Vndb: https://vndb.org/v16341
Translation patch by flamepaladin and co: kami-no-rhapsody-translation-partial patch
First of all, I'd like to point out that the translation patch is fairly good(all things considered when you're used to machine translation), although you may encounter the random grammar mistake, failed linebreak, and etc. Of course, as stated by the translator themselves, this is not the final patch. This patch does cover basically everything besides some minor append content and the defeat texts.
**Round of applause**
Now to launch into talking about the game itself. Oh man where do i start. I think I've dumped around 80 hours into the game just trying to be a completionist and gather everything. If you're coming from Kamidori(I expect many of us are), I can't say that it quite measures up to what I was expecting. As many people have pointed out, the mana system is a disaster. You use mana to deploy units, it has a very low gain/regen rate, and its generally not that much more amazing compared to bruteforcing your way with physical attacks. Sidequest objectives can tend to be very tedious also, like cutting down all the wood fences in a wooden fort.
The medal equipment system is also ... sorely lacking. Considering many of them are mana usage, you just kind of ignore them, and only a small number of the passive medals are useful. Upgrading characters is also something that you probably want to passively do as you go through your new game pluses. As far as I have seen, the runes needed for upgrades are in semi-limited amounts, and quite frankly I never really felt like I needed the upgrades at all.
Does this mean that I had a bad experience?
Not really? Which is kind of a vague answer, but I did enjoy playing the game. The story wasn't particularly amazing nor is the music very memorable, but there was a definite satisfaction with winning battles through careful planning and positioning. I did feel that the theme of the game revolving around music was odd and jarring at times though.
Would I recommend it if you liked Kamidori? Yeah, I would. But expect to face some difficulties getting accustomed to the battle system.
Some help getting all of the CG Collection
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Waiting with bated breath for Amayui full translation. From the chapters I played, I think I'd go with Kamidori > Amayui > Kami no Rhapsody.