For Evelyn is a title really centered around a story about a mother's love. When you start the game you'll be immediately introduced to a world of unfamiliar set of rules that a loving mother and daughter are caught up in. Unfamiliar with the formalities and structure of a daughter coming of age to being courted, Evelyn's mother struggles to see her little girl becoming a woman. It is also this mother's need to protect her daughter that fuels the fire that ignites her drive that drives the takeoff of the story.

With this in mind, I would like to say that the story is pretty great in For Evelyn. It was an interesting breath of fresh air to see a story unfold this way. However cliche some elements may be, the story still has it's own soul to it that keeps it unique. Anyone who enjoys a story that will make you care about some of the characters, I feel there is a pretty good story here.

After the story, I feel that quests are more-so the secondary driving point in For Evelyn. You'll see a handful of side quests that will move you around the world and seeing all of the areas, and you will see different quests instead of the typical RPG's fetch quests. You'll do various things from combat to QTEs, so they're pretty different from the norm.
Combat seems like a pretty big afterthought in this title along with a leveling system. They are both present, but lack serious depth as more traditional RPGs would have.

Ultimately, I feel that For Evelyn is indeed a good little game that will keep you busy for a few hours, but only just that. The game is pretty short, so don't go in expecting something like a Final Fantasy tale.

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The game has a pretty good story, if not a little predictable. Despite this I still found it interesting and the characters very engaging. I wish there were more choices for the main story, and not just side quests having different outcomes, but hopefully that's something added in later entries.

Of note: The game is STORY HEAVY. VERY STORY HEAVY. For someone like me, I loved it. But just be warned if you're not into that.

The only bad thing is the game ends on a HUGE cliffhanger. Like...it seems like more will be coming, but then credits, and an after credits scene. I understand WHY it's like that but it's still a bit jarring. I'm hoping planned DLC kinda smooths out that roughness, though.

The voice acting was absolutely fantastic. Everyone was perfectly cast. Like, no joke. The voices 100% matched how the characters looked and acted. I was surprised and just wish the entire game had voice overs (apparently the game was not 100% voice acted due to budget constraints).

The combat is more or less the same from start to finish, with you using either magic, healing, or dodging attacks. There's little variety here. I found it serviceable, but not very engaging. Maybe if there were more elements to it, such as how to dodge, enemies being weak to certain magics, controlling your party members (you can only control the MC)...etc. It's the weakest point of the whole, but thankfully it doesn't take up a huge chunk of the game so it's easily overlooked.

There is a note about the game being slightly rushed, with planned content coming, but it actually feels pretty damn polished. It's not perfect, but it's still highly enjoyable.

Final thoughts? Excellent game from this dev. It feels polished but lacking in some regards. Not perfect, but still worth the time to play and experience this neat start to what feels like a much bigger story.

Oh, and go check out https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402400/Arcanbreak/ It's a sort of prequel to the game that helps set the lore, but is NOT necessary to enjoy this game whatsoever.

The game is amazing the voice acting is really good. I can recommend this game. I would maybe add more directions in certain quests what to do but other then that its a gem!

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Egomaniac like i am i got this game bc my name's evelyn... But it was also one of my first "rpgmaker"-kind of games and it was a nice ease into the genre. Theres a lot less fighting than the trailer makes it seem though. All in all its short and pretty good, ending was a bit unsatisfactory but otherwish i enjoyed it!

For Evelyn is a beautiful and emotional story with amazing style. The pixel graphics and sprites are perfectly done. Overall the story is very captivating.

Here are a few feedback notes for the Developer:
There were a few times where I became frustrated with unclear tasks/objectives.
There were a few glitches (I caught some NPCs walking through walls) but none of them effected the game-play.
Some NPCs do clothing wise look out of place. While I understand that these were cameos, I do believe that the clothing could have been altered better to match the main cast.
There were a few typo's in the dialogue.

Here are some things to look forward to in game for players:
Fun side-quests.
Emotional and at times heartbreaking story points.
Logical game-play.
Stunning soundtrack.
Amazing voice acting.
Exploration.
Cute pixel graphics.

I look forward to more games from Kisuarts and the team!
(Also I have played this game through twice and am going for a third soon because I like achievements. It doesn't take as long to play as my play time suggests).

Launching the game, and suddenly it's 5 hours later...

Lovely little game! Story, voice acting, music, I'm enjoying it all. And I adore these fun little details, few names on gravestones for example definitely made me chuckle. Finding the bits of lore for the world is nice, and they have just the perfect amount of text.

Map of one area was a little bit difficult to follow but that might be a me-issue, combined with 3am and stubbornness to find the last plant for a side quest..

Must go back for all the achievements...

Though I would recommend this game, only barely.

The story is short, which is fine, but it's hard to really care about any of the characters outside of Yohanna. I do feel like they tried to put a lot more into the story than might've been worth for such a sort game. The UI and Items could've been worked on a bit longer. They are very out of place compared to the rest of the games art and graphics. Seemed rushed.

Though the story and character's didn't really do it for me, I did enjoy the art and music of the game. The pixel backgrounds were phenomenal! And I very much did enjoy the little things in the game such as jokes and references.

Great game. While some of the pixel hunting in the point & click adventure parts were as frustrating as it always is, the writing more than made up for it. Really interesting storyline, worldbuilding, and while some of the characters were a bit meh, Yohanna was a very compelling protagonist. Looking forward to the DLC in a bit and then hopefully a sequel. Highly recommend.