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Brilliant Shadows - Part One of the Book of Gray Magic

92% positive of 163 Steam reviews

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Released
2015
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, itch.io

Made by Ithaqua Labs.

About the game

Brilliant Shadows is a visual novel that follows the story of Veronica Ashmar, a new graduate of the Mountain and a necromancer. Tradition dictates that upon graduation, necromancers and paladins are to perform the pairing ritual. Binding together one of each type of mage, entwining their lives and powers with another and sealing their fates together with a matching mark upon their primary hands. Those that succeed and become paired go on as full mages, those that do not are considered nothing more than hedge mages. There are no exceptions and the ritual has never failed… Until the day Ash receives a mark and no fellow graduate to match it. Now she must discover the origin of her mark and attempt to solve the greatest magical mystery that the Mountain has ever known.

Tagged by players

  • Visual Novel
  • Romance
  • LGBTQ+
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Simulation
  • Female Protagonist
  • Casual

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Short but pretty good visual novel with multiple endings and romances. Worth a try.

    2.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Typically, a visual novel has no gameplay, and this places an extreme burden on the narrative. Brilliant Shadows is crushed under this burden. Devoid of even the most basic attempts to emulate a medieval or feudal culture beyond cliche visuals and terminology, I couldn't help but think of cheap, printed-on Halloween costumes. The script lacks even a crumb of verisimilitude. Every other text box is laden with current…

    5.7 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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