JNZ: Anchor Archetype

[後半に日本語レビューあり] [h1]A Surreal Jungian H Life Sim of Nightmare-Hunting in Girls' Subconscious[/h1] The protagonist wakes in "Nowhere" — a cafeteria that exists outside reality — where an angel working a part-time barista gig offers the job of "Catcher": a hunter of psychic demons lurking in the subconscious of girls, saving them from tragedy. Fail, and your own existence is erased. It is a suitably surreal premise to open on. The core is stat-building and time management. Daily actions are allocated across multiple city locations — library and others — raising various stats to thresholds that unlock heroine events and subconscious dives. The structure is consistent and easy to grasp, though efficient progression requires careful, planned routines. Eventually you confront demons in a surreal isometric space, where relationship values feed directly into outcomes. H-scenes are fully animated with multiple position variations. The developer's content description also lists coercive seduction and group scenarios among the situations covered, with range varying by scene. The art style is a distinctive Western indie anime aesthetic with its own brand of appeal. Note the game supports Engl…

A couple of hours in, there's some really smart writing. The characters so far are great, the concept is audacious, and you find yourself learning about Jungian psychology while feeding your own - ahem - demons at the same time! Minigames, though, may end up giving your wrist some legitimate strain.

One of the best

game deserves some recognition but progression is bit ♥♥♥♥♥♥: -linear story (with flavor choices) and bit confusing dialogues (but interesting nonetheless) -limited number of save slots (which doesn't hard-lock you with progression, but doesn't really allow to replay for different outcome) -timer, which causes reload (death) and is hard to manage, as the game is very strict with actions you can perform at given time. Plus at one point game just says "okay just ignore the rules (actions) and power thru the objectives (otherwise you would die)"

Really fun game

Very nice game, with both a story and game process (which is not ideal in itself, but still does it's job). Probably would like a guide after I finished it, because it seems that I've missed some parts and did not get some scenes like second "reward". Also, music! Not usually my cup of tea, but very suitable for this game.