Recent reviews by ryotzalcoatl

This is a game I enjoyed but hesitate in doing a replay. Major setback is the translation. It felt like those bad machine translation where the actual meaning get lost in word by word translation. Although you can somehow guess what it narration is all about, it's still rather painful to read through.
On the gameplay itself, it is quite fun with a lot of option you can do. But then, it seems like the developer tried to fit too many things at once that some things in the game become superfluous. Consistency in the narrative is also a bit of an issue. For example, I got an event with one of the character where I know they got scammed, but then a few months later a conversation with the same character pops up as if my character does not know a thing about the scamming issue.
This game needs real translator and more beta.

Such a heart-felt story about family, friendship and growing old.
It reminds us how small mundane everyday choices preserve the bonds with our loved ones and how heroism doesn't always require becoming some bigshot who defeat the evil.

While I gave this snipet of a story a thumb up, I must say I'd rather have the progress of the main story.
It's nice to see more of Flora, Ritona and the gang during their younger time. The art is strikingly beautiful as usual. And the animated movement creates such a nice touch, making the characters more alive.

Storywise, I can see how well it is written. I bet writing from a perspective of a lackluster boy lamenting his own helplessness is not an easy feat. But I didn't come here to read all of his internal monologue and rambling. I wish to read more of Ritona and whatever she was struggling about. And this boy's story fails to show how it will affect Ritona since it get cut at that cliffhanger.
Now, waiting for the real StP to be released soon to fill in the gap.

Simple and relaxing. Not much plot twist, but a really good characterization, especially the protagonist. You shape her personality by the choices you make. And I find whatever choice we make she ends up as a charming, intelligent and fun lady. All of the love interest are likeable and even get some character growth during the story. The dialogue is very well-written and matches perfectly with the setting. A very fun read.

Beautiful art and interesting characters with solid backstories. I love how the story doesn't only revolve around the yuri part, but has that bit of detective mystery which plays important role in showing the depth of each characters. I'm not fans of harem stories, but with these great girls, harem path seems nice (Somehow, I can see Juhee being the center of that harem story instead of Seol-Young). It would also be nice to see more after stories for the True Endings. The only point I kind of dislike: why can't Yurin's route end in her happiness?
The BGMs are nice and work very well in building the atmosphere.
The narrative could have been a very well written one if not for the bad english translation. At some points, there are even sentences I could barely understand (fortunately not a lot). I wished the developer would fix that soon.

This is a gem that I almost missed. First, I was interested in the yuri part. Second, Rinka's design captivated me. But hey I'm also picky about the story, and the summary certainly picked my interest. And yeah, I can say I really enjoy the story. I'd say the twelve involved people are given solid back story and characters, making their action and decision understandable. And their characters evolved during the Selection process, that's what I certainly enjoy very much during the read through.
Big score point for me: Rinka and Miharu are really adorable together.

okay, it's cheap. That's why I bought this. I thought, well why not if I have some spare time...
I was hoping something like knight bewitched, a decent old-school RPG, simple with decent writing. But I was completely disappointed. The writing is lacking so much. The characters are one-dimensional. I simply cannot stand to progress further with it.

3 short stories, telling tales about bonds between human and also bonds between human and non-human. It is well written, has a bit of mystery and detective play, and also interesting monster-type enemies. Despite its shortness, it succeeded in building up the characters and world. The story has its depth without turning heavy. Really recommended if you want something short to fill your time with good story and worthwhile playtime.

The art is beautiful and the synopsis promised a good thrill and mystery. But that's it.
The writing left a lot to be desired. It skimped too much on the mystery side and went on full-blown to sappy moments, that reduced the gravity of the situation to nothing but an excuse for a melodrama. I mean, the characters were literally facing death threat, but there wasn't any sense of urgency. They dilly-dallied with nothing important day in and day out, seeming like they passively accepting their situation and just hoping for some miracle to happen. The writing wanted to convince me otherwise, as it slipped tiny bits of monologue as if the characters had done something and found some important secret details that will change the whole game. Unfortunately, those details were privy to the reader as well, that I was unable to relate to their effort. Its attempt to invoke magic fell flat as the narration went on and on as a monologue that told the details, not describing it.
And for the yuri part...I cannot relate at all to the characters' feeling of attraction to each other. It felt shoehorn to the characters, not something that developed naturally during the story.
All in all, I was disappointed. It was promising. But unfortunately, it didn't deliver. So a 6/10 is all I'm willing to give.
If you are desperate for any yuri and have some spare money to throw, then it is fine, I guess. The music is fine, too.

Gay (option) Robin Hood. That's why I bought it. And I'm satisfied with it. Very enjoyable, good naration flow, good characters build with lots of choices. Each choice and decision you made here will have consequences to the story flow. It's really interesting to see each of the consequences and how the story will progress.
But unfortunately, this game does not allow you have multiple save files to go back to when you think you made a wrong choice. There is so-called checkpoint where you can back to when you want to rewind the story, but it's only available when the seasons is changing. Being the curious cat I am, this game makes me restart the whole games a whole lot. And that's why I haven't reached the end yet...