Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Finally after a long road this game saw the light of day and I was more than eager to put hands on it.
Despite the number of hours clocked in I have not finished it as I actually been redoing the game a few times to measure replayability as well as how better/worse I could do, but from what I experienced so far, I’m holding my vote positive.
It is however not a game without its flaws, if things that can be fixed to an extend, so lets break it down.
The definitely good:
- Graphics/Artstyle
I am utterly in love with the detailed artwork pieces that are shown all over the game, and I feel that everything else helps build up a style that’s very uniform across the board and that’s even including the 3D models used for the characters during intermission/exploration. There’s certainly artistic liberty in some departments namely the mechanical designs, but I was already expecting some of the silliness coming in and I was not looking for much else here, so there’s definitely plenty of value.
– Real player with 81.2 hrs in game
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Right. Where to begin with this one. Be warned, this is less an objective review and more a personal retrospective, and there will be prologue spoilers. I don’t usually “review” games and am only giving this one attention as I feel it has the makings of a sleeper hit that hardcore fans will be trying to convince people to play. Like its predecessors, it hit shelves with absolutely no fanfare. Just seeing how few reviews games like this one gets shows how criminally underrated these hidden gems are.
– Real player with 55.8 hrs in game
LOVE! TRUTH! PUZZLE!
LOVE! TRUTH! PUZZLE! is a “template flip”, that is to say, it’s a “game” that has been produced by copying a game template and changing a few things. In this case it was a game construction kit/template for doing a simple jigsaw puzzle with less than a handful of low res images of Manga art girls. The “developer”, Rosa Special Studio, has done this over a dozen times now:
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Sweet Halloween
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My Sweet Ants
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Mystical Lights
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Cute Girls Love Books
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Otaku Club
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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NEKO-NIN exHeart 2 Love +PLUS
Pros:
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Animated cat and
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The artwork is high quality as always
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Cat girls. Nuff said.
Cons:
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The characters act like a bunch of bratty children. Some literally throw tantrums. Not nearly as likable as girls from Nekopara.
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The game is extremely short. It’s only about 2 hours of content for $5.
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Not very much “plot” with the downloadable free patch.
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There are quite a few typos in the translation. Also, not sure if it’s just me, but all of the apostrophes are missing.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
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Just as funny and adorable as the main game itself. Also a bit longer than i was expecting, each story took me about a hour (If you have the 18 plus content from Denpasoft) and i read quite fast. Well worth it i thought.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
NEKO-NIN exHeart 2
This game saved my life.
I am 32.
My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together. They are now both 4 years old.
When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable. I was self destructive. I got so mad one day from everything spiraling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. That caused me to break my 5th metacarpal in my right hand… my working hand… my games hand.. the hand that I held and carried my children to bed with.. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to provide.
– Real player with 580.2 hrs in game
Haven’t completed the story yet, but so far it’s very good, if a bit more on the serious side this time. Saiha and co seem to veer between indifference and callousness both towards the protagonist (no change there) and the mission as a whole, although as usual said protagonist is the cause of some of the problems, especially by not knowning what rabbits
! (or rabbits thinking they are cats) eat…
Some of the music has been reused, but it still goes well with the story.
Graphics are just as nice, with a fair few animated sequences, and it’s reasonably priced too.
– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game
U27RA R3Z0NANC3
One of the most charming games I’ve ever played! It’s teaming with humor, along with a heartfelt “tail” of two brothers! The visuals and animations are soothing and the soundtrack is top notch! (It’s also on bandcamp and Dumivid’s Youtube channel for casual listening!)
And the puzzles are nothing to scoff at! Are you overthinking that one level? Or not thinking it through enough?! (Level 7 comes for us all!) Reaching the end is a commendable feat! The journey is more than worth it to reach it!
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Sokoban puzzle + cats - expensive = 100 levels of retrowave cat resonance. Avoid obstacles, make sure colors match and move yarn around to solve the puzzles. Easy to redo stages.
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– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
NEKO-NIN exHeart
Just finished my first playthrough of the game; as you can perhaps tell, it’s not a particularly long game, though that is to be expected from its price. I also bought the H-Patch from the Denpasoft website and yes, I did play through all the H-scenes on my route. Now, onto the review. No spoilers, I promise.
This game is nothing special, Visual Novel wise, but sometimes that’s exactly what you’re looking for. It certainly was what I was looking for, coming into this. People have been comparing this to NekoPara and personally, while I liked NekoPara better, Neko Nin is still pretty good. It’s got a very light and fluffy storyline, filled with the heartwarming, cute and funny tropes you tend to expect from this kind of thing. The H-scenes came often and sometimes out of the blue, but hey, you’re not playing this for plot, are you? For a VN, this is pretty quality art, and I especially loved that the catgirls' ears twitch randomly when you talk to them. This is a Visual Novel as opposed to a Kinetic Novel, so there are choices to make, but I get the feeling that the choices just unlock different H-scenes.
– Real player with 20.7 hrs in game
Initially, I was excited years ago when Sekai Project began localizing Whirlpool games. I was finally glad to play their games since I waited for years (less than a decade, perhaps) to play a full Whirlpool game, instead of their Web Trials aka demos of their games.
I felt that with Neko-Nin exHeart, this was disappointing because there the choices don’t follow a route for ONLY Yura or Tama; it’s another harem game, no matter what choice you pick. The other disappointments about the game is the comedy aspect overrules the “ninja” and demi-human plotline. There is action, of course, but the conflict and events don’t quite make this an interesting visual novel.
– Real player with 10.7 hrs in game
NEKOPALIVE
Day 16:
My food supply is running low and I am beginning to wonder if it’s time to finally remove the VR headset that has become practically glued to my face from intensive use. But alas, how can I remove this wonderful device when it is providing me with such a graceful sight? I have watched the same dance over 10,000 times, however, I cannot bring myself to pull my lingering gaze away from it. It has ingrained itself into the deepest depths of my mind.
! When will this madness end…
– Real player with 1604.9 hrs in game
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– Real player with 83.2 hrs in game
Fish and Groove
that was quite a strangeexpreience. An enoyable one,tho.Anyway, both my eyes and my finger were totally lost.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Its a fun game for wasting some minutes here and there.
The music is relaxing and the rythm mechanic is really challenging (at least for me).
Buuuut i havent found a quit option… would be nice, if it could be added at the menu.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
NEKO ARENA
It wasn’t too long ago when I was contemplating ending it all by jumping off a bridge that was 15 minutes away. I had lost everything. My wife divorced me for being a deadbeat, ended up taking custody of 2 of our 3 children. 2 months later, CPS comes in and takes away my only child left anyways. I was not allowed to even see my kids for allegedly being “unstable.” Not only that, but Andy (my dog) had recently passed away before I was blindsided by the divorce. I was in a dark place, and I thought that nothing could turn me away from that bridge.
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game
Intro
Catgirls with guns, what’s not to love?
Pro
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It’s a simple game
! There’s a dlc which allow players to see without any swimwear
Cons
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the lack of controls page, took a long time to figure out the controls, and running around just punching catgirls
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after figuring out the controls i had fun for next 5-10minutes, before getting bored, as there are no achievements
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lack of character customization, i don’t like the way the main char that is used.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
NEKOPARA Extra
This game saved my life.
I am 27.
My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together. They are now both 4 years old.
When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable. I was self destructive. I got so mad one day from everything spiraling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. That caused me to break my 5th metacarpal in my right hand… my working hand… my games hand.. the hand that I held and carried my children to bed with.. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to provide.
– Real player with 7612.3 hrs in game
BEFORE NEKOPARA:
⡆⣸⡟⣼⣯⠏⣾⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠸⠁⢹⡿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄
⡇⡟⣸⢟⣫⡅⣶⢆⡶⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣛⠃⠰⠆⠈⠁⠈⠙⠈⠻⣿⢹⡏⠄
⣧⣱⡷⣱⠿⠟⠛⠼⣇⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⣰⣿⣿⡆⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠈⠄⠄
⡏⡟⢑⠃⡠⠂⠄⠄⠈⣾⢻⣿⣿⡿⡹⡳⠋⠉⠁⠉⠙⠄⢀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠂⠄
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AFTER NEKOPARA:
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– Real player with 143.0 hrs in game