Blue Rose Reprise Reviews

I loved this game. The characters and there development, the storyline, it's interaction. Everything. Though I would have prefered maybe a few extra stories that showed what happened a year later for all of them. Though I do have to say that I have played many, many, many visual and interactive novels and can confidently say that this has become my favorite. I really really hope to see a sequal soon! If so please email me when the beta and game comes out! Goodluck!

Gavin and Aran are the best, but Erin is the soulmate The only negative point is the repetitive part, not much special moments when you go into a specific route.

It is good, but the romance is a little dull compared to other games, so if that is your reason for getting this I would wait for it to go on sale. That said, the story is very interesting and intense!

Average visual novel. There was a lot of interaction between the characters (which I liked a lot), but I couldn’t… Well, get attached to them. I don’t know why. But I liked the idea to visit certain areas of the map to meet up with the characters. The art style is decent. It’s not amazing, but it has a certain charm. BG was ok, BGM was fine too. I just feel that this game is quite expensive for what is offering, so I suggest you to get it on a bundle or a good sale. 5/10. Overall, I do recommend this VN. But like I said, only if you can get it on a bundle or a good sale. Otherwise, it’s quite expensive for a short story. Oh, and I also enjoyed the mini stories, they were nice.

A most interesting little visual novella, Blue Rose explores themes of duty and love. You play as Lena, a Templar of the Blue Rose, which is basically an order of paladins. Sent to guard a VIP with a group of other Templars, they are ambushed by a dragon and Lena is badly injured. When she comes to, she finds herself in a secluded village. There she finds four men and one woman who... interest her. Through your choices you can win the heart of the one of your dreams (though one is only unlocked after finishing one good end), and solve the mystery of the town. A bit fun and an interesting concept.

Even though I'm marking my review as not recommended, I want to make clear that the game isn't TERRIBLE by any means. I really like the art (especially the background art - I know nobody buys VNs for the backgrounds art, but this is legit the most gorgeous background art in any VN I've played). The world has interesting lore, not quite as fleshed out as I would have liked it but interesting nonetheless. The heroine Lena's relationship with the antagonist is actually very well-written, and I really enjoyed the complexity of it. Unfortunately, in my opinion that relationship is the most interesting one in the game. The romance routes were mediocre at best. Gavin's was the most interesting, as he had a bit of character development and backstory that paired very well with Lena's. The others, though, were a bit flat and not really memorable (Simon and Lena don't even really get overt romance). The writing also drags a bit in some parts, especially where you're "choosing" the one location on the map that's available. Again, overall, it wasn't irredeemable, and if you're a VN fan and/or fantasy story fan there might be something here for you (although I'd recommend picking it up on sale like I did - sixteen dollars would have been a lot when I really only enjoyed the art, one love interest, and the antagonist). Even though I didn't ~love~ this, I'll be looking at the developer's next project to see if it's something I'm interested in.

A very nice and touching game. In short, it is a story telling how love, fate and a bit of magic can bring a miracle into one's life :) The characters are different and very well developed - their behaviour and actions are logical and follow the main line and your choices. The only thing I would like to point out is that I can't call this game a "dating sim" (unlike of what I thought at first look). The game has only two-three kiss scenes - not even one per route. But it does have a great story during which our heroine develop different kinds of relationships with other characters. And if she ends up with one of them, then it is what will truly bring her happiness. Recommended to be bought if you are into visual novels.

Fun and Fluffy with a nice fantasy story. If you haven't tried a visual novel, you may want to do some research, they're not like other games. I've fallen down the rabbit hole of Otome visual novels: Dandelion, Nameless, Hakuoki, Re:Alister... Blue Rose reminds me of Alister, but longer, a little more in-depth story and it is the fantasy story instead of being an online gamer going in and out. It has sweet scenes, but is set over 14 days, so be aware that only so much can happen, as opposed to the years of Hakuoki or months of Dandelion. The protagonist isn't that "easy" and I think they do a good job making her a capable, kick-butt fighter while still having her oblivious edge that lets an Otome game spin out the romantic fluff a little more. There's no stat building, just the "choose your own adventure" options that open different dialogue and opportunities down the road. I also haven't run into any of the off-the-wall sexual inuendo that can pop up in some of these games. (There's no Yuri-type to cause the random occurance of a mini-pony.) So would recommend it for younger girls. There are quite a few CGs and the art is nice. Some repetition, but if you do a story an evening with some breaks between, I wasn't too annoyed at some of the repetition. I've only gone through Tobias, Simon and Gavin and am looking forward to Aran next. I think its worth the money, I've been playing for awhile and enjoying it. Not to mention Otome games are rare compared to most game categories and I'd really like to see more of them, our early support counts! Enjoy!

For how many people complained in reviews about this game, I was pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of it was exaggeration and petty whining. I've played some crappy VNs, trust me, and Blue Rose is not one of them. It isn't anything groundbreaking or mind-blowing, but it's definitely not bad. I enjoyed it rather well. More character development could've made it better, but I did like the characters, and I did feel something when things went bad/good for them. If a story can elicit emotion, then it has succeeded in one way, at least. The romantic parts of the story also caused some mild butterfly-in-the-stomach feelings; thus, it certainly was not a waste of time as a romance genre VN. I do think that Erin's path wasn't written as well as it could've been. To confirm this, yes, Erin is a ROMANTIC option. It is heavily implied that Erin has romantic feelings for the protagonist, and vice versa. However, unlike with the male romance options, physical affection is held back between Lena (the protagonist) and Erin. They hug in a CG image; that's it. If you're going to put in a controversial romance option in a story, do not hold back. Go all out! There should've been just as much affection shown and tender words spoken between those two as there was with the male romance options. Note: Aran's story route is not romantic. There were some typos and grammatical errors, but nothing major. There was also at least one instance of an incorrect name tag. Overall, I thought it was a decent romance VN. It could've been better, I admit, but I definitely don't think it deserves so many negative reviews.

Well, [i]Blue Rose[/i] is one of the oldest otome visual novels here around Steam, and the only commercial game hailing from the small visual novel developer, White Cat. Before venturing out to have my own experience about this game, I've heard tons of good and bad about [i]Blue Rose[/i]: from its intriguing medieval fantasy setting, to crippling narrative and grammar mistakes in text descriptions. Let's take a closer look, and add a new comment to the pile of mixed reviews for this game. Our story centers on the stubborn, resilient and romantically clueless Knight of the Blue Rose: Lena. Being the only female knight of the order - also the only one without a noble lineage and a family crest, she has always been kind of an outcast in the order, even though she has always completely believed in the ideals of the Blue Rose. She is the perfect soldier who would serve indefinitely and without questions - with a memorized sense of honor. Her self-justified creed is soon to be put to test when she'll face utter failure in a mission up in the mountains with the appearance of a dragon! As our story starts, Lena is assigned to escort a diplomatic convoy for the protection of an important ambassador - Lady Adale - whose lack of safe return would spell catastrophy for both nations already on the verge of war. As Lena ends up barely alive - and her party completely lost - after her encounter with the legendary beast, she is rescued by the inhabitants of a small, isolated town high up in the mountains. While discovering the mystery of this region and trying to come into terms that her sense of what is right and wrong could not be utterly reliable, she'll also encounter opportunity for romance... This should be all in terms of story here, right? Okay then, now I can tell you what I actually think about the story: it kinda sucks. I mean, one would think a story about an order of knights, a dragon, a spirit, a political plot to fuel war between countries and an ethical analysis of war would be interesting no matter what, right? You are dead wrong. Even with all these intriguing elements, developers managed to present a boring story. My issue with the game comes in two parts: one with the story and setting foundation, and the other with the narrative itself. Considering these two are the baseline of any successful visual novel - aside some pretty art, which is not mandatory if you ask me - those mistakes cannot be forgiven. Within the storyline, characters themselves are not elaborately actualized. They are superficial with limited interactions and reaction, stuffed into painful and shallow stereotypes. Their personalities are failed to be presented successfully. They lack monologues, choices, aspirations, personal attachments and decent backstory. Sure, they all do have their superficial sob stories that would make them ending up hiding in the mountains, and they all do venture out to pull dramatic and sacrificial action sequences when the time calls, but you feel nothing about them reading the suffocating text about their experiences when it finally arrives. Aside uninteresting characters, storyline itself is very limited with only the hint of an interesting setting. We are given a mountain with a spirit, some mysterious energy which can be used by knights, some priestesses - to what or whom, I have no idea - and a vague idea of witches. Oh, and there is a war going on. All those anecdotes do not make up a whole medieval fantasy setting. This is plain bad writing. Also, there is no mention for the reason of the said war, neither any explanation for the origin of any mystery. It is just a consistency of one bad narrative of combat after another, with demagogies scattered around. It is not interesting at all. All these problems could maybe overlooked considering this is a glorified first trial at a commercial visual novel, but the text itself isn't readable due to countless grammatical, punctuation and narrative errors anyhow. Should I mention spelling mistakes, or wrong tense conjugations all around? It shouldn't be that hard to use spellcheck when you write anything - much or less the text narrative of a whole game! It is a special kind of hell to go through combat descriptions with the cringe worthy narrative. The art is alright - a bit awkward in some CGs - and the music is pleasant. The world would be a fine baseline for a decent story but... at the end, it just doesn't deliver. If it's in a heavy sale - like %80 or so - or you get the game in a bundle, sure, try. It's not worth the full price though, not even remotely. Please also check out Lady Storyteller's Curator page [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ladystoryteller#curation]here[/url] - follow for regular updates on reviews for other games!