My review for Cydonia-24B-v2
I've tested dozens of open-source LLMs specifically for immersive roleplay (RP) and high-coherence character interaction — from the mainstream top downloads to obscure niche releases. Very few manage to hold a scene with emotional integrity, narrative discipline, and responsive character depth. Even fewer respect boundaries in multi-role dynamics or maintain contextual awareness over long exchanges.
Cydonia-24B-v2 is a fucking masterpiece.
Not hyped. Not bloated. Just extremely good at what it does.
The model shows:
High narrative coherence — Scenes stay internally consistent, with logical pacing and appropriate emotional tone.
Role fidelity — Characters stay in-role even under prompt injection or scene pressure. It doesn’t collapse or deviate easily.
Multi-character autonomy — Characters like companions or protectors (e.g., bodyguards, sentient AI, supernatural beings) act independently and believably. They don’t collapse into user parroting or passive filler.
ERP handling — It’s one of the few models that consistently writes spatially coherent, logical adult scenes. Actions follow a timeline, emotions evolve naturally, and dialogue stays in character.
Token efficiency — The model doesn’t waste tokens. It generates up to your set limit with strong content density, without padding or trailing nonsense.
During testing, I pushed the model into heavy psychological conflict, dual-character dynamics, and emotional drop-offs — it held together. It even delivered scenes where internal character logic overruled surface-level instructions, in a way that felt authentic and narratively justified.
Honestly, while many models generate “cool outputs,” this one builds actual story gravity. That’s rare.
Thanks you.
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