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The Arcana

Title
The Arcana
Play timeLong (40h from 1 votes)
DeveloperNix Hydra Games
PublishersNix Hydra Games
Relations
Same series

Crossover Adventures

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Description

You are a prodigy of the magical arts, left to your own devices by your wandering mentor. Make choices that shape your story as you fall headfirst into a whirlwind adventure, filled with a colorful cast of characters who all have one thing in common: their interest in you.

Delve deep into the heart of intrigue, and uncover a murder mystery that still hangs over the city like a shroud.

Be careful what secrets you reveal… yours is not the only fate that hangs in the balance. Magic and mystery await. Who will you love and who will you condemn?

[From Apple App Store]

The Arcana is a serialized story that updates with new chapters every few weeks.

Mini reviews

By psm3l0 on 2021-03-15r52054Vote: 7
<report>I dropped after reading the routes of Asta and Muriel because I was feeling tired of doing a log-in every day to collect coins (also, these two were the hottest to me). But it isn't a bad vn. I loved the setting, with strong Middle East influences, and wished I could hug Muriel and give him all the love in the world. But it's a tiring reading if you don't want to spend any money and read the full content. You need to log-in, play minigames and watch ads to collect coins so you can make some special choices. I wished it had a pc version that would give us full content with only one payment.
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By zany25 on 2022-05-23Vote: 7.5
<report>It's a very solid vn that's hamstrung by it's mobile app format. If it were released as a whole game for like thirty bucks I would buy it and recommend it in a heartbeat honestly. I read Julian and Nadia's routes and managed to get things just balanced enough that I could see both endings for both of them.

I tried to get through Asra's route and liked what I saw of it but again, the main thing holding this one back is the "app" format it takes. The daily log-ins, hiding most of the CGs behind PAID choices, making it a pain to read for longer than 15 minutes at a time with cooldown timers for chapters. The characters are all charming, the world is fantastical and lovely, and the aggressive monetization and forced dragging pace makes me not want to recommend it for as much as I like it.
0 comments 1 point