Others - Completed - Mindwipe Castle [Final] [Changer]

Love the idea, and the execution is hot as hell. Honestly, I just wish it were longer and had showed more of what day-to-day life in the harem looks like. But the writing is fun and sexy, the story is interesting, and the Phoenix Wright and Danganronpa (the latter of which I haven't played, so take the comparison with a grain of salt) style of gameplay is well-executed and something I haven't seen another H-Game do. Highly recommended if you're into this sort of thing.

Tedious and hard play with walkthru simulator game

game is pretty ambitious i will give it that
author wanted to make a lesbo harem game
that plays like ace attourney mixed with some VN and point and click slop

however lack of help, stupidly limited changes and unclean introduction
lead players to a dead end, i doubt anybody ever finished this game without detailed instructions what to do

game is also not worth it
every investigation is the same
its always tedious
and you have to follow the exact instructions 1 to 1 just to see anything

there is no grace, no easy mode, no walkthru mode
nothing that would make entry to the game easier and faster
also game require tons of reading and offer almost nothing unique

honestly just skip that one, you will thank me

Honestly speaking, just skip this.

The trials are confusing, as the mechanic itself is hard to use: even after spamming all possibilities on every sentence and getting it right, you're still unsure on 'why it was the right option'.
Story, even basic, is not there and the chrachters are one worse than the other.
This was probably just a game development exercise than anything else.

Summary: I played the main story and the four villains. I found the trials confusing, but using the walkthrough got me over that. The art was nice, and the writing very good.

Cons:
* I haven't played 'trial/courtroom' games before, but I found this rather difficult. Trying to object on the correct text line when an idea is relayed over multiple dialogue lines felt similar to pixel-hunting with a time limit. So, I decided to just use the dev-provided walkthrough, and that made the game way more enjoyable.

* The game's menus are a bit clunky. If you go to the menu, you can only go back if you save the game, the text history is limited, and it's slow to scroll scenes to find interactible points.

Pros:
* The writing is good-to-great. It was nice to get to know the characters, they all acted true-to-character, the plot was good; I also enjoyed some characters having some personality flaws, which brought in some nice complexity. The strong point of the game.

* The art was a bit sparse, but very nice. This is a slow-burner, rather than a porn fest, and, fortunately, the writing was good enough to carry that.

* The investigation part of the game is also good.

Suggestion:
I think that I would've had more fun with the trials if the choices were structured in a dialogue tree; perhaps discrete choices, rather than the continous ability to press Object/Agree/Disagree, would have made the gameplay 'crisper', and easier for me to orient in.

The mysteries were pretty weak but overall the story was interesting and I like getting this second take on the Spiral Clicker universe. Only major problem is the lack of a gallery combined with only three save slots.

Things happen during the day, you have to talk to people to collect evidences, and at the end of the day, you take part in a trial to dicuss what happened during the day and try to identify the villain.

Thing is, the trial makes absolutely 0 sense.
For each statement, you can choose if you agree, if you object, try to present evidence or denounce the statement as a distraction.

Simply put, nothing works.

I saved before the trial, tried to spam any of the options with every statement, it always result in a mistake.

This game is like sneezing with broken hands. You know how to do it, but it doesn't work out well.