Euphoria: AI Choices

good app but i made a purchase and i believe i was at 700 something essence and after re launching the app and and playing like 2 chapters- i say i was down to 500 something which doesnt seem possible to spend in the span of 15 minutes. Then i managed to get a reward and go back up to 600 something essence just for it to fall back after it failed to generate a message and it ‘refunded’ me back to 528 instead??

I was initially skeptical, as most mobile VN games have swapped to AI and there is a noticeable downside in quality. I gave it a chance, though and was very pleasantly surprised. In creating your own type of story you are only limited by you own imagination and attention to detail. Taking the time to go through the setups and tweak things is mandatory, but doesn’t take very long. You can change everything from story beats, to tracking variables like health, character art, descriptions, etc. The AI is imperfect, of course. There are hiccups now and then, especially if you play beyond the initial 8 chapter setup it plans out and the world starts to expand beyond the set characters that were already defined. It will begin to reuse assets or get a name confused as the roster grows to 20+ people. Interestingly, the world stays consistent, the AI just has a problem handling that many characters. In my opinion, this is completely offset by the ability to play in exactly the settings I choose, to input my own responses rather than just those provided for me, and the surprisingly good adaptation of the AI to unexpected, branching narratives. The initial set cast of characters is also extremely consistent in their behavior and responses. It’s different than traditional VN offerings, in a good way, I think. Not necessarily better, but a different delicious flavor. The creator is very good at responding to feedback and bug requests, usually getting back within a matter of hours. Give it a try. It’s free to make your first book, and I wasn’t disappointed. Gotten hours and hours of enjoyment out of this app so far.

when you try to customize the character you play as, the character image reverts back to the default of the story. that’s the case with the Arcanum Academy story at least. this is very irritating and should be fixed