Dragon Essence – Color My World –

This eighth visual novel from Zeiva Inc feature a female protagonist Chi An who was born colour blind. After an encounter with the dragon Tian Zhao, Chi An was able to see all the colours around her again. Years later, Chi An would be betrothed to her childhood friend Ming Jie who is studying and working hard for her with the blessings of both sides's parents, while Tian Zhao would re-appear into Chi An's life again and cause Chi An to question her perceived lack of personal freedom and the responsibilities expected of her. Chi An would also meet a half-dragon boy Tian Xi and a dragon priest Xu Wei, both with their own background story and personal motivations where Chi An could have an ending with.
Although there are no Steam achievements to obtain in this game and the Steam take screenshot button feature doesn't work, the game has an in-game achievement page that will track and show all unlocked in-game achievements that are awarded upon fulfilling various different conditions over multiple playthroughs where bonus unlockable extra content in the form of a side story, CG, character backgrounds and developer comments will be awarded upon obtaining all in-game achievements. The game has beautiful artwork, great opening and ending movie, theme song and soundtracks. On a linked Tumblr page of Zeiva Inc's website(Orz Corporation), a soundtrack DLC and a guide for the game was announced to be in development(3 June 2017), while an announced (reverse) harem ending (1 April 2017)seem to be in the bonus unlockable side story. The guide is now available at Zeiva Inc's website. I had originally planned to recommend the game when at discount of less than $10 (as it takes less than 10 hours to obtain all achievements, read and unlock all bonus content) or if the announced soundtrack DLC comes in a free DLC and when an annoying bug where a red screen might occasionally appear and block out all view of the screen is fixed, I have decided to reconsider and recommend the game at the current discounted price of 20% off at the time of this review after reading through the developer comments that this game took up to 6 years to produce and involved a lot of hard work from the developer. Overall, recommended for fans of Zeiva Inc(me, me! xD), those who enjoy visual novels in an ancient Chinese setting with a bit of background information on traditional Chinese culture, beautiful artwork, great soundtracks and does not have any Steam achievements.

It's my first Zeiva game and... The story, music and art, everything isn't bad, feels a little too childish, not enough background perhaps ?
But...
If you're looking for an otome game where you can choose the person you want to be with, it's not for you.
If you're looking for a game that end well, it's not for you.
Otherwise, go for it !

I like how Dragon Essence combine everything I like in one game dragon, fantasy and historical setting. Like all Zeiva art this game have beautiful sprite, cg and background. I love it. All the years of waiting are worth it. But reading the ending makes me wish there are more so if there's a chance Zeiva will release bonus content for this game I will definitely go for it.
Anyway I like how at the beginning we are able to see the world according to Chi An view. Reading the prologue make me think how fitting the tittle "Color My World" is. The writer also manage to describe the struggle woman of that time have to face and of course the struggle of being different. The endings are easy to archieve and the developer has kindly left us hint on how to get the other ending. Still even with that I find myself left with lots of archievement to unlock. Will try to get that when I went for the last 2 endings.
Well if you are a fan of Zeiva game than you should know what to expect. However this game is completely different from the X series. It's much more lighter but stick to reality even if it set in a fantasy world with fantasy element. It's an enjoyable experience with a bit bitter taste. I recommend it for everyone to try it.

It's beautiful, it's sweet, and the art is amazing, but don't be suprised if you feel depressed after playing

A story that is funny at time, but that can also make you shed a tear.
I always liked the art and the stories in ZEIVA's game, once again I was not disappointed.
The art is gorgeous, the characters are endearing
I couldn't help but get attached to all of them (Even the Dragon Priest)
Finding all the ending and completing all the achievements wasn't too hard (It was actually fun)
The music is fitting and the ending song is really beautiful (Such a nice voice)
I can recommend this without hesitation. 10/10

So more one game from Zeiva
Ist is very good, But if you just wanna happy ends, so this game is not for you.
Art is beautiful as always and with personality, it is not that standard of anime that we see everywhere in the anime these days. The backgrounds are beautiful, simple but perfectly matched to the story.
We have a first Yandere here from Zeiva. <3
I followed the development of this game like many others of Zeiva and other Visual novel and I am happy about how this game came out.
Well rather than trying to please everyone we have a story that leaves a bitter taste in the heart, but at the same time behind laughter and joys. And it's very real, and it still brings a little hope and shows that it always has a positive side even in the worst cases.
But if you do not like classic stories like Tristan and Isolde, it's best not to catch that game.

A game with beautiful art and an interesting story. However, it's probably too expensive for what it has to offer. It's pretty short and you can get all endings in less than 6-7 hours.
That being said, I want to recommend this game because I like Zeiva Inc and want to support them. Also, I truly liked the game and it even made me cry. Here's a list with the pros, the cons and the neutral of this game:
Pros:
+Beautiful art.
+A plot that is at least interesting
+Decent soundtrack.
Cons:
- Pretty short for its price.
-Limited romance
-No real "happy" ending
-The characters, while likable, are not well-developed.
Neutral:
Little puzzles and riddles, similar to some previous Zeiva Inc games. I personally thought they were a nice addition, but some people might find them pointless as they don't really seem to affect the story much.