Serena: Dark confessions

Serena: Dark confessions is a visual novel for adults, where the story is not built in a straight line, but consists of the player’s decisions. There are many scenes and options for the development of events, and there are nine endings at once, and which one you get depends on how you lead the heroine through her “dark confessions.” The project is intended for adults only. Unlike linear novels, where the choice affects only a couple of scenes, here the branches diverge noticeably: some actions close entire lines, others open new encounters and revealing episodes. Therefore, the first playthrough is almost always incomplete, and the second one is noticeably different from the first. Due to this, the game is not designed for one evening. The presentation is calm and narrative: a lot of text, internal monologues and dialogues, explicit scenes are built into the plot, and do not appear as a separate block. The atmosphere is dark and intimate rather than light-hearted, and this comes across in the decor and music. It is also worth noting that the authors paid attention to the design: illustrations, portraits and music create the right mood, and the interface is as simple as possible - only text and answer options. The save and quick return to fork functions allow you to check another branch without replaying everything again. For the audience of the genre, the value here is in the ramifications: nine endings provide a reason to replay and check what would have happened if the hero had acted differently.