5 reasons why you should play Moonlight Lovers Neil
Is this post propaganda? Yes, it is. It totally is. In my opinion Neilās route is the best thing Beemoov has ever given us and people should know. So, Iām gonna do something I never do, tumblrās immortal sin: crosspost. I think people from some specific fandoms would like this route. So here is the list of reason why you should play this game:
5. THE ROUTE We are romancing a villain. The villain of the previous routes. So this makes this route already quite different from the others and very interesting. He is a complicated man (vampire) with a long and complicated past. If you have never played ML I suggest you play Vladimir first (and maybe Beliath too if you have the capacity). You donāt have to, because the story is understandable anyway, but I recommend it because itāll give more flavour to Neilās route once you get to him. Everything is sort of flipped here, we learn to see things from his own experience and point of view first and then the other vampires, so what we took from granted as correct and just in the previous routes, gets questioned and revaluated here. Morality and actions are questioned and black and white blend in a very murky grey.
4. NEILĀ Heās a really hot dilf⦠ehm⦠I mean older guy š
And heās SASSY. I love it. He keeps roasting the other vampires like the king he isĀ
and yeah heās an actual real life ancient Irish king (Niall āNoĆgĆallachā), with very interesting lore.
3. ELOISEĀ Eloise (the MC) is a total badass. Differently from the other routes, sheās turned into a vampire from the first moment and she owns it. Sheās great and not in a Mary-sue unbelievable chosen-one style, sheās just very talented and smart. She actually has agency and is at the centre of the plot. This route is really her/our journey, where we are discovering our power and what weāre willing to do for it.
We also get to suck dry a wannaby r*pist early in the route, which is one of my favourite scenes.
2.Ā THE RELATIONSHIPĀ
The relationship between Eloise and Neil is top tier. Despite him being the villain and trying to kill her on all the other routes, here she is his protĆ©gĆ©. For this reason, itās not a real enemies-to-lovers route, but more a mentor/mentee romance. And, despite that, thereās no power imbalance, and he is very respectful of her. Thereās no way anyone could call this relationship toxic. He likes Eloise being fierce and strong and lets her take charge whenever she wants.
Also, him being older, heās a true gentleman
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Now, if you are like me and likeĀ āproblematicā ships, this may potentially sound boring, but it isnāt at all. The spice lies in the fact that Eloise is basically slowly being seduced to the dark side and turning into a villain herself. This is the dream of anyone wishing to join team evil in Eldarya or people who always wished to romance a sith and join them.
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1. THE ENDINGS On the other hand, if turning bad and killing people doesnāt suit you, you can choose to remain faithful to your inner humanity and goodness. You have choices on directly impacting the endingĀ
So, in the end, if Neil really isnāt your cup of tea but you still like the idea of being a badass vampire, you could end up siding up with the āgoodā guys and probably kill Neil, or banish him, I canāt say yet because as at the time Iām writing this (November 2021) not all episodes have been released yet, but these or similar outcomes are very likely.
Here is my list, I wonāt say more to not slip too much into spoilers territory, but feel free to check myĀ āml neilā tag if you want to know more.

















