Nice creepypasta that keeps you interested. A short kinetic novel like it should be done. Background and CG are minimalist and fit the story well. Decent original music score underlining the atmosphere.

I don't usually take my time to review games, but when I do, is because it left an impact on my. "Her Lie I Tried To Believe" is no exception, although sadly, this game left a bad taste in my mouth. I can't recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played a Visual Novel (VN from now on) in his life, because I feel that this might make them a certain bias towards the entire genre. Summary: On my thoughts towards this VN. For starters, it's free, so you would assume that it's worth it to try, since it's practically a "risk free" inversion. This may lead to most reviews to be far more "relaxed" and apologetic on their recommendations, but not this critic. This seems like a very rushed experience, not very visually appealing game, with lack of control over the story in any way, and sadly, it's more frustrating because this novel HAD the potential of becoming a great premise, however, all of their chances are wasted. The Plot - 4/10 - Actually, surprisingly this is both the best and worse aspect of the game. This VN actually avoids most of the regular cliches of the genre, such as the main action developing on a high school, or turning into a sort of "dating sim" where you pick one girl. The main protagonist's motivation is uncertain and unrealistic (without getting into spoilers, his motivation makes a 180 degree turn at several points in the history), which is a shame. Unlike most VN, the main character is not supposed to be a shallow shelf representing you, nor is he given those tropes, but in the very pure style of Steins;Gate, Fate;Stay Night and Chaos;Head, the protagonist has a very distinct personality. The story has the potential to be compelling, but the way it's presented, plus the choices made by both of them and once again, their unrealistic motivations overall, made me unfocused from the story, and by the end of it, I was happy... It was over. Visual Presentation - 5/10 The way information is presented towards us, it's really chunky, which luckily for new players got corrected at the later update releases (mostly spelling mistakes), sadly, they couldn't fix the history. From an aesthetically point of view, this runs short on many levels. The artwork for "Cassandra" and their animations it's fine, it's not as bad as say, other VN or dating Sims. However, it felt very generic. The backgrounds, albeit simple and somewhat repetitive at the beginning, they start to get more varied and detailed by the end of it. This, granted, might be achieved by some background rehashing Original Sound Track (OST) - 6/10 I must say, I was looking forward to the ambient of this game. Right away, the main menu gave me some false hope, and I got captivated by it. The main theme slowly devolves into a crazy rambling of a madman, which was also the first impression I got from the protagonist. Sadly, the themes while original and well orchestrated, feel indistinguishable from one another, although it manages to set the mood for certain scenes. To sum it up, I think it's just fine enough. Accessibility - 8/10 The fact that this VN is free, short and uses a very plain languages makes it a perfect candidate for new players with the genre. However, as I explained before, sadly the quality of the story is not worth it. Overall Score - 5.75/10 Sadly, despite having a very good potential, OK visuals, I can't really recommend this game on the plot alone. Being free isn't an excuse: DDLC and Katawa Shoujo are both free, albeit with a much better visual presentation and story quality.