Grisaia Phantom Trigger is a series of Visual Novels with 5 volumes so far.
I bought volumes 1-3 and even before finishing volume 1, I had to buy volume 4 as well. Played them all one after the other and then had to wait almost a month for volume 5, that I bought on release [of course].
I was actually sad that I was too late to back this project on Kickstarter. Vol 6: here I come!
That's how good they are!
The series is about a group of girls and a boy that work for the 'government' and go on secret missions. There's action, drama and hilarious moments.
Each volume is centered around the past of an specific character. So you get to learn more about them, what happened to them, why they are the way they are and act the way they do.
The voice acting and music are perfect as always.
I really like all the characters and they make me feel an urge to hug and comfort them. They are just so adorable in their own way.
The series only gets better and better. Can't wait for volume 6... and 7... and 8... and 9..
Totally recommended!
10/10

To the Developer: Keep 'em coming! <3

Ninja time!

With this being the 5th of these games, we finally dig into the story of Murasaki to find out what this sleepy and quirky ninja is all about. I'd say that by now you already know the general pattern that these stories are going to play out, but it actually is a little different this time. Murasaki's older sister Yuuki suddenly shows up after an extended time overseas doing missions and wastes no time in shaking things up. For most of the cast, this is relatively minor as Yuuki screws around, shows off her love of AK's, and makes up grandiose stories about the past. But for Murasaki, her older sister has always been her "better" in her eyes, and so she ends up sinking into melancholy and wondering if she isn't needed anymore. Eventually this leads to an exploration of the backstories of the two sisters and what happened when Haruto stayed at their home for a time to try to learn some ninja skills.

I might have gone into this story biased because before Vol. 5 Murasaki was already looking like my favorite character even if I didn't know much about her. But after having finished this story, that thought has recieved some notable reinforcement. Of all the four "backstory" episodes of Volumes 2 through 5, this one is probably the best. In a way, it feels like a return to the higher quality of storytelling in the original Grisaia trilogy. It certainly helps that they decided not to throw in a present day "mission" and instead just focused their attention on Murasaki, Yuuki, and Haruto. It's refreshing in a series that was becoming increasingly formulaic.

As for the rest, it is as expected for this series. The game was short (3 to 3 1/2 hours), but I wasn't as annoyed by that this time as I have been in the past. At least these games are getting a little longer. Art, voice acting, and other technical aspects are all still excellent. My biggest concern actually isn't about this game at all, but rather about the series. Now that all four of the major heroines (Rena, Tohka, Chris, Murasaki) have all had their backstories explored, what comes next? Are we going to do a Haruto backstory episode too? Considering how much we also learned about Haruto in this episode, I'm not so sure about that. Regardless, to me it feels like they have sufficiently introduces their characters and now it is time for some real present day drama that goes beyond some little hostage situation or a group of terrorists who need to get whacked.

In short, Vol 5 is good stuff and probably my favorite of the Phantom Trigger games yet. But for the next one, they really ought to do something new and interesting. Hopefully that's what we will get next. :D

Whacky ninjas.

If you are familiar with the original Grisaia trilogy, then the previous volumes of Phantom Trigger may have felt somewhat formulaic and predictable. However, that is not the case here; this one will make you feel right at home.

It's still fairly short but Vol. 5 is easily the best of what Phantom Trigger has to offer so far.

so this is haruto meet with murasaki first time

i'm looking foward vol.6

I am a weapon, a sword with no name.
But my master’s will shall be engraved into me. My body becomes a blade, and my soul bathes in madness
My name is Ikoma, my inscription Murasaki. I am the phantom blade.

MANGEKYOU SHARINGAN.
AMATERASU


NARUTOOOOOO
SASUKEEEEEEE
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
EYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
BOOM> PEW> TING> SKIAT> ESKETIT>KAPOW

12/10 would use ninpou again

~nin nin~

The best of the five volumes! I always found Grisaia PT to be lacking, But this one was the best one. It feels like playing the original trilogy again. Yuuki and Murasaki story is probably my favorite so far, but my favorite part was that it included Haruto more than the other 4 novels. The story is short but I enjoyed every part of it, and that was the vital part. If you felt like the past four volumes were just "ok" this one is at least a step further. My only complain will be the unnecessary parts that don't contribute to the plot, for example when they start getting too much into "guns" or "food," I understand the concept, but they go so far it feels like they are making the voice actors read Wikipedia articles to fill space and that bothers me. If you are going to include information that seems unnecessary you need to mark the importance of what they said for the next scene. None likes filler dialogue, for example, like when talking about what food they dislike for 15 minutes. The novel is already too short to be putting this filler dialogues. Lucky for us, they only did it twice in this volume and everything else was incredibly entertaining for me.

It felt a lot closer to the original trilogy in terms of writing then the other 4 volumes. And its about best girl, so it's the best volume.

The ninja nerd turns out to be legit, and a very talented one at that with them OP sharingan. Personally, I think Murasaki's past are the most tragic one among the other girls, damn those Uchiha ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ man. And it's seems like the next volume would be where the real story will begun and time for Haruto to shine too probably?

Looking foward to vol 6
Damn good story. 10/10 must buy

i dont know who thought increasing price by 100%-300% would be a good marketing strategy but i gotta do what i can do by leaving a negative review to discourage people from spending money on these games