[Review] Doujin Game: Battle Moon Wars
So, let's review BMW. I have never owned a BMW so I can't really comment on them. Review over.
Okay, but seriously, Battle Moon Wars.
BMW is a Super Robot Wars style game based in the Nasuverse(I.E. The works of TYPE-MOON author, Kinoko Nasu, who is one of my favourite authors). Cutscenes are done in Visual Novel style format, with characters portraits next to dialogue boxes, and backgrounds for locations. After a scene is done, a battle will occur. In battle you have a bunch of enemies to fight and specific battle parameters, such as not letting a certain character die, otherwise Game Over. Sometimes you need to kill all enemies, or just one big tough one. Other times, the conditions might change mid battle, with a new enemy appearing. Most of the time, the main enemy is a villain from the previous stories, others a former ally. You move around the field on a grid each turn, and attack enemies. Each character has a few attacks they can do which have different ranges, and they also have different buffs they can use to increase stats temporarily. Fighting gains you experience to level up, and Battle Points and Fundamental Points to up your stats in between chapters. There also items to use, by equipping them to characters, which all do various good things. The battle animations are very nice, with the art and sprites looking good and professional. There are also little things here and there in the battle system that are best found out for yourself. You may notice I'm basically just summarizing the gameplay and whatnot. That's because there's really nothing else to say about it. If you enjoy strategy RPGs you'll enjoy it, if not you won't. I personally really like it and found it to be fun and challenging. So, moving on I guess.
The story is this: Two members of a "Youkai"(used to for a general "anything with strange powers" thing) organization, go to the town Tsukihime takes place in(Misaki City, I think) because it is becoming "Hallowed Ground", I.E. there is a lot of strange energy emanating from it. They need to find out why, and stop it. Rin Tohsaka is also headed there, hoping to find someone to help Shirou's new inorganic body after the events of Heaven's Feel. At that time, Saber is somehow summoned as well, as if a new Holy Grail War has started. She is the Servant of Kohaku, the crazy maid of the Tohno family. All these people get drawn into the mysterious happening, as people from the other stories slowly appear, even those who are 100% dead in every sense of the word. The heroes must figure it out, all while dealing with their own psychological and emotional problems. Also, there's some comedy in there to lighten things up a bit. It serves as a recap of the stories by having very similar events happen. The story is really confusing though, so that might put you off.
The characters are, well, the same characters they were in the original stories. This is a giant, non-OOC fan fiction basically. That said, there is plenty of room for character development and growth, and they do get it. There isn't much I can say without spending an eternity, since there are TONS of characters. Let's just say, the cast is hella colourful.
The music, btw, is amazing. I recommend pira- I mean, importing the soundtrack. That's all to say about that.
Basically, this game is fun. If you're a TYPE-MOON fan, it's great because it's a huge fun crossover. If you aren't, it might confuse you, but hopefully you'll enjoy it, and maybe it'll even prompt you to get into the awesomeness that is the Nasuverse. The game was made by Werk, who also made Toaru Pantsu no Railgun, a parody game for Railgun, and a fun little megaman clone(which I am going to review when I beat it, because it's hard). They did a really good job, with good artwork, programming, gameplay, and story. A translation patch for the game can be found at Seiha, and the game fully patched can be found if you look for it. Remember though, this game was released in 4 parts, so remember to get the full version. I also recommend "The Best" version, as it has new animations and music.
I give this 4.5/5 darksides forced to the surface via evil magic or insanity, that explore how even the nicest people hold hatred deep within them. Also sword fights.
Okay, but seriously, Battle Moon Wars.
BMW is a Super Robot Wars style game based in the Nasuverse(I.E. The works of TYPE-MOON author, Kinoko Nasu, who is one of my favourite authors). Cutscenes are done in Visual Novel style format, with characters portraits next to dialogue boxes, and backgrounds for locations. After a scene is done, a battle will occur. In battle you have a bunch of enemies to fight and specific battle parameters, such as not letting a certain character die, otherwise Game Over. Sometimes you need to kill all enemies, or just one big tough one. Other times, the conditions might change mid battle, with a new enemy appearing. Most of the time, the main enemy is a villain from the previous stories, others a former ally. You move around the field on a grid each turn, and attack enemies. Each character has a few attacks they can do which have different ranges, and they also have different buffs they can use to increase stats temporarily. Fighting gains you experience to level up, and Battle Points and Fundamental Points to up your stats in between chapters. There also items to use, by equipping them to characters, which all do various good things. The battle animations are very nice, with the art and sprites looking good and professional. There are also little things here and there in the battle system that are best found out for yourself. You may notice I'm basically just summarizing the gameplay and whatnot. That's because there's really nothing else to say about it. If you enjoy strategy RPGs you'll enjoy it, if not you won't. I personally really like it and found it to be fun and challenging. So, moving on I guess.
The story is this: Two members of a "Youkai"(used to for a general "anything with strange powers" thing) organization, go to the town Tsukihime takes place in(Misaki City, I think) because it is becoming "Hallowed Ground", I.E. there is a lot of strange energy emanating from it. They need to find out why, and stop it. Rin Tohsaka is also headed there, hoping to find someone to help Shirou's new inorganic body after the events of Heaven's Feel. At that time, Saber is somehow summoned as well, as if a new Holy Grail War has started. She is the Servant of Kohaku, the crazy maid of the Tohno family. All these people get drawn into the mysterious happening, as people from the other stories slowly appear, even those who are 100% dead in every sense of the word. The heroes must figure it out, all while dealing with their own psychological and emotional problems. Also, there's some comedy in there to lighten things up a bit. It serves as a recap of the stories by having very similar events happen. The story is really confusing though, so that might put you off.
The characters are, well, the same characters they were in the original stories. This is a giant, non-OOC fan fiction basically. That said, there is plenty of room for character development and growth, and they do get it. There isn't much I can say without spending an eternity, since there are TONS of characters. Let's just say, the cast is hella colourful.
The music, btw, is amazing. I recommend pira- I mean, importing the soundtrack. That's all to say about that.
Basically, this game is fun. If you're a TYPE-MOON fan, it's great because it's a huge fun crossover. If you aren't, it might confuse you, but hopefully you'll enjoy it, and maybe it'll even prompt you to get into the awesomeness that is the Nasuverse. The game was made by Werk, who also made Toaru Pantsu no Railgun, a parody game for Railgun, and a fun little megaman clone(which I am going to review when I beat it, because it's hard). They did a really good job, with good artwork, programming, gameplay, and story. A translation patch for the game can be found at Seiha, and the game fully patched can be found if you look for it. Remember though, this game was released in 4 parts, so remember to get the full version. I also recommend "The Best" version, as it has new animations and music.
I give this 4.5/5 darksides forced to the surface via evil magic or insanity, that explore how even the nicest people hold hatred deep within them. Also sword fights.
Have a Saber!
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