Nusantara: Legend of The Winged Ones is an adorable visual novel which made an indelible impression on me. I highly recommend it to any otome fans!

It has three lovely routes. One of the rare cases when it's really hard to choose which love option I liked more. Absolutely each of them is incredibly sweet and impressive with quite distinguished personalities.
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The creator recommends to play the routes like this: Mitra, Rama, Reksa. I totally agree with it! Now there's a guide on steam, as some choices may be not that obvious to reach all achievements and 6 endings.

Not only were main love interests greatly portrayed but side characters also are interesting and believable despite the setting being a magical village. By the way, it's one of the best features of the game for me personally—magic mixed with Indonesian culture. I even googled to check some facts and words and they were real. There's also a cute encyclopedia in the game which is educational and makes the whole experience so realistic.

After “Nusantara” men with wings have become one of my favorite magical creatures! They look awesome! Though at first glance art seemed not the best I've ever seen in visual novels but quite soon I was totally engrossed in the story and all visuals marvelously helped to deliver the story.
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Despite being a very sweet romantic novel, the game has some dark sides as well: bloody and cruel fights, war, death, hints of suicide. Some bad endings are really heartbreaking! Though for me it makes the game more complex, offering quite a variety of intense emotions! Plus, I really enjoyed how the focus in such cases was not on some gory visuals but exclusively on the text. The created story turned out to be greatly captivating and enchanting!
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Music, writing, art—absolutely everything is amazing in this otome VN. And the developer is very open to any feedback. They even offer the list of questions on the store page as they “are always looking for ways to improve”. It's not something I often see, that's really nice when players' opinions matter! Their second game “Nusantara: Bermuda Triangle“ is in development and I can't wait to play it!

Lovely story brought tears to my eyes and made me laugh by turns. Music is nice, i had it turned down so it was truely more background than it was meant to be, but it did a great job of setting / following the mood of the story. Love the art work, much preffered over the more cartoony look or overly masculine types other games present. All in all a very enjoyable read. Id recomend to anyone looking for something light and heartfelt. Now to answer the creators questions:
1. I didnt get on the route for the guy i wanted to persue first (Reksa), everytime a choice presented itself to choose to go check on Rama or Mitra, id choose something that didnt seem to involve them, and still end up in a scene with one or both of them. So will have to play some more to let you know if I can catch him ;p Mitra is your typical knight in shining armor guy, and i wasnt unhappy with him, just didnt want to go the obvious route first.
2. I do play alot of visual novels, some of them otomes mostly because there are not alot of VNs of my preffered type (BL) but its still pretty easy for me to transpose myself in the place of a female MC most of the time. It was particularly ease to do with this VN as the MC is not prone to hysterics or other Helpless Female stereotypes.
3. Story itself was very fulfilling and like i said i loved the art and appreciated the music, the only place I felt it fell short was in some of the decision making options. if i have a choice to see one person, hang out with another person, or go do something else, and I choose to go do something else, its probably because im looking for another person. Having the scene that follows that choice involving you with either or both of the people you just chose not to hang out with can be frustrating, more so when it happens more than once.
4. Obvious one here and hopefuly an easy fix for you. Achievements did not unlock for me on this play through (my first.) I got the Mytra good ending for which there is an achievement listed, and I saw at least three others that look like they should have unlocked based on the story line i saw (example bloody cloth, another the kissing scene) but nothing triggered. I seldom unlock all achievements (even when their easy like in VNs, cause I hate getting bad endings lol) so its not a big deal for me, but some people on steam really like to 100 percent everything, and have the achievements to prove it.

I liked the premise, characters, and story, so overall I'd say it's a good game worth the $5. Unlike most games, I honestly can't say which character I like the most, they're all so unique! Basically, I'd say buy this game. It's worth it.
And now for my dry humor section, enjoy overly simplified summaries of the boys. (Mild Spoilers)
Mitra:Giant Teddy Bear with pure grade fluff
Rama:Angst Nugget dipped in a bit of Yandere Sauce
ReksaTsundere boy with manufactured daddy issues

I wish there was an okay button, because while this game isn't terrible, it's not amazing.
This game features some unsettling topics and is meant for players of ages 13+ so with that in mind, I'll start my spoiler-free review.

Pros:
- Hand-drawn artwork, while not top quality you can tell a lot of love went into it and honestly isn't so bad once you get used to it.
- Decent length, took me 3 hours to complete through my first gameplay, but I'm a quick reader.
- Good dynamic of characters you interact with, namely one family you interact with most are really good characters, I found myself smiling a lot at their banter.
- Game runs well, I had no crashes during the entire time I was playing through it.

Cons:
- Aside from one love interest, the other two are just...strange, I wasn't entirely sure how you'd get their routes, one of them is a complete hot mess that I'd never touch with a barge pole, the other I only saw maybe twice in the whole playthrough, but the one I romanced in the end was a good guy. I liked him best, but considering the lackluster choices, it's not much to go on :\
- Many of the characters are childish or act childish, namely the main character you play, which isn't so bad for a good chunk of the story as it's very light-hearted at times, however, since there are serious elements in this visual novel, it really sticks out like a sore thumb and just ruins the flow of the story.
- Minor glitch where the textbox remained up between scenes when it wasn't supposed to be there (only a minor thing, nothing too bad).
- Some of the music and sound effects are so out of place it's jarring.
- Two-thirds of the way through the story I found myself getting pretty bored, not a lot was happening to progress the story and it seemed like a lot of my choices didn't matter all that much in the grand scheme of things.

Overall, this visual novel wasn't awful, it just felt messy and confused, with a bit more polish and going over, it would've been something pretty good, but as it is now, I can't recommend it wholly as I found the experience to be rather lackluster and boring.

One of the best otome games I have ever played. Great protagonist, fascinating love interests, beautiful art. I strongly recommend it.

Also, Reksa is best boi.

As the lead proofreader for LotWO, my review may seem slightly biased but I will try to be as honest as possible:

Pros:

- The story is absolutely charming. I'm an otome veteran and I find that sometimes with small-team otome, the stories can sometimes become a little cliche, but SweetChiel has written something genuinely delightful.

- All three of the romance options are genuinely interesting. They do, perhaps, fall a little into otome tropes (Mitra is the sweet and caring one, Reksa is the tsundere and Rama is the quirky one) but I never felt that detracted any from them.

- The main heroine is great! She is feisty and street-smart, clever and speaks her mind. This is one of my favourite things about the game as I hate otomes where the heroine is a shy little wallflower.


Things To Work On:

(Note: These are things of which SweetChiel is aware and is actively working to solve for the upcoming sequel!)

- Some inconsistency in the quality of CG artwork. All of the CGs are good but there are some issues with perspective or inconsistent appearance for some. The game was made many years ago, however, and SweetChiel has much improved since!

- One or two small errors in grammar and a couple of spelling mistakes (my bad! The writer's first language is not English and, while mine is, I was proofreading alone and there was a lot of work to do...a couple of things slipped me by, even after reading he script a half dozen times! The team for the sequel is bigger and so I imagine no mistakes will escape us this time!)


I could say so much more but I'll leave it there. It's a great game and it has come a long way since its first release a few years ago. We'll keep working on the sequel and any issues with LotWO that you guys point out to us will be discussed by the team so we can make sure we don't repeat the same mistakes :)

I Initially payed this game when it was released on itch.io a couple years ago, and when SweetChiel anounced a steam release for this one midst production of the next Nusantara title i was thrilled to dive back in.

Indie titles can often be great but overall forgettable, and once youre done with one you move to the next and the stories they tell can blend into some vague idea of what once was.

This is not the case with this one, SweetChiel has an excellent way of creating a story that has an impact and leaves you wanting more, it was a pleasure to relive some of my favourite stories and characters and it holds its own even to this day.

Delightful, heartwarming and compelling, even upon revisiting after all this time, this ones a real treasure.

On the way home to go live with her uncle, Tamara is chosen by the Goddess of Fate to save the world of Nusantara. Here, she learns there is a growing war between winged Avians and Komodo warriors whose fates are directly tied to her own.

Three people can help change the outcome of this war and lead the world of Nusantara to prosperity and healing, but Tamara must learn how to earn their trust and trust them in return.

Difficult times are ahead in a world behest with violence and betrayal. Will Tamara discover what it means to be part of a true family in a world she had been unceremoniously thrown into or will doubt and uncertainty lead to her ruin and towards the path of unhappy vengeance?

This is Nusantara in a nutshell. It is not a game of epic proportions so don’t expect to be reading LOTR or GOT or something similar, but for the price - you are getting a great deal. It is a story that explores themes of rape, suicide, death, torture, and violence so be prepared, but it does try to go easy on you through the use of some lighthearted humor. The choice of the suitor you pick will depend on the level of darkness that your story will take.

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Mitra is the easiest route of the three as he is a reliable, lovable, and a noble character who tries his best for his people. I would recommend his route first as it seems to have the least amount of story depth, not only by the softness to which his route does in exploring those themes of war and death, but it also it has the least CG’s out of the three. At the same time there are a lot of tender cute moments to be found in his route, so you shouldn’t be disappointed.

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Rama, was by far, the most difficult route. I am not going to go into too much detail, but he is the most tortured soul of the three and requires a great deal of patience and self-sacrifice from Tamara in order to earn his trust. He is a character that effectively pushes people away, including the protagonist, but it was refreshing to see a story where the MC works hard to save someone determined to die. I expected frustration in this route and I certainly got it as I wondered if any of my efforts would result in anything positive. Life is not a fairy tale and Rama’s route shows it.

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Reska is the next route, which isn’t as dark as Rama’s, but far from the easy-going route I found in Mitra. Here we have a character who feels a desperate need to prove himself and regain his honor, but he has a hard time opening himself up due to a tough upbringing and harsh expectations. Whereas Mitra will offer his support to Tamara, unreservedly, and Rama, grudgingly; Reska will offer his support unconditionally after you’ve earned his trust.

Please give this VN a try, it is worth it! The drawings are awesome while I did happen to notice very few and minor grammatical errors, but nothing that will impede on your ability to enjoy this VN to its full potential. I would highly recommend it. I cannot wait until Bermuda Triangle is Released!!!

Cooked a fish like I was in an anime.

I loved this game! All three romance options were great. I even shed a few tears at times! I can't wait for this publisher to make some more great games like this one!