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8/3/2025, 7:08:01 PM
>>533805669
>>533805905
Now, let me dump my thoughts on Kaigen Seito here:
It's amazing.
What initially starts out as a humorous dungeon crawling spin-off featuring various characters from the visual novel Hanachirasu turns out to be an actual thematic sequel with plenty of nods to the original work.
It offers emotional reunions and farewells to characters that may have felt underdeveloped or "robbed" in Hanachirasu. Kano Misuzu "the Dullahan" aka Takeda Shou, Fujiwara Itsurin Mitsuaki and the Soba Shop Waitress particularly stood out to me among those returning characters.
But most of all, this is a story about Takeda Akane, Ishima Kaigen, and Igarasu Yoshia, their beliefs, convictions and desires. The final portion of the game revolving around these three main characters is where Narahara Ittetsu's writing peaks - that final chapter is what Kaigen Seito truly was written for.
I don't want to dive too deeply into the subject matter of any twists and turns related to the story itself, but what I can say with absolute certainty is that the final battle is worth all of the grinding leading up to it.
My one complaint would be that the titular character Ishima Kaigen and her loyal tsurugi knightess Kurata Hikkyou would've benefitted from having a tad more screentime and development. The ending too, as spectacular as it is, feels as if there was still more to come and leads me to believe that Narahara had even more in store for Ishima Kaigen and her Ambition.
Oh, and I guess the riddles are dogshit and nearly unsolvable. Good luck with those.
[3/3]
>>533805905
Now, let me dump my thoughts on Kaigen Seito here:
It's amazing.
What initially starts out as a humorous dungeon crawling spin-off featuring various characters from the visual novel Hanachirasu turns out to be an actual thematic sequel with plenty of nods to the original work.
It offers emotional reunions and farewells to characters that may have felt underdeveloped or "robbed" in Hanachirasu. Kano Misuzu "the Dullahan" aka Takeda Shou, Fujiwara Itsurin Mitsuaki and the Soba Shop Waitress particularly stood out to me among those returning characters.
But most of all, this is a story about Takeda Akane, Ishima Kaigen, and Igarasu Yoshia, their beliefs, convictions and desires. The final portion of the game revolving around these three main characters is where Narahara Ittetsu's writing peaks - that final chapter is what Kaigen Seito truly was written for.
I don't want to dive too deeply into the subject matter of any twists and turns related to the story itself, but what I can say with absolute certainty is that the final battle is worth all of the grinding leading up to it.
My one complaint would be that the titular character Ishima Kaigen and her loyal tsurugi knightess Kurata Hikkyou would've benefitted from having a tad more screentime and development. The ending too, as spectacular as it is, feels as if there was still more to come and leads me to believe that Narahara had even more in store for Ishima Kaigen and her Ambition.
Oh, and I guess the riddles are dogshit and nearly unsolvable. Good luck with those.
[3/3]
8/3/2025, 5:03:17 AM
>>533731295
The gameplay probably isn't for everyone, but it's still pretty fun if you can get into the mudo mindset and Sen-no-Sen your opponents into an early grave. Just make sure you save regularly to avoid losing progress.
The story itself starts out seeming like a joke, but it actually offers really nice closure for some characters and (unsurprisingly since it was written by Narahara), features amazing plottwists towards the ending. If you liked Hanachirasu's cast and setting there's really no reason not to play Kaigen's Ambition and Kaigen Seito.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj4CLMMWQ1k
The gameplay probably isn't for everyone, but it's still pretty fun if you can get into the mudo mindset and Sen-no-Sen your opponents into an early grave. Just make sure you save regularly to avoid losing progress.
The story itself starts out seeming like a joke, but it actually offers really nice closure for some characters and (unsurprisingly since it was written by Narahara), features amazing plottwists towards the ending. If you liked Hanachirasu's cast and setting there's really no reason not to play Kaigen's Ambition and Kaigen Seito.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj4CLMMWQ1k
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