maybe I'm just dumb but is it possible to unlock the options for conversations with several characters? I'm wrecking my brain on how to talk with Xelara in the tarvern but I was only able to talk with Azad about the whole sea monster story.
It's definitely possible!! Check the walkthrough, you can unlock each of the love interest's scenes (though you can only get a maximum of 3 names to show up at the end of CH4).
Hi! I played the available chapters, maybe, three times during this weekend? I love the story so far! I love the romance, I love the politics, I love the way the dialogues changes depending on the stats. Every run is different from the other, and this is awesome!
I just finished the available D(ara) route and I have found this typo in the very last scene, during the chat with the Peri princess:
"As soon as his has completed his mission (...)"
And that's it. Love this game.
Tomorrow I will try the A route, it's the only one I have yet to try but I just know it will be juicy lol
Thanks for the kind comment 💖 Also for pointing out the typo, but in the future, please use the bug report form (linked in the game description) to let me know!! I'd rather avoid having the comment section clogged with typo/bug reports haha
Hi, first I wanna say that I really like the game so far and that I love your writing.
One thing that I find difficult is the choices consequences and some hidden stats like the relationship with the public and with the nobles. It keeps saying I hadn't prioritised the public enough during the law office choice, even though I told about possible security breach before the coronation.
A simple suggestion I'd give is to show relationship choices consequences in a notification, like: "relationship with the public -2"
Okie, Xelef is killing me rn with that last chapter, feel so betrayed after choosing him as my love interest that he'd put me in a position like that attacking people without any consideration. AND not even reply to my letters, the audacity he has.
foaming at the mouth i love this game sososososo much!!! the writing is brilliant, the characters are dynamic and lovable, and the world building is intricate- yet understandable! it is quite literally a masterpiece of a game.
another typo or / mis naming. As the wall forms, citizens pound their fists and slap their palms against it. One of them tries to climb over it, lifted by the others. You watch in amazement as the protester manages to haul their arms over the edge of the see-through wall, spotting you on your horse behind Rozerîn and crying out to you. i was behind ashti.
thanks for the game. i love it and as a middle eastern myself, i love the mythology. thanks again from the bottom of my heart. i keep replaying it again and again. i love it. keep up the good work. the best of wishes to you.
So the letter basically said that D loves us and wants us to be more than just the Crown to them. There are also blood stains on it because D was hurt in the last chapter. But I really really don't think they will die because it wouldn't make sense, so I think there's nothing to worry about
I'm crying, i only got a cliffhanger😭 am i ever gonna read that letter.. how do you even get to the highest level possible? Help i can't get it off my mind😭😭
It depends on what choices you selected when you talked to D. I could help you get to the highest level with them but i don't exactly remember all of the correct choices
Just played this again recently and wanted to mention a couple things. Originally I played (and replayed) as a straight female, and romanced Dara and Azad. This time I decided to play as a masculine male MC.
First, is there any chance we could get the option before the game to choose the LI's gender? I say this because I'm playing a straight male who's interested in Rozerin and Xelara, but want to keep Dara and Azad as male (and not romance them). Yet when I choose to play as a straight male they automatically become female, and the only way I can get them gendered the way I'd prefer is to choose my MC as liking both genders (which isn't true).
Second, when Xelara captures the MC for the first time, she refers to my (as I envision, handsome) male MC as 'a beauty'. Is there any chance of coming up with a different term for male MC's like 'handsome' instead of 'beauty', or even give the reader a chance to dictate if their MC is more handsome or beautiful in the MC's own opinion?
Additional note on your issue with your "masculine male" MC being called a beauty: Those are your personal hangups about how masculinity should be perceived, according to you. It does not reflect the characters' thoughts about masculinity, including the MC.
To the MC and other characters, being called and calling someone a 'beauty' or 'beautiful' is a perfectly gender-neutral compliment. To me as well, by the way, and "masculine men" I know also would be very flattered to be called beautiful. I'm not going to adjust to individual readers' tastes on what is an incredibly minor detail🤷🏽♀️
I reached up to Chapter 10 in a span of two days and that says a lot ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ I'm absolutely in love with the story, the lore, the characters (all ofc but Dara *kissy faces*)!!!
Ah, this story has taken a piece of my heart with it ♡ Thank you so much for making such an amazing world!!
Now I shall go to a corner and cry myself to oblivion—maybe scour Tumblr to console my poor heart—until the next chapter drops ><
First of all, let me congratulate you on making such an amazing VN! I can't wait for more of this beautiful VN, as always, I will keep an eye out for updates regarding to this VN.
You are such an outstanding writer, you brought me to another world and made me the happiest. In every chapter I feel like I'm slowly unwrapping my MC's deepest and truest identity. I feel very connected to the characters, to an extent where I could personally feel their emotions. I am looking forward to the next chapters!
Thank you for building the AToC world! And thank you for pouring all of your passion into this IF, your dedication and creativeness is deeply appreciated. I just can't help but love your characters.
i love the game and i want to read the table in the list you posted but it's an image and i am blind. if you'd be so kind as to write it down i'd be very thankful. thanks for the game. o and i am also getting an error Error: no valid storage adapters found. but the cookies are not blocked. any help would be appreciated.
Hi, I added alt text to the image! Let me know if it works for you now.
As for the error, if you don't have cookies disabled or blocked, it could be your browser is outdated or another problem. You could try using another web browser, and see if that works! Hopefully, that will solve your issue.
Check the FAQ for some troubleshooting to see if there's anything helpful listed on there. You're not supposed to see any code when you try to save on mobile haha.
I left a comment on this a couple years ago and I've just spent the last few days re-playing what I'd completed before and first-time-playing the chapters that had been added since then.
My comment then was positive, but I don't think I went far enough in saying how absolutely outstanding this game is. The worldbuilding, the character development, the way choices are seamlessly wrapped into the narrative -- it's all such excellent, excellent work. I loved every bit of my most recent playthrough and I could definitely see myself playing again and again just to pinpoint all the differences and nuances my choices make in how the story unfolds.
To cherry (I hope I'm not being overly familiar using your name!) I really want you to know that you've accomplished some masterful storytelling with this and you are an absolutely fantastic writer. I'm looking forward to future chapters!
Thanks so much for this lovely comment!! I always love hearing from readers who were there in the early days coming back to see all the progress the story has made so far 💖💖💖
The story is great, no doubts, I haven't gotten to the end yet, I think I got stopped either at Chapter 8 or 9's ending, but I just gotta say one thing I learned recently.
It would be Queen Nis's thirdborn, whenever the peri princess is introduced, unless Nis happens to be plural. The grammar dictator in me won't let me move on until I mention this.
My English class. I was told the only exceptions are for historical figures, as Merriam-Webster confirms in the classical figures part. Perdue Owl backs me up on that front (see here). I guess it's really just up to interpretation based on your source though, so fair play with Merriam-Webster. Keep up the good work with the writing, boss!
please i love this game so much i cant believe we got this for free 😭 your writing is so phenomenal i actually cannot this game felt so alive and vibrant and the amount of work put into the lore of it is so amazing im at a loss for words-
Xelef has my heart honestly, he's such a stubborn bastard, but he's my bastard. Another RO that I will be obsessed with for quite some time, thank you for the story as well, can't wait to see what happens in chapter 11!
I'm not fully through the game yet, but I'm stunned that this game is free?? The writing is phenomenal, I'm having such a great time reading through everything - can't wait to see what's next!
Hello Dev Cherry , I want to say Thank you for awesome work. I just finished R route's 1o chapter. It gave me that taste of romance I was looking in previous chapters and made me wanting more . I couldn't think any other things except finishing this game. I was awake last playing it . You really did write very well I can't help make everyone LI . I'm really looking forward to playing chapter 11 of R route . I pray you always a good health . Take care<3<3
hi, i'm having an issue with launching this on itch, i didn't use the website version when i first played. all of my saves are on here and when i try to launch A Tale of Crowns i'm met with file folders. one titled .itch, another titled A Tale of Crowns, and the last AToC. it doesn't launch, it just shows those file folders. is AToC no longer compatible with the itch.io app? do i need to restart on the website version?
I have no idea what's going on with the itch.io app, but the way you're describing it does sound like it might not work on the app anymore, unfortunately. I always work with the website version because the app constantly causes issues with Twine 😭
yeah, i've noticed the app gets iffy with story games. it's weird but i'll just have to suck it up and start over. AToC is like a work of art so i don't mind too much.
compared to other IFs this game feels a lot more limited in options/pushes you more into playing a specific kind of character, so it took me a few tries to be able to get into it. it's good writing but i still find the very narrow routes/complicated checks a little offputting, so i don't think i will be returning to this game once it's updated. for example i really don't like how after your crown's personality is set, you can't choose how to respond in certain situations(for example you can't be flirty with your RO if you're typically reserved and vice versa, it feels limiting). however the writing is definitely very good, i love the complexity of the characters-absolutely fantastic character building and the romance is good as well- and if you don't mind playing a specific kind of character, you'll probably enjoy this.
Yep, the Crown is their own character, not a self-insert or an OC that you made up from scratch!! They have an established backstory and an established range of personality traits, and this was a purposeful choice 💖
It allows me to give the Crown actual proper character development and a character arc, instead of what you see in a lot of other IFs where the main character is a blank slate and a passive observer that doesn't actually affect the story in any way beyond superficial dialogue 😘
Totally valid if it's not your cup of tea, glad you still enjoyed what you did read!
i cant utter nor form words properly that will be enough to describe how lovely and amazing this piece is. Ive been weeping for 4 days straight now, a day for each RO especially Daras route. This game is impeccable and nothing can ever change my opinion of it. It made me feel like i was really the Crown, that im in control over my life there and every decisions even small ones will have an impact whether if its good or a bad one. Well still, it reminds me that I, in fact have control over my life and i can change my life even with small steps. I should do what feels right to me and trust that i will do good. Your work has touched me in more ways than it should have, thank you. Ill be patiently looking forward for more :)
so i wanted less angst and decided to go for R's route but there seems to be a seen where the crown and them have tea where R would suddenly be cold towards the crown even though they have been on a good relationship before. also the stats both say that they get along well and that its unstable. i played his route from scratch on a new save
If it says your relationship is unstable then you got the low romance variant 🤷🏽♀️ You might have missed the opening scene of CH9 where your Crown shows doubts about R's ability to handle the nobles, because your relationship was checked as low since you didn't have enough romance points. That moment causes R to be closed off to you later lol.
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maybe I'm just dumb but is it possible to unlock the options for conversations with several characters? I'm wrecking my brain on how to talk with Xelara in the tarvern but I was only able to talk with Azad about the whole sea monster story.
It's definitely possible!! Check the walkthrough, you can unlock each of the love interest's scenes (though you can only get a maximum of 3 names to show up at the end of CH4).
Hi! I played the available chapters, maybe, three times during this weekend? I love the story so far! I love the romance, I love the politics, I love the way the dialogues changes depending on the stats. Every run is different from the other, and this is awesome!
I just finished the available D(ara) route and I have found this typo in the very last scene, during the chat with the Peri princess:
"As soon as his has completed his mission (...)"
And that's it. Love this game.
Tomorrow I will try the A route, it's the only one I have yet to try but I just know it will be juicy lol
Thanks for the kind comment 💖 Also for pointing out the typo, but in the future, please use the bug report form (linked in the game description) to let me know!! I'd rather avoid having the comment section clogged with typo/bug reports haha
Hi, first I wanna say that I really like the game so far and that I love your writing.
One thing that I find difficult is the choices consequences and some hidden stats like the relationship with the public and with the nobles. It keeps saying I hadn't prioritised the public enough during the law office choice, even though I told about possible security breach before the coronation.
A simple suggestion I'd give is to show relationship choices consequences in a notification, like: "relationship with the public -2"
Nah, makes the game too easy.
Okie, Xelef is killing me rn with that last chapter, feel so betrayed after choosing him as my love interest that he'd put me in a position like that attacking people without any consideration. AND not even reply to my letters, the audacity he has.
That last part is due to your Crown having a low romance with X. If you actually make the right romance choices, X will send letters back ;)
I see. Probably cause I was too pushy..
Rêzan literally owns my heart.. IM IN LOVE.
love this game but i kind of wanted to romance tujo lol T^T
Tûjo's looking for lowkey boyfriends he can live a quiet domestic life with, he's not even remotely attracted to the Crown unfortunately haha
foaming at the mouth i love this game sososososo much!!! the writing is brilliant, the characters are dynamic and lovable, and the world building is intricate- yet understandable! it is quite literally a masterpiece of a game.
Thanks so much, that's very kind 💖💖💖
am i the only one who doesnt know how to play it or do we just play it in browser?
just play in browser and do choices, you can save too in save button
ok thanks! :
Nothing, just me making abuncha ocs for each ro.
dayum, i got the bad ending three times in a row on my journey to romance rezan...
as a queer poc this games makes me so so happy. thank you for this. dara is my no .1 hopelessly devoted to him.
another typo or / mis naming. As the wall forms, citizens pound their fists and slap their palms against it. One of them tries to climb over it, lifted by the others. You watch in amazement as the protester manages to haul their arms over the edge of the see-through wall, spotting you on your horse behind Rozerîn and crying out to you. i was behind ashti.
thanks for the game. i love it and as a middle eastern myself, i love the mythology. thanks again from the bottom of my heart. i keep replaying it again and again. i love it. keep up the good work. the best of wishes to you.
omg im gonna cy what does delal's letter say i love this game
D's letter killed me
Good 😈
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WE HAVEN'T GOT THE CHANCE TO READ D's LETTER YET AAAAAA I'M GONNA CRY 😭
We can read it but only when our relationship with D is at the highest level possible
I'm actually gonna cry, am i even gonna have a chance to read it... :'')
Can i ask you what did the letter says? Heheh just a couple of sentences or words not all of them.. please.. I'm really worried
So the letter basically said that D loves us and wants us to be more than just the Crown to them. There are also blood stains on it because D was hurt in the last chapter. But I really really don't think they will die because it wouldn't make sense, so I think there's nothing to worry about
I'm crying, i only got a cliffhanger😭 am i ever gonna read that letter.. how do you even get to the highest level possible? Help i can't get it off my mind😭😭
It depends on what choices you selected when you talked to D. I could help you get to the highest level with them but i don't exactly remember all of the correct choices
Just played this again recently and wanted to mention a couple things. Originally I played (and replayed) as a straight female, and romanced Dara and Azad. This time I decided to play as a masculine male MC.
First, is there any chance we could get the option before the game to choose the LI's gender? I say this because I'm playing a straight male who's interested in Rozerin and Xelara, but want to keep Dara and Azad as male (and not romance them). Yet when I choose to play as a straight male they automatically become female, and the only way I can get them gendered the way I'd prefer is to choose my MC as liking both genders (which isn't true).
Second, when Xelara captures the MC for the first time, she refers to my (as I envision, handsome) male MC as 'a beauty'. Is there any chance of coming up with a different term for male MC's like 'handsome' instead of 'beauty', or even give the reader a chance to dictate if their MC is more handsome or beautiful in the MC's own opinion?
No, and no.
Additional note on your issue with your "masculine male" MC being called a beauty: Those are your personal hangups about how masculinity should be perceived, according to you. It does not reflect the characters' thoughts about masculinity, including the MC.
To the MC and other characters, being called and calling someone a 'beauty' or 'beautiful' is a perfectly gender-neutral compliment. To me as well, by the way, and "masculine men" I know also would be very flattered to be called beautiful. I'm not going to adjust to individual readers' tastes on what is an incredibly minor detail🤷🏽♀️
I reached up to Chapter 10 in a span of two days and that says a lot ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ I'm absolutely in love with the story, the lore, the characters (all ofc but Dara *kissy faces*)!!!
Ah, this story has taken a piece of my heart with it ♡ Thank you so much for making such an amazing world!!
Now I shall go to a corner and cry myself to oblivion—maybe scour Tumblr to console my poor heart—until the next chapter drops ><
Aww, thank you!! I'll try not to let you wait too long for the next chapter haha 💖
First of all, let me congratulate you on making such an amazing VN! I can't wait for more of this beautiful VN, as always, I will keep an eye out for updates regarding to this VN.
Thank you, it's appreciated!! 💖
i am so in love with this game!
You are such an outstanding writer, you brought me to another world and made me the happiest. In every chapter I feel like I'm slowly unwrapping my MC's deepest and truest identity. I feel very connected to the characters, to an extent where I could personally feel their emotions. I am looking forward to the next chapters!
Thank you for building the AToC world! And thank you for pouring all of your passion into this IF, your dedication and creativeness is deeply appreciated. I just can't help but love your characters.
Thanks so much for the kind comment!! 💖
How did you make this game?
With Twine!! You can find the exact version and story format in the credits.
Ah yes I saw this a few days ago, but thank you! I'm loving your game!
I'm just a little scared of not getting a happy ending haha
does the magic affinity always the same or does it change regarding on your choices? also im really enjoying this so far!
There are 2 possibilities for your affinity depending on the choices you make regarding the elements in CH7!!
OMG I KNEW THE CHOICES MATTERED BUT DIDNT KNOW IN WHAT, can you tell us which elements give which of the 2 affinities? i always went for water
hi, the affinities aren't determined by the element your crown has. they are a reflection of your crown's choices.
hope this helps.
oh okok thank youu<3
I love this story!
How do you pronounce the ^, the x and the j in the names in this book? I imagine it's based on Kurdish?
See this list for reference! The names of the LIs also have their pronunciations listed beneath their names on their codex pages.
greetings from palestine.
i love the game and i want to read the table in the list you posted but it's an image and i am blind. if you'd be so kind as to write it down i'd be very thankful. thanks for the game. o and i am also getting an error Error: no valid storage adapters found. but the cookies are not blocked. any help would be appreciated.
Hi, I added alt text to the image! Let me know if it works for you now.
As for the error, if you don't have cookies disabled or blocked, it could be your browser is outdated or another problem. You could try using another web browser, and see if that works! Hopefully, that will solve your issue.
So.... It's over 🤧
The story was really good, it left me wanting more 🤭.
🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷Alert Spoiler🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
I hope MC and Xelef can stay together🥹
how is it over?
Chapter 10 😶
NAH CUZ I GOT SO HEARTBROKEN WHEN I READ THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS ;(((
This looks so awesome! Though I don't know how to save my progress on the mobile browser, can anyone help me haha
When you in the game you can see an arrow on the left side, click on it and the menu will pop open 😀
You need to read a few pages until you can save your progress
What do you do with the code on the page though ;-;
It sounds like you're running into an error!
Check the FAQ for some troubleshooting to see if there's anything helpful listed on there. You're not supposed to see any code when you try to save on mobile haha.
its soooo good i will cry
I left a comment on this a couple years ago and I've just spent the last few days re-playing what I'd completed before and first-time-playing the chapters that had been added since then.
My comment then was positive, but I don't think I went far enough in saying how absolutely outstanding this game is. The worldbuilding, the character development, the way choices are seamlessly wrapped into the narrative -- it's all such excellent, excellent work. I loved every bit of my most recent playthrough and I could definitely see myself playing again and again just to pinpoint all the differences and nuances my choices make in how the story unfolds.
To cherry (I hope I'm not being overly familiar using your name!) I really want you to know that you've accomplished some masterful storytelling with this and you are an absolutely fantastic writer. I'm looking forward to future chapters!
(Especially after CH10's cliffhanger. 😭)
Thanks so much for this lovely comment!! I always love hearing from readers who were there in the early days coming back to see all the progress the story has made so far 💖💖💖
The story is great, no doubts, I haven't gotten to the end yet, I think I got stopped either at Chapter 8 or 9's ending, but I just gotta say one thing I learned recently.
It would be Queen Nis's thirdborn, whenever the peri princess is introduced, unless Nis happens to be plural. The grammar dictator in me won't let me move on until I mention this.
I don't know where you got that from, that's not a rule. Queen Nis' is also correct. See Merriam-Webster ;)
My English class. I was told the only exceptions are for historical figures, as Merriam-Webster confirms in the classical figures part. Perdue Owl backs me up on that front (see here). I guess it's really just up to interpretation based on your source though, so fair play with Merriam-Webster. Keep up the good work with the writing, boss!
please i love this game so much i cant believe we got this for free 😭 your writing is so phenomenal i actually cannot this game felt so alive and vibrant and the amount of work put into the lore of it is so amazing im at a loss for words-
Thanks so much for the compliment!! 💖💖
im physically crying rn omg rezan betta be safe or im throwing hands and crying my eyes out
Xelef has my heart honestly, he's such a stubborn bastard, but he's my bastard. Another RO that I will be obsessed with for quite some time, thank you for the story as well, can't wait to see what happens in chapter 11!
I'm not fully through the game yet, but I'm stunned that this game is free?? The writing is phenomenal, I'm having such a great time reading through everything - can't wait to see what's next!
Thank you for the praise!! I really appreciate it 💖💖
Is Ashaduna and Ishtiveg an allegory for Syria and Palestine?
What??? No. Where did you even get that from 😭
I'll be honest there was recency bias and bit of reaching with this one. I didn't even finish the story when I posted this 💀
Can you have a different magical affinity? I'm wondering if your magical affinity is predetermined.
See this post!
Thanks!
D got me screaming and crying holy shit. this is amazing mwahh
Hello Dev Cherry , I want to say Thank you for awesome work. I just finished R route's 1o chapter. It gave me that taste of romance I was looking in previous chapters and made me wanting more . I couldn't think any other things except finishing this game. I was awake last playing it . You really did write very well I can't help make everyone LI . I'm really looking forward to playing chapter 11 of R route . I pray you always a good health . Take care<3<3
Thanks so much for the kind words!! 💖
hi, i'm having an issue with launching this on itch, i didn't use the website version when i first played. all of my saves are on here and when i try to launch A Tale of Crowns i'm met with file folders. one titled .itch, another titled A Tale of Crowns, and the last AToC. it doesn't launch, it just shows those file folders. is AToC no longer compatible with the itch.io app? do i need to restart on the website version?
I have no idea what's going on with the itch.io app, but the way you're describing it does sound like it might not work on the app anymore, unfortunately. I always work with the website version because the app constantly causes issues with Twine 😭
yeah, i've noticed the app gets iffy with story games. it's weird but i'll just have to suck it up and start over. AToC is like a work of art so i don't mind too much.
compared to other IFs this game feels a lot more limited in options/pushes you more into playing a specific kind of character, so it took me a few tries to be able to get into it. it's good writing but i still find the very narrow routes/complicated checks a little offputting, so i don't think i will be returning to this game once it's updated. for example i really don't like how after your crown's personality is set, you can't choose how to respond in certain situations(for example you can't be flirty with your RO if you're typically reserved and vice versa, it feels limiting). however the writing is definitely very good, i love the complexity of the characters-absolutely fantastic character building and the romance is good as well- and if you don't mind playing a specific kind of character, you'll probably enjoy this.
Yep, the Crown is their own character, not a self-insert or an OC that you made up from scratch!! They have an established backstory and an established range of personality traits, and this was a purposeful choice 💖
It allows me to give the Crown actual proper character development and a character arc, instead of what you see in a lot of other IFs where the main character is a blank slate and a passive observer that doesn't actually affect the story in any way beyond superficial dialogue 😘
Totally valid if it's not your cup of tea, glad you still enjoyed what you did read!
i cant utter nor form words properly that will be enough to describe how lovely and amazing this piece is. Ive been weeping for 4 days straight now, a day for each RO especially Daras route. This game is impeccable and nothing can ever change my opinion of it. It made me feel like i was really the Crown, that im in control over my life there and every decisions even small ones will have an impact whether if its good or a bad one. Well still, it reminds me that I, in fact have control over my life and i can change my life even with small steps. I should do what feels right to me and trust that i will do good. Your work has touched me in more ways than it should have, thank you. Ill be patiently looking forward for more :)
so i wanted less angst and decided to go for R's route but there seems to be a seen where the crown and them have tea where R would suddenly be cold towards the crown even though they have been on a good relationship before. also the stats both say that they get along well and that its unstable. i played his route from scratch on a new save
If it says your relationship is unstable then you got the low romance variant 🤷🏽♀️ You might have missed the opening scene of CH9 where your Crown shows doubts about R's ability to handle the nobles, because your relationship was checked as low since you didn't have enough romance points. That moment causes R to be closed off to you later lol.
I loved the part of "are you taking a piss right now" to the servant who was so mad 😹