The Crown of Leaves

THIS GAME IS SO PEAK I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHAPTER 3

holy peak

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a game that has been in progress since 2016 and still isn't complete. the artists are more interested in doing private furry commissions than finishing the project that should have taken 2 years tops to make. the avg visual novel takes 6mo-1yr to be compiled and made, including by tiny studios with only 1-2 people. another lie made by the devs, they claim they are just a 2 man team, they are not, there are about 20 ppl in the credits or more which is more than enough to put a finished product out.

even if there is only 2 people working on the product, with basic math we can estimate a realistic workload:
at a generous 10 backgrounds (as in large town backgrounds) per year
along with 20 or so character sprites total
and let's give a generous 20 small scene images

let's breakdown the math very simply
beign extra generous with 1 large scene [town scene] per week, in 1.1 months, only 1 of the artists could complete every large wallpaper scene.
since there are two artists, we can easily grasp it to take far less time. but for the sake of common sense arguments, let's continue

the sprites usually have about 6 expressions per character. this can easily be done in a single day, and once they are done, there is no need to do them all over again. between 2 artists, a single character sprite can be fully finished including alternate expressions 1 per day with ease. that's 2 weeks tops to "animate" all characters. being extra generous, a month. this would include the 3rd artist/animator.

individual background small scenes such as bedrooms and hallways can be completed in 3-4 days with a minimum amount of work per day (estimating 5hours of work per day)

that means that all of the artwork for a single chapter can be done in a whopping 3 months tops. LESS if you include the 2nd and 3rd artists into the formula.

The remaining time should be correctly allocated to writing the story, which for visual novels is a non-complex, mainly linear story told in bite-sized pieces and parts. typically a vusual novel has less words than a 150 page paperback novel, which can easily be written in just a month. that's half a year of work we're up to right now.

so, explain why a game started in 2016 is not complete in 2025? almost 10 years later?
laziness. that's the reason.

the translations are also whack as hell and make no sense, especially the hysterical word "doodee" which means poop in baby-speak english. there are a lot of nonsense words like this that were clearly not translated well from russian to english.

unfortunately it seems this game, however interesting it may be, is clearly suffering the same fate as LINGRIMM's FAR better comic "Asmoteus". the fate of abandonment. it's quite a shame because the art is decent, but the work ethic of the artists is abysmal. the discussion board on the store page is full of comments of people wondering why there hasn't been an update in 2 years now.

No updates since forever.

It's captivating. It has the great characters and world-building of a top-tier VN, but with a point&click gameplay loop to hold your attention. I can't describe the story. It's nothing like anything I've read before.

;3

I love the artstyle and story and i can't wait for the next chapter.

This game was stuck on my whishling for long time and i am happy i waited for it lacked content.
Delicius artstyle/animations and interesting story (it can be sometimes confusing and but i am not gonna spoil anything)
yes its a point and click adventure but the puzzles are quite easy.

I am just waiting for the next chapter :)))

(and please maybe more stuff in the point shop :3 )

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.

Honestly, its an amazing little game and I can't wait for chapter 3 to drop. :D

praise for the artists as the characters are exquisite

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!

Amazing art, story, and music!
criminally underrated

I started off thinking the art style was intriguing and gave this game a shot after having it on my wish list forever.

What started off as a quick dive into a deep and interesting world and beautiful presentation, quickly turned into a fast track into "Well that escalated quickly!" as the story takes many unexpected turns! I am in love with this world and the interesting characters even being only a few hours in.

Definitely recommend if you enjoy deep world building and some good mystery and good-old point and click head scratching!

Amaizing Visual Novel Point and Click Adventure Hybrid

!!When buying get it together with chapter 2 DLC otherwise it might feel underwhelming!!

The story is very good and world building is top tier, personally had me hooked pretty much from the beggining The visuals are almost perfect, they are nice to look at, match the mood of the currently happening scene no matter if it's bloody and moody or happy and full of emotions and they're nicely accompanied by a simple but really good soundtrack that even sometimes tells part of the story.

A small issue I had is that the game is locked to 60 fps and sometimes looks choppy on my 75hz screen but it's fine when I move it over to the 60hz one

I have no idea what the fuck is going on.

great story, beautiful art! can't wait to see how the story continues in the next chapter...

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!

The story doesn't make sense...

easily the best visual novel I have played, please pick it up! It goes on sale a decent bit and you can occasionally snag it and the soundtrack for under five dollars. Roui is my baby boy and I love him to pieces.

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

Found this game after the story trailer popped up on my Youtube feed one day and was hooked on the art style and story it's been incredibly fun exploring the game and lore of the world setting if you want a great story and puzzle game this one is a great choice

goated game

10/10 wish I could forget this game just so I could experience it again.

AMAZING game
I guarantee you'll love everything about it
From the beautiful art style to the captivating story and soulful characters, and don't even get me started on the gorgeous soundtracks throughout the whole game
It all just flows so well together and I honestly can't think of a better story game on out there
Now this is all just my personal opinion but i recommend everyone that enjoys story games play this one, you won't regret it :3

Probably one of the greatest visual novels I have ever played! The visuals. The vibe. The style. Oh my god it has it all!! Also, Marestail and Junyver? More like Mommy and Daddy~

Lovely art and universe, A bit of a sad story. Some body/cosmic horror at that. Want to know more of both before and after the game takes place.

truly a hidden gem. the story is very interesting and has multiple paths. one of my favorite visual Novels out there. hopefully chapter 3 comes out soon

Absolutly love the art and details. The world and characters look amazing and the story is interesting. I pray the dev team are doing well and making good progress. Highly Recommend

One of the best visual novels/ point and click games I've ever played! Extremely high quality and amazing writing with very good looking characters. Will def get chapter 3 when it releases

I recommend this game from the BOTTOM of my heart, it is very well drawn and all the characters are drawn perfectly.

One thing I don't like about it- the intro has the VA, yet nothing else does. If that's a turn off for you do not buy!!!
(I understand it's an indie studio so they can't afford to voice all the lines this game has, but it was indeed a shock after the trailer with the wonderful Voice actor)

insanely good, the visuals are PHENOMENAL and ahhhhh the story was so intriguing !!

For furry lover

I do not think I have ever related more to a protagonist in my entire life, for better or worse. This really does capture the feeling of being a free-lance artist cramped into a too-small house in a weird town in the middle of nowhere.

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.