My review (cont.):
Captain Ceres: I feel like there's a lot that's going to go on with this character and her crew. As of this build, we already have 3 side characters wrapped up in her command. That said, Ceres actually makes me hopeful for the themes of this game in the future. Her possession, while making me just a skeptical with her as I was with Nel, eventually led to her caring for Galiene (at least, if Nel is to be believe, which I currently do). It makes me wonder if a major part of this game is going to be "ghosts that possess bodies and become in tune with them grow an affection for the original hosts." If that's the route we're going with the possession aspect, then I'm down for it. That said, I'm still not sure how I feel about these ghosts somehow becoming more compatible with the bodies than the original spirits. I do hope that gets explained at some point, and can be overturned as time goes on. Also, I love Ceres's design, and her way of dressing Galiene in pirate garb is fantastic.
Elandorr: This guy is one of the most NPC of NPCs in existence, but his dialogue was so funny for his brief moment that I had to bring him up. In this cast, I will take any positivity I can get, even if it's from a poor elf guard whose Ex won't leave him alone.
Faylen: Given what I've said about most of the characters on this list, you'd think I wouldn't like Faylen and her supremacist attitude. However, she never really bothered me and, after Nel got a hold of her, she actually started becoming much more tolerable, and her "Oh, please, don't possess me~. That would be the worst.~" attitude was quite funny. I am curious to see how things progress with her as a part of Ceres's crew.
Miriam: Once again, an interesting and seemingly likeable character with not enough material to know if I would want more. Currently, she seems to only be a guide towards getting a powerful spell in the later game, as well as progressing towards saving Selena.
Margarilda: She bakes rocks into cookies...that's it. I'm fascinated by this dwarven baker.
King Therbin: This character has very little material and am THANKFUL for that. Creepy bastard.
Rusty and Galgatin: This sidequest was genuinely fascinating! I want more of this time travel content, even if these two characters' personalities barely factor into it. That said, Rusty is precious and I hope he's ok, whenever he may be.
Glace: I was ready to dethrone Evie as the worst character because of this one. This was the relationship that made me actually step away a few times to calm down because it just kept frustrating me. However, after some time away, once I had completed what there is available, I now think I understand where this is going. Glace now sits as my second-least favorite character because, unlike Evie, I don't think we're supposed to like her. I don't know if this is actually the case, but I feel like Glace is going to lead to a bad end, and I'm all for it. I'm, personally, a fan of "Bad Endings" in video games, and with where Glace's story with Celica (and Candy, by extension) is going, I feel some confidence in saying that's the plan. Glace might just be Celica's biggest enemy. Yes, there's the demon king, but I think Glace is the greater personal threat, and I'm now more intrigued to see where this relationship is going. That said, they still piss me off because, unlike with Nel or Violet, when Glace takes over, Celica is completely knocked out and has no idea what is going on. Something about that (and the last 4 levels I gained from it) pisses me off more than when Nel just takes over and does what she wants, most likely because Celica gave consent to do so, where Glace is 100% Non-consensual (with a hint of NTR). Side note, I wonder if there's any possibility of Mistress Domenea getting upset that someone is controlling her pet.
Vivi: This may be me, and it may be obscure, but this character gives me major Viola Cadaverini from Ace Attorney 3 vibes. Currently, not a whole lot to go off of with this one. She is the maid to the Count of the town, comes off as kind of creepy, and is actually kind of important in the Glace/Candy story. I neither like nor dislike her at the moment, but I'm intrigued to see more.
Count Cornelius: He's totally the demon king, right? He has had little to no appearance thus far and left practically no impact. Throws some killer masquerade balls, though.
Kimiko: Yet another shifty one. At first, I felt bad for her because of how stressed she seemed, but after hearing what happened from the Fairy Pixelon, I'm extremely skeptical. Nothing seemed to happen during Celica's stay, but I'm still suspicious.
Elith: Not enough is known at the moment, but I know I wanna beat the crap out of her "father." She seems so nice and caring, and it blew my mind when I ran into her again outside of a flashback. She seems to be...unwell, and I hope for the best for her in future updates.
Celica: Let me start by saying that I do like our main character...she is, however, the most frustrating of them all, for a few reasons. Celica is a very kindhearted, generous, brave, yet very naive girl. Unfortunately, there is a line between Naivete and stupidity, and she will often waltz into the latter. I had been hopeful that, as the lewdness meter increased, maybe she'd be more understanding that yes, everyone wants her body, and not be surprised by every little thing, but no, she forever acts like any sexual acts towards her are the biggest out-of-left-field maneuvers any character or monster can do. This is especially aggravating when, as the game goes on, we see a couple of instances of her admitting to liking how her body feels, but then she still claims to not like it at all other times. She has an entire guild from whom she can ask for help, but never does. Her relationship with Nel can be sweet, but it still has me on edge. Nel claims that Evie is "our girlfriend," yet Celica never goes to Evie herself, and never even thinks to discuss that the person who came and forced herself on Evie was not actually Celica, but a ghost possessing her. No matter how high her willpower is, she is so weak to so many things. I genuinely want to know why Nel is better at literally everything with Celica's body than Celica is. Nel will naturally recover health and magic between enemies when Celica can't, she is able to struggle out of other's control with ease when Celica can't, and is even the reason that Celica obtains a celestial form. That last one, especially, should've upset Celica more, because she spent days with no progress, then Nel swoops in and gets it first try in a body that is not actually hers. Between Nel and Glace both being superior at handling Celica's body than she is, it honestly makes me wonder if surrendering control might not be the better ending for her, which is messed up to think about. Again, she's a genuinely kind girl who deserves to be as strong as her possessors make her, and I'm hopeful that future updates will allow for that, but I do have a hard time seeing that happening.
Overall:
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience, despite some characters wearing on my nerves. The auto-grind function is fantastic and very helpful. I do wonder if the Mithril Chest will ever get a Solarite upgrade, though I can't see how you could go further with that. Hopefully, some of these nicer characters can be fleshed out more and some of these themes can be more balanced against the Non-con and NTR that can take place. I look forward to seeing how the final third of this game's development goes. If not for the aggravation caused by the characters, I'd feel confident giving it an 8/10, but because I had to step away too many times from frustration with dealing with them, I can only feel comfortable with a 7, but that's entirely due to my own personal preference. Please, if you're ok with some less wholesome themes, I recommend giving it a play yourself. At this point, I'm pretty sure I've put at least 20-30 hours into it.