Senren＊Banka

Really enjoyable game with every ending feeling unique and thought out. Best 18 bucks I've spent.

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best visual novel ever

its kind of like jujutsu kaisen i think probably

It's a really good VN. The story, art, and BGM is so beautiful for an eroge. The Murasame's route is the most touching and my favourite of all.

tl;dr - all the girls are cute. you can expect only happiness in this game.

long comment
* this game is quite good.
- the story catch you in just in the first chapter. in the main route, there is a plot that make you want to know more about, not too deep, not too shallow. there're action, exciting scene, a lot of comedic lines, sweet sweet romantic moments.
- all the characters are likeable even side characters. of course all the heroines are cute and has loveable personalities.
- art is great and bgm is suitable.

*but this game is still has its shortcoming
- in separate routes, the plot seems inconsistent. some is longer than others
- there're character dynamic's and backstory but they should be used more than this. in the plot and storytelling stand point, it's quite waste.
- the plot is not deep, so is the dialogue. you can guess what's coming next quite easily.
- this one is not really a problem but sex scenes are quite vanilla.

I still recommend this game though it may not really satisfy whoever come for the heavy worldbuilding and storytelling. but you can expect the heartwarming story, loveable characters and beautiful artworks.

The Story and Characters are Great, Must Read!

BUY BUY THIS BUY BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Bought it for the waifus but finished for the story

Masterpiece TBH every song is a masterpiece and every character 10/10

really damn fine...

The character routes were very sweet and enjoyable

Highly recommenddddddd:)

The common route is pretty well done . The individual routes and H scenes too. The characters are well written and the overall story writing is pretty exemplary. I would recommend playing with the H scenes patch installed as the story feels incomplete without it. Also do the Murasame route last and preferably Lena first. This is probably Yuzusoft's best VN hand down.

Before: Murasame sama cute!
After: Yoshino is cheating! She’s so cute and why she hiding it!

Seriously the story is very relax, and funny. Recommend especially for relax time like when using a steam deck or streaming

The most impressive thing from this game is how immersive it feels, as if I were actually traveling through traditional japanese region.
This is because the visual and auditory senses (such as the scenery, music, and UI) interact pretty well and therefore create a unique atmosphere.

To put it more directly, the quality of finer details is exceptionally higher compared to the other similar games.
This approach definitely differs from typical galgames, which mainly focus on enhancing the player’s experience through characters and story. (Of course, i'm not talking about that this game lacks great characters or a story)

Consequently, this game is undoubtedly one of the most memorable titles among this company’s works, and that is exactly why I repurchased it on Steam.

Once again, it’s simply excellent.

makomakomakomakomako

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

wowie!

Very good game for casual and if you like reading. I also have played and helped me on speaking.

彼女たちが好きなのはこう有地将臣います。あなたではありません。ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ

nice

murasame chan is best girl.

Good romance VN.

Senren Banka is a visual novel with a bit more focus on action, mystery, and supernatural elements, compared to other similar visual novels. As somebody that reads mostly slice-of-life visual novels, I picked it up in order to try something different from what I normally read.

This is a modern VN, with all the usual quality-of-life features you'd expect a modern VN to have. If you've read other VNs before, you should know what to expect. However, this VN has two additional features that I find very useful and don't see very often, and I hope more VNs in the future include these features.
The first is a flowchart that shows every choice you make. This makes starting another route convenient, as you can easily see what choices you've made, then go back and make different choices.
The second is a timer that shows how long each voice line will last. There are many instances where the Japanese sentence is long but the English translation is short (or vice versa), so in most VNs, I end up waiting a few seconds after each voice line, just to ensure I don't miss anything. The timer is a huge time saver that makes reading VNs much less stressful.

I like how "well-rounded" the story is. It has a decent mix of comedic moments, serious moments, intense moments, and emotional moments. It has something that appeals to everybody (which also makes it a good choice for beginners).

One thing that I found unique, is how good the common route is. In most stories, the common route is just to set up the characters, setting, and plot, but here, the common route is a full, self-contained story. It's great that the story wastes no time in drawing in the reader's attention. Once the common route is finished, each character route further explore the mystery from different angles. Speaking of routes, you can more or less do them in any order, but there's a few caveats if you want to maximize your experience:

• Make sure you do Lena's route before Mako's.
  
[*]Make sure you do Murasame's route last.

Good

Many years later as she faced the 'firing stick', Murasame was to remember that distant afternoon when her family took her to bid farewell. -Five Hundred Years of Solitude

I pity her solitude, so I chose her over Yoshino for the first route to clear. But nonetheless, she's cute as hell.

Saying something serious, the game's very smooth. It is very easy to get into and as easy to read through. There are good humours, there are story hooks and there are cute girls. Wow. The 'chibi' sprites are adorable, and the way the sprites change expression as the conversation goes is very natural. It's just super well-made with details that really spell out how much thoughts the devs had put into the game.

If you are new to visual novel, this is a must try. If you are familiar with VN but haven't played Seren Banka, then what are you waiting for. The only downside I can imagine people facing is that the game focuses a lot on traditional Japanese elements like Kimono and rural Japanese stuff, without too much exploration into the modern Japanese society or modern Japan in general(as far as I've went within the 11 hours). Or that the game plot isn't 'serious' enough. Although there is a logical and believable plot, you can perhaps tell the main course is still the daily interaction and cute girls, it won't be a story that's such a knee slapper you wish you had seen it the moment you had eyes and learnt how to read.

Edit: Yoshino best girl btw, contributed to some of the greatest voice lines Ive heard.

Edit: That was the most cursed kiss scene I have ever seen, Yoshino still best girl tho.

One of the most captivating visual novels I've played. It offers a unique and engaging story, entertaining characters, and plenty of content. This game does a few things better than many other visual novels:

• The common route (shared between characters) is only 3 hours long. This is good because you get to spend more time focused on each of the individual characters whose routes are at least 4 hours long.
  
• The game provides a built-in flowchart so it's extremely easy to switch choices and try a new route.
  
[*]Each character route is completely unique so you'll spend the entire time learning new things about the story and characters without feeling the need to skip past anything.

Keep in mind, if this type of cutesy VN interests you, than by all means buy and enjoy it. It appeals to the moege audience quite well. I’m just writing my opinion on it all.

Before I begin, I should preface by saying that this review only covers the common route and main heroine routes, excluding the ‘normal’ ending and each of the side routes. I may make adjustments to the review once I’ve 100%ed the game, but I feel that ultimately won’t be necessary; I will elaborate on this later.

Overall, Senren Banka was probably one of the most mediocre things I’ve read through, and eventually found myself flipping through the text at faster and faster speed because it simply couldn’t hold my interest from how repetitive it was. Senren Banka is about a group of heroines affected by the local curse to varying degrees, and the story resolves the conflict of the curse in different ways depending on which route you choose. Unfortunately, the plot of Yuzusoft VNs is never their (strong) point, so don’t expect anything crazy with this one, either. Piecing the main plot together through the different routes might be fun, but I picked the story-heavy route on my blind playthrough, so I’m probably not the best to give my opinion on it as a whole. That being said, if you plan to 100% the game, save Lena’s route for last, as otherwise you’ll get bored during the other routes afterward since you’ll already know everything the other routes allude to, plot-wise. If you only wish to play through one route – which I couldn’t even blame you for this VN, all the routes feel very much the same in flow – than just play Lena’s right off the bat.

Choosing a route is incredibly simple and straight-forward: for the main routes, you’ll basically never miss any of the route branches on accident. There are guides out there if you need one. So far, I have played Lena, Murasame, Mako, and Yoshino in that order, and perhaps it was just me getting bored, but I gleaned less and less enjoyment from each subsequent route. They’re very much written the same, and the pacing of said writing will constantly be giving you this whiplash effect. Sure, common routes are usually pretty slow and mild, given their propensity toward character development, but once you head down a route the writing really just goes full throttle and ruins the pacing. This isn’t mitigated by the fact that the characters themselves almost feel like different characters before and after their route is solidified – basically, as soon they confess, each of them turn into huge horndogs outta nowhere – including MC, who generally suffers from VN MC syndrome of being pretty bland but ‘thoughtful and kind’ (with THE GENERIC-ASS MC DESIGN). Unfortunately, this degradation of the story toward depravity seems to happen every single route, and things get very repetitive, very fast.

Side characters are pretty good and do what they need to do, and the heroines stay relevant (aka, present) in routes that are not their own, so that’s a big plus. Like many VNs, the main conflicts of each heroine when it’s not their route and swept under the rug and conveniently forgotten, or mentioned very briefly before being discarded without any development. I understand its not their time in the spotlight, but it’s always just irksome to see these huge plot points in one route suddenly not matter at all in the others. *cough* *cough* Murasame’s route *cough*

I covered it a bit already, but the overall tone of this VN is light-hearted and ‘cutesy’, and that’s probably what most readers are looking for anyway. While it does that well, if you’re looking for anything deeper you’re obviously in the wrong spot. When the plot does get serious to any degree, it feels pigeon-holed and usually isn’t allowed to go on for long – they simply must have immediate comic relief, and I’m generally not a fan of that. Many times I caught myself having to partially rewind and reread plot-relevant backlog, because I was half-reading some characters talking about sex or the MC and heroine being lovey-dovey for the 30th time that chapter. This abruptness between serious and light-hearted/horny moments was painfully common, hence the constant whiplash I mentioned earlier. Many scenes felt like a struggle to get through because they simply appeased the moege/eroge target audience and didn’t really contribute anything else, and overall it got super predictable and boring. Speaking of, I did not download the patch for H scenes, but I doubt I missed much.

The art is pretty good! The characters look solid and BGs are about what one could expect from a VN of this calibur. The transition effects between chapters were pleasant, and the chibi-style CGs were super cute. Some of the CGs where they were making out were a bit weird, and you can obviously tell they only edited the mouths to make them different.

The BGM and OST wasn’t bad, nothing to write home about but never got irritating after almost thirty hours. Here and there you might wish they recorded a few more tracks, but that’s its biggest offense. Overall sound design wasn’t bad, either – if you’re the type to enjoy all the sounds of them making out, you’ll have a hay day. The voice acting itself was pretty great, especially Lena’s; I would often cycle the backlog trying to get her line to pop up, it’s quite pleasing.

Senren Banka’s game design (i.e., interface) was detailed and had plenty of features I didn’t even know I wanted in a VN until I had them – the ‘panic’ button was appreciated, and being able to favorite certain voice lines was a nice little feature for some of the funnier moments. Being able to skip to the next scene/choice and visualize the branches was a pleasant touch and I do give props for that.

Overall, do I regret playing this VN? No. I’ll finish through the rest of the routes to 100% it, even though I know I’ll probably get bored or cringe many more times; I wouldn’t do that if I straight-up disliked a VN. It’s nothing I’ll personally be writing home or recommending to people, but I sense it’s simply because I’m not its target audience. If you *are* into moeges than this is probably worth picking up on a sale, just don’t expect anything stellar in terms of plot or route individuality.

After experiencing this game without purchasing it initially, I felt compelled to support the developers by buying their product.
The story itself wasn’t groundbreaking, but it was enjoyable and engaging in its own way.
I found the relationships in the game so happy and harmonious that it made me wish real-life relationships could be the same. It also inspired me to strive for my own happiness.
Overall, I can wholeheartedly recommend this game.

good story and seggs

Currently on Mako route, Mako is so cute omg. Thanks Yuzusoft

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This is the greatest thing since water.

The story is ok.
The music is nice.
The voice acting is amazing.
The art is great.
Overall, a fulfilling and enjoyable game, especially if you're a fan of the genre.

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After 48 hours of gameplay, I have this to say:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
OH WHAT?
SEX
WHAT?
SEX
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Panic button saves lives.

Sex is good

没玩过这游戏的都是这个

Nice story. At this time, I haven't done Murasame nor Koharu routes. Doing 4 heroine routes in one go is about the max I can handle. I might come back for Murasame and Koharu routes in future.

The flowchart is awesome. More VNs should have that. It's a time saver.

nice game，make my dick spin.非常好游戏使我的迪克旋转

very nice ost.

Murasame my Beloved must protect her smile !!!

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Gotta say this shii is good
• Each routes contribute to the puzzle (more interactive)
• Gentle yet groovy bgms
• Animation hella great
• Imo Lena annoyed me :⁠-⁠D
Overall good game for pervs

豪丸，冲了两法

Best gal game ever.