Recent reviews by Goawei

Don't let the hours fool you. I've played for years on and off and can never ditch the itch to play. Best when played with friends though.

I'm not sure why this game is set at the low low price of FREE but GET IT!

So after about 10 hrs, I have played through it once blind and sped through it to get the true ending.

I can honestly say that this game is absolutely amazing.

My first impressions of this game during the first act pretty much falls to what I expect any generic visual novel to be. You have your waifu archetypes laid out for you and you basically create poems to impress or connect with the girl you want to depending on the words you pick.

Simple right? Boy was I wrong!

Once you complete the first act the game takes you for a spin and makes you wonder what just happened with your life many many times. I don't want to spoil the fun so I will not say more than needs to be said. Just make sure you have your game folder directory open while playing.

The amount of effort and detail put into this game is uncanning. Absolutely astounding!

Also: Monika path is best path (You'll understand after playing)

So after sinking about 13 hrs into this game, I feel like it is time to give my input.

For those who are curious, I went down to Yuuna Misaki route and played till the end.

I'll start with a small break down of the game:

Story: 9/10
I enjoyed the story and I definitely feel like I need to play through the other routes to get a more complete feel of what the story, for every path, would be like. It was a bit cliche for some parts and as much as playing through it was absolutely entertaining, I was a bit upset with the ending. I will not mention more to prevent spoilers.

Characters: 10/10
It seems like they covered every single type of character. The Tsundere, the goody goody, the shy, the flirty and that best friend "Broseph" (love the term btw) character. There isn't really much of a rival, but based on the way the setting and characters were presented, I did not fully see any reason for one. Each character sticks to their cliche personalities (and that is perfectly fine). A lot of humor is thrown here and there with many references to modern topics and shows. I especially liked some of the inuendos and dialogue options. These characters kept me grinning and laughting the majority of my game play and as weird as it sounds, I started to understand and think of the characters as friends I would meet in real life. The MCs characteristics were pretty good too. Although you tailored your character based off options made, I found myself closely resembling to MC in the way he would react and speak in certain situations (which is probably the point of this).

Voice: 9/10
I loved all the voices. For the most part they all seemed to match the characteristics of, well, the characters. I did remember some scenes where the voices seemed a bit odd or off to me, but to prevent spoiling I won't mention the scenes specifically. This is why I could not give a perfect score in this category.

Art: 10/10
Art is very bright and vibrant which fits for the anime feel of this game. I absolutely love the designs of the characters. Another thing I really appreciated was the clothing changes that a lot of the characters have. It may be a small thing, but to me it made certain scenes really stick and link you and the character's (the hero's) thoughts together. Example, when prompted with going to see a girl at a tennis match, she has a tennis outfit on that looks "cute" and the MC makes note of this too.

Music: 10/10
I liked when music was used and cut out during certain scenes. It amplified the emotions and feels of the scenarios. On top of all that, the sound effects and setting music were realistic and if I had to use one word to describe it, "Amazing."

Conclusion:
Like I said, 13 hours got me through one playthrough. I truely enjoyed the time spend playing this game and would love to see more works from the creator. The humor is witty and, although it follows cliches, I loved having my thoughts and dialogues sync up with the MC. The two things I did not like were the battle system (which to this day still makes no sense to me) and the ending (which I will not spoil, buy the game and play it!).

TL;DR
Great game, many waifus and jokes. Great music, great art. Loved just about everything.

Enjoyable although quite tedious since you are REQUIRED to battle to get to certain areas/progress through the story. Basically a tacticaly rpg turn based game with dating sims on the side. People seem to over exaggerate the kind of fan service (although there is a lot of it) that this game provides.

Final rating: 8/10

-Pretty Pictures/Characters
-Some of the characters had good developement
-Enough gameplay to warrant the price (in my opinion) - especially if it is on sale
-Love the Soul Breed System