Six Legends

This game feels like the exact story I needed at this point in my life. Lighthearted yet still dealing with serious things like generational trauma, and the results of it. Having bad things happen to you, doesn't really make you a better person. The characters are what carry the story all the way through, Blythe and Foam are my favourite, though Zan is great too. The ability to juggle all of the different pieces of a moving situation and be able to manipulate them to the point where you can get the best outcome is a deeply admirable skill, though it might seem like deceit from the outside. Overall it just feels so genuine, I've been doing really bad recently, and this game managed to lift the fog for a while. And I am really thankful for that!

If you love well written, character-driven stories and games where you can get invested in the whole cast, this is for you. One of the best visual novels I've played, hands down. Six Legends gushes with soul, it's so earnest and heartfelt from start to finish. Even with such a large cast, every character gets the screen time they deserve, all their stories are expertly juggled simultaneously. It's rare to have so many characters and wind up loving every single one by the end of the story. I can't recommend Six Legends enough. Wonderfully refreshing in an era of cynicism.

When it comes to video games, there are a lot of games that I like to play. The ones that I have regularly have fun and come back to, but I don't think too much about them afterwards. Then, there are select few games that I love. The ones that rock me to my core, that question my way of life, that I can spark meaningful conversation with. This, is a game that I love. Admittedly, this game took a while for me to start playing. When I first came across the game around its release date. I dismissed it as another title in the endless sea of Furry VNs. It's easy to feel that way, with how oversaturated and formulaic the genre can be. However, I couldn't have been more wrong. "Don't judge a book by its cover" really settles in here. Six Legends is able to play with your expectations in ways I didn't expect, both narratively and emotionally. Expectations I had in mind were subverted masterfully. I had plenty of laughs, tears, and choices that I'd think long and hard about who I wanted to trust or betray. All culminating together in a powerful narrative that few other games in this genre manage to do. What really shines here is the cast. The supporting cast all have unique roles, voices, and likeability that make them a delight to follow. The main cast is absolutely phenomenal. They each have their own hopes, dreams, and secrets that make for a captivating group that you grow to love and feel a part of. You see their bond tested and pushed to the verge of breaking. While the relationships that they have with each other are far from perfect, it's also irreplaceable. Their themes of love, self-love, purpose, and belonging are done in ways that don't usually move me as much. You're really able to connect with these characters throughout the course of their long and intrepid journey together. Like the main cast, I'm always looking for that next hidden gem to which I have certainly found here. Six Legends will go down as one of my favorite indie titles of all time. Should Vincent Paquin decide to have another game take flight, I'll be right there with it. Knowing I have faith in the work he can produce and that more developers in this medium can learn from.