Ashina: The Red Witch

I absolutely loved this game. Ever since I fell in love with Eastward, I've been searching for memorable pixel art games that can capture that same sense of wonder. Unfortunately, they're surprisingly hard to find. Stranga Games absolutely nailed it with Ashina: The Red Witch. From start to finish, this was an incredible journey. The world is magical, the characters are wonderfully quirky, and the dialogue is full of charm and personality. It constantly made me want to see what was waiting around the next corner. The atmosphere even reminded me of a pixel art Studio Ghibli movie at times, although with a slightly spookier twist. I genuinely can't recommend this game enough. It's an absolute steal for the price. I'm jumping into Red Bow next, which I hear is a prequel. From what I've seen, all of these games seem to be connected, and I can't wait to experience more of this universe. Oh and.. Tanto, thanks for being my friend, mane. ❤

It was not really fun to play. The story was a mess and the characters were annoying at most. Some areas were fun, like the city area with more vibrant characters. The game was a bit clunky to play and some areas were so small with so few interactable things that it was more akin to a flash game really. No Japanese support is also kinda surprising since the game is essentially based on 100% Japanese lore.

One out of the Stranga Games' repertoire of yokai world adventures. Ashina is a prequel My Big Sister, stand-alone story with connections to one another and a common concept covering the Japanese folklore. With retro-styled graphics as a base, the elements of light horror is mixed with humor for some engaging story value. Even though Ash seeks to find a way out of the spirit world for her along with her sister as the main goal, there are optional tasks and choices that unlocks extra endings that adhere to the questions left open. Simplistic gameplay but with memorable story and characters.

Having played the other Stranga games, the ending to this one really was unexpected. Its pretty lineart with the “extra” endings are triggered with some actions you make with a chime of a bell as a sign. Its good. I like this one actually. Stranga games really are connecting stories in throughout their games.

I love the worldbuilding, the art style and the characters!

pretty fun game. part of a much larger story than I realized lmaooo