I decided to kick off my Steam sale reviews by playing fault – milestone one. fault – milestone one is a visual/cinematic novel set in a fantastical world full of magic and intrigue. I was immediately impressed by the beautiful artwork that perfectly set the tone, especially extensive character reactions and backgrounds. I could really see the amount of love and effort put into it by the development team, ALICE IN DISSONANCE.
The way the game laid out the foundations of explaining the magic (manakravte – “mana-craft”) of the world. It felt like a unique take on magic that I hadn’t quite experienced before – at least, not in this way. On the game’s page on the publisher’s website (Sekai Project), they describe the genre influences that the fault series uses:
“It is also not purely Fantasy as much of the tone is heavily influenced by Science Fiction and focuses more on human drama rather than flashy battles and wizardry. It’s[sic] methodical narrative is a homage to the Science Fiction Genre of the 70~80’s.”
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