Da Capo 3 R Reviews

Played it on my steam deck. Da Capo 3 R is a very good value for the price, especially when it's on sale. It is extremely long. The story IS kind of repetitive at times during each route, but there's enough unique content. Aoi was my favourite girl by far which I honestly wasn't expecting when I first started playing. Unfortunately, you can't choose a girl for the true ending which is kind of disappointing, but it's still a very happy ending. Oh, the main character is quite dense, so if that is something you can't stand this might not be for you.

Da Capo was pretty much my first visual novel I've ever read. Seeing it on steam is actually still a big shock to me. Getting hit so hard by nostalgia vibes from reading returning to Hatsune Island (even if only for a moment). In a general review, it's kind of hard to describe Da Capo III as anything different from any other visual novel, but in my opinion, it's really easy to enjoy and love the cast of characters introduced to you: every single character has their own memorable appeal. And for anyone riding on the "who's the best waifu" train, well... you'll likely have a hard time devoting to just one person simply by reading the common route. As for anyone new to the series, Da Capo III is a standalone game. Whether you've seen the anime or played the first or second game doesn't matter. Da Capo III is setup in a way that will probably make you want to try out the other games, if not, it's a great visual novel on it's own. #RiccaBestWaifu Edit: After finishing the true ending, I have to say, there's a really nice amount of easter eggs for anyone who's read Da Capo II. Overall, great visual novel for veterans and newcomers to the series~

I enjoyed the game during my first time playing it since it's on Steam. I also tried to get as much of the achievements as I could and the guides are a great help. The game play was interesting, though I had to refer to the shortcuts menu to see how to save and load, which was one of the more confusing aspects of trying to find stuff that wasn't included in the configuration settings. Since the D.C. ~Da Capo~ series is a long game with having not just the heroines whom Kiyotaka (the main character) can choose to court, there are also several interactions with the side characters to help progress the story or just regular moments of poking fun, side episodes, and the True Route. As always, the soundtrack is also a nostalgic part of the entire series. My main con is that I would've liked for Manga Gamer to have the 18+ patch on their website to install into the game on Steam. The other thing is that even with the guide, I wasn't able to complete the achievements and get all the CGs, but it's not too bad.

Total on a ten-point scale: Plot - 8.5 +: very solid story: no empty holes, unreasonable moments, even things that could be attributed to "magic" in general is carefully explained; for such a long thing (50-60 hrs), a good job with in-game time-flow; there are almost no illusion choices; free-roam events are fun. -: after all, there's a reason not to call the novel interesting, I was never harshly surprised at any plot twist, it rather fits perfectly like a puzzle, and not everyone likes this. Characters - 6 +: different events in routes; a LOT of characters actually, not the school of 2 teachers and 5 students. -: 2 out of 5 routes just weak; a LOT supporting one-scene characters; the presence of returning heroes from previous chapters, strange attempts to weave them into the plot of this one. Narrative - 9 At a minimum of errors/misprints in the english-language version, moderately accurate word selection. Everything is translated, there are suddenly no hieroglyphs/symbols, etc. Atmosphere / Aesthetics - 7 Pros: there are moments and laugh and be sad; the novel is engaging enough not to be dropped/read through force. Cons: there could have been much more of the above; there is no "unique style" (even one mechanics/idea) that exists in this novel only. Visual/design - 7 Moderately pleasant view. Content (CG, BG, sprites, art) - 8/10 I scored a point for quantity, as for quality, though it's much like decent. Music - 5 Full soundtracks are even good at times, but BGM let us down in general: sometimes aggravating or inappropriate melodies, a "bell" in the title menu... Sound design, voice acting - 8 There are not many sounds here, but at least they do not irritate. Voicing is of high quality and represents acting in a good sense. Some characters (Sharuru, Shiki, Kousuke, etc.) are directly taken up by voice actors. Comfort, stability - 10 Nothing has ever crashed, convenient skips, navigation, etc. Quite a lot of settings on their own, in short, respect+. Steam version - 9 The price for such a volume is okay, all achievements do work well. Well, a point for the you-know-what content can not be not taken =) RECOMMENDED

Mildly recommended. This is a very long visual novel; probably 50+ hours for the main story. Only consider this if you are already a fan of the Da Capo franchise or if you are skilled at navigating Japanese dating-sim slice-of-life visual novels and know when to skip sections without affecting the story flow. Oh and no, you don't need to have played the previous installments before this. The mystery thriller (albeit light-hearted) aspect of the story is enjoyable, especially the story of the "culprit" and the true route, which are quite well done. However, the flow of the story is disrupted by several lengthy, unrelated slice-of-life sections, which should be skipped for better story pacing. The other aspects, such as the music, character design, other character story arcs, chemistry, and visuals are average. Though the overall production and English translation quality is good.

Translators made a BIG mistake translating Sharuru (or Sharlulu) as "Charles" and deriving Lulu from Charles doesn't work. Now I can't finish reading it. Thank-you for ruining a perfectly good visual novel. Charlene, Sharla; anything but Charles! How can anyone NOT be annoyed by this? I also couldn't get the patch to work.

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G For all that it is, Da Capo III R is one of the best Visual Novels I have ever read. It surprised me a lot. In a great way. Never thought I would be so interested in the story and wanting to know what was going to happen. It goes beyond that. It’s touching, sweet, beautiful, funny, sad and heartwarming. The main story consists of: - Prologue - Weather Vane [4 routes that can be played in any order] - Zero [Opens only after you have played the 4 possible routes] - Da Capo Plus 5 Side Episodes: - Ultimate Battle of their First/Fated Encounter! [spoiler]Long. Events happen before Weather Vane.[/spoiler] - Hinomoto Aoi [spoiler]Long. A different time loop as the 4 routes in the main story. Is connected to a few things that have been said in one of the routes.[/spoiler] - Gojouin Tomoe [spoiler]Really short. Wanted a romantic route for Tomoe and Kiyotaka.[/spoiler] - Elizabeth [spoiler]Really short. Weird/Amusing. Wanted more. Would like to see Elizabeth and Kiyotaka as a couple.[/spoiler] - Ultimate Battle in the Cherry Blossom Breeze! [spoiler]Long. Kind of a continuation of the main story.[/spoiler] They are unlocked by events in the main story and can be played in any order. [spoiler]I do suggest you play Ultimate Battle in the Cherry Blossom Breeze! last though.[/spoiler] Favorite route: [spoiler]Charles[/spoiler] Favorite character: [spoiler]Tomoe[/spoiler] I loved the story. It made me want more. More answers. [spoiler]What became of Aoi? Did she met her demise? And how so? Who did Kiyotaka end up with, both in the past and in the present? Did Himeno and Kiyotaka found a solution for her curse? How is Sakura related to Kiyotaka? What became of all of them? It even made me desire for an ending where all 5 of the girls end up with Kiyotaka and share him.[/spoiler] Hope they make Da Capo 4 in the future and give me the answers I long for. It also made me want to play both previous games and I will surely buy them in the future. The game is very beautiful, plus the voices are perfect for the characters. They are all very likeable. Even the soundtrack is perfect. Da Capo III R is the whole deal. Steam version does not include the adult content though. On that note, the X-Rated version not only adds adult scenes. More than that if felt like it shows a deeper glimpse on their feelings toward each other and how strong they are. X-Rated version can be bought on the Publisher's web page. I strongly recommend this game for all VN lovers. 10/10

One of best novel i ever read well the reason i like Da capo bcz i already played the previous series but if you never played the previous series you can play da capo 3 without worry too if you already played the previous series then that is the main reason you need to buy this series , i'm sure you will not regret it <3~

[b]- I finished the game from mangagamer, I buy it in STEAM to show my support. My hour game time in STEAM does not reflect my actual playtime -[/b] I've been waiting for Da Capo 3 English for so long, I can't express how happy I am when it finally is here. I'm a big fan of Da Capo, and I played almost all versions (as long as it is in English). Da Capo 3 R is an all-age version, and I don't mind it at all. The upside for all Da Capo is not the 18+ scene, but the very intricate story that always makes me memerized with the game from start to finish. If you enjoyed a Visual Novel like those of "Key" company, then I highly recommended playing Da Capo, because I guaranteed you that this will not dissapointed you. You do not need to play the previous Da Capo to able to enjoy the game. But I'm certain if you never played other Da Capo before--by the time you finished with this one, you will wanted to play Da Capo 1 and 2.

I'm hardcore fan of Da Capo series, I've played almost all of DC series and DCIII is the best of Da Capo for me. For someone who didn't play Da Capo 1and 2, don't to worry about it. There're many thing related but Major of Da Capo III is what happen before Da Capo 1 and 2. Story is back to English 1951(around 100years before DC1) where everything begin. Story: well balance between sad and joy scenes and many plot hiding before true route. There're many main routes in DCIII (and side character route too, but very short). Every route connect to each other if you want to fully enjoy DCIII I recommended to play every route until you reach true route. Character: Well-made match with Voice Actor, every character have deep background and most of main characters related to DC1 and 2. Music: BGM appropriate well with story, when story process to some point OP (and Start Screen) will change to match with story. At first maybe confuse because story switch between English and Hatsunejima with same characters, after reach to some point story will focus on English 1951 For Da Capo series information Timeline Da Capo 3 (in English 1951) Da Capo (around 70-80 years after DC3 true end?) Da Capo 2 (50 years after Da Capo1) Da Capo 3 (20 years after Da Capo2) There're "MANY MANY MANY" fandisc in Da Capo series but no need to play all of them, most of fandisc focus on what happen after main game ending or alternative routes. eg "D.C. Innocent Finale" is about what happen if Junichi go out with Kotori instead of Nemu "D.C. II To You" there're 4 mini story Ajisai , Kikai no kokoro, Mahiru ni furu ame and Setsugekka (most of all is what happen before D.C. II begin except kikai no kokoro) "D.C. III PP" is DCIII after story and about what happen to Yoshiyuki and his wife after married (Yoshiyuki married in D.C II Dearest marriage) and other like DC*** PC/PS(plus communication/Plus situation) this is main game with addition routes.