Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8lC0TTLAE
Japan produces some pretty cool stuff. Some of the best games of the last few decades have been either first released in Japan or exclusively released in Japan. A lot of the times, nice folks who know the Japanese language will translate Japanese games so that we can enjoy them to their fullest. However, that may take a while, if it ever happens at all. Besides, self-reliance is an underrated thing. Now, if you’re a chowderhead like me, then you only know one language, and that’s ‘murcan. But what if you want to broaden your horizons? You could take a Japanese course at school. But only if your school offers it, and if it’s a college course, you may be spending quite a bit of money on the course and books. You could buy Rosetta Stone, but that could cost you up to $200. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a great learner in the normal classroom setting. I’ve tried games before like My Japanese Coach, but I was bored and frustrated soon after starting. I’ve always wanted to learn Japanese, but have never found a way that works for me.
– Real player with 44.9 hrs in game
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This is a really fun way of putting your lessons of Hiragana to the test.
One thing I do recomend is not using this game alone. This game is no substetute for a real Sensei ;)
Tools I’d recomend. A chart of all Hiragana characters and a small drywipe board for writing practice.
Pracice writing the characters without the game And without looking at your printed chart, then play this game to test how well you’ve done.
If you’re just looking for a gaming experance, then I’m getting my critic hat on so hold tight.
– Real player with 31.2 hrs in game
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School $ sim + tutorial - some minor bugs = Finally the English translation is here. The mechanics are pretty interesting and has a slight learning curve since there are several variables to play.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
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Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
Hello Everyone,
This is going to be a review of developer Sleepy Duck’s second instalment in there three part Learn Japanese to survive series that helps teach the basic aspects of the three different Japanese writing systems. In “Learn Japanese to Survive! Katakana Wars” the player will be learning about the Katakana writing system. Hope you enjoy.
Now in the words of Daisuke Sensei “Its Study Time!”
Learn Japanese to Survive! Katakana Wars is a classic style RPG game that focuses on teaching the player the Basic structure of the Japanese Katakana system. The game does this by having the player participate in ten study sessions where they will learn the 46 Basic katakana characters (which are called Gojuon) along with 20 dakuon, and 5 handakuon (these are modified forms of some of the katakana characters). In the game it also mentions 1 sokuon and 36 yoon characters however, this dimension of the katakana system is not focused on as the player engages in gameplay, so it can only be considered as a side note in the game. There are also different vocabulary words that the play has the option of learning in the lessons as well as during side quest but after these words are mentioned they do not have a specific purpose in the game. Throughout the game’s lessons/side quest it also mentions hiragana characters but does not focus on them since the introduction of these characters were done in their first game “Learn Japanese to Survive Hiragana Battle”. The main aspect of the katakana system that is focused on is Gojuon, Dakuon, and Handakuon. From my experience the game explains this portion of the Katakana writing system rather well and it helps make the memorization of the characters seem slightly more engaging than just memorizing the characters from a book. With that being said, I would say that this game is for novice Japanese learns or intermediate learners that want a referrer of some of the Katakana characters. This game is not made for you become a fluent speaker over night or for you to decide that this will be the only instruction that you will need to make your next big trip to Japan. In short, this game is either a supplemental resource to help you learn katakana characters for the first time or a supplemental resource to help you to reinforce the Katakana characters that you all ready know. Regardless, if you decide to purchase this game because you/a friend/a family member wants to learn Japanese, you/they will still need to buy other books, flashcards, video tutorial, learning software, games, or other supplemental materials if you/they are serious about learning Japanese. Now that is out of the way let’s get to the games story.
– Real player with 47.7 hrs in game
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This game will teach you the Katakana characters and some vocabulary. It’s a hit and a miss at most time. It improved most of the issues Hiragana Battle had.
First and foremost if you’re looking to learn the Katakana characters, look no further. This is the game. If you’re seeking for more than just the characters, this isn’t the game.
Personally, it did seem daunting at first to learn another 20+ characters following Hiragana. You know,“you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”? Well, I certainly felt like that and I can say I think I got a good grasp of the Katakana characters and more or less.
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
Mathoria: It All Adds Up
Overview
A nice enough little game with decent playtime (~2+ hours for me), made in RPG Maker. You play a boy whose mother has been kidnapped, so you go on a quest to save her. Your travels take you through the entire island of Additio (or something like that), which is divided into several townships, each ruled by a village elder whom you can seek guidance from. Fight enemies, gather items, build up on your skills, and glean better armour along the way. All battles require answering addition problems. There are also various optional side quests which require you to search for stuff or solve villagers' maths questions.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
It’s a good time for maths: games about them keep appearing on Steam. After Pythagoria and Zeus vs Monsters (links lead to my reviews), here’s Mathoria: It All Adds Up, developed by a student team, with a teacher as supervisor, who happened to be also a little publisher in Philippines.
Mathoria: It Alls Adds Up is telling the story of a young teen, happening to be The Chosen One, whose mom is abducted by goons. It’s up to him to save her, by visiting the island, by defeating obstacles and by helping others. His skills maths will be useful, especially his addition knowledge.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
The King’s Request: Physiology and Anatomy Revision Game
My playtime: 00:42:54 (based on in-game clock, last save before final boss)
Intro
The King’s Request: Physiology and Anatomy Revision Game is an educational game for students learning in physiology and anatomy. You’ll have to answer some questions in medical terms to kill enemies and save the world.
Pros:
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There’s no penalty on wrong answers and the game will give you an explanation if you answer the questions wrong
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Most objects are interactable
Cons:
- You’re expected to know about the subject beforehand
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Overall: 3/5 Competent
A KIng’s Quest is a short RPG Maker MV game revolving around answering questions on human anatomy and physiology (even when the enemy is not remotely human.) The game self-parodies its strange world where everything revolves around being a medical professor, including an early question where you must know the exact name of the part of your foot you want to stomp on a slime with.
Due to its brief length, almost every object in the game world can be examined for some cheeky remark or a few extra gold pieces. Or a secret enemy, sometimes.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat
Kanji Combat is a strange experience that is fairly informative, sometimes tedious, occasionally frustrating, lives up to expectations, but also disappoints from the improvements in the previous titles. I’m not certain whether to fully recommend or urge you to avoid it. It’s a decent game, but more educationally-focused, and not quite as much fun as Hiragana Battle and Katakana War.
What I Enjoyed
- Kanji Combat is generally a visual upgrade to the previous games. The character models in particular are detailed, with strong animations, and the artwork is beautiful to look at with authentical anime-styled drawings. It’s great moving away from the old-fashioned sprites, and the Kanji enemies themselves have a lot of spirit, even if it can be hard to read them at times.
– Real player with 35.5 hrs in game
Well, I made a review about Hiragana Battle and Katakana War, so I must do this one. Uhhhh….
Ok so this one is the last game of the series and I can tell you it is bigger than the previous games, as there is a lot of kanjis to learn. Apparently there exists more than 10000 kanji so… yea. Fortunately you will only learn more than a hundred of them, plus the bonus lessons.
Basically, the game mechanics are exactly the same, except that you kick Kanji symbols butts (do they have a butt?). You learn the symbols, go to a place and beat them, level up, etc. Its a JRPG after all. Also the affection bar is back again, which means the more you fight with other characters, the more they like you and you end up unlocking benefical affection events. Also you construct a village that is used for diverse things, like the dormitory, the forge to buy weapons/armors, some fields to farm money and so on.
– Real player with 33.9 hrs in game
Proven: A Math RPG
I’ve been a math teacher for a little over 11 years and this is definitely one of the few games that kept my class engaged. I really like how the game builds on concepts that are learned. This makes it a lot less intimidating to learn a new math skill. The game also has a fun story with an important message about why knowledge and learning matter. The schoolhouse and computer lab in town are also very helpful too.
The game contains many different locations to explore with many different ways to test math skills. The better you do, the more character you meet who offer to join your party. The levels are also well-designed and some even contain different paths leading to bonus items. Fun game and activities that consist of entering the door that has the correct answer to a math problem, true / false questions from people they meet along the way, and a treasure hunt that contains many helpful items they can use to defeat the guardian of a level.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
Proven its a fun game that teaches math in the style of a JRPG makes this something that kids will actually want to play. I also really like the positive message and morals from the king while still being light-hearted and fun. The game teaches math in an innovative way and is perfect for family game night.
it’s a perfect game to have fun and learn.
I recommend.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Jack Sprout
Jack Sprout, the nature-loving, lesson-learning adventure. Help Jack Sprout leave his humble beginnings on Farmer Smith’s Farm and grow to build his own farm house. All the while, he’ll learn what it means to be part of a community.
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Explore Beaver Creek Meadow in 4-directional tile-based movement
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Listen to the neighbors' stories to learn about them… and from them
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Participate in minigames to get Jack Sprout closer to being a farmer step by step
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Never fear failure - your neighbors will be there to lend their support
Pixel Game Maker MV
It’s been a long time coming, but I’m now ready to weigh in my thoughts on Pixel Game Maker MV. I’ve been using this software since early access back in 2018.
TL;DR:
Pixel Game Maker MV is a great game development engine for those that are not programmers, and want to be able to create either side scrolling or top down action games. It’s got enough for a single person development operation to chew on here to create the game you want to create in the way you want it created; bearing in mind that you operate within the program’s limits. If programming/scripting is outside your reach (or if it’s something you can do), this is a great engine that has the potential to be amazing as long as the developers continue with updates & performance improvements. There are assets and DLC that is available at the time of writing for you to get a jump on a concept quickly, but there are no asset standards (outside of keeping things divisible by 2) to conform with.
– Real player with 2587.5 hrs in game
I’ll begin this review with I’m 36, not 16. I have no illusions about making a game and distributing it for gain. This is a hobby for me and that is the perspective I write this review from. I have a day job. I moonlight as a hobby pixel artist, and that drives me to dev software to have fun with, and bring it to life.
I began with RPG Maker MV as my first dip into game dev software. I do not have a desire to learn to code so that software was more interesting to me compared to more advanced engines. After years in RMMV I felt the want for more control from the ground up, and not be boxed in by hard limitations from the software, and the need for plugins to break through those hard limitations. Pixel Game Maker MV grants me that feeling. I did not feel like the learning curve to get going on a project was difficult, even without a large database of video tutorial content on YouTube at the time.
– Real player with 1866.7 hrs in game
Japanese Romaji Adventure
Learning can be boring and tedious but not if it is served as game
– Real player with 26.6 hrs in game
Playing status: 0/1 achievement, finished the game
Grindy Achievement(s): No.
Optional Achievement(s): Yes (1 achievement).
Difficult Achievement(s): No (I don’t know how to get the achievement).
Guide: Link
Intro
Japanese Romaji Adventure is an educational game that is teaching you romaji, the Japanese language that is written in alphabet. Set in the 1800s, you are to travel between regions in Japan, trying to explore what the country has to offer. Note that my knowledge of Japanese only comes from watching animes, so this review will be based on that.
– Real player with 15.8 hrs in game