The Last Winter Knight - DEMO

I played the original demo and was head over heels. Now I played the new demo and I could not believe that you could make something so good already even better. 

There is so much attention to detail - in the dialogue, the music, the artwork. I love it when creators put put a lot of effort in their dialogue and flavour text and so I was pleasantly surprised how much of that is in here. Not only that, but all the subtle changes in the dialogue depending on how you play or let our knight act is so neat. It's such a delight to see. And how the interface changes, depending on what you interact with (whether it's a letter, etc.), as well as how the 'frost' disappears once you've seen everything there is to see on screen is a nice touch as well.

Not to mention I absolutely love the writing. I love the atmospheric and fairy-tale like style and how there's this dark/melancholy undertone, but it still manages to be heartwarming and hopeful whenever at the same time and even funny at other times. I'm amazed how some of these lines were able to touch at my heartstrings like it was nothing, but also managed to make me chuckle at other occassions. 

The music is hauntingly beautiful and as always a highlight for me. As soon as a music piece starts, you're drawn in and you can't help but be whisked away by it. The music fits the scenes perfectly. But even if you listen to the tracks on their own, they manage to tell a story all by themselves and that's an amazing feat to accomplish.

The artwork is stunning and as much as I loved the original artwork already, when you compare it to the updated version, it's insane how even more detail and love was added in each and every picture, or how the  the artwork manages to perfectly envision the atmosphere for every scene. Add this to the music and writing... how could you not be drawn in?

The story is intriguing and engaging. It had me hooked right from the start and I can't wait to find out more about all the little things that have been eluded to already. And the gameplay adds itself to the way the story is told. Not to mention all those subtle little changes (be it in music or artstyle) depending on the scene as you look around and what it wants to convery is fascinating. Like the very beginning of the game, when you see the armor of our knight and once you click on it, you hear a rustle and that's how our knight 'wakes up', or when you interact with certain text phrases and how those change or 'leave' the screen manages to convey so much on its own. It's really incredibly engaging.

Overall, my love for this title has only grown. I loved every second of what I could experience already and I look forward to the full release, whenever it is ready to see the light of day!

Despite me not recording the game, I still played through it and I cannot wait for the full release. This game is really well made for a visual novel game. I really like the story since it is full of mysteries and questions of who we are and why are we not liked and I won't go into spoilers even if it's a demo, love the art style and the music. I cannot wait!

In the beginning I was deeply attracted, candlelight, journey, I can not bear to fast-forward a second, very beautiful atmosphere, riddle-solving is not very difficult, so that we can be immersed in the story of which (esp for us cluelss newbie is very friendly), very pleasantly surprised demo there is music box, you can loop these beautiful music infinitely(and keep the lovely author here XDDDDD) The soloist, the duet, the shadowy melody, under the sun, under the darkness, under the moonlight, under the snowflakes, under the mist, under the iron, under the spirit... I'm really looking forward to what will happen in this world of poetry and snow, hope to see you guys all this winter!

OMG, the writing is so beautifully crafted—it reads like poetry! The interactive elements, like clicking on words, are incredibly creative and fun. The art and music are absolutely stunning, perfectly capturing the game's unique atmosphere. Most impressively, the way it gradually unveils our poor knight's past layer by layer is utterly fascinating. Just when I thought I had grasped the whole picture, that cliffhanger left me realizing I know nothing at all😭 

This game is phenomenal, and I can't wait to see the complete version!

Ohhh, wow. I was utterly absorbed in this game from start to finish. Every element is so polished but never so much over the others so as to make the experience feel anything but seamless. I love the story so far, I love the visuals, the sound- and our poor knight-spirit, searching for answers among what remains. I’ll light a candle for them while I wait for more 🕯

This was absolutely gorgeous. It's been a long time since I played the OG demo, so it's not like I'm comparing side-by-side, but I can just feel the strength of the direction the story has now. It's not just that what's here has so much more detail than before. I can also just see that you have done so much more writing of the full story that we haven't seen yet, the characters all feel so much more fleshed out and everything in the story is so grounded. This is really, really incredible work.

That's not to dismiss the original demo for a second, because it was already brilliant. The art, music, sound design, story, it was all phenomenal. You should always take pride in how that came out. But this is just so... refined in basically every aspect. I can FEEL that this story knows exactly where it is going. It's so exciting.

The music is gorgeous; I really loved the slightly more dissonant track that starts when you look into the mirror, and the soft choir layer that faded in during the chapel was gorgeous. The main theme really just makes you want to cry it's so beautiful.

I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY love the "frost around the screen disappears when you've clicked on everything" mechanic. That is a brilliant way to tell you when you've exhausted all the interactibles and it works great thematically. I remember a few times in the original demo feeling a little confused at some points and this version it felt very clearly communicated just about every step of the way. The tutorials at the start are just enough to tell you everything you need to know.

I love ghosts, and I love how you write ghosts, and I am so excited to play the full game when it's ready. For now though HUGE congratulations on this updated demo, this is outstanding work. And I laughed when mister main character was judging the hell out of the book on the floor in the first room.

This was everything and so much more than I ever thought i needed. Was instantly captivated by the somehow minimalistic, yet very effective gameplay. Loved the atmosphere and how the music fit every scene, especially how it kind of changed depening on what you did. Looking forward to the full release!

Hi!, Will you post the complete version of the game here or in Steam?

I loved the game, the plot, the characters, the music, the art.. all of it, honestly.

Played it right after coming home from the game garden, this is really awesome in everyway, wishlisted and waiting for the full release~

Been awhile since I've played one of your games Endysis, but glad I did! The Last Winter Knight was a great demo, as I anticipated it would be. I look forward experience the full story in the full release!

I'm speechless, this game was just... An wonderful experience

Another such a good game by Endysis. Enjoyed it greatly!

I am going to go actually literally completely and utterly insane??? This game so far is INCREDIBLE. The atmosphere, the potential endings, the plot??? All incredible. The writing is exquisite. The art PERFECTLY fits the vibe. I am going to be completely not normal about this game for a very long time 

My god this is absolutely incredible! I've been looking for this kind of atmospheric VN for a while now, I mean I do enjoy romance and horror as much as any other guy, but this, this hits differently. It's almost...soulslike? Will closely follow for sure.

The art is beautiful and the writing polished/emotive!

One nitpick: would it be possible to have a setting option for keeping the text box visible at all - or most - times? I found it really disorienting to have it blink in and out so frequently.

Anyway, great demo!

Yay I made it to the end! I love how vibrant the final memory felt in comparison to the foggy recollections. Wow the charcoal silhouette  riding on a horse through the woods felt so immersive.

Appreciate the hint too to go back to the last choice, I was like... didn't I pick both paths already? (Little did I know... XD) 
Anyway, I'm in love with the characters and I can't wait to learn more about their past. Thank you for creating this beautiful masterpiece!

This was an incredible demo. Absolutely loved it. Going to write an essay of bullet points here, don't mind me.

Mechanics stuff:
- Thank you, SO MUCH, for the point-and-enter alternate controls. I have wrist issues and point-and-clicks are really hard for me to play even though I love them dearly. It makes a massive difference having an alternate control scheme and it's a big reason I was able to play the whole thing in one sitting.
- There were just a few points (mostly when navigating hallways) where the glow to indicate movement was not completely obvious - in cases where an object or some such is highlighted it was really clear, but in a few cases where there is just a light glow on the side of a dark screen, it might benefit from having something else there to highlight to make it more obvious. However, if you don't get this feedback from anyone else, you can likely disregard and it might just be a matter of the glare hitting weird on my screen when I played.

Visuals:
- Your art is always incredible. I REALLY loved how most of the game is completely muted and grey-scale, and there are just touches of blue here and there that really make it feel COLD. The very sparse use of red was very impactful because of how little it was used, and it was not lost on me that Lin's portrait contains both colors
- The textures are wonderful
- I LOVE THE CURSOR AND TEXT BOX DESIGNS SO MUCH!

Music:
- The extra layer that kicks in when you enter the room with the candles was magical. Really effective having it grow there.
- Having most of the soundtrack solely piano-based makes it really feel lonely and isolated. The compositions and performances are both gorgeous.
- LOVE the starkly different track that plays in the cellar darkness, that was REALLY effective

Sound:
- THE ARMOR FOLEY IS *chefs kiss*
- Atmospheric layers to the sound, whether they're a separate track or mixed in with the music, are phenomenal. It sounds as cold and abandoned as it looks, through and through.

Narrative:
- I really like your depiction of what being a ghost is like. A spirit consisting of more or less raw regrets and feelings, but no body or physical sensations. How not having a voice to shout or ears to cover makes it impossible to drown out the undesired. It's really interesting and described in a way that makes the reader really feel it, too
- I feel like I learned more about armor parts in the past hour than in the entire rest of my life leading up to it. I love that you credited an armor consultant, it 100% comes through in the writing because you can tell the spirit haunting the armor is deeply familiar with it
- The "real" ending is a fantastic hook - I cannot wait to experience the rest of the story!

I've loved just about everything I've played from you, so I expected to love this, but it was definitely really fun playing something that also had these interactive point-and-click elements. Because your artwork is so strong it REALLY compels the player to click on stuff and experience the narrative that way, so this just really works in a lot of ways. Amazing work and huge congratulations on the demo release!

Fantastic game Can’t wait for the full thing

This is gorgeous as always, I love the chalk aesthetic and the whole experience! I'm a bit lost trying to find a key to the door heh