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A clear summer sky spreads over the Hoshinomiya Girls' High School. This story begins with the belated start of school life for Hinako Shirai, who has just recovered from a leg injury due to a tragic accident. The magical sisters Yuzu and Lime bestowed to her a special power to become a "Reflector".
BLUE REFLECTION is a jrpg, female protagonist and rpg game
developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Released on September 26th 2017 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 1,405 reviews of which 1,130 were positive and 275 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS: Windows® 10 (64bit required)
- Processor: Core i5 2.6GHz over
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX550Ti or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: OnBoard
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On the surface, Blue Reflection is one of the most "okay" Games ever made. It's hard to come out of this game super positive on it. There are some interesting ideas going on here for sure, there's a lot of promise, but it never really comes together. The gameplay is unbelievably repetitive. Progressing the story requires doing a bunch of copy and paste sidequests, usually either picking up items or fighting a specific enemy type. While fighting those enemies you get to engage with the battle system, which is actually really good! In very specific instances. It takes way too long to unlock all the mechanics. You will have played half the game before unlocking the full range of the battle system. And unfortunately, most fights don't utilize at all it! By hour 1, I had already figured out how to beat every enemy encounter before they moved. The strategy would evolve a little over the course of the game, but the idea stayed the same. This means that EVERY SINGLE NORMAL BATTLE will be exactly the same. It's boring. However, this brings us to one of Blue Reflections positives. There are positives. In fact, there's three extremely big ones. Good enough that I would recommend this otherwise mediocre game to just about anyone. That first positive is the boss fights. The boss fights are the only time you get to actually use the core mechanic of the game, the ether gauge. Blue Reflection operates on an ATB like system. ATB wait to be more specific. While waiting for turns you can do passive effects that consume the ether gauge, something that is fairly committal to generate. This includes healing, blocking attacks, speeding up assist cooldowns, or even using multiple attacks in a single turn. It’s not groundbreaking by any means, but it is interesting. Having a resource that the party shares is usually a surefire way to create interesting decision making, and Blue Reflection succeeds at this, even if it’s only for a few fights. That however is not why the boss fights are good. Well, it helps, but that’s not the real reason people remember them. People remember the boss fights because of the spectacle. Every boss in Blue Reflection is treated as if it were the final boss of your typical modern jrpg. They all have insanely cool designs, demons that tower over the city. Each fight has multiple phases, with unique battle themes that progress with the fight. It’s actually unbelievably cool. No other jrpg has done boss fights this good. Genuinely, they’re easily the thing you look forward to the most while playing and help make the slog that is the progression system feel worth it. But a huge part of that is our second positive. There is no hyperbole in this statement. I mean this sincerely. Blue Reflection has the single greatest soundtrack of all time. For any video game for sure. Maybe for anything ever. The game DOES NOT deserve it, but it has it. Hayato Asano is an absolute legend. His songs are always the most standout tracks on any soundtrack he’s ever worked on. Blue Reflection however, is a complete solo work by him. And it’s a masterpiece.The quiet melancholy of the school, the emotions conveyed by every area’s emotional theme, and the battle themes. THE BATTLE THEMES. The thing that convinced me to pick up this game in the first place was hearing a single song from it. That was it. It was genuinely so good that it made me buy the game. And the craziest thing is I know two other people in real life who did the same, for completely different songs! At the very least, you owe it to yourself to listen to this soundtrack. And that brings us to our third positive. The writing! Kind of. The truth is, the writing in this title is not very good. It might even be bad. I think the best way to describe what this game's story feels like is “Persona 5 if every arc was 10 minutes instead of 10 hours.” That is what playing this game feels like. There’s almost nothing to hook onto here, most of the extended cast barely exists and the side content with them is crazy boring. That being said, the game does kind of start to build up something engaging, enough to keep me interested. Unfortunately, the ending is REALLY bad and kinda pulls all the wind out of the game’s sails. To word it in a way that avoids spoilers, Blue Reflection takes way too long to actually get you interested, and when it finally hooks you in, it kinda just gives up. There’s no weight here. So here’s the thing. The writing in Blue Reflection is not very good. HOWEVER, there is one big important elephant in the room. Blue Reflection has a sequel. And IT is unbelievably good. It is basically the exact opposite of what this game is. The spectacle of the boss fights is gone, and while the soundtrack is still very good, Asano pushes for more gorgeous environmental tracks instead of all out bangers. It trades those two things in favor of actually being good. The battle system is completely revamped into the most interesting implementation of ATB I’ve ever played, the entire cast is amazing and super well developed, the protagonist has actual personality. Is it worth playing Blue Reflection to play Second Light? Yeah. Is it worth also watching Blue Reflection Ray, the anime that takes place in between both games, just to have a better experience with Second Light? Absolutely. The game is that good. Genuinely. So pick this one up on sale for like $10-$15, enjoy the boss fights, enjoy the soundtrack, enjoy the vibes for about 15 hours. It’ll be worth it.
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okay, i'll be honest the pacing is slow BUT have you ever heard of the saying "good things come to those who wait"? well, this directly applied to blue reflection. if you have the patience, you're in luck! we NEED more cutesy magical girl games like this!! i was so in love with the art style/overall aesthetic.. it's VERY gorgeous!! this is what heaven looks like. that's genuinely what led me to (impulsively) purchasing the game when it went on sale!! anyway, i love how realistic the characters are! their struggles and emotions are so real.. all of the vas did an outstanding job with delivery!! this game isn't that difficult regardless of your selected difficulty, it's relatively easy! idrm that much, so it wasn't a deal breaker for me but i know it may be to those seeking a challenge. the music is peak and the ending made me tear up. i am very attached to hina-chan and the twins.. they will forever hold a special place in my heart!! i'm so excited to start the 2nd game soon!!!! <333 11/10
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Weak port of a rather flawed game, held back by a lengthy social bond grind, barely existent enemy variety in typical shoestring budget JRPG form, never mind the lengthy introduction (the full experience doesn't really become available until chapter 8 or so), but stick with it, and there's a gem here, shining through the cracks. Kishida Mel's art is as beautiful as always; his way of capturing the essence of young women really shines in a mahou shoujo setting—naivety, innocence, uncertainty, and a latent sadness, back to back with classic shoujo melodrama, heavy on friendship and teenage existentialism of the feminine variety. Combined with a phenomenal score by a former Atelier's regular, it's a slam dunk in narrative and aesthetics, the hit or miss nature of your befriendable fellow students and their personal stories the only piece that fails to impress. A smaller, but more developed selection would have fared so much better. A shame that the battle system is quite frankly stellar, given that, not including the bosses, the same several enemies are recycled ad nauseam throughout the entire game; reasonable depth and complexity, without going overboard, or trying to reinvent the wheel, and extremely satisfying to use skills across all three party members. For me, Blue Reflection is a similar experience to other underfunded JRPGs like Crystar ; if you're willing to deal with a few caveats, and can wait for a sale, breezing through on easy for the story and adjacent positive qualities is worth the trouble, and good context for the far superior sequel besides.
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Good if you want a nice slice-of-life game where all the side characters see a massive monster for the first time and are like "yep, we can take em'"
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It's a fun little RPG to play if you want breathing room for let's say a really long RPG or a break from a grindy game. I enjoyed it a lot, it's very soothing and calming to the eyes and ears. I guess in a way it's Persona 5 with Sailor Moon combined, probably why I enjoyed it a lot.
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BLUE REFLECTION is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
BLUE REFLECTION is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.
BLUE REFLECTION received 1,130 positive votes out of a total of 1,405 achieving a rating of 7.70.
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BLUE REFLECTION was developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
BLUE REFLECTION is playable and fully supported on Windows.
BLUE REFLECTION is not playable on MacOS.
BLUE REFLECTION is not playable on Linux.
BLUE REFLECTION is a single-player game.
There are 24 DLCs available for BLUE REFLECTION. Explore additional content available for BLUE REFLECTION on Steam.
BLUE REFLECTION does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
BLUE REFLECTION does not support Steam Remote Play.
BLUE REFLECTION is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
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KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
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26 Sep 2017
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