INCOMPLETE: This game quit development early, marking it incomplete.
LILITH & GABRIEL
A prequel, Lilith & Gabriel, is available from Alorth's Itch.io. It's rough on the eyes, but contains some prequel story for Tale of Eros: Angels and Demons have fought for centuries. Demoness Lilith tries to escape from the grasp of angels and is nearly killed doing so. As she fears for her life, another angel named Gabriel swoops in and saves her from hellhounds.
Gabriel patched Lilith up and in doing so, witnessed and adored her naked body. Their immediate lust gave way to a forbidden love, between demons and angels. A baptism by pleasure and seed. From this love, two children came. As archangels came for the forbidden pair, Lilith hid their children in the forest.
STORY
Eros, the son of Ares & Aphrodite, grandson of Zeus, finds the children. He brings them home, shocking Aphrodite in doing so and turns to care for them. That's about all the information you receive before a jarring plot twist happens and you're suddenly Dani, a young man inside a house of women. Your mother Sara complains about your sleeping schedule before you meet your sisters Christine and Kate, and things get weird.
Tale of Eros has no idea if it wants to be a mythical story or a story about family intimacy. We can suspect Alorth had some promising plans along the way, but with the game being abandoned we just can't know for sure. The sixth and final chapter released ends the game quite abruptly, but not before sneakily crafting a link between Eros and Dani. And don't you think Sara looks a bit like Aphrodite? Without spoiling much, it seems Eros and his found children might have been given afterlife by Zeus.
The moment-to-moment writing isn't great, and does suffer from continuation and grammar errors. While the characters are memorable, they are just written too thinly to really have a meaning. There's a battle with Chronos that had me excited, but while it's impactful, it doesn't truly leave a lasting impression. Developer Alorth has a good idea for his characters, even Dani's sisters, but they don't bloom within this game.
PRESENTATION
Graphics on Tale of Eros are a little rough, even for 2021. Not 'Lilith & Gabriel' rough, but they're typical 3D render like and rough around the edges. This game could benefit from a visual upgrade and a deepening in writing. That said, there are bunch of things to be enjoyed. For one, the visuals of Olympus with Aphrodite and Zeus. Second, the sisters of Dani are fleshed out well enough to be cute and attractive.
It's an okay effort, but it never really picks up or stands out enough to be unique. I like the design of Angelica and Daimonia, even though their names are almost satirical. Sara looks great and there's a small scene between her and Dani, plus a few frames with her breasts if you're sharp enough. You'll get to see both sisters enjoy themselves around Dani and that's basically what this game is.
GAMEPLAY
No gameplay, just a visual novel. That one choice where Dani catches Christine is meaningless in the end and the 'wait' command after every chapter is just for saving.
OVERALL
It's barely a pass, but fun enough if you have an hour to spare. The game is begging for a remake or at the least a makeover, because the link between Greek mythological characters and these touchy college students is quite interesting. Just make sure you understand that this is also a tale about family intimacy, and you might have a bit of fun with it.
Rating: 6/10
Developer: Alorth
