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Unbelievably gorgeous and I can't wait for the full game to come out!
The interactions are amazing and the chemistry all the characters have with each other is lovely <33 Honestly the first game I've played where the capture targets actually know each other! Like that never happens!! And it made the experience all the more fun. Everyone left an impression and the driving force of the plot had me in a chokehold ;)
Will say I loved the descriptions of gore too, I love viscera and when the word "steaming" is referring to freshly ripped entrails. 

I highly recommend playing the demo, the length is super long, paced perfectly, and you get both a taste of every character as well as what their possible routes would look like once you choose who to follow. The worldbuilding goes hard.

Also everyone do go to Red Spring Studio's website to check out the intro video. The background song had me dying.

I haven't gotten all the Robin endings but I'm so in love with this game. Major props to Jiong for the dialogue and everyone in the music team who made the gorgeous backing track for each scene. It was so raw and sweet and I love fleshed out Maya got to be, not a lot of otomes that actually give their FL fears and incredibly relatable, sincere monologues about them. <3

1. Which character did you like best?

Of the three options, Nico 100%. I gave him a Boston accent and I loved every line of his. The tsun, the being annoyed but humoring you anyway, and also his design. But I really have to give it to Maya.  Her writing vent shot me in the heart, and speaking of-

3.  Your favourite scene/ moment in the game?

-that was absolutely my favorite scene in the game. Her rambling, the entirely realistic fear/anxiety that she had about it (I relate so much to it), and Robin's sweet response to her being upset, the inner monologue of that scene was heartwarming as well as heart wrenching. As a ball of social anxiety every all-caps thought was hilariously familiar. 

Also, her and Robin's individual scenes where they realized they loved each other. The conversation Maya had with Faye sits in my heart. It was just so cute and sweet, and I loved how you could see as viewer Maya just slowly getting more and more down bad for Robin as the internal monologue went on.

2. Did you manage to unlock the post-credits scene?

I haven't but I did like how, even though I got the achievement for the best ending with the rooftop scene, there was, what felt like, an epilogue afterwards. And it was sweet beyond words. Normally, otomes skip the other relationship milestones a couple can have; it's like a slingshot from dating to married, so the fact that Robin asked her to move in together was so welcomely unexpected and delightful. I loved it so much.

4. Would you like to see more of any particular side character/ is there any other content you'd like us to add or improve on?

I love girl time with Faye, and also, I absolutely need an entire section dedicated to her swiping for matches on Tinder that isn't just Nico. That section was hilarious.

5. Anything else you'd like to ask or tell us!

I enjoyed this experience so much. I'm super looking forward to Nico and Vivian's routes! Especially after that brother-not-brother conversation we had with Viv after the A5 steak scene. You guys are doing an amazing job <333

I haven't gotten through all the endings yet, but the fact that head pats are a big part of the shows of affection is absolutely amazing. I love both routes and their pacing. The art is gorgeous, from the backgrounds to the sprites, and I can't wait for Chapter 2! You guys are incredible and I love that information is withheld until there's a reason for it to be brought up, adds so much to the worldbuilding.

Not gonna lie, probably the first VN that I've played so far that made me want to see all the endings. I just had to write a review because I LOVED Red-Handed Robin. Download and play it now, because the rest of this is going to have vague spoilers.

First of all, the concept is amazing. The whole gist of VN is consciously choosing dialogue in a game, but I've never played one where that was also a conscious decision for the character. The keeping-your-backstory mini-game got me hook, line, and sinker, and the fact that it was legitimately a game between Robin and Wren was amazing, I don't think I've ever played a game where the rivalry between the MC and another character was written this well. 

The First Witch story really turned the genre of this, but I love how it's so easy to see hints of it from the beginning as well as other backstory elements of other characters. Like how both the old women and Fletcher had red eyes or how Wren had the golden pocket watch chain on his character sprite the entire time. It was super satisfying finding out those details and then being proven right when those reveals happened later. 

I like how the story doesn't give everything to you, it feels more realistic that way, but also, it's a fun surprise when you realize you were wrong, like saying Jay was lying when he was talking about having at least one sibling, or when you learn something that you hadn't thought about but was entirely realistic, like that detail about Robin's mom near the end. 

I also love how every single one of the characters that show up have a sprite. I've played a lot of VNs where the NPCs that aren't named simply show up as silhouettes and it took away from the immersion of the game, but Red-Handed Robin didn't do that. It made giving everyone a voice so much fun.

And the bad endings, god, they're so good. I don't normally play back for these because it's typically just "You Die, Game Over" but that was in the minority for the bad ends, and the guilt leading through some of those choices is a lot of fun, especially with the Truth or Lie game. They also just reveal different sides of Jay and Wren. I did not mind the Jay Bad End at all, I'm so weak to the "I'll protect you from anything, even yourself" trope.

Also, FINALLY A DIRECT MC. Girl goes and takes the initiative to kiss both boys in their separate routes. The Wren ending takes the cake, I love him and I LOVE the CG that we got.

I haven't finished every route yet, but I can already say that this game is amazing. The smack his ass option shows up not ONCE but TWICE and I have never laughed harder in my life. The localization is *chef's kiss* and the dialogue is sweet and hilarious.
MC is a chad and I wouldn't want it any other way.
The LI's are also adorable and I love the fact that in the Extra's gallery we get access to a folder called Stills that's essentially a mini-avatar editor with all the sprites you're able to see in game. Never knew that could be a thing, and I'm in love with it. Also super handy for fan-artists.

All in all, highly recommend.

This was a super cute game to end my evening with! I can't count how many times I've squee'd or aww'd and learning what happened to Cethin actually got me emotional. I love the chemistry Lumi and him have; it was the sweetest thing.  Getting to see each CG and then being able to click through the layered ones in the gallery was also amazing, I've never seen anything like it, and it gave me so much dopamine.

Thank you for this heartwarming story!