Echoes of the Town

Loveletter to Persona 4 ! I haven't put much time into this game, maybe a bit more than you see above here, but I'm pretty shocked that this game has all of the moved parts that it does without the install/playerbase that it should. Though this is clearly understandable based on the NSFW content (which was my original reason for purchase). This game turns that into something that I have enjoyed playing, and working towards that goal of that content. The game is not perfect, feels very ominous at times, empty, and the NPCs being blue or pink colored sprites isn't exactly how I'd do it, but the turn based battle system was a nice surprise since it actually felt good! This is clearly a low budget game with big budget aspirations! And I immediately felt that Persona 4 twinkle. The devs obviously took inspiration from the series and even put Fox's mask in the Manga store :-) Overall, for what it is, on sale, give it a shot. Give it a little time, do a few battles. It's good !

Has a lot of potential, and the Persona-style graphics are really great! But there are a lot of things that need improvement. ✅ Pros: ✅ Great soundtrack ✅ Great art style ✅ Good game loop ✅ Serviceable plot and dialogue ✅ Decent H-scenes ✅ Simple combat ❌ Cons: ❌ No voice acting (not exactly a con for me, as it actually helps the game in this case, but a sizeable chunk of the community looks for this feature) ❌ Clunky movement at times, especially with the motorcycle (no audio too) ⚠️ Needs improvement: ⚠️ The H-scenes are too quick and lack impact visually and audibly. They're decent, but they could be a lot lewder. Some scenes are great though, like the Alt Ending and the XRay shot in the strip club ⚠️ Expressions need work, especially when it comes to Akemi's "night work" ⚠️ The corruption aspect isn't heavily felt, except for some interactions and comments from NPCs ⚠️ Akemi's descent from innocent girl to town slut isn't impactful, no ...

Edit: I beat the game! I really liked the ending though it's a bit bittersweet. Only minor quibble is that there are more bugs at the very end of the game, but again they are pretty minor IMO. Though I won't start it right away, I am gonna do a new game plus on hard. I think the game is really that good. Amazing work Taizai. --------- I really love this game. It charmed the pants off me in a way few others have. Even though I haven't beat it yet (Though I seem close) I couldn't wait any more to give my thoughts. As far as H games go I'd put it up there with the best like Celesphonia, Karryn's Prison, Ravager etc... and just as a JRPG I find it to be really enjoyable. Of special note is some of the lavishly animated special attacks like something out of a Dragon Ball Z game. From a GAME design standpoint a lot of AAA games could learn from this one. It's a very cohesive whole. Both gameplay and presentation are just a really good time. To address some of the concerns from older revie...

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Didn't like the ending. [spoiler] The cliffhanger felt unnecessary [/spoiler] Tried playing further. Half-decent story. Still a lot of bugs but I kinda grew into the game. Hopefully it gets updated. >>>Previous Review<<< Gameplay wise, especially combat system and the quest loop - it's great. It's more than just another RPG. Too many bugs like the team wasn't bothered to clean out grammar, events, and coding. One in particular where you're working for [spoiler] the music records store then it will go to the W Burger cut scene, and finding the game for that ghost in the construction site. I did some sort of mission first that was meant for later then I got the dialogue for selling that Legendary H game or something, and I'm sure it wasn't supposed to happen [/spoiler]. Good story concept - but it's too cliche and the lore was a bit forced. Sex scenes could use some work because the interaction are all copy-paste, obviously. Spoiler Alert: Would have been nice if [spoiler] Masa [/spo...

I am throughly enjoying the story and the questlines so far. Tough fights, but rewarding. Also, get the cheats on twitter if you get the game, you can unlock the outfits/skills/cash early if you want a handicap!

Overall this is a very good RPG game, most glaring issue I can see is that the translation isn't the best. There are a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes. Not so many that it ruins the dialogue but it is very noticeable. The game is a JRPG where the main character returns home after studying abroad, Her grandparents have passed and left her the home that is now in debt and you need to pay it off. That is the surface level section of the game, it honestly goes much deeper than that with the overall story and just weird happenings around town. I will say I don't really like that the summary of the game states Sandbox. Like, yes you can technically play the game without interacting too much with the story, I guess? But the game is also just very boring if you don't play through the story and meet all the characters. You are heavily inclined to actually progress in this game, which really just makes it sort of a nonlinear JRPG than any kind of sandbox.

This game is quite something!! I hadn't ever played an NSFW game before (aside from BG3 and GTA etc.) and the art style of this game got me really interested, I was still unsure on the sexual content but I thought it seemed cool enough to just try out and if the NSFW wasn't for me I would just stop playing. Little did I know the NSFW sections are the tip of the iceberg, while they are really well drawn, and sometimes even funny when they are meant to be, it was the other parts of this game that shined for me. It's basically just an amazing game that happens to have NSFW and I was expecting the other way around. Art, Music, Sound are all really impressive but the thing I liked the most was the characters, Nanami in particular was my favourite. Sprites are made with such meticulous care they really reminded me of TWEWY on the DS (a game I love.) Story was really cool and felt original and fresh, I think if this game had no NSFW I would still like it just as much so thats a good sign!! ...

Excellent pixel art

love it