Nice game so far, definitely near the top of my list. Hoping for more Emma content in the future, became the hottest girl in the game for me with her new look.
Also, how do you unlock scene 23? I've gone back a couple times trying to get it, but I can't seem to do it.
Don't sleep on this. Seriously stop reading the comments and download. Absolutely worth it 10/10 WILL bang again. SPOILERS BELOW!!!
Maybe a small oversight but why does B return your bag you leave in a rush at the beginning only to later act like he didn't know when he obviously did. he returned your bag.. then later acts to Nael like he has no idea whom Noel is with. How did he know?
Also when Noel has her fight when she is feral was it intentional to have her look like Noel at that point?
So how did he know at that moment it was the MCs bag? When you awaken later on both Rule B and Nael know where you are that's what they've been wating for. They then show up and B acts like he doesn't know who just got his ass put into the wall until he reaches down and touches him. So the entire time B knew.. Sorry i think to much.
Yeah i meant Nael haha. Good good just making sure i wasn't going crazy again lol.
Thanks for the reply and do take a break sometime, really don't want to see this amazing story go the way of the dinosaur.
I finished the game from Chapter 1 upto 9 it was good, i can't wait the chapter 10 or maybe i'll wait again until the game is further or until the game is finish and what's going to happen to that guy called "Two" and the woman with him in the plane 🤔, also the MC is getting stronger when Noel said "How much stronger have you become since our separation?" But it didn't mention what rank he is right now because during Az arc the MC's rank is low S-Rank. I just hope you add it in the script in the future updates what rank he is right now (is the MC still on lower S-Rank,or middle S-Rank or High S-Rank or maybe he's already the lower of SS-rank?)
(WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS) I’ll try not to do spoilers, but just in case, a small heads up. (IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED THE GAME YET, WHY ARE YOU READING THIS? GO PLAY THE GAME!)
Objectively speaking, this is not the single best AVN (It's quite close), but it is definitely my number one personal favourite. I do not think I have ever gotten this emotionally and intellectually attached to the world of an AVN before. Sure I do have some small complaints of smaller pieces of the story, but the general story and the execution of the premise is probably one of the strongest in any AVN game. The world built within the game is probably the SINGLE most thoroughly thought out and carefully crafted worlds. The tension, action, and conflict in this AVN is also very strong. However I do have two complaints, first, the beginning feels quite slow, and even if a lot of it is necessary to build context and foundational emotional connections with the characters, I feel there are much more concise and effective ways to do this. Also, near the end of ACT 1, the story kind of "ran out of gas" in the way that, immediately after the Congress, the action felt slightly unsatisfying and non-continuous (In my head, the actions of the characters in that situation were slightly nonsensical, but I guess the justification makes sense). In addition, the Deus Ex Machina resolution of the first act could be criticised but here, instead of it being a cop-out resolution, it feels earned and correct. It feels emotionally justified and creates a sense of catharsis successfully when, in most cases, Deus Ex Machina resolutions tend to feel empty and random, which is not at all the case here. In fact, when the “Deus” from the “Machina” showed up, I was silently cheering in my head.
Another thing this game does quite well is the emotional aspect, by the beginning of Act 2 I was already completely emotionally engrossed in the game, and the idea of not having Noel around viscerally hurt me. I really empathically related to the story in Act 2. Which I feel really solidified my fondness for this game. The action was gripping, the pacing was perfect, and Act 2, although not finished, has probably the single strongest story of any part of an AVN. The interaction of the main plot and the subplots are cohesive and flowing. Even though the action jumps from place to place, it never feels like the action breaks, the scenes just fit together perfectly. I have high hopes for the ending of Act 2, and the ending could really solidify this game as one of the greatest AVNs. The choices of which information to provide to the player is also done perfectly, we always know just enough to create an idea of what is happening, but never enough to completely predict the future, and when a new piece of information is given to the player, there is an “Aha!” moment that is just so rare in AVN games (Most of them when you get information, it causes you to be more confused than anything).
I also like how the game touches on deeper social-philosophical ideas, especially of power, or more specifically, vertical structures of power. Power and abuse of power may be quite an overused thematic idea in fiction, but I think this game pulls it off quite well. Especially with Samuel (Wisdom lies not in utilising power, but knowing not to) and the parallelism of the actions of the leaders of the High Order (This can also be related to historical events in the real world). This central idea permeates every aspect of the story and is central to the conflicts, not just present as just some superficial idea that is there only to make the creator feel smarter than they actually are.
There is something very human about this AVN. It feels that it has genuine care and thought put into it, and everything is done with intention. That is what I like about an AVN that I feel is lacking in most other AVNs, sure they have passion, but also they try too hard, making it difficult to emotionally connect with the story. Which is what makes Companion of Darkness so special.
Going to need to wait until it's finished i think before i pick this back up, really not a fan of the Amy stuff, too many mental scar's from when i found Korean pornwha. That being said i enjoyed it enough to play through all 9 chapters, will be following the progress until i can download the complete thing!
I pray for a Chinese translation!If there is a Chinese translation, the number of downloads of the game will definitely double。Excellent plot and graphics, only language prevents more Chinese from learning this game!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Really surprised how interesting the story became and how likable and indepth the characters turned out.
The first few chapters pacing is a big weird + cliché but the devs improves so much after that once the plot and world expands. Well worth sticking through it all. Chapter 9 was great.
Keep doing a great job! Every chapters getting better than the last!
Really there were so many renders and quick change of small scenes that it really seemed overwhelming at first, but now that I've been through the story, I fucking love it and am so glad I randomly found this page, this game and story has all the ups and downs to throw my emotions out of wack, it's amazing, thank you for this beautiful story, and I can't wait to see what's next.
Really interesting story my dude. I appreciate the unique concept and the interesting character design. Sometimes there's a brand new crazy looking character you see for just a few renders which really adds life to the world: the Dark Ones aren't just anime girls, they are whatever they choose to be. Also, bold move to make a central character essentially an evil dictator (no hints as to who!) without automatically making them a straight up irredeemable villain. In fact almost none of the characters can be considered truly good in a traditional sense. Refreshing take on a genre
When they were talking about europe they showed some pictures of these people, and I recognized one from dogma, realized that It makes sense that this is same universe and there were hints here and here. And I was wondering if do you have any collaboration with dogmas autor. And another question cause there were more pics excluding this one from dogma, these pics are from orher games? Which?
Bro I can't get enough of this story, Chapter 9 was awesome. For anyone that can't get enough of this and want other games to play while they wait, I say give Stray Incubus a shot (Asrael has a little cameo in this) and it's got an amazing story, MurMur is another good one, Eternum, Once in a lifetime, Stormside, and evermore. They're all phenomenal with great stories. Needless to say I've been waiting for quite a while so I've had time to find some of these. Once in a lifetime is a full completed story, Stray Incubus has quite a lot content available, and Eternum is pretty far along too. Good luck, enjoy.
The story in this game is so amazing!!! I would still play it even without the lewd scenes. Definitely became one of my favorites real quick. I only had one complaint, and it's not even something major, maybe translations for the other languages......I only play on mobile so it isn't as easy to translate myself, or maybe there is a setting i didn't see. Thank you for a great game.
It's alright, look after yourself first before you donate to anything. The game is free and it will stay free so enjoy! Also happy to hear that you liked it :D
Dear Berkili, I love and hate how good this story line is...
The story is so amazing it makes me keep thinking about it (Nael fault).
The reason I said hate is that this now makes the high expectations of other story games especially paid ones... Also, I don't hate it, but what Nael can do is disturbing when you feel like you are the MC yourself (Example: If Zero finds out Gabe is lying...) But other than that you put the story so well placed, I feel as if I'm in the game as the MC being involved.
Thank you for the amazing story and cant wait until the next chapter
As I thought, loved the update Don't want to spoil so I'll keep the more specific opinion fr myself but it felt great to finally see them back together, to learn more about the Primordials and to see the current state of the conflict
Can't wait to see more, I love it so far and I can confidently say it's part of my top 3 as far as VNs I found on Itch.Io go
Best game so far..... really I admit it this game is so good I've been playing it for so long and not even a thought of deleting it. I appreciate the dev for such a masterpiece full support on him I hope this game never dies
I've really enjoyed this so far. One minor annoyance is that some scenes with text have a slight delay before the text appears and i end up skipping the text and having to go back quite a bit. On the topic of going back, I'd like the option to tap on a specific side of the screen to move back instead of having to use the "back" button on the menu box as that is a pain to actually hit accurately. For reference I'm playing in the tablet mode on a galaxy z fold 6
Amazing game the story is great and it's a lot more than the other games on itch. Got a quesiton though, is the 24 gallery replayable scenes spread over all the 9 chapters?
hey man, I have a question. During a certain showdown between Rule B and a madlad, there is a soundtrack playing and I just cant remember what its from. Its kind of driving me crazy XD
*edit
On another note, I started this VN 2 days ago, and I dont think it's news to you that there's a fair amount of typos and errors. If you'd like, I could try and help you out to fix some of the errors. Spaces, capitalisations, typo's etc etc. I'm not an English Major or anything, but maybe I can smoothen things out a bit. If you have a script on hand of the releases that are out right now, I'd be more than happy to see if I can fix some of it. Free of charge obviously, I'm not a professional.
Hey there! First of all, I’m happy to hear that you liked it. Secondly, there’s a Discord group that helps with proofreading for me, and I’m slowly implementing their suggested changes. Since I don’t do this full-time, I need to balance between creating new content and maintenance. It’s a bit of a struggle, but I’ll manage—it just takes time.
ah, that explains why the typos and errors arent so obvious at the start but around chapter 3-4 they become more obvious. Well, the offer stands if you ever need an extra set of eyes. Keep up the good work :).
And Id really like to know what song you used for the fight between Rule B and the Dark Souls Knight from Wish :D
yeah the song is named "brule3". What makes it worse is that ive heard this song recently even :') ... well, I'm sure I'll find it somewhere at some point.
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IM BACK AND I WANT SOME FUCKING UPDATES.,....................sorry for that. When will your update the game sir/Ms Berkii4?
I am currently workingon the next update, but i generally don't have any release dates, but don't worry you'll know when there's a new update.
Namaste
I just found this game and played through it.
Very engaging story!
I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of it goes! :-)
Hope you will like the rest as well :P
Nice game so far, definitely near the top of my list. Hoping for more Emma content in the future, became the hottest girl in the game for me with her new look.
Also, how do you unlock scene 23? I've gone back a couple times trying to get it, but I can't seem to do it.
For scene 23 you need to help out Blake in chapter 4.
Don't sleep on this. Seriously stop reading the comments and download. Absolutely worth it 10/10 WILL bang again. SPOILERS BELOW!!!
Maybe a small oversight but why does B return your bag you leave in a rush at the beginning only to later act like he didn't know when he obviously did. he returned your bag.. then later acts to Nael like he has no idea whom Noel is with. How did he know?
Also when Noel has her fight when she is feral was it intentional to have her look like Noel at that point?
Nope fully intended.
Why does Noel look like Noel at that point? You mean Nael right? And yes of course it was intentional. XD Her hair didn't turn white by accident :P
So how did he know at that moment it was the MCs bag? When you awaken later on both Rule B and Nael know where you are that's what they've been wating for. They then show up and B acts like he doesn't know who just got his ass put into the wall until he reaches down and touches him. So the entire time B knew.. Sorry i think to much.
Yeah i meant Nael haha. Good good just making sure i wasn't going crazy again lol.
Thanks for the reply and do take a break sometime, really don't want to see this amazing story go the way of the dinosaur.
I finished the game from Chapter 1 upto 9 it was good, i can't wait the chapter 10 or maybe i'll wait again until the game is further or until the game is finish and what's going to happen to that guy called "Two" and the woman with him in the plane 🤔, also the MC is getting stronger when Noel said "How much stronger have you become since our separation?" But it didn't mention what rank he is right now because during Az arc the MC's rank is low S-Rank. I just hope you add it in the script in the future updates what rank he is right now (is the MC still on lower S-Rank,or middle S-Rank or High S-Rank or maybe he's already the lower of SS-rank?)
Happy to hear that you liked it so far :D
(WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS) I’ll try not to do spoilers, but just in case, a small heads up. (IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED THE GAME YET, WHY ARE YOU READING THIS? GO PLAY THE GAME!)
Objectively speaking, this is not the single best AVN (It's quite close), but it is definitely my number one personal favourite. I do not think I have ever gotten this emotionally and intellectually attached to the world of an AVN before. Sure I do have some small complaints of smaller pieces of the story, but the general story and the execution of the premise is probably one of the strongest in any AVN game. The world built within the game is probably the SINGLE most thoroughly thought out and carefully crafted worlds. The tension, action, and conflict in this AVN is also very strong. However I do have two complaints, first, the beginning feels quite slow, and even if a lot of it is necessary to build context and foundational emotional connections with the characters, I feel there are much more concise and effective ways to do this. Also, near the end of ACT 1, the story kind of "ran out of gas" in the way that, immediately after the Congress, the action felt slightly unsatisfying and non-continuous (In my head, the actions of the characters in that situation were slightly nonsensical, but I guess the justification makes sense). In addition, the Deus Ex Machina resolution of the first act could be criticised but here, instead of it being a cop-out resolution, it feels earned and correct. It feels emotionally justified and creates a sense of catharsis successfully when, in most cases, Deus Ex Machina resolutions tend to feel empty and random, which is not at all the case here. In fact, when the “Deus” from the “Machina” showed up, I was silently cheering in my head.
Another thing this game does quite well is the emotional aspect, by the beginning of Act 2 I was already completely emotionally engrossed in the game, and the idea of not having Noel around viscerally hurt me. I really empathically related to the story in Act 2. Which I feel really solidified my fondness for this game. The action was gripping, the pacing was perfect, and Act 2, although not finished, has probably the single strongest story of any part of an AVN. The interaction of the main plot and the subplots are cohesive and flowing. Even though the action jumps from place to place, it never feels like the action breaks, the scenes just fit together perfectly. I have high hopes for the ending of Act 2, and the ending could really solidify this game as one of the greatest AVNs. The choices of which information to provide to the player is also done perfectly, we always know just enough to create an idea of what is happening, but never enough to completely predict the future, and when a new piece of information is given to the player, there is an “Aha!” moment that is just so rare in AVN games (Most of them when you get information, it causes you to be more confused than anything).
I also like how the game touches on deeper social-philosophical ideas, especially of power, or more specifically, vertical structures of power. Power and abuse of power may be quite an overused thematic idea in fiction, but I think this game pulls it off quite well. Especially with Samuel (Wisdom lies not in utilising power, but knowing not to) and the parallelism of the actions of the leaders of the High Order (This can also be related to historical events in the real world). This central idea permeates every aspect of the story and is central to the conflicts, not just present as just some superficial idea that is there only to make the creator feel smarter than they actually are.
There is something very human about this AVN. It feels that it has genuine care and thought put into it, and everything is done with intention. That is what I like about an AVN that I feel is lacking in most other AVNs, sure they have passion, but also they try too hard, making it difficult to emotionally connect with the story. Which is what makes Companion of Darkness so special.
(That concludes my 3 am weed-fueled review)
Happy to hear that you like my little game :D
Going to need to wait until it's finished i think before i pick this back up, really not a fan of the Amy stuff, too many mental scar's from when i found Korean pornwha. That being said i enjoyed it enough to play through all 9 chapters, will be following the progress until i can download the complete thing!
🤣
Is the choice of Gabriel's name as Gabriel biblical allusion, or just a happy coincidence? Because if it was intentional, then that is a genius move.
Maybe, maybe not.
Who knows?
MF Cliffhanger author add a scene with cia please I beg you 😭
😭 MF AUTHOR
One of my favorite VNs on the site! Right up there with Out of Touch
happy to hear that you like it :D
I beg you to add Chinese,please.I am sure Chinese people will love this game.
Hey there, i can't add chinese, because i don't speak it. <.<
Please have a scene with Ciara in the next update. I think we're overdue one with her after those teases loll
Maybe, maybe not.
Who knows?
I pray for a Chinese translation!If there is a Chinese translation, the number of downloads of the game will definitely double。Excellent plot and graphics, only language prevents more Chinese from learning this game!
I will pray with you because I don't speak Chinese.
But happy to hear that you like it :D
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Can't wait for next update!
I am working on it :D
Really surprised how interesting the story became and how likable and indepth the characters turned out.
The first few chapters pacing is a big weird + cliché but the devs improves so much after that once the plot and world expands. Well worth sticking through it all. Chapter 9 was great.
Keep doing a great job! Every chapters getting better than the last!
Happy to heart hat you enjoyed it
No, No,No. I need moorrreeeee
i already work on chapter 10 :D
Just finished this yesterday. Ch 10 soon hopefully. Also noticed I'm missing the 2nd to last scene in the gallery. Guess I'll do another playthrough.
Have fun!
Really there were so many renders and quick change of small scenes that it really seemed overwhelming at first, but now that I've been through the story, I fucking love it and am so glad I randomly found this page, this game and story has all the ups and downs to throw my emotions out of wack, it's amazing, thank you for this beautiful story, and I can't wait to see what's next.
happy to hear that you liked it
Really interesting story my dude. I appreciate the unique concept and the interesting character design. Sometimes there's a brand new crazy looking character you see for just a few renders which really adds life to the world: the Dark Ones aren't just anime girls, they are whatever they choose to be. Also, bold move to make a central character essentially an evil dictator (no hints as to who!) without automatically making them a straight up irredeemable villain. In fact almost none of the characters can be considered truly good in a traditional sense. Refreshing take on a genre
happy to hear that you like the game :D
Game is great, though I have question.
When they were talking about europe they showed some pictures of these people, and I recognized one from dogma, realized that It makes sense that this is same universe and there were hints here and here. And I was wondering if do you have any collaboration with dogmas autor. And another question cause there were more pics excluding this one from dogma, these pics are from orher games? Which?
They are mostly just funny little easter eggs.
and you can find a list of all the cameos from other games on my discord server.
Song list?
hotel?
Trivago
Bro I can't get enough of this story, Chapter 9 was awesome. For anyone that can't get enough of this and want other games to play while they wait, I say give Stray Incubus a shot (Asrael has a little cameo in this) and it's got an amazing story, MurMur is another good one, Eternum, Once in a lifetime, Stormside, and evermore. They're all phenomenal with great stories. Needless to say I've been waiting for quite a while so I've had time to find some of these. Once in a lifetime is a full completed story, Stray Incubus has quite a lot content available, and Eternum is pretty far along too. Good luck, enjoy.
Glad to hear that you liked chapter 9.
just wanna say can't wait for chapter10
anyone new sees this it's really worth while
happy to hear that you like it :D
The story in this game is so amazing!!! I would still play it even without the lewd scenes. Definitely became one of my favorites real quick. I only had one complaint, and it's not even something major, maybe translations for the other languages......I only play on mobile so it isn't as easy to translate myself, or maybe there is a setting i didn't see. Thank you for a great game.
Happy to hear that you liked it :D
Please reply on this comment if ACT III is released
Just wanted to replay and say: ACT III is not yet released
the story was really Amazing, I just finished my First Playthrough and the whole story was on Another level and It's well made
Amazing Game
Keep up the Great Work!
Highly recommended!
(TBH I wish I could support this Amazing Game! well I can't because I'm too short on Income)
It's alright, look after yourself first before you donate to anything.
The game is free and it will stay free so enjoy!
Also happy to hear that you liked it :D
Thank you for creating this Great Game
Dear Berkili, I love and hate how good this story line is...
The story is so amazing it makes me keep thinking about it (Nael fault).
The reason I said hate is that this now makes the high expectations of other story games especially paid ones... Also, I don't hate it, but what Nael can do is disturbing when you feel like you are the MC yourself (Example: If Zero finds out Gabe is lying...) But other than that you put the story so well placed, I feel as if I'm in the game as the MC being involved.
Thank you for the amazing story and cant wait until the next chapter
Thanks for playing, and i hope you will also like the next chapter!
As I thought, loved the update
Don't want to spoil so I'll keep the more specific opinion fr myself but it felt great to finally see them back together, to learn more about the Primordials and to see the current state of the conflict
Can't wait to see more, I love it so far and I can confidently say it's part of my top 3 as far as VNs I found on Itch.Io go
Happy to hear that you had fun with my little game!
love this game to pieces cannot wait for chapter 10!
Happy to hear that you liked it :P
it was truly phenomenal you did an amazing job and i will promote this game to everyone to help it flourish
That helps alot, thank you !
Great update !
Thanks!
The best thing is that my name is also Gabriel, I even restarted the game with another name to confirm after seeing a dialogue like this:
Gabriel: Gab?
Gabriel: Who else?
my favorite character alreadyYeah, i should have added an easter egg when players name themself Gabriel :P
It would be cool, I already feel well represented by him
even more so if he is who I think he is.I liked the game, especially because what will happen is quite unexpected
Do you intend to change anything in the game after finishing it? Like improving the scenes or changing them.
The end is not yet in sight, I'll think about it when it changes
Nice to hear that, waiting for new updates.
Best game so far..... really I admit it this game is so good I've been playing it for so long and not even a thought of deleting it. I appreciate the dev for such a masterpiece full support on him I hope this game never dies
Hey happy to hear that you liked it.
And yeah i hope i can keep creating this game <3
I've really enjoyed this so far. One minor annoyance is that some scenes with text have a slight delay before the text appears and i end up skipping the text and having to go back quite a bit. On the topic of going back, I'd like the option to tap on a specific side of the screen to move back instead of having to use the "back" button on the menu box as that is a pain to actually hit accurately. For reference I'm playing in the tablet mode on a galaxy z fold 6
I'm glad to hear that you liked it! I'm not an app developer, so I'm just happy that my game runs on a phone at all.
Amazing game the story is great and it's a lot more than the other games on itch. Got a quesiton though, is the 24 gallery replayable scenes spread over all the 9 chapters?
I just finished and got all 24 yes they are spread out across all 9 chapters
Peak stuff as usual.
happy to hear that you liked it.
hey man, I have a question. During a certain showdown between Rule B and a madlad, there is a soundtrack playing and I just cant remember what its from. Its kind of driving me crazy XD
*edit
On another note, I started this VN 2 days ago, and I dont think it's news to you that there's a fair amount of typos and errors. If you'd like, I could try and help you out to fix some of the errors. Spaces, capitalisations, typo's etc etc. I'm not an English Major or anything, but maybe I can smoothen things out a bit. If you have a script on hand of the releases that are out right now, I'd be more than happy to see if I can fix some of it. Free of charge obviously, I'm not a professional.
Hey there! First of all, I’m happy to hear that you liked it. Secondly, there’s a Discord group that helps with proofreading for me, and I’m slowly implementing their suggested changes. Since I don’t do this full-time, I need to balance between creating new content and maintenance. It’s a bit of a struggle, but I’ll manage—it just takes time.
ah, that explains why the typos and errors arent so obvious at the start but around chapter 3-4 they become more obvious. Well, the offer stands if you ever need an extra set of eyes. Keep up the good work :).
And Id really like to know what song you used for the fight between Rule B and the Dark Souls Knight from Wish :D
Oh the game is not encyrpted you can just open the files and under \game\audio\Music you can see all the songs, because i dont remember anymore XD
yeah the song is named "brule3". What makes it worse is that ive heard this song recently even :') ... well, I'm sure I'll find it somewhere at some point.
Does android version of game have less content than the pc version?
Nope its the same
One of my favorite supernatural games out there. Can't wait until chapter 10. Good luck with development stuff!!!
Happy to hear that you liked it :D
I hope I don't regret this XD I wanted a game like this
Regret what?
Just finished CHP 9 and it was so worth the wait! Ty Berkili4 and all others who have worked on this game and supported it! Can't wait for CHP 10!!
Happy to hear that you had you fun :D