I kid you not, this absolutely mind-blowingly good. I don't even know where to start. I can easily say I love everything but imma take some time to write a few good things.
Because I was a child of an absent father and a bitter mother, I made my MC loathe Arthur and almost blindly follow Morgana. But then it turns out she may not be the best parent, meanwhile Arthur still seems like an idiot, but with a good heart. Pretty much everyone bar Gawain seems morally grey and untrustworthy to an extent, so I'm really conflicted already. It is extremely well written and different choices actually matter.
You can be a total badass or a weak crybaby, which is cool. I played the available chapters in one go and now I'm really sad that I'm done. Is there anywhere I can follow it's development?
I love it, its written very well. I didn't really think much of it when I started to read the story, but as the story goes on, met each characters, and read their stories, I've come to like them and the story itself. I can't wait for the next update!
According to the author's tumblr, Mordred can have a small crush on Guinevere, which is never returned. Apparently, we can abduct her too. Exciting stuff! (Take this with a heavy dose of salt, this was stated a year and a half ago and a lot of stuff could have changed in the meanwhile.)
lol i never read / heard about GuinxMordred. You will have to point me to some of that! Most Arthurian tales I've read seem to focus on AxGXL love triangle. Have to admit all of that might be fun to create drama and intrigue but not sure how it would add to this story. Still it could be fun to be a bit nosey and stick our noses into whats none of our business lol.
There are versions of the story, when Arthur leaves Camelot and Mordred takes the throne, of Mordred trying to marry Guinevere. In some she does (tho I think this one also differs, whether she did it willingly or was forced), in others she flees. I haven't actually read them, but it's come up in my research of the myths. There's this article on the subject of the differing versions if you're curious.
thanks for the link, it was really educational. I knew that Arthurian tells went back almost as far as there was an England as we know it. Still I had no idea that GxM stories even existed, never mind were even older than the GxAxL stories. So cool honestly. Even cooler that you have yourself done your research and reading before writing your own work. Color me seriously impressed!
Like Over the Moon said, at some point early in development I had an idea of letting Mordred have unrequited feelings for Guin and attempt to court her in the villainous route (and be rejected and prompt Guin's escape), as inspired by the myths, but I've changed my plans since then, especially since I've got more interesting ideas for what Guin will be up to at the time, and her role in the plot.
Really good. I tried to go for a second run where I'm cruel after I hit the end, Couldn't really finish cause I can't bring myself to be mean to Arthur.
First of all, I was glad to see this on Itch. Played it before and it was just as easy to become emotionally invested as before. Really excited to see more.
Second, I noticed an error in the Romance Options information. Nimue has the phrase "three years older than Mordred" twice.
Wow I did not expect myself to be so into the story to the point where I would be so connected to every character, I remember all their names and that just shows how good the characters are. It feels like I'm in a movie, in the situation, in the feels. This is a 5 star rating full marks, can't wait for more
I think this could easily become my favorite IF game, if things continue going the way they have so far. Love the depth and the way the author takes the time to let the story grow and the player to emotionally connect both with their MC and with all the other characters in the story.
I really do want more! But please take all the time you need to make this the story you want to tell. There's a reason they age wine and whiskey.
I've noticed you also left a very lovely message along with the rating and that you raised some questions which I'd like to answer here since I don't think there's a way to reply to a rating(?)
The plan is to release each installment (of which there will likely be 3-4) as a different game so each would have its different page on itch. The first three chapters alone are getting complex coding wise so it's better to just split the story like this, since there are about 12 chapters planned for book 1. Anyway, once another installment is done it will be linked on the pages of the others too, for ease of navigation! And of course all of them will be found on my profile too.
The game also doesn't lock you into any romance at the moment, but it doesn't yet react if you crush on both Galahad and Gawain, which is something I'd like to add.
There's some new content, such as new choices, a couple new scenes and general edits but it doesn't progress past the dashingdon one storywise. It's basically a revised version with added content.
I love this game. My heart strings where pulled and i now i have this sadness inside me that i cant wear off, its amazing. Please update, i cant bear the thought of this game being left like this forever. xd
Error: <<if>>: assignment operator found within <<elseif>> clause (#1) (perhaps you meant to use an equality operator: ==, ===, eq, is), invalid: $gender == "female"> The story tells of how the knight would dedicate all his victories to the princess, and the princess would always offer the knight her favor in tournaments. They'd steal kisses in the garden of the castle, and pledge their love for each other. <</if>> Gawain's gaze finds yours, happy, his face pink as he sings. <div class="choice">[[Hold his gaze, smiling, your heart fluttering.|GawainDuet1][$chapt3_serenade to "1"]]</div> <div class="choice">[[Avert your gaze, flushed.|GawainDuet1][$chapt3_serenade to "2"]]</div> <<if $gender == "male"
.....*rereads the words claiming there's no more pages*.........
You can't just do that to someone! Write that good of a story and leave it open-ended where they become so immersed that stopping it abruptly like that feels more like....like.....well, like every software update that gets to 99% and just permanently stops. You know that feeling? That awful, horrible, and exasperating feeling? Well it was actually nothing like that feeling, but it was still rather upsetting and I don't do well with anticipation! Q.Q
Lol I really hope to read more of this amazing masterpiece soon, I really enjoyed it so far. Thank you for making it! ^_^
That's why I love this writer because he's punching you in the face every time he gives you a cliffhanger trust me there does this choice of games there very good at it that's why I enjoy him he punches me in the face with it too
On the part in Morgana pov after the talk with Arthur it repeats everything 3 times .
lover deversity of the characters personalities, and the scope of choices to develope the pc. Hope to see more chances use magic and connect with my favorite ro gawain but orerall the most immersive interactive fiction I've read in a while.
There is a small amount of spelling errors here and there, for example: ‘sore’ (tiredness in the muscle) was written as ‘sour’ (an acidic taste). And there was a problem in the paragraph after Mordred argued with Morgana about Arthur and wanting to make their own choice. When it switched to Morgana’s POV, there was a lot of paragraphs repeat entwined with the next part of the story. But this is really well written, can’t wait for next update!
I waited for the Twine demo to come out to say this. Now it's here, I'm here, and my /cough/ love letter /cough/ is here too.
Arthurian Legends are very near and dear to my heart, so I was kinda anxious reading someone else's interpretation of the story. And I'm glad I did. The lore I've seen so far is beautifully crafted and I'm enjoying learning about the world. Also, dragons? Dragon friends? I can have a dragon buddy? A dragon pal? A mighty magical creature, that is also my companion? Do I need to say more?
The writing style is really good, in a way that it manages to be beautiful and descriptive, but simple, in a way that it doesn't make me struggle with English words. It makes you want to read slowly, soaking in the details, and reread stuff. I don't say I spent an hour on the first Arthur-Mordred scene, but I don't say I did not. Oh, this scene. I suspected that the game can satisfy both my hunger for angst AND daddy issues, and it was so amazing, oh my god?
I love the ability to play the role I chose for my Mordred, making them react just the way I imagine they would. It feels very natural, not like trying to fit a character into unfitting choices. Plus, I can make my Mordred a horrible little villian. It's always good to see games where the "hateful person" level is juuuust right.
With the playstyle I chose, my Mordred will probably end up with no parents at all, but I hope I can manage to keep Morgana on my good side. She is amazing, I fell in love with her from the very beginning. It's actually quite hard not to fall in love with characters, because they are so well-written and full of life. Lancelot is pushing the boundary a little, but I can't bring myself to hate him, the man is trying to protect what's important to him. ROs are precious, Gawain is double precious, and I can't wait to meet Agravain!
On a more serious note - I almost lost my goddamn mind when I find out you can play a trans character in this game. In a good way. I don't know what to say, just thank you so much, dear author, for this opportunity.
Anyway. The game is incredible. Llamagirl is incredible. Her other WIP is incredible too, can't wait to see it on Twine. And for everyone reading this - you are incredible too ✨ Now I will finally shut up :D
I've been following this story since it first posted on dashingdon and I love how it's changed and grown. I can't wait to see what the next update includes
Just wanted to report that after Morgana takes Mordred to her tower to talk about the prophecy, when the narration changes to Morgana's perpective there are several errors.
First one is:
Error: cannot find a closing tag for macro <<if>>
<<if $say == "effort">>…
I think the ones that follow are because of that first one as well. Example:
Error: child tag <<elseif>> was found outside of a call to its parent macro <<if>>
<<elseif $say == "choice">>
Just thought I'd let you know.
Besides that, great game! It is really immersive and interesting!
I read this back when it was over on Dashingdon and was head over heels in love with it. I'm so happy it's finally out on itch, and can I just say that it was amazing?!? It was so fun and immersive, and the new choices and scenes really add to the story!
And the characters were still so-mwah, amazing. Most of the adult cast inspires a mixture of loathing and pity inside of me. They're all so amazingly written and complex- no one character is fully in the right, in my eyes. Or fully in the wrong, for that matter. (Well, except for Merlin, Lancelot, and Uther. They can kiss my boot). Their decisions are motivated by their own complex personal motives and their pasts, and the way you weave these facts into the narrative is amazing. (I keep saying amazing a lot, but it's true! This story is truly incredible!)
However, I did encounter a bug in the last Morgana POV in chapter three, where she's in her tower undoing her hair. My Mordred, who was initially pretty split on whether or not to accept Arthur as their father, begins to hate Arthur. They don't trust him, and they leave. But in the scene with Morgana, I got 4 errors. I forgot to take a screenshot of them (so, my bad) but they basically said that they had a macro error and couldn't find a variable that set Mordred's opinion on Arthur, if I recall correctly. It gave me 4 different passages from a few different choices. 3 were from the choices to fight Morgana about Arthur, and 1 was from the choice to cry because they thought Merlin was an evil man (which I didn't pick).
Besides that though, this game is really fun and is one of my favorites. I can't wait to explore the dynamics Mordred can have with the RO's and with the cast, as well as giving some of them (*coughs* Morgana and Arthur *coughs*) the verbal smackdowns of their lives. (With Accolon- the fact that he give's Morgana so much leeway with her behavior and doesn't really hold her accountable for it- a disappointed stare, while with Lancelot, I can see my Mordred not even respecting him enough to give him the time of day-they'd be more likely to laugh in his face and mock him. And I mean, tbf, he kinda deserves it-he's picking on a child, for Christ's sake!)
And speaking about my Mordred, I might as well share how I'm thinking of playing them. (This totally isn't an excuse to fanboy about this game harder, lol.) My Mordred (assigned female at birth, and in chapter three is coming into their identity as nonbinary) so far, resembles their mother a lot, from appearance ( black hair, brown skin, and violet eyes) to their personality. They're charming, deceitful, calm, cautious, and incredibly confident. However, they're also really friendly and kind, and while they love their mother, they also highly disapprove of her methods of vengeance (ahem, murder). Their feelings towards their mother and Accolon (who they view as a father) in particular are starting to become incredibly complicated.
While they initially just loved them both, their also starting to harbor feelings of distrust towards them, and in Morgana's case, fear. After the prophecy reveal, they're starting to lose trust in the two of them and when their conception get's fully revealed ...phew, it's not going to be pretty. And especially in regards to Morgana, it's going to make them fear her even more. They still do love and adore their mother, but Morgana's breakdowns and bloodlust have started to push them into being wary around her. My Mordred, while when they grow older will act pretty nonchalant about fighting and will show off their skills (to feed their ego), is still, especially now, a pacifist at heart and would only ever attack someone in self-defense, and even then in a way that ensures that the person they're fighting against wouldn't be really hurt, so when Morgana goes on her little murder sprees that's just a recipe for disaster, lol.
For Lot, it' similar to how they view Lancelot, Merlin, and how they're beginning to view Arthur- someone not worthy of their respect, and who they fully hate. They tend to only lie around him though, since they don't want to make Gareth uncomfortable. They love and are close with their older brother, and since they now Gareth yearns Lot's affection and loves him, they keep quiet about their hatred towards him (though Gareth's pretty much aware). Arthur they initially viewed with conflicting emotions, on the one hand wanting his affections and to reach out to him, on the other hand being scared of getting rejected by him and harboring some of Morgana's hatred in their heart. While they did become hopeful and wanted to mend their relationship with him after they first met and he gave them the dragon figurine, those hopes quickly became dashed after he rejected their hug and in the lodge, basically admitted he's ashamed by them. (Not to mention him not stepping when Lancelot was beating the crap out of Accolon.) Now, they want nothing to do with him, and hate his guts. They still, however, yearn for his affection and I can see them, when they arrive in Camelot, at least marginally improving their relationship with him. (Of course, then they go ~villain~ with Aggy, so uh, all that progress also goes down the drain). Finneas, their dragon, is their bestie and they'd do anything to protect him.
They're pretty squeamish of blood and violence in general, and when they were younger they hated the very idea of being a knight, preferring to have stayed on Avalon and just studied magic or farmed sheep or something. And, frankly, they still kinda wish that was the case. (Not that they'd ever openly mention this). They take to magic and studying- whether it be folklore, history, or anything in between- like a fish in water, especially Lady of the Lake magic. They also have an aspiring interest in politics and philosophy, and may soon be developing their own ideas about governance and democracy. (Again, not that they'd ever openly say anything.)
They had a small crush on Nimue and Guinevere when they were younger, but they (mostly) grew out of it when they got older. I'm planning on embarking on Galahad's romance route as well as a villain-or, depending on if I can play it, an anti-villain- route, and I'm incredibly interested in seeing where this goes. Just imagining my flirty, sarcastic, argumentative yet kind and (secretly) very soft Mordred butting heads with Galahad makes me cackle in anticipation. And then, the angst of turning over to the dark side with your bestie Aggy, betraying your family, your friends, and your lover...pure, unfiltered pain. (Of course, they'd justify it as being the right thing to do, and that they were saving the kingdom from a future line of incompetent rulers and scheming nobility, and that the political reform they'd establish would more than make up for overthrowing the king and-if we can do this in-game- dismantling the monarchy. ) Ah, the total angst-fest in store for Mordred's future...delicious.
Wow, this turned into a really long essay that just...divulged into me waxing on and on about my Mordred. TL;DR: Great game, love the characters, Mordred deserves better, I hope Lance and Merlin get nuked, and can't wait to read more! :D
Thank you so much! 💕 And I always love reading about the Mordreds people create! I will fix the bug as soon as I can. And a choice for the motivation to be "dismantling the monarchy" is something I want to include. The discussion of monarchy and its ramifications will come up in the game, especially in talks with certain characters who have their own extensive opinions on the matter.
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I kid you not, this absolutely mind-blowingly good. I don't even know where to start. I can easily say I love everything but imma take some time to write a few good things.
Because I was a child of an absent father and a bitter mother, I made my MC loathe Arthur and almost blindly follow Morgana. But then it turns out she may not be the best parent, meanwhile Arthur still seems like an idiot, but with a good heart. Pretty much everyone bar Gawain seems morally grey and untrustworthy to an extent, so I'm really conflicted already. It is extremely well written and different choices actually matter.
You can be a total badass or a weak crybaby, which is cool. I played the available chapters in one go and now I'm really sad that I'm done. Is there anywhere I can follow it's development?
Thank you so much! 💕 You can follow me here on tumblr for development updates and just general stuff about the game.
Omg I love this story so far, I can't wait until it is updated. I love how well written it is, I actually feel bad for my Mordred.
I love it, its written very well. I didn't really think much of it when I started to read the story, but as the story goes on, met each characters, and read their stories, I've come to like them and the story itself. I can't wait for the next update!
Your work is amazing! I can't wait for the next chapter (?)
Oh and apologies if this may seem like a spoiler, but will Mordred and Queen Guinevere be a thing? Since in the Arthurian legends y'know...
Anyways, I'll always look forward to the next update, definitely am hooked.
According to the author's tumblr, Mordred can have a small crush on Guinevere, which is never returned. Apparently, we can abduct her too. Exciting stuff! (Take this with a heavy dose of salt, this was stated a year and a half ago and a lot of stuff could have changed in the meanwhile.)
lol i never read / heard about GuinxMordred. You will have to point me to some of that! Most Arthurian tales I've read seem to focus on AxGXL love triangle. Have to admit all of that might be fun to create drama and intrigue but not sure how it would add to this story. Still it could be fun to be a bit nosey and stick our noses into whats none of our business lol.
There are versions of the story, when Arthur leaves Camelot and Mordred takes the throne, of Mordred trying to marry Guinevere. In some she does (tho I think this one also differs, whether she did it willingly or was forced), in others she flees. I haven't actually read them, but it's come up in my research of the myths. There's this article on the subject of the differing versions if you're curious.
thanks for the link, it was really educational. I knew that Arthurian tells went back almost as far as there was an England as we know it. Still I had no idea that GxM stories even existed, never mind were even older than the GxAxL stories. So cool honestly. Even cooler that you have yourself done your research and reading before writing your own work. Color me seriously impressed!
Thank you!
Like Over the Moon said, at some point early in development I had an idea of letting Mordred have unrequited feelings for Guin and attempt to court her in the villainous route (and be rejected and prompt Guin's escape), as inspired by the myths, but I've changed my plans since then, especially since I've got more interesting ideas for what Guin will be up to at the time, and her role in the plot.
Really good. I tried to go for a second run where I'm cruel after I hit the end, Couldn't really finish cause I can't bring myself to be mean to Arthur.
First of all, I was glad to see this on Itch. Played it before and it was just as easy to become emotionally invested as before. Really excited to see more.
Second, I noticed an error in the Romance Options information. Nimue has the phrase "three years older than Mordred" twice.
Thank you!! Will go fix that lil error now.
Wow I did not expect myself to be so into the story to the point where I would be so connected to every character, I remember all their names and that just shows how good the characters are. It feels like I'm in a movie, in the situation, in the feels. This is a 5 star rating full marks, can't wait for more
Can't wait next episode...morded and gawain love love
Its such a well written story I really got lost in it while reading and that's rare for me to get this invested keep up the great work!
I think this could easily become my favorite IF game, if things continue going the way they have so far. Love the depth and the way the author takes the time to let the story grow and the player to emotionally connect both with their MC and with all the other characters in the story.
I really do want more! But please take all the time you need to make this the story you want to tell. There's a reason they age wine and whiskey.
Thank you so much! 💕
I've noticed you also left a very lovely message along with the rating and that you raised some questions which I'd like to answer here since I don't think there's a way to reply to a rating(?)
The plan is to release each installment (of which there will likely be 3-4) as a different game so each would have its different page on itch. The first three chapters alone are getting complex coding wise so it's better to just split the story like this, since there are about 12 chapters planned for book 1. Anyway, once another installment is done it will be linked on the pages of the others too, for ease of navigation! And of course all of them will be found on my profile too.
The game also doesn't lock you into any romance at the moment, but it doesn't yet react if you crush on both Galahad and Gawain, which is something I'd like to add.
Is there new content from the dashingboard version or is this just the same content transitioned to itch?
There's some new content, such as new choices, a couple new scenes and general edits but it doesn't progress past the dashingdon one storywise. It's basically a revised version with added content.
It had some bugs like this. Also it mentioned me as a woman sometimes. And my dragon was referred as they while he's a male. Otherwise a banger game.
Thanks! Mordred's pronouns should be corrected, at least most instances, and the bug was also fixed.
Ayyy, it's back!
Oh, yay! I've been so excited for your porting to Twine and now that I finally have a few days off work, I can play it!
I love this game. My heart strings where pulled and i now i have this sadness inside me that i cant wear off, its amazing. Please update, i cant bear the thought of this game being left like this forever. xd
It's going to get updated, it's just going to take time, especially since the author is a college student.
OH! Then il wait, its so worth it Xd Thanks!
yayyy i'm so excited to see this back in a new form<3 can't wait to see where you end up going with it.
Nice
I got this error while hanging out with Gawain.
Error: <<if>>: assignment operator found within <<elseif>> clause (#1) (perhaps you meant to use an equality operator: ==, ===, eq, is), invalid: $gender == "female"> The story tells of how the knight would dedicate all his victories to the princess, and the princess would always offer the knight her favor in tournaments. They'd steal kisses in the garden of the castle, and pledge their love for each other. <</if>> Gawain's gaze finds yours, happy, his face pink as he sings. <div class="choice">[[Hold his gaze, smiling, your heart fluttering.|GawainDuet1][$chapt3_serenade to "1"]]</div> <div class="choice">[[Avert your gaze, flushed.|GawainDuet1][$chapt3_serenade to "2"]]</div> <<if $gender == "male"
Thank you for letting me know! Will fix it as soon as I can!
*Reads the words "end of chapter 3"*
.....*rereads the words claiming there's no more pages*.........
You can't just do that to someone! Write that good of a story and leave it open-ended where they become so immersed that stopping it abruptly like that feels more like....like.....well, like every software update that gets to 99% and just permanently stops. You know that feeling? That awful, horrible, and exasperating feeling? Well it was actually nothing like that feeling, but it was still rather upsetting and I don't do well with anticipation! Q.Q
Lol I really hope to read more of this amazing masterpiece soon, I really enjoyed it so far. Thank you for making it! ^_^
It's actually not the end of chapter 3, haha. We've got a few more things happening this chapter 👀 Thank you and I'm happy you enjoyed it!
That's why I love this writer because he's punching you in the face every time he gives you a cliffhanger trust me there does this choice of games there very good at it that's why I enjoy him he punches me in the face with it too
On the part in Morgana pov after the talk with Arthur it repeats everything 3 times .
lover deversity of the characters personalities, and the scope of choices to develope the pc. Hope to see more chances use magic and connect with my favorite ro gawain but orerall the most immersive interactive fiction I've read in a while.
Thank you!! Will fix it. And you'll certainly get many more chances to do those things!
There is a small amount of spelling errors here and there, for example: ‘sore’ (tiredness in the muscle) was written as ‘sour’ (an acidic taste). And there was a problem in the paragraph after Mordred argued with Morgana about Arthur and wanting to make their own choice. When it switched to Morgana’s POV, there was a lot of paragraphs repeat entwined with the next part of the story. But this is really well written, can’t wait for next update!
So excited to see this out! Played the dashingdon before and am excited to see the twine version. Thanks for releasing this! Really enjoy your writing
I waited for the Twine demo to come out to say this. Now it's here, I'm here, and my /cough/ love letter /cough/ is here too.
Arthurian Legends are very near and dear to my heart, so I was kinda anxious reading someone else's interpretation of the story. And I'm glad I did. The lore I've seen so far is beautifully crafted and I'm enjoying learning about the world. Also, dragons? Dragon friends? I can have a dragon buddy? A dragon pal? A mighty magical creature, that is also my companion? Do I need to say more?
The writing style is really good, in a way that it manages to be beautiful and descriptive, but simple, in a way that it doesn't make me struggle with English words. It makes you want to read slowly, soaking in the details, and reread stuff. I don't say I spent an hour on the first Arthur-Mordred scene, but I don't say I did not. Oh, this scene. I suspected that the game can satisfy both my hunger for angst AND daddy issues, and it was so amazing, oh my god?
I love the ability to play the role I chose for my Mordred, making them react just the way I imagine they would. It feels very natural, not like trying to fit a character into unfitting choices. Plus, I can make my Mordred a horrible little villian. It's always good to see games where the "hateful person" level is juuuust right.
With the playstyle I chose, my Mordred will probably end up with no parents at all, but I hope I can manage to keep Morgana on my good side. She is amazing, I fell in love with her from the very beginning. It's actually quite hard not to fall in love with characters, because they are so well-written and full of life. Lancelot is pushing the boundary a little, but I can't bring myself to hate him, the man is trying to protect what's important to him. ROs are precious, Gawain is double precious, and I can't wait to meet Agravain!
On a more serious note - I almost lost my goddamn mind when I find out you can play a trans character in this game. In a good way. I don't know what to say, just thank you so much, dear author, for this opportunity.
Anyway. The game is incredible. Llamagirl is incredible. Her other WIP is incredible too, can't wait to see it on Twine. And for everyone reading this - you are incredible too ✨ Now I will finally shut up :D
Thank you so much! 💕🥰
I loved reading this on Dashingdon and I'm excited to read it again on here!
I've been following this story since it first posted on dashingdon and I love how it's changed and grown. I can't wait to see what the next update includes
Yes!! Being waiting forever for this one!! 😍😍😍
Just wanted to report that after Morgana takes Mordred to her tower to talk about the prophecy, when the narration changes to Morgana's perpective there are several errors.
First one is:
Error: cannot find a closing tag for macro <<if>>
I think the ones that follow are because of that first one as well. Example:
Error: child tag <<elseif>> was found outside of a call to its parent macro <<if>>
Just thought I'd let you know.
Besides that, great game! It is really immersive and interesting!
I found the same errors
Thank you, I'll fix it as soon as I can!
Oh my god it's finally out.
I read this back when it was over on Dashingdon and was head over heels in love with it. I'm so happy it's finally out on itch, and can I just say that it was amazing?!? It was so fun and immersive, and the new choices and scenes really add to the story!
And the characters were still so-mwah, amazing. Most of the adult cast inspires a mixture of loathing and pity inside of me. They're all so amazingly written and complex- no one character is fully in the right, in my eyes. Or fully in the wrong, for that matter. (Well, except for Merlin, Lancelot, and Uther. They can kiss my boot). Their decisions are motivated by their own complex personal motives and their pasts, and the way you weave these facts into the narrative is amazing. (I keep saying amazing a lot, but it's true! This story is truly incredible!)
However, I did encounter a bug in the last Morgana POV in chapter three, where she's in her tower undoing her hair. My Mordred, who was initially pretty split on whether or not to accept Arthur as their father, begins to hate Arthur. They don't trust him, and they leave. But in the scene with Morgana, I got 4 errors. I forgot to take a screenshot of them (so, my bad) but they basically said that they had a macro error and couldn't find a variable that set Mordred's opinion on Arthur, if I recall correctly. It gave me 4 different passages from a few different choices. 3 were from the choices to fight Morgana about Arthur, and 1 was from the choice to cry because they thought Merlin was an evil man (which I didn't pick).
Besides that though, this game is really fun and is one of my favorites. I can't wait to explore the dynamics Mordred can have with the RO's and with the cast, as well as giving some of them (*coughs* Morgana and Arthur *coughs*) the verbal smackdowns of their lives. (With Accolon- the fact that he give's Morgana so much leeway with her behavior and doesn't really hold her accountable for it- a disappointed stare, while with Lancelot, I can see my Mordred not even respecting him enough to give him the time of day-they'd be more likely to laugh in his face and mock him. And I mean, tbf, he kinda deserves it-he's picking on a child, for Christ's sake!)
And speaking about my Mordred, I might as well share how I'm thinking of playing them. (This totally isn't an excuse to fanboy about this game harder, lol.) My Mordred (assigned female at birth, and in chapter three is coming into their identity as nonbinary) so far, resembles their mother a lot, from appearance ( black hair, brown skin, and violet eyes) to their personality. They're charming, deceitful, calm, cautious, and incredibly confident. However, they're also really friendly and kind, and while they love their mother, they also highly disapprove of her methods of vengeance (ahem, murder). Their feelings towards their mother and Accolon (who they view as a father) in particular are starting to become incredibly complicated.
While they initially just loved them both, their also starting to harbor feelings of distrust towards them, and in Morgana's case, fear. After the prophecy reveal, they're starting to lose trust in the two of them and when their conception get's fully revealed ...phew, it's not going to be pretty. And especially in regards to Morgana, it's going to make them fear her even more. They still do love and adore their mother, but Morgana's breakdowns and bloodlust have started to push them into being wary around her. My Mordred, while when they grow older will act pretty nonchalant about fighting and will show off their skills (to feed their ego), is still, especially now, a pacifist at heart and would only ever attack someone in self-defense, and even then in a way that ensures that the person they're fighting against wouldn't be really hurt, so when Morgana goes on her little murder sprees that's just a recipe for disaster, lol.
For Lot, it' similar to how they view Lancelot, Merlin, and how they're beginning to view Arthur- someone not worthy of their respect, and who they fully hate. They tend to only lie around him though, since they don't want to make Gareth uncomfortable. They love and are close with their older brother, and since they now Gareth yearns Lot's affection and loves him, they keep quiet about their hatred towards him (though Gareth's pretty much aware). Arthur they initially viewed with conflicting emotions, on the one hand wanting his affections and to reach out to him, on the other hand being scared of getting rejected by him and harboring some of Morgana's hatred in their heart. While they did become hopeful and wanted to mend their relationship with him after they first met and he gave them the dragon figurine, those hopes quickly became dashed after he rejected their hug and in the lodge, basically admitted he's ashamed by them. (Not to mention him not stepping when Lancelot was beating the crap out of Accolon.) Now, they want nothing to do with him, and hate his guts. They still, however, yearn for his affection and I can see them, when they arrive in Camelot, at least marginally improving their relationship with him. (Of course, then they go ~villain~ with Aggy, so uh, all that progress also goes down the drain). Finneas, their dragon, is their bestie and they'd do anything to protect him.
They're pretty squeamish of blood and violence in general, and when they were younger they hated the very idea of being a knight, preferring to have stayed on Avalon and just studied magic or farmed sheep or something. And, frankly, they still kinda wish that was the case. (Not that they'd ever openly mention this). They take to magic and studying- whether it be folklore, history, or anything in between- like a fish in water, especially Lady of the Lake magic. They also have an aspiring interest in politics and philosophy, and may soon be developing their own ideas about governance and democracy. (Again, not that they'd ever openly say anything.)
They had a small crush on Nimue and Guinevere when they were younger, but they (mostly) grew out of it when they got older. I'm planning on embarking on Galahad's romance route as well as a villain-or, depending on if I can play it, an anti-villain- route, and I'm incredibly interested in seeing where this goes. Just imagining my flirty, sarcastic, argumentative yet kind and (secretly) very soft Mordred butting heads with Galahad makes me cackle in anticipation. And then, the angst of turning over to the dark side with your bestie Aggy, betraying your family, your friends, and your lover...pure, unfiltered pain. (Of course, they'd justify it as being the right thing to do, and that they were saving the kingdom from a future line of incompetent rulers and scheming nobility, and that the political reform they'd establish would more than make up for overthrowing the king and-if we can do this in-game- dismantling the monarchy. ) Ah, the total angst-fest in store for Mordred's future...delicious.
Wow, this turned into a really long essay that just...divulged into me waxing on and on about my Mordred. TL;DR: Great game, love the characters, Mordred deserves better, I hope Lance and Merlin get nuked, and can't wait to read more! :D
Thank you so much! 💕 And I always love reading about the Mordreds people create! I will fix the bug as soon as I can. And a choice for the motivation to be "dismantling the monarchy" is something I want to include. The discussion of monarchy and its ramifications will come up in the game, especially in talks with certain characters who have their own extensive opinions on the matter.
this is so perfect 😭🤧🤧
Read this for the first time today, and I can safely say that I am super invested in this story! I can't wait to read more!
It seems i can't play the demo
I liked the little changes from the older version and especially the ones with the brother and dragon figurine 🥰🥰
Woop so hyped!!!
Yay ! And then we'll have on itch.io Supernatural in NY ** I can't wait !
Finally!!! I have been waiting for this day to come!!💖💖
OMG YAYYY!!
No joke this is one of THE best IF I've read. The immersion is just 😙*Mwah!~*
Time to burn down Camelot😈