Vivian Carmine

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Vivian Carmine is a single player action game with horror, mystery, comedy, anime and others themes. It was developed by Ethan Zimmerle and was released on May 27, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Vivian Carmine is an anime style visual novel featuring point and click gameplay. Something has been detected in this world which should not be here. Play as Vivian, an interdimensional investigator, and her partner Nicholas, to figure out the source of the disturbance and fix it. Meet the duo: Vivian: A young, mildly inexperienced, but competent investigator dedicated to doing what she must to…

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Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

story3 negative mentions

Short and easy to complete with quick achievements.
Nice art style and fun dialogue.
Engaging storyline with surprising plot twists that some players found impressive.

Narrative pacing is too slow and stalling.
Poor writing quality compared to standard visual novels; criticized as amateurish and cringe-worthy.
Lacks meaningful gameplay, essentially an e-book with clicking through text, which may not justify being sold as a game on the platform.

story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story received mixed feedback, with some users criticizing the writing as poor and cringe-worthy, reminiscent of low-quality fanfiction, while others praised the plot, characters, and unexpected twists.
- “I was in awe of the characters, designs, and plot twists.”
- “I really liked the way the storyline was.”
- “This is square in the middle of awful Ren'Py visual novel anime club dropout fanfiction stories about the developer's imaginary girlfriend/waifu who travels from another dimension or something. The writing is awful, and the story itself is peak cringe.”
- “I quite explicitly state just how bad the plot and writing are.”
- “The story is poorly written and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is minimal and primarily involves clicking through poorly written dialogue, offering little interactive or engaging experience. Many users feel it lacks meaningful gameplay mechanics, resembling an e-book rather than a true game.
- “As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay; it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, 'how did something this badly written end up on Steam?'”
- “If I changed all my other reviews to positive, would this e-book suddenly become a real game with gameplay instead of garbage writing?”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in this game is perceived as tedious and slow, likened to reading a visually static novel where progress relies on repetitive clicking, which diminishes engagement compared to traditional reading experiences.