Average Playtime: 4 hours

Never give up!

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Genre: visual novel, otome, ADV, detective, romance, costume drama, fantasy, school

Length: 3-4 hours

Someone is killing half-bloods (half-elves, half-humans) in a small city. The police believe that it's nothing more than a regular maniac obsessed with racial purity. But detective Blackwood and magician Silverlight have their own opinion about this case. They think that the killer is a necromancer going after the souls of half-bloods, who wants to use them for some horrible ritual. The protagonist, a young half-blood girl called Mia Silverlight, falls into a whirlpool of events. Will she be able to avoid getting caught by the killer, find true love, and discover the secret her uncle is hiding?

Features:
  • Three characters to build a relationship with: dark elf (detective), light elf (classmate) and human (childhood friend).
  • 12 endings including one where the heroine dies, as well as plenty of colorful CG art.
  • The completion of any ending (excluding the lethal ones) unlocks the "Killer's diary" bonus allowing to see the novel from the antagonist's point of view, as well as understand his motives and feelings.
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Developer
Salamandra88
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Ruiping Qiu
Publisher
7DOTS, Ruiping Qiu
Age rating
Not rated

System requirements for macOS

Minimum:
  • Processor: 1 GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

System requirements for PC

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: 1 GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

System requirements for Linux

Minimum:
  • Processor: 1 GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

System requirements for iOS

iPhone 3G S, iPad Wifi, iPad 3G, iPod Touch Third Gen, iPhone 4, iPod Touch Fourth Gen, iPad 2 Wifi, iPad 2 3G, iPhone 4S, iPad Third Gen, iPad Third Gen 4G, iPhone 5, iPod Touch Fifth Gen, iPad Fourth Gen, iPad Fourth Gen 4G, iPad Mini, iPad Mini 4G, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad Air Cellular, iPad Mini Retina, iPad Mini Retina Cellular, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Cellular, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 3 Cellular, iPod Touch Sixth Gen, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Mini 4, iPad Mini 4 Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro Cellular, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 9.7 Cellular, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPad 6 1 1, iPad 6 1 2, iPad 7 1, iPad 7 2, iPad 7 3, iPad 7 4, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 7 5, iPad 7 6, iPhone X S, iPhone X S Max, iPhone X R, iPad 8 1 2, iPad 8 3 4, iPad 8 5 6, iPad 8 7 8, iPad Mini 5, iPad Mini 5 Cellular, iPad Air 3, iPad Air 3 Cellular, iPod Touch Seventh Gen
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Last Modified: Oct 25, 2023

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WE'RE TOO DIFFERENT
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Perfect ending.
OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
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Good ending.
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Never give up! reviews and comments

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This is my first review of the game where I do not fully know whether to recommend it or not. Not that the game was SO bad... Just some particularly positive experience Never Give Up does not give. I Put "recommend" because of the work of the artist and composer, as well as in principle acceptable price-quality ratio and because of cash in the game of Russian, which is probably important for many. Preface. I am very good at such a genre as Otome games. In the end of the game, Steam appears in games focused for the most part on the female audience, (in contrast to the dominance of meaningless and unnarrative Gamramnikov with a million seksualizirovannyh heroines). Even better, if the games themselves are interesting not only dating-constituent (again, i contrast most of the Gamremnikov, where the essence is reduced to sex scenes, bgg), when the basis of a plot, unfolding around the main character, when the characters "for Romance "Help to add interest to the game or to fully uncover the personality of the protagonist. Then we get good candy games that are very nice to pass, delve into the story, sympathize with the characters and generally enjoy. Back to Never Give Up. I can easily and immediately note the very high-quality rendering of backgrounds and characters, it is done the truth is beautiful and pleasing to the eye. Many thanks to the artist for his work. Also in the game are not noticeable and at the same time pleasant enough for the ear background melodies. And in the game there is no tie and exactly one interesting and though-a multi-faceted and ambiguous character-a school teacher, whose need for the plot in question, but, nevertheless, the most memorable of the whole game. Really, I liked him the most. Here's the pros. Despite This, the game is rather indistinct plot, the antagonist is viewed from the first appearance in the game. There is almost no Intrigue at all. Heroes in the game is indecent-template, flat and not interesting at all. Childhood Friend, attributed to the plot in general "to be", completely without motivation and looks like a cardboard dog. Sassy Classmate, who is apparently blind and deaf, because his sympathy with the main heroine is nothing but magic, not to explain, and also not endowed with any special motivation. Mysterious Detective-a specialist and genius, who, judging by the story, half an hour of communication during the work can be enough for a passionate love in the unclear who. And personally for me the most important disadvantage-absolutely repulsive spelled main character. Development? No, you didn't. A Strong female character? Pfff Why, we're not in the 21ST century, but it's true. Motivation of Deeds? Lola, what are you talking about? The Creators seemed to write a story and characters, based on children's fanfiction about the elves. The Toy in the end is very cardboard in itself. I Can't say she's so bad. It has a couple of good points, it has a plot, and yet it is somewhat pales in front of the total unworked component. If The toy is taken for a child of up to 12 years, it may well come. For me the game has become in a sense a disappointment. Such beautiful arches... and such silly content. Maybe I just got used to deeper games and waited for more. :) I Recommend for the thoughtless passage and admiring the pictures, and probably no more.
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