The VN also does a very good job in presenting its story in a very engaging way. There are other VN's which are just teasing things and riding on the sugar coat *cough* Hapymaher *cough*. It was also nice that the VN went deeper into the mysterious world of the woods and its inhabitants. But then, slowly more and more strange things are happening and the true nature of some people is revealed. In the beginning, everythings looks normal and Morgan appears more like a weirdo who made up some stories to attract attention. I also liked how the VN just slowly reveals its supernatural elements. When they arrive in the remote village they were invited to by Morgan, they are in a bit of a crisis, but over the course of the story they overcome it and stick together when it matters. The friendship between Maddie and Tara is rather realistically showcased. The VN relies on several corner stones for that: The friendship between Maddie and Tara, the mysteries of the woods and its inhabitants, Morgan and her weird cat, the relationship between Maddie and Abigail and the evil being itself. Although it's tagged as a yuri VN, it's still first and foremost a story VN about defeating an evil being.
While the cast isn't particular sizable, the creators certainly tried to make the most of it. Heart of the Woods could be described as a modern fairy tale about a conflict of good vs. If that's the new OELVN standard, then I'm all for more of it. I've now finished Heart of the Woods, my first OELVN in ages, and it was actually surprisingly good. Well, i've pretty much said all this before, but i had to say it again after finishing deception. Haku "died" in deception and he then he died in Truth as well. Didn't need that bittersweet and open ending either for a finale. It's weird and completely fucked up something that could have been really nice. Oshtor was defamed and his name meant nothing anymore, so why even bother pretending? Haku certainly had what it took to become great so why not build on that instead? Not to mention that Kuon figured out Haku was faking as Osthor, but the writers seem to have forgotten about that epilogue in Mask of Deception because we're back to page 1 in their relationship even when she knows who he is. I would have been fine if he was Oshtor for a while, but tossed the mask somewhere in the middle or something. Mask of Truth felt more like "We like Oshtor better so let's replace Haku in a way that doesn't ruin the trilogy". Well, it's nice, but still felt a bit shoehorned in. She didn't really show much romantic inclinations towards Haku, but that end destroyed her. I did find the epilogue a bit weird though. Kuon though didn't really change too much. It was fun watching Haku grow throughout the story. The constant abuses did overstay their welcome, but it didn't really bring the story down too much. Was dragging a bit at points, and then it felt like the writer started rushing towards the ending. It was pretty much a much more fun story.
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