I was really excited about this game, and I'm a little upset to be giving this a bad review. First off, it reminds me a little of Pokemon and a bit of harvest moon, so that is a double win. But, it just wasn't doing it for me. The concept, visual art and music in this game is fine and dandy, but the English is broken (or just the way it is phrased, seems off or weird to a native speaker) and just breaks the immersion for me. A big part in gaming for me is the plot, storyline, and character development. So if I am unable to gauge how the character is even feeling from what is being said, then that's a problem. It's probably just me though. I'm sure fans from other parts of the world who aren't particular about grammar will enjoy this.

Nusakana is really a great game. In fact it's one of my favourite games on steam. It was a very fun and relaxing experience for me. I felt like I was having a vacation on Nusakana Island, too. What makes this game special is the general feeling it provides. I liked this island flair very much. Plus the fact you can date 20 different girls while solving the islands mystery. It comes with unique art work and a great soundtrack, too. I also recommend this game because the developer is still doing updates and really cares about their game. So if you like oldschool rpgs buy it, and support a good developer. They deserve it, really.

There are too many missing core elements of gameplay to make your game actually an enjoyable experience. I felt there was no plot, no general storyline, only odd side-quests. And while roaming around talking to everyone, might be fun for some, it gives you no reward. Some areas of improvement are graphics, the text-bars could even be on a transparent color, (Blue signifies a win95 color scheme, we are in the 21st century), and battle balancing. Also you should be able to switch characters mid-battle or use items without costing a turn. Starting out in the game and I realise the reason for forcing the player to the inn, instead of allowing them to walk there; but you have side-quests that are deceptive because you obviously cant beat them because you die in two hits. You should always ask a second opinion before you present some thing to the public, especially if you are asking for support. If it had gone to early access I feel like they could have asked the community for ideas and sugg...

As has been stated, this game is an excellent example of what skilled designers can do with RPG Maker. This game is of excellent quality, potentially rivaling a number of big-name-studio RPGs. You control a character who is visiting the island nation of Nusakana for one year. Aside from that, the story depends on what you choose to do. There are quests that can be carried out, people to befriend (and perhaps even a girl to fall for), monsters to fight, items to cook or forge, and huge mysteries to solve. The various systems are streamlined for ease of use: [list] [*]Such as the cooking/forging system, there is no need to be anxious, as the game is beyond generous with giving you items. Very little item-farming is needed, if at all. [*]The battle system is designed to be quick and simple (very rarely will a battle last more than a few turns, one way or another), and the leveling up curve is surprisingly gentle. Much of the hero's stats will be based on his equipment, so there's v...

I tried to get into this game, but just couldn't. it's actually a decently designed RPG Maker game. I can tell a lot of work was put into it, but it has too many flaws for me to ignore. [b]Issues[/b]: [list] [*] Too many typos. Yes, I'm aware that the native people in the story have a language barrier, but that's not what I'm referring to. [*] Subpar dialogue: clichés and boring. [*] A decent story premise, but it doesn't reach its full potential. [*] Confusing and tedious character recruiting. It takes so long to travel anywhere in the game, but recruiting the characters has the player going all over the place just to get a tiny bit of information for the quest. [*] No walkthrough provided. If one's RPG is so convoluted that the player can't figure things out without looking it up every other quest, then a walkthrough should be provided. Just look at the percentage of people who've actually finished this game and one can see why. [*] Weapon & gear scarcity. [*] Character can ge...

So, it has been a few months since I finished Nusakana. This is probably the first game to which I can't give an unbiased review, but I will try. TLDR: Nusakana is the most character-driven life sim I have ever played. For those interested in the genre, I can't recommend it enough, but you will have to put in an investment. Nusakana has many English/grammar errors, usually not enough to make sentences hard to understand, but enough that you sometimes have to guess the level of emotion with which something was said. It has several technical faults and a few broken collisions, and the combat, fishing and harvesting are generally uninteresting. It is also at the top of my 'list of favorite games', surpassing the others I had considered nearly-perfect by such a wide margin that I can't use a number system to score it. As a general rule, I have avoided life sim games because the gameplay is uninteresting, and the characters are seldom 'real' enough to hold my interest. I'm not sure what ...

Nusakana is an entirely non-linear and pretty much open world RPG with an insanely good bossa nova-ish soundtrack, made completely with custom assets and with tons of content & replay value, all in an extremely ambitious RPG Maker project that looks nothing like you'd expect out of a RPG Maker game. In this game, our silent protagonist finds himself in the exotic island of Nusakana for a year long vacation, where he connects with the peculiar culture of its inhabitants, encounters all kinds of bizarre creatures and beings and discovers the mysteries of the island with the help of a load of different cute fish girls. Gameplay: Nusakana can be very unforgiving and slow paced at first, at least on the classic difficulty (aka the "way the game is meant to be experienced" difficulty). The game is built almost completely around time management, and its importance is made very obvious at the very beginning of the game where you must decide on whether you want to explore the island (which is ...

Here are my review points: -Nusakana have legit nuance, from the originality, the artwork, and the Bossanovas (this is the strongest point why I bought it), and of course Indonesia Vibe inside of it, really love the local content. -The Developer seems to really care about Nusakan bugs and problems, and they fixed it up after several hours of my report post about getting error with the last version, two thumbs up for your hard work, I as the user feel very glad for it. -The artwork I think, I will really enjoy it if the characters especially the girls looked different (especially their eyes and nose, I think almost all of them looked same for me, I know the visual style using JRPG style, but would love to have new experience in Nusakana with very different looks, the elders and older women looked very young). But that just my opinion, everyone have their own taste. Greeting from Nusakana.

"If you like fish so much, why don't you MARRY THEM?!" "Maybe I will!" ----- This is, if not the weirdest game on Steam, then certainly in the running. Go to Indonesia, unravel an ancient mystery, learn Silat, and date fish. All in a nostalgic pastel color pallette with soothing music playing in the background. Nusakana is like the gonzo lovechild of Harvest Moon and Legend of the River King, and despite English not being its original language, it is clearly a labor of love. In fact, the production values are so high that I think it would have been a cult classic if it had released back in the days of the SNES. As is, it commando-crawls at top speed out of steam's RPG Maker ghetto, punching komodo dragons in the face the whole way. If you're willing to play something a bit different, then there's a ton of content in here. Day/night cycle, days of the week, quest boards and faction loyalty, RPG combat, fishing, crafting, language-learning, and dating, and a plotline that runs dee...

Maaf sebelumnya saya pakai Bahasa indonesia walaupun saya memilih english, karena tidak ada pilihan untuk bahasa indonesia. Nusakana adalah game JRPG buatan Indonesia yang paling keren yang pernah saya mainkan. Kelebihan: - Ceritanya banyak dan nagih untuk mengetahui jalan cerita selanjutnya. - Banyak fitur seperti fitur mancing, crafting, battle, sim dating, dll - Open world, bebas mau ngapain aja didalam game - Musicnya bikin adem - Menampilkan makanan, adat, budaya dari Indonesia. - Developernya cepat tanggap dari segala pertanyaan player dan error yang dilaporkan player Kekurangan: - Map bikin pusing, bisa dibilang map dan daerah didalam game kurang sesuai. - Eventnya dan questnya ribet, musti cari tau sendiri dengan menjelajahi pulau. Secara keseluruhan game ini sangat bagus, saya harap gamer Indonesia mampu memprioritaskan untuk memainkan game lokal seperti Nusakana ini, dibanding game buatan luar.