Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

"The most delightfully surprising thing about Harmony is that using the Augural board never feels clinical, given that the choices you make throughout attest to the game’s belief that logic and empathy aren’t mutually exclusive. You almost always know what …"

"A peculiar visual novel, which represents the most mature work made by DON&s;T NOD."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie may have an original setting and good art style, but its uneven pacing and arbitrary gamification of player choice removes much engagement from the narrative."

"Don&s;t Nod&s;s latest adds a near-revolutionary twist to choice-based narrative games."

"I’ve really enjoyed some of DON’T NOD’s games and found a lot to love in Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Beautiful art, a fantastic soundtrack, two interesting worlds, and an intricately designed system designed to really make your choices matter …"

"Take control of Harmony, meet a pantheon of unique deities, and unravel a narrative of two opposing worlds clashing with one another with a unique future-seeing system that&s;ll have you yearning for a second playthrough."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is a compelling visual novel experience."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is DON&s;T NOD&s;s best work to date, showcasing an gripping story with an interesting approach to player choice."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie feels like a game that works best for players who are curious about the visual novel genre but want more recognizable game mechanics and a few restrictions to help them along. The Augural makes choices …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Don&s;t Nod&s;s latest narrative adventure, offers a web of paths to explore numerous variations of its story, but the mechanics governing your choices often get in the way."

"Harmony: Fall of Reverie is a beautiful title with a heck of a story, but the lack of any real action and its disjointed, but very promising decision system could definitely be a deterrent to a lot of people."

"A compelling, nuanced story told beautifully and with many diverging paths, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is a stunning example of how powerful the visual novel format can be. It uses the desires, pains, and histories of its characters to …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, the new release from Don&s;t Nod, follows the famous essence of the studio by presenting a very light story that is capable of awakening the deepest emotions in the player."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is a powerful visual novel that mixes a world-bending story with deeply personal stakes."

"In conclusion, do we recommend this title? If you are a fan of narrative titles it can definitely be an interesting experience, the characters are well characterized, despite some problems with the loading, don&s;t nod has put a lot of …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is an experimental visual novel with relevant social themes and an unorthodox concept of narrative navigation. Though there are many elements that deserved more polishment, I&s;d still say the sum of its parts leads to …"

"Harmony: Fall of Reverie is a fascinating and experimental exercise in how to write a branching narrative in a way that keeps the player occupied with more than just the occasional binary choice. The way it handles the path the …"

"Another double-edged sword is the brevity of the game. While we&s;d argue that a lot of visual novels pad out the running time and get a little long in the tooth, the eight hours we spent with Harmony weren&s;t enough …"

"Overflowing with replay value, engaging characters and great writing, the end result is that Harmony: The Fall of Reverie offers up some of the most compelling storytelling Don&s;t Nod has ever come up with and in doing so gives visual …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie contains DON&s;T NOD&s;s best narrative since the excellent Life is Strange. The fact that you have to manage two realities at the same time is well established, and you can quickly see the consequences of …"

"Blending an absorbing tale across worlds, with a novel but mechanically-engaging interpretation of player-choice, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie sets a new standard for Don&s;t Nod with what might be their best, most rewarding work to date."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie brings some fascinating ideas to the table and manages to make the most of them despite a somewhat intimidating start. Fans of other Don&s;t Nod games will be rewarded with yet another striking narrative experience, …"

"With all this in mind, I highly recommend playing Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, especially if you are looking for a different direction for this genre. Even those who enjoy strategy games will be puzzled by its multiplex timeline system. …"

"Despite having predetermined outcomes, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie does a great job at giving players a true sense of agency over the direction of the story. Even when things don’t go as expected, the events that unfold are no …"

"Harmony: Fall of Reverie is a title that will easily please a specific public and strongly displease others. Its quality when it comes to the technical aspects mentioned in the text are undeniable but its heart, which is the plot, …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is a visual novel with an unexpected depth, perhaps the Don&s;t Nod&s;s truly artistic videogame."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie from DON’T NOD plays like a proper branching narrative visual novel should play. The acting, writing, and general presentation are the icing on the cake to make this type of gameplay work very well. While …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie ia a narrative videogame with an intense story. Even if the play structure is not original, it is still well blended into the context and works admirably. A must have if you are a fan …"

"Above all else, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is an interesting game. A blend of visual novel and magical relationship adventure, it&s;s an intriguing mix that for the most part works extremely well. It may start to struggle when its …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie comes through as a mixed bag for several reasons, but the art style isn’t enough to make up for the way choices work."

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is something special. While it&s;s easy to write it off as "another great game from DON&s;T NOD," Harmony is something much, much more. It allows us to see our world through someone else&s;s experiences and …"

"Harmony: The Fall of Reverie immediately won me over with its beautiful art design, skillful writing, and high-quality voice acting. While the finished product doesn&s;t quite reach the same level of magic, this is still an incredible choice-based, narrative game …"

"An exciting and unusual story-driven game in which you can look into the future and figure out in which direction you want to lead the narrative. A lot remains a mystery until you get to certain scenes, but the ability …"