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5-Minutes Review of “Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Vol.1” — A work of care

“Grisaia: Phantom Trigger” is a Kinect Novel, namely a story telling game without any branching route or choice to take. It’s part of the universe of the acclaimed IP of Grisaia, and takes place after the events of “The Eden of Grisaia”, with a new cast of characters. So, even without any prior experience or reference from the original games, I’m sure that you’ll find this Visual Novel satisfying and enjoyable.

We’ll follow the events of this short story from the point of view of Arisaka sensei, a new teacher working at the Mihama Academy. “Grisaia: Phantom Trigger” is a spicy mixture of the ordinary ‘School Life’ genre with ‘Tactical and Military Action’ elements. In fact, Frontwing (the developer studio behind the game) has made an excellent job in portray the latter. A steady balance between real world dynamics for guns + law enforcement and a simplified format for users without any kind of that knowledge.

As for the art of “Grisaia: Phantom Trigger”, we find Watanabe Akio taking care of the character design of this production. Akio’s style and touch is unmistakable even here: refreshing as always!

What about the ‘Options’ (always considered a minor aspect of any game)? The incredible UI and amount of options available here is astonishing, and far superior to most of the Visual Novels out there on the English and Japanese market. Frontwing poured an incredible amount of care and efforts in making sure that game adapts to any player’s need.

The voice acting is solid and perfectly depict every character properly, while the soundtracks blend nicely and play with the player’s feelings throughout the development of the story.

Do I recommend playing “Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Vol.1”? Yes, I do.

Even if the game can be completed in a bunch of hours, the final experience and production value is great and totally worth this price point. I’ve read a lot of reviews complaining about the ‘Episode Format’ for a Visual Novel of this caliber, but I personally don’t care for the reasons explained above.

I’m looking forward to play Vol.2 in the near future.

✎ Link to my Steam Curator Page 》 https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43123904-Novel-Afureru/

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