School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE Reviews

Okay so where do I even start? While this may not be the longest VN out there we also have to keep in mind this is only one route. [h1] The Story [/h1] There is a school in Japan made for those who have unique "Talents" or abilities that are granted to them by the divine after having a special experience. We follow the eyes of the "Talentless" someone who got admitted to the school pure luck. As the name of the game suggests this is the Suzu route, the leader of the elite of Mikage Academy, the White Lillies. [h1] Audio and Visuals [/h1] The music Suzu sings overall is beautiful and the artwork of the characters helps play out their personalities even more. [h1] Character Development [/h1] This is in plain the reason I like visual novels to see the growth of characters for better [b] OR FOR WORSE[/b]. Sometimes we ofen see regression in characters after minimal growth or to help set the falling action and this is something that helped make this novel stick for me, that is that growth in personality is never linear and if it was I daresay we wouldn't be capable of making stories since we could never relate to them. [h1] Final Verdict [/h1] While there may be some un-polished bumps in the translation this VN stills gets its message through, That's right a VN has to teach a message to be called a great work. To me the message was recieved as it's okay to be afraid of blunders because of past blunders ,but you can't bind yourself in a constant state of retreat you have to face the past to open up the ever expanding present and future. [h1] The Score [/h1] Since I found so much right with the comedy in the right places the innocent cluelessness of one character while another knows all of what is happening and with a flaw that I sadly have to touch up for just a little that I mentioned previously this VN earns a score of [b] 99/100 after all I had to dock at least one point for some of the translation not being finished completely [/b]

A short visual novel with only one route. you will probably get annoyed by the first singing scene, because you can't skip it or do anything. ( just enjoy the song ) but after that, it should be fine. the story is decent. great soundtrack. and the conclusion is : i recommended this game for you who want to experience visual novel, but yet to have tried any. this is maybe a short VN, but it got fully voiced, great soundtrack, and decent storyline. looking forward to the next series/route

Unique story, Great voice & soundtrack, Good Jokes. There still some bugs & glitches, can't wait for the full version.

For just $10 this game gives you an incredible experience! - A pretty relaxing and simple story but well seasoned with good amount of comedy, drama and service with romance and super natural being the main aspects of the vn. You get fully voiced content (it took me around 5hrs to complete as a fairly fast reader.) - The main highlights personally for me were the beautiful singing and the art. - I would definitely reccomend this game to anyone who wants to have a nice realxing weekend and has nothing to do :D I would rate 9/10.

I don't play a lot of visual novels so I may just be misunderstanding how this kind of route is supposed to go but...this was a very painful game for me to play. The object of our character's affection is a stuck up ice queen and it's hard to understand why our main character is so obsessed about her other than the fact that he's a horny teenager and she's a beautiful young woman. When the game doesn't let you make any choices and your character's choices by default are so consistently bad it's hard to sit through episode after episode of not only the character being embarrassed but having to listen to the character's cringe-worthy thoughts. The school structure also makes little sense as it appears designed to limit the students' competitiveness by having the worst students always be in competition with the best students. Overall, I don't understand why this game has so many good reviews.

I really enjoyed this visual novel. The story was very good, the art was pretty good too, and the characters had diverse and interesting personalities. There are a couple noteworthy issues, however. There are plentiful typos in the English translation and even a few instances of missing translations (as in it showed Japanese text instead of English). These can prevent this visual novel from being truly wonderful. It's also worth mentioning that this is a static visual novel, meaning that the player makes no choices over the course of it and just reads dialogue and looks at the visuals. While I'm not against static visual novels, I just think people should know beforehand, in case anybody is against them. Anyway, I recommend this visual novel primarily for its story, and secondly for its artwork. 4/5 Suzus.

Although this game is currently in EA with a few problem here and there, I still strongly recommend this game. Pros: + Interesting Story. It is about a main Character with not-so-much talent and he fell for a girl which is waaay above his reach...The story happens in a [b]School of Talent[/b], meaning students there have special abilities, many things happen and it is more than the kind of love-cliché it may sound. + Great graphic quality: All in 1080p. Although my greatest complain that the close-up character sprites are not quite sharp... + Voiced. Cons: + Mostly technical problems, which should be anticipated because it is Early Access: Soem actions like openling Save is Kinda slow; Log is buggy and mess up; some text are not translated well... --- Huge problem: Currently some random Chinese Bot Reviews are trying to downvote this game: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198070153512/recommended/573040/ or http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198331746689/recommended/573040/ Seriously, the latter is not even trying: 1 phrase translated to 5-6 different languages with Google translate..wtf Anyway, if you can, report them. This game does not deserve these shitty downvote.

I bought the game the moment it got released, Was pretty excited to play too. So I try'd playing around a little and my first impression was; damn, that's some fine art and voicing too! Tho I haven't really been playing much yet, I'm looking forward to finish the game. There are some bugs here and there, but nothing mayor yet. I also have talked with the Devoloper a little, and he/she is a cool relaxed person to talk too, So if u have any feedback, I'd say feel free to speak with the devoloper :D Also I've read alot of visual novels/rpg's already and I gotta say, for the price I paid, I love it! From my perspective I'd give this game a 9/10. ~Shiina♪

Disclaimer: Bought it for 1/2 the price when it was still in Early Access I'm not an avid visual novel reader but I felt like I had to leave a review for this since theres not that many. It is pretty short since it is only one route but for what you are paying for, its worth it. Story is great but sometimes felt it got a little too predictable at times IMO. The soundtrack and voice acting overall was great as well but noticed it had awkward transitions and would cut out unexpectedly in some scenes. The art was beautiful and showed character but I was dissappointed in the amount of blank black screens with text. The main voiced characters all had diverse traits and personalities and had chemistry in conversations but the named reoccuring characters that didn't have sprites or a voice just felt out of place and rushed. MyDearest have proven themselves here in creating this hidden gem. They deserve more recognition for their talents as well as more supporters and fans. This VN is not perfect but its still pretty damn good. It does make me sad that it was so short though. I do wish it was longer. I hope that MyDearest will continue to create more visual novels and create more routes for this series.

A great slice of life / romance story that really is a surprisingly lengthy. Definitely for people who like a good long read! Excellent artwork and music. It's a great piece of software, that, sure, has a few wrinkles, but give how long it is, and how little it costs to buy, still translates in to a real bargain. Oh, and it's written and presented in the first person so you get a real sense that you are the protagonist. The title, incidentally, School of Talents, refers to the fact that ( most of ) the students have special abilities, the concept of which I am sure you are well used to if, like me, you watch loads and loads of anime! Having said that, the story is not one that insists that the reader is a real fan of anime to appreciate. Some anime defintely needs the uninitiated to be lowered in gently (!!). So all in all if you like a good long read, with a great story, and love anime art style, then this is definitely a novel you will enjoy. And lets be honest, even if you don't, you haven't exactly spent a lot of money buying it, but you really have helped some talented people with their startup venture. EDIT: ITS LITERALLY UNPLAYABLE FIX IT