Seinarukana -The Spirit of Eternity Sword 2- (2017)

Good game. The world-building itself is pretty engaging as it tried to expand on what Aselia the Eternal introduced and although the plot is less original and heavy in comparison it's still good enough. Other fun part is how the scale of plot and perspective on things significantly grows with each chapter in more or less surprising way. Some problems are well pointed out in other reviews but I'd still recommend the game if you care about the tactical gameplay aspect or want more world-building after the first game (or both!).

This visual novel is a soft sequal to Aselia the Eternal, a very old console game. You don't especially need to play the previous game, as the story is pretty much self contained. There are some characters that appear from the previous game though, and you will enjoy them all the more understanding where they came from. In my opinion, the game is an improvement in gameplay, but it lost a lot of the charm that the first game had. This game replaces a lot of the dark themes of the previous game with a happy go lucky school slice of life style of story telling. You are floating around in a school with all your classmates! That really took a lot of the mystery and beauty out of the setting of the game, but that's the last i'll compare the two. The games story is still very good, albeit pretty cliche at times. The aspect that made this game, and the game before it, some of my favorite visual novels are the setting of the world, the behind the scenes characters, the mysterious eternity swords. The setting is so good I hope that one day I will see a sequel which revives this fantasy world.

Next installment of Spirit of Eternity Sword virtual novels/SRPG. I was pretty OK with previous story (Aselia), but much less so with Seinarukana. I felt Aselia story much more mature and nuanced - characters had development, MC needed to fight for his girl, some heavy themes were included and the endings were quite bittersweet. This is how I liked stories of coming to age (long, long ago ;) ). All characters show real character development (and not always for better). The weakest point was MC being quite moronic for most part (but in later chapters developms as well), but this is common theme in VN. Seinarukana does things opposite. Characters are quite bland, behave childishly and do not develop much. And often for worse (looking at you, Nozomi and Narukana). Girls are falling over themsleves for MC for no obvious reasons and with no effort on his part. There is not much depth in the writing and it very often defies logic (no, we have no time for quick coup the grace of boss we defeated for 3rd time. We need time to discuss our feelings and that we really need to continue fight the monsters all around us...). No sacrificies, all endings are super happy endings and most of the…

Seinarukana – The Spirit of Eternity Sword 2, developed by Xuse and published by JAST, is an expansive and deeply ambitious fusion of visual novel storytelling and tactical role-playing gameplay. Acting as a spiritual successor to Aselia the Eternal, it builds upon the same universe of gods, souls, and eternal swords while introducing a new cast, new worlds, and a refined battle system. What distinguishes Seinarukana from most visual novels is its sheer scale. It’s not just a story about friendship and destiny; it’s a saga that stretches across dimensions, interweaving personal emotion with epic metaphysics. The game unfolds as a hybrid of dramatic narrative and strategic combat, with an emphasis on choices that shape both relationships and outcomes over an extensive campaign that can span well beyond sixty hours. The story begins in a seemingly ordinary setting, with protagonist Nozomu Setoki living a typical high school life alongside his friends. However, the tranquility shatters when a supernatural event transports them to a parallel world governed by mana, gods, and warring nations. From there, the game transforms from a slice-of-life prologue into a grand adventure about sur…

Cute but not what I wanted - very little choice and no skill required.

writing is ok, gameplay is great. Stuck on first boss because of a bug.