The ending with my dragon sweetheart really hurts like hell. I mean, I get it; I'm still processing it, but I can't wrap it around my head. My dragon boyfriend is everything. Sorry, I'm so dramatic. What a tragedy. It's safe to say I don't want to experience this game again; it's not a bad game. But the ending left me upset. And honestly, I'm impressed that you make me feel attached to this game. It's rare because I have been playing many VN games, but this one is different. I feel like a masochist, and even though this game's ending will affect my mental health and my therapist will be mad at me, it still has a special place in my heart.
Writing a comment about Dragon Essence is not easy for me because I love this game so much, but it seems like I'm the only one who feels this way.
A forbidden romance between a human girl and a dragon boy. A heroine torn between her true feelings and her responsibilities. No matter what decision she makes it will come with a price.
This story is not for everyone. If you dislike sad and bittersweet endings, then Dragon Essence "can never be the tea you like" Ⓒ Ming Jie. Even though Chi An can have an ending with Ming Jie, Xu Wei or Tian Xi, she remains in love with Tian Zhao. As for Tian Zhao's ending... People who prefer "happily ever after" type of endings will probably be disappointed by it, but in my opinion his ending was perfect.
"TIAN ZHAO! YOU'RE AN IDIOT! Whew... I feel better now." Ⓒ Chi An
There are some cool extras in Dragon Essence, such as character profiles, parody mini-comics, and a side story. The soundtrack is wonderful and all the artworks (sprites, CGs, backgrounds, map, items) are very beautiful.
I bought the full price and just wanted to say after only finishing one of Tian Zhaos’s (golden dragon boy) route I was very VERY disappointed story wise it was sad but play through wise didn’t tell you much and when it did you are already halfway through the game or the advice pops up somewhere where they don’t tell you in advance shouldn’t the advice such as you can visit a place more than once be in the help options not randomly placed on a loading screen WORST OF ALL during the ending of said route idk if it was a glitch or what but there was like a big red square hiding some of the words and it happened during key moments first I could only read half of the box of words and it would come off and on again so it kinda broke the magic to the game and just made it frustrating btw there was ANOTHER GLITCH OR SOMETHING that fast forwarded ep 1 and a part of ep 2 as well(:’(
ALL IN ALLL I’m thankful I bought this game on sale bc $20 wouldn’t be worth it even if you fixed those problems mentioned above!Please keep in mind that I have only play one route so far. But if another romance option hides word from the text box at the end again I will completely give up on this game! ( ¥ _ ¥)
One playthrough is around 3 hours. There are 4 endings and a side story. It probably takes around 5-7 hours to complete the whole game. (estimation depending on reading speed)
I have uploaded the version that can be played in Mac. Just to be safe, I recommend trying the demo first to see if the game is playable in your computer before buying.
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The ending with my dragon sweetheart really hurts like hell. I mean, I get it; I'm still processing it, but I can't wrap it around my head. My dragon boyfriend is everything. Sorry, I'm so dramatic. What a tragedy. It's safe to say I don't want to experience this game again; it's not a bad game. But the ending left me upset. And honestly, I'm impressed that you make me feel attached to this game. It's rare because I have been playing many VN games, but this one is different. I feel like a masochist, and even though this game's ending will affect my mental health and my therapist will be mad at me, it still has a special place in my heart.
Writing a comment about Dragon Essence is not easy for me because I love this game so much, but it seems like I'm the only one who feels this way.
A forbidden romance between a human girl and a dragon boy. A heroine torn between her true feelings and her responsibilities. No matter what decision she makes it will come with a price.
This story is not for everyone. If you dislike sad and bittersweet endings, then Dragon Essence "can never be the tea you like" Ⓒ Ming Jie. Even though Chi An can have an ending with Ming Jie, Xu Wei or Tian Xi, she remains in love with Tian Zhao. As for Tian Zhao's ending... People who prefer "happily ever after" type of endings will probably be disappointed by it, but in my opinion his ending was perfect.
"TIAN ZHAO! YOU'RE AN IDIOT! Whew... I feel better now." Ⓒ Chi An
There are some cool extras in Dragon Essence, such as character profiles, parody mini-comics, and a side story. The soundtrack is wonderful and all the artworks (sprites, CGs, backgrounds, map, items) are very beautiful.
I bought the full price and just wanted to say after only finishing one of Tian Zhaos’s (golden dragon boy) route I was very VERY disappointed story wise it was sad but play through wise didn’t tell you much and when it did you are already halfway through the game or the advice pops up somewhere where they don’t tell you in advance shouldn’t the advice such as you can visit a place more than once be in the help options not randomly placed on a loading screen WORST OF ALL during the ending of said route idk if it was a glitch or what but there was like a big red square hiding some of the words and it happened during key moments first I could only read half of the box of words and it would come off and on again so it kinda broke the magic to the game and just made it frustrating btw there was ANOTHER GLITCH OR SOMETHING that fast forwarded ep 1 and a part of ep 2 as well(:’(
ALL IN ALLL I’m thankful I bought this game on sale bc $20 wouldn’t be worth it even if you fixed those problems mentioned above!Please keep in mind that I have only play one route so far. But if another romance option hides word from the text box at the end again I will completely give up on this game! ( ¥ _ ¥)
Hello, can I ask how long it will be in the full game?
One playthrough is around 3 hours. There are 4 endings and a side story. It probably takes around 5-7 hours to complete the whole game. (estimation depending on reading speed)
I have uploaded the version that can be played in Mac. Just to be safe, I recommend trying the demo first to see if the game is playable in your computer before buying.