̶I̶ ̶a̶m̶ ̶b̶e̶g̶g̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶e̶e̶b̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶b̶o̶o̶k̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶t̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶a̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶ ̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶f̶i̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶
Honestly, I don't get the hype.
The story on paper had some cool ideas and twists, but it is told in the most long-winded and slowest way possible. Even beyond the 20 hour long "prologue", the rest of it has atrocious pacing, every time the story gets going it has to reset and start a new vignette and delete any momentum that existed, I just could not stand that. The prose was supposed to be beautiful and evocative, but honestly it reads like an average novel, when it's not bogged down by repetitive and saccarine dialogues, at least. The translation's amazing tho. I couldn't connect to most of the characters personally, in the end it all turned out to be one giant trauma porn interconnected blob and that's just not my vibe.
The art and music slap so hard though, only part of the game I really enjoyed. I'm just kind of sad I can't connect positive memories with that beatiful soundtrack.
So yeah, get the writer an editor, shave off like 40% of this game's useless dialogues and maybe you get a decent story.

Finally finished the main game, it's one of the best things i've ever experienced, and probably the best game out there/on par with. And that's without even going through reincarnation and requiem, both of which are supposed to be amazing.


The ranking as for now:

Door 7







Door 6 Door 5




Door 8


Door 1
Door 3
Door 4
Door 2

House in Fata Morgana often appears on many best visual novel lists, praised for its narrative and writing

Being a fan of more adventure infused VN’s (Ace attorney & Danganronpa, etc) - The House in Fata Morgana is more truly a novel, with limited dialog options and interaction throughout its run time.

Narratively, house is data Morgana is truly twisted and affecting - despite running out a little bit of steam in its final act

With a rating of 4.5, I expected something groundbreaking. What I got was an above-average story with below-average drawings. The ost was indeed amazing and perfectly set the mood for every new story. I personally would have preferred it to end after Door 4 maybe 5. The last 3 doors kind of dragged themself and I just wanted to be done with it, the first 3 doors were amazing on the other hand.
Overall it may be an amazing visual novel, I can't decide that since it's pretty much my first vn, but if you are looking for a good game because of the rating you are at the wrong address. You will be reading corny dialogues for at least 35 hours straight.