Pretty fun game, its a collect-a-thon game, that you get more powerful as you collect, the doll aspect is nice. and I do love the Japanese yokai and similar objects featured. it's a pretty nice surprise of a game being as small and cheap as it was. pleasantly surprised indeed.

After having issues with puppet masters' game and flow, this is nice, as it lets me play as a majestic japanese doll. I want more games that play as good as this for cheap and give off a well polished experience.

Gameplay is simple but that comes with the type of territory, But Basically to sum it up short and easy....

Games a Stealth game where you collect objects to reverse a curse or fix your body. you get to level up by talking to npcs and collecting them gold objects, and some heart shaped ones in which, you use to get your body back.

Map is pretty big it has a nice run and hide feel for anyone who knows how playing as a doll in a horror sitting could be. Burglars break in to steal, and you must end the crime wave!

Go Forth and hit the fire alarm! (literally what the game tells you to do. xD)

a pretty funny little game. definitely enjoying it so far. it has english as the first option that pops up before starting

v good, charming, earnest chibi-roboesque walkaround game. if you like just going around & talking to kokeshi this is your elden ring

Ichima-san is not a horror game. This is important, because I myself thought "nah, another horror game" when I saw the demo last year.
It's an adventure game with a lot of exploration, collecting things, talking to more or less helpful tsukumogami (guardian spirits that live inside old items), sneaking past robbers, a bit of basic platforming and a couple of very well made and fun mini-games.
The English translation is not perfect, but comprehensible enough. Note, by the way, that you can switch between English, Japanese and kana-only Japanese even during dialogues. The only game I've seen something like this in before was Disco Elysium where you could choose not one but two languages in options and switch between them at will. This is, of course, useful for those who are learning a new language.
Visuals and audio are good enough for a (not actually so) small indie game and they give the game a very palpable atmosphere.
There are many NPCs in the game, but the dialogues are short so you don't feel like you're reading a visual novel. And, even though most dialogues are loose thoughts, they can sometimes contain something smart.
It's clear that a lot of effort and heart were put into Ichima-san and it seems they did bring along abilities and interesting ideas too. The experience was so enjoyable, that I couldn't help but 100% the game, and I still wish it was a couple of hours longer.

Objectively: 9/10

haven't finished the game yet as of writing this review. it's a lot of fun so far. it's not a horror game as what it would appear from the surface. rather a relatively relaxing 3d platformer. it's just a bit on the costly side, though.

Of the 20 games I’ve beaten this year, Ichima-san has easily been my favorite experience, and has been added to the short list of games that I have gone out of my way to 100% complete, because she deserves it.
The game is short and sweet, like its protagonist. It’s a solid 3D platformer with an emphasis on climbing, careful falling, and stealth, and it all works together extremely well. The characters throughout constantly put a smile on my face, and I never once dreaded going back into a stage for a collectible I missed.
The Metroidvania elements work well and aren’t complex. You can tack the stages in any order (if you can reach them), then use the abilities you unlock to reach new corners of old stages and pinpoint the locations of collectibles you missed.
I am bad at rhythm games and still touched it out to get 100%. Genuinely, the only complaint I have is that I’d like to play more! I’m hoping to see some DLC or a sequel some day, Dev. You did a fantastic job!!
Oh, and there’s a fishing mini game. 10/10.

Also, some advice to all other game developers out there: if you have a cute or interesting character in your game, but them on the cover! This absolute gem of a game could have flown under my radar entirely if that little menace wasn’t the first thing you see on the cover/thumbnails for the game. So if you’re thinking about having an artsy, minimalistic title graphic for storefronts, STOP and consider using the most eye catching character you have instead. Pay an artist if you have to, but put that skug front and center for the world to see!

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Hwaye }---