Playtime:
161 minutes
[h1] WARNING [/h1] I have read 2 routes of the last Princess Evangile game so please, take this whole review with a grain of salt. Everyone has their own tastes and likes/dislikes so this review may not apply to you at all. This is all MY opinion. I have currently only read 1 route of Princess Evangile W Happiness as of this review. Right now, I am overall very happy with this sequel. This review is technically a WIP and I will update it as need be when I finish all the routes.
So to start off, this is technically a direct sequel to Princess Evangile and all of the routes in the previous game. Each character has some epilogue chapters. However along with the new chapters there are 5 more for the other major side characters in the first game. Before I address anything else though let's look through the goods/bads of this VN.
[h1] Pros & Cons [/h1]
[b] The Artwork [/b] Its top-notch. Beautiful scenery and vibrant colors coupled with everything else make this a very pleasant to look at VN. It has obviously has a lot of time and effort put into it.
[b] The Music [/b] Is amazing. It isnt too much different from the first Princess Evangile so don't get your hopes up if you are looking for something different though. However it is all very well done music and fits very well with the overall theme.
[b] The Options/Choices [/b] By options I dont mean in-game choices impacting the story, I mean the fact that you can play so many different routes and every single one is COMPLETELY unique and for that character only. There are none of the choices that impact the end-game or your route since in this VN you pre-pick your route from the get go.
[b] The Characters [/b] They are just as great as they were, but better. There is more story for each of the characters and each one of those characters are very well drawn, well voiced, well written (in my opinion), and has just a super special and unique personality that makes reading each route special.
[b] The Writing [/b] Ive been singing praises about this game however there are indeed some "meh" things. The writing can feel a bit stale (at least in the route I played). It more or less just felt out of place sometimes (granted, very FEW times), but this can be a problem for some people so I addressed it here. The writing overall is good but it isnt a masterpiece of any kind.
[b] The Length of The Epilogue Chapters [/b] Listen, I know making a VN is hard work and considering all the stuff that is in this VN then I cant blame it too much, but the epilogue chapters were just so short. I expected it to be short, dont get me wrong, but this just felt TOO short if you know what I mean. Again, I have only played one route, but it took me about an hour and a half to finish it. It does depend on your reading level and speed though so you may take 3-4 hours to finish and some people may take 45 minutes, just take it with a grain of salt.
[b] The Price [/b] Its a very well done VN (my favorite VN series in fact) , but base price of $35 is really getting up there. Its on the line of too expensive in my opinion. I think $25-30 would have been better but $35 definitely isnt stretching it so even if you buy at base price, its worth it.
[b] The Sexual Content [/b] This is obviously the all ages version so there is cut content since Steam doesnt allow porn. I personally don't care whether there is explicit content, but a lot of people do apparently so if you really want it, buy this on their site as you'll get the "full" version. This visual novel though (Princess Evangile W Happiness) focuses a lot on the sexual content (again, at least in the route I played). The writing blatantly shows it at certain points.
[b] The Voicing [/b] There is again voice acting! There isnt much to say here other than its really well done. It feels and sounds correct to the situations the characters are put into. Just good voice acting.
[b] Availability [/b] By this I mean, is it welcoming to readers who haven't read the last Princess Evangile? Yes it is, somewhat. The 4 main routes from the previous VN are in this game, but only the first 13 chapters of the game. It stops at the point to where you pick a girl and go that route in the first game. I think you can read this w/out reading the entire first Princess Evangile however it just wouldn't do it justice at all and it would be a very unsatifying experience in my opinion. Read the first if you truly want the best experience from this.
[b] The Story/Plot [/b] Its amazing. If you haven't read the first Princess Evangile then you really should since its splendid. This one just sort-of continues the story (depending on the route you choose) and it is still very well done and engaging.
[h1] Overall [/h1]
8/10
In my personal opinion I think this game is absolutely wonderful. I'll be honest though, I am a bit biased since I loved the first Princess Evangile. However if you played the last one you won't see much has changed which can be good for some and bad for others. I love Princess Evangile W Happiness. Its light-hearted and charming, but can also be super intense at times and put forth great drama and suspense to the reader. There are jokes and lines in here that I genuinely laughed at becuase they were funny. Not cringe funny (although there is that too), but because they were just funny. This series of Visual Novels have a certain charm about it that other visual novels just dont have. I highly recommend you get this on sale, and even at base price (though like I stated its a lil' steep). This is a fun read and I will always enjoy seeing the characters, drama, story-line and everything else just unfold before me.
[b] Extra [/b] I will update this review as I complete more routes and finish the whole thing.
👍 : 32 |
😃 : 3