The Crown of Leaves
The Crown of Leaves is a hybrid of non-kinetic visual novel and point-n-click adventure, that will tell you a story about mysticism, riddles, constellations, anthro, beasts and ghosts! Three chapters are planned for release; The first chapter has already been released – and it's here. Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, dealt with a colossal failure and had to return to his homeland: Latori. Science isn't a thing here, and local shoddy mystical beliefs are really irritating and dejecting to Roui. He dreams to return to his old life… But how can it be possible if you have no money? One day, a prosperous local baron commissioned him for a bracelet, a gift for his lovely bride. Roui, in need of the extra coin, graciously accepted the order… But not long afterward he faced a new problem – the Mad Rook, a legendary and mysterious spirit, began to meddle in the lives of the locals, including Roui's. This spirit, an entity that plays tricks on mortals once a year, is possessed with strange magic and a dark sense of humor. Despite all the strangeness of the story, everyone can find something parallel to their everyday life and see themselves in one of the characters. This story will capture you and won't let you go until the very end.
Game Discussion
Steam User 12
I so badly wish more people knew and played this game. I tried showing it to all my friends an they all laughed it off as "another furry VN" And it pissed me off. The story is so gorgeous and the art is ughh so heccin cool. Cant wait for chapter 3
One day ill make a proper vid on the game since doing gameplays feels awkward cuz its a lotta reading haha
9/10 only cuz i need chapter 3 NOW WRAGGHHH
Steam User 7
The Crown of Leaves is not just "another furry VN", that is for sure. This visual novel has it's own soul, something you've hardly seen in other works. Definitely underrated, this visual novel deserves a so much greater attention and players.
Being a visual novel, this game obviously has to satisfy it's customers in 3 main points (imo): History, Arts and Characters. TCL exceeds itself in all three aspects. The game's plot and general history is amazing, with new findings and interesting mysteries. Oh and the art. This game not only provides amazing static and "wallpapers" arts, but smooth and delightful animations too. Not only in CGs but even during common chatting with characters, you can see the characters blink, move their tails or even blow out smoke when smoking. It shows such attention to details and provides much better immersion in the universe.
But I can definitely say: character development is a great point of this game, specially regarding the MC. You can deeply sympathize with the MC's emotions and failures, even his dreams and fears. Oh god all characters are enjoyable and have such differences in communication or personality.
And the world building? This VN doesn't lack in any of it. Both chapters gives different and interesting informations about the world! Like the local culture, view of the world on soul and after life, even the differences between humans and "furries. It's peak world building and THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO FIND OUT.
I hope the development team keeps ongoing. If you like this game and can afford it, you should definitely support them on Patreon. This VN was clearly made with love and passion and I will anxiously wait for the next chapter!
Steam User 8
Never thought, that visual novel will impress me that much.
I'm standing and applauding right now! (I'm serious).
I was heavily impressed with the story and expecially characters and their design.
A fairytale with endless spiritual vibe.
Unfortunately there is one huge drawback:
It's short. It could be cool if 2 chapters could be a bit longer.
Steam User 3
I've really enjoyed this game and plan on going back and playing some of the alternative quests and routes. The art definitely won me over. I adore the music. One of the only games I actually played with the sound on. Also one of the rare games I just sat down and played all the way through.
I really loved the artistic choice of the slideshow/cutscenes at the end of the chapters/parts, they have a really neat artistic style to them that really excited my artsy side. Really enjoyed the small choices like that. I enjoyed the characters too. Overall very solid experience for me.
I don't think it's a game "everyone" will enjoy, but if you're a fan of vn style games and/or point and clicks it should be a good time for you! I feel like chapter two really improved upon the groundwork laid by chapter one as well.
Kudos to the team! Thanks for a delightful experience. Adored the atmosphere/vibe!
Steam User 2
i'm not a fan of visual novels, mostly due to the lack of gameplay and interesting things to do, but i can't deny i havent fell in love with the world that lingrimm came up with, it's just so wonderfully odd, with vodou and romani inspired elements as well as an intriguing plot. Truly can't wait for the next chapter!
Steam User 1
This is one of only about 4 games I've ever actually 100% completed. I picked up this game because I thought the art style and the character's designs looked neat and it was on sale for very cheap. But really I got into the world of this game and the narrative as well. For the first time, I read all the lore that was in the games, which I usually just take a passing glance at. I also found all the characters and interactions memorable and I actively explored all dialogue paths, which I also don’t usually do. I found the main character you play as, Roui and his commentary very engaging and fun to read. I say this game is up there with some of my favorite narrative-type games and maybe just stories too. I genuinely think this game is a great experience and full of such cool and fun ideas for world-building and moments between characters. Can’t wait for chapter 3 to come out and see what else awaits. This game also inspired me to want to try writing something myself again. I’d easily recommend the game to anyone even if they’re not particularly into this type of genre, like I was. I think it’s exceptionally unique and one-of-a-kind.
Steam User 1
Might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoyed the themes and the narrative.
The art is also great and incredibly well polished.
Definitely worth experiencing