★★★★★(6)
Chronicles of Forgotten Tears
by Old Owl
About Chronicles of Forgotten Tears
Chronicles of Forgotten Tears is a Unity adventure by Old Owl, with animated 3DCG visuals. Its fantasy world, Vaegoth, includes humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, and magical creatures, with wizards and arch-clerics shaping its conflicts. You play a young peasant living on his mother's farm, whose life changes after a terrible event sends him searching for his origins. His father was Welling, a powerful wizard killed under mysterious circumstances. The story spans different places and times, introduces many characters, and choices can greatly change events. Combat uses a card-based system, and romance with many female characters adds humor to the fantasy setting.
The current build remains in Steam Early Access, version v0.4.0. The listed release date is March 10, 2023. It runs on Windows and is uncensored. The update includes the introduction and first chapter, reworked opening images, background music and sound effects, new inn scenes involving Ashana, Olimpia, and Agata, extra cards, a forge for combining cards, combat visual and audio effects, a fight-skip option, and work on a dating mechanic. The changelog also notes more than 80,000 words and nearly 6,000 pictures.
Developer's description
Chronicles of Forgotten Tears, narrates the events that unfold in a fantasy world populated by humans, elves, dwarves, orcs and many other magical creatures, where wizards from their towers plot to overthrow kingdoms and arch-clerics march to flush out evil in every corner of the lands of Vaegoth. You are a young peasant. You live in a remote region of a vast kingdom on an ancient farm run by your mother. Everything goes on as usual when your life is turned upside down by a terrible event. You decide to set out on a long journey in search of your origins. Your father, in fact, was the powerful wizard Welling, who was murdered under mysterious circumstances. The Chronicles of Forgotten Tears is an adventure that takes place in different places and times, MC will get to know dozens of characters, all with their own history and backgrounds. You will have to make important decisions in order to achieve your goals. Nothing is already written; every choice will change the story significantly. You will have to fight, and you will be able to do so thanks to a sophisticated card game. But most of all, you will have to interact with the many girls you will meet in your adventures, woo them and, if you are up to their standards (or if they are up to yours), you will be able to live a story with them.
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Player reviews
What players say
Mostly positive, praised for card mechanics and story, though early version feels short.
Players like
- Card battles add thinking beyond visual novel clicking
- Likable main character and good story dialogue
- Attractive character designs and nice visuals
Common complaints
- Very little content in the early version
- Store images and screenshots need updating
Best for players who enjoy story-driven adult games with card battle mechanics.
Summarised from 6 written player reviews.
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