Panzer Hearts - War Visual Novel

Disappointing. Look, I tried to enjoy it, but he gameplay is nonsensical, so it's truly a visual novel with an annoying minigame. The worldbuilding is lacking, non of the side characters were memorable, the dating aspect is barebones and neither of the girls are interesting. I'll have to, one day, force myself to sit through the entire game, but based on what time I spent, I was at best bored, at worst genuinely repulsed by this horribly insensitive approach to relatively serious topics.

Pretty interesting overall, mixes romance with a war setting, the chracters carry it (Astrid my love). There are some choices, not 100% sure how much they affect things, but they're there! Good if you want something story-heavy with a bit of emotion. (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

granted i haven't finished the game yet at the time of leaving this review but i have to genuinely say this is a delightful game. could it have more polish? yes. is it endearing? oh absolutely. do i wish i could romance kontar instead of the women? 100000% yes [spoiler]also bonus points for the gay romance subplot with hans and the protection officer. i was playing this with a friend and we laughed so hard when the achievement popped up for it.[/spoiler] edit: as of 4/21 i have finished a playthrough of the game, and i will say my opinion remains unchanged that if this game had more time and polish it could be so much better. i found myself much more interested in the socio-political connotations of the world building that unfortunately weren't really expanded upon, and i was also frustrated with the fact that you seem to get way more opportunities to woo astrid than you do nefer so that part of the romance aspect felt very unbalanced (like whole plotlines dedicated to you being alone with astrid, with no way of getting out of them because of story relevance) but overall i think it's a fun game. i think they should do a 10th anniversary remaster. and let me kiss kontar.

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