OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition

What could be called the final boss of melodramatic cosmic romance, and one of the most beautiful experiences money can buy on this platform — and it's well worth it. Echo of Starsong definitely doesn't feel like a true visual novel, somewhat in between a visual novel for dialogue and something like Gris in regards to the atmosphere and gameplay loops. As with the other games in the Opus series, it shares the same charm but more defined and developed upon with the best aspects from the previous games. The intentionally linear gameplay is still engaging enough and will make finding lore bits through exploration feel more meaningful and deliberate. The story can only be described as a beautiful tragedy, but whether or not you see it as a 'happy ending' is dependent on how much lore you've acquired during your playthrough. Sigono put a lot of effort into this one, and it paid off as probably the most immersive story-telling experience of the decade, in my humble opinion. The mythology portion is undeniably one of the best aspects it has to offer, and will ultimately decide how you perceive the ending. Along with the world building, the mythology is intrinsic to understanding the bo…

I'll be frank, this game hinges heavily on your investment in the characters and character drama. For better or for worse, everything else in this game is sacrificed in favor of that aspect of the narrative. The story for me more of a mixed bag than I expected. I really really wanted to like these characters and get invested and cry at the end, but I think this game severely mishandles all of them. I'm not sure if I just misunderstood the main theme or message of the game, but the ending left me frustrated and pretty confused. [spoiler] First of all, Jun as a main character isn't very compelling or interesting to me, he barely shows any emotion besides when talking about Kay and his clan, the game wants you to buy into his romance and eventual obsession with finding Eda again but the romance scenes between the two didn't really make me feel like they had any deep connection. There were barely any scenes of intimacy or more discussions about how they felt about each other or anything. Most of the 'romance' parts of the story are implied or barely broached until the finale when the game expects you to believe that a 80 year old Jun somehow remembers a girl he spent a single year wit…

it wasn't easy writing this review while all those damn ninjas cutting onions...

This game lowkey sucks. Never playing again.

10/10 top 5 game ever played!!! good game good good good good 10/10

The first game in the OPUS series I can recommend unconditionally. Go in blind, never look anything up, mistakes and misjudgements you make along the way are part of the story. Critique: - The flashbacks get a bit too numerous at the and and weaken some of the final moments. - 30fps by default, you should absolutely "unlock" the framerate and lock it to you screen refresh-rate via you GPU vendors control software. Praise: Remi and her JP VA. The other characters, to be perfectly honest, are a bit flat. Perfectly fine for the story, but they look pretty weak next to someone who actually has emotions and opinions.