My Lovely Daughter Reviews

I can't say it was a fun game — way too grindy, and not exactly the strongest ending — but... I really enjoyed the game! - The NPCs aren’t deep, but they’re interesting to interact with - The art style is really charming - The homunculus are designed pretty neat - The game loop is interesting Though there are several things that... were difficult: I would have loved for the MC to be silent. He lost his memories at the start of the game — so why give him such harsh words? I was sometimes pained when having to kill a homunculus pleading to live, or making peace with death, only for the MC to seem delighted with the kill... It’s grindy, but for me it was more a matter of quality-of-life: no way to skip animations, no way to copy saves, no Escape key for quick menu exit — and the save gets deleted once an ending is completed! That part was especially difficult since I was hunting the achievements. Overall, I enjoyed the experience. I'm just sad to see that the following games don’t seem as grimy as this one. Still, might give them a shot — once I’m ready to grind again ;). 7/10

It gets a yes, but only when on a steep sale and only if you know what you're getting into. The art, character designs, and base concept are all great, but the *execution* (ba dum tss) is extremely tedious and the narrative delivery ends up feeling...shallow. The game also autosaves and your file is deleted after each run which makes unlocking all of the endings - and achievements - torturous. Do yourself a favor if you grab this and backup your save folder before you finish a run if you plan on hunting them all.

A nice little 4-6 hour game with some occult themes and darker art style and endings. A decent time killer though Id say get it on sale or in a bundle.