First things first: This game is a 2.5/5 if you're not a Honkai Impact 3rd fan, 4/5 if you are a HI3 Captain fan. Settling on 3/5 overall.
In terms of gameplay, it's a linear visual novel experience. There is a token affection system, but it is mostly a series of linear events that unlock as you do whatever the chapter's main progress is. Always pick a character event over main progress when the option pops up, as I've had an instance in Part 1 where progressing caused me to miss an event because a new event was lined up. Rollback is enabled so it was an inconvenience more than anything
The important part is the writing. and that depends solely on whether you're a Honkai Impact 3rd fan.
Art is just Honkai Impact 3rd models in custom outfits. No surprises, you get what you see. Model work for the outfits are good and fit the art style without issue.
Sexual content is present, with events alternating between character story progression and followup lewd events. It's neither abundant nor sparse. For reference, in part 1, I had 2 characters with 2 scenes, 3 with 3, and the rest was 4, 5, and 6.
In conclusion, it's not bad. If you're in the market for a VN, this game ranges from "maybe" to "great" depending on how much you've bought into the source material.
In terms of gameplay, it's a linear visual novel experience. There is a token affection system, but it is mostly a series of linear events that unlock as you do whatever the chapter's main progress is. Always pick a character event over main progress when the option pops up, as I've had an instance in Part 1 where progressing caused me to miss an event because a new event was lined up. Rollback is enabled so it was an inconvenience more than anything
The important part is the writing. and that depends solely on whether you're a Honkai Impact 3rd fan.
- To fans, the writing is a streamlined exploration of how familiar characters act in novel settings, with appropriate responses from Captain which is likely to resonate with HI3 players. Basically Captain as usual, exploring not!bubble universes.
- To everyone else, the writing is rushed in a way that does not adequately explain itself, spending more time on the individual scenes rather than establishing the setting overall. Little time is spent building up individual characters, with the most being an archetype and generic motivation.
Art is just Honkai Impact 3rd models in custom outfits. No surprises, you get what you see. Model work for the outfits are good and fit the art style without issue.
Sexual content is present, with events alternating between character story progression and followup lewd events. It's neither abundant nor sparse. For reference, in part 1, I had 2 characters with 2 scenes, 3 with 3, and the rest was 4, 5, and 6.
In conclusion, it's not bad. If you're in the market for a VN, this game ranges from "maybe" to "great" depending on how much you've bought into the source material.
