Zakamutt Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 So An Octave Higher was released on Steam today (discounted to $9.99 until the 3rd of April.) After seeing the trailer vids and all I was actually pretty interested, the graphics have a somewhat unique style and I like the fantasy setting w/ social class differences (it feels a bit similar to fault ms 1 in some respects). I talked to someone who helped get it on Steam on Twitter and he said that "If you want the typical Japanese visual novel experience you won't get it. This was refreshing for me." I'd probably impulse buy this if I had the cash, lol. Fred the Barber and Darklord Rooke 2 Quote
Ryechu Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 You want a review of it? Because that's how you get a review of it. arakura 1 Quote
Ryechu Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I'm not entirely sure how long this game is supposed to be, but this'll give me something to do that isn't nukige. Quote
Soulless Watcher Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I hate when they say "novel length" what the fnck does that mean?!?! Quote
Zakamutt Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Yeah that's p. weird. I suppose they could mean something like "as many words as there are in a typical paper novel" - I'd put that at ~300 pages or 60k words or so, which admittedly wouldn't be that long in the VN world, but not short either. Quote
Ryechu Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Supposedly the one review on Steam said he was 1.5 hours in, and the game said he was 15% complete. So that would be ~10 hours. Not terrible. I like the premise, so this should be fun. Quote
Fred the Barber Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Magic, music, reasonably attractive art (especially the background art); looks interesting! I will probably wait a day or two to see what pops up in the Steam reviews, and then as long as they aren't too negative, spring for it. Thanks for the heads-up! Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Art looks gorgeous. Subject matter is interesting. Writing looks impressive considering the dev team is Indonesian (English their second language?) I'd play this if I had the time :'( Quote
Nyanko Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Bought this recently and I've been enjoying it so far, but I just like these kind of things in general. I agree it's a bit similar to Fault, but I feel the pacing is a bit better (at least in the beginning). Quote
Fred the Barber Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Still no more reviews on Steam beyond that one that was put up near the first day... I'm counting on you guys! Either that or I'll play it myself and review it. But first, I probably have ~20 hours of F/SN left to play... Quote
Nyanko Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 If you're not too attached to the usual stereotypes you see in Japanese VNs this is pretty nice to read. The setting is explained in much detail, maybe a little too much detail for some people's tastes, but it's interesting to read how everything works in the world the characters live in. The pacing is surprisingly good as well and the characters are interesting and likable (unless they are meant to not be ). Regarding choices: so far I only encountered choices when REAL decisions had to be made, so for me thats a plus because I don't like unnecessary choices. Personally I like the art, even the backgrounds are pretty detailed. The effect playing during character perspective switches can be quite annoying if perspectives change a lot. Imagine seeing a switch effect after every few sentences before it continues. I only encountered this once though, I hope it won't happen again too often. So far I think its really worth the 10 euros I paid for it! I was pleasently surprised by the quality of it. I have to say it only got my attention after seeing it wasn't a typical Japanese VN, because I'm just really sceptic when it comes to OELVNs. I really hope more VNs like An Octave Higher will appear in the future. Also really looking forward to seeing more of Cursed Sight. Quote
Kenshin_sama Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 I got a few other things to do before I get into it, but I am pretty interested in playing this. First time I've ever seen an OELVN with an art style that appealed to me. Very enticing trailer. Quote
Stray Cat Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Today Siliconera reports. http://www.siliconera.com/2015/04/15/an-octave-higher-deals-with-class-struggle-in-a-world-of-industrial-magic/ Looks interesting. I'll put it on my list for the Steam sale. Quote
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