Gamezebo: "It's fair to say that the visual novel genre is heavily entwined in the dating sim side of gaming, and this is no more true than in Sakura River's Fading Hearts. A lengthy story of magic and mystery is provided, coupled with several girls' heart that can be broken or adhered to.
Around a dozen endings are possible, with entirely different stories to find and plenty of decisions to make. The story can sometimes get a little confusing - and even go wrong at certain points - but the sheer number of possible paths makes this a worthwhile experience."
oprainfall's Crystal Baltimore writes:
"Fading Hearts is a visual novel that I only recently heard about, thought it has been around for quite a while. I hate when games that have the possibility of being thought provoking or even just fun as hell slip by me. Luckily (for me) it recently became available on Steam, which brought it to my attention."
No lie, this game is almost a true oldie. Originally released back in 2007, and now on sale on Steam, Fading Hearts is a visual novel that comes the closest to a true emerging narrative experience. While the player is locked into the role of the protagonist Ryou, the capacity for player freedom is massive. Fun, yet at times repetitive, Fading Hearts actually turns out to be pretty good.
akura River Interactive is happy to announce that their interactive visual novel, Fading Hearts, has been Greenlit on Steam, and has peaked in the Top 20 Steam Seller’s List. Now featuring updated monster art, user interface and battle effects, Fading Hearts has already set itself apart from others in the genre by allowing players to change the style of game depending on the choices they make.
