BlueberryNOVA Reviews

I'll give this a thumbs up, but only barely. Is it cringey? Yes. Is the translation bad? Somewhat. However, I think people are being WAY too harsh on this VN. The art/character designs are actually quite nice, the music is passable, and it's Yuri which is always a plus in my book. [strike]Also, it's quite easy to 100%.[/strike] The game is only 3 dollars (although I picked it up on sale for 1.79$), and this seems like it's Nova B12's first work as well, so I think the content that came with it was fair. Although, what the negative reviews said weren't exactly false, and I desperately hope they improve on these issues in their upcoming BlackberryNOVA.

Get the patch! :) Lovely little yuri, with some decent art and okay music throughout. The patch is what saves it from being a little lackluster though. With the patch I definitely recommend this cute yuri.

It was okay but, it clearly shows that this was written by a male. The characters felt stale and uninteresting as there's not much depth to them outside of "anime girl" and "lonely girl". Things also felt very rushed and needs to be fleshed out more. Only gave it a thumbs up as I don't think it was bad due to reading a lot worse.

You can finish a single play through of BlueberryNOVA in about half an our so it is on the short side. Personally I prefer a VN that you can finish in 1 sitting. The translation is on the poor side. I suspect English is the devs second language. At the end of the game they provide a method of contact if you desire to help them with their translation. Over all BlueberryNOVA is a cute VN which I didnt mind spending my time on.

No. Just no. This game is terrible and I rarely write negative reviews but seriously... Writing: - Not sure if the translation is bad or the story from the beginning was so flat and lame BUT IT WAS VERY FLAT AND LAME. Basically you were jumping from day to day in seconds. There was barely any descriptions. "I was doing this, then I did that. I went to sleep. I cooked. 10 min later I was at home. It took us 5 min to go home." << it's literally like that all the time. From the technical view: - music was there but not all the time and without voice acting it was pretty quiet in many situations - background sounds... be ready for just a ring bells - maybe there were more but I CONSTANTLY HEARD THAT ONE - sometimes pictures were broken and you could see background but in the middle huge white column with text appearing (instead of text frame below) Story: - I love yuri stories but relationships here are so forced - moving in after one night hook up (yeah I know it can happen irl too but c'mon) - bad ending is really BAD for one character - you can learn how to make 3 dishes because they literally give you full recipe, what ingredients you need, how long to cook it etc. (NOW you know what description is? Maybe instead romance, write cooking vn - might be actually good) Sensitive content: + fair point, dev wrote triggers in description - about suicidal thoughts, it's not only thoughts there's suicidal note, you learn the girl took her own life and how the story ends? QUOTE from the game: "apparently Eva decided to leave. It was a pity that I didn't manage to make friends with her" and then (I didn't save that quote) "but at least I have Yukino" like wtf dude, be at least a bit sensitive - oh also nightmares and sleep paralyzes included in the game - another trigger "A girl kisses another girl without consent" - it's not just that. On one route girl is saying MC to stop but MC "just want her now" and they have sex. The next day she apologize. Respond? "no worries, I liked it, I forgive you" Dude are you serious? It's so wrong. After that character GOES WITH THE OFFER OF RELATIONSHIP where you can pick yes/no - with yes "ok cool - the end basically" with no she admits it was one time thing, character is whole "oh okay" and hey! you will get achievement for that! How good it is, right?? (yes, it's sarcasm) - the other route sound very rapey too but hey, of course they both will enjoy it and then even switch - and depends on your choices it's either the end with that character OR YOU WILL DRUNKLY RAPE THE OTHER GIRL (so the previously described sex scene). At least at the end here MC is feeling bad for her actions and the games end here I won't recommend it. There was potential that was totally destroyed. The only good thing about it was art so I hope dev will work on their writing style and maybe BlackberryNOVA (which was announced) will be better. For sure not gonna buy that one right away if at all. ~~[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44342408-Sanctuary-for-Strange-People/]Check my curator's page![/url]~~

The textbox glitches in some parts (blank rectangle with text), no good. Translation is a bit odd sometimes. Also, Yukino ears disappears when they go to bed together, XD. Apart from that, the story is nice and short. Characters sprites and CG are lovely. Quite immersive backgrounds too. [i]Cute and gay, I recommend.[/i]

I think the story is alright, the art isn't bad either, and it also has different endings, although I think the story is a bit short. If you're looking for something explicit to pass the time, I wouldn't recommend the game. But if you just want to read the story, I'd say it's fine. Still, as I said before, it's too short for me, so I don't recommend it...

I am so so confused after playing this game. I am genuinely going through some kind of awful déjà-vu. It feels like, it is inspired??? ripped-off??? from the game, "Truth: Disorder". And well, that's not a compliment at all. Let's first talk about the actual game and story of BlueberryNOVA. It is ridiculously short, it really does take a few minutes to read the entire story (please ignore my time. Even though I played for under an hour, I spent about half that time doing other things.) I'm pretty sure I spent more time making this review than actually playing this game. Everything is too rushed to get invested in the story and to truly like the characters. It's painfully awkward and well, the story itself clearly rushes to all opportunities of some "Yuri" fan-service smut, but even *that* is rushed and... awkward haha. So, if you're interested in buying this solely for the smutty-stuff, you're going to be quite disappointed. Why do I compare it to Truth:Disorder? First of all, we play as Aika, and have possible two love-interests, Eva & Yuki. Strange enough, in Truth:Disorder, the MC is a male but we have the characters: Eva, Yukino and Aika. Coincidence? ...Maybe...? Eva somehow looks almost the same in both stories with the white hair in a messy-bun-like-style, who is very mysterious and likes to [spoiler] traumatise you in your sleep by appearing in your nightmares. [/spoiler] The Aika in Truth Disorder has has pink hair & Yukino has black hair whilst in BlueberryNOVA, Aika has black hair and Yuki has pink hair! *phew* Yup! It's just a coincidence, guys! Secondly, the same background art is used. *Sigh* Yes, these are probably free-to-use backgrounds for VNs or something, but still. It really did make it feel like I was reading the same story at some points, making me even think that maybe these two stories are connected somehow. (But yeah, I don't actually think they really are.) (And no, it's not made by the same creators... I think?) I was quite disappointed with this game. I will admit I only bought it (And Truth:Disorder) because I can't help but want to play Visual Novels that have characters that share my name. However, I will admit that I appreciate some of the art - some of it was really pretty. I will also say that the translations were very good! Very understandable and easy to read. Thank you for that! I also love the achievements, even though they were a little too easy to get, some of them are pretty cute and easy to appreciate. Pros: - Good translations - Some of the art is beautiful - Achievements - Affordable (Worth it on a sale.) Cons: - Way too short - Rushed story - Unrealistic and awkward situations Overall, I might appreciate this game way more and give a positive review for it if there was more effort put into it. I'd like to be more invested in the story and get to know the characters more. But as of now, I sadly cannot recommend it at all, not even if you are looking for some Yuri-smut lol I rate it a 4/10.

This is a very short girl x girl (yuri) visual novel. [i]BlueberryNOVA[/i] tells the story of a transfer student named Aika. She meets two girls on her new college: Yuki, an overly confident girl that grabs Aika's breast on the first day they meet and proceeds to invite her to join the Anime Club (not creepy at all), and there's Eva, the opposite of Yuki; she's shy and seems very insecure. There are multiple endings: one good per girl, a threesome ending, and two "lonely" endings. It took me 30 minutes to finish all routes and get all achievements. The art style is alright. I've seen worse, to be honest. The English translation is a bit weird sometimes, but it's readable. I'm not a native English speaker, so it didn't bother me so much. One technical aspect that annoyed me [b]a lot[/b] was the sound effects; they were SO LOUD! So many bell and phone rings! All the time!! I was trying to enjoy the BGM but it was nearly impossible with all that damn ringing. So why I don't recommend this title? Well, it isn't that cheap for such a short novel. Also, the story and its characters are very cringy, especially that scene with Aika and Yuki in the bathroom. If you want just mindless and quick p0rn, this VN might be for you. But if you're looking for something cute or a bit more elaborated, stay away. 3/10. Wait for a 50% sale at least if you're planning on getting this title. [spoiler]Also, there's a free R18 patch that can be found on the developer's Twitter account.[/spoiler]

Good: [list][*]The art is better than average. [*]The background music is pleasant enough. [*]It's a yuri VN, which is always nice to see.[/list] Neutral: [list][*]The English translation is not perfect, but is comprehensible. Better than some.[/list] Bad: [list][*]The sound effects. Seemingly near-constant bells or beeps. [*]The plot. It is the barest minimal framework, around the characters falling into bed with each other. Do not play this for the plot or the characters. [*]It's short. Really short. Under five minutes for a playthroughn if you read fast. Under 20 minutes to see all content if you use skip on already-read. Verdict: Even at the low price-point... I would not recommend. Possibly if it's on sale.