Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star

That, above all, is the reason to play Milky Way Prince, and the reason why it exists. Games of this subject matter can at times feel like a kind of development-as-therapy, where the creator exorcises a daemon through the retelling of a personal trauma. That can be an almighty powerful experience; it can also, on occasion, feel a little crass. Milky Way Prince moves somewhere beyond that, to a place where it can resonate with, and ideally also challenge its audience. But subject matter aside, you should play this for the same reason you might watch the early, uneven short-features of great directors, or read the first scrappy, hundred-page novels of a favourite author: to experience a prodigal talent, just as they begin to discover what they can do.

Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star is an artistically impressive visual novel that compliments the darker narrative and theme. A theme that is rare to come by, that many people will relate to on some level. Unfortunately, this narrative is presented with a lack of depth, and the slow pacing harms the user's overall experience. Additionally, the 'sex sense' sections could have been presented far better, and just come across a little hollow.

With some creative mechanics and interesting subject matter, Milky Way Prince - A Vampire Star was good but I wish it had been done better and handled with more care.

‎Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star is a strange game. It mixes visual novel with point-and-click elements and psychological horror to represent a toxic relationship. Many of his ideas work, but he has serious problems with pace and interest despite their short duration.‎

Even considering its minimalist intention, Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star is too simple in some of its visual aspects, such as the backgrounds, and the story could have been a little longer and more polished to better develop characters. Its senses system is interesting and offers a unique experience, but could have been more developed. Generally speaking, the game design is coherent and well made to represent a dysfunctional relationship, giving it strong personality, expression and immersion in a work with dense symbology and psychological themes of great relevance. The title is recommended for fans of experimental and reflective games, especially fans of romance VNs with a focus on psychological aspects.

A game with a very strong personality, which it can reject for the ways in which it chooses to tell its story and is certainly much less immediately "readable" than many other narrative adventures but offers maturity and depth of content in dealing with not simple themes.

Milky Way Prince — The Vampire Star is a visual novel that stands out in its representation of a complex situation to deal with. Using fantasy elements, it warns [players] about the dangers of abusive relationships and the traps this sort of situation can set for people. Even with little time to the history and some quality of life issues, this is a great example of the possibilities in the media.

Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star is a Graphic novel that tells a story about a morbid story about an ill love and a partner with bipolar disorder.

Only for fans of the genre, specially if interested in LGBT themes and stormy relationships.

So overall, this will NOT be for everyone. It’s well done, it’s well designed both graphically and audibly, but with the subjects that it touches, it could very much be too much for a person to handle especially if they’ve been in that sort of situation before. To counter this, what the Milky Way Prince: The Vampire Star does is both list exactly what it’s about in the description as well as give you a very upfront disclaimer before even hitting the main title screen. While the first time through was impactful, I just wish that the subsequent playthroughs carried the same weight.