the idea, which is why there are so many fantasy books, movies and video games out there featuring all sorts of wizards and zany creatures.

Requiescence is a visual novel in which you play the role of a young sorcerer by the name of Kymil, who’s out on a quest to investigate the death of his uncle. In fact, his specific brand of magic involves ice, which means that he is actually a cyromancer. Naturally, this allows him to perform all sorts of interesting maneuvers, some of which come in handy during your journey.

Speaking of which, the story starts with Kymil arriving at a cathedral, the place his uncle talked about in his journey before dying. The plot evolves in a pretty linear manner from this point on, but you can change a few things along the way. Most of your choices affect the romance subplot, on the other hand, although the developers promise quite a few endings for the main plot as well.

As mentioned earlier, romance is a pretty important component. You have multiple possible partners to choose from, and they all have different personalities. Going for one or the other is also going to have an effect on the plot, so it should be fun to replay the experience and make different choices. The rest of the gameplay is pretty straightforward if you are familiar with visual novels, since you only have to click and read the text on the screen.

The artwork is paramount for the genre as well, because you need to look at stuff while you read to excite your imagination. Even if the backgrounds change only now and again, it’s still a good idea to put a decent amount of effort into the visual quality aspect. In this case, the character design is alright, but the backgrounds appear to be a bit washed out and uninspired, albeit not every time.

All things considered, Requiescence has the potential to turn into something exquisite, at least if the story keeps its pace and the artwork is improved in the meantime. Other than that, the fans of the genre should find everything they are looking for in this title.