Rain and the Wolf Steam Charts & Stats

While it's not in my toppest of the top (this place is coveted by Blackberry Honey), for the time being Rain and the Wolf is pretty up there when it comes to the ebi-verse. The dynamic between the main pair is very nicely encapsulated by the underlying tension stemming from their experiences and of course the precarious situation they found each other in. It's a forbidden romance that tackles the "forbidden" part from several angles, which gives the sexy moments that nice emotional build-up. Ebi has a penchant for writing "sassy midgets", "pathetic losers" or mix of both as main characters, and Rain is in my opinion one of better representatives in this "genre". He is outspoken and snappy to a fault, but his relationship with his dad and trauma he is still dealing with give this endearing balance to it. Zero on the other hand is nuanced enough to not be "just another seme" - you can feel his desperation and the ever-going balancing act between trying to keep his humanity and his primal urges. He is trying to oversell his kindness and good intentions to the point of uneasiness, so it's easy to get behind the bad endings, as the whole situation does feel unnatural. Still, the prose is good at explaining the motivations of the characters: the main reveal is a little on "yeah, right" side, but it's elaborated on and placed in the story in such a firm way, it's believable and it doesn't destroy the suspension of disbelief. The art is beautiful - I thought I might be put off by the overly feminine and "perky" character models, but nope, their sugary attributes compliment the fairytale-esque atmosphere of the story perfectly. The music is also great - I especially liked the song playing during the tense scenes, as it has a very interesting build-up that starts solemnly and dreamy, and then the DANGER drops, it's awesome. The UI is a killer, which seems to be a staple since bunch of titles back from ebihime. If I had to point out one con to this game is that I think the sex scenes have too much talking in it, ha ha. I understand that it's a big moment for the characters, but when all of the scenes are becoming a therapy session, it's kinda too much. It's a minor thing though, and if you are playing the all ages version, you won't even notice. Anyway! I love Klaus, cute BL story with underlying darker tones, go and buy it, it's good.