Tiempo de juego:
4586 minutos
I got the feeling that I won't be able to do a short review on this one.
The game tells the story of three characters, which are reunited by fate in the same place and bound by some past events I won't spoil. It's not a fancy plot by any means, but the story of the three main characters is beautiful and well written. The characters are likable enough, but nothing to write home about, save for perhaps Ria, which started as an unlikable brat-like girl, and ended up being my favorite character. Her route was also the best, and I thank the developers for having the backbone of giving THAT ending to her route, for it was the only logical way for the true ending to make sense. That said, the romance was very restrained in some routes (Elle's and Reina's routes), which is strange, considering this game is a romance VN. Sylvia's route has moderate romance, and Ria's and Akane's has the best ones. I didn't saw any mayor plothole or contrivance in the writing, but some characters could have been better written.
In terms of game design, the player has no say in which route will land. The game features a common route, at the end of which the player has to select a specific route. It isn't like branching VNs, where a route is decided based on the choices made by the player during the common route. This is convenient in the sense that the player doesn't need to go through the entire common route to play specific routes, but the downside is that the narrative flow can feel disjointed, like the specific routes aren't natural continuations of the common route. The game features some choices, but they have no real consequences. They are there just to provide some additional dialog, and in some cases, unlock some content, which defeats the purpose of having choices. Also, the method by which the player get the true ending of the game reminded me of how to get the true ending in Steins;Gate 0.
There is a curious design choice in some of the characters, specifically Elle and Akane. The former is a pro fencer and the latter is an athlete, so, ¿why both of them has such big breasts? I'm just nitpicking on this one, I know, but it's something that bothered me while playing the game. The art design is superb, and the free DLC, which adds 1440p graphics (were you expecting 18+ content, eh?), only makes the game even more gorgeous, and the animations and transitions are buttery-smooth (the game ran using the dedicated GPU on my laptop). The CGs are just as beautiful, but I wished the SDs had some level of animation. The music does the job and it's mostly fitting with the situation. The voice acting is very good too. There is nothing to really complain in a technical way.
All in all, this is a solid romance VN, with decent characters, beautiful main story, and second to none technical issues. The writing need some polishing here and there, and the game design has some flaws, but nothing that stop me from recommending this game. I'm looking forward to play Golden Time.
P.S 1: don't take a shot everytime someone on the game says "Golden Time". You could die.
P.S 2: there's a healthy amount of pantyshots in the game. Be sure to screenshot them all.
P.S 3: Elle is so damn sexy. Totally waifu material.
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