alias_sqbr | Nightshade Masterlist post

Review: a Japanese otome m/f dating sim about a sad ninja princess questioning whether her life has meaning. It's great! I haven't played all the routes but the ones I did were really well done. They're all ninja she has complicated quasi-incestuous relationships with and tend to involve a certain amount of Angst And Drama About Being A Murderer For Hire, and either you're into that or you're not. But the relationships are all also very sweet and romantic with plenty of light moments, and the stories fit together nicely.

Content note: suicide, emotional abuse.

Nightshade: Early Common Route
Goemon
Chojiro Content note: Suicide
Hanzo (Good End) Content note: Suicide

The relationships screen, with each LI and a floral bar beneath measuring progress. They're all dressed as ninjas. Gekkamaru has a gentle smile, short black hair, and red armour. Kuroyuki has short hair with long strands on either side of his face and emo fringe covering one eye, a mischievous smile, and purple clothes with white fur accents. Chojiro has long loose dark purple hair, a reserved smile, and purple robes that show his chest. Hanzo has short grey-brown hair, a small smile, crossed arms, and dark green armour. Goemon has short brown hair with a narrow but long ponytail, narrow-eyed teasing smile, and orange accented armour.