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Not Worth It
johnsilver242
I am surprised at the number of positive reviews. If I did not know any better, I would claim to be playing a different game. Another reviewer said it best "I can not (in good conscience) suggest this game". He then proceeded to give it 4 stars. Maybe there is some kind of star filter on Manga-gamer, but thus far it has not liked my reviews of this game. Maybe they are too honest?First, lets start of with my major gripe: Price for content. I do not mind playing vanilla feel good games. That said, I expect more content for the price I paid for this game. I would strongly suggest waiting until the price came down to at least twenty dollars. I have thought about asking for my money back, but I do not think that would work in a digital age.Second, the plot is only slightly less predictable than the movement of the stars. Sure, an occasional meteor shower may surprise you, but we've gotten it down pretty well over the past few millennia. That is about how predictable the plot is. Third, I use games to escape reality. If I wanted to deal with , I can find those by myself. The lack of realism, lack of escapism, lack of anything really makes this visual novel a massive waste of money. The only silver lining (and the reason it has only one star) is that the characters and animation are well drawn. My last gripe about this game though is that it crashes and is incredibly buggy. This should not be an issue on a CPU that runs 3D thermodynamic modelling software for engines. Also, this is the only game I bought from Manga gamer that was ludicrously buggy. So I would strongly suggest saving your money rather than playing this game.
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Amazing!
Flaver13
It is hard to describe such a good game with few words, but this game i think had really moved me in many ways. The story is fun, the routes are great, and the artwork amazing and you can see the effort, the voice acting outstanding, the music.... I could listen to it for hours!!!Though i must say my favorite two routes had to be, Ayaka and Ritsuko ^^The story is very fluent and you don't feel they force anything, but i would like a bit more choices, but that is a minor complaint. This game could have easy just been naughty here and naughty there, but i felt like it took it's time and when the naughty stuff did come it wasn't forced or anything, it was something that progressed along the girl you have chosen witch i think was very good.I have heard there are six endings, but i am not sure if that is true or not, i am currently searching for them myself, but so far no luck, but at any rate great game, worth your time and the money!Five stars and beyond no doubt about it!
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A Great Game
ian.iams571
Amongst the Eroge I've played, few catch me like Princess Evangile has. The MC is competent, caring, hardworking and honest and it's not a surprise these girls fall for him. A breath of fresh air in the overly hetare and super donkan protags that Eroge has an abundance of. That’s not to say the protag isn’t indecisive at times but he’s aware of it and with his background, it’s relatable and he tries to correct itThe RoutesIn almost every Eroge, there are normally one or two routes that I just can’t stand, for whatever reason, whether it be poor writing, bad character interaction etc. In this, all the girl’s routes are enjoyable (though my personal favorite, hands down is Ritsuko with Chiho a close second). There is drama in each route and a lot of it is parental in nature. Given the nature of Vincennes, that makes a lot of sense to have that be the dramatic focus. The drama, while there, is not overpowering and is resolved nicely (IMO). The H-Scenes were believable as well, showing actual relationship growth leading up to the decision to move to intimacy. To often, these scenes are just thrown inI definitely recommend Princess Evangile, which again is strange for me because I believe every person needs to make their own decision. If you like Character Driven story with comedy, romance, a little drama, this game is for you. After I take a break, I’ll be jumping back in to play Ritsuko’s route once again (What can I say, she’s my favorite!!)
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Fantastic
Perfectonio
I will keep it short, because I mostly agree with miyukimo.I agree, its a fantastic artwort, music and storyline.BUT: what I personally would like: There are a few "choices" at the beginning of the game (should i help her, should i undress) which doesn't matter. I was a little bit dissapointed.AND: You have only four girls to choose from. I liked Marika and Mitsuki, so I was abit sad,that you can't choose them as romance options. Also Masayas "sister" is quiet an interessting character.BUT: Everything other, as said at the beginning, is fantastic, so, if you want to spend money: THIS VISUAL NOVEL IS WORTH IT!
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Highly Recommended
xxxjoelxxx
Princess Evangile was the first Visual Novel from the Adult Visual Novels developer Moonstone, and published by MangaGamer to step in on Steam, and it did so with stunning fashion. The game goes trough a whole year of the life of the main protagonist in detail, with over 26 chapters in total and loads of CG to cover every aspect from his daily life.The story follows Okonogi Masaya, a broke boy who's father abandoned him and left a huge debt over to his son, who after a rather curious chain of events manages to enroll as the Only male student in an private all girls academy. However not everyone is happy with him being there, and if he doesn't win the whole student body's aproval by the end of the year, his dream school life will come to and end, and its back to the street for him.Starting the game we meet with Rousenin Rise, a student in Vincennes academy who was being chased by what turns out to be the Gardiane the school security of the academy in question. The game offers you the option to chose between helping her or just ignoring her and leaving, both of which however end up with the same outcome. The game opens up after we save our princess like a hero in a shining armor, and she offers to treat us to a meal as a gesture of gratitude. Following her hearing of his story, and him rescuing her from her chasers and later on the Rufians she offers him go join Vincennes academy as a part of a plan for Reforming the school into Co-ed .Gameplay wise the game is solid, it has the standard auto mode, letting you just lay back and enjoy the story, only having to do something once a event occurs, which is not a bad thing for a visual novel (VN). There is also a full Japanease audio for all of the girls, and side characters combined with a well fitting soundtrack . The game also tends to use alot of French words for naming stuff, but there is the option to click on them and get a detailed explanation for the meaning.Read the rest of our review here: http://walawalagames.com/index.php/topic,1568.0.html
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Always room for improvements.
Shi
To me, this VN was below its expectations. It is a great VN of course, however if fails to live up to its name. The story it self is quite amazing despite it sharing the same idea with a few (or a lot) other VNs of boy(s) going to a previously all girls school. The back stories of each character including your POV interlocks really well with each other once you get in to the story. The story it self more often comedic than not, which is really a good point if you're looking for a laugh. Through the story, there are dramatic events spread all over which sets the mood really fast and well; used to build relationship between every heroine. The ero parts of this VN is quite amusing as well, however people do tend to get out of character during those times, saying things that would normally be impossible no matter what situation they're in. The art and the angles they take are better out of the VNs and up to around the 2nd sex scene (later for some) of each character, they tend to build story really well, while those after are sometimes just completely random.There are two main flaws in this VN as my opinion. The first is the lack of creative choices and the number of choices. There are I think total of four choices to make, and they're clear as day as of which character you'll be going after. To many people that might be a good thing, but for me as someone who likes interactions in VNs, it get's quite boring and takes the fun of VNs from me. If you do not choose the same character all four times, it goes in to a bad end that isn't specifically made as a bad end, instead it just ends on the common route of the character you last choose. Feels as if they just got lazy.Second flaw is that all the characters in the common route are given almost equal amounts of attention and are all possible targets for the protagonist. However they chose to only include four people in the actual character routes. Later on they released a fan disc that includes the other characters and the after stories of the four in the original story, however I think that's highly unnecessary if they just put them in to one game which would increase the number of choices and maybe make it more interactive and potentially better than just four choices they have now. (That being said, waiting to the Princess Evangile W/ Happiness right now, really wanna see the other routes.)One of the main problems is that common route is way too lengthy. Starting from the first choice which is already half way if not further in to the common route, it takes around 30+ minutes to skip and select till the character specific routes are reached (if I remember correctly). Another small flaw is that Ayaka's voice sounds really out of place comparing to the other heroines, but it doesn't really disturb game play.TLDR:Pros: Great story, Great atmosphere, Art and music, emotionally capturing.Cons: Lack of routes, bad interaction, lengthy common route, occasionally random events. (When skipping from a save file, the game MAY crash after a little, so remember to save once in a while when skipping.)Overall it's a great game, can't wait for the release of W/Happiness!
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My Thoughts
Dudeler
This is the second VN I've ever played so far, and the first that I bought from this site. For anyone who's into a story driven plot along with the hentai that goes along with it, then I think this will be a good choice for you to buy as a newcomer in the VN/eroge otaku community.The development was great, both in story and characters, artwork's great, and the music's nice too. I've played through all the routes, and I like Ayaka's and Ritsuko's the most.For those wondering, there is a fandisk "Princess Evangile W Happiness" that includes the Ruriko, Mitsuki, Marika, Tamie, and Natsumi routes. Unfortunately, it hasn't been translated and adapted to the US yet, but I certainly hope this will be a future project for Manga Gamer to do, as it also apparently includes epilogues of the four main girls that take place later in the future.In summary, this was a well thought out game, I'd like to see more from Moonstone (saw one about interacting with 5 little sisters, not sure I'm really into that), and I'll keep on the lookout for more interesting games from the site. Thanks for the work guys.
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Love-comedy at its finest
kaos717
If you're looking for a heartwarming love-comedy then Princess Evangeline got you covered. It's a really simple VN but that holds a lot of charm, fun moments and heartwarming characters. The passing of the story follows similar to an anime series, with 16 episodes for the common route and 10 more for each of the four heroines.Just don't expect too much deep, everything is really simplistic just like a love-comedy anime, but the characters and overall charm holds up. Speacially during the heroines routes.Pros: Heroines and characters, Pretty nice art, funny scenes, episodic style, nice H-scenes with choices, free steam version.Cons: Bland soundtrack, have to view the same events to reach a new route, Ruriko doesn't have a route (She is one of the best girls!)
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Best vanilla VN so far
Ray_Mcsriff
I got into playing visual novels relatively recently, as a partial replacement for video games. VNs, to me, are a nice combo of story and game. Easy to pick up and put down. I like adult releases, but I've played some non-adult ones too (even some western VNs). For taste, I like vanilla. Almost nothing is *too* vanilla for me, as long as the dialogue is reasonably well-written. Princess Evangile showed up on my radar via VNDB. In my short time playing VNs, this is the leader in the clubhouse so far. The main protagonist, Masaya, is an all around likeable guy, which you would expect in a game like this. How the game makes him likeable, however, is very well executed, and while it can seem a bit much at times, it doesn't get too out of hand. The girls are all likeable as well, and seeing as how they're students of Vincennes, they share some common base traits. However, they each have their own flavor for the player to choose to pursue them. While they have some of the manga/anime tropes you'd expect, they go surprisingly deep over the course of the game. You will care about them, and you will remember them, and you will do so in spite of the rather common art style of the characters. It's funny how it happens. The supporting characters are very well done, and they absolutely shine during each character's route. You'll find yourself learning different things about them when playing different routes, and their purpose in the story will vary considerably. The main plot of integration of male students at Vincennes (with Masaya a trial balloon of sorts) works great in conjunction with Masaya's inevitable falling in love with one of the girls. Each route weaves around this basic premise perfectly. I will say though, that for a vanilla VN, there's some dark themes in the game. Mentioning some of them could spoil the story. However, as you can expect, these don't amount to anything that would affect this VN's vanilla status. They're just obstacles or plot for the player and/or the girls to overcome, and they all resolve without any consequence (and that includes to the reader). As you play the girl's different routes, you may begin to see what I think is the game's best attribute: environment. The game is set in the city of Tsurugigaoka, and Vincennes. There are many locations (depicted as ambient background CGs) that are visited - in some cases many times - throughout the common chapters and the various routes. Quite simply, they're beautiful. They become familiar, and some take many forms, both in time of day, season, and situation. I just found myself becoming progressively attached to the whole world. I never imagined I would, but it just ended up happening. There's just a charm to it. Pretty, functional, but not overly stylized. Corny thing to say, but it all feels like home. I recommend the All Ages version if you're not interested in the H stuff. The game is good on its own. The H-art is OK. It's in the modern, deformed style. Just once, I'd like to see a more realistic rendering in H-art, but oh well. No big deal. And now I get to this game's biggest flaw. It ends. There's a lot to play here, but once you've experienced everything (and maybe even replay something), the way the game can attach itself to you over time can make it sad to let it go. I recommend Princess Evangile WHappiness to go along with this, which will ironically extend the happiness of plaything Evangile longer. Eventually though, all good things must come to an end. You'll never see the character's smiling faces again. You'll never experience any more stories with them. You'll never experience life at Vincennes, or visit Tsurugigaoka again. It's over, and you'll be wondering (like I am) if there's another VN out there as good or better. And maybe there is. I'm sure there's some super deep, well constructed VN, but it contains unspeakable horrors, suicide, gore, rape, and even bad puns. But in a vanilla genre? I can only hope there's something out there that can compete, because I already miss playing this game.
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